Above: Students use shovels to turn dirt at the groundbreaking.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — St. Peter Catholic School ceremoniously broke ground Feb. 24 on its biggest project in decades, for its littlest students: a new building for pre-kindergarten.
Father James Magee, pastor of St. Peter Parish, led the blessing of the site of the new building.
Principal Debbie Sommer welcomed guests, including Parish Finance Council Chair Mary Walter, School Advisory Board Chair Catherine Jordan, architect Jimmy Hite, electrical contractor Ron Pledger and flooring contractor Nick White.
Students helped break ground and turn over the dirt on what will be their new school building.
“Building a new preschool has been a long-time dream of our school and has been a goal for more than a decade,” Sommer said. “Replacing our 40-year-old modular PreK has been a goal since I became principal. Thanks to the support and love of our parish and community, we are building a permanent addition to our school to continue our amazing PreK program. We are very excited to watch this vision become a reality.”
Hudson Brothers Construction Company officially began work, and the new building is expected to be completed Nov. 1.
St. Peter’s PreK, or preschool, program started in 2006 and was housed in a modular unit. The program started with two PK4 classrooms; PK4 is made up of students who are in the year before kindergarten. In 2018 the school added a PK3 classroom, which had 3-year-olds. Today there are two PK4 classrooms and one PK3 classroom; the new building will offer a similar set up. St. Peter students in grades kindergarten – 8th attend class in an adjacent building.
Heather Brockway is the director of enrollment management and marketing at St. Peter Catholic School
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