St. Alphonsus to Add New Classrooms

CENTRAL — Construction will begin early next year on a new classroom building for St. Alphonsus School on Greenwell Springs at Frenchtown roads.

Construction should be complete in time for the 2013-14 school year, according to Father Mike Moroney, the pastor at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

The new two-story building, which will be located behind the school cafeteria, will house eight classrooms.

Father Mike said the new building will replace temporary classrooms at the rear of the school.  He said the temporary buildings are in need of repairs, which would be too expensive.

He said the church will not launch a fund drive, because it has funds on hand to begin the project.  The balance will be provided in the form of a loan from the diocese at a 3.5 percent interest rate over 15 years.  Father Moroney said the note could be paid off in three to five years.

Construction of the new classroom will require re-routing the drive-thru in a more easterly direction, he said.

Beside providing new classroom facilities, the new building will allow the temporary buildings to be removed.  In turn, this will allow the school to have a regulation-size football field and permit the school to play home games there.