St. Benedict Catholic School Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Centennial Mass

St. Benedict Catholic School Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Centennial Mass

St. Benedict Catholic School officially reached a milestone that few institutions achieve. On September 6, the small private school celebrated its 100th anniversary of opening its doors in Elberta. That first year, sixty children attended in 1st – 8th grade and were taught reading, math, religion and German. School was dismissed in early May to allow the children to work the farms. “A lot of things have changed at St. Benedict since we first opened our doors one hundred years ago,” said Dr. Kathleen McCool, Principal of St. Benedict. “But, what hasn’t changed, is our dedication to inspiring young lives to pray, serve, lead and succeed.” St. Benedict hosted a special Centennial Mass concelebrated by Archbishop Rodi and the supporting parish priests on Sept. 18. For more info about the school, visit SaintBenedict.net. Pictured: St. Benedict School Catholic Centennial planning committee members met Sept. 7th to finalize details for the upcoming mass. L to R Front: Owen Corcoran and Tim Russell. Back: Jeff Keener, Tiffany Goldschmidt, Marge Keller, Joyce Gaar, Sally McKinney, Sandy Russell, Kathy McCool, John Schumacher