Schools
Prendergast, Bonner To Appeal Blue Ribbon Closing Recommendation
Rev. Mark Haynes, of the Annunciation BVM Church, said he would not speak to the press about the merger of his church and St. Denis.
On its Facebook page on Thursday afternoon, Prendergast Catholic High School announced that it and Monsignor Bonner Catholic High School would be appealing the to close the two schools at the end of this school year.
, the Blue Ribbon Commission recommended that 44 out of the 156 elementary schools in the Archdiocese would be closing or merging and to close four high schools in June. are in Delaware County.
But Prendergast Catholic High School and Monsignor Bonner Catholic High School has apparently decided to appeal the recommendation to close.
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“It is official, we will appeal the Blue Ribbon Commission's recommendation. We regret that we were unable to make this announcement to our students first in an assembly.
However, this is good news! A phone call will be placed to our current students and families this afternoon prior to the information being on the evening news,” it stated.
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The Haverford-Havertown Patch has left voice and email messages to Prendergast Catholic High School to confirm the Facebook posting late Thursday afternoon after school hours. The school has not yet returned Patch’s requests for comment.
However on both of their websites, Prendergast and Bonner have a web page each that mentions the appeal and information on how people can donate money “to keep the school(s) open.”
Patch also left a voice message with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia seeking comment about Prendergast and Bonner's decision to appeal after school hours early Thursday night and has not yet received a call back.
The Blue Ribbon Commission also recommended that merge with next school year, where an official at St. Denis told Patch that the new merged school would be called the John Cardinal Foley Catholic Elementary School.
But Rev. Mark Haynes, of the Annunciation BVM Church in Havertown, told Patch on Thursday morning that he would not discuss the merger or any plans with the press and only with his parishioners.
Patch has left messages for Rev. James J. Graham of St. Denis to comment about the situation, but he has not yet contacted the news website.
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