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Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School Celebrates Opening Day

The new regional Catholic school on Providence Road held its opening day ceremony with a ribbon cutting and blessing to start the school year.

Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School opened its doors to the new 209 students, each donning their Opening Day T-shirts, on Wednesday's first day of school. The new regional Catholic school on Providence Road held its opening day ceremony with a ribbon cutting and blessing. Mother of Providence is the product of former Nativity BVM and St. John Chrysotom Catholic schools following the the Archdiocese and Blue Ribbon Commission's decision to merge the two schools at the Wallingford location. During the Opening Day ceremony with about 65 people, a few of the younger students hung on to mom or dad's leg, while slightly older students ran to meet their old friends and introduce themselves to new ones. And the teenagers were of course, …

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Media Elementary Transitions to Temporary Location at Former Catholic School

The former Nativity BVM School has transformed into a temporary Media Elementary School.

Media Elementary School held an Open House Thursday at its new temporary location at the former Nativity BVM School on Franklin and Gayley streets. In May, the Rose Tree Media Board of School Directors unanimously approved a lease agreement between the district and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Nativity BVM, allowing Media Elementary School students and staff to be temporarily housed at the former Nativity BVM School while Media Elementary undergoes roof repairs. The school district announced in March that a 100-year-old roof truss at Media Elementary is in need of repairs. The school must be closed for up to one school year in order for the repairs to be made. Nativity closed its doors to Catholic education in June. On Thursday, …

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Borough Ratifies RTM Modular Units for Media Elementary Relocation

Media Borough Council ratified an agreement with Rose Tree Media School District for the use of modular units on the former Nativity BVM School grounds.

Media Borough Council ratified an agreement with Rose Tree Media School District at its meeting Thursday for the use of modular units (or trailers) on the former Nativity BVM School grounds in order to support the Media Elementary relocation. In May, the Rose Tree Media Board of School Directors unanimously approved a lease agreement between the district and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Nativity BVM, allowing Media Elementary School students and staff to be temporarily housed at the former Nativity BVM School while Media Elementary undergoes roof repairs. The school district announced in March that a 100-year-old roof truss at Media Elementary is in need of repairs. The school must be closed for up to one school year in order for …

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Media Elementary's Temporary Move to Nativity On Schedule

The transition from Media Elementary to the former Nativity BVM School building for the 2012-2013 school year is going smoothly.

As of July 1, 2012, Rose Tree Media School District's year-long use of Nativity for the relocation of Media Elementary goes into effect, said RTMSD Superintendent James M. Wigo, Sr. at Thursday night's school board meeting. Wigo said the move is on schedule, and the district is prepared to begin the physical move into Nativity. The school's temporary closing came after an engineering team determined structural issues in the roof needed to be repaired. The structural flaws did not jeopardize student safety; rather, the renovations will ensure the long-term viability of the school for decades to come.  "We are planning a smooth September move for Media Elementary students and parents," Wigo said. Of course, Nativity held its last day of …

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Nativity BVM School Closes Doors; Community Starts New Journey

The Nativity BVM School community came together for one final mass on Friday before closing its doors to Catholic education.

With tears, tissues, thanks, hugs and goodbyes Nativity BVM School honored its final, last day of school at mass on Friday morning. Past and present students, parents, teachers and members of the community came together one final time as a Nativity community to say goodbye. Students wore T-shirts announcing what year they "should have" graduated from Nativity along with bracelets that read, "Nativity BVM 1912-2012, Forever in Our Hearts." The Nativity students are headed in many different directions next school year. Several will head to St. Mary Magdalen School in Upper Providence, others will go to St. Thomas the Apostle in Aston, some will enter the Rose Tree Media School District and a few will head to Mother of Providence Regional …

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100th and Final Class Graduates from Nativity BVM School

The 21 students from Nativity BVM School's Class of 2012 were honored Wednesday.

Nativity BVM School celebrated its final and 100th graduating class on Wednesday. "We were always ready for this, but with the school closing it's much more emotional," Virgina Marcozzi, 14, said. The 21 graduating 8th graders received their certificates and will move on to several different high schools next year, including Cardinal O'Hara, Villa Maria Academy, Malvern Prep, St. Joseph's Prep, Merion Mercy Academy, Penncrest, Strath Haven, Archbishop Carroll, Bonner, Bishop Shanahan and Salesianum School.  The 8th graders were excited to graduate but said it was a bittersweet ceremony as they will be the final class to graduate from the 100-year-old school. "It's so sad but I'm excited for high school," Sarah Matson, 14, said. Nativity …

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Saying Goodbye to Nativity BVM School

Nativity BVM School will graduate its last class on Wednesday and close its doors to Catholic education on Friday.

Whether its seen as heartbreak or hope for the future, Nativity BVM School will graduate its last class on Wednesday and close its doors to Catholic education on Friday. The final Nativity BVM 8th Grade Class of 2012 will be honored and celebrated on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Nativity BVM Church. The Class of 2012 will be the last graduating class of Nativity's 100 years. The School's Closing Mass will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, also at the church. Nativity BVM School will close following the Archdiocese and Blue Ribbon Commission's decision to merge the school with St. John's Chrysotom at its Wallingford location to create Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School in September. Here is a glimpse of some of the articles Media Patch …

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RTM School Board Approves Lease Agreement to Use Nativity BVM

The Rose Tree Media Board of School Directors unanimously approved a lease agreement between the district and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to use Nativity BVM School next school year.

The Rose Tree Media Board of School Directors unanimously approved a lease agreement between the district and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and Nativity BVM at its Thursday meeting. The lease agreement allows Media Elementary School students and staff to be temporarily housed at what will be the former Nativity BVM School next school year while Media Elementary undergoes roof repairs. The school district announced in March that a 100-year-old roof truss at Media Elementary is in need of repairs. Although the building is currently safe and no one is in danger, the school must be closed for up to one school year in order for the repairs to be made. RTM Superintendent James Wigo recommended Nativity BVM as the re-location for students and …

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Nativity Recommended as Temporary Media Elementary Location

The RTM superintendent officially recommended to the school board that Media Elementary School be temporarily housed at the Nativity BVM location next year.

Rose Tree Media School District Superintendent James Wigo formally recommended to the Board of School Directors Thursday that while Media Elementary School undergoes structural repairs next school year, the students and staff should be temporarily moved to Nativity BVM School, which is set to close in June. The board will vote on the recommendation once there is a lease agreement between the school district and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which is projected to happen sometime in May, Board of School Directors President Linda Kinsler-Fox told Patch. The school district announced in March that a 100-year-old roof truss at Media Elementary is in need of repairs. Although the building is currently safe and no one is in danger, the school …

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District Considers Nativity BVM For Media Elementary Move

Superintendent James Wigo recommended that the district "aggressively go after a lease."

After announcing last month that Media Elementary School will be closed for structural repairs in 2012-13, Rose Tree Media School District Superintendent James Wigo recommended to parents at a Monday night town hall meeting that the school district "aggressively go after a lease" for the use of Nativity BVM's facilities in the coming school year. Nativity BVM has not yet agreed to lease the facility, but at the request of the school district, did meet with RTMSD officials for a preliminary discussion of what a lease might mean for both parties, Wigo said. Out of a number of relocation options being considered, leasing Nativity's space would best meet the goals of the district, which include keeping all 425 Media Elementary students …

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