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The
History of Saint Margaret Mary School |
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Saint Margaret Mary School has a strong tradition of bringing Catholic education to the Harrisburg area community.
St. Margaret Mary Parish was established in March, 1948 with Father Francis A. Kirchner serving as the first pastor. In October 1949 the school and chapel dedication took place. The School Sisters of Notre Dame taught in the school, and in 1955 the St. Margaret Mary Convent was built.
With the growing Catholic community, an additional four classrooms were built in 1958. In 1970 the Oblates of Mary Immaculate were invited to serve St. Margaret Mary Parish. By 1979, half-day Kindergarten was added to the school. In 1985 the Sisters of Notre Dame departed from our school, and were replaced in July, 1986 by the Sisters of Mercy who resided in the convent and taught in the school.
Due to the growing enrollment, a modular classroom building was added to the school in July 1987. In 1995 diocesan priests replaced the Oblates with Father John G. Allen becoming the eighth pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish. In that same year the Sisters of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ moved into the convent and remain there to this date.
In 1997, our A-STEP program began providing before and after-school care for our students. The program is independent of our school but is supervised by teachers from the school.
In 1998, St. Margaret Mary Parish celebrated its 50-year Jubilee. A Mass of Thanksgiving with Bishop Nicholas C. Dattilo as the main celebrant took place at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Harrisburg on April 26, 1998.
In the summer of 1999, extensive renovation was completed on the school building. Tragically, in February 2000, a fire destroyed the six modular classrooms in the back of the school. With the
guidance of Father Mash and the overwhelming support of the
local community and our parish family, a new annex
consisting of six classrooms were attached to the main
building in August, 2000.
Parish-wide support is the solid foundation of the school, and makes it possible for Saint
Margaret Mary School to keep its commitment to provide Catholic education.
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