tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2906365083972407923..comments2024-03-29T09:08:56.746-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: More details about Immaculate Conception School, set to close this springUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-226716459686642312023-02-20T11:21:08.875-05:002023-02-20T11:21:08.875-05:00We talk so much about needing community space... i...We talk so much about needing community space... is that possible here and at St. Brigid's? Brian Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368272923390455205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60270591209301492472023-02-19T14:08:46.595-05:002023-02-19T14:08:46.595-05:00From someone who attended the school from Kinderga...From someone who attended the school from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade: complicated feelings about this. Can’t say “rest in peace,” can’t bring myself to say “good riddance.” Good peace?<br /><br />I was a good student (and in my last year of college, still am), but my time there was still kind of miserable— something between the strictness cliches you expect from a Catholic school and the increasingly awkward disconnect between the school and the surround community didn’t make for the most joyful experience. The pandemic might have driven a financial deficit, but I feel like closure has been looming on the horizon since at least the mid-2010s.<br /><br />At the same, it was an anchor for many immigrant families like mine, despite all the changes. A staple for a lot of EV kids past and present. <br /><br />A lot of my peers are ready to break out the champagne. I dunno, I’m ready for a modest funeral service. (And then maybe some booze.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com