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Falcon Family News A Message From the President
appy New Year! As we begin 2014, there is much to look forward to at Christian Brothers High School. In April, we will open the doors of the George Cunningham ’40 Performing Arts Center, home of the 350-seat Thea Stidum Theatre. It has been rewarding to see the building take shape and envision the generations of students who will grace its stage. The Cunningham Center culminates more than seven years of planning and work on the Building on the Tradition Campaign – Phase II which began in April 2007, and also brought us the field house and has grown our tuition assistance endowment. I am profoundly grateful that we have accomplished all of this without taking on debt. These school improvements, and the addition of the Science, Math and Technology wing which opened its doors in 2002 as part of the Building on the Tradition Campaign – Phase I, have been funded with donations from generous alumni, parents, families and friends of the school. Now as we look ahead, we are working to develop a new Campus Master Plan that addresses the needs of the future and the ways in which our facilities can best serve our students. Throughout the process, we are guided by five key principles: community, identity through affordable design, flexibility and collaboration, environment for learning, and sustainability. Much more than a collection of buildings, our campus is the hub of activities and a gathering place for the CB community. As stewards of not only the environment but our finances, we will embrace today’s sustainability standards while making economically appropriate choices to reduce operating costs and improve our community and environment.
few weeks, our architects have been working on different concepts to present to CB’s Campus Master Plan Steering Committee (five CB administrators and seven friends of the school with experience in construction, facilities, etc.) The architects and Steering Committee will go back and forth on concepts, narrowing the focus with each step. In early 2014, we expect to have a Campus Master Plan complete with project priorities and estimated costs. The plan will be used by school leadership over the next several years to determine the sequence in which projects will be undertaken. Timelines of implementation of the projects are contingent on our continued successful fundraising. Providing students with facilities and programs that allow them to explore and develop their God-given gifts is essential. Facilities are important; however, the students are the reason CB exists. I am grateful to all who have contributed to the Building on the Tradition Campaign – Phase I (1999-2002) and Phase II (2007-2014). This generosity allows us to continue the 138 year tradition for teaching and caring and ensures that CB is the place to be for generations to come. Live Jesus in our hearts!
Lorcan P. Barnes President lbarnes@cbhs-sacramento.org (916) 733-3603
In November, we gathered a group of parents, students, alumni, prospective families, faculty, staff and friends to help us craft a vision of CB’s campus in the next 10 to 15 years. Over the past
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