Immaculate Conception School

Education is one of the most important decisions any parent can make for their child. At Immaculate conception school our Mission is to nurture a lifelong commitment and love for the Catholic faith through prayer, sacraments, and service AND to provide an environment of academic excellence in which our students can achieve their highest personal po... tential. Immaculate Conception school is a destination of excellence for children Preschool through 6th grade. student, addressing the intellectual, spiritual and physical needs of each child. We are proud to offer: Kindergarten Preparatory Preschool for children age 4 to 5, 3 days a week with a core program in oral and written language, phonics and mathematics. Around 1890, a school was established and conducted by two Benedictine sisters. Due to the economic conditions, this school was closed by the spring of 1893. In 1907, a parish school was reopened and classes were held in the church basement. In 1910, the present school property was purchased, and a new building was built. When the school was ready for students, it began with eight grades and a commercial course was offered after the eighth year. This course was dropped and a regular high school was added in 1915. The first high school graduation was held in 1920, and the last graduation was held in 1932. Ninth grade was re-added in 1933 to form a junior high. This system continued through 1973. In 1955, Immaculate Conception Parish consisted of 900 families. The decision was made to form two parishes. Thus, Holy Name Parish was established in August of 1955. Holy Name School was opened in the fall of 1957 and held classes for students in grades one through nine, staffed by the Bernadine Sisters. In 1966, the Bernadine Sisters withdrew from the school to return to Pennsylvania, and the After more than a year of construction, the new Immaculate Conception School addition was dedicated on August 30, 1964. The addition included eight classrooms, a library, administrative office, a gym with locker rooms, kitchen, ...Read More