Our enrollment has exceeded expectations for the 2007-2008 school year. Our total enrollment is 219, an increase of 22 students over last year. Our new pre-kindergarten class has 25 students! Please consider choosing Holy Saviour-St. John Fisher School for your children. If you have any questions or would like to tour our school at any time, please call Mrs. Leone in the school office at 610-485-0363.
Mrs. Worrilow, Principal
We
have a consolidated school, consisting of three local parishes: Holy
Saviour, St. John Fisher, and Immaculate Conception. There are
approximately 200 students and 16 full and part time members of the
faculty and staff.
For more information about the school please see their Website;
Holy Saviour Saint John Fisher School, Website
We
have a very active Sports Association and CYO program in the parish.
Please help support them by participating in the fundraisers that they
have throughout the year. These opportunities will be posted in the Bulletin.
Contact Athletic Director, Ernie Bonacquisti at the school office,
610-485-0363, if you have any questions.
Holy
Saviour School opened its doors in September, 1917, to serve the
Catholic population of Lower Chichester, Upper Chichester, and Marcus
Hook. Its original location was on Chichester Ave. in a building
constructed in 1914 to celebrate Mass when the Parish was in its
infancy. When the Church was built at its present location, the old
site was renovated into four classrooms to house the School.
The
School remained on Chichester Ave. until 1952. With the growth of the
surrounding areas, building a larger school became necessary. In 1952,
the new Holy Saviour School opened at its current location on Ridge Rd.
It originally consisted of eight classrooms and an auditorium, but two
additions occurred before 1960, doubling the number of classrooms to a
total of sixteen. Enrollment at Holy Saviour peaked at slightly over
900 students in the late 1960’s. Another addition occurred in
1998, when a computer lab and another classroom were added.
From
September, 1917, through June, 1989, Holy Saviour School was staffed by
the Sisters of St. Joseph. A year after the Sisters left, the convent
was renovated for School purposes. The library and support staff were
relocated there and the chapel became available for School use as well.
In
1971, St. John Fisher Parish in Boothwyn was founded from land that was
once almost exclusively within Holy Saviour Parish’s boundaries.
Holy Saviour School became the combined Holy Saviour-St. John Fisher
School, although the name change didn’t occur until a few years
later. Many students from Immaculate Conception Parish also enrolled at
Holy Saviour-St. John Fisher when Immaculate Conception School closed
its doors in 1974. When Resurrection School in Chester closed in 1993,
Trainer Boro became a part of Holy Saviour Parish and those students
also became eligible to attend Holy Saviour-St. John Fisher.
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