With the official completion of the construction on the newest space at Grand Island Central Catholic, the school is ready and waiting to welcome a whole new class of students — in new grade levels — to the Crusader tradition. The school opened the doors to celebrate and share it’s new elementary and preschool addition with the community on Aug. 12, ushering in new opportunities and growth to its educational system.
Bishop Jim Golka and new GICC students get excited during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Grand Island Central Catholic Elementary School on Monday. “We are so blessed by the people who have sacrificed and given and made all of (this) happen,” GICC superintendent Dr. Jordan Engle during Monday’s ribbon cutting of the new space.
“But I want to leave you with this. All of the sacrifices and blessings that have been made to date to make this school what it is will pale in comparison to the difference that we make in the life of one young child. That's what this is all about.
” This is for the families, the community and the future, he added. According the Central Catholic’s website, the new Central Catholic Elementary School addition will provide space for up to 280 students at the Pre-K through fifth grade level. It includes 27,000 square feet of space added to GICC’s current building.
Bishop Jim Golka gets emotional as his niece hugs him while speaking at a ceremony inside the new Grand Island Central Catholic Elementary School on Monday. Th.