Introducing the 50th Anniversary Campaign
Cistercian's 50th Anniversary Campaign, the most ambitious capital campaign in the school's history, was launched in the spring of 2007. As of September 2010, Cistercian has raised over
$11.2 million in cash and pledges. The ultimate goal of the campaign is to raise a total of $15 million by the end of 2012 in celebration of the school’s 50th Anniversary.
The Campaign was launched to expand and renovate the school's original two buildings, both constructed in the mid-sixties, which house the sixteen Middle and Upper School classrooms. The expansion and renovation of the Upper School were completed in September 2008, and the Middle School renovations were completed in August 2009.
The next facet of the Campaign is to retire debt related to the acquisition of 20 acres of land that will insulate the school and abbey from development to the east, just as the campus is protected on all other sides. The land provides Cistercian with the flexibility to add an eastern entrance in the future, which may become necessary with the expansion of State Highway 114.
The Campaign's additional components will include the construction of a student services center and an increase to the existing endowment in order to provide for the maintenance of the newly renovated and expanded facilities.
Continue: The importance of the campaign
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