October 16, 2024 - Open House Review/Project Update
We are one step closer to welcoming students into the vibrant new learning spaces of Holy Trinity Academy.
On Wednesday, October 16, the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education and FWBA Architects hosted a design open house for the new school project, allowing staff, students, families and our community a first look at the school’s plans and design. This event featured virtual tours and an in-person viewing of the architectural plans, giving attendees a clear vision of the innovative and engaging spaces Holy Trinity Academy will offer.
The project has now moved into the tender phase, with contractors preparing their bids for Alberta Education. Groundbreaking for the new school is anticipated to take place in the spring of 2025. This milestone marks significant progress towards building a school that will provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for students from early learning through grade 9.
Thank you to everyone who attended the open house and continues to share in the excitement — we’re eager to keep the momentum going and watch this vision move from blueprint to reality!
Open house stirs excitement for new Catholic school - Medicine Hat News
Open house and virtual tour planned for new Catholic school - Medicine Hat News
We are thrilled to share exciting updates regarding the new school project! The design for Holy Trinity Academy is officially complete and the project is moving to the tender phase this fall.
FWBA Architects and the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education invite all stakeholders to join us for the first public unveiling of Medicine Hat’s newest Catholic school. Community members, families, and division staff are warmly invited to attend this immersive open house event.
Date: October 16, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: St. Francis Xavier School Gymnasium
What to expect:
- Exclusive first look at the building design
- Information on the diverse range of programming spaces
- Virtual tour of the new facility
- Opportunity to meet the architect and design team
We look forward to seeing you there!
March 11, 2024
The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education is thrilled to announce that our school division has been officially granted full construction funding for a K-9 school in the Government of Alberta’s New schools in Alberta’s growing communities announcement yesterday afternoon.
The funding approval marks a significant milestone in our journey towards our goal of building a new, state of the art Catholic school, that will be known as Holy Trinity Academy. Holy Trinity Academy will combine three of our current schools; St. Francis Xavier, St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s into one school community, located on the current St. Francis Xavier school site (318 - 8th Street NE) adjacent to Monsignor McCoy High School.
The highly anticipated K-9 school will support students from Early Learning to grade 9, with a well established fine arts program, as well as wellness/multisport academy. The school will be equipped with a 400 seat theatre, accessible to all division schools and community organizations as well as two full sized gymnasiums, a beautiful sacred space, a physical literacy space, CTS suite, sensory and wellness rooms as well as many other classrooms and learning spaces.
The Board of Trustees is eager to move forward with this project now that funding has been approved and is committed to regular communication with staff, students and community stakeholders regarding the new school project.
In November, a school naming committee was formed to discuss potential name options for the new school. The goal of the committee was to bring all feedback to the group and to select one option to propose to the Board for approval at the next public board meeting.
On Tuesday, December 13, 2023, the Board of Trustees approved the proposed name for the new school project. The new school,l located on the current St. Francis Xavier school site (318 - 8th Street N.E.), will be named Holy Trinity Academy.
The name was chosen for a variety of reasons, the primary reason being the symbolism of three schools (St. Mary’s, St. Michael’s and St. Francis Xavier) joining together as one; as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one. The word “Academy” was chosen to represent the academy programming: St. FX Sports Academy, St. Michael’s Fine Arts focus and St. Mary’s Fine Arts Academy that will be transitioning to the new school building upon completion.
The Board of Trustees, Senior Administration and School Administrators are pleased with the thoughtful naming decision, and look forward to watching three schools come together as one!
Holy Trinity Academy updates can be found on our division website. As the project progresses more information will be shared!
School Naming Process:
When new schools are being built families and community members wonder what the name of the new school in their community will be and how that name is chosen. At the MHCBE, the naming of a new school or a change in the name of an existing school is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees.
To select a school name, the Board of Trustees will organize a school naming committee. The committee will then recommend a name for the school to the Board of Trustees for approval.
Stakeholders are invited to join The Board of Trustees and Senior Administration for a “New School Visioning Meeting” on Tuesday, October 17.
This meeting is an opportunity for staff, families and community members to share input regarding spaces in our newest Catholic school! Alberta Infrastructure and FWBA Architects will also be in attendance.
The new school visioning meeting will focus on discussion points such as:
- Learning Commons
- CTS Suite
- Science Labs
- Inclusive Rooms
- Canteen
- Sensory Room
- Gym/Physical Literacy Space
- Music Room
- Sacred Space
- School Accessibility
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Holy Family Parish Hall
Who: All stakeholders
Learn more about the new school project:
Event Poster
New School Project
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