We celebrated our ground breaking for our new high school and transition building! But here at Morning Star we get all involved! While the adults were digging into the ground on the location of our new building,
the students were also helping move the dirt! This is the beginning of what will be a six to eight month project. We can’t wait to keep everybody updated with pictures of the progress!
There are still opportunities to donate and possibilities for naming rights. If you would like more information, click here!
We want to say thank you to all the SPONSORS who made our annual auction a success. We were able to keep all events outside and enjoy an evening of fun and laughter.
Morning Star Catholic School is now able to take online donations to our Capital Campaign, “Creating our Future” using your credit card or bank information! If you would like to make a one time, or reoccurring donation to our Capital Campaign fund, you can do so by clicking the donate now buttons on our site or just heading over to https://www.givecentral.org/mscs-creatingourfuture and completing the information. This link is provided to us by the Diocese of St. Petersburg and all the funds goes directly into the Capital Campaign account. Thank you for all your support of our new transition program!
The Creating our Future Capital Campaign for Morning Star School is transforming MSS by investing $3,000,000 to expand and improve our campus facilities by providing needed space for the Transition Program and increasing high school enrollment; strengthening campus security; renovating space for life skills classrooms; and improving traffic flow and parking.
Our vision focuses on creating the spaces and providing the resources necessary to meet the critical need and growing demand for a Transition Program providing educational options for our high school graduates. The entire project will strengthen our school for all our students, kindergarten through age 22.
This is an exciting and pivotal time in Morning Star School’s history. Your support of the capital campaign is critical as we create a school that will meet the needs of our students—grade school, high school and young adult—with identified learning challenges.
The expansion will be completed in two phases:
Morning Star Achievement Center for Transition Program and High School
Phase 1
Construct a new 3,500 square foot Morning Star Achievement Center to house the Transition Program and the high school classrooms.
Supply furniture and equipment for new building.
Remodel the existing portables that were the high school classrooms into life skills classrooms including a living room, bedroom, dining room and job training area.
Expand and reconfigure the school entrance and driveway to allow for a safer and more efficient drop-off and dismissal process.
Create a courtyard suitable for sports and social development.
Improve the perimeter fencing to include sliding gates that will be locked during the school day to provide single area access for a more secured campus.
Expand parking to include a centrally located parking area for visitors.
Phase 2
Create a Welcome Center by expanding and connecting main office area to existing classroom building providing a more visible and secure access to campus.
Home to administrative offices and conference areas.
This is a very exciting time at Morning Star Catholic School, and we need your support. With your assistance we can create a school that will meet the needs of students with learning challenges, up to the age of 22. We invite you to visit our school, to become involved and to embrace this initiative with your gift today.
Working together with your support, we will succeed in Creating Our Future!
WAYS TO GIVE Your commitment may be fufilled as a single gift or with several payments as defined by you over a period of up to four years. Click to see a current list of donors.
BY MAIL: Mail check payable to Morning Star School to Morning Star School, 4661 80th Ave N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Morning Star’s Creating Our Furture capital campaign is investing $3,000,000 to expand and improve our campus facilities providing:
needed space for the Transition Program and growing high school enrollment
strengthened campus security
space for life skills classrooms
efficient traffic flow and improved parking
Our vision focuses on creating the spaces and providing the resources necessary to meet the critical need and growing demand for a Transition Program providing educational options for our high school graduates. The entire project will strengthen our school for all our students, kindergarten through age 22.
This is an exciting and pivotal time in Morning Star School’s history. Please support us as we create a school that will meet the needs of our students – grade school, high school and young adult – with identified learning challenges.
If you are interested in helping our dreams become a reality, please reach out to our school, 727-544-6036 or email our principal, Mrs. Sue Conza.
On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, Morning Star School lost a friend. Singer-Songwriter John Prine was a friend of Morning Star School over the years and we were blessed to have him visit the faculty, staff and students just a few short months ago. Ms. Vinachi and Mrs. Ochoa-Rowland dedicate their rendition of Angel of Montgomery to all the people who loved John, especially Joe and Jonah Nuzzo. God bless and may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Thank you to Elle Spada at Spirit FM for taking the time to speak with Principal Conza and Jennifer Brooks regarding Morning Star. Take a listen! It starts about 14 minutes in –
