Lourdes High School Dedication 1959

The new Our Lady of Lourdes High School building in the Edgewood section of Coal Township was dedicated during ceremonies on Sept. 13, 1959. Upward of 2,000 people, including clergy from high Catholic offices of four diocese, city and township officials, faculty members, students and parish members of nine churches in the Shamokin Deanery attended the historical program. Blessing of the building, laying of a cornerstone, which contained mementoes of the year, blessing of the American flag and statue of Our Lady of Lourdes were among the highlights of the two-hour ceremony. The Most Rev. George L. Leech, bishop of the Harrisburg Diocese, was the principal speaker. On Jan. 5, 1966, a groundbreaking was held for a $500,000 addition to Lourdes to accommodate students from Mount Carmel Catholic.