Ascension's Pine
Room
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The Pine Room of Ascension School is our lunch room, social hall, assembly space and performance space. The "old" Pine Room had not been remodeled in many years. It was dark and un-welcoming, and all systems needed to be updated. The "New" Pine Room is bright, clean and spacious. Everything is state-of-the-art, including the new kitchen and the lighting system for the room and the stage. The amenities of the room include the new, spacious ladies' washroom and the large storage rooms, shelves and refrigeration equipment for the hot lunch program, which began in April of 2004. We are handicapped accessible: there is a lift from the school lobby to the Pine Room, and another lift to provide access to the stage. During construction a private Music Studio was built just outside of the Pine Room doors. Ascension String and Band students are using this wonderful Studio for instrumental lessons.
A cello lesson in the Music Studio. Parishioners and students welcomed the transformation of the old room into the beautiful renewed room. Members of the Maintenance Committee devoted hours of their own time to help with this project. Our thanks to all contributors to the beauty of this space. |
The Project: Work on the Pine Room began in June of 2003, immediately after classes were dismissed for the summer. Work continued during the school year without the loss of a single school day.
The "Time Capsules" of Ascension memories made by students and placed by Fr. McNally are now sealed within the walls. On January 25, 2004 many parishioners stopped over for a tour of the Pine Room! Members of the String Orchestras played on the new stage, and everyone was delighted with the room. February 18, 2004 the first Parish Town Hall meeting was held in the new space. On February 23, 2004 students returned to the Pine Room for lunch for the first time since last June! Ms. Burns and Fr. McNally served ice cream to all lunchtime students as a Thank You for their patience. The temporary lunch facility was the gym balcony! We are delighted to be in this clean, bright room. We look forward to many happy new memories in the transformed Pine Room. Do you have a Pine Room memory to share? Lynn Fredrick at the Development Office would love to hear from you! This page
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