About
St. Joseph Parish School Legacy
Under
the
Leadership
of
Father
Leo
Taeyerts,
SS.CC.,
St.
Joseph
School
was
established
in
1946
in
an
abandoned
Japanese
Language
School.
Father
Leo
sought
the
help
of
the
Sisters
of
St.
Joseph
of
Carondolet.
Sister
Mary
Aloysia
Dugger,
Sister
Louis
Martin
Bereswill,
and
Mother
Mary
Anne
Dalton
were
sent
to
staff
the
school.
Mother
Mary
Anne
Dalton
served
as
the
superior
and
principal
of
the
school
when
it
opened
in
September
with
an
enrollment
of
128
students
in
kindergarten,
first,
and
second grades. Father Evarist Gielen, SS.CC. replaced Father Leo in 1946
.
As
the
school
continued
to
grow,
Father
Gielen
planned
for
a
new
school
and
convent.
Bishop
Sweeney
blessed
the
convent
on
June
30,
1947.
The
school,
which
is
the
Administration
building
today,
was
completed
in
December
of
the
same
year.
With
the
growing
enrollment,
Father
Henry
Boeynaems
SS.CC.
broke
ground
on
March
17,
1952
for
a
kindergarten
classroom
and
auditorium
complete
with
kitchen
facilities.
Today,
the
building
houses
the
cafeteria
and
P.E.
room.
Two
other
new
buildings
have
been
built
since
then;
the
J
building
was
completed
in
1967
and
the
N
building
was
added
in
1986.
The
Sacred
Hearts
Fathers
were
the
administrators
of
St.
Joseph
School
for
forty
years.
Since
1986,
the
school
has
been
under
the
guidance
of
the
Missionaries
of
Our
Lady
of
La
Salette
(MS)
with
the
dedicated
assistance
of
the
sisters
of
the
Congregation
of
Benedictine Sisters of the Eucharistic King and lay faculty and staff.