Middle school students find their way to their classrooms Tuesday at St. Theresa School in Palatine, as they returned from summer break to a newly renovated building.
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Students at St. Theresa School in Palatine had their first day of classes Tuesday, nearly three weeks later than their peers in the village's public schools.
It was worth the wait.
Students returned to a host of updates and renovations completed over the summer, part of a project that includes the addition of a new school hall, science and computer labs, a music room and kindergarten classrooms.
The school also added new lighting and flooring to the gymnasium over the summer, as well as other upgrades to parish facilities.
St. Theresa Parish is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The original school building was completed in 1954. Last November, the school earned the U.S. Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Award of Excellence.
Middle school students at St. Theresa School in Palatine pass between periods Tuesday in the school's newly renovated lower level. Students returned from summer break Tuesday to a host of new features, including a new gym floor, new school hall, science and computer labs, a music room and kindergarten classrooms.
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Students at St. Theresa School in Palatine settle into their new kindergarten classroom. The school underwent a host of changes over the summer, including a new gym floor, new school hall, science and computer labs, a music room and kindergarten classrooms.
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The Rev. Tim Fairman, pastor of St. Theresa Parish in Palatine, inside a newly renovated area created to reduce flooding at the parish school.
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Students returning to classes Tuesday at St. Theresa School in Palatine were greeted by a host of updates and changes at the building, including a new gym floor.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com