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Our History
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The property for
the Parish of the Resurrection, located in Sunnyvale, CA, was purchased
in 1954, by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Father Nicholas
Farana was appointed the founding pastor in 1963. From the
beginning, the parish's strong commitment to the school was evident, as
the first building erected on the site was a school building serving our
first through fourth grades.
The school opened in September, 1965,
with 157 students. Three sisters from the order of Saint Joseph of
Carondelet, and one lay person staffed the school. In 1984, a
Kindergarten program was added and, in 1985, our Extended Care Program
was included in the overall program. Three years later a
Junior Kindergarten and Summer Program were added. Ahead of its
time, our Kindergarten program was extended in 1995 to an all-day
program providing our children a broader education in a better-paced
environment.
It became clear in the mid-nineties that
the school and parish were outgrowing the facilities and, additionally,
our curriculum was changing to meet the challenging needs of technology
and science so evident in this valley. An extensive study by the
parish and school resulted in a capital campaign for a new school
building. Bishop Patrick McGrath dedicated our new school
building, in memory of Father NIcholas Farana, in May, 2001.
With the generosity of our parishioners and school families, this new
building houses a state-of-the-art science lab, a library, a
Kindergarten classrooms, and a computer lab with 32 new iMac computers,
enough for an entire class. Call
the school for a tour of this new facility.
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