Selected comments from question 27 of the LC Alumni on-line survey

We feel very strongly about Catholic education and recognize that the youth are the future of the Church.  We believe LC at its present site is best located to serve the greatest number of students at the most economical cost.

Lansdale Catholic should stay in Lansdale.  Let the Archdiocese build another school in Hilltown, and let the chips fall as they may.  My bet is that LC will continue to attract as many students is it presently does.

Large consolidated schools are not the answer to the archdiocese's "problem" with LC.  I agree that the present school is probably too small, but the adjacent land should not have been sold off for development which only adds to the problem.

In a time when more religious institutions (including the Catholic Church) are reexamining their commitment to the environment and to our responsibility as stewards of the earth, it makes no sense to move a school to an area that would be entirely dependent on motor vehicle traffic and where students, faculty and community would not be able to walk to many of the events associated with a local high school.

I lived in Doylestown when I went to school at Lansdale Catholic.  I feel it is unlikely that I would have chosen a school in Hilltown and would have probably attended another archdiocesan or even a public school in stead.  I also have a nephew attending St. Rose of Lima.  I feel that my brother and sister-in-law would think twice before sending him to a Hilltown school versus a more convenient Lansdale Catholic.

LANSDALE CATHOLIC NEEDS TO STAY IN LANSDALE AND IT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED BADLY.  2 OF MY SONS GRADUATED FROM LC MY 3RD LEFT AFTER HIS FRESHMAN YEAR BECAUSE THE OPPORTUNITIES WERE LIMITED BY THIS OLD FACILITY   PLEASE UPDATE THE CURRENT FACILITY SO THAT THE TRADITION OF LC CAN CONTINUE

Take the planning of such issues out of the Diocese hands.  They appear to make wreckless decisions that are NOT in anyones interest.  They foolishly sold all of LC's land and haven't been accountable for letting the property deteriorate.  A modern day Monsignor Cahill type leader will reinvigorate the community, not the diocese fumbling administrators.

Coming from a feeder parish in Ambler, PA, it is very unlikely that I would consider sending my children to Hilltown if I lived in the area still.  And, with the proposed closing of Kennedy/Kenrick as well, I would be forced to send my children to public school.  Has the archdiocese considered that? 

Changing a schools location does not alter academics. Strong academics and Catholic direction are crucial. If the location of LC is changed I truly believe the distance from most of the current students' redidences would adversely affect the new Hilltown student population. WHo keeps pushing for this? No ne seems to look at the logistics.

Leave LC where it is, and upgrade the building and property. A new school in Hilltown is much too far away for my children to travel to.

Lansdale is the center of Catholic population, why would you move the high school to Hilltown?

I think lc is better off where it is.

I'm a LC alum and mother of two children--one just graduated and one will be a sophomore at LC this year--don't forget about all of those after school practices and the ability for the students to get a quick bite to eat in Lansdale and go back to school for practice or a game and also use the facilities of nearby gyms to aid in their sporting goals without having to travel miles away--what about all of the volunteers and coaches who live closer to Lansdale or who work closer to Lansdale or can get to Lansdale easier than the remote location in Hilltown--those volunteers and coaches are giving of their time will they do it if they have to travel to Hilltown?

Keep the Lansdale in Lansdale Catholic!

What happen to the money the Archdiodise had when they sold the land across the street?There is a development there now?

Keep LC in Lansdale!!!  It is a very central location for all the feeder parish schools.  As third generation LCer with too many relatives to number it is important that it is kept in Lansdale for tradition and for practicality!

Lansdale Catholic is not just a school - its an institution for all of the good catholics who have grown up in the area and want to continue to send their children there. LC was never about money and it never should be about money.  What it lacks in facilities it makes up with spirit & values.

LC is the cornerstone of the community.  If it goes to Hilltown then there is no reason for ANY alumni to make any contributions (afterall, it is NOT Lansdale Catholic any more)!

t would really be ashame to close such a wonderfully located facility.  Lansdale Catholic saved me from having to go to High School in Allentown, moving it to Hilltown would be even more inconvenient.  Most people in the lower areas (Doylestown, Chalfont etc) would go to Archbishop Wood, so there really is no reason to move LC.  Add on, Expand up and over-do whatever is necessary to keep it at its current location!

LC should secede from the Archdiocesan school system.

We had our six children go to LC and we would hate to see the school leave the Lansdale area.

If parents truely want their children to have a Catholic Education they will do whatever is necessary to get them to their school of choice, closing L.C. and building a new one in Hiltown makes no sense.  In my estimation if it was built, within a very short period of time there would not be enough enrollment to justify keeping it open.

I feel strongly that Lansdale Catholic should remain in Lansdale.  The opportunity for a Catholic education would be taken away from families in areas south of Lansdale.  A new school should be built to accommodate families in Bucks and upper Montgomerty counties  "in addition" to keeping the Lansdale Catholic facility for families in Lansdale and southern Montgomery county.  This would alleviate LC's overcowding and keep open the opportunity for a Catholic education instead of being closed out.  Thank you for your efforts and best wishes for success in keeping LC alive!    

I feel that the relocation of Lansdale Catholic is not necessary with the option of upgrading the existing technology of the present site.  As an LC alum, one of the primary reasons that I remained in the Lansdale area was the intention to send my own children to Lansdale Catholic.