Pardon Our Dust: Campus Improvements Update

Ricardo Echeverria '84| Director of Plant Operations
With every day that goes by, we are inching our way towards the completion of the Dining Hall and Gian Zumpano Aquatic Center.
Simultaneously, we’ve been working on other projects around campus, such as the renovation of the St. Joseph’s Patio situated across from the V-section. New grass and flooring have been added but the main focal point will be a new statue of St. Joseph. We hope to complete this project in mid-March.
 
As for the Dining Hall, roofing material is currently being installed and the roof will be waterproofed and completed the week of February 13. Also that same week, preparation for the concrete slab inside the main sitting area will take place along with the concrete slab being poured. All underground and interior plumbing and electrical cable are currently being installed. One of our goals for the Dining Hall is to have it be a multifunctional space. Thanks in part to the audio visual plan, which is now finalized, we believe we will have great area for future meetings and events.
 
In the Gian Zumpano Aquatic Center the concrete slab for the restrooms has been poured and the walls are going up. The concrete form-work for the bleachers is being installed. The site work preparation continues and the pool equipment selection will be finalized shortly.
 
These projects wouldn’t be happening if it weren’t for the generosity of many people. We continue to strive for greatness and need your help in achieving our goal. If you would like to contribute to these campus improvements please contact Phil Fernandez ’94 at ffernandez@belenjesuit.org or call him at 305-804-7683.
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BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain.  The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline.  In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty.  The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow.  Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.