Pardon Our Dust: Campus Improvements Update

Ricardo Echeverria '84| Director of Plant Operations
Now that summer has begun we are moving full speed ahead to advance our major construction projects. 
Although summer camp will begin soon, we don’t anticipate it slowing down our progress.
 
The latest updates on the Gian Zumpano Aquatic Center include: 
  • The cast-in-place concrete walls on the east elevation was completed.
  • The pool was measured to ensure that the dimensions were accurate for certification.
  • New stainless steel gutters were delivered.  Installation of gutters will commence on June 14th.
  • Work on bleachers continues.
  • New scoreboard was delivered.
The Dining Hall has had significant progress and is on target to be completed before the beginning of the new school year. Progress in the Dining Hall includes: 
  • All lighting has been installed.
  • Cabinets for 2 additional serving areas have been installed.
  • All interior and exterior painting has been completed.
  • Installation of all tiles has been completed.
  • Work on new audio-visual components has commenced.
  • Work on new epoxy flooring has commenced.
  • Temporary wall dividing existing serving area and new cafeteria was removed. 
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the Dining Hall and Cafeteria will take place on the first full day of school, August 22, during a special morning assembly.
 
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.