St. Kateri, Fort MacMurray, school

St. Kateri, a Catholic school in Fort MacMurray, will be open for the first day of the 2014-2015 school year in spite of the delays in construction that have occurred. Valerie Dyck, the principal of St. Kateri, has said that any student who is registered will be welcome on the first day, and classes at this Fort MacMurray school will start on schedule even though some areas of the building are not completely finished and can not be utilized right away. Most registrations are handled online, but if parents wish to do this in person they can visit the temporary office which will be at the Holy Trinity Catholic High School until the start of the school year.

St. Kateri school in Fort MacMurray is well aware of the concerns about student safety. According to Valerie Dyck “The current situation is they’re going full steam ahead (with construction) and things are looking good. It’s all coming together. Construction should have minimal impact on students. Wherever students are not supposed to be, we will have safety fencing. We will have lots of signage for the public, whether they’re walking in or driving in … and of course, teachers will be extra vigilant, as we always are during supervision, to make sure students are staying where they’re supposed to be. Students won’t be able to go in where they’re still working, and likewise, workers won’t be able to get into the school. Currently around 430 students are already registered.