Everyone is sad to see St. Ann’s School go. Last week I took a series of final group photos. The children were squirmy in the hot sun, so there’s no one photo where they all are smiling and looking at the camera. I hopped into one of photos, since it was my last week at St. Ann’s too (albeit the church in my case, not the school)!
Special thanks to all the people who kept the school alive for so many years – the parents, teachers, administration, donors, etc.
Please comment if you have good memories of this school that you’d like to share! But let’s not get into the “blame game” about why it is closing. The school board, the principal (Michele Butler), and everyone involved have done whatever they could to avoid this situation. Let’s focus on the positive, and on thanking the hard work of all the people who made the school the special place it was.
Good Morning Gloucester 
I graduated from St. Ann’s in 1958- it was the best time of my life…
I have memories and friends at St. Ann’s that will last me a life time….
Fond memories of Sr. Michelle, Sr. Angiline, Sr. Waltlrude(sp), Sr. Francesca and of course the “Candy Nun”, Sr. Arenadise (sp)…
My grandfather owned a Funeral Home across the street from the school and I loved charging friends 5 cents for a tour of the “home” during lunch….(can’t believe I actually did this)
We all had great respect for the Nuns and priests at St.Ann’s. I’m so sad that the school is closing…an end to a wonderful Parochial School.education.
I feel sorry for the future children of Gloucester, who will never has the chance of getting a wonderful education and such a caring staff.
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Great memories of St. Ann School we were very blessed to have the great sisters who took a real interest in our education….
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Thank you to the Teachers, and staff. My two boy went to St Ann School and have received an EXCELLENT education. The school is closing because enrollment is down. An EXCELLENT education is the most important think you can give a child.
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I am part of the last graduating class of St. Ann School and I would like to say that it has been one of the best times of my life and that I am blessed to be able to attend such a fantastic school. The students, teachers, and other people in the community have been great.
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I love that school and all that it stood for–my faith, the Sisters, the staff, the life-long friends and wonderful memories through all the seasons of my life; first as a student, then a parent, then an employee and finally a grandparent of several students. Indeed, it is sad to see it go
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