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old rectory building badly damaged, and silt was des-posited in the school’s brick building, during August’s Hurricane Camille.
Boy Scouts and other volunteers from North Mississippi came in to give a hand and the school building was cleaned up enough to hold church services in one of the larger classrooms. Services continued to be held there while plans were made to build a new church and parish hall.
The high school did open in the old elementary school with the help of trailers which were provided by the Small Business Administration.
Since the high school building in Pass Christian was demolished, the 12-man board of trustees voted to sell the land on the beach and select a committee to find a new site for a school.
A 35-acre site which had been untouched by Camille's waters was chosen and, when the SBA loan was approved, It was pur-. chased and construction began. The new combined
junior and senior high schools was formally opened in August 1973.
Members of the board of trustees include Rev. Johnson, chairman; Guy Billups, Jr., Julien Byrne,, William H. Caraway, Jr.; Mrs. A.W. Cooper, Jr.; W.M. Frisbie; Paul Montjoy III; George Morse; Tommy Munro; Lee Spence; Robert A. Stroud and Bache Whitlock.
The schools do not refuse admittance because of race or religion.
The schools have an AA rating with the State of Mississippi and are fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Mrs. June Coffer of Bay St. Louis is principal of both schools while the Rev. Johnson is headmaster.
Despite his accomplishments, Father Johnson is reluctant to talk about them and Insists he has no plans for tomorrow. ‘‘I have enough of a problem worrying about today, let alone tomorrow,” he said, “tomorrow is a matter for God to determine and not me."


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