By Josh Martinez | Daily Independent
Dignitaries, students and community members gathered at Notre Dame Preparatory in Scottsdale Nov. 5 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the school’s new St. Catherine of Bologna Performing Arts Center.
The groundbreaking featured a variety of speakers, blessings, prayers and music to mark the beginning of a project that will span 13 months. St. Catherine of Bologna is the patron saint of performing arts, according to a press release.
Upon completion, the new center will be 21,000 square feet of multi-use space. The building will feature classrooms for drama, music, dance and choir programs as well as a recording studio for digital media students and a blackbox theater.