By Marlene Quaroni - Florida Catholic
Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado blesses the ground as Jose Rodelgo-Bueno, St. Brendan High's principal, walks alongside holding the holy water during the groundbreaking ceremony for a new sports complex at the Miami high school April 27.
Breaking ground for the new sports complex at St. Brendan High School in Miami April 27, from left: Jose Rodelgo-Bueno, principal; Julia Zayas, 18, a senior and the high school's Executive Board president; Kim Pryzbylski, archdiocesan superintendent of schools; Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado; David Prada, archdiocesan director of Building and Property; and Greg Galmin, vice president of Burke Construction.
St. Brendan High School baseball players, from left, Gabriel Garrido, 17, Andy Ferreiro, 18, Kevin Martin, 17, and Dillon Calero, 18, pose wearing hard hats after taking part in the groundbreaking ceremony for a new sports complex at the Miami high school April 27.
St. Brendan High cheerleaders assist at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new sports complex at the Miami school April 27.
Photography: MARLENE QUARONI | FC
MIAMI | Phase II of St. Brendan High School’s campus master plan began with a groundbreaking ceremony April 27.
The first phase was a 26,366 square-foot Innovation Center that was completed in August 2016.
Phase II includes a multipurpose field for football, lacrosse and soccer, grandstands for 750 people, synthetic field turf and LED lighting. A full-pore running track will surround the new field. Additionally, baseball and softball fields will be built containing added field turf, LED lighting and grandstands. Redesigned roads and additional parking will address traffic needs.
Phase III will include a gym expansion with new lockers and a bigger weight-training room. Phase IV will include a 700-seat performing arts center.
“A track is fundamental in developing physical skills for all sports,” said St. Brendan Principal Jose Rodelgo-Bueno. “Today, history makes justice to our athletes and brings to our teams the state-of-the-art athletic fields they deserve.”
Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado, who blessed the ground at the ceremony, said that athletes will not only grow physically, but also spiritually.
Photographer: MARLENE QUARONI | FC
Breaking ground for the new sports complex at St. Brendan High School in Miami April 27, from left: Jose Rodelgo-Bueno, principal; Julia Zayas, 18, a senior and the high school's Executive Board president; Kim Pryzbylski, archdiocesan superintendent of schools; Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado; David Prada, archdiocesan director of Building and Property; and Greg Galmin, vice president of Burke Construction.
