WINONA, Minn. – The Cotter Schools governing board authorized construction of a new grade school at the former College of St. Teresa campus, consolidating the Cotter merger with the former parish-based Catholic School system. The old CST dorm, Loretto Hall on Hilbert Street, will be renovated into the new school. The board called the renovation a process to “deconstruct, renovate and add new features.” The school will be able to accommodate 600 students with four classrooms for grades 1 to 7, the Board said. The facility, although only a block from Cotter junior and senior high schools, will have its own cafeteria, gym and playground.
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Bye, Loretto. The architecturally bland dorm, built of locally quarried Biesanz stone, was constructed in 1962 to house 200 St. Teresa College students. The college, defunct since 1989, was in a growth mode only two decades earlier.
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Cotter letter to supports: “When you drive by and see fences and equipment at Loretto, stop and give thanks for the incredible generosity of others who are making this a reality. Cotter is blessed to have many individuals who give selflessly so that our students can have a high-quality Catholic education.”