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20 | July 12, 2018 | The wilmette beacon School wilmettebeacon.com Loyola Academy bids farewell to pool at demolition event New aquatics center set to open in 2019 Submitted by Loyola Academy When Loyola Academy’s new John D. Norcross Aquatic Center opens in Fall 2019, it will enhance the aquatic experience of every Rambler — from the nonswimmer in need of basic water safety and swimming instruction to the varsity swim team member — as well as future Ramblers and other young people participating in Loyola Academy summer youth camp activities. The Wilmette school held a Crush the Pool predemolition party to bid farewell to the school’s current 1950s era Wednesday, June 27, in Wilmette. Billed as the “last aquatic adventure in our old natatorium,” the event celebrated the pool’s illustrious past. The event was attended by pool benefactors, coaches, former swimmers, divers and water polo players. The new aquatic center will house an eight-lane, Stretch 25, “fast pool” with wide lanes, flush-tothe-deck gutters and two one-meter springboards, as well as a movable bulkhead, which will allow simultaneous swimming and diving practices and faster transitions between swimming and diving events during competitive meets. The moveable bulkhead will also enable Loyola to host water polo games and championship swim meets in faster all-deep water and allow swimmers to warm up and cool down in the diving area before and after their events. Wide deck areas around the pool will make competitive events more efficient and comfortable for aquatic athletes and officials, as well as Ramblers and community members participating in instructional and recreational programs. The new pool will be housed in a light-filled, A bulldozer breaks through the first window of the old pool building at Loyola Academy’s Crush the Pool pre-demolition party Wednesday, June 27, in Wilmette. Rhonda Holcomb/22nd Century Media two-story natatorium with separate team and physical education locker areas, a coaches’ office, a wet classroom adjacent to the pool area and advanced mechanical systems designed to ensure optimal indoor air quality. A 294- seat spectator gallery with retractable bleachers will enable Loyola swimming and diving coaches and physical education teachers to repurpose the gallery level as a dry classroom between swimming and diving meets. Next to the John D. Norcross (Class of 1954) Aquatic Center, Loyola is building a “piazza” that will serve as a hub for Rambler life and set the stage for a renaissance in arts programming, which will culminate in the construction of a new theater for the performing arts slated to be built in 2022 during Loyola’s second phase of construction. Inspired by the St. Ignatius Piazza in front of the Church of St. Ignatius in Rome — a place where ideas, the arts and the Church’s faith traditions have all flourished in community since 1728 — Loyola’s piazza will be a welcoming place where students and members of the larger Loyola community can come together to converse, collaborate, create and celebrate their faith. Conceived as a flexible, light-filled space that will connect the new aquatic center to our West Gym, athletic lobby, interior courtyard and academic wings, the piazza will be equipped with furnishings that can be rearranged to accommodate a variety of needs. “When our new piazza is completed in Fall 2019, it will be a welcoming place that will serve not only as a place where people will cross paths on their way to other parts of the school, but as a destination where students can meet to participate in afterschool study sessions, collaborate with their fellow Ramblers on class projects, or simply enjoy an impromptu conversation with friends,” Executive Vice President Dennis R. Stonequist said. “Although this new space will not be lavish in terms of finishes or furnishings, it will be a rich experience. The piazza will serve the entire Loyola community—with students, families, alumni and friends gathering there before and after school events or to celebrate the arts and cultural happenings such as musical and theatrical performances, art exhibits, poetry readings, open-mic sessions and more.” As the new aquatic center and piazza make their transition from vision to reality, Loyola is also rerouting its drop-off and pickup lanes to improve traffic flow. Rotary Club of Wilmette recognizes scholarship winners Submitted by The Rotary Club of Wilmette The Rotary Club of Wilmette awarded 2018 scholarships to six outstanding students from New Trier, Loyola Academy and Regina Dominican high schools. For 37 years, the Rotary Club of Wilmette has honored local students with academic scholarships. Nominations come from their college counselors who praise students for leadership, responsibility, work ethic, creativity and making the world a better place to live. Four scholarships were presented by club youth chair Jackie Granat to New Trier High School students Rachael Barich, attending Occidental College, Natalia Semaniuk, attending DePaul University, Jose Chavez, attending the University of Illinois/Urbana Champaign (recipient of Jack Lehman Scholarship) and Roselyn Andromeda Co, attending the University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign. The Loyola Academy winner is Daniel Hadley attending the University of Alabama. The Regina Dominican winner is Adrienne Donahue attending Marquette University The Rotary Club of Wilmette was founded in 1924 and conducts international, community, vocational, youth and club service projects. Members meet noon Wednesdays at the Wilmette Golf Club. For information, check www.wilmetterotary.org or Facebook: Rotary Club of Wilmette. Jackie Granat (left), club youth chair of the Rotary Club of Wilmette, presents scholarship awards to New Trier High School students Rachael Barich, attending Occidental College, Natalia Semaniuk, attending DePaul University, Jose Chavez, attending the University of Illinois/Urbana Champaign (recipient of Jack Lehman Scholarship) and Roselyn Andromeda Co, attending the University of Illinois/Urbana Champaign. Photo submitted
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