i went to holy rosary catholic school on the east side of flint MI from pre-school to 8th grade. the school has a long history of great sports teams and a outstanding parish. and i am very sad to here that the school is closing. some much has changed since my days at the school. when i was in first grade i can remember having over 40 kids in our class and in 8th grade that number reduce to 30. now in most classes the highest number of people in any grade in 16 and that's in a kindergarten class. i understand that flints economy has suffered greatly in the past ten years but i am still try to understand why the enrolment has drop of 80 percent in the last 3 years. i don't think that it has to do with money either I think that many people have stopped practicing Catholicism to me that is a shame. i recently read an article in the new york times that the number of religion have lost many people to the fact that they have stopped practicing and the number of atheist rose to of 15 percent. i have a hard time understanding this i take great pride in calling myself a catholic and when i have children i want them to be catholic also. hopefully the school is doing a massive fundraiser to stay open for a few more year but i hope that people step up in the community and support this school like they have supported our community for over 60 years GO WOLVERINES

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