There is no on-campus parking at MSHS. For safety reasons gates are closed during the day. Student parking and traffic is shifted to the surrounding neighborhood creating increased safety issues as passengers are dropped off and picked up. Students who drive compete with the local residents for valuable curbside real estate" and the look of congestion blights the area.

• The present plant has only one science lab.
• The shelf space in the library is approximately percent of optimum.
• The facility is not "wired" for adequate implementation Of classroom computer technology. Limited computers are available in the already over crowded library.
• There is no fine arts facility nor is there a rehearsal room for choir and drama.
• The high school, elementary school and parish use one auditorium. The same auditorium serves as the gym with a few small bleachers on stage for seating.
• There are no playing or practice fields on campus. Students are continually traveling to and from community fields.
• There is no covered lunch facility (inside or out), no infirmary, and only primitive shower and locker facilities for PE/athletics.
• There is no green space, so badly needed to nurture the inner health of students coming from cramped apartment living.

• Twenty classrooms supportive of cooperative learning and video/computer applications.
• Three science labs for convenient demonstrations and experimentation.
• A gymnasium including two full-sized high school basketball courts, male and female locker rooms, a weight room, and athletic office.
• Multipurpose Center with kitchen, performing arts and chapel.
• A library with a computer laboratory to aid research.
• Administration space for faculty, parent board and other groups; administrative offices and secretarial areas; faculty and conference room; and bookstore, copy room and storage areas.
• Student Services space including counseling, activities, student lounge, work room, and infirmary.

Impact: The new campus and facilities will have a major impact on the quality of life and learning for students and faculty. Adding capacity where there has been none will allow programs that have languished to prosper — fine arts, choir, and drama. Increased space will ensure that under served programs can flourish - science, technology, and library research. The entire athletic program will improve with the addition of a full gym, appropriate locker facilities and on-campus fields. By discontinuing the constant travel to various community practice fields, an enormous amount of time will be saved and applied to improving the skills of the young athletes. In addition, the staff and faculty will be far more productive (and happier) with adequate work, meeting, storage, and teaching space.

Impact: With the additional capacity of the new school, the wait list can be eliminated and more students will receive their first choice in the kind of education they desire.

Today, MSHS is the only small school option in the Harbor area. Because of its small size, the faculty can personally address students and their individual learning needs. By providing specific feedback and directions, greater academic success is achieved. In addition, the small size encourages every student to participate in school activities and to grow as a whole person. The new school will remain small with a planned student population not to exceed 600.

Formerly, the Norbertine priests lived in the upper floor of the original convent that faces directly onto 7th Street, one of the busiest and noisiest arteries of San Pedro. The lower floors, used for ministry offices and Christian Care Outreach, teem with activity each day from early morning well into the evening. The need existed to provide the Norbertine fathers with private living facilities that are more in keeping with the lifestyle and traditions of their order. To accomplish this, a portion of the new campus was set aside for their use and former Navy buildings (see photo) were remodeled to provide a permanent home. The faculty housing accommodates sixteen permanent residents with three additional guestrooms. The main building includes a private chapel, the common room, the kitchen and refectory. The adjacent building includes a library/study area and an exercise room. The Norbertine fathers took up residence in April, 2001.

Impact: The impact of the privacy and solitude of the new site will be significant for the day to day living of the priests. In addition, their presence on the campus provides an element of security that is essential during construction and in the future.