In recent years, the trustees of Lawrence Catholic Academy implemented a $30 million capital plan to comprehensively address the school’s long-term facility needs through the construction of a new school building and a recreation center.

 

Construction of the new, three-story, 42,221 square foot school building (Corey C. Griffin Hall) began in March 2024 and was completed in August 2025. The building was constructed on land previously used as LCA’s parking lot/playground. The new school features two modern classrooms for each grade level from Kindergarten through Grade Eight. The space for LCA’s Early Childhood Education program has been expanded from four classrooms to seven classrooms . . . increasing the capacity of the entire new school building to accommodate recent years’ rapid growth in enrollment at LCA. The new school building has dedicated spaces for Art, Music, Student Development, and Title One classes, as well as a STEM makerspace.

 

Click here to view the Corey C. Griffin Foundation’s video released after the grand opening of the new school building.

 

LCA’s three old school buildings were demolished in October and November 2025. Construction of the new, 6,871 square foot recreation center (the Tom and Jean Yawkey Center) on the site of one of LCA’s old school buildings began in November 2025 and was completed in August 2026. As an athletic space, the recreation center allows LCA to have daily gym classes indoors, introducing a comprehensive physical education program for all students and allowing for the expansion of LCA’s athletic teams. As an auditorium space, the recreation center provides for school-wide assemblies and events; flexible gatherings for various larger segments of the school population; and activities for parents and students. The recreation center includes a retractable stage, allowing for musical, theatrical, dance, and other artistic performances.

 

The property where the other two old school buildings stood has been converted into outdoor recreational space (including an artificial turf field), parking, and a new road.

 

With the successful completion of its entirely new campus, LCA has begun its next century of offering superb Catholic education to the children of Lawrence in the state-of-the-art facilities they richly deserve!

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