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Salesians Prep School
These were taken by Luan at a ghost hunt she
did with the Old Indiana Ghost Hunting group in 1998 or 1999
The following is information uncovered by
Dan and Monica Deffenbaugh of our Group: Salesian Bids Adieu To Its Last
Graduates, by Robert Jonason Times Staff Writer.
Cedar Lake- The halls of Salesians
Preparatory School officially closed at 4p.m. Saturday. At that time 33
eighth graders filed out of the schools chapel following baccalaureate and
commencement exorcises. It was the last official act of the school. The
Salesians provincial office in New Rochelle, NY mandated the shutdown due to
financial difficulties of both the province and the school. Some onlookers
said the occasion was like many of the schools previous graduation
ceremonies. But others felt Saturday's ceremony was more low key and solemn.
" It is tougher on the parents than it is on us and the boys " Brother Tom
Higgs, who has served on the Salesians Staff for nineteen years, said "
We've got a place to go ;they don't. A lot of them are left with a void." "
All Salesians staff will be placed in other schools or seminaries; "Parks
said "Most are going to stay in Cedar Lake this summer to attend area
colleges "he added. The senior class graduation ceremony was held Friday
night in the school gymnasium. Parks said "emotions were so thick you could
cut them with a knife." The senior class unanimously chose Rev. Fred
deCristobal , principal and director, to give the commencement address . In
the address deCristobal reminisced about his many years at Salesians. Many
Parents in the audience cried during the address Parks said. DeCristobal
also gave the farewell address at the eighth grade exercise, telling the
boys they were now sufficiently prepared to pursue their education in high
school. Unfortunately, in the minds of many boys and their parents that
high school won't be Salesians-Prep.
Timeline: Virtually the entire recent history is
here:
10/2/2000 - Calls to town from 'ghost' seekers prompt request for work.
10/04/2000 - Police arrest 4 teens on Salesian property
11/1/2000 - County to auction high-valued properties
12/6/2000 - County settles Salesian sale
12/13/2000 Salesian school sale settled 12/13/2000
2/23/2001 - Commission says building's roof support caved from heavy snow
3/21/2001 High bidder sues county
10/16/2001 A ghostly venture Special designer hired to transform Salesian
Prep into haunted house. So there it is, boys and girls. The
haunted school has been repaired and was a Halloween Haunted House in 2001.
Accounts of those that worked inside the structure's Haunted House reported
some strange activity in the basement and possibly a few other areas. More
rumors have surfaced of an alleged cover up involving missing minors and
inappropriate activity of a priest that once worked there. Some say the
priest in question took his own life when the "shit hit the fan." Again,
THESE ARE ONLY RUMORS, I have nothing solid to back this up. It is strange
though that visitors to the Haunted House continued to ask workers who the
guy in the Priest outfit was in the basement. He was doing a great job they
were told. The only problem with this was there were no workers dressed as a
Priest ..... Those considering the old "sneaking in and having a peek" should be warned the place is now fenced in with security guards and large nasty dogs.
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