Our

Lady of Mercy Catholic School in north Fayette

County is nearly complete and will be open to

ninth and 10th graders this fall.

John

J. Cobis has been named principal of the

500-student-capacity school, replacing Sister

Dawn Gear, who helped lay the groundwork and

supervise construction of the facility.

Cobis

visited Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree

City Sunday, addressing the congregation after

Masses on the merits of Catholic education.

While

he recognized the high calibre of education

offered in Fayette County public schools, Cobis

said that sending a child to Our Lady of Mercy

would provide a Bible-based education, not just

in religion classes but throughout the

curriculum. "That's what sets us

apart," he said.

Mercy

is the first Catholic high school to locate in

the south metro area, on 54 acres on Ga. Highway

279 directly across from the Evander Holyfield

estate.

The

physical plant includes 20 classrooms, computer

and science labs, a learning lab, dance and drama

rooms, an arts lab, choral lab, media center,

chapel, cafeteria/auditorium, gymnasium, two

weight rooms, field house, concessions building,

soccer field, football field, three tennis courts

track and field event area and a 1,000-seat

lighted stadium.

Tuition

is $6,500 per year.

Applications

are now being accepted and can be obtained by

contacting Donald T. Sasso, secretary of

education for the Atlanta Archdiocese, at

404-888-7833.

Cobis

said he plans to be on-site starting in July.

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