had 72 students; this increased to 94 in early 2015, 160 later in 2015 and 230 in 2016. By October 2014 the school established a capital campaign to secure funding for campus additions. Groundbreaking of Phase 1B occurred on October 28, 2014 with construction expected to be completed in the fall of 2015. In 2015, the school welcomed its third class of freshmen, doubling the student population. Operations The region in which the school planned to draw its students is the area south of Conroe, west of Lake Houston, north of Beltway 8, and east of Texas State Highway 249. Communities within the area include Conroe, Cypress, Humble, Kingwood, Spring, Tomball, and The Woodlands. In October 2014 that area had six Catholic parish primary schools, one private Catholic elementary school, and twelve Catholic parishes. Campus The campus is on a plot of land along Spring Stuebner Road, about west of Interstate 45. The capacity of this first phase was to be 130 students. The first building, which was to have a stone façade, has twelve classrooms and two science laboratories, and it was scheduled to include a chapel, library, and commons. The total area of Phase 1A is of space. The uppermost floor was to be decorated with glass. The administration believed the facilities would be sufficient for the first two years of the school's life. Phase 1B had two components: additional classroom space, and a student life building; the latter includes a gymnasium, a 400-600-person assembly hall, a concession stand, a fine/performing/visual arts area, locker rooms, offices for coaching staff, a team meeting room, a training room, and a weight room. The gymnasium can be used as a 1,000-seat competition gymnasium, and it has two courts for basketball and volleyball matches. Games and practices may be held at the same time in the gymnasium. The assembly hall may be used for fine arts performances. The center opened on May 2, 2016 during a mass held by Cardinal DiNardo. Phase 1B's second academic building is a mirror image of the inaugural Phase 1A building. The gymnasium and fine arts building was completed in March 2016. Curriculum Frassati Catholic High School has an ethics and culture curriculum. Over their four years, students at Frassati Catholic take courses on Catholic philosophy (in the Dominican and Thomistic tradition), ethics, and bioethics. Seniors finish their requirements in the department by taking an Ethics &