ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, ˈoʊnli tˈuː dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ hɪz ɚɹˈaɪvəl, ɹˈɛv. zˈiːɡlɚɹ əʃˈʊɹd pˈæɹɪʃənɚz ðæt hiː wʊd dˈuː ˈɔːl hiː kʊd tʊ ɐsˈɪst ɪn bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ðæt wʊd sˈæɾɪsfˌaɪ ðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ænd spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl nˈiːdz ʌvðə pˈæɹɪʃᵻz stˈuːdənts.
On December 8, 1955, only two days after his arrival, Rev. Ziegler assured parishioners that he would do all he could to assist in building a high school that would satisfy the educational and spiritual needs of the parishes' students.