ˈæftɚ kˈɛɹfəl pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃənz baɪ ɹˈɛv. swˈiːni, ˌɛsˈɑːɹ. mˈɛɹi ˈændʒələ ʃˈɪɹ, pɹˈɪnsɪpəl, ænd θɹˈiː ˈʌðɚ skˈuːl sˈɪstɚɹ ʌv nˈɑːɾɚ dˈeɪm fɹʌm mæŋkˈɑːɾoʊ, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə, ðə skˈuːl jˈɪɹ bɪɡˈæn sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks wɪð wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti stˈuːdənts.
After careful preparations by Rev. Sweeney, Sr. Mary Angela Shier, principal, and three other School Sister of Notre Dame from Mankato, Minnesota, the school year began September 4, 1956 with 170 students.