fɚðə fˈɜːst jˈɪɹ, ðə bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ sənt. tˈɑːməs ˈækwɪnəz hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɔnðə fˈɜːst flˈoːɹ ænd sənt. pˈaɪəs hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɔnðə sˈɛkənd flˈoːɹ, æz sənt. pˈaɪəs wʌz stˈɪl ˌʌndɚ kənstɹˈʌkʃən.
For the first year, the building was occupied by St. Thomas Aquinas High School on the first floor and St. Pius High School on the second floor, as St. Pius was still under construction.