Mount De Chantal Closing

A few Months ago we did an interview with Mrs. Sharon Campbell, the Interim Head of School at Mount De Chantal Visitation Academy in Wheeling. She was very excited about the future of the Mount which is exactly why the closing came as quite a surprise to us.

Mount De Chantal has cited many reasons why it will be closing its doors but obviously the biggest reason for closing is the high cost of keeping the school open. The cost of sending your daughter to this private learning institute is a bit steep but the cost is certainly offset by the rich education these young girls receive and the pride you see in their eye when they achieve results from their efforts. Mount De Chantal has lasted 160 years and hundreds of woman from the U.S. and around the world have studied at the institution. It would be a shame to see this institute close it doors and apparently many parents feel the same. A group of more than 100 parents came together and formed the Mount De Chantal Parents Association to help keep the doors open. The Mount De Chantal Parents Association will hold a public meeting concerning the future of the school this coming Wednesday. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the school.

What can be done to help save Mount De Chantal? Come up with some ideas and share them here. Maybe with a little luck, some brainstorming and a financial miracle the Mount and its rich heritage can keep its doors open in Wheeling and continue to produce some of the brightest minds in the Ohio Valley.