Authorities said the auditorium would reopen in January.

Now, PREP-TV News has found out that the auditorium actually will not be reopened this school year, with completion scheduled for July 2025.

During the summer of 2024, the auditorium went under construction to put in a new HVAC system. While putting the new system in place, asbestos, a fiber that can lead to many diseases such as cancer, was found. Remediation and reconstruction will take much longer than originally expected.

This news has been devastating to staff and students, especially seniors seeing as it is their last year here at Passaic Prep. The ongoing reconstruction causes limitations to opportunities and events. Without the auditorium ceremonies, concerts, and dance shows can’t be held at Prep. Instead staff and students will need to adapt as they will have to be moved to different locations, including PHS. Watch our video report, above, to find out more about the effects of the auditorium being shut down.

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