Episcopal day school to stay open

It's official: All Saints Day School will remain open through the current school year and, then, for as long as it can after that.

The vestry of All Saints Episcopal Church, which sponsors the nonprofit day school, voted Monday to rescind the Dec. 21 deadline it had set for the school's closure.

The proposed closing followed budgetary shortfalls at the school, 4201 W. Washington Ave., which for 34 years has offered day care, preschool and kindergarten classes.

However, donations during the past two months have put the school's budget in the black through the end of this school year, day school director Dyan McCarthy said.

The school is accepting registrations for spring. After that, "we'll worry about it as we go, just as we have every year for 34 years," said the Rev. Eldwin Lovelady, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church.

For more information about donations, registration or fundraising events, call 878-1205 or visit the school's Web site (www.allsaintsds.com).