In a significant move to expand its campus and athletic facilities, Detroit Catholic Central High School in Novi has snatched up 149 acres of land and is gearing up to roll out a cutting-edge Northern Athletic Complex in spring 2026, this according to a release during the school's inaugural State of the School Address on Wednesday, reports catholiccentral.net.

The school president, Ed Turek, dropped the news of the property acquisition, a tactical play that stretches the school’s existing campus space from 118 acres to a whopping 267 acres, nestled near the crossroads of 12 Mile Road and South Hill Road in Lyon Township, just a short hop of 2.5 miles west from the main school grounds, the same release illustrates its prime locale which is prime for the school's push for its centennial vision, aptly named Vision 100 plan, however specifics about the plans for the land weren't disclosed, cementing Catholic Central's future for the next century. The deal for the new chunk of property was closed on January 16, but the figures involved in the purchase remain under wraps.

According to a report by dbusiness.com, the Northern Athletic Complex, set to open its doors to students in 2026, will showcase stellar features including not one, but two turf fields dedicated for sub-varsity sports, a nine-lane track, a dedicated throwing area, alongside a swanky hospitality building equipped with concessions, team rooms, bathrooms, and extra parking spaces to round out the quarters. The complex is a tribute to Catholic Central’s track coach extraordinaire and educator Tony Magni, with the track and field complex pinned with his namesake, while the throwing complex honors Gene Grewe, a former English teacher and seasoned throwing coach.

Demonstrating its deep-seated reverence for their stalwarts in athletics, the school, which boasts a private, all-male student body of around 940 students, will brandish the new track and field complex as the Tony Magni Track and Field Complex and the Gene Grewe Throwing Complex, these namesakes meant to pay homage to the legends of the Shamrock community for their unwavering dedication to the school’s track and field prowess, information gleaned through a Hometownlife report.

As the school looks ahead to delivering the George and Mary Turek Hall of Science anticipated for a summer reveal, the enhanced campus duo comprising of this hall and the new Northern Athletic Complex is set to solidify Catholic Central's commitment to enhancing the student experience and bolstering its educational and athletic infrastructure for generations to come, "The new property gives Catholic Central everything we need for the next 100 years while the Northern Athletic Complex helps us in the immediate future, Next year’s students can take advantage of the first-class facilities of the new Track and Field Complex much sooner,” Turek pointed out in a statement obtained by catholiccentral.net. Pre and post address, the school offered exclusive tours of the impending Hall of Science, only to those who RSVP’d, cementing Catholic Central's status as an institution both looking back at its storied history and forward to an ambitious and athletic future.