Building plans for Notre Dame High School have come to a temporary halt.

Building Committee Co-chairman Tom Reinagel said the project has been put on hold until a site can be selected.

"We're still in negotiations for property," he said. "It's not like house hunting."

The new Catholic high school has been proposed as a 40-acre site near Interstate 55. The school will accommodate 500 students. Current enrollment is about 320.

The new building will hold 16 classrooms, science and computer labs, an auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium.

It is expected to cost $4.5 million to build, which includes the cost of land, furniture and equipment.

According to diocese policy, half the money must be raised before the construction can begin, Reinagel said.

Currently, students from a 45-mile radius attend the school at 1912 Ritter.