St. Florian was one of six schools slated to close during the 2014-15 school year by the cash-strapped archdiocese, which said it could no longer provide a subsidy the school had been depending on for several years. St. Florian already had managed to stay open the year before by raising $250,000 with bake sales and raffles. To save itself the second time, the father of a student climbed to the roof dressed as Santa Claus and stayed until $56,000 was raised to keep the doors open for one more year.