STEUBENVILLE -- The Lovers Lane campus of Bishop John King Mussio Central Elementary school will close at the end of the school year. A press release was issued Thursday afternoon by the Catholic Diocese of Steubenville stating a letter has been sent to all Mussio elementary parents Thursday announcing the closing of the building. The letter was signed by pastors of parishes in Bloomingdale, Mingo Junction, Steubenville and Wintersville that support the school, which listed 455 students and 37 lay faculty in September 2009. The pastors wrote that they will continue to seek input from parents and staff on the future of the school and set up a task force to direct immediate renovations as well as plan future building needs and attempt to enhance enrollment. Though the Lovers Lane Campus will close, the gymnasium in the former Aquinas Central School will be utilized for elementary and junior high school students for as long as possible, according to the press relea.