In September of 1958, Saint Mary School opened its doors as a junior high school with an enrollment of 165 students in grades seven and eight. Grade nine was added in 1959, and in June of 1960 the first Saint Mary School graduation took place. In 1969 transformation from a junior high to an elementary school began to take place. By 1980, Saint Mary School was a complete elementary school offering grades kindergarten through eight and boasting an enrollment of over 200 students. The school’s program was further enhanced in 1982 with the establishment of a pre-kindergarten class of 35 three and four-year olds.

Today, in addition to grades kindergarten through eight, Saint Mary School offers a TLCare program for before and after school care from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., a two-day three and a three/five-day four-year old program as well as a five-day kindergarten readiness program which includes Spanish and Physical Education. Saint Mary School offers school-wide specials including vocal music, instrumental music, physical education, library, art and technology. Spanish is taught in every grade beginning in pre-kindergarten. An honors curriculum is in place for middle school grades in Literature and Mathematics. The new science lab was added in the summer of 2008 with an inquiry-based curriculum, an interactive technology program and scheduled labs. Over 100 new computers were added to the school during the 2007-2008 school year bringing every classroom into a school-wide network as well as providing access to the Internet. Teachers now have the capability of posting homework assignments and class announcements on their individual classroom web pages and parents and students are now able to e-mail their teachers enhancing communication efforts. Our latest improvement in the area of technology occurred during the 2009-2010 school year. Smartboards were installed in every classroom, and the teachers are integrating their use into all aspects of the curriculum.
Saint Mary School keeps pace with the changing times and prepares its students to adapt to life in the twenty-first century while maintaining a solid Christian value system.

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