Saint Mary School was founded in 1958 as a junior high school to provide
Newington area students with a Catholic education. Since then it has grown into
an elementary school, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade serving the
greater Hartford area.
Saint Mary School is accredited and certified by the Connecticut State
Department of Education, the Archdiocese of Hartford and the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges.
All children regardless of race, religion,
culture or ethnic background are
welcome to attend Saint Mary School.
Mission
Statement
We, of Saint Mary
School, are a Catholic community that
works to ensure that every student in
Pre-K through Grade 8 acquires
knowledge, skills, and Catholic values.
In conjunction with
the family, the Church, and the
community at large, we offer a caring
environment and a quality program. We
prepare a diverse student population to
live as productive and contributing
citizens and to live as full members of
the Body of Christ.
Our commitment to
academic excellence, while developing
the whole child, enables each student to
achieve the full potential that God has
endowed.
School
Profile
Accredited by the New
England Assoc. of Schools & Colleges
Last year at this time I wrote you to introduce
myself and to share my hopes for the school year ahead.
One of my goals was to meet you so that we could work
together for the success of St. Mary's School. Much to
my surprise a whole year has passed since that first
letter. Where has the time gone?
This past year has been marked by several areas of
progress at St. Mary's. Early last summer, Jose Arden
joined our staff as custodian. Many of you have
commented how the school interior shines thanks to his
work. The fall months saw an increase in enrollment
along with the completion of our hard wired network
expansion to every classroom and staff room in the
building. This enables students and teachers in each
classroom to have access to the network without having
to leave the room to work in another area. The science
program is already using new textbooks while renovation
of the science lab is scheduled for completion in
September. We have already ordered supplies and
furniture for the renovated lab that will include
student workstations and instrument storage cabinets.
To look back at an academic year of success is one
thing but, to look back over fifty years of a school's
legacy is quite another. St. Mary's can be proud of its
half century of academic excellence in Catholic
Education and I am pleased to be a part of this
exceptional school as it begins its next half-century.
This is an outstanding school with a spirited group of
parents who contribute unselfishly of their time and
efforts to create a faith filled environment for their
children. I look forward to knowing and working together
with more of you as we continue to follow in the
footsteps of those who helped establish the proud
tradition of St. Mary's School.
In conclusion, I wish to thank those who organized
and participated in so many activities during this past
year. Whether the event raised funds for the school or
provided fun for the students, nothing would have
succeeded without the dedicated teamwork of so many
parents who cared to give of their time and talents. It
is the devotion of parents like you who helped make the
past fifty years possible and will make the next fifty
years a reality. The past fifty years were not always
easy ones and the next fifty will have their trials as
well. We will succeed as we always have, by asking Our
Lord to walk with us. With Him along the way we cannot
help but succeed.
