Student Council Lemonade Stand (2022)

St. Mary School offers a variety of different enrichment programs throughout the year. Some of these programs are offered during school hours, while most are after school with a fee associated based on the program. Here is just a few of the different programs offered. 

Altar Servers

Altar Servers are dedicated boys and girls (grammar and high school age) and adult men and women.

The Altar Servers actively assist the priest in the celebration of Mass and other liturgical functions. They manage objects used in liturgical rituals, i.e. cross, candles, water, wine, incense and prayer books and provide an example of reverence and prayerful service.

Training for new Altar Servers will take place in the Spring. Please check back here for more information.

• Altar Servers Program Brochure
• Altar Servers Registration Form

Honor Society

Membership in the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is one of the highest honors that can be awarded to a middle school student. Our chapter has worked hard to bring the accomplishments of outstanding students to the attention of parents, teachers, peers, and the community. Our chapter strives to give practical meaning to the Society’s standards of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. These five ideals are considered as the basis for selection. No student is inducted simply because of a high academic average.

The National Junior Honor Society strives to recognize the total student—one who excels in all of these areas. The standards used for selection are:

• Scholarship: cumulative average
• Leadership, Service, Character, and Citizenship: as demonstrated by activities and teacher evaluations

ST. MARY NJHS OFFICERS:

• President:  TBD
  
• Vice President: TBD
• Treasurer:  TBD
• Secretary:  TBD

Chess Club

Research has shown that chess enhances scholastic ability and athletic focus, improving scores and overall performance in both areas…and we have FUN!

Coaches Colette Fairchild Saganich and Dianna LaMantia will lead the team for the 9th season along with other helpful volunteers.

The club is open to St. Mary students in grades 3-8; strict limit of 40 students.

Cost & Sign-up

• $50 per student, covers instruction, snacks, handouts, t-shirts. (make checks payable to Dianna LaMantia)

Time & Format

• We meet on Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:20 pm
• The first hour will be instruction; the second hour will be supervised open play. 

2022-2023 Meeting Dates

• November 9, 16, 30
• December 7, 14
• January 18, 25
• February 8, 21 (Tuesday)

As Always:

• Every skill level is welcome – we can teach any student that is interested in learning chess and improve even advanced players.
• Middle school players may earn service hours if they are able to coach other students or assist the coaches. All will get instruction as appropriate.
• Guest parents and former GBCC members are invited to join in chess play at any Meeting.
• Parents who do not play may come to learn, observe, and help keep everything running smoothly.

Program Calendar

EVENT	DATE	TIME
St. Mary Chess Tournament	Saturday, February 11	9:30 a.m.– 3 p.m.
Games Night	Saturday, March 4	6:30 pm – 10 pm

Sign Up Form

Download Flyer

Running Club

I am a firm believer in running so I offer the simplicity of running with a program called Running Club. You may join as a running club member with the expectation of running on your own and participating with the track team at Mary Park. During the 9-week season, you can strive to reach the marathon mark (26 miles), half century mark (50 miles) or century mark (100 miles). The miles that you ran during this program in past years count toward meeting these goals. With each goal you are awarded a special t-shirt. This was a big hit last year.

— Coach Rich Slehofer

Program Calendar

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Safety & Flag Patrol

Safety Patrol is a necessary extra-curricular activity where students keep the school population safe while earning service hours. The six to seven posts are located on the school property to facilitate the arrival and dismissal of students.

Safety Patrol students serve to protect St. Mary’s children. In January, eighth graders are released and sixth graders join the teams. Training for our new patrol people in seventh or eighth grade is ongoing. All patrol people are required to attend training to be the best you can be and keep our children safe. Punctuality is most important (you are responsible for getting your own substitute). We are counting on you!

Flag Patrol gets the key from the main office and puts up the American flag and the St. Mary flag below it. In case of inclement weather, the flag is not flown.

Schedule

• Morning duty begins at 7:30am and ends at 8:00am.
• After school duty starts at 2:50pm and becomes final when all traffic ceases near 3:10pm.

Program Calendar

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St. Mary School Safety Patrol Guidelines

• A Safety Patrol member must always be on time, kind, and respectful, especially on duty.
• Do not socialize during your duty time; do not talk with friends at this time. You are watching for the safety of your fellow students.
• Keep the students safe:
  • Make sure students walk.
  • Make sure students stay on the sidewalk.
  • Make sure there is no throwing on school grounds.
  • Make sure there is no yelling or profanity.
  • Make sure there is no fighting or bullying.
  • Make sure students walk their bikes.
  • Get an adult if any unsafe conditions arise.
  • Wear your belt at all times.

Positions Available

1. Herrick Door: In the morning, let students in early in inclement weather.
2. Link Door (2 positions at this post): Direct early students who are meeting teachers to the school office to check in. In case of inclement weather, let students in early.  Students need to stay in the Link area until the first bell rings. In the afternoon, you go to the end of the sidewalk and monitor the area for any unsafe activity/behavior issues.
3. Gym Door/East Lot: In the morning, you man the door and give students access in case of inclement weather. Motion students to the front door for early access to the school. In the afternoon, you monitor the area at the east end of the parking lot for unsafe situations/behavior issues.
4. Outside Gym Doors: Watch for cars and students in need of crossing the street. Help the teacher who is there. Please stay on the sidewalk.

Thank you for keeping our students safe.
Thank you for helping watch over St. Mary students. You are in a position of authority, so be respectful at all times. You represent St. Mary School. All problems should be reported to the  the directors of Student Safety programs, Mr. Romano ([email protected]) and Ms. Bober ([email protected]).

Safety Patrol Schedule

Flag Patrol Schedule

Spring Musical

There are many different ways for students to be a part of our musicals. They can audition for an acting role, help create beautiful scenery in set design, or join stage crew to help with lights, sound and scene changes. Musical productions are a lot of work, so we are lucky to have such talented students who help with every part of our shows!

For information, please contact Mrs. Falasz or Mr. Rouleau.

Our School Play will be back next Spring! Stay tuned for more information regarding the play selection!

Student Council

Student Council is a student organization that helps develop the leadership skills that are so important in a student’s future. Student Council is also a service organization that emphasizes care for the student body, our Parish of St. Mary, and the community around us and beyond. We have done many, many wonderful things in the past and will continue to do so.

Activities Include:

• Red Ribbon Week (anti-drug/bullying awareness)
  
• Thanksgiving Drive
• The School Newspaper
• School Spirit Activities, such as Pep Rallies and guides for visitors to our school
  
• Making our school more “Green” with our ecology commission
• Finding ways to make our school a safe place to be
• Finding ways to help in the community
• And some just plain fun things such as dress down days, bake sales, lemonade and hot chocolate stands and car washes.
  

The Officers For The 2022-2023 Student Council:
President:  Oliver L.
Vice President:  Lexi R.
Co-Vice President:  Emma O.
Secretary:  Laura F.
Co-Secretary: Elsa P.0
Treasurer:  Nate K.
Commissioner of School Spirit:  Ava S.
Commissioner of the Press:  Michelle B.
Commissioner of Ministry and Service: Jazmine P.
Commissioners of Publicity: Jack R.
Commissioners of Ecology:  Isaiah M. and Thomas S.
Commissioners of Safety:  Jacob Z. and Simran H.

Student Council Moderators:
Mrs. Johnson
Miss Bober
Mrs. Day
Mr. Romano

Band

UP Music is proud to partner with St. Mary School to offer the following programs: band (4th-8th grade) and piano (Kindergarten-3rd grade). Our classes are customized, engaging, and FUN! To learn more about our partnership, please visit our website at www.strivingupmusic.com/mary.

End Game
There are a lot of things we want to accomplish in the classroom. We want to make sure our students are learning the instrument and all relevant items to the best of their ability. In the classroom, we want to place our students in positions where they have to learn how to make decisions. Ultimately, we want our students to become better students and, over time, responsible adults who change the world.

About UP Music
Our motto, "Teaching Life Through Music" resonates in everything we do. We not only want to teach our students how to become great musicians but even better people. Using our core values we create class environments that are:

1. Supportive - An environment that creates comradery (peer-to-peer and teacher-to-peer).
2. Seize - An environment where students are comfortable jumping in with the potential of making mistakes.
3. Sustain - An environment that produces perseverance through adversity.
4. Share - An environment where students and teachers can share their experiences.
5. Smile - An environment where we can laugh and smile through good times and bad.

For more information, please visit our website at www.strivingupmusic.com/about

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