What's Happening At St. Mary's

What's Happening At St. Mary's

What’s Happening At St. Mary’s

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS

2026 Co-Valedictorians of Central Catholic High School

We are proud to announce that this year’s Central Catholic High School’s Class of 2026 Valedictorians - yes 2 Valedictorians - were both St. Mary’s School graduates of the the Class of 2022!

Congratulations to Molly Bordewick and Jonah Hamaker!

2026 Valedictorian and Salutatorian of St. Mary’s School

We are proud to announce this year’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian of St. Mary’s School Class of 2026

Valedictorian: Anika Thomas

Salutatorian: Elizabeth Clover

Congratulations to you both! We are so proud of your hard work!

Upcoming Summer Events

  • Home & School is a committee of parents and teachers whose main goal is to improve our school and get to know each other better through fundraising, family events, and more! We are looking for new members to bring new ideas! Please join us for a meeting on Monday, June 8 @ 6:00PM on the St. Mary’s Upper Playground. The kids can play while we discuss ideas. We are looking to make changes and would love your ideas.

  • Join the parish for dinner to celebrate Fr. O’Brien’s time here with us at St. Mary’s. Raffle drawing will take place as well as the blessing of the redesigned Grotto.

  • We will be planning park play dates and basketball open gyms on various dates and times throughout the summer. Please keep an eye out for additional information through email and it will be posted on Facebook and Instagram.

  • This is St. Mary’s biggest fundraiser of the year! We need YOU! You can sign up to play, bring a team, volunteer, donate, sponsor a hole, OR talk with someone you might know who would be interested in supporting our school! It’s a great day with friends, food, and supporting St. Mary’s School. Text Bob Crawford @ 309-261-3846 for more information.

  • Bring the kids to play on July 18 from 2:00 - 4:00pm (before Mass) while you swap out uniforms for next school year. Please bring gently used uniforms, spirit wear, crest shirts, backpacks, and shoes to swap for new sizes. We will also have new crest shirts available for purchase.

  • Bring the kids for a picnic on August 8 from 5:00 - 7:00pm (after Mass) on the back playground. We will have hotdogs for your family. You’ll just need to bring chairs, drinks, and a side dish. You will also be able to swap out uniforms for next school year. Please bring gently used uniforms, spirit wear, crest shirts, backpacks, and shoes to swap for new sizes. We will also have new crest shirts available for purchase.

  • Come to school anytime between 9:30 - 11:30AM to meet your teacher and see your classroom.

    PreK students can drop off necessary items at this time too (blanket, stuffy, and extra clothes).

  • Home & School is paying for St. Mary’s families to swim FOR FREE on August 16 from 7:00 - 9:00PM!!! It’s a great way for the kids to see their friends and meet new families to St. Mary’s. You only need to bring a towel.

  • 7:45 - 11:30AM

  • This is a must attend meeting for parents from 6:00 - 7:30PM It will be packed with information to prepare for the school year.

  • This is a must attend meeting for parents who have students in 4th - 8th grade who are planning on play any sport at St. Mary’s from 5:30 - 6:00PM. There will be information on sports available and the expectations from coaches, parents, and players.

Thy Will Be Done

FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA

This is the theme for the 2025-2026 school year here at St. Mary's School. “Thy will be done” is a phrase from the Lord’s Prayer and signifies a complete surrender to God’s will, mirroring Mary’s response to the angel Gabriel at the Annunciation.

This phrase embodies a willingness to accept God’s plan, even when it is not fully understood or desired by the individual, and to trust in His goodness and wisdom.

Everytime we say this phrase, we are saying “Lord, Your will and not mine.” We are telling God that whatever He wills for us, we accept it. This is very difficult and hard to do as humans, so we will work to help our students understand how important it is to surrender and do God’s will not our own.

Many may not know, prayer intentions are a huge part of our lives during morning assembly at school.  Everyday, before we begin the Rosary, we offer up our prayer intentions.  Starting immediately, we want to make our prayer intentions bigger and better.  If you would like to add a friend or loved one to our morning prayer intentions, please complete the request below:

Prayer Intention Request

Prayer is a very powerful thing.  We have seen the power of prayer, first hand, work for many of our loved ones on our prayer intention list.  

St. Mary - PRAY FOR US

Prayer Intentions