St.

Marys

Sentinel
January 2015 Quarterly Newsletter
Community Service
-Its a Priority

lenge! Thank you to everyone who helped our young

leaders with this project.

adults give back regularly

and are great role-models in
this arena for our youth.

This fall was a very busy

time for the students at our

SAVE THE DATE

St. Mary's
School

School Resumes Jan 5,

2015

school. Prior to Thanksgiving the Seek Ye First group

rallied the troops by hosting
a nonperishable food drive
to be donated to the St. Josephs Church food pantry.
Over 450 items were donated and Mrs. Bauer's first
grade class won the chal-

Then on November 26, students in 4th-8th grades

were treated to a Thanksgiving Feast with all the
trimmings. The feast
wouldn't have been possible
without the chefs who volunteered their time to make
the food and serve it. Special thanks goes to Tina and
Steve Ojala, Pete Formolo,
Bob Fabricino, and Gritt
and Helen Gilmer. These

Enrollment for School

Families Jan 1-15th

St. Mary's School also participated in the Parade of

Lights. Special thanks to the
Spencer family for allowing
us to use their trailer and
Steve and Tina Ojala for
allowing us to use their garage, lights, and other items
for the float.

Half Day Jan 15th

dismissal at 11:30am
NO SCHOOL Jan 16th
Enrollment for
Catholics Jan 16-30th
Catholic Schools Week
Jan 25th-30th
Sunday, Jan 25th
Mass at St. Joes 10am
Open House-Ice Cream
Social Wed, Jan 29th
at 6pm w library hour
Enrollment for our
Public Feb 1
NO School Feb 13th
Half Day March 5th
dismissal at 11:30am
Spring Break March 30
-April 6th

We chose St. Marys because of the faith-based education our children will receive. We
couldn't be happier with our choice and the education our children received. Thank you St.
Marys.
Tom & Stacey Swanson

Back to School Tues.

March 7th

What are they up to???

WISH LIST
- A built in projector for the
SMART board $800
-Better lighting for the
hallways-possibly LED
If you would like to
make a financial contribution towards these items, please contact
our Principal, Mrs. Farney, at
906-635-6141. St. Marys Elementary School is a non-profit
organization and your financial
gift would be tax deductible.

DIOCESAN CONFIRMATION
The Sacrament of Confirmation will
take place on Sunday, April 19, 2015,
at St. Peter Cathedral at 3:00 pm
ET. This Confirmation Mass will be open to the entire
Diocese and will be specifically celebrated for the
following groups of people who have not yet been

confirmed:
1. Youth who will be in the 11th or 12th grade during
the 2014-2015 school year;
2. Young adults in college who are seeking the
Sacrament of Confirmation;

3. Those adults in our RCIA programs who have

been baptized and raised Catholic, that is, people
who have received both the Sacrament of Baptism
and Holy Communion. Previously, Bishop Sample
has granted faculties to confirm at the Easter Vigil
those people who have been baptized and raised
Catholic. Now, the Bishop, as the ordinary minister
of the Sacrament of Confirmation, would like those
who have been baptized and raised Catholic to
come to the Cathedral so that he can confirm
them.
If anyone is requesting to be confirmed
that does not meet the above criteria,
please refer them to your pastor as any
special requests must be submitted by
the pastor to the Office of the Bishop.

2015-2016 School Registration Starts this Month

NEW this yearwe are only distributing you need a hard copy we will have
ONE packet for registration. We have also several in the office but are enoutlined dates so the process is clearer.
couraging families to print the
PDF offline.
Please visit our website at:
stmarys.eup.k12.mi.us
If you have questions at any time
please call the main office at 906This years multi-page packet includes all
635-6141.
the information you will need to enroll one
or several of your children. You can easily To take a tour of our school you
print extra copies of certain pages as well
can join us on Wed., Jan 28th at
for individual child information. Please
6pm or you can set up a better
note that we are directing families to our
time that works for you by calling
website to save time and printing costs. If
the school office.

Kindergarten Round-Up is being

planned and we are scheduling for
Friday, March 6th. Please let us
know if you are interested in signing
up by calling our office at 906-6356141.

Principals Corner
out corporal works of mercy throughout you will consider coming to our Open
House on Wednesday, January, 29. That
the year.
evening, you will have an opportunity to
In this issue of the St.
I am a very proud principal of St. Mary's meet the teachers and ask all the quesMary's Sentinel, you will
tions you ever had about St. Mary's
School, not only because of the strong
find an article highlighting academic program but because it has
School. We have tuition assistance for
the work of the Seek Ye
successfully integrated faith throughout those who qualify and a transportation
First group. This group, with the help
subsidy for families who live outside the
its entire program...and that's what
and guidance of two of our teachers,
10 mile radius of the school.
makes St. Mary's School special!
strive to develop in our students a
heart that is open to the suffering of
God is good, all the time!
If you are interested in finding more
others. This goal is accomplished by
information about our school, I hope
Mrs. Farney
leading the student body in carrying

From the Principal:

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Our graduates speak for themselves...

Toni Boger attended St. Marys beginning in kindergarten and finishing
in the fifth grade. She then attended
Sault Area Middle School and Sault
Area High School, where she participated in volleyball, dance, and symphony band. She traveled with the
Sault High symphony as a freshman
to play in New York Citys Carnegie
Hall.

Toni First Grade (1996)

Teacher Mrs. Arthur

After graduating from high school in

2008, Toni attended Saginaw Valley
State University and majored in English and Communication. While at
SVSU, she was a campaign coordinator for a state senate race and was a

staff member of the universitys

newspaper, The Valley Vanguard,
eventually becoming its editor-inchief. She was also a member of
the Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Chi, and
Lambda Pi Eta honor societies. She
graduated magna cum laude in 2012
and moved to the Boston area,
where she currently works as a site
editor for an international tech
company based in Boston.
Toni believes her faith, her family
and friends support, her hard work,
her stubbornness, and her persistent need to keep learning have
contributed to all her successes in
her 24 years of life. The want to
learn, she says, began at St. Marys.
I am thankful for my time at St.
Marys because I was always encouraged to be curious and to incorporate my Catholic faith into all
parts of my life, she said. I continue to appreciate the encouragement and lessons I received at St.
Marys. The school holds a special
place in my heart.

Toni Summer 2014

Let us know where you are now.

If you attended St. Marys please
email traceyordiway@yahoo.com.

St. Marys Sentinel

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St. Marys Elementary

360 Maple St.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone: 906-635-6141
E-mail: tmiller@eup.k12.mi.us
Website: http://

stmarys.eup.k12.mi.us

Mission Statement
Guided by the Holy Spirit and in partnership with the parents,
St. Marys School is committed to teaching the knowledge of
the faith centered in the person of Jesus Christ. The values
and traditions of the Catholic faith are integrated into a comprehensive academic program where each child can develop
spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically. In a safe, joyful, and diverse environment, St. Marys
School will teach its students the value of their Catholic heritage while respecting the traditions of students of other faith
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Join us for our annual Open House-Ice Cream Social event on Wednesday, Jan.
28th starting at 6pm until we run out! Look for more information to follow in
the Monday Folder and Facebook: St. Marys School. Invite your friends!

Meet Ms. Christina RossiKindergarten Teacher

Educating the minds of young
individuals is such an inspiring
and rewarding position. It requires passion and dedication to
strive to achieve success. It is
about pushing the limits of individuals in order to allow them to
achieve their goals. It is about
embracing faith and becoming
fully committed to God. It is a journey that is educational, emotional, and fulfilling. I have a love for learning and
as a teacher I will have the opportunity to continue
learning for the rest of my life.
My passion for teaching began when I was in high
school. I had a teacher who greatly inspired me. She
showed me how influential a teacher can be in a students life. This was so powerful and rewarding and I
knew from that moment on that I wanted to have that
same impact on others.
It seems not long ago I was sitting in my first education
classes at Lake State dreaming of the day I would have
my own classroom and now that dream has finally come
through. I feel so privileged to have been given the

Show your School Pride!

opportunity to teach Kindergarten at St. Marys School.

This is my first teaching position and I am so eager to
implement everything that I have learned through my
education at Lake Superior State University. I am a
recent graduate with a major in elementary education
and a concentration in French Language. My student
teaching took place in a kindergarten classroom and had
such an amazing mentor teacher who taught me a lot
about kindergarten.
I am so thankful to be joining such a welcoming and
loving school community. I look forward to an exciting
educational year ahead!
-Ms. Rossi

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Its a WIN WIN.

Where did you get that License

Plate??? We are now offering
Cool 2B Catholic apparel, license
plates, vinyl clings, mugs and
bags. Please stop in the office to
view samples. St. Marys Elementary School receives a % of each
order. Contact Tracey for an
order form at 906-322-4032 or
stop in the office. Price ranges
from $5-$30.