St. Mary School Swormville -

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Anna has been at SMS since PreK.  She participated in bowling, basketball, volleyball, softball, track, soccer, art & drama clubs.  She received the President’s Award for Academic Achievement & will attend Williamsville North High School this fall. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Kaitlin received an award for effort in Biology, the President’s Award for Academic Achievement, & was on the High Honor Roll. She will attend the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart this fall. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Maggie has been at SMS since Pre-K & took part in softball, basketball, soccer, track, bowling, art & drama clubs.  She received the President’s Award for Academic Achievement and was on the High Honor Roll.  Maggie will attend the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart in the fall. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Solin has been at SMS since 1st grade. He served as 8th grade class Sergeant at Arms, & took part in basketball, softball, soccer, track & art club.  Solin was on the High Honor Roll, & received the President’s Award for Academic Achievement. He received the Loyola Scholarship at Canisius High School where he will attend this fall. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Aiden was a class co-President, and has been at SMS since Kindergarten.  Aiden received a Virtue Award for Faithfulness, the President’s Award for Academic Excellence, the NYS Attorney General Triple “C” Award,  was  inducted into the National Junior Honor Society, & was on the High Honor Roll.  He participated in Drama club having roles in plays & musicals, & was on the swim, soccer, basketball & math teams. Aiden received the Ignatian Scholar and Father Pedro Arrupe Scholarships, & will attend Canisius HIgh School this fall. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

Our building is going to have a fresh new look come Sept.! Not only has the cafeteria been refreshed, but the lower level is looking great with a new coat of paint too. Thank you to Mr. Don, Mr. John, Mrs. Genovese, and everyone else who has helped with the painting!

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Meghan has been at SMS since Pre-K. She participated in swimming, basketball, volleyball, track, softball, soccer, bowling, drama club, & altar serving.  She received a Diocesan Character Ed Award, June’s Virtue Award of Faithfulness, the President’s Award for Academic Achievement, the Charism of Mary Award, was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society & was on the High Honor Roll.  Meghan was also a 2024 Home School Association Essay Contest Winner.  She will be attending Nardin Academy this fall where she received a scholarship. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Brayden has attended SMS since Kindergarten.  He played on our soccer, basketball, & baseball teams, & was involved in drama club.  Brayden received the Virtue Award for Brotherly Love, the President’s Award for Academic Achievement, & was on the High Honor Roll.  Brayden also received the Sister Sheila Ann Burke Memorial Award for starting each day anew, persevering through hardships, learning through life experiences, & demonstrating growth from his experiences.  One of his favorite memories from SMS was the 8th grade class trip to Washington, D.C., on which he had a great time & made many wonderful memories with his classmates. Brayden received two scholarships from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute where he will attend this fall. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

#STREAM Olympic Camp wrapped up today with a Lego design challenge, Olympic prayer rings, designing medals & a closing podium ceremony. It was a great week of collaboration and teamwork -all of our campers deserve their gold medals! #olympics #podium #goldmedals #summercamp 🏅

Our #Montessori Summer Adventures Camps finished up today! This past week was full of slipping n' sliding, learning, growing, collaborating & exploring for our littlest campers. #montessorilearning #summerfun #waterwork

The #SpringforSuccess Auction Gala is still delivering the fun! Thank you to the Hemmingson & Hausrath families for their contributions to the 2024 Gala - the Hausraths enjoyed a trip to Explore & More while the Hemmingsons had fun in a limo ride to Anderson's ice cream with friends. Mark your calendars for the 2025 Gala coming up on April 5th! #limoride #summerfun #exploreandmore #Andersons #icecream

Our #STREAM campers continued exploring the Olympic games this week by completing an ancient Olympic scavenger hunt & creating USA themed tie-dye shirts, foil athlete sculptures, living chalk drawings, archer's bows & catapults. Stay tuned for an update on the #ClosingCeremony !

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Jackson has attended St. Mary’s since PreK-3.  He was very active in school and the 8th grade class treasurer.  Jackson participated in swim, track, basketball, soccer, bowling, drama club, intramurals, altar serving, & band.  Jackson received the NYS Attorney General Triple “C” Award, the President’s Award for Academic Excellence, & the Montessori Buddy Award. He was also on the Principal’s Honor Roll for having an average over 97%.  He was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society and was on the school math team.  Jackson’s fondest memory from SMS was winning their Varsity Boys Basketball division & earning a school banner. Jackson received the Signum Fidei Scholarship to St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, where he will attend this fall. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

Parishioners/School Families: Did you forget to RSVP for St. Mary's 175th Anniversary Reception that follows our 6 PM Commemorative Assumption Mass on August 15?Last minute responses to attend may be made using this link until Noon on Friday, 8/9: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054CABA72FA7FD0-50418885-rsvp

We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2024 all summer long! 🐝💙🤍🎓 Evan has been attending SMS since Kindergarten. He was on the bowling, track & soccer teams, and played hockey outside of school.  Evan was also a member of the art, drama, & trout clubs.  He received a Virtue Award for Faithfulness, the President's Award for Academic Achievement, and was on the High Honor Roll.  Evan will be attending Canisius High School in the fall where he received a scholarship. Best of luck to you & may God bless you! #SMStheplacetoBEE

This week, campers in grades 3-6 kicked off #Olympic Camp by making red, white & blue tie dye shirts (to be unveiled on Thursday) and Olympic torches! Students each chose a country they wished to represent and competed in relay races. #Paris2024 #relayraces #tiedye #STREAM

The St. Mary School Office will be CLOSED on Thurs., Aug. 8th for summer cleaning. In light of this change, the office will be open Fri., Aug. 9th from 8am - 2 pm, and resume regular summer hours (Tues. - Thurs., 8 am - 2 pm) on Tues., Aug. 13th. 🐝

TODAY is the last day to order from the HSA School Supply Kit Sale to ensure your student's supplies arrive before supply drop off day! Order school supplies for student(s) in grades K-8 here: https://schooltoolbox.com/school-supplies/school/list-boxes/?schoolId=110336

Our gently-used uniform sale will resume Weds. Aug. 7th, as Mr. Don & Mr. John are having the floor waxed near the B1 entrance . We still have a variety of polos, skirts, jumpers, sweaters, etc. available, and are still accepting gently-used donations! We're excited for all of our floors to look shiny & new for the start of school in less than a month! #backtoschool #shinyandnew #uniformsale

Don't forget to order school supplies for student(s) in grades K-8 from the HSA School Supply Kit Sale. Order by Aug. 7 to ensure your student's supplies arrive before supply drop off day! https://schooltoolbox.com/school-supplies/school/list-boxes/?schoolId=110336