Before class
Arrive and find your footing.
There is time to settle in, find a friend, and speak with the adults who know your day.
TWO DIVISIONS. ONE ST. MARY’S COMMUNITY.
Separate classrooms. Shared life.
Girls and boys learn in their respective divisions and share the larger life of St. Mary’s—faith, traditions, clubs, activities, athletics, campus spaces and friendships.
EXPERIENCE
What a Tuesday feels like.
Not a highlight reel. Just a school day.
Morning
Work that asks something of you.
Discussion, laboratory work, writing, and problem-solving shape the academic day.
Midday
Lunch together.
One lunchroom. Time with friends. The part of school that isn't on a syllabus.
After the bell
Practice, create, lead.
Teams, rehearsals, clubs, service and the things students choose for themselves.
FIRST YEAR
Ask someone who just did it.
What were you most nervous about before freshman year?
What surprised you once you got here?
When did St. Mary's start feeling like your school?
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Find your place.
Then make it yours.
Athletics
Teams, competition, and school spirit build discipline, confidence, and lasting friendships.
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Arts
Music, studio work, performance, and student work placed where the community can see it.
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Clubs
Shared interests become projects, friendships, competitions, and new traditions.
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Leadership
Students learn to take responsibility for teams, programs, and the people beside them.
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Faith
Prayer, Mass, service, and Catholic tradition remain part of the school’s common life.
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Residential life
Five- and seven-day boarding offer structure, independence, and a community on campus.
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Live here
A campus with room to become.
The lakefront setting is part of the daily experience — room to study, pray, create, gather, and grow.
Burkacki Academic Center. Classrooms on the lake.
The Galeria. Music, art, stage.
The Shrine. A Saint said Mass here.
The old campus. Ours since 1909.
The promise
What we expect, and what we give you.
In that order.
God.
We expect: Mass every week, whether or not you’re Catholic. Four years of theology.
We give: A chapel a Saint said Mass in. A retreat every year. The reason for everything else on this page.
Family.
We expect: Kindness to everyone. That’s the whole conduct code, and it’s enforced.
We give: One adult who knows your child’s work, not just their name. A call before the report card does. A seat at a table the first week.
St. Mary’s.
We expect: Four years of English and academic growth. Something after the bell. On time, in uniform, phone away.
We give: Placement by subject, reviewed every year. The truth about whether we’re the right fit.
We teach it before we expect it.
God. Family. St. Mary’s. Since 1885.
Come see it on a Tuesday.
A Shadow Day is not a tour. It is the school day — classes, lunch, conversations, and everything in between.
God. Family. St. Mary’s.
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