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 with their division.
Each division eats separately. 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.
Explore
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.
God.
We expect: Mass every week, whether or not your family is Catholic. Four years of theology.
We give: The chapel where St. John Paul II said Mass. A retreat every year. The reason for everything else on this page.
Family.
We expect: Respect and kindness to everyone. Enforced, not just encouraged. A parent who picks up when we call.
We give: One adult who knows your child’s work, not just their name. A call before the report card does. A saved seat at lunch on day one.
St. Mary’s.
We expect: Four years of English. Original work, every time. 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. Since 1885.
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