St. Mary School Swormville

💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓ABIGAIL D. - Abby joined St. Mary’s in the 2nd grade & could always be counted on for a smile or a helping hand. She volunteered helping out with food drives, the Jared Box project, cleaning the church, & baking Christmas cookies for those in need. Abby enjoyed playing on our soccer & volleyball teams. She enjoyed participating in the school musicals & attended art club. Abby is an excellent artist & has won the Knights of Columbus poster contest many times. She also won 2nd place in the Knights essay contest last year. Abby is looking forward to attending Sacred Heart Academy next year. Abby received the Charism Of Mary Award, & President’s Award For Academic Achievement, & the award for excellence in art at graduation. She was also named as one of the HSA Essay Contest winners.

💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓 OLIVIA D. - Olivia has been part of the SMS family since she began in Montessori Pre-K. She has volunteered over the summer for our parish Vacation Bible School, as well as volunteering at Cradle Beach Camp. She was also a part of the 8th grade cookie baking project. Olivia participated on our girls’ volleyball team & played soccer for the school as well. She also enjoyed participating in art club. Olivia is very proud to have earned several virtue awards throughout her years at St. Mary’s. She received awards for excellence in social studies, effort in art, & improvement in health at graduation. Olivia was awarded the Alumnae Scholarship in memory of Caesarina Diminello Carderelli, & will attend Sacred Heart Academy in the fall. Olivia also received the President’s Award for Academic Achievement, & the Sister Sheila Anne Burke Memorial Award at graduation.

💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓 GIANNA C. - Gianna joined SMS in Kindergarten. She's been a very active volunteer during her time here, helping out at VBS & the St. Mary’s Parish Picnic, making cookies for those in need, as well as being & altar server for school & parish Masses since 5th grade. Gianna is an active athlete & participated on our swim, soccer, & basketball teams. She has also participated in school musicals, the fall play, art club, & girl scouts. Gianna is a co-president of the class of 2026, & received awards for excellence in religion, excellence in PE, effort in social studies, outstanding initiative in ELA, & the Magnificent Musician Award at graduation. Gianna was also honored to receive the very prestigious St. Thomas More award last year. Gianna will be attending Sacred Heart Academy in the fall where she received the faculty & staff scholarship. Gianna also received the New York State Comptroller’s Achievement Award, the President’s Award for Academic Excellence, & the Leah Bellito Sportsmanship Award at graduation. She is also a member of the National Junior Honor Society, & on the Principal’s Honor Roll.

✏️ Did you know we offer 3 or 5 day per week, half-day or full-day Pre-K, with optional after-school care? Get more information on enrolling your 3-6 year old at our WNY All-Star A-List school, as featured in Buffalo Business First’s Schools Guide, by calling 716-689-8424, or visit stmaryschoolswormville.org/montessori. See why we’re the place to “bee”!

💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓MICHAEL C. - Michael began at St. Mary’s in Kindergarten. His volunteer work included working on food drives, cleaning the church, helping out with vacation bible school, & Christmas cookie baking for the less fortunate. Michael is often seen at school & weekend Masses in his role as an altar server. Michael was very active on our school sports teams including baseball, basketball, hockey, swimming, & soccer, many of which he participated in for several years. He was inducted into the St. Mary School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society & is also an Ignatian Scholar. Michael received awards for effort in algebra & improvement in PE. Michael will be receiving the Pedro Arrupe scholarship from his high school of choice, Canisius High School. Michael received the Charism of Mary Award & the President’s Award for Academic Excellence at graduation. Congratulations, Michael! We wish you all the best as you begin this exciting new chapter.

💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓JOSEPH A. - Joey joined the class in 2nd grade. His volunteer work included food collection for St. Vincent de Paul, cleaning the church, & the 5th grade book drive, as well as making cookies for those in need at Christmas with the honor society. He was active in school sports including baseball, basketball, swimming, & track, & also participated in chess club. Joey enjoyed participating in school musicals, particularly comedic roles. Joey served his class as secretary this year & is also quite proud of his induction into the National Junior Honor Society. Joe received an award at graduation for effort in math. Joe will be attending Canisius High School in the fall where he has earned a scholarship. Joe received the President’s Award For Academic Achievement at graduation. Congratulations, Joe! We wish you all the best as you begin this exciting new chapter.

Congratulations Matthew Carver, SMS Class of 2022!

🐝👕 Bee-lieve it or not, it's time to start thinking about school uniforms for Sept.! Our gently used uniform sale begins this coming Monday, July 27th, & will run until Thurs., Sept. 3rd.

Come & shop for what your students will need for the fall. We have a wide selection of sizes & styles available for Montessori Pre-K & grades K-8, even including some Spirit Wear!

Stop by the sale in the B1 foyer next to the school office anytime, 7 days/week. If you have questions about uniform requirements or would like assistance, please plan to shop during our summer office hours, Tues. - Thurs., 8 am - 2pm.

We're still accepting donations of gently used uniform items, click here to see what we will and won't accept: https://tinyurl.com/3vn5t8de

Click here to read uniform guidelines, as well as for links to shop for NEW uniform items: stmaryschoolswormville.org/uniforms

What a difference a NEW FLOOR makes! Check out these wonderful "after" photos of our flooring project that was just completed. All that's left to do in our lower level classrooms is to set up the desks and chairs, organize, and decorated for students this Fall!

Once again, we wouldn't have been able to tackle this project without the generosity of our donors at this year's Magnificat Gala. A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to everyone who raised their paddles, as well as our generous donors who matched the raise the paddle contributions!

🎪 PICNIC SUNDAY is here! After the bounce houses, food, music, pony rides & entertainment, stop by & get some stickers & mini bubble wands from us near the school office, & learn more about enrolling your child at St. Mary School!

https://stmaryspicnic.com/