St. Mary's South Side Catholic High School

🚨37% Enrollment Increase🚨
The SOUTH SIDE is RISING. 🐉📈

We've seen a 37% enrollment increase since the 2024-2025 school year! More young men, more families, and more belief in the Dragon Difference. The momentum is real, and we’re just getting started.🐉 Ready to become a Dragon? Schedule a visit and discover what’s waiting for you on the South Side!

https://www.stmaryshs.com/admissions/visit-smssc

We’re officially into the swing of the school year, and now we’re calling all Dragon alumni golfers! 🐉⛳️

Join us for the Bill Schicker Memorial Golf Tournament on Sunday, September 27, 2026!

⛳️ 7:30 a.m.
💰 $150 per player | $600 per team

Grab your fellow Dragons, build your foursome and join us for a great day on the course supporting St. Mary’s… Alumni, we’ll see you on the green!

https://www.smhsaa.com/events/golf-tournament/

The Dragons are BACK.🐉

🐉🎓 BIG NEWS FOR OUR DRAGONS!

We are proud to announce a new three-year partnership with the University of Missouri-St. Louis, creating even more opportunities for our students, faculty and staff.

Through this partnership, St. Mary’s students will have access to a streamlined admissions process, a minimum guaranteed merit scholarship of $5,250 for qualified students, admissions and financial aid support, campus visits, career exploration opportunities and more.

And the impact goes beyond college. From university classrooms to skilled trades and apprenticeships, St. Mary’s continues to build pathways that prepare our young men for whatever comes next.

As President Mike England shared, “It’s clear our Dragons are in demand for educational institutions and the trades.”

We’re proud to see this partnership making headlines across St. Louis! Check out coverage from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, First Alert 4, FOX 2 and UMSL Daily below. ⬇️

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/article_fc357607-f0c0-4f77-9261-a3286d32e091.html

https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/08/11/st-marys-umsl-sign-agreement-streamline-college-path-high-school-students/?outputType=amp

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/st-marys-catholic-high-school-umsl-form-new-partnership-expanding-education-opportunities/

https://blogs.umsl.edu/news/2026/08/11/st-marys-south-side-catholic-high-school-partnership/

Dragons, we’re ready to welcome you back!

All new and returning families are invited to join us! Pick up schedules, meet the teachers, and turn in any medical paperwork needed for the school year.

We can’t wait to see our Dragons back on campus and kick off another great year.🐉

Which one is the REAL St. Mary’s South Side Catholic green? 👀

Drop your guess below ⬇️

Cartez People’s (‘23) graduated from Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562’s CHAMPIONS program.

Watching another Dragon take the next step into a skilled trade and begin building a strong career is what our Pre-Apprenticeship program is all about. Cartez’s success is proof that hard work, opportunity, and the right partnerships create real pathways after graduation.

Congratulations, Cartez. We’re proud of you and look forward to seeing what comes next. 🐉

The future is built by hard work, and our Dragons are leading the way. 🐉

Congratulations to Alum Isaiah Huddleston on officially beginning his career with Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562! We’re incredibly proud to see another graduate of our Missouri Works Initiative turning hard work into opportunity.

Putting in the work!💪