St. Mary holds Ride Your Bike to School day

CROWN POINT | On May 17, students at St. Mary Catholic Community School strapped on their bicycle helmets and rode their bikes to school instead of riding in a car.

St Mary environmental club goes on trip

CROWN POINT | On May 7, students from the environmental club at St. Mary’s Catholic Community School enjoyed a wonderful hike through Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve. Bur Oak Woods is one of the only remaining old growth savanna habitats found in Lake County Indiana.

Head of the class on path to graduation

CROWN POINT | Crown Point High School hosted the 56th annual Kiwanis Scholars Banquet on May 8. Students from Crown Point High School, Robert A. Taft and Colonel John Wheeler middle schools, St. Mary Catholic Community School, and Trinity Lutheran were recognized.

St. Mary students visit WGN

CROWN POINT | On May 8, students from St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point traveled to Chicago to visit the WGN Television Studio. Students were given a personal tour by news anchor Lourdes Duarte.

St. Mary places 10th in Knowledge Master Open competition

CROWN POINT | Thousands of students throughout the country and in many foreign countries competed Dec. 5 in the 59th Knowledge Master Open academic competition. Middle school, junior high, and high school students faced their computers and 200 tough questions to vie for top scores based on t…

Kindergartners elect President Obama at St. Mary polling place

CROWN POINT | Kindergartners in Mrs. Mesich’s class at St. Mary Catholic Community School took part in their version electoral process and voted on Tuesday.

St. Mary Catholic School hosts CPR/AED course for seventh graders

CROWN POINT | On Wednesday, September 26, St. Mary Catholic Community School hosted a CPR/AED course for 59 Seventh Grade students.

St. Mary's experienced their own March Madness

CROWN POINT | March Madness recently hit St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point.

Teen missing for hours before partygoers noticed

CENTER TOWNSHIP | Thirteen-year-old Sean Woods was missing for at least four hours before partygoers noticed, a Lake County police report states.

M'ville teen had 'strong faith,' his father says

Thirteen-year-old Sean Woods had "strong faith" for a young boy, his father told The Times on Monday.

Proud new "parents"

CROWN POINT | Easter arrived a bit early at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point, as Marlene Moreth's kindergarten class welcomed baby chicks hatched in their class in late March. The students created a special habitat for the eggs provided through Purdue University Cooperative …

Proud new "parents"

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ST. MARY CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL Kindergartner Shaunna Frey makes friends with a new baby chick hatched in her classroom at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point. This is the 19th year Marlene Moreth's kindergarten has participated in the 4-H Classroom Chick E…

Proud new "parents"

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ST. MARY CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL Easter arrived a bit early at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point, as Marlene Moreth's kindergarten class welcomed baby chicks hatched in their class in late March. The students created a special habitat for the eggs provided…

This eighth-grader knows where he's going

Kyle Kirk, 14, demonstrated a solid grasp on geography in qualifying to compete at the state level of the National Geographic Bee.

This eighth-grader knows where he's going

Kyle Kirk

C.P. student qualifies for state geography bee finals April 9

CROWN POINT | Kyle Kirk, an eighth-grader from St. Mary Catholic Community School, qualified to compete at the state level of the National Geographic Bee. Kirk won his school geography bee in January and qualifed for the state finals by earning a high score on the state level exam.

Sign-ups for St. Mary Catholic Community School start today

CROWN POINT | Open registration for St. Mary Catholic Community School, 405 E. Joliet St., will begin today.

C.P. school advances to state Science Olympiad contest

CROWN POINT | The Science Olympiad team at St. Mary Catholic Community School will attend the state competition March 20 at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Young scientists bound for state

CROWN POINT | The Science Olympiad Team from St. Mary Catholic Community School is headed to state

Young scientists bound for state

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ST. MARY CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL Displaying their third-place regional trophy are members of the Science Olympiad Team from St. Mary Catholic Community School, front row from left, Chrissy Loera, Madalyn Brownlee, Nicole Anderson, Anna Hopkins, Michael Bukur, Justin Waran…