St. Mary takes part in diocesan spelling bee

Pictured in the back are pronouncer Celine Henderlong and Stephanie Kustka. Pictured in the front are Fred Stezo, Leo Lopez and Megan Ritter.

St. Mary takes part in diocesan spelling bee

CROWN POINT | The Northwest Indiana Catholic Youth Organization held its diocesan spelling bee on May 14, 2013 at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point.

St. Mary competes in Knowledge Master Open

Pictured in the back are Kylie Georgefski, Miss Flynn, Joey Andrade, Bradley Duda, Kyle Poulin, Mary Mantel, Lukas Denney, Matt Pytel, Nicole South, Blake Lopez, Anthony Pelicane, Jack Mumaugh, Olivia Bianco and Mrs. Henderlong. Pictured in the front are Nathan Waran, Joey Lucas, Madison Grc…

St. Mary competes in Knowledge Master Open

CROWN POINT | Saint Mary Catholic Community School's Junior Academic Team, composed of fifth and sixth graders, competed in the Knowledge Master Open this spring. The competition is an international event that involves a student team working together to answer questions on a wide variety of …

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 holds Ride Your Bike to School day

St Mary environmental club goes on trip

Joey Lucas, Garrett Brittingham, Tom Ruiz (in background), Lukas Denney, Kim Hise (in background), Kelli Gagne, Bailey Georgefski, Jim Erdelac, and Natalie Patel participate in a food web activity.

St Mary environmental club goes on trip

Student hike through Burr Oak Woods surrounded by trees that were present before the time of the revolutionary war.

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.

St. Mary students visit WGN

Pictured from left to right are Riley Granger, Jackson Bologna, Nathan LaTulip, Cassie Vickers, Steve Sanders, Lauren Garcia, Madeline Payne, Paige Sanborn, Courtney Hall, Nick Poulin, Kaitlyn Doyle, Alan Mance, Zach Molnar, Heather Clarkson, Tom Skilling and Lourdes Duarte

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's academic team is No. 1 in Diocese

Pictured in the back row are Wanda Feder, Will O’Donnell, Garret Brittingham, Carly Zdanowicz, Paul Maicher, Emma Suris, Cameron Rachford, Erin Demo, Joey Prasco, Jeff Tarala, Marissa Wright, Don Domsich, Jacob Quasney and Kathryn Strimbu. Pictured in the front row are Natalie Theil, Bailey …

St. Mary's academic team is No. 1 in Diocese

CROWN POINT | St. Mary Catholic Community School’s middle school academic team competed in the Knowledge Master Open on April 24. The team placed first in the Diocese of Gary CYO competition and seventh in the state.

Kindergarten open house to be held at St. Mary's

CROWN POINT | On May 1, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., St. Mary's Catholic Community School will hold a Kindergarten Open House.

Kindergarten open house to be held at St. Mary's

Kaysie Struble and Carson Granger show off newly hatched baby chicks in Mrs. Moreth’s kindergarten class. The project is done annually as part of a 4-H, Purdue University Co-op extension program and is a wonderful “hands on” learning experience.

Students work hard in preparation for Art from the Heart event

Kathryn Strimbu, one of St. Mary’s top artists, poses with a piece that she created for St. Mary’s Art from the Heart event. It is titled, “Living Books.”

Students work hard in preparation for Art from the Heart event

CROWN POINT | Art is an important part of the curriculum at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point.

St. Mary's School holds Wellness Fair

Noelle Thomas of Fleet Feet discusses foot health and running with St. Mary’s seventh graders, Justin Patel, Zach Kammer, Elias Gerodemos, Christ Finissi, Sam Krutz, Jack Mumaugh, Joey Lucas, Luke Wartman, Ernie Anderson and Jackson Bologna.

St. Mary's School holds Wellness Fair

Jenny Cain and Rachel Debore of Kauffman Chiropractic discuss spinal health while teacher Ken Florek and a group of eighth graders looks on.

St. Mary's School holds Wellness Fair

CROWN POINT | St. Mary Catholic Community School’s fourth annual Wellness Fair was held in the school gym on April 10.

St. Mary's CyberCats celebrates National Robotics Week

CROWN POINT | On April 7, students from the St. Mary Catholic Community School’s CyberCats robotics club provided robot demonstrations to guests at the Museum of Science and Industry in honor of National Robotics Week.

St. Mary's CyberCats celebrates National Robotics Week

Pictured are team members and seventh graders Samantha Perea and Patrick Olenik.

Spring has arrived at St. Mary

Pictured are Kaysie Struble and Carson Granger.

Spring has arrived at St. Mary

Pictured are Frankie Rueth, Sophia Valdez, Lani Flamini, Summer Weaver and Aidan Abad.

Spring has arrived at St. Mary

CROWN POINT | The first sign of spring happened at St. Mary's Catholic Community School in Crown Point in Marlene Moreth’s kindergarten class. A successful hatch of many chicks was a fun learning experience for the students and parents alike.

St. Mary has its own March Madness

Referee Nick Jeffirs, Matt Krampen, Paul Maicher, Alec Thompson, Nicky Waran and referee Jake Brown made up the seventh and eighth grade team.

St. Mary has its own March Madness

Referee Chris Krutz, Nick Giesen, Elias Gerodemos, Sam “Clutch” Krutz, Chris Finnissi and referee Noah Thiel made up the fifth and sixth grade teams.

St. Mary has its own March Madness

CROWN POINT | March madness was in full swing last Friday night at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point. Fourteen teams left it all on the court at St. Mary’s annual 3-on-3 double elimination co-ed basketball tournament.

St. Mary eighth grader named Geography Bee champ

Nicky Waren poses with social studies teacher Brad Nieman.

St. Mary eighth grader named Geography Bee champ

CROWN POINT | Ten students from grades four through eight competed in the school wide Geography Bee at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point on Jan 10.

Inspiring the next generation of engineers

CROWN POINT | On March 2, five students from St. Mary’s Catholic Community School traveled to Crawfordsville, Ind. to compete in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Tech Challenge in an event called Ring It Up. Students were challenged to design and build a robot to…

Q, U get married

CROWN POINT | St. Mary Catholic Community School’s preschool is for students who are 3 or 4 years old by Aug. 1. It is called Lil’ Wildcats Preschool. The Lil’ Wildcats recently celebrated the marriage of Miss Q and Mr. U.

Q, U get married

Pictured are maid of honor played by Grace Taylor, Miss Q played by Saoirse Mullally, Mr. U played by Dominic Villarreal, and best man played by Luke Holok.

St. Mary chess team sends 11 to state championship

CROWN POINT | St. Mary Catholic Community School’s chess team sent 11 members to the Indiana State Chess Championship which was held two weekends ago in Indianapolis.

St. Mary students participate in talent show

CROWN POINT | Fourth through eighth grade students of St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point recently participated in the 2013 talent show.

Wildcats 'paws' to help animals

First graders Addison Talaga, Vicente Fletes, Lilly Johnson, James Chalos and Molly Scott display items donated for the seventh annual Pet Drive at St. Mary's Catholic Community School.

Wildcats 'paws' to help animals

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St. Mary's undefeated, wins CYO Championship

Pictured in the front row from left to right are Brad Duda, Ernie Anderson, Chris Finissi, Nick Morgan, Luke Wartman and Shawn McClelland. Pictured in the middle row are Kristel Villarosa, Hannah Helton, Victoria Mance, Rebecca Ising, Madison Grcevich and Paige Sanborn. Pictured in the back …

St. Mary's undefeated, wins CYO Championship

CROWN POINT | Coach Geisen's sixth grade team at St. Mary Catholic Community School won the CYO Championship on Saturday. The team completed an undefeated season.

St. Mary students are chess champs

Pictured in the back row are Nick Garcia, Jack Walsh, Tommy Pawlowski, Joey Pollitt, Paul Maicher and Patrick Olenik. Pictured in the front row are Jackson Pawlowski, J.J. Mullaly, Douglas Gutjahr and Calvin Pawlowski.

St. Mary students are chess champs

CROWN POINT | St. Mary Catholic School's chess team sent 10 members to the Indiana State Chess Championship, which was held last weekend in Indianapolis.

St. Mary's School Environmental Club views eagles

Pictured in the front row are Eli Wartman, Madison Grcevich, Liana Abad, Grace Mumaugh, Reilly Granger, Courtney Grcevich. Pictured in the back row (starting with the teachers) are Heather Clarkson, Tome Ruiz, Alaina Stryczek-Harrell, Elizabeth Cooley, Marissa Oakley, Patrick Olenik, Jack Mu…

St. Mary's School Environmental Club views eagles

CROWN POINT | On Jan. 25, 17 students from the St. Mary Catholic Community School’s Environmental club traveled to Starved Rock State Park in Illinois to view the Bald Eagles.

St. Mary places 10th in Knowledge Master Open competition

(from left to right): Marissa Wright, Erin Demo, Jacob Quasney, Paul Maicher, Molly Murphy, Emma Suris, Marissa McCullum, Garrett Brittingham, Nicholas Garcia, Kathryn Strimbu, Natalie Thiel, Jeff Tarala, Seth Abad, Cameron Rachford

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…

St. Mary students honor those who served

CROWN POINT | A large group of veterans attended St. Mary Catholic Community School’s Veterans Day program on Friday, November 16.

St. Mary's teachers vs. students Dodge Ball game raises $1555 for La Rabida Children's Hospital

CROWN POINT | On November 9, students and parents gathered in St. Mary’s School gym in Crown Point to watch and participate in a charity dodge ball tournament benefiting La Rabida Children’s Hospital. The tournament was planned and run by the St. Mary’s Student Council.