The Hills Are Alive...

...With The Sound Of Music - Above Rocks that is - The St. Mary's Choir is busy practicing for the All Together Sing Competition this year. They are spending countless hours rehersing believe they can win it all! Check local TVJ listings for the first show.

Send Down The Holy Spirit

On September 3rd the Saint Mary's College Community gathered in Church to celebrate the Mass of The Holy Spirit, asking the Spirit of the Lord to bless the students, administration, faculty and staff for the 2010-11 academic year. The assembly lifted the roof of the Church as they sang the Lord's praises and called down the Holy Spirit - Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire Fall On Us! Jesus Christ is the reason for the existance of Saint Mary's College and He will certainly guide us as we all try to build his Kingdon, one student at a time.

Students call down The Holy Spirit upon their teachers

The College Choir sings "The Lord Is My Shepherd"

Lord Make Me An Instrument Of You Peace

Students exchange a sign of peace during Mass

Field of Dreams?

This morning 15 members of the Above Rocks Community joined the workers from the Church to spread sand on the playfield. Last Saturday a playfield committee was established consisting of members of the Past Students Association, Above Rocks Community and the Church. Working together we hope to develop a world class field where our student-athletes can shine. All went well for a few hours until the skys opened and the field turned into a lake. Life up here in Above Rocks!

Spreading Sand

Cleaning The Drain

Here comes the rain!

St. Mary's Playfield or St. Mary's Lake?

Class of 2015 Arrives

Dressed in freshly pressed uniforms (girls wearing their "new lady-like" skirts) the members of the Class of '15 gathered with their parents in the Saint Louis Educational and Social Center (church auditorium) for their orientation session. We hope they feel welcome as the newest members of the Saint Mary's College Family!

Mrs. Davidson (Principal, on left) and her fellow collogues prepare to address the students and parents.

Parents listen attentivly - their involvement is crucial!

Students eager to begin the school year.

A WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Greetings in the Lord! As we sit on the eve of another academic year, I reflect on from where we have come and hope for what may still be.

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Over these past five years, throughout Jamaica and at times when foreign, I encounter St Mary's College Grads and hear stories of St Mary's. In many ways these are stories of the good olde days.

With continued attention to academic excellence and improvements, enhanced disciplinary and admission criteria, and promotion of Catholic Schools Initiatives we too can be "players" in the next string of stories about St Mary's College and the next generation of SMC Students can also tell stories of the good olde days.

I invite you to join the friars and sisters, administration and staff, the parents/guardians and past students of St Mary's in this most exciting and promising process throughout this academic year.

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PEACE!

Br Michael Duffy, ofm conv

Chairman

Only A Few More Days Of Summer!

With only a few weeks until the School year begins, the administration, faculty and staff are preparing for a successful start of the year. Staff meetings are scheduled as is the Opening School Mass (September 3)