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MSM Band Takes Disney!The MSM Marching Band and Dance Team – 120 members strong – spent Spring Break at Walt Disney World. The highlight of the trip was the group’s performance in the Magic Kingdom Parade as they marched right down Main Street, USA. The girls were cheered on by an audience from all over the world – as well as many of their own family and friends and even MSM Principal Dawn Riggie, who all made the trip. Watch for the Marching Band at its next appearance at the Kenmore Memorial Day Parade! Click here to watch a slide show of the Band’s performance. Click here to watch a video of the event. Pick Flowers Not Fights
Participants spent a week after school at St. Joes and worked together to finish ten different 4'x8' murals. Our team of artists developed original drawings and painted them in a very short time period. The panels were displayed at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Buffalo before finding new homes on abandoned houses in the City. Congratulations on a job well done to:
Three Mount St. Mary seniors recently received the Manus Christi (Hands of Christ) award from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Youth Department.
Bridget Wodowski a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament parish in Depew, faces challenges by confidently taking one step at a time. Her enthusiasm and responsible leadership help her to reach the top and achieve her goals. Julie Zirnheld from St. Andrew parish in Kenmore, is committed to using her God-given talents and gifts for the good of those around her. Her leadership has empowered her peers in her community and her parish. She enlightens others to look beyond appearances and truly see the face of God in each person. To be eligible for The Manus Christi high school seniors must be witnesses to faith and especially live that faith in the larger community; exhibit leadership; achieve academic success; possess outstanding moral character and be active currently in youth and parish ministry. Congratulations to Julie, Bridget and Christina. The Mount St. Mary community is very proud of you! Mount St. Mary Swimmer Signs Letter of Intent
Kara, recently named an All-WNY Scholar Athlete, is a four year member of the Mount St. Mary Academy swim team. She placed first in the 100 Free, second in the 50 Free and helped her 400 Free relay team to a second place finish at this year’s All-Catholic meet. She has been swimming since she was five years old and is currently a member of the Tonawanda Titans Swim Club. Kara is an active member of the Mount St. Mary community, playing on the championship lacrosse team, serving as a peer tutor and volunteering for a variety of school events. She is a member of National Honor Society and the Sports Boosters Club. Congratulations, Kara! Class of 2009 Receive Rings
The Mount St. Mary Academy community gathered on December 7 to celebrate one of the school’s most cherished traditions – Junior Ring Ceremony at Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Bishop Edward Kmiec celebrated his first Mass at Mount St. Mary, making the event even more memorable. Members of the Class of 2009 received their rings and red roses from Principal Mrs. Dawn Riggie ’71. Several students carried on another wonderful MSM tradition by receiving their class rings from a family member. Congratulations to our Juniors! Mount St. Mary Students Honored by National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Hillary Hamp and Kelsey Kean were named 2008 National Merit Semifinalists and have advanced to the Finalist level. More than 1.4 million students in nearly 21,000 high schools took the PSAT/NMSQT. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, which Hillary and Kelsey tested into, represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. To become Finalists, students must demonstrate an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier qualifying test performance. Approximately 15,000 Semifinalists will advance to the Finalist level. From this group, all Merit Scholarship winners will be chosen. This announcement is expected in Spring, 2008. Laura Jakiel, Rebecca Hurley and Sara Shimmel were named National Merit Commended Students based on scoring among the top 50,000 students in the United States on the PSAT/NMSQT. Commended Students do not continue on in the National Merit Scholarship Competition, but some of these students do become candidates for special scholarships granted by other corporations and businesses. “I am so proud of our students who were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation,” said Dawn Riggie, Mount St. Mary Academy principal. “This is a wonderful tribute to the years of hard work and determination they have demonstrated as students at Mount St. Mary.” Mount St. Mary Academy, founded by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur in 1927, is an all-girls, Catholic college-preparatory high school located at 3756 Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. |
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Mount St. Mary students and faculty recently completed an art project in conjunction with MSM alumna Mrs. Catherine Ward and her art students at St. Joe’s. The group worked on "Peace Murals" for a project run by 
Christina Matthews, from St. Andrew parish in Kenmore, serves others in her parish and community. She puts her hands of Christ to work at SABAH, Special Olympics, McAuley Nursing Home, and at CYO and parish functions.
Mount St. Mary Academy senior Kara Powalski has signed a National Letter of Intent to swim next year at Canisius College, where she plans to major in Biology/Pre-Med.
Five Mount St. Mary Academy seniors were recently recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for their performance on the 2006 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).