Mount Saint Mary Academy (Kenmore, New York)

Mount Saint Mary Academy MSM
Address
3756 Delaware Avenue Kenmore, New York, (Erie County), 14217 United States
Coordinates	42°59′14″N 78°52′29″W / 42.98722°N 78.87472°W / 42.98722; -78.87472Coordinates: 42°59′14″N 78°52′29″W / 42.98722°N 78.87472°W / 42.98722; -78.87472
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1927
Principal	Mrs. Dawn Riggie '71
Asst. Principal	Mrs. Jennifer Pitz-Jones '96, Mrs. Julie Wojick '85, and Ms. Marissa Dauria '05
Faculty	50
Grades	9-12
Student to teacher ratio	10:1
Color(s)	Blue and White
Song	The Bells of Saint Mary
Athletics	23 different teams
Athletics conference	Monsignor Martin League
Mascot	Thunder
Nickname	Mounties
Rival	Nardin Academy
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Average SAT scores	Critical Reading: 560 Math: 551 Writing: 574
Average ACT scores	24
Publication	Reflections (literary mag.)
Newspaper	Blue Light
Tuition	$8650 (2010)
Admissions Coordinator	Katherine Stubbe '02
Website	www.msmacademy.org

Mount Saint Mary Academy is an all-girls private, Roman Catholic high school in Kenmore, New York within the Diocese of Buffalo.

Background

Mount Saint Mary Academy was established in 1927 by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur.^[2]

Accredited by:

The New York State Board of Regents.
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools^[1]

Member of:

National Catholic Education Association
Catholic Schools Administrators Association of New York State
National Association of Secondary Schools Principals
Bissnet

The school has a student to faculty ratio of less than 10:1. Students regularly outperform their peers on standardized tests. The average SAT scores of students in the Class of 2008, all of whom take the SAT, are: Critical Reading: 560 Math: 551 Writing: 574. Their ACT Composite is 24.

Athletics

The Mount Saint Mary Thunder is made up of 24 different athletic teams including:

Fall

Cross-Country (Varsity) Golf (Varsity, JV) Soccer (Varsity, JV) Swimming (Varsity) Volleyball (Varsity, JV)

Winter

Basketball (Varsity, JV & Freshman) Bowling (Varsity, JV) Ice Hockey (Varsity) Indoor Track (Varsity)

Spring

Lacrosse (Varsity, JV) Softball (Varsity, JV) Tennis (Varsity) Track and Field (Varsity)

Year-round

Competitive Cheerleading (Varsity) Crew (Varsity, Novice)

The arts

Mount Saint Mary Academy has a music program including a concert band, jazz ensemble, string orchestra, and the only all-girls’ marching band in New York State. The all-girls marching band has been chosen to perform at Walt Disney World for the Walt Disney World Easter Parade, as well as the New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade and performed in the 2009 Presidential Inaugural festivities. MSM also has private singing lessons, a chorus and an all-girls a capella group, The Gemstones. Vocalists at Mount Saint Mary's perform at school concerts, masses, plays and at community events. Students may also take music theory as a fine-arts elective.

Mount Saint Mary's offers student activities relating to fine-arts and visual arts including a drama club, fall musical, creative writing club and dance team.

Live! Starring... You!

Live! Starring... You! is a media organization started by Tim O'Shei that connects MSM students with professional entertainers. The interviews are conducted by students and are aimed at demystifying the entertainment industry and gives them the opportunity to attend multiple red carpet events.

References

1 2 MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-27.
↑ "Mount Saint Mary Academy". Mount Saint Mary Academy. Retrieved 2015-03-24.

External links

Official website

Diocese of Buffalo

Ordinaries	Bishops John Timon Stephen Michael Vincent Ryan James Edward Quigley Charles Henry Colton Dennis Joseph Dougherty William Turner John Aloysius Duffy John Francis O'Hara Joseph Aloysius Burke James Aloysius McNulty Edward Dennis Head Henry Joseph Mansell Edward Urban Kmiec Richard Joseph Malone Auxiliary bishops Joseph Aloysius Burke Leo Richard Smith Pius Anthony Benincasa Stanislaus Joseph Brzana Bernard Joseph McLaughlin Donald Walter Trautman Edward M. Grosz

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo Basilica Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna Chapel Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel, Cheektowaga Parishes All Saints Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Buffalo Corpus Christi Church, Buffalo Holy Angels Church, Buffalo St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Former parishs Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Complex, Niagara Falls St. Adalbert's Basilica, Buffalo St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Parish, Buffalo St. Gerard's Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo Saint Mary of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo

Education	Colleges and universities Canisius College, Buffalo D'Youville College, Buffalo Hilbert College, Hamburg Niagara University, Niagara County St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure Trocaire College, Buffalo Villa Maria College, Buffalo Convents Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity Villa Maria Motherhouse Complex High schools Archbishop Walsh High School, Olean Bishop Timon – St. Jude High School, Buffalo Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart, Buffalo Canisius High School, Buffalo Cardinal O'Hara High School, Town of Tonawanda Immaculata Academy, Hamburg Mount Mercy Academy, Buffalo Mount Saint Mary Academy, Kenmore Nardin Academy, Buffalo Niagara Catholic High School, Niagara Falls Notre Dame High School, Batavia Saint Francis High School, Athol Springs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo St. Mary's High School, Lancaster

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