On Friday, March 30th Denny attended the state geography bee.  We are very happy to say that he finished in 10th place overall.  We are very proud of Denny and all of his accomplishments.

Congratulations to Denny M.  For a second year in a row, he has won the school Geography Bee and qualified to represent SMI and participate at the state level of the National Geographic Bee.  He will be traveling to the College of DuPage for the Competition on Friday, March 30th.  Congratulations Denny - we are proud of you!

Congratulations to all of the grade 4 and 5 readers for a job well done in battle of the books.  This was the first year for our fouth grade students to compete and they did a fantastic job.  The 5th graders really did well for their second year of competition.

The results of the evening were:

4th grade - 2nd and 3rd place

5th grade - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

St. Mary's walked away with 5 of the 6 trophies that evening!  Way to go!  Keep reading.  We are proud of all of you!!

On Thursday, March 8th, forty-one of our junior high students competed in the annual Battle of the Books contest.  This year it was held at St. Ray's in Joliet.  What an outstanding performance by all of our students.

The results of the evening are as follows:

6th grade - 1st and 2nd place

7th grade - 2nd place

8th grade - 1st and 2nd place

Congratulations to all of our winners and participants.  We are very proud of you!

The Catholic Education Foundation at the Diocese of Joliet distributes hundreds of needs-based scholarships each year.  Students K-12 are eligible to apply for financial assistance to help cover the cost of tuition.