St. Mary's Community Catholic School

St. Mary’s Students Learn through “Hands On” Experiences

St. Mary’s Students Learn through “Hands On” Experiences The 5th graders from St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point, concluded their Age of Exploration Social Studies Unit by creating boats out of popsicle sticks and other materials.  The students learned how ships became an important...

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St. Mary’s School- Alumni Spotlight: Mrs. Jenny Horn

St. Mary’s School- Alumni Spotlight: Mrs. Jenny Horn Student, parent, teacher....These are all titles that describe Mrs. Jenny Horn’s role at Saint Mary Catholic Community School.  Catholic education has been a part of teacher Jenny Horn’s life since she was six years old.  She attended Saint...

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St. Mary’s Students Research Saints and Dress Up

St. Mary’s Students Research Saints and Dress Up Third Graders at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point celebrated All Saints Day on Monday, November 2nd by dressing up as the saint they researched. Students had the opportunity to share their saint's story at Mass as well as present...

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St. Mary’s Graduate Makes Helping Others with Mission Trips a Priority in Life

St. Mary’s Graduate Makes Helping Others with Mission Trips a Priority in Life Colleen Anderson is a person who has always been doing kind things.  She was inspired to do mission work when she was a fifth-grade student at Saint Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point.  This calling came when a group of students...

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St. Mary’s School – St. Mary’s Science Olympiad Team Qualifies for State Competition

St. Mary’s School – St. Mary’s Science Olympiad Team Qualifies for State Competition On Saturday, February 29th, the St. Mary Catholic Community School Science Olympiad Team competed at the Ivy Tech, Lafayette competition. The two teams of students walked away with 19 medals! St. Mary's of Crown Point placed second overall and...

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St. Mary’s students duck and dodge for a good cause

St. Mary’s students duck and dodge for a good cause On Friday, February 21st, over 60 fifth-grade through eighth-grade students from St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point gathered to play dodgeball and raise money for La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago. La Rabida is the only...

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St. Mary’s to host new event for basketball fans

St. Mary’s to host new event for basketball fans St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point will host its inaugural “Crown Point March Madness at St. Mary's” event on Thursday, March 19. Individuals 21 and over are invited to join fellow basketball fans for a night of watching the...

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Alex Nickla: a young man shaped by upbringing at St. Mary’s School

Alex Nickla: a young man shaped by upbringing at St. Mary’s School By Lisa Hughes Four words sum up Alex Nickla; professional, personable, passionate, and positive. Alex is a 2009 St. Mary Catholic Community School graduate and currently is the team leader of The Nickla Group, a top 40 Real Estate Team in Northwest...

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Alumni Spotlight – St. Mary’s School – Mrs. Elizabeth Louis, A Life Well Lived

Alumni Spotlight – St. Mary’s School – Mrs. Elizabeth Louis, A Life Well Lived “A life well lived” sums up Elizabeth Louis's life.  Liz, called Mrs. Louis by the students at St. Mary School, is a 1933 graduate of the Catholic school in Crown Point.  She celebrated her 100th birthday in April.  One of the highlights of...

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