St. Mary School Swormville -

💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓 KINGSTON P. - Kingston started at St. Mary’s in Kindergarten. Kingston volunteered for the parish at Vacation Bible School, the St. Agnes project, all 8th grade class projects, other SMS summer camps, & also as an altar server. He participated in many sports including swimming, soccer, basketball, track, & bowling. This year, Kingston broke 5 school swimming records that had been held for over 20 years, & holds a record in the Neumann Catholic Swim League. He was a member of the National Junior Honor Society, & attended art club. He was also accepted into the UB Gifted Math Program, & has placed in the top 3 for the Knights of Columbus poster contest. Kingston received awards for excellence in ELA, excellence in social studies, excellence in biology, excellence in Spanish, & excellence in health at graduation. Kingston received the St. Francis Xavier scholarship from Canisius High School where he will attend in the fall. Kingston is on the Principal’s Honor Roll, received the President’s Award for Academic Excellence, & the Principal’s Award at graduation. He was also named as an HSA Essay Contest winner, & was our valedictorian for the class of 2026, with an average of 99.33%.

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💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓JACK N. - Jack has been with this class since he was 3 years old in Montessori Pre-K. Jack volunteered by participating in food collection for St. Vincent de Paul, cleaning the church, the 5th grade book drive, as well as the National Junior Honor Society baking project. Jack was active in many sports at St. Mary’s including baseball, basketball, swimming, & track. He was also a member of the art club & the drama club. This year Jack received an award for improvement in algebra. Jack earned a scholarship from St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, where he will attend in the fall. Jack is a member of the National Junior Honor Society, & received the President’s Award for Academic Excellence at graduation.

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💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓 LYDIA M. - Lydia has been a part of the class of 2026 since Kindergarten. She is an active volunteer, acting as an altar server since 5th grade, as well as cantoring at school & parish Masses. She has also volunteered at the Parish Picnic & Chowder Chase, helped organize the Jared Boxes service project & deliver them to Children’s Hospital, has volunteered in many ways through her participation in the Amherst Skating Club, as well as baked Christmas cookies with the National Junior Honor Society. Lydia also participated on the swim, track, basketball, soccer, & volleyball teams. She was also active in drama club & art clubs. Lydia earned a Diocesan Character Award as nominated by her peers. Lydia received awards for improvement in science, & effort in PE at graduation. She also received 2nd place in this year’s Knights of Columbus essay contest. She is proud to have been on the Principal’s Honor Roll throughout middle school, & will be in the Honors Program next year at Mount St. Mary Academy where she will be attending high school. Lydia received several scholarships from the Mount including the Daughters of Mount Saint Mary Academy, the Alumnae Association Scholarship, & the Founders’ Scholarship. Lydia also received the New York State Attorney General Triple “C” Award, & the President’s Award For Academic Excellence at graduation. She is a member of the National Junior Honor Society, & on the Principal’s Honor Roll.

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💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓 MARGARET M. - Margaret was one of the more recent additions to the class, joining in 3rd grade. She has been a very active volunteer during her time at SMS, helping out at VBS, & the St. Mary’s Parish Picnic, as well as helping to clean the inside & outside of the church. Margaret was also instrumental in the coordination of the SPCA service project. She enjoys staying active & was on the swimming, basketball, soccer, bowling, & volleyball teams. She also enjoyed attending art club. Margaret received the improvement award in PE & a virtue award for faith. Margaret received a four year scholarship from Nardin Academy where she will be attending in the fall. Margaret is a member of the National Junior Honor Society, & received the President’s Award For Academic Achievement, as well as a Knights of Columbus scholarship for being the highest scoring female student on the 8th Grade Capstone Project.

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💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓ADAM F. - Adam has been a part of SMS since he was 3 years old in Montessori Pre-K. During his years here he was an altar server, ran children’s games at the church picnic, assisted in coaching & volunteering for Hasek’s Heroes, the Boy Scout food & clothing drives, cleaning the church, serving as color guard for an HSA meeting, VBS counselor, & National Junior Honor Society cookie baking. Adam enjoys athletics & participated on our basketball, baseball, soccer, track, & bowling teams, as well as on the combined hockey team with St. Greg’s. Adam was also busy with many extracurricular activities including Scouts, art club, chess club, musicals/drama club, National Junior Honor Society, & being on the math competition team. Adam served his class as co-president for the 2025-2026 school year. He received the writing award in ELA, excellence in algebra, effort in Spanish, excellence in PE, & the magnificent musician award at graduation. Adam was also proud to receive two Diocesan Character Education awards as nominated by his peers, & is an Ignatian Scholar. Adam has chosen to attend Canisius High School where he received the Fr. Arrupe Scholarship. Adam also received the New York State Comptroller’s Achievement Award, & the President’s Award for Academic Excellence at graduation. He is on the Principal’s Honor Roll, was named as an HSA Essay Contest winner, & was also our salutatorian this year, with an average of 99.03%.

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💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓ABIGAIL D. - Abby joined St. Mary’s in the 2nd grade & could always be counted on for a smile or a helping hand. She volunteered helping out with food drives, the Jared Box project, cleaning the church, & baking Christmas cookies for those in need. Abby enjoyed playing on our soccer & volleyball teams. She enjoyed participating in the school musicals & attended art club. Abby is an excellent artist & has won the Knights of Columbus poster contest many times. She also won 2nd place in the Knights essay contest last year. Abby is looking forward to attending Sacred Heart Academy next year. Abby received the Charism Of Mary Award, & President’s Award For Academic Achievement, & the award for excellence in art at graduation. She was also named as one of the HSA Essay Contest winners.

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💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓 OLIVIA D. - Olivia has been part of the SMS family since she began in Montessori Pre-K. She has volunteered over the summer for our parish Vacation Bible School, as well as volunteering at Cradle Beach Camp. She was also a part of the 8th grade cookie baking project. Olivia participated on our girls’ volleyball team & played soccer for the school as well. She also enjoyed participating in art club. Olivia is very proud to have earned several virtue awards throughout her years at St. Mary’s. She received awards for excellence in social studies, effort in art, & improvement in health at graduation. Olivia was awarded the Alumnae Scholarship in memory of Caesarina Diminello Carderelli, & will attend Sacred Heart Academy in the fall. Olivia also received the President’s Award for Academic Achievement, & the Sister Sheila Anne Burke Memorial Award at graduation.

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💙🐝🤍This summer, we're celebrating our Class of 2026 Bees who are headed off to high school this fall! We are so proud of all of them, & wish them the best as they continue achieving great things as SMS alumni.

🎓MICHAEL C. - Michael began at St. Mary’s in Kindergarten. His volunteer work included working on food drives, cleaning the church, helping out with vacation bible school, & Christmas cookie baking for the less fortunate. Michael is often seen at school & weekend Masses in his role as an altar server. Michael was very active on our school sports teams including baseball, basketball, hockey, swimming, & soccer, many of which he participated in for several years. He was inducted into the St. Mary School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society & is also an Ignatian Scholar. Michael received awards for effort in algebra & improvement in PE. Michael will be receiving the Pedro Arrupe scholarship from his high school of choice, Canisius High School. Michael received the Charism of Mary Award & the President’s Award for Academic Excellence at graduation. Congratulations, Michael! We wish you all the best as you begin this exciting new chapter.

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🎓🎉 We're so proud of all of our alumni who've celebrated their high school graduations this year! In honor of the SMS Class of 2022, we thought we'd share their 8th grade graduation program and a few fun excerpts from their class memory book - enjoy, and feel free to tag your fellow alums!

🐝 Once a bee, always a bee! Whether you're a recent graduate or have been away for awhile, we'd love to hear from you. Join our alumni community and stay up to date on all things SMS: stmaryschoolswormville.org/alumni

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Students in grades 4-8 recently participated in our SMS Career Fair. We welcomed over 20 guests, including school parents and even some alumni! Fr. Tom opened the event with a prayer and talk on vocations. Students enjoyed meeting with our guests and learning about various careers, including architecture, banking, law, the food industry, speech therapy, education, advertising, criminal investigation, and more!

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SMS graduates just keep achieving great things, in high school & beyond! Congratulations to the St. Mary School Swormville Alumni who have been named to the first quarter honor roll at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute!

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SMS graduates continue to achieve great things, in high school & beyond! Congratulations to the following St. Mary School Swormville Alumnae on making the first marking period Honor Roll at their high schools.

Mount St. Mary Academy:
Amelia Bocketti

Canisius High School:
Matthew Carver
Evan Dahl
Tyler Kubiak
Anthony Pepe
Alexander Zgoda
Stanislav Ryskin
Aiden Charland
Solin Cruz
Ryan Kubiak
Patrick MacDiarmid
Lucas Pepe
Evan Wilkes
Jacob Puckett

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🐝💙🤍🎓 We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2025 all summer long & wishing them well as they head off to their next chapter - high school!

Quinn started at SMS in middle school, & participated on our swim & basketball teams, as well as in early AM intramurals. She was an active school volunteer, participating in service projects & giving tours during Open Houses. She also served as the class Treasurer. Quinn received the following awards at graduation: the NYS Attorney General Triple "C" Award, the President's Award for Academic Achievement, the Sister Sheila Ann Burke Memorial Award, awards for Improvement in Science, Technology & Reading, awards for Effort in Math & Religion, & she was also on the Merit Roll. Quinn will attend Lockport High School this fall.

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🐝💙🤍🎓 We're celebrating the SMS #Classof2025 all summer long & wishing them well as they head off to their next chapter - high school!

Braeden attended SMS since Montessori Pre-K, & participated in Art & Drama Clubs, Soccer & Track.  Braeden participated in several SMS service projects & early morning intramurals.  He also participated in the Diocesan Math Competition, & received a special award for being chosen to participate in the Diocesan Art Show this year.   He received the following awards at graduation: Virtue award from Mr. Dolan for Kindness, Improvement in Science, Effort in PE, Excellence in Math, & Outstanding Achievement in Art. Braeden was on the Merit Roll & will attend Canisius High School in September.

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The HSA Back to School Spirit Wear Sale is now live: check out all the cool gear available, especially the warm weather uniform shirt shown. Purchase this comfy, cotton touch tee as another option for your student to wear from May 1st through October 31st . Tees, hoodies, fleece blankets, water bottles, umbrellas & more are also available. Spirit wear is not considered uniform attire (aside from the shirt shown) & may be worn to & from school, but not during the school day in lieu of uniforms.

NEW THIS YEAR, there will be designated HSA SPIRIT WEAR DRESS DOWN DAYS on which you CAN wear your spirit wear to school, so stock up! Order soon - the online store closes Friday, Aug. 22nd!

Visit stmaryschoolswormville.org/spiritwear to shop & place your order. Orders will be delivered to school by Sept. 15th.

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