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About St. Mary's-Colgan Class of 1964
St. Mary's -- Then and Now St. Mary's Parochial school was started in 1885. It was discontinued in 1906 because of financial problems and then restarted in 1915. The original elementary school, which we attended, was completed in 1924. A third story was added in 1937 to accommodate a gym and additional classrooms for the high school (grades 9 through 12), which began operation the previous year. The new high school building was completed in 1960. We were the first class to complete all four years of high school in the new building. Sister de Chantal was our principal from 1960 through 1963. Sister Veronica was principal our senior year. Since then, the high school has been renovated and a wing to house the junior high has been constructed on the south side. The name of St. Mary's High School was changed to St. Mary's-Colgan High School to honor Father Colgan, who died in 1966. The high school is still located at 212 East 9th Street, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762. In 2006, the original elementary school building was demolished and replaced with a spacious, single-story building for Kindergarten through 6th Grade. The elementary school is still located at 213 East 9th Street, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762. The railroad tracks north of school have been removed making room for a new gym and practice field. Basketball games now are played in the new gym. Football games are still played at Pittsburg High's Hutchinson Field. The team continues to walk to the convent and to serenade the nuns with Good Night Irene after each win. The size of St. Mary's school system (K-12) is about the same as when we attended. Total enrollment for Kindergarten through 12th Grade varies between 500 and 550 with an average number of students per grade between 41 and 45. Just a few nuns teach at St. Mary's now, primarily in the elementary school. We have had only lay principals since 1974. How Can I Participate in This Group? Step 1: Get a Free Flickr Account and Join this Group We have many pictures to share. To use this site, you must first get a free Flickr account. Please note that your Yahoo account will work because Flickr is owned by Yahoo. After you get an account, go to the group page, click on Join This Group. After you join, you can view all the photos. In addition, you can post your own photos. First: Upload the photos you wish to share using the Upload Photos link on your Home Page. You can either upload files created by your digital camera or scan and save old photos. If you scan prints, use a resolution which is at least 200 dpi (dots per inch) and not more than 300 dpi. Always save the image using the jpg (jpeg) file format with minimal compression. The Flickr site will compress and save your photo in several sizes automatically.We are still trying to contact all of our classmates. If you know of any, please have them join this site and share their contact information with us. This site has Administrators. Our assigned Administrators are: Paula (Glick) Doherty and Cathy (Meehan) Heffernan. The backup is Rick Shurtz. Contact an administrator if you have a problem. Step 2: Subscribe to our Newsletter We plan to send out periodic newsletters and announcements. If you wish to stay informed, please click on the link below and enter your contact information. That's all it takes to join our mailing list. You can unsubscribe anytime you wish. Sign up for our Email NewsletterStep 3: Bookmark the Site The public web site address for our group is: www.flickr.com/groups/smc64. Bookmark this address and check back frequently. |
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