Dear St. Mary’s Families,
Spring Break is here – I hope you all rest, relax, and enjoy. Safe travels if you are leaving town or have others coming to see you. We are looking forward to seeing everybody back at school on March 23rd. 😀
Thursday, March 12th, students can wear Pi Day Attire or Green for St. Patrick’s Day – or both if they think ahead and are creative – If not, please wear Spirit Wear.
Thank you to Fr. John and the other Treasure Valley priests for hearing confessions last Friday. It is an incredibly positive experience for our students and we greatly appreciate the priority our priests place on this sacrament.
A Lenten Prayer
Lord, empty me – fill me – use me
Empty of anything that pulls me away from You, God
Fill me with Your grace, Your love, Your presence
Use me, use my life for Your goodness
Please join us for Stations of the Cross
- Friday, March 27th at 2:30
- Wednesday, April 1st at 2:30 – Living Stations of the Cross
- Wednesdays, April 1st at 8:30 – Grandparents’ Mass – All are welcome
Pi Day – March 12🥧
Pi Day is TOMORROW! Don’t miss out on your chance to buy a Pi(e) in celebration of the one and only MATH HOLIDAY! Bring your cash, check, or money order…. 💰
Washing of the Feet
Each year at the 7:00 pm Mass on Holy Thursday, Fr. John washes the feet of students. It is a wonderful mass, and a wonderful opportunity for your students to participate in this tradition. If your student is able to attend and would be willing to volunteer, please complete the form below.
Holy Thursday – Washing of the Feet
Building our Future, Together in Faith
Pledges to date – $2.554 million
It is very exciting for the St. Mary’s community. Thank you to everyone for their support and encouragement.
As a result of our early success we will begin projects this year. Plans are underway to replace the school windows and improve our campus security
The ability of the school and families to work cooperatively towards a common goal enhances the student learning academically, spiritually, and socially.
OUR MISSION:
St. Mary’s School is to provide a Catholic environment that instills academic excellence while preparing the whole child for life-long personal and spiritual growth, empowering them to become global citizens.
2026-27 Re-enrollment and Enrollment
St. Mary’s is growing. We have great retention of our current students and their families as well as substantial interest from new families in all grades. Thank you for sharing your experiences with other families. The number of tours and inquiries has been record setting.
Some of our classes are filling up. Please be sure to complete your re-enrollment to secure your spot for the 2026-27 school year.
Student Spotlight
Our middle school students entered into the annual Elks American Essay contest – St. Mary’s ha
d a wonderful showing in the competition. Below is a list of the winners from St. Mary’s:
6th grade:
1st – Beatrice Brown
2nd – Bill Hatch
3rd – Henry Black
7th grade:
2nd – Eliza Jones 
3rd – Kiki Gerrety
8th grade:
1st – Miriam Munt
2nd – Charlie Bresina
3rd – Gracie Gerrety
The winning essays will be entered in the District and State competition – Best of luck to our writing Spartans!
Boise Favorites
For the second year in a row, St. Mary’s was chosen as Boise Favorite Private School
But that is not all….
St. Mary’s was also chosen as Boise Favorite PreSchool 🥇
Silver in Boise Favorite Elementary School 🥈
Bronze in Boise Favorite Middle School 🥉
Congratulations to our supporting partnership businesses:
Carpet Detective – Boise Favorite Carpet Cleaning 🥇
Auto Ranch Group – Boise Favorite New Car Dealer 🥇
Auto Ranch Group – Boise Favorite Preowned Car Dealership 🥇
Soft Landing – Boise Favorite Dessert 🥇
Boise at Its Best Flowers – Boise Favorite Flower Store 🥇
Congratulations to Bishop Kelly Winter Teams
St. Mary’s had a number of players participating in wrestling, boys and girls basketball. All the teams and individuals performed outstandingly. Special Congratulations to:
Boys Varsity Basketball District and State Champions
Jake Meschler – Boys State Wrestling Champion
Girls Varsity Basketball District Champions
Calendar of Events
- March 12 – Pi Day Celebration 𝝅
- March 13 – Teacher In-Service – No School
- March 16-20 – Spring Break – No School 😎
- March 27 – 2nd Grade First Reconciliation
- March 27 – Stations of the Cross 2:30-3:00
- April 1 – Grandparents’ Mass 8:30 am 🧓
- April 1 – Living Stations of the Cross 2:30-3:15 ⛪
- April 3 – Good Friday – No School
- April 6 – Holy Monday – No School
- April 10 – Class Photos 😁
God Bless and Take Care
Kevan Grant
St. Mary’s Catholic School – Principal
Go Spartans!
Other Things
- Idaho Today (KTVB) – On January 26, Idaho Today aired a segment about St. Mary’s. The segment is posted on the Homepage of the Website – We are also sharing clips on social media. Please share with your friends, neighbors, and acquaintances.
- Tuition and Registration 2026-27 – Tuition and fees for the 2026-27 school year have been set. Please check the link above to review. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Grant to discuss.
- The 2026-27 School Academic Calendar has been set. I am excited to announce the first day of school in the Fall of 2026 will be August 19th. We still have a number of events to finalize, but the linked calendar gives you the days we are in and out of school.
- School Choice Letter Diocese – Additional Information – The Idaho Tax Commission is working to educate the public about House Bill 93, the bill designed to help families with the expense of non-public education. The link above will bring you to the latest information from the Diocese. You are also encouraged to visit the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit page. It provides information about the bill along with courses to help families understand the finer details. School Choice Tax Credit – IDLA – and How to Apply
- Mathnasium – St. Mary’s will be providing Mathnasium time on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:30 -4:30 to work with our interested students. The first session will be held on Thursday, February 5 at 3:30 in Miss Heffner’s room. There is still time to sign up if you or your student is interested. Please use the QR code on the flyer below.
- Please call Dan at 208-800-1155 to coordinate a free student math assessment at St Mary’s or any Mathnasium center
- Let Dan know any time if you want to enroll your student/s
- Mathnasium at St. Mary’s
- Recycled Textiles – St. Mary’s is going to be collecting used clothing, purses, bedding, towels, hats, bags and other used garments for recycling. We are entering into a partnership with Just Porch It to collect and recycle textiles. We will have a bag in the cafeteria beginning in January if you have any items to discard.
- Partnership Page St. Mary’s school initiated a partnership page on our website to share information about businesses that are associated with and support St. Mary’s. If you are looking for something, I encourage you to check out the directory. If you are interested in listing your business, please contact Mandy at the front office. We would love to continue to grow our partnerships and encourage support for our St. Mary’s businesses.
- Mexican Dance – Every Wednesday, Ms. Gloria will be teaching, inspiring, and choreographing the St. Mary’s Mexican Dancers. It is open to any student that would like to show up. If you are interested, you can show up on Wednesdays.
- Dress Code – As the weather becomes colder and the first semester comes to an end, it is important we reiterate our dress code expectations with you and the students. Please find the specifics in the link above. Please take a few minutes to review the dress code with your students. We would appreciate your support with:
- St. Mary’s Sweatshirts are the only sweatshirts permitted. All other sweatshirts are to stay at home.
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- Hair must be trimmed neatly and not fall into the students eyes.
- Nurse Notes – February – Heart Awareness Month
- Return to School Policy – Each year the nurses evaluate and provide a return to school policy to keep us as healthy as possible during the school year. Please be sure to review the linked letter.
- Bishop Kelly Athletics – Bishop Kelly has a plethora of athletics happening throughout the year. The BK website has a link to team pages with game schedules.
- Get your Uniforms and Spirit Wear from Educational Outfitters
