The
Impact of Your Generosity:
Investing in
Education
Upon the successful
completion of St. Mary’s High
School’s Phase-I, it is time to move
forward on the continued
transformation of the campus into a
21st Century educational
institution. In Phase-II, the next
priorities include building a new
Science Center, a new Sports Center,
renovation of the School’s Chapel
and selected classrooms, creating a
green space area in the center of
campus, and creating additional
parking.
This $15.7 million
project will create a premier
science and a sports and fitness
center for future generations of St.
Mary’s High School, and rejuvenate
the school’s beloved chapel.
PHASE I – Completed
-
Lagorio Family Academic Building
-
Cortopassi Aquatics Center
PHASE II – In
Progress
- Chapel Renovation
-
Sports & Fitness Center
-
Science Building
Chapel Renovation
Our
Lady Queen of Angels Chapel, dedicated in 1961, is
the first priority of Phase II. With 50 years of
use, on a daily basis, the chapel is in need of
renovation. The exterior of the chapel will remain
intact, as this will be the identifiable historic
point of the campus. The interior will have new
seating, lightning, art glass, and other
improvements.
Sports & Fitness Center
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Replace the 50+ year old Bonaventure
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Will serve approximately 500 students everyday, year
round
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Athletic Director’s office
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Locker rooms
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For all students and faculty
Science Building
- 5
Lab classrooms
- 5
Science classrooms
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Demonstration garden
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Faculty center
PHASE III – Future
Plans
-
Performing & Fine Arts Center
-
Gymnasium
-
Cafeteria
Chapel Project
St. Mary's Chapel began renovations during the summer of
2011 as part
of the Generations of Educational
Excellence Project. It has re-opened and
is serving the St. Mary's and Stockton
communities.
In addition to
architectural changes, an integral part of
this undertaking is the installation of
a stained glass panel behind the altar
so that the sacredness of the Chapel is
enhanced.
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The chapel is
enhanced by the presence of stained glass that brings serenity and
beauty to this place of prayer and praise to God.
View the windows by
placing the cursor on the right lower hand corner to go forward and
on the left lower hand corner to go back.
St. Mary's is seeking
donations to assist for the payment of these works of art. If you
would like more information, please contact the Development Office
at 957-3340.
St. Mary's
Honored By City of Stockton
St. Mary's High School has
received an
Award of Excellence
for making a notable civic contribution by
strengthening the visual appearance of metropolitan
Stockton.
The award is given by the Planning
Commission and Cultural Heritage Board of the City of
Stockton for extraordinary efforts in the
rehabilitation or maintenance of existing buildings, in the
imaginative design of new
structures, or for other singular and significant
contributions to urban beautification.
The
generosity of our alumni, faculty, friends, and
the many benefactors of St. Mary's has been selfless,
and inspiring. The project has progressed with the
completion of the primary phases.
View of Lagorio Administration & Technology Building
The first part of our
project, the Lagorio
Family Library/Technology and Administration
Center was dedicated February, 2007. The Cortopassi
Aquatics Center dedicated on October 7, 2007,
has allowed the refurbishing of the football
field, and the start of the sports/fitness
center project.
Prior to the current phases, due
to the generosity of the Sprague and
Thompson families, as well as countless other
good-hearted individuals, the Sprague Family Field House, Carruesco Baseball Field and the Thompson Sports Complex
were completed. We are grateful for your support
and ask that you continue to help so that we may
soon see the Saint Mary's High School of the
future, dedicated to the finest principles and
traditions of Catholic education. For More
Information:
The President's Club was established in 2001 as a
way to enhance our rich heritage by providing funds to assist
with meeting the needs of the school. Membership is open to all
who believe in the goals of St. Mary's High School and
contribute $1,000 or more annually to the President's Club.
With funds from the past ten years' memberships, laptop
computers were purchased for faculty members in the Math,
Science, English, Language, Social Studies and Art Departments.
The use of these computers has enhanced the efforts of the
faculty to bring the latest technology into the classroom. In
addition, funding provided by the club allowed St. Mary's to
purchase laptops for teachers, funding a program to assist
students in need of better reading and comprehension skills, a web-based resource for
parents, students and teachers to provide timely updates on
grades, progress and allow for more effective communication,
cyber study halls and establishing additional technological
resources for the school.
The 2011 President's Club Dinner was held November
13th and the speaker was Mr. Lesx Corralles, SM Class of 1962.
The 2012 President's Club Dinner will be held in November 2012 at the Wine and Roses in Lodi.
St. Mary’s High School
President’ Club Guest Speakers
Class Representatives assist the organizational
efforts of both the development and alumni programs of St. Mary's HighSchool. Would you like to represent your class as a representative? Please
contact Diane Malcoun at 209 957-3340 ext. 180.
St. Mary's students benefit from the generosity of many
individuals, organizations and businesses, donors both
alumni and friends, who provide funding for scholarships
to assist the students and families in obtaining a
quality, Catholic based education at the school. We
sincerely thank these benefactors and invite any others
who would like to assist deserving students in receiving
their education at this great institution.
Mrs. Kathryn Abdallah
Griffin
Mr. & Mrs. Marty Agdeppa
Col. & Mrs. Don Alexander
Mrs. Doris Allen
Mr. Nick Aninag
Mr. & Mrs. Vince Augello
Mr. Judy Oleda Auwinger
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Basso
Mr. & Mrs. Lou Bernadicou
Fr. Paul Bernadicou
Ms. Julie Biscaia
Mr. & Mrs. Ernesto Biscaia
Jack & Bonnie Boggs
Mrs. Barbara Boggs
Sr. Patricia Boss
Mrs. Joan Bottini
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Burke
Mr. Jim Burke
Mrs. Donna Burke
Mrs. Debora Catania
Mr. Joseph Cavanaugh Sr.
Mr. Victor Chavez
Diane Chincholo
Class of 1956 Joylyn & Ron Novacek
The Annual Appeal is a critical component of our
operating, since the contributions offset the difference between tuition
charged per student and the actual cost of educating a St. Mary's student.
SchoolPop
Purchases
Schoolpop’s name-brand online merchants contribute
up to 20% of every purchase you make to
Saint Mary's High School. Use the link to begin
supporting the school.
Planned giving is a gift given in any amount and for
any purpose in which the donor makes the gift in light of personal, estate
or financial planning considerations.
You can honor or memorialize a special person or event
by providing scholarships or awards to St. Mary students. Mass is celebrated
in our chapel each month on the first Friday of the month for living
benefactors and the third Wednesday for deceased benefactors.
If you are employed by a
company which has a Matching Gift Program, you can double or triple your
gift to St. Mary's High School. Contact your employer and request a matching
gift form. Complete the form and send it along with your gift to the
attention of the Development Office at St. Mary's High School. The
Development Office will process the form. This is a wonderful way to
increase your gift to the school.
Many
corporations provide resources to supplement the support
provided by their employees for charitable institutions.
This is a simple way for donors to increase the value of
their gift.
An annual report is issued once a year, during the
month of March. The report is intended to inform all of our alumni and the
greater community of St. Mary's about the current state of the school. All
donors are listed in this publication.
