Missionaries Spring Up

Christina Legner

Class of 1991 Alumna, St. Mary's Parent - written in 2014 As both an alumna and a parent of children who currently attend St. Mary’s School, I can attest to the gem that it is. As a graduate, ...

Charmaine Ortega

Yvonne C. (Charmaine) Ortega, M.D., Alumna - written in 2014 I remember the first day of school years ago at St. Mary's. We had moved from Massachusetts so my Dad could work with SAC HQ and all I cou...

Mary Ellen Reckmeyer

Alumna, Parent, and Previous St. Mary's School Teacher - written in 2014 My family has a long association with St. Mary's Grade School. My parents were lifelong members of the parish and were committ...

Becky Billings

St. Mary's School Parent and Staff Member - written in 2011 I am not an alumna from St. Mary’s, I grew up in the BPS system. When it came time to choose a school for my children, I thought back to my...

Kathy Goetz

St. Mary's School Parent - written in 2014 I have 3 children who are students at St Mary's School. I believe St. Mary's School is the one and only school for my children. They have flourished both sp...

Tina Targy

St. Mary's School Parent - written in 2014 In the fall of 1990, I was so excited for my oldest daughter, Natalie, and my only son, Will, to begin attending school at St. Mary's. I quickly fell in lov...

Randy and Andrea Walther

Randy, Class 1971 Alumnus, and Andrea, Previous School Staff, St. Mary's School Parents - written in 2014 We were impressed with the amount of highly-learned, capable, and committed teachers at St. M...

Alan Swiecicki

Class of 1989 Alumnus, St. Mary's School Parent - written in 2014 My wife and I chose to send both our boys to St. Mary's to allow our children to learn in a faith-based environment. St. Mary's Schoo...

Maureen Swiecicki

Maureen Siecicki, St. Mary's School Parent & Grandparent - written in 2014 How could I forget the summer of 1988 as Paul and I, with our three teenagers, left Chicago for a new life in Omaha! God...

Chris Halliburton

St. Mary's School Parent from 2005-2014 - written in 2014 I look at St. Mary's as being the total package. You have the parish along with the school, both of which are supportive of families and Cath...

Natalie (Targy) Kamtz

Class of 1999, Alumna - written in 2013 We had such wonderful teachers at St. Mary's. I had so much fun dissecting all kinds of cool animals. It was so wonderful to be able to explore the sciences an...

Hannah Menzel Clark

Class of 2002, Alumna - written in 2011 My education at St. Mary's School has been invaluable to me! Not only did it prepare me educationally for success at Mercy High School, but it also set the fou...

Aaron Menzel

Class of 2005, Alumnus - written in 2016 Saint Mary's truly set me up for success. By offering me such a personalized education, I always felt at home in the classroom. Each and every teacher knew my...

Ben Petr

Class of 2006, Alumnus - written in 2011 I attended St. Mary's school from Kindergarten through 8th Grade and enjoyed every moment of it! The teachers I had were smart, kind, and helpful and did ever...

Scott Steele

Class of 2006, Alumnus - written in 2012 Through my time at St. Mary’s, I was able to enjoy firsthand what it feels like to be part of a school that feels like a second home. I was challenged academi...

Rebekah Menzel

Class of 2007, Alumna - written in 2011 Having attended St. Mary's School from PreK all the way through 8th grade, I just took it for granted that everyone had an education like this. Some of my fond...

Missy Walther

Class of 2012, Alumna - written in 2016 St. Mary’s to me was a place where I could learn and have fun at the same time. The teachers are friendly and they know their students well. There are man...

Lauren Traggiai

Class of 2013, Alumna - written in 2020 I attended St. Mary’s school for the grades PreK-8th. I started in 2003 and graduated in 2013. Then, I moved onto Mercy High School for the next four years and...

2015 Alumni Quotes

How has St. Mary's helped you prepare for your future? "By growing stronger in my Catholic faith." Callie Billings, Class of 2015, Alumna"It has challenged me to always do better." Mac...

Macey McGargill

Class of 2015, Alumna - written in 2019 Over ten years of my life were in the halls of St. Mary’s. That’s one hundred twenty months, five hundred twenty two weeks, and three thousand six hundred fift...

Lia Reckmeyer

Class of 2015, Alumna - written in 2019 St. Mary’s provided me with a small educational atmosphere that encouraged community spirit. I felt as though I was strongly prepared for high school spiritual...

Jaycee Billings

Class of 2016, Alumna - written in 2016 I think St. Mary’s has made me an all-around better person. I think, like many graduates would say, the Lincoln field in 4th grade was my favorite. Not only wa...

Anisa Lucia

Class of 2018, Alumna - written in 2018 My reflection of the nine years I spent at St. Mary’s School is incredibly positive. I am very fortunate and blessed to have received a great education at St. ...

Jack Nutter

Class of 2018, Alumnus - written in 2018 I’ve attended St. Mary’s School for almost nine years now. I am excited to move on to high school and a new atmosphere, but I will miss St. Mary’s and my expe...

Raoul Djidjoho

Class of 2018, Alumnus - written in 2018 I have learned so much here at St. Mary’s! I can really see the growth in myself - from a first grader who knew barely any English, to an eighth grader who ge...

Joe Dunham

Class of 2019, Alumnus - written in 2019 St. Mary’s School has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Before I was enrolled as a student, I would support my other family members, who h...

Maria Connealy

Class of 2019, Alumna - written in 2019 My St. Mary’s school experience has been one of growth, ups and downs, successes and failures – but overall, it has prepared me for whatever life has in store....

Judith Kadjo-Gnambi

Class of 2020, Alumna - written in 2020 I have been very blessed and fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend St. Mary’s School. St. Mary’s has taught me educationally and spiritually. They ha...

Duchesne High School

Laura Hickman, E.d.D. Principal of Duchesne High School The students from St. Mary's who come to Duchesne are well-prepared academically. But, just as importantly, they are wonderful citizens of our ...

Mercy High School

Kristi Wessling, Principal of Mercy High School Our students who come from St. Mary's in Bellevue are very well-prepared for our high school curriculum. They are active members in our community acros...

Missionaries Spring Up

Details: Published: November 3, 2014

October has been Mission Awareness month and the first graders truly enjoyed learning about families around the world using the mission curriculum from the Columban Fathers. The most important lessons that we learned are that we belong to one big family: God's family, that missionaries are called to share their talents with others, at baptism we are called to live like Jesus and we do not have to travel far to be a missionary. The final lesson involves a prayer service in which the boys and girls renew their baptismal promises, bless themselves with holy water and promise to live like Jesus. How heartwarming to see a group of first grade girls at recess playing the 'Missionary Game'. The students explained that they were saying nice things to others and telling them about God because you can be a missionary wherever you are!

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St. Mary's Catholic School is a Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade School of the Archdiocese of Omaha. Our mission is to provide a Catholic education that nurtures students' hearts and minds to become servant leaders in an ever-changing world.

Our philosophy of education is to offer a five-day program to assist families in teaching those truths, skills, and ideals, which are necessary for Christian living. We believe that education must develop the faculties and abilities of the whole child: spiritually, intellectually, physically, and emotionally. To help achieve this, our faculty and staff are an integral part of the formation of Christian community and dedicate themselves to the task of developing Christian citizens.

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