St. Mary's Colgan Catholic Schools

PowerSchool is now open for the 2025–26 school year! Check your email for details. 🗓️ Deadline: August 1st JHHS schedules will be available in mid-July.

You're Invited!
SMC Alumni Relations is hosting our next SMC Connections Lunch—a casual gathering for alumni and friends to catch up, share memories, and enjoy great conversation.

📍 Where: The Pitt (516 N Broadway)
📅 When: Wednesday, July 17 at 11:30am
💵 Details: Each guest covers their own meal.

Help us plan ahead! Please RSVP by calling the parish office at 620-231-2135 or emailing floodc@OLLsmc.com so we can reserve enough seating.
All are welcome—we hope to see you there!

🎉 Show your Panther Pride! 🎉

The SMC Booster Club is now accepting Happy Ads for the 2025 Fall Sports Program! This beloved keepsake is a great way to celebrate your high school student—whether they're an athlete or not!

✅ Submit a short message + photo
📸 Use a personal photo or their Fall Sports photo
💙 Open to all high school students

💲 Early Bird Special: $40 if submitted before 7:59am on July 28
💲 $50 starting 8am on July 28
🚨 Final Deadline: Friday, August 1 — no late ads accepted!

🔗 Submit your Happy Ad now: OLLsmcschools.org/happy-ad

Thanks for supporting the SMC Booster Club! 🐾

SMC Boys Youth Basketball Camp starts July 21st! 🏀 - Cost is $30 - Make checks payable to Clint Heffern and pay the first day of camp at the SMC Fieldhouse! - Contact Coach Heffern with questions at heffernc@ollsmc.com

Several SMC students and recent alumni attended the Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) retreat this past weekend in St. Paul. TEC is a three day retreat focused on the Paschal Mystery, and provides an opportunity for youth to deepen their relationship with Jesus.

St. Mary’s Elementary School is seeking a qualified candidate for a full-time paraprofessional position.
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Mrs. O’Brien directly via email at ObrienK@OLLsmc.com for more information.

Notice: Track & Practice Field Closed starting Thursday, July 3 until further notice for improvement work. Please avoid the area for your safety.

Thanks to the generous support of the H.O.P.E. 2024 Fund-A-Need, this project is now underway!

Our SMC Alumni Relations Coordinator is looking for help with a mailer. Volunteers can come to the parish office tomorrow (7/2) from 12:30-3:30pm (come and go as your schedule allows). Questions? Email Chris at alumni@OLLsmc.com for more info.

7th-12th graders: earn School Stewardship Hours for your time by completing the form!

📢 Reminder, Panthers! The KSHSAA Summer Moratorium is coming up June 30 – July 6, 2025. All athletic activities are on pause—so take a well-earned break, rest up, and enjoy your time off! 🐾💙 https://www.kshsaa.org/public/pdf/SummerMoratoriumInterps.pdf

Panther Fans! 🐾 Fall 2025 sports schedules are starting to roll out at OLLsmc.org/panthers! Not all teams are posted yet, more coming soon as we get final approvals. Please remember: schedules are subject to change.

🏐 Congrats to our 7th/8th grade summer volleyball team for winning the Erie tournament tonight! 🏆 (Not all players pictured.)

St. Sebastian Lifter of the Week HS Boys: Anthony Schremmer HS Girls: Katie Paulie JH Boys: Jace Cummings JH Girls: Emery Rutledge

Big shoutout to SMC senior Christopher Hoagland! He won the Kansas SkillsUSA competition and is competing this week at Nationals in Atlanta. Today’s his big build—let’s cheer him on and wish him luck! We are proud of you!! 🛠️💙 #SkillsUSA #Nationals2025 #CTEC #TradeSkills #sekctec

🎭 Three of our SMC Panthers are taking the international stage this week at ITF in Indiana! Break a leg to our incredible performers, we are proud of you! 💙🐾

Congratulations to Mariah Harris! She represented our school in the KBCA All-Star game this weekend. Mariah was selected from athletes across all classes to compete, what an incredible honor! 🏀🌟

Planning Ahead? Make sure you're using the most current 2025-2026 School Calendar (look for June 2025 in the bottom right corner). 📥 Download it from the website button bar or find it in our Back to School Resources: OLLsmcschools.org/back-to-school

St. Sebastian Lifter of the Week HS Boys: Lane Stultz HS Girls: Jakayla Davis and Janessa Davis (this week and last week winners) JH Boys: Owen Glover JH Girls: Olivia Brown

06.17.25: Congratulations, Bethany Lone ('25), Pittsburg Morning Sun Academician of the Week. We are proud of you!

📣 Go Panthers! 🐾 Our Panther Cheer and Dance teams are at camp this week, working hard, learning new skills, and bringing the energy! 💙

💙 Happy Father’s Day to all our amazing Panther Dads! 🐾 Thank you for your love, strength, and support. Today we celebrate YOU!