St. Mary's Colgan Catholic Schools

🏈 SENIOR NIGHT IS TOMORROW! 🏈 Come pack the stands as we honor our SMC Class of 2027 before the Panthers' final regular season home game! 🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 22 📍 Hutch Field 🎓5:00 PM: Senior Night ceremony 🏈 ‼️5:30 PM: Kickoff It's an EARLY night, but it's a big one. Come cheer loud for our seniors under the home field lights! 💙🤍 We love you, Seniors, oh yes we do!!

Congrats to our Lady Panthers on their 3-1A State Championship win! They came back from an 18 stroke deficit in 3rd place and ended in a tie after 2 days of playing! The tie breaker was won based on the 5th player score today. This is the second time this has happened between SMC and Silver Lake in the last two years! Individual state medalists: Dani Yaghmour 4th Aubrey Scripsick 11th Mary Mall 15th

Regional Champs! 💙🏐 Substate Saturday info is coming soon! Lady Panthers are on a roll.

Nutrition & Dietetics students worked together to prepare and deliver teacher salads yesterday. Santa Fe Grilled Chicken Salad was made on a bed of buttercrunch lettuce, grown in the class tower garden.

Stewardship opportunity! 📬 Join us in the parish office this Wednesday, October 21, from 2:30-5:30pm to help prepare our alumni mailer. Come for as long as you’re able. Many hands make light work!

Questions? Contact Chris Flood at alumni@OLLsmc.com

Reminder of the lunch menu change for Tuesday, October 20
Opt 1: Yogurt & Muffin (replaces BBQ Chicken Drumstick)
Opt 2: Hamburger

⛳ Lady Panthers advance to Day 2 at State Golf! 💙 Finish strong ladies! Go Panthers!

Just a reminder that the PTO Apparel Sale will end on Friday, October 23!

https://firstedition.chipply.com/colganpanthers/

⛳️ STATE GOLF! 💙 Our Lady Panthers tee off Monday morning at 9:40am! Follow along and cheer them on as they compete at State! Live scoring: https://prep.golf Let’s go, Panthers! 🐾

A familiar red beanie on our sidelines in Wichita last night! 💙 The boys lined up to talk with former chaplain Fr. Labenz after the game. Chaplains move on and students graduate, but our faith and connections remain. Once a Panther, always a Panther. We are Colgan!

Goodnight, Irene! 🌙 St. Mary's Colgan takes the W over Phillipsburg, 28-26! #final Thanks for cheering with us tonight, Panther fans of the game! 💙🤍 #GoPanthers

🏐 Regional Volleyball comes to SMC! 🏐

📅 Monday, October 19
⏰ First serve at 5:00pm
Teams: St. Mary’s Colgan, Uniontown, Olpe and Southeast-Cherokee.

The top 2 advance to Sub-State on Saturday, October 24!

🎟️ Admission: Adults $8 | Students K-12 $6
Digital tickets on GoFan (fee applies): https://gofan.co/event/6962559?schoolId=KSHSAA
💵 Cash only at the gate
No passes accepted except KSHSAA passes

Go Panthers! 🐾💙🤍

10/15 XC Results from CNC League Meet Varsity Girls – 1st Place 🏆 CNC Champions 2. Mari Gilmore – 19:42 🥈 All-CNC 5. Gillian Wilbert – 21:24 🏅 All-CNC 6. Mary Boschee – 21:41 9. Olivia Brown – 22:31 10. Adriana Lopez – 22:36 13. Kalanee Braden – 23:17 14. Alexis Simone – 23:26 25. Lilli Karleskint – 28:22 30. Marian Aita – 30:46 Varsity Boys – 2nd Place 🥈 2. Colton Smithhisler – 16:38 🥈 All-CNC 6. Samuel Landsteiner – 18:30 8. Braven Smithhisler – 18:34 10. Quincy Beihl – 18:55 14. Brett Broxterman – 20:02 16. Reid Mishmash – 20:18 36. Larry Lara – 25:20 39. Joseph Lara – 28:16

🏈 Football Friday! The Panthers take on Phillipsburg tomorrow night at Bishop Carroll Family Stadium, 8101 West Central in Wichita. Kickoff is at 6 PM.

📍 St. Mary’s Colgan fans sit in the East bleachers
🎟️ $6 adults | $3 students K-12 & senior citizens
🌭 Concession stand available
📺 Can’t make the trip? Watch the livestream at https://www.espn1007.com/st-marys-colgan/

Go Panthers! 💙🤍

💰 NEED MONEY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? 💰

SMC will host a FAFSA Night on Monday, October 26th at 6:30 p.m. in the SMC Commons.
🎓 A $1,000 scholarship to PSU will be given away to one senior student in attendance!

💻 Can’t make it? See the flyer about attending a virtual event hosted by KASFAA.

Reminder: Lunch menu change today 10/14. Option 1 is Teriyaki Chicken w/ rice (not Chicken Quesadilla).

Our students at SME are blessed to have great teachers who use engaging tools for learning!  Classrooms are equipped with smart boards that bring learning to life.  Our smart boards were funded by our PTO who receives a good portion of their funds through the HOPE Auction. Thanks to all who support our school!

🎃 WE ARE ACCEPTING HALLOWEEN CANDY DONATIONS 🍬

The Annual Trunk-or-Treat Festival is returning to SMC! If you’d like to donate new, unopened Halloween candy or treats to hand out, please drop them off at the parish office. Donations will be accepted through October 23.

Questions? Contact the parish office at 620.231.2135.

Thank you for helping make this year’s Trunk-or-Treat sweet! 🧡