The 5th grade students worked hard on their presidential research for their report. They wrote a speech about their president and presented it to the students and guests.
Please come to SME to claim your lost items! They will be donated at the end of February.
2/19 UPDATE 🏀: Varsity girls game at Frontenac tonight has been canceled by Frontenac due to illness and limited player availability.
JV boys tip off at 5PM → followed by 2Qs C team boys → then Varsity boys
Let’s still pack the stands, Panthers!! 🐾
JV boys tip off at 5PM → followed by 2Qs C team boys → then Varsity boys
Let’s still pack the stands, Panthers!! 🐾
Scholars take 2nd at State!!!!!
What do you do when your popcorn machine goes out on Homecoming?
You call your Pittsburg community for help — and they SHOW UP. 🙌🍿
Huge shoutout to Arvest Bank and AMC Theatres in Pittsburg for saving the concession stand day!
We are so grateful for businesses that step in without hesitation and remind us what community really looks like.
Ash Wednesday is on February 18, marking the start of Lent. Join us at Our Lady of Lourdes for Mass and the distribution of ashes.
Mass Times: 6:30am | 8am | 11:30am | 5:30pm
Spanish Mass: 7pm
Lenten Fasting & Abstinence:
Catholics in good health, ages 18 to 59, are required to fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting consists of eating only one full meal, with the option of two smaller snacks that do not add up to a full meal.
Additionally, Catholics age 14 and older must abstain from meat on all Fridays during Lent.
Mass Times: 6:30am | 8am | 11:30am | 5:30pm
Spanish Mass: 7pm
Lenten Fasting & Abstinence:
Catholics in good health, ages 18 to 59, are required to fast and abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting consists of eating only one full meal, with the option of two smaller snacks that do not add up to a full meal.
Additionally, Catholics age 14 and older must abstain from meat on all Fridays during Lent.
🏀 Concession Stand Collab Night!
CYM + SMC Family & Consumer Sciences = a healthier game-day snack 🙌
$3 Meat and Cheese Snack Packs: cheese cubes & Simon Market smoked snack sticks
$2 Fruit Snack Packs: grapes and blueberries
Available tonight vs. Frontenac— while supplies last!
Big thanks to Simon Market & SMC Family & Consumer Sciences for the collab!
CYM + SMC Family & Consumer Sciences = a healthier game-day snack 🙌
$3 Meat and Cheese Snack Packs: cheese cubes & Simon Market smoked snack sticks
$2 Fruit Snack Packs: grapes and blueberries
Available tonight vs. Frontenac— while supplies last!
Big thanks to Simon Market & SMC Family & Consumer Sciences for the collab!
Smart Families | Online Event | Thu, Feb 12 | 7pm
The Illusion of Belonging: Connection Is Not the Same as Closeness (Evening Session)
Are we more connected—or more alone? Join Smart Families for a live parent talk on technology, real connection, Dunbar’s Number, and simple ways to strengthen your family relationships today.
Learn More & RSVP: https://www.smart-families.org/events
✨ Family Night at St. Mary’s Elementary! ✨
What are your family values? Join us for a fun and meaningful evening where families come together for food, fellowship, and a chance to build your own Family Code 💙
👉 RSVP today — we’d love to see you there!
What are your family values? Join us for a fun and meaningful evening where families come together for food, fellowship, and a chance to build your own Family Code 💙
👉 RSVP today — we’d love to see you there!
Celebrating the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes at SME started with everyone attending Mass and ended with recess and popsicles! Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!
Panther Fans 🐾📣
It’s almost spring time! Schedules for Softball, Baseball, Boys Golf, and HS Track are officially LIVE! (Subject to change.)
Check them out on our website 👉 OLLsmc.org/panthers
Or grab them anytime on the SME-SMC app 📲
It’s almost spring time! Schedules for Softball, Baseball, Boys Golf, and HS Track are officially LIVE! (Subject to change.)
Check them out on our website 👉 OLLsmc.org/panthers
Or grab them anytime on the SME-SMC app 📲
Amazing day for SMC FCCLA! Both competitors earned the high medals in their category and qualified for state.
🏅 Josie — Gold Medal
🥈 Eve — Silver Medal
State competition will take place April 12–14 in Wichita. Congratulations Lady Panthers!
Panthers had a successful day at the Frontenac Forensics Tournament! 🎭🎤
Sebastian Aita earned 5th place in Impromptu Speaking, and he and Gabby Yartz took 3rd place in Improvised Duet Acting.
Two 3 day weekends in a row! Enjoy your extra time off, Panthers!
Regional Runner-Up and STATE BOUND!
Congratulations to our Panther Scholars Bowl squad! 🧠👏
Three very sweet 8th graders came by the 2nd grade classroom to let them know they are praying for them as they will be making their 1st Reconciliation tonight! They took time to make each one of them a Rosary bracelet and prayer card!!! We are so blessed!
Thank you Kynadi, Olivia, and Kalanee!
Happy School Counselors Week!
This week, we’re celebrating the incredible impact our school counselors have on our students every single day.
💙 Mrs. Alisha Krusich supports our 7–12th graders, helping them navigate academics, personal growth, and future planning with care and dedication.
💙 Ms. Natasha Thompson works with our elementary students, building strong foundations, confidence, and emotional skills from the very start.
We are so grateful for your compassion, guidance, and commitment to helping every student succeed. Thank you for all that you do!
This week, we’re celebrating the incredible impact our school counselors have on our students every single day.
💙 Mrs. Alisha Krusich supports our 7–12th graders, helping them navigate academics, personal growth, and future planning with care and dedication.
💙 Ms. Natasha Thompson works with our elementary students, building strong foundations, confidence, and emotional skills from the very start.
We are so grateful for your compassion, guidance, and commitment to helping every student succeed. Thank you for all that you do!
In addition to Coach Watt's outstanding award, St. Mary’s Colgan Catholic Schools including PreK—12th grade, was one of only three schools in the Catholic Diocese of Wichita to receive the 2026 Academic Excellence Award. Way to go, Panthers! We are proud of you!!
Congratulations, Coach Watt! ⚾️
We are incredibly proud to congratulate Coach Mike Watt on receiving the St. John Bosco Outstanding Coach/Activity Sponsor Award — a truly well-deserved honor.
For more than four decades at St. Mary’s Elementary and St. Mary’s Colgan High School, Coach Watt has gone far beyond coaching baseball. Through daily prayer, gratitude, and an unwavering commitment to faith and character, he has shaped generations of young men on and off the field. His impact reaches well beyond the 18 state championships, leaving a legacy of leadership, humility, and service.
Thank you, Coach Watt, for your lifelong dedication, mentorship, and example of what it means to lead with faith. Congratulations on this incredible recognition!
We are incredibly proud to congratulate Coach Mike Watt on receiving the St. John Bosco Outstanding Coach/Activity Sponsor Award — a truly well-deserved honor.
For more than four decades at St. Mary’s Elementary and St. Mary’s Colgan High School, Coach Watt has gone far beyond coaching baseball. Through daily prayer, gratitude, and an unwavering commitment to faith and character, he has shaped generations of young men on and off the field. His impact reaches well beyond the 18 state championships, leaving a legacy of leadership, humility, and service.
Thank you, Coach Watt, for your lifelong dedication, mentorship, and example of what it means to lead with faith. Congratulations on this incredible recognition!
Congratulations are in order!
After 41 years of teaching and coaching at St. Mary’s Colgan Catholic Schools, Coach Mike Watt will retire from teaching at the end of this school year in May. Coach Watt will continue serving as the head baseball coach of the Colgan Panthers! We are truly inspired by the incredible legacy Coach Watt has created at our school.
Mrs. Kate Strader has announced that she and her husband, Mason, are expecting their first child in August. Mrs. Strader has decided to stay home with her baby and will not return to the classroom—at least for now. She has been an amazing addition to our faculty this school year and will be greatly missed. We wish Mrs. Strader and her husband all the very best!
This news leaves two openings at SME for next year: Physical Education Teacher and Classroom Teacher. If you or someone you know is interested in applying, you can find the application here: OLLsmcschools.org/jobs
After 41 years of teaching and coaching at St. Mary’s Colgan Catholic Schools, Coach Mike Watt will retire from teaching at the end of this school year in May. Coach Watt will continue serving as the head baseball coach of the Colgan Panthers! We are truly inspired by the incredible legacy Coach Watt has created at our school.
Mrs. Kate Strader has announced that she and her husband, Mason, are expecting their first child in August. Mrs. Strader has decided to stay home with her baby and will not return to the classroom—at least for now. She has been an amazing addition to our faculty this school year and will be greatly missed. We wish Mrs. Strader and her husband all the very best!
This news leaves two openings at SME for next year: Physical Education Teacher and Classroom Teacher. If you or someone you know is interested in applying, you can find the application here: OLLsmcschools.org/jobs