St. Mary's Colgan Catholic Schools

Steps with Seniors: Class of 2027
Let’s talk with Katelyn Schiefelbein:
https://youtu.be/SDp1vr3vbjo

Today seniors at SMC participated in #IApplied, a Kansas initiative to get high school seniors excited about their post-secondary goals. The best way to get Scholarship Money is to apply the colleges you are interested in early and fill out the FAFSA which is now open!! SMC will host a FAFSA night on Monday, October 26th at 6:30pm in the high school commons. All senior students and their families are invited to attend. $1000 PSU scholarship will be given away to 1 student in attendance.

Schools SMC students applied to include:
University of North Texas - 1 student
Texas A & M University - 1 student
Seminole State College- 1 student
Washburn - 1 student
Rockhurst - 1 student
University of Kansas - 5
Benedictine College - 4
Pittsburg State University - 19

Congratulations to our Seniors for completing the admission application process, we are excited to see how post-secondary plans change (or stay the same) in May!

🏐 **TONIGHT: VB Senior Night!** 🏐

Lady Panthers host Southeast tonight for Senior Night! We'll honor our Senior Volleyball players right after the JV match.

📍 SMC Fieldhouse
⏰ C Team – 4:30 PM
⏰ JV – around 5:30 PM
🎓 Senior Night ceremony after JV
🏐 Varsity to follow

💙 Go Panthers! 🐾

🏈 JV Football Game Added: this Monday, October 5, at Baxter Springs. Kickoff is at 6PM.

1,000 CAREER KILLS! 🏐 Congratulations to senior middle hitter Bella Ascanio, who reached the milestone on October 1st in the SMC Fieldhouse. We're so proud of you, Bella! 💙🤍

👑 Your 2026 Football Homecoming Queen, Miss Gillian Wilbert, and her court!! 👑 Congratulations, ladies! You represented our school with grace and spirit. 💙🤍

Mark your calendars! 🎭 The 12th Annual H.O.P.E. Dinner & Auction is Friday, October 23 at Camptown Event Center.

Many Faces. One HOPE. Join us for an evening of mystery, generosity and community, all to Help Our Parish Excel.

🎟️ $50 per ticket (21+)
Sponsorships available from $350-$2,500
📅 RSVP by Monday, Oct 12
🔗 OLLsmc.org/HOPE

9/29 XC: Results from Columbus Invitational 7th Grade Girls 27. Sydney Dutton - 21:27 29. Ava Compton - 21:33 33. Finley O'Ferrell - 22:27 36. Chanler Lallemand - 24:19 7th Grade Boys 31. Emmett Bolding - 23:39 8th Grade Girls - 1st Place 1. Norah GIlmore - 13:07 🥇 5. Madeline Vacek - 15:26 🏅 6. Maja Lomshek - 15:28 🏅 9. Harper Stultz - 16:33 🏅 10. Harper Tyler - 16:46 🏅 21. Elyse Childers - 20:28 8th Grade Boys 3. Nicholas Seitz - 13:15 🏅 18. Owen Dunbar - 16:10 35. Clinton Koenig - 22:52 Junior Varsity Girls (2 mi) 8. Lilli Karleskint - 17:47 🏅 14. Mariana Aita - 18:52 21. Denise Zapatero - 22:16 22. Kennedy Fennech - 22:19 Varsity Boys 36. Larryson Lara - 27:36 39. Joseph Lara - 33:12

9/28 🏐: Lady Panthers traveled to Baxter Springs & had a sweep on the night! Vs Baxter: 25-15 & 25-23 Vs Joplin:  25-21 & after being down 18-23 in Set 2, rallied back to take it 25-23 & win the match! The girls are in the Fieldhouse for a dual on Thursday 10/1 against Burlington & again on Monday 10/5 against Southeast for Senior night! Come out and support  them! 💙🤍

9/28-Lady Panthers placed 3rd at the Bishop Carroll Invitational ⛳️💙. Individual Medalist: Dani Yaghmour: 5th 79

The students at St. Mary’s Elementary are working hard to grow in virtue.  We were able to recognize some of our students for their efforts in showing the virtue of HOPE at school!  Be on the lookout for our students sporting their virtue buttons and give them some love! 💙

After 10 hours in the gym and 6 matches, your Lady Panthers finished the day 6-0, defeating Coffeyville, Columbus, Waverly, Cedar Vale/Dexter and Neodesha twice to win the Sharon Wadman Charger Classic in Cherryvale! 🏐

9/26 XC: Results from Rim Rock Farm Classic: Girls Blue Varsity - 7th Place 10. Mari Gilmore - 20:40 🏅 47. Adriana Lopez-Gomez - 22:22 75. Mary Boschee - 23:09 78. Gillian Wilbert - 23:14 127. Olivia Brown - 24:06 148. Kalanee Braden - 24:39 177. Alexis Simone - 25:21 Boys Blue Varsity - 19th Place 3. Colton Smithhisler - 16:53 🏅 93. Braven Smithhisler - 19:17 123. Quincy Biehl - 19:42 154. Samuel Landsteiner - 20:01 218. Brett Broxterman - 20:50 266. Reid Mishmash - 21:37 369. Xander Reading - 25:06

🏈 9/25 FINAL: Ople 29, SMC 0

Fr. Jon was the guest chef in Nutrition & Dietetics class this morning. He demonstrated knife skills and led the class in making a zucchini leek soup. 🔪🍲

Today, Mr. Medina and Mrs. Lord’s class learned about Hispanic Heritage Month! Mr. Medina’s mom made homemade tamales for all of the 3rd grade students to enjoy while learning about and experiencing an authentic Mexican dish. Yum! 🫔💙

🏈 GAME NIGHT! 🏈 The SMC Panthers hit the road tonight to take on Ople! 🕖 Kickoff: 7PM New night. New opportunity. Get tough, Big Blue! 💙 GET TOUGH! 📺 Watch the game LIVE: https://www.espn1007.com/st-marys-colgan/ 🐾 LET’S GO, PANTHERS!

9/24 Results from Lancer XC Invitational: 7th Grade Girls 12. Sydney Dutton - 22:17 14. Finley O'Ferrell - 22:32 15. Ava Compton - 22:56 16. Chanler Lallemand - 25:40 7th Grade Boys 18. Emmett Bolding - 30:41 8th Grade Girls - 1st Place 1. Norah Gilmore - 13:26 🥇 3. Madeline Vacek - 16:11 🥉 4. Maja Lomshek - 16:25 🏅 7. Harper Stultz - 16:53 8. Harper Tyler - 17:39 17. Elyse Childers - 21:49 8th Grade Boys 2. Nicholas Seitz - 13:17 🥈 12. Owen Dunbar - 15:59 24. Clinton Koenig - 20:29 Varsity Girls 32. Lilli Karleskint - 29:47 35. Mariana Aita - 30:22 43. Denise Zapatero - 37:13 Varsity Boys 51. Larryson Lara - 26:28

9/24- Lady Panthers placed 3rd at the Schifferdecker Invitational ⛳️💙 Individual Medalists: Dani Yaghmour: 2nd 85 Mary Mall: 8th 92

For those of you making the trip to Olpe for the Football game Friday night, Olpe has asked us to share info about a food option their Lions Club is offering. From 5:45-7:45pm you can get a pulled pork sandwich, chips, cookie and a drink for a suggested donation of $8.