St. Mary's Colgan Catholic Schools

8thgrade Mass is now live at https://youtube.com/live/E5g_qZOrcgk?feature=share

5/14 Panther Golf ⛳️ – Galena Invitational 🥇 SMC 1st (tied) Grant Hite 1st Jamie 4th (tied) Jack Krusich 12th Max Imhof 19th CNC League: 🏆 SMC 1st Jamie Hamilton 2nd Grant Hite 3rd Honorable Mentions: Jack Krusich and Max Imhof

We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Maddy (VanBecelaere) Cedeño will be joining the staff of St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School for the 2025-2026 school year. Mrs. Cedeño comes to us with 5 years of teaching experience. She taught kindergarten at Westside Elementary in Pittsburg for 2 years, 1st grade at St. Gerard Majella in St. Louis for 2 years, and is most recently teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages in a virtual school. Maddy is a 2016 graduate of St. Mary’s Colgan High School and in 2020 she graduated with an elementary education degree from Pittsburg State University. She will be teaching 1st grade. Mrs. Cedeño and her husband, Ryan, will be moving to Pittsburg in June. We are very excited to have Mrs. Cedeño join our faculty! Mrs. Emily Lone will be moving to teach 5th grade. She has been teaching our 1st graders for the past 3 years. Before she came to SME she taught 5th grade at St. Mary’s in Joplin. Mrs. Lone is an amazing teacher and will bring a wealth of knowledge to our 5th grade!

⚾️ SMC Panther Baseball – Quarterfinal Regionals ⚾️ 📅 Today, May 14 📍 Jaycee Ballpark 🕔 5pm vs Pleasanton 🎟 $8/adults | $6/students 🚫 No passes accepted (KSHSAA event) Let’s go, Panthers! Show up in blue and white and bring the energy as we battle for the semifinals! 💙🤍

2025–2026 Sports Physical Forms Are Now Online All incoming 7th–12th grade SMC student-athletes (including JH, cheer, and dance) must complete both the Physical Form and Concussion Form after May 1, 2025. Forms are available in English and Spanish at OLLsmc.org/panthers — click the "SPORTS PHYSICALS: REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENT ATHLETES" button. Forms must be submitted before the first official fall practice. Printed copies are in the HS office.

⛳️5/12 Columbus Tourney Our team tied for 1st with a total score of 353! 🏆 Grant placed 4th individually with an 83, and Jamie tied for 1st with 77.

Please note we have only two remaining 11:30am Masses for this school year: Tuesday, May 13 Friday, May 16 Our 11:30am Mass will resume in August with the start of the new school year.

Happy Mother’s Day to all our amazing Panther Moms! 💐 Thank you for your endless love, strength, and support, you inspire us every day. We’re so grateful for everything you do. 💙

Mrs. Angie Brill, one of our kindergarten teachers and a parishioner at Our Lady of Lourdes, has become seriously ill. She was taken to KU Medical Center and is currently on a ventilator. Angie is the wife of Brandon Brill. The St. Mary’s PTO and Our Lady of Lourdes Kapaun’s Men invite you to join us in praying a Rosary for Angie on Monday, May 12, immediately following the 6:30am Mass (around 7:05–7:10am) in the church. Please keep Angie, Brandon, and their family in your prayers.

Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony is now live: https://youtube.com/live/pOVe-kZ9VDA?feature=share

Class of 2025 Baccalaureate Mass is now live. https://youtube.com/live/aHQXlKNgTeI?feature=share

Your SMC Panthers are CNC League Co-Champions for the 2025 season! They will wrap up the regular season on Monday with a single Varsity game against Ft. Scott.

🎓 SMC Class of 2025 Graduation Events 🎓 Saturday, May 10 10am – Baccalaureate Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church 12pm – Graduation Ceremony at St. Mary's Colgan Fieldhouse Livestreams available at: OLLsmcschools.org/classof25

5.09.25: Pray for Blake Wilkes Please take a moment to pray one Hail Mary for Blake today. Let’s surround him with prayers and well wishes—drop a comment to show your support! #Classof2025 #PrayForSeniors

Kaila crushed it last night in Osawatomie! 🥇 1st in the 50 Free – 25.85 🥇 1st in the 100 Fly – 1:04.51 Amazing swims!

Tonight was Senior Night for PHS Soccer Co-Op player Mariah Harris. Congratulations, Mariah, we are proud of you! ⚽🎓💙

5/8/25: Baseball and Softball games today have been postponed until tomorrow due to weather/field conditions. More details will be shared tomorrow as updates become available. JV Baseball on 5/9 has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.

Habemus Papam! We welcome our new pope, Pope Leo XIV, with joy and prayer. May the Holy Spirit guide him as he leads the Church with faith, humility, and love.

As teachers enjoy their lunch together while parents cover recess duty, they’re celebrating by watching the live feed of our new pope!

Seniors watching the new Pope announcement on their last day as a St. Mary’s Colgan Panther. The last time this happened, the Class of 2025 were kindergarteners.