ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL (LAKE LEELANAU, MICHIGAN)

'St. Mary of the Assumtion School' is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Lake Leelanau, Michigan. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord.

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History
School today
External links
References

History


The school was established in 1887. The original two-story wooden building was destoyed by fire in the 1920s, and a two-story brick building was built in 1928. Based on the class photos dating to 1920 that hang on the first floor of the school, there has not been a graduating class comprised of more than 25 students since.

School today


The school system includes grades pre-K to 12. The 2006-07 school year included 250 students.
In addition to the school itself, the property includes a former convent now used as offices, St. Mary of the Assumption church, a fieldstone gymnasium built in 1920, and a modern gymnasium opened in 2005.

★ A former student of note is Fred Petrosky, a graduate of the school in the 1970s. He was the vice president of National Geographic Magaznine for part of the 1990s.

★ A writer in residance was Kathleen Stocking, a author on several books on the area, including 'Letters from the Leelanau'. She taught at the school, in 1994,1995,& 1996.

★ Durring the 1994-95 school year Will Case-Daniels, a Suttons Bay artist in several mediums, taught art at St.Mary.

External links



School Website

References



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