“OH! How good is the good God!” Saint Julie Billiart, Foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
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IMPORTANT DATES IN ST. MARY'S HISTORY |
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April 7, 1957 |
Ground breaking by Monsignor Augustine Hargedan Dean.
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July 16, 1958 |
Laying of the cornerstone by Archbishop Richard Cushing.
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September 1958 |
School opens! The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur welcome 255 pupils in the first three grades. |
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February 1963 |
Cardinal Richard Cushing creates a new parish in Danvers, Saint Richard. While the new church was under construction, St. Mary School Auditorium became St. Richard’s Church. |
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June 1964 |
The first graduating class of 47 receives their diplomas. |
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SEPTEMBER 1964 |
The new east wing of the school opens. This added a library and faculty room to the basic facilities and brought the number of classrooms to 24.
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1973 |
St. Mary’s School Board is formed. |
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1974 |
The Kindergarten Program is introduced.
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1993 |
Extended Day Program is initiated. |
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1997 |
Opening of Pre-K for four-year olds, and Extended K program. |
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2000 |
Construction of new Office, Chapel, Music, Band, Art, Technology, and Learning Centers Establishment of a full Development Program
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2002 |
Auditorium renovations completed including new lighting, HVAC system, floor, and basketball hoops
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Today St. Mary of the Annunciation School is thriving with 500 students attending grades Pre-K - 8. The faculty includes one Sister and 32 lay teachers who provide a quality education for the children of Danvers and twenty-four other surrounding cities and towns. |
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