St. Mary's Academy (Cherry Hills Village)

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St. Mary's Academy
Address
St. Mary's Academy (Cherry Hills Village)
4545 South University Boulevard

,
Colorado
80113-6099

United States
Coordinates 39°38′2″N104°57′38″W / 39.63389°N 104.96056°W / 39.63389; -104.96056
Information
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic; Sisters of Loretto
Established1864(159 years ago) (1864)
CEEB code 060535
PresidentIswari Natarajan
PrincipalInterim (HS)
Andy Aldrich (MS)
Karen Smith (LS)
Grades PS12
Enrollment678 (2022-2023)
Campus size24 Acres
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Navy blue and white
  
MascotWildcat
Accreditation National Association of Independent Schools


Association of Colorado Independent Schools
National Coalition of Girls' Schools

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National Catholic Educational Association
Website stmarys.academy

St. Mary's Academy (SMA) is a Catholic, independent day school in the Loretto tradition located in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Founded by the Sisters of Loretto in 1864, St. Mary's Academy educates boys and girls. St. Mary's Academy is composed of a co-ed Lower School (co-ed Preschool through Grade 5) and Middle School (co-ed Grades 6-8), and continues its tradition as a college preparatory high school for girls (Grades 9-12). The U.S. Department of Education has honored St. Mary's Academy three times as a School of Excellence (a program initially titled Blue Ribbon Schools). St. Mary's Academy High School offers 26 AP courses.

History

St. Mary's Academy is the oldest continuously operating pre-collegiate school in Denver, and has the distinction of awarding the first high school diploma in 1875, a year before Colorado became a state. Originally situated at 14th and California Streets on the edge of the prairie, in 1911 the school moved and built next door to Margaret “Molly” Brown on Pennsylvania Avenue. Needing additional space and recognizing that families were moving to the suburbs, St. Mary's Academy located to its current home in the early 1950s. Begun as a school for girls, boys were welcomed into all Lower and Middle School grades in the mid-1970s.

Activities

Athletics

Middle School Boys

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

Middle School Girls

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

High School Girls

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Field Hockey
  • Golf
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swim & Dive
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball

Affiliations

Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
National Catholic Education Association
National Coalition of Girls’ Schools
Colorado High School Activities Association
3A Metropolitan League

Notable alumnae

Notes and references

"St Mary’s Academy: 150 Years of Courage, Tenacity and Vision" (September–October 2014 issue of Colorado Heritage, the magazine of History Colorado).

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