Applications for Financial Aid for the 2024-25 school year are now being accepted. Awards are based on need and must be completely submitted by April 1, 2024. Parents can access the Financial Aid portal at: www.fairapp.com. Please utilize the school code: School code: 113 and the Password: msma113.
Applications that are received after the due date are evaluated over the summer if financial aid funds remain.
Spread the love this Valentine's Day! đź’•
Send a sweet Valentine's Day treat to a friend, teacher, or coach, OR share the love with someone special at St. Joe's! Parents and guardians can also order something special for their Mountie to be delivered during advisory on February 14th!
Please click on the Google Doc below for more information and to order your sweet treats. Make sure to submit a form for each Valentine you would like to purchase; multiple forms are encouraged! All orders due by February 13. This Valentine's Day cookie sale is sponsored by Student Council.
Sr. Carol Schwartz, a Sister of St. Mary of Namur MSM’s founding order, passed away on Monday of this week.
Anytime a Sister in our founding order passes away it is a loss to us all. These women are truly the mothers of Mount St. Mary Academy and to all of us alumnae. It was their blood, sweat, and tears that laid the foundation of our beloved school building and their dedication and prayers that raised the walls and laid the floors. They built us, they guided us, and they mentored us into independence. We live out their charism and embrace their mission.
It is especially sad for many of us in the MSM community to lose Sr. Carol, or as many of us remember her Sr. Mary Paul.
Sister Carol graduated from St. Mary Seminary (another all-girls high school the Sisters operated), Rosary Hill College, and Catholic University. Students and the classroom being central in her heart, she taught and was an administrator in various schools in Lockport, Kenmore, and Buffalo. She moved to Mount St. Mary Academy, worked on the administration team, and was serving as the principal when I was a student in the late 60’s / early 70’s. After serving as principal, she moved back to the classroom and taught History at the Mount.
As a student of hers, I can give firsthand testimony that she was an extraordinary principal. I swear she had ears that could hear us anywhere in the building, eyes that missed nothing, and a presence that commanded our respect. I also had the privilege of knowing her throughout my adult life and I found she had a wonderful sense of humor and a terrific smile, truly a remarkable woman.
I was lucky enough to visit Sr. Carol shortly before she passed away. I told her I was returning to the Mount to teach the Freshman Religion classes for the remainder of the year. In true Sr. Carol fashion, she looked at me, pointed her finger in my face, and told me “It was time to get to school and I had better do a good job.”
After she left teaching Sr. Carol had many ministries. She served in various roles within the community of Sisters, was the Parish Outreach Director at St. John’s in Kenmore, and volunteered in Fort Erie with the Sisters’ refugee work to name but a few. Sr. Carol was always seeing needs and working to meet them.
Sr. Carol, Sr. Mary Paul will be sadly missed.
This week we celebrated National School Counseling Week, which is a wonderful opportunity to highlight the amazing work of our school counselors. We are pleased to have Mrs. Joanne Uhl, Director of Counseling and Counselor grades 11-12; Mrs. Kelli Shepard, Counselor grades 9-10; Mrs. Jessica Gertz, School Social Worker, and Ms. Jordan Osborne, College and Career Coordinator, supporting our students and their families.
School counselors focus on positive ways to enhance students’ academic, career, and social-emotional development. They also work with teachers and other educators to help students realize their potential. Thank you Counseling Team for all you do for the Mount!
From the Desk of Ms. Anne Kohl:
Reregistration for the 2024-25 school year will once again be an automatic process. All families will be automatically re-registered on the Blackbaud Tuition Management website. The $500 re-registration fee will be added to your tuition account in early February, with a payment due date of March 1, 2024. Please note that this payment may process on a day different from your normal monthly tuition payment.
Interested in supporting Chrysalis 2024? A gift-gathering party is a wonderful way to support our Chrysalis Auction. A gift-gathering party offers friends of Mount St. Mary Academy an opportunity to mix and mingle with fellow supporters of the school. Each guest is asked to bring a donation to the gift gathering event.
Host a party for your classmates and friends! To host a gift gathering party, please contact Coordinator of Annual Giving and Events, Marissa Brandel Palumbo '19, at (716) 877-1358 ext. 304 or email: mpalumbo@msmacademy.org
If hosting a party is not possible perhaps sending a gift from our Amazon or Target registry better fits your efforts to support Chrysalis 2024.
Looking for a gift idea? We made it easy to shop right on Amazon. Items will be shipped right to MSM!
Click HERE to view our custom gift list on Amazon!
Looking for a gift idea and would prefer to shop at Target instead of Amazon? Items will be shipped right to MSM with free shipping over $35.
Check out our custom gift list on the Target website HERE!
From the Desk of Mrs. Marissa Palumbo:
As we approach the Holiday season you may receive fruit baskets, gift baskets, or boxed gifts. Although it is fun to enjoy all of the goodies, many times we end up with an empty basket with no further purpose. Please consider collecting all of those empty extra baskets you receive and send them in with your child to help support our Chrysalis Auction on March 16, 2024!
Questions? Contact Marissa Brandel Palumbo '19, Coordinator of Annual Giving and Events,
at (716) 877-1358 ext. 304 or email: mpalumbo@msmacademy.org
Click the link below to visit the official Mount St. Mary Academy Thunder Website for a calendar of upcoming athletic events. Come out and support our Mounties in action!
Mount St. Mary Academy
Mount St. Mary Academy, founded by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, is a Catholic, private, college preparatory school for young women. Within a nurturing and academically challenging and inclusive environment, the Academy strives to develop the whole person’s gifts and potential. Guided by our Catholic tradition, and rooted in Gospel values, we empower scholars to be leaders dedicated to lifelong learning, moral integrity, social justice, and service to and inclusion of others.
We Believe in You!
Email: information@msmacademy.org
Website: https://www.msmacademy.org
Location: 3756 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY, USA
Phone: 716-877-1358
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msmacademy
Twitter: @msmacademy