What a joy it was to celebrate MSM's graduating Class of 2024 on Saturday, May 18th!

As freshwomen, the Class of 2024 navigated a new world of masks, social distancing, and uncertainty, adapting along the way to the many challenges you faced. Despite these challenges, each of you emerged stronger, more adaptable, and profoundly aware of the value of our MSM community and the connections you made with your fellow Mounties.

The Class of 2024 possesses a unique blend of perseverance, grit, and optimism that you will take with you as you step into the future.

We are all so proud of you!

To our newly minted alumnae, we wish you much happiness and success in all your future endeavors!

On Thursday, May 16, four of our MSM Academy Scholars Entrepreneurship students had the opportunity to volunteer at Buffalo's Great Point Studios opening night event! The studio is a state-of-the-art theater, television, and feature film complex located on Niagara Street.

Accompanied by Mr. O'Shei and Ms. Osborne, Mounties volunteered at the guest check-in table and also worked as media runners. Throughout the event, students hobnobbed with Hollywood-based writer, director, and producer Michael Mailer, as well as actor Stephen McKinley Henderson.

Our Mounties were also excited to connect with some local legends including Coach Lindy Ruff and Brian Duff of the Buffalo Sabres, former Congressman Brian Higgins, Mayor Byron Brown, Mindy Rich, Chairman of Rich Products, and Daniela Sapkar, Spokesperson for Great Point Studios.

It was truly a taste of Hollywood right in our own backyard!

Pictured below are Mountie volunteers: Ava Bowker,

Bailey Keppel, Jayla Mercurio, and Anna Gambino.

From the Desk of Mr. Mark Flynn:

On Monday, May 20, the Mount St. Mary Academy Jazz Ensemble performed concerts at both St. Benedict School and the Darien Lake Music Festival. The group, pictured below after a long, hot day in the sun, received several awards including an impressive First Place with a score of 99, the highest score of the day!

Other awards included Best Rhythm Section, Best Brass Section, and Best Saxophone Section. Best solo awards were earned by Maeve Garvey on vibraphone, Aubrey Collins on flute, and Nia King on alto saxophone!

The band will be selling day passes to Darien Lake for the upcoming season as a fundraiser for $20 each. Contact Mr. Mark Flynn at mflynn@msmacademy.org or one of our band members if you are interested in purchasing passes.

Congratulations Mounties!

Attention MSM families! If you or anyone you know is tackling a spring cleaning project, please keep our STEAM classes in mind if you find any of the items listed below! Our STEAM classes will put these items to good use and your donations ensure that MSM's STEAM classroom remains a vibrant and well-equipped environment for learning.

We will gratefully accept donations of the following items:

• Knitting Supplies - Students will learn to knit and relate knitting to coding. Supplies required include old knitting needles, and balls of yarn (half used balls of yarn are perfect).
• Sewing Supplies - Students will engineer their own patterns and sew items for themselves and/or Barbie dolls. We need fun interesting fabrics, fat quarters, and thread. We would also greatly appreciate one or two unused sewing machines.
• LEGO - One of our goals for next year is to build a Rube Goldberg Machine out of LEGOS to enter the ECC Tech Wars Competition. We would be grateful for donations of old, unloved LEGOS sitting in basements; our STEAM students will put them to good use!

If you are able to donate, please send the items to school with your student. Thank you in advance for your continued support and dedication to our MSM STEAM programs!

Join us for a fun-filled Alumnae Weekend celebrating our incredible MSM Alumnae from Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23! Gather together and share a wonderful weekend of memories with classmates, culminating in Alumnae Sunday Mass and Brunch on the 23rd.

For more information and to register for events, please visit: https://www.msmacademy.org/alumnae/alumnae-weekend-2024

We hope to see you there!

Counselor Connections provides the Mount St. Mary Community with a weekly communication tool from our Wellness Department. The newsletter will be published and sent to your inbox every Tuesday morning. You will also find a link here each week in the Family Connection Newsletter. Please click on the link below for this week's Counselor Connections.

Any current MSM family (registered for 23-24) is eligible for a one-time tuition credit of $500 if they refer a new family with a student in the class of 2025, 2026, 2027, or 2028 to our school!

Important details: New family must register, not just inquire.

Contact Ms. Suchan-Reitz in the Office of Admissions for more details: esuchan-reitz@msmacademy.org

Summer is coming and as our Mounties and future Mounties know, MSM Summer Camps are the best! Registration is open for girls going into grades 5 - 8 (Fall 2024) for a variety of summer fun including: Flag Football, Cooking, Photography, STEAM, Entrepreneurship, Musical Theater, Taylor Swift Camp, and SO much more!

Use the QR code below or click HERE to register and to learn more about dates, times, descriptions, and locations for our awesome offerings for Summer 2024!

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!

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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.

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