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Varsity Baseball Earns the Team Academic Excellence Award by The American Baseball Coaches Association
October 15th, 2024
The 2023-24 varsity baseball team recently received the Team Academic Excellence Award by The American Baseball Coaches Association, honoring the team’s GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the cumulative 2023-24 academic year. The team was one of just 350 high school programs in the nation and ...
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Posted in: Academic Excellence, Athletics, Upper School, Love of Learning
Fourth Grade Learns About Rosh Hashanah
October 13th, 2024
The Fourth Grade class has been reading the novel “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry this trimester. The story is set during the Nazi occupation of Denmark during World War II. Students learned how the Danish people tried to protect and save their Jewish citizens. A pivotal part of the plot occurs...
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Posted in: Community, Episcopal Tradition, Faith, Lower School, Love of Learning
Students Explore Agriculture by Growing Microgreens in Science Lab
October 10th, 2024
Lower School students have been getting a hands-on look at agriculture by helping to grow microgreens with science teacher Mrs. Pam Brierre. Over the summer, Mrs. Brierre received a grant from Louisiana Ag in the Classroom to grow 10 different types of microgreens, and students have been enjoying th...
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Posted in: Academic Excellence, Lower School, Love of Learning
Eighth Grade Retreat Gives Students Opportunities to Live Out StM's Five Pillars
October 10th, 2024
This week’s eighth grade retreat to Feliciana Retreat Center was an incredible opportunity for students to live out St. Martin's five pillars: Our Episcopal Tradition, Academic Excellence, A Love of Thinking and Learning, A Supportive and Diverse Community, and A Campus of Opportunity. Through cha...
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Posted in: Community, Episcopal Tradition, Mission, StM Traditions, Middle School, Love of Learning
Upper School Hosts Federal Prosecutor Brian M. Klebba, J.D.
October 8th, 2024
Today St. Martin’s was honored to welcome Brian M. Klebba, J.D., a federal prosecutor and Chief of the Financial Crimes Unit with the U.S. Department of Justice, to speak to our Upper School students about staying safe online. Mr. Klebba spoke to students about critical topics such as digital safe...
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Posted in: Authors & Speakers, Upper School
Kindergarten Bakes Bread in Exploration of Season of Fall
October 4th, 2024
Our Kindergarteners have been exploring the season of fall and recently had the opportunity to bake bread using a favorite fall ingredient – apples! Students tasted red, green, and yellow apples and compared the taste of each. They also discussed the life cycle of an apple tree. Using the leftover...
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Posted in: Academic Excellence, Lower School, Love of Learning
Lower School Celebrates the Blessing of the (Stuffed) Animals
October 4th, 2024
This morning Lower School students participated in a heartwarming tradition: The Blessing of the (Stuffed) Animals! The Feast of St. Francis, celebrated each year on October 4, honors the patron saint of animals and creation. St. Francis of Assisi’s love and compassion for all living creatures, b...
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Posted in: Community, Episcopal Tradition, Faith, Mission, StM Traditions, Lower School
Pre-K Explores Early Reading Skills Through Library Class
October 3rd, 2024
A love of reading starts early at St. Martin’s — and library time is a favorite for so many of our Pre-K students! This week, Mrs. Shelley Foster has been reading “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat,” the Halloween-themed book in the “Old Lady” series, with Pre-K. As each menu ite...
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Posted in: Academic Excellence, Lower School, Love of Learning, Student Support Services
Two-Year-Olds Practice Early Math Skills Through Pretend Pizza-Making
October 3rd, 2024
Our George Cottage Twos have transformed their classroom kitchens into pizza kitchens. Students practiced counting, sorting, taking turns, cooperation, using their imaginations, and the process of making pretend pizzas. Using all of their new skills, they made real pizzas for a snack. To continue on...
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Posted in: Academic Excellence, George Cottage, Love of Learning
Middle School Hosts Annual Blessing of the Pets
October 3rd, 2024
This morning Middle School students (and a few George Cottage friends, too) celebrated their pets at the annual Blessing of the Animals. This StM Middle School tradition dates back three decades and is a wonderful way our community honors God’s creation and all God’s creatures as well as the wor...
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Posted in: Community, Episcopal Tradition, Faith, StM Traditions, Middle School