Storm Lake St. Mary's School

06/01/2026

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06/01/2026

For those who do not receive the St. Mary's Alumni Email Newsletter, here's your chance to read an article about Coach McCollum's reflections on his first year coaching the Iowa Hawkeyes. Click the link below to read the article:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rt5yisDjAZ3molJQfWTZ1RJGK1h0YjU3hKyxU6mHLok/edit?usp=sharing

If you are a graduate of St. Mary's or used to work at St. Mary's and would like to receive the St. Mary's Alumni Newsletter via email, reach out to Ryan Berg at [email protected]

05/29/2026

Thank you to all who came out to the Des Moines area alumni event last night at Backpocket Pin and Pixel in Johnston! It was great catching up with everyone! We had representation from the 1960’s up through 2015!

05/28/2026

Listen to the Illuminating Catholics podcast and learn about the new interim superintendent and new director of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Sioux City by clicking on the link below:

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05/28/2026

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05/27/2026

St. Mary's Class of 1968 Alum, John Meyer, recently hiked to the Mount Everest Base Camp! Click the link to read the whole story!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YgScAAxFNpSK454vROoG_rdVMpE02Y1iYrS4bIwLmj0/edit?usp=sharing

05/26/2026

The Fire Foundation of Northwest Iowa recently held an event in Storm Lake at The Cobb Tavern to help spread awareness about what they do to help promote inclusion in Catholic schools throughout the Sioux City Diocese. Storm Lake St. Mary’s has been the recipient of several minor grants and a major grant in recent years to help support students and teachers in our system.

John, Karen, and Owen Keenan shared perspectives on their experiences with Owen attending St. Mary’s prior to the support of the Fire Foundation being available. They see the importance of the work of the Fire Foundation to support students with special needs. Assistant Principal Kate Besch also shared how St. Mary’s provides for students’ needs and how grant money will be utilized!

Thank you to Central Bank for sponsoring the event. Thank you to The Cobb Tavern for graciously hosting the event, and thank you to all who attended.

To learn more about The Fire Foundation or to donate to their worthy cause, please visit their website at firefoundationnwiowa.org

05/26/2026

Just two more days until the Des Moines area alumni gathering! If you’re in the Des Moines area on Thursday evening, please swing by!

05/22/2026

The St. Mary’s school year concluded with sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students participating in an academic extended-classroom experience, traveling to Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa. It is the school’s intention for students to have unique experiences within their three years of middle school and rotate the focus of the year-end trip between science, fine arts, and social studies.

05/22/2026

🐾🥼🥽Storm Lake St. Mary’s third-grade class was gifted a “St. Mary’s Ball Nemmers Science Room Chemistry Experimentation Experience” from a generous parent’s purchase at the St. Mary’s Ball & Auction. Elementary students arrived at the Bernard '40 and June (Beck) Christenson Science Classroom in goggles and lab aprons on Thursday to act their parts as young scientists.

Chemistry students, under the guidance of Dr. Erica Larson, created and facilitated lessons designed for these students surrounding the phenomena of color. This teaching opportunity provided an authentic audience for chemistry students to communicate scientific understandings as part of their final exam.

A rainbow keepsake was the result of the chromatology station. A color change and bubbles were two indicators of a chemical reaction at the second station. The acid and zinc reaction resulted in the ‘pop’ of combustion of hydrogen gas. The third station was a favorite as students conducted flame tests of various solutions. The color change showcased electrons in their excited states.

High school students, third graders, and teachers had a great time! Part of the vision of the renovation of the Bernard '40 and June (Beck) Christenson Science Classroom was versatility. We love utilizing this lab space for these unique combinations of students!