St. Mary High School (Paducah, Kentucky)

St. Mary High School
St. Mary High School
Address
	1243 Elmdale Road; Paducah, KY 42003; United States
Coordinates	37°03′03″N 88°38′41″W / 37.05070°N 88.64474°W
Information
School type	Private
Motto	The Pursuit of Excellence Through Christ!
Founded	1965
School district	Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro
Principal	Douglas Shelton
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	163 (2009–10)
Campus	Small city
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Vikings and Lady Vikings
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Yearbook	"The Voyage"
Feeder schools	St. Mary Middle School
Athletic Director	Brad Ehlers
Website	www.smss.org

St. Mary High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Paducah, Kentucky. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Owensboro, and is part of the St. Mary School System, which also includes elementary and middle schools.

Background

Founded in 1858 it has 98% of graduates attending college and 50% receiving scholarships. It has state champions in many sports teams and an award-winning music program.

Fight song

Saint Mary Fight Song
Oh, When the Saint Mary Vikings come on the floor!
We're going to show everyone that we can score!
We're going to fight, fight, fight for Saint Mary High!
We're going to raise that score high up into the sky,
and when you see those colors gold and blue,
it is a sign that we are coming through!
We're going to knock you guys out on the floor out the door,
Saint Mary High. Hey!

State champions

Boys Cross Country: 1998
Individual Boys Cross Country: Matthew Shoulta(2003, 2004), James Maglasang(2008)
Girls Cross Country: 1994, 1995, 1996
Individual Girls Cross Country: Adrienne Lima(1994), Jackie Wagner(1997, 1998, 2000)
Boys Golf: 2005
Individual Boys Golf: Russ Cochran(1975), Case Cochran(2005, 2006)

Notable alumni

Paducah Artist, Yeiser Art Museum, the late Mary Yeiser, 1921
Former KY State Justice Most Honorable Bill Graves, 1954
Paducah Businessman, the late Fred Paxton, 1950
Russ Cochran, current PGA Tour golfer, KHSAA Individual Boys' Golf State Champion, 1975

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c "St. Mary High School Directory Entry - (# 256)". Directory of Member Schools. Kentucky High School Athletic Association. September 20, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
^ "2009–2010 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetic order)" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

External links

St. Mary School System site

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[KHSAA_directory-1] "St. Mary High School Directory Entry - (# 256)". Directory of Member Schools. Kentucky High School Athletic Association. September 20, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

[SACS-Council_on_Accreditation_and_School_Improvement-2] SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

[KHSAA_enrollment-3] "2009–2010 Audited School Enrollments (in alphabetic order)" (PDF). Kentucky High School Athletic Association. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-27.

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Ordinaries	Bishops Francis Ridgley Cotton Henry Joseph Soenneker John Jeremiah McRaith William Medley
Churches	Cathedral St. Stephen Cathedral, Owensboro Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Bowling Green St. Augustine Church, Grayson Springs St. Francis de Sales Church, Paducah
Education	High schools Owensboro Catholic High School, Owensboro St. Mary High School, Paducah Trinity High School, Whitesville
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