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First Holy Communions – 2011

Two of our first graders and one guest from out-of-town made their First Holy Communions this past May 22. Here are some pictures.

School Concert Pictures

Our May 22 school concert in Lexington, MA, went really well. The students performed for a little over an hour with music, singing, dancing, acting, and a few memory items. The audience was enchanted! We hope to have a DVD of the performance available soon. For now, enjoy the pictures.

Win an iPod, diamond ring, or Plane ride

Immaculate Heart of Mary School is now selling tickets for a July 17th drawing. Tickets may be bought in all ways (see side bar) except through Paypal. 1st Prize: iPod nano (2009) with fiddle music 2nd Prize: Diamond Ring (14 karat white gold band with seven (real!) diamonds — three are baguette cut, and five [...]

Saint Patrick’s Day Program

On the Sunday closest to the feasts of Saint Patrick (March 17) and Saint Joseph (March 19) we hold one of our annual entertainments (programs). These variety shows, which always rely heavily on the school children, are videotaped and available on DVD through the Saint Benedict Center Bookstore. Here are some pictures (better late than [...]

Ice Skating Excursion

As the weather warms up, we are watching the snow and ice on our ponds, streams, and roads melt away. Last month, right before the rink closed, we took the entire school ice skating (at a “real rink”). You will notice that this is a very practical lesson in physics! Here are a few pictures.

Teacher named Educator of Distinction

Sister Maria Philomena, vice principal and high school teacher at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Richmond, NH, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). A role model to pupils, Sister Maria Philomena was nominated by student Rose Doucette (’10) for outstanding dedication [...]

2011 IHM Science Fair Winners Announced

For students in grades seven through twelve, the first half of the school year carries the excitement (and anxiety!) of getting ready for the year’s Science Fair. Each science project includes a research paper, experiment, oral presentation, and presentation board upon which each student is graded (usually this is most of the second quarter science [...]

2010 Christmas Program

Here are pictures of this year’s (well, this past Christmas’, anyway) simple but lovely Christmas Program. The Nativity Scene was provided by our youngest students, from kindergarten through second grade.

Merry Christmas from IHM

With Christmas only three days away, our Sisters, students, families, and faculty wish our readers and benefactors a most blessed Christmas season! You are all in our prayers. A special thank you to everyone who sent a Christmas donation (see button in margin) or helped us acquire something on our wish list (see right margin). [...]

A Tribute to Father Jarecki

Father Michael Jarecki, a retired priest of the diocese of Ogdensburg, NY, who said Mass for us for more than thirty years, said his last public Mass on October 31, 2010 — the Feast of Christ the King. On the following Sunday, November 7, we held a “Father Jarecki Appreciation Day”. Each classroom made a [...]