Open House will take place Sunday, October 5th, from 9AM – 12PM, and Monday, October 6th, from 5PM – 7PM. Prospective students and their families are invited to meet current students, administration, faculty, staff, coaches, parents, graduates, and members of our Board of Trustees. See if St. Mary’s is the right fit for your family! October is also a time for students to shadow and see what it’s like to be a part of the Lancer family. Schedule a Shadow Day and apply! Application forms for admission to St. Mary’s are available online, and a portion needs to be submitted to your child’s elementary or middle school office. The HSPT Placement Exam & Review Course runs in early November, from 4PM – 6PM. All essential elements of the Placement Exam are covered, and practice tests assist students with critical thinking and test-taking skills. The Placement Exam is on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, this year, November 22, 2025, from 8AM – 11AM, and costs $25. Eighth-grade students interested in attending St. Mary’s must register to take the placement exam. Criteria for awards and scholarships are primarily based on each student’s placement exam test results. With regard to our Tuition Assistance Program, all applicant students who would like to be considered for our Tuition Assistance Program can apply online. The deadline for the 2026-27 school year is December 19th. Please feel free to contact Andrea Drabik at adrabik@smhlancers.org or at (716) 683-4824. January 22nd – St. Mary’s mails Acceptance Notifications to new students. If qualified, students also receive scholarships and tuition assistance awards within their acceptance packets. January 29th – Freshman Registration begins in late January each year. An online link will be sent out to all accepted students with information on how to pay online and submit the necessary paperwork in order to become a member of the St. Mary’s High School Class of 2030. Our Evening of Fine Arts night is held in late April each year, this year on April 22nd, and includes an Art Show at 6PM and the Spring Concert at 7PM. All accepted students are strongly encouraged to attend our Freshman Orientation. This is where our new students will meet their classmates and upperclassmen mentors, giving everyone a chance to get to know one another! It also covers important elements that will ensure a smooth transition to high school life. Students will be given their schedules here as well. In addition, students will learn about time management skills and meet some of their teachers. Following this event, a Freshman Parent Orientation will then take place in August.
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Current and prospective students, along with their families, are invited to attend and explore whether they would like to be part of Lancer Arts and Productions!
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