About Our School

Welcome to St. Mary School

St. Mary School serves the town of Whitecourt and the surrounding rural area. We offer a dual track program for K-3 in English and K-4 in French Immersion. Our shared vision is to have “everyone achieve success every day.” To realize this vision, we promote the academic, physical, cultural, social, spiritual and aesthetic growth and development of all students. Like other schools within the Living Waters Catholic Regional Division #42, we have small class sizes wherein teachers work conscientiously to provide learning opportunities to ensure each child reaches his or her full potential.

We are proud to share the following words of St. Mary School’s Spirit Song with you. “We create a rainbow of laughter, life and fun, taking care of others is a job for everyone.” It is through a Catholic culture of excellence commitment that we fulfill our duties to students, parents, and the St. Joseph Parish community.

Our core values as outlined in the 2008-2009 “Annual Plan for Learning” include living and teaching by love, through faith, with integrity, with laughter, by modeling, with loyalty, with respect, and with patience. We are thankful for your continued support and cooperation as we provide a safe and caring learning environment for your child.

Yours in Catholic education,

Lorraine Devereaux, Ed. D Principal

St. Mary School Mission Statement

to have everyone achieve success, every day. We will accomplish this through commitment to innovative student programming, research and practical-based personal and professional staff development, encouragement and inclusion of stakeholder input, and acceptance of responsibility and accountability for students’ achievement and outcomes.

St. Mary Vision

St. Mary School recognizes our strength lies in our ability to grow towards academic, spiritual and social excellence. It is through these ways we grow towards excellence.

St. Mary School Promotes:

1. Academic Excellence
• Achievement of personal academic potential
• Desire for life-long learning
• Achievement of skills that prepare us for the future
2. Spiritual Growth
• Development of personal relationships with God
• Acquisition of Christian values, morals, and attitudes
• Appreciation for living a Christian lifestyle
• Acquisition of family values
3. Social Development
• Acting as conscientious community members
• Development of communication skills
• Desire to work together as a group
• Development of positive relationships
• Development of personal well-being

This is our vision for St. Mary School. Through our words, actions and attitudes, we strive to achieve this vision within our Christian Community.