St. Marys High School
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St. Marys High School is a fully accredited public high school located in St. Marys, Kansas
St. Marys, Kansas
St. Marys is a city in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties in the U.S. state of Kansas, approximately 20 miles west of Topeka on U.S. Route 24. The population was 2,198 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, serving students in grades 9-12. St. Marys High School is the only high school located within the city limits of St. Marys, KS. The school colors are blue and white and the school mascot is the Bear. The average annual enrollment is approximately 300 students.

St. Marys is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...

 and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 3A division and are known as the "Bears". In 2009, the athletics program was ranked as the top athletics program in the state of Kansas according to Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
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. Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.

Athletics

The Bears compete in the Mid-East League and are classified as a 2A school, the fifth-largest classification in Kansas according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...

. Throughout its history, St. Marys has won multiple state championships in various sports. In 2009, the athletics program was ranked as the top athletics program in the state of Kansas according to Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...

. Many graduates have gone on to participate in Division I, Division II, and Division III athletics.

State Championships

State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 
5 1999, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009
Winter Basketball, Boys
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 
1 2009
Basketball, Girls
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 
2 1982, 2000, 2009
Spring Golf, Boys
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 
3 1988, 1989, 2004
Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

 
8 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009
Total 19

School Publications

The school newspaper is known as the "Press Paws" and is a member of the High School National Ad Network. The current newspaper advisor is Brittany Birch.
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