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St. Mary School In Simsbury Turns 65

The school was opened on Sept. 23, 1957.

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Simsbury's St. Mary School pupils last Friday celebrated the school's 65th anniversary by going outside and spelling out '65' for a memorable photo.
Simsbury's St. Mary School pupils last Friday celebrated the school's 65th anniversary by going outside and spelling out '65' for a memorable photo. (Courtesy of St. Mary School)

SIMSBURY, CT — A local school celebrated a milestone anniversary last week, as St. Mary School in Simsbury celebrated 65 years of existence.

As a result, SMS students came outside Friday for the anniversary and posed for a special photo.

St. Mary is a Catholic school serving pupils from pre-K to eighth-grade and it first opened on Sept. 23, 1957, according to school officials

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SMS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the Connecticut State Department of Education.

The school was also named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2018.

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For more information about SMS, visiting stmarysschoolsimsbury.org.

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