SPOTLIGHT ON STEM in Action

The theme of this year's issue of St. Mary’s Magazine is STEM in Action! Last year, in the midst of a global pandemic, with many schools remote and people living in uncertain times, St. Mary’s beat the odds and continued forward by opening our doors to inperson learning for all students every day. Then, in October of 2020, St. Mary’s new STEM and Gateway building officially opened as part of our school campus. Students and teachers hit the ground running and took full advantage of every opportunity the new STEM Building had to offer. Now, just over a year later, we are turning our focus to what is happening inside that building – which is STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — in Action! From the labs, outfitted with state-of-the-art technology that allows our students to learn and experiment in new and exciting ways, to the bright, spacious classrooms that provide our faculty a space to lecture and teach based on a strong curriculum, St. Mary’s STEM Building has changed the way our students learn everyday. Read more in the article STEM in Action in this edition. This issue also features articles on The Mosakowski Gardens, our new outdoor space which has greatly enhanced our campus, ASCEND 2026, our strategic plan which will launch St. Mary’s to greater heights in years to come, and our 2020–21 Annual Report of Gifts, Class Notes and more. Enjoy the 2021 edition of St. Mary’s Magazine! Jamie Gigliotti Executive Director of External Affairs