48 APRIL 2017 Arc A d A News PRESCHOOL • KINDERGARTEN • AFTER SCHOOL Now accepting applications • Providing quality preschool, kindergarten, after school programs in a Christian environment. • Dedicated and experienced educators. • Wide variety of enrichment programs. • Low student to teacher ratio. To schedule a tour, call 602-955-5728 cccckids.com | 4601 N. 34th St. | /cccckids By Rachael Bouley S aint Mary’s Catholic High School is celebrating its centennial anniversary this year, marking a century of education, spirituality and community for a diverse population of students. As the first Roman Catholic Diocesan high school in the state, Saint Mary’s boasts a rich and colorful history. Although there have been challenges along the way, Saint Mary’s has persevered and aims to serve Valley students for years to come. “It is a great blessing to me and a great source of joy to be a part of such a rich tradition,” said Father Robert Bolding, president-rector of Saint Mary’s. “With a century of graduates, the Saint Mary’s family is huge. I love being a part of it.” Saint Mary’s has come a long way since its early days. When Arizona became a state in 1912, the young Catholic men and women in Phoenix had no high school anchored by their religious faith. This inspired the Sisters of the Precious Blood, who founded the school in 1917 and taught the first students in a small, dedicated classroom at St. Anthony’s Elementary School. It wasn’t long before Saint Mary’s opened the doors to its own location on East Monroe Street in 1920, and eight years later, it became an all-girls school when the male students were transferred to Brophy High School. The devastating Great Depression shuttered many schools, including Brophy, but Saint Mary’s remained open for students, even in the toughest of times. The displaced Brophy boys were sent to a newly built structure on Polk Street, next to the girls’ facility, and Saint Mary’s was reestablished as a coeducational school. The boys and girls remained separated until 1958, when classes and staff combined to make the Polk Street campus the official location, serving 600 students. The rapid growth of downtown Phoenix made it difficult for Saint Mary’s to expand, and in 1988 the campus was demolished to make way for the Arizona Center. The school settled into its present-day location at Third Street and Sheridan, where students have access to many more resources, including the Virginia Piper building, which was completed in 2007 and houses fine arts classrooms, computer labs and the Wiegand Auditorium. Despite changes in its location, Saint Mary’s has stayed true to its mission to help students encounter truth, goodness and beauty in a spiritual sense. “In the course of a school’s history, different approaches may be taken or methods applied to fulfill its mission,” Fr. Bolding said. “But for a Catholic school, and certainly for Saint Mary’s, the fundamental mission never changes: to work for the salvation of souls by assisting parents in the formation of their children, preparing young men and women The state’s first Catholic high school celebrates 100 years Continued on page 50 Saint Mary’s Catholic High School has come a long way in 100 years from where the Sisters of the Precious Blood founded the school in 1917.

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