Mount St. Mary Academy

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Mount Saint Mary Academy is an all-girls private, Roman Catholic high school in Kenmore, New York within the Diocese of Buffalo.BackgroundMount Saint Mary Academy was established in 1927 by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur.Accredited by: The New York State Board of Regents.Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Member of: National Catholic Education AssociationCatholic Schools Administrators Association of New York StateNational Association of Secondary Schools PrincipalsBissnet The school has a student to faculty ratio of less than 10:1. Students regularly outperform their peers on standardized tests. The average SAT scores of students in the Class of 2008, all of whom take the SAT, are: Critical Reading: 560 Math: 551 Writing: 574. Their ACT Composite is 24.AthleticsThe Mount Saint Mary Thunder is made up of 24 different athletic teams including:FallCross-Country (Varsity) Golf (Varsity, JV) Soccer (Varsity, JV) Swimming (Varsity) Volleyball (Varsity, JV)WinterBasketball (Varsity, JV & Freshman) Bowling (Varsity, JV) Ice Hockey (Varsity) Indoor Track (Varsity)SpringLacrosse (Varsity, JV) Softball (Varsity, JV) Tennis (Varsity) Track and Field (Varsity)Year-roundCompetitive Cheerleading (Varsity) Crew (Varsity, Novice)The artsMount Saint Mary Academy has a music program including a concert band, jazz ensemble, string orchestra, and the only all-girls’ marching band in New York State. The all-girls marching band has been chosen to perform at Walt Disney World for the Walt Disney World Easter Parade, as well as the New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade and performed in the 2009 Presidential Inaugural festivities. MSM also has private singing lessons, a chorus and an all-girls a cappella group, The Gemstones. Vocalists at Mount Saint Mary's perform at school concerts, masses, plays and at community events. Students may also take music theory as a fine-arts elective.