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St. Mary School Contact
Information
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St. Mary Parish School
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Phone: 856-629-6190
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32A Carroll Avenue
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Fax:
856-728-1437
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Williamstown, New Jersey
08094
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Email:
mainoffice@smarys.org
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The
History of St. Mary School
Nearly 100 years
ago, St. Mary Church was established and
interest in a Catholic school to provide for
the spiritual needs of the children became
evident. In 1948 Bishop Eustace
approved Father Cosgrove's plan to purchase
a building on Library Street, Williamstown,
which was then used for the Post Office.
The building was renovated to include
classrooms, a medical room, principal's
office, library and cafeteria. The
school was blessed and dedicated to St. Mary
of the Assumption on Sunday, October 2, 1949
and staffed by Dominican Sisters, who taught
two hundred and forty-six children that
year. Felician Sisters served the
school and parish with strong faith and
loving dedication from 1965 to 1995.
In 1972 the idea of a new school was met
with great enthusiasm and parishioners young
and old united efforts to reach their goal.
A one story eight classroom school on Carroll
Avenue with a library and offices was
dedicated on September 19, 1976. In
1986, eight additional classrooms and an
all-purpose room were completed. Today
St. Mary School enrolls approx. 600 students
from Pre-School through grade eight.
The expanded curriculum includes advances in
technology, a science lab, and foreign
language program. St. Mary School is
currently staffed by a competent, dedicated
lay faculty committed to carrying out the
mission of the Catholic Church.
Directions to St. Mary School
...From
Atlantic City
Take the Atlantic City Expressway West to
Exit 38. Turn left onto Sicklerville
Road at the traffic light. Take
Sicklerville Road to Main Street. Make
a left onto Main Street. Take Main
Street to Carroll Avenue. St. Mary
School will be on your right.
...From
Philadelphia
Take any bridge from Philadelphia to get
onto 42 S. Take 42 S to the AC
Expressway. Take the AC Expressway East to
Exit 38. Bear Right onto Sicklerville
Road. Take Sicklerville Road to Main
Street. Make a left onto Main Street.
Take Main Street to Carroll Avenue. St.
Mary School will be on your right.
...From
the North
Take 295 S until you reach 42 S. Stay
on 42S. Take 42 S to the AC
Expressway. Take the AC Expressway East to
Exit 38. Bear Right onto Sicklerville
Road. Take Sicklerville Road to Main
Street. Make a left onto Main Street.
Take Main Street to Carroll Avenue. St.
Mary School will be on your right.
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