Wine & Vine 2010 coming soon!
The Sisters of St. Francis and Groppi's Market are hosting Wine & Vine 2010 to raise money for the maintenance of the grape arbor that St. Mary's alumnae are very familiar with.  Click the link above for more information.

HOFer Zore DB 63 retires from Northwestern Mutual
Alumni Hall of Fame inductee and Chancellor Award recipient Ed Zore DB 63 has retired as CEO of Northwestern Mutual after 41 years with the company.  In a JSOnline article, he spoke fondly of his time at Don Bosco.  Click the link above to read more. 

Sign up for the 2010 Alumni Run!
The 13th Annual Norb Wishowski Alumni Run will take place at Greene Park in St. Francis on Saturday, August 14th at 9:00 AM.  Click the link above for more information.

Salisbury TM 04 elected to Alverno Athletics Hall of Fame
Alexandra Salisbury TM 04 has been named a charter member of the Alverno College Athletics Hall of Fame.  Click the link above to read more about this exciting honor.  We're proud of you!

May/June issue of MORE Family News released!
The May/June issue of the MORE Family News has been released!  Click the link above to check it out.

Distance Learning comes to STM!
STM is offering a small number of students the opportunity to be part of a pilot program involving online distance learning.  These courses will be offered through the iQ Academy of Wisconsin.  Click the link above to learn more.

April 2010 Gift Report Released!
The April 2010 Gift Report has been released by the Development Office.  Click the link above to see this year's fund raising progress.

U.S. History students attend Holocaust presentation
A group of U.S. History students at Saint Thomas More High School recently had the opportunity to hear from a Holocaust survivor at Alverno College.  Click the link above to read more about this remarkable event.

Faith Can Cure Cancer in the Catholic Herald
A new club at STM has caught the attention of the Catholic Herald - click the link above to learn about Faith Can Cure Cancer.

STM grad breaks ground for new MU facility
On March 5, Steven Lynch TM 07 took part in Marquette University’s groundbreaking ceremony for its new Discovery Learning Engineering Complex.  Click the link above to read about this momentous event.

Pauly to be President at Green Bay Notre Dame
As of July 1, 2010, STM President Bob Pauly will return to his alma mater, Green Bay Notre Dame High School, as their new president.  Click the link above to read the announcement.

STM names new CEO
Please click the link above to read a letter from STM's Board of Directors about a newly-created CEO position at the school.  Todd Sobotka TM 97 has been named interim CEO of Saint Thomas More High School.

STM welcomes home heroes on Veterans Day
STM's Social Studies Department organized an emotional and deeply moving presentation to honor Veterans Day this year.  Click the link above to read more.

  

Success of our Students




At Saint Thomas More High School, we firmly believe that we are only as good as the success of our students, and we measure our success in that regard accordingly.  When our students succeed, we succeed.  By all practical purposes, therefore, we have been succeeding. 

We boast a graduation rate amongst our students of 99%, of which 96% of go on to attend a college or university.  Our students are prepared for the next level through our rigorous curriculum and high academic standards.  Our students have been rising to the challenge and personally benefitting themselves in the process. 

The five-year average ACT score our student receive is 22.72.  This number is above the Wisconsin five-year average (22.20) and the national five-year average (20.90).  Our students succeed in the classroom and translate that into a successful life and career once they exit our doors.  To view a history of our students' performance on the ACT Test, please click View ACT Test Scores now!

The Class of 2010 is our most recent graduating class, and they can now be found in colleges and universities all across the state, some even in other parts of the country.  The breakdown of colleges and universities attended by this class can be seen below:

 College or University  Graduates Attending
 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  18
 Milwaukee Area Technical College  10 
 Marquette University  6
 University of Wisconsin-Madison  6
 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh  5
 University of Wisconsin-Platteville  3
 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities     2
 Arizona State University  2
 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay  2
 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse  2
 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater  2
 University of Wisconsin-Parkside  2
 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point  2
 Carroll University  2
 Concordia University  2
 St. Mary's University  2
 Ripon College  2
 Alverno College  1
 Boston College  1
 DePaul University  1
 Iowa State University  1
 Le Cordon Blue (Minn. Culinary)  1
 Loras University  1
 North Carolina State University  1
 Purdue University  1
 Roosevelt University   1
 School of the Arts Institute Chicago  1
 University de Paul (Ottawa, Canada)  1
 University of Colorado-Boulder  1
 University of Wisconsin-Stout  1
 University of Wisconsin-Waukesha  1
 Virginia Tech  1
 Winona State University  1
 Wisconsin Lutheran College  1


Overall, the Class of 2010 received $2,259,816 in scholarship offers to various colleges and universities.  That breaks down to $25,391.19 per senior!

Not only do our students go on to attend fine colleges and universities, many of them go on to further their education afterwards, seeking professional degrees, master's degrees, or going to specialty schools such as law school or medical school.

For questions pertaining to graduation requirements, statistics, or other admissions-related inquiries, please contact Cynthia Salisbury, Admissions Manager.