I'm currently in this school and there is one teacher who really stands out. Her name is Ms. petrusha and she is a great teacher. The sport that this school is best at is soccer by far.
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Posted by a student on 03/12/09
i graduated in the year of 2008 and i am attending queen of peace high school. when i went into queen of peace i went in with alot of knowlegd in math science, and especially my faith. i went there for 10 years and i love it!
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Posted by a student on 02/24/09
I'm a graduate from St. Mary's and feel I was overly prepared for my High School years. The teachers vary from grade to grade. The Catholic morality drilled into each subject, really gave me a wonderful up bring. I can honestly say I am a better individual due to my school involvment and exposure to
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Posted by a student on 09/01/08
I'm a graduate of St. Mary's and I must say this is an excellent school. Whether it be based on parent involvement, faculty based on personal and professional levels, extra curricular activities (sports/music etc.). All areas are great! The teachers are phenomenal in all grade levels. When it comes to
... Read more the junior high level kids (5th-8th), some parents and/or students may say that they expect to much or give out to much homework but in reality they expect just enough and give out just enough homework. They do that so then the students are well prepared when they enter high school. The fact that St. Mary's is a very catholic oriented and makes that a big part of the school helped me grow in my faith more then ever. It's a great school keep up the great work! Read less
Posted by a other on 03/27/08
As a former student, I feel this school well prepared me for highschool and life. Faith was an important part of the curriculum and I feel that St. Mary's taught me everything I needed to know about my religion.
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Posted by a other on 06/04/07
The quality of academics is lax. We came from a public academy school that emphasized science and math. Here it is encouraged but not mandatory to have a science fair and their school was two years behind our last school in math. This might be because parents complain that there is too much homework.
... Read more Well, they have no idea what it is like elsewhere. Many times, especially around the breaks there is no homework or it is so easy my child finishes it in school. There are alot of sports activities for the students and I love that. Yes, there are other extracurricular and music activities. The level of parent involvement is tremendous. Way to Go Mary's! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/18/07
The level of academics at this school varies from grade to grade. There are some teachers particularly at the 5th to 8th grade level that are experienced not only their area of expertise, but can command an atmosphere of learning in all subjects. However, these teachers are far and few.
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Posted by a parent on 12/03/06
At St.Mary Star of the Sea, the classrooms are overcrowded especially the 8th grade. There are 32 children in each homeroom. The teachers assign way to much homework every night. The Principal is great and so is the parish but a few a of the teachers in higher grade levels expaect too much.
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Posted by a student on 09/12/04
The mathematics portion of both my children's education here at St. Mary's was ATROCIOUS! Since WHEN is it EVER in the student's best interests to be instructed by the TEACHER to find the answers to at least 50% of the assigned homework problems in the back of the textbook? Doesn't this encourage students
... Read more NOT to grasp the actual concept of the math problem, thereby dis-enabling them from actually KNOWING how to solve that particular type of math problem ON THEIR OWN (ie with their accumulated classroom/book/homework knowledge?) Additionally, even HIGH HONOR ROLL student graduates of this school have had MAJOR, SERIOUS mathematical conceptualization and/or problem-solving issues upon being enrolled in their first High School math class at ANY high school, much less one of a very high academic standard and reputation. This was and continues to be intolerable! Read less
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Chicago schools — St Mary Star Of The Sea School is located at 6424 S Kenneth Ave, Chicago IL 60629. 6424 S Kenneth Ave is in the West Lawn neighborhood and 60629 ZIP code in Chicago, IL The school district for St Mary Star Of The Sea School is the Archdiocese Of Chicago Education Off. St Mary Star Of The Sea School is a Catholic school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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