Building the Courage to Speak Up in a Crowded Room
Picture a typical college seminar or a weekly corporate staff meeting. The discussion is moving fast, and ideas are bouncing around the table. A young woman has a valid point to add, but she hesitates. She waits for the right pause in the conversation, wanting to ensure her thought is fully formed before she chimes […]
Keeping Your Teen Engaged Over the Summer
The first few weeks of summer vacation usually feel like a huge relief. Alarm clocks are off. Homework is long gone. And the frantic morning rush is on pause, for at least a couple of months. But by mid-July, that initial excitement fades. For many parents, it’s replaced by the familiar sight of a teenager […]
Building Confidence in the Physics Lab
It happens in households everywhere. A student sits down at the kitchen table, stares at a frustrating homework assignment, and finally declares that she just isn’t a science person. As parents and educators, that’s a tough moment to navigate. Usually, this shift happens somewhere in middle school. A tricky math test or a confusing lab […]
Today’s Science Projects, Tomorrow’s Tech Careers
If you ask a group of middle schoolers what they want to be when they grow up, you’ll usually get a mix of pretty traditional answers. But by the time those same students reach high school, the conversation shifts. As parents, we start worrying less about childhood dreams and more about practical realities. Will she […]
The Hidden Cost of Her Favorite High School Memories
If you think back to your own high school experience, what memories stand out the most? Chances are, your fondest moments didn’t happen while sitting quietly at a desk taking a standardized test. They happened during the chaotic final dress rehearsal for the spring musical. They happened on a bus ride home after a big […]
Keeping Middle School Girls Engaged in Math and Science
If you think back to your own middle school years, you probably remember a whirlwind of changes. Friend groups shifted overnight, maybe you got braces, and the pressure to fit in suddenly felt heavier than a backpack full of textbooks. It’s a chaotic time of life for any teenager. But for young women, there’s often […]
Stay Gold: Meet the Freshman Bringing Ponyboy to Life in MSM’s “The Outsiders”
“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.” It’s one of the most iconic lines in young adult literature, and this season, the Mount St. Mary Academy Drama Club is bringing S.E. Hinton’s timeless story to the stage! Our upcoming production of The Outsiders is 100% student-run—meaning everything from the acting and stage management to the set construction […]
No “Damsels in Distress” Required
Have you ever really looked at the cast list for a typical high school play or musical? If you have, you’ve probably noticed what we think is a frustrating problem. Walk into almost any co-ed high school auditorium on audition day, and you’ll usually find a sea of talented teenage girls outnumbering the boys by […]
Reframing Conflict Resolution at an All-Girls School
If you mention “high school girls” to most adults, a single word often pops into their heads almost immediately: Drama. It’s an elephant in the room for many parents considering an all-girls education. There’s a quiet fear that putting hundreds of teenage girls in one building will result in a pressure cooker of cliques, whispers, […]
Chrysalis 2025: 1927 Speakeasy – Highlights & Memories!
Mount St. Mary Academy’s 30th Annual Chrysalis Auction & Gala: 1927 Speakeasy! We at Mount St. Mary Academy are overwhelmed by the love and support from our community at Chrysalis 2025: 1927 Speakeasy on Saturday, March 15th at the Wurlitizer Events Center! It was a fabulous night full of fun times, delicious food & drinks, […]