Saint Patrick School (Pelham, New Hampshire)
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Saint Patrick School is a private Roman Catholic elementary and middle school in Pelham, New Hampshire
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Parish as Saint Patrick Convent School. The school was staffed by Sisters of Mercy
from nearby Windham
for many years; however, more lay teachers were gradually employed, and in the early 1990s the school's name was officially changed to Saint Patrick School. Today, the school is staffed entirely by state-certified lay personnel.
Saint Patrick School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
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A campus ministry and student leadership program is offered through T.I.C. T.A.C. (Together In Christ Taking A Challenge), which is overseen by the school principal and the parish pastor.
Annual traditions at Saint Patrick School include an annual Harvest Feast, where third-grade Native Americans canoe down Beaver Brook
and are greeted by second-grade Pilgrims; the sixth grade class trip to Nature's Classroom
; and the eighth grade class trip to Washington, D.C.
is offered to 5th-8th grade students.
Pelham, New Hampshire
The earliest census data shows the town of Pelham having a population of 543 residents in 1767.As of the census of 2000, there were 10,914 people, 3,606 households, and 2,982 families residing in the town. The population density was 412.9 people per square mile . There were 3,740 housing units at...
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History
The school was founded in 1960 by Saint PatrickSaint Patrick
Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....
Parish as Saint Patrick Convent School. The school was staffed by Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
from nearby Windham
Windham, New Hampshire
Windham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 13,592 at the 2010 census.- History :The area was initially home to the Pawtucket Native Americans. Scottish immigrants began to settle in the area in 1719. The region was known as “Nutfield” and included what...
for many years; however, more lay teachers were gradually employed, and in the early 1990s the school's name was officially changed to Saint Patrick School. Today, the school is staffed entirely by state-certified lay personnel.
Saint Patrick School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...
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Sports and traditions
Students in grades 5 through 8 may participate in the school's teams in soccer, softball, and track and field, all of which compete in the small school division of the Tri-County League. Basketball, bowling, skiing and snowboarding are offered as part of the school's Winter Enrichment Program.A campus ministry and student leadership program is offered through T.I.C. T.A.C. (Together In Christ Taking A Challenge), which is overseen by the school principal and the parish pastor.
Annual traditions at Saint Patrick School include an annual Harvest Feast, where third-grade Native Americans canoe down Beaver Brook
Beaver Brook (Merrimack River)
Beaver Brook is a river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, part of the Gulf of Maine watershed....
and are greeted by second-grade Pilgrims; the sixth grade class trip to Nature's Classroom
Nature's Classroom
Nature's Classroom is a non-profit outdoor environmental education program started in 1973 in the Northeast of the United States. It hosts residential programs for teachers and students at fifteen sites in New England and New York; programs range from one to five days...
; and the eighth grade class trip to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Curriculum
The focus of the school's instruction at the elementary school level is on basic skills development. FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
is offered to 5th-8th grade students.