Sign of the Times: New York City Renames Street Corner for Saint Mark Catholic Academy

As the deputy superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn, Joan McMaster visits many schools. An Oct. 27 visit to Saint Mark Catholic Academy, she said, was extra special. McMaster, a graduate, attended the unveiling of a new street sign designating the corner outside of the school as “Saint Mark Catholic Academy Way. 

Food For Much Thought

This past school year saw a particularly astute and inquisitive group of third-graders at St. Mark Catholic Academy in Sheepshead Bay.

Mission Trip to Kenya

Father Michael Panicali, parochial vicar at St. Mark and St. Margaret Mary Parish, Sheepshead Bay, went on a mission trip of sorts this summer to help out in Holy Family Parish in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Unique – that is the best way to describe St. Mark Catholic Academy in Sheepshead Bay.

Sheepshead Bay Students Help Feed the Hungry

Carol Donnelly, principal of St. Mark’s Catholic Academy in Sheepshead Bay, poses with students following their recent Thanksgiving food drive. Here, some of the eighth graders and early childhood students prepare to deliver the donations across the street to St. Mark’s parish food pantry.

Remembering 9/11

Students at St. Mark Catholic Academy, Sheepshead Bay, commemorated the 16th anniversary of the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 with a morning prayer service in the schoolyard.

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“Saint Mark Catholic Academy has demonstrated a welcoming, family-oriented environment that establishes a tone for an excellent learning experience.” — parent testimony