Dear family and friends of St. Mary’s Academy,

I am excited to welcome you all to a new year! To some, this will be your first day of your first year at St. Mary’s Academy. To others, this will be the first day of your last year. And to all those in between, this will be another blessed year starting the first day at SMA. However way you approach these first days of school, know that you are blessed with opportunities to grow in all the areas you’ve promised yourself to work on, uncover talents you never knew you could do, and carry out the best version of yourself as God has created you to be. I, too, will soon be starting my first day of two important roles in my life: my first day as a new mother and my first day with all of you as your new Principal. Though I will need some time to grow in my new role in motherhood before beginning my first day as Principal, know that I will pray for all of you often and will be there in spirit, cheering you on as you live, love, learn, and serve at this wonderful school. Dr. Nah will do an amazing job as the Acting Principal during my absence and I have complete faith and trust in our talented group of faculty and staff who will be there constantly to guide you in the right direction with the mission of the school at the forefront of their hearts. I wish you all the best first day and look forward to my first day with all of you.

-Mrs. Mary Rose Batungbacal

Note- Baby Noah is here! He was born on Friday, August 18th. Everyone is doing well.