I want to take this opportunity to recognize St. Marys School in Lee. Massachusetts on their 130th anniversary. Since its inception. the hard work of the teachers and students has made St. Marys School a model of success in the region. In the mid1880s. Jane Sedgwick. a member of a wealthy family in Stockbridge. Massachusetts. wanted to open a parochial school in Western Massachusetts after a massive influx of Irish immigrants into the area. After 25 years of work and determination. Pope Leo XIII finally gave Jane his personal blessing to building the school that would be affiliated with St.
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