Great Kids, Great Families
St. Mary Parish School opened its doors in 1916 and has been providing a great education for its students ever since. The parents of St. Mary's will be contributing to this blog which will update the community on Great Kids; Great Families. Visit our web site at
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Where Are They Now? St. Mary Alumni
By St. Mary Parish School
Friday, Aug 1 2008, 09:08 PM
Written for St. Mary Express Press Student Newspaper
By: Emily M., Grade 6
Mrs. Harley’s mom had four daughters; two became teachers, one is a doctor, and one is a nurse. She grew up right here in Menomonee Falls.
The school she went to is St. Mary’s starting in first grade because there was no kindergarten when she started to go school. Her mom went to St. Mary’s too! Mrs. Harley stayed at St. Mary’s until she graduated in 8th grade. She got the idea of being a teacher in sixth grade. When she went to school they didn’t have any specials, all they had was music, not even gym because they didn’t have a gym at the time.
They went to church a couple times a week and after church ended they had breakfast in class!! In the classrooms they didn’t have just ordinary teachers they had nuns.
After she graduated she went to Menomonee Falls High School. Then she went to Whitewater College where she studied to be a teacher. She also met her husband in college but he was a year older. They got married and raised one girl named Cathy, who is now a teacher too!
Mrs. Harley has a great life, a great family and a great job—she is a teacher here at St. Mary’s School! She taught students’ moms. She also probably taught you. She even taught the other sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Walker.
If you didn’t have her someday, you might. She’s a great teacher, and this is coming from one of her own students, me!
