▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁at ▁ 6 0 1 ▁E . ▁Las ley , ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁Jes uit ▁college ▁grounds . ▁Stud ents ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁A ▁football ▁field ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁a ▁track ▁was ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁old ▁St . ▁Mary s ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁shop ▁addition ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁senior ▁citiz en ▁center . ▁Old ▁Hill ▁School ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary s ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁raz ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁first ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary s ▁High ▁was ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁thus ▁making ▁them ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁gradu ating ▁class . ▁ ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁St . ▁Mary s ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kansas ▁State ▁High ▁School ▁Activ ities ▁Association ▁and ▁offers ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sports ▁programs . ▁Ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁are ▁also ▁offered ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁performing ▁arts , ▁school ▁publications ▁and ▁clubs . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁Athlet ic ▁teams ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 A ▁division ▁and ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" B ears ". ▁They ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Mid - E ast ▁League ▁and ▁are ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁ 3 A ▁school , ▁the ▁fifth - larg est ▁classification ▁in