s , ▁Kansas , ▁United ▁States , ▁serving ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁ 9 – 1 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁public ▁high ▁school ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary s . ▁The ▁school ▁colors ▁are ▁blue ▁and ▁white ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁mas cot ▁is ▁the ▁Bear . ▁The ▁average ▁annual ▁en roll ment ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 0 ▁students . ▁ ▁History ▁St . ▁Mary s ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁A ▁par och ial ▁school ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁The ▁frame ▁building ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁" hill " ▁to ▁ 5 th ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁a ▁new , ▁stone ▁structure ▁was ▁dedicated ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁A ▁transport ation ▁system , ▁developed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁and ▁w agon ▁to ▁meet ▁students ▁crossing ▁the ▁river ▁by ▁fer ry . ▁The ▁former ▁St . ▁Mary s ▁High ▁School ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁current ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁on ▁Las ley ▁Street . ▁The ▁public ▁and ▁par och ial ▁schools ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁St . ▁Mary s , ▁Ross ville , ▁Em m ett ▁and ▁Del ia ▁combined ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁district , ▁US D ▁ 3 2 1 , ▁K aw ▁Valley . ▁A ▁bond ▁issue ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁brought ▁about ▁the