Duluth Area Catholic Schools Alumni
Welcome Home!
Did you attend Catholic school in the Duluth area? As a Duluth Area Catholic School alum, you have a home at Stella Maris Academy!
From the first Catholic school founded in 1881, to the many parish schools that followed, and to the present day four-campus Stella Maris Academy, Catholic school education remains an indispensable cornerstone in Duluth. You hold a meaningful place in this story.
Festivities throughout the year to honor and celebrate the last 100 years of Catholic education at Holy Rosary and looking forward to a bright future ahead!
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Join us in the Holy Rosary gymnasium as we celebrate the Mass and honor the past and present faculty and staff of Holy Rosary who invested their vocation into forming youth over the last 100 years. A light reception will follow the mass with tours of the campus provided.
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Join the Holy Rosary campus for Mass and Grandparent’s Day activities to honor our generations of alumni who benefited from the fruits of Catholic education.
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100th year of telling the Christmas story and a special opportunity to appreciate the current families who seek a Catholic education for their children. The program will be in the Cathedral of Our Lady Parish.
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Kick off the Catholic Schools Week and celebrate the Cathedral of Our Lady community that has supported Holy Rosary for 100 years.
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Join us for the end of the 100 year celebration as we honor all alumni, current students, and a bright future for the next 100 years out on the front lawn of Holy Rosary while hearing the beautiful gifts of our students.
Reconnect With Your Catholic School Community
Please take a moment to fill out the form below to connect with Stella Maris Academy. We encourage you to share your story with us so we can continue to honor this extraordinary legacy. By doing so, you will enlighten the history pages and also help us connect generations of Catholic school students and families. In turn, we will keep you informed and connected with the goodness that continues through SMA. Stella Maris Academy came together as one Catholic school in 2017 to form a multi-campus Catholic school, serving the Duluth community and beyond. We are an Early Childhood through High School academy with a mission to form the whole child and prepare lifelong learners to lead, love, and serve as Jesus taught- transforming our world one student at a time.
Stella Maris Academy Campuses:
Holy Rosary | St. James | St. John’s | SMA High School
The 140-year legacy of Catholic school education in Duluth
Cathedral | Stanbrook | St. Michael’s | St. Rose | St. Anthony | Sacred Heart | St. Jean Baptiste
St. Thomas| St. Stanislaus| St. Clement’s
The Stella Maris Academy Crest
The Shield: In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all [the] flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:16
The Marian M: The SMA Marian M represents the Marian M of the Miraculous Medal.
The Sword: So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. John 19:32-34
The Star: The star represents Mary, Star of the Sea, always guiding us to her son, Jesus Christ.
The Color, Marian Blue: Mary is often depicted in blue, various shades, but more often “Marian blue”. Blue depicts her holy nature approaching the divine, the color of the sky or heaven.