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Into the dark world a snowdrop comes, a blessing of hope and peace carrying within it a green heart: symbol of God's renewing love. Come to inhabit our darkness, Lord Christ, for dark and light are alike to you. May nature's white candles of hope remind us of your birth and lighten our journey through Lent and beyond.

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Teenage Schoolgirl Heroine to the Rescue
Fifteen-year-old, Year 11 student, Danielle Baker was on her way home from school when she found herself one of the first on the scene of a serious traffic accident. The victim, who had been knocked down by a bus as it pulled away from a stop, turned out to be eleven-year-old Lesley Opoku who is in Year 7. “I just put into practice everything I had learned in school. You need to think clearly and quickly, consider the circumstances and act decisively. The last thing I expected was a reward. The main thing is that Lesley has made a full recovery and I am proud to have played a part in that.” Leeds City Credit Union, which provides financial services for the people of Leeds, was so impressed with Danielle that they presented her with a cheque as a reward for her action. Picture shows Business Development Manager Joanne Rogers From Leeds City Credit Union with Danielle.
New Wheels
Tiny Giants Theatre Company presented their latest play New Wheels to a hushed Year11. It was a compelling and hard-hitting production which delivered a chilling and powerful, road-safety message. It told the tragic tale of how two brothers are involved in a horrific car crash following a night out. The play demonstrated the consequences of reckless driving and not wearing a seat-belt and ended with one young person dead, one serving a ten-year jail sentence and another in a wheelchair, his “new wheels”.
Mount St Mary's honoured at the world’s largest technology and education show

Director of ICT, Will Jackson (right) receiving the BECTA ICT Mark. Mount St Mary's is the first High School in Leeds to receive the award which recognises the school's success in developing the strategic use of ICT in both administration and across the curriculum.
Sylvia Wright Trust

Pat Bailes from the Sylvia Wright Trust spoke to Year 10 about Sylvia's work with sick and disabled people in India
Macmillan Coffee Morning

Once again the school took part in the "World's Biggest Coffee Morning" and raised more than £300 for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity
Student Wins Top Essay Competition
Year 8 student, Iona, won first prize in an essay competition organised by Ampleforth College. The title of the essay was "Can we be sure God exists?"

MSM achieves National Healthy School Status

MSM is officially a healthy school –it “promotes the health and well-being of its pupils and staff through a well-planned, taught curriculum in a physical and emotional environment that promotes learning and healthy lifestyle choices”.

Year 10 students Paige Retalic and Liam Walsh accepted the award on behalf of MSM

World Book Day

Mr Booth gripped year 7 with his incredible shark-attack story on World Book Day.

Thrilling, filling food - all yours for free!

Year 10 BTEC Media Students were asked by Education Leeds to make some films to encourage the take-up of free school meals.

Click here to see the films

MSM worked with The Life Channel to produce the films which are now live on their screens accross the country in schools and docters surgeries.

Full Steam Ahead for Ex-Mount St Mary’s Pupil

ex MSM student Leanne Robinson has passed her Royal Navy basic training.

Ski Trip

Pupils enjoyed the annual MSM ski trip which this year went to Kaprun in Austria, a snow-sure, hi-tech, high-altitude resort which attracts more than 700,000 visitors each year.