St. Mary Catholic School named distinguished school

LAWTON – Saint Mary Catholic School has been recognized as a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School for providing broad access to transformative learning opportunities for students through both PLTW GatewayTM and PLTW LaunchTM.
 
The school is one of 426 schools across the United States and one of only three schools in Lawton to receive these honors. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that serves millions of PreK-12 students and teachers in schools across the country.

“I am so proud of our program here at Saint Mary’s,” said Principal Stan Melby. “Like PLTW, one of our missions here is to equip our students with in-demand, transportable skills they will use not only here, but for the rest of their lives, no matter what career path they choose. We’re so honored to receive these designations.”

The PLTW Distinguished School recognition honors schools committed to increasing student access, engagement and achievement in their PLTW programs. To be eligible for the Launch designation, Saint Mary had to offer at least two PLTW Launch modules at each grade level and have more than 75 percent of the student body participating during the 2017-18 school year. To be eligible for the Gateway designation, the school had to offer at least one PLTW Gateway unit for each grade, have at least half of the student body participate for the 2017-18 school year and have at least a quarter of students advancing to high school participate in two or more units during their middle school tenure.

“It is a great honor to recognize Saint Mary Catholic School for their commitment to students,” said Vince Bertram, president and CEO of PLTW. “They are a model for what school should look like, and they should be very proud of ensuring students have the knowledge and skills to be career ready and successful on any career path.”

For more information about Saint Mary, visit www.stmarys-ok.org or call (580) 355-5288. For more information about PLTW, visit pltw.org/our-programs/program-recognition.