Preparing students to receive the sacraments is a time-honored practice of the church, and serves as milestones in a lifelong journey of faith formation.
Together with their parents, teachers, and parish priests, our students prepare throughout the year with religion classes, sacramental meetings, and attendance at Mass and adoration.
Students receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist in second grade. In eighth grade, students receive the sacrament of Confirmation.
All students wear a uniform at St. Margaret of York. School uniforms are provided by:
1) Educational Apparel: 3906 Brown Park Drive – Hilliard, Ohio 43026 Phone: 1-800-776-3034 Online: www.educationalapparel.com
2) Shaheen’s: 2656 East Sharon Road – Sharonville, Ohio 45241 Phone: 513-771-1234 Online: https://www.shaheens.com
3) Schoolbelles: 5718 Harrison Avenue – Cincinnati, Ohio 45248 Phone: 513-921-3417 Online: https://www.schoolbelles.com
Uniform apparel may be purchased at other retail locations but must meet the requirements outlined in the School Handbook.
In additon, there is a SMOY Uniform Swap group on Facebook where parents give away uniforms their children have outgrown. You can find the group HERE.
Each Friday, students are permitted to wear a SMOY Spirit Wear shirt with their uniform bottoms.
SMOY Spirit Wear items can be purchased at the following websites:
BSN
Lemons & Limes Boutique
Rokkitwear
Spirit 2 Share
Religion is an integral part of our school day at St. Margaret of York. Our students and staff attend mass together each Tuesday at 8:15 AM. Parents and grandparents are welcome to join us.
Our 8th grade students are taught to be role models for the younger students, and we often look for opportunities that allow them to take a leadership role within the school community. During all school mass, the 8th grade students sit with the kindergarten students to model proper church behavior and create friendships with the newest members of our school community.
In additional to local public high schools, our graduating eighth grade students have the benefit of having a variety of fantastic private high schools in the area to choose from. We encourage our students and their parents to attend high school open houses and schedule shadow visits to help decide find which high school is the best fit for them.