Elk County Catholic School System

Fine Arts Day
2025-04-29 | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

Tuition Assistance Due
2025-05-02
Financial Assistance for 2025-2026
Tuition Assistance Application
We are excited to announce that the 2025-2026 school year tuition assistance
application has been simplified and again will be an online-only process. The application
portal (www.doetap.org) is now live. All families are encouraged to apply.
How to apply (One application per family)
Online applications are available for electronic submission at www.doetap.org. One
application will be used for the Bishop’s Tuition Assistance Program and the STAR
Foundation, as well as other needs-based scholarship programs.
Families are required to register for an account and create a password. Electronic
(scanned) copies of ALL 2024 W-2s, 1099s, and pages 1 and 2 of federal income tax
returns will need to be uploaded. Unfinished applications can be saved and completed
at a later date.
The application fee is $30 and is due at the time the online application is submitted.
Forms of payment are debit card, major credit card, or check.
All “Complete” applications, i.e., those with all required supporting tax documents, the
$30 payment and which are submitted by the due date, will be considered for the
Diocese of Erie Tuition Assistance Program (DOETAP).
Application Due Dates – All forms must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on the due date below.
First Friday in May (May 2, 2025):
• Families with children applying to or attending ALL regional elementary, middle,
and high schools
Apply here: Diocese of Erie Tuition Assistance Program Application
Frequently Asked Questions: DOETAP FAQ (PDF)
For more information: email your school’s point of contact first.
Elk County Catholic School System
Bob Breindel
finance@eccss.org
814-781-3144

Prom
2025-05-03 | Dream View Restaurant, 535 South Michael Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

St. Marys Parish 1st Communion
2025-05-03 | St. Mary’s Church, 315 Church St., St. Marys, PA, 15857, United States

Teacher Appreciation Week
2025-05-05 - 2025-05-09

SMCMS & ECCHS-MAKE UP DAY FOR SCHOOL CANCELATION ON 2/17/25
2025-05-09

SMCES Only-No School (Vacation Day)
2025-05-09

St. Leo Fishing Derby
2025-05-10 - 2025-05-11 | Ridgway Firemens Grounds, N. Broad Street, Ridgway, PA, 15853, United States

Spring Sports Awards
2025-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

ECCHS & SMCMS Spring Sports Day
2025-05-15 | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

Senior Class Trip
2025-05-18 - 2025-05-19

JH/JV/ECCHS Fall Sports Sign Up Assembly
2025-05-19 | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

Senior Formal Graduation Photos
2025-05-20 12:00 - 12:30 | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

Senior Retreat
2025-05-21 | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

Senior Prayer Service, Awards, Alumni Pinning, & Social
2025-05-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

No School for Seniors
2025-05-23

ECCHS GRADUATION
2025-05-25 | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

Memorial Day-School Closed
2025-05-26

St. Leo Catholic School-8th grade Matriculation Mass
2025-05-29 18:00 - 19:00 | St. Leo Church, 111 Depot Street, Ridgway, PA, 15853, United States

SMCMS Baccalaurate Mass, Matriculation, & Social
2025-05-29 18:30 - 22:30 | ECC Auditorium, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

ECCSS Last Day of School
2025-05-30

SMCES, SMCMS, ECCHS Uniform Exchange
2025-06-26 09:00 - 11:30 | SMCES, 114 Queens Road, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States
Uniform Exchange/Try-it-on-for-size Day
Plans are underway for our annual uniform exchange day. Uniforms will be available for St. Marys Catholic Elementary School, St. Marys Catholic Middle School, and Elk County Catholic High School. This is a great way to get some free, gently used uniforms without having to exchange anything! If you don’t find what you’re looking for at the exchange, we will have several sizes of the Flynn and O’Hara uniform available, so you can try them on for size before ordering. This should help eliminate the guesswork of determining the right size for your child.
The exchange is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary School Cafeteria. If you are unable to attend at these times, please get in touch with the elementary school office at 814-834-4169 to schedule an alternative time after June 26 that better suits your schedule.
When you arrive, please park in the large lot and use the exterior door to access the cafeteria directly. Please look for a neon sign to help you.

SMCES Yearbook Order Forms Due
2025-06-27 | SMCES, 114 Queens Road, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

School Offices Closed
2025-06-30 - 2025-07-04

ECC Athletics Golf Outing
2025-07-05 | Leaning Pines Golf Course, 531 S. Michael Street, Saint Marys, PA 15857, PA, 15857, United States

St. Leo School-Uniform Exchange
2025-07-06 11:00 - 13:00 | St. Leo School, 125 Depot Street, Ridgway, 15857, United States
UNIFORM EXCHANGE

Don’t forget the uniform exchange scheduled for Sunday, July 6th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the kindergarten lunchroom (entrance is on Depot Street, between the preschool building and the school). Tons of uniform pieces and sizes are available, so make sure to check it out before placing your order with FlynnOhara.

To participate, you do not need to have anything to exchange. If you have a uniform that you would like to donate, please drop it off in the blue bin at the school anytime before the exchange or bring it with you on the exchange day.
See attachments below for uniform guidelines.
Uniform exchange chairpersons: Shawn and Cindy Whitaker

Vacation Bible School-FULL
2025-07-07 - 2025-07-10 | SMCES, 114 Queens Road, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

St. Leo Summer Family Picnic
2025-07-10 17:30 - 19:30 | St. Leo School, 125 Depot Street, Ridgway, 15857, United States

Little Symposium Summer Music Camp
2025-07-14 - 2025-07-18 | Elk County Catholic High School, 600 Maurus Street, Saint Marys, PA, 15857, United States

St. Leo School-Reverse Raffle Meeting
2025-07-14 17:30 - 18:30 | St. Leo School, 125 Depot Street, Ridgway, 15857, United States
