St Marys 1971 announcements
Please mark your calendar. Watch for email updates.
Dragons living away from STL;
please let us know date(s) you plan to be in town.
Every effort will be made to hold a gathering while you are here.
Unless specifically requested, RSVPs are not needed.
Classmate friends and family are always encouraged to join us!
Class gatherings
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3:00pm Sunday October 26, 2025
Community Concert Band Performance
St John Lutheran Church
3517 Jeffco Blvd. Arnold, MO
Daniel Armbruster is playing French horn in the concert
and is inviting classmates and their families to enjoy an afternoon of music.
Daniel was a member of St Mary's Concert band
and is hoping this will inspire past dragon band members
to join him in playing similar music as we did
under the direction of Mr. Schmiehausen back at St Mary's.
The Fall Concert selections include;
Colonel Bogey March from Bride Over River Kwai
Sound of Music by Rogers and Hammerstein
Amazing Grace
The Thunderer March by John Philip Sousa
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Blended Beginnings at Triple 3 Vinyards
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6:00pm Thursday November 6, 2025
On Watson with a glorious view of River Des Peres!
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4:30pm Tuesday November 11, 2025
Join Class of '70 dragons at Blarneystone
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On Telegraph, just south of I-255
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6:00pm Thursday November 20, 2025
For the Dragons living west!
Yellowstone Cafe
Home of the fresh walleye sandwich!
165 Lamp and Lantern Village
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7:30pm Thursday December 4, 2025
St Mary's Alumni Association annual Christmas party
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Biggest Alumni party of the year!
Held in the cafeteria
Pizza and beverages
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HWY 61 Road House
featuring Gary Bourgeois' band; Blended Beginnings
Gary's band packs the place!
To make reservations online click here
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SM '71 annual Christmas party
This is one where dragon's bring the girls!
El Milargo-Azteca
Dragon owned
4940 Southwest Ave
clicking the link below. It's only $25
Please help Class of '71 become the largest number of Alumni members
of all graduating classes!
We are currently at 343
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10-16-2025
Tuckers in Soulard and SM Alumni Meeting
Dragons in attendence at Tuckers were;
Buchheit, R Simokaitis, Rutledge, Rekart, Rea, and LaGrotta,
at the alumni meeting;
Armbruster, DeGreeff, Rekart and LaGrotta
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10-09-2025
Bruggeman's party
LaGrotta, Miceli, Bruggeman, also at the party Pudlowski, Ruttledge, R Simokaitis
Frick, Petersen, Kleb, and Buchheit
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10-2-2025 Rigazzi's
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09-28-2025 SM Golf Tourmament in Forest Park
'71 Dragons present
Miceli, Krenn, Stenger '78, R Simokaitis, LaGrotta,
present but not in photo, Paneri, Frick, Held, and DeGreeff
To see photos from the tournament, click here
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09-14-2025 at St Raymond's Lebanese Festival
Rick LaGrotta, Larry Thaier, Francis Slay '73, Dave Tornatore
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08-27-2025 at St Raymond's
Rick LaGrotta, Mike Rea, Mike Panneri, Jerry Frick, Bill Krenn
Surprise dragon, Ed Harper and Larry Thaier
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08-21-2025 at the SM Alumni meeting
7 dragons from '71 were present. Held, Flesch, Humphrey, LaGrotta, Armbruster
and Degreeff. Dave Tornatore is not in the photo.
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08-14-2025 at the Grizzlies' game there were 12-Dragons
Larry Thaier, Ed Greaving, Phil Miceli, Carl Collignon, Rick Schlictig, Mike Stenger '78, Dave Tornatore,
Bill Simokaitis, Bob Simokaitis, John Pipitone, Rick LaGrotta, not in picture, Daniel Armbruster
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07-24-2025 at Biggies
John Pearson brought out of town Dragon, Bill Fillman
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06-26-2025 Stacked Burger Bar
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06-12-2025 Daniel Armbruster's back yard birthday party
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05-08-2025 at Crusoe's Legacy
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12-12-24 SM '71 Christmas party at Rigazzi's
A group of 25 were there to celebrate the Bob and Bill Simokaitis' birthday and Christmas season
To see the rest of the party photos click here
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12-05-2024 St Mary's Alumni Christmas party
To see more 2024 Alumni Christmas party photos click here
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11-13-2024 at St Raymond's
Jerry Frick, Mick Rea, Mary Thaier, Diana Slay (Denny's daughter)
Dave Tornatore, Rick LaGrotta and Larry Thaier
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November 9, 2024 Daniel Armbruster's mom's
memorial was attended by several dragons
Mick Rea, Bob Simokaitis, Sam Ribaudo, John Pearson, Rich Rutledge,
Dave Tornatore, Kevin Humphrey and Rick LaGrotta
Daniel and his daughters
John Pearson and his grand daughter
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October 16, 2024
Lunch at St Raymond's
Rick LaGrotta, Mike Panneri, Phil Miceli, Rich Rutledge, Larry Thaier
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2-1-2024 at Biggie's
Bob Simokaitis, Rick LaGrotta Rich Rutledge, Steve Buchheit, Mick Rea, Jerry Frick, Dan Armbruster,
Mark Shipley, Larry Thaier, Linda Pipitone, Lynn Buchheit, John Pipitone.
Barb Rea wasat the party but is not in the photo.
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1-20-2024
St Mary's Hall of Fame Banquet
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Congratulation to Ron Stockmann and all other 2024 SM HOF Inductees
Feb 2, 2023 at DB Cooper's Safe House
4701 South Grand
St Louis, MO 63111
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