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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Gary Bourgeois' Band, Blended Beginnings' 2026 Summer Schedule
Next performance
2-6pm Saturday June 27, 2026
at Triple 3 Vinyard
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6:00pm Thursday July 9, 2026
The Stellar Hog BBQ
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Affton Community
Band Concert
Bayless Auditorium
4530 Weber
Song list to be announced
Daniel Armbruster plays in this band and is
6:30pm Thursday August 6, 2026
SM '71 at Gateway Grizzlies vs. Shaumburg Boomers
Buy a general admission ticket then meet at the right field picnic tables
Arsenal BG Ballpark (new name) Sauget, IL
Brown's night promotion; Willard Brown Bobblehead
St Mary's Alumni Association meeting
in the SM cafeteria
Pizza and refreshments
6:30pm Saturday August 29, 2026
In the St Mary's gym
Frank Causino Memorial Sports Trivia Night
In St Mary's Gym
For more information or to register
Bill Schicker Memorial
SMSSCHS Golf Tournament
Forest Park
Click Here
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7:00pm Saturday October 10, 2026
St Mary's Hall of Fame Banquet
7:30pm Thursday October 15, 2026
St Mary's Alumni Association meeting
in the SM cafeteria
Pizza and refreshments
St Mary's Alumni Association Christmas Party
in the SM cafeteria
Pizza and refreshments
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
6-11-2026 Daniel Armbruster's birthday party
Heisserer, LaGrotta, Armbruster, Tornatore, Dostal, Krenn, Rea, Petersen, Miceli
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5-26-2026 At Failoni's
Surprise dragon, Leo Haas
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4-11-2026 55-year reunion
Holy Family Boys
St Anthony's
To see all of the 55-year reunion photos click here
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3-05-2026 at Doc Haus
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2-19-2026 SM Alumni Meeting
SM '71 has a great showing; Armbruster, DeGreef, Tornatore, Held Thaier, LaGrotta, Flesch, present but not in photo, Humphrey
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1-29-2926 At Fenton Bar and Grill
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1-08-2026 El Azteca Milargo
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12-11-2025 at Rigazzi's
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2025 Alumni Christmas party
17-Dragons from '71 were present!
What a great turnout!
To see photos from the party click here
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Daniel Armbruster pointed out,
in the most recent Marianist "Alive" newsletter
Father Jim Tobin is pictured annointing a mass attendee.
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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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08-14-2025 at the Grizzlies' game there were 12-Dragons
Larry Thaier, Ed Greaving, Phil Miceli, Carl Collignon, Rick Schlictig, Mike Stenger '79, Dave Tornatore,
Bill Simokaitis, Bob Simokaitis, John Pipitone, Rick LaGrotta, not in picture, Daniel Armbruster
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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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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
4701 South Grand
St Louis, MO 63111
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