At the request of Reverend Hugh Lynch, first Pastor of Mary's Nativity Church, Flushing, Saint Mary's School was placed under the leadership of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Brentwood, Long Island.

The first classes arrived on September 14, 1936, with Sister Mary Thecla Hughs as principal, a faculty of five sisters, and a registration of 294 students, grades one through four. On October 12, 1936, His Excellency Thomas E. Malloy, S.T.D., dedicated the school, imparting the Lord's blessings on the future work that would be accomplished in education here for God's honor and glory.

Four years later, the first graduates received their academic diplomas and the enviable reputation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph for scholarship began to bear fruit. As the school flourished and the enrollment increased, it became necessary to add four additional classrooms which opened in 1950.

The fifties welcomed the laity as full-time members of the faculty, paving the way for the many dedicated men and women who have joined with the Sisters of Saint Joseph in educating the students in our parish school. The spiritual benefits, the priestly concern, the unity of the faith-filled Catholic faculty, the quality of instruction, the extra-curricular activities, and a clean, wholesome environment are but a few of the advatages of our school.

The administration, faculty and staff have always been committed to excellence in education. Our alumni embrace all walks of life. All the successes of the "little acorn" can only be know to Almighty God, but our present and former students are signs of the love, devotion and untiring dedication that have been prevalent for the past 50 years.

We thank God for the "oak" that has grown in Flushing and praising Him, take pride in the education offered in Mary's Nativity School since 1936.