Alma Mater
The expression "Alma Mater" is from the Latin "nurturing mother" and refers to the role of the school as a fundamental formational element in the life of young people. Mary Star's "Alma Mater" was written by Sr. Fidelia (Angela Conroy) of the Immaculate Heart Sisters in 1950:
To our Alma Mater our voices sing in praise Mary, Star of the Sea, So staunch and so stately our Alma Mater stands, |