Hope you enjoy the photos, an extension of our 125th Anniversary issue of Saber. If you can identify people in these photos, please send an e-mail (mculbertson@cadets.com) to the STA communications office with the photo name and ID.

Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary, First Class, 1886

Saint Thomas Founder, Archbishop John Ireland

Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary, unknown date

Saint Thomas Seminary Military Battalion, Cadet Review, 1917

STMA / College of St. Thomas Campus Aerial Photo, c1950s

STMA / College of St. Thomas Campus Aerial Photo, date unknown

STMA Awards Presentation, 1941
Four St Thomas Military Academy cadets were awarded a saber and medals by the St Paul Reserve Officers’ Association. In the picture, left to right, are LTC N.G. Mortensen, presenting a saber to Cadet Captain Philip F. Siefert, Sergeant Charles R. Murnane, Corporal Frederich Van Bergen and Private Daniel W. Leonard. The last three were presented medals.

STMA Band, 1933

STMA Boarders, c1940

STMA Cadet Inspections, 1928

STMA Cadet Review, 1940

STMA Cadet Staff, 1930

Tom Kirschner '64 and Brendan McKiernan '64

STMA Calisthenics, date unknown

STMA Choir Performance, 1952

STMA Crack Drill Squad on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1953

STMA Crack Drill Squad, 1939

STMA Faculty Members, 1933

STMA faculty, Fr. William Ozark (taught 1934-88) and Mr. Fred Gatto (taught 1943-76)
Fr. Ozark and Mr. Gatto moved from St. Paul to Mendota Heights with the Academy.

STMA Food Drive, c1960s

STMA Football, c1949

STMA Founders Day Mass, 1949 (St. Thomas Aquinas Mass)

STMA Kaydet Editor, John McDevitt, 1944

STMA Marching Band, 1945

STMA Mass at St. Thomas Chapel, 1950

STMA Military Ball, 1950
(L-R) Commandant of Cadets LTC Ernest Bearss, Walters date, Mrs. Bearss, Cadet Col. David Walters

STMA Mr. Bob Byrne (taught 1946-86) and Cadet

STMA Mr. Gerry Brown (employee 1966-present), Mr. Terry Flynn (taught 1959-72), Mr. LeRoy "Skip" McMahon (employee 1948-84)

STMA Mr. Walter Kurtz (employee 1950-2008)

STMA Prof LeRoy Brown's Physics Class (taught 1945-63), c1950s

STMA Science Hall on St. Paul Campus

STA Boarders Lounge, 1973
Mendota Heights Boarders Lounge

STA Cadet Review, c1970s

STA Cadet Review, 1985
Celebrating the 100th anniversary

STA Cadet Review, 2010

STA Cadets, c1990s

STA Campus - Aerial, 1965

STA Campus Aerial Photo, 2009

STA Campus Ministers Host Christmas Party, 2007

STA Christmas Concert, 1981

STA Crack Drill Squad, 2005

STA Disco Mixer, 2000

STA Dr. Lori Pearce's (1996-present) Science Class, 2006

STA English Class, Fr. Thomas O'Brien, 2008

STA Experimental Vehicle Team with Electric Motorcycle, 2008

STA Faculty and Staff, 2010-11
A large number of faculty/staff gather for a photo to celebrate 125 years of excellent education. What a difference from the 1933 photo!

STA Food Drive c2000s

STA Graduation in the School Gymnasium (previous to 1985)

STA Graduation at the St. Paul Cathedral, 2005

STA Groundbreaking of the Mendota Heights Campus, 1963
October 19, 1963: Pictured are Fr. (Archbishop) Roach, Msgr. James Shannon, Fr. Wallace Hermes, Msgr. John Culligan, cadet Michael DeCourcy, Fr. Leo White, Father (Bishop) William Bullock

STA High School Bowl, c1979 - Father Thomas Kolar (taught 1963-89), moderator

STA Homecoming Fun, 2010
"Dunk the teacher" remains a great feature of Homecoming Weekend

STA Homecoming Fun, c1999
Slip and Slide is another tradition of Homecoming Weekend

STA Homecoming Royalty, 1973

STA Lacrosse, 2006

STA Language Lab

STA Library, 1982

STA Marching Band, 2009

STA Mass in the Court, c1970s

STA Mass, 2008

STA Media Center, 2005

STA Middle School (in the Westline Building), early 1970s

STA Middle School Students, 2004
Middle School students participate in their own assembly, as well as join the high school students at formation

STA Military Ball, 2001

STA Mr. Bill Ridley
Assistant Headmaster 1965-71 Superintendent/Headmaster 1971-76

STA Mr. Mike Rongitsch (taught 1970-2003) and Cadet

STA Raising the Flag in the Morning, 2005

STA Rifle Team, 1966/1967

STA Rifle Team, 2010
Member of the STA Rifle Team, 2010

STA Senior Service Projects, 2006

STA Summer Camp, c1970s
The last year of Summer Camp was 2001.

STA Tony Kinzley's (1999-present) Environmental Science Class, 2009

STA VISTA Productions, Crazy for You, 2007

STA VISTA Productions, Seussical the Musical, 2005