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School of St. Mary

School in Lake Forest, IL 60045

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Fostering academic excellence and spiritual growth in a vibrant community

The School of St. Mary, located in the charming community of Lake Forest, Illinois, offers a nurturing and comprehensive educational experience for students from preschool through eighth grade. Dedicated to fostering academic excellence, spiritual growth, and personal development, the school provides a vibrant learning environment rooted in Catholic values. Here, students are encouraged to explore their potential through a robust curriculum that integrates core subjects with specialized programs in areas like art, music, physical education, and technology. Beyond academics, School of St. Mary emphasizes character formation, community service, and extracurricular engagement. Children have opportunities to participate in a wide array of activities, from competitive athletics to enriching clubs, helping them discover new interests and build leadership skills. The committed faculty and staff work collaboratively with families to create a supportive partnership, ensuring each child feels valued, challenged, and prepared for future success. With a focus on cultivating compassionate and confident learners, School of St. Mary is more than just a place of learning; it's a community where children grow academically, socially, and spiritually.

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What parents should know about illness at School of St. Mary

This is the community health page for School of St. Mary, a school in Lake Forest, IL. Parents here log the illnesses their kids actually come home with, so other families can see what is going around before the school sends a notice. Nothing on this page is medical advice or an official school report: it is what parents in this community have shared, plus public food safety and environmental records where they exist.

No parent has logged an illness at School of St. Mary in the last 14 days. Quiet stretches are normal, especially outside the winter respiratory season, and they can also mean no one at this school has started logging yet. Being the first family to log helps every parent who checks this page next week.

On the watchlist this month

  • Peak season

    Summer and early fall

    • Mild fever and fussiness
    • Painful mouth sores
    • Red spots or blisters on hands and feet
  • Very common

    Back-to-school season

    • Persistent scalp itching
    • Tickling feeling in hair
    • Tiny white eggs (nits) near the scalp
  • Common

    Back-to-school spike

    • Red or pink eye whites
    • Itchy or gritty feeling
    • Watery or yellow discharge
  • Allergies
    Common

    Spring pollen, fall ragweed

    • Sneezing fits
    • Itchy or watery eyes
    • Clear runny nose
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How illness usually moves through School of St. Mary

Illness at School of St. Mary tends to show up first in one group of kids who share the most contact time, then widen out over the following week or two. Parent logs on this page are the earliest visible signal, usually days ahead of any official notice.

  • Respiratory bugs peak in the cold months and spread school-wide
  • Stomach bugs move quickly through shared bathrooms and lunch spaces
  • Skin and eye infections track close contact and shared items
  • Most kids are contagious before symptoms are obvious
Back to school

When can my child go back to School of St. Mary?

Every school sets its own sick policy, so check yours first. These are the rules of thumb most schools and daycares follow:

  • Fever-free for a full 24 hours without fever medicine before returning
  • No vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours, and eating normally again
  • On antibiotics for at least 12 to 24 hours for strep throat or impetigo
  • Eye discharge cleared, or cleared by your pediatrician, for pinkeye
  • Well enough to take part in a normal school day, not just well enough to sit through it
Around here

How illness travels between nearby schools

School of St. Mary is one of many schools in Lake Forest tracked on Ickly. August activity around Lake Forest tends to follow the seasonal pattern above, and illness rarely stops at one campus: siblings, sports, and playdates carry it between nearby schools across ZIP 60045 within a week or two. Checking neighboring schools alongside this one gives you a fuller picture than any single page can.

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What is going around at School of St. Mary?

No sickness has been logged at School of St. Mary in the last 14 days. That usually means things are quiet right now, and you will see new logs here as soon as families share them.

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Everything on this page comes from parents. Families log a symptom or a confirmed diagnosis for their child, and Ickly groups those logs by school and by week so you can see patterns without anyone's name attached. Logs are always anonymous to other parents.

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Is School of St. Mary in Lake Forest, IL?

Yes. School of St. Mary is a school in Lake Forest, IL. You can also see what is going around at nearby schools and daycares in the same neighborhood on Ickly.

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