Welcome to The High School of Saint Thomas More
Welcome to STM! We are so glad you found us! We hope to tell you a bit of our story on the pages of our website. To hear more, please schedule a time to come visit!
The High School of Saint Thomas More was the vision of parents who desired authentic Catholic education for their children beyond 8th grade. We opened our doors to students on August 24, 2000. We welcomed 73 students to the school, 21 sophomores and 52 freshmen. Our first graduating class was in 2003, and by that time, the class was down to 17 mighty Seniors. These alum are now successful doctors, businessmen and women, working in medical professions, and more!
Today, we welcome over 200 students each day to our halls. Our academics are top of the line. We offer over 20 honors, AP, and Dual Credit courses. We have a working farm on campus which is farmed by local families. This has given our Agriscience class hand's on learning experiences within the Agricultural fields!
A portrait of Sir Thomas More
Who was St. Thomas More?
St. Thomas More was born in London on February 7, 1478. During his childhood, he rigorously studied religion and the classics. In 1492, he attended Oxford to study law. He considered becoming a priest, but he decided he could not deny the married state and wished to be a chaste husband rather than an impure priest.
In 1501, he was elected to Parliament. Four years later he met and married his first wife Jane Colt. Together they had three daughters, Margaret, Elizabeth, and Cecilia, and one son, John. In 1511, Jane died an early death. Soon afterwards, More married a widow, Alice Middleton, to be a mother to his young children.
More spent the next several years working in embassies that took him away from England for many months. It was during this time he wrote the famous Utopia.
St. Thomas More became a friend of King Henry VIII who knighted him and eventually made him Lord Chancellor in 1529. More resigned in 1532 after opposing Henry on the matter of royal divorce and refusing to swear the Oath of Supremacy that declared that Henry VIII was the head of the Church in England rather than the Pope. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London where he continued to write and pray, still defending the the pope's supremacy and Catholicism within the realm.
On July 1, 1535, More was indicted for high treason before a special commission. He was found guilty and sentenced to be executed. On July 6, he was beheaded. His body is buried in the Church of St. Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London.
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