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Family Testimonials

Please send any family testimonials to SouthtownsCatholic@gmail.com

“We love the family atmosphere. Not only is our daughter excelling in her academics but the moral values that are being instilled in her, we feel are just as important. We love Southtowns Catholic School!”
-The Densmore’s

“We immediately felt like part of the SCS family when we enrolled our son in PreK last year. The care, attention & education he is receiving is unmatchable. He loves kindergarten, he loves going to school & he loves learning. We are very happy we made this decision.”

-Nick, Jamie & Nicholas Geary

“Our daughter has thrived & grown in the small class environment. The dedication, skill and care of the teachers and administration is evident and demonstrated daily. The moment we drop her off in the morning.
We know without a shadow of a doubt that our child is learning in a safe environment, and blessed with positive, respectful role models. The values & ethical standards our daughter is learning on a daily basis reinforces our confidence in this being the right school choice for our family.”​

-The Ahrens Family

“We Love Southtowns Catholic School because SCS is a Family! We love that our children feel safe here. Teachers care about every child and focus on their individual needs. We love the small class sizes. Our boys have loved that they can play sports already! Sports, Spanish in 1st Grade! Children are taught life values, which often fall to the wayside in today’s world; manners, holding a door, respect, being kind. Lunch is homemade. We still get to have field trips and we also still learn cursive! SCS was the best fit for our family!'

- The Herc Family

“We have been sending to Southtowns Catholic School since Preschool 3. My daughters are now in the 5th grade. We love the smaller class size, and the personalized attention when needed. There is a sense of family here. The girls are making lifelong friends, and we are too.”​

- The Swinarski Family

“Our family loves Southtowns Catholic School because it provides a high standard of excellence with education, Christian values and community. Our girls have excelled in their academics, athletics and building friendships. The teachers and staff are very knowledgeable and great with the kids. We are so happy with our choice to send our children to this school.”

- Brian & Rianna Ferris

“We were blessed when God guided us to find the perfect community school for our son. After a heart breaking move from Brazil, Henrique was struggling with the adaption. Southtowns Catholic School welcomed us and helped with the adaption. We are grateful for the school staff and teachers who helped Henrique to be confident and excited about learning a new language.”​

-The Matile Family

“Our family loves Southtowns Catholic School because it’s a great school with wonderful teachers and a fantastic administration. Great family atmosphere! The teachers truly care about their students and encourage them to reach their potential.”

-The Zaitsev & Zaitseva Family

“We recommend Southtowns Catholic School because we have amazing teachers!! We love our friends here. It’s nice having a uniform so you don’t have to worry about what to wear everyday. We also enjoy being able to go to Mass each week. Our parents value the wholesome and nurturing environment.”
- Chloe (grade 3) and  Abigail (Kindergarten) Wagner

“I love my school because my friends are nice, you get a good education, the teachers are nice, we learn cursive, we do STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, ELA, Art, Math). We have small classes so you know everyone and we have a lot of fun days like pajama day and we do a lip sync battle. Finally, the priest has a dog named Pio and he walks around the school with the priest. If you see Pio, you can pet him.”​

- Abigale Herdman (Grade 5)

“Our family loves Southtowns catholic School because it has a kind and caring staff and the families in the school have a positive impact on our children. They enjoy going to school each day and the curriculum offered is helping them grow and advance each year. The teachers are awesome. ”​

- Battista Family

“We chose to send our children to SCS because we want them in an environment which fosters compassion, care, and intellectual excellence. Since starting the Pre-K 3 program in 2016, we have had nothing but good things to say about our experience at SCS. Our son would tell you the best part is recess and field trips.”

- The White Family

“We have generations of graduates in our family from SCS and formerly known as Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Through the years, many things have changed but the core values and virtues have remained the same. Graduating classes of 1965, 1971, 1972, 2000, 2008, 2027 & 2032”

- Malczewski, Alexsandrowicz and White Families

“Our family Loves Southtowns Catholic School because of the close knit community and family atmosphere the school provides. The small class size provides a more personalized attention on education as well as an environment that the children can build strong relationships with each other. We are so impressed with how much our son Connor has learned and improved on in such a short period of time, from reading, writing, speaking, respect for adults and interest in the Catholic faith. Southtowns catholic School was the best decision we could make regarding Connor’s education!”

-Mark and Melanie Leary

“It was very important to us that our son have Christian values instilled in him through out his school years. We attend Saint John Paul II Parish Church which is full of warm, welcoming, kind and caring people, so we knew Southtowns Catholic School would provide him with the same. Our son looks forward to going to school each and every day. He absolutely adores his teachers. We wanted the small class setting, the strong family values and the God Centered atmosphere. So far we have been extremely please with our decision!”​

-Stephen & Janice Jernigan

“Southtowns Catholic School provides my son with the highest educational standards and an environment that is conducive to learning. Southtowns Catholic School is an extension of my family values. Thank you for taking the time and extra steps to ensure a quality education for my son.”​

- Douglas & Annmarie Tubinis

“Kevin is excelling in school. He loves his friends, teacher and staff! Southtowns provides a safety, security and faith that Kevin needs. Southtowns is building a strong foundation for Kevin’s future. As a parent, choosing Southtowns was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.”​

- Margaret & Kevin West

​"As a teacher who has taught in public, charter and Catholic Schools, the education that each child receives at Southtowns Catholic is tremendous. Students all work together to achieve a common goal and strive to help support each other. Every child is treated as a unique student who has the capability to complete great things.  Students are given the opportunity to develop their social-emotional, educational, and a faith filled attributes that make them special.  All students are consistently challenged to become the best student they can be!  The respect and social emotional learning of students is something that is not always found in other school settings. The ability to combine faith, education and social emotional learning is a unique gift that our school can give to each child! I hope you will give our school a chance to show you all of these aspects of our students!"

- Darcy Zappia
3rd Grade Teacher
Southtowns Catholic School

"We picked Southtowns Catholic for preschool and stayed through 8th Grade because of the lifelong friendships our family has made. We feel we have kinder children because of our choice."

- Jenna & Tom Barney

"One day on a hot summer afternoon, my son walked off the Soccer field one week before 7th grade and said i want to go to Southtowns Catholic. I enrolled him and then my daughter followed her brother there. Best decision we all made. Small classes, teachers care who you are. You're just not a number it is family. Through troubled times everyone stands by your side and your children. This school broke my son out of his shell and even presently works for the church. A journey that would never be if the move wasn't made to Southtowns Catholic. Life long friends you cherish so much even when the children become adults to this day."
Jonathan Molik class of 2012.
Julia Molik class of 2014.


- Joy Elizabeth Catalano

"We chose to send our son to Southtowns Catholic School because of the values they instill in our children as well as the smaller class size and one one one attention if needed. He thrives in a smaller environment and is not just a number in a big school. We love it!"
- Carla LiVecchi

"We chose to send our daughter to Southtowns Catholic on a whim because it worked best for our busy schedules and they had a good reputation, we stayed because Natalie loves her school and we do too! "
- 
Mike & Sara Vella

Southtowns Catholic School

2052 Lakeview Road
Lake View, NY 14085
Phone: (716) 627-5011
Fax: (716) 627-5335 ​