Photo found tucked in a copy of the 1957 Nanticoke High School yearbook

I received this message the other day:

Hi.  I found this photo inserted in the 1957 Nanticoke High School yearbook.

I assume it is from St Mary's in Nanticoke.  Did St Mary's have a high school?  When did it close?

Thank you.

Mark McDonough

Dallas, PA

48 girls and 41 boys in caps and gowns stand on the steps of St. Mary's church in Nanticoke, PA. The road in front (Hanover Street) is paved with bricks, as were all streets in Nanticoke until the 1970s.

Back of photo note: "St. Mary's 1957 - June - Morning of graduation"
Stamped "Please credit photo by W. Pawlowski". Pawlowsk's was the major photo studio in Nanticoke for decades.

Were these the students of St. Mary's parish who were graduating from Nanticoke High School in 1957? The note on the back indicates this was the morning of graduation. Perhaps this was a pre-graduation mass?

If these were 18-year-old graduates in 1957, these graduates would be 83 years old in 2022. I wonder how many of them are still around to see this photo?

If you have any photos of St. Mary's through the years that you would like to share, please let me know!