Shattuck-Saint Mary's School (SSM; branded as Shattuck-St. Mary's) is a private, coeducational, Episcopal-affiliated boarding school in the city of Faribault in Rice County, Minnesota.
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History
Established in 1858 as an Episcopal mission school and seminary, within a decade the school grew to include Shattuck Military Academy, St. Mary's Hall for girls and later in 1901 St. James School for younger boys. In 1974, the three schools dropped all military programs and combined as Shattuck-St. Mary's. The school began developing its ice hockey program, for which it is now known, in the early 90s.
In 1871, a St. Mary's biology instructor discovered a federal- and state-listed endangered species, the dwarf trout lily, on the school's campus.
Cannon River STEM School, a K-8 charter school, was a tenant on the St. James campus from 2009 until its closure in 2025.
SSM opened an expansion school at the Beijing Bayi School in Beijing, China in 2013, but ended the partnership in 2016 over disagreements regarding control and funding. Another campus was planned to open in Suzhou in 2017.
In 2025, SSM opened its first dedicated international campus in Haiphong, Vietnam.
Faculty and sex abuse of minors
In 2012, drama teacher Lynn Seibel was arrested and pleaded guilty to several counts of sexual abuse and one count of using minors in a sexual performance; he was sentenced to prison. Court filings and depositions from a subsequent lawsuit against the school revealed that administrators and attorneys had known of Seibel's criminal behavior since 2003, but had not contacted authorities, even when Seibel went on to teach at other schools.
Athletics recognition
SSM has won 36 USA Hockey national championships among its eight hockey teams:
Boys Prep (U-17/U-18): 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023, 2024.
Girls Prep (U-19): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024.
Boys High School: 2022, 2023, 2024
Girls High School: 2023
Boys U-16: 2015, 2016.
Girls U-16: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024.
Boys U-14: 2014, 2016, 2021
In the U.S. Soccer Development Academy league, in the 2012–13 season, SSM's Boys U17/U18 team placed first in its division, and later became national runners-up, losing to the New York Red Bulls in overtime. In the 2013–14 season, the team placed second in its division.
Alumni
Arts and theater
Marlon Brando, class of 1944, expelled prior to graduation
Ted Hartley, fighter pilot, businessman, actor, entrepreneur
Jimmy Chin, class of 1992, athlete and photographer, expelled
William Blake Herron, author, class of 1981
Harry N. MacLean, class of 1960, Edgar Award winning true crime author
Wendy Shon (손승완, RR: Shon Seung-wan), member of K-pop girl group, Red Velvet, attended 2007–2010
Townes Van Zandt, singer-songwriter, class of 1962
Ice hockey
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins captain drafted first overall in 2005, attended 2002–2003.
Teddy Bleuger, Vancouver Canucks forward, class of 2012.
Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks alternate captain drafted first overall in 2024, attended 2020–2022.
Ty Conklin, Detroit Red Wings, University of New Hampshire, class of 1994
Aerin Frankel, Boston Fleet goaltender, class of 2017.
Conor Garland, Columbus Blue Jackets forward.
Erik Haula, NHL player, attended 2008-09.
Lee Jin-gyu 2018 Winter Olympics, Team Korea player, class of 2019
Clayton Keller, Utah Mammoth forward.
Amanda Kessel, former ice hockey player, Olympic gold medalist, assistant GM of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Jocelyne Lamoureux, hockey Gold Medalist
Abbey Levy, Boston Fleet goaltender.
Tynan Lawrence, top prospect eligible for the 2026 NHL entry draft.
Ryan Lindgren, Seattle Kraken defenseman.
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche alternate captain drafted first overall in 2013.
Ryan Malone, formerly of the Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Cloud State, class of 1999.
Military and politics
Esther Agbaje, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, class of 2003.
William Benton, former U.S. senator and former chairman of the board and publisher of the Encyclopædia Britannica, class of 1917.
Todd Blodgett, member of White House staff and worked for the FBI.
Deming Bronson, Medal of Honor recipient, class of 1911.
Daniel W. Hand, U.S. Army brigadier general
Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey, III, former attorney general and state senator for Minnesota, son of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, class of 1961.
James L. Jones Sr., early pioneer of amphibious reconnaissance, class of 1930.
John F. Malony, capitalist, lawyer, and politician
Craig R. McKinley, four-star general.
Richard Moe, former Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States.
Frederick Stephen Upton, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Russell W. Volckmann, brigadier general, U.S. Army; guerrilla leader, Philippine resistance; founder, U.S. Army Special Forces; class of 1930.
Other
David Abidor, soccer player
Trevor Amann, soccer player
Teal Bunbury, soccer player, class of 2008
Frederick Mears, civil and railroad engineer.
Frank Rosebrook Millspaugh, Bishop of Kansas, class of 1870
Brent Musburger, sportscaster, class of 1957
Kim Seung-youn, chairman of Hanwha Group.
Thomas Siebel, founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Siebel Systems, class of 1971
Bud Wilkinson, football coach, University of Oklahoma; class of 1933
Other notable associations
Clifford C. Furnas athlete, educator, public servant
Andy Murray, former head coach of the ice hockey team
Craig Norwich former head coach of the ice hockey team