Saturday, September 6

9:00 a.m. 14th Annual JME Run/Walk

10:00 a.m. Family Fun Fest (church parking lot)

Sunday, September 7

Education Sunday - details below

Sandlot Spirit Store ends

Monday, September 8

JME Spirit Wear (wear a JME shirt)

Thursday, September 11

First day of Library

Sunday, September 14

Sunday School & Junior High Youth group begin 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, September 16

PTO meeting 6:00 p.m. (pizza & childcare provided)

Wednesday, September 17

United Financial Credit Union School Branch

Friday, September 19

School Pictures (packets will be sent home today)

Kona Ice PTO Fundraiser 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 21

Y5/K & Grade 1/2 sing in church 8:00 a.m. (arrive by 7:45 a.m.)

Thursday, September 25

11:30 a.m. Half Day early dismissal

Parent-Teacher Conferences (SignUpGenius to come for Y5/K-Grade 8)

VLHS Spirit Day (wear a Valley Lutheran High School shirt if you have one)

Friday, September 26

No School

Parent-Teacher Conferences

VLHS Homecoming & Tailgate

St. Paul will have a St. Paul School Teacher and Staff Blessing at both the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, September 7. During those services, Miss Megan Gallagher (3rd Grade–Commissioned Church Worker Teacher), Miss Katie Fehn (4th Grade–Contracted Teacher ) and Miss Hannah Lewicki (Young 5’s/Kindergarten–Contracted Teacher) will all be welcomed to the St. Paul teaching staff. Plan to join us between services in the Welcome Center as we celebrate the installation of Miss Gallagher, Miss Fehn, and Miss Lewicki with a Cake and Card Reception. 

Please join us for a morning of exercise, fellowship and remembrance - Our Annual JME Memorial Run/Walk will be held tomorrow Saturday, September 6, 2025. 

Registration deadline has passed, but you are more than welcome to come on out and join in the fun. Thank you for your continued support of this event. We hope to see you on September 6!

Everyone is invited to wear a JME shirt (any year) to school on Monday, September 8!

Seeking Fun Fest Helpers

We are seeking volunteers to help make our Fun Fest run smoothly on Saturday, September 6th. Contact Kristen Glasser if you can lend a hand: 989-529-2962.

Help is needed for set up and clean up, as well as during the event. Any amount of time volunteering is greatly appreciated!

• Set up: 7:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Sept. 6th outdoors at the Ministry Center (moving and setting up tables, chairs, and pop-up tents)
• Event Hours: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - (food prep and serving, generally monitoring children at the bounce house, assisting at the dunk tank, etc.)
• Clean up: 12:30-1:30 p.m. (cleaning up food area, taking down pop-up tents, tables, and chairs)

Parents, please join us! The PTO will meet on September 16th in the school cafeteria. Pizza and childcare are provided.

If you have not attended a PTO Meeting in the past, please consider joining us. Attending meetings is an opportunity for you to have input on what activities the PTO sponsors, vote on where we spend the funds we raise and a good opportunity to get involved with the school. 

During the meeting, all teachers share an update of what is going on in their classrooms and an update on what the students are working on, the PTO provides a Treasurers Update to share the income and expenses we’ve incurred since the last meeting, we discuss old and new business, like possible fundraisers, possible fellowship events, potential usage of PTO funds, and we vote on where the PTO funds are being allocated. In addition, at some meetings we also have guest speakers join us to share relevant information as parents (financial education, Kids Savings, etc.).  

We hope to see you on Tuesday night!

 Thank you,

 St Paul PTO Board Members

Friday, September 26



Tailgate Begins 4:30 p.m.

Homecoming Parade - 5:45 p.m.

Football Game Kickoff - 7:00 p.m.

All St. Paul Church & School families are welcome!

We will be providing grilled hot dogs, chips, plates, napkins and cutlery.

Please bring a dish to pass, your own non-alcoholic beverage, lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Look for our school tent with the St. Paul signs around it. It will be set up between the driveways at Valley.

Staying for the game? Seating in the stands could be tight so you’re welcome to bring your lawn chairs into the game and find a seat around the track toward the end zones with other VL fans!

Does your child have an EVENT PASS from a VL camp this summer? Use it for complimentary family admittance to the game!

We are looking forward to a fun filled evening with our St. Paul Lutheran School Family!

Please remember VLHS is a no alcohol/drug zone.

In celebration of Homecoming, St. Paul students and staff are invited to wear Valley Lutheran High School spirit wear to school on Thursday, September 25.

St. Paul is seeking to evaluate our school from multiple perspectives, all in an effort to make this an even better place for your child and your family.

Because the parent perspective is so important to us, we've partnered with ParentPulse, a company that specializes in collecting feedback for Christian schools.

Starting this year, each parent in our school will receive an invitation every few months to respond to a short survey. These surveys will be staggered – parents will receive the invitations via e-mail or text at different times.

We simply ask that you'd take five minutes to complete the survey. Many schools only send one (longer) survey each year, but we want to capture your thoughts and feelings in shorter surveys – and at multiple points over the year – so we can understand how things are evolving and how we can best adapt!

So, please be on the lookout for an e-mail or text from ParentPulse. The subject line will clearly identify St. Paul Lutheran School.

The information you provide is collected solely for our analysis, and your personal contact information will not be used or shared by ParentPulse. There is also an option at the end of the survey to submit your responses anonymously.

Thank you for partnering with us in Lutheran education.

The Bay County Library Bookmobile returns to St. Paul on periodic Tuesdays. Y5/Kindergarten and new St. Paul students can access a library card application below. Your student can return the application to the school office if they would like to participate in Bookmobile.

Fall and early winter dates for Bookmobile are: Sept. 24, Oct. 14, Nov. 4, Nov. 25 and Dec. 16. Contact the school office if you have any questions.

A big 'Thank You' to the crew at Kukulski Drywall, for donating their time and materials; towards scraping the narthax ceiling and repairing the walls. (Jeremy, Izaak, Shay Kukulaski and Jeff Maserang)

Thank you to Jeff Maserang, for taking the time prepping and painting both the ceiling and walls. It really looks fantastic and really freshened up that area. 

Thank you also to Scott Martin for renovating the bathroom!

Picture day for ALL students (Preschoolers – 8th Grade) and Staff is scheduled for Friday, September 19. Pictures will start at 8 a.m.

For preschool parents: if your child is not normally here on Friday, please still bring them in for pictures between 8:00-8:45 a.m

Retakes are scheduled for December 9.

Dear St. Paul Church & School Families,

The Church and School have a new apparel store!

The stores will be open now until September 7. Orders will then be fulfilled and delivered to the school by the last week of September. The office will communicate how the orders will be available for pickup once fulfilled.

This will be the first of three campaigns throughout the 2025-2026 school year. If you have any questions, please contact office@stpaulbaycity.org.

Thank you for supporting St. Paul Lutheran Church & School.

Click HERE for the store.

"Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet and a Light unto my Path."

Psalm 119:105

Oh God, the Author of our life

Keep us this day from bitter strife

Let every heart and every tongue

Rejoice for what Your hand has done

Help us to hear and heed your call

And bring us peace here at St. Paul

We see both familiar and new faces in the building these days! Along with welcoming back those who are familiar, we would like to introduce a few of our new students & staff:

• Tyler Burk - Grade 7
• Jane Bachman - Grade 3
• All our new Kindergartners, Young 5's, & Preschoolers
• Miss Hannah Lewicki - Y5/K Teacher
• Miss Megan Gallagher - Grade 3 Teacher
• Miss Katie Fehn - Grade 4 Teacher
• Mrs. Sue Berger-Headings - Head Cook

If your student is sick or will be coming to school after the 8:00 a.m. bell, please notify the office and the classroom teacher via FastDirect.

One message to both parties is greatly appreciated. A quick FastDirect email message informing the office and classroom teacher of the who, what, when, and why will help communication flow smoothly and keep a helpful record.

If you are having trouble accessing your FastDirect account, please contact the office for assistance (office@stpaulbaycity.org) or 989-684-4450.

As of Tuesday, September 2, students are expected to enter the school building independently. Good-byes can happen either in the parking lot (if parking a car when a student needs help with buckles, strap, and doors) or in the car-line (if students can exit a car/truck without assistance). If a special need arises (birthday treats, school projects, etc.) parents are invited to help assist in carrying in items for ease of the student.

At the end of the day, teachers will accompany their students to the main parking lot and will stand in designated areas with clear signage.

Parents/grandparents/guardians should plan to park their vehicles and walk toward their students. All adults are encouraged to step inside the cones towards the school, this will allow moving cars to safely pass through the parking lot.

Teachers will release students to parents once parents have reached the group (no students running into the parking lot to meet parents standing by cars).

As we navigate the beginning of the school year, please be patient with your child and your child’s teacher.

Reminder: The teachers are taking church attendance. In person attendance at a church service is what will be accepted. 

The students and teachers of St. Paul School enjoy Chapel every Wednesday morning from 8:10 a.m. until roughly 8:45 a.m. in the gym. Parents are invited to join us for Chapel. All parents wishing to attend Wednesday Morning Chapel should first stop in the School Office to sign the Visitor Log before going to the gym.

The Wildcat Club is an organization for St. Paul students in grades 4-8.

During the First Quarter, the Wildcat Club will experience a Service Project. St. Paul was gifted a Thrivent Action Grant to prep the upstairs boys bathroom for a bathroom stall paint refresh.

The paint refresh is tentatively planned for October 1-4, 2025, while school is out and the teachers are attending a conference. Students will be using gloves, magic erasers, washcloths and water to peel existing blue paint and remove white primer. This club will require students who are good listeners, hard workers, and possess the desire to help our school.

Any student in 4-8th grade can participate as long as they have a signed permission slip. A paper copy went home with your students today. Students need not attend every single meeting. Principal Matyas will be the adult in charge.

A new Sunday School year begins September 14, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., in the Ministry Center.  It’s the goal of the Sunday School program to provide a foundation upon which children and youth will build a lasting relationship with Jesus.

Children, preschool through 8^th grade, are welcome and encouraged to come. Junior High Youth (Grade 6-8) will meet in the Youth Room & High School students are encouraged to go to Sunday morning Adult Bible Study.

Click here for the Y5/K-8th grade choir schedule for the

2025-2026 school year.

Volleyball A Team

Coach Mrs. Nicole Burnison

Click here for full game and practice schedule

Volleyball B Team

Coach Miss Katie Fehn

Click here for full game and practice schedule

Soccer Grades 6-8

Coach Mr. Mike Weiss

Click here for full game and practice schedule

Soccer Grades 2-3

Coaches Mr. David Michaels & Mrs. Natalie Michaels

Click here for full game and practice schedule