Happy Feast of Saint Agnes!

On this very cold January morning, it was a blessing to gather with our entire school to celebrate Holy Mass and pray for the continued intercession of our beloved patroness. I’m so pleased with what we are doing in her name here, and I’m sure that she was smiling at the sound of the beautiful voices rising toward heaven this morning. Happy Feast of Saint Agnes!

Aggie Spotlight Night: Saint Agnes High School Talent Show

If you missed this past Saturday evening’s performances by our high school students, it was a phenomenal event that showcased the reasons why so many students love their school.  One attendee stated that: “I attended the Talent show and was completely blown away. What a wonderful evening! And what beautiful support the students showed for one another.” The seniors concluded the show with a Saint Agnes-appropriate version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody (and I was able to do a cameo appearance at their request)! What a tribute to our phenomenal student culture and the talent in our midst! 

Catholic Schools Week Mass 1/26 @ 9AM

As a kickoff to the beginning of Catholic Schools Week next week, Fr. Ubel and I invite you to attend the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, 1/26, here at the Church of Saint Agnes. Please bring your students to the Mass and have them wear their uniforms (and Saint Agnes School Letter Jackets, etc.) as we represent our school to our parish community and thank them for their support.

Parking Lot Incident Last Week

For reasons of transparency and clarity, I wanted to make you aware of a domestic incident that spilled over into our parking lot last Tuesday evening just after 6:00 p.m.  As a result of a domestic dispute between a man and a young woman from our neighborhood, a yellow pickup truck entered our parking lot and hit two unoccupied, parked vehicles (one belonging to Mr. Boyd and another belonging to a senior student) along with our parking lot fence. Both vehicles and our fence sustained damage. Thank God that no one was injured. We reviewed the video footage, submitted all the footage and information to the police, and a case number was assigned. Mr. Kiehl also recognized the vehicle and got the license number for the police. The incident is now in their hands.  Please say a prayer for all involved, and especially continue praying for the safety of our personnel, students, and property.

Spring Musical Announcement

We are excited to announce that this year's spring musical will be The Sound of Music, celebrating the 80^th anniversary of the film adaptation of this classic musical. Auditions for lead and supporting roles will be after school on Monday, January 27 and Tuesday, January 28, with callbacks on Wednesday, January 29 and Wednesday, February 5th.

Information about auditions, including the link to sign up, will be sent directly to parents of students in eligible grades. No audition is required for students who only wish to be in the ensemble. Contact director Christina Malloy with any questions about auditions or participation!

Support the Red & White Benefit  

The Red & White is a major source of financial aid funding--your support, in whatever capacity, is invaluable. 

Attend! Buy your tickets now before we sell out! Purchase Tickets Here 

 Questions- Please contact Mrs. Sara Bruggemann

Silent Auction: We are in most need of gift cards and wines and liquors. Please drop off at the main office with your name and value. Or our Amazon wish list is still open for your convenience. Deadline is Monday, January 27 to ensure it makes it into the auction in time. Amazon Wish List  

Volunteer: Set up and event workers are still needed. Please use the sign-up genius to volunteer. Opportunities  

Just Announced! Win Cash! 

The 50/50 Raffle returns! Winner will receive half of all raffle funds collected. Tickets are $100 and only 100 tickets will be sold. That means the winner COULD receive $5,000!*  

Tickets MUST be purchased with cash, check or debit card ONLY! Call Sarah Mathis at 651-925-8703 to purchase. 

*If all 100 tickets are sold. 

Must be 18 to purchase and win raffles. Drawings will take place after the Red & White Program on Feb 8. Need not be present to win. 

From the Admissions Office  

We are currently accepting applications for all grade levels for the 2025-26 school year, most especially Preschool, Kindergarten, and 9^th Grade. Please visit our Apply page on the Saint Agnes School website for more information on the process and for a link to your TADS account to log in to submit an application. Please call the Admissions Office with any questions or for directions.

https://www.saintagnesschool.org/admissions/apply

Summer Series Registration Opens 1/22

Announcing our 2025 Saint Agnes Summer Series! Along with many of our favorite courses like Summer Band Camp, Theatre Class, and Vacation Bible School, don't miss exciting new offerings like Summer in Italy, Little Ladies League, and Everything Growing from the Earth, Bless the Lord.

Head to our website linked below to save the dates--registration opens at 9AM tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd!

Saint Agnes Exodus90

The Saint Agnes Exodus90 group started up again yesterday for all men associated with Saint Agnes. The intention of this group is to gather as group of men who are intent on strengthening their relationship with Jesus through prayer, fasting, and ascetic practices. In short this is group for “recovering Catholics”. This accountability program starts up 90 days before Easter (Lent on Steroids) and helps in the effort to release ourselves from the slavery of the convenience of our modern world (slavery), to true freedom in strengthening our ability to say no to this world and yes to Christ (The Promised Land). We meet every Friday morning at 5:30am in Schuler Hall (Saint Agnes church basement) followed by an optional 6:30am mass in the chapel. If you have any questions and/or interest please reach out to Mr. Joseph Olson at 651-925-8803 or email at jolson@saintagnesschool.org.

If you plan to officially participate in this group, please fill out the RSVP form so we can properly plan out the groups. We will also be assigning everyone an “anchor” or accountability partner and will likely host a social event to get to know one another. Call Mr. Olson if you have any questions.

RSVP here for the Saint Agnes group - https://forms.office.com/r/Yveg9zWPB2

Learn more about the program here - https://exodus90.com/

Join us for a trial meeting at any time. We meet every Friday at 5:30AM in Schuler hall throughout the year.

Saint Agnes Craft Club

The 4-12 grade girls Craft Club is looking for a few parent volunteers who would be willing to help prep the craft supplies for new projects. This would entail a few hours of work and could be done at home. We are also looking for donations for some future projects. If you have cotton fabric, embroidery floss, yarn, crochet hooks, or knitting needs collecting dust at your house we would love to put it to good use! Contact Sr. Incarnata if you are interested in helping prep materials or donating old supplies.

Semester One Honor Roll (7-12) & Lettering in Academics (9-12)

Dr. Michael Adkins, Dean of Academics, is pleased to announce the 2024-25 Semester One Honor Roll:

2024-25 Semester One Honor Roll 

Congratulations to all those students who’ve earned a spot! For students in grades 7-12 who earned a spot on the Honor Roll, a certificate will be provided to you soon.

At Saint Agnes School, our goal is that every student achieves the maximum capacity of his or her God-given potential.

Students in grades 7-12 earn a place on the Honor Roll in the following ways: 

·    Semester GPA of 3.00-3.32 = Honor Roll

·    Semester GPA of 3.33-3.66 = Dean's List

·    Semester GPA of 3.67-above = Headmaster's List

The criteria for Academic Honors and qualifying for a letter in Academics are as follows:

First Letter (Academics Patch - Book or Lamp):

·    2 consecutive semesters of Headmaster's (formerly Principal's) List (3.67 GPA and above)

·    3 consecutive semesters of Dean's List (3.33-3.66 GPA)

·    4 consecutive semesters of Honor Roll (3.00-3.32 GPA)

Subsequent Letters (Bar Patch): 

·    1 semester of Dean's List or higher

Visit our website to see patch examples and where to purchase them for letter jackets under Academics and “Awards and Honors” tabs. Please note that letter patches are not provided by the school.

Father-Daughter Dance

The Father-Daughter Dance is scheduled for Saturday, February 1st, 2025. This event invites young ladies in grades 9 through 12 to attend an “Urban Country Chic” themed dance with their dad (or grandfather, godfather or other male role model). This fabulous evening includes a wide variety of music, expert dance instruction, delectable desserts, and memorable photos.  

Register here by paying onilne on the Saint Agnes payment portal to ensure you don’t miss this FUN event! 

We also need your help and ask you to consider donating time and treasure to make this event a success.  

Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm and the event concludes at 10 pm. 

Cost: $40/family until 1/31 and $50/family at the door. Price includes refreshments, dessert buffet, photo, and professional dance instruction.   

Questions/concerns: Please contact Cathy Clyde at weloveteesa@comcast.net or 612-875-9066. 

Honor Band Performs

On Saturday, January 11^th, twelve students from Saint Agnes performed in the grades 6-8 and 9-10 Honor Bands for the Southeast Region of the Minnesota Band Directors Association. These bands included the best students from the southeast region schools and were directed by prominent directors in the state of MN. They worked hard in a full day of rehearsals and sectionals with a performance at the end of the day. The students are:

Charlie Berthiaume

William Ferdinandt

Embeba Zegeye

Ella Claire Millea

Catherin Loch

Jude Arellano

Amaya Perez

Klara Ferdinandt

Bethany Marquardt

Joseph Mantel

Jayden Le

Victoria Jaimes

Congratulations on a job well done! Go Aggies!

 Online Athletic Tickets

Saint Agnes as well as many of our opponents use GoFan as our online ticket Box Office. While Saint Agnes continues to provide both cash and online payment options, many other schools do not. Online Ticket Link: https://gofan.co/app/school/MN9808

See the Saint Agnes athletic calendar for all times, locations, and livestreams for this week's games.

Please contact Athletic Director Mr. Streitz with any questions.

Semester One K-12 Report Cards – Now Available

K-12 Report Cards are now available online in Educate - you may view, download, and print them from the system (you also have access to all older reports as well).  Reminder – we do not print and distribute Sem 1 Report Cards; Sem 2 will come home in the mail at the end of the year in June in addition to availability in Educate online.  

If you have trouble logging into Educate, please contact the Main Office (651-925-8700) or try the “Forgot password?” link on the Educate login page: https://educate.tads.com/educate/forgot_password.cfm   

Thank you again for partnering with us and entrusting Saint Agnes School with the education and formation of your student(s)!   Questions on grades or specific subjects/classes; please contact teachers directly. Questions on Report Cards: please contact Dr. Michael Adkins, Dean of Academics.

Lower School Yearbooks are Now On Sale!

These yearbooks are for our K-6^th grade students. 

Price will increase in December, so please order your yearbook before! 

Use School Code: 6616149.

Upper School Yearbooks are Now On Sale!

These yearbooks are for our 7th-12^th grade students. 

Price will increase in December, so please order your yearbook before! 

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