Important Reminder - School Drop Off Procedures

For the safety of our community, please see below for important reminders about our drop off procedures. Detailed procedures are available on our website.

• All vehicles should travel East on Lafond Avenue between 7:15-8:00am.
• Drop off students on the school-side curb only using the passenger side exits. Please do not stop your vehicle or let students out in the middle of the roadway.
• Curb space is reserved for dropping off only. If you need to bring your child(ren) inside, please park in the parking lot or adjacent side streets and use the crosswalk.
• Keep handicapped zones open at all times. Do not drop off, pick up, or pull in and wait in this area at any time. 
• Students may enter through Door #1 or Door #3 until 7:55am. After 7:55am all students and guests must enter through Door #1.

Inclement Weather School Closing/Delay Protocol & Notifications

As temperatures begin to drop, we would like to remind you of school procedures as they pertain to school closings and delays due to inclement weather:

We will make every effort to decide our status on any given day by 6:00 AM and post our status by 6:15 AM. We will give primary consideration to road/travel conditions, and we will most often err on the side of having school. We understand that families come from a variety of different cities, and weather and road conditions and directions from Saint Agnes may vary significantly; should any parents make a decision not to send their child(ren) to school, we will respect those decisions.

When a decision has been made to close or delay the start of school, the order of posting is as follows: notification via Educate’s emergency alert system (email, phone and text), posting to the school website, and, finally, notification to the four major media sites (WCCO, KARE11, FOX9, KSTP5). Other supplemental notification may be given by social media but is not guaranteed.

Fall Conferences and No School – Friday, October 25^th

Parent/Teacher Conferences are this Thursday, October 24th and Friday, October 25th. Sign up links below. The schedule is as follows:

October 24th:

·     K-12 School Day 7:55AM-2:45PM

·     No CASA/After School Care

Lower School Conferences 

3:30-7:30PM: In-Person or Phone (sign up required)

Upper School Conferences 

3:30-7:30PM: In-Person (Walk-in only)

October 25th 

·     No School

Upper and Lower School Conferences

9:00AM-2:30PM: In-Person or Phone (sign up required)

Lower School Sign Ups: www.signupgenius.com/tabs/63272D602A6C2EEC17-lowerfall1

Upper School Sign Ups: www.signupgenius.com/tabs/63272D602A6C2EEC17-upperfall1

Conference Meals for Teachers

It’s that time of year again! The Teacher Appreciation Committee is hosting a dinner and light breakfast for our teachers during conferences on October 24-25. Consider donating food or your time to help us provide these wonderful meals to our fantastic teachers. Check out this Sign Up Genius to learn how you can help. Thank you!

Spirit Wear for Sale at Conferences

Our Spirit Store is restocked with everything you'll need to show off your Aggie spirit and stay warm this winter. Beanies, sweatshirts, socks, pennants, keychains, and more or now in stock! We'll also have older items available at significantly discounted prices!

We'll have our full inventory of Aggie swag available at Fall Conferences on both Thursday 10/24 and Friday 10/25 in the Ubel Activity Center Commons. Stop by and take a look!

Uniform Sweatshirts

Need a uniform sweatshirt for your student(s)? We will have them available for purchase during conferences on October 24-25. If you would like to pick one up sooner, please email Mr. Neal Abbott. Each sweatshirt is $20.

Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed

If you have a few hours in the middle of the day and would like to volunteer, we are looking for people daily to help our awesome kitchen crew with Hot Lunch (10:30 AM – 1:30 PM). This is a great way to help and connect with our students. Sign up for once a week, once a month or whatever works with your schedule. You will need be current with E3/VIRTUS requirements.  Please contact HR Coordinator Mrs. Becca DeMarais at 651-925-8759 if interested.

All Saints Day 11/1

Lower School Students are invited to dress-up like a Saint for All Saints Day, 11/1.

Prayers Requested

As a school, we are uniting in prayer for one of our youngest Aggies in Kindergarten who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. Please hold him and his family up in prayer and use the links below if you are interested in following his progress and / or being included in the meal train. Above all, let us pray for healing and consolation for this family. 

CaringBridge Link:

https://www.caringbridge.org/site/6816a632-87f2-11ef-a94f-eff37223d4b6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web&utm_content=copylink_leftmenu_php

Meal Train Link:

https://mealtrain.com/oy059l

Lower School Grandparents Day Photo Link

View and download photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBN8KB

One Act Play Festival (Take 2!)

The Saint Agnes Drama Club will be performing its fall production, A One-Act Play Festival (Take 2!).  Performances will take place on Friday, November 8^th (7:00 pm), Saturday, November 9^th (7:00 pm), and Sunday, November 10^th (2:00 pm matinee).

Come support these excellent (and hilarious!) student actors as they perform three one-act comedies:

• The 15-Minute Hamlet, directed by Mr. Broszko
• Check, Please, directed by Grace Iverson (class of 2020)
• How to Succeed in High School Without Really Trying, directed by Mrs. Missy

Tickets will only be sold at the door. Adult tickets are $10.00. Student tickets (7^th Grade and older) are $5.00. We hope to see you there!

Attention all Saint Agnes Bakers!  In addition to performing the One-Act Play Festival, the Drama Club is looking to sell desserts at intermission as a fundraiser.  If you would like to donate a dessert to sell OR donate money to purchase desserts, please contact Mr. Broszko, director of the Drama Club, at sbroszko@saintagnesschool.org.  Please note: Desserts must be individually packaged (e.g. a cake must be sliced on separate plates). 

7^th – 12^th Grade Girls Basketball Open Gym

10/26, 11/2, 11/9 from 9-11am in Gruden Gym. Contact Coach Boyd (tboyd@saintagnesschool.org) with any questions.

 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.

5 Seniors Honored by National Merit Scholars Program

We are elated to announce that five seniors have been honored by the National Merit Scholarship Program for their exemplary performance on last year’s PSAT exam. This first group scored among the top 34,000 students in the nation:

• Margaret D. – Commended Scholar
• James G. – Commended Scholar
• Nathaniel Y. – Commended Scholar

The following students performed among the top 16,000 students in the country and are now applying to be National Merit Scholars:

• Jack S. – National Merit Finalist
• Henry P. – National Merit Finalist

Congratulations to all five of these seniors for earning this great honor – it’s always great to get at least one student on this list but a huge credit to our senior class for earning FIVE spots!

Cognia Accreditation Honors Saint Agnes School

Cognia, our accreditation service provider, recently honored Saint Agnes School for its tenure with Cognia and recognized us for being a school of excellence.

Helpful Election Year Documents

The Catholic Bishops of Minnesota have released some helpful guidance on the 2024 election that I’d like to share with you. The first is a letter from the bishops regarding what ought to be considered when voting on November 5^th. That document is available at the following url: https://www.archspm.org/catholic-bishops-2024-election/. 

The second document comes from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and is entitled “The Role of the Church in American Political Life,” available at the following url: https://www.usccb.org/resources/Role-of-Church-In-American-Political-Life.pdf. 

Finally, the Minnesota Catholic Conference has offered us a very good resource on their Election Resources page that expresses the priority of human dignity and voting with a Catholic conscience. Feel free to take a look at the following url: https://www.mncatholic.org/election2024. 

With respect to our own approach to political speech at Saint Agnes School, feel free to take a look at our Student/Parent Handbook Policy on “Political, Anti-Catholic, and Divisive Endorsement and Symbols Policy.”

Volunteer at Saint Agnes School: Share Your Time and Talents

Explore the list of opportunities below and sign up for what fits your schedule: https://forms.office.com/r/GGDTNi5Gex

Volunteer Requirements

To ensure a safe and secure environment for our students, all volunteers who interact with youth are required to complete the Essential 3 (E3) requirements. 

Questions? Contact HR Coordinator Mrs. Becca DeMarais.

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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