Please Fill Out Parent Survey

Thank you to everybody who filled out the Saint Agnes School survey. We have had less than 100 families fill out the Saint Agnes School survey (we had well over 170 two years ago). Since we only ask for this type of feedback every couple of years, we hope that you are willing to take some time to fill it out this week. Please find the survey here: Fall 2024 Parent Survey.

November Important Dates:

11/8 – One Act Plays Festival 

11/9 – One Act Plays Festival

11/10 – One Act Plays Festival

11/11 – 2^nd Grade Parents Sacraments Meeting

11/12 – Sophomore Parent Meeting

11/13 – Aggie Give Day

11/15 – Ancient Egypt Day

11/18 – Pilgrimage Meeting

11/19 – 12^th Grade Great Conversations Class to UST

11/20 – Little Flowers Afterschool Group

11/22 – Lower School Virtue Assembly

11/26 – Raffle Kick-Off

11/27-11/29 – Thanksgiving Break

December Concert Dates:

12/9 – K-3 Concert, 6:30PM

12/12 – 7-12 Band Concert, 7PM

12/15 – 7-12 Choir Concert, 7PM

12/17 – 4-6 Concert, 7PM

12/20 – PreK Christmas Program, 10AM

Car Raffle

The all-school raffle will launch in just a few weeks! Please consider volunteering your time to help stuff envelopes or count on collection days. Click the link below for dates and times:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4AABA72AA6FE3-52410220-raffle#/

Red and White Benefit: Seeking Committee Chairs & Crew Members

Our school’s biggest fundraising event is around the corner! Please consider sharing your time and talent by being a chair or a crew member on a committee. This is a great opportunity to connect with other Aggie parents. Follow the link below for a full list of committees and detailed descriptions of how you can help with the Red and White:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4AABA72AA6FE3-52836082-redand

CSCOE Peace of Mind

Register for November's webinar above and watch the recording of October's webinar below.

October Recording Link

CASA Assistant Needed

We are looking for a CASA assistant on Thursdays and Fridays from 2:45-5PM. Contact Mrs. Miriam Naughton if interested in helping.

Kitchen Help Needed

Aggie families: There will be some very part time positions available in our school kitchen! Available days are anywhere from 1-3 days a week. The kitchen is a fun, energetic part of the school where you get to work with a great team AND meet the students in the school. This job is physical and fast paced. It does required anticipation of needs of our customers (students and staff) as well as the patience of a SAINT!

The job description is attached here.

Please email Food Service Manager, Mrs. Kelly DiPietro, with any inquiries.

2nd Grade Parents Sacraments Meeting

There will be a 2^nd Grade Sacraments Meeting for parents on Monday, 11/11 at 8AM in the Auditorium with information about First Confession and First Holy Communion preparation and registration. Not mandatory, but highly recommended, especially if it is your first child receiving Sacraments at Saint Agnes.

Contact Mrs. Diana Smith with any questions.

AP Testing Registration (grades 10-12 eligible) DUE: Nov. 11

Registration for AP exams has started, and forms/payment are due on Monday, November 11. Students in the following courses are eligible to sign up:

Hon. Biology (Walter)

Hon. Calc. I (Foley)

Hon. Calc. II (Rogers)

Hon. Chemistry (Kemp)

Hon. Great Conversation - JUNIORS (Sexton)

Hon. Great Conv. -AND- Hon. Found. of Western Lit. SENIORS (Pentecost)

Hon. European History (Dumas)

Latin IV, V, or VI (Berthiaume) 

Music Theory - for adv. Band or Choir students – (Ganza/Truran)

Hon. Physics (Hendrickson) 

Spanish IV or V (Treichel) 

Hon. United States History (Whittenberg)

For more details and information comparing AP to Dual Enrollment, please consult the following forms or contact Dr. Adkins, Director of Academics:

• 2024-25 AP Registration form
• AP Subject Tests are $99 each
• Comparing AP & Dual Enrollment

NOTE: Next and final round of Dual Enrollment is Nov. 4 - Dec. 5 (12 more classes: full-year and Sem. 2 single-semester courses).

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). 

High School Winter Sports Registration Closes November 18

When registering your student please make sure to check the grade level and change it if necessary.

Please contact the head coaches if you have any questions.

Alpine Ski (Boys and Girls)- Assistant Coach Brian Muttonen / Practice Begins November 11

Boys Basketball- Chris Pierce / Practice Begins November 18

Girls Basketball- Tommy Boyd / Practice Begins November 11

Wrestling- Brent Odenbrett / Practice Begins November 18

Boys Swim and Dive- Madison Hendrickson / Practice Begins December 2

Preseason Swim Information – Time sensitive information

Boys Hockey (Coop with St. Paul Academy)- Bill McClellan / Practice Begins November 11

Contact Coach Streitz if you have any registration problem

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

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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! 

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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