Weekly Newsletter: 4/28/2025 | | |
Nonpublic School Aid Rally 5/7
As you are probably aware, our governor has proposed a budget for our state that, if approved, will defund nonpublic pupil aid to the tune of over $50 million each year, or $540/student. Here at Saint Agnes, that translates to the elimination of roughly $342,000 in funding for essential services like testing, textbooks, counseling and nursing services, and busing/transportation.
Please contact your local legislators to ensure that this budget does not get approved.
Additionally, the Minnesota Catholic Conference and MINNDEPENDENT are hosting a Nonpublic School Advocacy Day and Rally on Wednesday, May 7th from 9AM-4:30PM, with a rally in the Capitol Rotunda at 1:30PM. Given our school’s proximity to the Capitol, it would be great if you could be present to advocate for your students’ access to essential services and to speak with your legislators in-person. We’re hoping to have a representation of our student body at the rally that day, as well.
To learn more not only about the event, but about nonpublic pupil aid, please consult the attached PDFs below or visit the Minnesota Catholic Conference’s website: https://www.mncatholic.org/rally25
Nonpublic Pupil Aid Information
Funding Path for Nonpublic Pupil Aid
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Lower School Director Update
I am pleased to share that Mr. David Gockowski will be joining our administrative team as our new Lower School Director for the 2025-26 school year. For those of you who were not here three years ago, David was a long-time 4th grade teacher in our school before taking a job working for the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) out of Denver, CO. Even as he left our employ, his children remained students in our school. While employed by ICLE, he spent the last two years helping schools across the country (and internationally) embrace classical and liberal arts curriculum and methodology. During his time at Saint Agnes School, he completed his certificate for Catholic School Leadership at the St. Paul Seminary. When he wrote to me, he stated, “I have had the privilege to grow in love for Catholic education and knowledge through my work at the Institute for Catholic Education, and I am eager to bring what I have learned to lead the Lower School students, faculty, and families in the Church’s vision of education.”
We are pleased to work with someone of Mr. Gockowski's witness and experience, his deep commitment to Liberal Arts/Classical Catholic education, and his ability to lead and form elementary-aged children into people of faith, reason, and virtue! Please join me in welcoming David back as Lower School Director!
Over the final month of this school year, please also join me in continuing to thank Mrs. Miriam Naughton for all of her work to help make the Lower School what it is today. We have been immensely blessed by her presence and wish her nothing but the best!
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May Important Dates:
5/5 – AP Exams Begin
K-3 Concert
5/7 – Senior Retreat
5/8 – Upper School Grandparents Day
5/9 – 1st Communion Retreat
5/10 – Prom
1st Holy Communion
5/13 – American History Day
4-6 Concert
Jazz Concert
5/14 – Ancient Rome Day
5/15 – Senior Tributes
5/16 – K&1 Field Trip
5/19 – 7-12 Choir Concert
5/20 – JH Awards Ceremony
3rd Grade Field Trip
6th Grade Field Trip
5/21 – Ancient Greece Day
5/22 – 7-12 Band Concert
Little Flowers Group
5/23 – Lower School Field Day
High School Academic Convocation
PreK Field Trip
5/26 – Memorial Day, No School
Main Office Closed
5/28 – US Final Exams Begin
Baccalaureate Mass
5-29 – Upper School Final Exams
7-12 Picnic
5/30 – Upper School Exams Conclude
PreK End of Year Program
Last Day of School
Graduation
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May Crowning 5/2
Please join us this Friday, May 2nd, at 8:45AM for our final K-12 First Friday Latin Mass of the year with May Crowning.
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Parents' Rosary for the School | 5/2
Please join Aggie parents to pray a Rosary together for our school, our children and our families. We will meet immediately after the All-School Mass on 5/2, in the pews in front of the Mary Altar -- that's on the left side, up front near the sanctuary.
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2025 Aggie Open: 2nd Course Added!
Monday, July 21, 2025
Following golf, meet at Saint Agnes for social hour, dinner, and prizes!
WOW!! We sold out of the original tournament in 24 hours so we've added Phalen Golf Club!
Twice the opportunity to golf, twice the fun!
BONUS: With the addition of Phalen, we can ease some of the congestion, making for a speedier round!
ALL will gather back at Saint Agnes for socialization, dinner, and prizes!
Unable to attend? Please consider a donation to the Saint Agnes Athletic Department Donations are tax deductible and used for athletic equipment upgrades, officials, field rentals, transportation and more.
Sponsorships & Advertising: Advertise your business or show your support of Aggie Athletics with a hole sponsorship or event sponsorship. Many options available starting at just $300. Sponsorships of $2500 or more include a foursome in the tourney.
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Teacher Appreciation Day is May 6th – Let’s Celebrate!
The Teacher Appreciation Committee is working to put together a teacher appreciation breakfast on Tuesday, May 6th. Help us express heartfelt gratitude for the hard work and dedication that our Saint Agnes teachers show each day.
We will host an appreciation breakfast for teachers and hope to give away gift cards for the teachers as well. Please consider supporting this event in one of the three ways below. Please contact Teacher Appreciation Committee member, Jessica Zingsheim, (jessica.zingsheim@gmail.com) with any questions.
3 Ways to Support!
· Donate food
(drop off Mon., May 5 from 2:30-3:00 pm or Tue., May 7 from 6:45-7:15 am)
· Volunteer your time
· Make a donation
(money will be put towards breakfast foods, as needed, and fun gift cards for teachers)
· Click here to donate! (under Special Collection: “Teacher Appreciation”)
· Or via Venmo @saintagnesschool (please put “Teacher Appreciation” in the memo)
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Online Musical Box Office Open
The online spring musical box office for our production of The Sound of Music is now open!
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Summer Series Registration is Open!
Don't miss 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.
Sports camp information is also now live!
Head to our website linked below to save the dates--registration is now open!
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Volunteers Needed: Upper School Grandparents Day 5/8
Calling all Aggie Grandparents/Senior Friends! Please encourage your student to call their grandparents and invite them to Upper School Grandparents Day on May 8th. This personal invitation will mean so much to the special grandparents/elderly friends in our children’s lives.
Here is a link to the Grandparents Day Information.
We are looking for a few more people to help with Upper School Grandparents Day from 8-11:30AM for set up and serving. Please contact Mrs. Sara Bruggemann - sbruggemann@saintagnesschool.org or 651-925-8720.
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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.
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Standford 10 (SAT10) Testing 2025
Lower School students in grades K-6 will be taking the Stanford 10 exam later in the semester in early May from May 1-9. During that time homeroom teachers will spread out tests during their regularly scheduled courses and specialists. Below I’ve included Parent Previews for the SAT10.
For more information, please see the full letter to parents of students in grades K-8 here at this link.
Questions? Please contact Dr. Michael Adkins, Director of Academics.
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Lower School Yearbooks are Now On Sale!
These yearbooks are for our K-6th grade students.
Price will increase in December, so please order your yearbook before!
Use School Code: 6616149.
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