Weekly Newsletter: 5/5/2025 | | |
Dominican Sisters 2025-26 Update
We received word from Mother Amata Veritas late last week about which sisters will be returning to Saint Agnes School. We will be having the following sisters returning for the 2025-26 school year: Sr. Mary Martha and Sr. Maria Angelico. That means that we will have to say goodbye to Sr. Gianna Marie, Sr. Incarnata, and Sr. Maria Diana at the end of this year.
The sisters who are returning to Saint Agnes next year will be in the same positions as this year. In addition, we will be welcoming two new sisters to our Upper School—namely, Sr. Mary Lawrence and Sr. Maria Canisius. Sr. Mary Lawrence will be in one of our upper elementary classrooms. Sr. Maria Canisius will be taking Sr. Maria Diana’s place in US Humanities courses.
I am so grateful for our three departing Sisters’ contributions to our school community and for their witness to our students these past two (or three) years. Thank you so much for your beautiful service to our community, Sister Gianna Marie, Sister Incarnata, and Sr. Maria Diana!
Please continue to pray for the sisters, for Mother Amata, and for our three sisters as they transition from Saint Agnes School.
| | |
Reminder: Nonpublic School Aid Rally 5/7
I wanted to provide one more reminder about the important rally taking place at the Capitol this week. Please consider joining our 60+ students and selection of faculty and administrators who will be in attendance to advocate for our students’ access to essential services and to speak with your legislators in-person.
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.
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.
Whether or not you are able to attend the rally, please contact your local legislators to ensure that this budget does not get approved.
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
| | |
CASA Update
It is with sadness and gratitude that we will say goodbye to our beloved "Miss Mary" who has faithfully run CASA this past year. Please see note below and be in touch with Mrs. Naughton if you know of anyone interested in stepping into the CASA Coordinator role for 2025-26.
Working at CASA as "Miss Mary" has been fun and rewarding. Being part of a team who loves children and loves God, has been a real joy. Although I will miss spending time with all the wonderful children, my on-going work in real estate along with family obligations will be my priorities next year. I will take the loving spirit of Saint Agnes School with me and for that I will always be grateful.
God Bless you all!
Mary Adema
| | |
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
| | |
Craft Club 5/8
Craft Club will conclude on Thursday, May 8th from 3-4PM with a party for all 4th - 12th grade ladies who have participated this year. Meet in Sr. Gianna Marie’s 6th grade classroom and bring a sweet or salty snack to share! We will enjoy one another’s company, delicious snacks, and use up our leftover supplies as we celebrate all that we’ve learned this year. Please contact Sr. Incarnata with any questions.
| | |
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.
| | |
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)
| | |
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!
| | |
This Week: 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.
| | |
JH ValleyFair Field Trip Info & Permission Click
The 7th and 8th graders have a field trip planned for Monday June 2nd for ValleyFair. Junior High Parents: please fill out the permission click for this field trip. If your student cannot go because of any reason, please still fill out the permission click and choose ‘permission not granted’ so we have an accurate count. If you have any questions, or are willing to chaperone, please email Lynda True at ltrue@saintagnesschool.org .
| | |
Angela Proper Collects 100th Varsity Hit
Congratulations to Aggie Junior Angela Proper for collecting her 100th career varsity hit on Thursday vs Mounds Park Academy.
Angela singled in her first two at-bats of the game to pick up career hits 99 and 100.
Proper entered the season with 79 career varsity in her first 3 varsity seasons beginning in 8th grade. She has already amassed 21 hits this season in just 12 games and is batting .500.
Angela joins the 100 hit club in good company alongside Aggie alumnae Anna Fossand, Annie Naughton, Naomi Hoke, Bailey Larkin, Maria Gutzmann, Lily Hafner, Annika Odenbrett, and Gianna Schmidt.
| |
Athletic Photo Link
Track & Field Photo Link 4.15.25 STA: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/KOauKTwvQy
| |
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.
| | |
Lower School Director Update
We are 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. 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 welcome David back as Lower School Director!
| | |
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.
| | Forming Catholic Hearts & Minds in Faith, Reason, & Virtue | | | | |
