Weekly Newsletter: 7/28/2025 | | |
Summer 2025 Campus Updates (Cont.)
Even though we’re on summer break, our Administration, Business Office, Main Office, and Advancement teams (and, of course, the incredible Maintenance staff), are still here preparing for the 2025-26 school year.
Continuing from our last 2 newsletters, please enjoy a few more photos from some of the improvements being made around campus!
| | Last week a black wrought-iron fence (to match the one in front of the church) was installed for safety in front of the ground level windows. All that remains in this project is the installation of railing on the staircases. | | |
Across the parking lot, our beautiful marble sanctuary floor has been polished and buffed like it hasn't been in decades. Look at the shine and those reflections!
Additionally, our communion rail has been securely anchored back into the floor in preparation for its painting touchups and the re-installation of the restored gates to allow for more efficient distribution of Holy Communion through the utilization of the rail in its entirety.
| | Back in the school, Gruden Gym's floor is buffed and polished as well! | | Looking to get a jump on all things back to school? You can find information like important dates, the school calendar, school supply lists, health forms, and more by visiting the Back to School page on our website, linked below. All this and more will also be mailed home to all families early August. | | |
2025 Athletic Day of Giving & Aggie Open Results!
We are excited to report that our annual Aggie Rouser Athletic Day of Giving, in conjunction with the Aggie Open Golf Tournament, was once again a huge success!
Aggie Rouser Athletic Day of Giving donations and Aggie Open tournament revenue allowed us to raise nearly $150,000 for Aggie Athletics!!
Thank you to all of you who participated in supporting our Athletic Department with your time, talent and treasure. What a boost this will be for our athletic programs and for our families who struggle to afford athletic fees!
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Additional Used Uniform Sale: 7/29 | 5-6PM
There will be an additional Used Uniform Sale on Tuesday, July 29th from 5-6PM in the Upper School Library.
Please drop off any gently used uniforms that you would like to donate to the Main Office during summer hours, marked: "Used Uniform Sale."
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K-6 Summer Reading Challenge – 2025!
Summer is here! Below, we are offering some opportunities for students to continue reading and learning over the summer, supporting your students’ formation and education in faith, reason, and virtue! Continuing to read over the summer, and for the sake of leisure, is a key component to maintaining/strengthening a child’s attention-span and focus, as well as avoiding “summer slide”!
We are excited to promote the following summer reading opportunities for you and PreK-6 Summer Reading Lists from National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Note, we’ve adapted these lists as we see appropriate; that said, parents are encouraged to preview books to ensure their suitability.
Our Summer Reading Challenge 2025 has three versions for various age groups and prizes when minimum summer reading goals are met. Printed versions of the Summer Reading Challenge logs were handed out during school; you can also download them below:
Please contact Director of Academics, Dr. Michael Adkins if you have questions.
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Summer Reading Parties
All Upper School Students, and now Upper School Parents as well, are welcome to join in reading our Summer Reading Party books. Participants read at their own pace, then gather for a party at the beginning of the school year in August to discuss and enjoy treats. The date is TBD. There are two books—feel free to read one or both. The first, in honor of her 250th birthday this year, is Jane Austen’s classic, Pride and Prejudice. The second is Michael Shaara’s Civil War novel, Killer Angels, celebrating its 50th anniversary of winning a Pulitzer Prize.
Anyone interested in meeting during the summer to discuss Pride and Prejudice in more regularly, email Ms. Perrin (tperrin@saintagnesschool.org). For questions about the Book Party Celebration, email Dr. Pawl (fpawl@saintagnesschool.org).
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Fall Sports Registration is OPEN
Welcome to our new registration process! A NEW account must be created by all who register, even if you have previously registered your students for sports. Registration is to be completed by a parent and student. Link is furnished below. After creating your NEW account, register each student for the sport they wish to participate in. If you have problems creating a new account, contact Mr. Streitz in the athletic office.
All athletes in grades 9-12 must have a current sports physical exam on file in the school office to participate in practices. Physicals are current for 3 years from the date of the last exam. We are in the process of importing the physicals on file from the old registration site. Not having the physical will not prohibit you from registering, however, you must provide a physical date in order to proceed with the registration.
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Grade School Junior High Fall Sports - Registration Deadline is September 1
Football
Grades: 5-8
1st Practice: Aug 25
Soccer (Boys & Girls)
Grades: 5-8
1st Practice: Aug 25
Volleyball
Grades: 5-8
1st Practice: Aug 25
High School Fall Sports- Registration Deadline is August 15
Football
Grades: 9-12
1st Practice: Aug 11, 2025
Coach: Sam Thompson
Cross Country (Boys & Girls)
Grades: 9-12
1st Practice: Aug 11, 2025
Coach: Hank Kemp
Soccer (Boys & Girls)
Grades: 9-12
1st Practice: Aug 11, 2025
Boys Coach: Peter Foley
Girls Coach: Terry Maynard
Girls Tennis
Grades: 7-12
1st Practice: Aug 26, 2025
Coach: TBD
Volleyball
Grades: 9-12
1st Practice: Aug 11, 2025
Coach: Rachel Zinter
Girls Swim and Dive
Grades: 7-12
1st Practice: Aug 11, 2025
Coach: Madison Hendrickson
Cheerleading
Grades: 9-12
1st Practice: Aug 11, 2025
Coach: Shannon Bailey
Please reach out to the head coach listed above if you have any questions.
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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
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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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Main Office Summer Hours
Monday – Thursday, 8AM – 2PM. Fridays – Closed
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Exciting Announcement: New Faculty for 2025-26!
God continues to bless Saint Agnes School with amazing new hires! Please pray for each of our new faculty members over the remainder of the summer. Let’s warmly welcome each of these individuals in August as they bring their experiences, talents, and ideas to aid in the work of forming Catholic hearts and minds in Faith, Reason, and Virtue. We are especially excited to hire more academic support for our Lower School Aggies!
Below is a brief summary of new hires and their positions; to learn more about each person, their background, and see a picture as well as other adjustments in our Lower School teaching team, please click here.
Upper School:
- Sr. Mary Canisius, English (freshmen)
- Miss Rose Birkey (‘20), Mathematics
- Mr. Alan Koval, Mathematics & Science
Lower School:
- Miss Megan Busse, Grade 3 Homeroom
- Miss Caterina Morales, Grade 4 Homeroom
- Sr. Mary Lawrence, O.P., Grade 5 Homeroom
- Mrs. Chiara Millikan, Grade 6 Homeroom
- Mr. David Heintz, Grade 6 Homeroom
- Mrs. Betsy Anderson, Lower School Academic Intervention Specialist
Once again, please pray for our new faculty members and the adjustments to our teaching team for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Have a blessed summer!
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2024-25 Semester Two Honor Roll
Dr. Michael Adkins, Director of Academics, is pleased to announce the 2024-25 Semester Two Honor Roll:
2024-25 Semester Two Honor Roll
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"The Anxious Generation" Resource
Many of you have likely heard of Jonathan Haidt’s popular book, “The Anxious Generation”, which highlights the manifold issues caused by social media, cell phones, screen time, etc. on the mental health of everyone – but especially children and teens. While we’d all like time to read his book, not everyone has the luxury of tackling it. Haidt has generously summarized his book in a single YouTube video of about 45 minutes in length. We offer this resource to parents with the hopes that it helps families to plan intentional approaches to these challenging areas – well ahead of the 2025-26 school year. Summer is a great time to establish new routines - lots of wisdom in Haidt’s work!
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