Mrs. Spencer

Miss Villermet

2025-26 Mission & Culture Fellows – University of St. Thomas 

For the third year in a row, we are pleased to host Mission & Culture Fellows from the graduate program in Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas. The program offers an alternative to a secular education degree and licensure: students in the program work toward earning a Master’s in Catholic Studies while partnering with a Catholic School for their teaching practicum. This arrangement helps fellows to learn the art and craft of teaching while also earning a degree that focuses on the uniquely distinct mission of Catholic education: forming the heart and mind in faith, reason, and virtue. Fellows are assigned a mentor teacher and work a minimum of 15 hours per week observing and supporting their mentor teacher. By Semester 2, the CS Mission and Culture Fellows will begin to lead instruction of a course section, under the guidance of their Saint Agnes mentor teacher. We’ve had wonderful CS Fellows these las two years, and we even hired one: our own, Miss Margaret Blackstone, Grade 4 Homeroom teacher!

This year we have two CS Fellows; please welcome:

• Mrs. Susanna Spencer – mentored by Mrs. Lynda True
• Miss Clemence Villermet – mentored by Dr. Faith Pawl

Click here to learn more about the Catholic Studies Mission & Culture Fellows program.

If you have questions about the CS Fellows program, you may contact Dr. Michael Adkins, Director of Academics, or the program coordinator, Ms. Sarah DeCock of Catholic Studies.

Flowers for the Sisters' Chapel

We are very blessed to welcome back our Dominican Mary Mother of the Eucharist Sisters to their convent here at Saint Agnes. A way we can show our care and support for them is by providing flowers weekly for their chapel that is inside the school building on the second floor. It’s as easy as purchasing 4 bouquets of flowers, 2 bouquets of green fillers, dropping them off, and then the Sisters will arrange them in their vases and pray for you and your family’s intentions.

The sign up sheet is easily accessed at: www.bitly.com/chapelflowers.

Altar Server Trainings

Monday, August 25 10:30–11:15 a.m. 

• 5th and 6th Grade Altar Server Training – Upper Church

Wednesday, August 27 

• 9:40–10:05 a.m. – Upper School Altar Server Meeting – Schuler Hall
• 2:50–3:30 p.m. – 9th and 10th Grade Training – Upper Church

Friday, August 29

• 2:50–3:30 p.m. – 11th and 12th Grade Training – Upper Church

Wednesday, September 3

• 2:50–3:30 p.m. – 7th and 8th Grade Training – Upper Church

Friday, September 5 (First Friday)

• 2:50–3:30 p.m. – Make-Up/Additional Training for Upper School Altar Servers – Upper Church

Any questions regarding altar serving at both the parish and the school should be directed to Miss Rose Coleman at rcoleman@saintagnesschool.org.

Special Announcement from our Saint Agnes School Drama Club:

Saint Agnes School has a long tradition of excellence in the performance arts and is well-known for its superb spring musicals, but this fall will mark a turning point in our opportunities for student actors at Saint Agnes School. Building upon the success of the One-Act Play festivals of the past two years, our Saint Agnes School Drama Club is thrilled to announce that we will be performing the first full-length fall play in many decades on the Saint Agnes stage!

Without further ado…the first full-length fall play in a generation is…the American classic Our Town by acclaimed playwright Thornton Wilder! Mr. Broszko, head of the Drama Club, will direct the production, which is scheduled to perform the weekend of November 7^th- November 9^th in the Helene Houle Auditorium. Online ticket sales will begin in early October.  

Auditions: Students in grades 9-12 who are interested in acting in this production are invited to audition on Tuesday, September 2^nd or Wednesday, September 3^rd in the auditorium, with callbacks (if necessary) on Thursday, September 4^th. Audition sign-ups and materials will be outside of Room 350 (Mr. Broszko’s room) the week of August 25^th-29^th. Students interested in participating in backstage crew will sign up at a later date.  

What if I play a fall sport? No worries! The rehearsal schedule was created to accommodate students who are also playing a fall sport!  

Volunteer: Parents interested in assisting with costuming, set-building, or volunteering with ticket sales should contact Mr. Broszko at sbroszko@saintagnesschool.org. 

Dessert Donations: In order to build up our budget for future drama club productions, we are once again asking for dessert donations to be sold at intermission for the performances. If you are interested in donating desserts for the performances, please email Mr. Broszko at sbroszko@saintagnesschool.org. 

Further Information about Our Town: 

• Although all ages are welcome for this production, due to the depth of the content, it is recommended for ages 10+.
• Our Town won the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
• It is one of the most-produced plays in schools and theatres nationwide.  
• Summary: The play takes place in the small town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire over the course of three acts, aptly titled “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” Although an ensemble show with around 25 characters—and narrated by a mysterious, omniscient character known as the Stage Manager—the action primarily focuses on a young baseball player named George Gibbs and his budding relationship with his neighbor, Emily Webb. Over the course of a day in the life of these characters, Wilder invites the audience to consider how these characters, and this fictional small town, somehow function as microcosm of the entire human experience.
• Don’t see a huge set or props? It’s intentional! Author Thornton Wilder, hearkening back to the more naturalistic forms of theatre of Shakespeare and the Greeks, intentionally wrote the play with minimal set, scenery and props in order to enhance the emotional impact of dialogue and the characters.
• Themes: The overall message of Our Town is the importance of being present in every moment, and how so often our busy lives obscure the extraordinary, momentous gift of every ordinary day. If that was true for Wilder in 1938, how much more is it true today? Our world needs to hear the message of Our Town, and we are excited to see you on Main Street!

Lower School Library Volunteers Needed

We are so grateful to have a Lower School Library, filled with great books for students. We want to open it up for students after school, so that they can check out books and read at their leisure. We need someone to help students check out books, however. If you are able and willing to help, even if only for one or two days each week, please email Mr. David Gockowski, Director of the Lower School.

Lower School Cheer Clinic

All girls in grades 2-6 are invited to participate in a one-day cheer clinic. Girls will be taught cheer basics and learn cheers from the varsity team and coaching team. All participants will practice a routine that will be performed during the Homecoming Football Game at halftime. The cheerleaders will be gifting the participants bows and poms at the game.

Cost: $20

Cheer Clinic Date and Time: Thursday, September 11th from 3:30pm - 4:30pm. 

Location: Helene Houle Auditorium

Homecoming Game: Friday, September 19^th

Questions? Contact Cheer Coach Mrs. Bailey

Please sign-up via this link: Cheer Camp Registration

Coffee & Conversation 9/11 After Lower School Mass

First Coffee and Conversation is September 11 in Schuler Hall after the 8:25AM Lower School Mass. Please come and enjoy some delicious coffee and treats and socialize with other Aggie parents.

Junior High Parent Meeting 8/26

Join Mr. Hendrickson, Director of Upper School, for a chance to reflect on unique aspects of the junior high years, things to keep in mind as your student transitions into the Upper School (7^th grade) and prepares for high school (8^th grade), and how parents and the school can work together for their continued growth in faith, reason and virtue.

Tuesday, August 26

8:15-9:15AM

Helene Houle Auditorium

Summer Reading Party 

The date for the Summer Reading Tea Party is not quite finalized--it will be a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in September. Any Aggie students and parents who read Killer Angels or Pride and Prejudice (even if it's been a while), should email Dr. Pawl now to get on the update list (fpawl@saintagnesschool.org) You won't want to miss this! There will be a potluck tea party with scones and cream where you can get caught up on the goings on at Longbourn and/or Little Round Top.

Volunteering at Saint Agnes

We are grateful for our generous parent volunteers, as the true cost of education at Saint Agnes exceeds tuition and relies on everyone’s support of their time and talents. Volunteer opportunities are now listed on our website, where you can fill out an interest form. Please note that volunteers working with youth must complete the Archdiocese Essential Three (E3) Safe Environment requirements. For questions, contact Mrs. Becca DeMarais at bdemarais@saintagnesschool.org or 651-925-8759.

 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.

Friday Morning Fraternity

The Friday Morning Fraternity (formerly known as Saint Agnes Exodus90) is a men’s fraternal group that meets on Friday mornings in Schuler Hall (The Church of Saint Agnes' social hall right off the small church parking lot) at 5:30am, followed by an optional 6:30am Mass. The group is mostly (but not specifically) composed of men from the parish and/or school that are seeking to pursue authentic Catholic masculinity through relationship with Jesus Christ.

The brotherhood collectively follows a common rule of life through prayer, ascetic practices, accountability, and fraternity. The group also offers other social opportunities for men of the community such as Old Man Sunday Night Pick-Up basketball, Wednesday night weight lifting during the school year, Old Man Wood Bat Softball Team in the summer, “Badly Read Dad’s” book club, geographic-specific group holy hours at local perpetual adoration chapels and other pop-up events.

If you or any men that you know would be interested in learning more email Joseph Olson at jolson@saintagnesschool.org or call at 651-925-8803.

Forming Catholic Hearts & Minds in Faith, Reason, & Virtue