Please Pray For the Repose of the Soul of Marisa Stefani

It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Mrs. Marisa Stefani, mother to current student Sienna (8^th grade). As a school community, we grieve with Bob, Sienna, and her younger sister Gianna. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 6^th, at the Church of Holy Trinity in South St. Paul, with a visitation starting at 10:00 AM. It is also possible for friends and family members to attend the visitation on Tuesday, March 5^th from 4:00 – 7:00 PM at Roberts Funeral Home in Inver Grove Heights. Full obituary can be found here. Please pray for the Stefani family and for the repose of the soul of Marisa. 

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord.

And let perpetual light shine upon her.

May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God, rest in peace. 

Amen.

2024-25 School Calendar

View and download the 2024-25 School Calendar here.

PreK-12 Spring Conferences and Lower School Early Dismissal – March 14^th

Mark your calendars for Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday, March 14^th. A reminder that school is in session this day as normal for grades 7-12, but it is a half-day ending at 11:00 AM for grades PreK-6. There is no after school care. 

Lower School

12:00-7:30PM: In-Person or Phone Conferences. Parents: the Sign-Up Genius will go live in March. Watch your email for the link.

Upper School

3:00-7:30PM: In-Person Conferences. Walk-in only, no sign-up required.

2024 VBS Coordinator Needed

Our yearly Summer Series program is looking to hire a new coordinator. The program has already been purchased and is ready to pick up and run with. VBS will run from June 10-14 this year and is a half day (9AM-12PM). Please contact Mrs. Miriam Naughton if you or someone you know is interested. 

2024 VBS Instructors Also Needed

Running as a part of our Summer Series program, our VBS is in need of instructors! It will run June 10^th - 14^th from 09:00AM-12:00PM each day. The entire program is purchased and ready to go from last year. We just need someone willing to head it up (stipend available) and to hire volunteers to help out. If you are interested and able to serve with this program, please reach out to Mrs. Miriam Naughton, the Summer Series Coordinator.

Uniform Items Needed

The Lower School is looking of lightly used uniform shoes for boys and girls to be donated to our uniform closet. If you have items to donate, please contact Mrs. Miriam Naughton.

Students Perform in Jazz Honor Bands

On Saturday, March 2nd, sixteen students from Saint Agnes performed in the grades 7 & 8 and 9 & 10 Jazz Honor Bands for the Southeast Region of the Minnesota Band Directors Association. This was the most students from any one school in the region. They worked hard in a full day of rehearsals and sectionals with a performance at the end of the day. The students were:

Joseph Mantel

Jack Pepin

Danny Graff

Tony Graff

William Sandquist

Angela Proper

Charlie Berthiaume

Gus Hartwell

Max Hartwell

Jayden Le

Kevin Le

Peter Brownell

Katie Coyne

Peter Dahdah

Mark King

Thomas Pederson

Lucy Toner

Congratulations on a job well done! Go Aggies!

Catholic School Visual Arts Exhibition

The submission form for the Archdiocesan Catholic School Visual Arts Exhibition is live! Seventh-12th grade students in our Catholic schools may submit their artwork until April 15 by visiting the link on our website:

ARTWORK SUBMISSION

The exhibition will be May 3 at the Archdiocesan Catholic Center in St. Paul with Bishop Michael Izen.

9th Grade Course Registration - 6:00PM Tuesday, March 5^th

All students entering 9th grade for Fall 2024 will register for courses at a special event on Tuesday, March 5. This is for current 8th graders at Saint Agnes as well as those students coming from other schools. Parents and students will get an overview of the high school academic program and have the opportunity to review course placement and make elective requests. The program begins at 6:00PM in the Helene Houle Auditorium. Contact Mr. Karl Hendrickson, Assistant Headmaster, or Mr. Joseph Olson, Director of Admissions, with questions.

Semester One Honor Roll & Lettering in Academics (9-12)

Mr. Michael Adkins, Dean of Academics, is pleased to announce the 2023-24 Semester One Honor Roll:

2023-24 Semester One Honor Roll 

Congratulations to all those students who’ve earned a spot! For students in grades 7-12 who earned a spot on the Honor Roll, a certificate will be provided to you soon.

At Saint Agnes School, our goal is that every student achieves the maximum capacity of his or her God-given potential.

Students in grades 7-12 earn a place on the Honor Roll in the following ways: 

·    Semester GPA of 3.00-3.32 = Honor Roll

·    Semester GPA of 3.33-3.66 = Dean's List

·    Semester GPA of 3.67-above = Headmaster's List

The criteria for Academic Honors and qualifying for a letter in Academics are as follows:

First Letter (Academics Patch - Book or Lamp):

·    2 consecutive semesters of Headmaster's (formerly Principal's) List (3.67 GPA and above)

·    3 consecutive semesters of Dean's List (3.33-3.66 GPA)

·    4 consecutive semesters of Honor Roll (3.00-3.32 GPA)

Subsequent Letters (Bar Patch): 

·    1 semester of Dean's List or higher

Visit our website to see patch examples and where to purchase them for letter jackets under Academics and “Awards and Honors” tabs. Please note that letter patches are not provided by the school.

Girls Basketball Advance in Section Play

The girls’ basketball team defeated St. Croix Prep Saturday 55-50 to advance to the Section 4AA semifinal game vs. Minnehaha Academy this Wednesday, March 7 at Minnehaha Academy North Campus. Game time is 7PM.

Tickets must be purchased online at the MSHSL Region 4 Box Office

Boys Basketball Earns 4^th Seed in Section 4AA Playoffs

The boys’ basketball team earned the 4^th seed in this week’s Section 4AA playoffs. They will host a game Saturday, March 9, at 7PM in Bandas Gymnasium. Our opponent is yet to be determined. Here is a link to the section playoff brackets

Tickets will be sold online only and can be purchased here  MSHSL Region 4 Box Office. Please wait until Friday to purchase tickets, as we are awaiting news of our opponent. The tickets will not appear for purchase until Friday morning.

Three Wrestlers Compete at State

Thank you to the large fan turnout at the State Wrestling tournament to cheer on Joseph Cummings, Jacob McLauglin, and Charlie Witzel. Unfortunately, they did not advance to the medal rounds. Congratulations to the boys and Coach Odenbrett on a great season.

6^th Grade Girls Finish Second in CAA Finals

Congratulations to our 6^th grade girls’ basketball team on a great season. Yesterday they lost 30-21 to St. Odilia in the CAA Championship game.

Purchase Tickets to Athletic Events

This season Saint Agnes is offering two ways to buy tickets for high school athletic events. You can still purchase tickets with cash at the gate and now you may also purchase tickets online through our online ticketing partner GoFan. Many schools we play will be using the GoFan Box Office as well; many schools have gone completely cashless.

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.

Saint Agnes School Recognized Nationally as a Newman Guide School

I am pleased to announce that Saint Agnes School will once again be nationally recognized, this time in The Cardinal Newman Society’s The Newman Guide! Feel free to read more about what it means for our school to be Newman Guide Recognized and remember us in your prayers as it becomes increasingly vital to form Catholic hearts and minds in Faith, Reason and Virtue.

Stations of the Cross this Lent

As a reminder, we will have All-School Stations of the Cross continuing on the following Fridays during Lent at 8:45AM in the Upper Church:

March 15th

March 22nd