The Gretchen Wenner Butler Student Wellness Fund February 29, 2024 The Need Mental health and wellness are key to our students’ overall health and wellbeing. Good mental health is as important as good physical health. Diagnoses of neurodiversity, anxiety, and depression together represent the most diagnosed mental health conditions among school-age children nationally. Those diagnoses become even more prevalent during the teen years. We experience all these […]
Prep Alums Turn Poetry into Action February 16, 2024 Emiliana Cofell ’12 & Rebecca Hare ’11 Find Inspiration in Benedictine Values in Collaboration of Social Justice Publications Emiliana Cofell ’12 met Rebecca Hare ’11 in the halls of Saint John’s Prep in 2009 where they both discovered their love of poetry. Solo contributors to the school’s literary magazine, The Triangle, they didn’t become literary […]
From Darkness to light: Transitioning from Lent to Easter March 26, 2024 The seasons of the church’s liturgical year very often play out as a rhythmic from-to transition. The shift from Lent to Easter is no exception. For 40 days, we experience the quietude of reflection, repentance, and renewal that define the Lenten season, and then via the Triduum abruptly shift to the thunderous celebratory crescendo of Easter and […]
In Memoriam – Marvin Weniger ’57 March 4, 2024 Marvin Weniger ’57 Father of Marvin J. Weniger, Jr. ’03 and Bonnie Keefe ’02Grandfather of Jacob Weniger ’26 and Jaden Weniger ’26 Marvin Joseph Weniger, 84, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, died on February 28, 2024. Born to John and Neva Weniger, Marvin was raised in Wahpeton, North Dakota. He attended high school at Saint John’s […]
Lenten Reflection: Caring for Others February 29, 2024 Junior Elizabeth St. Hilaire shared the following reflection about serving others during Lent. As we prepare to celebrate the resurrection at Easter, Lent is a time to consider sacrifice, prayer, charity, and helping others. “You will never regret helping someone.“ Charity and almsgiving are pillars of this Lenten season. Because I am myfather’s daughter, this task […]
Lenten Reflection: Giving Alms February 29, 2024 Physics Teacher and Esports Coach Charles Miller shared the following reflection about almsgiving (giving) is a way to live out our gratitude for all that God has given us, and as way of showing that we are responsible for each other. When I was a kid, my dad told me a quote that completely confused […]
Two Saint John’s Prep Seniors Named National Merit Finalists February 12, 2024 Saint John’s Prep Seniors Evan Danielson ‘24 and Patrick Duffy are finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
In Memoriam ~ Michael M. Donahue ’50 February 12, 2024 Michael M. Donahue ’50 Michael Martin Donahue, age 91, of Plymouth passed away on February 3, 2024, of natural causes. Michael was born in St. Cloud to Garrett and Erma Donahue. He attended St. John’s Preparatory School and Saint John’s University, graduating with an Economics degree. Michael married his childhood sweetheart Mary Donahue […]
AaA Awards Banquet: Pauly Advances to Section 5a January 19, 2024 This week the Saint John’s Prep MSHSL Triple A (Arts, Athletics and Academics) award recipients attended the conference banquet with Athletics and Activities Directory Bryan Backes. This honor recognizes seniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in the fine arts. Nick ’24 and Olivia ’24 were among the 20 student […]
NIck Hansen and Olivia Pauly are 2024 AAA AWARD Honorees January 8, 2024 Seniors Nick Hansen and Olivia Pauly are the 2024 Saint John’s Prep recipients of the “Triple A (Academics, Arts and Athletics) Award” by the Minnesota State High School League. According to the MSHSL, the purpose of this program is to recognize and honor high school seniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the athletic […]