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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Saint John’s Prep Middle School Students Raise $1,882 for Families in Need December 15, 2023 Saint John’s Prep middle school students are supporting families in need this Christmas by raising over $1,800 for Anna Marie’s Alliance. With the help of Col. Frank Imholte of Black Diamond Auctions, the students took part in a “white elephant” auction to raise the funds. This fun tradition has been a part of the Prep […]
Student Perspective: Experiencing and Sharing Hospitality December 15, 2023 “All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me. Proper honor must be shown to all, especially to those who share our faith and to pilgrims.” Rule of Benedict, Chapter 53 Student Perspective: Experiencing and Sharing HospitalityJaden Weniger ‘26 In […]
Student Perspective: Tis’ the Season… for Moderation November 30, 2023 ModerationBy Liam Spychala ’25 The following essay was shared during the November 30, 2023 Prayer Service by Liam Spychala ’25. Saint John’s Prep hosts prayer services three times a month in which students learn about a faith focused topic. Students and faculty are invited to share their perspectives on the topic. The November 30 prayer […]