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Boys’ Cross Country Team Earns 7th place at State

Nick Hansen ’24 earns third place in championship race MSHSL State Cross Country Class A Meet The Cross Country teams ended a historically successful season in spectacular fashion! On Saturday, November 4, our athletes competed at the state cross country meet at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the U of M campus on November […]

Saint John’s Prep Senior is the State Cross Country Champion

Olivia Pauly ’24 is the First Johnnie to Earn the State Title Saint John’s Prep is proud to congratulate Olivia Pauly ’24  for winning the MSHSL Class A State Cross Country Championship race on November 4. She is the first Johnnie athlete to earn the state championship title. The race was held at the Les […]

Research Mentors Offer Guidance for Honors Capstone Students

Our Honors Capstone students had a big work session this week. More than two months of research and writing has come down to this: sharing their extensive academic research paper with a volunteer scholar! Prep has amazing friends who gave their time to meet individually with one of our Honors students. In doing so, they […]

Cross Country Teams are Conference Champions

The Saint John’s Prep Cross Country varsity team had an exciting meet at the Central Minnesota Central Minnesota Conference Meet at Kimball Golf Club on Tuesday, October 17. Both the Prep girls’ and the boys’ teams won the championship titles! The boys’ team won the conference title with 38 points over Holdingford’s 43 points. The […]

Open Minds, Positive Attitudes For New School Year

The speech below was offered by Student Council President Patrick Duffy ’24 on August 24, 2023 during the opening convocation of the 2023-24 school year. “We offer acceptance, joy, and empathy in welcoming others. We actively strive for peace in our communities.” “Let all guests who arrive be received like Christ.” Rule of Benedict 53 […]

2 seniors Chosen for all-state Music Camps

Every year the Minnesota Music Educators Association invites the top high school musicians from across the state to audition for selection in the All-State Ensembles. Out of the hundreds of students who apply every year, Lincoln ’24 and Levi ’24 were selected for state honors.

SJP Seniors Receive 2023 MSHSL AAA Award

Saint John’s Prep School Students Earn AAA Award Collegeville, MN:  Seniors Sam Dehne and Kate McGee are the 2022-23 Saint John’s Prep recipients of the “Triple A (Academics, Arts and Athletics) Award” by the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL).  According to the MSHSL, the purpose of this program is to recognize and honor high […]

SJP Senior Named to Governor’s Cabinet

Nora Miller ’23 Appointed to Governor’s Cabinet for Young Women “I hope that we will be able to develop initiatives and set into motion actions that will positively impact the lives of women today as well as future generations.” Saint John’s Prep Senior Nora Miller has been named to the Governor’s Young Women’s Cabinet. Governor […]

What Is a Prep School?

While it’s possible in many states for any private school to call itself a prep school, generally speaking, a prep school is designed to better prepare students for entering post-secondary education, including the most selective colleges and universities. Of course, every high school is tasked with getting its students ready for their next steps. However, […]