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New Outdoor Classroom Blessed

Alumni Lead the Way for New Outdoor Classroom This week students gathered behind the main Prep School building to celebrate a new outdoor classroom. Abbot Douglas Mullin, OSB, presided at a special prayer service to bless the outdoor learning space on September 26. The outdoor classroom features a beautiful pine-timber structure built during two work sessions […]

Community Update: Promise. Possibility. Potential.

Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement…[to] get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted.Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible. Abraham Joshua Heschel  Dear Prep Community, One week of sauna-like heat notwithstanding, our nearly month-old school year is off to a wonderful […]

First Day of School August 21, 2024

FIRST DAY OF 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEARAUGUST 21, 2024 We are thrilled to welcome our students, faculty and staff back to campus in August! The first day of school for Saint John’s Prep is August 21, 2024. We’re currently enrolling students for the upcoming academic year, and our Admission staff are available to connect with you […]

SJP Students Study Abroad in japan

Three Johnnies are spending part of their summer in Japan! Isabel Crue ’25, Miranda Louis ’24, and Livi Kremer ‘24 are spending part of their summer at Kaisei Gakuin High School, Prep’s partner school in Hokkaido, Japan. Isabel, Miranda and Livi are taking part in a one-month study abroad trip. These Johnnies are learning about […]

Prep Announces the Top Ten Students for the Class of 2024

Prep Announces the Top Ten Students for the Class of 2024 Saint John’s Prep is proud to announce the top ten students in the 2024 graduating class. These students are the highest academic achievers of the Class of 2024. On Friday, May 24, 2024, all 47 Saint John’s Prep seniors will take part in the […]

Congratulations to the Class of 2024

Saint John’s Prep Congratulates 47 Gradates in 2024 Saint John’s Prep proudly hosted the Baccalaureate Mass and commencement ceremony for the Class of 2024 on May 24 in the Saint John’s Abbey Church. Saint Cloud Diocese Bishop Patrick Neary and Saint John’s Abbey Abbot Douglas Mullin, OSB presided at the Baccalaureate Mass, with Principal Dr. […]

New PartnerShip Creates New Scholarships

New Partnership with Flaherty Family Foundation Creates New Scholarships for Prep Students Saint John’s Prep is proud to join forces with the Flaherty Family Foundation to provide scholarship funds to high-potential students with economic need. This spring, Prep will offer up to seven new Flaherty Family Foundation scholarships for incoming high school students. The scholarship […]

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, […]