In Memoriam~Thomas M. Atkins ’68 November 13, 2024 Thomas M. Atkins ’68January 28, 1950 – November 8, 2024Saint John’s Preparatory Regent and Board Chair Thomas Michael Atkins, of Maple Grove, MN, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 8, 2024. Tom is preceded in death by parents Bob and Betty Atkins, sister Nancy Doerfler, and in- laws Gordon and Bernie Spooner. He is survived by […]
Community Update: Promise. Possibility. Potential. September 11, 2024 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 […]
Matt Young Receives SJP Teaching Honor June 20, 2024 Saint John’s Prep Math Teacher Matt Young has been named as the 2024 recipient of the Twomey Family Teaching Excellence Award. The honor, created and endowed by the family of Darla and Chris ’66 Twomey, recognizes the extraordinary commitment our faculty make to their students, to the school, to their discipline, and to their profession. […]
Principal Glomski Receives MINNDEPENT Leadership Award April 5, 2024 Dr. Christine Glomski has received the 2024 Leadership Award from MINNDEPENDENT. With more than 165 school members, MINNDEPENDENT is the largest organization serving private and independent schools in Minnesota. The Leadership Award recognizes the hard work and dedication of principals and school leaders who instill passion in the people they work with, bring innovative ideas […]
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 […]
Thanksgiving 2023: Gratitude and Gratefulness November 22, 2023 Be still, my soul, and steadfast.Earth and heaven both are still watchingthough time is draining from the clockand your walk, that was confident and quick,has become slow. So, be slow if you must, but letthe heart still play its true part.Love still as once you loved, deeplyand without patience. Let God and the worldnow you […]
Community Update September 2023: We begin Anew September 12, 2023 The school year begins with 296 students from 14 nations, 29 Minnesota communities and 4 states.
Physics Teacher Receives Inaugural Teaching Excellence Award June 22, 2023 Saint John’s Prep Physics Teacher Charles Miller has been named as the first recipient of the Twomey Family Teaching Excellence Award. The honor, created and endowed by the family of Darla and Chris ’66 Twomey, recognizes the extraordinary commitment our faculty make to their students, to the school, to their discipline, and to their profession. […]
Senior Awards for the Class of 2023 June 9, 2023 During our commencement ceremony each year, Principal Dr. Glomski and Head of School Jon McGee award four senior awards to individual graduates. The Class of 2023 graduated from Saint John’s Prep on Mary 26 in the Saint John’s Abbey Church.
Celebrate Hope and Glory April 4, 2023 “It is always possible to begin anew because there is always a new life that God can awaken in us in spite of all our failures.”Pope Francis “The great gift of Easter is hope.”Cardinal Basil Hume Those of us living in northern climes have, and must have, a particular affinity for hope at this time […]
