Our Role in a Complex World- Commentary from Jon McGee February 4, 2021 Our Role in a Complex World “Before any action we take, we must remember to move forward with love.” Martin Luther King, Jr. All of us likely would acknowledge that we live in remarkably complicated times. But our students – all born since the turn of the century – have known only remarkably complicated times, […]
2020-21 Academics, Arts and Athletics Award December 29, 2020 Seniors Alton Mies and Valeriya Woodard are the 2020-21 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 school seniors who have excelled in the classroom, on the […]
Christmas Blessings from Saint John’s Prep December 21, 2020 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human […]
Thanksgiving 2020: Reflect in Gratitude November 24, 2020 Thanksgiving 2020 The following message was shared by Head of School Jon McGee to Saint John’s Prep families for Thanksgiving 2020. “Gratitude at its deepest level embraces all of life with thanksgiving: the good and the bad, the joyful and the painful, the holy and the not so holy… I am gradually learning that […]
Dear Students: Looking Ahead to Election Day October 28, 2020 Election Day 2020 Below is a message about the November 3 Head of School Jon McGee shared with our Upper School students in grades 9-12. Dear Students, We are now just one week away from election day. For some seniors who have already turned 18, this will be your first opportunity to vote. I strongly […]
Saint John’s Prep Alumnus Releases New Book October 14, 2020 Futurist Jack Uldrich ’82 Explores Ways to Face Uncharted and Unpredictable Times In his new book, Business as Unusual: A Futurist’s Unorthodox, Unconventional, and Uncomfortable Guide to Doing Business, Saint John’s Prep School alumnus and global futurist, Jack Uldrich ’82, succinctly delivers ten Big AHA (awareness, humility, and action) ideas focused on helping business leaders […]
Alton Mies ’21 is Named as National Merit Semi-Finalist September 11, 2020 Saint John’s Prep Senior Alton Mies, son of Susan and Jeff Mies of Cold Spring, is a semi-finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Alton is one of the 16,000 students nationwide to earn the honor as semi-finalist. Alton is among the academically talented high school seniors who now have the opportunity to continue in […]
Joey Stock ’16 Signs with the Boston Red Sox August 28, 2020 Saint John’s Prep is proud to congratulate Joey Stock ’16 for signing with the Boston Red Sox organization. A member of the Class of 2016, Joey was also a member of our first sixth grade class. Four years after graduating from Prep with a Communications degree in hand from Saint John’s University, Joey has been […]
Class of 2020 Colleges and Universities July 30, 2020 Congratulations to the Class of 2020! All members of the Class of 2020 were all accepted to a 4- year college or university. The class earned more than three million dollars in scholarships from all of the colleges from which they were accepted. Saint John’s Prep celebrated our 163rd commencement with a virtual ceremony […]
Hope and Community June 3, 2020 The following message was sent to students, parents, alumni and friends of Saint John’s Prep. June 2, 2020 Dear Prep Community, It has been a week of profound tragedy and sorrow for our state and our country.The killing of George Floyd painfully reminds us of the human cost of racism and violence. It forces us […]
