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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 […]

Amanda Bolton ’25 Named National Merit Semifinalist

Saint John’s Prep Senior Amanda Bolton is a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Amanda is the daughter of Nicole and Aaron Bolton of Sartell. She is the sister of Matthew ’22 and Sarah ’25. Amanda is one of the 16,000 students nationwide and 288 students in Minnesota to earn the honor as semifinalist. […]

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 […]

3 Prep Students honored in national physics photo contest

Three Saint John’s Prep students are being honored for their submissions to the 2024 AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest. Hardy Hong ’27, Drew Zahasky ’26 and Matilda Shouse Tourino ’27 all had submissions that were ranked in the top 100 of contest entries. The contest is sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers. […]

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 […]

Matt Young Receives SJP Teaching Honor

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. […]

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 […]

Senior Award Recipients for 2024

Prep Announces Leadership, Citizenship, Benedictine Spirit and All-Around Student Honorees During our commencement ceremony each year, Principal Dr. Glomski and Head of School Jon McGee award several senior awards to individual graduates. The members of the Class of 2024 graduated from Saint John’s Preparatory School on May 24 in the Saint John’s Abbey Church in […]

Colleges and Universities for the Class of 2024

Below is a comprehensive list of colleges and universities for the Saint John’s Prep Class of 2024. Boston CollegeUniversity of California San DiegoCarleton CollegeConcordia College MoorheadCollege of Saint BenedictDenison UniversityDrake UniversityFranklin and Marshall CollegeHamline UniversityLawrence UniversityLoyola University ChicagoLuther CollegeMacalester CollegeUniversity of Michigan Ann ArborUniversity of Minnesota DuluthUniversity of Minnesota Twin CitiesUniversity of North DakotaUniversity of […]

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 […]