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Wellness Week: You are Enough.

During the first week of March, Saint John’s Prep celebrates Wellness Week. This is a time to prioritize student mental health, well-being, and self-care. Faculty members, counselors, and administrators organize a variety of fun and engaging sessions for students that include healthy lunches, morning teas, yoga, art therapy, weightlifting, improv workshops, meditation and prayer sessions, […]

Wellness Week: Matching Gift

Wellness Week at Saint John’s Prep This week we are hosting our first annual Wellness Week at Saint John’s Prep! The week prioritizes student mental health, well-being, and self-care. Faculty members, counselors, and administrators have organized a variety of fun and engaging sessions for students that include healthy lunches, morning teas, yoga, art therapy, weightlifting, […]

Alumni Support Creates New SJP Weight Room

Alumni Support Makes Weight Room a Reality This semester we opened the Manka Fitness Center! The fitness center is located in the Saint Michael Hall gym.  The project was made possible by Joram Manka ’97 and Maria Surma Manka, Joram’s sister Kayla Manka, Maria’s parents Jack and Mary Nona Surma, and support from several other […]

Senior Amanda Bolton Named National Merit Finalist

Amanda Bolton ’25 Named National Merit Finalist Congratulations to Amanda Bolton ’25, who has been named a National Merit Finalist in the 2025 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 Bolton. Amanda has attended Saint John’s Prep […]

SJP Musicians Honored at Winter conference

MN Music Educators Association Mid-Winter Conference We had several students take part in various state honors groups over the weekend as a part of the annual MMEA (MN Music Educators Association Mid-Winter Conference in Minneapolis. Emmaline Bushman ’29, Ben Zahasky ’28, and Theo Reisinger ’29 participated in the MNSOTA 7-9th Grade Honors Orchestra MN String and […]

Catholic Schools Week 2025

Saint John’s Prep is celebrating Catholic Schools Week! There are special activities throughout the week for students and staff. Catholic Schools Week offers a meaningful opportunity to celebrate our mission of providing a Catholic, Benedictine education while uniting students, families and staff in shared values and purpose. Catholic Schools Week (CSW) is a week-long celebration […]

Bechtold and Demars are 2025 Triple A Award Recipients

Saint John’s Prep School Students Earn AAA Award Collegeville, MN:  Seniors Sylvie Bechtold and Michael DeMars are the 2024-25 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 honors CSB/SJU Archivist Peggy Roske

Peggy Roske, Archivist for Saint John’s University and the College of Saint Benedict is retiring! Peggy Roske’s history lessons have taught us about rats, bears and ghosts. She’s shared stories of Collegeville’s pioneering monks and Central Minnesota’s Indigenous people. We’ve learned about ski hills, tornadoes, fires, and stone arches. We now know about our evolution […]

Thanksgiving Food Drive Supports Families in Need

Thanksgiving Food Drive Raises more than $1,800 for Families in Need This Thanksgiving Saint John’s Prep students, faculty and staff are helping the community by donating food and money to the St. Joseph Community Food Shelf. Students in grades six through twelve collected $1,800 in cash donations and 900 food items! The annual food drive […]