What a year! With graduation this week, it has been such a beautiful opportunity to reflect. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your partnership over the past three years, and for trusting our staff with your precious children.
As we continue preparations for next school year, we are thankful to have made some amazing hires. Thank you for joining me as we welcome the following new staff members for the 2022-2023 school year.
It was so special to celebrate First Communion with our second graders this past Sunday. Seeing their joy while receiving the Eucharist for the first time was a reminder of just how lucky we are to have the gift of Christ in our lives each day.
The animated camaraderie at St. Ann Parish here on April 7 made the parish hall gathering feel more like a family reunion. Click here to read the story.
Throughout the month of April our virtues were perseverance and patience. This year our students have had to persevere through many different challenges and they have done so gracefully.
Thank you to the St. Ann Catholic School and Parish staff members, School Council members, Cognia Team, and Faith and Discipleship Committee for all of the efforts towards creating our Strategic Plan. The goal of this plan is to set concise and measurable goals under each of the four pillars at St. Ann: Faith and Discipleship, Academics, Community, and Sustainability.
This Sunday we gather for Palm Sunday, which provides us the opportunity to commemorate the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem and begin Holy Week. Read more here...
Looking forward to so many exciting events here this spring. We are also looking ahead to next year, and making decisions regarding staffing to help continue the legacy at St. Ann’s of faith-filled academic excellence.
St. Ann looks forward to welcoming Dr. Julie Harkleroad on Wednesday, March 30th. Dr. Harkleroad is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, mindfulness coach and parent advocate. When she visits next week, she will share her presentation on Practical Applications of Distress Management (Mental Fitness). Read more here.
Nurse Stephanie shares insights on seasonal allergies. Green shoots reminds us that spring is near and the dark, cold days of winter will not linger forever. For many though, springtime can cause poeple to feel miserable as seasonal allergies often catch people off guard.
Welcome to March! We have been grateful to get a glimpse of some spring weather this week! This week was also such a blessing as we celebrated our eighth grade students with their Confirmation on Monday night.
There is a time where Christ leads us to a new vocation and we begin a new chapter in our lives. With this said, we would like to announce the following staffing changes for the next academic year.
Due to inclement weather, the YCC is closed and in-person parent/teacher conferences are canceled for Friday, February 18, 2022. Grade School teachers will reach out to parents if you had a conference scheduled.
My hope is that every student will be able to take what they learn in STREAM about the Engineering Design Process and apply it to their life in all challenges they face while keeping God at the center.
Due to the impending snow and ice St. Ann Catholic School and Young Child Center will be CLOSED Thursday, February 17, 2022. Please note any parent teacher conferences scheduled for Friday (2/18) will still be held.
Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences are just around the corner on Friday, February 18. Spring conferences are optional, and can be arranged by request of the teacher or parent. Teachers will reach out if they would like to schedule a conference.