St. Joseph's School Parent Letter 2/25/22

Dear St. Joseph’s School Parents,

We are looking forward to celebrating the St. Joseph’s School Gala this evening.  We would like to thank our Event Chair Katie Sullivan and her wonderful team, Sophia Paramo, Shannon Kroon, Kelly Schneeman and Christina Mahady.  Thank you to our St. Joseph’s Community for supporting our Mission.  We are grateful and look forward to this wonderful event!

Financial Aid & Aim Higher Scholarship Deadlines - March 1 for Grades Kindergarten - 8
If you are interested in applying for Financial Assistance for the 2022-2023 school year, please log into your TADS account and begin that process now.  All Financial Assistance Applications are to be completed online through TADS.  Financial aid applications do need to be completed each year to be considered.   If you have any questions, please contact our school office or contact TADS at 612-548-3320.

Science Fair
The St. Joseph's Middle School Science Fair was held today.  We would like to congratulate Ms. Wratkowski and our Middle School students on their outstanding presentations.  Some of our students may have the opportunity to participate in the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence’s BIG BANG STEM Fair scheduled for April 9 at Cretin-Derham Hall High School.  

Principal Search Committee
The Search Committee will be met on Wednesday for an Orientation and to begin the process of applicant reviews.  A date for the Committee to meet with faculty and staff is tentatively scheduled as well.  Projected dates for interviews have already been established for the first week of March.  We are hopeful that this important hire can be finalized in a timely manner, as additional improvement efforts and action steps continue to move forward in the months ahead.

School Raffle
We are looking forward to finding out who our lucky winner is for the 2021 Ford Escape.  Good luck!  All of the proceeds from the raffle are used to continue the mission of St. Joseph’s school.  We are very grateful for your support. 

Congratulations Eighth Grade Student Audrey Sands!
Audrey Sands, St. Joseph’s School eighth grade student, recently took first place in our school’s annual Spelling Bee.  After completing a spelling exam and receiving a qualifying score, Audrey will be advancing to the next stage of the Spelling Bee; the Metro ECSU Regional Spelling Bee.  The champion of this regional bee will move on to represent our region in the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.  Good luck Audrey!

St. Joseph’s School - Middle School Variety Show March 10-11
We are excited to announce our first ever Middle School Variety Show!   Thank you Mrs. Bowe for organizing this for our students.

A Note from The School Nurse- Updated Covid -19 Mitigation & Quarantine Policy
Please click here to view St. Joseph’s School Updated Quarantine Policy as of January 25, 2022.  The most important practice we can continue is to please keep your child home each day if they are sick.   Rapid tests are available for students upon request ammilosch@stjosephwsp.org.

Our current positive caseload for this week is 0, affecting the following grades: Pk (0), K (0), 1(0), 2(0), 3(0), 4(0), 5(0), 6(0), 7(0), 8(0) and 0 staff members.

Important Links
2022-2023 Important Dates Calendar
Home & School Association Information
March Lunch Menu
Church of St. Joseph
St. Joseph Church Bulletin
West St. Paul Baseball

March/April Look Ahead

• Wednesday, March 2 - Ash Wednesday Mass 9am 
• Friday, March 4 - End of Trimester 2
• Monday, March 7 - Beginning of Trimester 3
• Friday, March 11 - Mass 9am, Middle School Variety Show
• Friday, March 18 - Mass 9am 
• Saturday, March 19 - Feast of St. Joseph
• Sunday, March 20 - Used Uniform Sale 12:00-1:30pm School Cafeteria
• Friday, March 25 - Mass 9am
• Monday, March 28 - Friday, April 2 - Spring Break - No School
• Monday, April 4 - School Resumes
• Friday, April 8 - Mass 9am

INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Greg Wesely (Principal); grwesely@stjosephwsp.org
Patrick Menke (Advisor); patrick.menke@churchofstjoseph.org
Lisa Wrobel (School Operations); liwrobel@stjosephwsp.org
Lori Bruce (Interim Dean of Students); lobruce@stjosephwsp.org
Sandy Knudson (Preschool Coordinator); saknudson@stjosephwsp.org