Community Update September 2023: We begin Anew September 12, 2023 The school year begins with 296 students from 14 nations, 29 Minnesota communities and 4 states.
Open Minds, Positive Attitudes For New School Year August 24, 2023 The speech below was offered by Student Council President Patrick Duffy ’24 on August 24, 2023 during the opening convocation of the 2023-24 school year. 鈥淲e offer acceptance, joy, and empathy in welcoming others. We actively strive for peace in our communities.鈥� 鈥淟et all guests who arrive be received like Christ.” Rule of Benedict 53 […]
2 seniors Chosen for all-state Music Camps August 7, 2023 Every year the Minnesota Music Educators Association invites the top high school musicians from across the state to audition for selection in the All-State Ensembles. Out of the hundreds of students who apply every year, Lincoln ’24 and Levi 鈥�24 were selected for state honors.
SJP Finance Director receives National award August 1, 2023 The National Business Officers Association has recognized Saint John’s Prep Executive Director of Finance and Facilities Sherry Krebsbach as a Will J. Hancock “Unsung Hero.”
In Memoriam ~ wayne zenk ’68 August 1, 2023 Wayne Robert Zenk ’68 Wayne Robert Zenk, age 73, passed away July 27, 2023.聽 He was preceded in death by parents Paul and Myrtle Zenk, brother Jerome (Jerry) Zenk, and daughter Rachel Zenk. Wayne was a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, and was quick to find ways to help his loved ones. 聽His […]
In Memoriam ~ Jack Strowbridge ’56 August 1, 2023 鈥� John (Jack) Strowbridge ’56John (Jack) Strowbridge resident of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Bemidji, MN, passed away in Fargo, ND. He lost his battle with pneumonia and health complications, July 11, 2023, with his wife and family at his side. Jack attended St. Philips in Bemidji, Saint John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville, MN, and […]
Two Rising Seniors Participate in Boys’ and Girls’ State Leadership Week July 19, 2023 Miranda Louis ’24 and Patrick Duffy ’24 participated in a week long government and leadership conference for young men and women.聽They were selected for the Minnesota American Legion Auxiliary Girls’ State and the American Legion Boys’ State based on citizenship, character, grades, and service. Patrick attended Boys’ State at Saint John’s University. Miranda attended Girls’ […]
first day of School is August 23 July 13, 2023 Saint John鈥檚 Prep will launch our 167th school year on August 23, 2023. The day will begin with the annual convocation ceremony in the Saint John鈥檚 Abbey Church at 8:30am. The program includes a march of flags, blessings, words of wisdom and inspirational messages.
In Memoriam ~ Genevieve Ludowese June 28, 2023 鈥� 鈥� 聽 聽 聽 Genevieve Ludowese Mother of Jim ’69, Pat (SBHS ’71) Mark ’72, Kay (SBHS ’73) Br. Kevin ’75 聽 Gen, age 100, was welcomed into the world on February 27, 1923, by her parents, Sylvester and Catherine Lang at their hillside farm near Richmond, Minnesota. The first of four girls, her […]
Physics Teacher Receives Inaugural Teaching Excellence Award June 22, 2023 Saint John鈥檚 Prep Physics Teacher Charles Miller has been named as the first recipient of the Twomey Family Teaching Excellence Award. The honor, created and endowed by the family of Darla and Chris 鈥�66 Twomey, recognizes the extraordinary commitment our faculty make to their students, to the school, to their discipline, and to their profession. […]
