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North/South All-Star Game & Scarlet/Gray Charity Basketball Game

Mark your calendars for more basketball with the Scarlet & Gray Charity Basketball Game and 39th Annual News Journal All Star Classic! Congratulations to SPHS senior, Tyson Kent, who was selected for the North team for the All-Star Classic.  Father Jeremy Miller will also be joining the event as a member of the Team Gray...
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23
Mar

90th Anniversary of Elementary Cornerstone

This past Monday, March 20, students and staff in the elementary building celebrated the 90th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone by Bishop Stritch on March 20, 1927. Music teacher, Mr. Joe Clark, led the students in the singing of “Cornerstone” and Father Jeremy Miller prayed and blessed the students and staff in the...
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22
Mar

Leprechaun Traps

Miss Keller’s second grade students made leprechaun traps in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Leprechauns played tricks on students all day, even leaving leprechaun footprints in the classroom and making a little bit of a mess!  Traps included lots of green, glitter and gold! Happy St. Patrick’s Day from these little leprechauns! Thank you to...
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21
Mar

Pizza and a Carrousel Ride

Staff and students from San Damiano Hall took a field trip to Two Cousins Pizza and the Richland Carrousel Park  on this beautiful Tuesday.  Thank you to Taylor McKenzie for sending these photos.
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21
Mar

Corey the Dribbler Program

  Corey the Dribbler with Corey Rich is a character building and health/fitness program geared to any K-12 audience.  St. Peter’s School was fortunate this past week to experience Corey and his Four Principles by which he encourages student to live–Respect, Education, Attitude/Activity and Don’t Bully or Do Drugs.  He teaches the value in reading...
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18
Mar

Mardi Gras and Quiz Bowl

What better way to mix learning and fun than to celebrate Mardi Gras’s Fat Tuesday during Quiz Bowl practice!  These sixth graders did just that and had fun while preparing for their next competition.  Thank you to Mrs. Steinhauser for sending this photo.
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01
Mar

Pen Pals in Africa – UPDATE

Earlier in February, St. Peter’s Elementary School students and staff used Skype to communicate with their pen pals at St. Peter’s School in Ghana, a west African country.  Skype, letter writing and other means of communication will continue throughout the school year and we will keep you updated.  Thank you to Mrs. Carrier for sending...
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26
Feb

Celebrating 100 Days

Students and teachers in the second grade celebrated last week their 100th day in school by dressing up and looking just a bit older.  Thank you to Miss Keller and Miss Molnar for providing this fun activity for their students and for sending these photos.
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11
Feb

Montessori Jump Rope Fun

Last week the Montessori students went to the gym to learn more about ropes and jumping.  The students played follow the leader with Ms. Grubar and they learned to take off on two feet and land on two feet while jumping over ropes.  The students practiced using the jump rope the proper way (all at...
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03
Feb

Dot and Dash, the Robots

Thank you to Mrs. Nichole Carrier for sending these photos from her after-school coding and robot class. First and second graders are using the Wonder app to control the robots Dot and Dash and they use the site www.code.org.
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02
Feb
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