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St. Teresa Catholic School

August 20, 2025

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Welcome Back 2025

Welcome back to another school year! We are off to a great start. While we are still in our first full day, I feel the children settling in. As a parent, have you ever gone into your children’s room at night and watched them sleep? Especially the really active children are so still and quiet when they sleep well. Today at about 9:30, I said to the office staff…listen! You could hear nothing but the silence. The children were all in their rooms doing what they should be doing, no one with a headache, skinned knee or nausea. All in their rooms taking in the newness, though I’m sure with varying degrees of enthusiasm, but in their rooms bonding with their teachers.

The busiest time for administrators is the week before school begins, getting ready for meetings and teachers and children…getting the classrooms and building ready for God’s little ones.

Speaking of the building, I hope you returning parents noticed our building renovation. The ceramic tile floor was new last summer, this year the lights, ceiling paint, walls along with chair rail and crown molding make the school truly worthy of the Father’s little ones. The beauty speaks to their dignity and the goodness of Catholic Education. For those of you who are new, we have two parts to our school, the 1926 building and the 1956 building; both got more than just a fresh coat of paint, as you can tell by the above. We have made the shift from being an old building to being a classical historical building. We are not done yet!

I pray you find our faculty to be as fine a group as I do. Now I’ve only been in administration for about 30 years, but NEVER have I worked with a finer group of educators. We all had a chance to bond further at the National ICLE conference here in Lincoln this summer. While optional, we were missing NO ONE among our faculty, and some of the non-teaching staff even joined in! A further sign of the commitment and unity with which we are blessed. May the Good Lord continue to bless our children this year. There will be highs and lows as in all chapters of life, but overall, may it be a year particularly blessed with joy, wonder and the goodness of the Lord here in His Church and School.

Sister Mary Michael

Upcoming Events

Friday, August 22: 7th/8th grade confessions
Monday, August 25: 5th/6th grade confessions
Tuesday, August 26: Back to School Night/SFA mtg. 7 p.m.

25-26 School year Calendar*

*There are updates on this calendar, as of today! Particularly take note of the Christmas/spring concert dates, and a change in First Penance and First Holy Communion dates.

August Calendar

August Menu Calendar

Change in Email?

If you or someone you know needs their email to be changed, added to or deleted from this newsletter list, please reach out to Sister Mary Agnes at sr.mary-agnes@cdolinc.net.

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Back to School Night

Join us on Tuesday, August 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the gym, followed by a presentation from teachers in the classrooms.

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Lunch Program Update

Due to challenges in communication between the State of Nebraska and the Diocese, some families will receive notices about lunch balances that are incorrect. When the Diocese is able to communicate with the State in the next week or so the problem will be rectified. IGNORE THE NOTICES ABOUT HOT LUNCH BALANCES FOR THE NEXT WEEK. (That's the first time we've said that!)
Lunch prices have increased to $3.00, reduced price is $0.40. The USDA review required us to increase our price.
If you would qualify for reduced or free lunch, please apply. Here's the link and the chart. Free & Reduced Meal Application
According with the competitive food Policy of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) we request that competitive foods (Runza, McDonalds, etc.) not be brought to the lunchroom.

Room Parent Sign-up

Would you like to serve as your child's class room parent? See the sign-up below! The responsibilities include being the main communicator with parents about volunteering for various events throughout the year.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4DACAB29ABF85-58054229-room

Fall Sports

Cross Country practice starts next Monday, 8/25/25, at 4:30 PM at Holmes Lake. They meet in the second parking lot on the west side of the street in front of the lake. For more information, please see the attached letter to parents from Coach Casady. This will also be passed out after the first practice.

Our 7th-grade volleyball team will be coached by Betsy Switzer (Macy's mom) and Greg Lang, while our 8th-grade volleyball team will be coached by Kaylee Lovett (former St. Teresa's grad and Bella Beltran's older sister) and Carrie Beltran. We need a minimum of 8 girls to sign up to field a team, and we need to know by Monday, 8/25/25, at the latest if we will have enough girls so we can start working on schedules. Games will start the week of 9/8/25.

See attached a blank copy of the Sports Waiver, Participation Form, and Physical Form, which need to be filled out. The 7th-grade school physical does count for the 7th-graders; however, anyone in 8th grade will need a physical and have that turned in if they want to participate in JH sports.

Sport-Participation-Form.pdf

Sports-Waiver-Form.pdf

Physical_Form-1.pdf

cross country 2023.docx

S.T.A.G.E. Theater Group

Come join the Spirit of S.T.A.G.E. this Fall! S.T.A.G.E. Theater has a full season line-up of classes, shows, and special events for both young and old! In addition to our traditional theater productions, S.T.A.G.E. is now offering dance classes (all styles) on Mondays and Thursdays, along with evening events in Social Dance. All classes will be held at the new Sacred Heart Art Center (540 N. 31^st St). Check out the offerings set in a Catholic atmosphere with Christian themes! Classes begin September 8 so sign up today! Visit stage4kids.com or contact Lee Hotovy at shotovy@msn.com for additional information.

BIG thank you to the Knights of Columbus who endured the heat, providing and cooking the dinner at Jayhawk Jumpstart on Monday night!

First Day of School

Student Council Summer Adoration Party

St. Teresa School Mission Statement

St. Teresa Catholic School, in partnership with parents, provides an education faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church. We nurture students’ natural sense of wonder and guide them to know and love truth, beauty, and goodness, and to live as virtuous disciples of Jesus Christ with their hearts set on true and lasting joy.