St. Teresa Catholic School
October 8, 2025
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Parent-Teacher Conferences
Sign up at the link below for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 9 between 1:15-8:00 p.m. (1:00 Early Dismissal)
Note: The format is easier to read on a desktop computer than on a phone!
St. Teresa Feast Day
To see a great video with more pictures from our feast day, go to our website: stlfschool.org and see the facebook feed! (Even if you don't have a facebook account, you should be able to view it! Thank you to Laura Minchow for putting this together!)
And here are photos. Thank you to Kevin Clark for his photography of the Mass!
Student of the Month
Congratulations to 8th grader Raquel Castillo-Bolanos, our October Student of the Month!
Raquel is a responsible, poised student who consistently sets a positive example for her classmates. Teachers can always count on her to do the right thing and to lead by example. She completes her homework with care, participates actively in class, and often helps others better understand their work.
A hardworking student, Raquel has earned a place on the Honor Roll. She is also involved in many activities, including playing volleyball, performing in the school band on flute, and serving as an 8th grade reader at our daily school Masses. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time with her friends.
Raquel’s strong work ethic, kindness, and involvement make her a truly well-rounded Jayhawk. We’re proud to honor her as October’s Student of the Month!
Lost and Found
Lost Sheep? No, but we have found some lost fleeces! If you are missing one, abandoned fleeces will be in front of school on Thursday at dismissal and throughout the afternoon of conferences. We will also put out other lost and found items at that time.
How Nebraskans can Save for their Child's Future
NEST 529 is Nebraska’s state-managed education savings plan. It’s a flexible, tax-advantaged way for families to save for future education expenses.
See this document for more information.
St. Teresa Parish Bazaar Silent Auction
We are accepting donations of NEW or handmade items and unused gift cards for our silent auction at the annual Fall Bazaar. No used items please. We also have specific items we are looking to add to some larger basket items. If you are interested in donating, please contact Elizabeth Long at 217-685-9167 or Angela Henggeler at 402-802-6352 with questions or if you are willing to sponsor a larger basket! Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Baskets of the Week!
St Therese Basket: This week we are featuring a basket that has items generously donated by some very talented parishioners and a St Teresa Alum! This basket, named for our patron is overflowing with beautiful and handmade items. Meghan Scdoris has donated two gorgeous framed prints of St Therese. Her Etsy shop, Rooted Art and Design is the home of much more of her talented artwork! Eliese Callahan, has also donated some of her breathtaking creations. A beautiful decade rosary that is made of fluorite semiprecious stone and Czech glass and is designed to look like our very own church’s stained glass windows! The necklace has freshwater pearls, a dried rosebud preserved in resin, and a vintage St. Therese medal. You can find more of her beadwork on Etsy at Vianney Beads. The final item in this basket is a rose sweater that was donated by St Teresa’s School very own alum, Hannah (Schinkel) Beckman, who has a boutique called BeLoved, filled with modest clothing with the purpose to raise your mind, soul and heart to heaven.
Other baskets include...
Cooking Basket: This basket contains a Lenten Cookbook, great for liturgical living and full of recipes that are perfect for the Lenten Season. It also comes with a 4 QT air fryer, a Mother Teresa tea towel and other cooking essentials.
Zoo Basket: Includes 4 entry tickets to the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, a stroller fan, and some fun snacks and stuffed animals for a day at the zoo!
Cross Country
See below for the final standings overall for the season. Well done, Jayhawks!
Safety Corner
What happens in a tornado warning?
Our school goes into "shelter" mode. All of the students and staff go to the lowest floor of the school. Office staff monitor the storm situation and communicate with parents as they are able. No one is allowed to leave or enter the building while we are in shelter mode.
Christmas Boutique Volunteers
We are in need of volunteers to help with the annual Christmas Boutique at the St. Teresa Thrift Shop. We need an influx of parishioners and school families to help us set-up and work the boutique, October 20th-25th. The sign-up link is here.
Pius Players
Tickets are on sale now for the Pius Players production of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' with four shows Oct. 16-19. These family-friendly shows are on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, and Sunday at 1:30 pm. Shows are at Lincoln Southwest High School (due to construction at Pius X). Tickets are $11 for adults and $8 for students and are on sale now at PiusX.net/store.
MathCounts
St. Teresa MathCounts will start up again in October for any 6th-8th grade students that want to participate. MathCounts is a national math enrichment program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement. More information can be found on their website: www.mathcounts.org.
We will meet at St. Teresa School on Wednesdays from 3:30pm-5:00pm. The first practice will be October 15. The season runs through mid-February, when the students compete in a competition against other schools in the area.
Please email Andrew Willis if your child is interested in joining the team or for more information – arwarw11@gmail.com
Bazaar Prize Donations
Our annual Parish Bazaar is coming up on November 9th and we need your
help with prizes for two of the most popular games, Bottle Mania and Spin-to-Win!
We are requesting that each family please donate $10 worth of small bottled/packaged items!
Canned pop, Small bags of chips, Pop-tarts, 21oz bottled pop, Travel-sized cereal boxes, Hot chocolate packages, Gatorade/sports drinks, Individual packages of cookies, Hostess/Little Debbie snacks, Juice boxes, Pudding snack packs, and more!
***We are also accepting donations of stuffed animals that are in new or excellent used condition***
Please send donations now until November 1st to school with your student or drop them off in the school office, labeled ‘bazaar.’
If you have any questions please email Nikki Suesz at nikkisuesz@yahoo.com
Thanks for supporting our school!
St. Teresa Bazaar Raffle Tickets
Remember to sell your raffle tickets! Each family is expected to sell 2-3 books of tickets. See instructions on the packet of tickets that came home.
Date of Bazaar: Sunday, November 9, 11-3:30 p.m.
CK Sisters Outdoor Fall Workday
Saturday, October 18, 1:30-4:30 pm
We will be mulching, cleaning up our vegetable garden and cutting trees. Helpful items to bring include shovels, work gloves, wheelbarrows, pickups and chainsaws. Children are also welcome – and can use this for service hours! Mark your calendars now and contact Sister Mary Angela at sr.mary-angela@cdolinc.net if you would like to come and help. Please also print and complete a LIABILITY FORM (one per adult; children added to adult form.) Villa Regina Motherhouse, 4100 SW 56th St., about 2 miles west and south of Pioneers Park. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Home Game Help
We are offering volunteer opportunities to the families of St. Teresa School for our 4 home volleyball games! You could serve as line judge, concession stand vendor, admissions, or taking stats. Bonus: You and your families receive free admission into the volleyball game for which you volunteer!
See the sign-up below!
Go Jayhawks!
Alyssa Cunningham
St. Teresa AD
Gerbils for the Weekend
Would you like to have pet gerbils for a weekend? Sign up below to volunteer to care for Linus and Cletus! Easy care, and I will send a few short instructions when you sign up. God bless!
Sr. Mary Agnes (sr.mary-agnes@cdolinc.net)
5th grade field trip
St. Teresa Feast Day
Other Classroom Fun
Living Rosary
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.