A note from Mrs. Forbis

Remember to stop by the Fall Supper this Sunday for games, food, and more. It is supposed to be a beautiful day.

40th ANNIVERSARY ADORATION SINGERS: Students grades 3rd-8th grade who would like to help sing during the 40th Adoration Celebration, please be in the choir loft by 11:30 on Sunday, October 25, 2026.

GRANDPARENTS' DAY: Grandparents' Day is tomorrow, Friday, October 9, 2026 with Mass at 12:30.

The day's events are as follows:

An early lunch will be served.
Students can be picked up in the gym beginning at 12:00 by their grandparent(s) or someone special.
12:30 Mass hosted by the teachers
After Mass, students and grandparents/special someone can head over to the gym for refreshments, to take photos, and grab a small token of appreciation.
Students can also give a tour of their classroom and/or school.
Due to the change in events, students will need to be picked up by 2:15.
There WILL NOT be after school care.

Please send an email to the office (lauras@ststan.net and dianem@ststan.net) and your child's to let them know how your child will be getting home.

HOME AND SCHOOL: Thank you to Home and School for treating our students with frozen treats from Daphne's Delights to celebrate the end of testing week.

UNSUNG HEROES: Thank you to our substitute teachers who come in when teachers are sick or at appointments. We also cannot forget the mothers who step in to take care of our teacher's children or the mothers of our substitutes who step in. We are so appreciative of your help during the school year.

SAFETY KIDS: A couple of our 5th graders are celebrities now because they performed in Safety Kids for us this week. Finley Barbour and Alison Bruemmer worked hard this summer learning the routine and now they are performing their hearts out to teach us about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. It was a great show.

CONFERENCES: Parent/Teacher conferences are set for Thursday, October 22rd. Meeting with your child's teacher is essential in creating a strong partnership between school and home. If you cannot make it in person, reach out to your child's teacher to set up a phone conference. Sign up using the link in The Star.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Tina Forbis, Principal

Altar Server for Oct. 10 & 11

Sign Up Genius Link for Parent-Teacher Conference Meal

Parent Volunteers Needed- Teacher Dinner for Parent/Teacher Conferences

Nurse News

Flu shot clinic for students & staff

The flu shot clinic at school will be held on Wednesday, October 21, from 8:00-9:00. As a reminder, your child will not receive a flu shot unless you turn in the written consent form.

From Coach McCauley:

Here are the Raider Runners of the Week:

Lacey Lehmen - For earning at top 5 medal and leading our team to a 2nd place finish at Holts Summit.
Hazel Luebbert - For running a new PR by 1 minute and 2 seconds at the Binder Meet.
Hayden Kohlmeier - New PR by 13 seconds, more than 2 minutes faster than last year at Binder.
Braxton Schneider (St. Francis) - New PR by 14 seconds at Binder. Earned first ever medal at Holts Summit Meet.

Results from the Binder PAL XC Meet, 1.5 Miles, on 9-30-26:

Great job by all runners! We had 3 Personal Record (PR) times!
Girls team finished in 5th place with a season best at the time of 145 Points!
Our boys team had 4 runners due to sickness, so no team score.

Our medalists at the Binder meet were:

Hayden Kohlmeier-7th place in grade division
Beckett Lepper-14th place in grade division
Lacey Lehmen-12th place in grade division
Hazel Luebbert-12th place in grade division

Results from the Holts Summit PAL XC Meet, 1.7 Miles, on 10-03-26:

School History was made by our girls team earning a team plaque for the first time ever by finishing in 2nd place with a season best 72 points!
Our boys team had their best team finish of the season in 4th place with 153 points.

More school history was made by having 11 medalists at this meet, including 5 first time medalists!

Medalists: Lacey Lehmen-5th, Kinsley Berendzen-13th, Hazel Luebbert-14th, Carissa Bruemmer-19th, Anna Lurkins-21st, Macy Berendzen-24th, Liliana Borgmeyer (St. Francis)-27th, Eleanor Green (St. Francis)-29th, Hayden Kohlmeier-6th, Braxton Schneider (St. Francis)-21st, and Beckett Lepper-24th.

Results from the 10-7-26 Meet at Riverside Park will be covered in next week's Star.

Our final cross country meet will be on Wednesday, October 14th at Cole County Park (Fairgrounds and County Lake Road). Boys race at 4:30 and Girls race at 5:00.

Go, Raiders XC!!!

Pro-Life News

If you have not submitted a permission slip for your student to participate in the monthly Pro-Life Witness Walk, that form is attached and may be returned to the office when completed. The next Witness Walk is November 4.

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