Summer Red Raven Review

Join us for a St. Joseph's Church and School event on Sunday Aug. 7th at the Beatrice Water Park. ALL are invited to this event from 5:30-8:00.

Come kick off the school year with St. Joseph School Open House! Take this opportunity to see what changes have been made within the school and meet our new teachers. The open house will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

• Tuition Agreements need to be picked up and due with payment Friday, August 12
• Calendars and other paperwork are available
  

Regristration on PowerSchool is required before school starts. If you are experiencing any difficulties please reach out to the office for assistance.

https://www.cdolinc.net/enrollment/

Common Uniform Guidelines. Please refer to the parent handbook for the full policy

1. Skirts and shorts need to be knee-length
2. Socks need to be no shorter than ankle length and white, black, or navy.
   
3. No fingernail polish will be allowed
4. No hoop earrings
   

Due to life events, Mrs. Stienfort is moving to a different part of the state and has resigned from her preschool teaching position. The school has hired Miss Olivia White to replace Mrs. Stienfort. We are currently working out the transition details, and you can expect a separate email with the details next week. We ask for your patience as we work through this so we can present the information as a whole to everyone at once.

Mrs. Hintz is joining St. Joseph School Family after working for ESU 5 as a teacher for the visually impaired for several years. Mrs. Hintz holds a Master's Degree and will be an asset to our school and add to our current strengths. Mr. & Mrs. Hintz live on a farm just outside of Hebron. He owns a cow/calf operation. Their son, Ben, runs Hintz Produce. Their daughter, Mariah, is finishing her counseling degree at Avila in Kansas City.

Miss Witulski will be joining the St. Joseph School family as the new 5th-grade teacher in January after graduating from Peru State College in Dec. 2022. Miss Witulski will be coming back to a familiar setting as she has subbed for the school in the past and is a graduate of St. Joseph's in 2012.

Mrs. Bergen will be joining us for the new school year as an instructional aide. Mrs. Bergen and her husband, Chance have live in Beatrice and been members of St. Joseph's parish for almost nine years. They have three kids; Cash, Chapel, and Collier and a dog Mabel. After being a stay-at-home mom for many years she is so excited to join the St. Joseph staff as an instructional aide. She looks forward to getting to know all the kids, helping teachers, and being involved in the school community. In Mrs. Bergen's free time she enjoys helping out with the farm animals, working on home design projects and spending time with friends and family.

Fr. Kosch comes to St. Joseph's with many years of school experience. He moved here from Blessed Sacrement in Lincoln.

Mrs. Kage will be returning for her third year at St. Joseph's. She has a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and has been involved in education in many different ways. She has a passion for learning and teaching young children. She lives in Beatrice with her husband, Clint, and two sons, Braydn and Brekyn. In her free time she enjoys watching sporting events, hunting, and spending time together with her family.

Mrs. Hull will be returning for her seventh year at St. Joseph's. She started with us in 2016 as a 3rd grade teacher and moved to 1st grade in 2017. She has been in teaching for 13 years over all. She is married and has a son, Bennett, who will be in kindergarten this upcoming fall. They have one dog named Bella. In her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Mrs. Long is originally from Lexington, NE and moved to Beatrice one year ago. She is currently working on her Master's degree and loves running and spending time with her family and especially her 9 month old son Dexter.

Mrs. Smith will be returning for her third year at St. Joseph's.

She is originally from Beatrice and now lives in Odell with her husband Tim and their children Ivy and Reid. Mrs. Smith loves being outdoors, listening to music, and second-hand shopping.

Fr. Faulkner grew up in Indiana but has been a Nebraskan since 1997. He was ordained in 2005 and had served in the Lincoln, Wahoo, and Hastings areas before coming to Beatrice. For much of this time he has been involved in education and faith formation, which are a great joy for him. He is strongly pro-Oxford-comma but is anti-two-spaces-after-a-period.

Mr. Policky will be returning for a second year at St. Joseph's teaching P.E., subbing, and helping out with maintenance.

Tammy Zarybnicky lives on a farm outside of Odell, with her husband Rick. She loves to spend time with her family. Her daughter Mindy, her husband Luke, daughter Abigail, her husband Brent, daughter Jana, her husband Cooper and daughter Katie, her husband Trevin. Some of Tammy's hobbies include running, Biking, hiking and watching her 12 grand-kids. She started at St. Joseph School in November, 2015. She is currently the administrator's secretary. Tammy enjoys coming to work each and every day because it is a family oriented school.

Mrs. Lohr will be returning for her third year in the administrative role and twelve year over all. Mrs. Lohr is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this school and parish family and loves getting to know each student at St. Josephs.

St. Joseph School Open House - Tuesday, Aug. 9th, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

First Day of School K-5th - Wednesday, Aug. 10th, noon dismissal

Preschool First Day - Thursday, Aug. 11th

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Email: emily-lohr@gmail.com
Website: stjosephbeatrice.org/
Location: 420 North 6th Street, Beatrice, NE, USA
Phone: 402-223-5033
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