Saint John鈥檚 Prep Raises Over $15 Million in Historic Campaign May 12, 2026 Saint John鈥檚 Preparatory School announces the successful completion of its comprehensive capital campaign, exceeding its original $10 million goal by raising more than $15.1 million. 鈥淧rep Forward: Our Time is Now is the largest, most successful campaign in our school鈥檚 nearly 170-year history,鈥� said Jon McGee, Head of School. 鈥淭he funds raised will significantly increase […]
Finding Stillness in a Noisy World: A Reflection for Lent February 18, 2026 Listen carefully to the master鈥檚 instructions and attend to them with the ear of your heart. Rule of Benedict, Prologue noise.聽noISE.聽NOISE.聽The ceaseless clatter of our modern world often threatens to overwhelm us.聽The cacophony and rush of our daily lives, framed by shrieking news cycles and never-ending social media commentary and imagery, play around us like […]
The Gifts That Bind Us: Family, Community, and Love November 24, 2025 The Thanksgiving message below is from Saint John’s Prep Head of School, Jon McGee. “Only one response can maintain us: gratefulness for witnessing the wonder, for the gift of our unearned right to serve, to adore, and to fulfill. It is gratefulness which makes the soul great.”Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, 鈥淚 Asked for Wonder鈥� Dear […]
Love can Prevail in the Face of Hatred August 28, 2025 The message below was shared by Head of School Jon McGee to our students and faculty during the all-school spiritual formation colloquium on August 28, 2025. We concluded the gathering with a prayer for the Annunciation 蜜桃社 community. Yesterday was a day of profound tragedy and sadness, not just in Minneapolis but here and […]
First Day of school August 20, 2025 July 16, 2025 Saint John’s Prep will welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus in August! The first day of school is August 20, 2025. We鈥檙e currently enrolling students for the upcoming academic year, and our 蜜桃社 staff members are available to answer questions and offer tours of our Middle School, Upper School, residence halls, and our […]
Sarah Pasela Named 2025 Twomey Family Teaching Award Recipient May 30, 2025 Saint John鈥檚 Prep Science Teacher Sarah Pasela has been named as the 2025 recipient of the Twomey Family Teaching Excellence Award. The honor, created and endowed by the family of Darla and Chris 鈥�66 Twomey, recognizes the extraordinary commitment our faculty make to their students, to the school, to their discipline, and to their profession. Ms. Pasela […]
Gift of Nearly $1 Million Creates Dedicated Fund for Faculty Compensation May 20, 2025 Theo and James Baustert Faculty Excellence Fund Saint John鈥檚 Preparatory School is excited to announce the establishment of the Theo and James Baustert Faculty Excellence Fund, a significant milestone in its ongoing Prep Forward 鈥� Our Time is Now campaign. Made possible by a gift of nearly $1 million from the JTB Foundation, this endowed […]
Grand Tour Raises Nearly $250,000 for Scholarships and Student Programming May 6, 2025 We are so grateful for the incredible generosity and unwavering support at Grand Tour of Nation 2025! Thanks to your remarkable contributions, we are absolutely thrilled to announce that we raised $248,000! This phenomenal achievement will have a profound impact on our students and the entire Prep community. These vital funds will directly support scholarships […]
Saint John鈥檚 Preparatory School Establishes Endowed Chair in Theatre April 4, 2025 Honoring Saint John鈥檚 Abbey鈥檚 Br. Paul Vincent Niebauer, OSB Saint John鈥檚 Preparatory School announces the establishment of the Br. Paul Vincent Niebauer, OSB Endowed Chair in Theatre, a milestone in its commitment to the performing arts. The endowed chair is the direct result of the school鈥檚 $10 million comprehensive Prep Forward: Our Time is Now […]
Prep Forward Campaign March 18, 2025 Prep Forward Campaign From our founding in the mid-19th century by an immigrant monastic community to our contemporary identity as a nationally leading college preparatory school, Saint John鈥檚 Preparatory School has provided an exceptional education in the Catholic Benediction tradition. Saint John鈥檚 Prep today enrolls nearly 300 extraordinary students in grades six to 12 from […]
