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Dear Loyola Family,
Since I started at Loyola Catholic School on June 15
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, 2017 I have had the chance to speak to quite a few people about the mission of Loyola. This includes faculty, staff, our stakeholders, and people outside of Loyola. I've had numerous people approach me about the mission of Loyola. Here are some of the most common points or questions brought up by others:
Service is the mission of Loyola.
Faith is the mission of Loyola.
Our mission statement is too long. It should be shorter.
It should be short enough and easy enough for our youngest students to recite.
What is our mission? What is our mission statement? Do we even have one?
How can you/we make decisions if our mission isn't defined?
We have always had a mission at Loyola, but how we speak to it, that is the problem.
I love the mission of Loyola!
Without a well-defined mission you are all just spinning in circles, not connected and not working together.
I have often thought some of these same points, as there is probably some truth to each of them at times. For those of you who have gotten to know me I am a big believer in the mission of an organization, and truly believe we need to focus on ours to continue to guide us into the future.
So, over the past six to nine months we have been talking about and working on the mission of Loyola. This includes work sessions among our faculty and staff, sessions amongst our school board of trustees and our academic and activities committee. We looked at a lot of other mission statements from other schools of all types, other non-profit organizations and analyzed them. People have brought us good examples of high-functioning organizations across the country, including some high performing schools who live through their mission. Throughout the sessions and talks common themes kept popping up. Our faith, our service, our leadership, our academics, and a need for love. Those involved continually spoke to those main points. We've had many talented and knowledgeable people look at our drafts and give their insight.
What it has come back to is this: We have four main pillars here at Loyola, and are a part of our logo. Faith, Service, Academic Excellence, and Leadership. Those four pillars are on our letterhead and are a part of our communications. So, why not focus on those? As we have simplified our mission with a goal of under ten words, we have narrowed it down with a focus on our four pillars. Please attend our State of the School Address on Thursday, January 18th at 7pm in our Chapel as a part of our presentation will be the mission of Loyola. I hope to see you there! As a reminder, we welcome you to submit your questions prior to the meeting. Click here to access the form.
Thank you for your partnership!
Adam Bemmels
Preschool-12 Principal
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IMPORTANT DATES:
*NO BUSING: January 15, 2018. Please plan alternate transportation for this day. **District 77 is off but we do have school. **
*STATE OF THE SCHOOL MEETING: January 18 7pm
*PRESCHOOL/PreK ENROLLMENT FOR CURRENT FAMILIES: Starts January 18
*HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION NIGHT: February 5 7pm
This is geared toward current 7th and 8th graders and their parents but all are welcome.
We will be discussing high school class offerings, starting college portfolios, ACT prep, and much more! Watch for more information.
*ENROLLMENT NIGHT FOR CURRENT AND NEW FAMILIES:
February 22 6-8pm
Come for dinner (free-will offering is appreciated!) and complete your online enrollment forms. Help with enrollment/tuition assistance will be available.
*KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP: Monday, March 19, 6pm
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GOOD LUCK!
Good luck to the five grade 5-7 Robotics teams that are competing tomorrow at the Kimball Robotics Tournament!
REDEEMABLES
The next collection date for Box Tops, Milk Moola, and Hyvee receipts is
February 1. For the Box Tops, please cut them down to the dotted line and check the expiration date. Please submit Hyvee receipts that are dated Sept 1 2017 to present. For the Milk Moola, please cut the plastic wrappers down to size and wash the caps. We will be submitting the Box Tops by
March 1 and the Milk Moola and Hyvee receipts later in the year. Thank you!
WELCOME
This week, we welcomed seven Argentina students and their advisor who will be staying with host families and attending Loyola classes and events over the next month.
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Please note the date changes:
The St. Clair school board will vote on the proposed football and softball co-op with Loyola on
Monday, January 22nd. More information will be available after the vote. Contact John Landkamer with any questions:
[email protected] or 507-388-0609
Five members of our
high school choir attended the prestigious
Dorian Music
Festival at Luther College in Decorah Iowa on Monday and Tuesday. Selected to sing in the
Festival Honors choir are Megan Lyons, Nick Goebel, Allison Rempfer, Brayton Matuska, and Landon Javens.
Six of our instrumental musicians have been invited to join musicians from 35 schools, performing in the MSU Honors Band Concert on January 26 at 4:30 in the MSU CSU ballroom. Juniors Noah Haefner, Molly Hodapp and Anne Wood and seniors Elizabeth Benzmiller, Isaiah Rentschler, and John Torgerson will participate.
Congratulations to the Loyola students who were selected to participate in the South Central Minnesota Band Directors Association (SCMDBA) Honor Band: Sal Aloisio (F. Horn) and Duram Kelly(Clarinet) were selected for the 7-8 Honor Band and Ben Morales (Baritone) was selected for the 9-10 Honor Band. The event will take place on
February 10th at Mankato West HS during the day leading up to a free admission concert at
4:00pm in the auditorium.
BASKETBALL
Nicollet will honor Loyola Activity passes for the home basketball games.
Be sure to check our
Activities Calendar for upcoming events and activities! Come out and show your Crusader pride!
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Home & School Association News
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All LCS parents are welcome! To join click here
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Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of the month
Loose Moose Saloon
6:00 Gambling Meeting
6:15 Club Meeting
DID YOU KNOW?
You can contribute to the Loyola Booster Club simply by shopping on Amazon! Your Amazon shopping experience will be the same... and it's easy! Go to
www.smile.amazon.com and search Loyola Booster Club and select it as your charity of choice.
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