Ms. Coryell and Ms. Lingen during the Monday virtual assembly encourage our students to embrace, engage, and feel empowered during our new journey!

Dear St. Joan Antida High School Parents and Students, I am so pleased to report that our first two days of virtual learning have been a great success! I am thrilled with the number of students who have been logging in to their Google classrooms, meeting with teachers, and completing all of their class tasks on time. We are so grateful to your families for your commitment to educational excellence in these unique circumstances. We do know that there a small number of students who have encountered some technical difficulties with their Chromebook or their home internet access. This is just a reminder that you should be in contact with me at the information below if you need any technical assistance with your Chromebook device. If your home internet access is an issue of concern, please see the resources linked below, or contact me directly about alternate options. It continues to be our expectation that students are virtually working on their coursework every day. Students are expected to log on to their Google classrooms and complete class lessons and activities daily. Active participation in class activities will be the way that we count student attendance. If your daughter needs to miss a day of class tasks, parents must email our Dean of Student Affairs, Ms. Nicolle Schroeder at NSchroeder@SaintJoanAntida.org. Inform Ms. Schroeder of the reason for the absence and when your daughter will be able to make up the missed class time. If you do not have the ability to email Ms. Schroeder, please call my remote phone number at the bottom of this email. We would also like to remind you that our school counseling staff is readily available to support both students and families. Ms. Woods and Sr. Jennifer are available by email and they will also reach out to many students by phone. You can reach Ms. Woods at GWoods@SaintJoanAntida.org and Sr. Jennifer at JDaul@SaintJoanAntida.org .

Important School Announcements

Students - remember to check out the Virtual Assemblies on Mondays and Fridays. You can access the link through your advisory classroom. You can definitely go back and check out Monday's assembly if you missed it. Unfortunately, we will need to postpone two upcoming special events. The Casa Romero Art Retreat originally scheduled for April 4 will be rescheduled for a future date to be determined. The Junior/Senior Prom is tentatively postponed until Saturday, May 16. Please note this is a tentative reschedule that will depend on the public health circumstances statewide at that time. Many senior families have inquired about the status of commencement ceremonies. Be assured that we are committed to providing this important milestone event in the form of a graduation ceremony. We are hopeful that our original graduation date of May 27, 2020 will be possible. However, state directives on gatherings will need to be monitored to determine if that date is possible. All of the accompanying details (caps/gowns, diplomas, cords, etc.) are on order and in some cases are already at school. If the ceremony itself needs to be postponed to a date later in the summer, it will not change the official graduation status of seniors in May. All seniors need to be committed to their coursework during virtual learning so that they stay on track to complete high school on time. The spring soccer season continues to be on hold with no new information from the WIAA on when spring sports can resume. We will continue to keep you updated. For your reference, remember that this link has the details on expectations for virtual learning and the daily schedule for this week. As we progress through virtual learning, it may become necessary to make adjustments to our daily schedules. If that is needed, we will do that on a weekly basis and notify you via email communication.

Helpful Links for Families During COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Crisis

MPS Meal Sites (Free Breakfast and Lunch for ALL Milwaukee Students) Interactive Map of Free Meal Sites (beyond MPS sites) Spectrum FREE Internet Services Wisconsin Department of Health Services COVID-19 Resources Links to Online Catholic Mass

At any time during the closure, parents may reach out to me directly via cell phone at (262) 320-7898 or email at   ELingen@SaintJoanAntida.org .  If you know of any parents or students who are not receiving this email, please encourage them to contact me to get added to the list. I continue to pray daily for each of your families as do the Sisters of Charity. Please continue to stay in touch and let us know how we can support you. Together, let’s embrace, engage, and feel empowered on this new journey!   Sincerely,

Ms. Elizabeth Lingen, '93 Principal

St. Joan Antida High School | (414) 272-8423 | 1341 North Cass Street |  www.saintjoanantida.org

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