The Lion's Roar
"We follow Jesus in our thoughts, words, and actions every day by
learning to love, loving to serve, and serving to lead." ~SJPS student recited Mission
Dear St. Jerome families,
Our 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes are scheduled to attend the Wisconsin Catholic Youth Rally tomorrow, March 13th, at Carroll University. This event provides the opportunity for our students to be surrounded by hundreds of their Catholic peers, and encounter Christ as a community. We also have our annual Father-Daughter dance planned for Saturday night, which is always a fun-filled night for both the dads and daughters.
However, in light of the COVID-19 situation, we have decided it would be most prudent to cancel the Rally trip and postpone the Father-Daughter dance. While we are disappointed to miss out on both exciting events, we are concerned most with the well-being of our students, families, faculty and surrounding community. The COVID-19 situation is unprecedented and rapidly evolving. We do not want to cause panic or make rash decisions, but we are unsure of what the next few days and weeks may bring. Therefore we feel canceling both events (possibly postponing the Father-Daughter dance) is the most prudent action to take at this time.
Please know we are doing our best to manage the situation within our school, but without the help and cooperation of our families, our efforts mean little. So,
we are asking everyone to use that same prudence in determining their family's activities over the next several weeks as the situation unfolds. Families should reassess the necessity of travel and/or attendance at large events. All families (especially those who may have recently traveled domestically and/or internationally) should be closely monitoring their health
. The CDC and the World Health Organization are monitoring and updating travel alerts daily. Please understand that visiting certain areas with a level 2 or 3 travel warning OR traveling on a cruise ship, may require contact limitations and/or quarantine upon return.
Anyone who is not feeling well or presents symptoms should stay home. Please do your part to help us manage this situation and to mitigate the community spread of COVID-19 as much as possible. We understand that these actions may be disruptive but are a step to slow the spread of the virus.
If you have concerns or questions regarding these matters, please email mjohnson@stjerome.org.
Thank you,
Mary Johnson
Father Tom Brundage
