In Our Prayers: We are praying for our St. Peter alumni. Next week we will be praying for the St. Peter Lutheran School Class of 2006: Thomas Anaman, Zachary Bauer, Ryan Brugge, Robert Burdo, Nicole Dilloway, Brandon Fiting, Kaitlin Keel, Jordan LaDouce, Andrew McNish, Elizabeth Mrozinski, Emerson Putnam, Zachary Roggow and Jacob Wendling.

Devotion of the Week: This week in chapel, we visited the Stations of the Cross as we heard about the suffering and death of our Savior. We heard from God's Word and sang hymns about what Jesus did for us. During this Lenten season, we reflect upon how Jesus has saved us from our sin, death, and the devil. It is hard for us to comprehend how God can love us so much that He had His one and only son die for the sins of all. Even though we cannot understand God's love for us, it is something that we believe by faith because that is what His Word states. One of the hymns that we sang in chapel and we also sang at the Lenten service last night is Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed (LSB 437). These words describe the love that God has for us:

Thank God for His saving grace by sending Jesus into this world to live a perfect life, to die a horrible death, and to be raised victoriously so that we can have forgiveness of sins and life eternal with Him in heaven.

Lenten Worship: Our weekly Lenten services are on Thursdays at 6:30pm and these services are different from our Sunday services. Next week's Lenten theme is Return to the Kingdom of God. Here are our Holy Week services:

Artist of the Month: For the month of March, Gabby Rodriguez, 4th grader, has been our artist of the month. Her works of art are featured in our hallway. Congratulations Gabby!

St. Patrick's Day Centers: Our Young 5's & Kindergartners celebrated St. Patrick's Day with "minute to win it" centers.

Michigan History: Third and fourth grade students researched a Michigan city. They found interesting facts, something unique the city is known for, and identified the county where it is found. Additionally, they creatively attached all the items to a poster board. Did you know that Port Huron and Jackson were important stops along the underground railroad that helped slaves escape to freedom? Or, did you know that Marquette has an average snowfall of 149 inches per year compared to 42 inches in the Saginaw area? The students did a great job with this project and learned many new facts about Michigan cities. 

Animal Day: There were some very unique animals roaming around the school today for our Third Grade Spirit Day!

Free Choice Friday: The four year old preschoolers not only enjoyed animal day today, but they were also able to have "free choice" centers and do some of their favorite activities.

Last week in school, I had to go into the gym. As I approached the door, a fourth grade student waited and held the door for me. When I was leaving the gym, another fourth grader purposely waited and held the door for me. Impressive! Thank you Brody Curnutt and Charlie Hyatt for your great manners! -story submitted by Mrs. Hagenow

We are always looking for additional stories to share. Please click here to send us your story to be published in the Panther Press.

Thank You: Thank you to Mrs. Chanin for making green eggs on St. Patrick's Day. It was also right after all of the students heard Mr. Hagenow read Green Eggs and Ham as part of our month long reading month.

End of Third Quarter: Today marks the end of our third quarter of school. Report cards will be available on Fast Direct next Friday, March 26 at noon.

Young 5's/Kindergarten Open House: Our Young 5's/Kindergarten Open House will take place on Monday, April 19 from 6:00-7:30pm by appointment only. Click anywhere in this article to sign up for an appointment.

No Bussing Days: If you utilize Hemlock Public Schools bussing, Hemlock will be virtual on Friday, March 26 so there will be no bussing.

Thank You: The teachers were treated to lunch on Thursday from the PTL Appreciation Committee. Thank you committee members for providing lunch from Woody's in Merrill and cupcakes. It was very good!

GRASP: GRASP is a program which St. Peter Lutheran School offers to help the Kindergarten - 8th students during the summer to review reading and math taught during the school year. Information is being sent home about GRASP with today's Panther Press.

Auction 2021: We are less than one month away from our 2021 Annual PTL Auction which will take place virtually on Saturday, April 17, 2021. The target donation deadline is just one week away, March 27 (but donations will be accepted until April 8). Donations can be left in the office with the donors name and address or the donor can be listed as anonymous. If you have any questions you can reach the auction chairperson, Becky Swanson, at 989-245-5633. Check out the growing list of items below:

Sunday Morning at 9:30am

Thursday Evening Lenten Service at 6:30pm