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The newly formed St. Andrew Catholic School held an open house this weekend, welcoming both enrolled and prospective students and their families. Classroom teachers, administrators, and volunteers were on hand to answer questions and give tours of the facility.
The school, which will begin in August, will serve students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade with hopes of enrolling nearly 80 students in its first year.
“We are so excited just to finally open the doors and let the community see the beauty of this building,” said Michelle Sontag, school principal. “It’s been here for faith formation for over ten years, but it’s never been opened as a school, and the time is now.”
Families were encouraged to visit all the classrooms and spaces. Teachers Kristine Ignacio and Eugenia Ramon were available to speak with families of younger children. On the upper level, teachers Kristin Talaga and Dave Fiske greeted grade school students and parents.
“We are opening the doors so that people can see all the levels and all the grade levels,” Sontag said.
Students will begin their day in the lower level, where parents can drive up to the drop-off and staff will be on hand as the children enter the building to begin their day.
“The Anchor Room was a Michigan-type basement. It has been transformed,” Sontag said “ It will be where our students will start their day in prayer. We will pray as a school, and then they will be led up to their classrooms with their teachers. It will also be a room for PE, our physical education program. It will also be their lunch room, and it will be before school and after school care. It’s a multipurpose room. We’re calling it the Anchor Room because it will really anchor us in our faith. That's where we will start and end our day as a school.”
The main level will have classrooms for pre-kindergarten through second grade, along with the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. The upper level features an art room, a science lab, a library, and classrooms for grades 3 through 6.
“We will have a full curriculum based on the diocese curriculum standards and benchmarks. It will be a rigorous curriculum, I can assure you of that, just with my background with curriculum development and my roles in leadership in various schools and school districts,” Sontag said.
“We really are about a faith based education and educating the whole child. The importance of knowing God and loving God, and knowing the truth, beauty and goodness of God in our world.”
For more information, visit the school website: standrewsaline.org/school
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Thank you to those Council members who support the citizens and the Rec Center.
Please note, the rec center now requires 1/3 to almost 1/2 of its operations be funded by the City of Saline taxpayers. Approximately 10% of our City population uses the facility, while 2/3 of the members are non-resident. It’s time the non City residents of the Saline community pays its fair share.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,