Principal’s Desk News & Information Upcoming Dates High School Counseling

Here’s hoping that our Christmas and New Years holiday has been especially meaningful for all of our families! Please accept our sincere thanks and appreciation for your continued partnership with our St. Mary’s Springs Academy mission and vision of Catholic education! Our common faith is in a living God who journey’s beside all of us in the year ahead. Under the Holy Mother’s counsel and protection, we trust and pray that God’s grace will continue to be ever present to our Springs community in the coming year. May we work together to help our Ledgers grow closer to God and to one another in 2025!

On Thursday, January 9th after 3:30pm Family Access to Skyward gradebooks will be restored for high school families. As such, Semester I Grade Reports will be available for parents to view and print.

Watch for the Semester I Honor Roll and High Honor Roll to be published next week.

Though some MPTC classes conclude sooner, the official ending of J-Term is Friday, January 24th. Like last year, parents and guardians can expect to see a J-Term Survey in the weeks ahead. Dedicated to continuous improvement, your feedback to the experience of J-Term on the Ledge will be very important to future planning. Students and teachers will also be completing surveys throughout J-Term. We look forward to sharing survey results with you as we anticipate growing this initiative into the future.

Monday, January 27th will be the first day of Semester II. At that time, all students return to learning in-person on the Ledge.

Our Lady of the Ledge, pray for us!

Eamonn O’Keeffe
Principal, High School

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Who will win $20,000 TOMORROW? It could be YOU or someone you know!

All Sold tickets must be returned by noon tomorrow, Friday, January 10, 2025 to be entered to win. Tickets can be sent with your child to school or dropped off at the North, South, or Scrip offices any time before the drawing.

Click here to livestream the drawing at noon tomorrow, or listen live to Sunny 97.7. Thank you for supporting BMR and SMSA!

Valerie Everson

920.251.3719

Stephanie Fessler

920.960.0556

Katie Mathos

920.979.6757

Lisa Shannon

920.539.2892

Sasha Smith

920.517.1693

Below are two important resources provided by the Fond du Lac County Health Department with information on Norovirus. With the rise in Norovirus cases in Fond du Lac County and surrounding areas, please read these resources to learn more about Norovirus and ways to clean and disinfect .

Norovirus

Clean-Up and Bleach Disinfect for Norovirus

As SMSA’s winter sports begin, please click on the links below to sign up to help with admission and concession stands at both the boys’ and girls’ home basketball games.

Boys Hoops Sign Up

Girls Hoops Sign Up

HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS ARE FOR SALE

High school yearbooks are available to purchase online at the SMSA website for $55. Prices go up on March 31, 2025 to $65. Get yours by clicking here!

Are you wanting to get more involved in our Parent Connectors Group? If so, look for the Parent Connectors volunteer form in your packet you will be receiving at the supply drop off day (3K-5th Grade). If your youngest child is in 6th grade or above, you won’t be receiving a form to fill out but can email Andrea Nuss, alnuss@charter.net, to share that you are interested in being a part of our group. Every year a new email group gets created so please submit your form even if you have done so in the past years. Also, only one form per family is needed to be filled out. Throughout the year, our group has various school family events as well shows our amazing SMSA Staff how appreciative we are for them. By being a part of our group, you will receive emails that shares ways you can help with these events through volunteering and donating. Our group wouldn’t be a successful without all of the wonderful people involved in it. Thank you so much! If you have any questions, please email Andrea Nuss, alnuss@charter.net.

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January 24, 2025 – J-Term Ends

January 27, 2025 – Semester II Begins

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SMSA is proud to participate in another year of Trade Tours through the Fond du Lac R.O.C.K. program, which stands for Retention, Opportunity, Community, and Knowledge. This program aimed at working specifically with high school seniors and juniors who are piecing together their plans post high school graduation. This program provides career exploration through business tours and job shadows. Fond du Lac R.O.C.K. is a program of Envision Greater Fond du Lac. Please let counseling know if your student would be interested in joining a future tour.

2024-25 Trade Tour Schedule:
January 21st, 2025 — CD Smith
February 4th, 2025 — Integrity Saw and Tool, Inc.
February 18th, 2025 — MEC Manufacturing Facilities
March 4th, 2025 — Kondex
April 8th, 2025 — City of FDL Construction & Maintenance
April 22nd, 2025 — JF Ahern & Co.

Please refer to the information provided at the link below, for local and state scholarships that SMSA seniors can apply for. This list is always subject to change and may not be all-inclusive.

Local scholarship opportunities (Fond du Lac area) are listed first, followed by opportunities for residents of the state of Wisconsin.

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