Programs and Opportunities
Junior Choir
Our Junior Choir consists of St. Paul's school children. The choir practices weekly during the regular school day and is lead by Dawn Toth, musical director for the congregation. The choir performs at occasional worship services to share their talents in praise.
Piano Lessons
Piano lessons are offered to students privately during the regular school day for a small fee. The lessons are conducted in a private, one-on-one session and culminates with a piano recital at the end of the school year.
Art Program
Our Art Program is organized by a member of our congregation who is also the director of a business that provides art classes to local schools and recreation programs. Throughout the year, the school children have the opportunity to work with a variety of mediums. The upper grades handcraft quilts that are donated to our congregation's newborn members. An art fair is held each year to display the children's projects for parents and visitors.
PTO - Parent Teacher Organization
Our Parent Teacher organization works to supplement and support our school by providing parent volunteers' time, talents, and resources. Throughout the year, PTO provides our teachers with Teachers' Shares, an allowance of funds that each teacher may use to purchase supplemental materials, help pay for field trip transportation, etc. PTO organizes concessions for home basketball games and supports the Athletic Department with the purchase of new supplies and uniforms when possible. The PTO helps support the school's Art and Hot Lunch programs. A 50-page, full color, professionally printed yearbook is offered for our students to purchase at the end of the school year.
We participate in the Box Tops for Education program as well as the Sentry, We Care program. Our PTO also provides the monthly Market Day program, a food-cooperative program which allows parents, congregation members, and members of the community to purchase ready-made food products at our school. Proceeds from these programs have been utilized to assist in purchasing a security system for our school building and a ceiling-mounted LCD projector for one of our classrooms.
We support a variety of events throughout the school year. Family Night is provided annually, organized and supported entirely by PTO and parent volunteers. We also organize and host the Knights Junior Olympics as well as provide support for the grade school students' end of the year field trip, preschool carnival, and graduation.
Hot Lunch
Hot Lunch is offered one Friday a month by parent volunteers. Well-balanced meals are provided including Tacos, Hamburgers, Turkey Sandwiches, Pizza, and Macho Nachos. Hot Lunch days are often offered in conjunction with school dress-ups days making those days extra special.
Big Buddies/Little Buddies
Big Buddies & Little Buddies is a cooperative program between the preschool students and the students in the 7th & 8th grade classes. Each upper level student is paired with a preschool student for the duration of the school year. These Big Buddies assist their Little Buddies in dressing for snowy, winter days, sitting quietly during Wee Worship services, and making various projects throughout the year. At Christmas, each Big Buddy constructs an alphabet book to give to their Little Buddy as a gift.
Guitar and Violin Lessons
We offer one-on-one guitar and violin lessons. Students have the opportunity to share their God given talents and all they have learned at Entertainment Night.
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