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School Advisory Council

The function of St. Teresa School Advisory Council is to create better understanding of Catholic education while formulating and implementing the policy for Catholic Education in the Parish pursuant to the governance of the Diocesan Board of Education.

Advisory Council meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center. Meetings are open to all parents, students, staff and parishioners of St. Teresa’s. Anyone who wishes to address the Advisory Council should contact the Advisory Council president or Principal at least 7 days in advance of the meeting with their request.

St. Teresa School Strategic Plan

School Advisory Council Officers
  • President – Aaron Day
  • Vice President – Catina Mahr
  • Secretary – Melissa Meirink
School Advisory Council Members
  • Emily Totel​
  • Brian Reaka
  • Michael Ochsner
  • Mitchell Baum
  • Tammy Grime
  • Jeff Naylor

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

Meetings are held monthly.

Officers
  • President – Tiffany Kraus
  • Vice President – Kelly Neighbors
  • Treasurer – Miranda Ochsner
  • Secretary – Kate Lange

What Is PTO?
The St. Teresa Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is an active volunteer group that organizes committees, projects and fundraisers to enhance St. Teresa School.

The Mission of St. Teresa PTO
The mission of the PTO is to foster communication between St. Teresa School and its families; to develop unified efforts in the interest of the physical, mental, social, and spiritual education of every child attending St. Teresa School; to promote the welfare of the students in their homes, the church and community and create a greater appreciation of Catholic education; to help provide a pool of volunteers to assist at the school when necessary; and to fulfill these objectives through meetings, projects and fundraising activities.

Making A Difference
With your help, the PTO will continue to fund programs that enhance our children’s school experience!

Contact us:
PTO Website:  https://www.stteresapto.com/
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StTeresaPTO

St. Teresa Perpetual Help Women's Club

Perpetual Help is the St. Teresa Parish women’s organization dedicated to working with St. Teresa Parish and School both socially and spiritually. All women of the parish are welcome to become members.
 
Events, activities, and support for St. Teresa students, faculty, parish and the community are: 
 
 
  • St. Teresa Students: Bibles for 5th Graders; Pumpkin Patch; Santa’s Cottage; Catholic Schools Week; School Play; NJHS Dance.
  • St. Teresa Teachers/Faculty: Monetary gifts during Catholic Schools Week.
  • Community: Holiday Game Night; Sausage Dinner/Quilt Bingo; Everything Under the Sun/Rummage Sale; Thursday Night Bingo; Community Garden; Donations to St. Vincent de Paul, Interfaith Food Pantry, Cosgrove’s Kitchen.
  • Spiritual: First Communion and Confirmation gifts and receptions; 40 Days for Life; Continued prayers for the unborn.
  • Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month, September through May (December Christmas party and January social TBD), at 6:30 p.m., St. Teresa Parish Center. Free childcare provided.

For more information, contact [email protected].
 
Follow us on Facebook at St. Teresa Perpetual Help Women’s Club.

President: Brigit Jensen
Vice-President: Erin Bauman
Secretary: Janet Kaemmerer
Treasurer: Vicky Dunn

Men's Club

The St. Teresa Men’s Club is a social and service club that is open to all men of the Parish (Must be 21 years or older). 
Meetings are held on the Second Monday of the month (Aug-May), in the Parish center. The meeting date may be changed due to holidays and other planned Men’s Club events. Dinner shall start at 6:30 pm, with the meeting starting at 7:00 pm.

President: Kevin Vosse
Vice President: Kevin Bouse
Treasurer: Scott Herzing
Secretary: Joe Nesbit
Membership: Kevin Myers
Social Chair: Brian Fritz
Spiritual Leader: Louis Usselmann
Sergeant at Arms: Gary Korte

Annual Dues: $20/year (pro-rated for interim new members)
Cost for dinner and beverages (water/soda): $5.00
Cost for draft beer: $0.50 per cup

​Proposed Activities and Dates:

Men’s Club Christmas Dinner – early December
St. Louis Billikens Game – January
Father / Daughter dance (held in school gymnasium) – near Valentine’s Day
Fish Fry – Most Friday’s during Lent
Golf Outing (in conjunction with St. Teresa’s Athletic Association) – July
Monday Night football – watch on big screen after meetings in Parish Center.

St. Teresa Athletic Association (STAA)

Athletic Director: Joe Voss
Asst. Athletic Director: Bob Petz
President: Kevin Myers
Vice President: Wesley Dedmon
Treasurer: Brent Wilhelm
Secretary: Abby Gibson
Purpose:
  • To assist the grade school youth of the parish by raising funds to further their activities in the school’s athletic programs.
  • To assist the youth of the Parish in becoming morally sound, mentally alert and physically fit.
  • To interest the parents of the Parish youth in the extracurricular activities of their children.
  • To approve the Athletic Department annual operating budget.
  • To approve any specific expenditure above the amounts of the annually approved budget.
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