Continuing a tradition of inspiring the individual best from every student through a Christ-centered drive for excellence in academics, athletics and arts.
Empowering Future Leaders
We are committed to forming and strengthening each student’s relationship with Jesus Christ and seeks to provide an authentically Catholic educational experience where students learn, love and live their faith in service to others.
Every Student is Successful
Pacelli Catholic Schools offers a rigorous and well-rounded curriculum to designed for our students to become successful in all subject areas. Students and staff have access to the best technology tools to support our teaching and learning goals.
Our Vision
Pacelli Catholic Schools is an environment that fosters the unique gifts of each student to grow as disciples of the faith and leaders for the world.
Opportunity & Development
We promote spiritual, cognitive, and physical development so each child has the opportunity to engage in activities that are geared to their interests while challenging them at their individual ability level.
Why Pacelli
Pacelli Catholic Schools offer a top-tier education where students celebrate their Catholic faith as an integral part of their daily school experience. The strength and effectiveness of a PCS education rests on our commitment to excellence in academics, faith development, and co-curricular activities.
Connecting Our Community
PCS offers a variety of special events and fundraisers throughout the year, including an annual golf outing, silent auction and dinner, and the famous Panacea. We encourage you to volunteer, participate or simply enjoy one of our many events.
Support Us
Your generous gifts to Pacelli Catholic Schools enable us to continually develop innovative curriculum and ensure a sustainable future of shaping students' lives for years to come.
Always a Cardinal
Graduates of Pacelli Catholic Schools become leaders, entrepreneurs, teachers and provide service to others, and are an important piece of our proud tradition.
Our Mission
Continuing a tradition of inspiring the individual best from every student through a Christ-centered drive for excellence in academics, athletics and arts.
Every Student is Successful
PCHS offers a rigourous and well-rounded curriculum, designed to prepare all students to achieve post-high school goals. We are a leader in technology, with SMART interactive white boards in all classrooms and a Chromebook for each student, to support our teaching and learning goals.
#PacelliPride
Pacelli students benefit from a rich academic and social life. Students can choose from an array of co-curricular activities including athletics, arts, performance, subject-area clubs, social responsibility and service organizations, and more.
Home of the Cardinals
More than 75% of Pacelli students participate in at least one athletic activity. A number of our teams finish in the top of the conference and have success at the postseason level, including State Champtionships.
Family Engagement is Key
Parents and families are central to Pacelli Catholic High School and are one of the reasons for our school’s continued success. Parents are encouraged to participate in Home & School and get involved with various school and projects, committees, and groups.
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Our Mission
Continuing a tradition of inspiring the individual best from every student through a Christ-centered drive for excellence in academics, athletics and arts.
Every Student is Successful
PCMS offers a rigourous and well-round curriculum, designed to prepare all students to achieve post-high school goals. We are a leader in technology, with SMART interactive white boards in all classrooms and an iPad for each student, to support our teaching and learning goals.
Opportunity & Excellence
Students at PCMS benefit from a rich academic and social life. Students can choose from an array of co-curricular activities including athletics, arts, performance, subject-area clubs, social responsibility and service organizations, and more.
Family Engagement is Key
Parents and families are central to Pacelli Catholic Middle School and are one of the reasons for our school’s continued success. Parents are encouraged to participate in Home & School and get involved with various school and projects, committees, and groups.
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Our Mission
Continuing a tradition of inspiring the individual best from every student through a Christ-centered drive for excellence in academics, athletics and arts.
Every Student is Successful
We work to ensure that all students become successful, high-level readers, writers, speakers, and listeners. The curriculum focuses on research-based methods and utilizing the best technology.
Opportunity & Excellence
Students at St. Stanislaus Elementary have the opportunity to participate in an array of co-curricular opportunities, ranging from orchestra, chorus, and band to drama, science, and art clubs. There really is something for every student.
Family Engagement is Key
Parents and families are central to St. Stanislaus Elementary, and are one of the reasons for our school’s continued success. Parents are encouraged to participate in Home & School and get involved with various school and system projects, committees, and events.
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Our Mission
Continuing a tradition of inspiring the individual best from every student through a Christ-centered drive for excellence in academics, athletics and arts.
Every Student is Successful
We work to ensure that all students become successful, high-level readers, writers, speakers, and listeners. The curriculum focuses on research-based methods and utilizing the best technology.
Opportunity & Excellence
Students at St. Bronislava Elementary have the opportunity to participate in an array of co-curricular opportunities, ranging from orchestra, chorus, and band to drama, and student clubs. There really is something for every student.
Opportunity & Development
By promoting spiritual, cognitive, and physical development each child has the opportunity to engage in activities that are geared to their interests while challenging them at their individual ability level.
Family Engagement is Key
Parents and families are central to St. Bronislava Elementary, and are one of the reasons for our school’s continued success. Parents are encouraged to participate in Home & School and get involved with various school and system projects, committees, and events.
Stay Connected
Stay up to date with all that is happening at Pacelli Catholic Schools and St. Bronislava Elementary and learn how we are working hard to continue and expand our communication efforts.
Our Mission
Continuing a tradition of inspiring the individual best from every student through a Christ-centered drive for excellence in academics, athletics and arts.
Every Student is Successful
We work to ensure that all students become successful, high-level readers, writers, speakers, and listeners. The curriculum focuses on research-based methods and utilizing the best technology.
Opportunity & Excellence
Students at St. Stephen Elementary have the opportunity to participate in an array of co-curricular opportunities, ranging from orchestra, chorus, and band to drama, science, and art clubs. There really is something for every student.
Family Engagement is Key
Parents and families are central to St. Stephen Elementary, and are one of the reasons for our school’s continued success. Parents are encouraged to participate in Home & School and get involved with various school and system projects, committees, and events.
Stay Connected
Stay up to date with all that is happening at Pacelli Catholic Schools and St. Stephen Elementary and learn how we are working hard to continue and expand our communication efforts.
Our Mission
Continuing a tradition of inspiring the individual best from every student through a Christ-centered drive for excellence in academics, athletics and arts.
Opportunity & Development
By promoting spiritual, cognitive, and physical development each child has the opportunity to engage in activities that are geared to their interests while challenging them at their individual ability level.
Family Engagement is Key
Parents and families are central to Pacelli Catholic Schools Tim Copps Early Childhood Center and are one of the reasons for our center's continued success. Parents are encouraged to get involved with various center and system projects, committees, and events.
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I want to take a quick moment to introduce myself and share with you how excited I am to be the new President of Pacelli Catholic Schools!
I have lived in Door County almost my entire life, except for attending Carroll University in Waukesha for four years. I ran our family business for more than 20 years, was Vice President of our YMCA for almost 10 years, and most recently was CEO of Sunshine House, an organization that meets the needs of seniors as well as intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals through personal care services. It also helps them to be successful by working on our manufacturing floor as well as through career development and so much more. I have served in leadership positions on more than a dozen boards and was part of the committee who worked to consolidate our Catholic schools in Door County.
I am passionate about Catholic education and the moral values and spiritual grounding we instill in our youth, all the while helping them reach academic excellence and individual success. In fact, our family has 4 generations of Catholic school attendance! We have so much to be proud about in the work we do and the impact we have! I am a huge believer in continuous improvement, and while Gregg Hansel has left big shoes to fill with his retirement and years of dedicated service to PCS, every new leader brings in new ideas, perspectives and expertise.
I want to personally thank Gregg for positioning our school well for continued success and growth and wish him a fulfilling retirement! Hopefully we can do a celebration of his service sometime this fall.
Starting a position like this in the middle of a pandemic is something I am sure no one would ever imagine having to do and I will share with you that it has been, and will be, all-consuming for the foreseeable future. Based on that, I apologize if I am not able to connect with each of you personally, face-to-face, as soon as I would like.
Attached you will find a letter from Bishop Callahan outlining his support of us opening this fall. We fully embrace his directive to open in as “normal” a fashion as possible, but unfortunately normal is not going to mean the same now as it did 6 months ago.
Over the next couple of months we will communicate as much as we can what our plan will be, with the understanding that there will be several variations and progressions based on current outbreaks and infection rate, increased knowledge, public perception and more.
I want to also thank each of you who took the time to fill out the family survey we sent last week – if you have not filled it out yet, you are still able to do so and we encourage you to share your perspective.
Based on the survey results to date as well as CDC, Public Health, and Diocesan Guidelines our number one priority is to provide face to face education in fall of 2020. Pending availability of equipment, we hope to offer remote access into our classrooms for those who cannot attend in person due to personal choice or whatever their individual situation may be day-to-day. We are working to put resources and training in place to help us not “skip a beat” whether in person or remote.
We are establishing cleaning protocols and putting plans in place to limit unnecessary interactions between multiple groups of students, all the while acknowledging the importance of socializing and mental health. Things like lunch and recess will look different.
We know we have families who fall on both ends of the spectrum in regards to items like wearing masks and whatever decisions we make will not satisfy everyone, but I want to personally assure each of you that we are spending hours and hours, doing the best we can to hear all perspectives and make what we feel are the best decisions at any given time.
This is going to take a team effort on all of our parts to be successful – from staying home if you are ill, trying to limit the exposure your children have to individuals who may be potentially positive, to everyone washing their hands more and covering their coughs.
We have a tremendous staff and administrative team in place who are doing their best to ensure the 2020-2021 school year will be as successful as possible.
Thank you for being a part of our Pacelli family and may God’s grace be with each and every one of you.
Pacelli Catholic Schools Virtual Scholastic Book Fair
Pacelli Catholic Elementary School-St. Stephen & Pacelli Catholic Elementary School-St. Bronislava are hosting a Virtual Scholastic Book Fair from May 11-September 4, 2020. The virtual fair is a great way to get books in the hands of your students now to keep them reading at home over the summer.
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In addition, Scholastic Summer Read-a-Palooza is excited to share Scholastic Home Base, the perfect companion to your Virtual Fair! Home Base is the ultimate destination for kids to interact with favorite characters, play games, track reading streaks™ to unlock book donations, earn rewards, and more. It’s FREE – click here!
CREATE Portage County’s ArtsWalk & Mass Guitar Incident has gone virtual this year – check it out starting this Friday, May 29.
Check out the awesome videos UWSP student naturalists are putting out exploring Schmeeckle Reserve – then get out and run, walk, or bike through the reserve yourself.
The Portage County Business Council is holding a blood drive on May 29 from 10:30am-2pm by appointment, with only a few spots available. Donate blood and save lives!
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Pacelli Catholic Schools (PCS) is excited to announce the hiring of a new president, Cindy Weber, effective July 1, 2020. Weber, who will be starting in an unofficial capacity in May, will oversee all aspects of the school system’s operation including fundraising and development, messaging and public relations, budgeting, and supporting the school administrators.
Weber has a career spanning more than 30 years in the private and nonprofit sectors, most recently serving as the president and CEO for Sunshine House Inc. in Sturgeon Bay, a nonprofit providing services to Door County’s citizens with special needs and disabilities. Prior to that, Weber served as vice president of mission development for the Door County YMCA and has run her own strategic consulting firm for the last 8 years advising organizations on fundraising, strategic thinking, business development, and marketing. She is the past board chair for the Door County Economic Development Corp., Door County Visitor Bureau, and Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center and a past board member of the Door Kewaunee Business Education Partnership.
Weber holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and marketing from Carroll University and is a certified fundraising executive (CFRE).
Weber will assume responsibilities from longtime PCS principal and administrator Gregg Hansel who is set to retire on June 30.
We live in a truly special community and this month, we’re proud to highlight a snapshot of some of the amazing work happening in our community during this difficult and unprecedented time.
Many in our community have been donating their time, talent, and resources to sewing homemade masks for those in healthcare and beyond. UWSP held a national Pointer Day of Sewing on April 20 and community members have banded together to form the Sew Together for Covid-19 Facebook community.
CREATE Portage County, in collaboration with many local businesses and organizations, has spearheaded efforts to transition using their 3D printers to print face shields.
Working in partnership, the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin and United Way of Portage County established the Portage County COVID-19 Relief Fund (PCCRF) to provide flexible resources to organizations working to address critical needs of our area, granting nearly $200,000 to date.
Economic development partners in our community have banded together forming the Portage County Economic Recovery Team to provide information and resources regular community briefings and their website.
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Pacelli Catholic Schools (PCS) is excited to announce the hiring of a new elementary school principal, Dr. Gregory Kaster, effective July 1, 2020. Kaster will serve as principal of both Pacelli Catholic Elementary School-St. Bronislava (PCES-St. Bron’s) in Plover and Pacelli Catholic Elementary School-St. Stephen (PCES-St. Steve’s) in Stevens Point.
Kaster has vast experience in education over the past 33 years serving not only as a teacher, but a principal in public and private schools for 25 years. He served as principal for Madison Elementary School in the School District of Marshfield for 16 years and most recently as K-8 teaching principal at St. Joseph Catholic School in Stratford for the past three years.
Kaster earned his bachelor’s degree in school health education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, his master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and his doctorate in educational leadership from Edgewood College. He also holds certifications in the areas of curriculum and instruction and district administration.
Kaster replaces longtime PCS principal and administrator Gregg Hansel who is set to retire on June 30. PCS continues a national search for a school system president to replace some of Hansel’s duties, as well. Interested applicants should visit pacellicatholicschools.com/employment for more details on the position and how to apply.
Pointers, gear up for the annual Point Bock Run on March 7. While it’s sold out, be sure to show up to cheer on the runners and take part in the post-race festivities.
Head over to the Stevens Point Holiday Inn & Convention Center on March 28 to see the dalek invade at the 2020 EgoCon.
Friend or family member looking to relocate to a thriving city with a small-town feel? Send them to everythingpointshere.com to see all the reasons why Portage Co. is the place to be!
Longtime community sports journalist Don Friday, 83, recently passed away. Inducted as a special contributor into the Pacelli Catholic High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015, his passion for local sports could not be matched. Visitation for Don will take place on Friday and Saturday with the funeral following on Saturday at St. Peter Parish.
Stevens Point-based Gamber-Johnson received the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award.
The Village of Plover is discussing how to best use a nearly $400,000 EPA Wetland Development Grant to help enhance the flowage and health of the Little Plover River and its watershed system.
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The Portage County Business Council invites you for an evening of dining, socializing, recognition and education at their annual dinner on January 29. Awards will be presented to the Ambassador of the Year and Small Business of the Year as well as special recognition awards for the Decree of Excellence and the Presidents Award.
On January 10, community members gathered at Standing Rocks to honor the donors who helped make the new Behnke Olson Recreation Center a reality.
Check out this recent Stevens Point Journal article highlighting all the exciting new developments in store for the Stevens Point area in 2020.
Are you or someone you know a young professional looking to get more involved in the community and grow personally and professionally? Check out the Intro to Ignite Young Professionals meetup on January 27 to learn more about what the organization does here in Portage Co.
Head to the Farmshed Local Food Fair on February 8 at SentryWorld and interact with local producers and learn more about where your food comes from and the importance of eating locally.
Mark your calendar for Dueling Against Cancer on March 5. Featuring a night of music, comedy and improv with the popular Deuces Wild! all supporting Marshfield Clinic cancer care. For information on corporate sponsorships, contact Kim Angell at kim.r.angell@ampf.com or 715.341.6657.
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