St Joseph Catholic School, Ost

Thank you Friends of St. Joe, Ost!

Because of your incredible generosity, we were prepared to welcome a 17.6% increase in students this year! As we look ahead, we are actively planning for continued growth—not only from within our own church community, but also from surrounding parishes and the growing population in our area.

To meet this need, we are planning to build new classrooms to the west and south of our current gymnasium, the Eck Family Fieldhouse. Over time, this addition will provide 14 new classrooms, including dedicated spaces for special education, music, and art. We are also planning a large basement that will serve as a storm shelter while providing additional classroom space for future needs.

Our vision is to construct the building shell now and then complete at least two classrooms each summer over the next five years as funding allows. The cost to fully finish each classroom is approximately $40,000.

Our hope this Giving Tuesday is to raise enough to complete two classrooms—an investment of $80,000 in the future of our students and our school.

Thank you for helping us prepare not only for the students we have today, but for the students and families who will walk through our doors in the years to come. Your generosity is helping us build a place where our school community can continue to grow and thrive.