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| About Us Our Mission Statement:
As part of Saint Michael and Saint George Parishes, our primary mission is to collaborate with parents to educate their children about our Catholic faith and traditions. We are committed to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and social growth of each student. We strive for academic excellence in a values-centered environment that encourages community service. In so doing, the school prepares each student to confidently meet the challenges of the world they encounter in the 21st Century. | |
| Our Students In joining Saint Michael School, you join a community with a good enrollment of students in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. On school parking lot is very lively during drop-off and pick-up times as students come from many different communities including Georgetown, Aberdeen, Higginsport, Hamersville, Mt. Orab, Russellville, and Sardinia and all parts in between. Bus transportation to and from Saint Michael School is provided by all area school districts. Our Proven Results Catholic schools like Saint Michael are renowned for academic excellence. Students in Catholic schools consistently score in the top 1/3 on nationally standardized tests. Click here to learn more about standardized test scores. If a student does need additional help, resources are available from a very qualified team of auxiliary teachers who provide both remedial and enrichment resources. Our Facility Our school facility has been around for a long time. Our school building as a certain character about it that warms the heart. Last year $250,000 of building improvements and renovations were made to the school. A brand new library and computer lab were included in those capital improvements. Each classroom has ample space and is air-conditioned. | | Our Learning Environment Saint Michael’s provides a friendly, relaxed, family-like atmosphere of learning for your child. Your child enters a community of learners that supports and nurtures holistic growth of mind, body, and soul. Our curriculum integrates each of these aspects into your child’s day at school. Just like a family, student, faculty, staff, and parents work to build positive relationships. Our Satisfied Customers We encourage you to talk to students and parents about their experience at Saint Michael. We are confident that you will hear that the school delivers on its educational promises. Click here to hear what parents have to say about their experience. Our Catholic Identity Saint Michael School’s student body is comprised primarily of students from the Roman Catholic faith tradition. However, students from all faith traditions are welcome and regularly enroll. If you are non-Catholic and would like to speak with one of our non-Catholic school families, please let us know. We would be happy to make the connection. Our children participate in liturgies that include Mass and various prayer services, classroom prayer, preparation for sacraments and daily meditation and reflection. As part of our school’s emphasis on spiritual development, children experience many different kinds of service projects throughout the school year. | | Our Safety Preparedness Our school has a safety plan in place in order to respond to possible emergencies in an effective and expedient manner. You are welcome to review our school’s safety plan. Our school has regular in-service for faculty and staff on what role they play in the unlikely event an emergency occurs. Our school has a very good relationship with the local Fire and Police departments and we have submitted building blueprints to them to increase their response time. Our Faculty At Saint Michael our principal Sister Carol Ann Mause, OSF has assembled a wonderful team that includes 6 classroom teachers, 4 subject area specific and/or auxiliary teachers, a librarian, a secretary, and a custodian. This highly qualified group of professionals is committed to your child’s academic success and overall personal wellness. Click here to see what our faculty have to say. Our Families In joining the Saint Michael School family, you enter a community committed to building a caring, loving, and supportive environment for our children. This is evident in the way our families come together to support both the school and each other. In addition to participation in our PTO, there are countless volunteer opportunities to fit every schedule and talent you may have. Click here to visit our PTO page. | |
| History Of Our School The first Catholic school in Ripley was taught in a small frame building that occupied the site on Second St. where the Methodist church now stands. This building was moved to a lot on North Second Street, below the old shoe factory. It is owned by Mr. H. J. Trapp, and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Prickett.
The second Catholic school was held in a small brick building on North Main Street, south of the first church. This building also still stands and is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Henry (Rudy) Lightner.
In 1864, a two-story brick building was erected on a lot next to the church on Fourth Street. The youth of the congregation were taught in rooms on the first floor and in one room upstairs; the teachers lived in rooms on the second floor of the school building. This building still stands, and was used as the rectory. It is now occupied by the custodian of the present school, church, and parish hall.
When the present church building was put in use in 1890, the former church building below it, on Fourth street, was divided by a partition to provide two rooms and used as a school. It was the school for 35 years. It is now the parish hall, and used as the school cafeteria, which was started in September, 1961.
During his pastorate in 1914, Father Theodosious began to make plans and to collect quite a sum of money toward building a new school. It remained, however, for Father Ambrose to begin and complete the erection of the present modern school at the head of Market Street. The cornerstone was laid September 23, 1923, with impressive ceremonies. This school building contained four classrooms and living quarters of six rooms for the sisters; also a large basement used as a playroom. Eight grades of common school are taught. The present enrollment is around 165.
In the early days most of the teachers were men. A Christian Trapp was the first teacher. The records show the following persons listed as teachers and where only the date is shown, it is assumed that it marks the beginning of the teaching term.
Anthony Kruckenkamp, 1857; Mr. Nicholas Becker, 1863; Mr. Francis Xavier Ruland, 1867; Mr. Vollmecke, 1868; Mr. Wannemacher, 1868; Mr. Hummes, 1869-1872; Mr John Gard, 1872-1873; Mr. Adelheid Schaffenberger, 1873; Mr. Merl, 1875; Mr. Zeigler, 1878; Mr. Merl, 1880; Mr. Haas, 1880-1882; Mr. Meies, 1882-1884. Miss Tegler Gerth and Miss Elizabeth Arbogast also taught in the schools about this time. The Sisters of St. Francis from Rochester, Minn., came to Ripley and taught in our schools from 1884 until 1904. For the school terms 1904 -1905, Miss Lorena Schwallie and Miss Rose Schreckler were the teachers. The Benedictine Sistes from Erie, Pennsylvania, taught from 1905-1908. Mr. John Schiffer was the teacher from 1908-1910.
In 1912, the Sisters of Divine Providence, at the time from Newport, Kentucky, came to Ripley, and are still in charge here as teachers in St. Michael's Parochial School. For the school term 1961-1962, the present Sisters are Sisters Helen Joseph, Principal; Sister Mary Consalota; Sisters Mary Rosella; and Sister Paul Marion. The pastor is the Reverend Paul E. Cornwell.
(Compiled by Mildred Klein Klinker)
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