St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church

Our HISTORY

     St. Rose of Lima Catholic School has a long history which began in 1889.  Father John Kirch, the pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish, asked the Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence in San Antonio, Texas to operate St. Rose School which was built that same year.  The first School was a simple frame building under the direction of Sister Mary Pelagie Biegel, with a beginning enrollment of twenty-three pupils, but which increased that school term to fifty.  By 1893 the enrollment had passed the one hundred mark.

     Around 1895, Santa Rosa, as it originally was called, became a public school, which the Sisters continued to staff.  When in 1914 Governor James E. Ferguson appropriated money to aid rural schools, Schulenburg opened its first public school and St. Rose became a parish-sponsored school.

     In 1930, the old structure was replaced by a red brick building at the cost of $36,000.  From 1934-1937 St. Rose had a high school with an enrollment of 237 (grades 1-12).  In 1953 lay teachers were employed for the first time.

     In 1959 a three-classroom building was moved from St. John’s to the St. Rose campus to take care of the overcrowded conditions caused by the closing of schools at High Hill, Ammannsville, Holman, St. John, and Hostyn.  This building was replaced in 1984 by a modern structure named St. Rose Annex.

    In January 2002 ground was broken for the St. Rose Family Life Center.  Bishop David Fellhauer blessed the new addition in January 2003.  The center meets the need for a full size gym, drama stage, and meeting room.  Funding for this project was made possible from grants, memorials, individuals and annual fundraisers.

     A very dedicated Home and School Association, as well as many benefactors, support the school financially.

     Besides offering its students from the Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade a sound academic program, St. Rose also provides strong religious and moral training.  Staff and pupils form a faith community where respect and love for God and for one another is very evident.

 

We at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School believe ...

     Students are unique individuals with varied needs.  They develop at different rates and in different manners.  They have a natural desire to learn.  They need to involve themselves responsibly in the learning process.  It grows through a number of supports:  the home, the Church, the school, and the community.

     Teaching and learning can best be accomplished in an environment of trust, honesty and mutual respect.  It requires the interaction and involvement of students, staff, and administration, parents, and community.

     Teachers and administrators provide meaningful learning experiences aimed at the development of each individual’s spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, cultural, and physical endowments.

 

 

St. Rose of Lima Catholic School

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT SINCE 1889

Main Building Entrance

Early Childhood Center

Family Life Center & Gymnasium