WHO ARE WE?

Our Mission

Our mission is to nurture and challenge each student to a lifetime of academic excellence, dignity, and passionate Christianity.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

St. John Neumann is governed by a board of directors made up of community members, parents, and alumni. Monthly Board Meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm.

Board of Directors:

Mrs. Renee Greenway, President     Mr. Michael Salardino, Vice President

Mrs. Jeanette Oppenrieder, Secretary     Mr. Chad Pfief , Treasurer

Members

           Mrs. Shannon Baker      Mr. John Keilbach 

     Mr. Joseph Welte       Father Joe Vigil    Aubrey Holland

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John Neumann Foundation Board:

Mr. Michael Salardino, President     Mr. David Lytle, Vice President

Mrs. Kristyn Dunsworth, Secretary       Mr. Garrison Ortiz, Treasurer

Members

           Mr. Bob Leach       Mr. Troy Davenport

Dr. Patty Erjavec     Mrs. Rita Gersick       Mrs. Barbara Vidmar

Exofficio

           Mrs. Julie Naccarato                  Mrs. Stephanie Smith

Attorney

          Mr. John Keilbach

HISTORY

In 1971, a Catholic alternative to public education in Pueblo ceased to exist. During the subsequent years, with the help of a few business partners, Sister Liguori Sullivan opened St. John Neumann Catholic School. Approval of Bishop Charles A. Buswell was sought and obtained in January, 1977.  St. John Neumann Catholic School was incorporated in the State of Colorado in July of the same year. In September 1977, under the leadership of a ten-member Board of Directors, the St. John Neumann Elementary School opened with an enrollment of 87 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The Our Lady of the Assumption School building was rented and housed the elementary students until September 1982.

In September 1979, a second facility, St. Mary’s Education Center, was leased to accommodate a newly organized middle school. The expansion of      St. John Neumann Catholic School continued through the years until it was evident that larger facilities were needed. In 1982 two facilities were leased to St. John Neumann Catholic School; spring 1982, the former Pueblo Seton Catholic High School was leased from Bishop Tafoya and the former Lakeview Elementary School was leased from the Pueblo School District No. 60 Board of Education August 1982.

With the addition of a preschool in 1985, the school system was reorganized to the elementary grade levels (preschool through fifth grade) at the Lakeview Building and the middle school grade levels (sixth grade through eighth grade) at the Seton Building. Father Stauter, a strong supporter of St. John Neumann Catholic School, left a majority of his estate to our school. In 1994, with the special assistance of the Stauter estate the St. John Neumann School System purchased the Lakeview Elementary Building; thereafter, the site became known as the Stauter Campus.

Today, St. John Neumann Catholic School is housed at the Stauter Campus and educates children in preschool through eighth grade. There are many second-generation students attending the school. Since 1977 we have continued to provide a quality preschool through eighth grade education program. The St. John Neumann Catholic School family comes from all walks of life, united by a common goal of education excellence.

PHILOSOPHY

St. John Neumann Catholic School is committed to excellence in private Catholic education. As a community, we wish to communicate Christ to students through example, guidance and encouragement. We strive to assist each child in the harmonious development of the child’s spiritual, moral, physical and intellectual needs. St. John Neumann Catholic School encourages and provides opportunities for
students to become contributing members of the family, school, church and civic communities.

 

Our Core Values

We recognize parents as the first and primary educators of their children. We collaborate with them and act as facilitators in the development of the whole child. We encourage them to actively participate in the education of their children.

We prepare students to respect the sacred dignity of each person as an individual which is reflective of our diverse, cultural, ethnic and economic population. Through these ideals, we manifest a philosophy of service to others and living a Christ-centered life.