"I miss everything at TSP—the classes, the teachers, the food.  But, I love high school and I'm getting A's." [Veronica Bartony, TSP Class of 2009]

             You may or may not have shared Veronica's sentiment when first leaving your Lutheran school, whether it was Trinity, St. Paul, or Trinity-St. Paul.  For some of us, it's years later when we recognize the value of our early education.  Even the subjects for which we had little interest or aptitude were foundational to our vocation today.  Out mission at Trinity-St. Paul Lutheran School remains clear – to instill in our students God's gift of faith and to foster their talents for a life-time of service to His people.

             In this our second year of TSP's strategic plan to strengthen all aspects of our mission, we note the accomplishments God has enabled through the gifts and service of TSP families, both past and present.  We are especially thankful for the SEED Fund:  Sacred Education Endowment Dollars, initiated last year to help fund our immediate educational needs and projects as they arise.  During the 2008-2009 school year, the SEED Fund supplemented monies raised to make significant updates to our computer lab, to renovate locker rooms and bathrooms and to install new carpet in the kindergarten classroom.  The SEED Fund also supplemented curriculum costs due to the shortfall caused by cuts in government funding.  Because donations to the SEED Fund exceeded our needs last year, we were able to roll the excess dollars into an endowment account that will build to fund future educational opportunities.

             In these difficult economic times, we remain committed to improving our efforts to teach the Christian faith and the skill students need to succeed in high school and all of life.  Included in our plans are technology expansion, further renovations of our two centers and the installation of security systems.  We again ask the generations of graduates who have been strengthened by the teaching and faith formation of the Trinity and St. Paul congregations to join our partnership in TSP.

             Will you prayerfully consider a gift to the SEED Fund that goes above and beyond your normal tithe to your congregation?  While we praise God for all His gifts, we rejoice especially in the salvation Jesus has won for us.  Every gift, large or small, that comes from a generous Christian heart is deeply appreciated and moves us toward our goal of sharing the Gospel of Christ crucified with families in our community!

             Even if you cannot support our mission with a monetary gift, We invite you to pray for Trinity-St. Paul Lutheran School, that God will continue His mission here of nurturing generations of families in the saving faith in Jesus Christ and empower them for service in His kingdom. 

Serving God's People with You,

 Myra Farrell, Principal and 
    Trinity-St. Paul Board of Education
         David Braasch, Lynne Ogden, Jen Ashauer,
         Kevin Stevenson, Heather Reiseck, Michele Stark