Ost - St. Joseph
St. Joseph, Ost

Message from Pastor

St. Joseph Parish has amazing parishioners in the stewardship way of life. The dedication and selflessness of our parishioners make our little school possible. We may not be a very financially wealthy community, but our spirit and love of God is phenomenal! Our students understand the gifts given by their fellow parishioners and learn to give back to the community by sharing their own time and talents.

Fr. Daniel J. Duling

Our Statistics

Principal: Erin Hohl
Originally Founded: 1889
Re-Opened: 2004

       # Elementary Students: 170     
       # High School Students: 11
       % Free or reduced lunches: 30%
       # Teachers: 13 

 

What makes our school special

  • We score in the top 10% of all schools in the State of Kansas on assessments
  • We have received Exemplary ratings in Religion, Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies for the past several years
  • We infuse our Catholic Faith into every subject throughout the entire day and offer Daily Mass, weekly Adoration, and monthly confession

What The Drexel Fund means for us

While our community may not be diverse in its ethnicity, we certainly are set apart from many schools in that we serve students from large single income families and low income farming households. The money we receive through The Drexel Fund helps pay for current technology needs, up-to-date textbooks, and the ability to participate in activities that help form the whole child.  Some of these activities include field trips to the Cathedral, Vocations Fair, Religion Bowls, Battle of Books, and many other academic opportunities.

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