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Rose has been providing quality education since 1889. 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
02/16/2026
Lent starts next week!
Below are our scheduled Masses for Ash Wednesday, February 18 at St. Rose and her missions. Please join us to start this holy season of repentance and renewal.
✝️ 7:00 am - St. John/Ammannsville
✝️ 8:10 am - St. Rose
✝️ 10:00 am - Schulenburg Regency Nursing Home
✝️ 5:30 pm - St. Rose (Spanish)
✝️ 5:30 pm - St. Mary's/High Hill
✝️ 7:00 pm - St. Rose
02/14/2026
Happy Valentine’s Day!
02/13/2026
Congratulations to our students who received the “3G” Award this morning at our assembly. They show exemplary leadership for GOD, GRACE & GROWTH ✝️
02/12/2026
Red Door Day at St. Rose! It was a sea of red in Mass this morning and it was a beautiful sight!
02/12/2026
Thank you to the Herzik Family / Prime Industries for sharing Valentine’s love with our staff members ❤️
02/12/2026
Today was a day of hands-on, experience-based learning for our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders! Here are our 7th and 8th graders visiting the Seminary and Convent in Houston.
02/11/2026
Today, the sixth grade class enjoyed visiting St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ellinger for a tour and prayed a decade of the rosary in Czech. Then they headed to a day out on a working Czech farm. They handmade twelve dozen kolaches, played on hay bales, enjoyed the pigs, goose, duck, cows, and chickens. Each student left the day with a dozen kolaches to share with their family tonight and a BIG smile.
02/07/2026
Thank you to OLV for coordinating and hosting PSIA. We were privileged to be able to join you all! Thank you for a fantastic event!
02/05/2026
Congrats to our boys A team for being DVAL 1A district champs. They ended the season 9-0 in district and 12-4 overall. Big thanks to Neil and Laurie Goedrich for coaching this awesome team of boys. We are so proud of yall!
02/05/2026
Today we were excited to have our Bishop Brendan Cahill come and concelebrate the Mass with our priests. Following Mass he visited with each of our classes. The third grade class received a special treat when Bishop Cahill shared his childhood story in pictures with them.
Kindergartens Talent Show Performance
Kindergartens Talent Show Performance
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 and 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. 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.
In April of 2009 the school acquired the Stanzel home and lot located directly across the street from the main building with a grant from the Schmidt Family Foundation. The facility was renovated in the summer of 2009 into an educational facility. The St. Rose of Lima Catholic School Early Childhood Center serves 3K and 4K classes.