The Academy has gained widespread community support View the newspaper announcement of the Campaign NativityMiguel schools feature: • Longer school days, from 7:30 a.m. Until 5:30 p.m. • Saturday classes • An 11 month school year • Small class sizes, generally 15-17 students per class • Strong parental commitment and participation, and • Individual attention and mentoring into high school and college, leading to a 92% high school student graduation rate • 70% of NativityMiguel students attend college You may visit www.NativityMiguelSchools.org for more information.

St. Patrick Academy has launched its Century Campaign to raise $900,000 for the middle school program, and our pre-campaign solicitations have raised $310,000 (32% of our goal)!

The Century Campaign. provides the necessary funding to achieve our goal of being a K-8 school with a Nativity/Miguel middle school by 2010 -- our 100th Anniversary.

We have flexible donation levels/options, including the opportunity to fund a classroom, gym, etc. or to support a gift to sponsor a student.

St. Patrick Academy, located on Springfield’s east side, has added a middle school serving grades 6-8. This middle school will follow the guidelines of the NativityMiguel
Network, offering great hope and promise for low-income and socially-disadvantaged students with a nationally-recognized, successful academic model.

Individual and corporate donors are invited to partner with us in our mission of providing quality Catholic education on Springfield's east side.

Please consider making a three year-pledge to this campaign. Call the School Office and speak to Michelle Marley for more information at (217) 523-7670.

Some information to download:

A fact sheet about the Academy and NativityMiguel schools

Message from Board President Tom Bayer and Campaign Cochairs Mike Aiello, Sergio Pecori, and Dr. Robert Colantino.

Campaign Pledge Form -- Help make the dream a reality!

Donations can be mailed directly to:

St. Patrick Catholic School at
P.O. Box 3061 (INB Bank)
Springfield , Illinois 62708-3061.