Welcome to Montini

Montini Catholic School serves over 450 students in Preschool through 8th grade.

It is located in McHenry, Illinois near the beautiful Fox River.

Three parishes, St. Patrick, St. Mary of the Assumption and Church of Holy Apostles all support the school.

The basic curriculum of Montini includes: Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, and Religion classes (which include participation in Liturgies and paraliturgies).

Montini is Illinois State Board of Education recognized and Rockford Diocese certified.

The Montini Parents Association invites you to our 2012 Sweetheart Dance & Auction to be held February 11th at the McHenry VFW, from 7pm until Midnight.  The Dance & Auction is Montini’s largest adult fundraising event of the year.  All parents, family, friends, teachers and priests are invited to attend. 

Come out and meet other members of the Montini family!  This thoroughly enjoyable and absolutely casual event has something to offer everyone. 

For those of you who are new to Montini and have never been to one of our Dance & Auctions, here’s what you can expect:

~ Light hors d’oeuvres with full cash bar
~ Disc jockey so you can dance the night away
~ 50/50 drawing – win half of the pot,
~ $5 and $10 games – with your chance to win fabulous prizes,
~ Grand Prize Drawing for either Montini Tuition for one year or $2500 cash,
~ Grade Level Basket Drawing at $1 per ticket. Go to the Parents Association Fundraising page to see pictures and a description of all of the class baskets.
~ Silent Auction with unique baskets and items in every price range
~ Live Auction
~ Lots of fun and fellowship! 

Tickets are $15.00 per person and are available for purchase through the school or at the door the night of the event.

This is such a great event – we hope you will join us, you’ll be so glad you did!

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Character Counts

January-Caring

 Be kind

 Be compassionate and show you care

 Express gratitude

 Forgive others

 Help people in need

This year the students of Montini Catholic Primary Center will again partner with the City of McHenry in the Character Counts! program. This years theme is "His Banner Over Us Is Love".  We will practice FAITH (love of God), ACADEMICS (love of learning) and SERVICE (love of God's children)

Our Character Counts schedule for the school year follows the guidelines of those used through out the City of McHenry.

Trustworthiness/Shelter the Homeless- Sept. and March
Respect/Bury the Dead- Oct. and April
Responsibility/Feed the Hungry & Give Drink to the Thirsty- Nov. and May
Fairness/Clothe the Needy- Dec. and June
Caring/Visit the Sick- Jan. and July
Citizenship/Visit Those in Prison- Feb. and Aug.

Young Authors Program

Montini is again participating in the Young Author Program. Students may submit a book of poetry or a short story. This year a representative from each grade will be chosen to attend the Young Author Conference on May 19. The deadline for the final draft of their original work is Monday Feb. 27. If students have questions they should contact Mrs. Bonnie Anderson.

School Name

Originally McHenry supported two Catholic schools, St. Marys and St. Patricks. In the 1970s the two school combined to create Montini Catholic School. In 1989 Church of Holy Apostles was formed and joined Montini Catholic School.

Montini Catholic School is named after Pope Paul the 6th, whose family name was Giovanni Battista Antonio Maria Montini. He was elected Pope on June 21, 1963.

Snow Day Information

There are several methods to find out if school has canceled because of inclement weather. The easiest method is to check your email from Montini. You will be notified as soon as the school receives word, which is always by 6:00 AM.

There are several other methods for finding out about a snow day. They are as follows:

1. Watch channels 2, 5, 7, 9, 32 or CLTV for news of all school closings.
2. Tune your radio to WGN as well as WBBM.
3. Telephone either school- Call the Middle School at 815-385-1022 or the Primary Center at 815-385-5380. If school is closed, the message will be changed to indicate this action.
4. Use your computer to go to www.emergencyclosing.com- indicate that you want the status for Montini Catholic School in McHenry (there is another one in Lombard.)
5. Please keep in mind that if McHenry School District #15 closes, we will automatically be closed also since they transport our children.
6. The closure of either Montini and/or Marian has no impact on the other school. Since we are within the boundaries of different public school districts, it is possible for Montini to be out of school while Marian is in and vice-versa.
7. Please also remember that in the event of a snow day, all extra-curricular activities will be cancelled. That includes all sport events, meetings, band, scout and any other after school event that meets at either school.