Volunteers are required to complete Safe Environment (Protecting God’s Children) Workshop prior to volunteering. Click here to learn more.
all are welcome
St. Margaret of Scotland Parish School admits students from diverse backgrounds, provided they meet the school’s qualifications. In order to promote diversity, the principal, in consultation with the pastor, may consider race, ethnicity, and other factors when determining admission.
To begin the admissions process, you can take one of the following steps:
- Attend the Open House held yearly on the last Sunday in January during Catholic Schools Week. This gives you a chance to fill out an application, tour the school, and meet key individuals at St. Margaret of Scotland.
- Call the school office at 314-776-7837 to speak with our Administrative Assistant, Christine Stephens, who oversees enrollment applications and can answer further questions and set up a private tour.
academic events
Each year students participate in several special academic events. The teachers that lead up these efforts can always use a helping hand.
Dragon's grove
The Dragon’s Grove garden is St. Margaret of Scotland’s school and community garden located on the northeast corner of Shaw and Lawrence. The garden provides outdoor education for students, teachers, parents, and community members. Parent and Parish volunteers run the garden and provide programming.
Dragon library
St. Margaret has a school library that is typically open on Wednesday and Thursday. The library is staffed and run entirely by PTA volunteers who assist the children in selecting books, reading stories and a variety of other tasks. Shifts are two hours between 8 – 3, and volunteers can come weekly, every other week, once a month – whatever fits their schedules.
event helpers
Volunteers are needed throughout the school year to staff the various events that take place at school or at a fundraising event. Typically, these requests come via FastDirect or the Thursday newsletter.
Extracurricular Activities
St. Margaret of Scotland is fortunate to have many amazing extracurricular activities for our students, including Scouting, Girls on the Run, and Yearbook. It takes the efforts of many volunteer hours – consider getting involved!
Just like your house, our school needs attention paid to its buildings and grounds. The PTA has formed a Facilities Committee which works hand in hand with the School and Parish administration, as well as the Physical Plant and Maintenance team, to provide extra resources for school related projects.
Field Trip Assistance
Each year, many classrooms take field trips. The classroom teacher chooses a fun yet educational location, with adults providing supervision and guidance. The classroom teacher will send home a request for volunteers. Typically, the PTA provides buses for the field trips.
grant writing
Volunteers who are skilled in grant writing are needed to find and complete grant applications that will support or expand our education programs. If you are interested in offering your talents in this area, contact the school office at 314-776-7837.
Musical and Theatrical Performances
Each year, our music program puts on several performances. It takes many hands to make these performances happen. Stage decorations, sound, lighting, and costumes are some of the areas that assistance is needed. Please contact our Music Teacher, Emily Chrostoski, for more details.
Playground Assistance
Each full school day, the school is in need of volunteers to help with playground duties during student lunch and recess to allow our teachers more time to have their lunch. The shifts are from 11:00am to 1:00pm . Volunteers can choose: once each week; every other week; once each month. There is always a teacher on duty with the volunteer. To volunteer, contact the school office at 314-776-7837.
room parents
Room parents are volunteers used in each grade to plan parties and communicate important information to the other parents. Room parents volunteers sign up at the beginning of the school year.