Developing Gospel values, a commitment to service and strong academic skills.
The following persons have served as principals of St. Anthony School:
1943-1943 Sr Aloysia Payne
1943-1944 Sr Gerard Hable
1944-1945 Sr Othmara Mueller
1945-1948 Sr Nellie Rooney
1948-1954 Sr Vitalis Bon
1954-1959 Sr Aloysia Payne
1959-1965 Sr Seferina Egger
1965-1968 Sr Amabilis Romero
1968-1970 Sr Protasia Hofstetter
1970-1971 Sr Genevieve Montoya
1971-1980 Sr Wendelina Huber
1980-1983 Sr Martha Jane Venhaus
1983-1985 Sr Amy Romero
1985-1988 Mrs. Rita Burges
1988-1989 Sr Aquinas Aragon
1989-1998 Mrs. Ann Lueb
1998-2001 Ms. Nancy Neusch
2001- 2011 Mrs. Ann Lueb
2011-2015 Mrs. Linda Aranda
2015-2016 Mrs. Ann Lueb
2016-2020 Mrs. Ana Copeland
2020-2021 Ms. Paula Simpson
2021-2022 Mrs. Ortencia Mendez
2022- Mrs. Linda Gonzalez
Since 1917 St. Anthony School has been nurturing our children's educational as well as moral growth through its Mission of developing Gospel values, a commitment to service and strong academic skills in each student.
St. Anthony School has provided continuous years of education since the 1917-18 school year. It was staffed by the Sisters of the Atonement until 1938. From 1938 until 1942 the school was staffed by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament of Victoria, Texas. The first St. Anthony School building was completed in 1927. That building is now the Deaf Smith County Museum. In 1942, the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate came from Amarillo to staff the school. In October 1981, the Franciscan Sisters divided their community and the group called the Mission Sisters of St. Francis continued to staff the school. The Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate returned to teach during the 1987-88 school year and remained until the completion of the 2005-2006 school year. The school had its first lay Principal in the 1986-87 school year. The majority of faculty is currently comprised of lay teachers.
The main building was dedicated on May 15, 1955. There have been three additions built since the completion of the main building. Total number of classrooms is sixteen plus a library, meeting room, cafeteria and gym.
At the end of the 1971-72 school year, the seventh and eighth grades were discontinued. Since then the school has maintained classes through grade six. Five year old kindergarten was added in 1970 and a pre-school program for four year olds in 1989. After school care was offered as a service to working parents beginning in 1990.
St. Anthony Catholic School is proud to have honored and preserved the rich heritage and legacy by having celebrated “95 Years of Excellence in Catholic Education” in 2012-2013. We believe our school is a ministry of the Parish, therefore, the Parish breathes life into the school and the school, in turn, breathes life into the Parish.
The following priests have served as pastors of St. Anthony Parish:
1917-1922 Rev. J.A. Campbell, S.A.
1923-1932 Rev. Salvator, S.A.
1932-1937 Rev. Mathias Gilberg S.A.
1937-1943 Rev. Nathaniel Madden, S.A.
1943-1949 Rev. Albert Heald, S.A.
1949-1952 Rev. Dominic Kenny, S.A.
1952-1956 Rev. Bartholomew Paytas, S.A.
1956-1959 Rev. Michael Sugrue, S.A.
1959-1962 Rev. Aloysius Craven, S.A.
1962-1969 Rev. Angelus Delahunt, S.A.
1969-1970 Rev. Simeon Heine, S.A.
1970-1973 Rev. Boniface Riedman, S.A.
1973-1979 Rev. Bernard McGorry, S.A.
1979-1981 Rev. Paul Hefner, S.A.
1981-1982 Rev. Xavier Butler, S.A.
1982-1985 Rev. Mark Traenkle, S.A.
1985-1987 Rev. Patrick Walsh, S.A.
1987-1988 Rev. Cletus McGorry, S.A.
1988-2002 Rev. Orville Blum
2002-2003 Msgr. Harold Waldow
2003-2004 Rev. James McGhee
2004-2013 Rev. John Valdez
2013-2020 Rev. Anthony Neusch
2020-2022 Rev. Nicholas Gerber
2022- Reb. Grant Spinherine