"If you find a perfect church, by all means join it! Then it will no longer be perfect."
-Billy Graham
"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Some fishermen throw their net out in the lake and catch all kinds of fish. When the net is full, they pull it to shore and sit down to divide the fish: the good ones go into the buckets, the worthless ones are thrown away. It will be like this at the end of the age."
-Matthew 13: 47-49
The church is like a net that fishermen cast into the sea. The Church can't discriminate either. Like a net, it is open to everyone in its path: good people and bad people, thoughtful people and thoughtless people. Therefore, when we find people like this in the Church, we should not be disturbed. Jesus said that it would be this way.
How should I react to people who seem to live one life in church and another life outside of church?
As I read this I feel that Saint Joseph mirrors the Church, we are here to accept all peoples and attempt to help them all to develop into productive people of society with character, values, and a purpose. My hope for our Saint Joseph community is that we do this with all people we encounter. This is not always easy, but we must not allow evil to prevail! As good people of God we must help guide all that we meet and treat them with respect. None of us are perfect, but for good people to stand by and do nothing when they encounter evil is to be evil themselves. Step up, stand up, step out, and be the positive change you want to see in the world!
Saint Joseph our guide and guardian - Pray for us
Live Jesus in our hearts - Forever
Yours in faith,
Clay Jones
Online spirit store discount...
It's Back to school again which means you get 25% off everything at the
Saint Joseph Catholic High School on-line spirit store. Check out some really cool Jayhawks gear for the new school year. Get gifts for the whole family including the expanded ladies and youth sections. This offer ends
Thursday, August 31st, so don't miss out on a chance to get big savings on gifts, polos, gym bags, sweatshirts, t-shirts, shorts, hats and more.
Coupon Code:
25AUG
25% Off Ends
Thursday, August 31st at Midnight
Please pass on this offer and coupon to all your friends and help support the Jayhawks. O-Line Sports sells
Jayhawks merchandise only with the express permission of Saint Joseph Catholic High School. 10% of all merchandise sales, excluding p.e. uniforms, T-shirt Fundraisers, official school gear and bulk orders, is given back to your school.
EEG Tutor...
EEG is looking for a tutor willing to work with student 2-3 days per week for approximately 1-2 hours each time. Tutoring would take place on the St. Joseph campus possibly in the library. Pay would be between $15-$25 per hour depending on resume/skill level/education level. Seniors would be considered. Please call Melissa 435-730-6559.
Email Deletion...
As of
Monday, August 28th, 2017 at noon, any school emails belonging to students that have previously attended Saint Joseph will be deleted from our domain and they will no longer be of use (this includes the Class of 2017). Current students will maintain their email rights until after their graduation date--current students will not be affected by this deletion. If you possess one of these school emails with domain "stjoseph.com," please make the necessary arrangements and preparations in order to switch to a personal email before
August 28th.
If you have a stjosephutah domain and would like to request an exception for your email being deleted, please respond to this email detailing the reason for your request, and it will be brought into consideration.
If your stjosephutah email will be deleted but you are still interested in being on the email list for SJCHS, please respond to this email expressing your interest along with the new email to which you would like the Saint Joseph school emails sent to.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving school emails, please feel free to respond to any school email with "UNSUBSCRIBE."
Thank you!
How To Get Discovered by College Coaches...
St Joseph Catholic High School will help educate your student-athletes and families on the college athletic recruiting process.
Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30pm in the Conference Room, nationally recognized recruiting expert Paul Putnam will walk your student-athletes and their parents through the process, from establishing goals through connecting with college coaches and finding roster openings. Paul has traveled the country educating families on the recruiting process for over 7 years and has helped countless student-athletes achieve their goal of playing at the next level.
If you have any further questions about the event or NCSA in general, contact Anne at 312-205-7555 or
[email protected].
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, August 26th,
6-9pm: Back to School STOMP
Back to School Night will be held on Thursday, August 24. All parents and students are encouraged to attend at 5:30pm. There will be a parent orientation, a chance to meet your student's teachers in their classrooms, and a parent social to conclude, hosted by the SJPA. Drinks and horderves will be served.
Saint Joseph Back to School Agenda
5:00 - 5:30 - Check in & Pick Up Schedules in the Black Box Theater Lobby
5:30 - Parent Orientation in the Black Box Theater
Welcome- Clay
Teacher Introductions
Boosters
SJPA
6:00 - Student & Parent Meet the Teacher
Visit your students classrooms move to each class by period
7:15 - High School Parent Social OPEN TO ALL PARENTS Sponsored by SJPA. Come chat with old and new faces in the front of the Black Box Theater
Back to School Parent's Social on Thursday, August 24 -
TONIGHT!!!!!!
SJPA will be hosting the Back to School Parent's Social immediately after the classroom activities
tonight. This is fun way for all parents to visit with each other and meet the parents of the new students. Light refreshments will be served in front of the Fine Arts Building.
Drive By For Donuts -
Wednesday, August 30, 7:30 AM
Please plan on grabbing breakfast at the Drive By For Donuts when you drop off your child at the High School
on Wednesday morning at
7:30AM. Coffee, Hot Cocoa, breakfast treats and of course DONUTS will be served to the parents, faculty and students! Then stick around for Coffee with the Principal at
8:00AM. If you would like to help with the Drive By For Donuts event, please contact Suzi Leland at
[email protected].
SJPA Faculty Luncheon -
Friday, September 8 -
Noon
The First SJPA Faculty Luncheon will be on
Friday, September 8. If you would like to help with setup, clean up or bring food, please contact Kym Buttschardt at
[email protected]
Next SJPA Meeting
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 5 at 6:30 pm in the Fine Arts Building Conference Room.
Can't make the meetings but would like to be involved with SJPA activities?? Please send your contact information to Suzie Leland at
SJCS students and families are invited to a free tailgating party with baseball game and volleyball game Tuesday, September 5. Free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available to all. Please join us on our campus as we cheer on our high school teams!
Mary Poppins can audition from 4:30 -5:30on Wednesday, 8/30, in the Black Box. No experience necessary. .
Students need to prepare a musical theatre song, one verse and one chorus will do. Please bring sheet music in the right key. Please no pre-recorded music. If students don't have anything prepared, we will teach them "Consider Yourself" from "Oliver" and let them sing that piece for us.
Callbacks will take place on Thursday from 4:30- 5:30
. Students invited to callbacks do not need to prepare anything for
Thursday.
Parents must be on time to pick up their students no later than 5
:30 pm
We appreciate your diligence in respecting our time.
Parents are not invited to watch the auditions.
We will have a rehearsal and performance schedule available to all interested students and parents by next week to help them make decisions about the time commitment.
Any questions or concerns contact Jen Hughes at
or 801-394-1515 ext 12 or [email protected].
Macbeth
"
By the pricking of my thumbs, something
wicked this way comes!"
September 15, 16, 20, 21, 22 & 23
7:00 pm
SJCHS Theatre Department Presents, Macbeth,William Shakespeare's famous play about an ambitious Scottish King, his cunning wife and how the forces of darkness ultimately become the unraveling of their power, their love and their lives. This play will be held outside in the amphitheater and will feature exciting swordplay, witches, drumming, dance and more!
Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students.
Purchase tickets at the door, or pre-order by calling
Scott Reinhard at
801-394-1515 ext 01
Please bring blankets and/or short lawn chairs for seating and something to keep warm if the night turns chilly! (We will have some actual chairs for those who need a chair for comfort).
This show is rated PG for some violence and dark themes, so please use your discretion when bringing children. Please, no babes in arms.
If you have any questions regarding this production,
St. Joe's List - Attached is your year long list of items that can help fulfill your PIP hours! Just call and schedule your time to volunteer. We love having our families on campus to help! Don't have time to volunteer? How about purchasing curtains for classrooms, or garden items? You can find information on all of our needs in the St. Joe's List. Please contact Kari Lane, 801-394-1515 ext 05
with any questions. Keep reading to learn more about PIP...
Saint Joseph Catholic High School believes that the education of our students is a partnership with our families. We encourage parent involvement through our Parent Involvement Program (PIP). The program is an opportunity for each family to help us accomplish our common goals in providing a solid Catholic education, in a healthy, safe and attractive environment for academic success.
PIP Guidelines
Each family with a student enrolled at Saint Joseph Catholic High School is required to volunteer Twenty (20) PIP hours each year with an additional four (4) hours per additional student also attending the school. PIP may be completed any time between June 1
and May 31 for a particular school year.
PIP hours must be completed no later than the last week of May each year with PIP Logs turned in to the school on or before that time. Parents and extended family, who are 18 years of age and older, may volunteer PIP hours for the family.