“What did you learn today at school?”
I recall my parents asking me this question early and often during my formal education years. This typically led to conversations revolving around English, social studies, mathematics, foreign language, and science classes.
I became empowered, encouraged, and enabled to critically think, analyze, resolve, and formulate solutions with this type of parental and child interaction. In short, I was instilled with a curiosity and love of learning at an early age. Unbeknownst to me at the time, a foundation of learning was set in place to formulate a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly plan to independently instill learning habits both in and out of the classroom. I looked forward to going to school everyday because I wanted to go, not because I had to go.
Your encouragement and support of your child during the formal education years are necessary. How are you empowering and enabling your child in developing habits to ensure accountability, responsibility, and curiosity for learning? Formal education eventually ends, but lifelong learning never stops.
So, what did you learn today at school?
Peace and blessings to you,
Ms. Sue Ushela
Saint Joseph High School
Director of Admissions
(574) 233-6137 ext. 524
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Hello, Dolly! Performers Earn Scholarship Offers from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts
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The Saint Joseph High School spring musical, Hello, Dolly!, hit the stage at Bethel University’s Everest-Rohrer Auditorium from February 24-26. Prior to the production, senior Molly Jachim nominated the show for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts’ Rising Star Scholarship Program.
The Rising Star is the New York Conservatory’s way of recognizing the outstanding work of student performers, offering select $10,000 scholarships for two-year degree programs and $1,000 scholarships for their four-week summer intensive program.
Bryce Russell, Director of Admissions for the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, flew in for the Friday night show, and after evaluating the performance awarded $1,000 scholarships to Molly Jachim '22, Elliot Mark '24, Lucy Smith '22, and Braedon Troy '23 for the summer intensive program.
Mr. Russell also extended $10,000 scholarship offers to Martha Ryan Cleary '22, Colin MacDonell '23, and Felicity Nolan '22 for the two-year associate degree program.
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Marques Clayton '96 paid a visit to his alma mater this week to speak with some of our student-athletes and elaborate on how his experience at Saint Joe prepared him for the rest of his life.
Marques, a Holy Cross grade school alumnus and member of the 1995 Saint Joe state championship football team, encouraged listeners to develop championship habits in everything that they do and surround themselves with people who bring out the best in them every day.
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Saint Joseph High School
Athletics Update
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Boys basketball finished the regular season with a 12-10 record, winners of three of their last five after taking care of Washington and Plymouth on the road before dropping the season finale at Mishawaka.
Saint Joe received a bye in their sectional draw, and will play their first game in the IHSAA Sectional Semifinal on Friday, March 4 at 7:45 p.m. against #1 John Glenn.
The game will be available to follow along with on Redeemer Radio 95.7 FM, as well as IHSAAtv.org ($).
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Saint Joe hockey finished runner-up in the MHSHL Championship after a shutout win over Riley and overtime win against the SW Blades before falling 2-1 to Penn.
The team is seeded fifth overall heading into the Class 4A state tournament, where they knocked off fourth-seeded Carmel at the Parkview Icehouse in Fort Wayne to open the double-elimination tournament.
The icers fell to top-seeded Culver in their next game before bouncing back with a 3-2 win to advance to the state semifinals against Hamilton Southeastern.
Second-seeded Hamilton Southeastern came out quick in the first period and never looked back, stopping the Saint Joe momentum and ending their season in the state semis.
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Boys swimming sent four competitors to the IHSAA State Championship Meet. Sophomore Jack Helm, junior Peter Pieniazkiewicz, and seniors Thomas Helm and Sam Sierra made the trip to IUPUI to represent Saint Joe.
Sierra qualified for the A Final in the 200 Individual Medley, where he finished third, and the 100 Butterfly, where he finished second, setting new personal bests and Saint Joe records in both events.
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Girls swimming advanced to state following their second-place finish at the IHSAA Sectionals. The 400 Freestyle Relay team of senior Jane Lloyd, juniors Jackie Dobrydney and Olivia Elston, and Cece Farrell were seeded 24th at the IHSAA State Championship, but qualified in 16th place. They ultimately finished 15th, outpacing their seed by nine spots.
The team finished 33rd overall at the championship meet.
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