The end of the academic school year is here and how quickly the last nine months have come and gone! Another chapter in Saint Joseph High School history is about to close. The graduating Class of 2022 will leave our hallways and bid farewell to their high school careers.
The bittersweet feeling of closing one chapter of your life and embarking upon another brings an uneasiness of excitement, anxiety, trepidation, and hope. Our hope for our graduating seniors stems from our mission to transform them “in heart and mind, preparing them to serve God, the Church, and the world.” We pray for their continued success in their endeavors in the coming years.
I imagine that you, too, are ready for the end of the school year. Many commitments are challenging your time as this school year winds down. Confirmation, graduation, summer school, camps, and vacation plans are all tugging at you.
I offer to you a portion of a prayer by Richard Cardinal Cushing to guide you in the coming weeks:
Slow me down, Lord.
Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time.
Give me, amidst the confusion of my day, the calmness of the everlasting hills…
Remind me each day of the fable of the hare and the tortoise so that I may know that the race is not always won by the swift.
There is more to life than increasing its speed…
Slow me down, Lord.
I pray for each of you for a successful end of this school year and a peaceful and enjoyable summer.
Ms. Sue Ushela
Saint Joseph High School
Director of Admissions
(574) 233-6137 ext. 524
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Eighth Graders: Finish Strong and Don't Let Up!
As we move closer to the end of the school year, the challenge to stay focused becomes harder. Many students are ready to move forward to the next chapter of high school, but there is still some work to be completed!
While the last few months of eighth grade may seem boring or unnecessary to your children, these months are vital to prepare for the transition to Saint Joe. Every class helps build the foundation for high school, and mastering these courses will help lead to a strong freshman year.
The administration and faculty at your current school are working tirelessly to guide and educate every student to the finish line of this challenging year. Each administrator makes a decision at the end of the school year to promote your son/daughter to the next level or retain in the current grade based on the diocesan academic standards in place (Diocesan policy #4130).
We understand that this year has given us unforeseen academic and personal challenges. Focus and finish this year strong and with confidence. We are here to welcome, support and educate each student at Saint Joe this fall.
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Pastoral Visit from Bishop Rhoades |
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Bishop Rhoades blessed us with his presence during his pastoral visit to Saint Joseph High School on Tuesday, April 26.
Bishop Rhoades began the day with prayer over the P.A. system before taking in a faith and science presentation by Project Lead the Way students.
We then celebrated Mass together, where we witnessed the Sacraments of Initiation for the following:
Meg Baxter - Confirmation
Itzy Garcia - Confirmation
Jack Haigh - Confirmation
Cole Hatkevich - Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation
Juan Gonzales Hernandez - First Communion, Confirmation
Danielle Kaidan - First Communion, Confirmation
We also recognized our Class of 2022 valedictorian (Brendan Gonzales, St. Pius X '18), salutatorian (Samuel Thomas, Christ the King '18), and Saint Joe scholars. Following Mass, Bishop Rhoades was presented with a print of St. Michael the Archangel, protector of Kyiv, artwork courtesy of Tess (Godfrey) Cassady '08.
Following Mass, Bishop Rhoades ate lunch with the student government before entering prayer with the theology department.
Among other stops throughout the day, Bishop Rhoades visited the classroom of Christ the Teacher award-winner Mrs. Smolinski, where he took part in the creative writing class!
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Art & Drama Camp
For Rising 3rd-8th Graders
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Dates: June 20-24
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $125/student (second student $100)
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Freshman Academy
For Rising 9th Graders
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Dates: Four single-day sessions – June 30, July 14, July 19, and July 21
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $25/student
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Saint Joe offers a variety of sports camps throughout the summer.
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Mathletes Compete at
ITCM Contest
Last Saturday, the Mathletes competed in the Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics state math contest.
The Saint Joseph High School competitors swept the Algebra 2 and Comprehensive Rounds at the Saint Mary's College site.
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Senior Art Takes Center Stage at Saint Joe!
The Senior Art Exhibit went up for a showing on Sunday, May 1, giving seniors a chance to show off some of their inspiring works from the past year. The exhibit remains up in the halls of the Fine Arts department, visitors are encouraged to stop by and check it out!
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Saint Joseph High School
Athletics Update
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Both boys and girls track & field performed admirably in the City Meet, finishing runner-up to Adams at the Saint Joseph High School-hosted event. New stars are bursting onto the scene, as freshman Tori Brewer finished third in the 100m and second in the 200m, running against older athletes. She also anchored the 4x100m relay (alongside Sara Prokop, Ellie Miller, and Stella Toothaker), which finished first.
Sophomore Luke Kaufhold took home bragging rights in both the 110m and 300m hurdles, winning the former by nearly two seconds. Senior Ollie Kaufhold kept it in the family, winning both the 100m and 200m dash.
Freshman Lauren Frick and juniors Tess Collins, Meg Baxter, finished 1-2-3 in the girls 1600m, the second consecutive year Saint Joe has claimed all three podium spots.
The boys and girls of both handled business against Marian on senior night this week, with both teams earning victories in their last home contests by a wide margin.
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Softball is undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state and outscoring opponents by a total of 95-15 on the season, including an 11-0 drubbing of Marian in the softball's rendition of the Holy War.
Freshman Berkley Zache (pictured on left with sister Riley, right) has been dominant in the circle, hurling a perfect game against Clay with an impressive 18 strikeouts.
The girls will play in the Lakeshore tournament this weekend before a key conference game at Penn on Monday.
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Girls tennis is swinging the rackets well as they are up to the #3 ranking in the state, looking to build on an impressive 2021 season. The girls won the NIC tournament this week, outlasting Penn and winning four of the five events. Defending singles state champion Molly Bellia, only a sophomore, picked up right where she left off by winning the No. 1 singles title, 6-0, 6-0. Fellow sophomore Ashi Amalnathan claimed the No. 2 singles title, also winning 6-0, 6-0.
The combo of sophomore Dani Graham and freshman Anni Amalnathan took the No. 1 doubles title, 6-4, 6-1, while juniors Gracie Velasco and Maggie Nguyen claimed the No. 2 doubles title, 6-4, 6-1.
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Boys lacrosse ascended to the top-ranking in the IHSLA, but currently sits No. 2 behind Guerin Catholic on points. They dropped a game against a tough Culver team, falling 10-8, but showed their team unity after the game by presenting senior manager KJ Anderson with his own letterman jacket.
The boys bounced back in one of their biggest games of the season to date, defeating then-No. 2 Guerin Catholic before an 8-4 win over Marian. Last week the team traveled to the Milwaukee suburbs to earn a hard-fought 13-12 win over Mukwanago. They will play six games over the next week before beginning postseason play.
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Saint Joe baseball is 10-4 on the year and coming off a stretch of key conference games.
Things began with the Holy War on the Diamond, where Saint Joe senior ace Jack Quinn spun a gem en route to a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts in the 1-0 win over Marian.
Saint Joe went 1-2 at the Catholic Classic in Lafayette against some of the top teams in the state, and returned to conference play this week with wins over Bremen and Clay, while dropping a game to Adams.
The boys won a 10-inning thriller against Jimtown last week before taking care of Riley, setting the stage for a huge game against Penn Monday at the Northfield Complex.
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