Service, Fellowship, and Culture: Cadets Travel to Puerto Rico to Help Rebuild!
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From June 24 - June 30, SJ Cadets and faculty chaperones traveled to Puerto Rico to assist with various service projects dealing with the after-math of Hurricane Maria.
In partnership with
Mission Discovery
, the group completed 3 service projects during their immersion trip:
tree/debris removal, painting and interior home renovations, and painting a future Sunday School.
During the trip, students were also able to hear from residents first-hand about their experiences during the hurricane, helping neighbors afterward, and what life has been like for them since last September. One resident went 6 months without power!
After completing their projects, the students spent their last day enjoying the culture, history, and beauty of the island. They played a game of soccer with locals, swam in the ocean, and visited the fort at Old San Juan.
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SJ Alum, Tyler Matakevich '11 Hosts Successful Football Clinic at St Joes!
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On Saturday, July 7, we were thrilled to offer a football clinic for students in grades 5-8, hosted by SJ alum and Pittsburgh Steeler, Tyler Matakevich '11!
More than one hundred players from 20+ towns took to Dalling Field to participate!
A huge thanks to Tyler and his Steeler teammate, Sean Davis, for sharing their time! We'd also like to thank SJ Alums: Cam Ryan '16, Steve Hasemi '14, Pete Pulaski '07, Joe DellaVecchia '11, Nick Adzima '11, and current student Jared Mallozzi '18 for their time.
Students participating were moved through a rigorous warm up before breaking into six groups; students then rotated through various skills instruction, focusing on football-specific agility and coordination drills. It was such a great day for all involved!
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The St Joseph High School
Application is Live!
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Spread the word to all future Cadets: the 2019-2020 online
application
is now open!
There is no better time than the summer to get a head start on the
admissions
process. Our admissions team works all summer long and is ready to assist applicants every step of the way!
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Alumni: Sign Up for a New Newsletter Dedicated
Just to You!
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Beginning August 1, Alumni will no longer receive the
This Week at St Joes
newsletter (unless you choose to, of course).
Instead, SJ Alumni will begin receiving their very own newsletter featuring Alumni News, big updates about St Joes, and more!
If you wish to continue receiving
This Week at St Joes
, please opt-in on the form on our website by
clicking here.
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SJ Cadets: Take Part in Fan the Fire on
Saturday, August 11!
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The 13th Annual Fan the Fire Youth Rally will take place on Saturday, August 11 from 9:30am to 10:00pm at St Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, CT. All young people in grades 8 through 12 are invited and encouraged to attend this incredible event!
The day will consist of inspiring keynote speakers including Bishop Caggiano and Chris Padgett, the celebration of Mass and Eucharistic Adoration, uplifting music, opportunities for the sacrament of Reconciliation, entertainment, and a service project.
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A New Face at St Joes! Admissions Team Welcomes Alexa Oberle!
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The St Joseph High School community would like to welcome Ms Alexa Oberle as the newest member of the Admissions Team! Ms Oberle is the office's new Assistant Director of Admissions and will be working alongside Mrs Costa and Mrs Lucy.
Ms Oberle brings more than four years of experience in higher education admissions to the St Joes community. In 2014 she began working in college admissions at Sacred Heart University where she received both her BS in Psychology and MS in Applied Psychology. Her expertise in executing recruitment initiatives, student outreach, counseling, and admissions review will elevate our admissions process and student engagement. Furthermore, Ms Oberle’s background in training and development will advance the professionalism of our Student Ambassadors and Freshman Guides to enhance events and recruitment.
We hope you will join us in sending a warm welcome to Ms Oberle! Please stop by her office located off the main lobby corridor to say hello! If you need to get in touch with Ms Oberle, call (203) 378.9378 x308 or via email at
aoberle@sjcadets.org
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Design Our 2018 Walk-a-Thon T-Shirt!
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Are you an artist or graphic designer?
The Walk-a-Thon Committee is seeking your input for a shirt design for this year’s Walk-a-Thon!
Design winners will have their work featured on this year’s shirt and receive a prize. Please send any designs to Mr. Pappa at
mpappa@sjcadets.org
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Librarian Recommended: Summer Reading!
Beat the Heat with a Good Book!
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Summer reading doesn't have to be just for students!
Back for the 4th year is Mrs
Moskowitz
' summer reading list! Based in part on suggestions from her fellow librarians, the list contains both fiction and non-fiction and more than few titles that you are bound to enjoy!
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Summer Institute at St Joes:
- July 23 - Aug 3 8am-11am
- July 23 - Aug 3 12pm-3pm
(For grades 7 - 9)
- Aug 20-24 8am-10am
- Aug 20-24 10am-12pm
(For grades 7 - 9)
- Aug 20-24 8am-10am
- Aug 20-24 10am-12pm
(For grades 11 - 12)
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In Next Month's Issue:
The TWSJ will be taking a brief summer vacation during July. But stay tuned -- we will soon be unveiling our new website and admissions video! More information to come this week!
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