This Week at St Joes - Jan 20, 2020

St Joseph High School - A Catholic College Preparatory Community

The Votes Are In...

Meet the 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees!

The Athletics Hall of Fame recognizes individuals and teams who performed with distinction while at St Joes, or who have been instrumental in the overall development and success of athletics at the school.

Athletes

Mr Walt Trojanowski, Class of 1972
Mr Marty Dempsey, Class of 1973
Mr Jay Polydys, Class of 1978
Mr Bruce Perry, Class of 1984
Ms JoElle LePardo, Class of 1985
Ms Jennifer Luzietti, Class of 1987
Ms Jessica Schloth, Class of 2010

Friend

Mr Craig Avery

Teams

1980 Baseball Team

Save the Date!

The Hall of Fame Dinner &

Induction Ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2020!

Registration and Sponsorship Opportunities can be found at www.sjcadets.org/halloffame

Class of 2024: Secure Your Seat by February 3.

We're so excited to have you join the Class of 2024! This has been and extraordinarily competitive admissions process, but we know you are the students who will make our community that much greater.

Secure Your Seat Today

Catholic Schools Week.

Parents Association needs your help to show our love to SJ teachers and staff. To see what's needed, click the links below:

Contact Parents Association Event

Co-Chairs, Kristy Novitski or Jennifer Simms with any questions.

Thank you for helping us make the week a success!

College Admissions Night.

Join us for a discussion with a panel of admission experts on Wednesday, January 29 from 6pm-7:30pm.

Click Here to Learn More

Save the Date: SJ's Annual Golf Tournament.

The 8th Annual Athletic Association Golf Tournament will take place on June 16 at the Mill River Country Club in Stratford. Registration information coming soon!

Read About 2019's Golf Tournament

College Acceptance Highlights.

Seniors, you've been doing fantastically! You've been telling us where you've been accepted into college and we've already started to highlight a few of your classmates -- keep it up.

Be sure to bookmark our College Counseling webpage and return each time you are accepted.

Share Your Great News With Us

College of the Month.

January's College of the Month is Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Students may learn more about Denison on January 29 at 10am in the College Counseling Office.

Learn More About Denison University

Create Our Feast Day Card!

Students may submit a design for our next Feast Day Holy Card! Submissions must be original paintings or drawings on 8.5" x 11" paper that depict St Joseph in whichever rendition you see fit.

Submit designs to Fr Silva by February 14.

Adult Fitness Classes.

We hope you'll join us for these great classes, open to all alumni and parents (past and present)!

Fitness Bootcamp: Weds at 7pm
Yoga: Mondays at 6:30pm

Classes take place in the Health & Wellness Center. All experience levels welcome!

Engineering After-School Program.

St Joe's Engineering & Aviation After-School Program (in partnership with Milestone C) will run from Feb 4 - April 21.

Sessions will be held on Tuesdays after-school and the morning of Saturday, April 25. The cost is $100.

Students will learn to design and fly drones; pilot flight simulators; and lead rescue missions.

Space is Limited. Sign Up Today!

2020 Giving Day: Feb 14.

We want to know why you love SJ! Tell us about your favorite memory, inspiring teachers, how you met the love of your life, or made lifelong friends.

Click the link to view our first I ♡ SJ video or visit sjcadets.org/ILoveSJ for more information!

Spring Kairos Retreat.

Kairos is a student-led retreat that helps students understand their relationship to God, themselves, and others. This retreat is open to Upperclassmen.

Learn More.

Classroom Spotlight.

In the image to the right, Mrs Carvalho-Sullivan's Spanish 5 class is performing the macarena. The class has been creating videos on TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest as part of a discussion on the pros and cons of social media use. All of the videos are related to Spanish culture.

St Joes Wins 4 Grants.

We are thrilled to announce that St Joes has been awarded four grants from Foundations in Education. These grants will promote innovation in the classroom totaling almost $25,000!

More information will be coming soon on each of the grants and how they will be used to enhance our curriculum and continue to grow St Joes!

Phone-a-thon is Feb 4-5.

The Office of Advancement is looking for student volunteers to make calls to our alumni and parents. Students will earn service hours for their participation. Dinner and snacks will provided.

Freshman Parent Social.

On February 4 (6pm-8pm), the Parent Association invites Freshman Parents to connect with each other and learn how to become more involved!

Last Call for Yearbooks.

Deadlines are approaching for students to purchase their yearbooks and for parents to purchase an Ad for their Grad. All orders must be placed by Feb 2, 2020!

Click Here to Place An Ad

Click Here to Order Your Yearbook

Celebrating Multicultural Week: Jan 27-31, 2020.

For the second year in a row, St Joes will celebrate Catholic Schools Week with a Multicultural Theme. Students will collectively work on art pieces during their world language classes that will be turned into a mural in the lobby to celebrate the week’s festivities.

Additional activities include:

Our school Librarian has put together a collection of books with multicultural themes (view the list here!)
Mass on Jan 27 will include readings in different languages
Decorations throughout the school
Different multicultural segments on SJTV all week
Teachers will include multicultural lessons in their classes throughout the week
Friday, 1/31, we will have a dress down day (cost $3) with all proceeds going to earthquake victims in Puerto Rico (where the SJ community has built a number of relationships through the Francis Xavier Program)
A school-wide potluck after school on Friday, 1/31