This month's Christian Of The Month for Preschool is Sterling Kopp. Sterling is a bright, energetic and very helpful student. He is always ready for learning and always looking to help his fellow peers. Sterling loves books and has a creative imagination. He likes coloring and loves to draw. At home, he spends lots of time outdoors and loves riding his bike. In his free time Sterling loves playing for the Tamaqua Youth Soccer and Tamaqua Knee-Hi Wrestling. He also loves spending time with his family and coming to preschool!

Axel Yelito is Kindergarten Blue's February Christian of the Month. Axel is a hard working student who always tries his very best at everything he does. Axel does all of his school work neatly and is always happy to volunteer. He always pays attention and stays on task during lessons. Everything that Axel does, he does with a smile on his face. Axel is a good friend and strong role model to others in the classroom. He is a kind and polite boy who always offers to help others around him. At home Axel loves to ride his dirt bike with his big brother Jager. He loves spending time with his family, especially his PopPop. Axel enjoys going to school everyday. His family is very proud of how far he has come this year. Way to go Axel! 

This month's Christian of the month for Kindergarten Gold is Bear Stetz. Bear is a very calm and quiet student. He is very helpful and a good friend to his peers. He loves to draw and is very creative.At home he is learning how to play the drums, harmonica, and guitar. He also enjoys swimming, playing basketball at the Berwick YMCA, riding his dirt bike, and playing with his legos. Bear is very kind and compassionate and is always eager to lend a helping hand.

Landon Moyer is Christian of the Month for First Grade gold. Landon is a hardworking student and is always kind to his classmates. He follows the school rules and is respectful to all teachers. Outside of school Landon likes playing tball, spending time with his family and pets, swimming ang playing in the snow. Congratulations Landon!

Matteo Picone is First Grade Blue Christian of the Month. Matteo is always the first student to jump in and help, no matter what the job entails. He does not complain, just helps with a smile. He is kind and polite. He does his best in school. At home he enjoys helping his family and doing chores around the house. He can use a skid loader to help with the property. He loves hanging out with his big brother and German shepherd Cody and playing with his cousins. He loves animals and even rescued his kitten named Blanket. He enjoys riding his four wheeler. He has been riding since he was 3 years old. They make their own trails to ride in their development. He enjoys building things with wood, loves the outdoors, camping, having bonfires, swimming and art. He has played the harmonica since he was two years old. His grandfather taught him and he loves playing it. He has participated the last three years in a Premier Youth Program, Soccer Shots of Lehigh Valley. He is a sweet and kind boy who loves to help everyone. Congratulations Matteo!

Gabriel Van Norman is the Christian of the Month for Grade 2 Blue. He always offers to help anyone who needs it. Gabe is kind to others. If he sees someone who is alone, he will offer to include them in a group. Gabe works hard on his schoolwork and always tries his best. Outside of school, Gabe plays basketball for SJRS, baseball, and soccer, all positions for each sport. He volunteers at Kellner's Dam Association. Gabe likes to teach other children about fishing and what he has learned. He loves being a Big Brother, he helps his Mom clean, and his Dad around the house. He always holds the door for people, and he thanks Veterans and Active Military personnel. Gabe is always willing to help out anyone wherever it is needed. Congratulations, Gabe!

The second grade gold Christian of the Month for February is Blaise Kopp. Blaise is an excellent student. He works hard and always tries his best. Blaise is kind and respectful to everyone. He also will lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it. Outside of school, Blaise has been participating in Tamaqua Youth Soccer for four years and Tamaqua Knee-Hi Wrestling for three years. He also takes piano lessons with his Grammy. Blaise loves any and every outdoor activity, arts and crafts, and spending time with his family. He loves animals and is a big helper with the family pets. Blaise loves reading and going to school.

The Christian of the Month for February is Vitaliy Chepelskyy. Vitaliy is an altar server for St. John’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Lansford, as well as St. Mary’s Byzantine in Nesquehoning. He is also active in archery at the West Penn Archery Club, and is a brown belt in karate. Vitaliy loves animals, and has two pets of his own that he is responsible for taking care of- his pet hamster and fish. He loves the outdoors- biking, hiking, and taking long walks. Vitaliy is always very diligent, responsible, kind and ready to help. In the classroom, Vitaliy always has a smile on his face and is attentive to all the lessons. He is respectful, funny, and is always eager to learn. Congratulations Vitaliy! 

Fourth Grade's Christian of the Month for February is Gianna Osenbach. Gianna is a very artistic and creative student. She is kind and helpful to her classmates and always willing to lend a hand to her teacher. Gianna is conscientious and can often be found going the extra mile in her schoolwork during class, with an ever-present raised hand, always ready to answer a question. Outside of school, Gianna is involved with gymnastics at Tumble with Denise. She is also an altar server at Saint John XXIII. At home, Gianna is very helpful with her three siblings and loves spending time with her family. She reads her bible every night and enjoys the lessons it teaches. Gianna is always trying her best. Congratulations, Gianna! We are all so proud of you!

JoElle Currie is fifth grade's Christian of the month for February. JoElle is a very thoughtful, caring and friendly student. She always gives 100% in whatever activity she participates in. JoElle participates in various volleyball clinics. She is an avid gymnast. She currently competes in Level 6 and will soon be traveling to the state competition. JoElle loves to cheer and keep stats for her brother, Julius's, Colt's basketball games. She is a very hard worker in all aspects of her schoolwork, thriving to do the best she can. Congratulations JoElle!

The February Christian of the Month in Sixth Grade is Cole Jordan. Cole is always kind and considerate. Cole is a hard worker both in and out of school. His assignments are done neatly and thoroughly. Outside of school, Cole is a member of the Valley West Baseball team where he plays pitcher as well as first base. He also enjoys fishing in his free time. Congratulations, Cole!

Brooke Hannis-Miskar is the 7th Grade Christian of the Month for February. Brooke is a

Isabella Horvat is the 8th Grade Christian of the Month. Isabella is a self motivated student and completes her work neatly, thoroughly, and on time. She has made honors since 5th grade. Isabella's kind to her classmates and helps out in the classroom by taking care of our class fish. Outside of school, she has been swimming for nine years for the Tamaqua Blue Waves, and she is also a member of the Marian Catholic JH Cross Country Team. She was the first JH cross country girl to medal in leagues.  Isabella is a member of the AVA Charcoal Volleyball Team where she plays outside hitter and back row.  Working out and playing sports are her favorite activities and Isabella is involved in community service. She helps her swim coach teach children ages 2-6 how to swim, and she has given treats to the residents on the 5th floor of St. Luke's Miners Hospital. Isabella will attend Marian Catholic High School. Congratulations, Isabella!

Gift Certificates and Scrip Certificates           

This year we will again sell tuition chances to help you win money toward your tuition bill. The chances are $1 each, and paper slips are in the family envelope. If you want to purchase the chance, fill out the slip and enclose money in an envelope marked tuition chance. This is not a fundraiser. All money collected will be awarded to the winning student’s tuition account. If your tuition is fully paid, credit will be applied to next year’s bill. The winner for February is Riley Garvey in Kindergarten Blue. The amount of tuition credit is $148. Thank you to all who took chances. Slips are enclosed for next month’s drawing which will be on March 21st.

REMINDERS: 

           Labels are due March 11th. This is a major fundraiser for SJRS and we need every family to participate and send in names for at least 10 labels for the event to be successful. This helps to keep the cost of tuition down. Please send a note to the office if you need more labels. Students will receive a dress down day card for every l0 labels that they bring in. Please remember to return the sheet and labels with the names to which we will be sending Race for Education mailers. Many people do not mind sending a donation to the school. It is a wonderful way to ask people outside the area to support the school. For your convenience, here is the RACE FOR EDUCATION link that you can share with friends and family who want to donate online

- March Missions Project–

link for google form-https://forms.gle/gHWAzHTjzALRR4oN6

We encourage all parents to get involved with Home and School. We will need much help, especially this year with our fundraising efforts. We encourage everyone to share ideas with HSA.

2021-2022 Home and School Officers

President- Kathy Reaman

Vice-President- Kelly Kisenwether

Secretary- Megan DeAngelo

Treasurer- Billie Jo Wetterau

Coordinator of Fundraising Activities- Karen Weicker

Coordinator of Outreach- Maria McGinley

Email: sjrs.hsa@gmail.com

100th Year Celebration. 

Saint Jerome Regional School will be hosting a Festival to celebrate our school’s 100th Anniversary on Saturday, June 11th from 11:30am-2:30pm. SJRS invites all members of the SJRS family to attend. Current, past and future students, staff members, family members and loyal supporters who have all contributed to get us to where we are today are all invited. Reminisce old memories, spend time talking with other alumni, and look through old yearbooks and black-and-white photos from days in the classrooms. Guests can take a tour of the school, play some festival games outside, view the unveiling of the 100th Anniversary Donor Wall in the front lobby and have a bite to eat in the cafeteria. Remember to share your contact information with us to receive updates on the school in the future. Representatives of the Home and School Association, Student Ambassadors, Administration, teachers and staff will also be in attendance. Click Here to view the Facebook Event Page

Here is a sample picture of what our donor wall will look like. We plan to unveil it at our 100th Anniversary Festival in June. For more details, please visit

For more information about Night at the Races please click HERE

To view our Health and Safety Plan and other COVID related information/documents please click HERE.

Email your prayer requests to altssj@ptd.net or send a note to the office.

We will list the names that you would like us to pray for in our monthly newsletters.

For more information on the EPSF (Eastern Pennsylvania Scholarship Foundation) please go to our SJRS support page.