Prospective Soundings Newsletter - January 31st Edition

Building Faith, Character, and Excellence

January 31st, 2020

Letter from Ms. Sue Ushela, Director of Admissions

Happy Catholic Schools Week 2020! Catholic education continues to thrive in preparing students in academic excellence, service and positive contribution to others, and faith formation. Saint Joseph High School aligns consistently in developing our students in all these areas.

We envision our school to “ be a diverse Catholic community engaged in the process of preparing our students to live exemplary lives, sharing wisdom, showing courage, and supporting justice in the world. ” We offer a challenging academic curriculum that combines Catholic faith and teachings with academic excellence. We instill the value of service. We teach respect toward others, emphasize moral development, and set high standards for academic achievement.

We are a community which provides an environment to be inquisitive in learning, resilient in preparation to be leaders, compassionate with service to others, and to grow in faith. Our students are ready to graduate and proceed on to the next level with a firm foundation of academic excellence and faith!

Catholic education is a gift that continues to see rewards! Embrace it!

Sincerely,

Sue Ushela

Director of Admissions

(574) 233-6137 ext. 524

The Men of God Serving Saint Joe: Fr. Terry and Fr. Ryan

Saint Joseph High School is blessed to have two fantastic chaplains here on campus. As part of Catholic Schools Week we want to introduce everyone who may not know them to Fr. Terry and Fr. Ryan, two men who tend to the religious health of the school and spend their time selflessly serving our students, faculty, staff, and entire community.

Learn more about Fr. Terry and Fr. Ryan in our Catholic Schools Week feature here!

Students Celebrate Spirit Week!

Announcements

FACTS Application:

The FACTS tuition assistance application priority deadline is February 28, 2020 ( apply here ). Applications will be accepted after the deadline, though the pool of available aid is smaller following the priority deadline.

2020-21 Academic Calendar is Now Available:

The 2020-21 academic calendar is posted to the Saint Joseph High School website. Dates for Prom and Graduation will be added later. The calendar can be found under the "Parents" tab by clicking on "Academic Calendars."

You can also visit the calendar here for important dates and planning purposes.

Click here for the admission process and timeline for incoming freshmen

Saint Joe Well-Represented in 2020 Scholastic

Writing Awards

Students of Mr. DePauw, Mr. Foster, and Mrs. O'Brien earned 41 awards!

Awards are split into three categories: Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention. Gold Key works pass on to National Adjudication in New York City. Congratulations to all of our Scholastic Writing Award winners!

Name

Olivia Agostino

Emanuel Alaniz

Minha Ansari

Courtney Bean

Katherine Bellia

Olivia Borst

Annabeth Bretz

Claire Chadwell

Dot Crumlish

Ryan Drew

Kyle Feldkamp

Emma Feltzer

Brendan Gonzales

Ethan Horvath

Marguerite Jay

Clare Keller

Amelia Kempf

Andrew Lamont

Tea Lazareto

Josie Lloyd

Margaret Mark

Natalie Moore

Mia Naman

Maximilian Niebur

Mary Jane Nolan

Brandon Prokop

Mary Cate Pruitt

Elizabeth Raster

Alejandro Rios

Mia Sniadecki

Zoe Tembo

Mairi Weber-Hess

Category

Personal Essay & Memoir

Poetry

Personal Essay & Memoir

Poetry

Writing Portfolio

Personal Essay & Memoir

Critical Essay

Poetry

Personal Essay & Memoir

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Poetry

Personal Essay & Memoir

Poetry

Personal Essay & Memoir

Poetry

Personal Essay & Memoir

Poetry

Personal Essay & Memoir

Poetry

Award

Silver Key

Honorable Mention

Gold Key

Silver Key

Honorable Mention

Gold Key

Honorable Mention

Silver Key

Gold Key

Silver Key

Honorable Mention

Gold Key

Honorable Mention

Silver Key

Honorable Mention

Silver Key

Honorable Mention

Gold Key

Honorable Mention

Gold Key

Silver Key

Honorable Mention

Silver Key

Click here for the admissions policy for incoming freshmen

Saint Joe Welcomes Campus Ministers

Earlier this week Saint Joe welcomed campus ministers from local parishes to share discussion with our students during their lunch periods. Thank you to the representatives from St. Adalbert, Christ the King, St. Pius, and St. Joe for joining us and opening up the conversation with the students!

Sports Report:

Go Indians!

Girls' swimming captured the NIC championship for the third straight year, amassing 585 points to remain ahead of runner-up Penn (565 points). Mary Cate Pruitt earned MVP honors for the meet as voted on by the NIC coaches. She set a meet record in the 200 yard Freestyle while also winning the 100 yard Fly. Pruitt anchored two champion relays: the 200 yard Freestyle Relay (Lauren Pieniazkiewicz, Emma Feltzer, Katie Jachim) and the record-setting 400 yard Relay (Evie Sierra, Emma Feltzer, Jane Lloyd).

The Indians also won the 200 yard Medley Relay (Jane Lloyd, Lauren Pieniazkiewicz, Evie Sierra, Olivia Elston). Evie Sierra championed two events (200 yard Individual Medley, 500

Freestyle), while Lauren Pieniazkiewicz also won two individual events (50 yard Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke). Pruitt, Pieniazkiewicz, and Sierra placed first in every event they swam.

The girls' basketball team bounced back from a tough Homecoming loss to Penn by winning a pair of road games down the stretch. The Indians traveled to Marquette and emerged with a 67-42 victory.

In the last road game of the regular season the girls went to Washington and overcame an early first quarter deficit to earn a one-point win, 57-56.

The season finale tips off tonight at Saint Joe when the Indians take on Elkhart Central at 7:30 p.m. Sectional playoff play begins Wednesday of next week.

Last week the boys' basketball team used a strong first quarter to build a 12-point lead and never looked back, earning the Homecoming victory over Penn by a score of 63-57.

The team followed up with a 70-55 road win over Elkhart Central to push their overall record to 11-3 ahead of a road game vs. Washington tonight.

The Saint Joe hockey varsity earned an impressive 1-0 shutout win over Culver the other week. Kyle Tupper made 38 saves to keep the clean sheet and preserve the one-goal lead. The Indian icers followed up the Culver game with a 5-2 win over Adams.

Meanwhile the junior varsity was hard at work two weeks ago, participating in and winning the Hockey Time Tournament by going a perfect 5-0 over the weekend (pictured below)!

As always, visit www.saintjoeathletics.com for a complete rundown of scores, schedules, and news.