St Joseph High School - A Catholic College Preparatory Community
Dear Friends,

Happy Spring Break Week, St Joes! I wish your family a healthy, safe, and relaxing week ahead.

College acceptances have been a recent topic of high interest and great pride for our seniors. Despite a pandemic interrupted senior year, the accomplished SJ Class of 2021 continues to excel academically and athletically, and faithfully serve their community. Our value proposition remains strong as evidenced by the impressive list of Colleges and Universities that have wisely admitted an SJ senior into their Class of 2025. Please join me in a very proud shout out to our seniors and their families – well done, Cadets!

Last week, we enthusiastically welcomed future Cadets and their parents to an outstanding in-person Open House. Saturday marked the official opening to the FCIAC Spring Athletic season and it was an invigorating day on Campus. So, the hustle and bustle of Spring 2021 is in full bloom and the best of this school year is yet to come. In the next two months, there will be many opportunities for us to joyously honor and celebrate our students and we will do so with love in our hearts. 

As always, your family remains in my daily prayers. Have a terrific week!

In Faith and Fellowship,
David J. Klein
President        
College Counseling Newsletter
Beginning March 2021, the College & School Counseling office will be providing our families with a monthly newsletter! The items in the newsletter will be grade-specific while also offering tips and announcements from our school counselors and social worker.

If you haven't received the first two issues of the College & Counseling newsletter, be sure to reach out to communications@sjcadets.org.
April 12-16
Spring Break (No Classes)

April 20
Honor Society Inductions (English, Fine Arts, Math)

April 21
Junior Class Activity Day

April 21
Honor Society Inductions (World Languages)

April 21
Pizza & Prayer
Register Today for our Annual Golf Tournament: June 14!
Calling all golfers! You are invited to join us on Monday, June 14 for a great day of golf while supporting the SJ Athletic Association. This annual tradition will be held at the Mill River Country Club in Stratford, and includes breakfast, lunch, and plenty of chances to win prizes – including a car with a Hole in One! Be sure and invite colleagues, friends, and family for a fun filled day on the course - while supporting our athletics program.
Spring Break Travel
Currently, there are no restrictions on domestic travel for Connecticut. Those who travel for Spring Break do not need to quarantine nor provide St Joes with a negative test result in order to return to school.

That being said, we want to remind everyone of the critical importance of continuing to follow mitigation protocols. Regular hand washing, mask wearing, social distancing, staying home when not feeling well, help keep us in school as much as possible. We thank you for your cooperation.
Earth Day Service Project!
In celebration of Earth Day (April 22), Chloe Garrow '22 has started a recyclable can/bottle drive at St Joes! Let's all come together as a community to keep our Earth clean!

Students may drop off returnable bottles and cans in the designated bins in the Main Lobby from April 19 - May 14. The bottles/cans will be turned into a recyclabling center and all proceeds will benefit Save the Sound, a non-profit leading environmental action in our area.

Thank you for your support of this great project!
Spring Open House a Great Success!
Many thanks to all those who helped to spread the word about our Spring Open House! The event, held on April 7, was completely filled to capacity and we were thrilled to see so many faces of interested 7th and 8th grade families!
Service Opportunity: Honoring Local Heroes.
For those still in need of service hours, join the Heroes in Blue, Red, and Green project!

Organized by Morgan Vossler '22, from March 29 - April 6, students are asked to perform service opportunities for local police stations. Ideas include:
  • Making homemade letters and cards; gift baskets; homemade masks; baked goods; or even a presentation for the police with words of kindness and signs of thanks.

All submissions to x2VOL can be entered with Mr. Smith as the "site supervisor" along with a picture of the service/activity done for this project.
Vaccine Availability
In CT, everyone over 16 years of age is now eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Please Note: St Joes does not require the vaccine.

If interested, here's how you may make an appointment:

By Phone: 877-918-2224

Other Vaccine Providers:
Spring Sports Spectator Policy

Opening games began on Saturday - we're so excited! We want to reiterate our spectator policy for home games and share the various policies of the other schools we will be visiting in the FCIAC.  
 
For home games, we are allowing 2 home and away parents per athlete (with an exception for step-parents). Students, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, etc. will not be permitted. The admission of 2 parents are not transferrable to anyone else. Masks are required to be worn from when you get out of your car upon arrival to when you go back to your car to leave. No exceptions. Spectators are expected to abide by all social distancing guidelines.
 
Attached are the spectator policies for each of the schools in the FCIAC. Please review and be respectful of each school's policy if/when attending games. We are always conscious of changing guidelines and will review our policies as necessary. Thank you for your cooperation. Go St Joes!