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Your Future Begins Here
Seeing our students actively engaging in a multitude of activities brings me joy. The beauty of Catholic education lies not only in the academic learning over the course of four years, but also the personal growth and development that happens outside of the classroom.

Wow, are these students are resilient! They push through challenges with such determination in whatever they set their sights on. They truly are difference-makers.

Saint Joseph High School provides an environment that lays a foundation where students are known, nurtured, and loved; but it is the students themselves who embrace the knowledge and guidance to further push themselves to grow both in the classroom and in their faith.

At Saint Joseph High School, we offer something for everyone within a strong academic curriculum guided by and rooted in faith. Saint Joe is strong across the board in academics (humanities, STEM, World languages), athletics, co-curricular organizations (academic, service and faith-based), and the arts. We strive to offer a well-rounded environment for every student to develop into resilient, compassionate, and knowledgeable men and women who succeed and transform not only their lives, but the lives of others as well.

Peace and blessings to you,

Ms. Sue Ushela, Director of Admissions
(574) 233-6137 ext. 524
Saint Joe Students Head to Washington, D.C. to Attend March for Life

The Right to Life Club made the annual voyage to Washington, D.C. to join the March for Life on Friday, January 21. Thirteen students made the weekend trip, joined by parent chaperones and members of the faculty/staff.

The Saint Joe contingency was joined by other members of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, including the Most Reverend Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, pictured at the top sporting a Saint Joe blue winter hat.

The group celebrated Mass with Bishop Rhoades Friday morning at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Senior Felicity Nolan performed a reading in front of the congregation at Mass preceding the March for Life, which began later that day.
Faith at Saint Joe

The snowstorm this week threw a bit of a wrench in Catholic Schools Week, but much like the resilience of our students, we persevere.

Check out our latest video, aired during Catholic Schools Week, showing the ways our students celebrate their faith within the walls of Saint Joseph High School every single day!
Two Saint Joe Faculty Members Installed as Acolytes

Mr. Andy Oross and Mr. Harry Verhiley were both installed as Acolytes on January 16, a step in their journey towards becoming deacons in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

Congratulations, and thank you for being wonderful examples of living your faith!
SJHS Students Earn over 150 Scholastic Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards celebrate student works judged based on originality, technical skill, and emergence of a personal voice or vision.

Between the art and writing awards, Saint Joe students earned 152 awards in total, with 120 coming by way of art (30 gold key, 37 silver key, 53 honorable mention) and 32 in writing (6 gold key, 10 silver key, 16 honorable mention).

Two students received distinguished honors for their works, with Sanaya Firestone nominated for an American Vision Award, and Sydney Taylor nominated for an American Voice Award. Five works of writing and five works of art from each region are selected as American Voices & Visions nominees before a panel of jurors selects a writer and artist from each region to receive their respective medals. American Voice & Vision medalists are celebrated at the National Exhibition in New York City.

The South Bend Museum of Art will host a reception for regional award winners on Saturday, February 5 from 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Entry is free and open to the public. A virtual award ceremony is scheduled for February 12, and the Scholastic Awards exhibit will remain open at the museum through Saturday, March 12.
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Athletics Update
Saint Joe announced their new head football coach on Thursday afternoon in a meeting with the players, revealing that Ben Downey '96 will be returning to the sideline to lead the team again in 2022.

In a previous five-year stint leading Saint Joe, Coach Downey accumulated a 52-26 record with three sectional championships, three regional championship, two semi-state championships, and back-to-back state title game appearances in 2010 and 2011.

Coach Downey was a three-year member of the varsity team when he was in high school and played both outside linebacker and wide receiver on the 1995 IHSAA Class 3A State Championship team.
Girls basketball split their final pair of games, traveling to Elkhart last Friday and hanging on to knock off the Lions before a trip to Homestead ended in defeat to close the regular season.

Senior Kelly Ratigan rounded out the regular season leading all girls high school players in the state of Indiana with 89 made three pointers this season.

The girls finished the season with a 15-9 record and drew a first round bye in the sectional. They will face Washington in the sectional semi-final on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Follow the action live by listening in on Redeemer Radio 95.7 FM.
Boys basketball sits at 9-7 on the season and is 3-1 in their last four, following a resounding 97-40 win over New Prairie on Homecoming, as well as a 52-48 win over Culver in a game that was played tight from start to finish.

Last Thursday's scheduled game at Clay is postponed to Saturday, February 12, which means Saint Joe's next scheduled game is the Holy War on Hardwood as Marian visits on Friday, February 11.
Wrestling qualified five competitors for the regional last week at Mishawaka.

Amarion Parker, Zach Kennedy, Jack Aranowski, Josh Brewer, and Brady Farrell (not pictured) made it through the sectional and earned the right to compete in the Penn regional Saturday morning beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Saint Joe hockey ends the regular season at 24-10-2, having locked up the top seed in the Michiana High School Hockey League tournament as regular season champions.

The final weekend of the regular season featured a loss to the SW Blades hockey club before taking back-to-back games from the visiting Lakewood St. Edward's.

The MHSHL tournament begins tonight, and Saint Joe will face the winner of Riley v. Adams at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 5.