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Dear Friends,
Good morning, St. Joes. As we begin this Thanksgiving week, I am proud to inform you that our Virtual 2020 Maroon and Gold Gala was a smashing success. Kudos to our Institutional Advancement Team (Aimee Marcella, Danielle Knapp Ferranti, Sasha Davila Russell and Maria Stickney) for planning and facilitating a FUN and highly successful virtual event for the SJ Community. Our Advancement Team “Carried On” with spirit, resolve, and vision - well done, ladies! The proceeds from the 2020 Gala will support our Fund-A-Future initiative intended to assist families with needed financial aid to fund an SJ future for their child(ren). It was a great event and the generosity of the participants was inspiring and extremely heartwarming. A wonderful way to enter this week of helping others and giving thanks.
On behalf of the SJHS faculty, staff, and administration, I wish you and your family a blessed holiday season. As you know, Thanksgiving is about faith, family, friends, and fellowship and those wholesome core values are able to transcend any distance that may come between us and those we love this week. May God bless your family and those you love.
Happy Thanksgiving,
David J. Klein
President
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On Saturday, St Joes held our Maroon & Gold Gala - and what a success it was! Thanks to our community, we sold out of our Gala Gift Boxes and hundreds tuned in to watch as we honored Dr Fitzgerald, and Pat & Mary Ellen Donegan! Many thanks as well to Dr Steven & Mrs Danielle Cheeseman, our honorary chairs for the evening! Stay tuned next week as we'll update you on our auction and scholarship dollars raised.
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November 23-24
Virtual Classes
November 25-27
Thanksgiving Recess
No Classes
December 8
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
No Classes
December 24 - January 1
Winter Recess
No Classes
January 4, 2021
Classes Resume
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Academic Update - Midterms to be Cancelled. |
Mid-Term exams, which were scheduled for January 11 - January 15, 2021 will be cancelled this year. In lieu of the exams, we will extend the end of the second quarter from January 8 to January 15. We hope this change will assist with our students' success during this unique academic year. If you have any question, please feel free to reach out to Mr Clough at sclough@sjcadets.org. |
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St Joe's Spectrum continues to be one of New England’s award winning premier high school medalist yearbooks.
Senior Parents, this is also the perfect time for you to purchase an Ad for your Grad!
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Donate to Our Season of Giving! |
Thanks to all who have donated so far to our Season of Giving campaigns!
At this time, since our students cannot bring items to the school, we ask all families to make their donations directly to Blessed Sacrament anytime between now and Weds, Nov 25. Thank you for your donations!
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Order Your Wreaths by November 27! |
Support the Parent Association with the purchase of a balsam wreath! Wreaths are 22" in diameter and $20 each. Wreath pickup will be at 2:15pm on Dec 3 & 4! |
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Thanksgiving Travel Advisories |
If you plan to travel during the holiday recess, we urge you to be aware of CT's travel restrictions and quarantine protocols. Anyone traveling into CT from a state or country listed on the Travel Advisory List must self-quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last contact within that state. Please note, the CT Travel Advisory list is ever-changing, therefore we recommend you check the list regularly. You can view the list of affected states here. If you have any questions, please feel reach out to Mrs Miller at (203) 378-9378 x307.
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Support St Joes While Holiday Shopping on Amazon! |
AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support St Joes every time you make a purchase, at no cost to you!
Just visit smile.amazon.com (it can also be activated in the Amazon Shopping app) and choose St Joes as your charity.
As you make your purchases, St Joes receives a donation from Amazon -- at no cost to you!
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Watch Our Benefactor Mass of Thanksgiving |
On Wednesday, November 25, all are invited to join us at their leisure for St Joseph High School's Mass of Thanksgiving, honoring Scholarships in Memoriam, Friends, and Benefactors.
Father Silva has graciously pre-recorded our Mass and we invite you to watch from the comfort of your own home. You can view the Mass on Wednesday at SJCadets.org/ChaplainsCorner.
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St Joe's Winter Open House (Virtual) is Dec 2! |
While our application deadline has passed, St Joes is now actively begin the rolling admissions process. Feel free to share with your friends, neighbors, and community, that we are having a winter open house on Weds, December 2!
Winter Open House will be virtual - and all are welcome. Interested families can register at sjcadets.org/visit!
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Winter Sports Update - CIAC Postpones Until January |
On Wednesday, November 17, the CIAC released information regarding the postponement of the Winter Sports season until January 19, 2021.
We will follow up with more information by the end of the week regarding steps moving forward as we approach the start of the season.
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Pizza & Prayer: December 1st! |
The next Pizza & Prayer event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 1 from 5:30pm-7:00pm.
The speaker during the event will be Nick Dreyer who will be speaking on the topic of “What Makes a Family”.
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Cadets Spotlight: Students Serve at a Food Pantry in Norwalk! |
LtR: Andrew Burke, Thomas Lucas, Brayden Bloom, Matt Debes, Jonathan Antonacci
Service in action! On Saturday, November 21, a group of SJ sophomores joined together to volunteer at the St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Norwalk to distribute turkeys and Thanksgiving meal items!
We are so proud to see our Cadets sharing of their time and energy to those in need. Way to go, Cadets!
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Thank You for Your Season of Giving Contributions! |
Last Friday morning, Fr. Silva, Mrs Marcella, and Mrs Sullivan delivered two truckloads worth of donated goods to Mercy Learning Center in Bridgeport!
The staff were incredibly grateful to be able to re-stock their shelves and it couldn't have been done without all of you! Many thanks to all who donated!
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College Admission Information Webinar. |
On Thursday, December 3 at 6:30pm, the College & School Counseling Office will offer an admission information webinar! The webinar is best for Seniors and their parents, but families of Junior students might also find it beneficial.
The guest presenter will be Mr Andrew Palumbo, Assistant VP of Enrollment Management at Worcester Polytech Institute. Mr Palumbo is a nationally known expert on all topics related to college admission. During the webinar, he will co-present with members of the college and school counseling staff on tips and strategies for our seniors and their parents who are at different stages of the admission process. Last Spring, he wrote an open letter to the Class of 2021 that was published by the Washington Post. You can read that letter here.
On Thursday, December 3, join us via Zoom at this link:
Meeting ID: 719 1059 1226
Passcode: WYCQW7
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Yearbook Staff Asks You to Fill Out Their Thanksgiving Survey! |
SJ's Yearbook Staff is looking for creative and fun ways to engage the SJ community and fill their 2021 pages. They'd love your input on thanksgiving and what it means to you!
In addition to survey responses, they're also looking for photos!
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Stay Connected With Us and Watch Our @SJCadets #GrowIntoGreat! |
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