Twenty school years ago, on August 22nd, 1993, St. Joseph’s Catholic School opened its doors. On that morning the first thirteen students entered through the same red door that now resides in our High School Commons. In 1993, this red door was the entrance to a little house next to the Lutheran Church on Augusta [...]
The well-known tradition of academic excellence at St. Joseph’s Catholic School has a long list of awards and merits that grows year after year due to the scholastic aptitude and discipline of exceptional students. The graduating class of 2012 and this year’s senior class have continued that tradition through numerous honorable achievements that exemplify the [...]
When Greg Rusnak and his wife, Mary, attended their first St. Joseph’s school orientation with their oldest daughter, Caitlin (’11), Greg recalls how a spirit of authentic Catholic community seemed to permeate everything: “[R]einforced by the administration, it was in everything the school did: in the classroom, on the field, on the stage, in all [...]
The virtue of charity is just one facet of strong moral development fostered within the Christ-centered educational experience at St. Joseph’s Catholic School. The Bleeding Hearts Club, a new student organization moderated by Biology teacher, Sharon Ruble, is one remarkable example of how charitable principles like generosity and compassion formed within the students are having [...]
English Department Inducts First Magazine and Literary Conference What began last spring as a group of hopeful students wishing to create a new way to showcase literary and artistic talents at St. Joseph’s has grown into much more than they ever expected. The debut of the school’s first artistic and literary magazine, Inscape, followed by [...]
To the Entire SJCS Family: Greetings and welcome to the 20th Academic Anniversary of St. Joseph’s! I wanted to take a moment introduce myself to everyone. I am George Patrick McLeer, Jr. (Class of 2006) and I am the new President of the SJCS Alumni Board. The Alumni Board is a relatively young group started four [...]
For the first time, we introduce our 2012-2013 Advancement Ambassadors: Abby Anderson, Caroline Calder, Grace Cooney, Brendan Cummings, Noah Davis, Laura Franco, Katrina Konopka, Brooks McCoy, Patrick McLear, Tyler Neves, Nicole Pares, Olivia Satterfield, Elizabeth Shafer, and Margaret Utecht. Selected through an application process during the fall, these ambassadors have participated in a myriad of [...]
St. Joseph’s celebrated Catholic Schools Week January 27- February 2 with a variety of events designed to highlight the blessings of Catholic education. The 2013 theme, “Catholic Schools Raise the Standards,” illustrates a chart of steady growth culminating in the highest achievement of all, a cross representing the faith that underscores all Catholic education. Faculty [...]
St. Joseph’s celebrated Catholic Schools Week January 27- February 2 with a variety of events designed to highlight the blessings of Catholic education. The 2013 theme, “Catholic Schools Raise the Standards,” illustrates a chart of steady growth culminating in the highest achievement of all, a cross representing the faith that underscores all Catholic education. Volunteers were invited [...]
St. Joseph’s celebrated Catholic Schools Week January 27- February 2 with a variety of events designed to highlight the blessings of Catholic education. The 2013 theme, “Catholic Schools Raise the Standards,” illustrates a chart of steady growth culminating in the highest achievement of all, a cross representing the faith that underscores all Catholic education. Students [...]
In celebration of Fat Tuesday, students were treated to a special breakfast on February 12, 2013. Fat Tuesday, the traditional name for the day before Ash Wednesday, is typically marked with feasting before the fasting season of Lent begins.
