Stay Connected January 14, 2015 Dear SJS Families, Our annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week is quickly approaching! You should have received through email our schedule of events for the week. National Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week. National Catholic Schools Week 2015 takes place January 25 through 31. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2015 is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” The theme encompasses several concepts that are at the heart of Catholic education. Schools are not only communities themselves; they are also part of larger communities of home, church, city and nation. Faith, knowledge and service are integral components of a Catholic education and the measures by which any Catholic school can and should be judged. I hope you will be able to join us for our Eucharistic Adoration on Monday, our CSW mass on Tuesday, and the presentation by "Viva Mexico" on Friday. You are also invited to come to school on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday to look at the "International Fair" displays that will be in the main hallway of the school. I also encourage you to sign up to donate blood at our Red Cross Blood Drive which will be held in the St. Joseph Parish Hall from 12:00-5:00. The "International Fair" is an event to reinforce this year's school theme; "Catholicism Around the World". Each grade level has researched the culture and traditions of a country or region of the world and will have displays to show what they have learned. *Preschool – China *First Grade - South America *Third Grade - Central America *Fifth Grade – Ireland *Seventh Grade – Africa *Kindergarten – North America *Second Grade - Burma *Fourth Grade - Caribbean *Sixth Grade – Southeast Asia *Eighth Grade - India I would also like to bring your attention to our service project for Catholic Schools Week. Our focus this year will be the “A Room in the Inn” program which is under the direction of the Homeless & Housing Coalition of South Central Kentucky. We will be putting together "Goodie Bags" for the homeless of Warren County. They will receive the bags as they leave one of the churches participating in the program or when receiving assistance from Hotel, Inc. The items we need for the bags are packages of cheese and/or peanut butter crackers, boxes of cereal or fruit bars, small (purse size) packages of tissue, chap stick, hand warmers, juice boxes and small water bottles. The items can be sent to school beginning next week, January 20 so that we can assemble the bags during Catholic Schools Week. We are very excited about our upcoming celebration of Catholic Schools Week and the activities we have planned! Mrs. Jan Lange SCHOOL DISMISSED Monday, January 19th Martin Luther King Jr. Day Basketball: January 22 @ 5:30 SJS vs. Moss MS- HOME *SJS will be hosting the Diocesan Boys Basketball Tournament Saturday, January 24th times TBA* HOME GAMES ADMISSION $1 Students $3 Adults Spirit Wear Wednesday Wednesday, January 21st *Spirit Wear shirts, sweatshirts, SJS athletic shirts Or any school color shirts may be worn With UNIFORM BOTTOMS* Be a Healthy Saint! The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU announces Winter Super Saturdays classes for students in grades 18. Super Saturdays are for students who are of high ability or have high interest in a topic and want to pursue their passions outside the regular classroom. Winter Super Saturdays will be February 7, 14, 21, & 28 from noon to 2:30 p.m. There are 33 classes on the campus of WKU in Bowling Green and four available at the Kentucky Science Center in Louisville. Through a hands-on, minds-on approach to learning, students explore and investigate math, art, science, history, writing, music and performance under the thoughtful guidance of experienced teachers and in the company of enthusiastic, like-minded peers. For more information see http://www.wku.edu/gifted/super_saturdays or contact The Center at [email protected] or 270.745.6323. If you want your kids to exercise, it helps if you do. If they see you moving, they know it’s a normal, important part of life that can be fun! St. Joseph School Blood Drive Tuesday, January 27 12:00pm – 5:00pm Located in the Parish Hall To schedule an appointment: www.redcrossblood.org sponsor code: saintjosephschool Save the Date: Father-Daughter Dance Friday, February 20th 7 - 9 p.m. SJ Parish Hall *More information to come Congratulations to SJS overall winners: Spelling Bee Champion: Aashka Sheth Geography Bee Champion: Ethan Rutter Class Winners 50/50 CLUB 50 chances to win $50 weekly! Congratulations: Tim Risher $20 for 1 ticket. After a name is drawn it is placed back in the drum for a chance to be drawn again. Additional tickets available in Development Office. Don’t forget to purchase your tickets – you might be a winner. Best of luck to the Speech Team in their tournament in LaRue County this Saturday! GO SAINTS! Spelling Bee Geography Bee 4-Watt: Brady Brohm 4-Herbst: John David Abbott 5-Larimore: Natalie Duncan 5-Anthony: Sahil Chhabra 6-Dieball: Ross Chandler 6-Maier: Jason Duncan 7-Jennings: Anne Lawless 7-Taylor: Aken Chani 8-Lynn: Aashka Sheth 8-May: Sam Vitale Brady Brohm Trey Meyer Wes Youngquist Bryer Bice Alice Whitaker John French Paul Warrell Ethan Rutter Carlos Quintanilla Madison Feria Pope John Paul II High School is accepting Financial Aid applications for 2015-16 school year. Go to www.jp2hs.org and click on Admissions for more information. Financial Aid application deadline for the next school year is February 20, 2015. The mission of St. Joseph Interparochial School is to teach as Jesus did, challenging students to embrace the Gospel message, to achieve their academic best, and to make a positive difference in the world. St. Joseph School 2014-2015 Honor Roll – 2nd Quarter 4th Grade “A” John David Abbott Lola Aikins Kaylee Angel Brady Brohm Ava Coffman Cates Duncan Ava Elliott Kayja Moses Sakura Ogawa Emma Rutter Addie Zoellner 5th Grade “AB” Claire Allen Audrey Cowan Lillie Doszak Barrett Garvin Christian Hammond Richie Humbert Anna Jennings Jackson Kington Dillon Maners Sofia Martin Trey Meyer Carson Morgan Joaquin Pineyrua Charlotte Powers Isabella Sills Hallie Jo Simpson Anna Catherine Smith Faith Wilson AJ Wood 6th Grade “A” Delaney Duncan Simra Kazmi Shane Shankar Erica Smith “AB” Joey Breslin Caroline Cravens Cole Curtiss Blake Ginter Aiden McClelland Olivia Overmohle Patrick Scott 7th Grade “AB” Sydney Baumgarten Ross Chandler Anna Edds Emily Feria Elijah Hammond Erin Heltsley Samuel McGrath Natalie Mills Ava Priest Mason Simpson Rohan Singh Railey Stonex Alice Whitaker Anne Elizabeth Zoellner 8th Grade “A” Beth Anthony Sophie Baumgarten Madison Feria Rachel Heltsley Nick Malmquist Campbell Mattingly Rithik Reddy Aashka Sheth Jessica Sutton Sam Vitale “A” Bryer Bice Sahil Chhabra Drew Law Curtis Lin David Naing Anmol Sandhu Will Wininger “AB” Reagan Burgess Amber Ferrell Bria Garvin Annemarie Knutson Kate Lawless Clara Manning Luke Overmohle Samantha Sutton “A” Aken Chani Morgan Dobelstein Sean Hogan Ethan Rutter “AB” Ivan Drobocky Carson Kelley Charlie Key Christie Lin Haley McGee Bo Morton Erin Nerland Lauren Richardson Riley Thompson Paul Warrell Luke Wininger