Saint Joseph School News

Polly Maciulski, Middle School Religion

Students Of The Year 2023

Saint Joseph Catholic School is pleased to announce our Students of the Year for 2022-23: Vera John (fifth grade) and Reagan Locklear (8th grade). Finalists in fifth grade were: Katie Sugar-Bruce, Isabel Carney, Vera John, Lenisse Perez, Catherine Altimus, and Greyson Floyd. Eighth grade finalists were: Ethan Armand, Beau BonDurant, Cohen Golden, Reagan Locklear, Maddie Mathias, Julianna Meiki, and Sebastian Gallego. We congratulate all of you on your dedication and hard work in and out of the classroom, and we pray for Vera and Reagan as they prepare for the next level of competition. We know you will do a great job representing SJS!

ART TEACHER IS ONE CLASS AT A TIME AWARD WINNER!

We had a surprise visitor at our Christmas program in December: our beloved Art teacher, Mrs. Melissa Wolcott, learned that she was the recipient of the One Class at a Time Award from KTBS! Mrs. Wolcott submitted a grant to provide robotics and coding within her STEM lab, and so she proposed Sphero Mini educational robotic balls (16-classroom pack). In her grant, she says, “I hope to meet these

K4 KREWE OF THE CARPENTER IS COMING!

objectives and goals by developing a love of technology, coding and problem solving for each of my students. Robotics is a production-based learning module. Students have the opportunity to create something tangible and make it perform the actions that they program it to do. Not a lot of fields combine creativity with engineering and technology— robotics does.” We are so happy for Mrs. Wolcott - but also for her students, who will benefit from her initiative and creativity!

Sjs 8th Graders Win Knights Of Columbus Essay Contest

We are so happy for our eighth grade student, Maddie Mathias, for winning the Knights of Columbus essay contest this year! Maddie, a student at SJS since K4, won the contest for both the school and the Diocese of Shreveport. Students were asked to write an essay to explain how young Catholics can evangelize their faith to families and friends who have turned away from religion, and encourage them to return to the Church and embrace the sacraments.

The annual SJS Krewe of the Carpenter has begun preparations for their annual Mardi Gras Parade! This long-standing tradition is a favorite at SJS, as the K4 classes are the stars of the parade and make their way around the route in amazing homemade floats. The fun starts Tuesday, February 21, at 1:15 pm in the parking lot and will go until the beads run out. Our 8th grade students will also enjoy a cross-curricular lesson on the history of Mardi Gras in Louisiana - good food included!