Saint Joseph Catholic School

Polly Maciulski, Middle School Religion

SJS Servant Leaders Starting Young

ST JOSEPH SCHOOL’S K3 AND K4 CLASSES PARTICIPATED IN THE ST. JUDE TRIKE-A-THON TO RAISE MONEY FOR A GREAT CAUSE. The students came to school with their bicycles, tricycles, scooters, and helmets. They all had a great time making laps around the gym and showing off their skills. Our students and their generous families reached deep during this Lenten season and donated a total of $5,430.00, all of which will go directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

7th graders, and 20 for 8th graders. Students who are in National Junior Honor Society and Student Council are to earn at least five hours above their grade’s requirement. This year, based on the student population of the entire middle school, the minimum number of hours that should be given in service to others earn is 1,440, but our total to date is 2,894! Service projects include serving at the altar, volunteering at soup kitchens, setting up or cleaning up at church or school events, and many more.

Kudos and Memories

We are so pleased to share some great news about some of our students who have represented SJS in our local community, and across the state:

• Eighth grader Reagan Locklear won the Literary Juror’s Choice Award at ArtBreak for her short story, “The Test.”

Middle School Students Also Lead By Serving

FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THE ENTIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT BODY HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO GIVE OF THEIR TIME IN SERVICE TO OTHERS, IN OUR EFFORTS TO TEACH THEM TO SERVE AS JESUS DID,TO BE HIS HANDS AND FEET TO OTHERS. The requirement begins with 10 hours for 6th graders, 15 hours for

• Four of our seventh graders who competed at the Regional Science Fair advanced to the State Science Fair in Baton Rouge on April 3-4: John Foret, Lang Lawson, McKenzie Meiki, and Eric Morgan. That was exciting, .but there’s more: two of our students at the state level won second place in their respective divisions: Lang Lawson and McKenzie Meiki!

• Our students submitted some amazing artwork of St. Joseph for our St. Joseph art contest. Four winners were selected to have their artwork displayed on the St. Joseph Altar. Special congratulations to these students: 1st Place - Roslyn McInnis; 2nd Place - Sloan Cazes; 3rd Place - Ellie Bicol (pictured); 4th Place - Avery Aldrich

• Our second graders have had a very memorable April, as they received the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation for the first time on Wednesday, April 5, and received their First Holy Eucharist on Saturday, April 16th. To make it even more memorable, several of our First Communicants’ siblings served at the altar.

• The ugly weather on Good Friday did not stop the MiniVinnies from supporting the Social Justice Way of the Cross, led by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Held indoors at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, this year’s Way had as its emcee SJS alum Ellie Franks, and the first Station was led by our own MiniVinny President, Parker Suckle.