Mission Statement
Conducted by the Marist Brothers of the Schools and serving the children of the lower Rio Grande Valley, Saint Joseph Academy provides religious and moral formation and a college preparatory education in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church.
It endeavors to form young men and women who will succeed in university studies, who know and love Jesus, and who actively participate in the worship and mission of the Church, including the Church’s preferential option for the poor.
Marist Schools
Saint Joseph Academy is part of a worldwide network and community of Marist Brothers and lay people. There are currently 5,000 brothers in 76 countries throughout the world. A Marist School is a center of learning, of life, and of evangelizing. As a school, it leads students “to learn to know, to be competent, to live together and most especially, to grow as a person.� As a Catholic school, it is a community setting in which faith, hope, and love are lived and communicated, and in which students are progressively initiated into their llifelong challenge of harmonizing culture and life. As a Catholic school in the Marist tradition, it adopts Marcellin's approach to educating children and youth, in the way of Mary.
- From In the Footsteps of Marcellin Champagnat: A Vision for Marist Education Today
Academic Courses
As a college preparatory junior high & high school, our students prepare themselves for university studies and for a lifetime of learning.
• SJA offers classes that will meet students at their level and help them to grow in their aptitude for scholastic achievement.
• Honors, Dual Enrollment, and AP Courses are offered in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Target Languages.
• Distinguished Graduation Plan
• Students begin earning high school credits in junior high.
Advanced courses offered include: • Dual Enrollment Algebra II, Pre-Cal & Calculus • Dual Enrollment English • AP Calculus • AP Chemistry • AP English Language • AP English Literature • AP Macroeconomics • AP Microeconomics • AP French • AP U.S. Government • AP Comparative Government • AP Physics • AP Spanish Lang. & Culture • AP Spanish Literature • AP US History • AP Studio Art
It’s always a good day to be a Bloodhound!
Student Life
A variety of student clubs and activities are available to SJA students as well as wide ranging social activities involving diverse organizations in the community.
Clubs and Activities
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Choir • Campus Ministry Civic Youth Group • French Honor Society Green Team • Project Red Marist Youth • Masterminds Missions National Art Honor Society National Junior Art Honor Society National Honor Society National Junior Honor Society PAW Literary Magazine Positive Peer Leadership Team Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica Student Council Sweethearts Dance Team Yearbook
Athletics
Faith & Service
• Lessons of commitment, teamwork, tenacity, and overcoming adversity are advanced on our courts, fields, and track.
Marist students come to possess a strong sense of God and a personal relationship with Jesus, Mary, and St. Marcellin Champagnat fostered through religious formation, a sacramental life, and prayer.
• Relationships built on the sideline provide cohesiveness among our parents as they support their children.
Sports offered: • Football * • Baseball • Tennis • Cross Country *
• Basketball * • Soccer • Swimming • Golf • Volleyball * • Cheerleading • Track and Field *
* Sports offered to middle school students.
We are agents of justice and service who promote active compassion for the least favored. • Students are required to complete yearly service hours before graduation.
• Volunteer opportunities are offered throughout the year.
Why St. Joe?
“My husband and I chose St. Joseph Academy for our children because we wanted to offer them the tools and foundation for academic success. St. Joe provides a quality, faith based and challenging academic curriculum, without compromising outstanding athletic programs or the social aspects of a typical middle school and high school experience. St. Joseph Academy is the whole package; a community, comfortable, safe, and familiar. It is today a very special place where bonds and friendships that can last a lifetime are built...as it has been since my days as a student at St. Joe. SJA has proven to be the best choice for our children. It's always a great day to be a Bloodhound!”
-Edge Boys, Class of 2021, Felicia Fruia-Edge, Class of 1985
• Students are encouraged to lead school wide drives and programs that benefit the poor.
We are Marist!
Admission & Enrollment
Visit our Admissions Portal for more information and register for the Entrance Exam at
www.sjaadmissions.com Tuition assistance is available.
$ The Class of 2017 earned
$7,500,000
in academic and athletic scholarship money!
3 Curriculum Levels
to challenge all students to achieve their full potential
SJA is the
only school in South Texas with Z Space computers!
13:1
Student / Teacher Ratio
Molding Saints and Scholars #SaintsandScholars
We offer
AP & Dual Enrollment Courses
26 Honors Classes
100%
The Class of 2017 alone completed over
of SJA students are accepted into college
10,000 hours of Christian Service
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SJA offers
11 Different Sports
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SJA offers
24 Clubs & Organizations
14,000+
Alumni Network
Saint Joseph Academy B R O W N S V I L L E
T E X A S
Administration President: Michael Motyl Principal: Melissa Valadez, ‘90 For more information please contact: Celeste Solis, ‘91 Director of Admissions & Enrollment csolis@sja.us | (956)542-3581, ext 359 (956)543-5410 | sja.us