St. Joseph
Catholic School

Psalm 15

R. Who shall live on your holy mountain, O Lord? 

He who walks blamelessly and does justice;
who thinks the truth in his heart
and slanders not with his tongue. 

R. Who shall live on your holy mountain, O Lord? 

Who harms not his fellow man,
nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor;
By whom the reprobate is despised,
while he honors those who fear the LORD. 

R. Who shall live on your holy mountain, O Lord? 

Who lends not his money at usury
and accepts no bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
shall never be disturbed. 

R. Who shall live on your holy mountain, O Lord?

From the Principal

Congratulations to our Varisty Girls' Basketball Team. They earned the NIAL Championship Title last week.

Standing from left are Jayden Berthelot, Mallory Vining, Allie Amerson, and Haleigh Laylle.
Seated from left are Jourdan Cheek, Karlee Kraft, Sophia Nuzzolillo, and Madison Gill.
Way to go, Lady Crusaders!

Dear Parents,

Congratulations to the St. Joseph Girl’s Varsity Basketball Team for their second straight undefeated season. Their record was 17-0. They are the NIAL champs for the second straight year. Team members include Allie Amerson, Jayden Berthelot, Jourdan Cheek, Madison Gill, Karlee Kraft, Haleigh Laylle, Sophia Nuzzolillo, and Mallory Vining. Thanks to all the students who participate and represent our school. A special thanks to the coaches who give so much of their time.

The Open House on Monday was most successful. Over fifty families toured the school. Thanks to Kimberly Thibodeaux, Abby Anderson, Brandi Breaux, Veronica Pierson and Theresa Tumulty for helping guide the parents through the school. Also thanks to our wonderful office staff, Cory Pinion and Toni Waddell, for their long hours and hard work. Finally, Noel Harwell, Marilyn Smith and Debbie Picou made numerous presentations to perspective parents. The school has more students enrolled for the 2014-2015 school year than are presently in attendance.

The weather looks fine for Friday and the big parade. Skies should be clear with cool temperatures so we expect to have a great day. 

-- Dr. Gerard Toups
    Principal

Calendar-at-a-Glance

Thursday, February 20
Field Trip (grades 1-4)
Sports Pictures - Girls Basketball

Friday, February 21
Spirit Dress
Krewe of Crusaders Parade @ 1:15 (church parking lot)
Deadline to Register for Cheer Clinic

Tuesday, February 25
Crusader Dad's Benefit Dinner

Wednesday, February 26
Mass @ 8:30. All are invited to attend.
Bring canned, bagged, or boxed food for the local needy.
Sport Pictures - Boys Basketball
Fair Meeting in Library @ 6:30

Friday, February 28
Spirit Dress
Read the Most from Coast to Coast

Monday-Friday, March 3-7
Mardi Gras Holidays - No School

Sunday, March 9
First Sunday of Lent

Monday, March 10
Classes Resume
Fair Basket Drop-Off this Week

Sports Pictures - February 20 and 26

Sports pictures are scheduled after school on the following dates:

Thursday, February 20 - girls basketball (jv & varsity)

Wednesday, February 26 - boys basketball (jv & varsity).

Athletes are to bring their uniforms to school for pictures on the appropriate day. Uniforms will be turned in following pictures.

Cheer Clinic - Due February 21

St. Joseph Cheerleaders will be hosting their annual mini cheer clinic for St. Joseph students in PreK-4th grades.

Date - Saturday, March 8
Time - 9:30-1:00 (performance @ 12:30)
Place - St. Joseph Gym
Cost - $25.

Cost includes a t-shirt and a ribbon. Participants will learn a cheer, dance, cheer techniques, and jumps.

Participants mut bring their own lunch and drink, but snacks will be provided.

Please register on EDLINE by Friday, February 21.

Krewe of Crusaders Parade - February 21

The St. Joseph Catholic School Krewe of Crusaders will have their parade on Friday, February 21, beginning at 1:00 in the church parking lot.

PreK and Kindergarten students, in wagons crafted by their family members, will be pulled around the parking lot by the older students. The parade route is all the way around the new church, so no crowding is necessary.

Please be respectful of the students and barricades. Police will be on hand to block parts of the streets for the safety of our children. As another safety measure, no one parking in the church parking lot will be allowed to leave until ALL of the parade has made it back inside the school gates.

Benefit Dinner - February 25

The Crusader Dads are sponsoring a dinner for the benefit of St. Joseph Catholic School.

The dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 25, with a social from 5:30-6:30 and dinner served from 6:30-8:30.

The dinner is hosted by NOLA Cafe' located at 1625 Highway 51 in Ponchatoula.

Tickets are limited. Only 150 will be sold. Tickets are $100 per couple.

The dinner menu consists of the following:
Wood Grilled Filet Mignon
VooDoo Chicken
Shrimp & Crab Pasta
Twice Baked Potato
Penne Pasta
Sauteed Vegetables
Salad with Choice of Dressing
Bread Pudding
Soft Drink/Tea/House Wine.

A cash bar will be available.

Tickets may be purchased from any members of the Crusader Dads. Tickets are also available in the office. Please make checks payable to Dinners that Make a Difference.

Fair Meeting - February 26

The next Spring Fair planning meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 26, at 6:30 in the school library.

This is a very important meeting as it is the last one prior to the Spring Fair. Please make every effort to attend.

It's not too late to attend for the first time. All parents/grandparents are encouraged to come out, participate, and make this the best fair ever!

Spring Fair - March 21-22-23

We are ready to start collecting donations of good, clean stuffed animals as fair prizes. They can be sent to the office.

We continue to collect cleaned egg shells for the confetti egg booth for the Spring Fair. Please check the FAIR tab for directions on how to clean the eggs. Those who contribute may qualify for the popsicle party!

All of the Spring Fair news can be found under the FAIR tab on this website.

Cafeteria Basket Winner!

Caden Dapprich won the February basket giveaway!

Every month the SJS cafeteria will give away a basket filled with goodies. The contents include a $40 gift card donated by PON Foods of Ponchatoula. PON Foods is owned by Mr. Tony Berner, an SJS graduate.

Every time a school lunch is purchased from the cafeteria, the student is eligible to enter the basket drawing.

The next basket will be in March.

Contest Winner

Congratulations to sixth grader Phoenix Lofton! His design won the contest and will be printed on the t-shirts for the 5K Run/1 Mile Fun Run held in conjuction with our Fair this year. 

To learn more about the Runs, please visit FAIR.       

Softball Schedule

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26TH SPRINGFIELD AWAY 5:30 

TUESDAY MARCH 11TH MAUREPAS HOME 5:00 

WEDNESDAY MARCH 12TH PCA HOME 5:00 

WEDNESDAY MARCH 19TH LAKE CASTLE AWAY 5:00 

THURSDAY MARCH 20TH LORANGER HOME 5:00 

FRIDAY MARCH 21ST HOLDEN AWAY 4:30 

MONDAY MARCH 24TH NORTHLAKE AWAY 5:00 

THURSDAY MARCH 27TH HOLY GHOST AWAY 5:00 

FRIDAY MARCH 28TH HOLDEN HOME 5:00 

MONDAY MARCH 31ST SPRINGFIELD HOME 5:00 

TUESDAY APRIL 1ST NORTHLAKE HOME 5:00 

THURSDAY APRIL 3RD LORANGER HOME 5:00 

WEDNESDAY APRIL 9TH LAKE CASTLE HOME 5:00 

FRIDAY APRIL 11TH MAUREPAS AWAY 4:30 

MONDAY- TUESDAY APRIL 14-15 NIAL TOURN. @ NORTHLAKE CHRISTIAN

St. Joseph Altar

The St. Joseph Altar is on!

Call all studens, 3rd-12th grades!

We need your help. We will be doing a St. Joseph Altar on Wednesday, March 19.

We are looking for children to participate in the Mass on March 19, in the evening. The students must be in grades 3 and up. They also can choose what saint they would like to be. Among the saints are needed a Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Please contact B.J. Nepveux at 985-370-7548 or 985-634-8806 if you are interested or need more details.

Parish News

Personnel
Fr. Paul A. McDuffie, Pastor
Larry J. Melancon - Deacon
Mike Agnello - Deacon
Dr. M.J. "Dutch" Schanzbach - Deacon

Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil Mass - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass - 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

Weekday Mass Schedule
The week day Masses on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday will be at 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation (Confessions) will be available before all week day Masses at 8:00 a.m. in addition to Confessions on Saturday from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Contact Information
Address - 255 North 8th Street (P.O. Box 368), Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Phone - 985.386.3749
Website - www.stjosephsonline.com