St. Joseph
Catholic School

Re-Registration

Re-Registration forms were sent home last week. Please be aware that all forms and the $200 fee per student is due Friday January 27th. After this date there will be a $100 late fee applied.

Attached below are directions for a new way to make payments using your credit/debit cards. If you are interested in this option, please see the attached flyer for details and steps to help you with this process.

Wear Your Team Colors

This Friday, January 27th, students can show off their team spirit by wearing any team shirt or jersey with school approved jeans and school shoes for $1.00. All proceeds collected will go to help support the Beta Club students with their State Convention Trip to Lafayette.

Catholic Schools Weeks

Next week we will celebrate Catholic Schools Week with various activities. The religion fair will be held on Tuesday and can be viewed by family and friends Tuesday evening from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Sock Hop

Our students in 5th through 8th grade will be able to attend our annual sock hop from 7:00 to 10:00 on Friday, January 27th. The cost to enter is $10 and pictures will be available for a small price as well. We hope everyone will be there for the Winter Wonderland!

Distinguished Graduate

Savanna Balado has been chosen as the St. Joseph Distinguished Graduate She proudly shares her amazing relationship with God and it is easy to see how he is working in her life when she speaks. All her words and work are for the glory of God and she humbly helps as His disciple to share His good news and love with others. Her service has been heard in her school setting, church parish and now globally. While at St. Joseph, Savanna, who graduated in 2007, demonstrated her athletic gifts. She won the sportsman ship award and was selected the MVP in volleyball and basketball in 2007. A 2011 honor graduate of Ponchatoula High School, Savanna was a member of the National Honor Society and received the Louisiana High School Athletic Association All American Award for volleyball and basketball. She was a core member of the youth group of St. Joseph Church in Ponchatoula for four years. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Southeastern Louisiana University. The roots of her Catholic education fueled Ms. Balado’s missionary zeal. She is a missionary with Heart’s Home, a Catholic non-profit organization in which young adults dedicate one or two years of their lives promoting a culture of compassion around the world through a range of charitable and cultural efforts. “For the past year now, I have been here in Argentina on mission with Heart’s Home. For me, Heart’s Home has been a place, a family where I can truly release myself into the heart of God, while at the same time, learn, grow and enter into the person God has created me to become,” said Ms. Balado. “Miss Balado is an excellent example of a graduate who is living out our mission statement,” said Mrs. Ragusa. “Her selfless dedication to helping others and truly living her life as she is being called by God to do, shows her zeal for her Catholic faith through prayer and service.”

Crusaders of the Month

Congratulation to 8th grader Anthony Cazedessus and 3rd grader Ava Arnone for being chosen as January Crusaders of the Month. They were recognized at assembly and presented with a basket of goodies donated by Berrytown Produce. Students are nominated by teachers, staff, or students and then selected by our Crusader of the Month Committee.

VALENTINE'S DAY

The St. Joseph School Cheerleaders will begin the 2017 Valentine’s Day fundraiser on January 25, 2017.

This year, they are selling roses for $1. Forms were sent home today with every student. Please let the office know if you would like additional hearts. The attached flyer is below with a more detailed information.

Mini Cheer Clinic

Our SJS Cheerleaders will be hosting their annual mini cheer clinic for all of our younger SJS students in prek - 4th grade on Saturday, February 18th. If you are interested please print and return the flyer below.

School Spelling Bee

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the St. Joseph School Spelling Bee. The Spelling Bee Committee would like to thank all the participants for the extra time you put in to prepare and participate in the school level bee. It was evident everyone was well prepared for the event. The winners are:
1st place - Trent Perrin
2nd place - Irma Hyde
3rd place - Sean Bankston
Trent will advance on to the Regionals at Southeastern.

Fair Meeting

Here's What You Missed!
Thank you to everyone who attended the fair meeting on tonight. I just wanted to recap what we voted on and talked about as well as what we still have to discuss.

Tickets:
-Pre Sale all weekend ride bands will be reduced to $50 per child
-After pre-sale is over (Wed April 26th), ride bands will be $80 per child.
-Individual sessions will be $30
-We will contact the ride company and ask for “comp” tickets for parents to ride with a little child.

Holey Board
-Contact different organizations to participate and/or advertise
-Raise the entry fee.
-Cash pot
-Kids Tournament

Fun Run
-Discussion to postpone the Fun Run for one year to work on ideas for better participation.
-Move Fun Run Sponsors to main fair sponsors.

Silent Auction
-Give silent auction committee a budget to purchase big ticket items for the fair. Bridget and Lynsie will look at different websites to see what kind of deals they can find and report back at next meeting.
-Discussed moving silent auction to the gym and putting a 20x20 tent in front of the entrance to the gym to attract buyers.
-ATM machine and credit card machine will be provided this year.

Craft Fair
-move the craft fair in the gym if space allows and overflow outside.

Food
-Talk to Ponchatoula Jr. High for funnel cakes.
-Talk to Pro-Start Program about Egg Rolls
-Talk to Rotolos about pizza
-Talk to Raisin Canes about Tea, Lemonade, and Chicken Sandwiches.

Parent Volunteer Signup - ***EMail the school address with your vote for open sign up or grade levels assigned to certain shifts - sjsoffice@sjscrusaders.org
-Change sign up process
-Open enrollment
-Set times for open enroll by grade seniority

Again, Thank You to everyone who attended and I look forward to seeing you in February. If anyone has questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or email me.

Scott Reeves
scottreeves49@yahoo.com
985-415-2340

4H Cookery

Congratulations to the following 4-H members who won first place ribbons in various categories at the 4-H Poultry, Egg, and Bento Box Cookery. Pictured are (top row) Eli Kinchen, Irma Hyde, and Colin Quigley; (bottom row) Gabbi Raiford and Grace Alexander. Way to go Crusader chefs!

Fair Tshirt Order Forms

Fair T-shirt forms went home in the Wednesday packets today. Please see the picture below.

Coming Soon

• January 26th (Thursday) 8th Grade Night at the BB games for girls BB, Boys BB and cheerleaders

• January 27th (Friday) Re-Registration Forms & Fee are due

• January 27th (Friday) Sock Hop for grades 5th - 8th

• January 27th (Friday) Show your colors and wear your favorite team jersey for $1

• February 4th (Saturday) 1st Reconciliation

• February 6th (Monday) Mid Quarter Reports

• February 6th, 7th & 8th-SJS will host the JV BB NIAL tournament

• February 7th (Tuesday) Open House for prospective families 6:00 pm in the Ministry Building

• February 10th (Friday) Krewe of Crusaders Parade at 1:30

• February 15th - 17th State Beta Club Convention

• February 18th (Saturday) Mini cheer Clinic

Pelican Tickets

St Joseph School Group Night

Wednesday March 1st 2017 @ 7:00 pm

Order your tickets through Renweb if you are interested. See the attached flyer for details.

Photo Gallery

Several pictures have been added to our photo gallery. Check out pictues from Grandparents Day, Beta Induction and the 100th day of school.

PHOTO GALLERY