3-3-17 Weekly Newsletter

SJA E-NEWS | March 3, 2017 In This Issue Student Spotlight College Corner "Journey with Joseph" Father-Daughter Retreat Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 5 Bishops' Scholarship for Excellence Now Available Students Excel at Model United Nations Conference

Parents: At-A-Glance Tuesday, March 7 Blood Drive Auditorium, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Health Science Honors Program Field Trip Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Wednesday, March 8 Early Dismissal, 2 p.m.

Freshmen Field Trip - Violins of Hope

Team Enerjagers Donates Coloring Books to Families of Hospitalized Children

Thursday, March 9

"Celebrate the Academy" Unites Community In Spirit of Family, Generosity and Support

Friday, March 10

English Students Inspired

by Leader Senior Advances to State Poetry Out Loud Competition Ash Wednesday Mass Starts Lenten Season Parents, Will You Help with This Challenge?

Basketball and Swimming Banquet Sports Highlights

Quick Links School Calendar Paw Prints Store Calendar

March 13 Start of Quarter 4 National Latin Exam

Formal Uniform

End of Quarter 3

Saturday, March 11 "Journey with Joseph" Father-Daughter Retreat SJA, 8:30 a.m.-Noon

"Journey with Joseph" Father-Daughter Retreat Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 5 'Journey with Joseph' is a retreat designed to create father-daughter memories, escape from the stresses of everyday commitments and schedules and reconnect with your daughter.

The Fathers' Club is sponsoring this spiritual walk and retreat for fathers and father-figures with their daughters on the morning of Saturday, March 11.

This free event is from 8:30-Noon and the experience will foster an enhanced, special father-daughter bond. If interested, please RSVP by this Sunday, March 5 to Mr. A.J. Hyland P'17.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to create a special memory with your daughter! Students who participate will receive four wellness credits.

Auditorium, 8-9:25 a.m.

Bishops' Scholarship for Excellence Now Available

March 14

Applications are now available for the Bishops' Scholarship for Excellence for the 2017-2018 school year. The $3,000 scholarship is available for current Sophomore and Juniors.

Pi Day Sophomore Retreat, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

College 101 Meeting Auditorium, 7-8 p.m.

Applicants must have financial need, complete the application and essay and submit two teacher recommendation letters. Applications are available in the Finance Office and are due by Wednesday, March 8.

Questions? Please contact VP of Finance and Administration Ms. Moira McGreer.

March 15 OGT Test Board Room, 8-11:15 a.m.

Sursum Libros Quarter 3 Celebration Outside of Auditorium, 11 a.m.-Noon

March 16 Class of 2017 Art Retreat SJA Motherhouse and Cleveland Museum of Art Class of 2021 Registration 4-7 p.m.

March 17

Student Participates in Shakespeare Competition On Saturday, Claire Kapitan '20 competed in the Regional Shakespeare Competition sponsored by the English-Speaking Union of the United States at Westlake High School.

Claire Kapitan '20 won the SJA competition and competed against 50 other students from schools throughout Northeast Ohio. Out of those 50 students, Claire was chosen as a Top Six finalist and received an Honorable Mention. Audrey Kunath '18 was the SJA runner-up and attended the competition and workshops put on by Great Lakes Theater during the day.

Click here to read more about Claire's experience.

L-R: Drama Director Ms. Anne Chriszt and Claire Kapitan '20

St. Patrick's Day/No School/Office Open

Student Spotlight

Team Enerjagers Donates Coloring Books to Families of Hospitalized Children This week, Team Enerjagers, the SJA club promoting sustainability, developed and donated 150 coloring books to guests from all over the country who are staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, Inc. as part of the Lexus Eco Challenge to help raise awareness

Name: Abagale (Abby) Bentley '17 Accomplishments: Last weekend, Abby won "Best Delegation" at the Cleveland International Model United Nations Conference (CLEIMUN17). "The biggest benefit in being part of Model United Nations (UN) is it helps me gain confidence in my debate

L-R: Juniors Faith Cole, Alicia Valladares, Stephanie Rolon and Joslyn MuĂąiz at the Cleveland Ronald McDonald House

about the importance of air pollution and how to prevent it.

Click here to read more about the Enerjagers' visit to the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, Inc.

"Celebrate the Academy" Unites Community In Spirit of Family, Generosity and Support We would like to extend a sincere "Thank You!" to all of the supporters of Saint Joseph Academy's "Celebrate the Academy" for making this past weekend's gala a success!

skills. Before joining Model UN, I had problems public speaking. After gaining debate experience, I am more comfortable with public speaking and having a productive debate with other delegates," stated Abby Bentley '17.

Activities & Interests: Abby has been a member of Model UN for two years, where she has gone on two international conferences in London and the Netherlands.

She is involved with theater both at SJA and Saint Ignatius High School, is a member of the Academy Ambassador Program and works at the Beck Center for the Arts, where she teaches aspiring young actors and actresses.

College Corner

Distinguished Alumna Awardee Daria Roebuck '75 and the Medaille Shield recipient, the Robert and Loretta Arth Cleary '40 Family were honored for truly embodying the Saint Joseph Academy L-R: Mollie Tirpak '19, Samantha Burke '19, Grace Semon '18 and Claudia Stephens '18

spirit and mission in everyday life.

Click here to read how much was raised for the Academy during this celebration.

Here is an album of the evening's festivities.

English Students Inspired by Nursing Leader This week, students in English teacher Mrs. Paula Conti's "Women Leading in the 21st Century" class listened to speaker Dr. Kelly Hancock, DNP, P'17. Dr. Hancock is the Executive Chief Nursing Officer for Cleveland Clinic Health System Dr. Hancock discussing nursing as her passion to the"Women Leading in the 21st Century" class

and Chief Nursing Officer for Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. A Cleveland Clinic veteran of more than 24 years, Dr.

Hancock brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her esteemed leadership position. She spearheads the organization's 22,000 nursing team members that comprise the Stanley Shalom Zielony Institute for Nursing Excellence, overseeing nursing practice, development and education in inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation and home care fields.

Click here to see what advice Dr. Hancock shared with students.

School: University of Akron Location: Akron, OH (1 hour from Cleveland) Enrollment: 22,500 undergraduates Strongest Programs: Business, Dietetics, Education, Engineering, Nursing Fun Facts: In 1927, a campus-wide contest was conducted to choose a nickname for the University's athletic teams.

A student suggested "Zippers," which was also

Senior Advances to State Poetry Out Loud Competition Mary Simmons '17 competed regionally in the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest at the Main Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. She is one of three students to advance to the State Competition tomorrow. She memorized and recited Emily Dickinson's "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" and Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee." At the State Poetry Out Loud Competition this Saturday, she will not only recite these two poems again, but she is required to memorize a third poem.

Click here to read more about the competition.

Mary Simmons '17

the name of a popular rubber overshoe sold by Akron's B.F. Goodrich Co. In 1950, the athletic director shortened the nickname to the "Zips."

Ash Wednesday Mass Starts Lenten Season Students, faculty and staff began the Lenten season with an Ash Wednesday Mass and the receiving of ashes. This time of spiritual reflection and sacrifice leads us all to the holy celebration of

uakron.edu Mary Kathleen Curry '17 distributing communion during the Ash Wednesday Mass

Easter. Celebrant was the Rev. Martin J. Connell, SJ, rector of the Cleveland Jesuit Community.

"The best analogy to our Catholic commitment to

Lent is to think about a three-legged stool," shared CORE Ministry teacher Mrs. Cathy Lanning Knittel '67. "Each leg represents an important component of our preparation for Easter. One leg is prayer, one is alms-giving and one is fasting. If any of these components is missing, the stool will collapse, or at least become unsteady."

Parents, Will You Help with This Challenge?

As SJA parents, we know that you realize how vital it is in today's challenging world that your children receive an education in a faith-filled, empowering and nurturing environment. You can help continue the mission of Saint Joseph Academy. A generous benefactor has offered us $25,000 to mount the third annual Parent Participation Challenge. Like last year, parents are being challenged to make a minimum gift of $25 to the Annual Fund in gratitude for the opportunities being provided at the Academy for their daughters. If at least 25 percent of our current parents make a commitment, the Academy will receive $25,000 to support our incredible students.

We met this challenge last year, so we know that Saint Joseph Academy parents are an amazing group of people. We see the proof in your daughters each day.

Please support the challenge today by clicking here.

Basketball and Swimming Banquet: Tuesday, March 21 Registration is now open for the annual end of season banquets for basketball and swimming. The banquet will take place on Tuesday, March 21 in the Dining Hall at Saint Joseph Academy. The reception will begin at 5:30 with dinner followed by the program which begins at 6 p.m.

Basketball and swimming student-athletes are free of charge and are encouraged to attend. Guests are $18.

Individual team banquets will follow after dinner. Please click here to register.

Sports Highlights Swimming: Maddy Kelly Earns First-Ever SJA Berth To State Swim Meet!

Maddy Kelly '20 competed in the state meet last Friday and Saturday as she finished up her outstanding Freshman season. Kelly competed in the 50 freestyle preliminaries on Friday and then qualified for the consolation finals of the 100 backstroke after her 13th place finish in the preliminaries with a time of 57.41.

She was the 5th seed in the consolation final but swam a great race to win the consolation final, which placed her 9th overall in the event, in a time of 56.54. During the season, Kelly set six school records. Congratulations, Maddy!

Basketball The Jaguars ended their season on Monday night in the district semifinal falling to Medina 42-34. The Jaguars were led by Bre Coleman '18, who posted a double-double with 10 points, 10

Maddy Kelly '20

rebounds, five steals and three assists. Colleen Drellishak '17 scored a team-high 12 points in her final game.

The Jaguars finished their outstanding season with a record of 19-5. Good luck next season, Jaguars!

To check out photos or to see schedules for the upcoming week, click here.

L-R: Colleen Drellishak '17 and Bre Coleman '18

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