\ December 2023/January 2024 Edition
Saint Joseph’s School Prayer Glorious Saint Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin and Foster-Father of Jesus Christ; obtain for me and all the members of my family, a pure, humble, and charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the Divine Will. Be my guide and model throughout life that I may merit to die as you did in the arms of Jesus and Mary. Help us, Saint Joseph, in our earthly strife, to fulfill our responsibilities and ever to lead a pure and sinless life. Amen.
Contents From the Head of School ................... 1 Things You Need To Know .................. 3 6th & 7th Grade Class Schedule and 8th Grade Exam Schedule .................. 7 High School Exam Schedule .............. 7 Exam Guidelines .................................. 7 From the Middle School Director ...... 8 From the High School Director .......... 8 From the Academic Support Services & College Counseling Office .......... 11 From the Athletic Department ........ 11 From the Business Office................... 12 From the Development Office ........ 13 From the Fine Arts Department ....... 13 From the Parents Guild ..................... 14 From the School Nurse ...................... 15
From the Head of School “To know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you might be filled with the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:14-15 Advent Greetings from Saint Joseph’s Catholic School! The new liturgical year begins with the season of Advent on Sunday, December 3. The beautiful promise of this season, Pope Francis said at the beginning of Advent last year, is that “Your Lord is coming. This is the foundation of our hope. It is what supports us even in the most difficult and painful moments of our life: God is coming, God is near and is coming. Let us never forget this! The Lord always comes, the Lord visits us, the Lord draws near…” But we often incorrectly think that he comes only in big and spectacular ways. “Let us bear this in mind, God is hidden in our life, he is always there — he is concealed in the most common and most ordinary situations in our life,” insists Francis. “He does not come in extraordinary events, but in everyday things. He manifests himself in everyday things. He is there, in our daily work, in a chance encounter, in the face of someone in need, even when we face days that seem grey and monotonous. It is right there that we find the Lord, who calls to us, speaks to us, and inspires our actions.” As we wrap up a busy first semester and head into Christmas break, I want to encourage every Saint Joseph’s family to reflect on the school year thus far with these words of the Pope in mind and ask: Where have we seen Christ hidden in the ordinary events, the chance encounters, and everyday things of school and family life? My prayer is that asking this question will lead to a greater awareness of Christ’s loving, joy filled, saving presence in our community so that we will be filled with the fullness of God. During the holiday season, I hope you are blessed with ample opportunities to simply be together as a family in order to provide the space for Christ to reveal himself in the midst of your ordinary life together. Take a hike together, go ice skating, challenge another family to a game of touch football, light an Advent Wreath at dinner every night, go to church as a family more often, visit a friend or family member in need, host a family game night, invite another family to go Christmas