The Saint James Boys teams were on a roll over the past few days as all four Boys JV and Varsity teams posted wins this past week.
SJS JV Blue notched its first win of the season over St. Chris in a Double Overtime thriller Saturday in West Hartford. Abi P. stole the show for Coach Huyler’s Boys with two free throws with no time on clock to force a second OT than he hit a dramatic 3 pointer from top of the key for the game winner being mobbed by his team mates after!!
SJS JV Gold rolled to an impressive win over l previously unbeaten St Thomas the Apostle with a stellar team defensive effort holding them to just 10 points going on to a 30 to 10 victory. SJS JV Gold remains undefeated at 3-0!
SJS Varsity Blue came from behind to beat St Chris in a nail bitter 35 to 34 at St Chris in E Hartford. This team had been in several close games this year and stuck together to notch their first win.
SJS Varsity Gold had a solid team effort to beat St Bridget’s at their gym Thursday evening 32 to 17. Dom C. led the team in scoring and Chris P. showed tremendous toughness winning the battle of the backboard.
The 4th and 5th Grade Saturday Development league opened its season this weekend. Kids were excited to get on the court and two great games were enjoyed by players parents and friends in attendance. St James White (Carroll) won both games in the season opener. 14 to 8 victory in the first game over St James Black (Chomick) Then hung on to beat St James Navy (Kincheloe) in the back end of the double header 11 to 10. All 3 teams back on the court at SJS this coming Saturday at 9:30 am and 10 :30. Come cheer these kids on Saturday morning!
Basketball Games at SJS Tonight
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThe SJS Varsity Girls and SJS Varsity Blue Boys teams play at Saint James School this evening at 6:00pm and 7:00pm respectively. If your schedule permits, please come out and cheer on our school!
HSA December Newsletter
/in News /by Saint James SchoolPlease take a look at this month’s HSA Newsletter (Click to open) to learn about all that is happening this month and be sure to check out our HSA webpage: https://saintjamesschool.net//hsa/
Instrumental Music News
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolAll bands will rehearse on Tuesday, Dec 6th, starting with the Regional Band students at 7:30 AM. The Christmas Concert is Wednesday Dec 7th at 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM. Students will wear their school uniforms for the daytime concert. Evening concert attire for band students is a white shirt and black dress pants (or black skirt for girls – skirts must be knee length or longer). Red bow ties and cummerbunds will be given to the students to wear when they arrive. Band students should arrive at the school cafeteria between 6:00pm-6:15pm (parents who volunteered to help dress should arrive at 5:45pm).
Boys Basketball Update
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThe Saint James Boys teams were on a roll over the past few days as all four Boys JV and Varsity teams posted wins this past week.
SJS JV Blue notched its first win of the season over St. Chris in a Double Overtime thriller Saturday in West Hartford. Abi P. stole the show for Coach Huyler’s Boys with two free throws with no time on clock to force a second OT than he hit a dramatic 3 pointer from top of the key for the game winner being mobbed by his team mates after!!
SJS JV Gold rolled to an impressive win over l previously unbeaten St Thomas the Apostle with a stellar team defensive effort holding them to just 10 points going on to a 30 to 10 victory. SJS JV Gold remains undefeated at 3-0!
SJS Varsity Blue came from behind to beat St Chris in a nail bitter 35 to 34 at St Chris in E Hartford. This team had been in several close games this year and stuck together to notch their first win.
SJS Varsity Gold had a solid team effort to beat St Bridget’s at their gym Thursday evening 32 to 17. Dom C. led the team in scoring and Chris P. showed tremendous toughness winning the battle of the backboard.
The 4th and 5th Grade Saturday Development league opened its season this weekend. Kids were excited to get on the court and two great games were enjoyed by players parents and friends in attendance. St James White (Carroll) won both games in the season opener. 14 to 8 victory in the first game over St James Black (Chomick) Then hung on to beat St James Navy (Kincheloe) in the back end of the double header 11 to 10. All 3 teams back on the court at SJS this coming Saturday at 9:30 am and 10 :30. Come cheer these kids on Saturday morning!
Afternoon Parking
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolMrs. Kanute would like to remind parents that they should not be parking in front of the school on either side of the street at afternoon pickup. These areas are marked as No Parking.
Extended Day Statements
/in Uncategorized /by Saint James SchoolExtended Day Statements for November are now available. Please pick yours up today when you pick up your child from aftercare.
Pickup Today
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolAfternoon pickup will be at the side parking lot (by the Pre-K) today as the Gym is set up for the Drama production tonight.
Please Join Us Tonight!
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThe Saint James School 2016 Drama Club cordially invites you to join us for an evening of fun guaranteed to put your entire family in the Christmas spirit!
The students did a great job during the daytime performance!! Below are a few pictures (more to come tomorrow, and we hope to have a video of the play to share as well!)
Admission is $5.00 per person or 6 tickets for $20.00.
Please join us at 6:10pm for a Children’s Christmas Storytime and stay after the show for Hot Chocolate, Milk, & Cookies with the cast!
SJS Students Win Szopka Competition
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThis past weekend, Saint James School 6th grade students entered the beautiful Polish Nativity Castles (“Szopka”) they have been working on for their religion studies into the annual Szopka competition sponsored by the Polish Cultural Club in Hartford. Students, with much guidance from middle school teacher Ms. Carol Oleasz, put a lot of time and effort into making these beautiful palaces depicting the Holy Family and Baby Jesus.
We are excited to announce that Saint James students won first, second, and third place as well as four honorable mentions! The winners are as follows (click pictures to enlarge):
1st Place: Abby; 2nd Place: Lily; 3rd place (tie): Divya/Paolo; Zach.
Honorable Mentions: Lauren/Jillian; Sean/Nick; Eva/Andrew; Ben & Cole.
Dine-Out Tonight!
/in St. James Notices /by Saint James SchoolThe Saint James School HSA is hosting a Dine-Out Night in support of Saint James School at Maggie McFly’s in the Buckland Hills Mall tonight from 4:00pm – 9:00pm. Show your server the attached flyer and 10% of your purchase (dine-in or take-out) will be donated back to Saint James School! As always, we thank you for your support!
Maggie Mcflys Dine-Out Flyer