Congratulations SJS Eastern Regional Band Students

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This weekend, the Eastern Regional Band performed in front of a standing-room only crowd at Saint James School.  The group, which is comprised of 107 students from thirteen area Catholic schools, received a standing ovation for their extremely impressive performance.  Performers from SJS were: Eleri B., Clarice J., Steven D., Christian V., Tim L., Max L., Kate L., Colleen T., Kevin Z., Rachel D., Alexandra P., Margo K., Jack D., Conor B., Paige B., Zachary Z., Lilly Z., and Evanthea P.

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Girls Basketball Update

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Tryouts for the girls JV and Varsity Basketball teams will be held this Wednesday, October 21st.  JV tryouts (grades 4-6) will be from 2:00pm-4:00pm, Varsity from 5:00pm -7:00pm.  Varsity tryouts are for girls in 7th & 8th grade, and any 6th grade girls who would like to try for Varsity.  A second tryout date will be on Monday, October 26th.  Same times.  A complete schedule of upcoming basketball dates can be found on our basketball webpage.

Open Gym will be held tonight for girls in grades 4-6.

There will be a girls basketball Parent Meeting this Thursday, October 22nd, in the cafeteria for parents.

Eastern Regional Band Concert This Saturday at SJS

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The FMI Eastern Regional Band will hold a performance this Saturday, October 17th at 1:00pm in the Saint James School gym. It is a free concert and all are welcome to attend.  The Eastern Regional Band is made up of 107 student from thirteen area catholic schools.  Saint James School has 18 students participating in this big event.

Important Cross Country Notes

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All invited athletes running at the McGee Invitational on Saturday at Sage Park should arrive at the park by 7:45am to ensure they get checked in for their race.  The address of Sage Park is 1499 Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, CT 06037.

Halloween Party RSVPs Due Tomorrow

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As a reminder, Halloween Party RSVPs are due to the main office by tomorrow, Friday, October 16th.

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Accreditation Team to Visit Next Week

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As you know, Saint James School is Accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, a distinction that ensures a school maintains high academic standards. Every 10 years, schools must go through the Accreditation process to keep this distinction. For Saint James School, this will occur next week.

This coming Sunday, SJS staff will be welcoming a team of 7 peers, from other member schools, to Saint James for the Accreditation process.  This team will be with us through Wednesday, October 21st, studying all aspects of our school including our curriculum, facility, processes, and communication, to name a few. They will be visiting classrooms and will be interviewing select staff, students, and parents.  The faculty and staff at Saint James School have been working on getting ready for the Accreditation team’s visit for well over a year.

Should your child(ren) come home and discuss visitors at the school next week, please know this is who they will be referring to.  Also, please take a moment to welcome members of the Accreditation team to our school should you see them at dropoff, pick-up, aftercare, etc.

Cross Country Team Shines Again

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The Saint James Cross Country team competed at Vernon Middle School yesterday afternoon. Rarely does a team accomplish a perfect score, which is to place the top 5 runners in the top 5 positions but that is exactly what the girls accomplished. Leading the field with an impressive 1st place finish was Lindsay O.  Isabelle B., Ally A., Maeve W., and Kaitlyn N.  followed close behind in places 2nd-5th.

The boys also had an impressive day. Aiden P. led the Sabers, placing 1st in a field of 61 runners. The boys team nearly won the meet, placing 2nd by only 2pts. Nathan M. and Matthew S. placed 8th & 9th, while Nick G. and Dominic C. finished in 11th & 13th place.

Congratulations to our runners on another impressive day!

VIRTUS Training Session Tonight

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There will be a Virtus Training session tonight, Thursday, October 15th, at St. Christopher School in East Hartford.  Please remember if you wish to volunteer at the school for any reason, you must first complete the background check and Virtus training.

To register, please visit the Virtus Website.  Select Hartford, CT (Archdiocese) and choose “Start Registration.”

Breezeway Lot

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Mrs. Kanute would like to remind parents that they are NOT to pull into the breezeway teacher’s lot between 7:00am and 2:30pm.  Thank you.

Girls Basketball Update

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Below is an overview of important dates for Girls basketball:

Open Gym for 6th – 8th Grade Girls: Tonight (Wednesday, October 14th), 5-7pm

Open Gym for 4th – 6th Grade Girls: Monday, October 19th, 5-7pm

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Girls JV Tryouts (4th-6th Grade): Wednesday, October 21st, 2-4pm & Monday, October 26th, 2-4pm (students should go in the Walkers line and meet Coach Jablonecki in the gym at dismissal).

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Girls Varsity Tryouts: Wednesday, October 21st, 5-7pm & Monday, October 26th, 5-7pm.

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All basketball dates have been added to the school’s website calendar (on the homepage of saintjamesschool.net).  You can also access just basketball dates by clicking on the Basketball webpage (under the Extra Curricular tab) or using this link.

Please remember, All Basketball Fees are due by this Friday, October 16th.