McGee Invitational

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Saint James School had a great showing at this past weekend’s McGee Invitational at Sage Park Middle School in Berlin.  The top 5 runners in each category received a trophy, while the top 20 received medals.  Here are the students that placed in the top among their peer group:

8th Grade Girls:  Lindsay ONeill – 5th out of 100 runners.  Nicole Paquette also placed well for SJS coming in 31st.

8th Grade Boys:  AJ Bushnell – 22nd out of 107 runners.  Jack Green was close behind in 25th place.

7th Grade Girls:  Abby Ray – 5th out of 105 runners, with Kaitlyn Nyberg in 9th and Jillian Vichi in 32nd.

6th Grade Girls: Shea Boyle – 6th, Sara Christina 7th, Sammy Creamer – 18th

6th Grade Boys: Evan Ansaldi – 19th, Erik Ansaldi – 32nd.

Congrats to all our runners and to Coach O’Neill for all the hard work and dedication to our XC program!

Attention Instrumental Music Parents

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Advanced Band will take place tomorrow – Wednesday, 10/18 – instead of Friday this week.  Also, for parents with students in Beginning Band this year, please note that the Beginning Band Open House date has been changed to 11/9 at 11:00am (this day is a 12:05pm dismissal day for Fall conferences).

XC Meet Tomorrow

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As a reminder, there is a cross country meet tomorrow after school.  XC students should remember to bring their uniforms to school tomorrow.

Trunk or Treat Responses Due Today

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Halloween Trunk or Treat RSVPs are due today.  Please see the information flyer (click HERE) for more information. The sign up form can be found HERE or at the HSA website (saintjamesschool.net/hsa).  Contact Cathy Deschaine at cathyd241@gmail.com with any questions.

Basketball Notes

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Today, Monday (10/16):  BOYS Open Gym for registered Grade 6 Players 5:00pm – 6:16pm

Today, Monday (10/16):  BOYS Open Gym for registered Grade 7 & 8 Players 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Wednesday (10/18): GIRLS Open Gym for registered Grade 6 – 8 Players 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Wednesday (10/18): Basketball Program Meetings:
For Parents/Guardians of Boys — 6:00pm – 6:45pm;
For Parents/Guardians of Girls —  7:00pm – 7:45pm

Printable Schedule  (the small square button at the top of the page – to the left of “Collapse All” – is a print button)

McGee Invitational This Saturday

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This Saturday, our Middle School XC Runners will be participating in the McGee Invitational at Sage Park in Berlin.   Runners should arrive by 8:15am.

Race Times:  Grade 6 Girls 9:15am, Grade 6 Boys 9:45am (race length is 1.7 miles); Grade 7 Girls 10:15am, Grade 7 Boys 11:15am, Grade 8 Girls 11:15am, Grade 8 Boys 11:45am (race length is 2.2 miles).

Awards Presentation is at 12:30pm.  Good luck Sabers!

Friday’s Open Gym (Girls 4-6) Cancelled

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Friday’s Open Gym for Girls basketball players in grades 4-6 has been cancelled due to a conflict in the coach’s schedule.

Friday's Open Gym (Girls 4-6) Cancelled

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Friday’s Open Gym for Girls basketball players in grades 4-6 has been cancelled due to a conflict in the coach’s schedule.

Middle School Dance

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The first middle school dance of the school year will be held at Saint James School this Friday, October 13th.  Attire for this dance is casual/standard attire.  Saint James School students attending the school dance are asked to bring the following items:

6th graders & Ms. O’s homeroom: individually wrapped snacks (no peanut products please)

8th graders & Mrs. Wolpert’s homeroom: 1 gallon jugs of water

Please bring items to the cafeteria on Friday morning or to the gym the night of the school dance.

The dance will run from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm (please note new ending time).  Attending students must bring their signed Middle School Dance permission slip and $5.00 entrance fee.  If you are available to help chaperone, please contact Joanna Kamis at brownlab@msn.com.

Also, please note that the March 16th dance at Saint Bridget School has been chanced to March 9th.  The school website calendar has been updated accordingly.  https://saintjamesschool.net/extra-curricular/school-dances/

Please Return Grandparent's & Special Persons' Day Forms

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Just a reminder to get in your Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day forms as soon as possible so we can get a head count for the event. If you need a new copy of the form, it can be downloaded HERE.