Congratulations to all the Saint James School Basketball teams for a truly stellar performance so far this season!

Girls Varsity

The SJS Girls Varsity team won the Manchester Deanery School Championships and also the overall Manchester Deanery Championship, beating out St. Bernard’s Parish on Friday for the overall title.  They will now advance as a top seed in the State tournament which begins this weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pictured above:  SJS Girl’s Varsity Team after their Deanery Championship win)

 

Girls Junior Varsity

The SJS Girls Junior Varsity team won the Manchester Deanery School Championship on Friday evening.  They will play again on Tuesday evening against St. Bernard at St. Bridget school for the overall school vs parish Deanery Championship title but already earned a top seed in the State tournament which begins this weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pictured above:  SJS Girl’s Junior Varsity Team after their Deanery School Championship win)

 

Boys Varsity

The Boys Varsity basketball team also won the Manchester Deanery School Championships and will  play on Tuesday evening against St. Patrick’s Parish for the overall Deanery Championship title.  They have already earned a top seed in the State tournament which begins this weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pictured above: SJS Boys Varsity team after winning the Martin Luther King tournament earlier in the season.  During the tournament, the boys beat a previously undefeated team two times to take the title).

 

Boys Junior Varsity

The Boys Junior Varsity basketball team plays tonight at St. Christopher at 7:30pm for the Manchester Deanery School Championship title and top seed in the state tournament.  The winner of tonight’s game will play St. Bernard’s Parish on Tuesday for the overall Deanery Championship title.

 

Congratulations and best of luck to all our teams as they continue their season!

 

 

Today 4th graders turned in a book report and gave a short oral presentation on an assigned U.S. President.  As part of the assignment, students could choose to dress as their President for the day, put together an informational poster, or make a puppet.  Below are pictures of some of the 4th graders from this morning.  This afternoon, there was a Parade of Presidents through the hallways of Saint James School with 4th graders visiting different classrooms in the lower grades to “introduce” themselves.  A fun annual tradition!

 

 

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Congratulations to the SJS Girls Varsity Basketball team for beating out 5 other teams to win the “February Frenzy.”  Coach Sarpu credits solid scoring by all players sparked by Izzy’s team-leading assists and defensive steals.  He also highlights 8th Graders Payten, Kaylee, Lexi, and Erica, all of whom excelled in stifling their opponents’ leading scorers.  The entire team exhibited solid teamwork and excellent sportsmanship.  Congratulations!

 

 

Yesterday, Mr. Ward, Mr. Lawrance, and Mr. Prasad – members of the local Rotary Club – visited with Saint James 3rd grade students – handing out student dictionaries and talking about the Rotary Club’s work throughout the world.  Below are pictures from the two 3rd grade classes: