The Saint James School Drama club will be performing Magic Golden Apples in the spring.  All students in grades 5 – 7 are invited to audition.  Auditions for our play will be held on Sunday, February 23rd from 3:00-5:00pm.

Below are some important drama club details:

Date:  Most Sundays-beginning February 23, 2014 (Students wishing to be on stage crew will begin in March)

Time: 3:00-5:00pm

Place: Saint James Gym/Stage

Fee: $35.00

Production date: May 31, 2014

Parents of students interested in being on stage or part of the stage crew should complete the attached form and send it back to the school office in an envelope marked “Drama.”  Also, attached are the Saint James Drama Club audition lines for interested students.

This week only (Feb 2 – Feb 8, 2014), buy 10 General Mills Box Tops products at ANY store in a single shopping visit, and you can earn 50 eBoxTops for our school! You’ll just need to save and submit your receipt. Learn more at http://bit.ly/1bwytte

Remember, each Box Top equals $0.10 for our school and the amounts add up fast with everyone helping out!   Each month, the class that brings in the most box tops wins a dress down day.  If you have any questions, please contact parent volunteer coordinator Heather Meyer at grizmeyer@cox.net.

As always, we thank you for your support of our wonderful school!

Saint James School students attending the school dance on Friday (February 7th) are asked to bring the following items:

6th graders: individually wrapped snacks (no peanut products please)

7th and 8th graders: 1 gallon jugs of water

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

The dance will run from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.  Attending students should bring their signed Middle School Dance permission slip and $5.00 entrance fee.

Thank you,

Saint James Middle school Dance Committee

Recently our 8th grade students, who are preparing for graduation in the spring, were asked whether they would recommend Saint James School based on their experiences here.  We were so moved by the responses, we have decided to post several of them over the next few weeks.  We hope you will enjoy reading them as much as we did!

This first one is from 8th grader Kaeleigh who joined SJS in 6th grade:

“Saint James Middle School is the best place to help us prepare for high school.  I have many reasons why I chose Saint James above all other middle schools and it was one of the best decisions my family and I made.  One reason for choosing Saint James was when I left my old school to shadow, I immediately felt like I was a part of the class.  The teachers, staff, and students welcomed me more than you can imagine.  The friends and memories I made here will last forever.  Another reason for choosing Saint James is that I like having two classrooms of every grade and having a great science lab.  The atmosphere of continuous learning is rewarding to me not to mention how proud I feel when my artwork is displayed in the hallways.

Students from Saint James excel and go on to get accepted into excellent high schools such as East Catholic, Mercy, Xavier, and Kingswood Oxford.  The teachers prepare us very well making it an easy adjustment for when we get to high school.  There are lots of other activities to become involved in while at Saint James such as Student Council, drama club, and sports to name a few.  I was very excited to be a part of history when Saint James was recognized and became a blue ribbon school.

I truly believe that you will have a bright future ahead of you if you become a part of Saint James School.  I said it before – best decision of my life.”