Tonight Saint James School will host Senior Night, recognizing our 8th grade varsity boys and girls basketball players during their last regular home game of the season (as well as their SJS basketball career) before we head into tournament season.
The Varsity Girls will play at SJS at 6:00pm, followed by our Varsity Gold (8th grade) Boys Basketball team at 7:15pm.
All SJS families are welcome to out and cheer on our players.
As a reminder, Returning Family Registration Forms are due tomorrow Friday, February 21st. We appreciate your timely response as we will begin accepting new family registrations next week.
For our Catholic families, please also be sure you are sending the Parish Affiliation Form in to your Pastor so that we will have that back by the deadline of June 1st.
If you are in need of a new copy of the information, please email Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net or pick up a hard copy from Mrs. Sager in the SJS main office.
Mercy High School has asked us to share the following information with our families:
“Discover Mercy” is a morning program offered for fifth, sixth and seventh grade girls and their parents to get a first look at Mercy by enjoying activities, student performances and informal conversations with Mercy students, parents, alumnae, administrators and faculty. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
During “Discover Mercy,” girls have the opportunity to spend time in the classrooms with faculty and students while attending “classes” such as Beginners Yoga, Creative Writing, French Cuisine, Mad about Math, and Theater Arts Workshop to name a few options. All of the choices are listed on the registration page. Here is the link: Discover Mercy. Meanwhile, parents may attend an informal question and answer session and participate in programs designed especially for them.
Following the morning program, everyone is invited to lunch in the cafeteria and experience a performance by the cast of the Mercy/Xavier Musical Mamma Mia! Mercy Student Ambassadors are available to lead tours of the school at any time during the morning, including a stop at the school store.
As a reminder, Saint James School will NOT be in session this coming Monday or Tuesday (February 17th & 18th) for a short February break/midwinter recess.
We wish everyone a fun and relaxing break and look forward to seeing all our friends back at school on Wednesday, February 19th.
The Saint James Varsity Girls upped their league record to 10-3 on Tuesday beating ST TIMS BLUE 39-25. Alyssa led the team in scoring with 17 to go with 20 rebounds. Gabby and Sarah added 6 each while also grabbing 13 and 7 rebounds respectively. Sammy hit for 4 points to go with 4 assists followed by Allie, Maggie and Shreya with 2 points per. Maggie and Allie added 2 assists each. Sammy, Gabby, Sarah and Allie collected 4 steals each while Tricia had 3 steals. Charlotte and Brianna had 1 steal each.
Tonight the SJS Girls Varsity and Boys Varsity will both play St. Gabriel (at home).
The Girls play at 6:15, followed by the boys at 7:00pm. All families are welcome to come cheer on our players!
Thank you to everyone who has submitted their Returning Family Registration thus far! Please remember to complete our 2020-2021 Photo Permissions & Code Red form if you have not already done so. If you can’t find your Returning Family Registration Email in your inbox, please reach out to Amy Guenther at aguenther@saintjamesschool.net and she will forward a copy.
Mrs. Zorger would like to remind parents of the importance of getting your child/ren to school on time each morning. There have been an excessive number of late arrivals again the last few weeks (often the same students) and we are asking for our parents to help get these child/ren back on schedule.
Late arrivals are disruptive to the teacher, morning announcements, and the classroom routine. Planning to be punctual is also an important skill that will benefit your child/ren in all stages of their academic and professional career. If you find yourself not making it to school between 7:30am and 7:50am, please take a few moments today to talk to your child/ren about the importance of being punctual and help them readjust their morning schedule accordingly.
Please remember it is our policy (as noted in the parent/student handbook) that 3 unexcused tardy arrivals will result in a detention. We do understand that sometimes there are unforeseen circumstances, but those should be few and far between.
Thank you again for your support of our school policies and procedures.
Lots of great wins for our basketball teams this past weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out to Cheer on our teams including this cute group of fans:
Boys Varsity Gold
Our Boys Varsity Gold team enjoyed 3 victories this past week in league play. It was nice having 3 straight home games and the boys responded with wins over cross town rival St Bridget’s, St Paul’s of Kensington and John Paul of Middletown. Evan A. and Ale O. continue to fuel the offense and improving Team defense is a great sign for these Sabers as they head to final few league games. Next up the Sabers host League #1 St. Gabriel’s of Windsor, a very talented group and a team that plays beyond its years. That game tips this Thursday at SJS at 7:30 pm. Feel free to come out and cheer them on!
Boys JV
The JV Boys improved their record to 7-2 on the season with a close win over St. Thomas. The boys played showed great teamwork in front of the excited home crowd, closing out a successful day of basketball at the Sabres’ den.
Girls JV
Our Girls 6th grade JV team dominated over St Paul’s of Kensington at home this weekend with a 31-14 victory, their 6th win in a row and bringing their record to 7-2 for the season.
We are in need of a second parent volunteer to help with the Journalism Club. The group meets Thursdays after school. If you are able to assist, please reach out to Mrs. Sager.
Please join us at Saint James Church this coming Sunday, February 9th at 9:00am for our monthly SJS Children’s Mass. Saint James students will be serving in many capacities including altar servers, readers, and gift bearers, and our choir will be singing
A reception in the lower church will follow the mass with coffee, juice, and donuts provided.
All Saint James School families are welcome regardless of faith or home parish. Students are encouraged to wear their Saint James School uniform (students serving in any capacity must wear their uniform). We hope to see you there!