School Advisory Council

I can speak first hand about St Joseph’s education and the great benefits it provides it students, as I myself was a graduate back in 1960. In addition, I had four sons and several granddaughters graduate from the school, and I served for six years as the first lay principal. It is important to understand that regardless of personal situations every child can learn and be successful. In order for this to happen, a school must provide a quality academic program, dedicated teachers and staff, and a supportive and knowledgeable administrative team. The school must also provide a safe environment with good discipline. Lastly, you need to combine those things with a system to help develop the whole child including access to extracurricular activities, religion, and citizenship. St. Joseph’s School has always strived to provide these attributes that make a great school. Let’s all support St. Joseph’s School.

Catholic education is so important for our families and parish life. The church teaches us that parents are the first teachers of our children. That is true. But when kids reach school age, who do you want to partner with? If you’re homeschooling, great. But if that isn’t an option for your family, why look anywhere but to Catholic education at St. Joseph Catholic School? After a few okay years, and a few negative, nearly destructive years in public schools, our sons deserved better and so my husband and I began looking for an alternative. When I questioned a friend whose children attended St. Joseph if they thought that the school was “Catholic enough,” she replied, “no school is perfect, but it is the only place where my children receive the Eucharist as part of the school week.” That statement, with its implication of the grace of the Eucharist offered to my children as part of their regular school routine, hit me hard and we decided our school shopping was over. We’d found our home. We enrolled our 3 boys in kindergarten, 4th , and 7th grades and never looked back. Throughout their years at St. Joseph, they received a great education in an environment where they were supported, encouraged, and offered opportunities to belong to a large family of teachers and families who really loved one another. All three of our sons graduated from St. Joseph High School, have successful careers, have remained faithful to the Catholic faith, and have thanked my husband and I for making the sacrifice to send them to St. Joseph. Yes, it is a financial sacrifice. But why wait until college to invest in your child’s education? After 130 years, St. Joseph is just getting started!

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