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Student Events:
October 1-15
CORE Ministry is collecting diapers through October 15 for Providence House, Laura's Home, and West Side Catholic Center. Please bring some in (any size!) and stuff the chapel with diapers to help those in need.
October 8
Early Dismissal, 2 p.m.
October 17
No school. 5th, 6th, 7th grade Visit Day.
October 22All-school Testing Day.
October 24 Picture re-take day.
Parent Events:
School Directory
The Mothers' Club is providing families with a school directory. You should have received an email this week from Dean of Women Marie Ciolek with instructions on how to opt out of the directory, if you so desire. If you have questions, please email Ms.Ciolek.
October 1-15
CORE Ministry is collecting diapers through October 15 for Providence House, Laura's Home, and West Side Catholic Center. Please bring some in (any size!) and stuff the chapel with diapers to help those in need.
October 8
Early Dismissal, 2 p.m.
October 14
Athletic Boosters Club meeting, 7 p.m., in the Board Room.
October 17
No school. 5th, 6th, 7th grade Visit Day.
October 16, 22
Parent-Teacher meetings. Conferences by appointment only. October 16 - 3:30-8:30 p.m.; October 22 - 1:30-3:30 p.m. Emails on the conferences were sent out this week by Dean of Women Marie Ciolek. Questions? Email Ms. Ciolek here.
October 22
All-school Testing Day.
October 24
Picture re-take day.
October 27
Mothers' Club meeting, 7 p.m. in the Dining Hall.
October 28
Mandatory OHSAA meeting for parents of students in winter sports is at 7 p.m. in The Academy Center.
Admissions Events:
Now Through December
8th Grade Shadowing, a great way to experience SJA! Spread the word! Now through December. Register here.
October 7
CYO Volleyball Night, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Admission free for girls who wear their school jersey. Questions? Call 216.251.4868.
October 17
Visit Day for 5th, 6th & 7th grade girls, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Register here.
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SPOTLIGHT
Junior Raises Money for "Autism Speaks"
What: Cari single-handedly raised nearly $400 for the organization "Autism Speaks" thanks to two bake sales in September.
Facts: On September 12 and again on September 25, under the auspices of the Unity Club, Cari set up a table with goodies before and after school. She became involved with "Autism Speaks" because a friend's brother has autism.
"He means a lot to me and I know that his family struggles. If there is anything I can do to help them, like raise money for 'Autism Speaks,' I do it," said Cari.
Cari was helped by Abigail Wirfel '16, Anne Holan '18, Alyssa Jones '16, Jenea Adams '15, Brandi Harris '15, and Math Teacher and Unity Club Moderator Suzanne Smiley-Rozic. In addition to being active in the Unity Club, Cari also is one of the founders this year of Silver Linings, a club dedicated to boosting students' self-esteem.
Cari's favorite subjects are history and English.
Congratulations, Cari, on "serving the dear neighbor!"
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College Corner
Each week, our College Counselors will be alerting parents and students of important dates/meetings, as well as providing information on colleges and universities.
Upcoming College Fairs:
The Greater Cleveland West Suburban College Fair is 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, October 6, at Baldwin Wallace University,136 E. Bagley Road in the Lou Higgins Recreation Center. Free.
The Lorain County College Fair is 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, at Lorain County Community College, Ewing Activities Center, 1005 Abbe Road North, Elyria. Free.
Featured College of the Week:
Who: Syracuse University
Where: Syracuse, N.Y. (5 hours from Cleveland), Suburban.
Enrollment: 12,000 undergraduates.
Strongest Programs: Communications, Business, Engineering.
Fun Fact: SU students seek to complete a list of "44 Things To Do at Syracuse Before Graduation," including jumping between the ridges of the outer walls of the Carrier Dome. The sound it generates was used as the light saber sound in "Star Wars."
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Engineering Students Help CSJs with Visitors Map of St. Joseph Center
 | | L-R: Bailey Slattery '16, Faith Sekerak '17. |
Thanks to the work of eight engineering students, visitors to the St. Joseph Center will know where they are going. Students in "Introduction to Engineering" had just completed a unit on architectural drawing when they were asked to create a scaled map of the first floor of the Center. The request came from Sr. Ann Kilbane, CSJ, director of the St. Joseph Center. Full Story
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Chinese Classes Visit Cleveland State
 On Friday, September 26, the students from Chinese II, Honors Chinese III and AP Chinese classes attended the annual Chinese Teacher Appreciation Day held by the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University. Teacher Appreciation Day events included student performances and an awards ceremony recognizing the educators for their contributions to an engaged and multi-cultural learning environment.
"Our students performed and they really did a fantastic job!" shared World Languages teacher Megan Hsiao.
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Upperclass Induction Ceremony Held
 | | L-R: Juniors Sara Koussa, Annmarie Brady, Clare Tirpak, Rose Sullivan and Molly Stofko. |
In a room filled with family, friends and fellow classmates, the 169 members of the junior class formally became upperclasswomen on Wednesday, October 1, during an afternoon ceremony that included laughter and prayer - and an impromptu singing of "Happy Birthday" to Sister Juanita Shealey, CSJ!
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An Invitation to Parents to Serve the Dear Neighbor
 As part of our 125th anniversary year, we would like to invite parents to join us in "Serving the Dear Neighbor." Beginning this month, students, administration, faculty and staff will participate in service activities throughout Northeast Cleveland.
On Thursday, October 2, students involved in service projects in Cleveland, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Kermit, W V. shared their experiences at an all-school assembly. Also at the assembly was Marques Evans ("Big Cleve"), who spoke to students and the adult community about the needs in Cleveland's inner city and the importance of service.
Full Story
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Museum Studies Students Discover West Park History
 | | Mr. Ross Bassett, Vice President of the West Park Historical Society, with Museum Studies students. |
Students in Museum Studies - a new class offered this year - braved drizzly weather on Wednesday, October 1, to walk around West Park, learning about the area's hidden-in-plain-sight history.
The tour, which concentrated on the Kamm's Corners area, was led by Mr. Ross Bassett, the Vice President of the West Park Historical Society. Full Story
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Pride Bowl, Bonfire Ignite SJA Pride
 The weather was perfect on Thursday, October 2, as students and faculty battled it out in the spirit of team-building fun. The annual show of Jaguar strength and SJA pride included games of friendly competition, food and camaraderie.
Upperclasswomen took the win against the Freshmen and Sophomores, then fell to the faculty/staff team in the second game.
The Fathers' and Mothers' Clubs then lit a bonfire and students, faculty, staff and families enjoyed a picnic dinner of hot dogs, chips and s'mores on the Howley Terrace, surrounded by the beautiful changing foliage of our gorgeous campus. For pictures from Pride Bowl, go here.
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Knights of Columbus Scholarship Applications Due November 17
The Knights of Columbus and Ohio Charity Foundation Inc. are accepting applications for a $1,000 scholarship. The recipient must be a practicing Catholic, attend an Ohio Catholic high school, have financial need, a grade point average of at least 2.5, prior scholastic honors, church involvement and school extracurricular activities.
Please see Guidance Counselor Maryann Marek for more information or the application form. The form also is available here.
The application must be postmarked no later than Monday, November 17.
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Homecoming Mass is October 12  Please join us for a celebration! Save the date of Sunday, October 12, for a mass, open house and other activities to kick-off a year of celebrations for the 125th anniversary of Saint Joseph Academy and its founding by the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph. The Homecoming Mass and celebration is the final event of the three-day Grand Reunion Weekend.
Events at the homecoming will include refreshments after Mass, tours of Saint Joseph Academy - including a look at our new state-of-the-art biology lab - and face painting, balloon animals and other activities on the campus grounds. To help us with our planning, please RSVP with attendee names to RSVP@sja1890.org or contact Development Director Geoff Powers here. All are welcome! Watch our website for more information on special 125th events and activities.
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Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors Test Day is Wednesday, October 22
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 is an all-school testing day at Saint Joseph Academy. Students in Grades 9, 10, and 11 will take standardized assessments, while the Seniors will use this day for college planning.
Information was sent home to parents, but here is a copy of the letter with all the information.
Questions? Please call Guidance Counselor Maryann Marek at 216.251.6788 x211 or email her at mmarek@sja1890.org.
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Jaguar Jackpot!
 For those families participating in the Jaguar Jackpot Raffle program, please be aware that our third ticket acceptance deadline is Friday, October 10, 2014. All tickets and money should be returned to the Finance Office, Room 126, on or before this date to be included in the third drawing on Thursday, October 16, 2014.
The following are the winners for the first Jaguar Jackpot Raffle drawing:
1. John Wagner sold by Maggie Wagner '17 - Ticket #10360
2. Katie Stavole sold by Claudia Stavole '15- Ticket #11693
3. Chris and Sue Chillemi sold by Maria Chillemi '17 - Ticket #13239
Each winner will receive $500 and each student seller will receive $50. These payments will be made by the Finance Office next week and the winners will be notified by the Finance Office.
Congratulations to our sellers and winners!
Please contact Beverly LaPolla at 216.251.6788 ext 252 or email blapolla@sja1890.org with any questions or concerns.
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Attention Winter Sports Parents:
New date! The mandatory OHSAA parent meeting for any student playing a winter sport (basketball or swimming & diving) has been moved to Tuesday, October 28, at 7 p.m. in The Academy Center.
Tennis
Varsity won a pair of matches in the past week to improve to 13-7 on the season. In the Friday, September 26, victory over Massillon, Hannah Schuette '17 and Colleen FitzGerald '16 both picked up singles wins. The match came down to the second doubles team of Grace Hendryx '15/Abigail Riley '15, who rallied for a 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 win to push the Jaguars to the team victory.
On Wednesday, October 1, the team celebrated Senior Night. Hannah Schuette '17 opened the match with a 6-0, 6-2 win at first singles. After a pair of Rocky River wins, Grace Hendryx '15/Brittany Hegeman '15 evened the match with a 6-4, 6-4 win at second doubles. The match came down to third singles, where Allison Saracina '15 came back from a set down to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to clinch the match for the Jaguars.
Earlier in the week, the team competed at the Division I Sectional Tournament at Oberlin College. Hannah Schuette '17 advanced to the third round, where she played the match of the day in a three-hour, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 loss to an eventual district qualifying player from Avon. Junior Colleen FitzGerald also advanced to the third round of the singles tournament. The teams of Molly McAfee '15/Angela Cicero '17 and Grace Hendryx '15/Brittany Hegeman '15 each won a round in the doubles draw.
Cross Country
On Friday, September 26, the team competed in the Gilmour Invitational. Our Jaguars finished 2nd in the 12-team field, losing a close battle to state-ranked North Royalton. Sophomore Maggie Wagner dominated the race from the first step, to earn her first high school invitational victory. Freshman Sydney Seymour finished 3rd overall in the race, beating some great competition. The rest of the team came across the line in close succession: Olivia Battistoni '17, in 17th place; Mallory Fahey '15, 21st; Katie Butterfield '16, 23rd; Lauren Marconi '15, 25th; and Emily Conway '18, 27th.
JV faired even better, scoring 23 points to win the 11-team field. The team had 7 runners in the top 10 places, and 11 of the top 20 runners in the race. Highlighting the effort was senior Victoria Bonca, who won a JV race for the second week in a row.
Next week, the team travels to Trumbull County for the Legends Invitational, then they have a weekend off before hosting Senior Night and entering the post-season.
Golf
The team competed in their sectional golf tournament on Tuesday, September 30, at the Legacy Golf Course at Sweetbriar in Avon Lake. The five-member team of Kaitlin Rose '15, Alicia Abele '16, Lauren Zawie '17, Hannah Hill '16 and Emily Skodny '15) finished 7th out of 15 teams. Although the team did not qualify for districts, Kaitlin qualified on the strength of her score of 88. She will compete at next week's district tournament at The Legends of Massilon. Congratulations and good luck Kaitlin!
Soccer
Junior Varsity and Varsity both played stiff competition this week with matches at Avon Lake and Westlake. Varsity held tough against Avon Lake on Monday, falling by a score of 1-0. The Jaguars' defense played tough led by senior Amanda Burns. On Wednesday, October 1, we took on Westlake and Varsity fell 6-0. JV lost 5-0. The Jaguars will play their final home game of the season on Saturday, October 4, at the Fairview Park High School Stadium against Rocky River. JV is at 3 p.m. and Varsity at 5 p.m.
Volleyball
The Junior Varsity and Freshmen teams dominated the competition en route to titles at the Cuyahoga Heights Futures Tournament on Saturday, September 27. Neither teams dropped a set in cruising to the title! That same day, the varsity team took home second place at the Elyria Quad as they knocked off Avon and Elyria before falling to Olmsted Falls in the title game.
On Wednesday evening, the three SJA teams took on Padua, the Division II state champion from last season. The varsity team fell in three sets while the JV team lost 2-1. The loss by the JV team ended a five-match winning streak. The JV team has however won nine of their last 11 matches and have an impressive 13-5 record this season. The freshman team also continues to play well as they sit at 11-4 after falling to Padua on Wednesday.
Basketball
Attention All Students Interested in Playing Basketball:
Open gyms are being held for any student interested in playing basketball this season. The sessions are every Monday in September and October from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Academy Center. Official practice/tryouts will begin on October 31. Please contact head coach Maggie Ferrando with any questions.
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