8th graders during the closing song of their prayer service St. Joseph School was all about celebrating excellence in Catholic Education during the first week of February as parents, teachers, students and special guests all got in on the act of seeing the “Dividends for Life” that Catholic Schools deliver. After the celebration of Curriculum Sunday, the school week opened with a joint Kindergarten - 8th grade prayer service and moved into the annual 6th - 8th grade Math Bee and 3rd - 5th grade Spelling Bee. The school had a very special and much needed blessing of the throats for St. Blaise Day and the older students paired up with the younger students for “Buddy Up” Day, complete with crafts and special treats. The P.T.A. sponsored an ice cream sundae dessert after lunch one afternoon and the wildly popular Game Show returned to SJS. Assemblyman Tom McKevitt, a welcome visitor in the school, game by to watch a few rounds of the game show, and Carol Geddis spoke at the annual Parent Information Night on the importance of internet safety, highlighting many of the topics the students has learned in their sessions with her and our 5th graders lead the First Friday Mass. For more photos of Catholic Schools Week, please visit our website at www.advantageforlife.org . For information on registration, please contact the school office at 747-2730.

The 7th and 8th grade Green and Gold Teams
Grade 3 - 5 Spelling Bee Participants
Grade 6 - 8 Math Bee Participants
Math Bee Winners: 3rd Place Sarah Biscardi (7th Grade), 1st Place Winner Khyle Reefer (7th Grade) and 2nd Place Winner Pace Milton (8th Grade)
Spelling Bee Champs: 3rd Place James Walczyck (5th grade), 1st Place Paul Ariola (5th Grade) and 2nd Place Natalia Glebocki (4th grade)
7th Grade Math Bee Participants Khyle Reefer, Tommy Ilardi, Sarah Biscardi and Fran Zambrano
Michael DiSanti and Kathleen Griffith collect pennies after Mass
Mrs. Cioffi, Assistant Principal, Assemblyman Tom McKevitt and Dr. Kilbride at the Game Show with 7th Graders Mary Kate Kenny and Kristen Reynolds and 8th Graders Teddy Gallucci and Johnathan Castoro
The 7th Grade Gold Team participate in their first Sports Night
3rd Graders with their Kindergarten Buddies on Buddy Up Day
5th Grade Green and Gold Sports Night supporters
P.T.A. President Kathleen Noonan dishes out the special ice cream treat
Mrs. Coady blessing the throats of the 4th graders on St. Blaise Day
8th Graders at their last game show
Carol Geddis with members of the School Board after her talk on the perils of the internet