The month of October is an important time for Catholic schools. First, October is the month of the Rosary where we will have special rosaries prayed on the 7th (Spanish Rosary) and 22nd (Balloon Rosary). It is a time of celebrating the saints as we prepare for the Solemnity of All Saints. 10/1 is the [...]
Dear SJS Families, When I first moved to Shreveport, I was hoping I had finally lived in a location where hurricanes would not impact me anymore. Alexandria is only 2 hours south but has been hit hard in the past by such weather like Hurricanes Rita, Gustav, and even last year with Laura. During last [...]
Dear SJS Families, Welcome to week three of the school year at St. Joseph Catholic School. As we are excited about the school year, I must begin to ask our families to exercise a level of caution. As we are all aware, COVID-19 is certainly prevalent in NWLA and we have seen many have to [...]
AUGUST 16th, 2021 Dear SJS Families, Our first week of school has come and gone. It is a blessing to see so many returning families as well as new families. Please give us time to match all names with faces. This week, we have Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 18 th at 6:00 PM. Due to concerns for [...]
Dear SJS Families, Welcome Back to St. Joseph Catholic School! The 2021-22 school year will hopefully be a great experience for everyone in our SJS community. We opened our doors this morning to nearly 300 students, our highest total in the last three years. We are excited to welcome so many new faces. Please be [...]
Patience is a virtue that most of us do not care for. We want what we want because we be-lieve we deserve it, and we want it right then and there. Patience requires us to rely on others for assistance, direction, and provisions. Sometimes, patience requires us to realize how we are not in control [...]
Field Day 2021
8 1/2 days left in the school year! What a year it has been for all of us. We especially wish to say a very big THANK YOU to Mrs. Camille Jones and the PTO for the wonderful blessing they provided for us during the Teacher Appreciation Week. It was such a great and heart-warming [...]
This is May! Every month feels like an achievement of sorts. It has been through the efforts of this faith-based community and an outpouring of graces from God that we have made it this far! We have reached a time known as Teacher Appreciation Week. While educators are not in the hospitals dealing with sick [...]
