GREENVILLE – On Sept. 11, the St. Joseph Student Government Association hosted a “meet me at the flag pole” prayer event in remembrance of those lost on 9/11. (Photo by Craig Mandolini)
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Art Fest Service day
GREENVILLE – St Joseph School Art Teacher Brian Speck and students Emily Blackstock, Mary Helen Duncan, Sarah Powers and Neely Chennault painted faces and helped make bead bracelets on Thursday, Nov. 2, at the River Regions Art Festival, sponsored by the Pilot Club of Greenville for area special needs students. (Photos by Missi Blackstock)
Virden earns scholarship
GREENVILLE – Virginia Virden, a senior and member of the National Honor Society (NHS) at St. Joseph School has been named one of 300 national semifinalists in the National Honor Society Scholarship program. Virden was chosen from more than 25,000 applicants and will receive a $1,500 scholarship.
“Virginia has been a vital part of the St. Joseph family since she began in her seventh grade and we are sorry to see her go, but definitely wish her the best,” said Missi Blackstock, NHS advisor
High school seniors who are members in good standing of an active NHS chapter are able to apply for an NHS scholarship. Finalists are selected on the basis of their leadership skills; participation in service organizations, clubs, and other student groups at school and in the community; and their academic record.
While at St. Joseph, Virden has been president of the National Honor Society, class vice-president, Wendy’s Heisman school winner, Secretary of Mu Alpha Theta, Mississippi Scholar, Guaranty Bank’s Guaranteed Achiever, on the Mayor’s Youth Council, St. Joseph STAR student, along with being captain of the cheer squad and won awards in tennis and soccer. This fall she plans to attend Southern Methodist University to study political science.
St. Joseph Catholic Schools united
Bishop Joseph Kopacz spoke at the April 9 plan unveiling at Greenville St. Joseph School about uniting the two campuses.
GREENVILLE – Our Lady of Lourdes elementary school will soon relocate from East Reed Road to 1501 V.F.W. Road, creating a unified
campus for St. Joseph Catholic School System.
The move is scheduled for the 2015-2016 school year, with construction slated to begin later this spring, according to an April 9 unveiling of plans for the unified campus. Bishop Joseph Kopacz was on hand for the celebration and said he thinks this merger will be good for both school communities.
“It’s time to upgrade our elementary school facilities. Our students at Our Lady of Lourdes deserve the very best, and this new school will provide them with a Catholic education in state-of-the-art facilities,” said Michelle Gardiner, Our Lady of Lourdes Principal.
The school will add classrooms to the south side of the existing St. Joseph structure. Four classrooms will be added to the high school wing to accommodate middle school students alongside their high school counterparts. In addition, a two-classroom addition for Pre-K and kindergarten will complete the new elementary school wing. Additional restrooms, a resource room, an elementary library and a new playground for elementary students are also included in the construction plans.
Students and supporters look at plans to add classrooms to St. Joseph to accommodate Our Lady of Lourdes students.
Tuition rates will not increase as a result, according to Gardiner. The move is being funded by the St. Joseph Catholic Schools Capital Campaign and donations are welcome.
For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact St. Joseph Development Director Doreen Muzzi at 662-402-8137 or by email at fundraising@stjoeirish.org.