St. Joseph's High School Daily Announcements.

CHOIR  ATTENTION SINGERS - Choir practice will be TONIGHT in the GYM right after school. Please be prompt so we can start right away. Thanks!! EUROPE TRIP All students attending the Europe 2019 trip: There will be a meeting on Tuesday, March 19th which is tomorrow at lunch in Room 201. YOGA CLUB Welcome back to school and welcome back to yoga. Yoga will resume this week. Sessions will be Tuesday after school and Wednesday mornings in Room 201. Please see Mme Tomaselli in Room 201 if you are interested in attending. Namaste! STUDENT COUNCIL All Student Council Members please see Mrs. Walls sometime today for an important message.  VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Any students looking to get some community service hours, there is an opportunity today, after school. If you are able to stay and help with chair set up for tomorrow's Mass, please meet in the gym immediately after school today. Lenten Fish Fry Fridays at Our Lady of the Atonement The Knigh...

BASEBALL TEAM Attention all boys looking to play baseball for St. Joseph this year. Please sign up outside the physical education office.  Practice begins at 3pm on Monday March 8th. Be prepared to practice in the gym. HEALTH AND WELLNESS SHSM Attention grade 12 SHSM Health and Wellness students. Please check your mytools2go account for information about an upcoming FIrst aid/CPR mandatory certification. WRESTLING TEAM This week was the final competition for our wrestling season. Bianca Luciani and Raidyn Landry went to compete in Ottawa at OFSAA, the highest level of competition for high school level sports, with the best high school wrestlers from all across Ontario. It was an extremely challenging experience, and Bianca won fourth place for her weight bracket, a phenomenal achievement for a first year wrestler. Mr Menard and Mrs Carpio-Sementilli would like to congratulate all of our wrestlers for the last five months of hard work and hard-fought success. Our wres...

SWIM TEAM Congratulations to Mara Pascariu and Aiden Ferrone who participated in OFSSA Swimming this week. They competed against 40 of the top swimmers in Ontario for their events. While they did not place in the top 3, they did their best and we are proud of them. We are looking forward to seeing them compete next year.  AFTER SCHOOL LITERACY After school literacy runs from 3-4 in the LCC today. Come out for the last session before the break!  DRAMA CLUB Can the following members of the Drama Club please see Mrs. D'Alimonte in the drama room at lunch today or tomorrow. Hannah Denomme  Jay Johnson Zariah Wilson Mandisa Tolbert Emma Lim Morgan Baillargeon Dima Shabo  Jenessa Aguilar SKILLED TRADES Gr.  11's and 12's, are you interested in exploring the skilled trades?  St. Clair College is hosting a FREE event on Wednesday, April 10 from 5-9 pm.  Dinner is included.  Registration is requ...

LITERACY TEST This is a reminder that the after school literacy course will continue this Thursday. There will be no sessions during March break, but sessions will resume the week after. We have only four sessions remaining before the test. Remember that your attendance is essential to benefit from the program.  Attention grade 10 students- if you would like to complete a practice literacy test for some feedback before the test on March 27, hard copies are located in an envelope just outside of Ms. Flynn's office in the LCC. They can be placed under the door when completed, with your first and last name written clearly on the test.  SKILLED TRADES Gr.  11's and 12's, are you interested in exploring the skilled trades?  St. Clair College is hosting a FREE event on Wednesday, April 10 from 5-9 pm.  Dinner is included.  Registration is required for interested participants.  For more information please see the brochure in guidance. CO-OP COURSE...

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Habitat for Humanity needs you now! Habitat for Humanity is currently looking for volunteers to help out in either the new ReStore facilities or the old location.  If you would like to be eligible for their "Fast 40 Program" contact Hope Lovell at 519-969-3762, extension 222 or hlovell@habitatwindsor.org Even though this opportunity is available to all students, this is an incredible opportunity for all of our grade 12's who have yet to complete their volunteer hours while helping their local community. Further information can also be found through Volunteer icon found on the St Joseph's portal. UNITED FANDOMS CLUB Reminder about the Queen tribute practice after school today in the music room as well as a meeting in Room 217 at lunch on Wednesday. WE PROJECT/ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Attention All Students: There is a meeting for the WE Project/St. Vincent De Paul Society today at lunch in room 155. Please bring your lunch an...

POETRY IN VOICE A big congratulations goes out to our three poets who competed at the Southwest Ontario regional team finals in Kitchener on Friday. Going up against local schools such as Cardinal Carter and Assumption, St. Joseph’s earned a coveted second place showing among a field of 18 regional poets who memorized and presented poems for Poetry in Voice. Contestants were from as far afield as London and Kitchener.  Congratulations to Keagan Yap, Jennifer Costea and Halleloyah Almansoor for their dedication to the craft of poetry and for making their chosen poems part of their own distinct personalities. Your presentations were simply breath taking. You have done St. Joseph’s proud with your love of the word and for your tireless dedication.  Thanks also goes out to our contingent of well-wishers and poetry supporters who traveled to Kitchener for the event. Thanks so much for representing us in the auditorium. Nationals this year are set for Winnipeg. Who knows, St. J...

SENIOR BOYS SOCCER Attention to any students interested in trying-out for this year's Senior Boys Soccer team; sign-up will occur immediately after school in the library on Tuesday, March 5. If there are any concerns please see Mr. Castagna. COPA DI RAYO Congratulations to L-B-F-C and the other team which defeated Returning Champs FC to qualify for the Copa Di Rayo Finals. Members of these teams must see Mr. Castagna in CORE Services at some point today for further information regarding next week's game. JUNIOR BOYS HOCKEY There is a sign up sheet outside of room 160 for players who are interested in playing in the Belle River tournament April 3-4. Tryouts will be posted after march break. Cost per tryout will be $10 and the tournament fee will be $40 per player.  MUSKOKA TRIP If you are interested in participating in the Spring Muskoka Experience, please go to bit.ly/springmuskoka2019 Dates of the trip this year are Friday April 26- Tuesday Apri...

COURSE SELECTIONS Lasers, this is a reminder that your course selections and $50 activity fee are due NO LATER than March 1 (TOMORROW). You must complete and hand-in your co-op applications as well. GRAD FEES This is an important reminder that grad fees are due THIS WEEK. Your homeroom class has been assigned a date to come to the LCC to pay the fee and complete the information form online. Please see the blue info sheet, or the graduation tab on the portal if you have any questions. See Mr. Hind or Ms. Flynn with any additional questions. Considering a call to the Priesthood? If you are considering a call to the Priesthood, St. Peter's Seminary is hosting an event this weekend, March 1-3, in London. The weekend will offer a first-hand experience of the life of a seminarian and a chance to meet current seminarians and faculty. For more information please see Mr. Polewski or Mrs. Walls. RETREAT OPPORTUNITY Students in Gr. 10, 11 or 12 are invited to attend a weekend...

COURSE SELECTIONS Lasers, this is a reminder that your course selections and $50 activity fee are due NO LATER than March 1 (THIS FRIDAY!). You must complete and hand-in your co-op applications as well. Guidance counsellors will be available in the library computer lab TODAY, at lunch for those requiring assistance with selecting their courses in Career Cruising.  TALENT SHOW If you would still like to audition and haven't done so already, then please register to audition by following the instructions to the left of the music room door.  Additional auditions will be held TODAY after school in the music room. GRAD FEES This is an important reminder that grad fees are due THIS WEEK. Your homeroom class has been assigned a date to come to the LCC to pay the fee and complete the information form online. Please see the blue info sheet, or the graduation tab on the portal if you have any questions. See Mr. Hind or Ms. Flynn with any additional questions.  ...

COURSE SELECTIONS Lasers, this is a reminder that your course selections and $50 activity fee are due NO LATER than March 1 (THIS FRIDAY!). You must complete and hand-in your co-op applications as well. Guidance counsellors will be available in the library computer lab TODAY, at lunch for those requiring assistance with selecting their courses in Career Cruising. TALENT SHOW If you would still like to audition and haven't done so already, then please register to audition by following the instructions to the left of the music room door.  Additional auditions will be held Wed. Feb. 27 and Thurs. Feb. 28th.   GRAD FEES This is an important reminder that grad fees are due THIS WEEK. Your homeroom class has been assigned a date to come to the LCC to pay the fee and complete the information form online. Please see the blue info sheet, or the graduation tab on the portal if you have any questions. See Mr. Hind or Ms. Flynn with any additional questions.  ...

MATH CONTESTS This message is for all those students that have signed up to write the Grade 9, 10 and 11 Waterloo Math Contests tomorrow morning, Feb 26th. There will be a brief but very important meeting today at the beginning of lunch in room 218.  Also, the following Grade 9 students are asked to come see Mr. Nohra today in room 218 at lunch as well! Attia, Mary Hernandez, Ethan Thibault, Zoee Sturkenboom, Emma Rudi, Joshua Ferro, Hanna Rocco Rubino,  Luka Milosevic   CONSIDERING A CALL TO THE PRIESTHOOD? If you are considering a call to the Priesthood, St. Peter's Seminary is hosting an event this weekend, March 1-3, in London. The weekend will offer a first-hand experience of the life of a seminarian and a chance to meet current seminarians and faculty. For more information please see Mr. Polewski or Mrs. Walls. RETREAT OPPORTUNITY Students in Gr. 10, 11 or 12 are invited to attend a weekend retreat in Essex from Friday April 5 to Sun...

SWIM TEAM Congratulations to all of our Laser Swim Team who competed in SWOSSAA yesterday. A special mention goes out to Aiden Ferrone and Mara Pasaciu who will be representing St. Joes at OFSAA in Toronto in March. WRESTLING TEAM An Exciting Wrestling Update: Yesterday at SWOSSAA, the top wrestlers, from all across Southwestern Ontario, competed at Lambton College in Sarnia. Congratulations go out to Bianca Luciani for winning Gold, Raidyn Landry for winning Silver, and Miranda Iacobini and Avril Johnson for winning 4th in each of their weight brackets. We are so proud of their dedication and hard work. Good luck to the medallists who will be competing at OFSSAA in Ottawa next month.  COURSE SELECTIONS Lasers, this is a reminder that your course selections and $50 activity fee are due NO LATER than March 1 (which is next Friday).  Please take care of this over the weekend. GRAD FEES This is an important reminder that grad fees are due next week. Your homeroom cla...

TAMPON TUESDAY Attention Lasers! Windsor High Schools have been invited to join in a friendly competition to collect products for an annual fundraiser called Tampon Tuesday. The goal is to collect the most boxes or bags of feminine hygiene products by Thursday, February 28th to support local food banks and shelters. The winning school will receive $500 to donate to the charity of their choice. All donations of feminine hygiene products may be dropped off to Campus Ministry or the Chapel.   A MESSAGE FROM THE TERRY FOX FOUNDATION The 2018 Terry Fox School Run was a great success! We are proud to announce that St. Joseph's High School has generously donated $7,783.15 for cancer research.   39 years ago, determined to make a difference in the lives of those living with cancer, Terry ignited a fundraising movement that cannot be stopped. Today, because of schools like yours, his message of hope echoes loudly in the voices of students and families everywhere. ...

JOB OPPORTUNITY  Lasers, there is a terrific job opportunity for those of you who love animals.  Tecumseh Animal Hospital is looking for a student to work two weekends a month as a kennel attendant.  Please see guidance for more information. BLOOD DRIVE DRESS DOWN The dress down day for students who gave blood on last Tuesday will be this Friday, Feb 22. You will receive a dress down pass in your homeroom class, and a list of eligible students will be posted on the door of the literacy office.  AFTER SCHOOL LITERACY PROGRAM This is a reminder to all students who have registered for the   after school   literacy program. After school literacy takes place every Tuesday and Thursday in the LCC from 3-4. Regular attendance at these sessions is crucial to benefit from the program. Please let Ms. Flynn know if you cannot make it on any given day.  Hope to see you there! thanks TALENT SHOW AUDITIONS Talent show auditions are today and tomor...