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Dear Parents, Happy Fall! It is hard to believe we are approaching October next Friday. Thank you to everyone that came out for High School Night! We had a great turnout and it was great seeing the students and parents walking around going to their schools of choice. Thank you to the 13 high schools representing themselves and spending the evening at SJJ to showcase what they offer for our students' future. Light the Night Dress Down Please help support the Lymphoma & Leukemia Society and their work for those diagnosed with lymphoma and leukemia by participating in a dress down day [...]

Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Sr. Rita Mackert Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Sarah Hutchinson! Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work and dedication.

Dear Parents, I hope everyone had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend! Several announcements came out this week regarding wearing masks from Governor DeWine and Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish. Mrs. Francis and I are always discussing and monitoring the best option for our students, faculty and staff. We collaborate frequently with other principals in the Cleveland Diocese and listen to guidance from the Diocese of Cleveland. We will continue to evaluate this weekly. The few cases that we have had came from outside of the school. In response to that, we are strongly encouraging faculty, staff and [...]

Dear Parents, I hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend!  It was great having the Preschool students join us this week. High School Night High School Night will be held on Tuesday, September 21 from 6-7pm at SJJ. The following schools will be in attendance: Archbishop Hoban, Beaumont, Benedictine, Elyria Catholic, Holy Name, Magnificat, Our Lady of the Elms, Padua, Trinity, St. Edward, St. Ignatius, St. Joseph Academy, and Walsh. A Special Thank You We’d like to extend a special thank you to the Strongsville Police Department for doing safety walk-throughs of our building. The kids enjoy seeing the officers [...]

Dear Parents, I love seeing the students back in the routine at SJJ. Everyone is engaged in their lessons, learning and having fun. Today, we celebrated our first Mass of the year. Even though we are not all together in the church, we are all celebrating Mass together. Just a reminder that parents are welcome to attend and celebrate with us at Mass which begins at 8:05am. We have a few spots available for the 5th-8th grade LEGO Club. The flyer is attached if you are interested. Lego Club Flyer Our band and orchestra teachers will be visiting the 5th grade [...]

We are so excited to announce the first restaurant day of the 2021-2022 school year! We are even MORE excited to present you with a SJJ family owned restaurant! The Wahib family has generously partnered with SJJ PTU to invite all SJJ families, relatives, and friends to enjoy breakfast or lunch at Jennifer’s Restaurant while giving back to their children’s school. Saturday, September 18th 7:00am-2:00pm Mention SJJ PTU Restaurant Day when dining in or calling for a takeout order and the PTU will received 15% of your purchase Stop by before or after sporting events, shopping or enjoy not having to [...]

Dear Parents, It was a great first full week back! Extremely hot temperatures outside, but it sure felt great indoors. Weekly School Mass Weekly Mass has changed. To safely socially distance in the church, we will have a rotating school Mass schedule. Beginning on Friday, September 3 our 5th -8th graders will be in-person at 8am Mass and our students in grades K-4 will watch Mass virtually in their classroom. The following week, grades 1-4 will be in person and grade K and grades 5-8 will be virtual. Our Kindergarten will join in person starting in November. Students will receive communion [...]

Dear Parents, Thank you to everyone that was able to attend our Prayer Service and Meet the Teacher Night on Monday!  It was a great first week back at school with our students! It was great having noise and movement again within the hallways and classes. There was a lot of excitement and student learning back in the building! Our Virtual House Meeting was a success and students were able to play trivia within their classroom. Our new students spun the House Wheel to see which house they were assigned to.  Make sure you ask your child what they learned during [...]

Everything you need to know about Eager Artists and Eager Engineers for Fall 2021! Download the flyers and sign up your children, Kindergarten through Grade 4! Eager Artists Fall 2021 Eager Engineers Fall 2021

Dear Parents, As we finish our last full week of summer before we head back to school, I would like to remind you that Monday, August 16th at 6pm in St. Joseph Church, we will gather for a short Prayer Service and Supply Drop Off. After our Prayer Service, I will dismiss parents to the school where they can attend their child(s) session. Please see the schedule below. I would like to share some exciting news with you. SJJ is now officially completely air-conditioned! I would like to thank each and every one of you that helped make this happen. Our [...]