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Athletic involvement presents to students unique opportunities: to build community, character, integrity, discipline, and sportsmanship. Participating in athletic programs offers our students the opportunity to develop physical and athletic skills to compete in interscholastic sports and to participate in the tradition of athletic excellence at St Joseph High School--as well as to represent our entire school community.

A Tradition of Excellence

St Joseph High School has a tradition of excellence in athletics. The school boasts over 50 conference championship banners and 50 state championship banners from over a dozen varsity team sports. Many St Joseph student-athletes have also won individual state titles in their chosen sport.

The school is a member of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) and the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC). St Joes joined the FCIAC in 1994-95 (after a one year probation period in 1993-94). Prior to the FCIAC, St Joseph was a member of the Metropolitan Bridgeport Interscholastic Athletic Conference (MBIAC) in 1970 and later joined the All Connecticut Conference (ACC) in 1985 as a founding member.

Sports and Teams

Interscholastic Programs Added in 2019-2020

Women’s Field Hockey
Women’s Golf
Men’s wrestling
Women’s Gymnastics

Health & Wellness

In 2018, St Joseph High School opened our 4,500 square foot Health & Wellness Center. The new Center presented us with an additional location for teams to practice strength building; for parents to hold adult classes; and for all students to receive nutritional instruction.

The Center also allowed us to staff a full-time Director of Health & Wellness, Mrs Alisha Thresher, who currently organizes a variety of instructional classes, and accommodates the needs of our forty-seven interscholastic teams.

New Health & Wellness Classes for 2020-2021 Students

Intro to Strength and Conditioning will take an in depth look at the effects of exercise on the body.
Our Personal Health and Fitness course is a hybrid health and physical education course.
Nutrition teaches students the importance of macronutrients, how culture and society affect our eating habits, healthy weight management, diet-related diseases, and how nutritional needs change throughout our life.
The Body Flow course will place an emphasis on various principles of yoga, pilates, tai chi, meditation, and basic stretching.

School Spirit

While St Joes offers more than 40 sports and teams, our students don't necessarily have to be on the field to be part of the game. Whether it be at a Pep Rally, Homecoming, or a playoff game, the students at St Joes make up a cheer-squad unlike any other!

During morning announcements, SJ students hear about upcoming games and big wins. When it comes to the "big" game, SJ often provides bussing for students who want to attend off-campus games and cheer on their friends. And our hallways are always lined with posters, photos, and flyers in support of our teams and our athletes!

Be sure to join us during one of our games and see for yourself how an SJ Cheer can make all the difference.

Meet the Athletic Department

Kevin Butler - Assistant Principal for Athletics

Stacey Nasser - Associate Athletic Director

Daniel McDonagh - Athletic Trainer

Alisha Thresher - Director of Health and Wellness

Athletic Program Forms

For current student-athletes and their parents, there are required forms that must be completed to participate. Additionally, there are informative documents listed that discuss expectations and policies upheld by the athletic program of St Joseph High School.

FinalForms - Participation Forms

We are very excited to announce that we've partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service. FinalForms allows you to complete and sign athletic participation forms for your students.

Click on the Parent Playbook to get started in FinalForms. If you require any support during the process, scroll to the page bottom and click “Use Support”.

We are asking that ALL parents of athletes use FinalForms. Forms must be completed for anyone to participate in winter conditioning starting on 10/19. YOU MAY ONLY TRY OUT FOR ONE SPORT PER SEASON.

Please register at: https://stjoseph-ct.finalforms.com/ and follow the prompts to create your account, create your students and sign your forms. Both parents and students are required to sign forms.

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Student Athlete Handbook

St Joseph High School recognizes the value of a comprehensive athletic program to enhance our students' experiences. We support our teams and our athletes in a positive and caring way. We follow all CIAC, FCIAC and SJHS regulations, goals, and objectives. We encourage our coaches to stress the importance of physical fitness, conditioning, and safety in all athletic activities.

Click the link to view the entire Student-Athlete Handbook!

Transportation Waiver

Athletes are expected to travel to and from games on the bus with their team. However, we do grant waivers for very special circumstances (i.e. you live closer to the away site than to St Joe's). Please sign, have your child's coach sign and then have your child bring the Transportation Waiver Form in person to Mr Butler or Ms Nasser directly if there is a specific game that your child cannot ride the bus back to school following a game. This form needs to be approved at least 24 hours before the game for which it applies:

Transportation Waiver Form (must be submitted in person and must be signed by coach and AD)

For any questions, contact Ms Nasser at snasser@sjcadets.org