Building a Moral Foundation.
At St. Joes, we are dedicated to educating a community of believers, confident about tomorrow. Yet, it is the spirit of our community that makes the difference. We encourage individual achievement within the moral parameters of our motto - with Privilege comes Responsibility. Here, our students develop a life-long love of serving those in need and giving generously of their time and unique gifts. We celebrate our shared values with people of all faiths.
St. Joseph High School is blessed to have a stunning Chapel right on our campus.
Throughout the years, the Chapel has been enhanced and beautified so that today's students can be given a place of great dignity and beauty in which to encounter the Lord in prayer and in the sacraments.
SJ's Alumni Chapel is the center and heart of St. Joseph High School, familiar to generations of St. Joseph High School students as a place of prayer and worship. Students have the opportunity to attend Mass daily in our Chapel. In addition, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament occurs daily in the Chapel and is open to all students during their lunch waves. Whole-school Masses, which are celebrated with our entire community, are held in the gymnasium.
Right outside of the Chapel, you will also find our Vocation Wall - featuring 18 SJ alumni who have chosen to dedicate their lives to serving God through religious life and the priesthood.
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Theology Curriculum
The mission of our Theology Department is to proclaim the Gospel through the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. After learning old about the old and new Testaments as underclassmen, students will learn more about their faith and the faith of others. Theology Classes also place an emphasis on Mass/ Adoration with students often attending Mass and praying together.
Seniors, in particular, are able to take classes such as:
Vocations; Introduction to World Religions; Faith and Reason; Prayer and Spirituality; Bioethics; and World Religions.
Catholic Identity
Our Catholic Identity serves as a guiding influence. St. Augustine, the patron of our Diocese, wrote that Chris is the Inner Teacher, or Magister Interior. While we provide the words and actions, it is Christ who informs the hearts and minds of our faculty, enabling them to guide them toward His truth.
St. Joseph High School students attend Mass once a month together as a community.
Service is Integral to a St. Joseph High School Education
At St. Joes, our students are offered a number of opportunities to learn the value of service - whether that be of their time, their talent, or their loyalty. On average, St. Joes students serve approximately 36,000 hours per year. They serve on campus, in their local communities, and across the globe. Students may participate in school-wide service days, such as Saint Joseph Feast Day, or through partnerships with local food banks and homeless shelters who have partnerships with our school.
All students must fulfill a service requirement in order to graduate and many go above and beyond their required hours.
Eucharistic Adoration
Adoration is offered daily during the lunch waves, exposing the Eucharist for Adoration for at least 360 hours during the school year.
Bishop's Initiative of the Eucharistic Revival and the One
The One emphasizes the Eucharist as the ultimate encounter with Christ, where He gives Himself fully, drawing believers into communion and transformation. At its heart, the initiative aims to lead all the faithful into full, active, and conscious participation in the Eucharist, which is both the deepest meeting with Christ and the primary source of strength for discipleship and evangelization!
"At St. Joseph High School students are accompanied on their personal journey of faith as they come to know the one, true, loving God. Rooted in the Gospel values and our Catholic faith students are called to witness as Christians in their families, communities, and to each other."
A Faith-Based
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