Home & School Association

This page was updated on February 1, 2012.

St. Joseph School Home and School Association is the very visible and vibrant parents association of the school. It was organized with a three-fold purpose:

1. to promote communication, good will, and cooperation among parents, faculty, administration, school board, and the parish of St. Joseph School, and

2. to provide leadership and coordination of activities for the purpose of service, special functions, educational programs, and/or fund-raising, and

3. to foster the political action of parents as advocates regarding national, state, and local legislation that affects Catholic schools as well as the lives of students and parents.

All parents and faculty of St. Joseph School are members of the Home and School Association.

The 2011-2012 officers of the Home and School Association are: 
John Falcon - President 
Lori Kyle - Vice President
Crystal Smith - Treasurer 
Sarah LaCroix - Recording Secretary 
Shari Amerson - Corresponding Secretary 
Kristy Wisecarver - Historian 
Jerod Breaux - Parliamentarian

Notes from John

Dear SJS Parents and Staff,

It is that time of year again. Fair preparations are in full swing. The next fair committee meeting will be announced at the next Home and School meeting. The next Home and School general meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, February 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. in the gym. We will be discussing several upcoming fund raising events. Also on the agenda are several expenditures we would like you input on.

Fair packets were sent home last week in the Wednesday packet. The fair dates are March 23-25, 2012. The parent work schedule for the fair will be the same as last year. The schedule will be forwarded to all room moms in the near future.

Raffle tickets for the fair will be going home on Wednesday February 1. Extra tickets will be available in the office sometime next week. Make sure to mark envelopes with your child’s name and class, when returning tickets. This will ensure proper credit is given for individual and class prizes. We are raising the stakes this year on the individual prizes. We will be announcing them to the students on Wednesday February 1st at assembly.

Also coming up is Strawberry parking. This is one of our top fund raising events, after the fair.

Please remember, this is YOUR Home and School. We hope to see everyone at the next meeting and the upcoming events.

Sincerely,
John Falcon, President
Home and School Association

Next Meeting

Our next Home and School meeting will be on Thursday, February 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym.

This will be our third meeting of the 2011-2012 school year. We will have our normal $100 drawing, plus a $500 drawing (at the end of the year) for all those who have perfect attendance. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

December Meeting Minutes

Home and School Meeting on December 1, 2011 

In attendance Jerrod , Crystal, Lori, Sarah, John, and Kristy ( all board members attended) 

Treasury report was given at meeting 

Saints raffle was a HUGE success , we made over 17,000 dollars after expenses 

Fair:
March 23,24,25
We have spoken to Gold Star riding company and have them booked, this will be our last year on the contract with them so we must decide if we will renew our contract
Bands:
Chris Grey(Friday)
At Fault (Saturday)
Kareoke? (Sunday)
1st Fair meeting Tuesday December 13th at 6:00 cafeteria or library
Jerrod Breaux in charge of repainting and rebuilding fair games
We now have a soft serve and slushy machine for fair 

Basketball team received their new uniforms 

Grandparent’s day along with movie night was a huge success. Once the projector is purchased may have movie night twice a year/companies still preparing bids 

We voted to spend between 300 and 500 dollars to redo signs and purchase ice chests 

Father/Daughter Dance was on December 2nd 

Mother/Son Activity will be on January 27th-food, games and drinks(all grade levels invited) 

We are considering a volleyball tournament with parents in the spring 

Book Fair big success/we purchased new books and software 

Dr. Toups also spoke to us about the annual donation drive. If this drive is not successful
We are making major changes within the classrooms. Hunt brothers is doing our internet services throughout the whole school( they have done all the internet work for Tangipahoa public schools)
All classes on bottom floors have had renovations expect one and one classroom upstairs has had renovations (we will continue to make changes to classrooms) 

Mrs. Marilyn’s class won the 50/50

St. Joseph Spirit Items

We still have long and short sleeve spirit shirts available for sale, along with the refrigerator magnets and sports drink bottles. 

We have received two new items for sale. One is a navy string bag with the St. Joseph logo silk screened in white for $8.00. The other is a gym/travel bag with the St. Joseph logo embroidered on the front pocket for $25.00. Both of these bags are on display and are available for purchase in the school office. They can also be purchased during all home basketball games and Home & School meetings.

Please support your Athletic Department by purchasing these items, and display them with pride!