Welcome to our Gold Knights Team of Saint Joseph Academy!
2011 Indoor winter Soccer Season
About the St Joseph's Green Knights Basketball Program
The basketball program at St Josephs offers an instructional and competitive traveling basketball program to boys and girls in three levels; Grades 3-4, Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8. For over 30 years, the coaches and parents of St Josephs have been teaching children sound fundamental basketball skills, while stressing the importance of good sportsmanship, building character, and focusing on a team oriented approach. The program begins in October with practices and league games start in early December. Our teams compete in the "Northern Valley Parochial School Basketball League," which is the premier league in Bergen County.
It is an extremely competitive basketball league, offering our children the opportunity to compete against some of the best talent in the county. Participation in the Green Knights program is open to any student in the St Joseph school, as well as any non-student who participates in the St Joseph Religious Education Program (CCD).
Furthermore, during the summer months and continuing up to the start of the season, St Josephs holds weekly open gyms and clinics for basketball.
Troop #790 capped a busy and successful year with their 2011 community service project, filling eight bags with litter from the Ross Dock area beach in the Palisades Interstate Park, Fort Lee. In addition to this annual community service, the troop sold a record number of cookies this year and with the proceeds, were able to make substantial contributions to the American Red Cross for Tornado Relief, St. Jude’s Childrens’ Research Hospital and the Food Pantry of St. Joseph Parish in honor of Mary Sause. Also this year, the troop earned seven Junior badges together and sold 124 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to be donated (through the GS Gift of Caring program) to US troops serving in Afghanistan. This is the second year they have performed this service to the troops.
DAISIES - GR. K & 1
BROWNIES - GR. 2 & 3
Ava Mancini, grade 6, recently won the first place title in the town wide spelling bee. That plaque will be housed in Saint Joseph School for one year with Ava's name until next year's competition.
The Saint Joseph School in Bogota, New Jersey has formed a unique partnership with the Special Olympics of New Jersey. On Sunday, April 25, 2010 twenty-four students from the Saint Joseph Middle School in Bogota, volunteered their efforts in junction with the Special Olympics of New Jersey for the 5K Lincoln Tunnel Run. The Saint Joseph students registered runners, handed out t-shirts, and communicated racing instructions for all participants. The theme of the event was “service”, as the middle school youngsters developed an appreciation and sensitivity to the mission of the Special Olympics.
Sergeant Jim Sepp of the Bogota Police Department, along with the parents of the students were instrumental in the day’s successful outcome. Several athletes form the Special Olympics of New Jersey will be participating in SJS field day on May 14th. The whole school is looking forward to this event as it will foster friendship, acceptance, and appreciation for life across all age levels. Saint Joseph School is very excited in being the ‘pilot” school for the Special Olympics of New Jersey, as they look to reach out and collaborate with more local schools and kids.
8th Grade Philadelphia Trip
Winners of the: “If I were the President Essay Contest”
