Bishop Rice shared growth plans for the future of JACS. He announced the establishment of the Legacy of Faith Fund and that St. Ann's Catholic School in Carthage will become a part of the Joplin Area School System in the 2025/2026 school year.
Today at our Catholic Schools Week Mass the 2025 Educator and Benefactor of the Year Awards were presented. Larry Perkins was awarded with the Educator of the Year Award. Bob Schroer, a graduate of the Joplin Area Catholic Schools was awarded the Benefactor of the Year Award. Congratulations to both on an honor well deserved.
On Veterans' Day, St. Peter's Middle School had two noteworthy visitors. Frank Marinez shared his military experiences including parachuting out of planes and receiving multiple Purple Hearts while in the US Army. Mr. Martinez served three tours in Vietnam and also served in Afghanistan. His courage and service are remarkable. Brian Recinos Zoomed in from 29 Palms, California where he is serving our country as a US Marine. Brian has recently been deployed to Japan and The Republic of Korea. When asked if he ever got homesick Brain said "Yes, everyone does." He said his fellow Marines are an important part of combating homesickness. He also encouraged us all to look for the little things, the small moments to enjoy, in order to stay positive and focused. Brian told students that an important lesson he has learned is that things don't alway go your way--and that's okay, it's part of life. Just keep going and working to find a solution. Brian is a Neosho native and an all-time favorite student of Mrs. Fry.
Our McAuley Catholic Boys 4 x 800M Relay Team are STATE CHAMPIONS! Congratulations to our athletes and coaches!
Our athletes compete in 9 different events today and tomorrow at State!
Day two of Golf State is today! Go Rocco!
Cheer on our athletes this week!
The district baseball game tonight has been postponed and moved to tomorrow night (5/14) with a 4:30 p.m. start.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Wishing a Happy Mother's Day to the women in our lives.
It's a great day to be a Warrior! Congratulations to our McAuley Catholic track teams at Sectionals today. We have State Qualifiers and 5 new school records!
Come out to cheer on our teams this week!
* The makeup baseball game on Wednesday vs Liberal will be at Wendall Redden Field and will start at 4 p.m. The early start time is due to the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony that evening.
* The 1st round of District baseball is Friday in Wheaton. Game time is 5 p.m. McAuley is the home team.
* Sectional Track is Saturday at Mountain Grove HS.
Spartan wrestling came alive during Mrs. Fry's class as Jacob Fry (Neosho Youth Wrestling coach) spoke about the purpose of ancient wrestling as well as its influence on the modern sport. Jonas N. and Samuel S. helped make the lesson come alive!
Students and parents parent from St. Peter's Middle School and McAuley Catholic traveled to Jefferson City this week to participate in the March for Life. While there they connected with Bishop Rice. They are already planning on participating again in 2025.
Tonight's baseball game vs Liberal has been postponed to May 8th. The game will start at 4 p.m. due to the National Honor Society Induction Ceremony that evening.
The girls soccer match vs Lighthouse Christian has been moved to tomorrow at 4 p.m. This game will take place at Carl Junction High School.
Tomorrow is still our senior night for all spring sports. Soccer's senior night will take place in Carl Junction. All other sports will take place at Joe Becker Stadium after the baseball game.
The baseball game at Bronaugh on May 1st has been cancelled.
The softball game at Diamond on May 1st has been moved to Neosho. They will start at 5 p.m.
We are so blessed to have amazing partners who support our schools and the mission of Catholic education in Joplin! Thank you for your generosity and congratulations to our auction committee including those who assisted the night of to make this year's auction totally awesome.
Come out and support our teams this week.
Tonight's baseball game (4/29) at Bronaugh has been postponed. Softball districts start this week in Mt. Vernon on Thursday. Track districts are Saturday at Lamar High School.
Senior night for baseball, track and field, and golf are this Friday. The ceremony will take place after the game.
This winter, the JACS eSports team participated in MarioKart for the first time. The St. Peter's team had five players, four of which qualified for state. After five weeks of hard work and competition, Nicholas F. won 3rd place, and Daniel H. won 2nd place. These two players spent time honing their skills to be the best in the state and their dedication was admirable. We can't wait to see our eSports teams continue to grow, compete and succeed!
Come out and support our teams this week!
Our teachers and aides are spending their day in Dyslexia training with Itzia Aparicio, an Emporia, KS Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), who utilizes the Orton-Gillingham method. It is the first of several trainings that the school system will have with Itzia. Today included a Dyslexia Simulation training.
