Reminder! There is no school for our students tomorrow. Our staff is spending the day at a professional development day.
It's a great week to support our St. Peter's and McAuley Catholic Athletics!
Spend the weekend exploring the Arts in Joplin! Visit Spiva this weekend and check out the Emerging Expressions: A High School Art Showcase presented by the Kiwanis Club of Joplin and Spiva Center for the Arts. The art exhibit features students from area high schools including McAuley Catholic's Nolan M. He received 3rd place in the exhibit.
St. Mary's welcomed the Joplin Fire Department to school to assist with their Humpty Dumpty Egg Drop Day. The Preschool students (and their parents) carefully package egg to survive the drop. It's such a fun event for students, teachers, parents and even members of the fire department.
Our FBLA students recently competed in the Crowder College Business Contest. They came home with new trophies to add to our collection! They received 1st place in Personal Finance as well as 1st place in Marketing for our District.
Individual winners include Chase G. with 1st place in Economics, Norah G. who received 3rd place in Entrepreneurship, Sydney E. who placed 3rd in Marketing, Jadyn L. who received 2nd place in Marketing, Juliet A. who placed 2nd in Personal Finance, and Jadyn L. who placed 1st in Personal Finance.
Tomorrow kicks off auction month! We can’t wait for fun and fellowship on April 20th. This year’s Fund-A-Vision supports our Sr. Norbert Flesch, RSM Endowment Fund for Staff Salaries. This Endowment Fund was established to assist our system with the ability to increase the salaries, through endowed funds, for the faculty and staff in the Joplin Area Catholic School system.
We are thrilled to share that we have an anonymous donor who extended a $25,000 match for this Endowment Fund! We are so blessed for the support of those who partner with us and help make our schools better. You can support this Endowment Fund on April 20th or before by visiting: https://one.bidpal.net/jacsauction24/browse/donation(details:item/1)
Thank you for supporting our schools and our staff!
Wishing you a blessed Easter!
Holy Thursday is a half day of school and there is no after school care available. There is no school on Good Friday or on Easter Monday.
It's opening night! Join us at 7 p.m. today (Friday, March 8) and tomorrow (Saturday, March 9) for Mary Poppins, Jr. at McAuley Catholic. Dinner theatre (reservations required) is at 6 p.m. before Saturday's performance.
Our phone-a-thon callers and all our students can't thank you enough for saying "yes" to partnering with us during our Week of Giving.
Our chimney sweeps can't wait to see you on Friday and Saturday this weekend. Performances are $5 and the show begins at 7 p.m. at McAuley Catholic on the 8th and 9th. Saturday has a dinner option (additional fee), which begins at 6 p.m., and needs reservations - call 417-624-9320 to reserve your dinner.
Our Week of Giving is winding down. It's been a great week for our schools, help us get to the finish line! Make a donation or a pledge to The Joplin Area Catholic Fund. Visit https://tinyurl.com/JACSDonation to ensure your gift is matched.
We are halfway to our second match! Help us finish the Week of Giving strong by making a donation or a pledge to The Joplin Area Catholic Fund. Give a gift to support Catholic education today https://tinyurl.com/JACSDonation.
There are 2 days left in our Week of Giving! Gifts will be matched up to $15,000! Give a gift to support Catholic education today https://tinyurl.com/JACSDonation.
We are beyond excited and impressed with our students, our Annual Fund Leadership Team and our amazing supporters. This great team (minus two who had to jet early) hit the phones last night and with donations and pledges we MET THE $25,000 MATCH! Due of our success last night, another donor has stepped forward to provide a NEW $15,000 MATCH to round out the week. https://tinyurl.com/JACSDonation.
Our Week of Giving kicks off today! Our phone-a-thon is tonight from 6-8 p.m. with students manning the phones. The Week of Giving supports The Joplin Area Catholic Schools Fund including our daily operations, tuition assistance, school programs and more. Gifts and pledges made during this week will be matched up to $25,000. Join us in supporting Catholic education in Joplin by donating online https://tinyurl.com/JACSDonation.
We can't wait for our Open House and Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 9. Come check out what our elementary and preschool can offer your family and enjoy activities including face painting and meeting the Easter Bunny. Call 417-623-1465 for more information.
Our students take the stage in just over two weeks for Mary Poppins, Jr.! Performances are at McAuley Catholic on Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, March 9 we are offering a Mary Poppins themed dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the performance. The show itself is also available on Saturday at 7 p.m. Check out the menu online: https://www.jacss.org/article/1457279
Tomorrow's Fish Fry at St. Peter the Apostle (Friday, Feb. 23) supports the Joplin Area Catholic Schools Auction. Join us from 5-7 for delicious fish, time with friends, desserts made by our culinary arts students and Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m.
