SJA News - November 13, 2024

CAMPUS NEWS

Students Honored for Advanced Placement Success

St. Johnsbury Academy has offered AP courses since the 1980s and continues to experience great success in the program. A total of 242 St. Johnsbury Academy students took 468 Advanced Placement exams in May 2024. These totals represent a significant increase over the 206 students taking 426 Advanced Placement exams in May 2023. The school’s 2024 passing rate, determined by the percentage of students who scored 3 or more points out of a possible five on an exam, was 83.0%, well above both the 2024 state average of 73.94% and the national average of 69.6% (U.S. public high schools).

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, allowing motivated students to stand out from their peers in college admissions, earn college credit, skip introductory college classes, and develop college-level skills. St. Johnsbury Academy currently offers 32 Advanced Placement courses.

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Daughters of the American Revolution Award Nominee

Senior Ari Leven is the school's nominee for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest, which is intended to encourage and reward good citizenship. This award recognizes individuals with qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in their homes, schools, and communities. The students are selected by their teachers and peers because they demonstrate these qualities to an outstanding degree.

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 14-16

SJA Theatre Presents

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Fuller Hall, 7:00 p.m.

Advanced tickets are available through Catamount Arts.

Wednesday, November 27

Thanksgiving Break Begins

Monday, December 2

Classes Resume

Tuesday, December 3

Photo Re-Takes, Fuller Hall, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Orders from the fall sessions will be available in the Headmaster's office on Friday, November 22. Digital orders will also be sent by that date.

Friday, December 6

Senior Capstone Day

AROUND CAMPUS

Mr. Bugbee's Intro to Construction Trades students installed roof rafters on one of their shed projects.

Last week, we welcomed prospective students from the Class of 2029 for our annual Open House. The Morse Center was buzzing with activity, with current students working and showing off their projects.

On Saturday, we hosted the three High School Football State Championship games, and thousands of visitors came to our campus. Our students, faculty, and staff were up to the challenge and handled many roles, including selling bakery items.

Mr. Rowe and the band marched in the Veteran's Day Parade on Monday. Photos and videos from the parade can be viewed here.

We had a great start to the day in Chapel with Music Monday. View the videos here.

The Cross Country team paused for a photo before heading to Connecticut on Friday for the New England Championships. The team finished fifth, overall.