Friday, December 1, 2023

This Week in the Jaguar Tracks...


Happy First of December!

Class Photo Ordering Information

SJCS Grants and Financial Aid Timeline

2023 Richardson Christmas Parade - TOMORROW!

Raise Right Program - Back for the Christmas Season!

PTO Christmas Wreath and Poinsettia Sale Pick-Up

Christmas Store's Request For Elves

Auction Raffle Tickets

SJCS Open House - December 5th

Spirit Store Information

December Lunch Menu

Athletics Information

Happy First Day of December!


December is always a busy month for all.

At SJCS there are multiple events planned.

Be sure to view our December Calendar to save important dates!


To download our printable December calendar, please click the button below!

SJCS December Events Calendar

Class Photo Ordering Information

Time To Order Class Photos!


To order class photos, please follow the link below-

Class Photo Online Ordering

To order class photos, follow the link above and choose the “Online Ordering” option. Then click on “View Gallery” under the St. Joseph Jaguars option that is in the November tab. Lastly, follow the directions on the next screen.


Be sure to order your photos before the deadline of December 8th.

SJCS Grants and Financial Aid Timeline

Priority applications are now open for the 24-25 School Year for current families. You have the greatest chance of receiving aid from the HALO Initiative if you apply in the Priority Round. 


Priority applications are open until 1/5/24 but the earlier you get it submitted and verified, the better. It takes 2 weeks for FACTS to process the application each time a document is submitted, so if you do not have all documents submitted by the middle of December, your application may not be verified in time.   

Please click here to apply for the HALO Initiative Financial Aid.  The priority round application is now open for those families that have students currently enrolled at St. Joseph.


More information about financial aid at St. Joseph can be found on the Financial Aid Home Page on our website.

St. Joseph's Finacial Aid Home Page

2023 Richardson Christmas Parade!

TOMORROW MORNING IS THE RICHARDSON CHRISTMAS PARADE!


We are excited to get our float ready this afternoon!

Thank you to all our volunteers who are taking time out of their afternoon to help prepare the float that will represent our school!


We could not get this done without you!


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We would love to have you and your family walk with us this year!


If you would like to walk in the parade with us, please come wearing St. Joseph Spirit clothes! Feel free to get festive by adding a Christmas hat or other accessories! It may be a chilly morning, so be sure to come prepared!


Important Changes-

We have been telling our families they must meet us at 8:30 a.m. if they plan on walking with us and our parade float.

This timing has changed due to unforeseen road closures-

Please plan to be at our staging area no later than 8:00 a.m. The City of Richardson said they will shut down the road starting at 8:00 a.m. We will move into our position shortly after since the parade begins at 9:00 a.m.


Our staging location will be in Row D (unit 404).

This is the closest row to the football stadium at Richardson High School.

The ending location will be at J.J. Pearce High School.

**All participants walking in the parade will need to plan a ride back to Richardson High School or have an alternative pick-up solution; the parade float will NOT take anyone to Richardson High School at the end of the parade to ensure that we can return the trailer in time.


In the case of bad weather, an email will be sent regarding the parade cancellation as soon as we find out.


Please review the maps below showing where to park and where our staging location will be located!

Raise Right Program - Back for the Christmas Season!

Raise Right Orders are due on Monday, December 4th!


Raise Right (formerly known as Scrip) offers gift cards that you purchase at face value, and SJCS receives a rebate on each card purchased! What a fantastic way to do your Christmas shopping and support our wonderful school at the same time!



Click the links below to see the information letter and print the paper order form.

Raise Right Info Letter
Raise Right Order Form

 Happy shopping and thank you for your support! 

PTO Christmas Wreath and Poinsettia Sale Pick-Up

We wanted to send a friendly reminder to those who purchased from the PTO Christmas Wreath and Poinsettia Sale this year.


Pick-up for your orders is scheduled for this afternoon, from 2:45 pm to 3:45 pm at the Little Disciples Driveway (Jupiter Road side).


As the holiday season is swiftly approaching, we hope that these festive additions will bring an extra touch of holiday spirit to your home. Your support is greatly appreciated, and we thank you once again for your purchase!


For more information please contact SJCS PTO-

sjcstxpto@gmail.com

Christmas Store's Request for Elves

Time to spread the holiday cheer,

Our PTO Christmas Store is here!


Monday, December 4th kicks off our annual PTO Christmas store. 

There is still time for little shoppers to turn in their money to the school office.


CHRISTMAS ELF VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!!!!

Don’t miss out on all the fun!


Click the link below to sign up.

Christmas Store Elf Sign Up

Interested in helping or have a question about our Christmas Store?

Contact the Head Elf (Summer Oleson) at summer.oleson@gmail.com

Auction Raffle Tickets

The 2024 Auction Committee is proud to bring you another multi-item raffle for our annual auction and gala.

Raffle tickets make great Christmas gifts and are an awesome way for out-of-town family members to support your Jaguar!  


Our hope is that each student is able to sell 8 raffle tickets between now and our April 13, 2024 auction.

That’s just two tickets per month!


Raffle Packages include

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$1000 OFF TUITION-

$1000 off 2024-2025 school year tuition.


PRINCIPAL FOR THE DAY-

Your student will live a day in Ms. Thompson's shoes as principal!

How will your student plan to rule the school?


OFF TO THE RACES-

Tickets for 4 to Lone Star Park 

Betting money 

Dinner for 4 


TRAVEL LOVERS-

Airbnb gift card  

Travel Money 

Gift card to a national restaurant chain 



HOW TO PURCHASE: You may sell the individual raffle tickets that have been sent home or they can be purchased online by clicking the link below!

St. Joseph Auction and Gala Webpage

BUY MORE AND SAVE: 1 ticket for $25, 5 tickets for $100, or 12 tickets for $200! 

SJCS Open House - December 5th

If you have friends or family members who are interested in private, Catholic education, we would love to invite them to come visit our school!


Next week, we will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, December 5th, at both 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

We cannot wait to welcome future Jaguar students into our building!

Spirit Store Information

Looking for a special gift this Christmas?

Add some extra spirit to your loved one's wardrobe with some new SJCS Spirit Wear items!

All items are available in our online spirit store!

Click the link below to start your Christmas shopping!

Click Here to Visit Our School Spirit Store

December Lunch Menu

Click here for a downloadable version of the December Lunch Menu.

Athletics Information

Jaguar Fans!

**SPORTS PARENTS**

It is time to turn in all sports jerseys to the office!

Make sure you bring them in washed and ready to be packed away for next year's season.


It is not too late to sign up your child to play basketball this season! 

The season opens on January 13th.

Practices will start next week. 

Your child's coach will contact you with the schedule.


Click the link below on a desktop computer or a laptop (not on a phone or iPad) to register your child(ren) for basketball before it is too late!

Basketball Sign Up

Interested in Coaching for your athlete's team this season?

We are in need of coaches!

Please contact Coach Bishop if you are interested in becoming a coach.

To become a coach, you must be "Safe Environment" cleared and take a one-time class called, "Play Like A Champion".

Please let our Athletic Director, Dave Bishop, know if you have any questions.

dbishop@sjcstx.net

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St. Joseph Catholic School

600 S. Jupiter Road

Richardson, TX 75081

(972) 234-4679


School Office Hours:


Monday through Friday

7:30am - 3:45pm

www.sjcstx.net