Congratulations to the St. James Class of 2025! It is always a bittersweet moment on graduation evening. Many of these students began their St. James journey in preschool, while others were with us for a short year. They have all left their mark on St.…
St. James is excited to be a part of the Apostle’s Build! See more about this project featured on WLFI. This week will show our love for our neighbors by raising money for this project. Let’s have a Penny War! Pennies and bills are positive…
This month, our school has been teaching about forgiveness in our Friendzy unit. In this unit, “Friends Forgive,” we have explored how to forgive one another, just like Christ forgives us. “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ,…
The third-grade class has been reading books by the author Patricia Polacco in their classroom followed by a ‘Battle’ to recall details in preparation for next year when they can join the school’s Battle of the Books team. A random drawing chose our two teams.…
Over the last month, the 2nd graders have been learning about plants in an integrated unit that includes religion, science, reading, writing, art, and math. Some of these activities include: Religion: They have explored how God created plants and the world to work in systems such…
The Middle School science class pet, Pi, celebrated his birthday in style with a lizard and bug themed party. Students designed and hid camouflaged chameleons around the room, looked at bug and plant samples under the microscopes, and collecting data on creepy bugs dug out…
On February 8, St. James held it’s school spelling bee. The top 4-5 spellers from grades 5-8 met with Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Lynn Keiser for several weeks leading up to the event. They learned nuances of spelling including parts of speech and language of…
St. James is blessed with many talented artists. We are blessed to have Mrs. Joan Tietz creating projects for our Elementary students with their classroom teachers and also volunteering in person with our 5th-8th grade students. To celebrate Youth Art Month, schools from Tippecanoe and…
The St. James Battle of the Books team competed on February 22 as the only non-public school in this very unique competition. After reading 10 books, the students were challenged to recall details of the books and answer 60 questions. These are not simple recall…
The Annual St. James Boys Invitational Basketball Tournament was first held in 1971 and since that time has hosted 30 different schools. This year, there were ten school participating as well as four cheerleading squads totaling over 175 student athletes. As Pastor Westfall shared in…