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Welcome To St. Joseph Catholic School
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A Message To Our Community
St. Joseph Catholic School in Bradenton, Florida, has a tradition of inspiring faith and excellence in students for over 67 years. We offer a fully accredited, affordable, Catholic education for children of all faiths. As a Christian Elementary and Middle School, we currently have 292 students, grades PreK-3 through 8th grade, with a Free VPK program.
We provide a superior education in a secure and stimulating, faith-based environment, that encourages the spiritual, academic, social and physical development of each individual child. We have an outstanding long-term faculty, who view teaching as a true vocation. We invite you to schedule a visit to our campus, and to experience the warm, welcoming atmosphere of our school community.
Deborah Suddarth, ED.S., Principal
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Take a Virtual Tour of Our Elementary and Middle School
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STREAM(SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, RELIGION, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH)St. Joseph Catholic School has taken the principles of STEM, infused religion across all subjects, and added the arts to provide students the creative thinking skills necessary to communicate and advance in anever-changing world.SJCS is a First Robotics School in the State of Florida, we are grateful for the support from the Diocese of Venice and the Doss Family Foundation for making our STREAM room possible. -
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A Night On The Red Carpet Gala
St. Joseph Catholic School hosted "A Night On The Red Carpet" Gala this past Saturday, April 1st, 2023 at the Robert Toale & Sons Celebration of Life Center at Lakewood Ranch. The event highlighted the school's Performing Arts Program and current fundraising for the North Campus Improvement Project, for additional classrooms.
Learn more at sjsfl.org/gala about the SURPRISE portion of the Gala that included a LIVE AUCTION MATCH of $25,000 thanks to a generous donation from The Ierulli Family.
In less than 30 minutes, we were able to raise $117,500 for the North Campus Improvement Project.
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SJCS Community Partners
St. Joseph Catholic School appreciates the businesses, organizations, and families that support our school throughout the year.
To express this gratitude, we have dedicated a section of our website to those groups and individuals who have made a major impact on our school through donations and contributions.
Visit sjsfl.org/community-partners to learn more.
In addition, if you or your organization is interested in becoming a SJCS Community Partner, please visit sjsfl.org/donate for more information.
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What Is Happening Around Campus!
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Thank you to everyone that attended the #SuncoastRemakeDays Beauty and the Beast Jr Children's Event at St. Joseph Catholic School!
SJCS would like to congratulate the winners of this year's 4-H Public Speaking Contest. They will be moving onto the county competition in May.
Congratulations to our new 7th Grade and returning 8th Grade Members of the National Jumior Honor Society.
Thank you to all of our Volunteers and Staff, Orlando Science Center Representatives for making #SuncoastRemakeDays Science Night a success!
Thank you to the PTO for coordinating another great Mother Son Baseball Event for our families!
Congratulations to Karol, Noah, and Hayden on winning 3rd Place out of 29 Middle School Teams at the 2nd Annual Lion's Cup Robotics Competition in Ft. Myers.
Congratulations to Emmanuel, 1st Place Winner for 6th Grade in the 2023 Most Holy Eucharist Devotional Project Art Contest!
Thank you to everyone who made "The Emerald City" Father Daughter Dance a success!
St. Joseph Catholic School hosted "A Night On The Red Carpet" Gala Saturday, April 1st, 2023.
Mass With Bishop Dewane
Congratulations to Serafina on placing 2nd Place for the 14 Year Old Girls and Elli for placing 3rd Place for the 13 Year Old Girls at the Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Championship.
Our older students are leading our younger students in altar server training.
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Congratulations to Catherine, who was honored in Orlando as the State DAR Essay Contest winner!
Thanks to the generosity of Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church and Father "Tom" Tomasz Zalewski we received a $100,000 Match for the Week of Giving. Learn more here: Fundraising at SJCS.
SJCS 7th & 8th Grade Classes went to see a production of HAMILTON at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts!
Our Jr. Thespians Troupe received 4 Superior Awards and 4 Excellent Awards at the State Competition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
Kiwanis K-Kids created "Blessing Bags" for those in need.
4th Grade Play - "The Rock Slinger's Greatest Hit"
During the Student Council Thanksgiving Food Drive on behalf of the St. Joseph Food Pantry, SJCS students collected 1,253 items.
Exciting CHANGES are happening on Campus!
Please visit our Fundraising at SJCS Page for more details and for ways to support our PROGRESS!
Check out the latest issue of our Alumni and Friends Newsletter.
Veterans Day Flag Raising with 4th Grade!
All Saints' Day Celebration at SJCS!
Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue Visit
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Thank you for Being The One!
St. Joseph Catholic School surpassed the goal of $200,000 for the Giving Challenge 2022!
Thank you to The Patterson Foundation and the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for facilitating this AMAZING opportunity for Non-Profit Organizations.Thank you to our families, faculty, local businesses, Parish Communities as well as Staff, and our generous Matching Families and Organizations!
Learn how we just achieved this milestone in our fundraising for this year and how you can help support our upcoming campus renovations and upgrades by visiting 2022 Giving Challenge at SJCS.
WE DID IT BECAUSE OF DONORS LIKE YOU!
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Photo Highlights
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Catholic Resources
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Today's Readings
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