School Principal

Gerri Gendall

U P C O M I N G

E V E N T S :

This is My Body; This is My Blood

of the Covenant, which will be shed

for many.— Mark 14:22,24

We are grateful for the months

of preparation that our students

and their parents received at St.

James Cathedral to prepare for

their First Holy Communion.

Also Second Grade students

were dressed in their Sunday

best as SJCS celebrated May

Crowning Mass, followed by a

reception in their honor.

The St. James Cathedral Altar Server Ministry, composed

of 88 servers, welcomed 19 new servers and bid farewell

to 18 servers who graduated from High School. Jack

Roche was elected by his fellow Altar Servers as The

Grand Knight. The youth involved in the ministry are all

high achievers, leaders in the community with special ac-

complishments in academics, athletics, club work, and com-

munity organizations.

Congratulations to all our Altar Servers and may they be

blessed as they serve our parish community. In a moving

ceremony shared with their parents and the congregation,

they received the Rite of Investiture in the presence of

Bishop Noonan and Fr. John McCormick. Many thanks to

Kelly Wilkes-Hardisty and Kevin Wilkes, who lead the St.

James Altar Server Ministry .

Second Grade Class received the First Communion

First Communion

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

PAC Sports

Update

2

Mr. Mark

Danner

2

Duke TIPS

Students

Recognition.

2

Graduation

SJCS Class of

3

Cesar Sabogal 3

KSC Field Trip 3

Mothers Day 4

Knights of the Altar

J U N E 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3

06/03 Bathing

Suit Collection

for ages 5 to 10

years (new or

gently used) for

our neighboring

school Fern

Creek Elemen-

tary School.

06/22 Annual

Corpus Christi

Procession .

6p.m. at the

Cathedral.

Rite of Investiture for Altar

Servers

“That a culture of dialogue, listening, and mutual respect may prevail

among peoples.” Pope Francis.

P A G E 2

celebrate a coach whose

dedication, talent and pas-

sion has led his teams to

four Championship banners

in his coaching career here

at St. James. Mark Danner,

has been inducted into the

Panther Athletic Club Hall

of Fame for his four Cham-

pionship wins and numer-

ous top 3 finishes, over the

last six years. Mark has

been a coach for boys and

girls basketball, volleyball

and track and field ever

since he began his career at

school. We would like to

congratulate Mark on his

outstanding coach ing

achievements and with

grateful thanks, for his

years of service in helping

shape, grow and improve

our athletic program.

Mr. Mark Danner

PAC Sports Update What a great year for our PAC

Athletic program! We

wrapped up our year in athlet-

ics with our annual PAC

Recognition Dinner. Our stu-

dent athletes, coaches, parents

and families gathered together

to celebrate our many team

accomplishments throughout

the year. We had seven top

four finishes among the differ-

ent sports, to include one

C h a m p i o n s h i p b a n -

ner. Those teams finished as

follows:

JV boys volleyball, 4th place.

Varsity boys soccer, 3rd

place.

Varsity girls basketball, 3rd

place.

JV boys basketball, 2nd place.

Varsity boys basketball, 2nd

place.

JV girls volleyball, 2nd place.

Boys Track and Field, 2013

CMAC Champions.

We are fortunate to have so

many committed athletes rep-

resent S JCS . Most o f

our student athletes play more

than one sport during the year

and many play all sports offered

by our program. We would

like to congratulate our Stu-

dent Athlete of the Year

Award winners, Claire L. and

Grant G. on their outstanding

performances this year.

Thanks to all the coaches for

their time, talent and dedica-

tion they give our students

from season to season. Our

program would not be possible

without fabulous volunteers!

Mrs. Lisa Watson,

PAC Athletic Di-

rector and Grant G.

Mrs. Lisa Watson,

PAC Athletic Di-

rector and Claire L.

Due to excellent performance on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills

(ITBS), we had multiple 7th grade students qualify to participate in

the highly-selective Duke University Talent Identification Program

7th Grade Talent Search! This program allows students to take the

ACT or SAT early to identify future scholastic opportunities. When

a student is already excelling on grade specific tests, the knowledge

and experience gained from taking an above-level test like the ACT

or SAT is invaluable. Above-level ACT or SAT testing provides

helpful insight into a student's academic abilities and allows effective

planning for high school and beyond. Additionally, these testing ex-

periences give seventh graders the opportunity to preview the same

test they will face during the college admissions process. Of those

that initially qualified and participated, the following students quali-

fied for state recognition: Michael and Christian.

Christian also qualified for Grand Recognition! These students re-

ceived a congratulatory letter from our Superintendent of Catholic

Schools, Mr. Fortier! Congratulations to both of them for their high

level of achievement and outstanding scores.

DUKE TIPS Students Recognition

Christian

Michael

Graduation

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 3

Award, Mathematics Student Award.

Cesar was President of the National

Honor Society and member of the Sci-

ence Honor Society, Civil Studies Hon-

or Society, Spanish Honor Society,

Math Honor Society, Hippocratic Soci-

ety. He was a Knight Commander with

the Altar Server Ministry and Eucharist

Minister at St. James Cathedral. In addi-

tion Cesar is an Eagle Scout with the

Boy Scouts of America . Cesar will

attend UF and study Pre-Med.

Congratulations to SJCS

graduate Cesar, who was

recognized as Bishop

Moore Catholic High

School’s Valedictorian

Class of 2014. Among

numerous awards, he re-

ceived the Athletic Stu-

dent Award (Athlete with

the highest GPA), UF

Honors College Award,

National Hispanic Honors

8th Grade Class of 2014

SJCS Alumni Highlights: Cesar Sabogal

“Let gratitude be the

pillow upon which you

kneel to say your

nightly prayer. And let

faith be the bridge you

build to overcome evil

and welcome good.”

Maya Angelou (April,

1928 – May, 2014).

The graduating Class of 2014 passed

the Light of Leadership to the Class of

2015 in a beautiful and memorable

ceremony at St. James Cathedral. Fol-

lowing the Candlelight ceremony, Fr.

McCormick celebrated the Graduation

Mass with our students, their families,

friends and our SJCS community.

As our graduates begin their High

School career, they will remain in our

prayers. May God bless them and guide

them in all their endeavors.

We will miss them, but we know that

they will live out the school motto

“Come to learn, Leave to serve.”

Cesar

Cesar’s Family

Kennedy Space Center • 3rd Grade Field Trip

St. James Cathedral School

Pre - K Mother’s Day Tea

Upcoming @ STJCS

06/04-06 Summer Fun Care

06/09-13 Vacation Bible School

06/16-20 Sports/Enrichment Camp

06/30-07/03 Summer Fun Care

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