“Remember, then, that you received a spiritual seal, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of knowledge and reverence, the spirit of holy fear. Keep safe what you received. God the Father sealed you, Christ the Lord strengthened you and sent the Spirit into your hearts as the pledge of what is to come.”—St. Ambrose
Congratulations to all of our 8th graders who received the sacrament of confirmation.
There is nothing greater than receiving Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist at Mass—and that feeling of gratitude is multiplied tenfold when a loved one first makes their Holy Communion! Take a look at this special first holy communion that took place over the weekend.
Learn about scholarship opportunities that your family may qualify for to help pay for private school tuition.
Open to Students in grades 5 – 8
Every fall, tens of thousands of schools enroll in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. During the fall and winter, schools will conduct spelling bee programs at the classroom, grade, and/or school level, and send their spelling champions to the next level of competition as designated by their local spelling bee sponsors.
All grades create science fair or Engineering Design projects for the school competition held in December.
Diocesan Science Fair Competition open to students in grades 6-8.
Northeast Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair Competition open to students in grades 6-8.
Florida State Science Fair open to students in grades 6-8.
Science fair is an opportunity for students to apply the scientific method to conduct independent research. The results of each student’s research is presented in a school wide science fair–or sponsored local science fair– where the student’s efforts are displayed and where students are interviewed to determine scientific merit. Students who have been judged to have used the scientific method properly and who have demonstrated thoroughness in their studies and effort are awarded prizes and are advanced to compete in regional, state, national and international science fairs.
The overall goal of the science Fair is for the students to gain lifelong skills in the areas of critical thinking, problem solving, data analysis, communication, and public speaking.
STEM education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons as students apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in contexts that make connections between school, community, work, and the global enterprise enabling the development of STEM literacy and with it the ability to compete in the new economy.
(Tsupros, 2009)
On February 11th, 2019, the North East Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair was held at the Morocco Shrine Auditorium. San Jose sent a strong team of 19 middle schoolers to compete…
We would like to congratulate our middle school science fair winners for 2018-2019. These students rose to the occasion and took the top awards by grade level. There were 135…
The Science Fair has been a part of Our Community for more than 30 years! We are so proud to continue this tradition of excellence in Our School.
Open to Students in grades 7 – 8
The National History Bee is an academic competition for middle school students that tests knowledge of a wide range of historical topics.
Open to Students in grades 5 – 8
Each year thousands of schools in the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The contest is designed to inspire students to be curious about the world. Schools with students in grades five through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging competition.
Students compete in a school-wide geography bee that is sponsored by National Geographic. To compete in the bee, each student had to take a preliminary test and earn a top spot in his or her grade.
Open to Students in grades 6 – 8
Practices twice a week from August through February with multiple competitions.
Introduces younger students to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO®-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. FLL teams, guided by their imaginations and adult coaches, discover exciting career possibilities and, through the process, learn to make positive contributions to society.
What FLL teams accomplish is nothing short of amazing. It’s fun. It’s exciting. And the skills they learn will last a lifetime.
FLL Joseph Stilwell Qualifier, January 19th, 2019.
San Jose Robotic Trojans Team #9280 performed consistently in the Robot Games on Saturday, January 19, 2019 in the Qualifying Tournament held at Joseph Stilwell Military Academy. They finished second in that category, just one point behind Bolles Bots Whitehurst. Congratulations to the team on their performance!
FLL Robotics – Joseph Stilwell Qualifier – Practice Round! All the practice round programmed missions were successful. Can we do the same for 3 more rounds?
FLL Robotics – Joseph Stilwell Qualifier Round 1
FLL Robotics – Joseph Stilwell Qualifier Round 2
FLL Robotics – Joseph Stilwell Qualifier Round 3
FIRST® LEGO® League Robotics introduces younger students to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO®-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. FLL teams, guided by their imaginations and adult coaches, discover exciting career possibilities and, thr
Open to Select Students in grades 6-8 with try-outs being held before the season
Brain Brawl is an academic competition in which Diocesan Grade School teams are pitted against one another. Teams consist of up to six players, only four of whom play at any given time. A moderator reads questions from a variety of subject areas that include humanities, mathematics, natural science, and social sciences. The Diocesan Grade School Brain Brawl Tournament is hosted by Bishop Kenny High School in November.
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San Jose students competed in Brain Brawl, which is a diocesan-wide academic competition, similar to Jeopardy! Hosted by Bishop Kenny, this event showcases the academic knowledge of our students in a variety of subjects from math and science to literature and current events. These students put in many hours practicing and proudly represented San Jose. Congratulations to each of them on an awesome job!
Open to Students in grades 6 – 8
Battle of the Books is a Diocesan wide reading incentive program for students in grades 6th through 8th. Students read pre-selected books and come together in school teams to demonstrate their abilities and to test their knowledge of the books they have read. Meetings and competition preparation take place during lunch. This event takes place in March on a school day whereby all participating Diocesan elementary schools come together for this exciting and fun competition.
Information available in September
