Nov 14, 2018 | Elementary School, High School, Middle School
The upcoming Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception has special meaning for our St. Joseph Middle School. It will mark the official installation of the Blessed Mother grotto. The grotto, located outside the middle school’s main entrance, is the Eagle Scout project of...
Nov 7, 2018 | High School
Doris Klaussen Developmental Center teacher Amy Schaub wanted her students to have the opportunity to interact with their non-disabled peers. Although there were many possible partner schools, she wanted to partner with the Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools. Why? “I...
Oct 31, 2018 | Elementary School
It isn’t unusual for St. Joseph principal Sara Myers to pop into the elementary classrooms unexpectedly. So why was there such an uproar when Mrs. Myers did so last week? Maybe it had to do with her red feathers. St. Joseph pastor Fr. Chris Ankley brought one of his...
Oct 24, 2018 | Middle School
Language Arts in middle school often follows the same path – assigned reading. St. Joseph Language Arts teacher Elizabeth Casterline is following a different path. Actually, many different paths. “I wanted to get students ingrained in independent reading,” Mrs....
Oct 17, 2018 | Elementary School, High School, Middle School
My name is Missy Skutt. My husband Barry and I have eight kids, two of whom attend St. Philip High School and the other six attend St. Joseph Schools. Before moving to Battle Creek from Midland this fall, we homeschooled our children for eight years. I honestly...
Oct 10, 2018 | Elementary School
Some call them the face of St. Joseph Elementary School, but administrative assistants Jeanine Winkler and Lee Papke are so much more. “Our school atmosphere and staff morale would not be what it is without these two ladies,” transitional kindergarten aid Riki Albert...
Sep 30, 2018 | Elementary School, High School, Middle School
Why are there so many Homecoming emails? Simple. Homecoming is more than a football game at our Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools. It’s a family-wide, week-long celebration from October 1-6th. “I think homecoming has an extra special meaning because when you are a...
Sep 26, 2018 | High School
Lauren McIntyre, Class of 2018, won’t be coming home for St. Philip’s Homecoming game on October 6th, but she has a good reason. This former BCACS Marching Band member will be playing in her first pre-game show as a member of the Spartan Marching Band for Michigan...
Sep 19, 2018 | Elementary School, High School, Middle School
Jesus asks us to lay down our lives for others and, as St. Joseph pastor Fr. Chris Ankley wrote, “What is life but a series of minutes?” The vitality of our Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools depends on volunteers, so much so we ask each school family to commit to 25...
Sep 12, 2018 | Elementary School, High School, Middle School
This is the first of a two-part series introducing the newest members of our BCACS Family. To read part one, click here. Scott Thurman, Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools Art Teacher Scott Thurman struggled in school as a child but loved working with his hands. After...
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