Apr 17, 2019 | Middle School
The Lord’s Passion is the apex of our faith journey, which is why Lent is a special season for our St. Joseph students. As a family, we prepare for Easter with prayer, penance, and fasting. And every year, during Holy Week, the middle school performs the Passion Play....
Apr 12, 2019 | Elementary School, Middle School
St. Joseph students don’t have to travel far to access a variety of extra-curricular activities. Our After School Enrichment Program (ASEP) has been bringing clubs, sports clinics, language lessons, art, music, and cooking classes to the school grounds since 2016....
Mar 22, 2019 | Elementary School, Middle School
My grandmother grew up in a large Polish-Catholic community where it was tradition to celebrate your patron saint’s feast day like your own birthday. I was reminded of this as I learned about how our schools prepare for the Feast of St. Joseph. St. Joseph is the...
Mar 8, 2019 | Middle School
By: Braden Roosevelt, Class of 2023 St. Joseph Middle School underwent a huge change, adding a new set of classes to the schedule. At the end of every Thursday, students file into classes that range from learning life skills to putting on a passion play. “I think the...
Feb 21, 2019 | Elementary School, Middle School
The Polar Vortex closed schools across the Midwest the last week of January, including our Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools. Videos of school officials announcing snow days with rewritten pop songs made the rounds on Facebook, putting pressure on St. Joseph...
Feb 15, 2019 | Middle School
St. Joseph Middle School Language Arts teacher Elizabeth Casterline wanted to “ease” her students back into the school routine after Christmas Break. She had them pick a “Word of the Year”, one that would guide them through 2019. “It was a one-day, fun activity to get...
Jan 23, 2019 | Elementary School, High School, Middle School
Next week is Catholic Schools Week. A couple of years ago I shared my perspective as a Battle Creek Area Catholic School parent. This year, I want to share my perspective as a writer. I started writing the BCACS Blog in addition to helping the school as a...
Jan 16, 2019 | Middle School
St. Joseph Middle School has a strong math culture, and there are many ways to prove it. Math teacher Molly Williamson’s popular MATHCOUNTS program, moved from an after-school group to a quarter-class this year, continuing her mission to “inspire kids to love math, to...
Jan 11, 2019 | High School, Middle School
By: Abbie Lahr, Class of 2019 “New Year; New me,” except this isn’t the case for our basketball teams this holiday. All of our High school teams had a game during winter break, as they participated in the 50th Annual Chuck Turner Classic at the Battle Creek Central...
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