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Good Morning SCS!

Every school day the students of SCS enrich their public speaking skills by broadcasting morning announcements  to the student body and staff. These student broadcasts include “this day in history”, saint feast day information, essays, a “jokester”, and much more. This year the students have expanded our morning broadcasts to reach beyond the school, posting them onto the web. The process is called podcasting and eighth grade students Jack C. and Sean R. make it all happen. Parents, families, and now even parishioners can take a listen to the broadcast at:  http://scs.podomatic.com. (It is posted on the schoolwebsite too!)  We invite all to check it out.  Shown above; Katie F. (left) and Gabbie R.(right) get ready for their morning broadcast of school announcements

9/11 Remembered

Eighth grade SCS student Anthony P. meets NJ Governor Chris Christie during a visit to The Empty Sky Memorial at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City on September 10. Several thousand people attended the ceremony and toured the Empty Sky Memorial, the name borrowed from Bruce Springsteen’s song about the “empty sky’’ where the World Trade Center towers stood 10 years ago.

Band - Summer 2011

Student musicians participate in the Summer Opportunity band program concert, held July 20 at St. James Church, Upper Montclair. Shown above,  top, Phillip M. gr.6, Kerry F. gr.8, center, Rebecca P. gr. 5, bottom, Brendan F. gr. 6 and Kerry F. gr. 8.

Welcome Back!

St. Catherine of Siena School welcomed back students this morning for the start of the 2011-2012 school year. Our early risers, before care students are welcomed to the building by Mrs. Barbarito, director of the the extended care program.

Essay Winner

Congratulations to Zachary G. of the 6th grade who placed 2^nd in the Knights of Columbus Essay Contest with his essay on What the American Flag Means to Me.

End Polio Now

SCS recently helped the Rotary Club, by wearing purple and collecting donations to help end Polio now. The Rotary Club US is on a quest to raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million supports immunization campaigns in developing countries where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families. As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk.