Congrats to St. James Students!

8TH Grader Francesca Montano placed 3rd in both the Stratford Local and the overall Regional (Fairfield County) VFW’s Essay competition, “What is Patriotism” for her essay submission.

Francesca will be honored at a ceremony at the VFW next Tuesday, March 4th.   Francesca was also recently awarded the St. Thomas Aquinas medal by our Bishop, the Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano, at the annual Breakfast of Champions.  The medal is awarded to an 8th grader from each elementary school for “excellence in faith, excellence in academics and excellence in values that create an atmosphere of respect, love and learning.”

6th Grader Justin Horvath has advanced to the third round of competition in the Knights of Columbus Catholic School free throw competition.  So far Justin has won twice in the 9-11 year old division by hitting 19 or 20 and 21 of 25 free throws.  The next round will be held on Sunday in Newton at St. Rose of Lima School at 4:00 p.m. Join us in sending Justin a good luck prayer to keep hitting those shots!