School News

Report cards will be available on MyPrep by Thursday, November 9. 

On Thursday, November 9 and Friday, November 10, St. Joseph’s Prep will hold Parent/Teacher Conferences. The format of these conference sessions will be by appointment only for each ten-minute time slot. The conference schedule on Thursday, November 9 includes appointment sessions from 4-7 p.m. The conference schedule on Friday, November 10 includes appointment sessions from 9 a.m.-noon. If your son has recently been experiencing academic difficulty in a subject, we encourage parents to schedule an appointment with his teacher(s).

If you wish to reserve a time slot for an appointment with a teacher, please use this link to sign up. Registration is open and will close on Wednesday, November 8 at 3 p.m. 

PickATime:

N.B.: College and academic counselors will be available during the conference times. Meetings with the counselors will not require an appointment--walk-ins are welcome. 

College Counselors - Available Thursday evening 4-7 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m.-noon

Academic Counselors - Available Friday 9 a.m.-noon

If you have any questions, please call the main office at 215-978-1951.

On Thursday, November 9 at 10 a.m. the Prep community will gather in the Church of the Gesu to recognize our Advanced Placement and National Merit Scholars, induct over 100 seniors into the National Honor Society, and celebrate colleagues with 15 years or more of service. 

 

Schedule #3, with the event after second period, will be followed. Parents of honored students are welcome to attend.

SJP Senior Sweaters are now available to order for all members of the Class of 2024. Once the sweaters arrive in December, seniors are permitted to wear the sweater instead of a blazer. Other aspects of the dress code including shirt, tie, belt, and trousers remain mandatory. 

 

Orders must be placed by Friday, November 3 directly to Flynn & O'Hara. 

 

Click here for details 

Order here from Flynn & O'Hara

 

Dan Wright, Headmaster of Mt. St. Mary's (Jesuit) in Barlborough Hall, U.K. will visit the Prep on Monday, November 6 and hold an informational session in the theater at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Wright will speak about "the Mount" and potential opportunities for exchange programs with Jesuit students in the U.S., including young men at the Prep and Loyola Blakefield in Maryland. If you are interested in attending this information session, please RSVP here. Students and parents are welcome to attend. 

 

School photos taken by Lifetouch are available for students in grades 9-11 to pick up in the Dean’s office.

 

Make up day for those who were not photographed will be on Tuesday, November 7 in the Weight Room. There are no appointments. Students should stop in during their lunch or free time. 

We want to be sure that everyone is included in the yearbook, so get your photo taken! There is no charge and no obligation to purchase photos, though Lifetouch is offering a 10% discount, code: F202310OFF. Expires May 1, 2024. Click here to order.

Thanksgiving Food Drive, 11/19
For more than 30 years, St. Joseph’s Prep has been offering complete Thanksgiving meals to members of our community. There are two ways to support this endeavor:

Volunteer to personally create and deliver a holiday basket to families in our neighborhood. The Prep will provide a list of items for each basket and you can also add goodies from your family’s holiday tradition. The Thanksgiving Turkey will be provided by the Prep. Families will deliver their basket to our neighbors on Sunday, November 19 after Mass in the Church of the Gesu at 10 a.m. Click here to volunteer to provide a full food basket.

Donate a turkey and other food items through YouGiveGoods. These items will be delivered to the Prep and our students will create boxes that will be donated to community partner agencies. The boxes will be created at a Food Rally on campus on Friday, November 17. Click here to purchase items for delivery to the Prep.

Operation Santa Claus
The Prep helps families to provide Christmas presents to our neighbors in partnership with our Block Captains, Office of DEI, A4 and other partners. Please consider donating requested items through YouGiveGoods. The items will be delivered to the Prep and wrapped by our students on Tuesday, November 21. Gifts will be delivered by students after Mass on Friday, December 8. Click here to purchase requested items.

The Alumni Service Corps (ASC) is a 10-month volunteer program for St. Joseph's Preparatory School alums who have recently graduated from college. Alums work in a variety of different jobs at the Prep and are assigned responsibilities in co-curriculars, sports, clubs, retreats, and service projects. In return for this work, ASC members live in community together and receive housing and a stipend for food and other expenses.

Click here to learn more