Current Parents

Download the St. Joseph's Academy's app (SJA 1840) on either the App Store or
Google Play to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements, calendar events, and you have access to on-the-go information!

We welcome and encourage parents to be involved with their daughters' education at St. Joe. Staying connected with school news, information, traditions and opportunities for volunteerism, will enhance your experience in her high school years.

General Information

SJA Parent Portal (Annual Forms, etc.)

There are several required forms to complete for your incoming and/or returning student(s). These will need to be completed or uploaded in the SJA Parent Portal.

All forms must be completed before August 1, 2024.

You should have the following available in your SJA Parent Portal portal to complete and/or upload:

New Enrollment Information
2024-25 Student/Parent Handbook Agreement
Media Authorization
Athletic Responsibility Acknowledgement (if applicable)
Parent Authorization for Student Athlete Travel Indemnification (if applicable)
MSHSAA Physical Form (all athletes)
MSHSAA Annual Form (all athletes)

Forms MUST be uploaded to the SJA Parent Portal as pdf files, not as image files. To convert an image file to a pdf on an iPhone: Open the Photos app, tap Share, then tap Save to Files. Then open the Files app and find the image, long press the image and select Create PDF.

SJA Parent Portal

If you have any questions/concerns, please contact Clare Conners MacConnell '01 in the Admissions Office at (314) 394-4319 or cmacconnell@sja1840.org.

Student/Parent Handbook

Uniform Information

Uniform items may be ordered through Just Me Apparel, including senior yellow shirts. Additional items are sold in the SJA Spirit Shop. Our Spirit Shop will reopen in early August.

New this year! A blazer option has been added to our approved school uniform. The blazer can be purchased through Just Me Apparel. It may be worn on any school day and in place of the vest on formal dress days.

2024-25 Dress Code
2024-25 Just Me Apparel Uniform Fittings
Just Me Apparel

Online Bookstore

The St. Joseph's Academy virtual bookstore is hosted by BNC Services (Barnes & Noble College).

Visit BNC Services

ORDERING BOOKS

When you receive your daughter's schedule, it will have the information you need to order her books, based on her course load and teachers. Use the course list and student number on the schedule sheet to order the required books from our online bookstore, which opens July 8th.

Book orders over $99 placed between July 8 and July 12 are eligible for free shipping.

To order books:

Click Let's Get Started.
Next, choose a shopping option. Shop by Schedule will pull up all of your daughter's courses at once by simply entering your student's four-digit number, which can be found at the top of your course listing sheet. Or, you may Shop by Course, and enter each course ID # individually.
Using either option, you will receive a list of books required and other suggested items (not required), along with the book's ISBN#, to assist you in ordering the correct books.

While it is not required that you purchase books through BNC, we encourage you to do so to ensure getting the correct books needed for each class. BNC also offers a buyback program when purchasing through their website. Books purchased privately or through Amazon, etc., cannot be sold back to BNC.

SELLING BOOKS BACK TO BNC

BNC, Barnes and Noble College, will again be accepting textbook returns. Families may ship back materials on their own. To assist families with mailing, BNC will provide a postage-paid mailing label, so there will be no extra cost involved in sending them back. The links below contain information for acceptable conditions of returned books and creating your online quote. If you have any questions, you may contact BNC directly or Laura Baxendale.

Create your quote online

Supply List

Parking

A student who drives to school must register her car and obtain a St. Joseph’s Academy parking permit from the Main Office. Parking passes are issued on a first-come, first-served basis once a student obtains their driver’s license and emails Anna Hotop, Principal of Student Affairs, to request parking registration.

Parking is not allowed on Litzsinger Drive or in the lots of our adjacent neighbors. Violators may be ticketed by Frontenac Police.

Please refer to the Parent/Student Handbook for additional information.

Trotter Photo Information

Late Arrivals & Absences

For every day that a student is absent, a parent or guardian must call St. Joseph’s Academy at (314) 394-4300 or email mainoffice@sja1840.org to report your situation by 8:00 a.m. If a call or email has not been received by that time, an automated message will be sent to parents/guardians at home/work and a return call to the main office is required from the parent/guardian.

For more information on planned absences, please refer to the Parent-Student Handbook.

Cafe

Lunch at St. Joseph's Academy is provided by Food Service Consultants. Students use their school ID to purchase lunch from the cafe.

Online cafe accounts will transfer this year from MySchoolBucks to Meal Magic, and accounts will be funded online through Vanco RevTrak. Any balance from MySchoolBucks was transferred to the new accounts in August. Check deposits may also be made out to Food Service Consultants and turned in to Jan Wilfred, Cafeteria Manager.

Please be aware that students with insufficient funds will not be able to make purchases with their ID card. If your daughter's account has an insufficient fund balance on December 1st and/or April 1st, your FACTS account will be charged a $25 NSF fee plus the amount necessary to bring your Cafe account to a zero balance.

Set Up/Fund Your Cafe Account

Your Meal Magic account should be set up first, then Vanco RevTrak. Funds that were in MySchoolBucks at the end of the 2023-24 school year have been transferred over.

Cafe Information Set up a Meal Magic account (to track purchases, etc.)Set up a Vanco RevTrak account (to fund lunch account online)

You will need your student's ID number to register for both Cafe accounts. Your student's ID number is 205 + their 4-digit student number. This 4 digit number can be found on her schedule, and is the same one used to order books. (For example, if a student's 4-digit number is 1234, then her Cafe number would be 2051234).

Questions? Please contact Jan Wilfred at foodservice@sja1840.org.

Weekly Menus

Week of January 13
Week of January 20
Week of January 27
Week of February 3

Parent Newsletters

St. Joseph's Academy sends out a parent e-newsletter each Sunday during the school year. This newsletter features events, activities, and parent happenings for that week. If you are not receiving the newsletter and would like to, please contact Laura Baxendale at lbaxendale@sja1840.org.

The Angel Parent Organization sends out a monthly email that includes all the ways that parents can get involved at SJA. If you do not receive the email and would like to, please contact Meredith Metzger at mmetzger@sja1840.org.

Have a question?

Angel parent organization

As an SJA parent or guardian, participation in your Angel’s education and high school experience is essential. With parent-daughter Masses and events, service opportunities, activities with Angel Moms and Angel Dads, there are many ways to volunteer throughout the year and be connected and serve with the mission of St. Joseph’s Academy. The Angel Parent Organization (APO) offers parents, guardians, and families the opportunity to fulfill the mission of St. Joseph’s Academy through volunteerism and engagement. There are many opportunities for parents to get involved and support the school. Opportunities can fit all interests and schedules.

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