Thursday, July 26, 2012
Community invited to anniversary events for both.
Next year will be an important one for St. James Catholic Church and St. James School. The church, founded in 2013, is celebrating its 150th anniversary, and the school will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. In anticipation of these two milestones, the parish has planned several events over the next year. The anniversaries are important to the parish as well as to the community in order to understand the history of the area, said church member Molly Torbic. She attends the church with her husband, Rodney, and two sons, Ryan, 13, and Kyle, 11. “I think it is important to know our past so we can draw upon it and build for the future,” she said. The Torbics have been members of the church since they moved to Sewickley seven years ago. To …
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Saint James Catholic Church & Rectory
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Grace Bear, 7, had a goal to make 50 tutus for charity before her 8th birthday. With a month left to go, she surpassed that goal.
Last week, with a month left to go, Grace Bear hit her target goal. “I reached 50,” she told Patch. The 7-year-old had given herself until July 6--her 8th birthday--to make and sell 50 tutus in order to donate the proceeds to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and St. Jude’s Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. As she teetered on the brink of the 50 mark, Grace's mom, Cher Bear, posted a message on Facebook last week that helped surge to the finish line. “As soon as I posted that on my wall, she got two more,” Cher said. Grace, a student at St. James School, was inspired last summer to make a difference after watching her mother cut her hair to donate to the nonprofit Locks of Love organization. Grace’s hair wasn’t quite …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
With the help of a little pie, St. James took part today in Pi Day during lunchtime at all grade levels.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, is better known as Pi Day and celebrated by math lovers around the world. So what better way to celebrate than with pie? St. James School, along with the generous donations of pies from local bakers, once again celebrated "Pi day" at school today by giving each student a piece of pie following their lunch. The school received 30 donated pies from 11 different bakeries worth more than $300. Flavors included Oreo, peach, blueberry, mixed berry and lemon meringue. Students then voted on their favorite pie. It appears the Oreo pie was the winner hands down. Bakeries who donated to St. James included the following: the Ultimate Pastry Shop, Safran's, Giant Eagle in Leetsdale and Camp Horne Road, Eat 'n Park in Sewickley, …
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Take a tour, meet with faculty, enjoy conversation and learn something new at the following upcoming open houses.
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Sweetwater Center for the Arts Sweetwater will host its annual open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 2. The open house coincides with the artist reception for Sweetwater’s annual Student & Instructor Exhibition featured in the Balcony Gallery. Instructors will be on hand to provide demonstrations and hands-on activities in a variety of art media for the whole family to enjoy. Observe professional artists paint and draw, learn to throw a clay pot on the ceramics wheel, and explore everything your local art center had to offer and how you can become involved. Admission to the open house and artist reception is free. Visit http://www.sweetwaterartcenter.org/ for more information. Montessori Children’s Community Montessori Children’s …
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St. James Catholic School
201 Broad St, Sewickley, PA
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Sweetwater Center for The Arts
200 Broad St, Sewickley, PA
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
If you are a St. James School alumni, the school would like to hear from you as part of its centennial celebration.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
St. James has endured the past century and has thrived. Now the school is planning to celebrate 100 years of fostering "Excellent Minds and Exceptional Hearts" in conjunction with the church's 150th anniversary in 2013. As part of the celebrations, three reunions will take place and the school is hoping to locate alumni. If you are a St. James School alumni, the school is looking to reconnect with you. Join the SJS Alumni community by contacting sjs.cougaralumni@gmail.com Be sure to include your name, address, email address and graduation year. Also, help spread the word. Reunion dates have been set and will take place Nov. 24, 2012 for the classes of 1986-2004; April 6, 2013 for the classes of 1985 and before Aug. 10, 2013 for the …
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Friday, October 21, 2011
The annual race helps support programming needs at St. James.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
St. James School recently held its seventh Annual Race for Education sponsored by UPMC Passavant. The theme, “Pittsburgh Pride,” gave students the chance to race with the Pittsburgh Pirates Pierogies—Jalapeño Hannah, Chester Cheese, Sauerkraut Saul and Oliver Onion—while wearing their black-and-gold race day T-shirts. “We have the race every year so the kids have fun while building school spirit,” Sister Christy Hill, the school principal, said in a statement. “Additionally, this fundraiser supports the overall programming needs of St. James.” Other sponsors to this year’s race include Bruegger’s, The Ultimate Pastry Shop, Alain Lemieux, the Rooney family, Scott Turnbull of Allegheny Insulation Company and Sewickley Borough. This year's …
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
The St. James students earn figure skating medals at Robert Morris University.
Whiz Kids:Marin Auth, Grace Bulera and Kassidy Burke School: St. James School Key to Awesomeness: Skaters Marin Auth (seventh grade), Grace Bulera (second grade) and Kassidy Burke (fourth grade) each earned medals in their respective categories at the annual "Skate Pittsburgh Figure Skating Competition" Sept. 24-25 at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. Marin Auth competed at the pre-juvenile level and earned a first-place gold medal in compulsory moves and a second-place silver medal in spins. Grace Bulera competed at the basic elements level, earning a second-place silver medal for elements to music along with a third-place bronze medal for elements. Kassidy Burke competed at the freestyle level and earned a first-place gold…
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
This is the fourth year the children have donated their time and raised money for the shelter.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Whiz Kid: Ashley Kovacs, Maryrose Ceccarelli, Anthony Guy, Billy Garrison, Ian Rodgers and Kevin Meurer. Year: Sixth grade School: St. James School Key to Awesomeness: Over the summer, six kids from the sixth grade class at St. James in Sewickley raised $506 for Animal Friends. Ashley Kovacs, Maryrose Ceccarelli, Anthony Guy, Billy Garrison, Ian Rodgers and Kevin Meurer sold lemonade during their summer break to supply Animal Friends, a no-kill shelter, with the necessities for the animals. This was the fourth year the children have donated their time and raised money for the shelter. The children spent approximately 45 hours over the summer constructing a lemonade stand, making posters and lemonade, setting-up and tearing down and …
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Patch brings you a local roundup for the first day of school.
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Friday, August 26, 2011
How excited are your children to be heading back to school? Here is a roundup of back-to-school schedules in the Sewickley Valley. Montessori Children's Community Elementary students: Monday Children's House Program: Wednesday Quaker Valley School District Kindergarten to ninth grades: Monday 10th to 12th grades: Tuesday Projected Enrollment: 2,020 Sewickley Academy First day of Senior School classes: Tuesday, Sept. 6 First day of Lower/Middle School classes: Wednesday, Sept. 7 Estimated Enrollment: approximately 720 St. James School First day of school: Thursday, Aug. 25 First day for kindergarteners: Monday. Enrollment: around 240
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Eighth-grader Cora Saftner has learned a valuable lesson over the years: It's more about teamwork than winning.
Cora Saftner's basketball team at St. James School is undefeated in its section play so far this year. Here is what Cora had to say: My basketball team has been playing together since we were in the third grade. For most of us who are now in eighth grade, that makes five years. We have learned the importance of teamwork, and how it affects the way we play the game. One of our mottos adopted over the years is, “My MVP is the team.” We have all been working hard to stay undefeated. We try to “play like [we] practice,” as Coach Louis Bolen always says. My team and I are trying hard to finish our basketball career at St. James as we started it --- as section champions. My team and I are trying hard to finish our basketball career at St. …
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ruth darragh
8:12 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012
Grace, you go girl!! What a wonderful donation to such great causes..you are mighty at your young age. congrats! RD more ›