St. John Bosco starts new school year St. John Bosco Academy welcomed 120 students back to school for the year on Tuesday, September 5th. Nine new students join the school this year, as well as three new teachers. Mrs. Hannah Barga has joined the staff as 7/8 homeroom teacher. Mrs. Barga relocated to our area with her family last spring. She attended Benedictine College in Kansas and has worked in youth ministry for several years. Miss Sabrina Lustig will teach 7-12 History. Miss Lustig was born and raised in Cottonwood and graduated from the University of Idaho last spring. Finally, Mrs. Theresa Schwartz will be teaching 9-12 Theology classes. Mrs. Schwartz has been involved with SJB for many years but is taking on this new role this year. Principal Mr. Cummings says of our new teachers, “All these women are robustly Catholic, love their faith, and are taking a step out in that faith to serve Christ and His Church by teaching at our school.” Our new and returning staff are looking forward to a great year! Forming the whole person is the goal of the school, which is accomplished through our three-fold learning expectations of Teach the Mind, Educate the Heart and Form the Character. This year a special focus will be placed on external formation (part of Form the Character), with goals throughout the year for students to improve both at home and school. External formation includes keeping your things tidy, organized, and put away properly. Additional elements of external formation include having a plan for your time (including prioritizing time for prayer) and exercising for a healthy body. At school external formation includes keeping your desk and locker tidy, binders organized, wearing the proper uniform, listening to instructions from teachers, and moving through the school in an orderly manner. For the first month students are challenged to make their bed every morning and prayer a morning offering prayer to give their day to the Lord. Our internal formation (prayer life, virtuous behavior, etc) will also improve as we make efforts with our external formation. Our hope is that God continues to bless us and guide us as we move towards him in faith, hope, and charity.  Principal Mr. Cummings greets students on the first day of school following morning prayer in the chapel. Submitted photo. Lady Patriots split matches The St. John Bosco volleyball team split a pair of non-league volleyball matches last week. On Tuesday, August 29 they hosted Kamiah and were swept 16-25, 10-25, 16-25 by the Kubs. The JV also lost 1 game to 2. On Thursday, August 31, they traveled to Kooskia where they beat Clearwater Valley 3 games to none, no scores available. They are now 2-2 on the season and 1-0 in league play. August 24-Nezperce, here, 6 p.m.28-Logos, there, 6 p.m. 29-Kamiah, here, 6 p.m., lost 0 games to 3 31-C.V., there, 6 p.m. September 5-Deary, there, 6 p.m, lost 2 games to 3, details next week7-Kendrick, here, 6 p.m. 9-Lapwai, here, JV 11:30 a.m., V 1:00 p.m. 13-Highland, there, 6 p.m. 19-Timberline, there, 6 p.m. 23-Timberline Tournament 26-Nezperce, there, 6 p.m. 28-Kendrick, there, 6 p.m. October 3-Deary, here, 6 p.m.5-Highland, here, 6 p.m. 10-Timberline, here, 6 p.m 14-19-District Tournament 27-28-State Tournament |
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