Dads' Club

The philosophy of St. Joseph’s Academy states that the “faculty recognizes parents are the primary educators who extend to and share with the school the responsibility for the education of youth. The home and family are viewed as the basic educational environment where values are communicated and character formation is begun and continued. St. Joseph’s affirms the importance of open lines of communication between parents and educators and sees cooperative collaboration as essential.”

Since its formation in 1989, the SJA Dads’ Club has involved students and their parents in activities that support St. Joseph’s Academy, nurture family ties and help the community as a whole. The SJA Habitat for Humanity Project during the fall semester and Father/Daughter Day during the spring semester have been signature events of the club. The SJA Dads’ Club also hosts the SJA Golf Classic in May. Each school year, numerous dads provide hundreds of man hours of security service at school events, saving thousands in paid security detail. Dads also cook and serve jambalaya, hamburgers and gumbo for numerous events.

Membership includes current SJA dads, stepdads, granddads, fathers of alums and friends of SJA who have paid annual Dads’ Club dues. The opportunity for service is available through the Back-to-School Night Committee, Security Committee, Spirit Booster Committee, Habitat for Humanity Committee, Father/Daughter Day Committee and SJA Golf Classic Committee.

Click here for a Dads' Club Registration Form.

Calendar of Events 2011-12

2011-12 Executive Committee

Committee Descriptions 2011-12

Sophomore Retreat - Cook and serve hamburgers for 300 students and adult volunteers.

Back-To-School Night - Volunteers help during the evening by serving refreshments and greeting parents.

Grandparent's Day - Prepare and serve 600 meals of jambalaya for freshmen and their grandparents.

Open House - Prepare and serve 300 meals for faculty and student volunteers.

Veterans Day Jambalaya - Prepare jambalaya for more than 1,000 students/faculty/staff and serve during the three lunch shifts.

Exam Donuts - Serve students early breakfast of donuts and hot chocolate one morning during mid-term exams.

Junior Retreat - Prepare and serve 300 meals for students and faculty.

Seniors' Last Day - Cook and serve hamburgers for more than 900 students/faculty/staff.

End-of-Year Luncheon - Host an appreciation luncheon for faculty and staff.

Security - An activity of the utmost importance to our daughters, the staff and visitors to SJA! This group coordinates volunteers to provide security for various SJA events such as dances, plays, concerts, Open House, etc.

Habitat for Humanity Project - Dads and daughters work with students and parents from Catholic High School and Episcopal High School building a home as part of the Habitat program.

Father/Daughter Day - This committee organizes a special day for just dads and daughters, including Mass, lunch and fun games.

SJA Golf Classic - An opportunity for dads and other SJA supporters to get together for a round of golf and help SJA at the same time.

Spirit Booster (throughout the year) – This group (formerly the Hamburger Supper Committee) plans special events such as morning breakfasts, hamburger luncheons and other spirit-boosting activities for the students and to let them know that dads are 100% behind them and their activities.