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St. Joseph’s Academy has named George Newport as its new swim coach.

A group of St. Joseph’s Academy students worked with Father Michael Alello of St. Thomas More Catholic Church to serve the Baton Rouge community through the Blessings Mission Trip. 

Several St. Joseph’s Academy students spent a week in Houston, helping restore homes impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The work was undertaken as part of the SHINE Catholic Work Camp.

St. Joseph’s Academy welcomes Aimee Wiles as its new dean of curriculum and instruction.

A group of St. Joseph’s Academy students and recent graduates traveled to Puerto Rico to help run a summer camp at Colegio María Auxiliadora. There, they staffed activity rooms for the young campers at the elementary school and worked to enhance the school’s computer lab.

St. Joseph’s Academy students, along with a group from Catholic High School, spent a week at the St. Anne’s Mission in Klagetoh, Arizona, working with the Navajo children. 

A group of St. Joseph’s Academy students joined forces with students from St. Joseph Academy in Cleveland to serve marginalized members of the Louisville, Kentucky, community.

St. Joseph’s Academy students served less fortunate in the Baton Rouge community through two mission trip experiences.

Twenty-five St. Joseph’s Academy students participated in Catholic Leadership Encounter 2019, held May 25-June 3 in Estes Park, Colorado.

Students from St. Joseph’s Academy and sister school St. Joseph Academy in Cleveland spent June 3-8 in New Orleans, serving the less fortunate at three different venues. In their spare time, the Academy students enjoyed introducing their Cleveland counterparts to the culture and cuisine of the Big Easy.

SJA finished first in the Analysis & Investigation through Cyber-based Scenarios Camp, held June 3-8 at Louisiana Tech University. 

A group of St. Joseph’s Academy students spent a week in Costa Rica, working with children at a daycare center and helping make repairs to a church. They also enjoyed being immersed in the local culture. 

St. Joseph’s Academy students traveled to Klagetoh, Arizona, during the first week of June. They tackled a variety of chores to serve the Navajo people on Saint Anne’s Mission.

A team of five St. Joseph’s Academy sophomores finished first at this summer’s Cyber Discovery Camp hosted by Louisiana Tech University.

A group of six St. Joseph’s Academy students participated in the annual CSJ/SSJ Student Leadership Conference. Hosted by Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park, Illinois, this year’s conference helped students gain a deeper understanding of the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph.