A Peek Inside Saint James School
It feels good to be back! After many weeks of working remotely, the admissions office is officially “in!” We are thrilled to offer campus tours by appointment. We ask that any visitor wear a mask while in the building and practice social distancing. New families continue to enroll daily, so give us a call!
(334) 273-3021
kbartlett@stjweb.org
Michael Shalayda
9 years
Football,basketball, IPRYL
Auburn university, Nursing
My favorite memory from STJ Is probably just the involvement in the football program overall. It led to many friendships and valuable life lessons that I will retain for the rest of my life!
Name: Lucy Edwards
Number of years at STJ: seven
School Involvment: Senior Class President, Volleyball, Basketball, Pep Club President, SGA Secretary, FCA President
College plans: University of Alabama, majoring in Communicative Disorders
Favorite STJ memory: Finally getting a kindergarten buddy!
Teaching our students about the social injustices of our world has been a part of our curriculum for generations. The photo below is from this winter when our 8th grade students visited the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. during Black History Month. These seemingly ordinary moments during a class field trip teach lifelong lessons that help shape the strength of character of the men and women we are so proud to call our alumni. Please read the statement our Head of School, Dr. Larry McLemore, shared with our school family last week.
We see you. We hear you. We stand with you. #BlackLivesMatter
#WeAreSaintJamesSchool
Name: Sarah (Gracie) Sullivan
Number of Years at STJ: 14
Involvement: STJ Equestrian, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honors Society, Pep Club, Latin Club, IPRYL, Vice President for Class of 2020 during Sophomore year, Secretary for Class of 2020 during Junior year, Middle School and JV Volleyball, Middle School Basketball
College choice and major: Auburn University to continue my equestrian career on the team and majoring in Sports Medicine
Favorite memory of STJ: The love and support from faculty members every year at Saint James. I know they are going to support me in the future as well!
Normally, Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-8, is filled with flowers, gifts, and handwritten notes. Our faculty and staff love what they do and do such a wonderful job everyday for our school. Students and their parents enjoy showing their appreciation during this special week. However, with remote learning in place, Teacher Appreciation Week had to be celebrated in a different way this year. Our STJ advancement team printed signs and hand delivered them to each faculty and staff member. What a fun and happy surprise!
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Trojan Strong is written, edited, and published by the middle school digital journalism staff. We hope you enjoy the featured content from our latest issue, volume IV, highlighting our last quarter of school. Remote learning was quite the adventure! #WeAreSaintJamesSchool
You did it, Kindergarten! Congratulations. What a wonderful year we’ve had learning and having fun. Now, on to first grade!
Name: Jack Branham
Number of years at STJ: 7
Involvement: Band, Math team
College Choice and Major: Auburn University, Mechanical Engineering
Favorite Memory of STJ: playing in the stands for the football team
One of our most treasured traditions at Saint James School is the Kindergarten Senior Buddy Program. Each of our graduating seniors is paired with a Kindergarten “buddy” for the year. The buddies participate in fun activities throughout the year and form a special friendship. The Kindergarten students look up to their senior friends, and the teenagers cherish the time spent with their special pals. We were so saddened to miss many traditions this spring, including the final Kindergarten Senior Buddy outing, kite flying. As one of the favorite spring experiences, the kite flying event is one everyone looks forward to. We are hoping there will be a time in the future when our buddies may have a chance to reunite one last time before our seniors leave for college. To send them off, the Kindergarten friends wrote hear-felt messages t their buddies. Theirs is a friendship that will not be forgotten! #WeAreSaintJamesSchool
