LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL

 
August 25, 2025
 
Dear Parents,
 
Welcome Back to another great year at SJA. We are looking forward to another amazing school year.
Our theme this year at SJA is “Respect all CREATION,” a theme frequently found in Scripture. After declaring 2025 a Jubilee Year, Pope Francis extended his Laudate Si encyclical to writing Mass parts for a Mass of Creation in order to help us to realize that we are all “Stewards of Creation,” and must do our part to preserve all aspects of creation, i.e., one another, plants, animals, water, electricity, natural resources, etc.  We will continue to focus on respecting one another, recycling, and doing our part to be real “Stewards of Creation.”
We are very happy to welcome more than 80 new students to our SJA school community. We welcome 481 students to SJA, making us again the largest Catholic school in the Diocese of Harrisburg.
We also very excited to open our new “Little Knights Daycare,” which welcomes 34 babies from 6 weeks old to toddlers  up to 3 years old.
Please take time to review the Parent-Student Handbook, as we made some significant changes in the technology and cell phone policies, as well as minor changes in other information.
Once again, if ever have any concerns, suggestions, or ideas, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are all one big happy family that works together as partners in "our" children's education. Our PTO and Board of Education are all open to new ideas.

HAPPY NEW SCHOOL YEAR!
 
Sister Eileen Marie, DM,
Principal

ABOUT SISTER EILEEN

Sister Eileen is a dedicated, highly qualified principal
who is committed to providing a high quality education to our students
in a nurturing atmosphere that encourages life-long learning, critical thinking, and growth mindsets.

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