STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wednesday - September 10, 2025

Character Ed Theme – Respect


Live School is now opened on Mondays!


September 23rd is hat day! Support our School play’s cast and crew as they prepare for their fall production by bringing in $1 to wear a hat at school. 


School Play Performance is on Thursday, September 25th:

9:15 Grades 5-8

1:00 Grades K-4

6:00pm Evening Performance


BLOOD DRIVE - In honor of our student Regan Timm, Please remind parents about the blood drive at St James tonight.  Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter:   Millstadt to schedule an appointment.


American Red Cross Blood Drive

St. James Parish & School

412 W. Washington St

Millstadt, IL 62260

WEDNESDAY, Sep 10, 2025 (3:00 pm - 8:00pm)

Do you like to sing K-Pop and hunt? Then you will love chorus! See Mrs Snyder in the library for a sheet!

Thursday. September 11th - Game Day with Grandparents/Guests! 9:30-10:30 = 3rd and 4th Grade, 1:30-2:30 = 5th and 6th Grade

The Patriot’s Pen Program is a VFW-sponsored youth essay competition that gives students the opportunity to express their views on an annual patriotic theme. We invite you to join the more than 60,000 students who participated last year in this contest.

Contestants must complete the 2025-2026 Official Entry Form.

The 2025-2026 theme is: How Are You Showing Patriotism And Support For Our Country?

  • Why Should I Enter? Prizes and scholarships can be awarded at the Post, District, State, and national levels. Department (State) winners receive a portion of $55,000 in national awards, with national winners receiving at least $500. The first-place national award is currently $5,000.

  • Who is eligible? Patriot’s Pen is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students enrolled by the Oct. 31 deadline in public, private, or parochial schools in the U.S., its territories, or its possessions; or dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools. Home-schooled students are also eligible.

  • How Do I Get Started? Contact Kristin Scharf or Mick Cohagan at VFW Post 7980 to indicate your interest. Ensure your essay is submitted to the VFW Post 7980 before the contest deadline of Oct. 31.

  • What Are the Rules? Write your own essay, typed in English with no color or graphics (300 - 400 words). Essays must be anonymous; do not include personal identifiers. Secure the Official Student Entry Form on top of your essay. The essay must be the contestant's original work.

  • How Am I Judged? Knowledge of the theme, theme development, and clarity of ideas are key judging criteria.

Deadline Information: All entries must be submitted to Kristin Scharf or Mick Cohagan at VFW Post 7980 by midnight Oct. 31.

Upcoming Dates:

25/26 School Year

9/10

Baseball/Softball @ Home vs Freeburg

4:15pm

9/11

Grandparent Game Day MCS

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Softball B @ Home vs Whiteside

4:15pm

9/12

Cross Country @ Freeburg

4:00pm

Baseball/Softball @ Freeburg

4:15pm

9/15

Cross Country @ Triad

4:15pm

Baseball/Softball @ Wolfbranch

4:15pm

9/16

Board Meeting

6:30pm

9/17

Baseball/Softball @ Columbia

4:15pm

9/18

Baseball/Softball @ Waterloo

4:15pm

9/19

3rd Grade House Sorting Assembly

2:30pm

Baseball/Softball @ Home vs Columbia

4:15pm

Baseball 8th Grade Night

4:15pm

9/22

Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser

9:00am

9/23

Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser

9:00am

Hat Day!  ($1)

9/24

Picture Day

8:00am

Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser

9:00am

Cross Country @ O’Fallon

4:00pm

9/25

Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser

9:00am

Junior High Play 

6:00pm

9/26

Sock It To Cancer Fundraiser

9:00am

Cross Country @ Waterloo

4:15pm

10/1

PTA Meeting-MPC Library

7:00pm

10/3

MTA Donut Day

Fall Festival

5:00pm