Hill Herald

Hit the links and the courts at this year’s St. Joseph Hill Academy 2024 Outing on Monday, June 24, 2024! Hosted at The Richmond County Country Club, choose from golf or tennis and join us for dinner at our premiere fundraising event to support the Hilltoppers of today and tomorrow!

We are thrilled to share that we anticipate completion of the newly transformed Gerardi Athletic Field Complex shortly! There is still time to be included on our exclusive on-field signage (deadline is June 30th)! We will hold a special Ribbon-Cutting Event in the Fall.

Do you want to build a snowman? SJHA Elementary School is proud to present Frozen, Jr. thanks to our Spotlight Theatre Company after school club! Tickets are on sale now at http://stjosephhillacademy.com/frozenjrtickets/. Shows are Friday, May 17, 2024 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 pm. Both will take place at the SJHA 4th Floor Auditorium.

Check out the Lululemon Pop Up at the SJHA Athletics Gear Shop from May 8th to May 28th!

SJHA is proud to offer a formal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (aka STEM) curriculum - Project Lead the Way - to our students from Grades Pre-K 3 to 8. We are thrilled to announce that SJHA has been recognized as a 2023-2024 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Distinguished School for both our Launch (Grades Pre-K to 5) and Gateway (Grades 6-8) Programs.

We were thrilled to welcome a distinguished guest speaker, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna, to St. Joseph Hill Academy on Thursday, May 2, 2024 to speak to Grades 5-8. As the highest enlisted rank in the United States Space Force (USSF), Chief Master Sergeant Bentivegna brought with him a wealth of experience, knowledge, and insight into the Space Force, a branch of the US Armed Forces responsible for securing US interests in, from, and to space.

THE PEAK OF DISCOVERY! SJHA kicked off our Spring STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Series: The Peak of Discovery with our 2nd Annual Project Lead the Way STEM Symposium showcasing the PLTW STEM work of our students from Grades 1-8.

UPDATES AS OF 4/24/24: Flag Football is canceled. We've added two full day one week camps during the week of July 15th: Summer Outdoor Volleyball Camp and Summer eSports Camp.

You are invited to our 2nd annual PLTW STEM Symposium on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 5:30 pm. Learn more about SJHA’s Project Lead the Way STEM curriculum featuring interactive experiments presented by SJHA Students from Grades 1 through 8! See how our students are utilizing SJHA's state-of-the-art collaborative learning spaces and tools!

St. Joseph Hill Academy Elementary School is honored and thrilled to share that our very own, Principal Lawrence Hansen, was chosen to receive the 2024 Patrick F. Daly Award along with former Tottenville High School Assistant Principal David LaMorte (awarded posthumously) by the Staten Island Borough President Vito J. Fossella. Mr. Hansen was so honored to be recognized as one of Staten Island’s outstanding educators in memory of Patrick F. Daly, who left a legacy of service to the community, steadfast commitment to his students, and leadership.