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Good afternoon,
The administration at St. James High School became aware of rumors circulating in the building regarding a social media threat of school violence. We immediately began investigating and have determined this is not substantiated as a credible threat. Please know that the safety of our students and staff is always a top priority for us.
The social media (Tik-Tok) threat was determined universal for all schools, encouraging students to partake in violence on Friday, December 17th. This was not a threat made towards St. James Schools or by any St. James student. At no time were students or staff in any harm.
Our administration has confirmed that several copycat threats are circulating nationwide due to the Michigan school tragedy. This can cause an upheaval in talk of incidents and cause anxiety with students. Our district always takes any threat of violence seriously and works with our local police department. We will continue to stay in communication with them over the next few days to help ease any anxiety created by this type of situation and ensure the safety of students and staff. Everyone at St. James Schools is safe, and we are continuing to focus on teaching and learning today as we finish strong before Christmas Break.
Tim Webster
Superintendent of Schools
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Mrs. Watson's advisory class planned and organized a canned food drive and the students at St. James Middle School. They meet their goal and also were surprised with a $250.00 donation from the St. James Middle School Boys Basketball team. Thank you to everyone who donated to make this drive so successful- special thanks to St. James PTCO for donating the gift cards for raffle prizes!
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November 2021 St. James School District Newsletter
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October 2021 Newsletter
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We are pretty excited to have our new Tiger to look over the Auditorium Entrance!
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Excited to announce our September Leading the Tiger Way Teachers of the month! Elementary teacher- Traci Bahr, Middle School Teacher- Leslie Perona, and High School Teacher- Katie Shultz!
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Excited to announce our September Leading the Tiger Way Staff members of the month! Elementary Nutrition Staff Member- Jamie Jones, Middle School Custodian- Pete Mitchell, High School Administrative Assistant- Lori Garver, and not pictured Central Office Staff member Becky Ehrenreich
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St. James Schools having an excellent opportunity to use the new auditorium today with guest speaker Dr. Margie Vandeven the Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. We would like to thank Dr. Vandeven for meeting with local school leaders today!
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Please check the app for lunch and breakfast menu changes this week. The food distribution truck did not make a delivery this week. The only impact to students will be menu options. Thank you for your understanding.
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This Friday, September 3rd will start our early out PLC days! LWJ will dismiss at 1:30 pm. The High School will dismiss at 1:30 pm. The Middle School will release at 1:50 pm!
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District September Newsletter
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This Friday, August 27th will be a full day of school. PLC Early release will begin Friday, September 3rd! Have a great day!
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Community Tailgate This Friday 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM at The Football Field Before The St. James Tigers Take on The California Pintos
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Have a great first day of school TIGERS!
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Great Teacher PD day! Thanks for sharing with us @unfoldthesoul Ken Williams! #StartWithTheCrown #STJSchools #OneTeam #OneFamily #OneMission
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Please view the level of entry for the 2021-2022 school year.
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August 2021 St. James School District Newsletter!
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Student enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year is open. You should be receiving the following letter in your email shortly.
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Want to alway be in the loop? Go download the new app in the app store!
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