| Pastor - Reverend John McGeean ~~ Principal - John Garvey |
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| Board of Education: Mr. Steve Hoehn - President Mr. Tim McGrath - Vice President Mrs. Judy Walsh - Secretary Mr. Todd McKinney Mrs. Katie Sarhage Mr. Bill McCauley Mrs. Susan Santangelo Ex-Officio Members: Rev. John McGeean, Pastor Mr. John Garvey Principal |
In late August, students will enter the doors of St. Joseph Catholic School to begin the school’s 84th year of
providing quality Catholic education to young people in the Manhattan area. What started as a program for 40
students and 3 Sisters from the Order of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate has blossomed into a program for 188
students with a full and part-time staff of 20. The facility now includes a gymnasium, a computer lab equipped with
up-to-date hardware and software, a multi-purpose room for library, band and art classes, resource room where a
part time resource degreed teacher provides ancillary services to students who may require small group or
individual instruction, and a part time school counselor.
The school provides instruction for first through eighth grades as well as a half day program for kindergarten and
pre-school programs for 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds. Class size is held to a maximum of 25 students per grade
with a State of Illinois certified teacher. Pre-school and kindergarten also have a classroom assistant assigned to
them to provide an excellent child to adult ratio.
Children receive instruction in the Catholic religion, all academic areas, music, art, physical education, band,
technology and tutoring services for children with special needs. Instruction in the Catholic faith is a daily activity
integrated into the school day. Classroom prayers begin and end every day. Students plan and attend weekly
Mass. They also have the opportunity during the school
year to pray the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross and to participate in Benediction and school-wide Advent and
Lenten meditations.
The school has received high academic results from the student body and graduates continue to experience great
academic success at various high schools they may attend. Twice within the last five years, for example, the
Valedictorians at Providence Catholic High School have been graduates of St. Joseph Catholic School.
The teaching staff has teaching certificates from the Illinois Office of Education and half the staff have earned
advanced Master degrees. Parents are considered partners in the educational process of their children. The
school strives to help children develop in improving their physical, social and emotional skills. Our motto at “St.
Joseph Catholic School: “Where Education and Religion Thrive” is indicative of our efforts to promote knowledge
and practice of our Catholic faith, along with a knowledge and application of academic information. Parents make a
considerable financial sacrifice to provide to their child a Catholic education – an investment in mind and soul that
is of great benefit to each child.
For more information about our school check out our website: www.stjosemanhattail.org or call us Monday through
Friday at 815-478-3951 to set up a time for a class observation. We are located ten minutes from Joliet ( South of
Interstate 80 on Briggs Street ) Our address is 275 W. North Street, Post Office Box 70, Manhattan, Illinois. We are
a little south of the old “Round Barn.”
providing quality Catholic education to young people in the Manhattan area. What started as a program for 40
students and 3 Sisters from the Order of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate has blossomed into a program for 188
students with a full and part-time staff of 20. The facility now includes a gymnasium, a computer lab equipped with
up-to-date hardware and software, a multi-purpose room for library, band and art classes, resource room where a
part time resource degreed teacher provides ancillary services to students who may require small group or
individual instruction, and a part time school counselor.
The school provides instruction for first through eighth grades as well as a half day program for kindergarten and
pre-school programs for 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds. Class size is held to a maximum of 25 students per grade
with a State of Illinois certified teacher. Pre-school and kindergarten also have a classroom assistant assigned to
them to provide an excellent child to adult ratio.
Children receive instruction in the Catholic religion, all academic areas, music, art, physical education, band,
technology and tutoring services for children with special needs. Instruction in the Catholic faith is a daily activity
integrated into the school day. Classroom prayers begin and end every day. Students plan and attend weekly
Mass. They also have the opportunity during the school
year to pray the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross and to participate in Benediction and school-wide Advent and
Lenten meditations.
The school has received high academic results from the student body and graduates continue to experience great
academic success at various high schools they may attend. Twice within the last five years, for example, the
Valedictorians at Providence Catholic High School have been graduates of St. Joseph Catholic School.
The teaching staff has teaching certificates from the Illinois Office of Education and half the staff have earned
advanced Master degrees. Parents are considered partners in the educational process of their children. The
school strives to help children develop in improving their physical, social and emotional skills. Our motto at “St.
Joseph Catholic School: “Where Education and Religion Thrive” is indicative of our efforts to promote knowledge
and practice of our Catholic faith, along with a knowledge and application of academic information. Parents make a
considerable financial sacrifice to provide to their child a Catholic education – an investment in mind and soul that
is of great benefit to each child.
For more information about our school check out our website: www.stjosemanhattail.org or call us Monday through
Friday at 815-478-3951 to set up a time for a class observation. We are located ten minutes from Joliet ( South of
Interstate 80 on Briggs Street ) Our address is 275 W. North Street, Post Office Box 70, Manhattan, Illinois. We are
a little south of the old “Round Barn.”
275 W. North Street
Manhattan, Illinois 60442
Manhattan, Illinois 60442
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Phone: 815-478-3951
Fax: 815-478-7412
Fax: 815-478-7412
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