INKTOBER Outside!🖊️🐯🎃
A beautiful fall day, a spot on the tailgate, and students ready to sketch! Mr. Story’s artists took their INKTOBER drawings outdoors to enjoy a little fresh air and inspiration.
Inktober is a worldwide art challenge that encourages artists to create ink drawings throughout October, with a new prompt each day to inspire their work!
A beautiful fall day, a spot on the tailgate, and students ready to sketch! Mr. Story’s artists took their INKTOBER drawings outdoors to enjoy a little fresh air and inspiration.
Inktober is a worldwide art challenge that encourages artists to create ink drawings throughout October, with a new prompt each day to inspire their work!
REMINDER: There is NO SCHOOL this Friday, October 16, 2026, for a planned Professional Development Day!
Building Friendships Through ROX at Lucy Wortham James Elementary! ❤️🐯🤍
Our fifth-grade ROX group had plenty of laughs during a recent team-building activity! The ROX (Ruling Our eXperiences) Program helps girls build confidence as they navigate the challenges of growing up.
Activities like this help develop Social Integrity by encouraging girls to understand and support one another!
Our fifth-grade ROX group had plenty of laughs during a recent team-building activity! The ROX (Ruling Our eXperiences) Program helps girls build confidence as they navigate the challenges of growing up.
Activities like this help develop Social Integrity by encouraging girls to understand and support one another!
Save the Date: Tiger Trot 5K! ❤️🐯🤍
The Tiger Trot is back for its 6th Annual Run/Walk on Saturday, November 28th!
Every step helps support the Gifts for Kids Fund, helping make sure every student in St. James R-1 receives a special gift before break!
Want to help make the holidays special for our students? Sponsorship opportunities are available! Contact Beth Keyes at communications@stjschools.org for sponsorship information.
Registration will open soon, so for now, mark your calendar and plan to join us!
STATE BOUND: Lady Tiger Duo Qualifies for Golf State Championship! ❤️🐯🤍
Congratulations to Hallie Kleffner and Jolie Roark! Hallie placed 11th and Jolie placed 13th at districts, earning both girls All-District honors and qualifying for the Class 2 State Championship on October 19-20!
The Lady Tigers also finished 6th overall as a team at districts.
Help us cheer Hallie and Jolie on as they head to state!
Mission Monday: Tigers Support Old Iron Works Day at Maramec Spring Park! ❤️🐯🤍
Members of the middle school and high school cross country teams spent part of their weekend helping out at Old Iron Works Day at Maramec Spring Park!
First held in the late 1970s, Old Iron Works Day was created to share the history of Maramec Iron Works and give visitors a glimpse into what life was like during that time. Through traditional crafts, demonstrations, music, and activities, the festival continues to celebrate our area's history and bring people together.
When our students volunteer at events like this, they help keep local traditions alive while building connections with others in our community!
Members of the middle school and high school cross country teams spent part of their weekend helping out at Old Iron Works Day at Maramec Spring Park!
First held in the late 1970s, Old Iron Works Day was created to share the history of Maramec Iron Works and give visitors a glimpse into what life was like during that time. Through traditional crafts, demonstrations, music, and activities, the festival continues to celebrate our area's history and bring people together.
When our students volunteer at events like this, they help keep local traditions alive while building connections with others in our community!
Investigating Modern Parenting Styles at St. James R-1 High School! ❤️🐯🤍
Mrs. Prawitz’s Child Development students created Wanted posters about modern parenting styles using research shared by their classmates. They turned that information into clear, engaging graphics, then took part in a gallery walk to review posters, answer questions, and vote on fun superlatives like Most Informative and Best Sketch.
Effective Communication means listening, learning from others, and making sure your message gets across!
Mrs. Prawitz’s Child Development students created Wanted posters about modern parenting styles using research shared by their classmates. They turned that information into clear, engaging graphics, then took part in a gallery walk to review posters, answer questions, and vote on fun superlatives like Most Informative and Best Sketch.
Effective Communication means listening, learning from others, and making sure your message gets across!
Check out our Tiger Weekly Highlights! ❤️🐯🤍
For more information on Tiger Events: https://www.stjschools.org/page/athletics-and-activities
Congratulations to our September Teachers and Staff Members of the Month! ❤️🐯🤍
Lucy Wortham James Elementary: Doug Williams and Javonda Kossuth
St. James Middle School: Jeanel Tomnitz and Tonya English
St. James R-1 High School: Luke Overton and Morgan Giesler
Each month, we highlight staff members in each building who embody our mission in the work they do every day. Nominated by their peers, the Leading the Tiger Way program shines a light on the teachers and staff members who bring these values to life throughout our schools and community!
Help us congratulate them!
Lucy Wortham James Elementary: Doug Williams and Javonda Kossuth
St. James Middle School: Jeanel Tomnitz and Tonya English
St. James R-1 High School: Luke Overton and Morgan Giesler
Each month, we highlight staff members in each building who embody our mission in the work they do every day. Nominated by their peers, the Leading the Tiger Way program shines a light on the teachers and staff members who bring these values to life throughout our schools and community!
Help us congratulate them!
From Research to Design in Middle School Agriculture! ❤️🐯🤍
Middle School Ag students have wrapped up the research portion of their farm animal projects and are now bringing what they learned to life through design. Students are creating 3D models to display their research!
Our Tigers are Future Focused as they build more than a model. They’re practicing how to take an idea, use what they know, learn new skills, and turn it into something they can share!
Middle School Ag students have wrapped up the research portion of their farm animal projects and are now bringing what they learned to life through design. Students are creating 3D models to display their research!
Our Tigers are Future Focused as they build more than a model. They’re practicing how to take an idea, use what they know, learn new skills, and turn it into something they can share!
Push & Pull in Kindergarten! ❤️🐯🤍
Kindergarten students took their science learning outside as Mr. Murphy and Mrs. Karnes set up everyday objects on the playground for students to explore during their Push and Pull unit.
They were not just learning about forces. They used Critical Thinking to explore and make sense of what they discovered!
Kindergarten students took their science learning outside as Mr. Murphy and Mrs. Karnes set up everyday objects on the playground for students to explore during their Push and Pull unit.
They were not just learning about forces. They used Critical Thinking to explore and make sense of what they discovered!
Mission Monday - Serving Our Community! ❤️🐯🤍
Since the start of the school year, groups of St. James Middle School and St. James R-1 High School students have been heading into the community to volunteer at commodity distribution through the St. James Caring Center.
Commodity distribution is one of the Caring Center’s benevolent services, helping provide food and resources to families in our community. By giving their time to help pack, organize, and distribute items, our students are learning an important lesson that goes beyond the classroom: we all have a role to play in caring for the people around us.
Through caring relationships and community partnerships, we’re helping empower students to see the needs around them, step up and serve, and understand the difference they can make!
Since the start of the school year, groups of St. James Middle School and St. James R-1 High School students have been heading into the community to volunteer at commodity distribution through the St. James Caring Center.
Commodity distribution is one of the Caring Center’s benevolent services, helping provide food and resources to families in our community. By giving their time to help pack, organize, and distribute items, our students are learning an important lesson that goes beyond the classroom: we all have a role to play in caring for the people around us.
Through caring relationships and community partnerships, we’re helping empower students to see the needs around them, step up and serve, and understand the difference they can make!
Check out our Tiger Weekly Highlights! ❤️🐯🤍
For more information on Tiger Events: https://www.stjschools.org/page/athletics-and-activities
For more information on Tiger Events: https://www.stjschools.org/page/athletics-and-activities
⭐️ National Custodian Day! ⭐️
Today, we’re celebrating our custodial team and the important work they do every day. From keeping our buildings clean and safe to making sure classrooms and common spaces are ready for students and staff, they help create the environment where our schools can learn.
Together, We Build Tomorrow!
Today, we’re celebrating our custodial team and the important work they do every day. From keeping our buildings clean and safe to making sure classrooms and common spaces are ready for students and staff, they help create the environment where our schools can learn.
Together, We Build Tomorrow!
Learning to Lead Through Service at St. James High School! ❤️🐯🤍
National Honor Society (NHS) officers recently attended a workshop with the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks to learn how to promote blood drives and build excitement among their fellow students.
Opportunities like this give students a chance to develop leadership skills while finding meaningful ways to serve others. Thanks to Mr. Adams for giving our Tigers ways to grow in Engaged Citizenship and Future-Focused thinking!
National Honor Society (NHS) officers recently attended a workshop with the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks to learn how to promote blood drives and build excitement among their fellow students.
Opportunities like this give students a chance to develop leadership skills while finding meaningful ways to serve others. Thanks to Mr. Adams for giving our Tigers ways to grow in Engaged Citizenship and Future-Focused thinking!
Kickball: Think, Move, Learn! ❤️🐯🤍
Middle school PE students wrapped up their kickball unit by putting both their minds and bodies to work. Their KWL reflections helped them connect what they Knew, what they Wondered, and what they Learned. Thanks to Coach Karnes and Coach Purvis for getting students moving and thinking!
Middle school PE students wrapped up their kickball unit by putting both their minds and bodies to work. Their KWL reflections helped them connect what they Knew, what they Wondered, and what they Learned. Thanks to Coach Karnes and Coach Purvis for getting students moving and thinking!
Junior Beta Leaders Are Headed to Nationals! ❤️🐯🤍
Our St. James Middle School Junior Beta Club Leadership group had a great time at the Beta Leadership Summit in Cape Girardeau.
The group qualified for Nationals with their “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” skit for the All the World’s a Stage competition. The Beta Blitz team also qualified for Nationals with a fun design inspired by Dolly Parton.
And a big thank you to Sponsors Mrs. Watson and Mrs. McCurdy for supporting our students through this experience!
Way to lead, Tigers! When you work together, big things can happen!
A Colorful Science Surprise! 🍂🎨🐯
Fourth graders in Mrs. Mendenhall’s art class turned science into art by creating their own fall leaves with “invisible” ink made from turmeric. Students drew their designs, painted over them with hand sanitizer, and then used turmeric to reveal the hidden color!
What looked like a simple leaf quickly became a science experiment, with students discovering how the materials interacted to create a colorful reveal.
Critical Thinking starts with curiosity, experimentation, and asking, “what will happen?”
Fourth graders in Mrs. Mendenhall’s art class turned science into art by creating their own fall leaves with “invisible” ink made from turmeric. Students drew their designs, painted over them with hand sanitizer, and then used turmeric to reveal the hidden color!
What looked like a simple leaf quickly became a science experiment, with students discovering how the materials interacted to create a colorful reveal.
Critical Thinking starts with curiosity, experimentation, and asking, “what will happen?”
ROX: Stronger Together at St. James Middle School! ❤️🐯🤍
Our 6th-grade Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) students took on a teamwork challenge! They had to make it from start to finish without falling off their marshmallows into the “chocolate river.” And they had to move quickly because the Marshmallow Monster (aka Ms. Doddema) was ready to eat any marshmallow left empty!
Listening, communicating, and supporting one another helped the girls find their way across, making this a fun example of Effective Communication!
Our 6th-grade Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) students took on a teamwork challenge! They had to make it from start to finish without falling off their marshmallows into the “chocolate river.” And they had to move quickly because the Marshmallow Monster (aka Ms. Doddema) was ready to eat any marshmallow left empty!
Listening, communicating, and supporting one another helped the girls find their way across, making this a fun example of Effective Communication!
Artsonia Back at LWJE! 🎨🐯❤️
Elementary artists are once again sharing their artwork through Artsonia, an online art gallery. Last week, Mrs. Meurer worked with Mrs. Cahill and our 2nd and 4th graders to upload their artwork and get their galleries started. Families can sign up to view their child’s artwork throughout the school year.
It’s another opportunity for our Tigers to share their ideas and creativity with others while building Effective Communication skills!
Elementary artists are once again sharing their artwork through Artsonia, an online art gallery. Last week, Mrs. Meurer worked with Mrs. Cahill and our 2nd and 4th graders to upload their artwork and get their galleries started. Families can sign up to view their child’s artwork throughout the school year.
It’s another opportunity for our Tigers to share their ideas and creativity with others while building Effective Communication skills!
