All buildings will go to www.wagnerportraitgroup.com to complete their orders.
🍁 Lucy Wortham James Elementary
Friday, September 18, 2026
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🍁 St. James Middle School
Monday, September 14, 2026
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🍁 St. James R-1 High School
Monday, October 19, 2026
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Jumpstart Tigers is back at Lucy Wortham James Elementary! Each morning, volunteers and staff help students start their day with a little extra care and encouragement. The program gives any student the chance to have their hair styled by a caring adult before class. When students feel supported, they are more likely to walk into the classroom ready to learn and make the most of their day.
A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers and staff for making this program possible. We’re so glad to have Jumpstart Tigers back for another school year!
We’re kicking off our Tiger Weekly Highlights by celebrating our high school sports participants! Each week, we’ll share a glimpse of the many activities, sports, and clubs that keep our Tigers learning, growing, and getting involved.
We may not capture every group each week, but we’ll keep highlighting our Tigers throughout the school year and celebrating all the ways they get involved!
A big thank you to Phelps Health for sponsoring tonight’s Community Tailgate Party! We appreciate your support of our students, schools, and community and are excited to kick off the season together.
Join us tonight from 5–6:30 PM at the football field before the first home football game. Regular gate fees apply.
Thank you, Phelps Health, for helping make tonight possible!
Mrs. McAfee’s first graders kicked off their year of library visits with their first trip today! They got to know their way around with a library scavenger hunt, finding important spots along the way, and then picked out their very first book to check out.
It was a great visit, and we’re looking forward to plenty more library fun throughout the year!
Mr. Terrill’s ceramics students jumped right into the action on the first day of school! Students spent their first class working with recycled clay and getting a hands-on start to the year.
We can’t wait to see what they create!
Our educators were busy this week learning, collaborating, planning, and preparing for the year ahead. We’re grateful for the time they’ve invested in growing together and getting ready to welcome our Tigers back!
We had a great turnout across the district for Open House last night! It was so good to see our Tigers, families, and staff together as we get ready for another great year.
We’ll see everyone Tuesday, August 25, for the first day of school!
A big thank you to our custodial and maintenance crews for working hard all summer to prepare our schools for a new year! We appreciate all the work you do behind the scenes to make our buildings shine!
10 Things To Know Before School Starts: Day 10 - Communications! 🐯📲📬
Stay connected throughout the school year! We use Rooms, our website and app, social media, and district notifications to keep families informed.
Find all of our communication channels here:
https://www.stjschools.org/page/communications
We’re better connected when we work together!
#10ThingsToKnow #StayConnected #stjschools
10 Things To Know Before School Starts: Day 9 - First Day of School! 🎒🐯🤍
The first day of school is Tuesday, August 25, 2026!
We’re looking forward to welcoming our students back and beginning a new school year together.
Together We Build Tomorrow!
#10ThingsToKnow #FirstDayOfSchool #stjschools
Building the Year Ahead! ❤️🐯🤍
Our Tiger staff is back, and we’re ready to build another great year together! The morning started with breakfast from First Church of God, followed by Convocation as we gathered to look ahead to the upcoming school year. We also honored our 25-26 Teacher and Staff Member of the Year. With hard hats on and construction ahead, leadership helped bring this year’s theme to life: Together We Build Tomorrow!
A special thank you to The Red Regiment Band and STJ Cheerleaders for helping us kick off the year in Tiger style! We can’t wait to welcome our students back on Tuesday, August 25th!
Families, find all your Back-to-School information at www.stjschools.org/page/back-to-school.
Red Fridays are back! Show your Tiger pride every Friday by wearing red and joining us in celebrating our schools and community.
Let’s make Fridays RED!
#10ThingsToKnow #RedFridays #stjschools
10 Things To Know Before School Starts: Day 7 - Immunization Information! ❤️💉📋
Before school starts, take a moment to review health information for students in the St. James R-1 School District: https://www.stjschools.org/page/health-services
#10ThingsToKnow #Immunizations #stjschools
Make sure you know when your student’s school day begins and ends before the first day arrives. Review your building’s school hours and start planning those morning and afternoon routines now.
#10ThingsToKnow #SchoolHours #stjschools
The 2026–27 school year calendar has all the important dates you need to plan ahead, including holidays, breaks, and early dismissals.
View the calendar here:
https://www.stjschools.org/page/academic-calendar
Save it now so you know what’s ahead!
#10ThingsToKnow #SchoolCalendar #stjschools
