St. Joseph Catholic School is a participating member of the Dallas Parochial League [DPL].

Sports News

Football News:

Special thanks to coaches Harry Keane, Lewis Harvery, Daniel Garcia, John Martinez, Sean Mathena, Nicholas Pham who all worked hard with the football players this past season.  The players all improved and everyone had a great season.  Thanks to all the parents for letting their children participate and for their support throughout the season.  A very special thank you to Melanie Griesmer who was our manager and “Mother” to all!  Thanks to the water boys and girls who were diligent in making sure the players were well hydrated.  Alex Castro and the coaches were also a big help in getting the field set up a prepared for play and running the scoreboard.

Volleyball News:

The volleyball season has ended for all but two of our teams who have advanced to the finals.  Thanks to all the coaches and players who participated.  Everyone did “their” jobs and represented our school well.  We had three teams advance to the play-off rounds with the 7th grade girls getting eliminated in the semi-finals last Saturday.  The 6th grade girls and our co-ed white teams will both be playing for the DPL championship this Saturday, November  6th.  The 6th grade girls will start their championship bid at 10:40 at Bishop Lynch High School against St. Rita - Green.  The co-ed white team will play  at 2:10 at Bishop Lynch against St. Thomas – Blue.  Please come and support both teams and help us bring home the trophy.

GOOD LUCK and GO JAGUARS 

Swim Meet News:

On October 21, 2010 SJCS had 7 swimmers represent us at the DPL Swim meet.  Our JV boys team was John Doyle, Andrew Mistele and Kyle Mistele.  Ryan Dube swam for Varsity boys, and Amy Nguyen, Erin Smith and Lauren Dube competed as our Varsity girls team.  SJCS did a great job!  Ryan Dube took home 1st place in all 3 of his events – Individual Medley (IM), Breast and Fly scoring 30 points for St. Joseph’s.  Lauren, Erin, and Amy came in 7th - 10th place in most of their events swimming against 8th grade "A" swimmers!  We can’t wait to see them swim next year!  And the JV boys - John, Kyle and Andrew did an awesome job helping to build St. Joseph’s swim program going forward!  Great job to all the swimmers!

Cheerleading News:

Finally, the new uniforms are here!!!  Thanks so much to Lizzy Rivas who in a short period of time managed to teach and coach our young cheerleaders who showed lots of enthusiasm and spirit in support of our teams. Thanks also to the parents of these young ladies who also came out to the football games in support of our athletes.

Cross Country News:

Our Jaguars cross country runners made their first significant mark in the history of DPL cross country this season by an increase in team participation and the resulting Junior Varsity Boys 3rd place and the Varsity Boys team placed 6th. The girls, who did not have enough participants for the team events, performed well individually by cutting their times by several minutes throughout the season. 

Individually, the Jaguar's all ran at their best pace.  This was observed in Ryan Dube with a time of 11:24, and a 4th place finish, in the 2 mile Boy's Varsity run, Erin Smith's time of 15 minute and 31st place finish, Lauren Dube's 15:20 and 32nd place finish in the 2 mile Girl's Varsity run, and Quinn Johannesmeyer's time of 12:30 and 11th place finish in the JV boys 1.5 mile run. 

The superb performance of the JV boy's at the championship meet and their 3rd place win was a result of Quinn Johannesmeyer's 11th place, Kevin Condy's 19th place, Luke Basham's 29th place, Michael Johannesmeyer's 30th place and Michael Keelan's 32nd place finish.
 
The varsity boys 6th place finish was a result of the combined times of the following runners: Ryan Dube: 4th, Tim Skaras: 28th,  John Scott: 31st and John Sauer: 47th. All performed at their best effort and demonstrated perseverance throughout the season practices. 

JV girls Sarah Rodriguez earned a 26th place finish at the championship meet by coming across the finish for the 1.5 mile run ran at 13:30. Adriana Acuna also ran for the JV girls but had to sit
out part of the season due to injury.

Play Like a Champion Workshops:

Two Play Like a Champion workshops have been set for Sunday, December 12th and Sunday, January 9th.  Both workshops will be at St. Monica - upper lounge (same building where the gyms are located) from 8:30-11:30am.  Please be advised that any volunteers wishing to coach for St. Joseph in the DPL need to attend a PLC workshop before being eligible to coach. These are the only workshops that will be scheduled before the basketball season starts. If you are new to coaching in the DPL, it is recommended that you attend a workshop as soon as possible.  Remember, you only have to attend one clinic your entire DPL coaching career unless you are suspended for unsportsmanlike behavior. Please call the DPL office at 972-404-0375 or e-mail at dplsport@sbcglobal.net to reserve your spot.  There is a $25.00 workshop fee. 

• Sunday, December 12, 2010 at St. Monica - upper lounge (same building where the gyms are located) from 8:30-11:30am.
  
  
• Sunday, January 9, 2011 at St. Monica - upper lounge (same building where the gyms are located) from 8:30-11:30am.

Tennis News:

The DPL tennis tournament this year will be held on Saturday, November 13th at Collin County Community College.  Sign-up sheets have already been sent home with the students.  If your athlete is planning to participate, please return the form to Coach Saeid along with the $30 entry fee no later than Friday, October 29th.

Basketball News:

Basketball season is just around the corner so registration forms have already gone home with the students.  If your student is planning on playing basketball this year, please return the sign-up form to Coach Saeid by Friday, October 29th.  If you would like to volunteer to coach, please indicate so on the students enrollment form and you will be contacted with further information.

Stay tuned for information on future workshops.

Fall:	Winter	Spring:
Football	Basketball	Baseball
Cheerleading	Swimming	Softball
Volleyball	Tennis	Track & Field
Cross Country		Soccer
Swimming		Golf
Tennis

FORMS:

• Parents Code of Conduct
• Physical Form
• Nortorized Medical Form
• Prospective Coaches Form
• Registration for Sports

Athletic Probation (No Pass No Play)
Students participating in DPL activities (defined as any and all organized activities/competitions sponsored by the Dallas Parochial League) are required to maintain a grade no less than 70 in each subject area and to achieve no less than a satisfactory rating in areas concerning conduct, effort, or self-discipline (hereafter, the minimum standards). Student reports will be reviewed and a two-week probationary period will begin upon the distribution of quarterly progress reports and report cards. If the student does not meet the minimum standards they will be placed on a two-week athletic probation. During those two weeks, students are prohibited from participating in practices and/or games. Once the probationary period expires, the affected students will be assessed again. If the student has shown progress and successfully raised his/her grade and/or conduct above minimum standard, they will be permitted to return to their team. If, after being assessed, a student still maintains grades below 70 or unsatisfactory conduct grade, they will be placed on an additional two week probationary period. Assessments will continue every two weeks until the student’s grades and/or conduct are brought up to standard or the season ends.

During the Athletic Probation period, it will be the responsibility of the Athletic Director to communicate with affected students and their coaches. It will be the responsibility of the Principal to communicate with the student’s parents.