St. Joan of Arc School

Parents,
Happy New Year! I would like to sincerely thank all those who helped me help others during the Christmas season. Your donations of gifts for children less fortunate made many very happy Christmas mornings occur. I am no longer surprised by your genuine generosity - that is just the kind of people you are, but […]

The Historia Trium Regum - The Story of the Three Kings
The best-known and most detailed medieval account of the legendary travels of the Three Kings was the Historia trium regum, written around 1370 by the Carmelite scholar John of Hildesheim.
The star was first sighted in the 42nd year of Octavian (Augustus) from the summit of […]

The history of the Thanksgiving Holiday dates way back. Ancient Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, Egyptians and Chinese gathered together and gave thanks for a successful harvest. In 1621, at  the end of the first year in America the settlers of the Plymouth colony’s took time to give thanks and to celebrate the bounty of the harvest. […]

Dear St. Joan of Arc Family,
We are so blessed to belong to a community whose dedication to strengthening our faith-based education is so alive amongst us all.  Throughout these last few months of planning, we have been deeply touched by people’s generosity – whether through their donation of time, service, auction items or money.  Generosity […]

Battle of the Books - SJA Red - our 8th grade team took first place in the individual battle competition. SJA White lost their first battle of the season but because of their very high score they still remain in first place overall by 12 points!!!!
Character Counts - We had winners in the poster contest […]

This is the final week for our parking lot volunteers to be manning the lots during arrival & dismissal times.  Thank you for your attention to their direction in an effort to make the process run smoothly and safely and thank you to all those who volunteered their time to see that all moves smoothly.  […]

Sept. 20 and Oct. 4 at Lewis University for girls grade 1-6
Flyer attached

Ms. Theresa Weber - 7C. As a new teacher of Saint Joan of Arc School Theresa is thrilled to be part of a wonderful faculty and staff.  Theresa may be new to the school but is not new to the community.  She grew up in Lisle and attended Lisle schools.  She then went onto Montini […]

Miss Shannon Mayor. Our newest addition to the kindergarten team.   Miss Mayor is proud to be returning to St. Joan of Arc as she grew up in the Lisle area and attended both SJA and Benet Academy.  She then graduated with a degree in Elementary Education from Saint Xavier University in Chicago.  Miss Mayor is […]

As this new school year begins we will again work to build the City of God by teaching your children the foundations and fundamentals of their faith as well as to prepare them for the City of Man by teaching them valuable information they will need to be global citizens.
We value each and every child […]