Educating hearts & minds in the Holy Cross tradition since 1854.

Educating Hearts

At SJGS, we develop a greater understanding of the model of Christ throughout each school day by gaining wisdom of virtue and practing it through prayer, sacrament, acts of service, and Catholic community building.

Faith Formation at SJGS

Educating Minds

SJGS is a two-time National Blue Ribbon School and has continously been rated an Indiana Four Star School. Learn more about our unique literature-based curriculum and our science, computers, art, and music programs.

Academic Excellence at SJGS

Making God Known, Loved, and Served

Learning to love and serve our neighbors is a focal point of our mission. Ask about how we put virtue into practice with our service learning programs.

Service Learning at SJGS

Schedule a Tour

Come meet us and learn more about SJGS and our mission! Please call us at 574-234-0451 or email Mrs. Alyssa Jezewak at admissions@stjosephgradeschool.com to arrange a visit!

Visit SJGS

December 19

December 19

Early Dimissal - 1:30pm

12:00 am

December 20

December 20

Children's Adoration

10:00 am| Saint Joseph Church

Adoration for children and families…

December 22

December 22

Christmas Break Begins

12:00 am

January 5

January 5

School Resumes

News & Announcements

Eagles Giving Day – December 2

Nov 25, 2025

St. Joe Families and Friends, the season of gratitude and giving back is here! Together we can support our awesome school and our hardworking teachers and staff...all in support of providing the best Catholic education possible for our students! Our Eagles Giving Day...

Trivia Night

Nov 23, 2025

This is not a game! Trivia Night registration is now open! Join us on Saturday, January 31, in the Parish Gymnasium for a fun evening of "trivia pursuit." Doors open at 6pm and trivia starts at 7:00. You don’t want to miss this annual event – start building your teams...

Discover the Kindergarten!

Nov 1, 2025

Calling all prospective kindergarten families! Come discover the Saint Joseph Grade School kindergarten and learn how we educate Hearts and Minds! Join us at the school on Friday, November 21, 2025, from 8:15 to 9:15am. Light refreshments will be served. Email Alyssa...

Teachers With A Vocation

“How different…is the result with those students who have been given truly reverent teachers. Convinced that the Lord Himself has given them the students they are instructing…reverent teachers will try above all to bring their students to the completeness of the Christian life.”

~Blessed Basil Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross

A Zeal For Learning

“By zeal is understood that flame of burning desire that one feels to make God known, loved, and served…”

~Blessed Basil Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross

Shaping Hearts & Minds

“The mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven.”

~Blessed Basil Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross

Christ As Our Model

“Education is the art of helping young people to completeness. For the Christian, this means that education is helping a young person to be more like Christ, the model for all Christians.”

~Blessed Basil Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross

Believing Big: Alumna Playing Like a Champion at Harvard

Saint Joseph Grade School recently caught up with Madeline Raster, a 2011 SJGS alum, who is currently in her senior year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Madeline is a four-year starter and two-time co-captain, the first in over 25 years, for the...

Beyond Merit: 2011 SJGS Grads Carozza and Geissler Continue to Excel

Each year, out of approximately 1.6 million entrants, only 7,500 students receive National Merit Scholarship awards. Winners are chosen from a Finalist group based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments, including academic record, test scores, written...