St. Joseph Catholic School, Athens

Our Mission

At St. Joseph Catholic Parish School, we are a family of learners who model Christ in all that we do. We are happy, holy, and helpful!

Our Motto -Happy, Holy, and Helpful

These three words sum up the overall character and human formation we strive for at Saint Joseph Catholic Parish school. In 1991 Pope St. John Paul II published an Apostolic Exhortation called “pastoris dabo vobis” (I give you shepherds). It was specifically directed at the formation of young men for the priesthood, but the principles are excellent for all Catholic education. We should all have formation in these four areas: human, spiritual, apostolic, and intellectual. At Saint Joseph School we sum up these four areas as “happy, holy, and helpful“. Happy: human formation tells us that when we are good, we are happier. Holy: spiritual formation means growing confident in our relationship with God through the sacraments and prayer. Helpful: apostolic formation means we are concerned about the spiritual and material well-being of others. Intellectual formation takes place at school in all classes. We believe the essence of a Catholic school is the formation of all aspects of the human person.