St. Therese School

March 21st, 2024 / #LotsOfSocks and #WorldDownSyndromeDay
STS students, faculty and staff took part in the annual “Crazy Sock Day” supporting World Down Syndrome Day and collected $329.00 in donations for The Candle Lighters. Down Syndrome International created this day to highlight the idea that everyone has their own different and colorful abilities. Read more about #WorldDownSyndromeDay HERE.

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February 2024 / #CSW2024 and #theSTSdifference...

• STS students, Faculty and Staff wore blue in support of the Troopers United Foundation! We gathered $713.00 in donations for The Troopers United Foundation! TUF was created by dedicated NJ State Police Troopers to be of assistance to any and all Troopers, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders, and their respective families, in the event of a tragedy or illness. Visit troopersunited.org to learn more about TUF!
• 100 Bag Challenge! Over 127 bags of groceries, delivered by Ms. Candy and Mr. Bernie and our own Roxbury's Finest... STS students, faculty and staff supported our local community via these generous donations to Roxbury Social Services Food Pantry.
• STS students, Faculty and Staff wore “Red, White and Blue”, held a flag-raising ceremony with the help of our Scouts! We gathered $457.00 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Visit t2t.org to learn more!

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December 2023-January 2024 / STS Mitten Tree
STS Families and students came together to decorate the "STS Mitten Tree" which facilitated the donation of seven shopping bags filled with new hats, gloves, and scarves to Catholic Charities Hope House in Dover, NJ.

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December 15, 2023 / STS CHOP Pajama Day
CHOP Pajama Day was a chance for STS to spend the day in our most comfortable jammies, invigorate our school’s sense of community and goodwill – and support kids who rely on Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for care, cures and hope. STS Students, Families, Faculty and Staff garnered over $1,200 in support for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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October-November 2023 / Cross Catholic Outreach's Box of Joy®
Cross Catholic Outreach’s Box of Joy® provides schools, parishes, organizations, and families with an inspiring opportunity to send gifts to Haiti, Guatemala and other developing countries.
A #BoxOfJoy is a Christmas “shoe box”, donated and filled with toys, clothing, school supplies, hygiene items, drawings, photos, notes... Each gift includes a rosary and The Story of Jesus, and may be the only Christmas gift children in developing countries are blessed to receive.
STS students and families put together 143 boxes this year! As a northern NJ drop-off location serving various Ministries, over 540 Boxes of Joy were collected and shipped out from STS!

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September 29, 2023 / Annual Project Grad “Go Gold” Awareness Day
The Class of 2024’s first Service Project, STS students, faculty and staff wore gold! This Service Project collected $360.00 in donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! Over $20,000 has been donated over the years to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, between our annual Math-A-Thon and Project Graduation.

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September 19th, 2023 / Warrior Challenge for Childhood Cancer
Coordinated by the STS HSA, STS students participated in an obstacle course in support of childhood cancer!

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