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2008 Reunion -- Date Change
Please note that this year's 104th Alumnae Reunion will be held October 24-26, 2008 (NOT the 17-19 that was previously published). Please spread the word and plan now for a great weekend this October! More details to come.
Alumnae: catch up with classmates and take a walk down memory lane by visiting the Alumnae Connection.
Post-1975 Alumni: our Alumni Community page is just for you!
Alumni/Alumnae Polo shirts now for sale!
What have you been up to since you left St. Joseph Academy? No matter how long it's been, please send us your update using our online form--we'd love to hear from you!
Wish List
Our school community would be grateful for donations of the following:- Rechargable AA batteries for our digital camera
- Additional digital camera (5 megapixals minimum)
- A flash / jump / stick drive (512 MB minimum)
- Sponsors to help with advertising
Call 517-263-4898 if you can help!
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The SJA Story
1884 The first Dominican Sisters arrive in Adrian, Michigan
1896 Mother Camilla Madden founds St. Joseph Academy as an all-girls boarding school (in building that is now Madden Hall)
1919 Mother Camilla Madden founds St. Joseph College (later Siena Heights University) at the same location as St. Joseph Academy
1922 Sacred Heart Hall is completed and becomes the new location of St. Joseph College
1939 St. Joseph College is renamed Siena Heights College (after St. Catherine of Siena) by the Adrian Dominican Sisters to distinguish it from St. Joseph Academy
1971 Sister Anthonita Porta founds the Montessori Children's House
1975 Catholic Central High School closes
1993 First Gala held
1992 Second Montessori Children's House opens in Tecumseh (512 N. Union St.)
1996 Saint Joseph Academy celebrates its 100th birthday
1999 St. Joseph Academy's new Middle School building is completed
2000 The first class of eighth graders graduate from the Middle School