Saint Joseph School - Martinsburg

09/13/2026

Catholic author and former SJS teacher Mark Guiney talked to our fifth graders about how to write a mystery.

A few suspicious characters volunteered to assist!

09/11/2026

Great news from the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, courtesy of The Catholic Spirit WV:

WEST VIRGINIA — As hallways filled with bright smiles and backpacks across West Virginia on the first days of school, the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is celebrating another year of growth.

Catholic school enrollment across the state climbed from about 4,900 students last year to more than 5,100, according to opening-day numbers for the 2026-27 academic year. This increase marks
five consecutive years of steady enrollment growth across West Virginia’s Catholic schools, with 17 of the
25 schools seeing an increase for this current year.

“Year after year, more families across the state are seeking a learning environment rooted in traditional
values, academic rigor and vibrant faith formation," said Jennifer Hornyak, superintendent of Catholic schools for the diocese. “We are so proud of the strong tradition of Catholic education in West Virginia, where high academic standards go hand in hand with our faith. As we welcome new families into our schools, we remain committed to working alongside parents to help every child recognize, develop and share their God-given talents while growing closer to
Christ and serving others in our state. We feel honored by the trust that our parents place in us.”

Centered on the theme of "Growing in Grace" for the 2026-27 school year, this ongoing expansion reflects a combination of dedicated administrators, devoted teachers and staff, and strong parish communities that help reinforce the schools’ strong foundation rooted
in faith, excellence and service.

By welcoming more students into these school classrooms, educators throughout the Diocese of
Wheeling-Charleston are nurturing the hearts and minds of the next generation. This growth demonstrates that families across our great
state continue to recognize the lasting value of a Catholic education.

As the new school year unfolds, every new student represents another opportunity to cultivate the growth of the child as a whole person — ensuring that West
Virginia’s Catholic schools continue to grow in grace for years to come.

09/10/2026

The SJS cross-country team hosted its first meet Sept. 8 at Poor House Farm Park against Sacred Heart Academy, Chelsea Academy and Mountain View Christian Academy.

Dean Mark Radzin attended and led the teams in an opening prayer.

Our boys team placed second and our girls team placed third.

It was a great start to the season!

09/09/2026

If you would like your children to receive the sacraments of First Communion or Confirmation this year, please register them at your home parish for sacramental preparation.

Members of Saint Joseph Catholic Church may click on this link to fill out the online registration form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=p96fAqM5M0KQuY81eQOjFbOQ0qN5pAZDmQ83kPvhH21UM0VDRVdCOE9MRkoxMkNVT1VDNE1VV01aWC4u

You may also use this link if your child is older than 7, has not been baptized and would like to be.

Please see the attached information about a parent meeting on Sept. 14.

Thank you!

09/08/2026

Congratulations to SJS fifth-graders Sawyer Dean and Thomas Eells and their teammates with Summit Valley United Youth Academy WV, who won the Fredericksburg Soccer Club Tournament this past weekend in Fredericksburg, VA!

09/08/2026

Happy birthday, Blessed Mother! Enjoy reading this content about her, courtesy of Faith in WV, published by the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

09/07/2026

09/04/2026

Congratulations, OVI!

And thank you, Bounce and Splash Inflatables, LLC, for this wonderful opportunity!

Thank you also to all who supported us!

🎉 𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥! 🎉

The votes are officially in for our Berkeley County Schools inflatable game giveaway! You all showed absolute rockstar school spirit down to the very last second! 🤩 Here are the final standings:

🥇 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Orchard View Intermediate (275 votes) – 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲! 🤩

🏰🥈 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Saint Joseph School (204 votes)

🥉 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Berkeley Heights Elementary (163 votes)

🏅 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Spring Mills Primary (161 votes)

Congratulations to Orchard View Intermediate! We will reach out to your school team shortly to coordinate delivery of your new inflatable game.😊

🎈 𝗔 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥! 🎈We are incredibly grateful for the generous donation of 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗦 to decorate the school's event! 🥳✨Parents and followers, please show some local business love and 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 for all your future party decor needs! 👉 The Party Edit

✨ 𝗔 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀-𝗨𝗽!Originally, this giveaway only had one prize. However, we appreciate the community support so much that we couldn't imagine moving forward without honoring the incredible effort of ALL our final schools. We are awarding $𝟮𝟱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 to Saint Joseph School, Berkeley Heights Elementary, AND Spring Mills Primary for their next school event! 💵🤩

(Note for schools: Runner-up discounts must be booked before June 1st!)

❤️ 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! We saw how hard you all voted, and there are way too many of you to thank individually! To show our appreciation for every single parent who participated, we want to give you ALL a bonus of $𝟮𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳 a future rental.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: When you contact us to book your family's next backyard party rental, just mention which school you voted for! We will instantly take $𝟮𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🎈

✨(Note for parents: Offer valid for any inflatable rental of $175 or more. Must book by October 31st for any date this season!)

Thank you Berkeley County! You proved how amazing our community is! 💙

🙌 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱!Drop a 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗝𝗜 ( 🖐️ or 🙌 ) in the comments below to congratulate everyone who worked so hard! Let’s fill the comment section with Berkeley County pride! 🥳✨

09/03/2026

An appointment to a U.S. Service Academy is a fully funded education opportunity valued from $240,000 to more than $400,000.

Last year, students attending or who attended schools in Berkeley, Hampshire, Harrison, Jefferson, Marshall, Mason, Mercer, Monongalia, Putnam and Randolph counties received appointments to U.S. service academies and preparatory schools. Most accepted their appointments and began their journeys this summer.

WV students graduated from U.S service academies in 2026 and are moving forward to fantastic careers in various fields.

Following is information about Academy Day 2026 for all students, parents, guardians and school officials interested in learning more about U.S. service academies (Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, Military/West Point, Naval).

Representatives from local ROTC programs will be on hand to discuss ROTC scholarship opportunities. Mock interviews will be offered and a representative from the Department of Defense’s Medical Examination Review Board will join us on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Academy Day is an opportunity for students, parents, guardians and school officials to ask questions and obtain information regarding the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy as well as the ROTC scholarship process.

No registration is required.

Students who want to attend a prestigious U.S. service academy or ROTC program are generally more successful when they begin planning courses and extracurricular activities early in their academic career. Please attend and encourage middle- and high school-aged students and parents to attend.

09/02/2026

Last day to vote! Please note that in order for your vote to count, you must:

1️⃣ 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 the business page for Bounce and Splash Inflatables, LLC (votes only count from page followers!).
2️⃣ 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 with the exact name of the Berkeley County school you want to win. (Example: "Berkeley Heights Elementary," "Tuscarora Elementary," "Martinsburg South Middle", or "The Classical Christian Academy"). For the FINAL THREE HOURS, 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 the 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 that 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲.

🏫🎈𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒: 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋! 🎈🏫

We appreciate our local schools and want to hook one lucky campus up with the ultimate event upgrade!

We are kicking off a brand-new 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲-𝐭𝐨-𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 School Voting Contest, and the grand prize is a 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟏-𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 for a winning school to use at their next Fall Festival, Field Day, or school celebration!

The winning school gets to choose between one of our biggest crowd-pleasers: 👇
🏀 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 ($𝟗𝟒.𝟗𝟗 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞)!
🎯𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 (𝟏𝟕𝟒.𝟗𝟗 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞) 𝐎𝐑
🪓 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐱𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 (𝟐𝟗𝟗.𝟗𝟗 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞)!

🎈 𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗦 𝗔 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦 𝗨𝗣𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘! We’ve partnered with The Party Edit to include 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 in the school's colors to make the event entrance look absolutely spectacular!

The best part? 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙨!👇

HOW TO VOTE FOR YOUR SCHOOL:
1️⃣ 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 our business page (votes only count from page followers!).
2️⃣ 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 with the exact name of the Berkeley County school you want to win. (Example: "Berkeley Heights Elementary," "Tuscarora Elementary," "Martinsburg South Middle", or "The Classical Christian Academy"). 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 the NEW (last and final) 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲.😊
3️⃣ 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 this post to your personal feed, your neighborhood groups, and your school's PTA pages to rally your community for more votes!

I've turned off comments on the original post, to make it easier to expand each comment and load when it's time to tally the votes 😊

⚠️ Rules: You can vote 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗬 per Facebook account! Come back every 24 hours to drop your school's name and stack up your campus's score. Multiple entries from the same account on the same calendar day will be disqualified.The school with the most votes by next 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 night, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 wins the grand prize! 🤩 We will deliver, set up, and insure the game for free on the school's chosen event date.📍

Eligible schools must be located within Berkeley County, WV (public and private schools) Event date subject to availability and school administration approval. "🎉 The winning school must redeem their free rental during the current 2026-2027 school season. Event date is subject to calendar availability and school administration approval."This promotion is run independently and is not affiliated with Berkeley County Schools or Facebook