Faculty/Staff  

At St. Joseph Regional Junior High School, our teachers and staff are passionate about providing students with a superb education. A strong sense of community is evident throughout the school and is especially reinforced by every staff member's immense dedication. To access homework, click here. For the staff directory, click here. 

Staff Member of the Month

Ms. Cuff, who attended St. Joseph when it was a grammar school, has been a teacher at St. Joseph for 39 of her 41 teaching years.  She says that she enjoys the staff, teachers, and students (helping to "keep her mind young and spirit alive"). Her favorite memories of St. Joseph are the students who have made her laugh, the students who have made her cry, teachers who have befriended her, parents who have stood beside her, and principals--who are really "pals."  She especially likes nature photography and interior design, as a visitor to her classroom can see by the creative ways she uses the "library."  Thanks, Ms. Cuff, for your many years of dedication to St. Joseph.  (Also, thanks for your tireless work ethic and terrific sense of humor!)  (Photograph courtesy of Allie Hebert)

A Letter from Mr. Kocsis, English 7 Teacher, Regarding St. Joseph Regional Junior High School:

     I taught in public education for twenty-five years and previous to that, four years in a private school in New Jersey. In 2006 I was hired by Sister Barbara to instruct seventh grade English and have been here since. I love being a member of the St. Joseph family. I emphasize family because St. Joe's is more than an institution for learning. It is an amalgam of teachers, parents and students dedicated in a quest toward spiritual, educational and physical enrichment.
     We have a varied and experienced faculty with many talents sharing a camaraderie I haven't seen in other schools. In any emergency, someone is always eager to lend a helping hand. The enthusiasm of the students is contagious. Witness the successes of the athletic programs, the talented band, the extraordinary performances of  the drama class. The students fulfill the mission statement with the annual turkey drive at Thanksgiving, the letters written to veterans on Veterans Day and the other charitable events engaged in during the course of the year.
     Parental support of teachers is exceptional whether referring to academic or disciplinary matters. Most noticeable is the amount of appreciation shown by the parents as witnessed by the recent Teacher Appreciation Week where the faculty was showered every morning with edibles, messages of thanks, which culminated in a delicious luncheon and most thoughtful gifts. I also think of the annual auction where these same parents are responsible for the bidding which results in its great success every year.
     I conjure many happy moments in no precise order:  walking to the Palace Theater, the joyful tears at our graduation ceremony at the packed cathedral, the Spelling and Geography Bees and the annual Halloween Parade. I love the first day of school. Where else does the year start with a bagpiper parading the students into hallowed grounds of academia? I hope these traditions continue because they are the heart and soul of an institution dear to those who administer, attend and support it.

Daniel J. Kocsis