St. Jude School
	930 Ashland Terrace
	Chattanooga, TN 37415
	Office: (423) 877-6022
	Fax: (423) 875-8920
	www.stjudechattanooga.org/school
School Mass Schedule
	Monday at 8:15	5th & 6th grades
	Tuesday at 8:15	7th & 8th grades
	Thursday at 8:15	1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades
		Kindergarten will attend the 2nd Semester
	Friday at 8:15	All school mass
	Parents are welcome to celebrate Mass with the students.
	Changes to schedule will be noted in the school Bulletin/Lunch Menu.

History

St. Jude School, in conjunction with St. Jude Church, was established in 1959 by the Diocese of Nashville, in the northeast part of Chattanooga.  From that time, the school has grown from 179 to 390 students enrolled in grades Kindergarten through Eighth.  Although the majority of students come from the Hixson area, St. Jude is a regional school and students from the surrounding area attend.

Initially, the school gym served also as a church until the present church was completed.   In 1988, the school received the National School of Excellence Award.   In 1998, St. Jude School was incorporated into the Dioceses of Knoxville.   St. Jude Church became the first full stewardship parish in Tennessee to fund the school through tithing.

Full Stewardship

The parishioners of St. Jude Church are strongly committed to providing their parish children with a deep knowledge and love of God and a quality education. Therefore, the parish fully funds the school budget through their continuous tithing. Out-of-parish and non-catholic students pay a tuition based on the operating expenses required per student.

Facilities

The campus is set up with separate classroom buildings for each two grades.   Within classroom buildings, each grade has two classrooms for approximately 20-25 students.  In addition, there are facilities for a cafeteria/auditorium, library, multi-purpose room, resource building and administrative offices.   A Parish Life Building, associated with St. Jude Church, houses the preschool.  The new Family Life Center opened in 2005 housing a gymnasium, indoor walking track, new kindergarten facilities and meeting rooms.

Community Service

All classes at St. Jude School participate in various service projects through out the school year.  Some are: Ladies of Charity, Thanksgiving Food Baskets and Toys for the Angel Tree.  The hand bell choir makes several community appearances during the year.  Both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are well established within the school.

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