School Spirit
What are the school colors?
maroon and gold
The audio format that came after the vinyl record but before the CD, often requiring a pencil to wind back up if it unraveled.
cassette tape
This blocky, creative video game lets players mine resources and build massive 3D worlds.
Minecraft
In this game, you use a large ball to knock opponents out by hitting them below the waist.
dodgeball
In Science, what is the smallest unit of living things?
The theme for this school year is what?
Rooted in Christ
Long before streaming or smartphones, people used this thick paper book to look up local residential and business phone numbers.
Yellow Pages (or Phone Book)
He is the iconic, speedy blue video game hedgehog who is always hunting for golden rings.
Sonic the Hedgehog
This chalk-drawn sidewalk game requires jumping on numbered squares to retrieve a tossed pebble.
hopscotch
In English class, this part of speech describes an action word, like "run," "jump," or "study."
a verb
How many staff members does St. James have?
15
Ms. Amanda (PreK), Ms. Kristi (K), Mrs. Jacobson (1/2), Ms. Salmela (1/2), Mr. Dahl (3), Mrs. Diers (4), Mrs. K (5/6), Mrs. Estrem (7/8), Mrs. Loder (band/music/literature), Ms. Tiff (aide), Pastor Loder (Religion), Pastor Thorson (Religion), Mrs. Butterfass (music/art), Mr. Holmquist (custodian), Ms. Shayna (kitchen)
This famous physical education prop is a giant, colorful fabric circle that students cooperatively wave up and down in the gym.
parachute
This popular video platform features short-form vertical videos and viral dance trends.
TikTok
In the game of Tag, the person who is chasing everyone else is known by this simple two-letter word.
"it"
This example in history is an original, firsthand account or physical piece of evidence created during the time period under study.
a primary source
What time does chapel begin on Wednesday?
8:20am
In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history by being the first humans to step onto this celestial body.
the Moon
This is the name of the fictional, magical school that Harry Potter attends.
What is Hogwarts?
This rapid-fire recess game is played inside a wooden octagonal pit using a soft playground ball.
Gaga Ball
In math, the small number written above and to the right of a base number that tells you how many times to multiply the base by itself.
exponent
What year did St. James Lutheran School first open?
(November 11,) 1918
Before dry-erase whiteboards or smart TVs, teachers wrote lessons on these using a soft, powdery white stick.
a chalkboard
Kids often use this 5-letter slang word to describe a cool, independent, and unbothered person.
sigma
This popular game with similarities to kickball is a favorite tradition of our middle school students at St. James.
Four Base
In math, according to the Rule for the Power of 0, any non-zero number raised to the power of 0 equals what?
zero