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We're so glad you found us on the web. Please reconnect by telling us what you've been up to and where you are now. It doesn't matter whether you've been away for 5 years or 65--we would love to share some stories with you!

1941

Reunion - October 15-17, 2010

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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

2008 - Principal Deb Keller retires and Sister Pat Fischer becomes Principal