Scholarships

Tuition Assistance aid is awarded to parish catholic school and/or religious education students at all grade levels and is decided based on financial need and availability of funds. FACTS is the 3rd party organization that analyzes each financial application. The factors used to determine aid are household income, assets, family size, expenses, and private or religious education expenses. The family must be a member of Holy Rosary Parish.

The Jesse Kolmos Memorial Scholarship is given to a current SJCA boy entering his Junior year and involved in the SJCA baseball program. Jesse, the father of two children, Robert (’61) and Denise (’73), was a lifelong Kenosha resident and business owner. Jesse was a strong believer in the value of a Catholic education and serving his community. He loved baseball at all levels and was part of an ownership group that brought the Kenosha Twins, a minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins to Kenosha in the 1980’s.

The (2) recipients will receive $7,000 each and the award will be credited to the recipients 24-25 tuition invoice. If the recipient is a junior, the award will be renewed for their senior year.

The Bristol Oaks Golf Club and Banquet Hall Scholarship was established to recognize a student with strong academics and a commitment to community service. The Scholarship will award one $1,000 Scholarship for the 2022-2023 school year to be applied toward the winner’s tuition.

The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize two students who have demonstrated strong Christian values, academic performance, church, and community service participation befitting a Catholic school student. The scholarships will be awarded each fall term and applied to the tuition of the awarded student.

The Michael J. Naidicz Foundation, Ltd, was created to support continued Catholic education at St. Joseph Catholic Academy and to provide scholarships to worthy students. Each year the foundation will award one to three scholarships to incoming 9th grade students. The scholarship(s) awarded by the Foundation is for one year, renewable for three additional years while the recipient attends the high school program at St. Joseph Catholic Academy.

The Kenosha Navy Club Ship 40 scholarship application is open to current SJCA freshman and sophomores who registered to attend SJCA for the 2024-2025 school year.

The Marilyn Pignotti Scholarship is to be awarded to a student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills in academics, church and/or community. This scholarship is for 8th grade graduating students who will be registered to attend SJCA for their freshman year. The Pignotti Scholarship will award up to two (2) $500 scholarships. The money will be applied towards the winner’s tuition at St. Joseph Catholic Academy.

The Frank Matrise, Jr. Memorial Scholarship was created to honor St. Joseph Alumni, Parent and Coach Frank A. Matrise, Jr. ‘s years of dedication and support of SJCA. This scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded annually to one male and one female who are returning to St. Joseph Catholic Academy for their sophomore, junior or senior year.

The For Pete’s Sake/Peter Francois Scholarship is a $2,000 renewable scholarship awarded to students who are entering the 9th grade at SJCA. The student will be from a Catholic parish that has demonstrated a commitment to his/her school, church and/or community.