Technology

At St. Joseph High School, students have the opportunity to use the latest in technology.  Our school has been the recipient of several technology grants throughout the last 15 years. These grants have enabled St. Joseph High School to remain on the leading edge of technology instruction.

The high school has around 100 iMac and 80 Dell computers, the latest software, laser printers and mobile devices spread over the campus in 7 Labs and 40 classrooms and offices.  All computers on campus are connected together with high-speed LAN and WIFI based networks and a fast connection to the Internet.  Every classroom has state of the art computers, audio video equipment, Dell high-def interactive projection system with whiteboard and an Elmo digital camera.  STJ has a variety of networked Laser Printers and Peripherals throughout the campus designed to fulfill the needs of each specific area.

3 Full Classroom Computer Labs
Computer Applications Lab
Computer Science / Desktop Publishing iMac Lab
Library Computer Research iMac Lab

4 Technology Specific Labs
Journalism iMac Lab
Biology Tech Lab
Chemistry/Physics Lab
Multimedia Services Lab

STJ uses the latest software on all computers
Apple Lion OS X
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Apple iWorks (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)
Safari and Internet Explorer
Multimedia software: PhotoBooth, iLife (iPhoto, GarageBand, iMovie)

Specialized Software
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, PhotoShop)
Walsworth Desktop Publishing Suite
RenWeb Classroom Management Software

Software Protection
Internet Filtering Software
Up-to-the-minute Virus Protection Software
Network Security Software
Enhanced Firewall

For more information, please contact Technology Director, Galen Gerdes.