What a wonderful time we had at the Palace Ballroom–thank you Kimberly Butler for securing this amazing venue at a significant discount! We enjoyed amazing food specialties from Tom Douglas catering, caught up with old and new friends, and celebrated 25 Years of Fair Share Tuition. Dan Sherman, former principal, and Fr. Jim Picton, former … Continue Reading »
General News
This is the category to replace your old news views email letter. It will feature aggregated content that normally appears in news views. The only difference is that some of the larger stand alone items have been removed to their own category (ie.g. Principal’s Letter, From the Parish, etc.)
- Accreditation
- Admissions
- Alumni
- Athletics
- Auction
- Back to School
- Capital Campaign
- Dates to Note
- Drama
- Endowment
- Fundraisers
- General News
- Giving
- Parent Association
- Parish
- Principal's Letter
- Special Events
- Sticky
- Student Achievements
- Student Activities
- Thank You Corner
- Volunteer Opportunities
Box Tops for Education
The next submission of Box Tops will go out in just a couple of weeks (end of October)! Your child can drop them off in the school or parish office. Even if you only have a few Box Tops it is better to send them in than to wait to fill a big bag as … Continue Reading »
Smash & Grab Theft on 79th Street
Early this week a parent car was broken into following AM drop off. The police were notified and took a full report. Please remember to never leave personal belongings unattended in your vehicle, even during school hours.
Cross Country Champions
St. John/St. Al Cross Country team won the overall Cross Country Championship on Sunday October 11. Congratulations to all participants and a special thank you to the coaches!
8th Graders Deliver Sandwiches
Last week, our 8th graders delivered 500 sandwiches to the Downtown Emergency Service Center–and example of our mission in action. We received a grateful message from the Director of In Kind Gifts, excerpted below. To read the letter in it’s entirety, click here. Thank you thank you for your wonderful donation. I have to tell you how … Continue Reading »
CYO Basketball for Boys and Girls Grs. 4-8
Time to sign up! Registration forms are due in the school office by Friday, October 30. Richard Myers, rdmyers@rcmcorp.com or Dave Jebousek, jebousek@hotmail.com can answer any and all of your questions! Click here to register.
Middle School Youth Group
Help get the Haunted House Ready! Saturday, Oct. 10, 8-10 am – design, build Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6:30-8 pm – design, build Saturday, Oct. 17 – build Tuesday, Oct. 20 – build, set up Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6:30-8 pm – build, set up, final touches Thursday, Oct. 22, 6:30-til we finish – final touches, set up & leave up. Friday, Oct. 23 – actors arrive at 4 pm, final touches … Continue Reading »
New Families: Safe Environment Training 10/20/15
New to St. John School? Want to volunteer in your child’s classroom or go along on a field trip? Have you taken Safe Environment Training? All adults working with children or vulnerable adults in any capacity (chaperon, coach, class help, etc.) in the school or parish must be current with Safe Environment Training. The initial … Continue Reading »
Scrip
Remember, Scrip is part of your Fair Share commitment to St. John School. Contact Karen at stjohnscrip@st-johnschool.org. St. John Scrip will be sold this Friday from 2:45-3:15 outside the school office. We want to thank everyone for signing up for a standing order in the past few weeks! Standing orders are easy – tell us what … Continue Reading »
Vision / Hearing Screening
Students in grades K, 2, 4, and 6 will receiving vision and hearing screening on Friday, October 16. Volunteers are needed to assist students with line up, direction, etc. Please link here to sign up.