St. John community, we did it! Thanks to the generosity of our community, we reached our Jog-a-thon goal, with over $103,000 raised for our school. What a grand way to kick off our 100 years! And the celebrations don’t end here; please join us at the Endowment event on October 22 in Egan Hall, where … Continue Reading »
We walk in the light! You embodied our September message from St. John, “My dear children, love one another.” You delivered so many bags and boxes of food for the food programs at Broadview-Thompson K-8 and St. Vincent de Paul. Fr. Crispin blessed it all, and then he blessed the students and their backpacks. It was a … Continue Reading »
K-5 parents/guardians, hopefully, you are not reading this during Curriculum Night. After hearing from administration and teachers, we hope you are as excited about this school year as we are! We look forward to meeting with the parents/guardians of students in grades 6–8 next week. Unfortunately, I will miss that event as I have to … Continue Reading »
I am excited to see you all at the Back to School BBQ! Thanks to the Parent Association and their team for all of the preparations. Chef Michael and Ethan Stowell are prepping the menu. Volunteers are already setting up and more staging will occur tomorrow. The Parent Association is in need of volunteers to make this … Continue Reading »
I am sure I begin almost every September newsletter by saying what a pleasure it is to hear the students’ voices echoing through the buildings again and to see you, parents! The buildings are very quiet throughout August! Thank you for taking the time to stop in yesterday and to gather this morning over coffee. … Continue Reading »
Welcome to the first NewsViews of the 2022-2023 school year! This weekly ‘broadcast’ is your go-to for all school news and updates; you can also find these posts on our homepage. The teachers are already here, preparing the classrooms and their opening lessons. The theme and saint of the month this year will focus on … Continue Reading »
In true Seattle-fashion, the St. John community did not let a little rain stand in the way of friends, food and fun! Close to 700 parents, guardians, students, faculty, staff and neighbors came out to School’s Out-Grill’s Out BBQ to celebrate the end of the school year. And celebrate, we did! Thank you to Karen … Continue Reading »
Congratulations, Class of 2022; we are so proud of you! It was wonderful and joyous to celebrate you – and your families – at Commencement. I am sure that your future endeavors will continue to make us proud. Congratulations, too, to our Confirmandi and First Holy Communicants. As you take these important steps in your … Continue Reading »
May the road rise up to meet you… It is graduation time, and one of our very own teachers is graduating! After 24 years at St. John School Mrs. Tsagalakis, our primary and middle school music teacher, is moving on to give more time to her church ministry. The first line of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night … Continue Reading »
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble… 2 Corinthians 1:3 At the Ascension Mass today, Father Crispin, in response to another horrific shooting, called … Continue Reading »
