News Category: Principal’s Letter

Happy New Year! The school is bustling with joy and energy this week as students return from the Christmas holidays. January is an exciting time for St. John, and preparations are underway for our Catholic Schools Week celebrations and the State of

On Monday we gathered together in the church to light the third candle of Advent - the Shepherd’s Candle - a symbol of the joy the shepherds felt at the birth of Jesus. Joy is also the perfect word to describe our week at St. John. From buddy

On Monday we lit the second candle of Advent, the Bethlehem Candle, representing peace and preparation. Guided by our creative teaching staff, your students are actively preparing this Advent season. In the primary department, a kindness paper

This week, we entered the Season of Advent. It’s easy to think of Advent as simply a time of waiting - waiting for Christmas, for family gatherings, and, alongside Mary, awaiting the birth of Jesus. But Mary didn’t just wait - she prepared. She

I have been praying for our community this week: praying for those of you who were impacted by the storm, praying in thanksgiving for the generous ways you give, praying for peace and joy as we enter into the holiday season, praying for those

There are so many days I wish you could be a fly on the wall here at school watching our kind, creative team of teachers as they instruct your students throughout the day. This week I saw third-grade mathematicians learning about area; they were

As local and national election results come in this week, I am reminded regardless of the outcomes, our job remains the same: to live out our Catholic Social Teachings. We are called to stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers, protecting

It's been a wonderful week, full of special celebrations. Our students participated in Day of the Dead events and enjoyed creative games and activities at the 8th grade hosted Halloween Carnival. Tomorrow we will kick off the morning with our

I have said it before, and I am sure I will say it again, one of the things that continually sets St. John apart from the rest is our Parish School community. We saw this in spades at the Oktoberfest Endowment Event last Saturday night. Thank you

This afternoon we joined schools across the world participating in the Great ShakeOut. The safety team set up our Incident Command Center, and we practiced the reunification protocols we put in place during our training with Highlander 6 last year.