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Dear St. John Paul II Families,
WOW...November 1st! Happy All Saints Day! We enjoyed a beautiful Mass today, and rejoiced with our “littlest saints” as they paraded dressed up and shared the joys that past saints continue to inspire as heroes of our church.
How wonderful it was to see many of you at Trunk or Treat, the Spaghetti Dinner and our famous 5K in honor of Lauren Lockard! It was a fabulous weekend, and I continue to marvel at how everyone works together to make these events better and better every year. The successes are results of many; however, a huge thanks to Facilities Director Mr. Goodman, Mandy & Wendy of ECI, Rosanna Halter, and our parent volunteers for their creative "trunks"!
Many times we hear great things about our school and students, and here's another recent compliment I would love to share...during Vocations Day, our campus was blessed with many special guest speakers. This year, one of our guests was Fr. Johnson, the new President of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. As I thanked him for coming, he said, “You send us such well-prepared young men, I had to come see where the magic happens" to which I quickly replied, “It’s God!” Be sure to check out the Honor Roll list below of our alumni students at Strake.
To all our StJPII Saints….we are blessed here! This is a great place where God is at the heart of all that we do, and He makes everything possible as we continue to grow our Saints!
Have a blessed week,
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Annual Fund Drive
Students whose families donated or pledged any amount to the Annual Fund Drive by last Friday, October 28 can wear their favorite SHOES this week.
Even if you missed the "shoe deadline", you can still give! It's as EASY as 1,2,3:
- Simply complete the Pledge Form to make your donation now, or pledge an amount to be paid over 10 monthly installments
- Send the form back to school in your child’s folder
- OR…pay online with PayPal! Just click on ANNUAL FUND on the right side of www.jp2.org or click here.
Many companies will match their employees' donations to our school. We are incredibly grateful for their support. Some of the companies that have donated to our school in the past include: BP, Xerox, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Phillips 66, Williams, Halliburton, EOG Resources, Spectra, ITW Global Brands, Bank of America, Murphy Oil, MFS Investment Management, Cabot Oil & Gas, Chubb & Son and Chevron. Ask your employer if they have a matching program that could double, or in some cases triple, your gift!
Our benefactors are direct blessings from the Lord. We pray gratefully in Mass and every day that the Lord will provide for all your needs, as you are doing for us.
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The 18th Annual Run with the Saints in honor of Lauren Lockard was another great success!
Because of YOU and our generous sponsors, we were able to raise approximately $10,000 for the
The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation and our Athletics Department! With almost 650 runners registered for the race and 300 tickets sold for the Spaghetti Dinner, we had a wonderful turnout. Thank you to everyone who joined us; i
t was great to see the runners enjoying a gorgeous Houston fall day. StJPII
alum, Erick Lara, did his alma mater proud winning the race and making it look effortless. All of the other results are posted online. We appreciate
all of our volunteers and teachers for making everything come together so smoothly, it was certainly a team effort and it couldn't have been done without your help both on and off the course.
Finally, an extra-s
pecial thanks to alumnae parents Bernie and Mitzie Weber for their leadership as Race Directors and allowing us to continue to honor Lauren’s legacy.
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Trunk or Treat
StJPII's 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat party on Friday was another "spook"-tacular success! With countless families in attendance, everyone had a fantastic time trick-or-treating in the parking lot. Our students looked fantastic in their costumes...to see for yourself, check out the photo gallery on our website. An extra-special thanks to the Rivera and Lawless families for providing the festive music, and to the following volunteers for decorating their vehicles, creating a haunted house, and passing out treats: Ashley Mangin, Luis Roca, Ana Parra-Esteva, Heidi Galito, Sarah Moore, Tara Rafter, Ashley Wehrly-Kearney, Andrea Farfan, Edith Hernandez, Christina Anderson, Jimenez Family, Jenny Mondragon, Melissa Riquelmy, Ramsey Lawless, Khristine Salvatierra, Kristen Matthews, Joanna Vasquez, Cindy Kim, Mariangie Pagan, Cecilia Resweber and Stacie Sudkamp.
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RWTS Incentive
Students who signed up for Run with the Saints get to wear Red, White and Blue SHIRTS WITH JEANS to school on Election Day, next Tuesday, November 8!
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Jewelry Show
Earline Raia, a former parent and mother of StJPII alumni Father Jonathan Raia, will be on campus this Thursday, November 3 for her annual Jewelry Show. 15% of the sales go back to StJPII. Make plans now to stop by St. Jude Hall from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and get a head start on your Christmas shopping while helping StJPII.
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After-School Art
Art Teacher Mrs. Stieber will host after-school Studio Art Classes for any 5th - 8th grade student (open to students not currently in Art class, or in Art class) on Thursday 11/3, Tuesday 11/8, Thursday 11/10, and
Tuesday 11/15. All days will end at 5:00 p.m, when students will be escorted to carpool. December dates will be offered as well, and announced in a future Saints Weekly.
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Optional Mass Friday Before School in Chapel
All are invited to join us for an optional Daily Mass in the Chapel at 7:10 a.m. before school on Friday, November 4 to honor the First Friday devotion.
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Adoration for Vocations
The Archdiocese is recognizing Vocations Awareness Week November 7 - 11 and our Chaplain Fr. Eamonn Shelly would like to invite our families to join him in the Chapel for an hour of adoration for Vocations on Wednesday, November 9 from 6:45 - 8:00 p.m.
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Optional Casual Uniform Orders
Now is the time to order optional casual uniforms, which include sweatshirts and polos. Orders will only be accepted online through the Acceptiva link here or by going to our website. You must place your order by Friday, November 18. All orders will be sent home with the students in late January. Please keep a copy of your receipt. (The next time to order won't be until April 2017 for pick up at the August 2017 Meet and Greet.) We will not have another time to order this year...so don't delay!
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Mills Uniform Sale
Speaking of uniforms, Mills Uniform Company's 2016 Winter Sale starts next week. Customers get 10% off, and $5 shipping on orders $75+ placed online. The sale is from November 5 to November 19. Click here for the coupon code.
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4th Grade Service Project
StJPII 4th graders are collecting items for the homeless from Monday, November 7 until Wednesday, November 16. Donations will be distributed on Thanksgiving Day after a feast provided by the Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries. 4th graders will assemble bags of personal items. Please help by donating blankets, sleeping bags, travel-sized toiletries and socks.
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Rome Pilgrimage
Are you interested in joining a pilgrimage to Rome over Spring Break in 2017? See the
attached
for more information about this trip that is being coordinated by the consecrated women of Regnum Christi.
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From Our Library
Happy Fall! I hope everyone is enjoying their treats from Halloween! Here are few reminders...
We have begun our second nine weeks at school and the library will be charging fines for overdue books. Please return books on time. If the student is absent, return books the day they return so they don't accumulate fines.
Also, our Book Fair begins next week! It will open Friday, November 11 and wrap up on Grandparents & Special Friends Day, November 18. I am encouraging students to do an extra chore or two to earn some funds for a book at the Book Fair. All parents are welcome to join us...we will be open
from 7:40 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., except on November 18 when we close early. See you at the Fair!
~
Ms. Lamb, Librarian
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MARCO'S PIZZA NIGHT - Thursday, November 3
No need to make dinner on Thursday. Marco’s Pizza will donate 20% cash back to StJPII from any orders received Thursday, November 3! This promotion is valid at the 3 locations listed below. To participate, you must mention StJPII AND your child’s homeroom teacher when you pay. The homeroom with the most orders will win a FREE PIZZA PARTY! Check your child’s Tuesday Folder or click here for the flyer for coupons and details! Marco’s Pizza StJPII Spirit Night participating locations:
- Dairy Ashford: 281-496-4441 1315 S. Dairy Ashford (Between Memorial & Westheimer)
- Katy-Fry Rd: 832-999-4241 9906 S. Fry Rd (at Katy-Gaston Rd; near Seven Lakes HS)
- Katy-Cinco Ranch: 281-395-2900 23730 Westheimer Parkway (in Target strip center)
Congratulations to the October Contest Winner: MRS. WEIDO’S KINDERGARTEN CLASS
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HOLIDAY ON THE PARKWAY
This year, the StJPII PTO will again sponsor a craft fair for parents and outside vendors on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3. Last year, we had over 35 booths that filled the Bramanti Athletic Center! The students and faculty shop for holiday presents for family and friends on Friday, and parents and students are welcome to continue shopping during the annual Snacks with Santa festivities on Saturday. If you are interested in reserving a table for your business, or know someone who may be interested in having a table at the fair, please complete the reservation form here and return it to the school office with the booth reservation fee as soon as possible. Space is limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email Olga Saenz with any questions.
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BOX TOPS- CONTEST WINNERS
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Box Tops for Education Classroom Contest! We had a successful collection of 25,043 unexpired box tops! This translates to $2,504.30 in CASH for our school! Every single box top helped us succeed in earning this free money. Please keep clipping those box tops, as our next contest will be in February. The classroom contest winners are:
PK - 3rd Grade Classroom Winners:
1st Place: Mrs. Byers 3rd Grade (2,179 box tops & 24 participants)
2nd Place: Mrs. Clinton 1st Grade (1,870 box tops & 20 participants)
4th - 8th Grade Classroom Winners:
1st Place: Mrs. Festa (1,415 box tops & 16 participants)
2nd Place: Mrs. Ziegel (1, 370 box tops & 15 participants)
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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
The Hospitality Committee would like to thank the following individuals for providing snacks for the faculty meeting last week: Nicole Lambert, Tina Schroeder, Anne Davis, Gail Anderson, Alicia Rehfeld, Danielle LaLonde, Jennifer Gomez, Stina Mosvold, Adriana Cayama, Claudia Hellmund, Analia Gugliotti, Kathleen DeCorte, Joy Ramsaran, Julie Descant, Vicky Nehme, Machi Valcarcel, Victoria Forkner, Sanjuana Valdez, Nadia Guaida, Martha Rivera, Donna Peters, Beverly Alexander, Emily Irwin and Hazel Mohan.
The Spaghetti Dinner Committee would also like to thank the following volunteers for their help during the pre-Run with the Saints meal:
Rosanna Halter, Noha Tuma, Emma Welsh, Liza Alfred, Polly & Kevin
Epps,
Carrie Frain, Mary
Royston, Shannon Thorne, Nancy Wedlake, Wanisara Winston, Tam
Yeung, Janie Hengst, Adam Bogard, Annette Colgan, William Colgan, and our irreplaceable cafeteria ladies Wendy and Mandy.
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StJPII Alumni Shine on Strake Jesuit Honor Rolls
The following StJPII alumni made the below mentioned Honor Rolls at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory for the first nine weeks. Congratulations to these fine young alumni:
StJPII CLASS OF 2013
- Principal's Honor Roll - Alfredo Flores
- Honor Roll - Michael Donlon, Dennis Fritsch, Christian Gomez, Alexander Grider, Anthony Okelberry, Christopher Sammour, Austin Scott, Addison Staples
StJPII CLASS OF 2014
- 2nd Highest Honors - Jordi Creixell
- Principal's Honor Roll - Gabriel Dominguez, Elias Hugh, Michael Jewett, Graham Lancaster, Darren Nguyen
- Honor Roll - Diego Flores, Colin Groves
StJPII CLASS OF 2015
- Highest Honors - Nathaniel Allen
- Principal's Honor Roll - Marco Creixell, Diego Munoz Ledo, Paul Veltmann
- Honor Roll - Andres Creixell, Kristopher Gomez, Thomas Gordon, Benjamin Higgins, Luke Meyers, Thomas Teague
StJPII CLASS OF 2016
- Highest Honors - Andrew Babasick, Rory Hibbler, Ethan Nguyen, Robert Shoemaker, Austin Wilhite
- Honor Roll - Sergio Alarcon, Cooper Carlile, Carson Grimm, Erick Lara, Ignacio Perez, Gavin Smith, Blake Watts, Jorge Zahlten-Rodriguez
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Elementary
REMINDER: Kindergarten - 6th Grade Basketball Registration is now open through November 9. Please register early because teams may fill up quickly. There will be a maximum of 10 players on any one team and we will form as many teams as possible. 6th graders may register if they are not currently on a StJPII team. They will play in the 6/7 grade division. Detailed information is on our website; please register here.
If you are volunteer-approved, then please consider coaching...we love our coaches! The more volunteer coaches we have, the more teams we can have; we would like to have as many teams as possible.
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Middle School
SOCCER: Last week, our Varsity Soccer team played in the quarterfinal game of the GHCAA playoffs against St. Anthony of Padua and readily defeated them 5-0! However, the semi-final game on Thursday against St. Martha Kingwood had a different ending. Our team played an incredible game ending in a tie, then went into DOUBLE OVERTIMES, still ending in a tie. Then, after double penalty kicks, we were outscored by 1 goal. Although we lost, our team showed fierce determination, skill and incredible teamwork. We are so very proud of our Varsity SAINTS!
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Garden Pavers
Did you know that the PTO sponsors a paver program that funds the StJPII community garden?
The beautiful paver pathway circles the Pope statue in
the heart of our campus. Now that fall sports are concluding, if you are interested in purchasing a personalized brick to honor your Coach as a gift, please download the Paver Order Form from our website. Pavers are a special way to make a lasting tribute and honor those who make a big difference.
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St. John XXIII College Preparatory Information Night
The SJ23 Information Night for prospective parents is next Tuesday, November 8 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Registration for Open House to be held December 4th is now open on the SJXXIII website (www.sj23lions.org) under the Admissions tab. O
n-line applications are also now available on the website.
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Wanted: One Dog Costume
Mrs. Kollar is looking for a dog costume to be used for an upcoming Robotics presentation. If you have one, please contact her at Jkollar@jp2.org.
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11/2 PTO Meeting, 8:15 a.m., SJH
11/2 School Tours, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
11/2 Dads' Basketball Open Gym, 7:30 p.m., BAC
11/3 StJPII Spirit Night at Marco's Pizza
11/3 Earline Raia Jewelry Show, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., SJH
11/4 First Friday: O
ptional Daily Mass, 7:10 a.m., All Saints Chapel
11/4 Art-a-la-Carte (PreK-3rd Grade)
11/7 MS Boys' Basketball at St. Francis de Sales, 4:30 p.m.
11/8 Election Day (RWTS participants can wear red/white/blue shirts and jeans)
11/8 Teacher Appreciation Lunch
11/8 STUCO Store Open, 7:40-8:00 a.m.
11/8 MS Girls' Basketball home vs. St. Francis de Sales, 4:30 p.m.
11/8 Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
11/9 WHCSA Elementary Basketball registration closes
11/9 Optional Daily Mass, 7:10 a.m., All Saints Chapel
11/9 Parent Bible Study, 8:15 a.m.
11/9 MS Boys' Basketball home game, 4:30 p.m.
11/9 Family Adoration for Vocations, 6:45 - 8:00 p.m., All Saints Chapel
11/9 Dads' Basketball Open Gym, 7:30 p.m., BAC
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St. John Paul II Catholic School
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1400 Parkway Plaza,
Houston, TX 77077
281-496-1500 •
281-496-2943 (fax)
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St. John Paul II Catholic School prepares all students spiritually
and academically to succeed in life and to do God's will.
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