Dear Saint Families,
This past weekend I had the privilege to visit St. John Vianney for Sunday Mass. I enjoyed seeing many of you and inviting other parishioners to visit our Catholic School! Fr. Clark gave a great homily which focused on love and relationships. He did a wonderful job of tying his message to fair weather fans and true fans, which was very appropriate for Super Bowl Sunday! What an impactful message he shared, reminding us that in good times, in bad times, in winning, and in losing when we focus on true love modeled after Christ’s love for the church, we can endure all things. Fr. Clark reiterated that the most important relationship we have is with God.
So this month of February, Be not afraid…to love like Christ loves.
In Him,
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VIRTUS is now CMGConnect
The CMG Safe Haven online training is replacing the VIRTUS training. The training consists of three vignette style training videos that is approximately 60 minutes.
These trainings are available in English and Spanish. We will no longer offer live trainings, all Safe Environment trainings will only be available online. Past VIRTUS training is grand-fathered in to the CMG Safe Haven system. Please visit the
StJPII Volunteer Approval/CMGConnect webpage under Parent Corner for more information.
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Morning Carpool Walkers Reminder
Parents, please remember, the morning gate by Brimhurst closes at 7:55 a.m. If you arrive later than 7:55 a.m., then please pull into the carpool lane.
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A Message from Nurse Aertker on Measles Outbreak
The students at St John Paul II Catholic School are 100% compliant and up to date on measles immunizations requirements. Thank you Parents for turning in updated immunization records to the nurse. Staying up to date on immunization schedules insures the health of not only your family but our entire community. Keep up the great work.
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Half-Day scheduled for February 15
February 15 is a half day for StJPII students. There will be no BASP in the afternoon, nor will there be cafeteria service. Please mark your calendars.
Spring Parent/Teacher Conference Day will happen in the afternoon on this day. These spring conferences are required for ALL new students, OR if a teacher or parent requests a conference.
*Please also note that Monday, February 18 is a Teacher In-Service and Student Holiday.
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8th Grade Yearbook Ads
Send a personal message to your special 8th grader…purchase an ad in the StJPII 2019 yearbook, The Spirit. The ads are a great way for parents, grandparents, or special friends to honor, appreciate, and congratulate your eighth grader on his/her accomplishments. The PTO is also offering an additional way to permanently honor your 8th grade student through the purchase of a garden pathway brick when packaged with an ad. For more information, read the hard copy order form is in today's Tuesday folder or click the link for a pdf version of the
order form. Deadline for ads is Friday, February 22, 2019. Contact
Mrs. Hiltbrand with questions.
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After-School Clubs
Click on the various links to see club flyers, contact information, and online registration.
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Co-Ed Code Club (4th-8th Grade) - Cecilia Resweber’s club info and registration form
here
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Congratulations to the newest members of the National Junior Honor Society!
On
Friday, February 1, 23 new members were inducted into the St. John Paul II chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. These students were invited to apply to the honor society after achieving an academic average of 93 or higher during their middle school careers. After proving their dedication to and history of citizenship, leadership, service, and character, they were chosen by a faculty selection committee.
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Christina Aramburu
Matthew Cavers
Alex Creixell
Gaby Davila
Lizzy DeGeeter
Adrian Doan
Hannah Dominy
Annabeth Dronet
Lyndsey Gomez
Kaden Khoury
Angelina La
Youna Lucquin
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Juan Pablo Marinovic
Lucas Marinovic
Samantha Muro
Isabella Pena
Sophia Rivera
Caleb Sudkamp
Gabi Thomas
Kate Thorne
Victoria Tucker
Emily Unger
Braden Walker
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Catholic Schools Got Talent- Congratulations
Congratulations to Cate Broussard and Olivia Bogard for participating in the inaugural Catholic Schools Got Talent show. Both girls did a phenomenal job representing the StJPII community.
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We are so excited that so many of you have registered for the Father Daughter on Friday for our first Father Daughter Dance at StJPII. Fathers and Daughters will have a great time dancing, playing games, food, keepsakes and so much more! The event will begin in the BAC at 7:00 p.m.
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Spirit Afternoons
Join us on
Friday, February 15 for Chick-fil-A (CFA) SpiritAfternoon! Swing by our neighborhood CFA and treat yourself! They have graciously offered to donate 10% of their proceeds back to StJPII. All purchases made at the 13412 Briar Forest location (around the corner at Eldridge) between
noon-3:00 p.m. will be eligible. When ordering at the drive-thru or register, please share you are with St. John Paul II Catholic School or StJPII so they can make a donation.
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Steps for Students 5K Run/Walk is fast approaching!
We hope you will join us on
Saturday, February 16 next to the Co-Cathedral in downtown Houston. Over 9,000 total participants have already registered for this fun event supporting Catholic education.
34 StJPII Saints have already signed up! It's easy to register and create your website to collect pledges for StJPII. All students that sign up will be recognized in PE classes on the spirit board.
Online registration is still open through February 15 - just visit
steps4students.org and designate StJPII as your school of choice!
Student Prizes
- Anyone who registers will win a Free Dress pass and get their name posted on the wall in the gym
- A pizza party for the homeroom with the most registrations
- PE Teacher for the Day for the individual Top Earner
If you have already registered, plan on meeting the StJPII crew at our Saints tent in the Catholic School village. And, be sure to wear your Blue Ribbon t-shirts so we can cheer for you on the race course!
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PTO Meeting- Tomorrow, February 6
Do you LOVE your PTO? Please join us at 8:15 a.m. tomorrow for our February PTO meeting, in St. Jude Hall. Our guest speaker will be Mrs. Richard, talking to us about the religion program. All are welcome to attend, please join us!
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Box Tops Contest- Starting Today!
It is almost time to turn in those Box Tops! Our Spring contest runs from February 5- February 15. Please neatly clip and turn in Box Tops to your child’s homeroom teacher in a labeled envelope. A big “thank you” for helping to support our school and remember to keep clipping for future contests!
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DARR- Valentine Skate Party- Thursday, February 14
Please join us for skating and sweet treats from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. at Dairy Ashford Roller Rink, Thursday, February 14. Admission is $7.00 and skate rentals will be $3.00. We hope to see our StJPII “valentines” for this annual, fun event!
*This is a PTO fundraiser event
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Middle School Sports
Spring sports are gearing up! Our Boys Varsity Lacrosse team is in all out practice mode, Baseball, Softball, and Girls Lacrosse teams are all being chosen this week, and our T&F team will be off and running starting Monday, February 11! We are excited to see all of our Saints out on the fields to kick off their season so remember to check the
Athletic calendar
so you can come out and support our teams!
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Elementary Sports
Our little Saints are having a great Basketball season so far! The kiddos and their Coaches are working hard every week to improve their basketball skills! Our Spring Sports registration is open for Baseball/Tball~Softball~Spring Volleyball so please check the
Elementary Athletic page
for more info.
We LOVE all of our Saints!
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Elementary Parents, please join the StJPII WHCSA album to share and save your favorite photos of the season by clicking on the link below. Thank you to all of our volunteer Coaches, you make it all such a great experience for our kiddos!
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Training for Fitness Excellence Class
Training for Fitness Excellence is a class offered by Coach Laverne Jones-Ferrette OLY, a four time Olympian and 6th fastest of all time in the 60m dash! Starting on
December 1.
The class is geared to help condition your body. So if you have a student who is interested in Spring sports it is time to start getting ready through this fitness class. All boys/girls 5-8th grade are welcome to enroll. Additionally, if you are a parent, know an alum, or have a friend who is interested in fitness and exercising, then this is the class for you. For more information click on the button below.
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Dads' Basketball
StJPII dads play men's basketball on
Wednesday nights
in the gym at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Mark Gugliotti to be added to the distribution list and for more information:
markgoogs@att.net
or 832-301-1681. Everyone is welcome. It's a fun way to meet other dads and get some great exercise!
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Challenge Retreat
Girls Challenge Weekend Retreat (grades 5th-8th)
March 1-3
Challenge Girls Summer Camp June 9-15, 2019
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Conquest Retreat
Boys Conquest Weekend Retreat (grades 5th-8th) February 15-17
Conquest Boys Texas Summer Camp June 23-29, 2019
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Did you know... that this past Sunday was Groundhog's Day and the StJPII students in PreK and Kindergarten have been doing the Groundhog Stomp for 20 years! This tradion was started by Mrs. Roxeanne Clinton who has passed the torch to Mrs. May.
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To view events related to StJPII, please click on the school calendars below.
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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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