Friday 3 April 2020
Dear Parents and Students,
We are finishing our third week at Cyber-St Joes. Our teachers and students are feeling comfortable and have established a momentum. Kudos to all for keeping the community alive and thriving online.
We will take some time to catch our breath during Easter Week—a time to reflect on the why of what we do.
We will stop online lessons on Thursday, April 9 and resume on Monday, April 20.
We are also preparing for the probability that we will finish off the year in this new environment. My hope is that we would at least have a little stretch of time together before the end of the year. But with the virus expecting to spike over the next two weeks, it is likely that social distancing will be the rule for a while.
Foremost on our minds are opportunities to celebrate our seniors. Many events can be postponed until the fall, but we are setting
contingency dates for seniors: July 9
th
for the prom, with graduation on the 11
th
.
If necessary, we’ll go to an August date but before you head off for college. For certain, there will be a LAST BELL—on campus or online, we’ll somehow get together.
And let’s be thinking how to make next year’s Homecoming weekend extraordinary. Some events, like this spring’s Academic Awards can be re-scheduled for the opening days of the school year.
We will revisit these plans often over the next few weeks. If you have questions or recommendations, we would like to hear from you. St Joes is something we do together. Check our
website
often and share your ideas:
communications@sjcadets.org
.
Palm Sunday is this Sunday. While it may be strange not to be in Church, the Holy Spirit will give you the grace to spend some time alone with the greatest story ever told—the passion and death and resurrection of our Lord. Open your bibles for a close reading of Matthew 26:14 through 27:66. It’s the best preparation for Easter Sunday: John 20:1-9.
Stay in, save a life. Spend some time in prayer. You are in ours.
Godspeed,
Dr Fitz—
