April 18, 2023

All School Mass

We will have All School Mass on Friday, April 21. Students should wear their full dress uniforms. There will be an optional daily Mass before school on Wednesday, April 19 in the Chapel at 7:10 a.m.

*Click on the button below for more Faith Focus information. You can find the monthly virtue, Saints of the month, and service projects.

Upcoming Dates

April 21: Tuition Raffle Drawing after Mass

April 25: Early Dismissal (2:15/2:30/2:45)

April 29: Current Families Tuition is Due

Book Fair

Have you stopped by the Book Fair? It will be open in the Library every day from 7:40 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through April 21. Please send your children with money in an envelope or ziploc bag or make time to look at the link listed for the e-wallet process to load money for your child to spend. We will accept e-wallet, cash, checks payable to StJPII or credit cards MC, Visa, and AMEX.

Tuition Raffle: Going on Now

Win FREE StJPII TUITION for your oldest child for the 2023-2024 school year! All raffle proceeds benefit St. John Paul II Catholic School. Your tickets are due tomorrow! The winner will be drawn after Mass this Friday.

Middle School Dance

The Student Council would like to invite the Middle School students to a "Late Nite Luau," Saturday, May 6th. Click on the button below to download the registration form.

Coin Clash - Next Week

The Student Council (STUCO) Coin Clash will be next week, April 24-28. STUCO invites you to bring your pennies, silver coins, and bills and donate them to classroom buckets (students may add coins to their homeroom buckets or "bomb" a neighboring classroom!) Remember: pennies & bills are "good"...silver coins are "bad." The homeroom with the highest net total will receive the prestigious Coin Clash Trophy. All monies collected will go to the STUCO's charity of choice.

STREAM Night

Hope you were able to make it to the StJPII STREAM Night last week. It was a great time! Fun experiments, activities, presentations, and many takeaways. Thank you to all the facilitators and students who helped make this event happen. Please click the button below to view the photo album.

THANK YOU

The Father Daughter Dance was a beautiful evening. Thank you to all of those who attended this special night. A special thank you goes out to Sarah Takagi, Angela Molina, and Tricia Nino for making this magical evening happen.

A big thank you goes out to Lauren Holub Photography and PixieTouch Photo booth for capturing the memories of this precious night. Please click the button below to access the photos from the dance. 

Introducing the 2024 SJPII Gala’s talented co-chairs: Liz Broussard and Maria Gobea.

Before we know it the 2024 SJPII Gala will soon be upon us – one of the most highly anticipated events at our school. Every two years, the event brings together our StJPII community of families, staff, and friends to raise funds for the school.

This dynamic duo is creative, polished, and organized – they will successfully lead the committee to an outrageously exciting and memorable gala. This year’s Gala, will take place on February 10th the Omni Hotel – Woodway. The theme, “Haute in Havana” will bring out the vivid and bright personalities of our school. 

Spirit Store

Visit the StJPII Spirit Store to get your spirit goods. There are lots of Under Armour shirts and hoodies in all youth and adult sizes. These make great for end of the year gifts as well.

Ambassador Family Program

Calling all volunteers! StJPII has an Ambassador Program to welcome new families. Ambassadors are current parents who volunteer to welcome an incoming family and be a friendly face and source of information. We try to match families who have children of the same gender, in the same grade(s), and may live close to one another. Please consider volunteering for this important role. We appreciate our Saints Families! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at ambassadors@jp2.org. Thank you, Ambassador Family Committee

Fun in the Sun-Friday, May 19th

Fun in the Sun is our school PTO’s BIGGEST volunteer event. We need MANY volunteers in the weeks leading up to and on the day of the event. Make sure your volunteer status is secure and click on the button below to volunteer.

*If your child has allergies and cannot have snowcones, cupcakes, popcorn or participate in cookie decorating, please contact their homeroom teacher.

Registration

Fun in the Sun registration is open until April 30th. Don’t delay! Click the ‘Fun In the Sun’ button

below to register and be sure to purchase a lunch during registration. The cafeteria will be

closed during Fun in the Sun, so your child will need to purchase a Chick-fil-A lunch (online) or

bring one from home.

What is a Lucky Ticket Basket?

Lucky Ticket Baskets are special baskets FILLED with the most popular items your kids want

right now! Examples include: Fidget basket, iPad mini basket, Typhoon Texas basket, Nerf gun

basket, candy basket and more! During FITS day, the kids have the opportunity to drop tickets

into a drawing for each basket (multiple entries are welcome). At the end of the day, during the

closing ceremonies, winners will be drawn for each basket (students must be present to win).

Your donation towards the Lucky Ticket Baskets helps us to offset our costs, give even more

back to the school, AND get some incredibly cool baskets for the kids. We request a $10

donation per family - every $10 donation makes a difference! There is an option to donate

available on the Fun in the Sun registration page (include button) or click the yellow button

below to donate to the Lucky Ticket Baskets.

Please donate to Fun in the Sun!

It is not too late to contribute to the largest PTO fundraiser of the year! Your generosity helps

make StJPII a great learning space for your children. Please consider making a donation to FITS

online.

The Birthday Club

We have a few birthday packages left, we also have water bottles for only $10 each and the marquee, don’t forget to celebrate your kid’s special day! June and July birthdays will be delivered on the last week of school. Thanks for supporting the

PTO.

Brick Paver Sale Price – Middle School Students

CALLING ALL CURRENT 5 TH -7 th GRADE PARENTS

Welcome your incoming middle schooler with an engraved brick paver in the St. JPII Garden!

Traditionally we have reserved this honor for graduating 8 th graders; however, they aren’t able to

see or enjoy their brick after graduation. Your middle schooler will enjoy their brick for years to

come! Engravings include the student’s name and graduating year. Personalized brick pavers

will be placed in pathways around the St. JPII campus. Funds from the sale support our garden.

You will receive a photograph when the paver is installed, and your student will be able to see

and enjoy this lasting legacy on campus!



Reduced Pricing for Current and Incoming Middle School Students

4”x8”- 2 lines* $50 per brick (reg. $75)

*16 character maximum per line of engraving

Family STREAM Challenge: Fun with PEEPS

Easter and Peeps go together like peanut butter and jelly, but if you don’t eat Peeps what can you do with them? Try one of this month’s StJPII Family STREAM Challenges! 

STREAM Challenge: Try one or try them all. 

Parachuting Peeps

Catapult a Peep

Easter Symbols using Peeps Playdough

How do you participate in the STREAM Challenge? Click on the button below to go to this month’s challenge. Complete the Peeps challenge(s) and share what you’ve done on social media using the hashtag #StJP2STREAM Or send your picture or video to communications@jp2.org for us to share on StJPII social media. 

Questions? Email Dr. Hiltbrand at sehiltbrand@jp2.org  

Our Track and Field SAINTS performed very well at their Prelim Meet this past weekend! Below you will find the athletes who will advance to the Championship and Team ranking. They had to place in the top 8 spots to qualify. The Girls team Placed 3rd overall, the Boys team placed 6th.

Girls:

Individual events:

Naomi Oyediran:5th/6th grade Hurdles 5th place

Giulia Sabonghy:5th/6th grade Hurdles 7th place

Cristina Carrillo:5th/6th grade Shot Put 6th place

Ava-Marie Wedlake: 7th grade hurdles 8th

Guilia Aljaciawi:7th grade 800m 8th place

Roselyn Da Silva: 7th grade 400m 4th place, 1600m 4th place

Carolyn Thorne: 8th grade Hurdles 5th place

Laura Lozano: 8th grade 800m 6th place, 1600m 5th place

Erica Beyer:8th Grade Long Jump 5th place

Relays: 

4x1 6th grade 7th place: Naomi Oyediran, Mimi Lim, Teresa Calvillo, Fabianna Centeno, Giulia Sabonghy, Cristina Carrillo

4x4 6th grade: 3rd place: Naomi Oyediran, Mimi Lim, Teresa Calvillo, Fabianna Centeno, Giulia Sabonghy, Abigail Gaskame

4x1 7th grade 2nd place: Abigail Rennie, Roselyn Da Silva, Haley Jones, Sophia Nguyen, Trinity"Elise" Hajati-Garcia

4x4 7th grade 2nd place: Abigail Rennie, Haley Jones, Sophia Nguyen, Trinity"Elise" Hajati-Garcia, Roselyn Da Silva, Ava-Marie

4x1 8th grade 5th place: Erica Beyer, Stephanie Rennie, Valeria Rodriguez, Laura Lozano, Carolyn Thorne

Boys:

Individual Events:

Samuel Moreno: 5th/6th grade 400m 5th place

Logan Oceani: 5th/6th grade 200m 5th place

Gustavo Rivas: 8th grade 100m 5th place, Shot Put 4th place

Patrick Tucker: 8th grade 400m 8th Place 

Andrew Bowring: 8th Grade 1600m 5th Place

Relays:

4x1 8th grade 6th place: Patrick Tucker, Gustavo Rivas, David Guio, Eric Wedlake, Fernando Valcarcel, Mark Dominy

4x4 8th grade 4th place: Patrick Tucker, David Guio, Eric Wedlake, Maxwell Quant, Gustavo Rivas, Fernando Valcarcel

Our Lady Saints softball team played their best game ever yesterday in their semi-final game vs St. Rose of Lima. We took an early lead but then St. Rose came back and tied the game 5-5 sending us into extra innings. St. rose had last up at bat and one hit closed out the game giving our girls a heartbreaking loss by a score of 6-5. We are beyond proud of our Lady Saints, and Coach Hirsch. The Baseball team also played St. Rose of Lima, but their outcome was a 7 to 3 win yesterday! They now advanced today to play in the semi-finals traveling to Saint Anthony of Padua in the Woodlands, good luck boys!!

SUMMER CAMPS!!

Here are just a few camps for you to participate in here on campus ~ Soccer, Volleyball, Softball, as well as Basketball @ Strake Jesuit and Football @ STH! 

Don't forget to buy your tickets to the Middle School Banquet. Click the button below.

Share Your Spring Sports Photos

We love to see your photos of our saints in action! If you get a great shot at any spring sports function, practice or game, please share with StJPII! Your photo(s) may be featured on social media or in The Spirit yearbook. Please upload them directly using the button below. All grade-level sports pictures are needed and appreciated.

Strake Jesuit Debate Camp

Strake Jesuit Debate will hold its 16th Annual No Limits Debate Camp June 19 -30 at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM June 30). They are offering training in Lincoln Douglas and Public Forum Debate. Click the button below for more information.

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Incarnate Word Summer camp

Summer fun at IWA begins in June! Your daughter can join for the 1st, 2nd or even BOTH weeks. Each course is $150. Morning and afternoon courses are available; choose all that fit your summer schedule. Register today as courses fill up fast. Open to rising 6th - 9th grade girls. (Course minimum is 10 students; maximum 22.)

St. Thomas Study Skills Program

Success in high school, success in college, and success in life require the mastery of a set of skills. Step Up Study Skills will be offered by St. Thomas High School in the summer of 2023 to prepare students for the rigors of high school and beyond. The classes are coed and open to all rising ninth-grade students. Five different sessions, each session with four separate class dates will be conducted as follows:

Session 1 – June 5-8, Monday through Thursday, 7:30-10:00 AM

Session 2 – June 12-15, Monday through Thursday, 7:30-10:00 AM

Session 3 – June 19-22, Monday through Thursday, 3:00-5:30 PM

Session 4 – June 26-29, Monday through Thursday, 3:00-5:30 PM

Session 5 - July 10-13, Monday through Thursday, 9:00-11:30 AM

Step-Up Study Skills will be taught by Rod Takacs, Dean of Students and Summer

Study Skills Instructor, St. Thomas High School, and Camille Hagerty, eighth-grade

teacher. Mrs. Hagerty taught at St. Christopher School, as well as in the Goose Creek

and La Porte Independent School Districts. Mr. Takacs can be reached

at rodney.takacs@sths.org if you have questions. The cost for each session is $399

and includes class notes as well as access to online courses for effective follow-up and

reinforcement throughout the school year.