May 2, 2023

Dear Saint families,

It is MAY - what an amazing year it has been! It’s hard to believe that we are now wrapping up the second semester! 

As we look back, the 2022-23 school year was an amazing year filled with joy, growth, and a true representation of our ONE community of saints! We’ve accomplished so much that many may have even forgotten that we completed an Accreditation visit this past fall. 

I wanted to take this opportunity to share the good news from our visiting Accreditation team and the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops:

• They made several commendations noting our vibrant Catholic community, the myriad of ways we keep the Catholic faith at the forefront of each school day, and how our community interacts clearly reflect Gospel values. 
• They shared that evidence supported the Catholic identity focus through cross-curricular instruction. We were commended for meeting the diverse needs of our students through our various programs, partnering with Rice University to enhance math instruction, and regularly analyzing student achievement and test results. These things all work together to improve the instructional program and were noted as key strengths of the administration and teachers. 
• Overall, StJPII was commended on the extracurricular offerings and our safe environment.
• Many more commendations noted the various strengths of our school, community, and Board of Directors. 
• Finally, the Accreditation team supports StJPII’s current strategic plan and encourages us to ensure completion of goals set forth for the continued advancement and success of St. John Paul II Catholic School. 

Thank you all for your continued support of our outstanding school!

Lastly, this month we finish with the last virtue: Diligence - Doing your best and working hard until you’re finished. This is the perfect virtue for May as we finish up the academic year. We will do our best, as we have done all year, all the way to the finish line!

I am looking forward to celebrating with everyone at Fun in the Sun - an event where our ONE community will be shining bright together with ONE hope, ONE vision, ONE heart. This has been our theme and our community has shown time and again that we are truly ONE community of blessed StJPII saints! 

God bless,

Principal

All School Mass

We will have All School Mass on Friday, May 5. Students should wear their full-dress uniforms. There will be no optional daily Mass for the remainder of the school year.

May Crowning - This Friday

All students are asked to bring in ONE flower this Friday, May 5 for our May Crowning ceremony at Mass. Bring your flower to your homeroom teacher on the morning of May 5. We will make a beautiful basket of flowers for Our Lady, Mother Mary! Thank you for helping your child honor our Blessed Mother. 

Wisdom and Wine

Sylvia's

Thursday, May 4, 2023

7:30-9:00 p.m.

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

2023 StJPII Parent Survey

Please take a moment and complete the 2023 StJPII Parent Survey. Below is the survey link. Your feedback is truly important as we continue to grow as a school community. The survey will only take a few minutes to complete, it is anonymous, and your responses will provide valuable insights about how we can continuously improve and maintain excellence. We look forward to hearing from you! Thank you for your feedback.

2023-2024 Tuition

Tuition invoices were due last Friday, April 28. Late fees will be assessed to all invoices not paid, including any tuition loans that began the process this week. Late fees are $100 per week. Please pay your tuition invoice.

National Junior Honor Society

Thank you to students and parents who have made National Junior Honor Society tutoring a success this year. The NJHS students have provided over 200 hours of tutoring to younger students this year. Our last day of tutoring will be THURSDAY, MAY 4. Thank you to all those who participated.

Year End Balances

The end of the year is just around the corner. Get on top of your fees. Please pay any of your outstanding balances. Please make sure you do not owe anything to ECI for school lunches, the Library for library fines, athletics, etc. Please put your family number on any checks or payment envelopes.

Middle School Theater Arts

The 8th grade Theater Arts program is currently in need of the following adult costume items:

* BROWN COWBOY BELT (ADULT)

* SHINY COWBOY BELT BUCKLE (ADULT)

* WITCH BROOM 

* PIRATE COSTUME (ADULT)

* ROBIN HOOD COSTUME (ADULT)  

As always, if you are cleaning closets and find some adult costumes or items that would make a great prop, please consider donating them to us. Think unusual items (men's hats such as a top hat, old fashioned pancake hat, cowboy hat, bowler hat, OR women's old hats or formals.) Any donation would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!

Hello Friends and Families, Here is an update on my Google Site. There are three new presentations. Annotations is for our 8th graders moving on their journey to high school. Summer Slide is for everyone. Do take a look at what you can do to aid your children to prevent the summer slide with reading, writing, math, journaling, and more. Accessit is our new library software. There is a short presentation on what it should look like on our Classlink platform. I hope you find these useful. Do bookmark the Google site. I will be posting assorted pieces of information for all ages. I will try to post at least once every two weeks. Summer reading and math information will be sent out at the end of May.  

This Friday, May 5 is the last official day of Library for the school year. Please return all books as soon as possible. Report cards can be held for those who fail to return books. Please reach out to Ms. Lamb if you have any questions. A big thank you to each of you for a wonderful 30th year for me here in the library. Keep reading, thinking and reflecting, and writing about what you are reading. Take Care, see you in August!

Middle School Dance

The Middle School Dance, a "Late Nite Luau," is this Saturday, May 6th. Please review the dress attire guide and plan accordingly.

Used Uniform Sale

There will be a used uniform sale held in St. Jude Hall on Thursday, May 11 from 8:30AM-11:30AM. If you have any MillsWear uniform pieces you would like to donate, please drop them off at the front office. For questions, please email useduniform@jp2.org.

Senior Send Off

Do you know a graduating senior who went to StJPII? Please help us welcome the Class of 2019 back for a special Senior Send-Off on May 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will have refreshments in the cafeteria. If you are able to attend, please rsvp to communications@jp2.org.

Help Now with the Haute in Havana Gala

Wanna host a party? Sign-up parties will be offered throughout the year starting this August. Watch the video to learn more. Any questions or interest, please email gala@jp2.org.

THANK YOU

A HUGE THANK YOU to all our parents who signed up to donate to the Faculty Meeting Food and Drink for the April 25th, 2023. Our teachers and staff deserve ALL of this and more, THANKS to your generosity it was made POSSIBLE. Thank you to: 

Alexandra Riveros, Amber Leech, Ana M. Esteva-Parra, Beverley Huck, Beverly J. Alexander, Danille Lalonde, Donna Peters, Gail Anderson, Gwen Montesino, Hilda Hickman, Jay Miles, Kathy Forbes, Maria Chapellin, Mary Solymosy, Rocio Morales, Rose Shelton, Sandra Vreedenburgh, Sarah Moore, Thien Nguyen, Tiffany Doucette and Tricia Nino.

Fun in the Sun-Friday, May 19th

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

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

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.

Register TODAY! Registration for StJPII Summer Enrichment Program ends this

Friday, May 5th!!

Middle School Athletics

Thank you for a wonderful year! Please click on the sport camps buttons below to sign up for sports summer camps.

Elementary Athletics

Our Elementary Spring sports are starting to come to a close. Team pictures will be held Thursday, May 4th. Your coaches have sent out times.

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.

Families Wanted to Host International Students

at St. John XXIII College Preparatory

Are you interested in becoming a host family for an International Student at St. John XXIII College Preparatory? Are you interested in introducing your family to the global community outside of the enclave of Katy, Texas, U.S.A.? We are looking for families to host students from all over the world for our International Program for the 2023-2024 school year. The host families will provide room, board, and transportation to and from school and school activities. There will be a monthly stipend for 10 months a year, paid by the student’s parents. If you are interested in participating, please contact Ms. Susie Kramer, Director of the International Student Program, at skramer@sj23lions.org for more information.