Saints Family join us in congratulations to our 3rd quarter Saints Award recipients by watching the video below from our Administration team.

Our Lenten journey to Easter is almost upon us! Here are a few updates for this week and the upcoming long weekend ahead:

Two video links will be sent to you on Holy Thursday: the Grandparents Day video, and our 6th Grade Stations of the Cross devotion. Please be on the lookout!

There is no Mass this week, students do not need to wear full dress uniforms any day this week.

Holy Thursday is a full day of school. (Students wear casual uniforms. We are making up the time due to inclement weather earlier this year, so we will not have the early release that was previously scheduled.)

Good Friday and Easter Monday are student holidays, so the campus will be closed.

We hope that Holy Week has allowed you to reflect on your many blessings and allowed you to grow closer to Jesus. May you find renewed joy and hope in His resurrection!

The list of major dates for the 2021-2022 academic year is included below and has also been posted to our website. This list includes the first day of school, school holidays, early release dates, etc. Please mark your calendars!

Please remember to share our Grandparents and Special Friends' Video with all Grandparents and Special Friends on Thursday, April 1. Thank you in advance for helping us make this event special for our Grandparents and Special Friends.

7th grade is sponsoring the Rice Bowl project for Catholic Relief Services. This project helps children in need around the world. All StJPII students are asked to bring a donation for the Rice Bowl in their classroom. The collection ends on Thursday, April 1.

Dr. Crystal Collier to begin talking with grades 3-8 and parents on social and emotional wellness. Please see the flyer below for more information. Questions about this event, please contact Betty Costantini, Middle School Counselor at bcostantini@jp2.org.

It’s finally here…the 2021 Tuition Raffle! Here’s your chance to win FREE StJPII TUITION for your oldest child for the 2021-2022 school year! All raffle proceeds benefit St. John Paul II Catholic School. It’s simple to participate…just fill out the tickets that were enclosed in today's Tuesday folder (March 30) and send them back to the school office. Additional tickets may be downloaded by clicking the button below. All tickets are due before April 13th at 3:30 p.m. The winning ticket will be drawn on April 16, 2021.

Your tuition invoices for school year 2021-22 were sent home in your youngest student's folder. Please remember that Tuition is due on Friday, April 30, 2021. If you need a tuition invoice, please contact the Business Office.

Children 3 years old through 8th grade are invited to the StJPII Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), June 7-25 from 9:30-2:30, where we emphasize hands-on exploration in a fun, stimulating, and supportive environment. The program features small class sizes and is taught by highly-qualified teachers. (Before and aftercare is available too.)

The early registration deadline is April 9, after which date the registration fee increases. Sibling discounts are also available. For more information and to register, click the button below or contact SEP Director Kim McCurry.

Please support the 8th Grade fundraiser! Students may buy a pass for only $5 to wear nail polish, untucked shirts, and any color tennis shoes. The pass will be valid on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Please download the flyer and turn it in to your homeroom teacher or the front office by Thursday, April 1st. There must be ONE form per student!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Bidding with Bernie Online Auction! Because of you, we raised over $33,000! We were excited to offer our tried-and-true packages, but some new options like a "Teacher for the Day" and "Picnic Lunch with the Principal" were popular too! If you purchased a free shoes or nail polish pass, those kiddos will get to cash in on their prize the week of April 12. We hope you had a chance to purchase our custom StJPII school rosary! We will contact you once they are ready for pick up. Thank you again for supporting StJPII!

Did you get a chance to see the new custom St. John Paul II Catholic School rosary? Offered as part of our online auction, this one of a kind rosary was designed exclusively for our families. The Lord has blessed generations of StJPII students and their families, and in keeping with our deep commitment to our Catholic faith, we are delighted to offer this one of a kind keepsake to our community. Orders will be available for pick up later this summer, and would make the perfect gift for many occasions, such as Graduation and First Holy Communion. Since the rosaries are handmade and shipped from Italy, we can only offer them for a limited time. To order yours, click on the button below. Even though the online auction has closed, rosary sales have been extended and will only remain open through tomorrow, March 31, at 10:00 a.m.

Our family event, Movie on the Plaza, will be happening soon! Buy your tickets NOW for this fun event, which will be on the athletic field on April 9th. Tickets are only $15 per family, and will be limited to 100 families, so don't delay! We will have a giant screen playing LIVE ACTION ALADDIN for all to enjoy! Families will be spaced out on the field to ensure social distancing and everyone must wear a mask. We encourage you to bring a blanket, lawn chairs, and have a great time with our community! We will have a food truck in the parking lot too! The PTO will also sell concessions, Spirit Store items, and Fun in the Sun t-shirts. We can't wait to enjoy a night together under the stars! Please contact communications@jp2.org if you have any questions.

We are looking forward to planning our Mother & Son event scheduled for May 1. If you would like to volunteer on Mother/Son, committee send an email to Communications@jp2.org.

Please join the PTO after Easter for the April virtual PTO meeting to be held Wednesday, April 7, 2021 09:30 AM Central Time.

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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 that are the same gender, in the same grade(s) and may live close to one another. Per Covid guidelines this will be a virtual volunteer opportunity. 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

Birthday packages are sold out! Only Adult Small & Medium t-shirts are left. You can still have your kid’s name displayed on the marquee to celebrate hers/his special day!

Aida Patino, Ana M. Esteva-Parra, Analia Gugliotti, Anne Davis, Carol Neslony, Danille LaLonde, Diane Bramanti, Elizabeth Feldpausch, Heidi Galito, Julia Hillier, Kathy Forbes, Rocio Morales, Sandra Vreedenburgh, Suzanne Krejci, Thien Nguyen, Tiffani Le.

We are now at the end and beginning of 3 of our spring sports teams, what a crazy schedule this has been for our athletes and parents!

Baseball will hopefully make the GHCAA playoffs, softball has secured the #4 seed and will play next week against St. Vincent de Paul. Soccer has started off their spring season with wins across the board for both the JV & Varsity teams! Boys lacrosse will face Kinkaid next week in their home opener, and our Lady Saints will travel to Emery Weiner on April 12 for their season opening game.

Track & Field will hopefully have their 2nd meet on April 10, fingers crossed for them! All I can say is to please keep the prayers coming for a "regular" sports season starting in the fall - we sure need it!

Well we got to "PLAY BALL" this past weekend! Our 12 teams got off to a great start and all went very well for the kiddos! A HUGE thank you to the coaches and parents for being so positive and patient, while the WHCSA league got the program going after yet another curve ball with the snow/ice storm!

As always, thank you for your never-ending support!

When Girl Scout Cadettes focus on an issue they care about, learn the facts, and take action to make a difference, they gain the confidence and skills that will catapult them to lifelong success. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Silver Award—the highest honor a Cadette can achieve. All 17 girls in Troop 20000 completed their Silver Award projects this year. Each Girl Scout partnered up with a local organization to help solve a problem in the community and put 50 hours into their project.

The organizations that benefited from their work included: Houston Humane Society, Citizens for Animal Protection, West Houston Assistance Ministries, StJPII Catholic School and Ashford Forest Lake HOA.

Congrats to all the 8th Grade Girl Scouts on their Silver Award achievements!