Tomorrow, Wednesday, November 1, we will celebrate All Saints Day. Students should wear full-dress uniforms. Kindergarten students will start us with the traditional Saints Parade into Mass at 8:30 a.m.  

Optional daily Mass will be this Friday, November 3 to fulfill the First Friday Devotion. Mass starts at 7:10 a.m. and ends at 7:40 a.m. in the All Saints Chapel. Please enter the building through St. Jude Hall.

Here are some more service opportunities for you to sign up for in November and December. Check out the sign-up genius here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44A8AA2DA1F58-8thgrade#/

The November Be Smart Guide is now available. Time is on your side! Learn about the "Second Window of Opportunity" and dopamine. Take the family challenge called the technology plunge and use our family discussion questions geared to get families thinking and talking! Download more information by clicking the button below.

The “For Every Saint” Capital Campaign was announced earlier this year and is now well underway! This transformational campaign will enhance St. John Paull II’s ability to provide the best in Catholic education “For Every Saint,” now and in the future. Throughout our 35-year history, StJPII has gone through necessary periods of renovation, upgrades, and construction. Capital campaigns are needed at these moments as large capital projects such as these are not part of the school’s annual fund or budget. Our incredible school has been built by the generosity of donors from previous campaigns. It is now our time to join in this legacy of generosity. This capital campaign has something "For Every Saint" - improvements to academics, security, technology, athletics, our chapel, and contributions to the endowment.

Our dedicated volunteer committee continues working diligently for the success of this campaign which will take place over the next 2-3 years. We are excited to share the joy of the “For Every Saint” campaign with the entire StJPII community, and eventually all will be invited to participate in this historic effort. Capital campaigns are different from annual fund giving - our committee members are reaching out to families one by one, and with almost 500 families here at school, that takes a while! We're excited to talk with everyone and answer any questions you may have. In the meantime, continue to pray for the success of the “For Every Saint” Capital Campaign, and for St. John Paul II Catholic School. For more information, please contact the StJPII Development Office.

Now that the weather is turning colder, more families may opt to pick up in the afternoons via carpool instead of walkers. Here is an important rule about how our carpool line should flow:

While this nuance may seem like a minor detail, it is actually very important for 2 reasons: 1) Middle School dismisses at 3:30, so there is no need to turn onto Parkway Plaza any sooner and 2) It keeps our staggered dismissal approach intact, allowing children to exit the building in a safe and organized manner. Kindly share this reminder with anyone else who may be picking up your students. Thank you for your support.

Please help us keep our campus beautiful, clean, and safe! It has come to our attention that our bathrooms tend to suffer unnecessarily during Community Events. Please encourage our children to treat StJPII's restrooms with care and respect. We love having community events here on campus! It's amazing that our children like to play together, but mischief in the bathrooms becomes a safety concern and is unfortunate for those who follow, especially our post-event cleaning crew. Thank you for your help and attention.

We are looking forward to celebrating Grandparents & Special Friends Day the Friday before Thanksgiving, the morning of November 17. This event is free of charge and we look forward to welcoming our extended families to campus. Invitations have been mailed, so please tell Grandparents and Special Friends to mark their calendars. If you need an extra invitation to forward, you may download and share an invitation, which can be found by clicking the button below.  

Our Middle School Varsity Soccer team is heading to the GHCAA Playoffs as the #1 seed in our division! We will host the Qtr final game right here TODAY 10/31, at 4:30 against St Teresa! If we win, we will play this Thursday, Nov 2nd at 4:30 with home-field advantage again, our opponent will depend on how the teams do today. If we win on Thursday we will play Saturday @ Strake Jesuit, the game time has not been confirmed but I will post the information on the Athletic calendar on our website! 

The PTO wishes to thank all the families who came out and participated in the PTO Halloween Skate Party! We had a great turnout! Hope to see you all again next year!

Join us on Saturday, November 11 for a day of community beautification. We will begin with check-in and prayer at 8:45 am on the SJV basketball court. From there, we will send teams out to help clean the yards in homes of the elderly and pick up trash form parks in our surrounding neighborhoods. We will return to SJV around 11:00 am to enjoy lunch. Free tee shirts to the first 150 participants (or, until supplies run out by size). 

All volunteers must sign up ahead of time. Adults and older children (with parental supervision if under 16) are invited to participate. A waiver will be available upon check-in. Please click on this link to sign up.

Inviting Families to join the Challenge Club community, ECYD, and Regnum Christi for a mission!! We invite you to proclaim Jesus Lord through kind acts and service this November!! Sign up indicating you are a part of StJPII and we will serve Nery’s Promise community – about 45 kids and their families. More details and registration here: https://www.ecydhouston.com/about-3 Sign up by October 30.