April 23, 2024

All School Mass

We will have All School Mass on Friday, April 26. Students should wear their full dress uniforms. There will be an optional daily Mass before school on Wednesday, April 24 in the Chapel at 7:10 a.m.

May Crowning - Next Friday

All students are asked to bring in ONE flower next Friday, May 3 for our May Crowning ceremony at Mass. Bring your flower to your homeroom teacher on the morning of May 3. We will make a beautiful basket of flowers for Our Lady, Mother Mary! Thank you for helping your child honor our Blessed Mother. 

St. John Vianney Sacrament Preparation Classes

If your child is a parishioner at SJV and wants to receive their 1st Reconciliation and Eucharist next year please read the flyer and contact SJV to get started. Just a reminder that you need to register and attend classes at your home parish in order to receive the sacraments even if you attend a Catholic school. If you have any questions, contact Kristi Yohr.

The Girl Scout Food Drive

The 4th Grade Girl Scout Juniors Troop 149161 is hosting a food drive for the Houston Food Bank to earn their Read Resilient Strong Badge. Collection bins will be available in the school hallways from April 22-26, 2024. Most needed items include water, crackers, granola bars and other protein snacks, canned tuna, cereal, canned soup, canned ravioli, paper towels, toilet paper, paper plates/cups/utensils, and cleaners. Thank you for your support in helping to fight hunger!

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

Did you know the annual Saints at Sunset Crawfish Boil is a community event, not a fundraiser? In fact, MOST events coordinated by the Development Department are intended purely for fellowship and fun. Community events may be free or ticketed. When tickets are sold, as is the case of the Crawfish Boil and Father/Daughter, the ticket price covers the cost of the event itself. Free community events include family favorites like Homecoming and Trunk or Treat. We are already planning a full slate of fun events for next year, so stay tuned!

2024-2025 Tuition

Tuition invoices are due on Friday, May 3. Late fees will be assessed to all invoices not paid, including any tuition loans that begin the process that week. Late fees are $100 per week. Please pay your tuition invoice.

2024 Parent Survey

Please take a moment and complete the 2024 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.

New Uniform Provider

For several years, Mills Uniform Company has been a trusted provider for our saint community. However, we recently received notice of their acquisition by another company. This prompted us to start exploring alternative uniform suppliers to guarantee a seamless transition and uphold our commitment to exceptional customer service and high-quality products. We're pleased to announce our partnership with Risse Brothers. They are diligently working to supply all the required uniform pieces with minimal changes.

Shop at Mills/DENNIS for uniforms until the end of May 2024.

Begin shopping at Risse Uniforms in store and online June 1, 2024. Risse Uniform’s summer sale will be offered the entire month of June both in store and online.

Click the button below to view the items that will be changing as we transition from Mills Uniforms to Risse Uniforms. These item changes will not be mandatory until the 2026/2027 school year. All information is accessible on our website.

Book Fair Thanks!

A big Thank You to all the volunteers and to you, parents, students, and teachers for making our Literati book fair a success! We sold over 10,000.00 in items. That is super for a spring fair. Our new vendor has overcome many of their supply chain issues. The library budget will enjoy this 25% after taxes boost. Thank you again for supporting reading and the school library! Happy Reading – Ms. Lamb

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 envelope

Pledging to be a Smart Family

Are you a Smart family? Last chance to take the pledge!! Get your pledge in NOW. The drawing for the $100 gift card will take place this Friday, after all-school mass. Click the button below to pledge now!

4 Phone Rules Kids Desperately Need

Check out this informative article about why phone use damages our kids and how we (as parents) can help them. Click the button below. 

Today is the last day to buy tickets to the Father Daughter Dance!

A second boat has become available! A few spots are open.

Please click the button below to sign up!!

Senior Send Off

Do you know a graduating senior who went to StJPII? Please help us welcome the Class of 2020 back for a special Senior Send-Off on May 24, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. We will have refreshments in the library. If you are able to attend, please rsvp to communications@jp2.org.

8th Grade: High School Selection, Scholarships and Ceremony RSVP

We are eagerly anticipating the Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony. If you haven't already done so, please help us prepare by providing some details by clicking the button below. You will be asked to enter where your graduate will attend high school if s/he received any scholarships, and RSVP for the Mass and Ceremony.

Leadership Ceremony

Following Mass on April 26, the 7th and 8th grade students will have the honor of participating in our 7th/8th grade Leadership Ceremony. This is a special moment when our 8th graders symbolically transfer leadership of their Saint Family to the rising 8th grader. After the Ceremony, the 7th grade parents are welcome to attend a brief reception with their students in St. Jude Hall.

The votes are in and the Middle School dance theme has been announced! All middle schoolers are invited to join in the fun at the STUCO sponsored event: Gone Gold.

Please be on the lookout for the registration forms in the Tuesday folders. If your student needs another form, you can print one here. Registration forms are due to Ms. Fama by Friday, April 26th.

In order to be in accordance with the dress code for this year's dance, please check out the attire guide here or on Ms. Fama's Google Classroom (7th and 8th grades) or Ms. Hirsch's Google Classroom (6th grade). If you have any questions about attire for the dance, please speak to or email Ms. Fama.

We hope to see you there!

STUCO + Ms. Fama

PTO Meeting - Last One of the Year!

The final PTO Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 1 at 8:30am. We’ll be meeting at Pecan Creek Grille! Join us for our final discussions about Fun in the Sun, plans for the remainder of the year, and hopes for the future!

Fun In the Sun (FITS)

Fun in the Sun (FITS) festivities will take over campus on Friday, May 17. PreK – 1st grade will have their carnival and inflatables in the back of the school near the big playground. Lower elementary and middle school (2nd -8th) activities will be in the front of the school, pavilion and fields.

Registration is required and now open! Click the button to sign up your Saint(s)! Make sure to purchase a lunch / wristband / tshirt during registration. Each child needs a separate 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. Late registration begins May 4!

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 to visit our Amazon list to donate (link attached)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.

Donations are Greatly Appreciated!

Fun in the Sun is our school PTO’s BIGGEST fundraiser. Through the Acceptiva link, the same used to register your Saint(s), you have the option to give a $10, $20, $50, or $100 donation. Please consider helping us to defer the costs of this fun event. Every donation really helps, no matter the size! Your donations help us to give more back to the school. Last year alone, “Fun In the Sun” raised just over $20,000 through their volunteer efforts! These funds allow StJPII to purchase many teacher wish-list items that enhance classroom learning, including: a document camera, bouncy bands for student chairs, beach balls, hula hoops, stemscopes dive-in kit, Lego chain stem kit, stand up desk, small group table, classroom library accessories, craft kiln, laptops, and more! 

Thank you to our event sponsors Bopzip and Enclave Vision!

Sponsorship Opportunities

We are looking for company sponsorship for our games and prizes to help to defer the costs of the event, allowing the PTO to give more back to our school. If you know of a company that is interested in helping us out or have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email fits@jp2.org.

If you have any questions about this event or want more information, please email Leticia Shirley, fits@jp2.org and keep checking Saints Weekly for the details.

Elementary Athletics

Elementary Spring Sports Pictures for BOTH WHCSA and Chapelwood Volleyball will be on Monday 4/29! Your Coaches will let you know what your team's time slot will be so please do your best to be on time! Athletes are to wear full uniform for the pictures.

Middle School Athletics

This Saturday our track and field team will attend the GHCAA T&F Championship which will be held at Strake Jesuit. The Meet will start at 9:00 am so come early!!! Our Lady Saints Softball team is in the GHCAA Playoffs with the 1st round game to be played on Monday 4/29 at St. Pius High School @ 6:00 pm vs St. Rose of Lima, so come out and cheer on all of our teams!

Share Your Spring Sports Photos

We love to see your photos of our saints in action! If you get a great shot at practice or a 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.

Summer Enrichment Program

There is still time to sign up! Sign up today for StJPII's Summer Enrichment Program. Students going into PreK-4 through 8th Grade are welcome. Click the button below for more information.

Camp Invention at StJPII

Confidence, creativity, and friendship are what Camp Invention is all about! Save $15 when you register for all-new STEM fun at St. John Paul II. You won’t want to miss this! Use SUM15 by 5/16 to save. Click the button below to check out an awesome STEM activity on carbonation chemistry to try at home! 

Do you have a high school student looking for volunteer hours? We are also looking for high school students in grades 10-12 or college age students to volunteer with mentoring our groups. Please contact awetwiski@jp2.org for additional information!