Knights Highlights - June 2023 | |
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Hafa adai! We hope you are enjoying your summer!
Catch the latest Knights Highlights, with news and links to stories of the many great things happening at St. John's School. Older newsletters can be found here.
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We are pleased and proud to congratulate the Class of 2023 for their well-deserved success and the commendable achievements they have attained throughout their stay at St. John's School. The Class of 2023 celebrated their graduation on Saturday, June 3rd at the Hilton Guam Resort and Spa Ballroom.
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Kindergarten Class of 2035 Graduation | |
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Congratulations to the Class of 2035 kindergarten graduates who have just been promoted to the 1st grade! They received their certificates of promotion on June 7th in the Lower School Courtyard, celebrating with their families and friends.
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The upper school Class of 2024 juniors received their class rings at the annual Ring Ceremony, symbolizing the handing down of responsibility from the seniors to the juniors.
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Knights Excel in Science, Math, and Social Studies Competitions | |
National Merit Finalists 2023 | |
All ten St. John’s upper school seniors advanced from semifinalist to finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Of the 15,000 selected finalists, approximately 7,250 of these talented high school seniors will earn a National Merit Scholarship award this spring.
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U.S. Presidential Scholar, Semifinalists, Candidates, and Distinguished Teacher | |
Class of 2023's Jin Chung, and upper school English teacher, Mrs. Leslie Salas, were named U.S. Presidential Scholar and Distinguished Teacher, respectively.
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U.S. Presidential Candidates include
Miwa Gudmundsen, Seungho (Sunny) Kang, John Zachary Robato, and Kasey Xu. Semifinalists include Elizabeth Chua, Mark Wang, and Justine Xu.
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Students Express Themselves Through Music, Arts, and Writing | |
St. John's students did very well and placed in their respective categories at the Toyota Dream Car Contest and Young Artist Competition, and upper school students, Grace Kang, placed first overall in the 2023 Guam Congressional Art Competition, and Rina Olsen was selected as a co-Grand Champion in the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association’s 37th Annual Student Poetry Contest.
Students also showcased their artistic and musical prowess at the annual Spring Concert/Senior Tribute Concert, IB Visual Art Exhibition: Intertwined, IB Music Night: The Finale, and Philippine Consulate General’s Mga Sinag ng Sining (Rays of Art) Art Exhibition (US Student: Liam Padua / Teacher: Rolly Zepeda.
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Guam Nihongo Challenge Bowl | |
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Our upper school students participated and placed at the Guam Nihongo (Japanese) Challenge Bowl. Congratulations Knights!
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Honor Societies Induct New Members | |
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Congratulations to the new middle and upper school National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), Tri-M Music Honor Society, and National Honor Society (NHS) inductees.
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SJS Spring Festival - PTA Thanks You! | |
The SJS Spring Festival took place on Friday, April 14 in the school gym. On behalf of the St. John’s School PTA, thank you for helping to make this a fun and joyful event for all of our children and the school.
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Michelle Untalan, New Head of School | |
We are proud to announce that Michelle Untalan, Assistant Head of School for Lower School and SJS alumna, will be taking on the role of Head of School commencing July 1, 2023.
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Congratulations to the following teams and individuals for placing in their respective sports:
- MS Boys Indoor Volleyball - 1st place
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All-Island Team Selection: Alwyn Lin, Kobe Miyashita (MVP), Oliver Schaumann
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MS Girls Soccer IIAAG / Sugar & Spice - 1st Place
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All-Island Team Selection: Olivia Conroy (MVP), Hope Hutapea, and Saya Green
- MS Girls Basketball - 3rd Place
- US Girls Beach Volleyball (Team) - 2nd Place
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US All-Island Pairs - 1st Place, Girls: Cyerra Lauron and Shihori Fujisaki / Boys: Aidan Johnson and Zeke Sablan
- US Boys Volleyball - 3rd Place
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All-Island Team Selection (Honorable Mention): Aidan Johnson, Cameron Kelley, Lucas Lee, Jason Palomares, Harry Vitale
- US Paddling JV Girls - 2nd Place
- US Tennis
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Team: Girls: 2nd Place / Boys: 3rd Place
- Singles - (Girls; 1st Place) Sydney Packbier / (Boys; 3rd Place) Aarman Sachdev
- Doubles A (Girls) - Champion: Aubrey Cruz/Amelie Perez-Terlaje
- Doubles B (Boys) - Champion: Brandon Su/Allan Zeng; Third Place: Dylan Chong/Liam Padua. (Girls) - Champion: Elizabeth Higley / Vivian Wen
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All-Island: Boys Singles: Aarman Sachdev (MVP); Girls Singles: Sydney Packbier (MVP) and Amelie Perez-Terlaje; Boys Doubles: Brandon Su/Allan Zeng and Arinjay Basu/Luke Jang; Girls Doubles: Aubrey Cruz/Joyce Lin and Elizabeth Higley/Vivian Wen
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Knight Profiles - Class of 2023 | |
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Jordan Baden
Valedictorian
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Jordan Baden, the Valedictorian of St. John’s Class of 2023, has been awarded the highest honor in the class. She has not only excelled academically but also made a name for herself as an accomplished athlete. Throughout her high school years, Jordan has demonstrated exceptional dedication and commitment to her studies and athletic pursuits.
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Vaishnavi Khandelwal
Salutatorian
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This year’s St. John’s Class of 2023 Salutatorian, Vaishnavi Khandelwal, has consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic, dedication, and a passion for learning throughout her academic journey. She has embraced the challenge of rigorous academic programs and has excelled in her studies, earning her the recognition as one of the top achievers in her graduating class.
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Session 1 Cancelled
Session 2: Kinder Prep is closed. We are still accepting students for our English Academy, LS, MS, and US Camps.
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