April 30, 2024

First Friday

This Friday we will continue our tradition of honoring the First Friday devotion with all school Mass. It is often marked by a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus since Jesus died for us and won our salvation on a Friday. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) reported visions of Jesus Christ directing her to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on nine consecutive First Fridays in reparation for sins and to show love to Jesus. We pray your family continues this devotion through the summer.

May Crowning - First Friday

All students are asked to bring in ONE flower this 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. 

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

All Things Fun In the Sun (FITS)

Spreading the Sunshine 

Over the next few weeks you will see a board on the fence next to the gym. For each donation of $25 or more made to Fun in the Sun, we will display the family’s name on it. It is our goal to fill the board. You will be able to see the board as you go through the car line to pick up or drop off your students. Please consider donating!! These donations help us to pay for the snow cones, prizes, DJ, games, photo booth, dunk tank, and many other costs that go into making the day GREAT for the kids. Donations ALSO benefit teachers and their wish list items! Donations may be made through the same Acceptiva link used to register your Saint. Please consider helping us to defer the costs of this fun event. Every donation really helps, no matter the size! 

Missing Fun in the Sun?

We don’t want anyone left out, so we make sure all students are accounted for with lunch or tickets. If your student is going to be absent for Fun in the Sun day please use the registration link to let us know.

Late registration begins May 4 with a late fee of $25 per child!

NO lunch option available after May 3!

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. Additional tickets for grades 2-8 may also be purchased via the link. Remember, tickets are NOT required to play games. Tickets are for treats/snacks and baskets. 



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. 

Donations Needed for Lucky Ticket Baskets

Lucky Ticket Baskets are special baskets FILLED with the most popular items your kids want right now! 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. Emails were sent out last week requesting donations. Please consider donating items based on the theme described in the email.

FITS Volunteer Sign Up

Fun in the Sun cannot happen without you, our parent volunteers! This is our biggest event of the year and we need several volunteers to help with setting up, running the games and booths, clean up and much more! Please consider coming to help out and have fun while doing it! Check out the link below to sign up for a shift. 



Volunteers are also needed to assemble the student bags. If you can, join us on May 6 in St. Jude Hall from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Come the entire time or just for a bit. All hands are welcome and appreciated!

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

Did you know that 9 members of our StJPII family entered the Catholic Church this past Easter. Congratulations!

Ben Baker

Lainey Balhoff

Ryan, Jenn, John Ryan, and Knox Bickley

Greg Gordillo

Darya and Donya Momeni

2024-2025 Tuition

Tuition invoices are due 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.

THANK YOU

The Father Daughter Dance was a beautiful evening. Thank you to all of those who attended this special night. A special thank you goes out to Cindy Kim, Payton Donohue, and the amazing friends at Parkway Plaza Chick-Fil-a.

A big thank you goes out to Lauren Holub Photography and PixieTouch Photo booth for capturing the memories of this precious night. Please click the button below to access the photos from the dance. 

Negative Balances

The end of the year is just around the corner. Starting May 1, if your student has a negative balance, they will receive a cheese sandwich or a Wow butter and jelly sandwich until the balance is cleared. Please pay any of your outstanding balances. Please make sure you do not owe anything to ECI for school lunches. You may check your account by clicking on the button below. Please put your family number on any checks or payment envelopes. Thank you.

Spirit Afternoon at Chick-fil-A

Families are invited to patronize our neighborhood Chick-fil-A  TODAY, Tuesday, April 30 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Once a month we partner with the 13412 Briar Forest location (around the corner at Eldridge) and they have graciously offered to donate 20% of the dine-in and drive-thru proceeds back to StJPII. (Orders through their APP qualify for 15% back!) When ordering, share that you are with St. John Paul II Catholic School. Please thank them for this wonderful partnership!

Death By Dessert -Tarts Production

The Theater Arts presents Death by Dessert by Nathan Hartswick tomorrow evening, Wednesday May 1, in the GSC. Don't miss out! The curtain opens at 7 p.m. Admission is free and all are welcome.

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.

PTO Meeting - Last One of the Year!

The final PTO Meeting will be held tomorrow, 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!

PTO Questionnaire

The PTO would like to hear from you! The StJPII PTO is looking for ways to improve and expand the level of communication as well as the services we can provide to our students and their families. We need your help to accomplish this task. Please take just a few minutes to click the link and answer the survey.

Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10. The PTO has some wonderful events planned for the teachers such as snacks, giveaways, and the luncheon but it is always fun for the students to show their appreciation as well. Emails were sent from Homeroom Parents with details. 

Spirit Store

Mother’s Day is coming up! Why not gift mom a soft, plush Bernie to hug? Is mom a little chilly in the cool weather of Spring? Order her a hoodie! Get her prepped for the Summer! How about a visor to help keep the summer sun out of her eyes or an Under Armour shirt to keep her cool? Help her show off her mom pride all Summer long with a StJPII Mom shirt. The possibilities are endless. Visit the Spirit Store and place your order today!

Used Uniform

The processes surrounding Used Uniform Sales have been revised. Please see the details in the flyer. As we’d like for the used uniforms to be ready to wear, we ask that you please make sure all items are what is considered to be gently used. This means all zippers must work, all buttons must be accounted for, no holes should be in the fabrics, and there should be no stains.

The next donation drop-off dates will be May 20-24. The next sale date will be June 5, 11am-1pm in St. Jude Hall. Please continue to check Saints Weekly for further updates.

The Birthday Club - Let's celebrate your child's special day together!

Celebrate your child’s birthday with The Birthday Club! Please order now for May birthdays or any other month and choose from our range of exclusive items, including t-shirts, squeezes, and marquee name display.

As the school year is ending, you may think that celebrating your child's birthday during the summer won't be possible. However, that's not true! You can still celebrate your child's special day with our help!

We have got you covered! You can purchase our birthday package, and we will deliver it to your child during the month of May. Even though we won't be there physically, we will be there in spirit to celebrate with you!

The GHCAA Championship was held last Saturday and WOW did our team show up and perform with all their might! All Relays and Individual competitors ran season best and placed in the top ten. Girls team ranked: 5th of 12 and Boys 6th of 14. Below you will find the top 6 finishers.

Girls Relays:

7th Grade

4x1: 3rd place

4x4: 2nd place

8th Grade:

4x1: 2nd place

4x4: 4th place

Individual Medals/Ribbons 1st-6th place:

1st place: Evy Mendoza 800m

2nd place: Niomi Oyediran 200m, Sophia Lozano 1600m, Roselynne Da Silva 800m

3rd place: Roselynne Da Silva 400m and 1600m

4th place: Abigail Rennie 100m, Sophia Lozano 800m, Giulia Sabonghy 400m

Boys Relays:

7th grade: 

4x1: 1st place 

4x4: 1st place 

Individual Medal/Ribbons:

1st place: Samuel Moreno Long Jump

3rd place: Martin El Fady 800m, Logan Oceani 100m, Samuel Moreno 400m

5th place: Benjamin Khrieiche, Sorin Amorosa 800m and 1600m

Meanwhile last night our Lady Saints Softball team played in the 1st round of the GHCAA Championship against St Rose of Lima and they too showed up in a BIG WAY!!!! Despite our 6-4 loss, our girls never stopped playing with all their heart and soul. Coach Hirsch was so very proud of our team and they sure walked off the field with their heads held high, and their "EYES UP!"

Great job by all of our Saints!!

Middle School Athletic Awards Night ~ Next Thursday, May 9th in the GSC starting at 6:00 pm! We welcome all the athletes that participated in a Middle School sport this past school year along with your parents to attend this fun evening! We will acknowledge each sport, as well as our Coaches, and say farewell to our 8th grade athletes. Dessert and refreshments will be served.

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 - closes FRIDAY!

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!