Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope

Greetings,

St. John School had a great week celebrating the 40th anniversary of Catholic Schools. The Mega Mass with the Bishop was fantastic. It is always an excellent experience for our students to see a church full of youth celebrating God together. Students also enjoyed the Lego's activitiy and ice cream sundaes. Almost 500 cans were collected and given to the amen house by our students! This is an excellent example of the service that our students give to the community. Lastly, thank you to all the parents who volunteered to make many of the activities possible. The breakfast provided for the staff was delicious - I think I probably gained a pound or two! Please keep St. John School in your prayers.

Take care and God bless,

Here's What's New:

Registration Reminders

Registration for current families for the 2014-2015 school year has started. Current families need to turn in their paperwork and $100 per student registration fee by February 18th to avoid paying a higher registration fee. Registration opens to parishioners on February 10th and to the public on February 18th.

Gala Help Needed

With the Gala less than 2 weeks away we need your help. If you have any baskets that you would like to donate for us to use, please drop them off in the school office by Friday February 7th. Also, we are in need of workers for the night of the event. We need around 8 people to help from 8:40-?. These people will help us closed down the different sections of the auction and then gather the winning bidders items for checkout. Please contact Jennifer Noffsinger at jenkuba1@yahoo.com if you help. Also, if you still need tickets you can purchase them online on the school or parish website or at the office. The deadline for purchasing tickets is 2/11.

Pep Rally this Friday

We will have our Battle for the Rock Pep Rally on Friday the 7th at 1pm. Students may wear their spirit wear shirts on this day. Please check out the athletics page on the school website for more information about the pep rally.

Amen House Needs

The Amen House is busy helping those in need every day. At this time, they are in need of regular toiletry items, as well as diapers and wipes for babies! Please remember them as you grocery shop this week!

Recycling News

With the frigid temperatures we have been experiencing, our Green Team Volunteers would greatly appreciate it if you could pre-count your bags before dropping them off in the recycling center. Please label your bags with the number of Aluminum AND the number of PET (plastic) in each bag. Labeling your bags makes the counting process more efficient and saves our volunteers a lot of time. THANK YOU to all those that have been pre-counting your bags!

Scrip News

The second grade class won the last scrip contest and will receive a cake pop party for having the highest participation. February scrip contest: The class with the highest volume of gift cards purchased wins a cupcake party!

Box Tops

Remember to turn in your box tops! Please have all your collected box tops turned into the office by February 28th. This will be the last submission for the school year. This is an easy way to earn money for our school. Thank you for your support.

My Coke Rewards

Don't forget to continue collecting coke points and sending them to the school office. We have used these points to get many great items for our classrooms this year. Our point balance is starting to run low, so send in as many coke points as you can!

2014 Winter Gala and Silent Auction

Did you know there are only 2 weeks left until the Winter Gala?

Questions, comments, or concerns? As always, feel free to contact us anytime or simply reply to this email.