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Prayer Line
At Pope John, our school community lifts each other up in prayer during times of need. If you have a prayer request, or to join the prayer line, please email atm8789@sbcglobal.net. |
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Raffle tickets will be sent home this week! Make sure you get your tickets, information form, and other papers from your student on Tuesday - they will be passed out during their house meetings. For more information, email Julie Koch at koch8654@gmail.com.
If you were unable to attend Back to School night, please email Gillian Kruse at gkruse@pj23.org to arrange for the pickup of your 2012-2013 Student Directory.
Below are your announcements for the week of October 1, 2012. |
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1. Campus Ministry News
During this "40 Days for Life", Pope John's Pro Life club will sponsor the "Drive for Life" this week to benefit families who've said "Yes" to life. Please bring your diapers & wipes to your House Masters this week. Remember this is a House competition and points will be awarded!!
Our Pope John XXIII community will be celebrating the Year of Faith by offering a Lecture Series beginning October 11th. Please consider joining Monsignor Bill Young for a presentation on the New Evangelization and its relationship to the Second Vatican Council. Our first lecture will begin at 6:45PM with coffee and other goodies and conclude by 8:00PM. We are also in need of volunteers to donate baked goods. Please contact Mrs. DeMois at sdemois@pj23.org if you able to donate!
Please join our LOV ladies this Wednesday for a lunch meeting in Room 204.
Pope John XXIII is very blessed have adoration of the Blessed Sacrament a couple times per month, usually on the first and third Fridays. Parent volunteers are needed to sign up to adore Christ in the Eucharist for hour time slots, allowing the students to come and go to adoration as fits their schedules. Volunteers sign up as fits their schedules throughout the year. If you would like to be on the email list of volunteers for adoration, please email Becky Neeson at atm8789@sbcglobal.net. |
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2. Counselor's News
Financial Aid Information Night
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 6:30 pm in the Half Cafe.
We are happy to welcome Certified Financial Planners Roy Walters and Larry Mahoney to PJXXIII who have been assisting Houston area private high school guidance counselors, parents and students for over 15 years. Together they have over 50 years combined experience in the financial services field. Through experiencing their financial aid seminars, parents are able to negotiate through the challenges of funding a college education with understanding and confidence.
The session will be a one-hour presentation during which parents and students will receive information that helps them understand the federal financial aid process and utilize strategies that fit to individual circumstances to create efficiency and savings in planning for students' college education. The seminar will be helpful whether a family has large financial resources or small; are looking at applying to public or private colleges/universities; or are going through the college admissions experience for the first time or with their second or third child.
This is a reminder that on Wednesday, October 17th, all tenth and eleventh graders will be taking the PSAT test at the school. Ninth and twelfth graders will stay home. Students testing will be on early dismissal that day. Questions about the PSAT can be directed to Counselor Cynthia Cox.
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3. Family Commitment
The next opportunity for you to help take care of your family commitment is here! We will be producing another sports program for our winter sports (basketball, swimming, and soccer), and you may pay off your family commitment by soliciting advertisements in the program. We are also accepting kudos for the back of the program, though kudos will not count towards your family commitment. Honor your favorite swimmer or soccer or basketball player with a kudo in the winter sports program! |
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4. Homecoming Dance
The Homecoming dance will be held at the school at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 6.
The Student Council seeks to borrow (and return!) the following items from Pope John families for the Homecoming Dance: White Christmas Lights Potted Plants The Council is also seeking donations (not to be returned!) of: Cookies Cupcakes Candy Mini Water Bottles If your family can help with any of these items please contact Shelley Connelly at shelley.connelly68@gmail.com
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5. Roar Store News
Don't be late! Homecoming t-shirts are available at the Roar Store. Get yours while the supply lasts. Homecoming t-shirts are $15. Just arrived: new designed baseball caps and a ladies fleece zip up jacket. Coming soon long sleeve t-shirts, visors and lanyards. Come on by and check out the Roar Store!
New school spirit items are being developed and should be available in the next couple of weeks. The Roar Store also offers a limited selection of school supplies such as composition and spiral notebooks, index cards, pens and pencils, binder and graph paper, as well as microwavable lunch items, snacks and drinks. Stop by and check out the Roar Store. The store is open every day before school and during lunch.
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6. Electronics Recycling
Don't toss out those old phones, computers, or ink cartridges! This year, Pope John is collecting used electronics, ink cartridges, and jewelry for recycling and will receive fundraising dollars for the technology department for every item donated. Bring your items to the business office and drop them off in the marked box! Every little bit helps both the school and the environment. Contact Gillian Kruse at gkruse@pj23.org for more information. |
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7. Katy Rice Harvest Festival Parade
Mark your calendar for the upcoming RICE HARVEST FESTIVAL PARADE on Saturday, October 6. Our theme is "Rice Ta Meet Ya!" Fun times for the entire PJ school body! We will meet at Pope John at 7 a.m. to decorate the float and trucks, caravan to Old Katy for the parade with our marching band, and then return to school by noon. We need parents to drive and walk with the group. Donations of new or recycled Mardi Gras beads and bags of covered candies are also needed (please send to the art room). Students MUST have signed participation forms to participate. Required parade forms can be found online, in the office, and in the art room and MUST be turned in to ride. These may also be brought on Saturday morning. Come and join us with top hats and mustaches! Contact Ms.O'Donnell, art teacher, at codonnell@pj23.org for more information.
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8. Girls Basketball
There will be a mandatory meeting for parents of girls interested in playing basketball this year on Thursday, October 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the practice gymnasium. Contact Coach Linhart with questions at 713-822-5622.
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9. National Honor Society
The National Honor Society will induct its new members on October 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the school. Students who are to be inducted must arrive by 6:00 p.m. and be in "church worthy" clothing.
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10. Senior News
It is very important that all senior parents contact Julie Koch regarding the Katy Rice Festival. This is one of the biggest fundraisers for the senior class. It is very important that all of our families participate. Julie can be reached via email at jkoch8654@gmail.com. Thank you for supporting our seniors.
E ven though it still seems like fall, the poinsettia sale deadline is fast approaching. Please return your order forms to the office as soon as possible. More forms are available in the office as well. If you have any questions, contact Kristine Perilla kmptexas@yahoo.com or 281-702-3654
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11. Yard Signs and Car Decals
Cheer is running the Custom Yard Sign and Window Decal fundraiser again this year! Attached is the order form which can be filled out and returned to the office. Samples of the signs are attached to the forms and we will have samples at the table as well. The yard signs are 60.00 each (+8.25% tax), with no limit on the number of activities included. Window decals are 13.00 each (+8.25% tax). Please make checks payable to PJHS Cheer. |
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12. Chick-fil-a Breakfasts
Starting Tuesday, August 21, the senior class will be selling chicken breakfast biscuits from Chick-fil-a before school on Tuesdays. Make sure to support the class of 2013!
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13. Katy Gift Market Fundraiser
The Lion Pride Band is selling tickets to the ever popular Home For The Holidays Gift Market, which will be held at the the Merrell Center in Katy November 16th - 18th. Tickets cost $6.00 each and proceeds will go towards purchasing new instruments for the band. So grab your friends and plan to shop til you drop! Contact Patti Smith at pattismith@consolidated.net.
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