Click here for the athletic calendar and games scheduled this week. 

This Weeks Schedule: All games are 4:00 pm unless indicated otherwise.

Click here for school addresses for away games. 

Good Luck to all the Bosco Bulldogs!!!

Friday, January 31 will be a 12:00 noon dismissal.  There will be no lunch on that day.

An annual tradition at St. John Bosco, Special Persons' Day is a day set-aside during Catholic Schools Week where we open up our campus to special people in your student's life.  It is designed for the special people in your child's life that wouldn't normally have an opportunity to be on campus - grandparents, godparents, a special aunt or uncle, close family friend, etc.  During their time here on campus they will get a bird's eye view of what our students are learning and doing on a daily basis and what makes St. John Bosco and Catholic education so special.

Teachers are very sensitive to students who may not have someone to visit and make sure those students are included in a very real way.

Please follow this link to provide contact information for your student's special person. They will be sent an invitation via email with all of the details of the event. 

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Audrey W. from Mrs. Reichardt's fourth grade class was the overall winner of the St. John Bosco Spelling Bee on Wednesday, January 8.  Audrey will be representing St. John Bosco at the Diocesan Bee during Catholic Schools Week. It was a nail biting race for second place between four time classroom winner, Madison P. and newcomer, Anthony D. Madison ended it in the 15th round by spelling "pandering". Madison is our second place winner and will be the alternate for the Diocesan Bee. A big thank you to the parents and staff who helped with the preparation of the Bee. Mrs. Avila did a wonderful job as the pronouncer and Ms. Sullivan and Mrs. Guthrie were great at handling the microphones. Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Galvan, and Mrs. Jehle did a fine job judging the Bee. Special thanks go to Mrs. Quintana and Mrs. Haik for putting in overtime for helping with programs, certificates, and contestant tags. Let's hear two Bulldog barks for the contestants. Their preparation made this year's Bee an exciting one.

The following students were the classroom Spelling Bee winners:  

4N Antone D., Santiago G.

4R Audrey W., Max H.

5D Rocco G., Christianna G.

5H Isabella G., Christopher V.

6S Hannah P., Nolan R.

6W Delaney S., Colby G.

7B  Isabelle A., Sophia W.

7W  Sophia T., Kali P.

8B Eleanor C., Roman  D.

8G  Vincent P., Madison P.

There will be a Used Uniform Sale on Monday, January 27, from 7:30am to 8:15am and again on Tuesday, January 28, from 2:30pm to 3:15pm.  If you have uniforms that you would like to donate, please drop them off at the front office.  

Field day will be during Catholic Schools Week.  We need volunteers to help organize games and activities.  Please click here to sign up.   

We are excited to announce that the Fry's Community Rewards program (VIP cards linked to our school) sent St John Bosco School a check for $2,652.42.  Thank you to all who participate in this program.

Scrip credit reports went home with your children last week. Please return signed and completed reports to Mrs. Condon by Friday, January 24.

There will be a $5 Free Dress Day on Wednesday, January 22.  and a Bake Sale on Friday, January 24 after school in the courtyard. Proceeds will benefit upcoming school wide  events sponsored by the Student Council.  

Baseball season is right around the corner.  Bosco ball players have the exciting opportunity to purchase custom wood bats from two different vendors.  Wood bats are excellent training tools for practice, teaching better swing mechanics and where on the bat to make contact. Additionally, they can save some wear and tear on regular metal/composite bats, especially during tee work. 7th grade players especially should consider a wood bat for the upcoming Bosco baseball season. In the public middle schools, this is a "transitional" time. Players use bats with weights that are heavier than Little League bats, but lighter than full-sized adult bats. Unfortunately, the CYAA organization requires 7th and 8th grade ball players to jump from Little League bats directly to full-sized adult bat weights.

Wood bats are a way for players to still use "transitional" bats, as wood bats are allowed to be lighter weight than metal bats in CYAA.

Coaches Kominski, Rubio and myself have purchased bats for our sons and would be happy to let you take a look before you decide to buy or not.

Zinger Bat Company is a local bat manufacturer which has a design that includes the Bosco "SJB" logo on ash bats, a full paint job with a sky/royal blue and the engraving is the Bosco gold/yellow. Dove Tail Bat Company is out of Maine, but were sponsors of this past weekend's Desert Vista Baseball fundraiser. Their bats are offered in ash, birch and maple with a traditional "pro" design, and they stain their bats. They have worked with us to design a Bosco only bat design which incorporates "Pro" bat design and materials, but a shorter design in a transitional weight.

For more information or order forms, please email me: erikwbrown@me.com

TRIVIA NIGHT

Do you think you are smart or just want to have a blast?

Trivia Night is one of the most fun SJB adult event of the year.

Join the Dads Club for the 8th Annual SJB Trivia Night

Saturday, January 25 at 6pm in the MPR. The deadline to register a team has been extended to January 23.

If you are still searching for a team or if you need additional team members, please let us know.  We can help!

For questions or to be put on a team email Peter Grossgold  or phone at 602-810-5555.

Click here for additional information and team registration form.