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St. John Bosco Catholic School is a Pre-K through 8th Grade Catholic elementary school dedicated to academic excellence, serving others and developing the whole child.
St. John Bosco Catholic School serves students and their families in the Ahwatukee area of Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Maricopa and other East valley cities.
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Save the Date! Saturday, April 18, 2015
Join us for "Bosco Goes to Broadway," SJB's Annual Golf - Dinner - Auction - Casino Night fundraiser with golf at Club West and the gala at Four Points by Sheraton Phoenix South Mountain. Please join us for a day of fun while supporting St. John Bosco Catholic School! Please check out The Bosco website for more information.
Calling all Golfers!
Start lining up your ringers for the 14th Annual Bosco Golf Tournament, April 18 at Club West Golf Club. We begin with a 7:00 am shotgun start. Don't miss out on the goodie bags, continental breakfast, lunch, raffle, hole-in-one and challenge holes, giveaways and a fantastic framed picture of your foursome. Online sign up coming soon. Click here for sponsorship information.
Promote your Business at The Bosco Golf Tournament
Do you have a company that would like to benefit from exposure to over 150 golfers and volunteers at the 2015 Bosco Golf Tournament? Consider donating items with your company logo to be included in The Bosco goodie bags. We need 150 of any item to be included as a gift to each golfer in the tournament. Items can include bags, balls, tees, ball marks, divot repairs, granola bars, sunscreen, t-shirts, lip balm, energy drinks, hats, visors, pens, towels, water bottles, koozies, eye glass cleaning cloths, first aid kits, etc. If you would like to gain visibility and exposure for your company but need a creative marketing solution, please contact Peter Grossgold at 602.810.5555.
Donation Opportunities for "The Bosco Goes to Broadway"
Do you have a product or service you'd like to donate to this year's Bosco? Do you know a business that would love to promote their products and services while supporting our great school and it's awesome students? The Bosco committee could use your help with donations for the silent auction.
Need some ideas? Think about businesses you frequent most often - Restaurants, Entertainment, Furniture Stores, Salons and Spas, Airlines, Hotels, or even Vacation Homes. No donation is too large or too small.
Or, if you'd like to donate to The Bosco while helping your family, just stop by the Scrip window, purchase Scrip, and donate it to the event. You'll earn Scrip credit toward tuition while helping the students at the same time.
For a limited time from now until March 8, every $30 donation you make will earn you three service hours. Donate now and be part of the future!
Click here for the official Bosco donation letter.
The Bosco Hospitality Opportunity Please click this link if you are interested in providing hospitality for The Bosco while earning volunteer service hours.
The Bosco "Sunday Brunch and Gift Gathering Party"
An "Open House Mimosa Brunch" compliments of the SJB Moms' Club in support of The Bosco Golf and Gala.
What do I need to do? Respond to the Evite and come relax, eat, drink, and enjoy the fabulous company of your fellow SJB moms.
Do I have to bring anything?
Just bring yourself and your friends! Everything else will be provided.
What about a donation to The Bosco?
This is completely optional; however, if you'd like to contribute to The Bosco auction, please bring a gift card to either Fry's or Basha's. The Bosco committee with gather the gift cards and combine them to help create larger packages for the silent auction.
Do I have to bring a donation?
Abolutely not! This is a voluntary donation only. If you decide to bring a donation, please know that it is tax deductible (you will receive a receipt) and, for this event only, you will receive three bonus service hours for every $25 gift card you donate. As an added incentive, if you purchase the gift card from Scrip, you will also earn tuition credit. That's a win, win, win situation!
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3B students have become dedicated writers and readers this year. So we decided to rewrite one of our favorite songs to inspire others to read more books. This has been a fun project from start to finish. 3B students now know how to use the correct syllables in a song. They also chose what type of pictures they wanted to use for the Green Screen. Then as a class we choreographed the music video. Enjoy! Mrs. Bescak
The SJB PTO would like to thank all the parents, family and friends of the students of St. John Bosco Catholic School for helping make Running with Rosco a smashing success!
If you have any alumni news you'd like to share with the Bite, please email Ms. Holtgreve.
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Rescheduled State of the School Presentation
Please join us on Monday, March 30 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm for an abbreviated Advisory Board meeting, with the State of the School to follow from 6:30 - 7:30 pm. During the first half hour of the State of the School, we'll be covering topics such as test results, the strategic plan, tax credits and other highlights and pertinent information about the school. The final half hour will be opened up to a Q&A.
This will be a very informative meeting and we encourage all parents to come. We will be providing child care, if needed--please RSVP for child care here. |
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Family Stations of the Cross
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Vacation Bible School: Save the Date
Save the date for the St. Benedict/St. John Bosco Vacation Bible School this summer - June 15-19, 2015. Come and join in the fun!
We are looking for teachers for children entering Kindergarten through 5th grade, snack coordinators, activity coordinators, and craft coordinators. SJB parents can earn 30 volunteer hours by fulfilling one of these roles. Reserve your favorite position today! Please contact Holly Forseth for further information.
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Recycle Bowl
Recycle Bowl results are in and St. John Bosco placed fifth in the whole state of Arizona! We are a bit lower than last year but our efforts are still great! Because of our efforts, the City of Phoenix will present us with a check on March 11. Thanks to all who helped us recycle. We are keeping the world a little bit greener.
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Science Fair
There is another great Science Fair coming up! Mark your calendars for the Pre-K through 4th grade science night. See the young scientists and their cool experiments, biomes and mobiles on Wednesday, March 4, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.
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Now Accepting Advisory Board Applications
If you know of someone who would be interested and can fully commit to the SJB Advisory Board, please ask them to apply! You can find the application here. Applications are due by the end of March. Please hand them in to the front office.
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Catholic Education can be Affordable for Everyone
Dreaming of making a Catholic education affordable for your family? We can help! Join us for one of the following informational sessions on how you can reduce what you pay for tuition. We will have several of the State Tuition Organizations on hand to tell you how their program works. Come to one, or both:
Thursday, March 5, at 6:30 pm in the SJB Library
Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 pm in the SJB Library
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Youth Athletic Performance Enhancement Clinic
From Fitness Program from Donald Alexander:
What an awesome turn! Thanks to all the athletes and parents of the athletes who attended the CAPE Performance & Enhancement clinic at St. John Bosco this past Friday. It is truly a blessing to be able to help the youth athletes get an edge to their performance.
Starting March 6, 2015, CAPE Performance and Enhancement Clinics will be ongoing on Fridays from 1:15 - 2:15 pm. As of now there, will just be one session at 1:15 pm that will combine grades 4th - 8th. Friday was just a one time trial fee. The monthly fee for the month of March will be only $60 ($20 per session) because we will only be training three days (March 6, 20, 27). Along with the speed, agility and conditioning training, athletes will perform timed drills such as the 60-yard dash, 5-10-5 shuttle, L-drill, and broad jump to test their skill level. Also I will be handing out healthy information to take home for better understanding of how to eat and live like and athlete. RSVP online today. |
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Pack 77 Rocket Derby
All are welcome to join Pack 77 at their Annual Rocket Derby this weekend! Friends, future Cub Scouts, family and guests will be provided with a FREE ROCKET to shoot off and take home after the derby. Please join Pack 77 on Saturday, March 7 from noon to 3:00 pm at the St. John Bosco Fields. Lunch will be provided. Come see what the Scouts are all about! Click here for the official flyer.
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Yearbook Information
It's not too late to buy the yearbook! Go to treering.com/validate and enter the school passcode: 1013434873754555. The deadline to order a yearbook is April 11. Yearbooks can only be purchased online--there will be no extras.
And don't forget the custom pages! Each book comes with two FREE pages which you can customize or personalize. Please email Mrs. Carlos if you need help or have any questions about these pages. If you prefer not to use the custom pages option, your yearbook copy will have two blank pages for autographs.
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Lenten Longings for Moms
Lent is the perfect season to consciously make time for God. St. Benedict is hosting a Lenten Longings group for Moms of all ages on Thursday mornings at 8:15 am during Lent. Drop your kids off at school, then walk over to the St. Benedict meeting room to join with other moms in discussing scripture and our faith, and how to apply both to our lives.
For more information and to sign up, visit the Lenten Longings page and choose the "Moms of all ages" session or contact Sr. Colleen for more information.
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Save the Date for Family Service Saturday!
and reflect on living out our faith during the season of Lent. Multiple hands on service opportunities will be available in the St. John Bosco Multipurpose room so that families of varying ages and abilities can together discover the joy of serving others. The event will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 10 am to 2 pm. Families are encouraged to drop in anytime during the event! |
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CRS Lenten Rice Bowls
This second week of Lent, CRS Rice Bowl introduces us to Melvin, a coffee farmer from Nicaragua whose coffee plants were affected by a disease. Watch the Story of Hope video to see how CRS helped Melvin and his family recover their plants and diversify their crops to strengthen their farm for the future. Will your family join Catholics across the US in this week's fast from all beverages except water? Remember to put your savings into your CRS Rice Bowl to change the lives of farmers like Melvin.
Prayer: For farmers around the world who work to improve their harvests while preserving natural resources, that they may support their families through the fruits of the land. We pray to the Lord.
Activity: Lenten prayer eggs are a fun way to pray this Lent.
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Two of our very own, Izabella M. and Andrew C., are proud recipients of the Christian Service Award. Read this article by Carly M. on how their hard work enabled them to earn scholarship money for high school.
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News from the Business Office
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Re-Enrollment Now Open
The re-enrollment process for the 2015 - 16 school year is now open. You may access RenWeb re-enrollment through your family's RenWeb account. District Code: SJB-AZ; User Name; Password; Login > Family Information > 2015-16 Re-enrollment > Student Name > Start. Please do not create a new application for your family. The deadline for re-enrollment is this Friday, March 6.
Tuition rates for 2015-16 are not yet available. Prior to payment for re-enrollment on March 11, this information will be communicated to all families. The re-enrollment fee is $150 per student with a maximum charge of $300 per family. You will have until March 6 to complete your family's re-enrollment. A late fee of $50 will be applied to family's enrolling this deadline. If you have chosen to apply your Scrip credit to your re-enrollment fee(s), this credit has already been applied to your FACTS account. If your student will not be re-enrolling, please email our school Admissions Coordinator, Dorothy Abril as soon as possible.
Financial Aid
As we prepare to enroll our students for the 2015 - 16 academic year, please note that the various student tuition assistance organizations (STOs) have different deadlines and procedures for their application process. For a list of organizations that have supported SJB students over the past few years, click here.
Catholic Education Arizona (CEA)
The application process for the 2015 - 16 school year is now open. Catholic Education Arizona uses FAIR-Financial Aid Independent Review to process its applications. Please note that there is a $24.00 application fee. The application is available online or you can also download the CEA-FAIR brochure for 2015 - 16. The CEA school code is 700 and the school password is cea700. If you fax your supporting documents to FAIR, be sure to confirm receipt with FAIR. CEA application deadline for round one awards is April 15. Parents will be notified of the disposition of your submitted application by CEA by June 30, 2015.
Brophy Community Foundation
The Brophy Community Foundation applications for financial aid for the 2015 - 16 school year are now available at this link. The Foundation's application deadline is April 15--there is no charge for applications submitted on or before April 15. All families who have received an award previously must re-apply every year. Please note that the Foundation uses FACTS to process their applications. This FACTS grant and financial aid system is different from the tool that SJB uses for our FACTS tuition management. If your family applies for CEA scholarship funds, you are encouraged to consider submitting an online application to the Brophy Community Foundation.
If you have any questions regarding financial aid resources, please feel free to email Caroline Panzarella, SJB Operations Manager at 480.219.4845.
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 It's time to place your order for See's Easter candy! As in the past, we are selling the three types of chocolate eggs (Chocolate Butter, Peanut Butter and Bordeaux) and an assorted "Chick Box." Each item costs $5.00 and earns you 37% in Scrip credit. Supplies are limited and we will sell out! Questions? Email us or call 480.219.4846. |
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PTO February Volunteer of the Month
Congratulations to Amy Molina the PTO Volunteer of the Month. Amy can always be counted on the help in the classroom and with school activities. Without her several class parties would have been cancelled! Amy demonstrates Catholic values with her service and patience. Thank you Amy for being such a blessing to the St. John Bosco community, enjoy the front row parking spot!
Please nominate a Volunteer of the Month the forms are in the PTO folder in the front office in the white cart. PTO wants to hear about who makes a difference at St. John Bosco, please nominate! |
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St. Benedict Annual Rummage Sale The Annual Rummage Sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, beginning at 7:00 am. We are looking for volunteers! If you would like to help or if you need items picked up, please call Gayle Siewert at 480.773.5300 or email her. We will start accepting items for donation after every mass, now thru March 8. Donations can also be dropped off on March 13, 2015 after 12:00pm at Saint John Bosco.
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Seton Catholic Prep Charity Softball Tournament
Join us on Saturday, March 28, for a memorial softball game to celebrate the life of Joe Kahler, a dedicated parent, husband, coach, friend, and athlete. All proceeds go towards a memorial on campus honoring Joe Kahler. For more information and to sign up, download the flyer.
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