eParare Pope John XXIII HS
 November 5, 2012
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Open House
Counselors
Family Commitment
School Lunch
Campus Ministry
Recycling
Kudos
Roar Store
Football
Band
Library
Breakfasts
Katy Gift Market
Girls Basketball
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November 9, 2012
12:30 PM
Early Dismissal for Students

November 9, 2012
Lisieux House Day of Service

November 12, 2012
PLAN Test

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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.
This Friday is the Lisieux House Day of Service. If your student will be attending, please make sure to have their permission slips in to the House Master in on time.

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 November 5, 2012. 
1. Raffle Tickets
Don't forget to get your five books of tickets sold by November 6 to earn the first raffle holiday (on Wednesday, November 21). For more information, email Julie Koch at jkoch8654@gmail.com. Only 65 students have earned the holiday as of the October 23 turn-in date! Make sure that you get your five books of tickets sold ($100) and the money turned in Tuesday, November 6 during lunch.

Band students who will be attending the contest at the Renaissance Festival may turn their raffle ticket money into Mrs. Elko or Mrs. Hoth at the beginning of the school day.
2. Counselor's News

9th and 10th graders:

Rosters for the PLAN are posted on the bulletin board near the Roar Store.  Be sure to check it to see which room you will be in for the PLAN and report to that room Monday, November 12th at the usual start time of 7:55.  Bring two #2 pencils and a calculator. Students will be released between 11:45 and noon. 11th and 12th graders will stay home that day.

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. Advertising information is due Friday, November 16, so make sure you take advantage of this extended opportunity to raise money towards your family commitment!

Families will also be able to sell extra raffle tickets to go towards their family commitment credit. For every ticket/book that is sold above the 15 that are required to receive all of the raffle holidays and incentives, the family will receive family commitment credit. For example, if you sell 20 books, you would get credit for 5 for your family commitment (or $100). If you have any questions about the raffle and family commitment, please contact Julie Koch, Gillian Kruse, or Candace Brawner, raffle chairs.
4. School Lunch
Please go to your lunch account at www.myschoolaccount.com and update your account status. Many accounts are currently overdrawn and need to have more funds placed in them. To avoid this issue in the future, you can update your settings so the service will automatically email you when your account is low on funds. Overdrawn accounts hold up the lunch lines for everyone as they require special administrative permissions to receive their lunches. Please make sure you maintain a positive balance in your account to stop this from happening in the future!

The menus for lunches will be posted on the school's website soon.
5. Campus Ministry News
This Wednesday evening, we will be heading over to the Catholic Charismatic Center for an Adore night of praise & worship. See Ms. DeMois for permission forms.
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.
7. Kudos
The winter sports program is being worked on right now, and we have extended the deadline for kudos! If you'd like to honor your favorite basketball player, swimmer, or soccer player, you can make them a kudo in the back of the program to let them know how proud you are. Forms are available online and in the front office of the school.
8. Roar Store News
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.
9. Fine Arts News
Parents, please fill out the art class form regarding workbook fees and return directly to Ms. O'Donnell in the art room no later than Monday, Nov. 19. The form will come home with all art students this week. Thank you to Mrs. Hymes and the moms who helped with the Halloween bake sale. Please contact Mrs. Hymes at cynthia.hymes@sbcglobal.net to help with our monthly Art Department fundraisers and with our upcoming Christmas Fine Arts Showcase to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Thank you also to Mr. Sam Schultze who recently hosted our NAHS students at his photography studio, Country Park Portraits, where 35 of our PJ students' Katy Rice Harvest Festival contest photos were displayed.

Mark your calendar for our Pope John CHRISTMAS FINE ARTS SHOWCASE to be held on Dec. 5 from 7-9 PM in the new gym. Our visual artists, band and strings members, and choir will present their many talents for this festive family event open to all. Our 17th service project collection for the Krause Teen Center (abused teens) will take place. Donations of unwrapped teen gifts and gift cards are asked to be brought that evening. Come share the Christmas spirit!
10. Band News
The band recently received a $25,000 grant from the Madison Charitable Foundation, which will be used to purchase badly needed instruments and equipment for the marching and concert bands. For more information, or to help the band in purchasing additional equipment, you can contact director Wendy Elko.
11. Library News
The November issue of the Library newsletter is out! Make sure to drop by and see what exciting things Mrs. Dronet has in store for the upcoming month!
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!
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.
14. Girls Basketball

Over the weekend both the girls JV and Varsity teams hosted the Pope John XXIII Halloween Tournament. Both teams played extremely well. The girls JV lost a close game to S.A.T.C.H. to finish in 4th place. The Varsity beat Faith West 36-29 to win the Bronze Bracket in the Varsity Division. Catherine Seng was named All-Tournament player for the Varsity and Sarah Herbsleb was the J.V all-tournament player. Way to go Lady Lions!