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Important Events
November 21, 2012
Raffle Holiday
November 22-23, 2012
Thanksgiving Holiday - NO SCHOOL
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Submit an Announcement
The
Weekly e-Bulletin will be sent out every Monday. Announcements must be
submitted by Friday at noon to be included in the next week's bulletin. All announcements are approved by Tim
Petersen prior to publication.
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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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Our football team has made it to the playoffs - and their first game will be this Saturday against Holy Cross Catholic High School from San Antonio. The game will be held in San Antonio at Harlandale Memorial Stadium - let's go Lions!
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 12, 2012. |
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1. Raffle Tickets
Students that did not meet their raffle ticket quota of five books (or $100 in tickets sold) by last Tuesday's deadline have one last chance to turn in raffle ticket money tomorrow, Tuesday, November 13. This is your last chance to earn your raffle holiday and get the day before Thanksgiving off of school! Students who do not earn this through raffle ticket sales will come to school for the duration of the day November 21.
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2. Mass
Just a reminder - Mass is offered in the school chapel on Mondays at 3:20 p.m. and Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m. All students, parents, and teachers are welcome to attend.
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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. 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. |
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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.
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5. Campus Ministry News
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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6. Electronics Recycling
Don't toss out those old cell phones, laptops, 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. 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.
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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.
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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!
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10. Band News
The band recently received a $25,000 grant from the Madison Charitable Foundation, which will be used to purchase new 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. |
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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!
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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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