If a student wishes to purchase a vegetarian option, please contact the school at least one day in advance. 

The National Latin Exam results are in, and this is a record year for Pope John's Latin program!  Out of the twenty-six students who took the exam, twenty-two placed, for an eighty-five placement percentage!  In the past we've averaged sixty-five to seventy percent.  Congratulations to all of our Latin students on their hard work! 

Ben Rehfeld: Gold/Summa Cum Laude  

Maggie Boynton:Silver/Maxima Cum Laude                   

Robyn Lee: Silver/Maxima Cum Laude

Connor O'Dell: Silver/Maxima Cum Laude   

Ryan Lanier: Magna Cum Laude   

Kenneth Janak: Magna Cum Laude

Isi Imoisi: Magna Cum Laude 

Dayna Boyle: Cum Laude

Latin II

Kailey Deluca: Gold/Summa Cum Laude 

Pedro Barquin (9th): Silver/Maxima Cum Laude 

Kyle Smith: Magna Cum Laude    

Shannon Miekka: Magna Cum Laude        

Will Abernathy: Magna Cum Laude                  

Jacquelyn Lee: Gold/Summa Cum Laude   

Raquel Ginebra: Silver/Maxima Cum Laude  

Nicholas Neeson: Silver/Maxima Cum Laude    

Chris Davidson: Silver/Maxima Cum Laude    

The library is excited to announce it will host a student book exchange event during the first week of May! This will operate with a Bring One/Take One philosophy. During April, students may donate gently used books to the library and receive a coupon to trade in for books during the exchange. Possible books include novels, school required reading, nonfiction, textbooks, etc. This will be a chance to collect needed books for next year for free!  Please encourage your child to examine their book collections and bring unwanted books to the library next week.

Students are invited to celebrate National Poetry Month by entering a poetry contest sponsored by the library and Ms. Kruse. It is rumored a typewriter could be the grand prize! The entry deadline is Friday, April 25. See Mrs. Dronet for details.

The Spring Retreat will be held the weekend of May 2-4th. Please pick up your permission forms in the Campus Ministry office if you'd like to attend. This is a great opportunity for any students wishing to attend Kairos in November. Forms and payments are due this Thursday! Scholarships are available for those in need.

The mandatory Junior Retreat will be held May 1st at Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church. Permission forms are due this Thursday!

Congratulations to our new Archdiocesan Youth Council for the 2014-2015 school year....Maddie Vuyk, Kara Christopherson, Jennifer Lines, Lilly Usher, and Rebecca Doublesin!! These students will be representing Pope John XXIII High School and serving on an advisory council at the Archdiocesan Level.

Due Dates for Works of Mercy hours: Seniors are due April 15th and Juniors are due May 1st! Remember that the Works of Mercy requirement is mandatory for all students. You may not graduate or advance to the next grade level without completing your hours. Please visit the website for detailed information.

Our Works of Mercy program will be revised for the 2014-2015 school year to include specific focus areas for each grade level. Please watch for updates!

Our Live Stations of the Cross will take place on Holy Thursday at the end of the school day (2:10 PM). Parents are welcome!

Raquel Ginebra got an Honorable Mention for her colored "Seek and Sketch" piece where she was given two hours to seek out a subject and sketch it with colored dry mediums.

Michelle Gude won the bronze medal for her piece "Perfection" in the black and white drawing category.

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers while the TSA students were in Waco last week.  The students represented this tiny little school in Katy and accomplished three main goals:

1)      They had fun!

2)      They learned quite a bit more

3)      They have a plan for next year in their chosen events

Here is how PJ23 students fared:

Dee Semien - 1 2nd place, 1 4th place in photography

Riley Donelson-Newhouse - 1 2nd place, 1 4th place in photography

Nathan Schmitt, Osa Imoisi - Technology Problem Solving - competed well 

Rysen Shirzadi - Music Production - competed well

Katie Aldridge - On Demand Video - competed well

Chloe Palmer - Fashion Design - placed 7th - qualified to move on to Nationals!

Vex Robotics (Nathan & Rysen) - competed well