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HOUSTON –The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (AGH) awards the Sally Landrum Excellence in Teaching award to a worthy employee in the Catholic School System annually. The award is named for former AGH Superintendent and a staunch supporter of Catholic education, Sally Landrum.  In celebration of her life and work, the award is presented to a teacher who exemplifies strong Catholic faith, community spirit, and provides rigorous academic instruction. Additionally, a $1,500 monetary award is given to the teacher for his/her designation.

WEST HOUSTON/KATY CATHOLIC SCHOOL’S CLASS OF 2018 MARKS ITS 25TH GRADUATION CEREMONY HOUSTON –St. John Paul II Catholic School (StJPII) honored 70 graduates from the Greater Houston area including Katy, Cypress and Fulshear at the school’s 25th graduation ceremony since opening its doors in West Houston in 1988. Marking the memorable milestone, this year’s graduating class was awarded a record 25 Academic Scholarships to various, prestigious Catholic High Schools – the most any StJPII graduating class has received.

Please join us for another great Spirit Night with Russo's Pizza on Wednesday, April 25. You may dine in, take out, or have your food delivered. Please mention you are with St. John Paul II when ordering. Russo’s will give 20% of each order back to our school. The participating location is at 13346 Briar Forest, Suite 100, at the corner or Eldridge and Briar Forest. Please join us in this philanthropic effort for our school while enjoying a great dinner.

Adoration is on April 25. Come to the chapel between 7:40 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for Exposition of the Holy Eucharist. Parents should sign in at the front desk and get a code for the chapel.

The StJPII Chorale participated in the eighth Annual Houston Symphonic Band & Choir Contest on Tuesday, April 10th. The Chorale, under the direction of Mrs. Kelly Hughes, performed two pieces - "On the Cross Have Mercy" by Patrick Liebergen and "Listen to the Wind" by David Waggoner. The Chorale received Superior I Ratings from the judges for the two selections that they prepared for the Concert portion and a trophy for their Superior performance. The judges commented on their musical interpretation, dynamics and overall presentation. Additionally, John Sutton and Emma Welsch were noted as outstanding soloists. Congratulations to the StJPII Chorale!

HOUSTON – The St. John Paul II Catholic School (StJPII) Advanced Band which is made up of 7th and 8th grade students received the Sweepstakes Award for achieving straight first division ratings, which is the highest rating given in Concert and Sightreading from the judges. StJPII’s Advanced Band, under the direction of award-winning composer Mr. Kenneth Griffin, participated in the eighth annual Houston Symphonic Band Concert & Sightreading contest on Tuesday, April 10th, at Houston Christian High School. The StJPII band has achieved this highest honor every year since the contest’s inception.

Happy Friday, Saints! The final numbers are in for our recent record-setting gala! Scroll down for all the details, including the event photo album and the gala night video of our students. Thank you to EVERYONE who made this event a tremendously fun success for our community!

The final family commitment fundraiser for the 2017/18 school year is the Tuition Raffle. The raffle prize is one free year of tuition for the oldest child in your family for the 2018/19 school year! The drawing will be held on Friday, April 20 after Mass. Tuition raffle tickets are sold only to StJPII families at a price of $25.00 each. Your tuition raffle purchase is credited dollar for dollar towards your 2017/18 family commitment, so this is more fun than just paying off that balance! A statement of your family commitment account has been sent home in your Tuesday folder.

Dodge, duck, dip and dive! Get your competitive spirit going at the StJPII Dodgeball Tournament on April 7 at 4:00 p.m. Open to students in 5th thru 8th grades. There will be awesome prizes for winners and entries are only $35. There are limited spots available so sign up today! Registration will close on April 3 at 5:00 p.m. Sign up here!

Students from Ms. Resweber's 8th grade Computer Science class demonstration were the hit of a STEM-E Talk held at the Texas Medical Center Accelerator on Saturday, March 21. David Bitoun, John Sutton, and Sebastian McNamara demonstrated robots that they had built and programmed. James Palmer, Michael DeVaull, Juan Guio, and Julian Alarcon also assisted in building the robots during the week prior to the demonstration.

Holy Thursday and Early Dismissal Since this Thursday, March 29 is Holy Thursday, we will have Stations of the Cross (no Mass) at 8:30 a.m. in the GSC. We will also have Early Release. We will dismiss PK/K at 12:00 p.m., 1st - 5th grades at 12:15 p.m., and Middle School at 12:30 p.m. There will be no BASP after dismissal. Enjoy your long Easter weekend with your families. School will resume Tuesday, April 3.

St. John Paul II (StJPII) Catholic School, located in the Energy Corridor, leads Catholic education in the Houston area. A dream that derived from laity who believed there should be a Catholic elementary school on the West side of town, is now a thriving treasure in West Houston. Through inspiration, vision, and prayerfully working with the community, StJPII opened its doors in 1988 with 56 students in temporary buildings. Today, StJPII is the largest Pre-K- 8th grade Catholic School in the Archdiocese, serving a diverse student body, of over 700 students in Pre-K through 8th grade from West Houston, Katy, Cypress, and beyond.

HOUSTON- The St. John Paul II (StJPII) Robotics teams will be competing in the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE championship tournament on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the British International School of Houston.

HOUSTON – St. John Paul II Catholic School (StJPII) cordially invites families interested in Pre-K through 8th grade to its campus on Tuesday, January 30 for guided tours from 8:30-11:00 a.m. and/or Open House from 6:00-7:30 p.m. StJPII is located at 1400 Parkway Plaza Drive (near Briar Forest and Eldridge) in Houston (77077).

National Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. The observance starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week.

Band Concert, 7:00 p.m.

Kinder Christmas Program, 8:30 a.m.

December 6 is the feast day of Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children, which appropriately falls during the Advent season. This feast day is an especially exciting one for children as they count down the days on their Advent calendars in anticipation of Christmas day.

Today our BOYS JV & Varsity basketball teams play here at home against the Indians from St Cecilia - game time starts at 4:30! Good luck boys!

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 is the 3rd-5th Grade Christmas Program at 7:00 p.m.