Dear JPII families,

We are looking forward to a beautiful Catholic Schools Week, full of opportunities for service, reflection, and celebration. This week groups of students will volunteer at Cypress Glen, attend Mass at Saint Peter Catholic Church, serve as peer buddy readers at Saint Peter Catholic School, make sandwiches for the homeless shelter, make cards for the residents of Cypress Glen, and host a Trivia Night with proceeds being donated to Catholic education.

We also welcome Fr. Michael Schuetz from Mother of Mercy Parish in Washington on Thursday to celebrate Mass with us. Fr. Schuetz will visit JPII monthly for the rest of the school year.  He will also hear confessions after Mass and have the opportunity to get to know our Saints during lunches. 

An important note for our students: Assembly returns to the PAC on Monday. Please do not go to your 1st period classes until after Assembly.

January was a crazy month in regard to student and staff absences with COVID and other illnesses but last week we saw a significant decrease in the number of student absences. As we regain our footing and move into February, I kindly ask parents to review the JPII dress code with their students:

• Monday-Thursday: a collared navy, white, gray, or light yellow shirt, khaki or navy shorts or pants (or skirt for the ladies), and if outerwear is worn it must be from a JPII spirit wear store
• Fridays are Spirit Wear days; students may wear a JPII T-shirt instead of a collared shirt along with khaki or navy bottoms and JPII outerwear

A quick reminder about re-enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year. Only parents whose children will not return next year need to complete the Re-Enrollment Opt-Out Form in Blackbaud by Friday, February 18. If we have not received an opt-out form by February 18, we will include your student(s) in our plans for classes for the 2022-2023 school year. If you have questions about re-enrollment, please contact Mr. Smith.

Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we navigate what is hopefully the end of the omicron variant of COVID. If your child has had to miss multiple days of school, please encourage them to communicate with their teachers in order to make up their assignments as soon as possible. Progress Reports were posted in Blackbaud Friday afternoon. To view your student's progress report, look under the "Progress" tab in the "Performance" section and click on "Report cards" which will reveal "Semester 2 Progress Report - Jan 28th."

All the best,