This Week at JPII

THIS WEEK AT JPII

January 21, 2024

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Inductions for National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Math Honor Society (Mu Alpha Theta), and National Science Honor Society will be held THIS THURSDAY, January 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the PAC.

HONOR SOCIETY APPLICATION INFORMATION

Join us for a Low Country Boil at Stokes Family Farm on Saturday, February 10th! Tickets are $35 for individuals and $60 for couples. Sponsorships are available - learn more and register at jp2highschool.com/lcb.

LOW COUNTRY BOIL REGISTRATION

ALL FAMILIES ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP - MAKE PLANS NOW TO APPLY ON FEB. 1

The Opportunity Scholarship Program is offered by the State of North Carolina and provides up to $7,213 per year toward tuition and fees for students who choose to attend a participating nonpublic school such as JPII.

Families are encouraged to create a NCSEAA MyPortal accountnow in preparation for submitting an Opportunity Scholarship application during the month of February. Families must apply by March 1 to receive priority consideration.

Our school is listed as “John Paul II Catholic H. S.” with the NCSEAA.

CREATE MYPORTAL ACCOUNT

INCOME GUIDELINES

Auditions for the spring play (The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales) will be held Friday, February 16th (half day of school) from 12-1pm in the PAC. Please come prepared with a memorized monologue. See Ms. Goodman with any questions!

Every Wednesday morning throughout the school year WITN recognizes a teacher during their News at Sunrise. We have many great teachers - please consider nominating your favorite by sending an email to TOTW@witn.com. Include details of why you think your teacher should be chosen and specific examples of their hard work.

NOMINATE A TEACHER

MS. THOMSEN'S WEEKLY STUDY TIPS

Study Tip #17: “ACT Test Prep Tips Part 2" These Reading Test tips are especially directed toward slower readers (like me!) who have trouble finishing within the time limit. Since the Reading Test is 35 minutes long and has four passages with 10 questions in each one, this video shows you how to read less of the passage, so you can spend more time on the questions. Practicing your reading strategy will help you feel more confident on test day. There are also tips on how to approach questions to identify the correct answers.

Each week, I will post a new video (3-5 minutes). You can also join my "JPII Weekly Study Tips" Google Classroom to download the materials. The class code is vsffbqf. If you missed a week, a playlist is available at the top of the “Classwork” page so you can watch all of the videos. Also, I am at JPII every afternoon: 6th period in S105 and 7th period in S104, and 2:30-3:30 in S104, so stop by!

The Winter Ball is this Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 7:30-10:00 p.m. in the gym. Voting for King & Queen is now open!

VOTE FOR KING & QUEEN!

Online ticket sales ($10 each) end on Friday; tickets at the door are $12.

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10th & 11th grade students can participate in an ECU Health Shadow Opportunity on Tuesday, February 27. PLEASE NOTE the following REQUIRED vaccinations:

Current season Flu Vaccination (after Nov. 1st)
2 MMR or positive titer results
2 Varicella or positive titer results
Current Tdap Booster (within last 10 years)

If you would like to participate or for more information, please email Ms. Blanton so she can share the agreement forms and instructions to complete the modules that must be completed before February 2nd. Priority will be given to juniors.

The Junior League of Greenville is hosting a Volunteer Expo at the Greenville Convention Center this Saturday, January 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

VOLUNTEER EXPO INFO

The pottery studio is in need of plastic. A roll of painters plastic would be a very big deal. Plastic shopping bags are also extremely welcome!

WANTED: HOST FAMILIES FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

A host family is responsible for providing a loving environment and transportation to school. Host families receive a stipend to offset the expenses of hosting and the students cover many of their expenses including school tuition, health insurance, phone plan, etc, while in the USA.

We are looking for 5-10 families who would be willing to host an international student for the 2024-2025 school year. Families who receive JPII financial aid can fulfill all of their service-to-school hours by hosting an international student. If you are interested in hosting an international student next school year, please email Doug Smith.

MULCH MADNESS RETURNS!

Bags are 2 cubic feet of mulch (each bag covers 10-12 square feet 2 inches deep) in four colors that are $5 each. Orders will be accepted until Tuesday, March 19 and pickup will be Saturday, March 23. Orders of 25 or more bags can be delivered for free to addresses within 5 miles of the school. Don't need mulch? Consider purchasing bags and donating them to the school.

ORDER MULCH

Pitt Community College is hosting a BioTechnology Bootcamp on February 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Goess & Walter and Marie Williams Buildings.

BOOTCAMP REGISTRATION

Graduating seniors and their parents are invited to attend FAFSA Day at ECU's Joyner Library on Saturday, January 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This is a free event with one-on-one or small group help with FAFSA completion and submission.

FAFSA DAY REGISTRATION

Students who are interested in serving as alter servers during Mass should plan to attend a training on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the PAC.

Candygrams for Valentine's Day are on sale now through February 9th! They are 1 for $3 or 4 for $10 and will be delivered on Valentine's Day during lunch.

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The final day to purchase senior recognition ads for the JPII yearbook is Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

BUY A YEARBOOK

FEES POSTING TO FINALSITE

The following fees will be billed to Finalsite accounts in February:

pottery, welding, and woodworking spring courses
senior graduation fee ($100)

If you have any questions, please contact Business Manager Mrs. Ershadi.

The SAT is going digital in 2024 and Sylvan is offering a seminar to learn the major changes including onboard tools like a built-in calculator that can be used for all the math on the test. Sylvan is also offering a free Digital SAT Practice Day on Jan. 23 from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon or 1:00-4:00 p.m.

SEMINAR REGISTRATION

PRACTICE REGISTRATION

ACT Test Prep is THIS SATURDAY at 9:00 a.m. A reminder that the February date has been moved from the 24th to the 17th.

CALENDAR

🗓 Monday, January 22

Happy Birthday Mrs. Garrido!

2:30-3:30 p.m.

-Academic Enrichment: English; Study Hall in Theology

-Poetry Out Loud in S104

-Science Olympiad in N115

4:00 p.m.

JV Girls/JV Boys/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Lawrence Academy

BUY TICKETS

🗓 Tuesday, January 23

7:30 a.m.

Junior/Senior SGA Meeting

2:30-3:30 p.m.

-Academic Enrichment: Science & Social Studies; Study Hall in World Language

-Art Club

-Improv Club

4:00 p.m.

JV Girls Basketball vs. Rocky Mount Academy

BUY TICKETS

4:00/5:15/7:00 p.m.

JV Boys/Varsity Girls/Varsity Boys Basketball at Parrott Academy

5:00 p.m.

Wrestling Tri-Match at Millbrook

🗓 Wednesday, January 24

9:45 a.m.

Mass

2:30 p.m.

-Academic Enrichment: World Language & Theology; Study Hall in Science & Social Studies

-Alpha Club in S109

-Girls Bible Study in N122

-Quiz Bowl in N114

2:45 p.m.

Concussion Baseline Testing upstairs in the gym

🗓 Thursday, January 25

Happy Birthday Carlie Nunez '25!

7:30 a.m.

SADD Club

2:30-3:30 p.m.

-Academic Enrichment: Math; Study Hall in English

-Crochet Club

-History Day Club

-Ultimate Club

6:00 p.m.

Honor Society Inductions

🗓 Friday, January 26

Happy Birthday Tori Coleman '24, Jake Wojciechowski '25, Logan Cox '26, & Kensey Caporossi '27!

7:30 a.m.

FCA in S108

4:00/5:15/7:00 p.m.

JV Boys/Varsity Girls/Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Coastal Christian

BUY TICKETS

🗓 Saturday, January 27

Happy Birthday Hannah Kaoud '26!

9:00 a.m.

ACT Prep

7:30-10:00 p.m.

Winter Ball

EXPERIENCE CAROLINA

Juniors interested in attending UNC can learn what a typical day on campus is like through the Project Uplift and Uplift PLUS summer enrichment programs. Learn about these programs during virtual information sessions on Jan. 23, 31, and Feb. 13 at 5:00 p.m.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

Students who are playing a spring sport and have not yet completed concussion baseline testing will need to do so THIS WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24 or Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 2:45-3:45 p.m. upstairs in the gym. BRING YOUR MACBOOK WITH YOU!

SOFTBALL TRYOUTS

Softball will hold tryouts Monday-Thursday or this week from 4:00-5:30 p.m.

2023-2024 ANNUAL FUND: MAKE A GIFT. CHOOSE YOUR IMPACT.

Thank you to those who have contributed to this year's Annual Fund. Your financial commitment to our school's success can be made at any time and we encourage all families to make an end-of-year contribution today! Contributions to the Annual Fund can be a tax-free cash donation or you can include JPII in your estate planning, stock sales, lifetime gifts, or in-kind gifts. If you have any questions please contact Director of Development Charlie Harvey.

MAKE AN ANNUAL FUND DONATION

A new philanthropic option is to donate stock to JPII. Stockholders often do not redeem stock because of the capital gains tax that would have to be paid. Click/tap the “Donate Stock” button below and you’ll receive a confirmation as soon as the transaction is processed. Should you decide to give again next year, your information is saved.

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