Blue Jay Flyer
January 26, 2022
From the Principal's Desk...
Parents and Guardians,
Our Open House for new students will be held this Sunday, January 30th from 12:30-2:30. Thank you to all the volunteers who will be on campus this weekend to help us pull off a successful event. Any current family that has a new student entering preschool or Kindergarten is welcome to sign up for a tour. Please visit our schools website, www.stjohnsdrschool.org, to sign up for a slot. We appreciate all families who are out spreading the word about our Open House to all prospective families through word of mouth and social media. We would love the opportunity to show off the great things St. John’s has to offer. Don’t forget! Anyone who refers a family to our Open House will be entered in a drawing for a $500 tuition voucher.
Next week we will kick off Catholic Schools Week, which is always a fun and exciting time for our students. Please see below for more information on the activities that are planned for each day by our committee.
Lastly, we will again be allowing students to wear Bengals gear or black and orange apparel on Friday. Hopefully, our support will bring home another win for the Bengals and send them into the Super Bowl!
Courtney Weinheimer
School Calendar
Cafeteria Menu
School News
Last Call For Re-Registration Forms
Who Dey!
Prospective Student Open House
Win a $500 Tuition Credit
Catholic Schools Week
We are looking forward to celebrating Catholic Schools Week with several special activities for our students next week. Please see the details below regarding each day's theme.
Catholic Schools Week Service Projects
Students who bring in any nonperishable food items or $1.00 on Monday, January 31, may be out of uniform OR wear pajamas that day. The food bank is most in need of the following items: Hamburger Helper, Soups: chicken noodle, cream of chicken, tomato and vegetable, oatmeal, shampoo, toothpaste, single pack toothbrushes and facial tissues.
We will be collecting baby items/money for Pregnancy Center West all week. Please see below for more details.
Catholic Education Foundation Tuition Grants
CoGat & Iowa Testing Feb. 22-Mar. 7
It is imperative that students not be tardy or have any outside
appointments during morning hours on these testing dates.
Students that are tardy or coming in late from an appointment will not be permitted to go to their classroom until the next testing session begins. All missed tests will need to be made up as soon as possible.
Resource Development
Shopping Cent$ Orders Filled This Week
Shopping Cent$ gift card orders will be filled tomorrow, Thursday, January 27.
Order forms were sent home in the Blue Jay Folders and a copy is also attached below for your convenience. Please send in your order and help our school earn money! For a limited time, we have $25 Buffalo Wild Wing cards - the perfect snack for those playoff game parties!
We are still looking for volunteers to sell gift cards before and after weekend masses, especially 4:30 Saturday mass and 8:30 Sunday mass. The time commitment is only one hour a month! It's an easy way to get involved and help the school. Please contact Amy Roetting if you are interested- amyroetting@hotmail.com.
Volunteers Needed
You Shop. Amazon Gives.
Save Empty Ink Cartridges
Blue Jay Gallery
Athletic Boosters
Spring Soccer
Please register at https://sports.bluesombrero.com/stjab/ by February 11.
St. John's will be offering SAY Rec Soccer for boys and girls playing Swarmers (2016), Passers (2014 & 2015) and Wings (2012 & 2013). These teams will play an 8 game season in Northwest SAY. There is no post season tournament in the Spring.
St. John's also now offers Premier soccer for those who want to experience club level competition. Our teams play in Select leagues such as Cardinal Premier and Buckeye Premier and are eligible to enter various tournaments. This program is coach driven and will typically require a tryout. Keep in mind there is a bigger time commitment with this option and the cost is significantly higher. Right now we have a U9(2013) girls team and are in the process of putting together a U9(2013) boys team. We hope to form more teams moving forward but need coaches and parents to help lead the charge. If you would like more information on our Premier program please contact Tom Osborn.
We will continue to have Academy Training for Swarmers and Passers. This training would be in addition to the teams weekly practice and is designed to give those kids an additional opportunity to work on foot skills, speed and agility, etc. The Academy training will be held on Monday evenings. U.K. International Soccer will run the training sessions. Academy Training is optional but highly encouraged.
***Also this Spring***
- We will offer an 8 week Lollipop training program for 2017 and 2018 boys and girls. This training will be with U.K. International Soccer and will take place on Friday evenings at St. John's April 1-May 20. Registration for this will be separate. More details to follow.
- U.K. International Soccer will be conducting a Day Camp at St. John's during our Spring Break. This is tentatively set for Friday April 22 and will be free of charge.
***A one-time family fee of $50 will be assessed per account at the beginning of each calendar year. The family fee helps to cover capital improvements and operating expenses of our athletic facilities.
***We are looking for volunteers to help with our SAY program. We currently have no one in place to coordinate for the Fall season. Please consider volunteering so our kids can continue to play Soccer at St. John's.
If you have any questions regarding the Soccer program please contact one of our Soccer Coordinators:
Tom Osborn
513-254-6083
tjosborn18@yahoo.com
Nicole Given
513-509-3826
nikigiv@gmail.com
Kevin Weiss- Lollipop
513-207-9296
kweiss411@yahoo.com
Baseball Sign Ups
If your child is interested in playing baseball in 2022, please follow the link below to access Blue Sombrero.
St. John's currently offers:
- Instructional Baseball (t-ball) for kids 5 and 6 years of age.
- 7U - Coach pitch, it will give your child the opportunity to continue to learn the fundamentals of the game while still have a blast with their friends.
- 8U to 15U will focus on the fundamentals as well, while getting a little more competitive. We have both American and National divisions.
Currently we play in the Western Baseball Conference which comprises of teams such as, St. I’s, St. Jude, Vivian, St. John Harrison, St. James, St. Antoninus, St. William, Victory, Visitation, Oak Hills, St. Teresa, St. Bart, St. Als, Dominic, St. Martin, Westend Reds and more.
Sign-ups are open now and will run till January 15, 2022.
If you have any questions please contact Dan Schneider, dschneider@sbeco.com or Lee Houchen, dleehouchen@gmail.com.
Dan Schneider - St. John's Athletic Boosters Baseball Coordinator
Lee Houchen - St. John's Athletic Boosters Baseball Coordinator
Girls' Softball Sign Ups
What: Girls Western Athletic Conference Softball Sign Ups
When: Now thru March 4th
Where: www.stjab.com
Girls Softball: 1st grade & up (teams are set by grade 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th,5th/6th, 7th/8th)
Girls Instructional Softball: Pre-school Thru Kindergarten
Signups will be online only at www.stjab.com.
Teams are formed soon after sign-ups. Please spread the word to all of your family and friends who have daughters that may be interested in participating in the St. John's softball program.
If you have questions/concerns/ideas about softball please email: Geoff Ziegler – gpziegler802@gmail.com (Softball coordinator)
We are excited to get started this year and hope to see you all soon. Please indicate during sign ups if you would like to be a head coach or be an assistant coach for your daughters’ team.
A one-time family fee of $50 will be assessed per account at the beginning of each calendar year. The family fee helps to cover capital improvements and operating expenses of our athletic facilities.
***Want to get involved in St. Johns Boosters? Boosters meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at the athletic barn by the sports fields. This is a great way to meet new families and also get involved in your child's sports programs.
High School News
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Future Saints
Future Saints are invited to attend Celebrate Seton on Sunday, February 27 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. This mini festival includes games, raffles, prizes, food and a giveaway for all Future Saints! Enjoy performances by all of Seton’s Dance Teams including our 2021 Varsity Pom National Champions, the Singing Saints and a spirit wear fashion show! Admission is free, so join us in Celebrating the Spirit of Seton!
Parish News
St. John the Baptist Mom's Facebook Group
Any questions, please contact Tyler Castrucci, Pastoral Associate, 513-385-8010 ext 119.