Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Click on the photo above to view a clip from St. John's School Live Nativity with the Honors Chorus.

St. John’s staff and faculty wish all St. John’s students and their families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Peace.

30th Annual Orange & Grapefruit Sale

Have you ordered your delicious oranges and grapefruit? The Annual Orange and Grapefruit Sale is back for it's 30th year! Click on the flyer below for more details. You may order online by visiting the website HERE! Please order by December 7th.

SJS Welcomes Home Lt. David Berlin!

St. John's School welcomes home their hero, Lt. David Berlin! Enjoy a few video clips, photos, and a newspaper article, found below.

Enterprise Newspaper Article - Click Here!

Christmas Bazaar - Nov. 17th

The St. John’s School Christmas Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 17^th from 9:00am-1:00pm. We will be featuring new and returning crafters/vendors, refreshments, homemade baked goods, and gift raffle! Come get a start on your Christmas shopping while supporting our school!

SCHOOL RESUMES!

School will resume Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. This is still a scheduled early dismissal day (12:50pm). The Papa John's Fundraiser is cancelled. Please provide an extra heavy snack for your child. The Pep Rally has been moved to Friday, Nov. 2, at 2:10pm. All students may wear their "spirit" wear shirt with their PE sweatpants and PE shoes. 


Due to the severe weather we are experiencing, St. John's will remain closed Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Stay safe!



Due to the impending Hurricane Sandy, St. John's will not have school on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Please stay safe! 

St. John's School Open House - Nov. 6, 2012

St. John's Catholic school will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 from 10am - 2pm for all interested families. Come see what makes St. John's School exceptional! Meet the staff and see our students in action! Please consider joining us for a tour of our new facility which includes a full size gym, classrooms equipped with Star Boards, multiple Media Labs, and more! Learn about our new Pre-K program as well as our extracurricular activities, extended day care and international partnerships. Information packets with further details will be distributed. For more information, please contact St. John's School at (301) 373-2142 or office@sjshollywood.org or visit our website at www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/CampusTour.aspx.

Fall Festival Fun!!

It's time to have fun at our annual Fall Festival!
Click on the flyer below for more details!

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

To Print this Flyer, click HERE!

Picture Day!

Picture Day is this Thursday - Oct. 4th, 2012.  Students in grades K to 8 are to wear their school uniforms only (not the P.E. uniform).  Pre-K girls may wear their school uniform (jumper - not the P.E. uniform) or their own clothes and Pre-K boys are to wear their own clothes (not the P.E./regular Pre-K boy uniforms).   

Spaghetti Dinner

We will be having a Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, Oct. 5th, 2012 from 5 - 7pm in the Monsignor Harris Center. Adult dinners will cost $8 for an all you can eat meal! Kid (ages 6-12) meals will be $5. Ages 5 and under are free! 

For more information please contact Cindy Pollock at 301-373-2142. 

Basket Bingo Fundraiser - this Friday, Sept. 28th!

We will host a Basket Bingo on Friday, September 28th at the Monsignor Harris Center. Doors open at 6 pm and bingo starts at 7. Admission is $20, which includes a pack of cards for 20 games and a door prize ticket; additional cards will be available at $5 per pack. Children must purchase an admission ticket and be accompanied by a paying adult. The prizes will include filled Longaberger baskets. There will also be a Chinese auction, pull tabs, lots of door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. Food will be available for sale as well. For more information or reservations e-mail Lindagreer@gmail.com or Phyllis at 301-373-5871. Consider playing with some family and friends - it'll be a fun event!

To view the items/prizes or to print the Program, click HERE!

Spirit Day on Monday, Sept. 24th

On Monday, Sept. 24th, all students are allowed to wear their Spirit Wear shirts and P.E. shorts and P.E. shoes to school.  We thought since it was SJS Spirit/Scooper night at Bruester's, Monday would be a great day to show our Eagle Spirit.  Students may also choose to wear their regular uniforms.

Bruster's Spirit Night!

For pictures from our Bruster's Spirit Night, click HERE!!

Order your SJS Spirit Wear!

It's time to place our order for Spirit Wear! All Fall orders are due by Monday, Oct. 1st. Please use the form below to place your orders. If you have questions please contact Miss Stumm at 301-373-2142 or stummm@sjshollywood.org.

To print the order form, click here! 

Grandparents' Day - Friday, Sept. 14th

To view pictures of our Grandparents' Day Celebration, click on the link below! 

http://www.sjshollywood.org/Photos/Grandparents-Day-2012

Thank you to Mrs. Miedzinski for the wonderful photos!



Please click on the image below for our Grandparents' Day Letter.

Fried Chicken Dinner - Sept. 15, 2012 from 3-7pm

We will be having a Fried Chicken Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 15th, 2012 from 3 - 7pm. Adult dinners will cost $12 for an all you can eat meal; which includes fried chicken, parsley potatoes, green beans, pickled beets, coleslaw, rolls, ice tea and coffee. Kid (ages 2-12) meals will be $6 which includes chicken tenders, fries and green beans. Take out dinner will be $12. Soda, bottled water, and desserts will be available for purchase.

Enjoy a delicious dinner with friends and family!

For more information or to print the flyer, click HERE.

Car Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

Welcome back to school! Remember we have new car pick up procedures. Please see the information and map below.

Car Drop Off Procedures

Please enter through the cemetery drive. Staff and Safety Patrol will be there to help guide you. They will stop you and open the door for your child to exit the car. Please make sure your child's backpack is in the car with them. (Do not put it in the trunk.) Please do not get out of your car. Do not park your car along the cemetery in the front parking lot. This is a bus lane and our buses need a wide radius for turning. There are signs posted: "No Parking between 7am - 3pm". Always follow the staff instructions and remember school buses always have the right of way.

Car Pick Up Procedures

Please enter through the cemetery drive. Turn to the right and curve around the back parking lot. Please line up in the 1st row of parking spots. When that row is filled, start row 2. When that row is filled, start row 3, and continue for the rest of the rows. We estimate we can get 7-8 cars in a row.

There will be SJS staff to help you. Please follow their instructions.

When students are ready for pick up, (after the buses leave) all the cars in row 1 will proceed to the center doors of the Monsignor Harris Center, followed by row 2, row 3, etc.

At no time are cars permitted to stop at the end of the cemetery drive and wait for the rows of cars to go by. Please get into the line and follow the instructions of SJS staff. This will help ensure that there will not be cars sitting on St. John's Road and causing traffic problems.

At no time during the school day should cars be parked along the cemetery in the main parking lot. The school buses need a large radius to turn. There are signs posted stating, "NO PARKING BETWEEN 7am - 3pm". You never know when a bus will be here for field trips, etc., so please do not park there during the day.

As always, we encourage students to ride the bus if they can!

Please see below for a detailed map.

Back to School Event - August 24, 2012

We'd like to welcome you to a Back to School Event on Friday, August 24, 2012. Please join us in the Monsignor Harris Center for a New Family Orientation from 6 - 6:30pm, an HSA Meeting with Faculty Introductions from 6:30 - 7pm, and an Open House with Classroom Visits from 7 - 8pm.

Protecting God's Children Workshop & Fingerprinting Information

CHILD PROTECTION CLASS

St. John's will host another Child Protection Training session on Tuesday, August 28, from 6-8pm. If you plan on volunteering with students (this includes going on field trips), and you have not yet attended one, here is your chance!

Please register online at www.virtus.org. If you have already registered in Virtus, please select this workshop. Your name must be on the registered list in order to attend. When the class is finished, please return the Acknowledgement E form in the back of the pamphlet that you will receive. (This is a requirement!)

FINGERPRINTS

St. John's will offer Fingerprinting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am – 3:00pm, by appointment only. You must be fingerprinted in order to volunteer at the school, Religious Education, or any parish events that children will be attending. Please call the Rectory at 301-373-2281 to make your appointment. In order to make your appointment, you must have on file with us your Application for Volunteering. You will need a Criminal Background Investigation Authorization Form, which you can get at the school or the rectory. We will also have them available at the time of the fingerprinting. The fee for fingerprinting is $38.25. You can pay by cash or check.

Bus Transportation Form

Free bus transportation is available for students who live nearby. To view the bus routes, visit this website: http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/dpw/nonpublicschools.asp. If you are a new student who needs transportation or if you have a change in your transportation from last year, please fill out the bus form. You may fax it or send it directly to them at the address/fax number listed on the form. This needs to be done before August 3, 2012.

Click here for the Bus Form

Click here for general Transportation Information

Child Protection Class

St. John's will host another Child Protection Training session on Wednesday, June 27, from 6-8pm. If you plan on volunteering with students (this includes going on field trips), and you have not yet attended one, here is your chance!

Please register online at www.virtus.org. If you have already registered in Virtus, please select this workshop. Your name must be on the registered list in order to attend. When the class is finished, please return the Acknowledgement E form in the back of the pamphlet that you will receive. (This is a requirement!)

Thank you!

St. John's Educators Continue their Education

Teachers at St. John's School never cease to learn.

Most recently, Mrs. Theresa Taylor (pictured with her father, Raymond Loyd) earned her Masters of Arts in Leadership in Teaching from Notre Dame of Maryland University on May 26th, 2012. Mrs. Taylor graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was nominated to join Kappa Delta Pi, the national honor society for educators.

Congratulations Mrs. Taylor for this achievement.

SJS Soloist at the Southern MD Blue Crabs Game

SJS student S. Skane was selected to sing the National Anthem at the Blue Crab's home game on Friday, June 22 at 7:05 p.m. Come out for a fun night of baseball and fireworks and be sure to wear your St. John's School spirit wear.

Summerstock's Wizard of Oz features SJS students!

This summer's Rec & Park's play production will feature SJS students, S. Fratz and S. Skane along with SJS alumni L. Hanf, M. Williams & J. Smedley. Tickets are now on sale for this 30th anniversary show - evening performances will take place July 20-22 and July 26-29. There will also be a 1:00 matinee show on July 28. All shows are expected to sell out so early ticket purchases are recommended. For tickets call, 301-475-4200 x1842 or go online to order or
view show times: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate.

Protecting God's Children Workshop

There will be a workshop at St. John's Church on June 6, 2012 from 6-9pm in the Monsignor Harris Center. If you are planning on volunteering with the Religious Education Program or with the school you must attend a Protecting God's Children Program if you haven't already done so. The Archdiocese of Washington requires all volunteers that will be in the presence of children be fingerprinted and attend this workshop. Please sign up for the class at www.virtus.org. If you have any questions please call the Rectory at 301-373-2281.

Used Uniform Sale this Saturday from 9am - 1pm

Click on the image below for more details!

Tuition Raffle - Last Week!

One week left... hurry! Buy and sell your tickets!! For more information, click here!

Blue Crabs Spirit Night - this Friday!

Join us for fellowship and fun at our St. John's Blue Crabs Spirit Night on Friday, May 18. The game is at 7:05pm, followed by fireworks. Tickets are $13 each. Please see the flyer on our website for details and go to “Fundraising login” for information on purchasing tickets. You must log on through this process with our sjs code for our school to get credit. We currently have seats in Section 7, but will get additional seats as we sell out. If we sell enough tickets, we will get Video Board recognition, a Marketing table on the concourse, and a Ceremonial First Pitch. We get to walk down on the field before the game for our school to be recognized. Our Chorus will also be singing at this event (more info to follow). Please wear your Spirit Wear, T-shirts, or our school colors, and come join the fun! Please contact Tracy Vandergriff at kvanderg@prodigy.net or 301-373-2199 or click HERE to view more information on our website.

Congratulations First Holy Communicants!

Congratulations to all of our First Holy Communicants! Click on the album below to view pictures of our second graders who received their First Holy Communion. Please note: If you have any pictures you'd like to add to this album, you may send them to news@sjshollywood.org.

First Holy Communion Photos

2012 STEM Competition Results

SJS sent 7 teams to the regional "Save the Bay" Robotics Competition where the 64 teams competed in 4 categories: Robotics, Research, Team Work, and Technical Interview.

The 7th Grade Baygulls (Annie D., Camryn D., Chase F., & Erin T.) won 3rd Place Overall and 1st Place in Technical, 3rd Place in Robotics.

Grade 7 Hydrobots (Joey A., Mackenzie C., & Chris S.) earned 5th Place Overall.

The 5th Grade Baybots (Ethan G., Kenna O., Natlia P., Chance P., Gracen P., & Jimmy R.), took 1st Place in Team Work.

Grade 5 Brickfish (Brooke G., Rachel M., Rachel S., Harrison W., & Alex W.) earned 2nd Place in Research.

Grade 5 Rockfish (Thomas A., Madison D., Caden H., Grace P., Sara S., & Abigail W.) earned 4th Place in Team Work.

Thank you to our robotics mentor, Mr. Brendan French, and our teachers, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Geisz, and Mr. LaRue. Special thanks to our parents who chaperoned!

Click on the photo below to view an album of STEM pictures!

STEM Photos

Family Concert and Mother's Day Brunch

Join St. John’s for a night of faith and fun at a live CAT CHAT concert. Cat.Chat concerts are specifically geared for young families with kids (preK- grade 6). The songs are dynamic and packed with God’s Word and Catholic teachings that bring children into a refreshing experience of Catholicism. The concert is filled with powerful music, crowd participation, unicycling, juggling, yo-yos, prizes, good humor, prayer times and family fun. After the concert, the Cat.Chat family and Moses the Cat stick around to take photos, sign autographs and “chat” with the families. Doors open at 6pm (food is available for purchase) and the concert starts at 6:30pm on Saturday, May 12th at St. John’s Church, Monsignor Harris Center. The concert is free to attend. A good-will offering will be taken to help pay for the concert. For more information on Cat.Chat please visit their web site at www.catchat.ca. To view the flyer or to see a video clip on our website, click HERE.

Please join us for a Mother’s Day Brunch in the Monsignor Harris Center, on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13th from 10:30am – 1pm. For questions, please contact Patrick Dugan at patrick4homes@gmail.com. To view the flyer or make reservations on our website, click HERE. The menu includes: roast beef, Rosemary potatoes, French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, chocolate fountain, fruit, cheese, muffins, croissants, coffee, milk, orange juice, cranberry juice and Mimosas! Up to 5 years old no charge, 6 to 12 years old $10, 13 and older $15

Relay Races this weekend!

Click HERE to view pictures from this event.

Catholic School Relay Races will be held this Sunday, April 29, at St. Mary’s Ryken High School starting at 1pm. Participants are to be there by 12:35pm for check in and opening ceremonies. Students are to wear their PE uniforms.

Please come and cheer on your team and school...Go SJS!

Mother-Son Event: Minute To Win It - Friday, April 27th

Calling all Moms with sons.... Join us for a Mother-Son event called Minute To Win It on Friday, April 27, 2012. Enjoy an evening of fun and fast paced mini games for each mother and son to participate. Come out and have fun quality time with your son! There will be prizes for each game and a bigger prize for best overall time. Mothers and sons of all ages are welcome! Cost is $15 per mother/son team and $5 for each additional son. Dinner (for purchase) begins at 5pm and Games begin at 6pm. To register online, click HERE or for more information contact Emily Dobson at mombeep@gmail.com or visit the page on our website, HERE.

Papa John's Pizza Night! - April 25th

Papa John’s Pizza Night – The last Wednesday of each month is Papa John’s Pizza night! Call the Hollywood store at 301-373-8911. Please mention that you are with St. John’s School. We receive 20% of all carry out orders and 10% of all delivery orders. This is all year long, even in the summer months! (Only valid at the Hollywood location)

Come Experience St. John's School!

Shadow Day!

A shadow visit is a great way to explore and learn more about St. John's School. The best way for you to determine whether St. John's School is right for your child is to schedule a time for your child to shadow a St. John's School student. We will be having a Shadow Day on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012. Your child will get to meet the students that will be in his/her class and see what a typical day at St. John's School is like. He/she can spend a few hours or a whole day accompanying a student to class. Most of the students at the school knew, after shadowing, that this was the place for them.

All potential students are invited to come and spend the day with future friends at St. John's. We hope that your child can join us for this unique opportunity. If April 3rd is not convenient, feel free to contact the secretary at the office anytime to schedule a Shadow Day! (301) 373 - 2142 or office@sjshollywood.org.

Guidelines to Spend a Day with an SJS Student

Arrangements to shadow must be made through the Office. Please indicate on your permission form if you would like to shadow a particular student/grade. Below are some other guidelines to help you plan for your visit:

Drop Off: Students should check in at the Office by 8:00 a.m.

Pick Up: Students should be picked up from the Office at 3:00 p.m.

Dress: If students attend a Catholic elementary school, they should wear their school uniform. Otherwise, student visitors should wear slacks and a collared shirt. Girls may wear a skirt; however, it must (at least) touch the top of the knee.

Lunch: will be provided compliments of SJS unless students choose to bring one from home. (Please note, lunch on April 3rd will be Turkey Club or Chef Salad, chips, and an apple.)

To view the Permission Form, click here.

Yard Sale!

St. John's School is having a Spring Yard Sale this Saturday, March 31st from 8:00am until noon. There will be lots of vendors, crafters, and tables filled with yard sale items. Bargains galore! Come find treasures at low prices! All are welcome! For more information, please visit this page or contact Julie Jackson at 301-373-3999 or joejack@md.metrocast.net or Crystal Heier at 301-672-9532 or crystalheier@gmail.com.

St. John's School Auction - This Saturday, March 24, 2012

To register online (and have your tickets held at Will Call), view a list of items, or to find out more information, view the Auction page- click here or click on the flyer above.

Bruster's Scoops Night!

To view more pictures of this event, please click on the photo below.

Come on out for an evening of delicious ice cream at Bruster's, Monday from 6-8pm! Support our school while eating at a parishioner-owned ice cream shop! St. John's faculty and staff will be serving the treats! Invite friends and family to join us!

Southern Maryland Youth Day at St. John's!

St. John's will be hosting this year's Southern Maryland Youth Day on Saturday, March 17th. This year SMYD is all about Middle Schoolers. Please encourage your 6th, 7th and 8th graders to attend this amazing day. We're expecting over 200 youth from all over St. Mary's County and we'd love to strongly represent St. John's parish.

Mother Revelacion and Fr. Swink are the keynote speakers during a day filled with adoration, Confessions, games and activities, Mass at 5pm and a dance from 6-8:30. The seminarians will be joining us; Checkers is providing lunch and Mrs. Pollock will be making her famous fried chicken for dinner. Sign your Middle School student up at www.stmaryscatholicyouth.com . The registration fee is $25. Your consent form and payment can be dropped off at the church office during regular business hours (Tues. - Fri., 8am - 4pm), or the school office during regular school hours (Mon. - Fri., 8am - 3pm).

All youth who register online in advance will receive a special tee-shirt commemorating the day!

Join us!!!!!

Catholic Bee - March 28, 2012

Want to have fun and at the same time appreciate and learn about your Catholic Faith? If you are a 4th or 5th grader at St. John’s parish or school, register now for our Catholic Bee. It is a fun game similar to a Spelling Bee except the questions are about our Catholic Faith. Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to the top place winners! All of the questions and answers are available for studying prior to the Bee. The top six winners will advance to the Knights of Columbus state competition on April 21st at St. Michaels Church in Poplar Springs, MD! If you would like to participate, please register by calling the rectory at 301-373-2281 or you may register online.

On March 28, 2012, Registration/Check In will begin at 6pm and the Bee will begin at 6:30pm. For more information, please visit our webpage, by clicking here.

To view a list of all the questions and answers, please click here.

Scholastic Book Fair

Our Scholastic Book Fair will run this Sunday, March 4th through Friday, March 9th. The fair will be open this Sunday after the 9am and 11:30am Masses. Classes will have a scheduled buying time during the week.

Please see the link for the website: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/sjshollywood.

Are you being called to be holy this Lent?

SoMD Sudoku Championship!

SoMD Sudoku Championship 2012 – to be held again this year at St. John’s in Hollywood on March 3rd beginning at 9:00 am to benefit the school scholarship fund. How good are you? Challenge your friends! There will be cash awards in the Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels. Details and information can be found here: http://www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/SoMD-Sudoku-Championship.aspx. For additional information, call Mike Thompson at 301-373-8545

A flyer can be found here: http://www.sjshollywood.org/docs/SoMD-Sudoku-Championship-2012-Flyer.pdf

To Register online: http://www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/SoMD-Sudoku-Championship-Registration.aspx

Shrove Tuesday Pancake & Sausage Supper

This Tuesday, Feb. 21st, from 5-7:30pm we will have an all you can eat pancake and sausage dinner in the Monsignor Harris Center. Choice of toppings include Happy Face, chocolate chip, blueberry, apple, strawberry and sausage gravy. Families, friends, grandparents, parents, neighbors and kids are especially invited. Adults 12 and up - $6; children under 12 - $3; under 6 - free. Highchairs will be provided. Come and enjoy a fantastic meal! Sponsored by the St. John's Knights of Columbus.

Spirit Week!

Spirit Week!

February 13-17

Monday: Surprise Movie!

With popcorn and soda (Uniform is required.)

Tuesday: Valentine’s Non-uniform Day

Wear red and pink - no charge :)

Wednesday: Wacky-Tacky Day

Dress as weird as you want! (Within the non-uniform code) –no charge :)

Thursday: Pep-Rally

Basketball players and cheerleaders may wear their uniforms.

Everyone else may wear PE uniforms.

2nd Annual Father/Daughter Dance this Saturday!

St. John's parish, school and the Knights of Columbus Council 7914 are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Father Daughter Dance on February 18th from 6:00 - 9:00pm. Cost: $15 per person and $10 for each additional daughter. Location: Monsignor Harris Center. Father (father substitutes) and daughters of all ages from one to seventy-one are welcome. Tickets can be reserved online http://www.sjshollywood.org/AboutSJS/FatherDaughterDance.aspx or you can contact Dan and Esther Seep at derseep@hotmail.com or (757) 291-0262.

Penny Walk and Science Fair Results

On Saturday, Feb 4, two of our students represented SJS very well at the St. Mary's County Science and Engineering Fair. One was awarded the prestigious Wyle Laboratories Award: 1st Place Junior Division Engineering Award in Applied Aerospace Principles. She was presented with a certificate and a cash award. Congratulations!

Science and Engineering Fair Photos

As part of our weeklong Catholic Schools Week celebration, our school participated in a "Penny Walk". Students in grades Pre-K through 8 collected coins to raise money for the Sisters of The Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, a religious community of Marian devotion. Students were challenged to collect enough coins to wrap around the entire gymnasium. Students' enthusiasm and generosity helped them cover the perimeter of the gym four times over and then went on to line the basketball lines on the gym floor. In total, $1149.73 was raised. In addition to a few Canadian coins and a Bermuda quarter, we collected:

• 2 Dollars coins
• 1 Half Dollar coin
• 1,860 Quarters
• 2,788 Dimes
• 1,892 Nickels
• 22,133 Pennies

To view more pictures of this event, please click on the photo below.

Penny Walk Photos