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

Community Dinner and Talent Show

St. John's ended Catholic Schools week with a Dinner and Talent Show on Saturday night. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Miedzinski did a great job preparing the students. Thank you to Mrs. Bowser for stepping up during Mrs. Miedzinski's absence. It was an amazing event that allowed us to showcase the many talents of our SJS students. The show included 32 acts with over 50 students participating.

Special thanks go out to the HSA and everyone that helped prepare a fantastic meal. Also, we would like to thank everyone that helped clean up and get ready for the next day. This was truly a great community event and the perfect way to display our many talents that God has given.

Talent Show- February 4, 2012

2nd Anniversary of our School Collapse

February 6th, 2012 marks the 2 year anniversary of our school collapse. Through adversity has come great opportunity. With God's grace and the support of our wonderful community, we have renovated and rebuilt. We are rejuvenated and ready for many more years of Catholic education!

We will always remember the collapse from 2 years ago. Reminisce and spend some time in prayer thanking God for all the good He has given us. View a slideshow, created by Julie R. to remember this special day.

For more information about our rebuilding, click here.

One year ago, Donald Cardinal Wuerl came for a special dedication ceremony for our newly rebuilt school. View some video clips, courtesy of David and Terri T. to celebrate the experience.

For more information regarding our school dedication, click here.

We've had a wonderful first year in our new school building. Spend some time viewing our Photo Gallery and Video Testimonials.

May God bless all those who have helped us get to where we are today. Many thanks!