ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL
FULLY ACCREDITED BY NAAS
(NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITED SCHOOLS)
10956 S.E. 25th Avenue
Phone: 503-654-0200
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
Fax: 503-654-8419
Volume 11, Issue 35
www.sjbcatholicschool.org
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL
It’s been eight long years --- eight, since SJB has had the Cougar band march in
the Junior Rose Festival Parade. SJB Band Director, Mr. Kinkley, led the Cougar Marching Band on a gorgeous day along the parade route playing,
“Cougarismo”…composed by Mr. K. Here is:
“We’re Saint John the Baptist, where everything’s cool. At Saint John
the Baptist we’re true to our school. We’ve got Cougarismo from head
to our toes. And we’ll keep a marchin’ with Cougarismo. That’s why we
hail to SJB! Huh! Go Cougars! And so we hail to SJB! Huh! Go Cougars!
As another highly successful Cougar school year comes to an end, we are busy
making preparations to launch into the 2013-2014 school year. Beginning in the
fall, middle school students will have the opportunity to choose from the following electives: Art, Band, Choir, Drama/Speech, HTML Web Design, Student
Leadership, and Yearbook. Expect more information from your child’s homeroom teacher outlining these exciting and enriching electives. Also for next
year, SJB will no longer be using the school management software,
MyStudentsProgress.com. Both faculty and parents expressed concerns about
how cumbersome the system is to work with. Instead, after researching several
venders, we have unanimously elected to move to a much more user-friendly
program called, SchoolSpeak. This new school management program offers
many more dynamic features that include: homework, grade book, announcements, emails, volunteer sign-up, electronic forms, online ordering and payments, and much more. Please visit www.schoolspeak.com for a sneak preview.
Further information about SchoolSpeak will be coming your way in the near
future. Lastly, we are pleased to welcome three new faculty members to SJB:
Grace Butler (library/media specialist), Jennifer Fargo (middle school language
arts and 7th grade homeroom teacher), and John Payne (middle school religion
teacher). Welcome aboard!
A CALL TO ALL VOLUNTEERS:
Tomorrow (Saturday) we will be prepping our playground for the removal and
installation of new playground equipment. We are in need of twelve or more
volunteers to help dig a small trench (6” deep by 4” wide) for silt fencing that
will run along the fence line on the south and east sides of the playground. Remember, we will begin at 9 am…and please bring a shovel. We can knock this
out in no time if we have enough Cougar power.
Thank you for supporting YOUR St. John the Baptist Catholic School!
June 7, 2013
JUNE 2013
June 10– 8th grades last day, breakfast & awards, retreat. Clap out for
8th grade 3:10. Free dress for ALL
the remainder of the year!
June 11—8th grade Graduation Mass
7pm
June 12– “Leap” up day 10:40-11:15
June 13—All School Mass/Awards,
Kindergarten Graduation 10:00 in the
library.
June 14—Last day—Field Day & BBQ,
dismissal after BBQ.
June 28—School office Closed
August 19—School office open 9-3
August 29—Kindergarten Orientation
6:30, New Family Ice-Cream Social
7pm in the cafeteria.
September 2—NO SCHOOL—Labor
Day
September 3—First Day of School,
Kindergarten dismisses @ 12:15.
Prefect Calendar
Week of June 10
Monday— Carlson, Vega-Wysong,
Foglio
Tuesday— Dillard, Stansell
Wednesday— Sprando, Bell
Thursday– Bakke
Family Faith Sharing
We encourage parents to reflect on these questions at home each week
with their children and family. Start talking. Share your faith!!
June 9 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 7:11-17
In our gospel reading today, we hear about one of miracles that Jesus performed. He and his disciples entered a
town called Nain, where they saw the funeral procession of a man who had died. This man was the only son of his
mother, who was a widow. Jesus was very sad when he saw this and told the mother not to weep. He then touched
the coffin and said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” And at these words the young man sat up and began to talk. This
amazing story quickly spread throughout Judea and the surrounding area.
What is a miracle? Do you believe that miracles can still happen in our world? Why or why not?
OFFICE HOURS IN THE SUMMER
Many of you have asked about purchasing SCRIP during the
summer. The school office will be open on Wednesday’s
through the summer, from 9:00-12:00. We will be closed the
first week of July. You may conduct other school business on
these days also.
If you will need any large purchases of SCRIP please give me
1 week notice so I may have it here for you. Also, please remember that if your going shopping for uniforms during the
summer, we carry LANDS END & DENNIS UNIFORM SCRIP.
Thank you,
Dana
Last School Mass
and Awards—
Please plan on joining us
Thursday, June 13, @ 8:30 for
our Last School Mass and Awards Assembly
following.
End of the year awards will be given out
immediately following Mass (approx. 9:30).
This will be for grades 1st-7th. Kindergarten will
have their own ceremony during their graduation
that morning in the Library.
SHARE HOURS—
Be sure and log into Helpcounter to update your Outstanding accounts—
share hours. All two parent families are required
outstanding accounts, lunch, tuition, library etc.
to have 30 hours, 10 of which need to be auction All
MUST be paid in full by June 14th unless other arhours. One parent families 15 hours, 5 auction. rangements have been made. Questions, contact the
All families do 3 prefect days.
school office.
If you have not logged in this year please do so. Prescription Pick-up— If your child has any prescriptions,
Below is the link to get started and to log your or inhalers in the school office please pick-up by the last day of
school. If they are not they will be disposed of. Thank you!
hours.
www.helpcounterweb.com/homeaccess?aid=fingpvtix
If your short on your prefect days, I have a lot of openings!
Just give me a call.
2013-2014 Mass Schedule CHANGE
Beginning next September our All School
Mass days will be changing to Friday’s.
The first Friday of every month will be Mass,
followed by Benediction/Adoration. All are
welcome to join us!
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Lost and Found
Be sure and double check to
make sure any of your
children’s belongings aren’t in
the lost and found. We will be
donating everything left behind the last week of
school.
Thank you!
Volume 11, Issue 35
Development NEWS
URGENTLY NEEDED: PICNIC COORDINATOR We are in immediate need of a volunteer to take on coordina on of the annual St. John’s
picnic in September. If you are good at planning, organizing teams, and ge ng people
involved in a fun event, you are perfect for this opportunity. This is an annual event that
brings all the parish (including school) families together on the third Saturday in Septem‐
ber for a great me and wonderful food. You will have a lot of help, and a wri en guide
to go by. Please give Libbie Allen a call in the parish office at 503.654.5449.
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You work hard and sacrifice a lot for your family. And part of that is planning for the future. Despite
the size of your nest egg and me in life, financial planning is for everyone. What if you could give to
both your heirs and charity with what you have? On Wednesday, June 19th, from 6‐7:30 pm, the St.
John’s Catholic Community Founda on is hos ng a presenta on in the Saalfeld Room covering some
tools to help you. This is an informa onal forum; no investment or sales
pressure advice will be given, and there is no cost to a end. Refresh‐
ments will be served, so RSVPs are required. Please call the parish office
at 503.654.5449 to let them know you will a end.
AUCTION UPDATE:
Hi there everyone!
Oh we are so close to the end of school and the beginning of
summer!!!! So just want to let you all know that I've had more
parents step up for taking on class projects!! Yippee!! So I
want to let you all know who's taken on what classes and what
classes still need someone!
Preschool ~ Christa Weiler
1st Grade ~ Jennie Earls
2nd Grade ~ Mel Townsend & Carolyn McQuillin
4th Grade ~ Caitlin Landrus
5th Grade ~ Johneen Manno
6th Grade ~ Terri Poch
7th Grade ~ Rachel Martell
Thank you ladies!!! Please contact these wonderful people if
your able to help them out.
So we still need someone to take on,
Kindergarten, 3rd Grade and 8th Grade!
Please contact me if you can do one of these 3 classes.
Thanks,
Karyn Halverson
Lunch Account Balances
Statements came home today on bright green
paper. Both positive and negative balances are
listed on the sheets. If you have a positive balance it will be transferred over to next year. If
you have any questions, contact the school
office. Remember to clear all lunch account
balances by Friday, June 14th.
Family Envelopes— Came home
today… this is our last envelope.
You may recycle it, we don’t need it
back thank you! :)
LEAP UP DAY!
Wednesday, June 12
grades Prek-7th grade
will “leap up” to their
grade for next year. This
is a great opportunity for
students to meet their teacher for next year
and have a chance to see what is to come!
It’s a very exciting time for them!
Congratulations to the Class
of
2013
Danny Austin
Kyra Brazie
Avery Carlson
Chad Joseph Clark
*Austin Michael Culp
Patrick Douglas Dowhaniuk
*Peter Dominic Faber
*Jake Foglio
*Halle Elizabeth Garrett
*Jacqueline Ann Garrett
*Brittany Jae Gottsch
*Lucas Ray Guasco
Emma Marie Herder
*Bryan Keeney Hunter
Kolowai Ifenuk
*Zoe Jones
*Hayden Elizabeth Jones
*Christopher W. Kar
*Bryn Elisabeth Landrus
Nicholas Wilder Pernas
Kevin Raschio
Madeleine Sheahan
Taylor Bryn Stevens
Audrey Zeta Lopaka Stone
Marissa Vanecko
Landen Weiler
We would like to wish a fond farewell to several families whose only or last child is among the graduates.
We thank you for entrusting your child to us over the past years. We appreciate your commitment to St.
John’s and the many, many hours you worked to make this such a great school!
To: Doug & Ann Austin, Roland & Barbara Carlson, Stephen Culp & Courtney Wilson, Michael & Julie Clark,
Ron & Julie Dowhaniuk, Bill & Nancy Faber, Terrell & Chris Garrett, Bob & Mary Stone, Dan & Katie Vanecko
*Students who have been here Kindergarten-8th
END OF THE YEAR
POTLUCK & BBQ
Friday, June 14h @ 11:30 a.m.
All families are welcome.
We ask that each family bring a salad and a dessert to share with everyone. Please bring your own serving
bowl and serving utensils.
St. John’s will provide the hamburgers, hot dogs, condiments and drinks.
NEW CHANGE
Please meet your child/ren at their classroom, sign them out with their teacher and head over to the Parish
Center for the BBQ. Once signed out you will be responsible for them. After the BBQ you are free to take
your child/ren home. If you will not be attending, students will come back to class with their teachers until
regular 3:15 dismissal time.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
TEAR OFF AND RETURN YOUR RSVP TO THE OFFICE NO LATER THAN JUNE 10th
Family Name: ___________________________________________
Please include all family members and students that will be attending.
____ Adults
Hamburgers _______
Hot Dogs ________
____ Students
Hamburgers _______
Hot Dogs ________
Cooking and set-up will begin at approximately 9:30 am. Jen will need a lot of help in the kitchen.
Please call the cafeteria if you can help. 503-654-8287.
St. John the Baptist – The Final Cougar Corner for 2012/13
Parents and Athletes… Thanks again for making it a successful year! It
has been a pleasure to serve as your Co Athletic Director. I want to thank Ron
Dowhaniuk for his service and dedication and wish him well as he ‘graduates’
this year. I also want to thank all who serve on the board and volunteer when
we need help. A very special thanks to Mrs. Day for her support and keeping me
on my toes with the weekly updates. Thanks also to Mr. Havens and Mr. Daily
for allowing us to integrate the program so nicely with the school.
Volleyball and Hot Shot Sign Ups
We will need to register teams next week so please sign up by Wednesday June
12. www. Cyocamphoward.org. No payment required until practice starts but
CYO is registering the teams now to allow us to more easily fill teams and be
ready to go in the fall. Register now and one less thing to worry about later!
We plan to field volleyball teams in grades 3,4,5,6 and 7.
Hot Shot basketball is open to both boys and girls in grades 1 and 2.
We are planning more great things for next year. I will remain as Co Athletic
director and welcome Steve Martell who has graciously stepped up to be the
new Co Athletic director. We also welcome Rick Bienapfl to the board. Kim Bell
will continue as club registrar and treasurer. She has scholarship information as
well if needed.
Summer Camps – Just a reminder that La Salle prep has a slate of camps
available – information available at www.lsprep.org
Have a terrific summer!
Pat Gabrish
[email protected]