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Dear Parents, Where has the time gone? It is hard to believe we are finishing up the third quarter on March 19th. Please continue to encourage your children to finish strong, hand in assignments and come to school ready to learn, no matter what grade they are in. Just a reminder, there will be no school on Monday, March 8th. This will be an independent learning day for our students at home. Students Kindergarten-4th grade will be bringing work home on Friday, March 5th to complete on Monday and hand into the teacher on Tuesday, March 9th. Students in 5th-8th grade, [...]

From the Desk of Mrs. Wolf: As we continue on our Lenten journey, please take some time to pray as a family. A decade of the Rosary before bed or even reading a story from the Bible are great ways to come together as a family in prayer. Pope Francis shared a beautiful list of ways to fast this Lent. Here are a few: “Fast from hurting words and say kind words”. “Fast from anger and be filled with patience”. “Fast from pressures and be prayerful”. “Fast from grudges and be compassionate”. Remember, fasting of any kind can be meaningful if [...]

SJJ Spring Spirit Wear Sale Don't miss out on this opportunity to order SJJ spirit wear! All items are priced under $20! The SJJ PTU is offering these high-quality SJJ clothing items for purchase online. Conveniently order your items and pay by credit card/echeck through this website. Your purchases will be distributed to your SJJ student. Items will be delivered prior to Easter. The navy blue 1/4 zip and the grey crew sweatshirt available for purchase through this sale are both approved for students to wear with the school uniform. **No returns or exchanges** IMPORTANT: The grey crew neck runs on [...]

The Association of Strongsville Firefighters Local 2882 has partnered with Serpentini Chevrolet and Strongsville Dairy Queen to conduct a spring bicycle giveaway program. The program is intended to serve the underprivileged children within the city limits of Strongsville. The Strongsville Firefighters are extremely grateful for the financial support of Serpentini Chevrolet for making this program possible. We would also like to acknowledge the generosity of Strongsville Dairy Queen in providing ice cream vouchers for non qualifying children in the same household. For the program's first year, 10 bicycles and helmets will be delivered by Strongsville Firefighters and staff of Serpentini on [...]

Mrs. Basch, SJJ’s art teacher submitted art to Padua’s Art Show. 4th grader, Sophia received 2nd place and Jordan got an Honorable mention for 3rd grade. Great job! Mrs. Basch created a Virtual Art Show. Click the link below to view.

Ohio Catholic FCU will be awarding students at Catholic elementary and high schools scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. Ohio Catholic Federal Credit Union has committed to giving away $25,000 in Catholic school scholarships in 2021. In order to apply for a scholarship, applicants must be a member of Ohio Catholic Federal Credit Union with a minimum balance of $50.00 or a current loan, currently attend a Catholic elementary school or high school in Ohio, and be willing to submit proof of income if chosen as a finalist.  All families with students enrolled in Catholic schools are eligible for membership with [...]

From the Desk of Mrs. Wolf: As we turn the page to the 2021 calendar, I wanted to take a minute to let you know how wonderful it was to have the students back in the building. The excitement and eagerness to get back to business was very invigorating. A special thank you to all those staff members and 8th graders who so willingly gave up their time to help carry the students bags to the classrooms. Now that we are in the month of February, I would like to address Ash Wednesday. Due to the concerns of COVID-19, the Vatican [...]

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week 2021 SJJ Spirit wear dress down Monday - Thursday! FRIDAY:  Show your House Pride - House with 100% wearing house colors! MONDAY - FEBRUARY 1 - Virtual Prayer Service All school Bingo TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 2 - All school Mass virtual from St. John Cathedral at 10am. WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 3 - Students will write a Valentine to the Veterans THURSDAY - FEBRUARY 4 - SERVICE - Students will bring in a can of soup for the Cleveland Food Bank and write letters to those inner city nursing homes. Safe treat (ice cream or popsicle) passed out [...]

Dear Parents, It is so great to have the students in the classrooms! Just seeing their faces, hearing noise throughout the school and seeing them working diligently is a wonderful feeling. We all need to continue to be vigilant about social distance, wearing masks and remembering what we do outside of school affects our entire school community. Thank you for your cooperation and diligence during this time. WOW! SJJ recently received a very generous donation of $75,000 from an anonymous donor for our final phase of the Air Conditioning unit in the Middle School. We have raised $205,000 of our $300,000 [...]

Dear Parents, I hope everyone had a healthy and safe Christmas. Fr. Barry and I have received a few emails and phone calls about returning back to SJJ earlier than our original date. The SJJ Task Force recently met virtually and with a lot of thought, prayer and discussion, we decided to remain with our original plan to continue with remote learning until Tuesday, January 19, 2021. This was not an easy decision and was made to ensure the health and well-being of our students and staff as we return from our Christmas break to our classrooms. The school has been [...]