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Dear Saints Joseph and John School Families, “Hold fast to the hope that lies before us.” – Hebrews 6:18 Entering the final week of September, we are blessed to be able to look back at a month full of great events like PTU’s restaurant night (a special thank you to PTU!), our back to school night, and our first all-school Mass of the school year! The week ahead is also full of many noteworthy happenings in our school community: Monday, September 25 is Picture Day at school, so please have your child dress up for the occasion following the school's out [...]

“Training in singing, in singing in choir, is not only an exercise of the external hearing and voice; it is also an education of interior hearing, the hearing of the heart, an exercise and an education in life and peace.” - Pope Benedict XVI What: One combined youth choir for both Strongsville Parishes and SJJ School. Who: Directed by Melissa and Luke Massery, Music Directors. When: Three “sessions” per year, like a sport, with weekly rehearsals. Why: To make Mass beautiful, enjoy friendship, learn proper singing/music, glorify God. Where: Both churches and school Masses - the “School Mass” choir and the [...]

Dear Saints Joseph and John School Families, “Hold fast to the hope that lies before us.” – Hebrews 6:18 Just like that, we are approaching one month back in school at SJJ! Our students are working diligently learning new things and are growing in their faith and academics. For example in first grade, students have been learning about Mary and practicing the Hail Mary prayer. Our P4 preschoolers are masters of singing the alphabet, while our middle school students have enjoyed time in the science lab with Mrs. Kelley. SJJ volleyball, football, cheerleading, and cross country are competing every weekend and [...]

Latest Smore update from the Principal!

Dear St. Joseph and John School Families, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed the next 2-year state budget with many incredible opportunities for all Ohio students, including our students at SJJ. This means that every Ohio student will be eligible for an EdChoice scholarship, with families up to 450% of the Federal poverty level receiving a full scholarship, and all other households receiving partial scholarships on a sliding scale, with the lowest being 10% of a full scholarship. The final scholarship amounts will be known soon when the official documents become available from the state of Ohio. To prepare for the possible [...]

Dear Sts. Joseph & John School Families, My name is Shelly Schenek, and I am honored to introduce myself as your principal. As the instructional leader of Sts. Joseph & John School, I am committed to facilitating a unified vision among our stakeholders, where we can prepare our students to be successful problem solvers in order to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world. Our school has a strong tradition of excellence. And now, we find ourselves in a new and exciting chapter, where we can build upon those successes as we move to a bright and inspiring future. My promise [...]

Dear Sts. Joseph and John Family, On April 18, 2023 we will launch our Spring Raffle. Here are some of the details: Ticket sales will go live at 8:00am on Tuesday, April 18th Each family has a personalized URL that can be used to sell tickets. Feel free to send your link (below) to your friends and family, post on social media, etc.! All sales this year will take place online through the link below or through the SJJ website. https://brurl.co/SJJ2023Raffle?referralId=SJJ23-0000 Only Ohio residents may purchase online tickets. If an out-of-state family member or friend would like to purchase tickets, [...]

Dear Parents, Winners from our Tuesday House Meeting are Audentia (Green House). If your child is on Team Audentia, they may dress down on Monday, February 27. K - 8th grade 2023 - 2024 SJJ start and end date August 23, 2023 - May 30, 2024 SJJ Lenten Service Project See attachment Padua Summer Youth Camp Padua's Summer Youth Camps registration is now open. The Athletic Department is offering the following youth sports camps: football, girls volleyball, boys & girls basketball, cheerleading, wrestling, boys lacrosse, baseball and softball. The MyTrack Department is offering two camps in Entrepreneurship and Computer Coding in [...]

“Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter.” (according to usbcc.org) It is our goal this year at SJJ to fully immerse our students in all aspects of the true meaning of Lent. The children will be able to participate in a variety of spiritually strengthening activities that we are encouraging the families to participate in as well. In addition to any fasting the students may choose this year, the school will be attending [...]

Dear Parents, Thank you to everyone that donated snacks and drinks for our teachers for the Parent/Teacher Conference. We all greatly appreciate it! Just a reminder, students may wear their House Shirt on Tuesday with regular school bottoms. Diocesan Tuition Assistance information 2023-24 - Diocesan Tuition Assistance Brochure  See attachment 23-24 FGAA Flyer (for FACTS) - Grant and Aid Assessment Application on FACTS. See attachment 2nd - 8th grade CYO Spring Track and Field See attachment  Checkers, Connect 4, and Tic-Tac-Toe Club See attachment  LEGO Club - Session 2 See attachment Office Update Mrs. Armstrong, Administration Assistant has submitted her resignation and won’t [...]