DEAR SAINTS JOSEPH AND JOHN SCHOOL FAMILIES,
“Hold fast to the hope that lies before us.” – Hebrews 6:18
Just like that, we have almost completed our second week of school, the first full week of the year! Classes are in a groove and are already doing excellent work!
Tomorrow we gather as a school community to celebrate the first Mass of the year together.
Tomorrow is also our first spirit wear day. Students may wear SJJ spirit wear with uniform bottoms. Let’s show our Viking pride!
Meet the Teachers- Next week we welcome parents and guardians on campus for our Meet the Teacher/Back to School Information Night. We’ll kick off the evening at St. Joseph Church for a welcome and prayer service beginning promptly at 6:00 p.m. Please see below for more information.
Hallways of Hope- This year our halls were transformed into “Hallways of Hope,” with each area representing a different characteristic of our theme. The Preschool hallway decorated for “Helping Hands,” the middle school hallway decorated with symbols of “Opportunity,” the K-2 hallway is now filled with symbols of “Promise” and the 3-5 hallway shines with symbols of “Excellence.” Yesterday the final touches were added with banners identifying each hallway. We can’t wait for you to see for yourselves at our meet the Teacher and Back to School information night.
School Safety- As your school principal, there is nothing I take more seriously than the safety of our students, our staff and our school as a whole. This year, we are again blessed to have a strong partnership with our Strongsville safety forces. Since school began last week, police officers are frequently visible on campus, walking the halls of our building and engaging with our students, faculty and staff.
Our school is very fortunate to have been awarded a $100,000 federal safety grant to use toward safety improvements in our school. Strongsville City School’s Operations Manager, Stephen Breckner collaborated with school administration this past week and helped our team identify several exciting improvements that can be accomplished as a result of this grant money. I look forward to sharing these improvements to our building with you in the weeks and months to come.
SJJ’s faculty also met yesterday afternoon, where we began the first of regular safety sessions. During these meetings, our team of teachers discuss their roles and their responses to particular emergency situations and then work together to identify strengths and opportunities.
The responsibility for keeping our SJJ students, staff and schools safe remains a top priority.
We ask for your prayers for our SJJ community, and please know of our community’s continued prayers for you! Enjoy the long Labor Day weekend!
Blessings,
Mrs. Schenek
