Notes From the Office: October 10th, 2017

Our new superintendent, James Conneely, recently visited our school and met with the faculty and school board last week. He was very impressed with the dedication and hard work of our staff and students.  I know we have things to work on, but we can’t forget about all the positive things we do at St. John School.  Remember we do have the best parents, teachers, and students!

October is shaping up to be a busy month with Confirmation, DC Trip, Diocesan Spelling bee, end of the first quarter, and pep rally for the athletes who participated in fall sports. The concrete entrance to our church/school parking lot is greatly improved thanks to the work of Ken True, Wyatt Hoffman, and Brian True. I would also like to thank Chris Muzinic, Craig Bilotta, Tom Johnson, Ben Herzog, and Fr. Linh for their help in cleaning up and moving the old concrete.

Lastly, check out below how our St. John Cross Country team fared in their last two meets. The runners have trained hard and are really improving. We also have students participating in soccer, football, and fall baseball.

Join us Sunday, October 29^th at Cardome’s Black Barn from 1pm to 4pm for the SJS Halloween Dance!  Invite your friends!  Bring a spooky snack to share and dress in your Halloween best!  Awards for Best Family Costume, Best Kid Costume, and Best Spooky Snack.  Games for the kids, and of course the Halloween March!   Please sign up for what you can bring at http://signup.com/go/oAsuzsD

Contact Leslie Hughes with questions or if you can help decorate at (859) 576-0536.

It's just before Christmas and the tree ornaments have been awakened from their yearly hibernation by the movement of their storage box. It's time! As they begin to prepare for another season on the Christmas tree, they are greeted by a rather strange and "un-Christmassy" ornament: A Hula-Girl. The Star, Snowman, the Angel and others don't understand what she has to do with Christmas and give her a rather cool reception until another significant figure from the mantelpiece shows up to explain to all of them what Christmas is about and how they each have significance in God's amazing plan of redemption through His Son, Jesus.

A humorous and engaging story with delightful songs and a solid salvation message that will teach children what Jesus' coming was all about and remind kids and congregation alike that Christmas is truly a time to celebrate!

 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

ST.JOHN FALL BLOOD DRIVE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29

St. John Catholic Church, Georgetown

Make your reservations now at kybloodcenter.org or call

859-276-2534. The “BIG BLUE Bus” will be on Military Street by the

church from 8:00am ‘til noon for your blood donations. Questions:

contact Dick Schweitzer 863-9379 or        e-mail [email protected].

“No amount of money can replace a simple blood donation. Blood cannot be created in a laboratory, and only donors like you can provide blood to patients who need it right now.”

Each blood donor will receive a free KBC tee-shirt.

I am happy to announce that our New Athletic Director is Neal Thompson.  Neal and his wife, Julie, currently have one son in school, Parker. Parker is currently in Pre-K.  I look forward to seeing the Athletic Department grow under his leadership. As you can already see some of that growth happening, he has worked with the YMCA so some of the younger kids can play together at the YMCA. Thank you Neal for taking this Volunteer position and hopefully, since Parker is only in Pre-K,  you can enjoy this fun position for the next 8 years.

Thank you

Jason Noffsinger

Basketball News – New Teams Forming

We will be having a few new teams this year for basketball. Students from the ages of 4-9 will now have an opportunity to play basketball through the Scott County YMCA. The age groups are 4/5, 6/7 and 8/9. We have coaches for each of the teams but we need more players! If you would like to play, please sign your child up at http://www.ymcacky.org/main/scott-county. Once you have signed up, please reach out to me so I can add your child to the roster.

COACHES NEEDED!!! We still need coaches for the following teams: 5^th/6^th grade boys, 5^th/6^th grade girls and 7^th/8^thgrade girls.

PLAYERS NEEDED!!! We still need girls for the 5^th/6^th and 7^th/8^th grade teams. As or right now, we don’t have enough to play.

Please reach out if your child wants to play or if you have any other questions.

Neal Thompson
(502)797-3388
[email protected]