Friday, April 12th

Band and Orchestra Results!!

This week the band and orchestra competed in the TPSMEA State Concert and Sight Reading Contest. Both groups were AMAZING and received the highest rating of 1s on stage and 1s on sight reading!!

Cohort Feedback Survey

If you haven't yet provided feedback on the Cohort program, please take a moment to share your ideas for us to continue improving in future years.

Events Next Week

Advancement Tuition Raffle

Monday, April 15th

• A Day
• Progress 7 Grades Due 
• Daily Prayer - 8:00 AM - Chapel
• 9:00 Start Time 
• Tennis - Varsity at TAPPS 6-A State Tennis Championships 8:00 AM
• Start: Apr 15, 8:00am
• End: Apr 16, 3:30pm
• Gonzalez, Valeria
• Keith, Lindsay
• Montemayor, Nataly
• Allgood, Austin
• Bayo, Tomas
• Gallagher, Braden
• Nguyen, Zach
• Smith, Holden
• Conaway, Darby
• French, Owen
• Houstoun, Jack
• Jackson, Emily
• Pham, Sean
• Preissler, Graham
• Berbarie, Abigail
• Dennis, Mya
• Faramchi, Leighton
• Valadez, Emma
• Softball - Varsity vs Prestonwood 6:00 PM
• Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Plano West 7:30 PM

Tuesday, April 16th

• B Day
• Daily Prayer - 8:00 AM - Chapel 
• All School Mass - SCHEDULE - Please remember this is a Formal Dress Day for all employees. Ties and blazers should be worn by all male employees. 
• Senior Cap and Gown Pick Up - 11:15 - 11:30 - Small Gym (following Mass - I will dismiss and give instructions to the seniors)
• Tennis - Varsity at TAPPS 6-A State Tennis Championships 8:00 AM
• Start: Apr 15, 8:00am
• End: Apr 16, 3:30pm
• Gonzalez, Valeria
• Keith, Lindsay
• Montemayor, Nataly
• Allgood, Austin
• Bayo, Tomas
• Gallagher, Braden
• Nguyen, Zach
• Smith, Holden
• Conaway, Darby
• French, Owen
• Houstoun, Jack
• Jackson, Emily
• Pham, Sean
• Preissler, Graham
• Berbarie, Abigail
• Dennis, Mya
• Faramchi, Leighton
• Valadez, Emma
• Varsity Boys and Girls Golf
• Start: Apr 16, 8:00am
• End: Apr 16, 3:30pm
• Gainor, Sidney
• Bitler, Blaine
• Oldham, Caden
• Subbiah, Raghav
• Calce, Gabriela
• Estonilo, Elijah
• Grein, Caroline
• Rizollo, Nicholas
• Fuentes, Alexa
• Shaw, Walker
• Skinner, Grace
• Baseball - JV NAVY vs Bishop Lynch 5:00 PM
• Baseball - JV RED vs Bishop Lynch 7:00 PM
• Baseball - Varsity at Bishop Lynch 7:00 PM

Wednesday, April 17th

• A Day 
• Weekly Mass - 7:45 AM - Chapel 
• Tennis Championships
• Praise and Worship - Cardinal Break 
• Department Meetings 3:45 - 4:30 
• Ministry Afternoon Activity 
• Lacrosse - Girls Varsity vs Parish Home 5:30PM
• JPII 101 
• Choir Concert

Thursday, April 18th

• B Day 
• Daily Prayer - 8:00 AM - Chapel 
• Tennis Championships
• Track & Field - Varsity JV District Championship 10:00 AM
• Lucy Alfred
• Javier Alonso
• Faith Auguste
• Will Barlow
• Mia Bedollla
• Blake Boyers
• David Carlson
• Nathan Daigrepont
• Victoria Dinh
• Leighton Faramchi
• Jesse Ford
• Christian Grignon
• Ava Gulick
• Francisco Gutierrez
• Alex Headley
• Hailey Kilpatrick
• Davis Lambert
• Braedon Lavin
• Kate Lee
• Jojo Nguyen
• Anya Patel
• Ana Ramos
• Miguel Rodriguez
• Abby Ruiz
• Jackson Solomon
• Noah Sterling
• Preston Talkington
• Santiago Valle-Ortega
• Kaley Webb
• Matthew Wootton
• AJ Anderson
• Sid Battula
• Andrew Reed
• Mark Saloma
• Holden Smith
• Lacrosse - Girls Varsity at Ursuline Academy 5:30 PM
• Student Council Spike Ball Championship
• Lacrosse - Boys Varsity at Hebron 7:00 PM

Friday, April 19th

• A Day
• Junior Retreat
• Juried Art Exhibit
• University of North Texas College Visit - 8:00 AM
• Daily Prayer - 8:00 AM - Chapel 
• Choir Concert and Site Reading Competition
• Start: Apr 19, 10:30am
• End: Apr 19, 3:30pm
• Anderly, Nolan '24
• Austry, Isabella '25
• Bailey, Gabriele (Gabe) '24
• Blanco, Camila '25
• Castaneda , Gabriel  '26
• Chandler, Annie '25
• Chin, Sienna '24
• Chukwuocha, Chetanna '24
• Coquis-Jordan, Andrea '25
• Coto Gutierrez, Sebastian '25
• Dang, Katherine '25
• Davis, Connor '25
• Faramchi, Leighton '27
• Gainor, Sidney '24
• Glaser, Mason '24
• Gonzalez, Daniela '27
• Guerra, Andrew '24
• Gumm, Abigail  '26
• Gumm, Stephanie '24
• Hademenos, James (Jimmy) '24
• Hassan, Jeddanie (Lindsay) '25
• Hernandez, Nadia '24
• Ho, Teresa '25
• Hogan, Christopher (Chris) '24
• Hood, Alexandra '27
• Jerge, Morgan '24
• Johnson, Kinley '26
• Johnson, Lauren '24
• Jowid, Robert '24
• Knepshield, Sawyer '24
• Lawler, Michael '27
• Marcus, Joseph (Rey) '24
• McFarland, Kathryn (Kate) '27
• Nelson , Montgomerie  '27
• Nguyen, Benjamin  (Ben) '24
• Nguyen, William (Billy) '24
• Nish, Oakley '27
• Noria, Renata '26
• Obi, Abigail (Abby) '25
• O'Connor, Naomi '25
• Onalaja, Oluwadamilola (Caleb) '24
• Pampillonia, Sophia '27
• Pappas, Addison (Addie) '27
• Peden, Dairine '25
• Phillips, Clara '27
• Ramirez, Samantha (Sam) '26
• Ramos, Julianne '24
• Reolada, Julianne Mariebella (Juli) '27
• Salava, Taylor '25
• Satterlee, Autumn '27
• Scalco, Ashlin '25
• Schuler, Christopher (Chris) '24
• Seay, Elizabeth  '27
• Sias, Roman '25
• Stone, Emma (Emma Rhys) '27
• Tan, Julia  '24
• Thompson , Brooke  '27
• Tran, Timothy '26
• Tran, Vivian '24
• Truong, Quyendi '26
• Wheatley, Hannah '25
• Wilkins, Emma '27
• Zakarian, Marc (Max) '24
• Softball - Varsity at TCA 4:30 PM
• Baseball - JV NAVY at Bishop Lynch 5:00 PM
• Softball - JV at TCA 6:00 PM
• Baseball - JV RED at Bishop Lynch 7:00 PM
• Baseball - Varsity vs Bishop Lynch 7:30 PM

Saturday, April 20th 

• Juried Art Exhibit 
• AP US Government Mock Exam

Sunday, April 21st 

• Juried Art Exhibit 

Field Day!! 

Here is a work-in-progress FAQ doc and events schedule regarding Field Day coming up on Friday, April 26th. More details will be shared as we approach the event. Please note that we will begin the day in Cohorts for attendance purposes and travel in smaller groups to the ESC. Once there, kids will disperse, and we will need as much adult help as possible to supervise and help facilitate activities. If, for some reason, you will not be here that day, please communicate with Allie Choiniere and Erin Harper as soon as possible. We are looking forward to an extremely fun day! Thank you in advance for all your help!

Hiring Updates

Registrar - Arabella DeAngelis - first day April 16th 

We are hiring and have posted (or emailed internally) for the following departments and positions:

• English 
• Math 
• Social Studies 
• Theology 
• Visual Arts
• Part-Time Service Coordinator (will manage the entire Service Program)
• Assistant Dean of Formation 

Jump Start on Summer Repairs

Please use the form linked above to let TDI know what repairs may be needed in your classroom or office space over the summer.

JPII DFW Art Show! (from Tony)

Dear All,

I am thrilled to announce our 1st annual JPII DFW ART competition April 19-28 2024.

Event Details:

Next weekend, JPII High School Campus will host this exciting visual art contest for DFW area high school artists. 

April 19-20 Participants will be dropping off their work

April 21 Our juror will make selections

April 22-27 The accepted works will be displayed for a full week on JPII Campus

April 28 The awards ceremony/closing reception will complete the event. 

This will be an amazing opportunity to showcase our wonderful campus and expose our community to excellent works of art by area high school students. Each common area will be graced with a variety of 2D and 3D artwork displayed on panels and pedestals.  

HERE is a link to the JPII DFW ART Competition site

Call for Student and Parent Volunteers:

We are excited to kick off this annual event bringing outstanding regional high school visual artists to the campus.  Thank you in advance for helping establish a new tradition for John Paul II High School. 

There will be a number of opportunities to volunteer for this event. The Cardinal Community will be invited to help receive and process artwork, assist the juror with selections, hang the exhibit, assist with unselected work pickup and hospitality during the reception and awards. 

Please consider helping us make this event a success

HERE is the link to sign up to volunteer

Awards Sponsorship

Additionally, We are offering sponsorship opportunities for the awards. We hope you will consider joining the individuals and businesses in Cardinal Community that have already committed to supporting excellence in high school visual arts in North Texas. 

HERE is the link to sponsor an award and support excellence in DFW High School Visual Art. 

THANK YOU for considering donating your time and or treasure to make this a new JPII tradition. 

Very Warmest Regards,

Mr. Schraufnagel

Calendar of Events

• April 19- 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Early artwork registration and drop off 
• April 20 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm- Artwork registration and drop off 
• April 21 - 9:00 am-12am- Selection made by juror of artwork 
• April 21 - 1:00 pm - Notification posted via email with the list of accepted works. 
• April 21 - 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Unselected artwork pickup 
• April 22-27 -  Exhibition in view throughout John Paul II High School Campus 
• April 28 1-3:00 pm - Closing Reception and awards ceremony 

Red Crest Award! (from Debra and Julie)

Good Afternoon Teachers,

As we look forward to recognizing our students at the end of the school year, we have a special opportunity for you to recommend a student for an award - the Red Crest Award.  

Each JPII teacher will have the opportunity to select ONE student from EACH academic or fine arts course they teach during the school year to nominate for this award.  For example, if a teacher teaches US History and World History, that teacher would be able to nominate one student for each course, not each section of each course they teach.  This award is a good way to recognize a student who might not otherwise be recognized for their improvements and efforts.

Teachers should have the student for at least one semester during the current school year.  A student may be the recipient of more than one Red Crest Award from different teachers.

Each student should be nominated on individual forms.  The stated guidelines specifically focus on students who improve themselves, the class environment and take their learning, from where it is, to the next level.  You will have the opportunity to nominate them for the following reasons.  Please note that the student will receive the reasons you select for them on their award.  Students will receive these awards at the Senior and Academic Awards Ceremonies in May.  

To be a recipient of this award, a student:

• has shown improvement throughout the course 
• takes initiative to solve problems rather than waiting for solutions
• uses opportunities to improve understanding
• looks for areas to use knowledge gained
• looks for ways to assist others academically
• adds to the academic environment of others students in class

Please CLICK HERE to nominate your student(s).  

Please remember to fill out one form for each student you nominate.

The DEADLINE to make your nominations is Friday, April 26.

If you have any questions, please contact Debra Goheen

(debragoheen@johnpauliihs.org)

RSVP - Karl and Carol's Party! - Please RSVP if you have not already! 

TDI - Contact Information 

Roberto Chavez has truly not had a vacation in over 2 years and he is headed to El Salvador to visit his Mom and Dad.  He will be away from JPII from April 18 - May 3, returning to JPII on Monday, May 6.  

While Roberto is away, any service requests or needs should be sent directly to Ed Badjan.  He will be your primary point person during these 2 weeks.  

Ed's Contact Information:

edbadjan@johnpauliihs.org (please use Ed's JPII email address)

Ed's Cell - 214.422.1144