Friday, March 14, 2025

Friday, March 14th!!



Bishop Grahmann Nominations
Bishop Grahmann Nominations are due April 7 and will be announced at the April 16 Mass. Please take some time to nominate our amazing students! Please use the link below. 


Events Next Week
HAPPY SPRING BREAK!! ENJOY!
Monday, March 17th
  • Baseball - JV RED vs Bishop Lynch 7:00 PM
Tuesday, March 18th
  • Baseball - JV RED at Bishop Lynch 5:00 PM
  • Baseball - Varsity vs Bishop Lynch 7:30 PM
Friday, March 21st
  • Baseball - Varsity at Bishop Lynch 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 22nd
  • Track & Field - Varsity John Paul II Spring Break Meet 9:00 AM
  • Softball - Varsity vs HSAA 11:00 AM

Hiring Update
Gale Hunt has decided after 52 YEARS of teaching, that she is retiring at the end of this school year. Please help me congratulate her on a wonderful career! You will notice a post on our website as we begin the hiring process for a new science teacher next year. 

Annie Lok-Bois has decided that she would like to teach part-time next year, so you will also see a posting for a part-time math teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Mailboxes
Please check and clean out your mailboxes before you leave for Spring Break. Some are very full!

Multicultural Week
Interested in helping out with Multicultural Week?  It is the week we get back from Spring Break Monday, March 24th - Friday March 28th.  We will bring back many traditions from last year, including featuring favorite foods, games, traditions, and more from our home cultures.  We are always looking for more help bringing food, setting up tables/stations, assisting during Cardinal Breaks, lunches, and more!  We also encourage you to wear traditional clothing from your family's home countries, especially on the themed days to show your cultural pride!  Please email Mr. Brandt if you have any questions or wish to participate, and thank you to the many who already are!

Yale Book Award
We are pleased to announce that JPIl has been invited to select a worthy junior as a recipient of the Yale Book Award.  This award is sponsored by the Yale Alumni Book Club of Dallas. 

Award recipients are high school juniors (Class of 2026) who have excelled both academically and through their extracurricular activities, especially in the area of leadership. 

Yale Alumni Book Club Award winners will receive a book, a Yale pamphlet, and a handwritten letter of congratulations from Yale Alumni Book Club of Dallas. 

Please nominate one student you believe meets the following criteria:
  • Maintains a high GPA
  • Demonstrates a strong personal character
  • Actively involved in positions of leadership at JPII and their community
  • Has made positive contributions to the JPII
  • Excels/shows prowess in at least one non-academic area
  • Is or will be a candidate for entrance at a competitive college or university

Please respond by noon on Friday, March 21st, 2025. USE THIS LINK to nominate!

Friday, May 30th

Dear Cardinal Famiy, (Please read after the letter. There are more important things for you to know!) As this school year comes to a close, ...