Portae (newsletter) for 17 Sept. 2013

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• SCHOOL PHOTOS: Sam Roberts Photography will be here Wednesday, 18 September 2014, starting at 7 a.m. for school photos. This is a Mass day, so students will be in Mass dress for the day. Students will report to the photo room immediately when they arrive. Photos will be taken through the morning arrival time, and into the first three class periods (as needed).

• Fan bus to football game! Thursday, 19 Sept 2013, 5:45 p.m. to the varsity football game at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex - Students need to sign up at the front office. Students should bring money with them, so they can enter the game and have refreshments at the game. The bus will bring fans back to campus after the game or students may be picked up directly from the game.

• Comal Co. Fair Float! Next week Friday, 27 September 2013 – NO SCHOOL, Comal Co. Fair Day. Next week Friday, our school will be participating in the Comal Co. Fair. Any student is welcome to participate and represent the school in the community. (It can count as service hours.) The group organizing the participation of students is asking for students to sign up on the front counter. Note: the theme will work on off our Homecoming Theme, and so students will be asked to be in ’50’s dress: rolled up blue jeans, white shirts. Those participating will need to be in New Braunfels at 8 a.m. that day; we will have the address in the next newsletter. The group is looking to borrow/use letter jackets as well. Look for more announcements next week.

• JPII Robotics team meetings!
When: Every Wednesday, 3:45 – 4:45 Where: Room 105
This week, the team will watch a video about the competition and learn more about the FIRST Robotics rules.

• Regular dress on FRIDAY This Friday, we will have a regular uniform dress day; no Blue & Gold Passes will be accepted. We will be filming footage for our annual video that day, and will need to have students in normal dress.

We are planning/hoping to have a Blue & Gold Day on Thursday of this week; however, we need to do better on the peanut butter & jelly collection for OLPH. If we get to our goal of thirty cans of each, we will have a Blue & Gold Day on Thursday.

• BLUE & GOLD DRESS PASS Bring in one of the items below and receive a Blue & Gold pass!! These items are needed for the OLPH Wildcat Ride & Run.

Freshman & Sophomores - bring in one plastic jar of creamy peanut butter
Juniors & Seniors - bring in one plastic jar of grape jelly

• OLPH WILDCAT RIDE/RUN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL JPII STUDENTS - Earn DOUBLE service hours!!!

OLPH is hosting their annual Wildcat Ride/Run on Saturday, 21 September, and they need our help! We've been asked to assist in several areas. Sign up sheets will be available at the front office. ALL VOLUNTEERS NEED TO WEAR JPII GEAR TO THIS EVENT!!!

We're asking for two shifts of 4-6 parents and students each to help wherever needed at OLPH Catholic Church, located at 16075 North Evans Road, Selma, TX. The two shifts are 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

We also need two shifts of 4-6 parents and students each to man Rest Stop #1 located at Weil Road & Santa Clara Road. These volunteers will be asked to make Gatorade, sandwiches, and cut fruit for the participants - please bring your own sunscreen, chairs, snacks, & drinks. The two shifts are 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

• Parent/teacher conferences An email was sent to all parents today to sign up for teacher conference time slots. Parent-teacher conferences will be Monday, 23 September 2013. The sign-up system is hosted on-line, so that all parents can select the times that are going to work best for them. Of course, parents can contact teachers at any time to set up conferences and meetings as necessary.

• Schwab Road: We received an email notification from the Schertz Chamber of Commerce notifying us that contractors have been hired to repair the overpass at Schwab Road. The Northbound exit from 35 will be closed for at least a month while repairs are being made. Roadblocks have been put in place. The southbound exit from 35 to Schwab will be unaffected at this time.

• Day of Adoration: Annually, on 29 September, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Archangels, which is a Sunday this year. For a whole host of reasons (the Feast of St. Michael, our mascot the Guardian, our Guardian angels), we are planning a day of adoration on campus on Monday, 30 September. Students and teachers will have the opportunity to sign up for time slots during the day; we will end the day with a short benediction. Parents are invited to sign up for time slots, if interested. It will be a way to offer prayers for this community, for those within it, and for blessings received. (It will be a Travis shirt day as well.)