October 20, 2026

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No All School Mass

There will be no All School Mass on Friday, October 23 due to Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Optional daily Mass tomorrow, October 21. All are welcome! Mass starts at 7:10 and ends at 7:40. It’s in the All Saints Chapel every Wednesday before school. What a beautiful way to start the day by worshiping the Lord!

Works of Mercy - All Are Welcome!

Please join us at Memorial Oaks Cemetery (13001 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77079) on Saturday, November 7th, from 8:30–10:00 a.m. We will gather and go out together to place flags on the graves of Veterans in preparation for Veterans Day. Please bring a screwdriver to help make holes in the ground for the flags.

We will also take time to pray for all the souls who have passed away, and an opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence during this special time of prayer. To obtain this indulgence, you must be in a state of grace, go to confession, receive communion, and pray for the intentions of the Pope.

Please fill out the Sign-Up Genius!

Season of Remembrance

As we enter this special season, we invite our StJPII community to participate in two beautiful traditions of the Church.

October: The Saints

During October, we remember the saints, our heavenly friends and intercessors, and ask them to pray for us and help us grow closer to Christ.

• Please submit your student’s patron saint using the Saint Litany Submission Form.
• We will create a Litany of Saints for each classroom to use in prayer.
• A special Mass will be celebrated for our school community asking these saints to intercede for our students, families, and school.

November: The Faithful Departed

November is a special time to remember and pray for our loved ones who have died.

• Families may submit the names of their Beloved Dead to be remembered in prayer throughout November.
• The Moms Club will pray for these intentions throughout the month.

Thank you to our Moms Club for helping our school community participate in these meaningful traditions of prayer and remembrance.

Thank You To Our Vocations Day Volunteers!

We had an incredible Vocations Day! A huge thank you to all the wonderful moms who volunteered to help Mrs. Yohr. They welcomed our speakers, provided coffee and breakfast items, and helped serve a delicious lunch. Some even prepared food and delightful desserts. We are especially grateful to Jenny Hoang, Dung Dinh, Amanda DeBroeck, Jasmine Olea, Meghan Waldrup, Marguerite Ogden, Angela Downey, Maria Gobea, Angela Dumas, Ashley Ranson, Sophia Evans, and Liz Clark. We truly appreciate each of them. We would also like to thank our ECI staff for contributing to the meal we provided for the speakers. Thank you to the Artisan Class for making the gifts we gave to the speakers.

October Faith Focus

Grab Some Chick-fil-A After School!

FALL in love with fried chicken! 🐔 Head to Chick-fil-A (13412 Briar Forest Dr, Houston, TX 77077) TODAY from 2:00-6:00 p.m., mention St. John Paul II Catholic School, and 15% of proceeds will be donated back to support our students and teachers. Thank you for your school spirit!

Trunk or Treat

Join the StJPII community for our annual Trunk-or-Treat THIS Friday, October 23, from 5:00–7:00 pm, rain or shine! Families are encouraged to dress in costume and enjoy an evening of trick-or-treating, games, food, photos, and fun! The event will take place in the StJPII parking lot, weather permitting. In the event of rain, festivities will move indoors to the BAC, and additional details will be communicated on Friday.

Important Reminders:

• Trunk Volunteers: May arrive as early as 4:00 pm. Additional instructions were emailed by Brittany Haley this morning.
• Candy Donations: Please drop off donated candy at the front office on Friday during your conference time.
• Trick-or-Treaters: Please plan to arrive when festivities begin at 5:00pm
• Parking Note: Middle School soccer games will also be taking place on the field that evening, so please plan accordingly and allow a little extra time for parking. Athletes, please refer to arrival instructions from Coach Beaudion.

We look forward to a fun-filled evening with our StJPII community!

LSU WEEK COMING SOON

The LSU Tigers will be taking over StJPII during the week of November 2 as part of our Ultimate Fan Duel! Thanks to the Vreedenburgh-Hebert family, who won naming rights at last year’s gala, we’ll be showing our Tiger spirit throughout the week. Keep an eye out for the LSU flag by the front office, and listen for some LSU music over the PA each morning.

On Wednesday, November 4, students may wear their LSU shirts (or purple shirts or a StJPII spirit shirt) with their regular uniform bottoms.

Want to see your favorite college represented at StJPII next year? Watch for this fun package in the Bidding with Bernie online auction in January! 

Smart Families

Parenting in a digital world comes with questions. Smart Families’ new Online Talks Library brings practical guidance to your family whenever you need it. Browse recordings by topic, or use the audience filter to find talks for parents and caregivers. 

Explore screen habits, online safety, family connection, and more. Start with Growing Whole Kids for insights into screens and healthy development, then discover ideas to try at home. Watch, reflect, and start a conversation.

STEPS FOR STUDENTS - WE'RE MAKING HISTORY!

DID YOU KNOW?! All Steps donations and registration fees (except a small Archdiocesan administrative fee) come right back to StJPII! Your participation makes a BIG difference for our school!

WE DID IT! We reached our first goal of 860 registrations! Now we’re going for 1,000 - and no school in the Archdiocese has ever reached four-digit registration numbers! We only need 140 MORE to make history. Let’s show everyone what StJPII spirit looks like!

We’ve celebrated our milestones with gift card giveaways for middle school, gift baskets, a $50 Perry’s gift card for one lucky family, and 14 homerooms winning a pizza lunch or ice cream sundae bar! Special shout-out to our 5th-grade homerooms, who all reached their goal, and to Ms. Fama and Mrs. Sudkamp for achieving 100% participation! Their classes celebrated with donuts last week.

There’s still time to join the fun! Everyone who registers receives one free-dress day per month from November through February. Come out and show your school spirit—or choose the Snooze for Students option if you’d rather support us from home! And 8th graders, this is one of your last all-school events at StJPII, so we’d LOVE to see you there!

Registration options start as low as $15 until October 29. Help us reach 1,000 and make StJPII history! 

There are plenty of books to see, and we hope that all students will be able to shop for a book that they can be excited about!  The book fair will be open 10/19/26 - 10/23/26 from 7:40 am to 3:00 pm except for Tuesday when we have early release. On Friday, October 23rd, please plan to visit the book fair with your child before or after your parent/teacher conference! The last call for shoppers will be Monday, October 26th between the hours of 7:40 am and 3:00 pm. Your support of our school book fair helps build our reading community by bringing new books to our library and classrooms, as well as getting kids excited about the books they are going to bring home. The money raised at the fair will help ensure we can purchase current, quality materials for the library.

Every purchase matters, in person or online via our school link: https://literati.com/store/?school=saint-john-paul-ii-catholic-school-houston-tx 

Happy Reading, and thank you for supporting our school at the Literati Book Fair!

Ms. James

A message about our book fair:

When a fair arrives, we always walk through each cabinet and remove suspicious material that does not reflect our values as a Catholic school. It is not possible to read every book in the fair; however, if you find materials that are unsuitable, please reach out to Ms. James, and we will remove these items. Thank you for working with us to create an inviting and suitable environment for our students to choose quality reading materials reflective of our faith.

September PTO Meeting Minutes

The minutes from the September PTO meeting have been approved and are now available to view on the PTO webpage.

Read Meeting Minutes

👻🪩 Have you purchased your tickets for the DARR Skate Party? 🪩👻

Get ready to skate, boogie, and enjoy a night of spooky surprises! Join us for a disco ghost-themed Skate Night featuring mystery cauldrons, hourly NeeDoh raffle prizes, and more.

👻 Thursday, October 29 | 4–6:30 p.m. 

🛼 Dairy Ashford Roller Rink | 1820 S Dairy Ashford Rd

🎃 Come in costume! The best costume wins a party for 10 at DARR!



🎟️ Presale tickets are just $10 through October 27. Skate rentals are $5, or bring your own skates! All presale ticket buyers will receive a glow stick combo! 

Upcoming Used Uniform Sale

Our next Used Uniform Sale will take place this Friday, October 23, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Please plan to shop the sale in person. We cannot take orders in between sales.

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon Volunteers Needed!

Help us celebrate our amazing teachers on November 13, 2026! Approved volunteers are needed to chaperone classes during the luncheon. Sign up by October 28 to be considered. Volunteer spots are limited, and selected volunteers must confirm their assignments before serving. 



Questions? Contact roomparentcoordinators@jp2.org.

🍦 Spirit Week at Scoops | October 26–November 1

Enjoy a sweet treat while supporting StJPII! During Spirit Week, Scoops Ice Cream Parlor will donate 20% of all sales back to the school to benefit PTO Teacher Wishlists. Stop by for ice cream, cupcakes, milkshakes, sundaes, and more!

📍 1531 Eldridge Pkwy., Houston, TX 77077

Poinsettia Pre-Order is now Live!

Get ready for the Christmas season with our poinsettia sale benefiting the PTO Teacher Wishlist! These beautiful plants will add a festive touch to your home or office while supporting a great cause. The delivery dates are set for December 2nd and 3rd, so you'll have your poinsettias just in time to decorate. Don't miss out on this chance to spread holiday cheer and support our amazing teachers!

Elementary Athletics

Picture Day was a big success. “Thank you” goes out to everyone for following the schedule as outlined to ensure we finished on time. 

Middle School Athletics

Volleyball ended last week with straight-set victories in both games against St. Michael 25-16 & 25-25 and St. Vincent de Paul 25-15 & 25-15.

Soccer suffered a heartbreaking loss to St. Cecilia 3-1 but got right back to victory against St. Vincent de Paul 6-0. Two tough games ahead this week facing St. Laurence on Tuesday and St. Michael on Friday. We need your support to close out the regular season victorious.  

Football captured a huge victory last week, beating Epiphany 39-18. This victory ended the regular season and secured 1^st place in our division. Wednesday is a HOME playoff game against St. Rose of Lima at 5:00 pm. Come out and support the SAINTS!!!

Cross Country participated in its 5^th meet this season, hosted by YES Prep Northwest Second. Our Boys team finished 11th of 18 teams, and the Girls team finished 4th of 16 teams! Top individual finishers this week include:

Jackson Olenius: 11^th out of 125

Micaela Montilva: 13^th of 101

Camila Esteva: 21^st of 101

Chisimdi Elekwachi: 35^th of 101

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL TRYOUTS will be on Wednesday, October 21^st and Thursday, October 22^nd. Boys will tryout from 4:00-5:30 pm; Girls will tryout from 5:30-7:00 pm.

SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETED PHYSICAL FORM before tryouts to be eligible!

Please visit the Athletics Calendar for full details on game dates and times.

Share Your Fall Sports Photos

We love to see your photos of our saints in action! If you get a great shot at any fall sports function, practice or game, please share with StJPII! Your photo(s) may be featured on social media, Halo News, or in The Spirit yearbook. Please upload them directly using the button below. All grade-level sports pictures are needed and appreciated.

St. John Paul II Catholic School prepares all students spiritually and academically to do God's will and to succeed in life.