Our SJHS Journalism Class has published their first school Newsletter! Click here to see it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-T18iBhzx5OD-5l37UzqxBFRMFtnasn/view?usp=sharing
Softball Meeting, Tuesday January 9th during lunch. Meeting will be in the career center. All girls interested in Playing softball this spring, please come!
Update: All schools are on a two-hour delay this morning. All bus routes within city limits are on a two-hour delay. Bus pickup locations OUTSIDE of St. Johns City limits (on the Hunt/Concho and Sanders Routes) are cancelled for the day. These cancellations include the following pickup locations.
On the HUNT/CONCHO ROUTE:
CR 5270 & HWY 180
CR N 5223 MILE MARKER # 340
HWY 180 & 180 A TURN AROUND
HWY 180A & HWY 61 at OCCAC
CR 6030-1
On the SANDERS ROUTE
FIRE HOUSE AND CAR WASH
LITTLE SILVERSMITH RD
EAST MILL
WITCH WELL
MILE MARKER 341
MM #330
CR 6268 (On top of hill in cut off)
MILE MARKER 322
All schools are on a two-hour delay this morning.
All basketball games on Monday, January 8th, against Sanders have been canceled. They are rescheduled for January 29th. Please help us spread the word!
Update: The second half of the Sanders Bus Route (the pick-ups at East Mill, Little Silversmith, the fire house, and the car wash) is cancelled for the day. The first half of the Sanders Route (from Witch Wells all the way back into St. Johns is just on a two-hour delay).
All schools and bus routes will be on a two-hour delay this morning.
Dear St. Johns High School Community,
I recently found a note on my desk that said, “Accept what you can’t change. Change what you can’t accept.”
As principal at SJHS, I have truly enjoyed the students, the people that I work with, the challenges that this job presents, the personal growth, and the lessons that I have learned.
As time has gone on and as I’ve dedicated myself to this job, I’ve felt a growing distance from my family and my priorities and focus have shifted, which is something that I cannot accept. The combination of this challenging job, my responsibilities in areas of service in my church, other community service efforts, and most importantly, my responsibilities as a husband and father, have resulted in being unhappy and regrettably less present mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually for my family. It should not be so that my family gets the last of me, rather than the best of me. I talk often about focusing on what matters most and now it is time that I lived that principle.
After much contemplation, struggle, and prayer, I’ve realized that the best decision for me and my family is to step away from my position as High School Principal at the end of this current school year. For the remainder of this school year, I am committed to living Redskin Culture (to show up, give maximum effort, be respectful to all, and get involved).
For 2.5 years I have been striving for every other solution besides leaving a job that I love and students that I will miss greatly. Although I won't be in this role, I remain committed to our youth and our community. We are not moving, but will seek to contribute to the community in a variety of other ways.
I write this letter to thank all of you for your support, kindness, and collaboration. Mostly, thank you to the students I have been fortunate enough to get to know in this position. I am sorry about this decision, but I plead for your understanding. I will miss you students the most!
Sincerely,
Mr. Palmer
Congratulations to Tad Sanders, our Writing Student of the Week!
Congrats to the winners of the @dittyspizza gift card and a Backwoods T-Shirt. Thanks to everyone who came to the games and to our generous sponsors.
Concessions today.
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
Here is the bus schedule for next week......
MONDAY:
ALL buses will pick up HS students at 2:00pm
TUESDAY:
ALL bus routes will be picked up at 1:00pm EXCEPT SANDERS. Sanders students will be picked up at 2:10pm.
Thank you everyone who donated to our Shoe Drive! As soon as we get totals back we will post them!
Also, Freshman won the class war and donated the most shoes!
This Saturday is Wreaths Across America. Post 31 is conducting the ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in St Johns (behind the library). The ceremony will start precisely at 10 am. Please bring your families and help us honor those who served and are no longer with us.
Thank you All About Clothing for donating all the shoes to FBLA's Shoe Drive!!
We will have a tally Friday!! There is still time to donate!
Come enjoy some Christmas Spirit and support NHS's trip to the LEAD Conference. This Wednesday, 12/13, at the Harkins Theater, we will be singing Christmas Carols and watching Elf. Before the movie there will be a bake sale with homemade treats including hot cocoa, fry bread, raspberry jam and cookies. Tickets are $10 per adult, $5 for under 12, and $30 per family. Please support this awesome opportunity for the NHS students!
This week at a glance...
In addition to soft pretzels, nachos, popcorn, candy and drinks, we will have hot dogs available at the wrestling meet today.
Come support our wrestlers in the first HOME MULTI of the season. Wednesday, Dec. 6th, wrestling starts at 3pm in the Verl Heap Gymnasium.
