We've got an awesome maintenance and grounds team that refinished/repainted the auditorium stage. It looks great!
As of yesterday, Mr. Patterson is now Dr. Patterson. He has just received his Doctorate in Educational Administration from BYU.
We feel incredibly lucky to have Dr. Patterson as our Superintendent!
For those who don't know him well, Kyle is and absolutely committed and dedicated husband, father, Alabama fan, Redskin, and Superintendent. Thank you for your leadership, and CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🎉🎉🎉
All registered sophomores will be taking the Pre ACT test on Monday, April 8th at 7:45 in the main gym. Testing should be finished before lunch. Students will not have access to their cell phones until testing is over. Thank you!
Congratulations Alexis Valles and Cambria Lafferty for earning the Writing Students of the Week!!!
ALL enrolled freshmen students will be taking the ACT Aspire (state mandated test) on April 4th. We will not be able to send students off campus for lunch due to the testing schedule we are being held to. Therefore, sack lunches will be provided by the school OR you can send a sack lunch with your student. Testing will begin at 7:45 in the main gym and will not end until 1:50 (estimated time). Please make sure students eat a good breakfast and get a good nights rest the night before. Your student will not have access to their cell phones until testing is over. Thank you!
TODAY is the last day to order Yearbooks for 2023-24! To order one, please click here: https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/SJHS2024
Pending Board approval, we are thrilled to announce that Stephanie Burdick Mouritsen has accepted the high school principal position for school year 2024-2025. Steph is a graduate of St. Johns High School. She has spent the past 8 years as a school administrator in Northern Utah where she worked as an assistant principal in the Davis School District before taking over as the Lead Administrator of Davis Connect Online School for grades K-12. As an administrator, Steph has overseen assessment, curriculum, evaluation, and helped build a robust online program that serves over 7000 students. Steph’s teaching experience includes high school English, Spanish, Communications, and Yearbook. Since 2006, she has also worked concurrently for Weber State University as an adjunct instructor. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership. Steph has proven to be an excellent communicator and one whose positive, happy nature endears her to those who know her. She and her husband, Hugh, are the parents of 8 children. We are excited to welcome their family to St. Johns and to see all the good they will bring to the high school and the greater community.
The flyer is forthcoming, but some quick information about MORP. It's Saturday, April 27th 8pm -11pm. Girl ask Guy. Open to all SJHS students. Casual and themed. This year's theme: famous duos (or groups).
High School Softball and Baseball have HOME games today and tomorrow. Today they will play Mogollon. Varsity Baseball @1:30, JV Baseball and Varsity Softball @3:30. Tomorrow, Baseball will play Show Low @10 am. Then...Baseball and Softball will play Greyhills @1pm.
The testing session for freshmen on April 4th requires us to keep students during their lunch period. Therefore, we are needing to know IF your FRESHMEN student will either bring their own sack lunch from home OR will need a school provided lunch on April 4th. If a student chooses to bring their own sack lunch, a school lunch will not be provided. Please take the time to fill out this survey so we can better prepare for lunches on testing day. Thank you! https://forms.gle/sCcwjorAC3MJhtXaA
Congratulations Madi Gardner for earning the Writing Student of the Week award!
Parents of juniors AND junior students: ALL juniors will be taking the ACT on Tuesday, March 26 in the GYM. Be on time and be prepared to stay until lunch. No cell phone access will be given to students until AFTER the test. NAVIT students who have morning NAVIT classes, you are to not go to NAVIT and your instructors have been made aware.
This is a friendly reminder the 2023-2024 yearbooks must be purchased by April 1st. You may order in the front office or go online to https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/my/SJHS2024 to purchase your book. 2023-2024 yearbooks will be here before the school year is over!
The past 4 years of yearbooks will be delivered to the school by the end of this month and we will let you know when they are in for pickup.
Regarding the Promenade: Family and Friends will be able to enter the auditorium side doors beginning at 8pm. Please do not go on the stage, please keep a close eye on any children.
Students/Attendees of the prom will need to enter through the Fine Arts hallway beginning at 8pm.
The promenade will start once we get a good amount through dress code and ticketing. So likely closer to 815.
The junior class has worked very hard on this. Looking forward to it being a successful evening. Redskin Culture #OwnIt
Regarding Prom, please see attached reminders. Part 2.
Regarding Prom, please see attached reminders.
Senior parents, please have your seniors check their school Gmail account & the senior Google Classroom for the link to the form to upload baby pictures, senior pictures, accomplishments, etc. Everything is on that form!
Congratulations to Ivan Wood for getting a bronze medal for his speech at State academic decathlon.
If you haven't already, you still have time to participate in the Arizona State Tax Credit Program, where 100 percent of your donation goes directly to the school extra-curricular program of your choice. Married couples filing jointly can donate up to $400 and individual taxpayers can donate up to $200.
You can donate online (or by check) on our website: https://www.sjusd.net/page/tax-credit
Thank you to all of those who have donated in the past! It makes a huge difference for our students and their programs.
How cool is this!? Congratulations to Deanne Morales for gettong accepted into the Honors College at the University of Arizona!
