Thank you to everyone who contributed to the huge success of our annual Walk for Technology!  We reached our donation goal and as a reward, will be off school on Monday, November 25, 2019, giving us entire week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. The funds raised will be allocated to five new card scanners on major entry doors to be placed throughout the school.  These doors will enhance the safety of our school and require scan cards for faculty & staff entrance into the school. Click on the photo to view more pictures from our Walkathon.

Junior High students recently gathered for a retreat in Daniel Hall at St. John Neumann Parish. They were greeted by a NET Ministries team of twelve young adults who were excited to share the love of Christ with them through games, skits, personal witness, small group discussion, prayer, and quiet reflection. The theme for the retreat was “Fully Alive.” It explored our search for finding true happiness, highlighting the one thing that is big enough to fill our deepest desires –God. Students learned that prayer, sacraments, fellowship, and service are all important ways grow in meaningful and fulfilling relationships with God and others. It was a great day of personal reflection and fun faith formation. (To learn more about NET Ministries, visit netusa.org or facebook.com/netministriesusa.)

A big thank you to all of our school families that donated and volunteered for the St. John the Baptist Parish event, Create the Good. They tied knots in 84 "no sew" fleece blankets for Pregnancy Center West, filled 246 bags with childrens personal care item for Hope's Closet, made countless greeting cards for Vivian's Victory and filled bags with 130 swim trunks, 115 beach towels, 87 bottles of sunscreen, $300 in gift cards and 41 games, puzzles, and playing cards for the youth program at Santa Maria Community Center. This was a great example of living out our school mission statement by being "heralds of God's love in the world."

In conjunction with their science unit on the human skeleton, fifth grade students built models of the human backbone using licorice laces, tube shaped pasta and gummy lifesavers to represent the spinal cord, vertebrae, and cartilage.

Mrs. Seller's first graders recently completed a breakout challenge with the assistance of Mrs. Flick's 6th & 7th grade accelerated math students.

Our 3 and 4 year old preschool classes began on Tuesday, September 3rd. Students attended a shortened version class in which a parent/guardian stayed with them in the classroom. Pictured here is our 4 year old afternoon class enjoying story time before going home. Our Pre K class will begin on Wednesday, September 4th.

We hope that you can join us for Open House on Monday, August 19th. The evening will begin at 6:00 pm in the church with a short prayer service and a welcome from Mr. Minelli. From 6:30 pm-8:00 pm, the school will be open for students and their families to see their classrooms and visit with teachers.

We wish the very best to each of our 36 members of the Class of 2019! A special graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, May 31st at St. John the Baptist Church followed by a fun celebration for parents and graduates in the Parish Center. Best of luck to them in high school!

This morning during a special Candle Ceremony our eighth graders each passed a "light of leadership", symbolized with a candle, to a seventh grader. In return, each seventh grade student passed a flower to an eight grader. Mr. Minelli then spoke to the seventh grade class asking them to commit to several promises including, "Will you be, like St. John the Baptist, heralds of God's love in the world?"

Congratulations to our eighth grade students on receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation on May 8th at St. Peters in Chains Cathedral. Bishop Joseph Binzer presided .

Eighth grade recently spent the day in Columbus, Ohio visiting the Ohio State House, Ohio Supreme Court, and COSI. They finished out the day at Dave & Busters for dinner and some games before heading back to Cincinnati. To see more photos, click on the article title.

Sixth grade students visited the The Cincinnati Museum Center today to view the Egypt exhibit. The exhibit explores the realities of daily life in ancient Egypt with the use of vivid interactive multimedia spaces, detailed models of once-lost cities and landscapes, and more than 350 original artifacts dating back over 4,500 years. While at The Museum Center, students also had the opportunity to visit the Holocaust and Humanity Center. Click on the article title to view more photos.

CONGRATULATIONS to our “Top 8” winners of the Pizza Hut Book It Challenge! These super readers each read over 10,000 minutes during the school year, with our top two reading over 43,000 minutes! Winners got the first pick of “Book It”prizes in the library this morning.

Many thanks to all of our school families that donated new and gently used books during Right to Read week. Over 1100 books were collected to be given to the Job and Family Services Center. As a reward for surpassing our goal of 1000 books, students were permitted to be out of uniform on Thursday, Aprl 18th.

Eighth grade students spent the day on Tuesday, April 16th at St. Leo the Great Church and St. Leo's Food Pantry for their service project. Divided into six work groups, students helped to clean the church and prepare it for Easter, cleaned up the grounds outside, washed parish vans, and worked in the food pantry. After lunch, they put together 125 Easter goodie bags for the children of St. Leo's parish. St. Leo's parish is a poor parish within our archdiocese with a diverse population including refugees from Burundi and many who are immigrants from Guatemala. The area of Cincinnati in which St. Leo's is located is considered to be a "food desert" with no grocery stores or places to buy food in the community. Many people are in great need of the services provided by the church and the food pantry which provides food for over 1000 people a week. Click on article title to view more photos.

“As you did it to the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did it to me.” Mt. 25:40 Seventh grade students went to Matthew 25 Ministries yesterday, Tuesday, April 9th. In addition to sorting clothing donations and pad products, they were given an educational tour in which they had virtual experiences of the aftermath of natural disasters and life in impoverished areas. Throughout this service project, our seventh graders learned about the mission of Matthew 25 Ministries and Christ’s call to do works of mercy.

A "rad" time was had by all at our 2nd Annual Mother-Son Dance, "Let's Glow 80's Crazy"! Our students and their mothers dressed the part in their totally tubular costumes, and enjoyed dancing to some 80's tunes and playing a few games. Thank you to all of our volunteers who made this special night possible! Click on the article title to see more photos.

Junior high students spent the day at St. John Neumann on March 28th for a NET Ministries retreat. The theme for this year's retreat, "In His Image", explored our inclination to identify ourselves by what we do rather than who we are as God's sons and daughters. Students participated in large group talks, skits, and dramas, small group discussions, and individual prayer. Throughout the entire retreat, the students were extended the invitation to embrace their faith and cultivate a personal relationship with Christ.

Thank you to everyone who came to our PTO Carnival on Saturday. It was a fun-filled day with lots of games, a basket raffle, rubber duck split the pot, and two great magicians. We really appreciate all of the hard work and planning that went into this event and all of our dedicated volunteers. Click on the article title to see more photos.

Please join us on Sunday, April 7, 2019 for The 3rd Annual St. John's Night at FC Cincinnati. All school families, sports families, and parishioners are welcome to join us. Friends and family members are welcome to join us as well! For more information or to order tickets please click on article title to access attachment.