Lion Line OP 8/1/24

Dear Orange Park Lion Parents,

We are excitedly looking forward to Orientation on August 9th. I would encourage you to plan on attending your scholar's orientation. You will have the opportunity to locate your scholar’s classroom, meet their teacher, and receive important information about procedures, car line, and much more.

You may hear many things about what is acceptable or not acceptable, please afford yourself of our Family and Scholar Handbook, emails, and Facebook to stay abreast of current happenings. The following is the schedule for Orientation.

Please strictly follow these times due to limited parking on campus; please arrive and depart on time.

We look forward to the start of our second year and the opportunity to build on the successes of year one. Parents, we want to thank you for trusting us to team with you in preparing your scholars, not just for the marketplace, but to become "Intelligent, Virtuous, American Citizens.”

Anthony “Tony” Bradley

Headmaster

SJCA is hosting an event for its youngest scholars. If you have a kindergartener, please join us in the gym at 8:30am for a brief gathering where you can snap a few pictures and give your final hugs before our Kindergarten teachers escort them to class.

If you have scholars in other grades, please drop them off in car line before the event.

We understand that some of our scholars recently joined SJCA and my not have the proper uniforms yet, or some families may have placed orders a little later than expected. SJCA will give everyone a grace period to purchase and receive uniforms, with the intent to have all scholars in the correct uniforms by Labor Day.

Please refer to the Family and Scholar Handbook and purchase similar clothing if you haven't received your uniforms yet.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the school.

Please take a look at the supply list and bring your scholar's supplies to the Orientation on Friday, August 9.

Our scholars are required to purchase a planner, which can be done on MySchoolBucks. Once ordered, the planners go directly to the teacher's room.

Also in MySchoolBucks, you can purchase the year's worth of spirit days. On the last Friday of the month, scholars are allowed to wear spirit wear as a fundraiser. The cost is $2 per spirit day, but to streamline the process, you can pay for the entire year or split it into two payments on MySchoolBucks.

This year, rather than bring in supplies for co-curriculars like PE, Art, Spanish, and Music, parents are required to pay a supply fee, which is also available on MySchoolBucks.

QR codes to each are below.

On the last Friday of each month, scholars are encouraged to wear SJCA-approved spirit wear, which can be purchased from these school-approved vendors:

• Stryker Custom Designs
• Nikki’s Cove Creations
• Dossco Designs

Dress code for spirit days is explained in the Family and Scholar Handbook and is as follows:

Tops: You can wear tops purchased from an approved vendor or. PE or SJCA-sponsored club shirt.

Bottoms: You can wear jeans or jean shorts that reach the knee. Jeans may not have any rips, tears, holes. No jeggings permitted. You can also wear PE shorts, uniform shorts, or any khaki or navy-blue shorts to the knees.

Shoes: Scholars may wear their choice of shoes except for flip flops, crocs, or sandals. No open-toed or backless shoes permitted.

Whether you're new to SJCA or are returning, please take a look at the car line map before the first day of school. New this year, we've added a car pool lane. You can use the car pool lane if you:

• Have three or more scholars in your family
• Are picking up scholars from two different families

For example, if you pick up your own scholar and a scholar from another family, you can use the car pool lane.

We're excited to welcome scholars back to campus on Tuesday, August 13. For a complete look at the school year, please download the calendar that provides school hours, vacation days, early release days, and grading periods.

SJCA is hosting try outs for our girls volleyball team. All incoming sixth graders are welcome to try out. The team will consist of players from both the Fleming Island and Orange Park campus. If you have questions, please reach out to SJCA's Athletic Director Matt Sage: Matthew.Sage@stjca.org.