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Please join us for Open House. The event gives parents a chance to visit their scholar's classroom and learn more about the year ahead from teachers. Overflow parking is at Kohl's.

To help provide supplies, all middle school scholars in grades 7-8 -AND- upper school scholars in grades 9-12 who are taking 2-D Art must pay a $25 fee.

Scholars in upper school ceramics/pottery class are required to pay a $50 supply fee.

Please wait up to 48 business hours for absences to be approved as excused and updated in ParentVue. This includes late check-ins due to an appointment with a doctor's note. You can check ParentVue to see when it's updated.

Questions? Attendance@stjca.org

Juniors who plan to take the PSAT must sign up to take the test. Since the tests must be ordered in advance, scholars must sign up ahead of time. Please review the flyer below for more details.

Questions? Kelsey.Campbell@stjca.org

Keeping track of college prep test dates just got easier. Take a look at this handy resource to understand test dates, registration deadlines, costs, and more.

Questions about tests? Dean of Academic Services Kelsey Campbell, kelsey.campbell@stjca.org.

Dean of Academic Services Kelsey Campbell is hosting a College Information Night to help parents and scholars understand the steps they should take if the scholar plans to attend college after graduation.

Please RSVP to this event.

We are preparing for the first round of state testing. Florida’s assessments are progress monitoring (PM) assessments. This first PM will let teachers see where their scholars currently are in ELA and Math and track their growth over the school year in PM2 and PM3, which will be scheduled later in the year.

Please take a moment to review your scholar's state testing dates. On those days, please make sure scholars have a hearty breakfast and arrive on time.

Yearbooks are now available for purchase on MySchoolBucks. Delivery takes place toward the end of the school year.

Fall Pricing: $53.00 thru 10/31/25

Winter Pricing: $64.00 (11/1/25 – 2/27/26)

Spring Pricing: $74.00 (2/28/26 – 5/29/26)

If you'd like to order last year's yearbook, you can! We have 35 available for purchase. If you're interested, please make your payment through MySchoolBucks and the yearbook will be delivered to your scholar.

Do you love to sing? Act? Perform on stage?

The Lion Cub Chorale & Musical Theater is looking for enthusiastic 3-6 grade scholars to join our performing arts family!

First Rehearsal: August 21

Last day to register: September 5

In the Lion Cub Chorale & Musical Theater, you’ll:

• Learn fun and challenging songs
• Explore acting and stage performance
• Build confidence and teamwork skills
• Share your talents in exciting performances throughout the year

2025–2026 Performance Highlights:

• Constitution Day Chorus Selections – September
• Veteran’s Day Concert – November
• Spring Musical – Spring semester (date TBA)

Let your voice be heard and your talent shine! 🌟

SJCA offers a series of clubs on campus. Many of our clubs start in late August to give scholars time to adjust to their school schedule. When clubs are ready to recruit new members, we'll provide the details in the Lion Line.

Please note, the following clubs are offered by third-party vendors, which means they're hosted on our campus, but you pay the vendor directly.

Scholars who join clubs that are hosted immediately following dismissal must update Silent Dismissal to inform teachers.

Overtime Athletics will offer a weekly sports club that meets after school on Wednesdays until 2:15pm. The club offers six-week sessions, which includes warm up, skills, drills, and games. At the end of the six weeks, another session will begin.

Scholars will play a different sport every week, including basketball, soccer, flag football, and kickball.

Scholars should bring outdoor clothes to school and will change during dismissal. Coaches will pick scholars up from their class and take them to play on the outdoor field.

Start date: September 10

The first six-week session runs from September 10-October 15.

In Drone Club, scholars will:

✅ Code drones to complete missions
✅ Fly through obstacle courses with precision
✅ Compete in aerial challenges in our Drone Dome
✅ Develop teamwork and problem-solving skills
✅ Explore real-world drone technology

Drones are made to fly in a classroom, not outside.

Start date: August 27, 2025

Limited to 16 scholars

Questions: Flemingislandfl@codeninjas.com

Please note: This club replaces the Lego Robotics Club hosted by Code Ninjas last year.

All Stars Twirling Academy is a competitive baton twirling team within the National Baton Twirling Association system.

In this after school class, your scholar will learn to twirl, improve team-building skills, and participate in holiday parades and an end-of-the-year recital.

State date: August 27

You may come try a class for free to see if you like it.

Contact: June Stoeber, jjbug@hotmail.com

Scholars who join Little Dancing Stars enjoy tap, ballet, and jazz. Currently, the only class with openings is on Tuesday from 4:00-4:45pm on the SJCA-FI campus. To attend this class, your scholar must be picked up at dismissal and brought back to school or be enrolled in the YMCA for after school care.

If you have interest in a class that is directly after school, please email Haylee Bessent so she can gauge interest, hblittledancingstars@gmail.com.

Families are welcome to apply for free or reduced lunches. You use one application per household and must apply for this program each year. To apply, please fill out this online application.

If you'd like to set spending limits for your scholar or have general questions about lunch, please email Lunch@stjca.org.

This year, SJCA has added Technology to its cocurricular schedule for K-5. As a result, your scholar's PE day will now rotate each week. To ensure your scholar is in the proper uniform, please refer to the schedule regularly.

Come support our volleyball and golf teams.

The Roaring Lions Cheer Squad brought the spirit as they cheered on our JV volleyball team at their first home game of the season—ending the night with a big WIN! Congratulations Lions!

Interested in making a meaningful impact in the lives of scholars? Consider coaching. We are currently looking for a soccer coach.

As a fundraiser for Athletics and PE, you can pay $22 and have your scholar's birthday on the outdoor sign. The message will run from 6:00am to 6:00pm and be an additional slide on the marquee.

Please note: All requests must be made two weeks in advance.

To participate, use the MySchoolBucks link below.

K-12 scholars can participate in a special spirit day on September 11. Funds raised support the Lions Council's 1776 Promise campaign. Learn more about the campaign on the Lions Council website.

💕 Thank you to everyone who came out to Maggie D's last week to support SJCA's Lions Council Support Committee. Funds raised will go towards events like Teacher Appreciation Week in May. We appreciate your support! 💕

It's everyone's favorite spirit week! Head to Chick-fil-A anytime between September 8-12 to help raise funds for the Lions Council. You can order any meal, any time. You can dine-in, take-out, or place a mobile order, just tell the cashier or make a note in the mobile app that you're supporting SJCA.

Scholars in grades K-3 can stay after school to make a clay handprint with Mr. Ross, the upper school art teacher. Scholars go directly to this activity after dismissal and be picked up at the end of the event. The handprint needs to go in the kiln, so it will be sent home with your scholar when it's complete.

The Lions Council welcomes all parents and teachers to join us at our monthly meetings. Our next meeting is September 4 at 6:00pm in the cafeteria.

This is your official invitation to the St. Johns Classical Academy 6th Annual Golf Tournament—and trust us, this event is a real hole-in-one!

Even if golf isn’t your game, you can still score big:

• Dinner that’s above par

• Raffle prizes worth swinging for

• Great company (the best club to be in!)

And here’s the kicker—you don’t have to be present to win raffle prizes. Yes, you could be at home in your PJs and still take home the goods.

Spots are filling fast, so don’t get stuck in the rough!

We are also looking for golf sponsors! If you're interested, please reach out to Hannah.Patterson@stjca.org.

Our sixth grade scholars have new lockers this year.

Mrs. Thornbury's first grade class is off to a great start this year.

We strive to do what we know to be right despite fear, hardship, and opposition. We resist negative peer pressure, defend our rights and the rights of others, and encourage others to do the same.

FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials. You can submit a tip anytime. A downloadable training presentation about this tool is available on our website, under FortifyFL.