The Panther Post

We are so excited!!! Our Spring Social + Auction is tomorrow! It’s shaping up to be a wonderful evening filled with great company, fun, and meaningful support for our school.

We can’t wait to gather together, celebrate all that makes our community special, and enjoy a memorable night. Thank you in advance for being part of it, we are truly grateful for your support and enthusiasm.

Bidding is LIVE! Let’s make this our most successful Spring Social + Auction yet!

See You Tomorrow Night!

As we step into our Spring Social and Auction, we want to again thank you for your incredible generosity regarding our recent matching gift request, where we reached our $125,000 community goal. Because every dollar you contributed was matched, we have hit a grand total of $250,000! These funds allowed us to offset some of last year's expense and initiate planning and formal design work for school locker rooms and restrooms.

As you can imagine, a project of this scale requires careful coordination. While we aren’t quite ready to break ground just yet, our team is already hard at work with plans, permits, and scheduling. We look forward to sharing more updates with you as we get closer to the first step of construction.

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our original matching donor. Your incredible generosity provided the spark that inspired our entire community; we are so grateful for your vision and your investment in our students’ future.

This transformation will provide our students with the modern, high-quality facilities they deserve, and it simply would not be possible without this collective effort. Thank you for making this vision a reality.

It’s time to get ready for our K5 Spring Musical! Your student is invited to wear a solid black top (please no logos or prints) with either black, khaki, or jeans. Black dresses and skirts are also welcomed! If your child has been assigned a role, their costume suggestion

may be different and has been communicated to them. Thank you so much for your attention to this and we look forward to sharing this exciting story with you!

Please feel free to reach out to

nissa.newsome@sjdenver.org with any questions.

Thanks so much for filling the Colorado Family Life Center baby bottles with your generous donations! Our school community donated $803.66. The St. John's Church mission committee is matching our gift dollar for dollar, so our total gift is $1,607.32! The moms, dads, and children served through the Colorado Family Life Center will truly be blessed.

Our final chapel offering of the year is a travel-sized hygiene items collection. These items will be delivered to a ministry in Juarez, Mexico, by a group of teens and adults from St. John's Church in the summer. Please drop off your items in the bins near the elementary school entrance and community room through May 8. Thanks so much!

As we enter this new season, we wanted to send a friendly reminder about our school’s dress code requirements.

Over the course of the year, many students have grown, and items that fit well in the fall may now be shorter or no longer meet our guidelines. We ask that you take a few moments to review your child’s wardrobe and ensure that all clothing continues to align with our dress code expectations.

We greatly value your partnership in this area. Our desire is to cultivate an environment of excellence where students are prepared for learning and present themselves in a way that reflects respect for themselves, others, and our school community.

It’s time to sign up for our Spring Parent Teacher Conferences! Please click on your child’s teacher link to select a convenient day and time to meet. These conferences are a valuable opportunity to connect, discuss your child’s progress, and partner together for continued growth and success.

If you have any questions or need assistance with scheduling, please don’t hesitate to reach out directly to your child’s teacher.

Koester, Brake, Perez, Calsbeek, Quante, Feldman, Lohmann

We are switching things up for our final day of the year! While we usually head to the park for a picnic, this year calls for something a bit more monumental.

Please join us in the school parking lot on May 22 for our 250 Year Tailgate Celebration! We’re trading the park benches for truck beds to honor the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. To make our Semiquincentennial celebration truly unforgettable, we are honored to announce that a live Bald Eagle will be joining us! Families will have the rare opportunity to visit with this majestic national symbol and see it up close. During our Spring Social + Auction, you have the opportunity to bid on a group photo with the actual Bald Eagle!

This is a true community tailgate where families can:

• Reserve a free designated parking spot to set up camp.

• Bring your own grill, coolers, and picnic gear.

• Celebrate the end of the K-8 school year with music, food, and history.

Keep an eye on your inbox—full details and the vehicle reservation link will be sent out on April 25. Spaces are limited, so you’ll want to snag your spot early.

We’re excited to share a simple, time-saving way to get all your school supplies ready, without the hassle! We’ve partnered with 1st Day School Supply to make back-to-school shopping as easy as possible for your family.

Here’s how it works:

• Our teachers carefully select and customize each grade-level supply list
• 1st Day School Supply packs everything into one convenient box
• Your supplies are delivered right to you—no store runs required!

Once your kit arrives, just hold onto it and bring all supplies to school on Monday, August 10 to drop off in your student’s classroom.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy your summer knowing school supplies are already taken care of. One less thing on your to-do list—and one more reason to soak up the sunshine!

If you have any questions, we’re happy to help. We can’t wait to kick off another great school year together!

St. John’s students are invited to design the cover, capturing the journey and creativity found inside the book our nation's 250th anniversary. The winner will receive $250: keep $125 and give $125 to a Chapel ministry of their choice, reflecting God’s blessing to us and through us.

Submissions are due April 23, 2026. Click here for full details, requirements, and the student checklist to help guide your design.

If you have little ones (Birth-2nd grade) and are looking for some other moms to connect with, join us in the Community Room. Every other Tuesday 6-7:30pm

Dinner and childcare provided. Let us know you are coming by clicking the link. MomCo:

APRIL

18: SPRING SOCIAL + AUCTION

21: Pizza Day

24: Parent Teacher Conferences

29-30: Middle School Spring Musical

27-30: MAP Testing

MAY

4-8: MAP Testing

4-8: 8th Grade Washington DC trip

8: FIELD DAY

5 & 19: Pizza Day

13: Volunteer Appreciation Celebration

13-15: 7th Grade Service Trip

21: 8th Grade Graduation | 6:30pm, Worship Center

22: Last Day of School & Family Tailgate Party

Add the St. John's Parents' Calendar to your calendar here.

"We walk together towards renewed hope and life in Jesus Christ."

Calling all gamers, scrollers, athletes, and anyone ready to get off the screen and into the action.

St. John's Legacy Field

Saturday, May 3. 12:00–4:00 PM

$5 per player

Expect:

3-inning kickball games

Walk-up music

Snacks + concessions

Mixed-age teams

Bragging rights

and plenty of fun for a great cause

Age Groups:

K–3rd

4th–5th

6th–8th

9th–12th

18+

Register as an individual, and we’ll place you on a team.

Groups of fewer than 8 will also be placed on a team.

Concessions for a Cause:

Concessions will be available, and all proceeds go toward Youth Ministry and our Mission Trip to Mexico!

Sign Up Here!

Servers are down… time to play outside.

Log off. Kick on. Sign up before April 26!

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH EVENTS (click links for information)

MAY

3: First Sunday Food Donation

3: KickBall Tournament

RENEWAL CHURCH EVENTS

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Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support of St. John’s School. Their partnership strengthens our mission and helps us see our Graduate Promise—Grow in Faith, Excel in Education, Thrive in Community—come to life in the lives of more than 300 children each year.

When it fits your family’s needs, we hope you’ll consider supporting the sponsors who pour into our school community and into your children.

Please click on a sponsor for more information.

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