The Lion Line

Dear Parents,

Buckle your seat belts, we are in for a busy ride these last two months! We are already feeling it these weeks following spring break. One upper school issue we have been busy with is the master schedule for next school year. We are always looking for more enriching electives we can offer our scholars. We hope to add a few this next school year. Another hot topic in upper school is the ability to provide some type of college credit.

As a Hillsdale College K-12 school, we are discouraged from straying from the set curriculum. So, it gets really tricky trying to allow any dual enrollment courses, unless our teachers can teach them on our campus, and teach the Hillsdale curriculum. We are exploring some options and will continue to do our best to offer some courses in the future.

Advanced Placement (AP) is a possibility as well. We are compiling a list of courses taught on campus by our teachers who are eligible to teach AP. This will boost their GPA and award college credit once they pass the AP exam at the end. More to follow on that one!

ALERT! If you haven't registered for the Sporting Clays Event on April 15th, please register today. I registered and paid for my foursome, and we are going to have a BLAST (no pun intended). Go to this link to register: https://lionscouncil.org/sporting-clay-tournament/

Finally, please help us recruit students for the Orange Park campus. While Kindergarten is full, grades 1-4 still have openings. Also, if you know of potential teachers or staff, please let me know.

Thank you so much for being a part of St Johns Classical Academy. We are reforming education in America - one school, one scholar at a time.

Lion Strong!

Mr. Johnson

SJCA is excited to announce that the Orange Park Campus is now offering 4th Grade for the 2023–2024 school year! If you or someone you know is interested in applying for 4th Grade, please spread the word that SchoolMint is now accepting applications!

Currently, only a limited number of spots are available for 1st through 4th Grade. Kindergarten is full, but is accepting applications for the waitlist.

Please contact enrollment@stjca.org if you have any questions.

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• April 3rd-14th- Spring Candy Gram Sale

• April 3rd- Lions Council Meeting / SJCA Town Hall Meeting @ 6 p.m.
• April 4th- 9th Grade Writing Test 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• April 4th- Tiny Lions Cheer Clinic 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• April 6th- K-5th grade Easter Eggstravaganza! @ 3:30 p.m.
• April 7th- Good Friday, Student/Teacher Holiday (No School)
• April 15th- Sporting Clays Tournament @ 8 a.m.
• April 17th-21st- Online Book Fair
• April 17th– Freddy's Spirit Night 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• April 17th- Lemonade! Kindergarten Musical @ 6 p.m.
• April 20th- Meet & Greet Orange Park Campus Headmaster and Dean of Curriculum 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• April 27th- Board of Director’s Meeting @ 6 p.m. Location: Crosby’s Room
• April 27th- Year-End Band Concert @ 6 p.m.
• April 29th- Junior/Senior Prom at Winterbourne @ 7 p.m.
• May 1st- 6th-8th Grade ELA Testing
• May 1st- Lions Council Meeting @ 6 p.m.
• May 2nd- 1st Grade FAST Testing and 12th Grade Civics EOC
• May 4th- 1st Grade field trip to MOSH
• May 4th- 3rd-5th ELA Testing
• May 4th- Drama Club Production Beauty and the Beast @ 6 p.m.
• May 5th- 3rd-5th Math Testing
• May 5th- Nerf Battle & Cinco de Mayo Tacos Fundraiser @ 5 p.m.
• May 5th- Drama Club Production Beauty and the Beast @ 6 p.m.
• May 6th- Drama Club Production Beauty and the Beast @ 6 p.m.
• May 8th- 7th & 8th Math Testing, Geometry & Algebra 1 EOC, AP Calculus Exam
• May 8th- Lower School Chorus Dress Rehearsal 2:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• May 8th- FI Campus New Family Orientation @ 6 p.m. (FI Campus Cafetorium)
• May 9th- Kindergarten FAST Testing
• May 9th- 4th Grade in-house field trip
• May 9th- Spring Pops Concert @ 6 p.m.
• May 10th-11th- 5th Grade Science Testing
• May 11th- 2nd Grade FAST Testing, AP Physics Exam @ 12 p.m.
• May 11th- Seniors Walk with Mr. Johnson
• May 11th- OP Campus New Family Orientation @ 6 p.m. (FI Campus Cafetorium)
• May 12th- 6th Grade Math Testing, 8th Grade Civics EOC, 9th Grade FAST Testing
• May 12th- 3rd Grade Farmer Boy Picnic
• May 12th- Spring Choral Concert @ 6 p.m.
• May 15th- Seniors Painting Parking Spots @ 8 a.m.
• May 15th- Baccalaureate & Senior Awards Night @ 6 p.m. Location: RCC
• May 16th- 8th grade Science Testing, 10th grade ELA Testing, US History EOC
• May 17th- Lower School Virtue Awards @ 8:30 a.m.
• May 17th- Senior Parade @ 10:15 a.m.
• May 18th- Graduation Rehearsal and Breakfast @ 8:30 a.m. & Practice @ 9 a.m.
• May 18th- Spring Cabaret @ 6 p.m.
• May 19th- Graduation @ 8 p.m.
• May 22nd- Upper School Awards
• May 22nd- 2nd Grade Immigration Ceremony
• May 23rd- K-6th Field Day
• May 24th-26th- Half Days

Upper School Dismissal: 10:45 a.m.

Lower School Dismissal: 11:15 a.m.

• May 25th- Board of Directors Meeting
• May 26th- Last Day of School for Scholars

It's time to start collecting those pop tabs if you haven't already started!

The SJCA Interact Club needs your soda/pop tabs from aluminum cans. Please collect them, and bring them to your scholar's teacher. This fundraiser will run through May 5th, we will give the Lower School homeroom class and Upper School 7th period class with the most tabs collected (by weight) a pizza party.

​**Minimum amount for a class to win a pizza party is 10 lbs. of pop tabs.**

These will be delivered to the Ronald McDonald House in Jacksonville, and they will be recycled for cash to help provide housing for families visiting Jacksonville while their children receive medical care. Thank you for helping us do the good!

Purchase your 2022-2023 SJCA Yearbook today!

www.buytheyearbook.com

(Sponsored by 9th Grade NJHS)

ATTENTION: Parents of incoming 7th-grade students….

Florida LAW requires that all students get a Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (Tdap) vaccination prior to entering 7th-grade. Students are not able to return without it.

If your child does not have a primary physician, NO COST vaccinations are available through the Florida Department of Health - Clay County’s Immunization Services at the Bear Run Clinic, 3229 Bear Run Boulevard in Orange Park, 32065.

The clinic is open Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

An appointment is required. Please call 904-529-2800

to schedule your appointment.

A parent or legal guardian MUST accompany the children.

Please bring your child’s current immunization records with you.

After your child receives the vaccine, be sure to obtain and request the

REQUIRED certified DH Form 680, to take to your child’s school.

Join us as our youngest Lions demonstrate the knowledge, virtue, and love of the beautiful they have gained this year in a musical culmination of their study of poetry and literature!

Monday, April 17, 2023

6:00 p.m.

SJCA Cafetorium

(Doors open for free general admission at 5:30 p.m.)

Mr. Ross' Art 2-D classes completed their Impressionistic style paintings of fish and landscapes this past January. We completed these paintings after several weeks of color-mixing practice.

In February upper school Pottery classes created replicas of cultural masks from around the world. They are made entirely by hand; no forms or molds were used. The Japanese Oni (devil) and Greek, African, and French replicas were popular. We also had a nice copy of a medieval plague doctor's mask.

"The fourth graders were a joy to work with and represented SJCA proudly. I have to shout out my Resource teammates and 4th Grade team for their generous flexibility and cooperation so the scholars could rehearse. It's great to be a Lion!" ~ Cassie Crosby, Department Chair of Fine Arts & P.E.

• Assistant Golf Coach
• Assistant Girls Soccer Coach

On Monday, April 3, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., the Lions Council will be voting on elected officers to serve on the Executive Committee for the next school year (2023-2024). In accordance with the bylaws and standing rules, a quorum is required, and the election will be decided by a majority vote of those members present.

Regardless of your interests, talents, or time limitations, there is a position for you on the Lions Council. Annual membership is very affordable at $15 per parent/guardian or $25 for a family. Learn about the benefits of membership and join the Lions Council today at https://lionscouncil.org/join-lions-council/.

As a reminder, meetings are open to all SJCA family members, guardians, and staff—you don’t need to be a member to attend! We hope you will join us in the Cafeteria of St. Johns Classical Academy at 6:00 p.m.!

Learn the true. Do the good. Love the beautiful.

Email: info@stjca.org
Website: www.stjca.org
Location: 114 Canova Road, Fleming Island, FL 32003
Phone: (904)-458-8240
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