FAITH
At St. John the Baptist Catholic School, students and staff members:
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Attend Mass one day a week, on special feast days, and Holy days.
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Each classroom is given the opportunity to plan and serve as ministers at several school day Masses throughout the year. They may serve as lector, cantor, greeter, and gift bearer. Students in grades 5-8 are also invited to be Altar Servers.
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Participate in special liturgies and prayer experiences for Advent/Christmas, Lent/Easter, Catholic Schools Week and other special feast and holy days. We also participate in The Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.
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Begin and end the day with prayer and classrooms provide other opportunities to pray together throughout the day.
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Pray for the needs of others through special intentions in class.
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KNOWLEDGE
At St John the Baptist, our goal is to help each student achieve his or her own personal best focusing on our faith. Several of our programs include:
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Differentiated instruction in the general education classroom
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Resource Program
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High Ability Math and ELA
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Passion Projects
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Flexible Seating
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Spanish Instruction
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Middle School House System
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Leader in Me Culture and Environment
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SERVICE
Service opportunities take place at St. John the Baptist and include our Preschool through Grade 8 students and families. Several examples include:
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Service/outreach projects to help students go to school in Haiti and a canned food drive for Mother Teresa Treasures.
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Parish Giving Tree
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Adopting a Family for Christmas
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Hop-N-Ing to raise money for local Rehabilitation Center and Easter Seals
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Support for veterans including cards and raising funds to send veterans on our local Honor Flight