Dear Spartan Families,
It is hard to believe that it is May already and that we are in the final weeks of what has been a most unusual year. Over the next few weeks, your students will be wrapping up classes, finishing final projects, and taking SATs, ACTs, and AP exams in preparation for the college journey ahead.
We know that many of your students have items they need to either pick up from or return to campus. We are working on plans to safely facilitate both returns and pick-ups most likely during the first week of June. We anticipate having yearbooks for you by that time as well. Stay tuned for more information!
If you haven't already had the opportunity, I encourage you to take just a few minutes to complete this survey of how we have been doing during the coronavirus crisis. As a reminder, it is being fielded by our colleagues at Independent School Management (ISM) and all responses will be kept secure on ISM's servers. St. Johns will receive only the aggregate responses so please do take a few minutes to fill it in and let us know your thoughts. It will be open through this Friday, May 8.
Last week we gave a Spartan One Clap for all the birthdays we'd missed celebrating since School let out. Here are all of our student birthdays for this week-- another One Clap for each of these fabulous students! Happy birthday, one and all:
| Alex Dimmick | Sawyer Davidson | Grace Knight |
| Dexter Freeman | Katelyn Moore | Parker Crews |
| Madison Dionne | Fritz Arendt | |
We hope you have a great week!
Spartan best,
National Teacher Day & Giving Tuesday
Today, we celebrate National Teacher Day and Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving, generosity, and unity. Now more than ever, we recognize and appreciate how our Spartan teachers play such a pivotal role in our students’ lives.
Please consider making a gift today in honor of a current or former teacher who made a difference in your or your students’ life. Gifts to the St. Johns Fund ensure our teachers have the resources and tools necessary to help our students reach their full potential, especially during challenging times like these. Donate today at sjcds.net/give or text SPARTANS to 243-725. Be sure to include the name of the teacher(s) you are making a gift in honor of, so we can share with them!
In the News
Last week, St. Johns released stories about senior performing artist Derek Neal as well as spring athlete and performing artist Parker Robbins. You can check out these stories and more In the News!
Faculty Friday
Last week's Faculty Friday featured theatre and dance teacher Mrs. Kim Cadley-Mach. Learn more about Mrs. Mach right here.
Get Social
You can always stay up on the latest Spartan news by following St. Johns Country Day School on social media. Like us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Vimeo to stay up on everything that's going on at St. Johns.
Not on social media? We've got you covered. Just visit us online at sjcds.net and scroll down to "get social" from our website.
Key Contacts
Some things never change-- no matter the circumstances, our faculty and administration stand ready to assist with anything you might need. Please feel free to reach out at any time to Acting Head of School and Head of Upper School Mary Virginia Fisher, Head of Middle School Jackie Lentini, Head of Lower School Otis Wirth, or Head of Administrative Affairs Tanya Powers. Or, just reply to this message.