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St. John XXIII. Click on the coats of arms above to find out more about each of our Houses. If you'd like to learn more about the House System, feel free to contact our Dean of Houses, Mr. Timothy Caruthers |
HOUSE NEWS
05-02-18 HAPPY HOUSEMAS! At Mass today we celebrated our May Crowning - and the victorious AQUINAS HOUSE Captains had the honor of crowning Our Lady. This Housemas we also held our first official House Leadership Inauguration & Blessing Ceremony. Congratulations to all of our newly appointed House leaders - we look forward to seeing you grow and thrive as we gain in Excellence, Obedience, Peace, & Renewal! 05-01-18 What a fantastic way to end the Roncalli Cup competition year! The Athletic Competition ended such that we had a tie for First Place overall - which resulted in our first ever Dean's Discretion Tie-Breaker Captains Challenge. Congratulations to NERI HOUSE on their win of the Athletic Competition and Congratulations to AQUINAS HOUSE for clinching the RONCALLI CUP! 04-30-18 WEEKLY UPDATE: Many thanks to Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, all of our blood donors, and student leaders for hosting our best blood drive yet! We had special guests from the new Houston SaberCats Major League Rugby team on site giving away tickets to one of their games talking with the students about this newest professional sport program in Houston. Today & tomorrow, we'll be battling out our 4th Quarter Athletic Competition Its Ultimate Frisbee time! Looking at the numbers, it's AQUINAS'S Cup to lose! Wednesday is Housemas! The first Mass of May has become our day to announce the new House Leadership for the upcoming year. We also honor the newly minted Roncalli Cup champions by allowing their Captains to crown Our Lady during the Mass. As always, check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 04-23-18 WEEKLY UPDATE: We had a wonderful Prom this past Friday - congratulations to our House Senate Prom Committee for a job well done! Today, we host our 4th Quarter Academic Competition The Cup standings are so close, it's still anybody's game! This Thursday, we will have our 3rd Blood Drive of the year - Thanks to our House Senate Blood Drive Committee, and the NHS volunteers! As always, check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 04-16-18 WEEKLY UPDATE: Today, we will hear from our School Prefect candidates during an all-school assembly. Say a little prayer for their courage and wisdom as they address the entire school. This week, the Houses will continue their speeches for House Captain and Council reps, and then host their respective House elections - may the best candidates win! On Friday, our upperclassmen will dance the night away at Prom 2018 - The Secret Garden Many thanks to the House Senate Prom Committee for their hard work! As always, check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 04-09-18 WEEKLY UPDATE: Election Season is upon us! The House System at St. John XXIII requires 2 House Captains (rising seniors), and House Council/Senate representatives (all classifications) for each House, as well 2 School Prefects (rising seniors) to govern the Senate. Interested students should request an application from their House Master or Advisory teacher. As always, check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 02-26-18 WEEKLY UPDATE: Congratulations to LORETO HOUSE for winning the Academic Competition last week! Also, Congratulations to BORROMEO HOUSE for winning the Coin Drop Attendance Competition at Comedy Sportz! It was a fun night, and proved once again that everyone matters in the House - as the points came down to the difference of ONE person showing up! We will have another opportunity to earn 10 House points for the Spirit Stick during the Spring Sports Pep Rally this Friday afternoon! As always, check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 02-19-18 WEEKLY UPDATE: Steps for Students was a great success, with 14,000 participants from all over the Archdiocese. It was also a great success for St. John XXIII, as we received honors for High School with most 5k registrants Mrs. Mulroony came in 1st place female, overall! T-shirt design competition winner Wonderful job by LISIEUX HOUSE in spearheading this event! This Tuesday, 20 FEB, we will host our 3rd Quarter Academic Competition AND a Coin Drop Attendance Competition during the Comedy Sportz Match that night, 7pm! 02-12-18 WEEKLY UPDATE: This Saturday, Feb 17, we will be at Steps for Students Archdiocesan 5k for Catholic Education Many thanks to LISIEUX HOUSE for leading St. John XXIII participation in this event! Next week, our Houses will send their academic champions to battle it out in the 3rd Quarter Academic Competition 02-05-18 WEEKLY UPDATE: We've had a couple of pivotal Dean's Discretion point opportunities recently: The Coin Drop Attendance Competition AND the Steps for Students enrollment both went to LISIEUX HOUSE, bringing them into 2nd Place overall! The February Bulletin Board Competition went to BORROMEO HOUSE, keeping them in the hunt! Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 01-23-18 After an outstanding tournament of Dodgeball, with a dramatic double-elimination final round, NERI HOUSE takes the victory and maintains their lead in House Cup standings. Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 01-11-18 A new year and a new semester at St. John XXIII! We've tallied up last quarter's A's and Infractions, and LISIEUX HOUSE came out on top, bringing them forward in the overall standings! Our first House Meetings of the term were a big success, and everyone is looking forward to the next round of competitions and events. Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 12-05-17 Congratulations BORROMEO HOUSE on winning the 2nd Quarter Academic Competition! Borromeo is making quite a showing this year! Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 11-15-17 Congratulations LORETO HOUSE on winning the 2nd Quarter Athletic Competition! Loreto is hard to beat when it comes to athletics. #stillnotlaredohouse Our next point opportunity will be Dec 5, at our Academic Competition. Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 11-14-17 In the middle of our 2nd Quarter Athletic Competition - Capture the Flag! A great day yesterday, as Coach Llorens gave great play-by-play commentary and our House teams really kept up the pace in feverish Capture the Flag action. We'll finish up this afternoon. 11-1-17 So many points! Spirit Stick - AQUINAS HOUSE Coin Drop - BORROMEO HOUSE 1st QTR A's Report - LISIEUX HOUSE 1st QTR Infraction Report - NERI HOUSE Food Drive - NERI HOUSE Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 10-27-17 Lots of points opportunities coming up: Spirit Stick at today's pep rally Coin Drop attendance competition at tonight's football game (White Out!) Trick-or-Treat so Kids can Eat Food Drive - judged next Tuesday 10-20-17 Our next competition will be a Coin Drop at the next home football game, next Friday, Oct. 27. Come out and support our football team, and your House! 10-17-17 Congratulations to LORETO HOUSE for winning our 1st Quarter Academic Competition! Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 10-10-17 A new tradition at St. John, we will be awarding 10 "Dean's Discretion" points each month to the House with the most creative and on-theme bulletin board. Congratulations to NERI HOUSE for winning the first bulletin board competition of the year! Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 10-06-17 Happy Homecoming! Congratulations to our Head Boy, Prefect Chris Saba on being named Homecoming King, and congrats to NERI HOUSE on earning the Spirit Stick at the pep rally! Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 09-15-17 What a beautiful day for a football game! We hosted our annual All-House Tailgate today - thank you to all the parents and faculty for helping to make it a success! We also recognized our first ever Honorary House Captain in Neri House, and witnessed the first award of the Spirit Stick for this year at the pep rally - congratulations LORETO HOUSE! Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 09-13-17 After quite the brief hiatus due to Hurricane Harvey, the Houses competed for the 1st Quarter Athletic Competition this week -- that illustrious game of kings, Badminton -- and what a competition it was right down to the last. Congratulations to BORROMEO HOUSE on the win! Check out the latest Roncalli Cup standings under the Cup Standings tab. 08-11-17 Next week is Welcome Back Week! Festivities will include: Monday - Crazy Sock Day Tuesday - Morning Donuts (Feast of the Assumption - Mass Dress!) Wednesday - Texas Sports Jersey Day (Texas sports team jersey w/ school uniform bottoms) Thursday - Club Fair Friday - Welcome to Texas Pep Rally (Texas/Western wear) 08-10-17 Welcome back to school St. John XXIII! The House Link Crew leaders held an excellent Lion Camp Orientation for our Freshmen and Transfer students on Tuesday, and we are back in classes today. Ready for another year of Excellence, Obedience, Peace, and Renewal! 07-20-17 The House Masters got together today to mail Welcome Letters to their new members from the Class of 2021 and Transfers! 06-21-17 Mr. Caruthers and Ms. Meneilly represented St. John XXIII at the first ever National House System Institute conference in St. Louis, MO. Shared a lot a great information and ideas with other House-based schools all over the country - over 90 participants! 06-01-17 Our House Leadership held its Summer Training & Planning Session over the past two days. We learned some great leadership techniques, and discussed some innovative House meeting ideas. Check out the new House Competition Rules & Regulations on the "About" tab! |