StJPII Advanced Band are ranked Top 15 StJPII Advanced Band are ranked Top 15 in Class 1C Middle Schools in Texas

The 2020-2021 StJPII Advanced Band submitted two of their contest recordings last spring in the Association of Texas Small School Bands annual Outstanding Performance Series. Recordings are adjudicated by class in each of the 22 regions across Texas and the top two are advanced to one of five Areas in Texas (each Area comprises 4-5 regions). From there, the top two are advanced to State Adjudications where the top two recordings are named the Outstanding Performance in each class (Class 1C Middle Schools- like StJPII, Class 2C/3C Middle Schools, Class 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A High Schools).

Both of StJPII’s recordings advanced from Region to Area and from Area to State. While they were not selected as the very top two recordings in their class state-wide, they were in the top 15 in Class 1C Middle Schools in Texas!

Symposium for Excellence in Catholic Education

In June, StJPII hosted the Symposium for Excellence in Catholic Education which included several principals from other high performing schools throughout Texas. They shared best practices about hot topics such as meeting the needs of diverse learners, STREAM, Endowment, Admissions, etc. The mission of the St. John Paul II Symposium for Catholic Education is to actively protect, strengthen, and expand excellence in Catholic Education in the United States through the sharing of proven and unique practices and Catholic equational concepts from the best Catholic elementary schools in our country.