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235 Houstonians attended the trivia event, which raised almost $200,000. The money will fund ongoing school year sessions and the summer program.

SJS parents host Breakthrough Houston’s trivia event, students volunteer as teaching assistants

Arjun Maitra, Staff Writer November 15, 2021
On Oct. 21, 235 Houstonians, including several from the St. John’s community, gathered on the outdoor patio of the Armadillo Palace for a game of trivia. The event celebrated Breakthrough Houston, a tuition-free educational program for high achieving but under-resourced students.
Thompson is the New York Times bestselling author of “Raising Cain” and a school counselor who specializes in the psychology of boys.

Psychologist Michael Thompson speaks to Upper School about academic gender gap

Aleena Gilani, Staff Writer November 11, 2021
On Oct. 27, psychologist Michael Thompson talked to the Upper School about the academic gender gap. 
Constant downpour during Hurricane Harvey flooded many streets and produced more than 60 inches of rain.

Students discuss climate change, aftermath of Hurricane Nicholas

Emma Chang and Ellison Albright October 26, 2021
Over the past four years, Houston has faced four superstorms each causing school closures. As climate change worsens, these natural disasters will only become more frequent.
Tex, who roamed campus for about an hour and a half, enjoys the weather.

Armadillo spotted scurrying around campus

Emma Chang, Staff Writer October 1, 2021
On Sept. 30, an armadillo was spotted on campus.
Students enjoy the new physics classroom, which was designed over the summer.

Facilities combine math classrooms into new physics lab

Emma Chang, Staff Writer September 20, 2021
This summer, the facilities crew removed a wall to combine two math rooms into a physics classroom.
Hurricane winds swept into Houston, peaking at 50 miles per hour.

School loses power, classes move online for a day

Annie Jones and Emma Chang September 16, 2021
Since the St. John’s campus lost power, on Sept. 15, Middle and Upper School students attended virtual classes, while Lower School lessons remained paused.
A tree, split in half by the storm, fell over a basketball court in Sugarland.

Hurricane Nicholas moves across Houston, causes school closures, power outages

Annie Jones and Penelope Macpherson September 14, 2021
On Sept. 14 at 12:30 a.m., Category 1 Hurricane Nicholas landed on the Gulf Coast.
On Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m., Shomik Ghose (’19) will compete with Columbia University in the College Bowl Championship.

Shomik Ghose (’19) to compete with Columbia University in College Bowl Championship

Arjun Maitra, Staff Writer September 6, 2021
On Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m., Shomik Ghose (’20) will compete with the Columbia University team in the College Bowl Championship. The winners will receive $125k scholarships.
French students won first place at the Texas French Symposium last month, with one of the largest teams to have participated since St. John’s began competing in the event nine years ago.

French students win Texas French Symposium, host showcase to celebrate victory

Mia Hong, Sarah Clark, and Romit Kundagrami May 26, 2021
French students won first place at the Texas French Symposium last month, with one of the largest teams to have participated since St. John’s began competing in the event nine years ago.
The Science Olympiad team competed in the state tournament on April 24 and placed eighth out of 30 teams, which was the team’s best finish since the start of the club.  

Science Olympiad team records best finish at state, places eighth

Emma Chang, Staff Writer May 26, 2021
The Science Olympiad team competed in the state tournament on April 24 and placed eighth out of 30 teams, which was the team’s best finish since the start of the club.  
Due to the pandemic, members of the College Board have adjusted the locations and timings of the AP exams.

Students adjust to AP schedule changes, prepare for exams

Arjun Maitra and Shreyes Balachandran May 11, 2021
Due to the pandemic, the College Board has adjusted the locations and timings of the AP exams.
On April 1 and April 15, the School hosted a vaccine clinic for SJS community members ages 16 and older.

School hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinic for community members

Ellie Monday, Staff Writer May 3, 2021
On April 1 and April 15, the School hosted a vaccine clinic for SJS community members ages 16 and older.
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