GENERAL INFORMATION St. John the Apostle Catholic School is accredited by the Florida Catholic Conference. CURRICULUM AND ACADEMICS English - Social Studies - Religion - Reading/Literature - Spanish - Music - Mathematics - Physical Education - Art - Science - We have a Library/Learning Center and a Computer Lab. We accept students who are participating in the Florida Pride Scholarship and McKay Scholarship Programs. For your convenience, you may now pay with your VISA or MASTERCARD credit cards. Teachers have up-to-date homework and class news on TeacherWeb.Com. We encourage you to visit frequently. You may also communicate with your child's teacher through the email link found in Thesis Statement
Our Blessed Mother	Students must be lined up outside by 7:50 a.m. Students not in homeroom by 8:00 a.m. will be marked tardy. Dismissal is at 3:00 p.m. On days of 1:00 p.m. dismissal, students must wear full uniform, including ties for attendance at Holy Mass as a school community. Please check the monthly calendar for early dismissal dates. As stated above, dismissal is at 3:00 p.m. Students must be picked up by 3:30 p.m. On days of 1:00 p.m. dismissal, students must be picked up by 1:30 p.m. Students who are not picked up by 3:30 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. respectively, will be placed in the Afterschool Program and a fee will be charged. There is no adult supervision outside after these stated times. Please review the monthly calendar for special dismissal days and up-to-date news.
We Share with Each Other and with Our Community As instruments of the holiness of Christ, the clergy, administration, faculty, and staff of St. John the Apostle Catholic School lead the students to know their faith in its fullness. A sense of responsibility and an openness to give back to the world are instilled within each student. Our students participate in liturgical/paraliturgical celebrations, youth groups, whole school masses, class masses, retreats, and prayer services. Additionally, a yearly Candlelight Procession, Passion Play, Living Rosary, and May Procession are fully participated in by all students. A Respect Life Project for single mothers and their unborn babies is held annually as well as food, clothing, and toy drives for the needy and the less fortunate. Students in the Service Club visit the elderly at local nursing homes, and our Student Council and National Junior Honor Society members go out into the community with a missionary spirit to assist local organizations with special projects. Students begin a journey of lived faith and spiritual development as they are prepared to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Holy Communion and Confirmation in second and seventh grades, respectively.	Extra Curricular Activities Extra curricular activities include basketball, softball, volleyball, Dance Club, Service Club, Cheerleading Squad, Elocution/Forensic Competitions, Chorus, and Altar Servers. In addition, we have Student Council and the National Junior Honor Society, a distinguished club for those students who maintain a 90% cumulative grade point average during their 7th and 8th grade years.
Our students in the seventh and eighth grades participate yearly in the Academic Olympics of the Archdiocese of Miami. During these events, our students compete against other area parochial schools in the subjects of mathematics, language, science, Spanish, art, forensics, and music. St. John the Apostle Catholic School is proud to say that for the past ten years we have placed First, Second and Third Place in the subject areas and each year have brought home a trophy. Further, our students are prepared for our yearly Elocution/Forensics Contest wherein they practice the art of Speech, Debate, and Diction, We prepare our children to meet and excel in the all-around challenges of the twenty-first century. Our students take part in an annual schoolwide spelling bee competition. In addition, the students participate in the annual Science Fair held in the school wherein they have the opportunity to experiment, invent and research. Students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades compete for awards, and thus, try their best while working on their science projects.