General

• IOWA TESTING WEEK: APRIL 28 - MAY 2 - Students 3rd-8th MUST BE in school!
• WALKATHON - Thank you to everyone for a wonderful Walkathon! Thank you to the students who participated in the letter writing campaign. Thank you to the volunteer crew for planning and executing a fun day. Thank you to the teachers and staff for your support of the event. Special thanks to chairperson Amanda Watson - you are amazing! If you were present at the event and took pictures, please email them to walkathon@jfkcatholic.com - THANKS!
• JFK SCHOLARSHIP - Scholarship application forms are available in the JFK office for the 2025-2026 school year. Scholarships are available for rising Kindergarten-8th graders. The Federal Reduced Lunch incomes are used as guidelines for qualification although anyone can apply. All applications are due to the office by June 14, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Judy Beichner at 724-228-4693. Application Form
• YEARBOOK SALE - It's yearbook time! Orders and payment are Friday, May 2nd. The cost of the all-color yearbook is $20 per book. Reserve your student's copy today! Please see the order form! Order Form
• $1 CANDY BARS - You have asked, and we have listened! Starting on Monday, JFK will be selling $1 candy bars again! JFK is partnering with the Philadelphia Candy Company to sell candy bars for $1. To begin our sale, we will only be offering a variety mix - 5 of each of the following 7 flavors: milk chocolate, peanut butter, crisp, almond, pretzel, caramel, and dark! Each variety mix comes in a bag and will be $35 (fundraising credit will be 25%). Once we finish our initial supply, we might make changes to the mix, but we are excited about the flavors that are new to us! Special thanks to Dave Hasson for the lead on these bars!
• RE-ENROLLMENT - Thank you to everyone who has already re-enrolled for the 2025-2026 school year. Open Enrollment (enrollment for non-JFK families) has begun. You must re-enroll your existing JFK student(s) to guarantee his or her spot for next school year.
• UNIFORM EXCHANGE - We have a lot of unmonogrammed polos, skorts, jumpers available now? Also, we have a fair amount of shorts. If appropriate, it might be helpful to parents to only donate clean uniforms (no peeling letters, stains, animal hair or holes.)
• VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! - Cafeteria and Recess volunteers are needed again between the hours of 11:00 and 12:40. Also you have to have your clearances to volunteer at the school. Dates still open for lunch duty: All Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays. Dates still open for recess duty: All Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. Please call the office at 724-225-1680, or email mnuccetelli@jfkcatholic.com or hscanlon@jfkcatholic.com to reserve the dates that work best for you.
• END OF THE YEAR HOEDOWN - Friday, May 16, 2025 - Grub, Line Dancing, Raffles, Games, Face Paint, End of the Year Raffle and more! More Details
• BOX TOPS INFORMATION - Please see the flyer explaining how this program works and benefits the school.
• GIFT CARDS - New gift cards available in the office - Lowes, Tanger, Sheetz, Sonic, Kohl's, and Target. Looking for easy ways to earn money toward your Assessment Fundraising and not cost you anything extra? Consider buying Scrip (aka gift cards) or using the RaiseRight app (Learn More About the RaiseRight App) to download them directly to your phone for purchasing gas, grocery, plane flights, home improvement and dining. Please see the order form or stop by the office.