Weekly Update Feb 12, 2026

Event February 1, 2026 - February 28, 2026

Black History Month
February 1-28

On campus events planned and hosted by BSU and BSU Parent Group in collaboration with Student Activities and Campus Ministry

Fridays: Morning Prayer + Music

Morning prayers and reflections from black Catholic ministry leaders and saints
Music @ lunch in Senior Quad

Daily: Custom Lunch Menu

Customized lunch menu items in Harris Center Cafeteria

BSU members: Check your email for additional club events!

Event February 14, 2026 - 9:00am - 11:00am

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School Garden Work Day
Alumni Hall 105

The school garden will be hosting a Garden Work Day on Saturday, February 14, from 9:00–11:00 AM. Volunteers will meet in Alumni Hall (AH) Room 105, located near the home bleacher entrance of the football field.

The focus of the work day will be rebuilding and refreshing the garden bed tops. The event is open to all students, parents, and community members who would like to help.

Schedule February 16, 2026 - February 20, 2026

Presidents’ Day Holiday & Mid Semester Break
No Classes

February 16 | Presidents’ Day Holiday, School Offices Closed / Campus Closed
February 17 | No class, standard office hours (8:20am – 5pm)
February 18 | No class, standard office hours, Ash Wednesday Mass (12:00pm in Chapel)
February 19 | No class, standard office hours
February 20 | No class, standard office hours

Admissions February 18, 2026March 18, 2026

Enrollment Opens
Feb 18 - March 18

Look for emails around the opening of enrollment with information on tuition, financial aid awards, and links to begin your enrollment process.

Ministry February 18, 2026 - 12:00pm Phelan Chapel of the North American Martyrs

Ash Wednesday Mass
All are welcome to attend

We will celebrate Mass with distribution of Ashes at noon in the Phelan Chapel of the North American Martyrs. Come spend your lunch in prayer as we begin our Lenten Journey.

Service February 23, 2026 - March 5, 2026

Lenten Almsgiving
Donations & Blanket Project

As we look ahead to the season of Lent, we invite you to consider almsgiving with partners of the Office of Service & Justice. This year, we will be collecting fleece and creating blankets for Loaves & Fishes. Thank you for coming together as a community to put our faith into action in this season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving!

Fleece Donations (Feb 23-Mar 4)

Drop off at Main Office or OSJ through March 4

Two pieces of coordinating fleece, 1-yd each

Blanket Project (Mar 5)

Students will make no-sew tie blankets during Community Period on Thursday, March 5.

Admissions February 27, 2026 - 9:30am - 10:30am Harris Center (on Jesuit Campus)

Current Parent Coffee: gathering in community this lenten season

Current Parent Coffee
Hosted by the President and Principal

RSVP to Parent Coffee

RSVP appreciated, not required.

Gathering in community this Lenten Season. Please join us in the Harris Center Lobby before Lenten Mass on Friday, Feb 27, 9:30-10:30 am. Come for just the coffee to mix and mingle, or stay and join the student body for Mass.

Schedule February 27, 2026 - 8:20am Barry Gym

(4-5-Mass-6-7) Lenten Mass
Dress Attire Required, Mass at 10:45am

Students are required to be in dress attire for this all-school liturgy. The liturgical season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during the 40 days preceding the Easter Triduum.

8:20 – 9:25 | Period 4
9:30 – 10:35 | Period 5
10:45 – 11:50 | Mass
11:50 – 12:35 | Lunch
12:40 – 1:50 | Examen + Period 6
1:55 – 3:00 | Period 7

Parents, families, and alumni are welcome to attend our school-wide Mass in the gym

Pod January 30, 2026

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Class Registration for Rising Sophomores
What to Expect & How to Prepare

Greetings, freshman parents!

As hard as it is to believe, the start of the spring semester also marks the beginning of class registration for the 2026–2027 school year. This is your first time going through the process of selecting classes for the next year, so I want to take a moment to explain how it works and how we can best partner together to support your student.

Post February 24, 2026 - 4:00pmMarch 3, 2026 - 4:00pm

TABLE: Teaching and Building Lifelong Engagement
An OSJ formation opportunity for current JHS parents

Counseling March 6, 2026 - 8:00am Barry Gym

Junior Parent Coffee with Counselors
in the Welcome Center (inside the Barry Gym)

RSVP to Junior Parent Coffee

Join the Counseling Department for our Junior Parent Collaboration + Coffee in the Welcome Center. Join us for a cup of coffee while we share helpful information to support your students as they approach their Senior Year/College Application Season.

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Important Dates for the Academic Year
Current and Upcoming Year Calendar Planning — First Day, Holidays, Finals

This quick “at-a-glance” calendar includes major school holidays and traditions that our school year is built around. Around July 15, a more detailed calendar will be published on our website, and current families will receive a printed calendar in the mail.

M	Holiday \| President’s Day (School Offices Closed)
T	Mid Semester Break \| No Class, Offices Open
W	Mid Semester Break \| Ash Wednesday Mass, No Class, Offices Open
TH	Mid Semester Break \| No Class, Offices Open
F	Mid Semester Break \| No Class, Offices Open

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