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Hapeville

• Student wins national handwriting competition 

  Published July 19, 2023

  Lexi Pham, who just completed the 5th grade at St. John the Evangelist School, was selected the 5th-grade Grand National Champion in the 32nd annual Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest.

• St. John the Evangelist students support children’s home in Ghana

  

  Published September 19, 2019

  St. John the Evangelist School began the school year with a service project for the Pope Francis Home and School in Ghana.

• St. John the Evangelist parishioner celebrates 100th

  

  By GEORGIA BULLETIN STAFF
  Published April 4, 2019

  HAPEVILLE—Lionel Joseph Washington Sr., surrounded by friends and family, marked his 100th birthday with several mid-March celebrations. Washington, born March 14, 1919, in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Georgia after retirement. He has been a longtime member of St. John the Evangelist Church, Hapeville. His family honored him with a bowling party March 12 in Fayetteville, […] Full Story

• Our Lady of Guadalupe procession revived

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 19, 2018

  HAPEVILLE—A Mexican tradition displaying devotion and care to Our Lady of Guadalupe was revived in Hapeville, as scores of believers singing and praying aloud accompanied two dozen dancers in a Tuesday, Dec. 11 procession. Women and men dancers wore feathered headdresses and traditional clothing. Keeping the beat with maracas, the dancers along the route would […] Full Story | En Español

• Hapeville parish grateful for decades of service by Sisters of Saint Joseph of Concordia

  

  Published November 21, 2018

  HAPEVILLE—Parishioners of St. John the Evangelist Church, Hapeville, held an appreciation dinner on Sept. 14 for two Sisters of Saint Joseph of Concordia, Kansas—Sister Helen Mick and Sister Jodi Creten. The celebration recognized the sisters’ 30 years of dedicated service to the elderly and the parish community. The two came to Georgia in 1988 to […] Full Story

• St. John the Evangelist Church rededicated June 3

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 21, 2018

  HAPEVILLE—A standing-room-only congregation celebrated the rededication of St. John the Evangelist Church with a service full of symbolism. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory slathered the wooden altar with chrism oil, making the altar a symbol of Christ, the anointed One. The sweet smoke of incense filled the sanctuary, signifying the people’s prayers rising to God. The […] Full Story | En Español

• Celebration of community in Hapeville school

  

  Published March 26, 2018

  HAPEVILLE—St. John the Evangelist School recently hosted a special event for students, parent, and leaders from the church, business community and the city of Hapeville who contributed to the school’s recognition as three-time winner of the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award. Students and their families, teachers, priests and special community guests attended a […] Full Story

• Three times the best: St. John the Evangelist gets Blue Ribbon

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published October 5, 2017

  HAPEVILLE—On Sept. 28, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos named St. John the Evangelist School in Hapeville a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, the school’s third time to earn the designation. The Hapeville school received the honor previously in 1994 and 2010. The Council for American Private Education nominates exemplary, high performing non-public […] Full Story | En Español

• Hearts full of prayer remind school to work for peace

  Published September 21, 2017

  HAPEVILLE—Students and teachers at St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, shared from the heart their desires for peace. On Friday, Sept. 8, the school community gathered for weekly Mass. After the liturgy, school members each wrote a prayer for peace on a note and then placed it on oversized heart. The notes filled up three […] Full Story

• Mercy sisters witness growth of Hapeville school their congregation began

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published December 1, 2016

  HAPEVILLE—With songs and deeds, the students at St. John the Evangelist School honored this November the legacy of the religious sisters who began the school 62 years ago. Two former school leaders were honored on Mercy Day at the Hapeville elementary school. Mercy Sister Sally Condart, a former principal, and Mercy Sister Kathleen Lyons, a […] Full Story

• St. John the Evangelist School celebrates major additions to campus

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 1, 2016

  HAPEVILLE—Families, students and supporters of St. John the Evangelist School celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 25, the completion of its $4 million new addition and other school improvements. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory made it official as his oversized scissors cut the ribbon, opening the 14,000-square-foot enrichment building. Pam Henry has worked in the classrooms at St. […] Full Story

• St. John the Evangelist graduate swam for Haiti

  Published September 1, 2016

  HAPEVILLE—Naomy Grand’Pierre wasn’t just chasing Olympic glory. She had larger goals in mind. The 2010 graduate of St. John the Evangelist School, Hapeville, swam for Team Haiti during the recent Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school hosted a viewing party, attracting friends and family when Grand’Pierre competed in the women’s 50-meter freestyle swim. […] Full Story

• Together, Hapeville parish pays off long-standing debt

  Published June 23, 2016

  HAPEVILLE—St. John the Evangelist Church celebrated a recent milestone: “We are debt free!” The community worked together to erase a long-standing $350,000 debt, reported Phillis Baker, the parish operations manager. From holding Kermess (Mexican) festivals and harvest dances to sock hops and second collections, parishioners and visitors reduced the debt little by little, she said, […] Full Story

• Long-needed gym, fine arts facilities begin to rise at St. John the Evangelist School

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published September 4, 2015

  HAPEVILLE—David Ordner, wearing a white construction hard hat, stood on the grassy lawn and pointed to where woods once surrounded St. John the Evangelist School and where the convent had been for the Sisters of Mercy who taught there. He shared memories about his years spent at the school. The class of 1967 graduate is […] Full Story

• Sandwich-making tradition involves 200+ at St. John the Evangelist School

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published November 27, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—Loaves of bread, packages of cheese, ham and bologna covered tables in the gym, the cafeteria and the art room at St. John the Evangelist School in Hapeville. Hundreds of boys, girls, teens, and parents with glove-wrapped hands help put the sandwiches together. The goal was to make sandwiches for four Atlanta area shelters for […] Full Story

• Pregnancy Aid Clinic teaches 10-10-10 decision-making

  Published September 4, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—Summer parenting classes at the Pregnancy Aid Clinic have drawn a record number of attendees. Booming class attendance and over a 30 percent increase in new clients this year means the clinic needs more volunteers. The nonprofit is located at 411 King Arnold St., in Hapeville. The parenting program, based on Suzy Welch’s book “10-10-10: […] Full Story

• Graduate’s message comes from her own struggle to persevere through difficulties

  By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 12, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—Olga Lopez-Gomez wasn’t always the best student. She struggled in elementary school learning English as a second language and paying attention—even getting sent out of class for her silliness. Things got better as she received tutoring at Parklane Elementary School through the Hands on Atlanta Discovery Program and she mastered English. Growing up in College […] Full Story

• Tour celebrates 20 years placing aspiring teachers in Catholic schools

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 7, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—It was a rock stars’ welcome for leaders and staff of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) during their Feb. 26 visit to St. John the Evangelist School in Hapeville. In celebration of ACE’s 20th anniversary, founder Father Timothy Scully, a Holy Cross priest, and faculty members have embarked on the […] Full Story

• Tour celebrates 20 years placing aspiring teachers in Catholic schools

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published March 6, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—It was a rock stars’ welcome for leaders and staff of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) during their Feb. 26 visit to St. John the Evangelist School in Hapeville. In celebration of ACE’s 20th anniversary, founder Father Timothy Scully, a Holy Cross priest, and faculty members have embarked on the […] Full Story

• SJE math teacher receives presidential award

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published February 6, 2014

  HAPEVILLE—Teacher Jeanne Rast of St. John the Evangelist School will travel to Washington, D.C., in March to receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Rast was one of two Georgia educators selected to receive the award. She won in the math category, while Christy Garvin of Vaughan Elementary in Powder Springs […] Full Story