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Catie Blumm
When our family first toured St. John the Baptist in anticipation of sending our daughter to kindergarten, we were immediately impressed how welcoming and friendly everyone was. Our first impressions were 100 % accurate. After she started kindergarten, we could tell immediately that our daughter was receiving a top notch education from caring, dedicated professionals. Also, we couldn't be more pleased with the strong emphasis on the Catholic faith and the nature of living our Christian beliefs. As she has moved up (now in 3rd grade), we continue to feel the same way. Now we have another daughter in kindergarten and we continue to be excited about the school and how it is positively impacting their lives. As our daughters have become immersed in their education, my wife and I have become involved with the school as well. It's refreshing to have met so many other parents who share our passion for quality, Christ centered education. We proudly tell everyone that our daughters go to St. John the Baptist and we're thrilled with our decision to send them there.
"Shannon M. Hart graduated from St. John’s in 1998. She and classmate Christa Siebenbergen received partial scholarships to McAuley High School for scoring in the top 5 in McAuley’s placement test. In 2002, Shannon graduated second in her class from McAuley, and received several scholarships (Castellini, Dolan, Podrasnik, Cincinnati Club, and University) to the University of Notre Dame. Shannon majored in Chemistry and Graphic Design (a unique right-brain left-brain combination) while holding down a job as Dining Hall Manager and later as a Resident Assistant in her dorm. She graduated cum laude from Notre Dame in 2006 and is currently a Graphic Designer with Kennedy Creative, a brand strategy and design firm based in New Richmond, Ohio. Shannon has been very generous with her talents: she has donated her professional design services to St. Margaret Mary Parish in Naperville, Illinois; Notre Dame/St. Mary’s Right to Life; Our Lady of Victory parish in Delhi; Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati; St. Gertrude's Jr. High Youth Ministry program; and of course her home parish of St. John the Baptist, where she designed the cover of our parish directory, the parish’s 150th Anniversary logo, and introductory pages to the Parish pictorial directory. Shannon is currently a member of St. Xavier parish downtown, Communications Chairman for the Notre Dame Club of Cincinnati, and an active member of the Catholic 20s Group at St. Gertrude’s in Madeira. All of us at St. John the Baptist Dry Ridge are very proud of our distinguished alumna, Shannon Hart, class of ’98. "
Nora Mollmann, nmollmann@stjohnbluejays.org
St. John the Baptist School on Dry Ridge Rd. in Colerain Township is a comprehensive preschool through eighth grade facility on one campus serving 500 students. Christ is at the center of everything we do at St. John's. Our dedicated caring faculty and staff offers personal attention, promoting student independence and responsibility. Our school offers state of the art technology opportunities with Active Boards in every classroom, a thirty six station computer lab, two thirty station mobil lap top labs and on line assessment reporting for parents of fourth through eighth grade students. We offer advanced math for students who qualify in fifth through eighth grade. These students often test out of Algebra as they move on to the high school level. We offer foreign language to our sixth through eighth grade students. Spanish five days a week and Latin three days a week. Many of our students test out of Spanish I and many more are well prepared to take on a foreign language as they begin their high school years. Students participate in physical education and general music two day each week. Band is offered to fifth through eighth grade students after school. One day each week students go to the library and art class in addition to attending the computer lab several times each week. Remedial math classes are offered to students in grades five through eight. Students with special needs are supported by a Speach Pathologist, a Reading Specialist,an Intervention Specialist and a School Psychologist. Our School Nurse is on campus five days a week.
In 1846 the pioneers of our faith built a one-room schoolhouse on Dry Ridge Road with one lay teacher to staff the facility. In 1906 another school was built containing two classrooms. The Sisters of Divine Providence taught at St. John's from 1912 to 2000. A fire destroyed the school in 1922. The new school was dedicated September 16, 1923 A new wing was added to the school in 1952. In 1962 an additional ten classrooms and library were added. The 1980's saw large growth at St John's School. Groundbreaking for a new Parish Center/Gym took place on September 21, 1982. the Parish Center serves as an all purpose building for physical education classes, sports, and after school activities. The existing church and convent were razed in the fall of 1995. The new church opened in 1997 with a cafeteria and seven classrooms under the church where our new computer lab, library and Jr. High classrooms currently are in place to serve our students.
St. John the Baptist was founded in 1846 as an Archdiocese of Cincinnati parochial school. Our educational ministry exists to instill the values and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. We partner with parents with parish and the parish community to provide a quality Catholic education. St. John the Baptist School fosters the development of every aspect of the whole child - spiritual, academic, physical, emotional, and social.
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St. John the Baptist School offers a wide variety of sports for girls and boys, advanced band, beginning band, choir, academic team, math lab, boy scouts, cub scouts, girl scouts, garden club, Bible bowl, tech club, geography bee, pro-life club, student council, dance program.