Dr. Nelson’s Blog

Please visit his new blogsite at: http://web.mac.com/dr.jorgenelson.
Thanking you in advance for your visit.

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The new school year is running smoothly and we would like to take this opportunity to help our students keep their experiences as smooth and positive as possible. St. John’s School promotes, reinforces and encourages the growth of student self-discipline, respect and responsible behavior in order to foster a safe and caring learning environment and [...]

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Welcome to the first Middle School chapel of school year 2006/2007. We are very pleased to see so many Middle School students attending St. John’s School. Do you know why? Middle School students at St. John’s are very special students. You folks have very good ideas, tons of energy and a true need to share [...]

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As we are still in the renovation stages in the Front Office, please pardon our progress. Soon to come – a brand new Health Room designed to better serve the needs of students who get the occasional cuts and scrapes. Our Business Office entrance has been moved to the [...]

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Another year is about to begin. Parents are buying the myriad supplies and uniforms, maintenance folks are busy putting on the last minute touches around the campus, staff are taking payments and distributing textbooks and other didactic materials and faculty are in their rooms – preparing [...]

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The St. John’s School community is thriving with the new Middle School addition, expanded student support services (including additional counseling, advocacy and follow-through), increased enrollment, increases in fund raising and grant writing initiatives, renewed commitment and curriculum alignment for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, the addition of the Advanced Placement International Diploma, the Princeton Review [...]

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Good evening and welcome to the Graduation of the St. John’s School Class of 2006.
I know that our Bishop, the Right Reverend George E. Packard, had hoped to be here tonight yet he had other pressing commitments that he is attending to as he is also the bishop for all Episcopal federal chaplains serving in [...]

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Good evening and welcome to the Headmaster’s Dinner for the Class of 2006.
Tonight is a night to remember as a class, along with your parents, the maintenance and office staff as well as the faculty, some of the highlights of your life and times at St. John’s School.
Traditionally the graduating seniors were interviewed by the [...]

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Welcome to Baccalaureate Service 2006.
It is my honor to give a special heartfelt and cordial welcome to our graduating seniors and their parents on this most memorable chapel service. From this day forward you will return to this house of the Lord as an alumni and an adult. This is the last time you will [...]

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I was asked by Chaplain Moore to prepare a homily for today’s LS Chapel – the last Chapel for the current 5th graders who are going into Middle School next year. Here is the message:
Good morning, this will be the last time that you will attend a lower school Chapel.
And as Paul wrote to his [...]

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