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our school's praises, and SJA's story won a national award for "best television news story in national release."</span></li><li><span style="font-size:14px">SJA has one of the most culturally, racially and socioeconomically diverse student bodies in the Washington area, drawing students from across Prince George's and Montgomery Counties and the District of Columbia.</span></li></ul><br><span style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>Learn more this Sunday afternoon, Feb. 21, noon to 2 p.m.</strong><br><br>Our annual open house will begin with refreshments in the school dining hall.  Park in the school lot adjacent to the dining hall entrance or in any of the parish's parking lots. Teachers will be available in the classrooms and parents of enrolled students will serve as docents.  Bring the whole family!</span><br><br><div style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:center"><img align="none" height="247" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ea41f7d1613b8c7c232c0619e/images/ab9b81ea-d8d4-4891-af94-4e8192ab5606.png" width="750" style="width: 750px; min-height: 247px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none;"> <span style="font-size:12px;text-align:center">See newly renovated classrooms, including our Montessori double classrooms and 8th-grade seminar room</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px"><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:22.5px"><strong>Prefer to see classes in session?</strong><br><br>To get a tour of the K-8 classrooms, visit the school any Thursday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., through March 18.  Ring the buzzer at the main entrance at 5207 42nd Place and proceed up the stairs and to the right to the main office.<br><br>To schedule a Montessori pre-K observation, <a href="http://stjeromeacademy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea41f7d1613b8c7c232c0619e&id=dfb443318a&e=91699b983c" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(109,198,221);word-wrap:break-word"><span style="color:rgb(41,82,144)">register here</span></a>.<br><br><strong>If you've already decided that SJA is the right school for your child:</strong></span><br><span style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px"> </span><div style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="http://stjeromeacademy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ea41f7d1613b8c7c232c0619e&id=409e4d09a1&e=91699b983c" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(109,198,221);word-wrap:break-word"><img align="none" height="44" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ea41f7d1613b8c7c232c0619e/images/bb9111e5-0bfb-48e1-81e0-51948742c6ed.png" width="100" style="width: 100px; min-height: 44px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none;"></a></span></div><br><span style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:22.5px">Any questions, please call or email me.  I hope to see you soon!</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:22.5px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;outline-color:initial;outline-width:initial"><img align="none" height="70" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ea41f7d1613b8c7c232c0619e/images/14c34ffa-0dd1-4383-bf2f-d3e08b4f2ab5.png" width="200" style="width: 200px; min-height: 70px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: none;"></span><br><span style="color:rgb(96,96,96);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:22.5px">Christopher Currie<br>Director of Institutional Advancement<br><a href="mailto:ccurrie@stjeromeacademy.org" target="_blank">ccurrie@stjeromeacademy.org</a><br><a href="tel:301-633-4439" value="+13016334439" target="_blank">301-633-4439</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600" style="border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:9px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:9px"><table align="left" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="min-width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center;padding:0px 9px"><img alt="" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ea41f7d1613b8c7c232c0619e/images/65c79e91-e53b-492a-b730-cb52359984d1.jpg" width="633" height="110" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; border: 0px; outline: none; margin-right: 0px; display: inline !important;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><tab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