Exciting news! Construction of our new rear atrium is ALMOST completed. With this construction still taking place, we will continue to use the same traffic patterns and parking from the end of last school year in regards to how we enter and exit the school building.

Please read and follow these guidelines:

1. The rear entrance to the school will be closed and off limits to all students and school personnel during the remainder of the construction period.
2. All visitors and parents are expected to use the front entrance on Lakeshore Boulevard to enter the building at all times.
3. Students arriving at school between 7 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. who normally gather in the cafeteria will now enter at the gymnasium entrance on East 185th Street. They will proceed to the cafeteria, and at 7:45 a.m. these students will be dismissed to go to class.
4. Students arriving at school after 7:45 a.m. should continue to enter the school at either the front entrance on Lakeshore Boulevard or the gymnasium entrance on East 185th Street.
5. Students who normally use the back entrance at dismissal will be directed to use the gymnasium entrance on East 185th Street.
6. Parking for students, faculty and staff will be modified as needed for construction.

We ask that everyone please continue to be patient and courteous as we navigate through the remainder of the construction period. Our intention is to provide an efficient traffic flow and to ensure a safe environment for our students, faculty, staff and construction workers. We can’t wait to share the new atrium with our school community.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 
 

VASJ Bookstore: 

The VASJ Bookstore will be open Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. when school is in session. Stop in for all of your VASJ spiritwear needs.

Athletic Tickets

VASJ students can gain admission to all athletic games using their school ID. Tickets are available online at vasj.com/athletic-tickets (there is a processing fee added to the online ticket prices below). 
$8 - Adults
$6 - Senior citizens and youth ages 7-17
Free - Children 6 and under
$10 - Cash at the gate (all tickets) 

Season passes are also available online for football, girls volleyball, and boys and girls soccer. We look forward to hosting you at our next home event! 

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility for all students is run every Monday afternoon. Any student who has two or more Fs for any course will be ineligible for the week. Athletes may not play in any scheduled games until eligibility is established the following Monday. Students in club activities may not participate in any club functions during the school day. Eligibility will be determined for the first time on Monday, September 11 and parents will be notified accordingly.

In addition to being ineligible for games/activities, students are also required to attend after school tutoring. Students must sign in and stay for the duration of tutoring on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 

Students who DO NOT ATTEND the tutoring will be INELIGIBLE for an additional week regardless of grades. Eligibility for 2nd Quarter is based on 1st Quarter grades. If a student does not meet the 1.7 GPA requirement, they will be deemed ineligible for the entire 2nd Quarter and WILL NOT be able to participate in competitions or off-site activities.

Returning families:

Reminder that your Financial Contract and the $200 deposit are due. 

We still have many students who have yet to turn in their contracts and deposit for the 2023-24 school year. Please get this turned in ASAP, as your student’s spot is not reserved until we have received it. 

Financial aid is available! If you need financial aid for the 2023-24 school year, you must complete the FACTS Grant and Aid form for any consideration. You can access FACTS by visiting online.factsmgt.com/signin/3X1G4.

Your financial contract for the 2023-24 school year was recently mailed to you. Please complete the contract and return it with the $200 deposit to reserve your place for next year.

If you have any questions, please contact the Business Office at 216-481-8414 ext. 240.

Electronic devices, including but not limited to, cellular phones, radios, TVs, iPods, headphones, electronic games or toys, smartphones, smartwatches, iPads, iPhones, or lasers are not permitted in areas of instruction.

Maintaining the integrity of the learning environment is our top priority and the use of cell phones has deteriorated the quality of classroom instruction. We understand that the last few years have been tough and students have gravitated to cell phone usage as a strong means of socialization. We need to get back to the basics of in-class instruction and one way is the elimination of our top distraction — our CELL PHONE.

• Students will be permitted to have cell phones in their possession throughout the school day. However, cell phone use will only be permitted before the first bell, during lunch, in hallways or other common areas, and after the last bell of the day. NOT IN THE CLASSROOM SETTING.
• Students MUST have their cell phones placed on silent during the school day; cell phone use shall cause no distraction or disruption.
• Cell phones will be out of sight during instructional time (inside and outside of classrooms) and collected by instructional staff.
• Cell phone charging is not allowed in the classroom setting.

The only exception to the above policies is as follows: cell phones and tablets used for instructional purposes will be permitted, with the teacher’s explicit permission and supervision.

If a student is caught using a cell phone during class unauthorized, the following consequences will apply:

First Offense:
Confiscation, teacher contacts parent indicating an item was confiscated. Item returned by the teacher at the end of the school day.

Second Offense:
Confiscation, item turned into Dean of Student Life, logged with demerits, and item not returned until conclusion of the day. Student placed on out-of-school suspension.

Third Offense:
Out-of-school suspension. Administration meets with the family to discuss expectations upon return. Any electronic device used in a classroom is under the discretion of the teacher.

*Emergency situations are to be reported to the VASJ Main Office, where conversations are to take place.

Note: Depending on the item confiscated, it may be destroyed or stored. VASJ is not responsible for items not retrieved within one month after school’s conclusion in May. Likewise, VASJ is not responsible for any item while being held in confiscation. 

School Nurse - Molly Kozlowski, BSN, RN, LSN 
Clinic Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
mkozlowski@vasj.com
216-481-8414 ext. 212

VASJ is currently following Ohio Department of Health and Cleveland Department of Public Health COVID-19 guidelines for schools.

Per the State of Ohio, all students must be up to date on required immunizations for school entry. Please provide the school nurse with a hard copy of immunization records at the beginning of the school  year. Immunization records are not always successfully transferred between schools. You will be notified in September or October if your student is out of compliance with immunization requirements. Often, students have received all required immunizations, but a record is incomplete or not on file.

Per the Ohio Department of Health, all 12th graders MUST have TWO DOSES of the Meningococcal (MCV4) vaccine prior to entry. Please remind your child’s doctor at their next visit and provide documentation of the vaccination to the school nurse. Again, TWO DOSES of MCV4 must be administered for all 12th graders.

Students may NOT carry medication in school during the school day with the exception of emergency medication for seizures, allergies, and asthma. Orders for these medications should be signed by a doctor provided to the school nurse annually. All other medications should be given to the nurse in the original container with a signed medication order and will be kept in the clinic.

New orders are required yearly for medications. Please make sure your doctor completes a new medication order over the summer if your student needs medication in school next year. 

CLINIC FORMS

Medication form

VASJ requires each family to have a current email address on record with the school. It is imperative that you check your email account very frequently. Important school-related information (including the weekly Parent Newsletter
with current and upcoming events), time-sensitive alert updates, and teacher/counselor communications are sent via email on a regular basis. You can update your email address through your FinalForms account.

To read the latest Parent Newsletter, please click here. 

For the safety of our students, all visitors are asked to enter through the main entrance on Lakeshore Boulevard and report to the Main Office. Guests are required to sign in and wear a visitor badge during their visit. 

Construction of our new atrium at the rear entrance of the building has begun. The construction will continue through the summer.

Please read and follow the following guidelines:

1. The rear entrance to the school will be closed and off limits to all students, school personnel and visitors during this construction period.

2. All visitors and parents are expected to use the front entrance on Lakeshore Boulevard to enter the building at all times.

3. Parking for students, faculty and staff, and visitors will be modified as needed for construction.

We ask everyone to please be patient and courteous as we navigate through this construction period. Our intention is to provide an efficient traffic flow and ensure a safe environment for our students, faculty, staff and construction workers.
 
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

PARKING

Parents and visitors are reminded that if they need to park for school business between the hours of 7 to 8 a.m., they are to park in the MAIN LOT in the spots closest to East 185th Street facing Euclid Hospital (near the recycling bins). All other parking spots are assigned and reserved for faculty, staff and students. VASJ reserves the right to tow any car illegally parked at the owner’s expense.

Afterschool parking: The front drive (facing Lakeshore) is NOT TO BE USED FROM 2:30 to 3:30 P.M. FOR STUDENT PICKUP BY PARENTS OR RELATIVES. This area is reserved for the use of VASJ transportation vans.
 
Parents (relatives/friends, etc.) are NOT permitted to park in the curb lane on Lakeshore Boulevard in front of the school. Please notice that there are NO PARKING and NO STOPPING signs that run from East 185th Street past the school property. These violations cause two issues: parked cars block the line of sight of the VASJ vans exiting the crescent drive, and the blocked curb lane forces the two lanes of traffic into one lane, adding to the safety concerns of pedestrians and our students. You are permitted to park in the crescent drive west of the school, which is Hospice property. The Cleveland Police Department has requested our cooperation in this matter.

ALUMNI 

VASJ welcomes alumni and alumnae back home to meet with our Alumni Office, get a tour, view yearbooks, or meet with former teachers and staff. To make sure we can accommodate your visit, a pre-scheduled appointment is required. Letting us know you’d like to come in allows us to prepare for your visit.

To meet with our Alumni Office, schedule a tour, or view yearbooks, please contact alumni@vasj.com.