{"id":3495,"date":"2020-02-07T02:16:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T02:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.casethemes.net\/consultio-corporate2\/?page_id=3495"},"modified":"2026-02-28T10:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T10:28:59","slug":"about-v-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sjeathletics.org\/index.php\/about-v-4\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3495\" class=\"elementor elementor-3495\">\n\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff88e60 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ct-header-fixed-none ct-row-max-none\" data-id=\"ff88e60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56370dc\" data-id=\"56370dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                    \n        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7a73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ce7a73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!-- About Us: St. John\u2019s Evangelist Athletics -->\r\n<section class=\"about-athletics\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    <!-- Hero \/ Intro -->\r\n    <div class=\"hero\">\r\n      <h1>About St. John\u2019s Evangelist Athletics<\/h1>\r\n      <p>At St. John\u2019s Evangelist Athletics, we are committed to shaping well-rounded student-athletes through <span class=\"highlight\">faith, discipline, leadership, and excellence<\/span>. 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