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In the News
Pope John Paul the Great in the news! Read stories and listen to radio interviews to learn more about our beginnings, and our plans for the future!
2009-2010 School Year:
All-Area Field Hockey – Player of the Year
(News and Messenger / InsideNoVA.com – December 10, 2009)
The Power of Silence – By Victoria Moore (Arlington Catholic Herald, pg 2, Nov. 26-Dec 2; catholicherald.com – November 24, 2009)
Player of the Week – Logan Sullivan
(News and Messenger / Insidenova.com – November 4, 2009)
Wolves kick off the year with gusto (catholicherald.com – October 15, 2009)
Meet Pope John Paul’s Mike McDaniel
(News and Messenger / Insidenova.com – October 8, 2009)
John Paul the Great statue dedicated (Arlington Catholic Herald, pg 4 / Catholicherald.com – September 10, 2009)
Wolves make varsity debut (Arlington Catholic Herald, pg 27 / Catholicherald.com – September 10, 2009)
Turnovers spoil Wolves’ debut (Potomac News and Messenger / InsideNoVA.com – September 4, 2009)
What’s new at the new school? (The Arlington Catholic Herald, August 27, 2009)
Sports medicine making an ImPACT (catholicherald.com – August 27, 2009)
Teaching Bioethics to Teenagers: New High School Offers Unique Approach (Zenit.org – August 20, 2009)
Pope John Paul the Great football preview (Potomac News and Messenger / InsideNoVA.com - August 26, 2009)
A Team in Transition (Potomac News and Messenger / InsideNoVA.com - August 10, 2009)
2008-2009 School Year:
* Lenten Project Opens Students’ Eyes to Hunger (The Arlington Catholic Herald, April 8, 2009)
* New Mascot Unleashed: Students and faculty at the diocese’s newest high school settle on a fierce and loyal hunter for their school mascot. (The Arlington Catholic Herald, April 3, 2009)
* Ahead of the Curve: The recent Vatican document on bioethics reinforces a groundbreaking curriculum at the diocese’s new high school. (The Arlington Catholic Herald, January 2009)
* At John Paul the Great, An Uphill Climb to Start; Athletic Programs Face Unique Challenges in School's First Year, The Washington Post (November 5, 2008)
Stories Related to the Opening of JP the Great:
* A collection of stories and radio interviews surrounding the opening of Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School, including coverage from: The Arlington Catholic Herald, CNS, The Free Lance-Star, News Channel 8, Potomac News and Messenger, The Washington Post, WTOP Radio, and more, (August 2008)
* The Blessing of Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School by Bishop Loverde and more than 1,000 supporters on August 17, 2008
* The blessing of the tabernacle for our chapel by Pope Bendict XVI during the Mass at Nationals Stadium on April 17th, 2008
* The 'Papal Welcome' video from the Diocese of Arlington. Watch for our students wearing hard hats with the John Paul the Great logo!
Pre-Opening
* Relevant Radio Interview, Part 1 (January 7, 2008)
* Relevant Radio Interview Part 2, (January 7, 2008)
* Tackling the ‘why?’, The Arlington Catholic Herald (December 13, 2007)
* View the Fox News Interview with Sr. Mary Jordan Hoover
* Buzzworthy Sisters in Habits Headed to Va. School, The Washington Post (November 25, 2007)
* Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School, The Arlington Catholic Herald (October 17, 2007)
* WTOP Interview with Bishop Loverde (MP3 audio)
* Catholic High School to be Named for Pope John Paul II, The Washington Post (October 11, 2007)
* School to be Named after John Paul II, Potomac News (October 11, 2007)
* New Principal Eager to bring students to Christ, The Arlington Catholic Herald (May 17, 2007)