News & Announcements

We are so proud of all your accomplishments and how you have triumphed during this difficult year!
We wish you success and blessings on your journey!

New families enjoyed meeting fellow new Wolves, teachers, current students, and eating ice cream! They also had the chance to visit the Spirit Store to stock up on JP apparel and take care of some enrollment paperwork.
We are so excited to welcome our new families to John Paul the Great and look forward to a fantastic start to the new school year in the fall!

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School celebrated the beatification of one of their patrons this week! On Saturday, April 24, 2021, Pope Francis declared Blessed Margaret of Castello, a blind 14th-century Italian lay Dominican, a saint! Saint Margaret is the patroness of one of the Houses at Saint John Paul the Great.

The John Paul Gala is right around the corner! We look forward to gathering together as a family and celebrating this year's successes! The theme of the Gala is Family Reunion! The goal of this year's Gala, in addition to monies raised for tuition assistance, is to raise money to upgrade our multimedia labs. Students use technology as part of our STEM programs, to create digital media, and so much more! Please visit the Gala website to start your bids or contribute to our Multimedia upgrade. Help us reach our goal!

We have been hard at work planning and preparing an exciting marketing initiative for John Paul and you can participate. Visit our "What's Your Why" page for more information and watch a video of student responses.

Bishop Michael Burbidge attended the final performance of The Fantasticks on Sunday, April 18th. He joined the in-person audience and opened the show with a blessing. Bishop Burbidge praised the hard work, determination, and talent of everyone involved in the show. He noted especially the level of performance, and the amount of energy the students exhibited dancing, singing, and performing while masked. Mr. Paul Hope presented a Fantasticks show shirt to the Bishop on behalf of himself, Mrs. Kingett, Miss Anderson, the cast, crew, and the Drama Club.

The John Paul the Great Drama Department is thrilled to present their Spring Musical this weekend. Opening night for "The Fantasticks" is joyfully anticipated. The directors, performers, musicians, and technicians could not be more excited to share the show with everyone, especially considering the unique challenges faced during the pandemic.

One of the most beautiful and ancient devotions of the Church, the 7 Church pilgrimage is similar to the stations of the Cross. The 7 Church stations are visits to local Churches with readings from the 7 last places Our Lord stood before His Crucifixion. It is done on Holy Thursday, the same night Jesus would have taken this journey. Join us in person or on Instagram as we make our John Paul 7 Church pilgrimage with our Lord on this sacred night.

This week we are highlighting the Options Program at John Paul the Great! The Options Program includes students with intellectual disabilities into the entire life of the John Paul community. Students in Options participate in academic classes, house events, sports, the arts, the Mass, and more.

Congratulations to Heaven Nartey, ('22) whose artwork advanced from regional to national competition in the Scholastic Art & Writing competition. Heaven won a National gold medal for her painting, Anemia. She plans to continue her streak by entering the upcoming Congressional Art Competition with another recently completed painting.