Juan Diego Catholic High School

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Juan Diego Catholic High School
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Address
Juan Diego Catholic High School
300 East 11800 South

Draper
,
Salt Lake
,
Utah
84020

United States
Coordinates 40°32′05″N111°52′55″W / 40.53472°N 111.88194°W / 40.53472; -111.88194
Information
TypeRegular elementary or secondary
Motto"Spiritus Donorum"
(The Spirit of Giving)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1999
StatusCurrently operational
LocaleLarge suburb / 21
School district Diocese of Salt Lake City
CEEB code 450064
NCES School IDA0109539
PrincipalDr. Galey Colosimo
Faculty48.4 (FTE)
Secondary years taught9th through 12th
Enrollment763 (2017)
 •  Grade 9 181
 •  Grade 10 185
 •  Grade 11 210
 •  Grade 12 187
Student to teacher ratio15.8
Hours in school day7
Color(s) Navy, Silver, White, and Teal     
MascotSoaring Eagle
Accreditation Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA)
NewspaperThe Speaking Eagle
YearbookThe Tilma
Tuition$8,440/year (Catholic) $10,296/year (non-Catholic)
Website www.jdchs.org

Juan Diego Catholic High School (JDCHS) is a private, Catholic, coeducational high school located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper, Utah, operrated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City.

Contents

History

American Stores's Chief Executive Officer Leonard Samuel Skaggs made an initial donation of $42 million to the Diocese of Salt Lake City for the purpose of providing primary and secondary education. At the time, Skaggs' donation it was the largest donation for a Catholic education campus in the United States. [1]

A 57 acres (230,000 m2) site was selected in southern Salt Lake City and started developing for the Skaggs Catholic Center where Juan Diego Catholic resides. The property was selected due to its proximity to the St. John the Baptist Parish. All of the schools which makeup the Skaggs Catholic Center would open for the 1999–2000 school year. [2] [3]

Academics

Accolades

During the 2019–20 school year, Secretary Betsy DeVos of the United States Department of Education awarded Juan Diego Catholic with the Blue Ribbon Award.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Juan Diego Catholic is a Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) member school offering boys and girls sports complying with Title IX. Student athletes can participate in varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen only teams under the UHSAA's 3A Classification. JDCHS Athletics consisting of the following sports: [4]

Starting during the 2017–18 school year JDCHS won the Best of State Award which is a collective academic and athletic honors for 3 consecutive years. [5]

Football

CoachSeasonsWLTPct.State TitleRunners-upRegion TitleNotes
John Colosimo1999-2020176420.777713 USA Today’s 2013 Best High School Coach Award for Utah [6]
Greg Williams2021-000.000000Incoming head coach
Total22176420.777713

The JDCHS football team would first competed under the UHSAA in 1999 with head coach John Colosimo guided JDCHS becoming instantly successful. They have since went on to win four state championships at the 3A classification during the 2008, 2009, 2010, [7] and 2016 seasons. [6] In all, Colosimo's teams have won 7 Utah State Championships and has one of the winningest records in Utah.

In 2018, JDCHS and Colosimo hired the embattled coach Steve Belles of Arizona's powerhouse Hamilton High School program after a multi-year investigation into pervasive hazing. [8] Investigators recommended child abuse charges but Attorney General Bill Montgomery never formalized the charges. At JDCHS, he would assume the position coach duties for the quarterback and defensive back. [9]

Fine Arts

In 2020, the JD Choir directed by John VanWagoner won 1st place in the Madrigal Small Group category at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Anthony Tibolla, a student of Theatre Director Joe Crnich, won 1st place in the Cambridge Division Monologue category. The JD Strings Orchestra, directed by Denisse Vallecillos, won 3rd place in the Minstrel Large Group category. The 2020 High School Shakespeare Competition consisted of 83 schools, 2300 students, and 579 video entries from around the region, not just Utah. [10]

Rivalry

The team defeated rival Hurricane High School from 2008 to 2010 at Rice-Eccles Stadium and Delta at Cedar City in 2016. [11]

Campus

JDCHS occupies a section on a multicampus grouping called the Skaggs Catholic Center with Saint John the Baptist Middle School, Saint John the Baptist Elementary School, and the Guardian Angel Day Care taking the remainder of the instructional space. The remaining land, from the initial 57 acres (230,000 m2) purchased by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, also contains St. John the Baptist Parish. [14]

Notable people

Faculty

Alumni

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