Pope John Paul II High School (Pennsylvania)

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Pope John Paul II High School
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Pope John Paul II High School (Pennsylvania)
181 Rittenhouse Rd.

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19468

Coordinates 40°11′53.9″N75°30′32.2″W / 40.198306°N 75.508944°W / 40.198306; -75.508944
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Type Private, Coeducational, Alternative
MottoBe not afraid to seek the splendor of truth and to live the gospel of life.
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholicism
Patron saint(s) Pope John Paul II
Established2010
School district Archdiocese of Philadelphia
PresidentVincent Cazzetta
PrincipalKathleen Guyger
Priest Fr. Eugene Wilson
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Blue and Athletic Gold   
Athletics conferencePac-12
MascotGolden Panther
Nickname PJP, PJP II
Website pjphs.org

Pope John Paul II High School is a Catholic high school in Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania, near Royersford in Montgomery County within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school teaches Catholicism as well as other academic subjects. The schools named in honor of Pope Saint John Paul II.

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History

The school is a merger of Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School, in Norristown, Pa., and St. Pius X High School, in Lower Pottsgrove Township (Pottstown), Pa., by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school opened in September 2010.

Academics

To graduate students need to complete 0.5 art credits, 0.5 technology credits, 1 health and gym credit, 2 language credits (of the same language), 3 math credits, 3 history credits, 3 science credits, 4 ELA credits, 4 Catholic theology credits, and 5 elective credits that are chosen by the students. To earn 0.5 credits you need to pass 1 semester of a class.

The school offers college courses through Immaculata University.

Languages

Pope John Paul II High School offers 3 languages: French, Spanish, and Italian. The school also offers ASL and Latin through the Arrupe Virtual Learning Institute

Levels of Classes

Pope John Paul II High School offers three categories of courses:

College Preparatory - on-level courses

Honors - advanced courses

Advanced Placement - college-level courses

Religion

As Pope John Paul II High School is a Catholic school every month the whole school celebrates Catholic Mass and the students are offered Mass and Eucharistic adoration during their lunch periods. The students are required to complete 4 years of education in Catholic theology in order to graduate. The school also requires service to the community, which they call "Christian service". Each year the students must complete several hours of service in order for the students to graduate or advance to the next grade. Despite being a Catholic school the school prides itself on its openness to all faiths.

Arts

Studio 38 is the name of the performing arts program at Pope John Paul II High School and the program is headed by Mrs. Marusia Lynn. This department has two major annual performances, being the Rhapsodies and the Spring Musicals. The Rhapsodies is a performance of the Pope John Paul II High School Rhapsodies Show Choir, which takes place in the late fall of each school year. Auditions are open to all students in the late spring or early summer each year. The auditions and practicing for the Spring Musical begins in mid to late winter and the show itself is performed in early spring. Pope John Paul II High School performs a different musical each year. However, there are two exceptions; the two performances of Les Miserables in 2011 and 2016, and the two years of Phantom of the Opera, as the first was cut short due to the Covid-19 outbreak. [1]

The school has an art show every year showing of students works such as paintings, sculptures, and photography.

List of Spring Musicals

YearMusical Performed
2011Les Miserables
2012 Anything Goes
2013 Beauty and the Beast
2014 West Side Story
2015 Mary Poppins
2016Les Miserables
2017 Crazy for You
2018 Footloose
2019 The King and I
2020Phantom of the Opera (cancelled)
2021Phantom of the Oprea
2022 42nd Street
2023 Oklahoma!
2024 Wizard of Oz

Band

The concert band is open to all students that play an instrument and they play at various school events throughout the year. Within the band, there are the subgroups of the Jazz Band, String Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble. For those who do not know how to play an instrument and are interested in joining the band, the school offers free lessons to their students.

Athletics

PJP offers athletics for their students to participate in. They have fall, winter, and spring sports, with separate teams for the boys and the girls. Each team usually consists of a Junior Varsity and Varsity. [2]

Fall sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

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References

  1. "Studio 38 - Clubs and Activities - Pope John Paul II High School". www.pjphs.org. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  2. "PANTHERS". PANTHERS. Retrieved 2018-11-21.