Senior Speaker Shares Hope for Future

From Cape Cod Times HYANNIS — All 69 graduating seniors at St. John Paul II High School were born in this millennium. “So you live in a world that we didn’t,” said Christopher W. Keavy, the school’s president, during Monday night’s graduation ceremony. Keavy said that world — one not defined by the so-called “post […]

Both Winners of JFK Museum Essay Contest from JPII/SFXP

This year’s JFK Hyannis Museum Essay Contest produced two winners from nearly seventy entries; both grads of JPII and SFXP! Sadie O’Conor JPII ’18/SFXP ’14 and Jack Manning JPII ’18/SFXP ’14 read their winning essays at a recent meeting of the Museum Board of Directors. Congratulations, Sadie and Jack, and good luck at the College […]

New Pick-Up/Drop-Off Pattern Announced

At St. John Paul II High School, the safety of our students is our priority. In order for us to keep our students safe, we will implement a new drop off and pick up system for every student in every grade at JPII. All traffic entering the high school property will enter via Pine Avenue […]

Administrative Changes Announced

May 9, 2018 Feast of St. John of Avila Dear JPII & SFXP Parents, Due the addition of St. Margaret Regional School to our current 5-12 school and in consultation with the Diocesan Superintendent, I am pleased to announce the new constitution of the school’s administrative leadership, effective July 1, 2018. I will serve as […]

JP2 and SFXP Students’ Submissions Earn Top Awards

Nineteen students from JPII and SFXP had their work selected to be entered into the 2018 Classroom Times. Fourteen were selected as winners and their work was published. The cover of the 2018 Classroom Times featured two students’ work. Click to see all published entries. | 2018 Classroom Times

Junior Achieves Top ACT Score

John Greer, son of Roman and Nicole Greer and a junior at St. John Paul II High School, has earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. On average, approximately one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2017, only […]

Cape’s Catholic Schools Stress Kindredship, Spiritual Dimension

With smaller school populations and smaller class sizes, Catholic schools also provide familiarity and structure for students, said Joyce Allison-Saucier, principal of St. Margaret Regional School, a Fall River Diocesan school that educates students from preschool through Grade 8. “The family structure has changed so drastically,” Allison-Saucier said. “Our students are our family in this […]

How Many Cape Grads Head to College?

So asked the Cape Cod Times this past Sunday (“Tech grads eyed to meet local demands,” page 1). Frequently, when the Cape Cod Times publishes Cape-wide education stories, private schools are not included in the conversation (e.g., “What’s new for Cape students,” 9/3/17). St. John Paul II High School’s academic mission is college-preparatory. Take a look at JPII’s 2014-2015 data […]

Senior Named National Merit Commended Student

Congratulations, Michael Carlowicz, 2017 National Merit Commended Student! The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced that Michael is among the top 50,000 of more than 1.6 million students who took the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last year. Michael is the seventh JPII student named by the NMSQT since 2011.