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.

What Are the Benefits of a Catholic Education, You Ask?

Delivered by Samantha Carlowicz ’17 during Cape Cod Catholic Schools Week Mass with Bishop Edgar da Cunha and students from St. John Paul II High School, St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School, St. Pius X School, and St. Margaret Regional School. Good morning, everyone. My name is Samantha Carlowicz and I am a senior at St. […]

New Year? New Habits!

New Year’s resolutions can very quickly turn into New Year’s failures! Perhaps the better goal is to form new habits. New habits can be started at any time throughout the year and can take many forms.  Healthy eating or exercise, spending more time in prayer or good reading, visiting with friends and relatives are just […]

A Season to Prepare

“People, Look East” is derived from an Advent hymn. Each verse encourages us to make way, to prepare for the birth of Christ. As we enter Advent and prepare ourselves for Christmas, students may find it difficult to focus on their studies. But focus they should! Throughout it all, we will encourage students to keep up with […]

Ready, Set, Go (to college): Part B

November means deadlines! Many colleges and universities offer Early Action or Early Decision options for their applications. Often, the deadline for these applications is November 1. Throughout the fall of 2016, St. John Paul II High School will host representatives from more than 40 colleges and universities. These representatives visit with us during lunch time […]

Ready, Set, Go (to college): Part A

On Wednesday, October 19, we will administer the PSAT for free to all of our sophomores and juniors. Freshmen will take the PSAT 8-9. The PSAT 8-9 also provides our freshmen with a gateway into the College Board’s My College Quick Start and a host of college preparation materials. There is no preparation needed, although, […]