Toys-for-Tots Huge Success
Students at JPII collected and donated over 500 new and unwrapped toys for Cape Cod children at Christmas. Spirited competitions helped bring in the massive amount of toys. The drive is an annual event conducted by National Honor Society members. Almost 350 toys were delivered by “Santa and his elves” to iHeart Media’s (WCOD, WXTK, WEEI, WCIB) annual […]
Swim Team Readies for Season
Maybe they’ll be calling them the Sea Lions. Now that the Cape Cod Academy Seahawks have joined forces with the already established St. John Paul II Lions swim team, the co-op team is looking to add numbers to a growing program. Thanks to interest in both of the Barnstable schools, the squad now boasts 26 […]
Ice Hockey Festival Opens Season
Skates have been sharpened, the sticks taped up and local hockey teams are moving toward center ice, ready for the face-off. More specifically, the start of the St. John Paul II Face-Off Hockey Festival, which will take place this Friday and Saturday evenings at the Patrick Butler Memorial Skating Rink in the Hyannis Youth Center. […]
Vea el concierto del coro en televisión
El jueves 8 de diciembre de 5 a 9 pm, vea a Mindy Todd de WCAI (la estación NPR de Cape Cod) y Matt Pitta de las estaciones de radio Cape Cod Broadcasting junto con el Coro de Conciertos JPII en el Teletón de Shelter Cape Cod. El evento se retransmitirá en directo en el canal de acceso local 98 y en www.sheltercapecod.org y www.capemedia.org.
Concert Choir Invited to Perform at Vatican
Fifty-nine local students will be traveling to Italy in February to perform at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. The St. John Paul II Concert Choir, comprised of students from Pope John Paul II High School and St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School, was asked to sing at the Vatican by the head of the Julian […]
I Learned What Compassion Is
18 JPII students and their chaperones returned to Cape Cod after spending Thanksgiving week in Ecuador. Each had so much to share with their families and friends. Each day of the experience brought new challenges, new feelings, and new insights. The students were asked to keep a journal as they spent time among the poor in […]
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel!
Advent is a special time in the liturgical year and the life of the school. In Advent, we wait. But the Church teaches us that waiting is not passive, but rather, an active engagement of patience and anticipation. Hilary of Poitiers, a fourth-century Church Father, tells us that “the Lord is good to those who […]
Una temporada para prepararse
"Pueblo, mira al Este" procede de un himno de Adviento. Cada verso nos anima a abrirnos paso, a prepararnos para el nacimiento de Cristo. A medida que nos adentramos en el Adviento y nos preparamos para la Navidad, puede que a los estudiantes les resulte difícil centrarse en sus estudios. Pero deberían hacerlo. A lo largo de todo ello, animaremos a los alumnos a seguir [...]
Un diciembre para recordar
Tras un mes de noviembre muy ajetreado, diciembre se presenta aún más ajetreado. El Consejo Estudiantil celebró el primer evento "Piederpuff", el 1 de diciembre - una combinación de un Torneo de Fútbol Powderpuff de los grados 9-12, junto con la venta de un montón de pasteles y chocolate caliente. Diciembre es Adviento y los estudiantes se centran en los valores y el sentido de [...]
“Pope Francis’ Vision for the Church” at JPII
J. Matthew Ashley, Ph.D., the Chair of Department of Theology, will address the topic “A Pope on the Margins: Pope Francis’ Vision for the Church” on Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 PM in the JPII Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. The talk is part of the University of Notre Dame’s prestigious Hesburgh […]