Freshman Class Annual Canal Mussel Count Project

On May 1st, Biology students (the freshman class) went on a field trip to the Cape Cod Canal to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to survey mussel populations along the canal. JPII students have been helping to monitor these populations for the past several years. Park Ranger Samantha Gray along with JPII […]

Student Artwork Continues To Garner Community Recognition

Ashley Grogan ’18, designed and painted a 3′ x 5′ painting as part of “Project Hope.” Students from across Cape Cod created artwork with the theme of hope to display at Child and Family Services in Hyannis. Ashley was assisted in painting by Lila Barker ’18, Alexa Paige ’19, and Mike Satkevich ’19. An art […]

Campus Ministry Preps for Coming Year

A most blessed Easter to all! We are indeed Easter people and Alleluia is our song as we joyfully enter into the final weeks of the academic year. Campus Ministry is reflecting on what we have accomplished this year and we have begun readying ourselves for next year by initiating the application process for both […]

Alum Challenges All-Time Hit Record at MMA

Connor Kennedy (JPII ’14) led off in the second game of a doubleheader two weeks ago against the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, in which he has already had two hits, and ripped off a double for his 100th career hit at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In the next three games he banged out five more […]

Senior Twins Quest for Four in a Row

Keith and Cole Campbell would be more than justified if they wanted some space apart from each other. The twins have pretty much been together every season of every sport they’ve played, ever since T-ball as little kids. Now the two seniors are co-captaining the St. John Paul II baseball team’s quest for a fourth […]

Lions Hire Head Football Coach

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Hyannis, MA (4/27/17) – St.  John Paul II High School has hired Matthew J. Marshall as the Lions’ Head Football Coach, effective immediately. Marshall, Athletic Director Mark A. Santos and Head of School Christopher W. Keavy made the announcement at a players meeting on Wednesday. “Coach Marshall brings a great […]

Wireless Infrastructure Bolstered By Grant

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Hyannis, MA, April 24, 2017 — St. John Paul II High School & St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School received a $25,000 grant to strengthen the school’s wi-fi network and enhance the digital opportunities students experience. This generous grant was provided by Mass Networks Education Partnership, Inc. “This grant enables us […]

Coach Grampa

When softball players on the St. John Paul II squad need practice fly balls hit to the outfield, or someone to feed an endless supply of batting practice balls to the pitching machine, or simply a friendly word of advice, they look toward Grampa. In fact, Grampa has been a valuable asset to many Cape […]

Twenty Questions: Jo-Jo Carpenter

When asked to describe his senior shortstop Jordyn “Jo Jo” Carpenter, St. John Paul II softball coach Mike Manley said, “She’d play softball 24 hours a day if she could.” And what if there were 25 hours in a day, she was asked? “Then I’d definitely play 25,” she said, her infectious giggle punctuating her […]

Senior’s Artwork Selected for Pops by the Sea T’s

For the second time in three years, Nicholas Glaser of Osterville, has had his original artwork chosen as the design for the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod’s (AFCC) Citizens Bank Pops by the Sea T-shirt. Glaser, a senior at St. John Paul II High School in Hyannis, has competed in the Pops by the Sea […]