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. […]
Watch Concert Choir Perform on TV
On Thursday December 8 from 5 – 9 pm, watch Mindy Todd from WCAI (Cape Cod’s NPR station) and Matt Pitta from Cape Cod Broadcasting radio stations along with the JPII Concert Choir at the Shelter Cape Cod Telethon. The event will be broadcast live on local access channel 98 and streamed live on www.sheltercapecod.org and 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 […]
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 […]
기억에 남을 12월
After a very busy November, December is lining up to be even busier. Student Council held the first ever “Piederpuff” event, December 1 – a combination of a grades 9-12 Powderpuff Football Tournament, along with selling lots of pies and hot chocolate. December is Advent and students are focused on the values and sense of […]
“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 […]