Pope John Paul II Catholic High School (Huntsville, Alabama)
St. John Paul II Catholic High School | |
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Address | |
7301 Old Madison Pike Huntsville, Alabama, (Madison County) 35806 United States | |
Coordinates | 34°42′36″N 86°41′42.5″W / 34.71000°N 86.695139°WCoordinates: 34°42′36″N 86°41′42.5″W / 34.71000°N 86.695139°W |
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Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto | Learn Enthusiastically, Lead Honorably, Live Responsibly |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1996 |
Principal | Vince Aquila |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 440 (2014-2015) |
Student to teacher ratio | 17:1 |
Color(s) | Green, Silver and Black |
Team name | Falcons |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
Newspaper | Falcon Flyer (on hiatus) |
Affiliation | National Catholic Educational Association [2] |
Website | http://www.jp2falcons.org |
St. John Paul II Catholic High School is a coed grades 9-12 college preparatory school, located in Huntsville, Alabama. St. John Paul II Catholic High School is the only Catholic parochial high school in the greater Huntsville area. It was founded in 1996 at 4810 Bradford Drive as Catholic High.. A new 55-acre (220,000 m2) campus was completed in late 2010 in Thornton Research Park. The new campus includes a chapel, academic wings, auditorium, gymnasium, and athletic fields.
The boys' cross country team placed second in the state in their division in 2015.[3]
St. John Paul II Catholic High School is governed by a Board of Directors in accordance with policies of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)[1] and is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).[2]
References
- 1 2 AdvancED. "AdvancED-Find Accredited Institutions". Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- 1 2 NCEA. "NCEA School Locator". Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ↑ "AlabamaRunners | Alabama High School Running News and Videos | Cross Country and Track & Field". AlabamaRunners. Retrieved 2016-01-16.