Paul VI Catholic High School
| Paul VI Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
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10675 Fairfax Boulevard Fairfax, Virginia 22030 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°51′17″N 77°18′52″W / 38.8548°N 77.3144°WCoordinates: 38°51′17″N 77°18′52″W / 38.8548°N 77.3144°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Grow in Grace & Wisdom |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal |
| Established | 1983 |
| Oversight | Diocese of Arlington |
| CEEB code | 470801 |
| Principal | Tom Opfer |
| Head teacher | Virginia Colwell |
| Chaplain | Rev. Michael Kelly |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 957 (2016–2017) |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Slogan | Do Ordinary Things Extraordinarily Well |
| Athletics conference | Washington Catholic Athletic Conference |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Rival | Bishop O'Connell High School |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| SAT(2015) average | 1764 |
| Publication | Prowl (Literary Magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Panther Press |
| Yearbook | Imprints |
| Tuition | $13,260 |
| Website | http://www.paulvi.net |
Paul VI Catholic High School (known as "PVI") is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Fairfax, Virginia, US.
The school is located in southwest Fairfax, and is named after Pope Paul VI. It competes in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and has a high-profile athletic rivalry with Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington.
Paul VI opened for the 1983–84 school year, accepting freshmen and students only. The next year (1984–85), the school was open to freshmen through juniors, and 1985–86 saw the first senior class. The Diocese of Arlington purchased the school building, which was in a dilapidated condition, from George Mason University, which had owned it for about a decade. The structure had originally been Fairfax High School, which opened in 1936 and relocated to a new facility in January 1972. One wing of the building housed Alzheimer patients until the school's third year.
During its first years, the school was ministered by five Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, who also taught classes and one of whom (Don Heet) served as the principal. The remainder of the faculty were lay teachers. In 2000, the school selected its first principal who was not from the De Sales order. Philip Robey was selected for this position, and stepped down seven years later. He was replaced by Virginia Colwell, a former English teacher at Paul VI.
The team name "Panthers" was voted by student body during the school's first year. The original school colors were brown and gold until the 1999–2000 school year. The school moved away from brown in favor of black, which was considered more stylish by the student body.
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