Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School (Virginia)
| Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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17700 Dominican Drive Dumfries, Virginia, (Prince William County) 22026 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°34′0″N 77°17′15″W / 38.56667°N 77.28750°WCoordinates: 38°34′0″N 77°17′15″W / 38.56667°N 77.28750°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto |
Veritas (Truth) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 2008 |
| Authority | Diocese of Arlington |
| Oversight | Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia |
| Principal | Sr. Mary Jordan Hoover, O.P. |
| Chaplain | Rev. Bjorn Lundberg |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 610 (2013) |
| Average class size | 20:1 |
| Classes offered | College Prep; Advanced, Honors, and AP |
| Campus size | 40 acres (160,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Green, Black and White |
| Mascot | Wolf |
| Team name | Wolfpack |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Website | http://www.jpthegreat.org/ |
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School is a private, coeducational Catholic high school in Dumfries, Virginia led by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. As a diocesan school of the Diocese of Arlington, it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
In 2012 it was included in the Cardinal Newman Society's Top 50 Catholic High Schools list. It was placed on the list again in 2014.
In 2013 it was chosen by the editors of Virginia Living magazine as a 2013 Top Virginia School.
The school broke ground in September 2006 as the newest high school in the Diocese of Arlington with a construction cost of a state of the art facility at $60 million, funded by bonds, donations, and a capital campaign. The school was built on 40 acres of land, valued at $14.5 million, that was given to the diocese.
In October 2007, the Diocese announced it would be named after Pope John Paul II. The school says that it has the only Catholic bioethics curriculum in the US.
The school is led and taught by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, commonly known as the Nashville Dominicans, an order of Catholic nuns who are much younger on average than other orders, and whose stated mission is teaching.
The newly constructed school opened to incoming 9th and 10th graders in August 2008. The school's first graduating class graduated in 2011. Graduates from the Class of 2012 and 2013 were accepted into universities, including Ivy League schools, military appointments, Catholic institutions, and other Virginia schools. Combined, these students earned more than $12 million in academic scholarships to the universities of their choice.
In August 2013 the school opened with more than 600 students. The school intends to have an eventual capacity of 1,000 students.
In May 2014 it was announced that, following John Paul II's canonization the previous month, the name of the school would be changed to Saint John Paul the Great.
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