Pope John Paul II Catholic High School (Huntsville, Alabama)

St. John Paul II Catholic High School
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°W / 34.71000; -86.695139Coordinates: 34°42′36″N 86°41′42.5″W / 34.71000°N 86.695139°W / 34.71000; -86.695139
Information
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]

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