St. John Paul II Catholic High School
Veritatis Splendor--The Splendor of Truth

Mission

Prayer, Study, Community, Service as Disciples

The Mission

The mission of St. John Paul II Catholic High School is to provide an educational environment that promotes a personal encounter with Jesus Christ through prayer, study, community, and service as disciples.

History

St. John Paul II Catholic High school is the newest Catholic High School in the Diocese of Phoenix established in 2018. The excitement began when Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted announced the decision to establish a new Catholic high school in the far West Valley in April of 2015. The 23 acres of land located in Avondale, AZ is the site a four phase project which includes a 107,000 sq. ft. academic building, gymnasium, football stadium, baseball and softball fields, theater, and room for growth for up to 1,000 students. Phase one was completed in the fall of 2018 when we opened our doors on August 14th to 150 students in 9th and 10th grade.

 

Vision for our Graduates

Our graduates carry with them a clear understanding of their own identity.  They are immortal beings, of incomparable worth. Their intellects will seek and value objective truth and they make decisions based on truth, not merely on opinion.  They will think logically and speak clearly on the ethical issues of the day.  Their emotions will resonate with love for whatever is good, true, and beautiful; they will reject evil, deceit, and disorder.   Our graduates will exercise self-discipline learned through their studies, sports, and performances.  They will encounter Jesus Christ, knowing as St. John Paul said, that “it is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal.”  Our graduates will defend the dignity of every human being in the fields of art, politics, science, and medicine.   Above all, they will be ready to follow Christ and to proclaim him to others, thereby being agents of change, building up a culture of life.

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St. John Paul II Catholic High School

Established in 2018, St. John Paul II Catholic High School is a new college-preparatory rooted in Jesus Christ. Led by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia of Nashville, the students receive excellent academic training while growing in their ability to think clearly about the ethical and cultural issues of our times.

 

Education

  • College Prep Classes

  • Honors Classes

  • Advanced Placement Classes

  • Dual Enrollment

Ethics & Culture Program

These philosophy courses assist students in becoming free. Knowing their identity and purpose, students learn to build up the Culture of Life

  • The Human Person

  • Principles of Ethics

  • Bioethics

  • Ethics & Culture Leadership Seminar

Accreditation

  • AdvancEd (Cognia)

  • Western Catholic Education Association

Graduation Requirements

  • Religion 4 Credits

  • Ethics 2 Credits

  • English 4 Credits

  • Mathematics 4 Credits

  • History 4 Credits

  • Science 3 Credits

  • World Languages 2 Credits

  • Fine Arts 1 Credits

  • Physical Education 1 Credits

  • Electives 3 Credits

 
 
 

“How does a Catholic school evangelize? In five ways:

1. a place of encounter with the living Jesus Christ (prayer)

2. to be places of Spirit-filled community (community)

3. to impart a Catholic worldview through the curriculum (study)

4. to assist students in becoming free (formation)

5. to send students out as missionary disciples to transform the culture.” (service)

Bishop Thomas Olmsted, Evangelizing through Catholic Schools, 2017