John Paul II Catholic High School (Florida)

John Paul II Catholic High School
Address
5100 Terrebonne Drive Tallahassee, Florida, (Leon County) 32311 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Pope John Paul II
Established	2001
Status	Open
School district	Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Superintendent	Kevin Vickery
Principal	Maureen Martin
Chaplain	Tim Holeda
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	174 (2013)
• Grade 9	32
• Grade 10	43
• Grade 11	34
• Grade 12	17
Campus size	37 acres
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	FHSAA 3-A
Team name	Panthers
Rival	Aucilla Christian Academy & Alfred B. Maclay
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Athletic Director	Ken Silvestri
Website	School website

John Paul II Catholic High School, also referred to as "JP2", opened in the fall of 2001 in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida. It is the first Catholic high school to be founded in Tallahassee. The first graduating class was in 2004, with the first charter class graduating the next year, in 2005. The John Paul II School campus initially had a gymnasium, chapel, main building, soccer field, and baseball field. A softball field was added in 2013 and opened for the 2014 season. The school has plans for future augmentation.

Academics

The school teaches several Advanced Placement Courses including:

• AP Music Theory
• AP Art
• AP Biology
• AP Calculus
• AP Chemistry
• AP Language & Composition
• AP Literature
• AP Physics
• AP Latin
• AP Spanish

There are also two on-site Dual Enrollment Courses with Tallahassee Community College and Florida State University.

The arts

JP2 has an active drama department, a chorus that competes statewide in choral competitions, a musical instrument program, and a creative arts department that has competed in art competitions and exhibited at various Tallahassee museums and shows. John Paul II School puts on an annual arts and music festival known as SouthWoodStock featuring student and outside artists and musicians.

Activities

• Columbian Squires and Squirettes of Mary
• Brain Bowl
• Chorus
• Spanish club
• Model UN
• Drama
• Fine Art
• The Panther Post (newspaper)
• Yearbook "Pantherae"
• Mu Alpha Theta
• National Honor Society
• Student Government
• Web Design
• Aerospace Engineering Club
• Latin Club (National Junior Classical League)

Athletics

John Paul II High School's mascot is Pep the Panther, and their colors are Blue and Gold. JPII has seven boys' athletic teams and seven girls' teams.

PEP, the people eating panther

Boys' Sports

• Basketball
• Baseball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Track

Girls' Sports

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Track

John Paul II School hosts the District volleyball, basketball and baseball events.

External links

• John Paul II Catholic High School Website