Catholic Identity

Nurturing the Spiritual Life

Catholicism is central to our mission. For this reason, every school day begins with Mass. We teach theology out of the Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and papal documents. Other important ways we live the faith include annual pilgrimages and retreats, modest and wholesome extracurricular activities, and sacred art and crucifixes adorn the hall and the classrooms.

FAITH IN OUR SCHOOL

  • Each day begins with daily Mass

  • Regular Opportunities for Adoration

  • Retreats, Confession, and Spiritual Formation

  • Faith incorporated into every subject

  • Regular visits from priests and religious

Faithful Faculty

We work to find talented and dynamic faculty dedicated to the vision and mission of our school. Each faculty and staff member takes the Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium at the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the beginning of the academic year. In addition to their teaching responsibilities, faculty participate in the House System.

 
 
 

Student Community

House System

Our House System is drawn from a 1,000-year-old tradition of Christian education exemplified at both Oxford and Cambridge. The student houses (named after Saints Ambrose, Athanasius, Augustine, and Chrysostom) provide real community, a spirit of competition, and both teacher and peer mentorship.

Furthermore, students convene in their houses each Friday for Seminar, where together we process the learnings from the week and grapple over important concepts.

Extracurriculars Student Life

Inspired by Pope Saint John Paul the Great, we take seriously Cultura Vitae, the culture of life. Our mission is to prepare students to triumph over the materialism and despair that pervade our culture and to accept our Lord’s offer to have life and have it abundantly. We encourage athletics and extra-curricular activities as a way of fostering this fullness of life.

Because we are such a new school, students are able to start the clubs they desire to have. In our first year of operation, we already had a number of student become leaders for the activities they care about, some of which are listed below

Because we are not large enough to have our own sports teams yet, students are also able to participate in sports in the neighborhood schools. More than half of our student body participated in athletics this past year, and we work with both the student and the other school to ensure they are successful in both their academics and their sport.

SOME extracurriculars our students have created:

  • Student Government

  • Yearbook Club

  • Drama Club

  • JPIIHS Service Club