John Paul II Catholic Secondary School

This article is about the school in London. For the school in Toronto, see Pope John Paul II Catholic Secondary School.

John Paul II Catholic Secondary School
View at night Maturare In Dignitatem Mature in Dignity
Address
1300 Oxford Street East London, Ontario, N5V 4P7 Canada
Information
School type	Catholic High School
Founded	1985 (1991 current location)
School board	London District Catholic School Board
School number	3363
Principal	Dan Howard
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	970 (September 2014)
Language	English
Area	North London
Colour(s)	Maroon, White and Black
Mascot	Jaguar
Team name	JP2 Jaguars (Jags)
Website	www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/jp2/
Last updated: October 21, 2014

John Paul II Catholic Secondary School, often referred to as JPII, is a secondary school in London, Ontario. It is administered by the London District Catholic School Board. It is located at 1300 Oxford Street East, at the northeast corner of Oxford and Highbury Avenue, next to Fanshawe College.

The school opened in 1985 and was originally located on Huron Street. The current building at Oxford and Highbury was opened in 1991.

The School is well known for its technology department. Classes include the following: Aviation, Transportation, Construction, Manufacturing, Hospitality, and several others.

The school's colours are maroon white and sky blue and its team name is Jaguars (or "Jags"). Its motto is maturare in dignitatem ("mature in dignity").

This school is named after the Pope John Paul II.

The current principal is Dan Howard, and the vice-principal is Rick Townend.

The school is host to one of the biggest high school charity events across London, Ontario called JP2 ONERUN. It is a breast cancer run that takes place on the last Friday of every May. The event is ran by JP2 graduate, Justin Tiseo, and teachers Shawn Pede and Frank Delle Donne.

History

Points of Interest: -Originally opened on September 2, 1985 in the former St. Lawrence Elementary School at 920 Huron St. -Original school population of 171 grade 9 and 10 students -New building officially opened on October 19, 1991 -Team Name: Jaguars -School Colours: maroon, white, sky blue -School Motto: Maturare In Dignitatem - "Mature in Dignity" -John Paul II has a diverse, multi-cultural student population -John Paul II is a leader in technological studies and has formal partnerships with Fanshawe College, triOS College and local industry -Our school has an extremely low drop-out rate (less than 2%) and the majority of John Paul II graduates go on to college and university

JP2 ONERUN

The school is host to one of the biggest high school charity events across London, Ontario called JP2 ONERUN. It is a breast cancer run that takes place on the last Friday of every May. The event is ran by JP2 graduate, Justin Tiseo, and teachers Shawn Pede and Frank Delle Donne. The event has raised over $170,000 donating to local hospitals LHSC and St. Joseph's breast cancer unit. The event consists of over 800 students from John Paul II and other schools (including Western University and Fanshawe College) around the city.

See also

• List of high schools in Ontario

External links

• Website