Wednesday, July 10, 20190403All 197 members of John Paul II High School’s Class of 2019 are headed off to college, packing their bags for life’s adventures that lie ahead.
One of the seniors who recently walked across the stage at the Allen Event Center in her hometown has already built a legacy around bags while still a high school teen.
Monday, July 1, 20190594A pair of Dallas Catholic school students, their mother and stepfather were among 10 people who died when a small, twin-engine plane crashed into a hangar during takeoff at a Dallas-area airport on June 30. Alice Maritato, 15, a rising sophomore at John Paul II High School in Plano, and Dylan Maritato, 13, who was entering the eighth...
Friday, July 20, 20180249Students from Bishop Dunne Catholic School, Bishop Lynch High School, Cistercian Preparatory School, John Paul II High School and Ursuline Academy traveled to Costa Rica as part of the Diocese of Dallas Youth Mission Trip on June 10-22.
Sunday, August 20, 20170370When George Teague, 45, began as John Paul II High School’s head football coach on Jan. 3, he brought a strong portfolio as a football player on all levels and coaching experience, most recently at the June Shelton School, which made the TAPPS Division III playoffs under Teague. His nine NFL seasons included five with the Cowboys and...
Friday, June 2, 20170413In 2003, when Thomas W. Poore and his wife, Ann, first got an eyeful of the site near what would become the John Paul II High School campus, they pledged to devote themselves to nurturing the first Dallas Diocesan Catholic high school to be built in more than 40 years. On May 11, on a campus that serves an enrollment of 740 as a landmark...
Tuesday, April 18, 20170177Sarah Melén felt the full impact of her USA-Swedish dual citizenship in the weight room of John Paul II High School during the 2016 Rio Olympics last August. The sophomore goalkeeper for the Cardinals soccer team, who recently returned from training as a member of Sweden’s National Under-16 “Football” Team, watched the USA-Sweden...
Friday, June 17, 2016078The announcement of Khoa Nguyen’s more than 850 Christian service hours startled some of his friends and teachers during a senior awards ceremony for John Paul II High School’s class of 2016. Nguyen’s great heart for service was widely recognized, but even his close friends found his number of service hours staggering.
