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The Final Leg

With two-and-a-half weeks to go in the school year, we're certainly on the final turn of the race to complete a successful first year. It might not be surprising to see any school community, especially one with our tiring combination of high ambitions and modest size, get winded in this final lap and stagger to the finish.

This possibility dwelt in the back of my mind when I asked parents and students to form a Pope John Paul II High School  Relay For Life team (Great event! Info here). Especially in the wake of An Evening With Livingston Taylor Concert and Silent Auction, I worried that it was asking too much at this time of the year and without previous Relay For Life experience.

The response from parents: No. Let's do it.

Cancer touches everyone, in one way or another -- So, overnight on June 20, families, friends, and students from Pope John Paul II High School's will make their contribution to the fight against this deadly disease. We have formed a team and will participate in the Relay For Life: Dennis-Yarmouth, which will be held at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. Click here to join our team and/or make a contribution.

Let's end this year with a sprint and not a stagger --  Please support us in whatever way you can.

Get Smart!

  As a school without alumni, we know that it is important for the entire Cape Catholic community to claim a stake in the school's success. This has happened -- from Knights of Columbus and Notre Dame Club of Cape Cod Book Scholarships to an annual summer intern placement courtesy of the Holy Cross Club of Cape Cod.

Recently, two Catholic community organizations, the Our Lady of Victory Women's Guild and the Ancient Order of Hibernians, teamed up to provide the school a portable SmartBoard. SmartBoards are interactive computer "chaulkboards" that provide a real enhancement to teacher and student presentations. This portable SmartBoard is the school's second, joining the permanent SmartBoard in our Computer Lab. Not only is the school making a pervasive commitment to computer technology but it's gratifying to see the Cape Catholic community taking ownership.

It's Coming Together!

Parents, friends, and students are busily assembling tonight's Livingston Taylor Concert and Silent Auction. It promises to be a great night.

Some tickets are still available....Hope to see you!

Tennis, Anyone?

Nice article and photos in the most recent edition of The Barnstable Patriot. Click here to check it out.

Cleaning Up for a Good Cause

JPII students and staff pitched in on a bright sunny morning to help clean up Main Street, Hyannis. Great job!