Cape’s Pope John Paul II High School readying for September

(Article republished with special permission from THE ANCHOR Newspaper, 1/26/07 edition)

HYANNIS- Pope John Paul II High School’s co-ed freshman class is forming after a pre-Christmas entrance exam and work to renew and construct new areas including a media room is currently underway, Principal Christopher Keavy told The Anchor in a brief update last week.

The new school plans to open its doors in September.

“We received 75 applications for our first class and every student is being interviewed individually by me,” said Keavy. “At the same time construction is moving forward, it’s on schedule, and we’re nearing completion of the visual arts center.”

That involved removing a wall between two classrooms and one large space “to encompass our graphic design computer lab as well as the studio elements, greatly increasing the light that came into the area,” he reported. “It is becoming a very exciting area as we anticipate opening next fall.”

“We’ll be starting then with one class- the freshman class- and we’ll build from there,” Keavy added.

He said that once it is determined who the students are and how many there will be and what courses they will be taking, teachers will be hired. “We’ll be registering our students in February and the hiring of teachers will begin afterwards. There will be at least one teacher in every area of academics.”

Keavy said he foresees bringing six to 10 teachers on board. “I certainly have plans and dreams for offering a very extensive fine arts curriculum.”

He also reported that “with a heavy degree of student input our incoming freshmen have had opportunity to choose uniforms and we are finalizing those choices.”

The school colors are blue and gold and those will be utilized in the uniforms- a shirt and tie and sweater and slacks and shirt look- “and it will offer a professional look,” Keavy added.

Applications are still being taken for the freshman class, and are available at the school at 120 High School Road in Hyannis. More information is available by calling the school at 508-862-6336

Posted By Robert J. Bastille, hyannisnews.com

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