Pope John Paul II High School, frequently called JP2 or JPII by its community, is a four-year, college-preparatory, Catholic high school, named after
John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
, who was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005, and canonised in 2014. The school is located in
Lacey, Washington
Lacey is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Olympia with a population of 53,526 at the 2020 census. Lacey is located along Interstate 5 between Olympia and the Nisqually River, which marks the border with ...
, within the
Archdiocese of Seattle.
"LACEY: Pope John Paul II High School to open next fall, planners say", ''The News Tribune''
Pope John Paul II High School opened in 2010.
External links
JPII at a Glance
References
High schools in Thurston County, Washington
Catholic secondary schools in Washington (state)
Educational institutions established in 2010
High schools within the Archdiocese of Seattle
2010 establishments in Washington (state)
Lacey, Washington
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