Juan Diego Catholic High School

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Juan Diego Catholic High School is a private, Catholic school located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper. Founded in 1999, it serves the southern portion of the Salt Lake Valley. Situated upon 54 acres of former farmland, the school is part of the Skaggs Catholic Center which includes St. John the Baptist Middle School, St. John the Baptist Elementary School, Guardian Angel Day Care as well as being home to St. John the Baptist Parish.

1 History
2 Campus features
3 Athletics
4 Appearances in popular culture

[edit] History

While other Catholic schools existed in the Salt Lake Valley prior to the establishment of Juan Diego, these served markedly different areas. Judge Memorial Catholic High School, founded in 1927, was located within downtown Salt Lake City, and was inaccessible to students in much of the surrounding, suburban area. St. Joseph Catholic High School was located nearly an hour north in Ogden. Seeing a need to serve a broader group of students, Bishop George Niederauer used a generous gift from Sam Skaggs to create a Catholic school complex in Draper, Utah. The school opened in August 1999 with 237 students in grades 9 and 10. Over time, the school would expand to fill all grades 9 through 12, and graduate numerous students. Juan Diego alumni have attended many prominent universities, including Harvard University, the University of Notre Dame, Colgate University, Duke University, Byrn Mawr College and the University of Pennsylvania.

[edit] Campus features

four computer labs
library
cafeteria
weightlifting facilities

[edit] Athletics

Juan Diego's mascot is the Soaring Eagle, and it's class 3A sports teams have won several state championships, in basketball, football, baseball, hockey, tennis, golf and other sports.

[edit] Appearances in popular culture

The up-coming 2007 movie Taking Five was filmed on the school grounds. The Disney movies, The Luck of the Irish and Halloweentown High were also filmed here. Before it's final show, Everwood was also filmed in the school.