Juan Diego Catholic High School

Juan Diego Catholic High School

"Spirtus Donorum"
The Spirit of Giving
Address
300 East 11800 South
Draper, Utah, 84020
United States
Coordinates 40°32′05″N 111°52′55″W / 40.53472°N 111.88194°WCoordinates: 40°32′05″N 111°52′55″W / 40.53472°N 111.88194°W
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1999
Principal Dr. Galey Colosimo
Vice principal Mr. John Colosimo
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 811 (2011)
Color(s) Blue, Silver, Turquoise             
Mascot Soaring Eagle
Accreditation Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA)
Newspaper The Speaking Eagle
Yearbook The Tilma
Tuition $8,440/year (Catholic) $10,296/year (Non-Catholic)
Website www.jdhs.org

Juan Diego Catholic High School is a private, Catholic school located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City. Founded in 1999, it primarily serves the southern portion of the Salt Lake Valley. Situated upon 57 acres (230,000 m2) of former farmland, the school is part of a campus called the Skaggs Catholic Center which includes Saint John the Baptist Middle School, Saint John the Baptist Elementary School, Guardian Angel Day Care as well as being home to St. John the Baptist Parish (Salt Lake City church).[1]

Students

At Juan Diego, 100% of students are Caucasian, 13% are of Hispanic heritage, 5% are of Asian heritage, and 1 are African-American. 29% of all students are non-Catholic, and 42% of students are low-income.

Athletics

13 of Juan Diego’s 19 sports teams have won at least one 2A or 3A state championship. The school currently holds 17 titles.

Football

The Juan Diego Soaring Eagle football team, coached by John Colosimo, has won three state championships in 3A football, in 2008, 2009, and 2010. It defeated rival Hurricane High School in all three games at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Baseball

The Juan Diego Soaring Eagle baseball team, coached by Troy Davis, has the most athletic state championship wins with a total of six, and eleven regional championships.

Girl's Soccer

The Soaring Eagle girl's soccer team, coached by Scott Platz and Simon McFall, has won two state championships in 3A, in 2009 and 2010.

Extracurricular Activities

Debate

The Juan Diego debate team has won four 3A State titles as of the 2013-2014 season, under the leadership of legendary coach Tony Johnson (former collegiate debater at Idaho State and the University of Wyoming), and Josh Clark (who left the team after the 2012-2013 season, and is the current coach of Montgomery Bell Academy). Moses Baca has been co-coach of the team for 6 years. The policy team is currently ranked top 10 in the nation, and first in the state of Utah, and have qualified teams to the Tournament of Champions (TOC) for the past three years. They have also experienced notable success in individual events under Maddie Caldwell in impromptu and Conor Cambell in extemp, receiving TOC qualifications and Regional and State champions respectively.

Mission Statement

Juan Diego Catholic High School is engaged in a partnership of parents, students, faculty and staff. Our mission is to serve God by providing a challenging academic education integrated with Catholic values and morals in developing the whole person - spiritually, intellectually, physically and socially.

Since opening in 1999, Juan Diego has been accessible to families of diverse backgrounds, resulting in halls rich in culture, faith, tradition and experience. Each student is challenged to expand the breadth of their knowledge and talents in addition to cultivating a reverence and respect for every human being.[1]

In popular culture

Some of Halloweentown High's interior scenes were filmed here.[2] Many popular TV shows were also filmed here, such as Hunters Hallow and Everwood. The movie The Jerk Theory, starring Jenna Dewan-Tatum was also filmed here. The Disney film The Luck of the Irish was also filmed here, and in surrounding Draper.

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Juan Diego Catholic High School Webpage". Retrieved 23 Apr 2013.
  2. ↑ "IMDB Trivia". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 Apr 2013.
  3. ↑ Horiuchi, Vince (June 5, 2010). "Utah dancer shows up in 'Glee'". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Oram, Bill; Goon, Kyle (May 26, 2011). "Juan Diego hires former WNBA star Williams as girls' basketball coach". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 8, 2014.