Paul VI Catholic High School

Paul VI Catholic High School
Address
10675 Fairfax Boulevard
Fairfax, Virginia, 22030
United States
Coordinates 38°51′17″N 77°18′52″W / 38.8548°N 77.3144°W / 38.8548; -77.3144Coordinates: 38°51′17″N 77°18′52″W / 38.8548°N 77.3144°W / 38.8548; -77.3144
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Motto Grow in Grace & Wisdom
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
Established 1983
Oversight Diocese of Arlington
CEEB Code 470801
Principal Virginia Colwell
Chaplain Rev. Michael Kelly
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,008 (2015-2016)
Average class size 22
Student to teacher ratio 1:15
Color(s) Black and Gold         
Slogan Do Ordinary Things Extraordinarily Well
Athletics conference Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
Nickname Panthers
Rival Bishop O'Connell High School
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
SAT(2015) average 1764
Publication Prowl (Literary Magazine)
Newspaper The Panther Press
Yearbook Imprints
Tuition $13,260
Website http://www.paulvi.net

Paul VI Catholic High School (known as "PVI") is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.[2]

The school is located in southwest Fairfax, and is named after Pope Paul VI. It competes in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and has a high-profile athletic rivalry with Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington.

Paul VI opened for the 1983-84 school year, accepting freshmen and sophomore students only. The next year (1984–85), the school was open to freshmen through juniors, and 1985-86 saw the first senior class. The Diocese of Arlington purchased the school building, which was in a dilapidated condition, from George Mason University, which had owned it for about a decade. The structure had originally been Fairfax High School, which opened in 1936 and relocated to a new facility in January 1972. One wing of the building housed Alzheimer patients until the school's third year.

During its first years, the school was ministered by five Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, who also taught classes and one of whom (Don Heet) served as the principal. The remainder of the faculty were lay teachers. In 2000, the school selected its first principal who was not from the De Sales order. Philip Robey was selected for this position, and stepped down seven years later. He was replaced by Virginia Colwell, a former English teacher at Paul VI.

The team name "Panthers" was voted by student body during the school's first year. The original school colors were brown and gold until the 1999-2000 school year. The school moved away from brown in favor of black, which was considered more stylish by the student body.

Mission Statement: The mission of Paul VI Catholic High School is to provide an excellent Catholic education to young men and women by affording them the means to achieve spiritual, intellectual, personal, social, and physical development according to the teachings of the Gospel and St. Francis de Sales. Paul VI Catholic High School is committed to graduating responsible, moral, service-oriented young adults who will continue to “grow in grace and wisdom”.

2001-03 expansion

On May 9, 2001, Bishop Paul S. Loverde of the Arlington Diocese led a group of civic and school officials at the groundbreaking for a new $6.5 million student activity center. The new center included a gathering space for the entire student body, three classrooms, gymnasium, locker rooms, weight room, movable stage used for athletic and stage equipment, offices, laundry facilities and concession stand.[3]

The expansion was the result of five years of planning and fund-raising by the school to refurbish its grounds. After a generous grant from the Diocese of Arlington, school officials were able to make some needed repairs to the old building. Before actual construction began on the activity center in winter 2001, air conditioning was installed in the current building and the original locker rooms were torn down.

The two-story addition was completed for the 2003-04 school year. This included the new gymnasium, locker rooms, computer lab, coaches' offices and a wrestling room.[4]

Academics

Advanced Placement Courses include: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science A, English Literature and Composition, European History, French, German, Latin literature, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Psychology, Statistics, Studio Art: 2-D Design, Studio Art: Drawing, United States Government and Politics, United States History, Comparative Government.

Dual Enrollment Courses: Biology 101, Biology 102, Chemistry 111, cyberscience, microbiology & genetics, English Writing and Composition [5]

Faculty with Advanced Degrees: 55 Master's degrees, 4 PhD, 1 MD, 1 CPA

Academic facts:

Athletics

Paul VI's athletic teams compete in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC).

Basketball

Levi Franklin, Jr. left the Paul VI coaching staff to become an assistant coach at Robert Morris University. He is responsible for coaching the post players as well as serving as one of the program's top recruiters. Over his six years at Paul VI he posted an overall record of 120-62 (.659), averaging 20 wins per season. He guided Paul VI Catholic to the WCAC Tri-League championship in 2002-03 as well as two second place overall finishes in the WCAC (2003–04 and 2005–06). Franklin also led Paul VI to three semifinal appearances as well as one championship game of the WCAC Tournament.

As of the 2007-08 season is Glenn Farello has been the head coach. Prior to his arrival at Paul VI he coached at Eleanor Roosevelt (Maryland) for over nine years as head coach, in addition he spent five years as an assistant coach. His record as Eleanor Roosevelt's head coach was 163-68. At Roosevelt, Farello won four Maryland Regional titles, and one state crown (2002). Thirty five of his players have gone on to play college basketball, while ten have competed professionally.

The Paul VI basketball team created high school basketball history on Monday, February 27, 2012, when they won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference boys basketball championship. In addition they did not lose a game in conference play, winning 21 consecutive conference games. No other team in the history of the WCAC has had an undefeated season while winning 21 games. What makes this feat all the more rare, is that there were three nationally ranked teams in the WCAC when Paul VI accomplished this feat. The WCAC is widely regarded as the best high school basketball conference in the country.[10]

The 2011-12 team had ten Division 1 players on the team. They received offers from a variety of conferences including the Big East, ACC, Patriot League and Ivy League.

The basketball program has also enjoyed success in the 2013-14 season. Both the boy's and girl's basketball teams were able to capture the WCAC title.[11] The boy's team was also able to capture the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association championship and the Alhambra championship for 2014.[12] The girl's team was also able to capture the 2014 Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association championship.[13]

Baseball

Paul VI play's in one of the toughest high school baseball conferences in the mid-Atlantic region, in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC). The baseball program at Paul VI has become nationally recognized, and an area powerhouse with a record of 121-32 and seven Championship titles between 2004 and 2008. Every year since 2000, the WCAC has produced at least one nationally ranked baseball team and on several occasions multiple teams have been ranked. Paul VI baseball also competes for the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) State Championship at the end of each season. The VISAA State Tournament includes the top eight private school baseball teams in the State of Virginia. Several Major League players are alumni of the VISAA State Tourney including BJ Upton of the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Panthers were ranked as #6 in the nation by USA Today in 2008 and ranked as #3 by Rise Magazine. They finished the 2008 season with a record of 27-3, captured the Southeastern Baseball Classic Championship, the VISAA State Championship and ended the year ranked 12th in America by several publications. The program has produced several All-Met, All-State and All-American players along with sending 33 players to college baseball since 2003. 21 Paul VI alumni are currently playing in college. Many are at major Division I programs that participated in the 2008 NCAA Tournament such as Georgia, St. John's, University of Dayton, East Carolina, Rider and Mount St. Mary's.

Former coach Billy Emerson, had an overall record of 138-44 upon arriving in 2003. He was named coach of the year several times by the Washington Post, Washington Examiner, as well as coach of the year in the WCAC and the VISAA. In 2008, he was also named Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year by the National H.S. Baseball Coaches Association and was one of eight finalists for National H.S. Coach of the year. Emerson stepped to focus on being Paul VI Athletic Director.[14]

Paul VI is currently coached by Jeff Nolan.[15]

2004: (17-12) REGULAR SEASON: 2nd place in the WCAC South - POST SEASON: WCAC Tournament Quarterfinalists, VISAA State Champions

2005: (26-5) REGULAR SEASON: WCAC South Champs - POST SEASON: WCAC Tournament finalists, VISAA State Semifinalists (Nationally ranked as high as #17)

2006: (24-8) REGULAR SEASON: 3rd place in the WCAC (north/south divisions no longer in place) - POST SEASON: WCAC Tournament Finalists, VISAA State Finalists

2007: (27-4) REGULAR SEASON: 1st place in the WCAC - POST SEASON: WCAC Tournament Champs, VISAA State Semifinalists (Nationally ranked as high as #41)

2008: (27-3) REGULAR SEASON: 1st place in the WCAC Southeastern Baseball Classic Champs- POST SEASON: WCAC Tournament Semifinalists, VISAA State Champions (Nationally Ranked as high as #3)

American Football

1999 WCAC Varsity Football Champions

Other sports

Cross country, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor track (winter), track and field, wrestling, volleyball, cheerleading, dance team, softball, special Olympics soccer, basketball

Clubs

Notable alumni

Controversy

There was a high profile scandal at PVI in 1999 when it was discovered that 16-year-old student Jonathan Taylor Spielberg, who claimed to be Steven Spielberg's nephew, was actually Anoushirvan Fakhran, a 27-year-old porn actor from Tehran, Iran. After repeated truancy by Fakhran, school officials contacted DreamWorks to see if Spielberg had any information about his "nephew". When it was discovered that Steven Spielberg only had nieces, a police investigation followed. Fakhran was arrested and later pleaded guilty to forgery.[16][17][18][19][20][21] Fakhran was sentenced to two years and eleven months of probation, ordered to perform 100 hours of community service, and was barred from having contact with minors.

References

  1. ↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ↑ PAULVI.NET
  3. ↑ Flach, Michael. "PVI Breaks Ground for New Student Center - The Arlington Catholic Herald". Catholicherald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  4. ↑ "Activity Center Ushers in New Era at Paul VI H.S. - The Arlington Catholic Herald". Catholicherald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Dual Enrollment - Paul VI Catholic High School". Paulvi.net. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  6. ↑ Kiley, Eilien. "Paul VI named among Top 50 Catholic High Schools in U.S.". patch.com. patch.com. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  7. ↑ http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEDHonorRoll/2014PressRelease.aspx
  8. ↑ http://issuu.com/capefear/docs/2013_10oct-issuu/128
  9. ↑ http://www.poshseven.com/best-of-suburbia-winners.html
  10. ↑ Tennis, Mark. "Inside the FAB 50: WCAC toughest league? - ESPNHS Boys' Basketball - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  11. ↑ "A clean sweep for the Panthers - The Arlington Catholic Herald". Catholicherald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  12. ↑ "Varsity Boys Basketball - Paul VI Catholic High School". Paulvi.net. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  13. ↑ "Girls Varsity Basketball Homepage - Paul VI Catholic High School". Paulvi.net. 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  14. ↑ "Baseball: Paul VI Coach Billy Emerson to step down at end of season". The Washington Post. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  15. ↑ "Baseball Coaching Staff - Paul VI Catholic High School". Paulvi.net. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  16. ↑ "The Fakes". Forbes. November 10, 2004.
  17. ↑ "'Spielberg's nephew' guilty of forgery". BBC News. July 24, 2000. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  18. ↑ Drake, Hal. "From the S&S archives: Duke Ellington on fourth Japan swing - News". Stripes. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  19. ↑ "Say uncle". Salon.com. 2000-02-16. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  20. ↑ "News & Views". The Iranian. 2000-01-13. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  21. ↑ Silverman, Stephen M. (1997-12-15). "Spielberg 'Nephew' Indicted". People.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

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