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General Information Certain elective courses require that students be al-
Inside this Course Catalog you will find the following lowed to be photographed, recorded and published.
This prerequisite is noted by the course listing in the
information to help you plan your course of study for Course Catalog. Courses with an asterisk denote
the next year: that students must have a signed Photo Permission
Form on file with the school granting full permission
Registration information for photos and recordings to be published. Full de-
Course prerequisites tails are outlined on the Photo Permission Form.
Photo Permission Policy
Media Program The Photo Permission Form can be found on the stu-
dent’s enrollment account. Questions may be di-
Academic Program Information rected to the Registrar at Saint John Paul the Great
Graduation Requirements Catholic High School.
Grading scale
Cross-listed Classes
Advanced Placement information and policies Saint John Paul the Great Media Program
This cross-departmental program works to empower
students to use all forms of media for the promotion
of what is true, good and beautiful. The vision for
Registration the program is to influence change in our culture by
Registration typically begins in early March for re- forming students who can effectively communicate
enrolling students and mid-March for new students. truth. These courses provide students with a disci-
Students should understand the sequence of courses plined understanding of modern media trends, tech-
needed to take to fulfill graduation requirements. nologies and skills, as well as the impact of media on
Students normally take eight courses per semester. society and the individual. Project focused hands-on
Grades, test scores, and teacher recommendations training forms students into knowledgeable, respon-
will be used to place students in classes. sible and effective communicators.
While students may not get all of their first choice
electives, the class schedule at Saint John Paul the
Great Catholic High School is built specifically around Academic Program Information
the student’s course requests. Advanced Placement
course requests are given top priority in the schedul- Curriculum
ing process. The secondary school curriculum is to continue and
expand the basic skills and attitudes developed at
the elementary level. A program which continues to
Course Prerequisites be Christ-centered and academically well-balance
Each course will note if there is a prerequisite for the will enable students to choose wisely from the op-
tions that are available.
given class or not. Please review these prerequisites
when planning your course of study.
Planned courses for credit in grades 9, 10, 11, and
12 shall be required for graduation of all students
according to or in excess of the standards of the Vir-
Photo Permission Policy ginia Catholic Education Association and the Com-
The Office of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Ar- monwealth of Virginia. Additionally, all students are
lington (OCS) and any of its schools may produce or required to complete a semester of religion class for
each semester of their attendance.
participate in videotape, audio recording, and web-
site or still photograph productions that may involve
the use of students' names, likenesses, or voices. At Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School, all
Such productions may be used for educational students are given an opportunity to develop aca-
and/or school marketing purposes and may be cop- demic skills that will prepare them for college and for
ied or copyrighted with the school retaining any and life. Our unique Bioethics Curriculum is designed to
all rights to such productions. provide students with the philosophical foundation
whereby they are able to understand the nature and
Publishing photos and videos of our happy students the dignity of the human person and achieve genu-
helps to build community and is essential to the ine fulfillment as a human being in this life and in
evangelization and marketing efforts of Saint John the life to come.
Paul the Great Catholic High School. The Diocese of
Arlington OCS requires that we get written permis-
sion to publish photos of minors.
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