Paul VI Catholic High School

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

The school is named for Pope Paul VI, and is located at 10675 Fairfax Boulevard in southwest Fairfax. It currently 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 its doors for the 1983-84 school year, accepting freshmen and students only. The next year (1984-85), the school was open to freshman through juniors, and 1985-86 saw the first senior class. The
Diocese of Arlington purchased the school building, then in a dilapidated condition, from George Mason University, which had owned it for about a decade. The structure was the original 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 was lay teachers. In 2000 the school selected its first principal who was not from the De Sales order, Philip Robey, who stepped down seven years later. The current principal is Virginia Colwell, a former English teacher at Paul VI. The team name "Panthers" was chosen by a vote of the student body during the first year.

In 2005 Panther Field was renamed as "Nellis Stadium at Panther Field". James W. Nellis II, a local real estate agent and a Paul VI alumnus (class of 1994), made a significant donation to the institution to provide scholarships for future students. [http://www.nellisgroupdc.com/files/Scholarship_PressRelease_01.pdf]

Athletics

PVI's athletic teams compete in the [http://www.wcacathletics.com Washington Catholic Athletic Conference]

Basketball

Levi Franklin, Jr. left the Paul VI coaching staff as 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 PVI 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 PVI to three semifinal appearances as well as one championship game of the WCAC Tournament.

The new head coach for the 2007-08 season is Glenn Farello, the coach with a 163-68 record at Eleanor Roosevelt (MD) over nine years as head coach (he spent an additional five as an assistant there). At Roosevelt, Farello won four Maryland Regional titles, and one state crown (2002). Thirty five of his players have gone on to play college ball, while 10 have competed professionally.

Baseball

26-5 in 2005, 24-8 in 2006, 27-4 in 2007. Nationally ranked in '05 & '07. (www.pvibaseball.com.)

Other Sports

Cross Country
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track and Field
Wrestling
Volleyball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Dance Team
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
It's Academic

External links

* [http://www.paulvi.net/ Paul VI High School] - official site
* [http://www.wcacathletics.com Washington Catholic Athletic Conference] - official site

References