Prince of Peace Preparatory
The Prince of Peace Catholic School is a Catholic high school in Clinton, Iowa, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport.
| Prince of Peace Catholic School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
312 South 4th Street , , 52732-4421 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°50′34″N 90°11′37″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Nancy Peart |
| Pastor | Fr. Ken Kuntz |
| Faculty | 23 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 274 (2007-2008) |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Color(s) | Royal blue and gold |
| Slogan | Shaping Spirit and Mind |
| Athletics conference | Tri-Rivers Conference |
| Team name | Irish |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
| Athletic Director | Jerry Andersen |
| Website | |
It was previously known as Mater Dei High School and St. Mary's High School. The new full name is Prince of Peace Catholic Academy and College Preparatory School or POPCAPS for short. It is a parochial school under the Clinton Prince of Peace parish.
Prince of Peace is a class 1-A school with sports teams participating in the Tri-Rivers athletic conference. Its team is named the "Irish". The school has a band, chorus, quiz bowl, yearbook, newspaper and student council.
It is competitive in Cross Country, dating back to when the school's cross country program began in 1989 under the guidance of Coaches John Riggins and Theresa Cordes. The Irish sent individual runners to State in both men's (Chris Stone) and women's (Ami Rastrelli) competition in its program's first two years before the men's team qualified for the first time and took 2nd at the 1991 State Meet. On that team: Josh Dehner (SO), Jerry Dehner (SO), Jon Filitti (SO), Peter Rastrelli (SR), Tony Rastrelli (FR), and Chris Stone (SR). That same year, Stone--who previously had placed 15th and 5th in State ('89 & '90), took the individual runner up. On the women's side, Ami Rastrelli was a consistent force, and along with Brandie Still and Aimee Motroni, formed the core of a team which dominated Eastern Iowa cross country in the early 90s. Since then, the team has been state-ranked at times, winning District in 2006. In 2007 they were District Champion and the placed fourth at State.
Other sports that the Irish participate in include Cheerleading, Basketball, Track, Soccer, Golf, Baseball, Softball, and Volleyball.
External links
References
- NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
