Juan Diego Catholic High School is a private, Catholic

Catholic

The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...

 school located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper

Draper, Utah

Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah Counties in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people . Its population in 1990 was 7,143 and had grown to 25,220 by the 2000 census...

. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City

Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, officially in Latin Dioecesis Civitatis Lacus Salsi, is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the entire state of Utah. Also known as the Utah Catholic Church or the See of Salt Lake City, its mother church is the...

. Founded in 1999, it serves the southern portion of the Salt Lake Valley. Situated upon 54 acres (218,530.4 m²) of former farmland, the school is part of a campus called the Skaggs Catholic Center

Skaggs Catholic Center

Located in Draper, Utah, the Skaggs Catholic Center is 54 acres worth of building which includes Juan Diego Catholic High School, Saint John the Baptist Middle School, Saint John the Baptist Elementary School, and Guardian Angel Daycare. It was created by Sam Skaggs and his wife Ailene who felt the...

 which includes St. John the Baptist Middle School, St. John the Baptist Elementary School, Guardian Angel Day Care as well as being home to St. John the Baptist Parish (Salt Lake City church).

Students

At Juan Diego, 78% 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, is the current three-time defending champion in 3A football, defeating rival Hurricane High School in all three games at Rice-Eccles Stadium

Rice-Eccles Stadium

Rice-Eccles Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the campus of the University of Utah. It is the home field of the Utah Utes of the Pacific-12 Conference...

. On November 19, 2010, the Soaring Eagle defeated the Hurricane Tigers 10-7 off of a last-second field goal

Field goal (football)

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Baseball

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

Girl's Soccer

The Soaring Eagle girl's soccer team is the current two-time defending champion in 3A, defeating Park City

Park City High School

Park City High School is a High School in the state of Utah, USA. It is located at 1752 Kearns Blvd in Park City, Utah. This school was used as a destination location in the reality show, The Amazing Race where teams helped to inflate and ride a hot air balloon. It's well known for it's notable...

 in the finals at Rio Tinto Stadium on October 23, 2010.

Debate

In the 2010-2011 season the team, coached by Moses Baca and Josh Clark, was ranked 18th nationwide under the leadership of Gus Schwab and Aniela Butler. The team has won two 3A state championships.

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.