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Mission and Tradition

Mission Statement

Saints Peter and Paul High School endeavors to graduate students who are strong in mind, body, and spirit and who can think critically, creatively, and globally in a faith-based environment where they join with faculty in a quest for wisdom, knowledge, and grace before God and their fellow human beings.

Belief Statement

• We believe that God has created each of us in His image and likeness.
• We believe that the recognition, understanding, and acceptance of the differences in others is rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ.
• We believe that children are our world's most valuable asset.
• We believe that children learn best in an environment characterized by love, learning, and compassion.
• We believe that parents are the ultimate guardians of their child's education.
• We believe that the relationship among parents, their children, and the school is based on trust.
• And lastly, we believe that only through the integrated development of mind, body, and spirit can one fulfill his or her inherent potential.

Philosophy Statement
Saints Peter and Paul High School is a co-educational, college preparatory, parish school under the auspices of the Diocese of Wilmington. As a Roman Catholic institution of learning, we strive to empower our students with the strength of character, ethics, conviction, and knowledge necessary to cope with and exert influence upon our dynamic world. As we increasingly challenge our students from year to year, we foster their roles as independent thinkers, active participants in life, and responsible citizens of a global community. By creating a diverse and demanding program of academics, student life opportunities, and spiritual formation, we encourage our students to take an active ownership in learning, to accept the challenge of intellectual and personal responsibility, and to strive for excellence in all things.

Since our school is an integral part of the Church's mission, we strive to create an environment of Christian community by imparting to our students the mandate of Christ to work for justice and peace in the world, to actively engage in service to others, and to maintain a moral and spiritual code of conduct that is rooted in Gospel values and in the teachings of Christ.

Saints Peter and Paul High School recognizes that education is a cooperative and communicative venture; we therefore work closely with our students, their parents, and the community in providing a challenging and safe environment for the academic, physical, and spiritual development of our students. While stressing discipline, order, and respect for self and others, we encourage freedom of expression and are committed to graduating students who are life-long learners and pursuers of the truth, who recognize and appreciate the diversity that is present in our world, and who can, with the grace of God, successfully meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

Adopted January 2005

History & Traditions

History of the School
In 1955, the first pastor, Rt. Rev. J. H. Irwin, established Saints Peter and Paul School to satisfy the needs of a growing Catholic community on the Eastern Shore. The school was originally staffed by the Dominican Sisters from New York. In 1958, the commitment was made to establish the high school to provide a continuing opportunity for Catholic education for the graduating students. Over the years, the facility has grown, including the Saints Peter and Paul Gymnasium built in 1963, and the Father John Farrington academic wing which was built in 1970 and houses the high school library and classrooms for the middle school.

Under the leadership of Father Howard T. Clark, later Superintendent of Schools for the Wilmington Diocese, extensive renovations were made to both the interior and exterior facility, including the Father Farrington Plaza adjoining the gymnasium, and to the restructuring of the curriculum to create a comprehensive college preparatory Catholic high school. During the 1990's, Father Paul Jennings guided the creation of a separate high school facility and supervised the growth of the school community.

Father Robert Coine became Pastor in 1999 with the mission to build a new church and parish facility and to foster a spiritual and academic community rooted in faith that will continue to provide for the Catholic community of the Eastern Shore.

Explanation of the School Seal
The School Seal contains a number of symbols that represent the history of our school. The school is named after Saint Peter and Saint Paul and just as they were challenged with the mission of preaching the Good News of the early Church, our school is called to educate and lead the spiritual and intellectual development of the Catholic community of the Eastern Shore. The symbol of the Key represents Saint Peter and symbolizes the key to Knowledge and Heaven. The Sword stands for Saint Paul and demonstrates Strength and Courage. Finally, Veritas, or Truth, guides our pursuit of knowledge in all things.

School Colors:	Navy Blue and White
School Mascot:	Sabres
School Prayer:	Saints Peter and Paul, Pray for Us. Jesus, Live in Our Hearts, Forever.