[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Anyone else find it odd that a high school is named after Pope John Paul II?

Well it is a private Catholic school so that can't be why you're asking. Is it because he's still alive? If so we have a HS named after Bush (41), Gov. Clements, and an elem. named after a living former school board member.

[Normal4me]

I addressed this earlier through a freepmail to another poster as I didn't want to thread jack. The article, I don't believe, mentioned the fact that it was a Catholic school. I did a google search and discovered it was in fact a Catholic school. It just struck me odd as I was thinking it was a public school. Sorry for the post and the confusion. ;-)