The Schools
Catholic Leaders assured of help on schools - Washington Times, March 4, 2007 The Archdiocese of Baltimore Division of Catholic Schools launched a new marketing campaign for its Catholic Schools Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Innovations in Education Award goes to Christ the King School, Norfolk Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston launches new campaign "Spreading the Good News" Archdiocese of Washington selects operator for new charter school group Watch the video clip of the Director interviewed by a student from Norfolk's Christ the King school Archdiocese of Washington launches new marketing campaign for schools Nashville-based Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia headed to Diocese of Arlington's new Catholic High School Interview with new rock star' principal, Sister Mary Jordan Hoover
Catholic High School Honor Roll Announced Blue Ribbon Schools Announced Catholic Schools of the Mid-Atlantic dioceses
Congratulations to the schools in the Mid-Atlantic Catholic Schools Consortium included in the Catholic High School Honor Roll's selection of the best 50 secondary schools in the U.S. Mount de Sales Academy (Catonsville, MD, Archdiocese of Baltimore) Salesianum School (Wilmington, DE, Diocese of Wilmington) Seton School (Manassas, VA, Diocese of Arlington) The Heights School (Potomac, MD, Archdiocese of Washington)
Congratulations to the Catholic Schools in the Mid-Atlantic Catholic Schools Consortium selected as 2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools. Our Lady of Victory School (Washington, DC; Archdiocese of Washington)
Sacred Heart Grade School (Charleston, WV; Diocese of Wheeling Charleston) St. Andrew Apostle School (Silver Spring, MD; Archdiocese of Washington) St. Bridget's School (Richmond, VA; Diocese of Richmond) St. Gregory the Great Catholic School (Virginia Beach, VA; Diocese of Richmond) St. Joseph School (Herndon, VA; Diocese of Arlington)
U.S. Department of Education 2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program Back to Top Catholic schools have served the Mid-Atlantic region longer than the United States has been a country. Catholic schools date back more than 365 years, to 1640, when it is believed that the Jesuits founded a school in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. Almost 170 years later, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and her dedicated followers opened St. Joseph’s Free School in Emmitsburg, becoming the first free Catholic school for girls staffed by religious women in the United States. Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange made history in 1828, when she opened St. Frances Academy and educated black children when it was illegal to do so. Today Catholic schools continue to serve children and families in the Mid-Atlantic region with high-quality, values-based education. More than 120,000 students attend 360 schools in the dioceses of the Mid-Atlantic Catholic Schools Consortium. The schools reach from Maryland’s border with Pennsylvania to Virginia’s border with North Carolina and from the Atlantic seaboard in Delaware to the hills of West Virginia. Students’ spiritual and moral development are a focus of the schools, and each year students dedicated thousands of service hours to their communities. The dioceses provide millions of dollars in scholarships each year so that Catholic schools are accessible and affordable for all families. Academic excellence abounds – 99% of Catholic high school students receive diplomas and 97% of Catholic school graduates go on to post-secondary education. The Catholic schools serve a diverse student body: In the Archdiocese of Washington, 48% of students are racial or ethnic minorities and in the Diocese of Richmond, 26% of students are not Catholic. Back to Top | 
