Xavier High School in Appleton makes Newman top 50 Catholic HS

Xavier High School Girls and Sister Mary Ann

Today, September 20, 2012, the winners of the 2012-2013 Catholic High School Honor Roll competition were announced by The Cardinal Newman Society. Since 2004, the Honor Roll has recognized excellence in Catholic identity, academics and civic education at Catholic high schools across the United States.

The top 50 schools are recognized for overall excellence, and other schools receive honors for special recognition in particular categories. This year seven schools were recognized for excellence in Catholic identity, six schools for academics, five schools for civic education, and five schools for two of the three categories.

“Since competition began in 2004, the Honor Roll has been a helpful tool for administrators, families, and benefactors in recognizing the quality of a Catholic high school,” said Patrick J. Reilly, President of The Cardinal Newman Society. “The Honor Roll schools are a reminder that Catholic education is getting better every day—not only academically, but in the renewal of Catholic identity—and we are delighted to see the increased level of competition among the schools that participated in the program this year.”

This year’s top 50 Honor Roll schools are diverse: large and small, new and long-established, both highly selective and open enrollment admissions policies, and high and low tuition rates. The common trait is an institutional commitment to providing a truly integrated and faithful Catholic education across all disciplines and in all areas of student activities.

continue at Cardinal Newman Society(full list there)

It looks like this group was founded by Acton but transferred the list to the Cardinal Newman Society(a great idea).  

After the 2010 – 2011 award cycle, the Acton Institute decided, based on the Institute’s Core Principles and the focus of the Institute’s current work, to transfer the CHS program to The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS). CNS’s mission is to help renew and strengthen Catholic identity in Catholic higher education and its work includes helping parents and students find faithful Catholic colleges through its Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College, makes it a natural home for this program. CNS thus provides the Acton Institute with the confidence that the program integrity will be maintained. CNS will continue the excellent tradition that Acton Institute established with the Honor Roll program and will maintain the high standards set by the founders.

Three Minnesota High Schools were selected as well.  I'll post on that later.

Also Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, WI made honorable mention.


HT Angela