The Action Institute, an independent international research and educational organization, has named in its biennial selection of 50 Top Catholic High Schools in the United States. The Institute lists as the primary goal of the Catholic High School Honor Roll "to acknowledge those schools that maintain high academic standards, uphold their Catholic identities, and prepare their students to actively engage the world."
The Honor Roll is produced in consultation with an advisory board comprised of Catholic college presidents and scholars. Advisory board member Very Rev. David M. O’Connell, President of Catholic University of America, said of the process: “Catholic schools must examine themselves on a regular basis using a well-rounded approach that assesses adherence to the Church’s educational calling. The Honor Roll strengthens schools by encouraging high standards and vibrant Catholicism.”
Congratulations to the 50 high schools honored for 2010 and the ten other schools named for honorable mention.
Arizona
Seton Catholic Preparatory High School Chandler
California
Saint Augustine Academy Ventura
Saint Michael's Preparatory School Silverado
Colorado
Holy Family High School Broomfield
Delaware
Saint Thomas More Preparatory School Magnolia
Salesianum School Wilmington
Florida
Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School Ft. Lauderdale
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Miami
Bishop Verot Catholic High School Fort Myers
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School Ft. Lauderdale
Georgia
Holy Spirit Preparatory School Atlanta
Pinecrest Academy Cumming
Iowa
Beckman High School Dyersville
Wahlert Catholic High School Dubuque
Indiana
Saint Joseph's High School South Bend
Saint Theodore Guerin High School Noblesville
Louisiana
Mount Carmel Academy New Orleans
Massachusetts
Trivium School Lancaster
Maryland
Mount de Sales Academy Catonsville
Michigan
Father Gabriel Richard High School Ann Arbor
Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School Grand Rapids
Saint Francis High School Traverse City
West Catholic High School Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Providence Academy Plymouth
Missouri
Notre Dame de Sion High School Kansas City
Notre Dame Regional High School Cape Girardeau
Springfield Catholic High School Springfield
St. Pius X High School Kansas City
St. Vincent High School Perryville
Mississippi
Saint Patrick Catholic High School Biloxi
Montana
Billings Central Catholic High School Billings
New York
All Hallows High School Bronx
Cathedral Preparatory Seminary Elmhurst
Pennsylvania
Aquinas Academy Gibsonia
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School Ebensburg
Oakland Catholic High School Pittsburgh
Saint Joseph High School Natrona Heights
South Carolina
Saint Joseph's Catholic School Greenville
South Dakota
O'Gorman High School Sioux Falls
Tennessee
Notre Dame High School Chattanooga
Saint Cecilia Academy Nashville
Texas
Antonian College Preparatory High School San Antonio
Bishop T. K. Gorman Catholic School Tyler
Saint Thomas High School Houston
Sacred Heart Catholic High School Muenster
Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School Fort Worth
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory Houston
The Highlands School Irving
Wisconsin
Catholic Memorial High School Waukesha
Xavier High School Appleton
Honorable Mention
The honorable mention lists include the top performing schools that did not place on the overall Top 50 list. There are six schools listed for each of the three criteria that the Honor Roll examines.
Academics
Saint Joseph High School Lakewood, CA
Christopher Columbus High School Miami, FL
St. John Villa Academy High School Staten Island, NY
Dominican Academy New York, NY
The Lyceum Cleveland, OH
Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Oklahoma City, OK
Catholic Identity
Pope John Paul II Academy Lafayette, LA
Monsignor Hackett Catholic Central Kalamazoo, MI
Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School East Syracuse, NY
Quigley Catholic High School Baden, PA
Greensburg Central Catholic High School Greensburg, PA
Faustina Academy Irving, TX
Civic Education
Saint Monica Academy Pasadena, CA
Saint Joseph Academy San Marcos, CA
Cardinal Gibbons High School Fr. Lauderdale, FL
Ladywood High School Livonia, MI
Holy Cross Academy Oneida, NY
Saint Thomas More High School Rapid City, MO
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