The Cardinal Newman Society recently released its list of high schools recognized by the Catholic Education Honor Roll as 2014 Schools of Excellence (formerly Top 50 Catholic High School), and the high school at Pinecrest Academy, a private PreK-12 Catholic School in Cumming, GA, was selected for this designation for the eighth consecutive year. Since 2004, the Honor Roll has celebrated quality Catholic education throughout the United States.
The 2014 Schools of Excellence are located in 26 states, and Pinecrest Academy is again one of just two in the State of Georgia to receive this honor.
Schools receiving the School of Excellence honor are marked by the integration of Catholic identity throughout all aspects of their programs and excellence in academics. This year, seventy-one schools across the country, including Pinecrest, received the honor of being named as a School of Excellence, and an additional nine received the distinction of Honorable Mention. This is less than five percent of all Catholic high schools in the United States.
“It is a great honor for Pinecrest Academy to be recognized by the Catholic Education Honor Roll as a School of Excellence. This distinction confirms our commitment to the mission of Catholic education,” commented Fr. Robert Presutti, LC, Pinecrest Academy President. “I applaud the leadership, administration, students, parents, teachers, and staff for their hard work and commitment to assuring a strong Catholic identity in all we do at Pinecrest to prepare our students to be future Christian leaders in both society and the Church.”
“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 education,” said Patrick J. Reilly, President of The Cardinal Newman Society. “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 schools that participated in the program this year.”
This year’s Honor Roll schools are diverse: large and small, new and long-established, highly selective and those with open enrollment admissions policies, as well as a variety of 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.
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