WASHINGTON — The mission and foundation of Catholic education are directly related to evangelization, said the head of the National Catholic Educational Association.
A mission has been accomplished — all four diocesan high schools have a program allowing students with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to receive a Catholic education.
Students at the five diocesan high schools have been named AP scholars, as well as National Merit semifinalists. The National Merit Scholarship competition begins with the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, taken in the fall of junior year. Of the approximately 1.6 million entrants, only 15,000 become finalists.
Students from the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade classes of St. Andrew the Apostle School in Clifton recently visited Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington for a field trip. Student government officers participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and students watched the changing of the guard.
Eighth-graders from Blessed Sacrament School in Alexandria participated in an hour-long run/walk around the school parking lot in early October to honor Leslie George, a former student who died as a result of anorexia and bulimia.
Ireton cheerleaders promote acceptance and inclusion of those with Down syndrome.
Students from each high school attend the Bethany retreat.
The Bishop Ireton girls’ varsity cross country team won its first Virginia State Catholic championship in 19 years.
You might say that engineering students from Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington have their sights set on space.
New changes to the tax law allow 529 plans to be used for private school education.
