For Immediate Release
June 14, 2012
For more information, call:
Cecelia Price, 502/585-329
The 1,468 seniors who graduated from the 9 Catholic secondary schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville received a record $114.1 million in scholarships to colleges, universities, vocational, or business schools. This figure does not include grants or Kentucky Educational Excellence (KEES) scholarship money; these seniors received nearly $6 million in KEES grants. Scholarships were given to 868 students or 59% of the graduating class for a total of 2,862 scholarships. Ninety-seven percent of these seniors will continue their education at college, universities, vocational, or business schools.
The class included 18 National Merit Semi-Finalists; 36 National Merit Commended Students, 57 Governor’s Scholars, and 5 Governor’s School for the Arts participants. Ten students received National Merit Special Scholarships, and 1 student received a National Merit Achievement Scholarship.
These seniors also amassed more than 72,000 hours of community service during the 2011-2012 school year.
Eight of the 9 schools (Assumption High School, St. Francis DeSales High School, Holy Cross High School, Mercy Academy, Presentation Academy, Sacred Heart Academy, Trinity High School, and St. Xavier High School) are located in Jefferson County; 1 school (Bethlehem High School) is located in Bardstown, Kentucky.
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