Holy Cross School Earns Blue Ribbon

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RUMSON – Holy Cross School, a pre-K through 8th grade Catholic school, has been named a 2015 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Holy Cross, which accommodates about 500 students, is among just 50 private schools recognized this year for the honor nationwide, and only six across New Jersey.
“This honor recognizes your students’ accomplishments and the hard work and dedication that went into their success,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in a congratulatory address to schools selected for the coveted honor. “Your journey has taught you collaboration, intentional instruction, and strong relationships in school and with your community. You represent excellence – in vision, in implementation, and in results – and we want to learn as much as we can from you.”
According to the Department of Education, the schools honored this year were selected either because their test scores in reading and math placed them among the top-performing schools in the nation or state, or because they made notable improvements in closing achievement gaps. Each state’s commissioner of education nominates public schools, and the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) nominates private schools.
In her letter informing Bishop David

  1. O’Connell, C.M., and others, JoAnn Tier, diocesan moderator for the Office of Catholic Education and Superintendent of Catholic Schools, wrote, “We share in the joy and pride experienced by their pastors, Father Michael Manning and Father Damian McElroy, and principals, Mr. Bill Belluzzi and Dr. Frank McAneny, their faculty and staff,” she said.

St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, received the designation in 2012.
All 2015 winning schools will be honored at a ceremony Nov. 9-10 in Washington.