Carmel Catholic High School
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Carmel Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic high school in Mundelein, Illinois, USA.
The school is jointly sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Order of Carmelites. Initially, separate schools were established for boys 91962) and girls (1963), which were combined in 1988.[1]
[edit] Awards and recognition
During the 1984-85, 1994-96, 2001-02 and 2007-08 school years, Carmel Catholic High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education[2], the highest award an American school can receive.[3][4]
As of 2007, the school was one of only five schools nationwide to be honored as a Blue Ribbon School on four separate occasions.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ History of CCHS, Carmel Catholic High School. Accessed November 1, 2007.
- ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2007 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed November 1, 2007.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ Berger, Susan. "School gets 4th Blue Ribbon: Carmel Catholic is only one in state honored this year", Chicago Tribune, October 10, 2007. Accessed November 1, 2007. "Carmel also received the Blue Ribbon Award in 1985, 1996 and 2002. Only four other high schools nationwide have won the award four times."
