Diocese of Providence | Catholic Schools of Rhode Island : Awards

Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence
In 1982, the U.S. Department of Education established the "Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" award for schools that meet the highest standards of educational quality. In Rhode Island, 23 schools have received this honor since 1983. Eight of these schools (one-third of those schools honored) are Catholic schools — and two of them have received the award twice! These schools are: St. Luke School Barrington St. Rocco School Johnston Mercymount Country Day School Cumberland St. Philomena School Portsmouth LaSalle Academy Providence Bishop Hendricken High School Warwick Mount St. Charles Academy Woonsocket (1993/2000) St. Mary Academy - Bay View East Providence (1991/2001)
NCEA "Distinguished Principals" Since 1996
Since 1996, five R.I. Catholic elementary school principals have received the annual "Distinguished Principal" award for the New England region from the National Catholic Educational Association. The 1996 recipient, Sr. Mary Carol Gentile, ASCJ, former principal of St. Rocco School went on to be named one of 12 national "Outstanding Principals of the Year" by the U.S. Department of Education. Other recipients include: 1998 Sr. Kathleen Farley, RSM Principal of St. Peter School, Warwick, retired 1999 Lillian McIntyre Principal of St. Philip School, Smithfield 2000 Patricia Wolfert Principal of St. Thomas Regional School, Providence, retired 2001 Sr. Martha Mulligan, RSM Principal of Mercymount Country Day School, Cumberland

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