Former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige has stated that schools singled out for national honors will now reflect the goals of our nation's new education reforms for high standards and accountability.

The No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private K-12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement.

"In keeping with the principles of No Child Left Behind Act, we will reward schools assessed on student achievement results, not process," Paige said. "Schools chosen for the Blue Ribbon will be ones that are meeting our mission to ensure every child learns and no child is left behind." Blue Ribbon recipients will be national models of excellence that others can learn from.

Of the 52 Private Blue Ribbon Schools recognized this year, 41 of the 49 elementary schools and 2 of the 3 high school were Catholic schools.  Congratulations to all schools who were honored.

Complete list of all Awardees in All Years

The list of this years honorees:

2007-08 Catholic Elementary Schools (by state)

Serra Catholic School Mrs. Angeline Trudell, Principal 23652 Antonio Parkway Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 Ph: (949) 888-1990 Fax: (949) 635-1921 E-mail: atrudell@serraschool.org Web: www.serraschool.org	St. Stephen the Martyr School Dr. David Peters, Principal 16701 S Street Omaha, NE 68135-2309 Ph: (402) 896-0754 E-mail: d.peters@stephen.org Web: www.stephen.org/school
St. Nicholas Catholic School Mr. Matt Komar, Principal 12816 South El Monte Avenue Los Altos Hills, CA 94022-4607 Ph: (650) 941-4056 E-mail: MattKomar@StNicholasLAH.com Web: www.stnicholash.com	St. Bernadette School Sr. Joan DiRienzo, Principal 1313-83rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11228-3009 Ph: (718) 236-1560 E-mail: stbernadette83@yahoo.com Web: www.stbernadetteschool.org
St. Mary School Sr. Anne McCarthy, Principal 24 Dodgingtown Road Bethel, CT 06801-2241 Ph: (203) 744-2922 E-mail: srmccarthy@diobpt.org Web: www.stmarybethelct.org	Bishop Leibold School Mr. Paul Beyerle, Principal 6666 Springboro Pike Dayton, OH 45449-3414 Ph: (937) 434-9343 E-mail: pbeyerle@bishopleiboldschool.com Web: www.bishopleiboldschool.com
Incarnation Catholic School Sr. Monica Fraser, Principal 2911 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota, FL 34239-7118 Ph: (941) 924-8588 E-mail: monicafras@incarnationschool.edu Web: www.incarnationschool.edu	Cardinal Pacelli Mrs. Kim Roy, Principal 927 Ellison Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45226-1287 Ph: (513) 321-1048 E-mail: roy_k@cardinalpacelli.org Web: www.cardinalpacelli.org
Sacred Heart Catholic School Mrs. Lynn Abboud, Principal 1003 Turnbull Street New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168-6229 Ph: (386) 428-4732 E-mail: labboud@sacredheartcatholic.com Web: www.sacredheartcatholic.com	St. Brigid of Kildare School Ms. Kathleen O'Reilly, Principal 7175 Avery Road Dublin, OH 43017-2702 Ph: (614) 718-5825 E-mail: koreilly@cdeducation.org Web: www.stbrigidofkildare.com
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School Mrs. Mary Iannucilli, Principal Judy Schutter (Former Principal) 9250 West 167th Street Orland Hills, IL 60487-5934 Ph: (708) 403-6525 E-mail:miannucilli@cardinaljbschool.com Web: www.cardinaljbschool.com	St. Dominic School Mr. Aloysius Grote, Principal 371 Pedretti Road Cincinnati, OH 45238-5846 Ph: (513) 251-1276 E-mail: agrote@stdominic-k-8.org Web: www.stdominicdelhi.org
Pope John XXIII School Ms. Rosalie Musiala, Principal 1120 West Washington Evanston, IL 60202-1620 Ph: (847) 475-5678 E-mail: rosalie.musiala@popejohn23.org Web: www.popejohn23.org	St. Hilary School Dr. Patricia Nugent, Principal 645 Moorfield Road Fairlawn, OH 44333-4243 Ph: (330) 867-8720 E-mail: pnugent@st-hilary.org Web: www.st-hilaryschool.org
Queen of All Saints School Ms. Stephanie Di Prima, Principal 6320 North Lemont Avenue Chicago, IL 60646-4910 Ph: (773) 736-0567 E-mail: lynn.daly@qasparish.org Web: www.qasparish.org/school	St. Ignatius Loyola School Mr. Timothy  Reilly, Principal 5222 North Bend Road Cincinnati, OH 45247-8004 Ph: (513) 389-3242 E-mail: saintignatiusschool@yahoo.com Web: www.sainti.org
St. James School Mrs. Judith Pappas, Principal 821 North Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, IL 60004-5698 Ph: (847) 255-6746 E-mail: jpappas@stjamesschoolah.org Web: www.stjamesschoolah.org	Sts. Joseph and John Interparochial School Mrs. Darlene Thomas, Principal 12580 Pearl Road Strongsville, OH 44136-3417 Ph: (440) 238-4877 E-mail: dthomas@sjjschool.org Web: www.sjjschool.org
St. Mary School Mr. Gary Campione, Principal 50 North Buffalo Grove Road Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-1702 Ph: (847) 459-6270 E-mail: garycampione@hotmail.com Web: stmarybg.org	St. Aloysius Academy Sr. Carolyn  Dimick, Principal 401 South Bryn Mawr Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2299 Ph: (610) 525-1670 E-mail: scmdimick@staloysiusacademy.org Web: www.staloysiusacademy.org
Christ the King School Mr. Stephen Hoffman, Principal 52473 State Route 933N South Bend, IN 46637-3898 Ph: (574) 272-3922 E-mail: shoffman@christthekingonline.org Web: www.christthekingonline.org	St. John the Evangelist School Sr. Joan Irene Klukaszewski, Principal 728 Big Oak Road Morrisville, PA 19067-4728 Ph: (215) 295-8201 E-mail: sjeprincipal@yahoo.com Web: www.stjohnpa.org
St. Casimir School Mr. Daniel McCabe, Principal 4329 Cameron Avenue Hammond, IN 46327-1358 Ph: (219) 932-2686 E-mail: rocky011953@yahoo.com Web: saintcasimirschool.org	St. John Neumann Catholic School Mrs. Barbara Cole, Principal 721 Polo Road Columbia, SC 29223-4404 Ph: (803) 788-1367 E-mail: bcole@sjncatholic.com Web: www.sjncatholic.com
Holy Trinity Catholic School Mrs. Audra Meyer, Principal 2922 Beaver Avenue Des Moines, IA 50310-4095 Ph: (515) 255-3162 E-mail: holytrinity@htschool.org Web: www.htschool.org	John Paul II Catholic School Mrs. Sarah Hengst, Principal 1400 Parkway Plaza Drive Houston, TX 77077-1503 Ph: (281) 496-1500 E-mail: hengst@jp2.org Web: www.jp2.org
Our Lady of Lourdes Mrs. Laura Glaser, Principal 510 Breckenridge Lane Louisville, KY 40207-3833 Ph: (502) 895-5122 E-mail: laurag@ourlourdes.org Web: www.ourlourdes.org	Mary Immaculate Catholic School Mrs. Nancy Russell, Principal 14032 Dennis Lane Farmers Branch, TX 75234-3535 Ph: (972) 243-7105 E-mail: nrussell@mischool.org Web: www.mischool.org
Little Flower School Sr. Rosemaron Rynn, IHM, Principal 5601 Massachusetts Avenue Bethesda, MD 20816-1930 Ph: (301) 320-3273 E-mail: lfbeth@erols.com Web: www.littleflowerschool.org	Our Lady of Victory School Sr. Leonita Barron, Principal 1311 East Mesquite Lane Victoria, TX 77901-3427 Ph: (361) 575-5391 Fax: (361) 757-3473 E-mail: office@ourladyvictory.org Web: www.ourladyvictory.org
St. John the Evangelist School Sr. Linda Larsen, SSJ, Principal 669 Ritchie Highway Severna Park, MD 21146-3920 Ph: (410) 647-2283 E-mail: llarsen@stjohnsp.org Web: www.stjohnsp.org	St. John the Apostle Catholic School Dr. Cynthia Cummins, Principal 7421 Glenview Drive North Richland Hills, TX 76180-8325 Ph: (817) 284-2228 E-mail: ccummins@stjs.org Web: www.stjs.org
Holy Name Catholic School Mrs. Mary Ann Grady, Principal 680 Harmon Street Birmingham, MI 48009-1328 Ph: (248) 644-2722 E-mail: grady@hnchurch.org Web: www.hnchurch.org	Blessed Sacrament School Mrs. Valerie Garcia, Principal 1417 West Braddock Road Alexandria, VA 22302-2799 Ph: (703) 998-4170 E-mail: vgarcia@blessedsacramentcc.org Web: www.blessedsacramentcc.org/school
Holy Name of Jesus School Mr. Randy Vetsch, Principal 155 County Road 24 Wayzata, MN 55391-9614 Ph: (763) 473-3675 E-mail: rvetsch@hnoj.org Web: www.hnoj.org/school	Holy Spirit School Mrs. Sarah Schmitt, Principal 8800 Braddock Road Annandale, VA 22003-4150 Ph: (703) 978-7117 E-mail: sschmitt@holyspiritchurch.us Web: www.HolySpiritChurch.us
St. Peter Catholic School Mrs. Tammi Rohman, Principal 201 First Capitol Drive St. Charles, MO 63301-3431 Ph: (636) 947-9669 E-mail: trohman@yahoo.com Web: www.saintpeterchurchandschool.org	St. John Academy Mr. Peter Schultz, Principal 6422 Linway Terrace McLean, VA 22101-4110 Ph: (703) 356-7554 E-mail: pschultz@stjohncatholicmclean.org Web: www.stjohnacademy.org
St. Margaret Mary School Mrs. Margaret Grennan, Principal 123 North 61st Street Omaha, NE 68132-2111 Ph: (402) 551-6663 E-mail: pgrennan@smmomaha.org Web: www.smmomaha.org	School of the Nativity Ms. Maria Kelly, Principal 6398 Nativity Lane Burke, VA 22015-4064 Ph: (703) 455-2300 E-mail: mkelly@nativityschool.org Web: www.nativityschool.org
	St. Stanislaus/St. Stephen Schools Mr. Gregg Hansel, Principal 1335 Clark Street Stevens Point, WI 54481-2904 Ph: (715) 344-3751 E-mail: ghansel@spacs.k12.wi.us Web: www.spacs.k12.wi.us

NCEA • 1077 30th Street, NW • Suite 100 • Washington, DC • 20007-3852 • (800) 711-6232 • (202) 333-6706 FAX

© 2009 NCEA