Alumni Educators’ High Schools Named Best in Nation for 2014

The Cardinal Newman Society has issued its 2014 Catholic Education Honor Roll, recognizing 71 Schools of Excellence “marked by the integration of Catholic identity throughout all aspects of their programs and excellence in academics.” To make the list, the Society explains, schools must have “an institutional commitment to providing a truly integrated and faithful Catholic education across all disciplines and in all areas of student activities.”

Notably, four of the just 71 schools honored on this year’s list — less than 5 percent of the Catholic high schools in the United States — are headed by Thomas Aquinas College alumni:

• Marguerite (Ford ’79) Grimm is the headmaster of Saint Monica Academy in Pasadena, California.
• Luke Macik (’87) is headmaster of The Lyceum in South Euclid, Ohio
• Rev. Mark Moriarty (’95) is the superintendent of St. Agnes School in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the pastor of the parish.
• Michael Van Hecke (’86) is the headmaster of Saint Augustine Academy in Ventura, California.

“The Honor Roll schools are a reminder that Catholic education is getting better every day—not only academically, but in the renewal of Catholic identity,” says Cardinal Newman Society President Patrick J. Reilly. “We are delighted to see the increased level of competition among the schools that participated in the program this year.”

Congratulations to Mrs. Grimm, Mr. Macik, Fr. Moriarty, and Mr. Van Hecke!