37 Senior Neumann Scholars from the Class of 2016 to be Honored During a Celebration of Excellence

These 37 Neumann Scholars have attended Archdiocesan high schools for the last four years on scholarships awarded by the Connelly Foundation

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office of Catholic Education (OCE) is proud to announce that 37 graduating seniors will be recognized by the Connelly Foundation at a Celebration of Excellence to include a Eucharistic service and a celebratory luncheon at Saint Joseph’s University.

Sunday, April 24, 2016
11:00 a.m. (Eucharistic Service)
Saint Joseph’s University
Chapel of St. Joseph
City Avenue and Cardinal Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131

Sister Maureen McDermott, I.H.M., Ph.D., Superintendent of Secondary Schools said, “The Neumann Scholars in the graduating Class of 2016 have very bright futures ahead of them in college and beyond. We in the Office of Catholic Education along with their parents, teachers, administrators, and loved ones are immensely proud of their accomplishments to date. We also express our continued gratitude to the Connelly Foundation for its tireless commitment to the students of our Archdiocese and belief in the gift of a Catholic Education. As with all of our graduates, we offer prayerful best wishes to the members of the Class of 2016 in all of their future endeavors.”

On Sunday, April 24^th, in addition to honoring the Class of 2016 Neumann Scholars, at 3:00 p.m. the Connelly Foundation will hold the installation Mass for the 37 Class of 2020 Neumann Scholars in the Chapel of St. Joseph at Saint Joseph’s University. Most Reverend Michael J. Fitzgerald, Auxiliary Bishop who oversees Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, will preside over the Installation.

The Connelly Foundation Neumann Scholars Program was launched in 1994. This scholarship program identifies academically talented eighth grade students through an independently administered competitive examination and provides four year scholarships to attend any of the 17 high schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Each year approximately 35 scholarships are awarded. The distribution of the scholarships is determined by the number of students who sit for the Neumann Scholarship Test in each county.

Connelly Foundation is proud to highlight accomplishments of the 37 Neumann Scholars of the Class of 2016:

These Neumann Scholars rank within the top 3% of students in the Archdiocesan high schools
Five rank number one in their respective high school classes
SAT Critical Reading and Math scores average 1447 with a high score of 1600
Two students are National Merit Finalists and ten students are National Merit Commended Scholars

These graduates have been accepted to prestigious colleges and universities including the following institutions:

Baylor University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Boston College Saint Joseph’s University

Bryn Mawr College Swarthmore College

Bucknell University Temple University

Case Western Reserve University U.S. Military Academy – West Point

Drexel University University of Notre Dame

Fordham University University of Pennsylvania

LaSalle University University of Pittsburgh

Lehigh University University of Virginia

Penn State University – Schreyer Honors College Villanova University

CLASS OF 2016 NEUMANN SCHOLARS