Schools honored for excellence in leadership, teaching, curriculum, student achievement, and parental involvement
| FOR RELEASE: May 24, 2002 |
Contact: Dan Langan David Thomas (202) 401-1576 |
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige today named 172 public and private secondary schools selected as the 2001-2002 Blue Ribbon Schools.
This marks the 19th year of the program, which honors excellence in leadership, teaching, curriculum, student achievement, and parental involvement. "In education, like every other enterprise, we must aspire to highlight and reward our successes," Paige said. "These schools strive everyday to be their very best, and exemplify what American education can look like when we work as a team to create the best teaching and learning environments for our students."
The winning schools share several characteristics, including:
A clear vision and shared sense of mission; challenging, uptodate curriculum; policies and practices to ensure a safe campus conducive to learning; evidence of family involvement; and a commitment to help all students achieve high standards.
This year, 145 public schools and 27 private schools in 35 states, and two stateside Department of Defense schools, will be recognized. The schools were nominated by state education agencies, the Department of Defense and the Council for the American Private Education. Each nominating agency has an assigned Blue Ribbon Schools program liaison who provides materials and information to its respective schools during the application process.
Selection of Blue Ribbon Schools is based on an evaluation of written materials from the nominated schools and the reports of experienced principals and administrators who conducted site visits to these schools. Reviewers make recommendations to the secretary of education for final selection.
Schools selected for recognition have each conducted a thorough selfevaluation involving administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community representatives as part of the application process. This process included assessing their strengths and weaknesses and developing strategic plans for the future development of the school.
Criteria for the next cycle of competition for the Blue Ribbon Schools Program will be announced shortly.
Attached is a list of recognized schools:
| U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2001-2002 Blue Ribbon Schools Program Schools Selected for Recognition | ||
| Alabama | ||
| New Market | Buckhorn High School Madison County Mr. Tommy Ledbetter |
(256) 379-2123 |
| Madison | Liberty Middle School Madison City Schools Mrs. Sally Bruer |
(256) 430-0001 |
| Huntsville | Randolph School Mr. Max Edward Krenson |
(256) 881-1701 |
| Arizona | ||
| Tucson | Esperero Canyon Middle School Catalina Foothills School District Mrs. Elizabeth Goettl |
(520) 577-5330 |
| Phoenix | Ingleside Middle School Scottsdale Unified School District #48 Dr. Ruben Lara |
(602) 852-2900 |
| California | ||
| Pleasanton | Amador Valley High School Pleasanton Unified School District Mr. Bill Coupe |
(925) 846-2818 |
| Valencia | Arroyo Seco Junior High School William S. Hart Unified School District Mrs. Jacqulyn Snyder |
(661) 296-0991 |
| San Jose | Bret Harte Middle School San Jose Unified School District Mrs. Elaine Farace |
(408) 535-6270 |
| Diamond Bar | Chaparral Middle School Walnut Valley Unified School District Mrs. Jan Keating |
(909) 861-6227 |
| Moorpark | Chaparral Middle School Moorpark Unified School District Mr. Creig Nicks |
(805) 378-6302 |
| Thousand Oaks | Colina Middle School Conejo Valley Unified School District Mr. Michael Waters |
(805) 495-7429 |
| Portola Valley | Corte Madera School Portola Valley School District Mr. Charles Krause |
(650) 851-1777 |
| Fresno | Edison Computech 7-8 Fresno Unified School District Mrs. Tanis De Ruosi | (559) 457-2640 |
| Glendale | Eleanor J. Toll Middle School Glendale Unified School District Mrs. Hasmik Danielian |
(818) 244-8414 |
| San Diego | Excelsior Academy Dr. Nance Maguire |
(619) 583-6762 |
| Granite Bay | Granite Bay High School Roseville Joint Union High School District Mr. Ronald Severson |
(916) 786-8676 |
| Pleasanton | Harvest Park Middle School Pleasanton Unified School District Mr. James Hansen |
(925) 426-4444 |
| Fremont | Hopkins (William) Junior High School Fremont Unified School District Mr. Tim Reichert |
(510) 656-3500 |
| San Ramon | Iron Horse Middle School San Ramon Valley Unified Mr. Kirby Hoy |
(925) 824-2820 |
| Huntington Beach | Isaac Sowers Middle School Huntington Beach City Schools Dr. Paul Morrow |
(714) 962-7738 |
| Encinitas | La Costa Canyon High School San Dieguito Union High School District Mr. Don Rizzi |
(760) 436-6136 |
| San Francisco | Lowell High School San Francisco Unified School District Mr. Paul Cheng | (415) 759-2747 |
| Oceanside | Madison Middle School Vista Unified School District Mrs. Theresa Ketchem-Grace | (760) 940-0176 |
| Huntington Beach | Marine View Middle School Ocean View School District Mrs. Elizabeth Williams | (714) 846-0624 |
| Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo High School Saddleback Valley Unified School District Mrs. Marilyn McDowell | (949) 837-7722 |
| Los Alamitos | Oak Middle School Los Alamitos Unified School District Mr. Jim Elsasser | (562) 799-4740 |
| Pleasanton | Pleasanton Middle School Pleasanton Unified School District Mr. John Whitney | (925) 426-4390 |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate School Saddleback Valley Unified School District Mr. Dan Graham | (949)459-8256 |
| El Dorado Hills | Rolling Hills Middle School Buckeye Union School District Mrs. Gloria Silva | (916) 933-9290 |
| Lakewood | Saint Joseph High School Archdiocese of Los Angeles Dr. Terri Mendoza | (562) 925-5073 |
| Downey | Saint Matthias High School Archdiocese of Los Angeles Dr. Mark Ryan | (562) 861-2271 |
| Danville | San Ramon Valley High School San Ramon Valley Unified School Mr. David Lorden | (925) 552-5580 |
| Thousand Oaks | Thousand Oaks High School Conejo Valley Unified School District Mrs. Jo-Ann Yoos | (805) 495-7491 |
| Mission Viejo | Trabuco Hills High School Saddleback Valley Unified School District Dr. Ray Gatfield | (949) 768-1934 |
| Carlsbad | Valley Middle School Carlsbad Unified School District Dr. Kim Marshall | (760) 602-6020 |
| Connecticut | ||
| Greenwich | Central Middle School Greenwich Public Schools Dr. N. James Bulger | (203) 661-8500 |
| Norwich | The Norwich Free Academy Dr. Mary Lou Bargnesi | (860) 887-2505 |
| South Windsor | Timothy Edwards Middle School South Windsor Ms. Janice Tirinzonie | (860) 648-5030 |
| Department of Defense Education Agency | ||
| Fort Campbell | Fort Campbell High School Mr. Kenneth Killebrew | (931) 431-5056 |
| Quantico | Quantico Middle/High School Mr. Charlie Winters | (703) 221-3154 |
| Florida | Cooper City | Cooper City High School The School Board of Broward County Mr. James Vanover | (954) 680-7200 |
| Fort Myers | Cypress Lake Middle School School District of Lee County Ms. Jeananne Folaros | (941) 481-1533 |
| Jacksonville | Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Duval County Public Schools Mrs. Jacquelyn Cornelius | (904) 346-5625 |
| Miami | Monsignor Edward Pace High School Archdiocese of Miami Brother Anthony Iazzetti, FMS | (305) 624-8534 |
| Tampa | Woodrow Wilson Middle School School District of Hillsborough County Mrs. Jean Tessein Hamilton | (813) 276-5689 |
| Georgia | ||
| Carrollton | Carrollton Junior High School Carrollton City School System Mrs. Jackie Fillingim | (770) 832-6535 |
| Douglasville | Chapel Hill Middle School Douglas County Mr. William Foster | (770) 920-4230 |
| Evans | Riverside Middle School Columbia County Dr. Sandra Carraway | (706) 868-3712 |
| Illinois | ||
| Lincolnshire | Adlai E. Stevenson High School School District #125 Mr. Dan Galloway | (847) 634-4000 |
| Mundelein | Carmel High School Father Robert Carroll, O. Carm, Ph.D. | (847) 566-3000 |
| Highland | Highland High School Highland Community Schools Unit District #5 Mr. Andrew Carmitchel | (618) 654-7131 |
| Flossmoor | Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School Homewood-Flossmoor Community H.S. District #233 Dr. E. Von Mansfield | (708) 799-3000 |
| Lisle | Kennedy Junior High School Naperville Community Unit School District 203 Mr. Donald Perry | (630) 420-3220 |
| Skokie | Oliver McCracken Middle School Skokie School District 73.5 Dr. Vicki Gunther | (847) 673-1220 |
| Indiana | ||
| Brownsburg | Brownsburg Junior High School Brownsburg Community School Corporation Mr. Richard Doss | (317) 852-3143 |
| Carmel | Carmel Junior High School Carmel Clay Schools Dr. Steve Stephanoff | (317) 846-7331 |
| Indianapolis | Fall Creek Valley Middle School MsD Lawrence Township Mr. Dennis Watts | (317) 823-5490 |
| Floyds Knobs | Floyd Central Junior/Senior High School New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Mr. John Marsh | (812) 923-8811 |
| Mishawaka | Penn High School Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp Mr. Jerry Sollenne | (219) 259-7961 |
| Evansville | Reitz Memorial High School Diocese of Evansville Mr. Gerry Adams | (812) 476-4973 |
| South Bend | Trinity School at Greenlawn Trinity Schools Mr. Thomas Finke | (219) 287-5590 |
| Iowa | ||
| Cedar Rapids | Thomas Jefferson Senior High School Cedar Rapids Community Schools Mr. Robert Tesar | (319) 398-2435 |
| Kansas | ||
| Stilwell | Blue Valley Middle School Blue Valley School District Mrs. Carol White | (913) 681-4150 |
| Shawnee Mission | Mission Valley Middle School Shawnee Mission School District Mrs. Charlotte Sands | (913) 993-0800 |
| Shawnee Mission | Shawnee Mission Northwest High School Unified School District # 512 Dr. William Harrington | (913) 993-7200 |
| Kentucky | Goshen | North Oldham Middle School Oldham County Schools Mr. James Hill | (502) 228-9998 |
| Buckner | Oldham County High School Oldham County Schools Mr. David Weedman | (502) 222-9461 |
| Villa Hills | Villa Madonna Academy Diocese of Covington Mrs. Pamela McQueen | (859) 331-6333 |
| Louisiana | ||
| Mandeville | Mandeville High School St. Tammany Parish School Board Dr. Ronald Styron Jr. | (985) 626-5225 |
| Baton Rouge | St. Joseph's Academy Sister Judith Brun, CSJ | (225) 383-7207 |
| Maine | ||
| Bangor | Bangor High School Bangor School Department Mr. Norris Nickerson | (207) 941-6200 |
| Maryland | ||
| Wheaton | Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Archdiocese of Washington Mr. Patrick Bates | (310) 942-1155 |
| Laurel | Phillips School Phillips Programs Ms. Judy Miller | (301) 470-1620 |
| Rockville | Thomas Spriggs Wootton High School Montgomery County Public Schools Dr. Rebecca Newman | (301) 279-8550 |
| Ijamsville | Windsor Knolls Middle School Frederick County Public Schools Ms. Donna Faith | (240) 236-5000 |
| Michigan | ||
| Rochester Hills | Avondale Middle School Avondale School District Dr. Derrick Fries | (248) 852-2600 |
| Midland | Herbert Henry Dow High School Midland Public Schools Ms. Janice Goodall | (989) 923-5382 |
| Grand Rapids | Northview High School Northview Public Schools Mr. Timothy Wood | (616) 363-4857 |
| Rochester Hills | Philip A. Hart Middle School Rochester Community Schools Mrs. Cherly Tocco | (248) 651-2930 |
| Detroit | Renaissance High School Detroit Public Schools Dr. Irma Hamilton | (313) 494-7212 |
| Minnesota | ||
| Eagan | Eagan High School Independent School District #196 Dr. Thomas Wilson | (651) 683-6900 |
| Mississippi | ||
| Ocean Springs | Ocean Springs Middle School Ocean Springs School District Mr. Greg Denyer | (228) 872-6210 |
| Missouri | ||
| Columbia | Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School Columbia Public Schools Dr. Debra Corkery | (573) 886-4900 |
| Wildwood | Lafayette High School Rockwood School District Dr. Dan Edwards | (636) 458-7200 |
| Blue Springs | Moreland Ridge Middle School Blue Springs School District Dr. Nancy Stonner | (816) 224-1800 |
| St. Louis | Robert H. Sperreng Middle School Lindberg School District Dr. Robert Ayres | (314) 729-2420 |
| Glencoe | Rockwood Valley Middle School Rockwood School District Mrs. Laura Finucane | (636) 458-7324 |
| St. Louis | Ursuline Academy-St. Louis Dr. Patricia Hensley | (314) 966-4556 |
| Montana | ||
| Corvallis | Corvallis Middle School Corvallis School District #1 Dr. Tom Miller | (406) 961-3007 |
| Nebraska | ||
| Omaha | Millard West High School Millard Public Schools Dr. Richard Kolowski | (402) 894-6000 |
| Omaha | Peter Kiewit Middle School Millard Public Schools Mr. Phillip Koch | (402) 691-1470 |
| Nevada | ||
| Las Vegas | Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing & Visual Arts Clark County School District Mr. Robert Gerye | (702) 799-7800 |
| New Jersey | ||
| Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill High School East Cherry Hill School District Mr. James Gallagher | (856) 424-2222 |
| Jackson | Christa McAuliffe Middle School Jackson Township Mr. Terrence Kenney | (732) 833-4701 |
| Rumson | Forrestdale School Rumson School District Ms. Nancy Guthrie | (732) 842-0383 |
| Hackettstown | Hackettstown Middle School Hackettstown School District Mrs. Linda Nick | (908) 852-8554 |
| Flemington | Hunterdon Central Regional High School Ms. Lisa Brady | (908) 284-7155 |
| Neptune | Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science Monmouth County Vocational Schools Mr. Timothy McCorkell | (732) 775-0058 |
| Annandale | North Hunterdon High School North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District Mr. Michael Hughes | (908) 713-4110 |
| New York | ||
| Clarence | Clarence High School Clarence Central School District Mr. Joseph Gentile | (716) 759-8311 |
| Hastings-on-Hudson | Hastings High School Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District Dr. Thomas Fazio | (914) 478-6252 |
| Bronx | Hostos Lincoln Academy of Science Adult Alternative and Continuing Education Dr. Michele Cataldi | (718) 518-4333 |
| New Rochelle | Iona Preparatory School Mr. Anthony Baxter | (914) 632-0714 |
| Liverpool | Soule Road Middle School Liverpool Central School District Mr. Robert Sheitz | (315) 453-1283 |
| New York | The Domincan Academy of the City of New York Sister Martha Kunesh | (212) 744-0195 |
| New Rochelle | The Ursuline School of New Rochelle Sister Jean Baptiste Nicholson, OSU | (914) 636-3950 |
| North Carolina | ||
| Asheville | A.C. Reynolds High School Buncombe County Schools Dr. Tony Baldwin | (828) 298-2500 |
| Cary | Cary High School Wake County Public Schools Mr. David Coley | (919) 460-3549 |
| Ohio | ||
| Pepper Pike | Ballard Brady Middle School Orange City School District Mr. Stephen Hegner | (216) 831-8600 |
| Beachwood | Beachwood High School Beachwood City School District Mrs. Ruth Friedman | (216) 831-2080 |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy High School Dr. Joan Miracle | (513) 247-0900 |
| Liberty Township | Liberty Junior School Lakota Local School District Mr. Ronald Spurlock | (513) 777-4420 |
| Cincinnati | Mariemont High School Mariemont City Schools Mr. Thomas Crosby | (513) 272-7600 |
| Cincinnati | Mother of Mercy High School Archdiocese of Cincinnati Sister Nancy Merkle, RSM | (513) 661-2740 |
| New Albany | New Albany High School Plain Local Schools Mr. Scott Stewart | (614) 855-7331 |
| New Albany | New Albany Middle School Plain Local Schools Mrs. Madeline Partlow | (614) 855-2030 |
| Toledo | Notre Dame Academy Diocese of Toledo Sister Mary Carol Gregory, SND | (419) 475-9359 |
| Toledo | Ottawa Hills Junior/Senior High School Ottawa Hills Local School District Mr. James Yockey | (419) 536-4647 |
| Cincinnati | Saint Ursula Academy Mrs. Frances Reardon Romweber | (513) 961-3410 |
| Columbus | St. Francis DeSales High School Diocese of Columbus Mr. Patrick Rossetti | (614) 267-7808 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | Walsh Jesuit High School Mr. H. James Schulz(330) | (303) 929-4205 |
| Mason | William Mason High School Mason City School District Mrs. Amy Spicher | (513) 398-5025 |
| Oklahoma | ||
| Edmond | Central Middle School Edmond Public Schools Mrs. Tara Fair | (405) 340-2890 |
| Edmond | Edmond Memorial High School Edmond Public Schools Mr. Bob Morrison | (405) 340-2850 |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Abington | Abington Junior High School Abington School District Mr. Cornelius McCarthy Jr. | (215) 884-4700 |
| Bala Cynwyd | Bala Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District Dr. Patricia Haupt | (610) 664-4500 |
| Doylestown | Central Bucks High School - East Central Bucks School District Dr. A. Joseph Jennelle | (215) 794-7481 |
| Chambersburg | Chambersburg Area Middle School Chambersburg Area School District Mr. Barry Purvis | (717) 261-3385 |
| Pittsburgh | Fort Couch Middle School Upper St. Clair School District Dr. Timothy Steinhauer | (412) 833-1600 |
| Hershey | Hershey Middle School Derry Township School District Mr. Kevin Fillgrove | (717) 531-2222 |
| Doylestown | Holicong Middle School Central Bucks School District Mrs. Nancy Silvious | (215) 794-7434 |
| Lewisburg | Lewisburg Area Middle School Lewisburg Area School District Mr. Floyd Walters | (570) 523-3220 |
| Langhorne | Maple Point Middle School Neshaminy School District Mr. Raymond Kelly | (215) 752-6900 |
| Kintnersville | Palisades High School Palisades School District Mr. David Piperato | (610) 847-5131 |
| Sewickley | Quaker Valley Middle School Quaker Valley School District Dr. Deborah Deakin Nickel | (412) 749-5079 |
| Wallingford | Strath Haven High School Wallingford-Swarthmore School District Mr. Albert Bichner | (610) 892-3400 |
| King of Prussia | Upper Merion Area High School Upper Merion Area School District Mr. Donald Sisson | (610) 337-6032 |
| King of Prussia | Upper Merion Area Middle School Upper Merion Area School District Mr. John Adiletto | (610) 337-6053 |
| Rhode Island | ||
| Barrington | Barrington High School Barrington Public Schools Mr. John Gray | (401) 247-3150 |
| Riverside | St. Mary Academy, Bay View Diocese of Providence Ms. Colleen Gribbin | (401) 434-0113 |
| South Carolina | ||
| Myrtle Beach | Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology Horry County Schools District Mr. Joe Dowling | (843) 839-1412 |
| Tennessee | ||
| Nashville | Davidson Academy Dr. Jean Litterer | (615) 860-5329 |
| Texas | ||
| Allen | Allen High School Allen Independent School District Mr. Bob Caudle | (972) 727-0400 |
| Bandera | Bandera High School Bandera Independent School District Mr. Michael Nesbit | (830) 796-6254 |
| Blanco | Blanco Middle School Blanco Independent School District Dr. Jon Ford | (830) 833-5570 |
| Round Rock | C.D. Fulkes Middle School Round Rock Independent School District Mr. Terrence Eaton | (512) 428-3100 |
| Houston | Carlos Watkins Middle School Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Ms. Diana Lewis | (281) 463-5850 |
| Plano | Clark High School Plano Independent School District Mrs. Karen McDonald | (469) 752-7510 |
| Colleyville | Colleyville Heritage High School Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District Dr. Marlin Stanberry | (817) 358-4700 |
| Coppell | Coppell High School Coppell Independent School District Mr. Jimmy Spann | (972) 471-2002 |
| Decatur | Decatur High School Decatur Independent School District Mrs. Melinda Reeves | (940) 627-2155 |
| Dripping Springs | Dripping Springs Middle School Dripping Springs Independent School District Mr. Tyler Dameron | (512) 858-4902 |
| Freeport | Freeport Intermediate School Brazosport Independent School District Mrs. Clara Sale-Davis | (979) 233-7285 |
| Dallas | George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Academy Dallas Independent School District Ms. Vivian Taylor | (972) 794-8400 |
| San Antonio | Incarnate Word High School University of the Incarnate Word Mr. Andrew Noga | (210) 829-3100 |
| San Antonio | Kingsborough Middle School Harlandale Independent School District Mr. David Stelmazewski | (210) 921-4428 |
| Wichita Falls | Kirby Jr High Math-Science-Technology Magnet Wichita Falls Independent School District Mrs. Dianne Taylor | (940) 716-2900 |
| Houston | Klein Forest High School Klein Independent School District Mr. L Spencer | (281) 586-4550 |
| Dallas | Lake Highlands High School Richardson Independent School District Dr. Bob Iden | (469) 593-1000 |
| Austin | Lamar Middle Schooll Austin Independent School Districtl Ms. Patricia Lyle | (512) 414-3217 |
| Missouri City | Lawrence E. Elkins High School Fort Bend Independent School District Mrs. Sharon McGlaun | (281) 634-2600 |
| Irving | MacArthur High School Irving Independent School District Mrs. Tracie Fraley | (972) 261-2100 |
| Justin | Northwest High School Northwest Independent School District Mr. Jim Chadwell | (817) 215-0200 |
| El Paso | Ranchland Hills Middle School Ysleta Independent School District Ms. Maria Greenup | (915) 434-2300 |
| Universal City | Randolph Middle School Randolph Field Independent School District Mr. Bruce Cannon | (210) 357-2400 |
| Katy | Rodger and Ellen Beck Junior High School Katy Independent School District Dr. Linda Menius | (281) 647-3300 |
| Pasadena | V.W. Miller Intermediate School Pasadena Independent School District Ms. Darla Massey | (713) 948-4200 |
| Virginia | ||
| Arlington | Yorktown High School Arlington Public Schools Dr. Raymond Pasi | (703) 228-5400 |
| Washington | ||
| Seattle | Holy Names Academy Archdiocese of Seattle Mrs. Elizabeth Swift | (206) 323-4272 |
| Bellevue | Odle Middle School Bellevue School District Dr. Kenneth Lyon | (425) 456-6600 |
| West Virginia | ||
| Wheeling | Sherrard Junior High School Marshall County Schools Mr. James Asplund | (304) 233-3331 |
| Wisconsin | ||
| Wales |
Kettle Moraine High School Kettle Moraine School District Dr. Betty Womack and Mrs. Mary Schwartz |
(262) 968-6200 |
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