As we begin to say goodbye to another school year, we also start our farewells to our graduating 8th grade class. For many, June 3rd will cap the end of a tremendous 10 year journey through CKS. Before they leave CKS, I thought you'd like to see where the CKS Class of 2016 will go -- by the numbers as of today:
14 Academy of the Holy Names
1 Clearwater Central Catholic
23 Jesuit High School
18 Plant High School
1 Berkeley Prep
1 Robinson IB
1 Out of State
Beyond these numbers are some impressive students:
2 young women -- Kennedy Wilson and Julianne Hahn received scholarships from the Academy of the Holy Names for academic excellence and outstanding leadership.
4 young men -- Bennett Andersen, Christopher Browy, Spencer Farfante and Christopher Hill received Ignatian Scholarships from Jesuit High School for scoring in the top 5% of the applicants taking the entrance exam.
- As a follow up, these boys were encouraged, along with other Ignatian scholars, to write an essay for the top scholarship; this award was received by Christopher Browy.
3 of our students -- Brennen Gil, Christopher Hill and Parker Maddox were awarded Pope Francis Merit Scholarships from Tampa Catholic for scoring in the top 2% of the entrance exam.
5 of our students -- Bennett Andersen, Chris Browy, Brennen Gil, Parker Maddox and Brooke Rodriguez were accepted into Robinson's International Baccalaureate High School.
Many of these students had great options to continue their education and some are still making final decisions. I am glad CKS could provide them that opportunity.
In addition here are some other numbers about our 8th graders:
24 boys and 27 girls participated in extra-curricular athletics
2000 hours of service with 20+ different organizations
318,600 Hail Mary's over the course of the year!
It is hard to dispute the numbers and quite obvious the CKS Class of 2016 has grown in the love of Christ, the joy of Knowledge, and the spirit of Service.
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