President's Message

Dear Friends of Catholic High,

Our 2020-2021 Green & Gold Fund Campaign, Empowering Women ~ Transforming the World, ended successfully on June 30, 2021. Although this was a year of unknowns and challenges, our Catholic High community persevered by learning new skills and routines and by constructing different approaches for staying connected. Our relationships remained strong as we creatively linked with our donors, alumnae, staff, parents, students, and members of the Board of Trustees, amazing me at the sincere commitment and love that our community and friends have for Catholic High.

I am proud of our alumnae and the significant differences they are making in our society. I watch them grow using their education, resilience, insight and vision to empower them through adversity — women readied to transform the world for the better!

Our Visual & Performing Arts, Law and Leadership in the Franciscan Tradition, Biomedical, Archangel, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Programs continue to attract innovative and visionary minds. These programs prepare our students to gain acceptance into top universities with significant scholarships and awards.

This year, 67 seniors from the Class of 2021 were awarded over $12,000,000 in scholarships, grants, and awards, and accepted into colleges and universities such as Rochester Institute of Technology, Temple University, Virginia Tech, Howard University, Seton Hall University and many more.

In addition to being proud of our graduates' academic achievements, I am pleased to present this Annual Report acknowledging our many benefactors. Once again, our Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff achieved 100% participation in giving to our annual Green & Gold Fund. In addition, our Reunion Class Giving Program, Alumnae Awards recipients, and special events are highlighted in this report.

Your continued support and confidence in the only high school sponsored by the Sisters of Saint Francis of Philadelphia since 1939 means a great deal to me and to everyone in the Catholic High community. It is only through the generosity of our committed donors that we continue to persevere — educating future generations of young women in the Franciscan tradition.

Lux Tua Luceat,

Barbara D. Nazelrod, Ph.D. ’68 President