Local School Honored for Enrollment Increase by the Healey Education Foundation
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Oct. 20, 2015) – Bethlehem Catholic High School (2133 Madison Avenue) has accepted a School Advancement Grant for Excellence (SAGE) of $5,000 from the Healey Education Foundation. The grant was awarded for highest percentage growth in enrollment for a high school as part of the foundation’s Catholic School Development Program, which invests in the sustainability and growth of Catholic schools.
The Healey Education Foundation recognizes and incentivizes outstanding work by honoring the highest performing schools across several dioceses that advance their schools’ missions through achievement in enrollment management and fundraising.
“We are humbled to accept this award; it is an achievement that could not have been realized without the hard work of the entire BecaHi community,” said Joseph Henrich, Bethlehem Catholic’s Director of Admissions. “Enrollment increases are challenging during difficult economic times, but we have placed an emphasis on and attracting the type of students that we believe will thrive and excel in the demanding educational environment that BecaHi offers.”
The SAGE Grant was officially presented to Bethlehem Catholic representatives at an award ceremony on October 8, 2015 at the Union League in Philadelphia. This is the third year that that Bethlehem Catholic has been a member school within the Healey Education Foundation, and is their first time winning a SAGE award.
Bethlehem Catholic is a private, co-educational community in the Diocese of Allentown offering unparalleled education and real-world preparedness. The curriculum is designed to challenge students to reach their full potential in a stable academic community and prepare them for a bright future. Students are encouraged to explore their passions outside the classroom and are offered a wide range of exciting activities, including the arts; service organizations; science fairs and competitions; competitive clubs; and world language clubs. Athletics are an integral part of the Bethlehem Catholic experience, as participation teaches leadership, teamwork, sportsmanship and discipline.
Bringing together students from various academic, social, cultural and economic backgrounds, Bethlehem Catholic offers a truly diverse student body. Students of all religious beliefs and affiliations are welcome.
The Bethlehem Catholic community functions in an environment of love, support and appreciation for diversity that reflects Catholic principles. This philosophy provides students the opportunity to develop spiritually, socially, physically, emotionally and intellectually.
About the Healey Education Foundation’s Catholic School Development Program
As the signature initiative of the Healey Education Foundation (Healey), the Catholic School Development Program (CSDP) invests in the sustainability and growth of Catholic schools. The program aims to Help Schools Help Themselves through a dynamic business model that equips them to achieve their own long-term success.
CSDP creates strategic partnerships that empower Catholic schools successfully deliver better enrollment, stronger fundraising, and more effective governance. The Healey Education Foundation is an operational foundation providing seed grants and a staff of experts delivering consulting services to diocesan leadership and individual schools. The foundation’s unique top-down, bottom-up approach to advancement focuses on board governance, enrollment management, development, constituent relations, and communications.
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