Twenty-three members of the Sacred Heart Academy class of 2017 have earned the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma awarded by the International Baccalaureate Organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
According to a news release from the school, students earn an IB diploma by completing a rigorous curriculum of IB courses over two years, passing 25 hours of international exams, completing a minimum of 150 hours of CAS (creativity, action and service) and writing a 4,000-word essay.
Ninety-six percent of Sacred Heart’s 2017 IB diploma candidates earned the diploma. This compares to a rate of 80 percent in the world, the release said.
The recipients of these diplomas and the schools they plan to attend are:
Abigail Anderson (Hanover College), Lauryn Bennett (Rice University), Lauren Berryman (Wake Forest University), Anna Burianek (Fordham University), Margaret Cahill (University of Dayton), Mia Capozzoli (Swarthmore College), Madeleine Daly (St. Louis University), Emily Fry (Centre College), Rachel Gumbel (Western Kentucky University), Mary Katherine Hardy (Centre College), Erin Herbert (University of Notre Dame), Elaine Jury (Centre College), Sarah Kannapell (Purdue University), Victoria Kupper (University of Kentucky), Emma Landenwich (University of Dayton), Meredith Larch (Miami University of Ohio), Nancy LoGuidice (American University), Anna Medley (Samford University), Grace Mock (University of Pennsylvania), Allison Morcus (University of Notre Dame), Mary Quinn (St John’s College), Mary Rose Raque (University of Dayton) and Nicole Sparling (University of Louisville)
