Dan Cirucci: Philly's Outstanding Catholic Schools To Be Honored

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Philly's Outstanding Catholic Schools To Be Honored

Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, D.D. Archbishop of Philadelphia, will celebrate over 40 Archdiocesan parish and regional elementary schools and private Catholic schools that have been selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the United States Department of Education since the program’s inception in 1982.

Each school was invited to attend the celebration with a delegation of pastors, administrators, and student representatives.

Monday, October 2, 2023

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word (Lower Church)

Approximately 11:45 a.m. Reception (Shrine Center)
Shrine of Saint John Neumann at Saint Peter the Apostle Parish
1019 North 5^th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Following the Liturgy of the Word there will be a reception at the Shrine Center. Andrew McLaughlin, Ed.D., Secretary for Elementary Education for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be present along with other senior administrators from the Office of Catholic Education.

On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Saint Philip Neri Catholic School in Lafayette Hill (Montgomery County), Saint Mary Interparochial School in the Society Hill Section of Philadelphia, and Saints Philip and James School in Exton (Chester County), were selected as part of the 2023 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools in an announcement made by Miguel Cardona, Ed.D., Secretary of the United States Department of Education.

With the addition of the 2023 cohort, Blue Ribbon status has been awarded 51 times to parish and regional elementary schools in the five-county Archdiocese since the program’s inception in 1982. Saint Genevieve Catholic School in Flourtown (Montgomery County) has received this honor more times than any other school in the Archdiocese (2000, 2006, and 2016).

The United States Department of Education will hold a recognition ceremony for this year’s Blue Ribbon Schools on November 16 and 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Representatives from Saint Philip Neri, Saint Mary Interparochial and Saints Philip and James will be formally recognized at that time.

For information about Archdiocesan parish and regional elementary schools who have been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, please visit

www.aopcatholicschools.org/elementary/blue-ribbon-schools.

Background Information on the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program

Founded in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students' academic achievement. Since the program's founding, the United States Department of Education has bestowed this coveted award on more than 9,700 of America's schools. For a complete list of 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools, please visit https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/.

Note: For more information about Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, please visit www.aopcatholicschools.org/.

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About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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