Congratulations to Mackenzie Hilferty

It's always the best day of the year! Motorcycle Santa drove through his old stomping grounds and started the parade at St. E again this year for all of our students and faculty to enjoy! We don't know what brought us more joy, seeing the smiles on our students' faces or seeing a group of our St. E alumni involved in such a great cause. It was a magical afternoon! We were honored to help load Santa's sleigh with hundreds of toys! Thanks to our St. E community, the VKNation collected 400 toys to contribute to their toy drive this year! To learn more about Motorcycle Santa and how you can donate, visit www.motorcyclesanta.org

𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘗 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 St. E has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses. More than 1,100 institutions achieved either 𝟱𝟬% 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in one of the two AP computer science courses or a percentage of the female computer science exam takers meeting or exceeding that of the school’s female population during the 2022-23 school year. In 2023, St. Elizabeth was one of 834 recognized in the category of AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). 𝟓𝟑% 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭. 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐏 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟑 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫! “We’re thrilled to congratulate our female AP computer science students and Ms. Kelly on this step toward gender parity in computer science education,” said Mr. Patrick Jordan, Principal. “We’re honored that our school earned this distinction and look forward to seeing these young women and others pursue and achieve success in computer science education and careers.” “Computer science is the source code of our economy and much of the career landscape,” said Trevor Packer, Head of the AP Program. “In the six years since we began the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award, it’s been heartening to see schools like St. Elizabeth welcome so many more young women into this vital field.”