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Sacred Heart Academy students earn national Latin exam awards

LOUISVILLE, KY (April 2007) - On the 2007 National Latin Exam, Sacred Heart Academy senior Sarah Nold earned a gold award (summa cum laude) and senior Amanda Blandford earned a silver award (maxima cum laude). The students scored 32 or higher on the exam, which averages a score of 27 nationally. Over 150,000 students in North America, Europe, and Australia take the exam annually.

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Sacred Heart Academy (SHA), founded in 1877 by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, is a member of Ursuline Campus Schools, and is a college preparatory secondary school for girls. Sacred Heart is the only Catholic high school in Kentucky to offer the International Baccalaureate program, and 99 percent of SHA graduates attend hundreds of colleges and universities across the country. In addition to being a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, SHA celebrates more than 70 state athletic championship titles. In 2006, SHA’s graduating class earned over $9.6 million in college scholarships. The Academy has more than 10,000 alumnae worldwide.

Find SHA online at http://www.sacredheartacad.com/.