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Burke Catholic Academy
Our Lady of Lourdes
2022 | Guide to Private Independent Schools
What’s New in
Hudson Valley Schools?
THE WORLD is constantly changing, shifting, and evolving, creating a need to constantly adapt. That’s one of the reasons schools remain committed to ongoing innovation. They stay prepared to meet new challenges, introduce new programs, and incorporate new ways to engage students. Nothing demonstrates this better than the unexpected ongoing challenges of an uncertain environment. Schools continue
to respond quickly and successfully with creativity, insight, and compassion.
rigor that meets and exceeds New York State Learning Standards. Burke Catholic drives students and alumni to bear witness, do great things, and make the world a better place. “Non Vox Sed Votum.” Visit www.BurkeCatholic.com to schedule a tour.
Thanks to perseverance, determination, and the unrelenting support of an entire community, the north side of the Our Lady of Lourdes campus was transformed with a complete renovation of 7,000 square feet of existing space, completing the school’s long- term goal to provide a cutting-edge Health & Wellness Facility. The extensive renovation creates a new state-of-the-art facility that incorporates weight training machines, cardio equipment and strengthening spaces, and a multi-use space for performing arts and physical education programs. A new dance/yoga studio, new locker rooms,
and a media classroom for PE classes and athletic teams were added as part of the school’s performing arts, physical education, and athletic components. As President Catherine Merryman notes, “I venture to state this center is unlike any of its kind
in high schools in our region, servicing all students, not just athletes, further enriching our student experience.” •
Burke Catholic High School, and now Burke Catholic Academy (grades 6-8),
are the premier college and high school preparatory schools in the New York Hudson Valley. Burke Catholic maintains a 100% graduation rate, with graduating students pursuing undergraduate degrees at the University of Chicago, Harvard, West Point Military Academy, Notre Dame, Villanova, and Fordham University, among others. Combined, graduating seniors received approximately $20 million in scholarships. Burke Catholic is proud to be the only school in New York State to have four signed articulation agreements with The University of Scranton, Providence College, Mount
St. Mary’s, and Misericordia University. The educational foundation is a tradition curriculum based on advanced academic
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