At a special Mass held at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Thursday evening, May 15, 2003, the top 130 senior class members from Archdiocesan and Private Catholic High Schools were honored for their outstanding academic excellence.

Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia, was the celebrant and homilist. The guest speaker was Dr. Rosalie M. Mirenda, D.N.Sc., President of Neumann College.

The 130 students being honored rank in the top 2% of the Senior Class according to the cumulative rank at the end of the first semester of senior year. .