On Monday evening, the Catholic School Leadership Program (CSLP) presented our principal Mrs. Adrianne Jewett, the Student of the Year Award at the Annual Awards Banquet.

Marymount University's Master of Education in Administration and Supervision, or Catholic School Leadership Program (CSLP), has selected a principal and a teacher from the Catholic Diocese of Arlington to receive its highest annual honors. The CSLP Student of the Year award was presented to Adrianne Jewett, principal, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, serving grades PK-8. The CSLP Intern of the Year award was given to Emily Stocker, technology coordinator and teacher, St. Thomas School Cathedral School, serving grades PK-8. Both awards were presented yesterday evening at this year's annual Teacher Education Banquet, which took place in a virtual setting.

"We are proud of all of our graduates and happy to honor Adrianne and Emily. They are committed to our faith and dedicated to promoting the Catholic identity of their schools," said Sister Patricia Helene Earl, I.H.M., Ph.D., Director, Catholic School Leadership Program, Marymount University. "Adrianne, while serving as full-time principal of her school, has clearly grasped the skills and dispositions of leadership with insight and immediately discerned their appropriate application in her actual role. Emily, while teaching full time, has energetically demonstrated her leadership abilities and talents as she worked with her principal on significant school projects throughout her internship."

Ms. Jewett said, "I am so humbled by this award. The instructors at Marymount are amazing. I learned so much from them and from my fellow cohort members. We have made professional connections and lasting friendships through the program." She added, "The CSLP requires hard work and dedication, but the lessons learned throughout make me a better principal. I look forward to continuing to serve my community at Our Lady of Good Counsel even better in the future!"

Awardees are selected based on the following minimum criteria: Maintain a high GPA; Receive high marks in adhering to professional educational standards, most notably Professional Standards for Educational Leaders; Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to and love for the Catholic Faith and Catholic education; Demonstrate a depth of understanding of and ability to make significant contributions to Catholic education, modeling Christ in the spirit of Servant Leadership.

For more details, here is the link to the Diocesan press release https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/.../marymount-university-re.../