If there's one thing the locals have to know about you, it's where you went to high school. Although asking about one's high school is frequently used as a polite way of sizing you up, you can't always tell a book by its cover. At Cardinal Ritter, 100 percent of its graduates are accepted by one or more colleges each year. In 1996, 59 scholarships were offered to 57 graduating seniors, totaling more than $300,000. This Catholic coed high school serves a predominantly African-American student... More »
