Sancta Crux Scholars
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The Academy of the Holy Cross invites incoming freshmen with exceptional academic achievement and potential to become Sancta Crux Scholars. During this four-year program, Holy Cross will foster the intellectual growth of these extraordinary young women and help them embrace and develop their gifts. Scholars must take three honors classes each semester and maintain a 3.5 unweighted grade point average throughout the program.
Current freshmen and Rising sophomores:
Second-semester freshmen at Holy Cross and rising sophomores who have maintained a 3.5 unweighted average and enrolled in three honor-equivalent classes each semester are also eligible for admittance to the Sancta Crux Scholars program (without the scholarship).
Sancta Crux Scholarship
$5,000 a year for 4 years of high school
The Academy of the Holy Cross invites incoming freshmen with exceptional academic achievement and potential to become Sancta Crux Scholars. During this four-year program, Holy Cross will foster the intellectual growth of these extraordinary young women and help embrace and develop their gifts. Scholars must take four honors-equivalent classes each semester and maintain a 3.5 weighted grade point average throughout the program.
Criteria for Selection for Incoming Freshmen:
9th grade applicants must indicate their intent to be considered for the Sancta Crux scholarship on the admission application
In addition to your Applicants will be considered for the scholarship based on the following criteria:
- Academic performance in 7th and 8th grade
- High School Placement Test
- Pursuit of Scholarship Submission; due Monday, January 6, 2025
2025-2026 Submission Guidelines