At a special Mass held at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Monday evening, April 29, 2002, 131 high school seniors were honored for their outstanding academic excellence.

Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Cistone, Vicar for Administration for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was the celebrant of the Mass. The guest speaker was Sister M. Celine Warnilo, CSFN, provincial for the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

The 131 students being honored rank in the top 1.5% of the Senior Class according to the cumulative rank at the end of the first semester of senior year. The distinguished student scholars represent Archdiocesan and private Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese.