Barat Academy Freshmen to Receive Free Tuition

DARDENNE PRAIRIE — Barat Academy will open its doors this fall to 150 freshmen whose parents won't spend a dime on tuition for the first year.

Debby Watson, the school's president, said Thursday that an anonymous donor had pledged a one-time gift of more than $1 million to pay the $11,000 tuition for each student for one year. If the school reaches its enrollment goal of 150 students, the gift would be worth $1.65 million.

Watson said the donor also has challenged others to match the grant to help students become leaders of tomorrow.
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The school has the backing of Archbishop Raymond Burke, who granted his approval for its formation. Barat Academy will have a board of directors, but it also will have a church-recognized board called the Association of the Christian Faithful to maintain the school's philosophy and Catholicity. The school and surrounding development is named for St. Madeline Sophie Barat, who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart as an order of nuns dedicated to teaching.

What a great display of generosity!

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