Renaissance
The long-standing Archbishop Rummel High School Renaissance program is being reenergized for the 2008 – 2009 school year.  The program exists to reward students for excellence and improvement in academics, attendance, behavior, and involvement and to foster and cultivate relationships with the local business community.

The Renaissance Board has consolidated the award levels to three by combining the third and fourth levels to encompass the qualities of both.  Students meeting the criteria for the levels receive certificates to highlight their achievements for each quarter of the school year.

Renaissance also sponsors a catered on campus lunch for all students who attain a grade point average of 4.0 or better, a breakfast for all honor roll students, and off campus lunches for students who earn straight A’s.  The year culminates with a ceremony for all students who have achieved at the highest levels during the year.

The annual Celebrity Waiters Luncheon, which will be held on Friday, December 7^th at 11:00 am at the New Orleans Airport Hilton, is sponsored by Renaissance in order to fund the program.  Alumni, local business and political leaders, and other friends of Archbishop Rummel serve as guest waiters for the event.  Current Raider student ambassadors assist in all aspects of the event.

Local alumni will be tapped by the Renaissance Board to serve as guest speakers throughout the year for various student groups in order to present students with a broad array of information about the business community and to expose them to leadership qualities that have led to the success of so many of our alumni.

To aid in the continued success of our students, Renaissance is reviving the concept of a College Tour.  At the conclusion of the school year, a group of Archbishop Rummel students and faculty chaperones will visit several colleges along the east coast of the United States.  Raiders will have the opportunity to meet with admissions personnel at all schools, tour the campuses, and participate in various social outings throughout the tour.

The Renaissance program is a unique Archbishop Rummel experience and the current board is looking at creative and innovative ways to continue to reward Rummel students for excellence and achievement.