KERNERSVILLE — The 2018 Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School girls’ soccer team continues during the offseason to receive national recognition for achievements on the field and in the classroom.
The Villains have received the United Soccer Coaches’ Team Academic Award for the fourth consecutive season. The Villains’ varsity and junior varsity teams posted a 4.01 collective Grade Point Average to earn the award. The award went to 205 girls high school teams nationwide and Bishop McGuinness was one of only seven North Carolina schools honored.
Of the 32 players in the Bishop McGuinness girls’ soccer program, 21 achieved a 4.0 GPA or better.
Additionally, the United Soccer Coaches awarded their Team and Sportsmanship Silver Award to 17 girls soccer teams nationwide, and the Villains were one of only three North Carolina girls teams to receive the award. It marked the second consecutive year the Villains were honored with this award.
“We certainly take pride in the academic successes and leadership contributions of our players to the soccer program and to their school as well as their success on the field,” said Ray Alley, BMCHS girls’ soccer head coach.
The team posted a 12-6 overall record in 2018 and earned a share of the Northwest 1-A Conference championship. The Villains were ranked No. 6 in NCHSAA 1-A.
Rachel Klenke, a senior captain who is now a freshman at N.C. State University, was named United Soccer Coaches Academic All-America earlier this summer. She will receive her award at the annual All-America Luncheon during the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago, IL, next January.
Pictured together are the Bishop McGuinness Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer teams.
— Provided by Kimberly Knox
CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools will hold an open house at all nine schools for prospective parents at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30.
Prospective families can take a tour of the school campus, watch fine arts performances, hear students speak about their experiences, meet with teachers and schedule a “shadow day” (for the middle and high schools only).
Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools is a centralized, regional system of schools in the Charlotte area that includes nine schools (two high schools, a middle school, four elementary schools, some with PK and TK, and two K-8 schools).
The nine schools in MACS are: St. Ann School (PK, TK-5), St. Gabriel School (K-5), St. Matthew School (TK-5), St. Patrick School (K-5), Our Lady of the Assumption School (PK-8), St. Mark School (K-8), Holy Trinity Middle School (6-8), Charlotte Catholic High School and Christ the King High School.
MACS also offers special needs programs at various locations including: PACE (Providing an Appropriate Academic Catholic Education), MAP (Modified Academic Program) and MMP (Matthew Morgan Program). Each offers a specific educational experience for students with special needs.
The mission of the Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Charlotte is “to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel and to provide a religious and academic program that allows each student to develop spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, physically and socially, so that each is prepared to live and serve in a changing society as a self-respecting citizen.”
Tuition discounts are provided to participating Catholic parishioners and for multiple children enrollment.
Financial assistance is also available to qualifying families based on need.
All of the diocesan schools participate in the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship and the North Carolina Disability Scholarship programs.
— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter
Learn more
At www.discovermacs.org: Get more information about MACS schools, including tuition rates, application forms and financial aid opportunities. Prospective families may also contact MACS Admissions Director Heather Schoonover at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 704-370-3273.