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PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg Catholic High School was awarded with the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Female Diversity Award on Wednesday.
Parkersburg Catholic, one of seven schools in West Virginia, earned the distinction for expanding female representation in AP Computer Science courses during the 2019-2020 school year. A total of 1,119 schools are being recognized for reaching 50 percent or higher female representation in one of the two AP computer science courses, or a percentage of the female computer science examinees meeting or exceeding that of the school’s female population. “I’m exceedingly proud of our students. They exceed expectations every time we ask them to meet a level, they exceed them. That’s what our lady Crusaders continue to do, both in the classroom, on the court and on the field. I’m just really proud of them,” Parkersburg Catholic High School principal Mary Caren Heffner said. “We try to
John M. Cullen Sr.
John M. Cullen Sr., passed away on Jan. 9, 2021. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 10, 1947.
He graduated from Parkersburg Catholic High School in 1965 and attended University of Pittsburgh. John started his career at Union Carbide, then moved on to be an entrepreneur and most recently worked in the retail industry. He loved playing golf, going to the beach, to wine tastings with friends, and watching golf, basketball, and other sports.
He is survived by his eldest son, John M. Cullen Jr. (Sy) of Gahanna, OH, daughter Regina Cullen Crum of Chester Springs, PA, and son Matthew A. Cullen (Erin) of Jacksonville, FL, and 7 grandchildren.