St. John the Baptist School earns Blue Ribbon Award for excellence
Archbishop Donald Wuerl (center) visits with students from St. John the Baptist School in Silver Spring to celebrate the school being named a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Pictured with the archbishop are students from every grade at the school, Msgr. Francis Kazista, pastor of the parish (to the left of the archbishop) and Marianne Moore (second from right), the principal of the school. Moore said St. John the Baptist School being named a Blue Ribbon School is similar to an athlete winning the Super Bowl or the World Series or and Olympic gold medal.