▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 ▁school ▁year . ▁ ▁Awards , ▁recognition ▁and ▁rank ings ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Sister ▁Mary ▁E lo ise ▁Cla ire ▁K ays ▁became ▁Direct ress ▁of ▁Mount ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁Academy . ▁Under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Sister ▁Mary ▁E lo ise ▁Cla ire , ▁the ▁Academy ▁enjoyed ▁national ▁recognition ▁as ▁an ▁" Ex empl ary ▁Private ▁School " ▁a ▁design ation ▁best owed ▁on ▁it ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Education . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 8 5 ▁school ▁year , ▁Mount ▁St . ▁Mary ▁Academy ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Blue ▁Rib bon ▁School ▁Award ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁the ▁highest ▁award ▁an ▁American ▁school ▁can ▁receive .< ref > V iers ▁Mill ▁School ▁W ins ▁Blue ▁Rib bon ; ▁School ▁Sc ored ▁High ▁on ▁State wide ▁Test ; ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁" For ▁their ▁accomplish ments , ▁all ▁three ▁schools ▁this ▁month ▁earned ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Blue ▁Rib bon ▁School ." </ ref > ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 – 8 5 , ▁Mount ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁Academy ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁private ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁Council ▁for ▁American ▁Private ▁Education ' s ▁Ex empl ary ▁Private ▁School ▁Rec ogn ition ▁Project ▁award . ▁ ▁Mission ▁statement The ▁mission ▁of ▁Mount ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁Academy ▁is ▁to ▁challenge ▁each ▁student