Villa Victoria Academy
376 West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing NJ 08628, 609.882.1700
The Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2008!
We congratulate the Class of 2008, who will attend the following colleges/universities this fall:
Mia Bianchi - University of Delaware
Rachel Cloud - Norwich University
Niamh Cloughley - Villanova University
Claudia Confoy - Montclair State University
Catherine Cryer - Valedictorian - Johns Hopkins University
Samantha Fleming - University of North Carolina
Rachel Friesel - St. Andrews University
Alicia Froio - George Washington University
Maria Havrilla - Catholic University
Michelle Krause - Sacred Heart University
Jamie-Lynn McGuinness - Villanova University
Alyssa Morey - Salutatorian - Franciscan University of Steubenville
Sheena Patel - Drexel University
Tara Roberts -Quinnipiac University
Christina Robson - Marymount Manhattan College
Jasmine Ross - New York University
Brynn Ruriani - Tulane University
Gabrielle Schmidt - Mercer County Community College -
School of Nursing
Cameron Simcik - Bucknell University
The Class of 2008 boasts a National Merit Finalist, two National Merit Commended Students, one National Achievement Scholarship Program Honoree, one National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, 100% college acceptance and $1,086,380 in scholarships.
UPPER SCHOOL EXAMS
Students in Grades 7 thru 11 will take final exams on June 9th, 10th, and 11th. Exam make-up day will be June 12th.
NOON DISMISSAL
JUNE 11, 12, AND 13, 2008
Students will be dismissed at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
GRADE 6 PROMOTION CEREMONY
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008
The Sixth Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held at 10:45 am in the auditorium. Parents and guests, please enter the building by way of the auditorium doors. A luncheon in honor of our Sixth Grade Class will begin at 12:30 pm at Mastoris Diner. This will be the last day of schoo for current Sixth Grade students.
HERSHEY PARK TRIP
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008
The Parent Activity Committee (PAC) has organized an Upper School trip to Hershey Park. Please contact Deborah Jones for more details.
UPPER SCHOOL AWARDS
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008
Upper School year-end awards will be presented at 8:20 am in the auditorium. Parents are welcome to attend.
CLOSING LITURGY
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008
To celebrate the close of the 2007-2008 school year, we will gather for Mass in the auditorium at 10:00 am. Family members are welcome and encouraged to attend. This will be the last day of school for students.
VILLA VICTORIA ACADEMY CLASS REUNIONS
The Class of 1986 is planning a reunion for October 2008. Please contact Suzanne Ianni at suzanneianni@comcast.net for more information. The Class of 1988 has planned a reunion for September 6, 2008. Please contact Courtney Carmon Riscica at Courtney_riscica@progressive.com for more information. If any alumnae would like assistance with organizing a reunion, please call Maryanne Roman in the Development Office at 609-882-1700 ext. 20.
SUMMER CAMPS 2008
VVA will will run a Drama Camp and an Art Camp for children in Kindergarten thru Grade 6 and a Tennis Camp for children in Kindergarten thru Grade 8. Registrations are now being taken. For more information, please call 609-883-5760 ext. 27.
MERCER COUNTY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
Villa Victoria Academy captured 56 awards at the Mercer County Science and Engineering Fair held at Rider University. Molly O'Mara won a First Place award in the Junior Division. Christina Razzano, Savannah Jones and Colleen VanDriesen won First Place awards in the Senior Division (Grades 9 thru 12). Villa Victoria received a plaque for the most awards in the Junior Division (Grades 6, 7, 8). VVA student, Christina Razzano was the 1st Runner Up Grand Prize Winner of the Mercer County Science and Engineering Fair and has received an all-expense-paid trip to Atlanta, Georgia to the National Science and Engineering Fair! Christina also has been invited to attend the International Sustainable World Project Olympiad in Houston, Texas.
NINE AP SCHOLARS ANNOUNCED AT VVA
Nine students from the Class of 2007 of Villa Victoria Academy have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams in Math, Science, English, Studio Art:Drawing, Foreign Languages, and United States History. These nine students represent 69 percent of the Class of 2007. Only 18 percent of the more than 1.4 million students who took AP exams in nearly 16,000 secondary schools worldwide performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Two students qualified for AP Scholar with Honor by earning an average grade of at least a 3.25 on all AP Exams taken or 3 or higher on 4 or more exams.
Two students received AP Scholar with Distinction by having an average of 3.5 on all AP Exams taken or 3 or higher on 5 or more exams.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH TALENT SEARCH
The CTY Talent Search identifies, assesses, and recognizes students with exceptional mathematical and/or verbal reasoning abilities. To qualify for the Talent Search, students must score in the 95th percentile or higher on a reasoning section of a nationally-normed test. Students with state test results categorized at the highest levels of performance are also eligible to participate. Villa Victoria Academy is proud to announce that 15 Lower School students and 14 Seventh and Eighth Grade students have qualified for participation in the CTY Talent Search!