Eight St. A's alumni are members of the Saint Joseph High School Model United Nations delegation that received numerous awards at this year's virtual Model United Nations Conference: Jordan Gopez (Class of 2019), Akshat Neerati (Class of 2018), Giovanni Oliveti (Class of 2020), Adrian Perdomo (Class of 2020), Matthew San Miguel (Class of 2018), Abel Stephen (Class of 2018), Jake Stephen (Class of 2020), and Pranav Tikkawar (Class of 2019).  In addition to earning the award for Best Delegation as a group, Abel Stephen was elected for the third time to the office of General Assembly A Head Chair, and Adrian Perdomo was named a CONA Delegate and received the award for Outstanding First-Year Delegate.  Congratulations to all!

Chelsea Sheehy (Class of 2006) has been assigned command her own Coast Guard ship, the USCGC Charles Sexton, stationed in Key West, Florida.  Chelsea Zoomed with Mrs. Borowick's 5W Class after they wrote letters to her on Veteran's Day thanking Chelsea for her service to our country.  Congratulations on a well-deserved promotion and early Christmas present! 

Minhal Vakil (Class of 2017) completed a pre-college program at The National High School Game Academy at Carnegie Mellon University this summer. This six-week program is very selective and has a selection process very similar to the college application process.  He did very well, and his team created two games, one of which was published on the Apple App Store: WacDonald's Cooking Simulator.

Christina De Bari (Class of 1992) has received the Governor's Educator of the Year Award 20-21 for Linwood School in North Brunswick, NJ.  Christina teaches 6th Grade Science at Linwood as well as serving as a Subject Area Leader, Club Advisor, and Mentor.  Congratulations!

Minhal Vakil (Class of 2017) was awarded the prestigious Dr. Edwin R. Oertell Scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year at the Rutgers Preparatory School Academic Convocation.  The scholarship is awarded to an outstanding Computer Science student in their junior year.  His name will be engraved on a permanent plaque which honors previous scholarship winners.  Minhal also received Honors with Distinction for the 2019-2020 school year.  Well done!!
 

Madison Reilly (Class of 2018) was recently inducted into Immaculata High School's chapter of the National Honor Society.  She was also invited to represent IHS at the National Student Leadership Conference.  Madison is currently President of the Photography Club, a Varsity Cheerleader, and was chosen as one of the UCA All Americans for Cheer.  Congratulations!!


 

Jennifer Palancia (Class of 2018) was recently inducted into Notre Dame High School's chapter of the National Honor Society.  Congratulations!

Several St. A's alumni had their work published in the 2020 edition of Saint Joseph High School's literary magazine, Vignette: Timothy Horan (Class of 2019), Robert Illcyn (Class of 2019), Pranav Tikkawar (Class of 2019), Bence Kovacs (Class of 2018), Ryan Milligan (Class of 2018) and Abel Stephen (Class of 2018).  Click the cover image at right to read their outstanding contributions.

Kylie Ferber (Class of 2019) was nominated for and elected to the homecoming court for the sophomore class at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School.

Justin Ferber (Class of 2017) has been recognized as one of 12 St. Joseph High School students to be named Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program.  Justin and his classmates are among the 50,000 highest-scoring students out of the 1.6 million perticipants in the program.  Congratulations!

Stephanie Ibe (Class of 2012) graduated in Spring 2020 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences, a French Minor, and Concentrations in Honors and Pre-Med.  She was accepted by the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) to teach English during the 2020/2021 school year with the Académie de Rouen, in the region of Normandy, in up to three secondary schools.  Her duties will include such activities as designing and teaching English conversation classes, tutoring students, and providing presentations on American culture.

Alex Havardansky (Class of 2016) graduated this year as a member of Saint Joseph High School's Class of 2020. In our take on Throwback Thursday, we fondly remember Alex as he received his Kindergarten "diploma" at St. A's and wish him great success as he moves on to college and beyond.

Brett Fitzgerald (Class of 2011) was recently featured in an article published in the Saint Joseph High School alumni magazine spotlighting his work with AmeriCorps, a service-oriented organization that provides its members with a network of service programs. Brett is currently serving through the AmeriCorps City Year program at Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School in Jacksonville, Florida. Click the link below to read the full article.

Paying it Forward: Brett Fitzgerald

TJ Siegler (Class of 2017), Joe Maurer (Class of 2016) and Patrick Quigley (Class of 2016) are members of the Saint Joseph High School bowling team that took first place in the State sectionals on January 31, 2020. In addition, all three advanced to the Individual State finals on February 14th. Congratulations and good luck at Finals!

Notre Dame High School inducted six St. A's alumni into its chapter of the National Honor Society, recognizing their excellence in the Society's four cardinal values of Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. The alumni inducted were (pictured left to right):  Kristina Ibe (Class of 2017), Taylor Okamura (Class of 2017), Sarah Salins (Class of 2017), Koby Hrynkiewicz (Class of 2017), Zara Nelson (Class of 2016), and Patricia Pestano (Class of 2016).

Ayana Rizvi (Class of 2018) was awarded Honors with Distinction for the 2018-2019 school year at a convocation held by Rutgers Preparatory School on September 11, 2019. This is the school's highest award for academic excellence and recognizes Ayana for outstanding academic achievement during her freshman year at Rutgers Prep.

Ashley Knox (Class of 2005) earned her Master of Arts in Teaching: Special Education and received a Certificate of Recognition for her Outstanding Capstone Project from the Metropolitan State University of Denver School of Education.

Annelise Zara (Class of 2014), currently attending Fairfield University's College of Arts and Sciences, earned a place on the Dean's Honor List for distinguished academic achievement during the Spring 2019 semester.

The following St. A's alumni from the Class of 2015 received awards as members of the Bishop George Ahr High School graduating class of 2019:

Arnav Bhavsar - Salutatorian, Distinguished Seniors of the Class of 2019, Math Award, Stringer Award
Kristen Delgado - Excellence in Technology

Congratulations!!

Spencer Cap (Class of 2011) was given a "shout out" by President Donald Trump during his address to the 2019 graduating class of the United States Air Force Academy. While congratulating the Academy's National Champion Air Rifle Team, President Trump said the following:

"Congratulations. Including Rifle Team members Anna Weilbacher and Spencer Cap, who helped the Falcons win the air rifle national title and beat the other service academies to bring home the President's Trophy. Please, stand up. Stand up."

Congratulations to Spencer and the entire USAF Academy Class of 2019; Thank you for your service to our nation!

Alexander Borowick (Class of 2011) graduated magna cum laude from the Honors Program at Seton Hall University and received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a certificate in Marketing Research from the Stillman School of Business.  He also played hockey for Seton Hall.