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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! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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!! |
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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!! |
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Jennifer Palancia (Class of 2018) was recently inducted into Notre Dame High School's chapter of the National Honor Society. Congratulations! |
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Kylie Ferber (Class of 2019) was nominated for and elected to the homecoming court for the sophomore class at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. |
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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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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: |
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. Upon graduating, Alex joined Lan Associates as a Marketing Coordinator. |
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Members of the Class of 2018 held a mini reunion at St. Augustine School on February 21, 2019. The event was chaperoned by a few of the students' former teachers. Many of the students have stayed connected since graduation and this was a great opportunity to spend an evening hanging out with each other. | ![]() |
Sara and Molly Balsamo (Class of 2015) and Meredith Siegeler (Class of 2012) displayed their art portfolios at the Immaculata High School Art Show on May 19, 2016. Also featured were works of art by Tomas Minsavage, son of St. A's art teacher Mrs. Christine Minsavage. We are so proud of our graduates and their creative talents and look forward to seeing more of their work in the future! |
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Sean Paul Sheppard (Class of 1982) is the CEO of a nonprofit organization called Embrace, which he founded in 2000. Embrace “seeks to mobilize local college students to help those in need in the San Diego county area.” Sean is a graduate of Georgetown University. Click below to read an article about Sean and his organization's work on the Georgetown University Alumni website: Georgetown Alumnus Embraces Local Veteran Community |