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NEWS
Language
Scholars
Congratulations
to several Spanish language students from Sacred Heart Academy who attained
national recognition for excellent performance on the 2010 National Spanish
Examinations. Students from Sacred Heart Academy earned a total of 6 gold,
13 silver and 19 bronze medals along with over 40 honorable mentions.
"Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National
Spanish Examinations is very prestigious," said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi,
National Director of the Exams, "because the exams are the largest
of their kind in the United States with 125,915 students participating
in 2010." Students from Sacred Heart Academy have a long history
of high achievement on these exams and were taught by Spanish teachers,
Ms. Anne Ceriello, Mr. Damián Gutiérrez, Mr. Walter Kleinmann,
and Mrs. Peggyanne Shaw. The National Spanish Examinations are administered
each year in grades 6 through 12, and are sponsored by the American Association
of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
Senior
Prom 2010!
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Senior
Luncheon 2010!
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Graduation
Liturgy 2010!
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Congratulations
to the Class of 2010!
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Arts
Festival 2010
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May
Crowning 2010
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Senior
Scholars
SHA seniors Victoria Ciampo and Sarah Kowalski are part of a very select
group of students to be accepted into Molloy College's Business Honors
Program for Fall 2010. The program involves extensive travel and practical
experience, including internships. Victoria and Sarah will also have the
opportunity to obtain their MBAs with a fifth year of study. Many of the
program's professors in this highly regarded program are former CEOs and
CFOs.
National
Honor Society Inductions
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Congratulations
to Amanda Brown - Merit Award Winner
from the Good Deed Awards for LI Teanagers 2010!
Amanda
with her mom and Good Deed's Director Rabbi Anchelle Perl
Sister
Helen Prejean Opens the Hearts of SHA Students
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On
April 28, 2010, Sacred Heart Academy was blessed to have Sister Helen
Prejean share her remarkable journey to becoming a leading advocate for
the abolition of the death penalty and the lessons of faith and forgiveness
she has learned along the way. Sister Helen is a powerful example of what
it means to truly “live the mission” of inclusive love, unity,
reconciliation and peace and justice. Through her personal experiences
with death row inmates and our flawed justice system, Sister Helen has
seen first hand how capital punishment is legalized vengeance, denying
human beings all sense of dignity. Capital punishment does not heal the
broken hearts of surviving victims or their families. Forgiveness is the
only true way to heal the heart.
Sister Helen captivated SHA’s students with the story behind her
best-selling book Dead Man Walking and how she came to be a spiritual
advisor for death row inmates. Shortly after making the decision to dedicate
her life to serving the poor in New Orleans, Sister Helen became pen pals
with a death row inmate who was convicted of killing two teenagers. Sister
Helen eventually became his spiritual advisor, counseling and praying
with him and eventually accompanying him to the death chamber where she
told him that she would “be the face of Christ for you.” Along
the way, Sister Helen also encountered the devastated families of the
murder victims and began to counsel them, as well. Sister Helen shared
the story of one of the families’ remarkable journey to forgiveness
and the understanding that even the “worst of the worst” deserved
to live with dignity.
As one SHA student observed, “Sister Helen was truly an inspiration.
Her story of compassion and kindness have made me reevaluate my views
on the society we live in.” Sister Helen’s passion and conviction
opened the hearts and minds of all those gathered and made real the power
that forgivess can have in our lives.
Caring
for the Marginalized in East Africa
Rev. Charles P. Keeney, Chaplain at Long Island University, recently returned
to Sacred Heart Academy to share with the students his story of how he
became involved with marginalized women and children in Arusha, Tanzania
in East Africa. He was accompanied by Sister Flora, a Catholic nun from
Arusha, who was traveling outside of her village for the first time in
her life. Father Charlie and Sister Flora spoke to the students about
the plight of women imprisoned in Arusha and what happens to the children
of those women while their mothers are incarcerated. These women are often
incarcerated on false or trumped-up charges so that their husbands can
“get them out of the way” for a while. They are usually not
brought to trial for at least five years, during which time they are forced
to endure horrible prison conditions. What makes their plight even worse,
however, is that the law mandates that the women’s children must
accompany them to prison; if they are pregnant, the women are forced to
give birth in prison. Several years ago, Father Charlie and the students
of the LIU Newman Society began to raise funds to assist the women and
children victimized by injustice in this area of East Africa. Father Charlie’s
on-going efforts have made it possible to build a loving home for these
children, providing them with food, care, and education. It is administered
by Sister Flora and a group of devoted Catholic nuns. The Sacred Heart
students were greatly touched by Father Charlie’s and Sister Flora’s
story and were inspired by their selflessness and compassion.
SHA
Helps Out at Habitat
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Alums
Make for a Great Career Day!
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Mother
Daughter Night 2010
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| SHA
Junior Wins Prestigious Poetry Award Rigina Gallagher, a SHA junior, has been recognized with the highest honor by Adelphi University's Poetry Festival. Rigina's body of work, including eight diverse poems, was awarded a "General Excellence in Poetry." At SHA, Rigina is actively involved in the Creative Writing Club, the String Ensemble, and the Folk Group. |
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Art
Show 2010
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College
Fair 2010
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Over
100 Pints Collected in SHA Blood Drive
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The
Human Experience Comes to SHA
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Congratulations
Class of '11
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Junior
Dinner Dance 2010
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Congratulations
to the 2010 Dinner Dance Honorees
Women
of Heart: Emily Rodgers '57, Theresa Palamaro Ahlstrom '79 and Parent
of Heart: Charles Strain P'06!!
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NHS
Dodgeball 2010 A Success
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Cinderella
is Amazing!
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Victoria
Ciampo Named National Merit Finalist!
Feast
of St. Blaise
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SHA
Goes to Washington to March for Life
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Red
and Gold 2010 - GTV
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Spirit
Day 2010
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2009
Christmas Liturgy
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2009
Our Lady of Loretto Christmas Gift Drive
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2009
Convent Christmas Party
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Engineering
Symposium at SHA
10
Engineers from Lockheed Martin took time out of their busy schedules to
share their love of their careers with interested Sacred Heart students
after school on the 16th. We thank these professionals for their time
and talent.
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Museum
Christmas Tree Lighting
Sacred
Heart's Chamber Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Ms. Donna
Ferrara and Ms. Terry Shirreffs, performed at the tree lighting ceremony
at Nassau County's Museum of Art of Friday, December 18, 2009. The evening
began with a candelit procession, followed by a number of beautiful perfomances
on the museum lawn.
A
New York Christmas!
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Santa
Claus Visits SHA!
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2009 Treelighting
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Key
Club Makes Boxes for the Troops
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Thanksgiving
'09
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The
Nutcracker '09
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Habitat
'09
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SHAlloween
'09
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Honor
Societies Induct New Members
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Congratulations
to Sherilyne Co!
Cherilyne
Co was recently named Long Island Young Scholar of Mathematics
and was accepted by the Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted
and
Talented Students at SUNY college at Old Westbury. Way to go Sherilyne!
Pop
Hop '09
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Immaculee
Shares Her Story
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Sacred
Heart First for the Missions!
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courtesy of Mrs. Shine
Women
of Heart Brave the Elements to Make Strides!
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2010
National Merit Program Commended Students
Congratulations
to our 5 National Merit Commended Students! Well done ladies.
S.
Joanne, Jessica Julich, Anna D. Gunther, Amy M. Spohr, Caitlin E. Hegarty
and S. Jeanne
(not pictured: Amanda Brown)
2010
National Achievement Program
Outstanding Participants
Congratulations
to Brittany A. Morgan and Tasleemah T. Lawal. Well done!
2010
National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
We
congratulate Christine Olivo for her accomplishment. Good job Christine!
Key
Club Inductions 2009
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Walk-a-thon
2009
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Immaculle Ilibagiza to Speak at Sacred Heart Academy
| Immaculee Ilibagiza, one of the world's leading speakers
on Peace, Faith and Forgiveness, will be sharing her triumphant story
of survival at Sacred Heart on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Sustained by prayer and clinging to her father's rosary beads, Immaculee
miraculously survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide by hiding for 91 days,
with seven other women, in a cramped bathroom of a local pastor's
home. The New York Times bestsellers Left to Tell: Discovering God
Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust, Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes
of the Rwandan Genocide, and Our Lady of Kibeho will be available
for purchase. A book signing will immediately follow the presentation. Tickets are $10 in advance and can be purchased by calling Sacred Heart at (516) 586-8459. Tickets will be available at the door for $15. |
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Mothers'
Guild 60th Anniversary Cocktail Party
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Bishop
Murphy Celebrates 60th Anniversary Liturgy
Congratulations
National Merit Semi-Finalist
Victoria A. Ciampo!
Victoria
pictured with S. Joanne Forker, Principal and S. Jeanne Marie Ross, President
Student
Council Inductions 2009
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Senior/Freshman
Day 2009
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We
Welcome the Class of 2013!
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