Archive for the ‘Alumni’ Category
Alumni Achievements: Solo Bagpiping Champion
Joe S. class of ’09 was named the 2010 U.S. Junior Solo Bagpiping Champion this weekend at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg.
The competition is open to all pipers and snare drummers younger than 18.
Joe clinched the title of Champion with a solo performance of “Too Long in this Condition” on a set of Inveran bagpipes. His prize: the Ralph Murray Memorial Scholarship for room, board and tuition for two weeks at the Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming.
Congratulations Joe!
Villa Alumni on the National Merit Semi-Finalist List
Three Villa Academy Alumni are semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program, making them among the top 1 percent of high school seniors. This week the program named 16,000 students as top scorers on the 2008 Preliminary SAT, and among the names were Villa Alumni, Andrew Kaluzny, Michael Penuelas, and Daniel Stewart.
Three students is a very strong showing for a class of only 40 students! These numbers give Villa’s 2007 graduating class a semifinalist percentage of 7.5!
Students that make the semifinalist level may become finalists eligible for scholarships from National Merit Scholarship, colleges and universities and corporate sponsors.
Congratulations Andrew, Michael, and Daniel!
Class of 2006 Ice Cream Social
Class of 2006, we invited you to relive Villa Academy memories and celebrate the next step – college!
Please join other Class of 2006 Alum for ice cream on Wednesday June 2, 2010 from 6:60 – 8:00pm in the Villa Academy Parlor.
Class of 2006 Ice Cream Social
Wednesday June 2, 2010
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Villa Academy Parlor
Villa Alums contend for National Merit Scholarship Award
Villa Academy is proud to celebrate the outstanding academic achievement of two special Villa alums, Christian Vanderwall (‘06) and John Osborn (‘06). This February, both students received notice that they will advance to Finalist standing for the coveted National Merit Scholarship Award.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition that recognizes academically talented high school students based on their Preliminary SAT score. Winners of Merit Scholarship awards are all selected from the Finalist pool based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments and become eligible for a number of educational scholarships.
We wish these young men the best of luck throughout the rest of the competition and in their higher educational pursuits as they continue to prepare for college.
