Jenna, a first grader in Ms. McFarland’s class, stepped in for Mrs. Skinner today and took over Villa as “Head of School for the Day.” To watch the fun, click on:  Head Master Jenna

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

Parents, Staff, Faculty and Students,

The Spring 2010 Book Fair, through Secret Garden Book Store, was a fabulous success. Your purchases earned approximately $1100 for library books.  We hope you enjoy the books you purchased as much as our students will enjoy the new books we are now able to purchase with the Book Fair funds.   We are also thankful for the many books that were purchased for the Villa Library Wish List and the Birthday Book programs.  Our children will enjoy many new books for years to come, due to your generosity.

Many, many thanks are offered to our wonderful volunteers!  These parents helped the students with book selection, estimating the cost of purchases with tax, counting money and making change. A special “thank you” goes to the following volunteers: Anita P, Laurie B, Lisa P, Jenny P, Laurie A, Jeannine M, Hilary G, Claudine L, Wendy G, Alison A, Amy F, Lynn B, and Kathleen C.

Special events such as the Book Fair could not happen without Villa’s Facilities Department personnel.  We truly appreciate the “behind-the-scenes” efforts, putting up banners and setting up tables.

The staff and management at Secret Garden were extremely supportive and knowledgeable.  The book selection was perfect for Villa’s clientele. It is always a pleasure partnering with them for this event.  Sometime when you are in Ballard, stop in and visit their cozy bookstore on Market Street and enjoy the incredible customer service!

Again, many thanks to all the Villa families, friends, staff and faculty who contributed to the success of the Spring Book Fair!

Karen Strand & Leslie Keeney

Spring Book Fair:  March 22 – March 26

8:20am – 3:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

8:20am – 2:15pm Wednesday and 8:20am – 12:00pm Friday

The Spring Book Fair is in the Rainbow Theater March 22nd through March 26th and is open during regular student hours and closes at noon on Friday. Please see the class schedule below. This event is a fundraiser for our library so please take advantage of this opportunity to purchase wonderful books, encourage reading, and support the Villa Library. Please make checks payable to “Secret Garden.”

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.

Christmas Illuminata

7pm Thursday, December 3rd

Hot cocoa, cookies, caroling, and tree lighting!

Come one, come all!

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The Annual Fund provides essential dollars for our programs and operations, allowing us to continue providing the highest quality educational experience for our students. We are asking our entire immediate and extended community to participate and help us reach our goal of $300,000 by December 31. New this year, you can make your gift online. No gift is too small or too large!

The Italian Dinner Carnival was a wonderful success on Friday evening, so thank you to all who attended! It was a fantastic opportunity to catch up with old friends after the summer and to also welcome our new families to the Villa community. We hope you’ll enjoy your caricature artist drawings and can look forward to the carnival cutout photos soon. We want to extend a huge than you to our faculty and staff volunteers, our 8th grade helpers, and particularly to Chef Bon, Natalie, and Kevin for their culinary talents. What a terrific way to start our school year! Until the next one, boun appetito!

Let’s Raise the Roof!
6:30 – 9:30pm Friday, September 11th

Under Villa Academy’s New Covered Play Area
Save the date and call the sitter – the adults are going out to play!

All Villa Academy community members and neighbors are invited to join us as we unveil our new covered play area and thank everyone who helped raise the roof by supporting the 2004-2006 capital campaign.

Enjoy a few cold ones, some Dick’s burgers, and dancing to live music by Big Dog Revue.
Don’t miss the fun!

RSVP to development@thevilla.org or 206-729-0219 x268

Villa Academy is lucky to call the Laurelhurst neighborhood its home. We have enjoyed the treasures of this favorable location since Mother Cabrini’s decision to move the school here in 1914.  She definitely understood the importance of location. To read more about Laurelhurst in the The Seattle Times “neighborhood of the week” article click here.