On The Mount
School news from Mount Saint Joseph Academy
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Members of the Mount’s Robotics Team toured the headquarters of SCALA, a leader in digital signage software, in March. The girls were given a tour by CEO Tom Nix and received valuable career advice and encouragement from software engineers.
The Mount hosted the inaugural STEM Career Fair on March 15. Kristin Lucas ’16 organized the event. The keynote speaker was Dr. Jennifer Stern, Space Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. A variety of panelists and speakers shared with Mounties their experiences in the areas of technology, science, mathematics, engineering, and medicine. Summer 2016
Several alumnae participated, including: Liz Certa ’08 (Vitals); Mary Dubiel ’84 (U.S. Naval Engineering & Logistics Office); Erin Gallagher ’03 (Willis Towers Watson); Elizabeth Hartnett ’03 (W.L. Gore & Associates); Sarah Hegarty ’05 (Thomas Jefferson University); Mary Jo Horgan ’11 (Deloitte); Elizabeth Kichula ’98, M.D., Ph.D. (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia); Angela Lin ’72, M.D. (MassGeneral Hospital for Children); Terri Concannon Long ’80 (Doylestown Hospital); Kathy Lamprecht Prue ’88 (Merck); Meredith Rice ’04 (Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson); Natalie Tacka ’11 (PJM Interconnection); and Meghan Seminack Wakefield ’99 (CHOP Research Institute).
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The Acadram acting ensemble presented “Mind Games: A Series of One-Act Plays” March 18-19. Veteran actors entertained alongside those making their acting debuts. Seven one-act plays unfolded on the Mount’s stage: The Tooth Hurts; Larry’s Inferno; After; Popcorn Sonata; Two By Two; Birdbrain; and Misreading. In March, several Mount students participated in the Montgomery County Association for Teachers of Foreign Language’s oral proficiency contest. Competing were Liana Alcaro ’18, Katie de Luca ’16, Christina Glenn ’19, Margot Murphy ’18, and Jacquelyn Nyzio ’18. The competition was held at Plymouth Whitemarsh High