National Merit Recognition
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Five National Merit Semifinalists, Five Commended Students, and a National Achievement Scholar
ongratulations to the Mount’s five National Merit Semifinalists from the Class of 2010, as recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Our students were identified by their high PSAT scores which ranked them among the top one percent of students in the country. Featured in this photograph are Back Row, From Left to Right: MSJA Principal, Dr. Judith A. Caviston, Nina Friel, Alexandra Cox, and MSJA President Sister Kathleen Brabson, SSJ. Front Row, From Left to Right: Amanda Stillwell, Stacey Kindelan, and Victoria Koc.
Aptitude Test (PSAT) and will now advance to the Finalist stage, where they will compete for one of over 3,000 Merit Scholarships. Finalists will be announced in the spring. Five MSJA seniors have received Letters of Commendation from the National Merit Corporation. Based on their PSAT scores from fall 2008, these students have proven academic superiority by performing in the top five percent of those who took the same test. Commended students include: Samantha Brecht, Patricia Mars, Patrice Mulhern, Laura Pospisil, and Allison Zminda. Chierika Ukogu has been recognized by the National Achievement Scholarship Program. This places her in the top 3% of AfricanAmerican students who took the PSAT in 2008.
These students scored in the top one percent of more than 1.5 million juniors in the country who took the Preliminary Scholarship
Breast Cancer Mar athon Honors Steph Roman
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By Shannon McGovern ’11 This article originally appeared in the Campanile
ven though the predictions called for rain, Sat., Oct. 3, brought favorable weather conditions for the annual Breast Cancer Marathon.
Supporters were able to participate in an egg toss, run a 5 K race on the cross country course, or walk the track. This year’s marathon was a booming success. The participation, really ignited by the chairs of the breast cancer marathon committee, Alanna McCloy and Allie Zminda, heightened everyone’s interest in the marathon. Adding to the festivities, Mount’s field hockey team (wearing pink shirts made especially for the marathon) played and defeated Villa Joseph Marie on the field inside the track. Even the volleyball team, who played at other venues, showed their support by wearing pink shirts at their games as well. “There was a great turnout,” junior homeroom representative Katie McCormick said. “People came after crew practice and other events to help support this respectable cause.”
In top photo above, Meg Mulhern ’10, Celia Vinciguerra ’10, Sharna Shuford, Assistant Varsity Field Hockey Coach, Nicole Schuster ’10, Caitlin Liberatore ’10, and Moira DiSandro ’10 present to Mrs. Statmore the money they raised by selling baked goods during their field hockey game. In bottom photo, seniors Kara Davis, Alanna McCloy, and Allie Zminda play with Mikey, Sammy, and Katie Roman at the Breast Cancer Marathon.
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Last May, Stephanie Roman, a former teacher at the Mount, died of breast cancer. In honor of Mrs. Roman’s memory, her three children came to the event. “The breast cancer marathon was an all out effort to benefit the scholarship fund, and it was great that her children were a part of it,” Mrs. Statmore said. Through the Marathon and Breast Cancer Dress Down Day, the Mount raised over $3,700, which will be donated to the Stephanie L. Roman Scholarship fund at the Mount.