VOL. 41 No. 5
GUIDANCE REMINDERS
UPCOMINGGUIDANCEEVENTS:
Villa Walsh Academy NEWSLETTER
February 2025
MentalHealthDay
March 11th –CollegeNight for Parentsof11th gradestudents
April10th –Career Day
April23rd –CollegeNight for Parentsof9th &10th gradestudents
GUIDANCEREMINDERS
Seniors:If youhavebeenaccepted to yourEarlyDecisionSchool orhavemadeyourcollegedecision, pleaserememberto notify theadmissionsoffices of anyother schoolsyouhave applied toinordertowithdrawyourapplication oradmissionoffer. SeniorsareSTRONGLYencouraged tospeaktoMrs.Devins aboutcollegeoptions.Pleaseremember tonotifytheGuidance Departmentofanyscholarshipawards.Also,pleasecheckthe Guidance website for scholarshipopportunities.Seniors needto maketheircollegedepositbyMay1st
Juniors:Pleaseremember toregisterforupcomingstandardized test dates.If youhavenot yetcompletedyourcollege planning questionnaire or updatedyour transcript,please do soassoon as possible.College planningmeetings willrestartnextmonth.
Sophomores& Freshmen:Individual meetingsareinprogress todiscusscareerandcollegesearchesas wellas course selection options.
Shouldanystudent need atranscriptpleasestopbythe Guidance Officeto llouta transcript requestform.
PEERTUTORING
Peertutoringremainsavailable forallstudents whofeel they couldbene tfrom some additionalhelpwitha class.esignup for requestingandprovidingpeertutoringcan befoundon the dooroftheGuidance Office.PleasestopinoremailMrs.Devins ifyouhave anyquestions.
On Wednesday,February5,ourstudentsparticipatedinMental HealthandWellness Day.Allstudentsbeganthe daywitha presentationbyLauren Muriello.Laurenspoketo thestudents about“e Backpack ofLife”andprovidedinsight intoGood Stressv.BadStress,PositiveSelf-Talk,GrowthMindset,Coping Skills,andResilience.Aer thekeynotepresentation,allstudents attendedworkshopsandexperiencescreatedfor theirgradelevel. Ourworkshops were ledbyfacultymembers,Mrs.MariaManley, Mrs.ElizabethDevins,and Mrs. OlgaNegrin,as wellas awonderful alumna,BrookeHanlon’09.Inaddition to workshops,students participated infunteambuildingactivities organizedbyMs.Joanne Smith andMrs.AnnelieseYombor.Aerlunch,thegirlsgathered intheauditoriumforacalming,deep breathingexerciseled byMrs. JulieOliverosandconcluded thedaybygatheringtogetherfora specialscreeningof InsideOut2
ankyouto allwhocontributed andparticipated!
VILLA SERVES
eLA res broughtVillaServes,DiversityCafe' andtheVWA faculty andstudents together.roughtheir combinedeffort andthehelpofJenniferAllerot’90, VWA Director ofFinance,a checkfor$1400wassent toSt. Elizabethof Hungaryin Altadena, aparish Jennifer wasonce part of,assuringthatourhelp would beappreciated andused wisely.
JaneGuanieri’25,again led usin aSouperBowlcollection ofchunkysoups,butthisyearwewereina competitionwith DelbartonSchool. ough Delbarton won thecompetition,we allwonwith oureffortstotacklehunger.
Diversity Cafe'
February was BlackHistoryMonth,and DiversityCafe' helpedVillaWalshAcademyfacultyandstudents tohonor theachievementsofAfrican Americans. Abanner wasplaced inthecafeteria toremindstudentsofthese achievements. Ourspecialevent wasto“Openthe Doors ofHistory”where teachersand students wereencouragedtoshare thewealth ofcontributions ofAfricanAmericansby decoratingtheir classroomdoors. ewinningdoorsbelonged toMr.Marciano for Best Overall,Mrs.Paskofor mostStudent-Interactive,and Mrs.MaraschiformostVisuallyAppealing.
Averyspecial thankyoutoalltheteachersandstudentsthat tookupthe challenge.
CAMPUS MINISTRY
SoupKitchen
MembersofVillaWalsh's CampusMinistry,moderated by Miss Geraghty'15 gottogether intheReginaPaciskitchenon Wednesday,February 26th topreparea mealfortheSt.Martin dePorressoup kitchen,sponsoredbytheFranciscan Friarsof theRenewalatMost BlessedSacramentFriary.Withgenerous donations fromVilla'scommunity,studentswereableto cookand assemble aheartymealformorethan150ofthefriar'sneighbors inNewark,whichincludesboth thehomeless andtheworking poor.is newinitiativewillallowstudentsfromeverygradeto participate oncea monthinthecorporal work ofmercy tofeedthe poor.
EPOCHMinistry
Everyursday,VWAHighSchoolstudentsareinvitedtojoin theirpeersingoingtoEPOCH, moderatedby MissGeraghty'15. EPOCH (EducationalProgramsofChildrenHandicapped) isauniqueaer-school programfor special needs children whoareunabletoparticipatein traditionalaer-school activities. Established inMadisonnearly50yearsago,itserves developmentallydelayedchildren between theages of 6to21.e student EpochVolunteers fromFebruaryare:Seniors Angelina Rizk'25,NinaMody'25,Juniors KayleyBascom'26, Gemma Cafasso'26,ElodieCooney'26,MiaMagnier'26,KarinaSiegel'26 andBridgetDrew'26.
HomelessSolutions
HomelessSolutionshasbeenhelpingthehomelessandatriskin ourcommunitysince1983. HomelessSolutionsprovidesa Hand UP,notaHandOUT.eyempowerthose who are homeless and atriskofhomelessness inMorrisCountytoattainhousingstability. rough comprehensivesupport,includingshelter,affordable housing,andarange of services,theycollaboratewithindividuals andfamilies who arecommittedtoachievingtheirgoalofselfsustainability.
On Tuesday,February26thVWAHigh Schoolstudents alongwith Delbartonstudentsworked withthenon-pro tHomeless Solutions tothrowabirthdayparty for thechildrenwhostaywith them. e studentsalongwith MissGeraghty'15wereabletodecorateandhelp hosta birthday partytocelebrate allthekids who stayat theirshelter. Itwasa greatnight lledwith Legos,balloons,games,andapinata!A bigthankyoutoalloftheVWAstudentswho cameand spent their night with thekids!Itwasour rsttimevolunteering withHomeless Solutionsandwe lookforwardtomoreopportunitieswiththemin the future! Studentswho attendedinclude Seniors AngelinaRizk'25, NinaMody'25,Juniors KayleyBascom'26, GiselleScanella'26, GiselleLongo'26,AngelinaSantorelli'26,So aKearns'26 and Freshman AdrianaRizk'28
SophomoreRetreat
On ursday,February27,the membersof theClassof2027were afforded anopportunity toexperienceadayofcommunityand re ectionattheCommunityofthe Franciscan FriarsoftheRenewal’s MostBlessedSacramentFriaryinNewark. BrotherAugustin,CFR, Brother Andre,CFR,andFatherSebastian,CFR hostedtheretreat.
eSophomore class rstenjoyed atourwhere theylearned the spirituallyrichhistoryof thebuildingwhichforover100 yearsserved as amonasteryforagroup ofcloisteredDominican nuns. ebrief touropened up adiscussionon differentfacets ofreligious life inthe CatholicChurch.
Nextcameanopportunityforthestudentsto puttheir faith into actionthrough service. eclassbrokeinto twogroups. Whileone group made sandwiches fortheFriars toshare with theirneighbors, theothergroup assembled necessity bagsforthehomeless and workingpoor. In eachnecessity bagstudentsplaced a toothbrush, lip balm,handwarmer, granolabar,andapairofsocks. Before theygottothatstep,though,thestudents prayed for thosewhowill bethe recipientsofthese necessitybags andeachstudentwrotean encouraging note,assuringthem thattheyare seen,known,andloved byGodand others. e groupofstudents workingonthe necessity bagsthenjoinedthestudents andFriarsmakingsandwiches.
Massfollowed.Father SebastianCFR,led theretreatants in the HolySacri ceoftheMass. anks to AlexaLombardi’26,Emily Murphy’26,CeciliaTimmons’26,and KieraVowells’26for reading atthe Liturgy.
Aer thatfullmorning,students enjoyed their packedlunchesand thefriendship oftheirclassmates. e Sophomores wereableto experienceanothermanifestationof theLord’slove and mercy;the MostBlessedSacramentwas exposedforadoration. Twopriests wereavailable toadminister the SacramentofReconciliation.e dayconcludedwithBrotherAugustin offeringa re ective talkonthe “yes”thatourBlessedMotherMaryoffered totheLordeachdayas she madeherselfavailableto theunfoldingofGod’s planinherlife. Hethenled thestudentsin prayingtheLuminousMysteriesofthe Rosary.
edaywas lled withthepresence andthemercifulloveofChrist, andtheSophomoreclasssensed thecrediblewitnessof theFriars and thejoythatisafruitofthe HolySpirit. ankyoutoSr.LauraBezila, MPF andMs.ColetteGeraghty’15for chaperoning.
Itwasa dayfull of gratitudeandgrace.
ROBOTICS
Sisters1sthasbeen hardatworkoverthepast few weeks preparingforthis year'srobot,Reign,tomakeherdebutat the FIRST RoboticsReefscapeCompetition!eteamis excited toannounce thattheywillbecompetingintwoupcoming tournaments:the rstonSaturdayandSunday, March8& 9atMountOliveHighSchool,andthesecond on Saturday andSunday,March 22& 23atWarren Hills High School.We encourageeveryonetocomesupportus as wetakeonthe competition! Whilematches willbeheldonSaturdayfrom10 AMto12PMand1to5PM,the most excitingtime toattend is Sunday,when theenergyishighwiththe Playoffs, thecrowdis thebiggest,andtheexcitementisatitspeak.
Yoursupportmeanstheworldto us,andwehope toseeyou there!
ART SHOW
Mrs.LaganaandMrs.Cheifer areveryproudtoannounce thatthirteen Villastudents hadtheirartacceptedinto the juriedBlackwellStudentArtShow in theAtriumGalleryin Morristown.Comeseethe show ofthechosen 273out of 703 entries from20differenthighschools.
eBlackwellStreetCenter forthe Arts presentsthisannual High SchoolStudentArtShowinthe beautifulAtriumGallery spanningfour oorsinside oftheMorristown Administration Building.
efollowingstudents wereaccepted:
Freshmen: SorayaTamas,LaylaVreeling,HannahWarjanka, plus SibyllaRamosand JulianaKenworthy both hadtwo artworks chosen
Sophomores: KatelynHadzima,CeciliaTimmons,Emily Murphy, OliviaBarsemian
Junior: IsabellaWhite
Seniors: AveryPoruczynski,CeciliaMaoine’sceramicpiece, and AgustinaMartinez-Ferretti whohadthreepaintings accepted.
eartshowwillopenMarch 25thwithareception April 3, from6 to8pm,and will beondisplayuntil April29th.
CongratulationsVillaartists!
ATHLETICS
SwimmingVarsity
eswim team nishedtheirseasonstrongwith7personal bestswimsat thePrep ChampionshipsinLawrenceville. e followingswimmershadtheir bestswims: KylieMazzei’25in the50and100Free; SierraWarjanka’26 inthe50and100Free; LaurenPetrie’27 in the100Free and100Back;and Lauren Doss’28in the50Free. eteamalso swamtheirclosest meet oftheseasonagainstParamus Catholic andpostedanimpressive eight 1stplace nishesoutofatotalof11 events. efollowing swimmershad1stplace nishesin themeet: LaurenPetrie’27, AnneRionda’27,CameronShull’26,and KylieMazzei’25 in the200Medley Relay; AnneRionda’27in the200IM and 100 Breast; KylieMazzei’25 in the50Free and100Free; Cameron Shull’26 in the100Fly; LaurenPetrie’27,KylieMazzei’25, AnneRionda’27 and CameronShull’26in the200Free Relay; and LaurenPetrie’27 in the100Back. Congratulationsto Anne Rionda’27 for receivingNJACIndependenceDivision1st team andAll-Academichonorsand to CameronShull’27 forreceiving NJACHonorableMention honors.eteamis excitedfornext season,especially withthereturningleadershipofCaptains AnneRionda’27 and CameronShull’26.eteamwouldalso like tothankthe team managersfortheirhelpthisseason: Alexa Perez’26,AlexisSica’26,and JohannaAguilar’26.
BasketballVarsity
eVilla WalshVikings hadaspectacularseasonwithan overallrecordof20-8.ePlay4 KayeventonFebruary 4 was amemorableeveningandanexcitingwinovertheLakersof Mountain Lakes.With MountainLakes up27-25and2:33le in thegame, eresaBowers’26 found CaraFitzpatrick’26 ona backdoorpassforalay-upto tiethegame at27-27.e thriller continuedwith 2:23 le when SerenaSabatella’28 stolea pass fromtheLakersforalay-up,givingtheVikingsa two-point advantageat 29-27. MichelaVaccaro’26stolethe ballwith1:38 le and passedto SerenaSabatella’28 foranotherlay-upto put theVikingsaheadfor goodat31-27.Clutchfree-throwswithin thelast50 secondsby IsabellaPizzo’25,SerenaSabatella’28,and CarolineTully’27 sealedthewinfortheVikings,34-29.Itwas agreatdefensiveperformancebythe LadyVikings,makingthe bestoutoftheir offenseinthe secondhalfto win thegame.
eLadyVikingsreceivedthe#11seed intheMorrisCounty Tournament,winningthe preliminaryroundgameversusthe #22 seed,thePanthers ofPequannock,at home 74-36. eresa Bowers’26ledthegamewith 13points, 7rebounds,2 assists, and2 steals; KatherineCanon’28with aseason-high 14points, 4rebounds,4 assists,and2 steals; SerenaSabatella’28 with 13points,2rebounds,and2 steals;and MichelaVaccaro’26 with7 pointsanda game-high12rebounds.Next,theVikings traveledtoface theFalconsof Jeffersonin the rstroundofthe MorrisCounty Tournament, sufferinga toughloss32-47. Serena Sabatella’28 ledthe ght with 10points and2assists, eresa Bowers’26 added8points,3 rebounds,and2 assists, and Cara Fitzpatrick’26 contributed 5points,2rebounds, and1steal.
On February13the LadyVikings clinched theIndependence Division oftheNorthwestJerseyAthleticConference,undefeated at10-0 with awin on theroadversustheColts of Kinnelon,5838.Leadingin scoringare: eresaBowers’26with 12points, 4rebounds,2 assists,and1 steal; CaraFitzpatrick’26with11 points,3rebounds,2 assists,and3steals;and CarolineTully’27 with10points,1rebound,and3assists.
ismarksthe rstconferencechampionshipfortheLady Vikingssince2007!
eVikingsreceived the#1seed in thePrep BState Tournament andmadeit to theChampionship gameonSunday,February25 athomeversusthe#6seedPennington in another thrillinggame butfellshort66-72. So aKearns’26hadastellardefensivegame tokeep theVikings within close rangeofa Championship. Cara Fitzpatrick’26 hadaseason-high19points,5rebounds,and2 steals;SerenaSabatella’28 contributed 14points,2rebounds, 2assists,and1 steal;and IsabellaPizzo’25chippedinwith9 points,5rebounds,4 assists,and5steals.
eVikingswentona three-gamewinningstreakaerthe lossto Penningtonon February16withawin overWallkill Valleyathome72-23,led by IsabellaPizzo’25with 16points, 10rebounds,8 assists,3 blocks,and5 stealsonherSenior Nightdebut.SerenaSabatella’28 chippedinwith10points,4 rebounds,7assists, and4steals; CarolineTully’27 added12 points;eresaBowers’26 contributed 12points,2rebounds, 5assists,and3 steals; MichelaVaccaro’26 added8points,4 rebounds,and1 assist;and CaraFitzpatrick’26 andKatherine Canon’28netted 7points apiece.
elastregularseasonhomegamewason February 26versus crosstown rivalMorristown-Beard,wheretheVikingstook controlinthe rstquarter andnever looked backwith an impressivewin 67-26.eLadyVikings were hot fromthe 3-pointarc,lightingup thegymwith 11three-pointersand lockingdown on defense,keeping Morristown-Beardscoreless inthefourthquarter. SerenaSabatella’28 ledallscorerswith 15points,all from behindthearc,alongwith3rebounds and2 assists; IsabellaPizzo’25 added11points,5rebounds,7 assists, and4 steals; CarolineTully’27 contributed 11points,including three3-pointers,and 3assists; CaraFitzpatrick’26added10 points,includingtwo3-pointers,2rebounds,2assists,and4 steals;and MichelaVaccaro’26 added9points,9 rebounds,3 assists,and 2steals.
eLadyVikingsreceivedthe#6seed inthe2025NJSIAA Girls NorthNon-PublicBTournamentandlosingtoa tough#3seed SaddleRiverDayon theroadonMarch3forthequarter nal round.isyoungsquad graduates one senior, IsabellaPizzo’25, wholeadsthe teaminstealsandassists.
Congratulationstoouroutstandingstudent-athletes! eir exceptionalcontributionsandwell-deservedhonorshave brought immensepridetoourLadyVikingsteam.
Keep up thefantastic work!
2024-2025–AllPrepBState TeamHonors
FirstTeam- AllPrep BState Team- IsabellaPizzo’25and Serena Sabatella’28
SecondTeam -AllPrepB StateTeam- CaraFitzpatrick’26
HonorableMention -AllPrep BStateTeam-So aKearns’26
2024-2025–NJAC IndependenceDivision–AllConference Honors
FirstTeamNJACIndependence All-Conference -eresa Bowers’26,CarolineTully’27 and SerenaSabatella’28
SecondTeam NJAC Independence All-Conference-Isabella Pizzo’25andMichelaVaccaro’26
NJACAll-ConferenceHonorableMention - KatherineCanon’28
2024-2025-MorrisCountyPost Season Honors
NJACAll-Morris CountyHonorableMention -eresa Bowers’26
Basketball
JV
eVilla WalshJVLadyVikingshadaveryproductiveand successfulbasketballseason.eteam nishedwitha regular seasonrecordof8-5,theyalsoplacedasthe #11seedinthe MorrisCounty JVTournament,howevertheladieslostinthe rst roundtoWestMorris Central inahard-foughtbattle.e Lady Vikings nishedtheyear with anoverallrecordof8-6,butmore importantlytheteamseemed to get better witheachgame andthe girlsgenuinelyenjoyedevery moment of theseason.
Leadingthe teaminpointsthisseasonwere Natalie Brinkworth’28 (11ppg), KendallKiraly'28 (10ppg),Eva Loughran'27 (9 ppg)and So aVelez’28(9 ppg). LexiStappas’27 (5 apg), IsabellaNilio’27 (4 apg)and MiaSpataro'27(3 apg)led theteaminassiststhisseason. EvaLoughran’27(7 rpg),Kendall Kiraly’28 (6 rpg),and VivienneQiao’28(3 rpg) led thelady Vikings in reboundingthisseason. GabriellaFarag’27,Cecilia Timmons’27,and AdrianaRizk’28alsochipped in this season havinga huge impactontheteam’sdefensiveculture& overall successthis year.
eVilla WalshJVLadyViking’s2024-2025season was lledwith manylessons,learning,laughingand winning.Wecan’twait tosee whatisin storefornextseason. Great JobLadies! GoVilla!
BasketballMiddleSchool
eVilla WalshMiddleSchoolBasketballTeam nishedupa successful12-6season.eir season endedwith atournamentat eDwightEnglewood Schoolwherethey nishedin 2ndplace.
eybeatatough Ridge eldPark39-19. LucySmart’29ledwith 17points,AvaKloster’30 had10points, ElodieTuck’29had4 points,and CarolineCaughey’29 alsohad4 pointsandshutdown theirbigoffense with herspeedanddominatingdefense. Some other highlightsweretheGMCJSCA Tournament,where theteam beat#3seedBloomingdale,asthe #6 seed! AvaKloster’30 ledall scorerswiththree 3’s and13points. ElodieTuck’29chippedin4 keypoints and CarolineCaughey’29dominateddefensively in thePost. eodoraHronides’29,JeanelleCantave’30,Luciana Suzuki-Scotti’30 and EmmaMurphy’29allchipped in key baskets for the 27-20win.
eteamcelebrated their seasonwithapizza partyonFebruary10th wherethe followingawards weregiven outtoplayers: LucySmart’29 -MVP nishingthe season averaging14points/game; ElodieTuck’29 -e VillaGreenand WhiteAward; CarolineCaughey’29-Best PostPlayer;eodoraHronides’29 -BestDefensivePlayer;Emma Murphy’29 -PositiveAttitudeAward; AvaKloster’30-Best3Point Shooter;JeanelleCantave’30-Best7thGradeDefender; Luciana Suzuki-Scotti’30 -Most Improved.
WinterTrack
Withonelast trip tothe beautifulOceanBreezeIndoor TrackFacility, theVillaWinterTracksquadconcluded anexciting,memorable andrecord-breakingindoorseason.Februarystartedout with the prestigiousVarsityClassicattheNYCArmory.Personal bests were achievedallaround: HaileySimmons’28and BiancaPetrucci’27 inthe55m; EmmaNaughton’26,HaileySimmons’28,Bianca Petrucci’27and MariaCostello’25 in the200m; MargaretBoler’25, EmilyMurphy’27 and LyndsaySheaffer’28in the400m; Avery Poruczynski’25 and AvaSeaman’26in the800m, MarthaSmart’25 inthe3200m,and So aJordao’25 in the55mhurdles. More snow and weeksoffreezingcoldgot theteamevenmore red up asthe season wenton.
ePrep-B ChampionshipsattheLawrencevilleSchooldemonstrated thedepthand theversatility of theVillateam.Apartfromthe 200m sprint,thegirlsscored inall events.First places wereearnedby MargaretBoler’25(800mand1600m), BlytheDudley’26 (3200m) and AmaliaHronides’25 (high jump). AzariahAndrews’27 earned twosecondplaces (highjumpand55mdash) and HaileySimmons’28 and InesLemee’25 alsoplacedsecond,in thepolevault and1600m, respectively.
NotablePRsin that meetwerethe5:18.28inthe 1600mfor Ines Lemee’25,the29.77inthe200m for KaylaCastellano’25,the27’2.5” shotputmarkfor EmmaNaughton’26,nice55m PRsfor Maria Costello’25 and So aJordao’25,personal bests for JillianPaolino’26 and BridgetBoler’26in the400manda season’s bestin the3200m for ErinLyons’25.With105points,35pointsaheadofrunner-up Montclair Kimberley,Villaclaimed thePrep-B IndoorTrackTitle for thesecondyear ina row.
eShotPutInvitationalatGillSt. Bernard's was agreat opportunity for our3shotputters, ElizabethKinney’28,EmmaNaughton’26, BiancaPetrucci’27 tohonetheirthrowingskillsone moretime before theStateGroup Meet.
enine WinterTrackseniorswerehonoredtheeveningbeforethe GroupState Meet.Congratulationsto MargaretBoler’25,Kayla Castellano’25,MariaCostello’25,AmaliaHronides’25,So a Jordao’25,InesLemee’25,ErinLyons’25,AveryPoruczynski’25,and MarthaSmart’25fortheircommitmenttoVilla WalshAthletics.e underclassmen are awarethatthe barwill besetveryhighfor them andthattheywillhaveto llbigrunningshoesinthe comingyears.
Inthe NJSIAANon-PublicBGroup Villashowedupwitha gameplan thatexpected everyoneto beontheir “A-game” byleavingnothing onthetrack or in thepit.emeetturned intoa tight backandforth competition with not onlyMontclairKimberleybutalso St.Benedict, Morristown Beard,andHudsonCatholic. MargaretBoler’25was
too fastforanyoneandsecuredgoldmedalsin boththe800m and1600m. BlytheDudley’26earned silver inboth the1600m and3200m.Bronze medalswereearned by InesLemee’25 in the3200m and by AmaliaHronides’25 in thehighjump and pole vault.OtherscoreswereJillianPaolino’26,whowas h inthe400m, AzariahAndrews’27,whowasfourthin thehigh jump andsixthinthe 55mdash, AveryPoruczynski’25, h inthe800m,and MarthaSmart’25, hin the3200m.e 4x400 relayteam of EmilyMurphy’27,JillianPaolino’26,Avery Poruczynski’25 and MargaretBoler’25alsoearnedpointswith a4th place nish.
CongratulationsonyetanotherNJSIAA Non-Public Bstate championship,whichissecondina rowandfourth inthe program's history!
Fourathletesquali edfortheMeet of Championsbyplacing topthree intheir events: MargaretBoler’25,BlytheDudley’26, AmaliaHronides’25 and InesLemee’25.
AttheMOConMarch2nd,2025in Staten Island, InesLemee’25 placed 27thinthe 3200and BlytheDudley’26 gotherself onto themedal podium with an 8thplacein allofNJ anda newIndoor3200mVillaschool recordof10:52.08.Shetook8 secondsoffthepreviousschoolrecord,whichwasheldby Sarah Hani n’21.AmaliaHronides’25 placed10thoverallinNJin thehighjumpwitha markof5'2". MargaretBoler’25earned a medalas the7th fastest inallofNJinthe800m bybreakingher own school recordby 3seconds.enewrecordstandsatan exceptional2:14.98.
ankyouto allthe Villatrackparents fortheir support throughouttheseason!Congratulationsto theteamon the3 StateChampionshipsandgoodlucktoNationalsQuali ers, distancemedleymembers, MargaretBoler’25,Jillian Paolino’26,InesLemee’25 and BlytheDudley’26!
SpringtrackstartsMarch10th,2025.
AthleticLeadershipCouncil(ALC)
AttheFebruary27th meeting,membersparticipated in discussion,sharedthoughtsandideas aboutourVikingmascot, andarepreparingforVilla’sDrive-InMovie NightonFriday, April25.
enext ALC meetingwillbe heldonMarch 27th.