Villa Walsh Academy NEWSLETTER
On October 2nd, studentsingrades 11and12were offered the opportunity to take SAT SchoolDayTesting.College Boardhas released thesescoresandstudentsshouldbe able toaccesstheir scores via theirCollege Boardaccount.Ifyouareunabletoaccess your score,pleasecallCollegeBoarddirectlyforassistance.
On October 9th,allstudentsin grade 11tookthePSATs. ese scores havealso been released andcan beaccessedvia the student’s CollegeBoard account.
On October 15th,studentsingrades 11and12wereofferedthe opportunity to take ACT SchoolDayTesting.ACT hasindicated thatscoreswillbeavailableintwoto eightweeksfollowingthe test. Studentswho havecreated theirMyACTaccountshouldbe abletoaccesstheir scores digitallyearlierthan thepaper copyof scores senttothe school.
On October 30th,theGuidanceDepartmenthostedacollege night forallstudents andparentsin grades 9through 12.College representativesfromCatholicUniversity,PennState University andUniversity ofFlorida spokeaboutthe college admissions processandrecent trends.It wasaninformativeevent– many thanks toall who attended.
Seniors:
Pleasebemindfulofyourapplication deadlines andmakesureyouhavesubmittedtheappropriate paperwork.
Studentsareremindedto update theirNaviance accounts with allcollegeinformation(deadlines, admissiondecisions etc.).
efree application offederalstudent aid(FAFSA)is available tosubmitstartingDecember2024.Pleaseview thefollowingwebsite forinformation:https://studentaid. gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
Certaincolleges requireastudent/parentto submitthe CollegeScholarship Service(CSS)pro le.Pleasecheck eachindividual school thatyouare applying to.
Pleaseremember shouldyouoptto send standardized test scores,youwillneedto sendyourscoresdirectlyto theschoolsyouareapplyingto.
October 2024
SATSCORES- www.collegeboard.orgor866-756-7346
ACT SCORES-www.act.orgor319-337-1313
StudentsinGrades9-11:
Anystudentinterestedintakingthe SAT or ACTTests this year,pleasebeawareofregistrationdeadlines.
Shoulda student beinterestedin receivingorproviding peertutoring,pleasesignupoutside theGuidance Office.
Juniorcollegeplanningmeetingsaretakingplacein November.
VILLA SERVES
OperationSmile
Withthe organizationalskills of MiaMagnier’26 and Jane Anderson’26,abakesalewasheldduringlunchperiodto bene tOperation SmileandVilla donatedover $180dollarsto thecause. OperationSmileisa non-pro tmedical servicethat providessurgery andon-goingcarefor peopleaffectedbycle lip andcle palateinresource-limitedenvironments.
InajointeffortofVillaServesandCampus ministry,a collection of itemsto aidtheHurricaneHelene oodvictims inNorthCarolinaandFloridawasmadeanddelivered. ank youto SierraWarjanka’26forherassistanceinthisservice project.
VeteransDay
VeteransDayis afederalholiday thatisannuallyobserved on November11tohonormilitaryveteransofthe UnitedStates Armed Forces. Againthis year, VillaServes,led by Audrey Wilibanks’25and InesLemee’25,placed over50pinwheels atthe entrancetoour schoolin honor ofourmilitaryfamilies andrelatives. Inaddition,wordsofgratitudeandappreciation toourveteranswere writteninthankyoucardsorganizedand providedby GemmaCafasso’26 andEllenDiDomenico’26.
DiversityCafé
Novemberis NationalNativeAmericanHeritageMonth and isatimeto celebrateandpaytributeto therichancestryand traditionsof NativeAmericans. Diversity Café’ hasa large bannerinthecafeteriaremindingstudents of thisheritage,and aselection ofbooks with anemphasisonthe localgroups such as theLenapeandAlgonquin,hasbeenplacedin thelibrary. Eachweek,announcementswill bemadehonoringthe past andthepresentNativeAmericans.
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Sr.Laura’sSilverJubilee
Twenty- veyearsago, Sr.LauraBezila,M.P.F.,dedicatedherlife andgaveher“yes” toGod,andhasdemonstratedherlovefor Himeverydaysincein herservicetoherstudentsandto the FilippiniSisterscommunity atVillaWalshAcademy. Tocelebrate thesilveranniversaryofheroblation, students,faculty,staff andalumnae joinedinworshipataspecialliturgycelebratedby Fr.RichardCarton onOctober18inSt.LucyChapel. Special thanks toInesLemee’25,AvaBentz’26,LibbyFarmer’26, Erin Jacobs’26,Sophia Kearns’26,MiaMagnier’26,EmmaNaughton’26, AngelinaSantorelli’26,Azariah Andrews’27,MaeveDam’27, EmilyMurphy’27,andIsabellaOrosz’27,forassistingat theliturgy bycarryingcross,candles,andoffertorygis;for invitingusto worship;proclaimingthe readings;andleadinguniversalprayer.
Aer the liturgy,theschoolcommunitygatheredfora receptionin theauditorium,whereSr.Laurareceivedthespiritualbouquetof rosaries,masses,and sacri cesofferedonherbehalf.Mrs.Stacey Grabowski,Villa’slibrarianand socialmedia coordinator,created avideo ofstudents,faculty,Sisters,andalumnaewhoallexpressed theirgratitudeto Sr.Laurafor all thelove andlearningshehasgiven them overthese25years.MayGodcontinueto blessSr.Laura and hervocationto serve Himin her life andin her work.
JuniorRingLiturgy
eannualJuniorRingliturgy,honoringthe students fromVilla Walsh’sClass of 2026,wascelebratedinSt.LucyChapelonTuesday, October22nd. isbelovedAcademytradition invites thestudents tore ectonthefriendshipsthat bond them together,to celebrate allthattheyhavealreadyachieved,andto encouragethem towalk wheretheir roadswilllead them.
St. LucyChapelwas lledwith Academystudentsaswellasthe parentsofthe Class of 2026towitnessthismilestone andto join inprayerthankingGodfortheblessingsHeprovides through ourfriends andfamilies. Inadditiontotheirrings,students each received apinkroseto commemorate thebeautyofthe friendships thattheyhaveformedhere. VillaWalshAcademy’s Chorus,under thedirectionofMr.PaulDaher, contributed tothe beauty of the liturgy with theirvoices.Fr.LanceReis,retiredpriest from the DioceseofPatersonandfriend ofVillaWalsh,presidedatthe liturgy andblessedthejuniors’rings.
Specialthanksto JuniorClass Commissioner CaraFitzpatrick’26, for the beautifulartworkthatadorned thecoverofthemass program,and to eresaBowers’26,whowelcomedthe Class of2026 andtheirfamiliesaer Massto alightreception in the auditorium.
anks alsoto JaneAnderson’26,KristiCiasulli’26,Elodie Cooney’26, LibbyFarmer’26,ErinJacobs’26,SophiaKearns’26, AmeliaKleinle’26, AshleeMartin’26,ShaliniPatel’26,Giselle Scannella’26,AngelinaSantorelli’26CameronShull’26,Karina Siegel’26,MichelaVaccarro’26,SabrinaWaivada’26andSierra Warjanka’26for theirroles in reading,singing,andleadingthe congregationinpraiseandworship.Lastly,specialthankstoSr. ElaineBebyn,M.P.F. forarrangingthe owersinthe sanctuary,and toSr.BarbaraPaci,M.P.F.andour HSA volunteersforcoordinating therefreshmentsinthe auditoriumfor thestudents andtheir families.
FreshmanRetreat
StudentsfromtheClassof2028tooka breakfromtheirdailyroutine tospenda dayonretreaton Wednesday,October2nd,at theChurch ofSt.JamesinBaskingRidge.
Studentshadthe opportunity to spendtimetogrowin theirbondof friendshipwitheachother,andwith Jesus.In additiontoice-breaker games and lotsoflaughter,thestudents,accompaniedandled by eologyinstructorsLaura WilliamsandColetteGeraghty,wereable tospendtimein adorationof theBlessed Sacramentandparticipate intheSacramentofReconciliation aswellasmass.ey returnedto campusrenewedandrefreshed,andmoredeeplyconnected toeach other,as aclass,than theywerewhen theyle.
NovemberAllSoulsRemembrance
Onceagain,VillaWalsh placed a“Wreath ofRemembrance”outside theBusinessOfficeinBrowneHallforstudents,faculty,andparents toprayforthe soulsofourbeloveddead.Allare invited to write thename of adeceased loved one on apurplecrossandaffixitto theribbons, sothateverytimewepassthe Wreath,wecan prayfor thesalvationoftheirsoulsandthe consolationoftheir families.In advanceofAllSoul’s Day on November2,students andfaculty gave thenamesoftheirbeloveddead totheSisters,sothattheywould berememberedattheirdailymasses throughout themonth of November. Itis agreat giandprivilege to offerthis comforttothe membersofourschoolcommunity. Eternalrest grant untothem, O Lord, andletperpetuallight shine uponthem. Maythey, andallthe soulsof thefaithfuldeparted, throughthemercyofGod,rest in peace. Amen.
7th/8thGradeRetreat
e 7th and8th graders wentontheir yearly retreaton Tuesday, October22.emiddleschool studentstraveledtogetherto Christthe KingChurchinNew Vernon,NJ.e morningstarted withabeautifulMassinthe church. AerMass,studentsengaged infunicebreakersandgames- includingmusical chairs -to strengthentheir bonds andbuildcommunity.eytooktime for personalre ection andjournaling,focusingonthethemeof God’s immenselovefor each ofus. e dayalso included a deepdive into theProdigal Sonscripturepassage,wherestudentsengaged in meaningfuldiscussions aboutthe Father’sunconditionallove and Hiswelcomingembrace. isretreat wasa wonderfulopportunity for ourmiddleschoolstudents tostepawayfromtheirdailyroutines andgrowcloserto Jesusthroughprayerandfellowship.
AP CAPSTONE
Startingwith APSeminarduringsophomoreyear,and continuingwithAPResearchin junioryear, thecoursesuse aninterdisciplinaryapproach todevelopthecritical thinking, research,collaboration,timemanagement,andpresentation skillsneededforcollege.
On October 18,AP Researchstudents metvirtually with JuliannaMcKenna’17. Currently agraduate student at theUniversityofChicago,Juliannadescribed her research experienceattheCenterforAutismatChildren's National Hospital.Her descriptionofher role,includingthe various methodologies employed bytheresearchteamand their safeguardingofparticipantcon dentiality,proved helpful for ourresearchers,whohave beendevelopingtheirown methods for data collectionandlearningaboutethicalconsiderations when workingwithhuman subjects.
emajority ofourresearchersdeterminedthatsurveysor interviews,orboth,bestalignwith theirresearchquestions,and have beenexamininghowtorecruitparticipantsandformulate goodquestions.Articulatingtheprecisenature of theirfuture interactionswithstudy participants iscriticaltothe rstmajor APResearch deadline: theinquiry proposal.isproposal will besubmittedtothenewly-formedVillaEthicsReviewBoard, whichwillensurethatthe studiesareethicalandsafe,thatthey protectthestudents andcommunity, andthat theycomplywith schoolpolicies.
Ourresearchersarealso learninghow tocommunicate effectivelywithprofessional scholars torequest hard-to-access information. Sofar,we’vefoundthat professionalsatmajor institutions (includingthe American PsychiatricAssociation, theUniversityofNewMexico,and the UniversityofBristol)are gladto sharedata, questionnaires, andstudies.Ourresearchers
arerealizing the truth of whatSteve Jobssaid,describinghisown experienceasa twelve-year oldwhenhe called BillHewlitttoask for sparecomputer parts,andgotthem (aswellasa job):“Most peoplenever pickup thephone,most peopleneverask.Andthat’s whatseparates thepeoplewho dothingsfromthe peoplethatjust dreamaboutthem.”
APResearch isgettingitdone!
CREATIVE CLUB
Villaisveryproudofthenineartstudentswho wereselected todisplaytheir artworkforthe monthofDecemberin Youthful Perspectives: ACuratedExhibition FeaturingtheStandout Works of High SchoolArtists, atKLSotheby'sInternationalRealtyArt &HomeGalleryinMorristown. Students from Delbartonand AcademyofSaintElizabethwere alsoselected.
Congratulationstothe studentswhoseworkhasbeen selectedto beshown in thisinauguralevent: AugustinaMartinez-Ferretti’25,AveryPoruczynski’25, ElizabethKandziolka’25,AlexaPerez’26,EmilyMurphy’27, IsabellaPropperStuehr’27,CeciliaTimmons’27,Soraya Tomas’28, JosephineRezza’28.
Anystudentwishingto participateinupcomingjuriedartshows andcontestsneedsto join theCreativeClubandcontactMrs. CheiferandMrs.Lagana.
ROBOTICS
Inthe spiritofinnovationandcommunity service,VillaWalsh Academy’s Sister’s1stFRCTeam8513(FIRST® Robotics Competition)Team8513 isdoingmore thanjustbuilding robotsthisDecember—we’re alsoteaminguptohost alifesavingblooddrive as partof ourongoingcommitmenttogiving back.OnTuesday,December10th,we willholdthiseventfor thefourthconsecutiveyear in supportofthe New York Blood Centerandtheir vital missionto savelives.Wehopeto double ouramount of donorsthis year,soyourparticipationis crucial! Donors,agessixteenandup,join usintheAuditorium between 2:30and7:00PMtomakea difference— helpsavelivesonedrop ata time.
Pleasemarkyourcalendars andbeahero!Tosignup todayto reserve yourspot,pleasegoto:https://donate.nybc.org/donor/ schedules/drive_schedule/319752
ATHLETICS
FALLSPORTS
TennisVarsity
eVarsity tennis team nishedtheirseasoninmid-October. ParentsandplayerscelebratedtheseasonattheParent/ Daughterround-robinwithsomefunandfriendlycompetition. Attheteambanquetfollowingthe round-robin,severalkey playerswererecognized duringtheawardsceremony. e MVP awardwasgivento the rst doublesteam of Malia Nugent’25and OliviaChang’25,whohadan8-2 recordin theLibertyDivision anda12-3recordoverall. eymadeit tothe semi- nalroundinthe MorrisCountyTournament, andtheirrecordearned them aspot in theStateTournament draw,wherethey made agreat showing. eGreen& White Awardwas givento Kaitlyn Pavagadhi’25. Kaitlyn’smental toughness,strongworkethic,andleadershipskillsas cocaptain throughout theseason exemplifythebestofwhat a VillaWalsh student canbe. e excellence awardwasgivento MaliaNugent’25. Malia consistentlydemonstratedexcellence onandoffthe court as aco-captain. Malia’s exceptionalskills as adoubles playerpropelled her teamtothe semi- nals in theMorrisCounty Tournamentandanoverallrecordof123. eteamisgraduating veexceptional seniors who we will miss: OliviaChang’25,LynetteGao’25,MaliaNugent’25, Kaitlyn Pavaghadi’25,andAlexandraRezza’25. ereturning juniorclassofBridgetDrew’26,OliviaParillo’26,Angelina Santorelli’26,GiselleScannella’26,and CameronShull’26will providea solidbase for the teamnext year.
TennisJV
JV tennis hadagreat endto our2024season withawinning recordof 9-4.OurlossescameagainsttheMorristown Beard School(2)andMadisonHighSchool(2). eteam’s wins came againstMountainLakesHighSchool (2),KinnelonHigh School(2),AcademyofSt.Elizabeth,HanoverPark HighSchool (2),ParsippanyHillsHighSchoolandVernon HighSchool. Highlightsfromthe seasonincludesometeambondingevents. Attheendof thepre-season,the Varsity andJV traveled into Morristown to grabsomeicecreamattheCreamery.erewas alsosomefunteambondingatYogaandthe JV girlsenjoyed ateamdinneraerourhomematchagainstMountainLakes High School.Alsoan end-of-the-season team dinner lled with Chick-Fil-AaerourlasthomegameagainstMadison High Schoolwasenjoyedbyall!
SoccerVarsity
eVilla WalshGirlsSoccer Varsityteamhadachallenging month but managedtosecure some notable victories, nishing themonthwitha recordof3 wins, 4losses,and1 tie.Highlights fromourgamesinclude: a standoutperformance included the dominant 9-0victoryoverSt.Elizabeth,showcasingtheteam’s offensivecapabilities;thedefensewassolid inthe5-0win against Boonton;andVillaWalshmanaged acommendabletie against MorrisCatholic andacrucial win againstMorristown-Beard, emphasizingtheircompetitiveness. FreshmanKaylaBurrell’28 scored theequalizinggoalagainst Morris Catholic ontheir SeniorNight,andthegameended2-2aerdoubleovertime.
egirlssecuredastrong5-0winonourSenior Nightto ensure ourseniors had adayto remember.egirlswere very unluckyin thecountytournament,narrowlylosingthegamein PKs4-3 aer drawingthegame0-0 aerdoubleovertime.e girlsplayed many out-of-conferencegamesin October andstillensuredthatthey continuedtoperformwellinthe conference.eteam nished2nd intheIndependencedivision forthe 2nd year running.egirls improvedonlastyear'sloss recordin theNJACIndependence Division,losingonlytwo games inthedivisionthisseason,only oneofthoselossescomingat home.e nalNJACstandingsfor VWAGSis2ndintheIndependence Division,witha divisional recordof6-2-2,a winningpercentageof.700.
SoccerJV
eJVSoccer Team nished its seasonwitha winningrecordof9-5. Allplayerscontributed toeachvictory.ey nishedtheseason ona three-gamewinningstreak,the highestoftheseason.Some players will havethe opportunity tojointheVarsityteamastheybegintheir trekintheNJSIAAStateTournament.roughoutthe season,the girlsexhibitedteamwork,con dence,andgrit,traits thatwillallow them tostriveasstudentsandathletes atVillaWalshAcademyand beyond.Congratulations tothe VillaWalsh JV SoccerTeamonan amazing2024season!
VolleyballVarsity
eVarsity Volleyballteamhadabusymonth.On October8th, thesquadstarteda3-matchwinningstreak,beatingin-division teams WhippanyPark,High Point,and MorrisCatholic.Inthe nal IndependenceDivisionstandings,Villa placed 4th. eAnnualDig Pink fundraiser,withtheHanover ParkHornetsas ourguests,was abigsuccess,which resultedina donationof over$1,500to the Side-Out Foundation.Abigthankyougoes outtoalltheparentsand studentswho participatedin afunandmeaningful aernoon.e sevenVWAVseniorsandtheir parentswerehonored fortheir 4-year commitmenttoVillaVolleyballon October22,2024,duringthe matchagainst MorrisCountySchoolofTechnology.Congratulations toMariaCostello’25,NoraDam’25(captain),AmaliaHronides’25 (captain),NoraKra’25,LeiaLange’25,LilyMeier’25,and ClaudiaSteinberg’25. Allsevenofthemstartedout on thefreshman teamin theFall of 2021.
Christmas cameearlyforthevolleyballteamasSantaClaus (Coach Yombor)andMrs.Claus(CoachSmith) tooka bunch of Elves(on theShelf)totheJeffersonSpooktacular Halloweentournament.e elvesplayed toughvolleyballagainst very strongteamslikeJefferson, Pope John,andSt.Elizabeth’s,which was goodpracticefortherest of theseason. IntheState tournament, Villawon the rst roundagainst St. Benedictbutcouldnotgetpastastrong St.Mary’sRutherford, justlike in 2023.e underclassmenare red upto challengeSt. Mary’sin2025!
ebestis yettocome:the4thAnnualParent-Daughter Volleyball TournamentwillbeheldonNovember14,2024,at theSisterDoris LavinthalAthletic Center.
Go VWAV!
VolleyballJV
JV hadatremendous season with anendingrecordof12-7,winning 25sets out of 41andforcing3 gamesinto 3sets. Weplayed against someexcellent opponents who havestrongplayers.esecond halfoftheseason,the JVfellinto someillnessand,for mostof October,neverplayedwithour fullrosteratfullstrength.is forced playersto playnewroles,positions,andstrategiesonthecourt. CoachSmith,speakingon thetopic,said,"eplayersovercame theseobstacles with perseveranceandtenacity.Icouldn'tbemore proudofall of them and howeachplayersteppedup.ey had eachother'sbacksthroughthe whole season." MaeveDam’27 and EmmaNaughton’26dida greatjobasoursetters.Ouroutside hitters, CarolineTully’27,AlexisSica’26,and GraceCalvano’26, showedprogressionthroughouttheseason. AzariahAndrews’27, LiaGriffin’27,and AvaSansano’27,ourmiddleblockers, cameup withsomekeyplaysduringthematches. KieraVowels’27,Peyton Simmons’27,andIsabellaPropperStuehr’27 playedbackrow asour defensivespecialists and wereabletotakeon ouropponent's strong outsidehittersandservers.Bigthanks tofreshmen SatineNadar’28, MaryCafasso’28,AveryDraeger’28,and KendallKiraly’28 for helpingusout when wehadlownumbersanddoinga greatjobin high-pressuresituationsonthe court.CoachSmithis very proudof theJVteamandthe seasonsaying,“Weaccomplishedsomuch,and Ican't waitfornext season.”
VolleyballFreshman
efreshmanvolleyballteamclosed outtheir season with a13-1 record.Atthe Madisontournament,they cameclosetodefeating Morristown HS,but aerachallenging game,theycameinsecond.
eFreshmanVolleyballteamhadan incredibleseason,andthe futureofVWAvolleyballisbright!
CrossCountryVarsity
eVWA crosscountry teamcompletedOctoberwith3major championship wins andastrong nishat the Shore Coaches Invitational. eteamwillcompetenextattheNJSIAA statenonpublicBchampionship,wheretheywillattempttodefendtheir 2023 title.
eteambeganthemonthofOctobercompetinginthe “F” division raceattheShoreCoachesInvitationaland nished2nd place to Pingryinthe eldof38teams. MargaretBoler‘25was theindividualracewinner witha timeof19:08onthe challenging HolmdelPark course. AmeliaKleinle’26, InesLemee’25,and MarthaSmart’25all nishedin thetop20in the eldof171 runners.
On October 15th,theteamwon its 4thconsecutiveand9thoutof 14overall NJAC “smallschools”Championship. Inadominant performance,VWA had5 runners in thetop10placesinthe eldof 122 runnersand25teams. Leadingtheway was Margaret Boler’25 (2ndplace),BlytheDudley’26 (4thplace), MarthaSmart’25(6th), AmeliaKleinle’26(9th),andInes Lemee’25(10th). Margaret Boler’25(18:35), MarthaSmart’25(19:39), and AmeliaKleinle’26 (20:00)allrecordedpersonal best 5 km times.
On October 22nd,the team competedat Central Parkof MorrisCounty inthe Morris CountyChampionships. Aer nishing1st in2022and2ndin2023,the girlsreclaimed theircounty title,winningtheir 2nd ever Morris County Championship!eVikings wereled bytop 10 nishesfrom Blythe Dudley’26(2nd),MargaretBoler’25(3rd),and MarthaSmart’25(9th).
eteamtraveledtoBlair AcademyonOctober30th to competeinthe NJISAAPrep BChampionships. Wrappingup anoutstandingmonth ofcompetition,the team earnedthe1st place championshiptrophy,scoring27 points.GillSt.Bernards was2ndwith88pointsin the eldof10teams. Blythe Dudley’26wastheindividualchampion,followed closely by MargaretBoler’25(2nd),AmeliaKleinle’26(4th), Martha Smart(6th),and ErinLyons’25in14thplace.
Cross
CountryMiddleSchool
Octoberwas averybusymonthforthe Middle School Cross Countryteam.Itstartedwith agreatshowinginDover, where LucySmart’29and CarolineCaughey’29crossed the nishline,capturing rstandsecondplace. Bailey Gardner’30 ranherbest race thatday,andElodieTuck’29 and JoellePaolino’29rounded outthetop ve nishersfor VillaWalsh.EmilyO’Malley’29 and EavanMartin’29 also hadstrong nishes.Villahosted atoughPequannockteam where CatherineAzares’29ranthe 1.75miletrekinunder10 minutes,andAvaKloster’30 hadher personalbestthatday! Delbartonwas ourlast meetbeforethe importantGradeRace andCountyChampionship,and EmmaMurphy’29,Jeanelle Cantave’30, and AliyahWarjanka’30ranwellona challenging course.Severalrunnerscouldnot nishthe season dueto injuries or illness.Ahugeshout out to eodoraHronides’29, RichaLanjewar’29,LyraKirby’30, and LucianaSuzukiScotti’30 fortheirupbeat spiritthroughouttheseason. Congratulationstothe team for placingthird outof ten schools atthe CountyChampionship Raceandto CatherineAzares’29 for winningboththe 8thGrade Raceandthe County Championship.All of thegirlsrepresented VillaWalshina wonderfulway, andwe are soproudof them!
AthleticLeadershipCouncil(ALC)
eALChosted Villa’sNight InonFriday,November 8.e girlsenjoyedthe delicious foodserved bythe MexicanSpice foodtruck,beingtogether, makings’mores,playingvolleyball, andrelaxing.e nextmeetingis on November 14,when the ALCwillattendandsupportOperationSmilebyattendingthe PowderPuff footballgame.