January/February 2015 Important Dates Jan. 5 School resumes Jan. 9 Ski Club begins Jan. 16 Special Schedule – Foreign Language Midterm exams Jan. 19 No School Martin Luther King Holiday Jan. 20 Midterm exams begin Jan. 23 No School Rating Day for exams / make-up exams Jan. 24 Father/Daughter Dance at the Armory - 8-11 p.m. Jan. 26 Freshman & Senior retreats Jan. 27 Jr. Parent College Night 7:00 p.m. (Chapel) Feb. 9 Sophomore Retreat Feb. 15 – 22 Winter Break – No School Volume 7, Issue 3 LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL, REBECCA REEDER Dear Parents and Students, ‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the school, students and faculty were stirring and I joined them too. What were we stirring about? The excitement of Christmas and the anticipation of time off to spend with family and friends is on everyone’s mind. We will have finished three full weeks in a row, and everyone is looking forward to time to rest, play, and just enjoy. You can feel the holiday magic in the school as Secret Santa gifts are exchanged, special kindnesses are evident and Christmas music fills the building. I hope this same feeling is in your homes and hearts, too. Following our Christmas break, we will have our January exams. You should have received the schedule at home in the mail, and it will be posted on our website, too. Many schools have chosen to do away with midterm exams—it is our belief that they play an important role in preparation. We have found that our girls perform better at the end of the year in their finals because they have learned the skills needed to bring them success on comprehensive exams. I know the girls get nervous about these exams, and to help them we always have yoga in physical education for the couple of weeks before exams begin. The girls learn some techniques for relaxation and stress relief. They have often commented on how helpful it has been. Before I close, I would be remiss to not give major kudos to our Music Department for their outstanding Christmas concert, and to Mrs. Ricca, Mrs. Snyder and Dr. Gordon, along with several other faculty and parents, who gave us such an enjoyable and professionally done musical, “Once Upon a Mattress.” If you missed it, you missed several individual performances that were spectacular and a collective performance that made us so proud. These types of activities take an incredible amount of work, and it pays off, giving so many students a special activity that draws them close and makes memories to last a lifetime. We are blessed to have so much talent at Nardin! My wishes and prayers go out to all of you for a happy, healthy and blessed holiday with your families. And let us remember the words of Tiny Tim, “God bless us, everyone.” Sincerely, Rebecca Reeder, Principal Feb. 27-28 School play @ 710 Main St. 135 Cleveland Ave. | Buffalo, NY 14222 | (716) 881-6262 | www.nardin.org January/February 2015 NARDIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL 135 Cleveland Ave. Buffalo, 14222 (716) 881-6262 Main Office Absence Line Admissions Advancement Athletics Busisness Office Campus Ministry Clinic Dining Hall Guidance Library Music Dept. Phys. Ed President’s Office R. Reeder D. Kaczmarek J. Millson x1080 x3010 x1380 x1200 x1790 x1060 x1280 x1250 x1420 x1190 x1210 x2010 x1620 x1130 x1120 x1600 x1720 STAFF Rebecca Reeder, Principal Diane Kaczmarek, Vice Principal Jennifer Millson, Vice Principal Jane Mathias, Guidance Lisa Bell, Maureen Higgins, Elizabeth Mason FACULTY Theresa Arist Mary Ann Bartels Joanna Batt Marilou Bebak Linda Biondi Renee Boltri Margaret Briggs Anne Casper Dandan Chen Annlouise Cirelli Julie Clack Jacqueline D’Orazio Jason Deane Emma Eddy Laura Faller Lucyanne Gordon Jennifer Guidi Kathryn Hannon Gerilyn Hartmayer Pamela Healy Elizabeth Herle Mary Lou Hutton Michael James Michelle Kazmierczak Sienie Kelly Jennifer Kiener Patricia Lorence Stephanie Malinowski Kristin Mansour Mildred Martinez Melendez Mary Kate McDermott Kathleen McHale Thomas Michals Richard Murak Clotilde Perez-Bode Karen Podd Nicole Polino Joan Ricca Colleen Robertson Katherine Ross Margaret Schneid Susan Semple Iris Skoog Caitlin Snyder Michele Spaulding Rosalie Sperrazza Laura Testa Silvia Tripp Lisa Utz Mary Wachter Peter Zanghi Volume 7, Issue 3 Academic News Junior religion classes working on an original expression of their understanding of life’s meaning. This is the culmination of their work on Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Our Clayworks classes had the unique opportunity to have a visitor from Buffalo State College last week. Cassie McFeely showed the girls her personal ceramic work, as well as demonstrating the use of the pottery wheel. She assisted our students throwing on the wheel. The bowls that the Advanced Clayworks course made will be donated to the Empty Bowls event held in the Buffalo Convention Center on Feb. 15. All proceeds will go to the Food Bank of WNY in helping to feed the hungry. Hopefully, Cassie will be back to work with the girls again. “Certamen” means competition/contest in Latin. Sixteen schools competed in the Certamen on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Pittsford Sutherland HS in Rochester. It was one of the biggest crowds in recent history. The Nardin students who participated were: Level I: Emily Augustyniak, Sarah Healy and Emily Westfall Level II: Shireen Guru Level III: Abigail Gervase Level IV: Julia Quebral, Elizabeth Augustine and Allie Sholk The main event was Certamen, during which teams of the same level compete against one another in four different matches. The team with the greatest number of wins, wins the competition. Our Certamen results were as follows: Level I placed 1st Level III placed 3rd Level IV placed 3rd The students also competed in a written test portion. The students all take the same test, and they are awarded based on their performance compared to those in their same level. Our results: Derivatives: 1st place: Elizabeth Augustine (Level IV), Sarah Healy (Level I) 2nd place: Emily Augustyniak (Level I) 3rd place: Emily Westfall (Level I), Abby Gervase (Level III), Julia Quebral (Level IV) Vocabulary: 1st place: Sarah Healy (Level I) 2nd place: Julia Quebral (Level IV), Emily Augustyniak (Level I) Mythology: 1st place: Emily Augustyniak (Level I) 2nd place: Sarah Healy (Level I) 3rd place: Elizabeth Augustine (Level IV), Emily Westfall (Level I) Culture and Civilization: 1st place: Sarah Healy (Level I) 2nd place: Emily Westfall (Level I) 3rd place: Emily Westfall (Level I) Pentathlon: 1st place: Emily Westfall (Level I) 2nd place: Julia Quebral (Level IV), Emily Augustyniak (Level I) 3rd place: Sarah Healy (Level I) Additionally, there were chess tournaments and volleyball throughout the day. There was also a dance after dinner. It was a fun day and the girls were excited to compete and excel. They left the competition excited about Latin and learned there is still a great interest in studying Latin. Congratulations, Mrs. Hannon and our Latin scholars! January exams are around the corner! Please encourage your daughters to take advantage of our Science Peer Tutors. These dedicated students can be found every day before and after school in the Guidance Department. The scholars of English 9 are in the middle of a study of short stories, which will conclude in January. In November, students read “The Necklace,” by Guy de Maupassant, “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, and “The Sniper,” by Liam O’Flaherty. As they ex- 135 Cleveland Ave. | Buffalo, NY 14222 | (716) 881-6262 | www.nardin.org January/February 2015 Certamen students plored the themes and discussed the impact and lessons of each work, they also explored the social and historical context of each work. Currently, they are reading Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory,” which helps them to pause and reflect on the gift of friendship as well as the enduring spirits in the 1930s as they discuss the time period of the Great Depression. For this unit, the girls are working on a story project in which they may choose from a number of topics offered or design their own. Each topic in some way focuses on the literary elements and devices, with which the students are becoming ever more confident, as well as the elements of storytelling, whether it be their own story, a family member’s, a fictional story, a fairy tale or myth, Volume 7, Issue 3 story through film, and more. The students are ever so thoughtful in their work; these projects will indubitably be amazing works of art. January will bring their study of poetry and of the indelible bard, Shakespeare! In the winter months, students in physical education will participate in indoor and outdoor activities. Participation, knowledge and understanding of snow shoeing, yoga, aerobics, floor hockey and bowling will be covered. Math, physics, technology and vocabulary are incorporated into each educational unit. The goal of our teachers is to expand understanding of the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being through physical education. Extracurricular News Clayworks Kudos to all who participated in the 15th annual Physics Olympics held at Buffalo State College on Saturday, Dec. 6. Two hundred students from all over WNY competed in three high-precision STEM events: tower building, calculating the trajectory of a pendulum to hit a target egg, and LASER pinball. Congratulations to Sonia Chung, Thymiane Hyvert, Emily Westfall and Janaia White (their team took 5th place), and Jessica Dmitrova, Grace Brach, Kasia Krzyzanska, and Isabella Jankowski. All showcased Nardin with their skill, sportsmanship, collaboration, concentration and collegiality. and delegate assignments. Coming up Feb. 5-8, 2015, 14 members of the Model United Nations, along with club moderator Ms. Kazmierczak, and chaperones Ms. Testa and Ms. Chen of the Foreign Language Department, will travel to Chicago to participate in the International Model United Nations of the University of Chicago Conference. They’ll stay at the historic Palmer House Hilton hotel. Nardin’s delegates will represent Syria in a variety of committees during this conference. On February 27-28, 2015, Nardin delegates will travel to Olean, NY to participate in the St. Bonaventure Model United Nations Conference. Model United Nations club has held two InHouse Conferences this fall. In November, 25 returning members of the club held a debate in a mock Security Council to discuss the crisis in Syria, while in December, around 50 new members of the club learned parliamentary procedure while in a mock debate about Nardin Academy dress code. Congratulations to senior members Madeline Weir, Caroline Southard, Abigail Gervase, Leah Balkin, Sarah Blizzard and Alexa Pietrowski for chairing the conferences and organizing topic guides Please save January 24, 2015 for the Student Council Father/Daughter Dance to be held at the Connecticut Street Armory from 8-11 p.m. Join us for a Nardin tradition and a wonderful evening of fun and dancing, including the Class Dance Competitions. Senior dads, don’t forget to wear your tux! Our Go Green Club members had a Skype conference call with college students at McGill University to discuss the project at McGill whereby an environmentally conscious, 135 Cleveland Ave. | Buffalo, NY 14222 | (716) 881-6262 | www.nardin.org January/February 2015 Volume 7, Issue 3 Extracurricular News (continued) SAVE THE DATE for Nardin’s largest fundraiser Fortune 2015 A Presidential Gala MARCH 7, 2015 Please join us for a luncheon fundraiser to benefit The Angel Fund RESCHEDULED Sunday, January 11 11:30 am-1:30 pm Salvatore’s Italian Gardens 6461 Transit Rd., Depew Basket raffle and fashion show with styles from Tony Walker & Co. and Express PLEASE NOTE: All who registered for the original date are automatically registered for the new date. For more info, contact [email protected] sustainable living community was created and maintained on campus. Nardin students will share the daily choices and tasks that support this initiative. Auditions for Nardin’s drama production of The Secret Garden will take place on January 7 from 3-5 pm with callbacks scheduled for Thursday, January 8. The first rehearsal will take place on Friday, January 9. All are welcome to audition. We also welcome students who are interested in stage crew, music, props and costumes. Please see Miss Eddy for details. The Secret Garden will be performed at 710 Main Street Theatre on Fri., Feb. 27 at 7:30 pm and Sat., Feb. 28 at 4 pm. The 2014-15 Rare Patterns, Nardin’s literary magazine, will be published in April. It follows in the steps of our Walk-A-Thon theme, “Follow the Green and White Road.” All submissions are welcome. Please submit by March 4. Stay tuned for further details. Our “Kindness” initiative continues: Homerooms have begun their kindness projects as we seek to further Acts of Kindness in the school and the community. Here are some of their projects: HR 109 – acknowledging birthdays / G-1 – will travel to other homerooms to share kind notes / 111 & 108 – provide “less stress” goodies before exams / 209 – make goodies for different areas/ departments around school / B3 & B1 – write birthday cards to students /203 – clean off cars when it snows / 114 - anonymous compliments to other students / 112 – started a Google share document of birthdays in the homeroom which they share with the rest of the sophomores so every girl gets multiple birthday greetings / 100 – has a basket of clothespins on which they write words of encouragement or draw pictures. Then they attach it to a desk, to someone’s books or just in random places for someone to find. And there are many more….Thank you to everyone participating and helping to make us a kinder place. Fortune 2015: A Presidential Gala Fortune is Nardin Academy’s largest annual fundraising event; the signature event is a festive evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, followed by dinner and a live auction. This year, Fortune takes place on March 7 at Rich’s Atrium. In addition to it being the event’s 25th anniversary, the gala will focus on honoring and bidding farewell to Marsha Joy Sullivan, as she completes her tenure. Proceeds from the event directly support the students and programs at Nardin Academy. Funds raised through this year’s Raise Your Paddle, a cause-based, dollar-amount donation, will go towards the GirlsLEAD Scholarship Fund, established by Marsha Joy Sullivan. In preparation for and support of this major celebration, each year the school community comes together at a series of gift-gathering parties. Parents generously bring a donated gift to feature in the silent auction at the main event. These pre-event parties are great “multi-taskers,” also offering parents the chance to socialize and get a quick update about the school from Nardin leadership, who also attend. We hope to see you on March 7, and would be grateful to have you join us at one of the gift-gathering parties. Watch your mail for your invitation, and if you’d like to learn more or volunteer, contact Nardin’s event coordinator, Jennifer Westerholt ’95, at 881-6262 x1861 or at [email protected]. 135 Cleveland Ave. | Buffalo, NY 14222 | (716) 881-6262 | www.nardin.org January/February 2015 NARDIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL 135 Cleveland Ave. Buffalo, 14222 (716) 881-6262 Main Office Absence Line Admissions Advancement Athletics Busisness Office Campus Ministry Clinic Dining Hall Guidance Library Music Dept. Phys. Ed President’s Office R. Reeder D. Kaczmarek J. Millson x1080 x3010 x1380 x1200 x1790 x1060 x1280 x1250 x1420 x1190 x1210 x2010 x1620 x1130 x1120 x1600 x1720 STAFF Rebecca Reeder, Principal Diane Kaczmarek, Vice Principal Jennifer Millson, Vice Principal Jane Mathias, Guidance Lisa Bell, Maureen Higgins, Elizabeth Mason FACULTY Theresa Arist Mary Ann Bartels Joanna Batt Marilou Bebak Linda Biondi Renee Boltri Margaret Briggs Anne Casper Dandan Chen Annlouise Cirelli Julie Clack Jacqueline D’Orazio Jason Deane Emma Eddy Laura Faller Lucyanne Gordon Jennifer Guidi Kathryn Hannon Gerilyn Hartmayer Pamela Healy Elizabeth Herle Mary Lou Hutton Michael James Michelle Kazmierczak Sienie Kelly Jennifer Kiener Patricia Lorence Stephanie Malinowski Kristin Mansour Mildred Martinez Melendez Mary Kate McDermott Kathleen McHale Thomas Michals Richard Murak Clotilde Perez-Bode Karen Podd Nicole Polino Joan Ricca Colleen Robertson Katherine Ross Margaret Schneid Susan Semple Iris Skoog Caitlin Snyder Michele Spaulding Rosalie Sperrazza Laura Testa Silvia Tripp Lisa Utz Mary Wachter Peter Zanghi Volume 7, Issue 3 Fall Sports Update Athletics celebrated its fall sports season December 4. There was much to celebrate. Here are some highlights: • • • • • • • Swim celebrated their 17th consecutive undefeated season and league championship. The team had five first place finishes: SO Danielle Orie (50 free & 100 free), SO Julie Martin (200 free & 500 free) and our 400 free relay team of SR Allison McCarthy, SR Anna Rubino, FR Julia Connerton, and SO Julia Martin. Varsity soccer winning the league and playing in the championship game for the third consecutive year. Varsity volleyball took perennial power SML to the wire in each set in the championship game falling four sets to one (25-22, 24-26, 25-27, 20-25). JV volleyball beat SML in the last match of the season to finish 2nd in the league. What is even more impressive is that SML has not lost a league match in five years. Varsity golf team finished 2nd in the league with five qualifying to All-Catholics: SR Marah Penn, JR Sarah Beckwith, SO Addie Mahoney, SR Maggie Carrig, and SO Emma Pyrak. Cross-country finished 3-3 in the league. JV soccer and JV golf developed and improved their skills making great strides over the course of their respective seasons. Several individuals received All-Catholic recognition: • • • • Two MVPs – SR Marah Penn (golf ) and SO Emma Gervase (soccer) Five 1st Team AC – SR Tricia Mangan (soccer), JR Eileen Rath (soccer), SO Sydney Scello (SO), SR Megan Jepson (volleyball), and JR Emily Rand (volleyball) Three 2nd Team AC – SR Emilie Maggio (soccer), JR Haley Mills (soccer), and JR Morgan Potempa (volleyball) Four All-WNY honorees – SO Emma Gervase (soccer), JR Eileen Rath (soccer), SR Megan Jepson (volleyball) and JR Emily Rand (volleyball) Section VI recognizes senior scholar-athletes who have at least a 90 average and play a significant role on their team: • • Six winners: Caroline Colpoys (cross-country), Clare Galbo (soccer), Tricia Mangan (soccer), and Leah Balkins (swim), Megan Jepson (Volleyball) and Ainsley Mann (Volleyball) Five honorable mention: Natalie Sauvageau (cross-country), Alyssa Lesakowski (soccer), Emilie Maggio (soccer), Amelia Simpson (soccer), and Allison McCarthy (swim). This night we also celebrated our commitment to our sport, the effort we gave each day of the season, the strides we made as an individual and as a team, the fun we had, and the sportsmanship we displayed. This is education-based athletics and this is what we are about here at Nardin. The winter sports season is now in full swing. Best wishes to our bowling teams (JV and varsity), basketball teams (freshmen, JV, and varsity), and squash team. Go Gators! 135 Cleveland Ave. | Buffalo, NY 14222 | (716) 881-6262 | www.nardin.org January 2015 Exam Schedule FRI., JAN. 16 TUES., JAN. 20 WED., JAN. 21 THURS., JAN. 22 FRI., JAN. 23 Special Schedule: Foreign Language exams to be administered in the morning for Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. (AP French & AP Spanish will take their exams on Wed., Jan. 21 in the morning.) A.M. Social Studies exams P.M. Mathematics exams A.M. AP French and AP Spanish only / Study day for all other students / Conflict & makeup exams from Fri., Jan. 16 and Tues., Jan. 20 done in the A.M. A.M. English exams P.M. Science exams Rating Day for exams / conflict & makeup exams from Thurs., Jan. 22 in the A.M. 135 Cleveland Ave. | Buffalo, NY 14222 | (716) 881-6262 | www.nardin.org Jan. 2015 Sunday Tuesday Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 4 School resumes 11 18 25 No School Martin Luther King Holiday Freshman & Senior retreats 5 6 7 12 13 14 19 26 Midterm exams begin A.M. Social Studies P.M. Mathematics Jr. Parent College Night 7:00 p.m. (Chapel) 20 27 21 A.M. AP Spanish & AP French midterms / make-up exams / study day for all other students 28 8 Midterm exams A.M. English P.M. Science Saturday 2 3 9 10 16 17 Ski Club begins 15 Special Schedule Foreign Language Midterm exams 22 No School HS only – Rating Day for exams / make-up exams from Thursday 29 23 30 24 Father/Daughter Dance at the Armory 8-11 p.m. 31 Feb. 2015 Sunday Tuesday Monday 1 8 15 22 2 Sophomore Retreat No School Winter Break School Resumes 9 16 23 No School Winter Break Wednesday Thursday 3 4 10 11 17 24 No School Winter Break 18 25 Friday Model UN members to Chicago 5 12 No School Winter Break 19 26 Saturday 6 7 A.M. Liturgy – Monthly Mass 13 14 No School Winter Break 20 21 School play at 710 Main St. 7:30 p.m. 27 School play at 710 Main St. 4:00 p.m. 28
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