The following are brief summaries of the many achievements of our students. This web page is maintained by our principal, Mrs. Pamela McQueen.
For more information, please contact Pamela McQueen via e-mail.
Student Selected for Toyota Youth for Understanding Program
Friday, April 26, 2013 (18 reads)
Congratulations to junior Whitney Cox who has been chosen by Toyota from students in Kenton, Campbell and Boone counties for the Youth for Understandings foreign exchange program. Whitney’s award will cover all travel and expenses for a stay in Japan.
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Senior Allie Hennard Named NKAC Division III Player of the Year
Friday, April 19, 2013 (24 reads)
Congratulations to senior basketball player Allie Hennard who was named NKAC Division III Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Allie has played for the Blue Lightning throughout her entire basketball career, and her successes are many. Congratulations to Allie and to coach Don Shields.
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Basketball Players Selected to All-Conference Teams
Friday, April 19, 2013 (21 reads)
Congratulations to the following athletes who were selected to the NKAC Division III All-Conference Team: Boys Basketball – Andrew Smith, Troy Phelps Girls Basketball – Allie Hennard, Lauren Dumaine, Alex Hengge
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Junior Whitney Cox Selected to Governor's School for the Arts
Friday, April 19, 2013 (25 reads)
Congratulations to junior Whitney Cox who has been accepted into the Governor’s School for the Arts in Visual Arts. Over 1,800 applicants applied, and Whitney will join 222 other talented young Kentuckians at Transylvania University this summer. She will attend master classes, workshops and performances, and participate in exciting field trips and special arts events. Congratulations to Whitney on this great honor.
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Sophomore Wins in Kentucky Equine Youth Festival Art Contest
Friday, April 19, 2013 (24 reads)
Congratulations to sophomore Kylie Sharp whose artwork won 2nd Place in the Kentucky Equine Youth Festival Art Competition. Kylie received an Amazon gift card, and her art work is on display in the foyer. Congratulations, Kylie! Congratulations to Kylie’s art teacher Ms. Jan Herrmann.
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Four Juniors Selected for Governor's Scholar Program
Friday, April 19, 2013 (26 reads)
We are excited to announce that four of our juniors have been selected to the prestigious Governor’s Scholar Program. As you may be aware, schools are only permitted to send a certain number of candidates based on their junior enrollment. As a result, the smaller high schools can send in only a limited number of candidates. Due to our academic excellence, all of our candidates were chosen. We congratulate the following students: Maria Blom, Gabrielle Notorgiacomo, Marcus Schwarting and Nicole Zatorski. Congratulations to these students and their families, and congratulations to our great Villa teachers!
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French Students Excel in Regional World Language Showcase
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 (22 reads)
Congratulations to our French students who participated in the Regional World Language Showcase recently. We are very proud of junior Nicole Zatorski who placed 1st in Intermediate Listening. Juniors Rachael Tingley and Jessica Voorhees earned the top 2 spots in Intermediate Reading, as well as 7th graders Timo Keseberg and Ravyn Gunn, who tested well within the French 3 range in their writing. Ravyn also received 1st place in Novice Reading. Thank you for representing Villa so well, and congratulations to our high school and junior high French students!
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Villa Girl Basketball Players Named to Division III All-Team
Monday, March 18, 2013 (45 reads)
On March 17, the Northern Kentucky Girls Basketball Coaches Association held their awards banquet at the Drees Pavilion. Three VMA players were named to the association’s Division III All-StarTeam: seniors Lauren Dumaine and Allie Hennard, and junior Alex Hengge. Congratulations to these students on being honored and for their positive representation of Villa Madonna. Thanks to Coach Shields and our coaching staff.
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Students Win Awards at Kentucky United Nations Assembly
Monday, March 18, 2013 (46 reads)
Congratulations to all participants in high school KUNA (Kentucky United Nations Assembly) who participated March 15-17, 2013. Junior Whitney Cox earned an Outstanding Delegate award, and junior Nicole Zatorski and freshman Catherine Martini both won trivia prizes. In addition, two other moderators separately commented on the quality of Villa students. Many thanks to Mr. Henson for moderating, and thanks to Ms. Hagedorn for helping at the event.
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Sophomore Baugh Wins Heart Mini Marathon
Monday, March 18, 2013 (45 reads)
Congratulations to sophomore Eric Baugh who WON the Heart Mini 5-K! on March 17, 2013. This is a great victory for Eric, and great news for one of our cross country runners! Congratulations to Eric Baugh!
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8th Grader Ben Jones Qualifies for State Geography Bee
Monday, March 11, 2013 (57 reads)
Congratulations to 8th Grader Ben Jones who qualified for the state geography bee this April. This competition is only for the best 100 scores on the qualifying test in the state of Kentucky. Ben was the school champion at Villa in the fall, and he will go for the National Bee in the spring in D.C. Congratulatiions to Ben for all his hard work and representation of Villa.
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Junior Zatorski earns First Place in Science/Engineering Fair
Thursday, March 07, 2013 (63 reads)
Junior Nicole Zatorski participated in the Science and Engineering Fair of Northern Kentucky. She placed First in the Medicine and Health Science category and qualified to present at the state competition. Nicole would like to thank Sister Mary and Sister Nancy for helping her with her project, so congratulations to Nicole and her science teachers!
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Boy Basketball Players Earn Top Awards
Sunday, February 24, 2013 (56 reads)
Congratulations to boy basketball players Troy Phelps, Andy Piccirillo, and Andrew Smith who have all been named to the NKBBCA DIII All-Star Team. Andrew Smith was also voted Mr. Hustle AND Defensive Player of the Year – what a great honor. Randy Lund was named the Academic All-Star. These gentlemen will be honored at the Coaches' Association Banquet on March 17.
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Senior Earns First Place in American Chemical Society Competition
Thursday, February 21, 2013 (62 reads)
Congratulations to senior Kelsey McQueen who has been named the First Place winner in the Illustrated Poetry Competition sponsored by the local chapter of the American Chemical Society. Kelsey, along with her teacher Sr. Nancy Kordenbrock, will be honored at the American Chemical Society dinner on April 24, at NKU. Congratulations to Kelsey for meeting the challenge of writing and illustrating a poem about Nanotechnology!
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Junior Advances to State in Mathematics
Thursday, February 21, 2013 (67 reads)
Congratulations to junior Hanna Lee who placed 5th in mathematics at the Regional Governor's Cup. Hannah will represent Villa at the State competition in March.
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Villa Students Named National Merit Finalists
Thursday, February 07, 2013 (66 reads)
We are happy to announce that three of our National Merit Seminfinalists have now been named National Merit Finalists: Meggie Lund, Randy Lund, and Bahar Pahlevani. They are part of a group of 15,000 Finalists selected from an original pool of approximately 1.5 million juniors who took the PSAT. Congratulations to Meggie, Randy and Bahar. In our class of 50 seniors, we have THREE NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS, ONE NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALIST, AND TWO NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED STUDENTS. What a tribute to our students, teachers and parents.
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Junior High Governor's Cup Students Headed to State
Thursday, February 07, 2013 (69 reads)
Congratulations to the following members of the Junior High Academic Team for their achievements in the Regional Governor’s Cup. All three students will advance to state competition in March. Ben Jones – 3rd place Social Studies Andrew Jones – 5th place Social Studies and 5th place Arts and Humanities Brian Davis – 3rd place Science. Congratulations to the Varsity Quick Recall Team for placing 4th and for a very successful season.
Thank you to Mrs. Gurley and Ms. Hagedorn for coaching the team – you are much appreciated. Thank you to all of our parents for your support.
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Latin Students Earn Awards at Junior Classic League
Thursday, February 07, 2013 (67 reads)
Our Latin students did extremely well at the February Junior Classic League where approximately 350 students competed. Congratulations to freshman Alexa Meier who earned FIRST PLACE in Graphic Arts, and freshman Matthew Schubert earned SECOND PLACE in Fine Arts. Their pieces were very clever and inventive, and we congratulate them.
Villa Madonna placed in the top 10 nine times:
Vocabulary
5th place – Mitchell Day (Latin I)
7th place – Maya Jaafari (Latin II)
Derivatives – (there were more students taking this test than any other test)
1st place – Claire Thelen (Latin I)
State Mottos, phrases
3rd place – Clay Jackson (Latin I)
Reading Comprehension
3rd place – Mitchell Day (Latin I)
8th place – Amanda Werner (Latin III)
Mythology
9th place – Noelle Purcell (Latin II)
Roman History
8th place – Clay Jackson (Latin I)
7th place – Amanda Werner (Latin III) Congratulations to our Latin students and to their teacher Ms. Wallace.
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Forensics Team Places in Tournament
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 (84 reads)
Congratulations to all participants in the Highlands Power of Words Tournament on January 19. Rachael Tingley came in 7th in Poetry Interpretation, and Bahar Pahlevani earned 5th in Storytelling. In Public Forum Debate, Megan Barton and Matt Schubert received 2nd place, and Catherine Martini and Nathan Shearne earned 3rd place. Congratulations to the students and to moderator and coach Mr. Bob Henson.
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Villa Announces Scholarship Winners from High School Placement Test
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 (80 reads)
Congratulations to the following students awarded scholarships based upon their high scores on the High School Placement Test: $2,000.00 ( 2 yrs.) ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Eileen Bunch, St. Thomas Elementary School William Martin, St. Thomas Elementary School $800.00( 4 yrs.) VMA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP Emily Wright, Villa Madonna Academy $1,000.00 (2 yrs.) ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP David Blincoe, Villa Madonna Academy Connor Collins, Villa Madonna Academy Scott McQueen, Villa Madonna Academy Thomas Schutzman, Villa Madonna Academy
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Jr. High Academic Team Places 2nd in District Governor's Cup
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 (74 reads)
Congratulations to the Varsity Quick Recall Team for placing second at the District Governor’s Cup on January 19. They will now advance to the Regional Governor’s Cup on Saturday, Feb. 2nd. Congratulations to the following students who placed in the written assessment competition and will also advance to regional competition: Mathematics: Jake Schenthal 5th place Science: Brian Davis 2nd place and Connor Collins 4th place Social Studies: Andrew Jones 2nd place, Ben Jones 3rd place, and Michael Paxton 5th place Language Arts: Aubrey Kirchhoff 2nd place and Ravyn Gunn 4th place Arts and Humanities: Andrew Jones 1st place and Ben Jones 3rd place Villa Madonna Academy placed 2nd overall. Congratulations to our students and our coaches Mrs. Gurley and Ms. Hagedorn!
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Students Named to Enquirer All Star Teams and Honorable Mentions
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 (93 reads)
The Cincinnati Enquirer named their All-Star Teams, and we are happy to congratulate our Villa athletes who were named to the teams or received Honorable Mention. In Cross Country, congratulations to Eric Baugh who was named First Team. Eric won the NKAC Division II individual championship, the Diocese of Covington Invitational individual championship, placed 5th in the Class A, Region 4 meet and then finished 5th in the Class A State Meet. In girls Golf, freshman Jenna McGuire was named First Team. Jenna was selected to the Ky. Golf Coaches Association Region 6 team after winning the NKAC Division II individual title. She also won the Ninth Region All A Classic individual title and placed 7th in the All A Classic state tournament. We congratulate Eric and Jenna on being named First Team All Stars. Several of our athletes were also awarded Honorable Mention by the Enquirer. Congratulations to Kelsey McQueen and Ellie Stoddart for Honorable Mention in Volleyball. Congratulations to Nicole Zatorski for Honorable Mention in girls Golf. Congratulations to Thomas Steinkoenig and Marius VanMelle for Honorable Mention in boys Soccer. Congratulations to Megan Barton, Lauren Dumaine, and Alex Hengge for Honorable Mention in girls Soccer. We are proud of our Villa student athletes!
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Senior Deuce Gibson Signs Athletic Letter of Intent
Friday, January 11, 2013 (83 reads)
Congratulations to senior Deuce Gibson who signed a Letter of Intent to play tennis at Asbury University. Deuce has played tennis for Villa for many years, and we are proud of all of his accomplishments. Deuce will continue to be a great Villa ambassador as a student and tennis player at Asbury University.
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NKAC Names Villa Students Players of the Year
Sunday, January 06, 2013 (96 reads)
The Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference selected Players of the Year for fall sports. We are happy to congratulate three of those players who are Villa student-athletes: Senior Kelsey McQueen – Player of the Year Division III Volleyball Sophomore Eric Baugh – Runner of the Year Division II/III Boys Cross Country Freshman Jenna McGuire – Golfer of the Year Division II/III Girls Golf Congratulations to these students and coaches Sandi Kitchen, Brian Rapien and Greg Schuh.
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Forensics Students Sweep Tournament
Sunday, January 06, 2013 (92 reads)
Congratulations to all participants who competed in the December Boone County Before the Blizzard Tournament. Villa swept the Public Forum Debate category, with Molly Stoddart and Megan Barton winning 1st place, Nick Boucher and Monica Spritzky winning 2nd place, and Maddie Clabough and Mary Wurtz winning 3rd place. With only 7 students competing, Villa came in 8th overall out of 16 registered schools.
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Students Earn Awards in NKAL Tournament
Sunday, January 06, 2013 (79 reads)
Congratulations to the Academic Team who participated in the Northern Kentucky Academic League Tournament and the awards earned by the following students: Math: Honorable Mention to Marcus Schwarting and Meggie Lund; 10th place to Hannah Lee Science: Honorable Mention to Marcus Schwarting and Alex Guenther,; 7th place to Nicole Zatorski Language Arts: Honorable Mention to Ben Bertsch Arts & Humanities: 3rd place to Nicole Zatorski Thanks to all who participated and to Mrs. Rider for all of her work!
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Eighth-Grader Ben Jones Wins Spelling Bee
Sunday, January 06, 2013 (94 reads)
Congratulations to eighth grader Ben Jones who won and is the Champion of the National Geographic Geography Bee held at Villa Madonna Academy. Ben earned 1st Place out of ten students between the 4th and 8th grades, and he went to a third sudden- death question with other finalist Brian Davis, a 7th grader. Ben's brother Andrew finished in 3rd place. Congrats to all of the 10 finalists.
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Senior KYA Wins Top Honors
Sunday, January 06, 2013 (81 reads)
Congratulations to all Villa delegates to the Kentucky Youth Assembly. Three bills from VMA were debated at the conference, with Whitney Cox and Nicole Zatorski's bill being debated in the Kentucky Capitol Building. Nicole won an Outstanding Delegate award, and Nick Boucher won an Outstanding Speaker award. Villa also took home the top honor, Outstanding Delegation, for the first time ever. Big thanks and congratulations to Dr. Bernales, and all Villa delegates!
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Junior KYA Wins Award
Sunday, January 06, 2013 (93 reads)
The Junior Kentucky Youth Association (KYA) team from Villa Madonna Academy won the award Delegation of Excellence during closing ceremonies at the Kentucky YMCA's KYA program. 7th grade students Oyinda Omolojo and Bowie Bender, each won an award. The students were nominated for their awards by their advisor Mr. Ben Tilley, other teacher advisors at the conference, and Y-Staff members. Oyinda won her award for Outstanding Delegate and Bowie won her award for Outstanding Speaker. Congratulations to our junior high KYA students and their awards!
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Ben Jones Wins Geography Bee
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 (105 reads)
Congratulations to eighth grader Ben Jones who won and is the Champion of the National Geographic Geography Bee held at Villa Madonna Academy. Ben earned 1st Place out of ten students between the 4th and 8th grades, and he went to a third sudden- death question with other finalist Brian Davis, a 7th grader. Ben's brother Andrew finished in 3rd place. Congratulations to all of the 10 finalists.
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Academic Team Earns Awards
Monday, December 10, 2012 (99 reads)
The VMA High School Academic Team participated in the December Northern Kentucky Academic League Tournament. Congratulations to the following students: Math: Honorable Mention to Marcus Schwarting and Meggie Lund; 10th place to Hannah Lee Science: Honorable Mention to Marcus Schwarting and Alex Guenther; 7th place to Nicole Zatorski Language Arts: Honorable Mention to Ben Bertsch Arts & Humanities: 3rd place to Nicole Zatorski Congratulations, also, to moderator Mrs. Catherine Rider.
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Junior High Students and Team Win Awards at KYA
Monday, December 10, 2012 (100 reads)
Competing at the KYA the weekend of December 8 in Louisville, Ky., the Junior Kentucky Youth Association (KYA) team from Villa Madonna Academy won the award Delegation of Excellence during closing ceremonies at the Kentucky YMCA's KYA program. 7th grade students Oyinda Omolojo and Bowie Bender, each won an award. The students were nominated for their awards by their advisor Mr. Ben Tilley, other teacher advisors at the conference, and Y-Staff members. Oyinda won her award for Outstanding Delegate and Bowie won her award for Outstanding Speaker. Congratulations to our junior high KYA students and their awards!
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Villa Wins Honors at Kentucky Youth Assembly
Wednesday, December 05, 2012 (88 reads)
Congratulations to all Villa delegates to the Kentucky Youth Assembly on December 1-2. Three bills from VMA were debated at the conference, with Whitney Cox and Nicole Zatorski's bill being debated in the Kentucky Capitol Building. Nicole won an Outstanding Delegate award, and Nick Boucher won an Outstanding Speaker award. Villa also took home the top honor, Outstanding Delegation, for the first time ever. Thank you andcongratulations to Dr. Bernales, all Villa delegates, and moderator Mr. Bob Henson.
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Forensics Team Sweeps Tournament
Monday, December 03, 2012 (102 reads)
Congratulations to all participants who competed in the Boone County Before the Blizzard Tournament on December 1. Villa swept the Public Forum Debate category, with Molly Stoddart and Megan Barton winning 1st place, Nick Boucher and Monica Spritzky winning 2nd place, and Maddie Clabough and Mary Wurtz winning 3rd place. Congratulations to our Villa forensics students!
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Students Win in JV Challenge
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 (86 reads)
Congratulations to the JV Academic Team who had a fantastic competition on November 10. The following individuals medaled: Sydney O’Connor 3rd in Math and 3rd in Language Arts Catherine Martini 5th in Science and 4th in Arts & Humanities Brianna Desmarais 6th is Social Studies Mary Wurtz 4th in Language Arts The Quick Recall Team of Brianna Desmarais, Nahal Pahlevani, Catherine Martini, Noelle Purcell, Grace Giordano, Sydney O’Connor and Mary Wurtz took 3rd place. Congratulations to all and a special thank you to Sr. Nancy for her help with moderating the tournament.
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Villa Students Named National Merit Commended Students
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 (168 reads)
Congratulations to seniors Megan Barton and Ben Brewer who have been named Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Over 1.5 million students took the PSAT National Merit Qualifying Test last October. 50,000 students were identified in the program with the highest scores, and 16,000 of those students were named Semifinalists. The remaining 34,000 high performers are named Commended Students. These students placed among the top 5% of the more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 competition by taking the PSAT. Congratulations to Megan and Ben who join our four Semifinalists as National Merit students! The tradition of excellence continues here at Villa Madonna Academy.
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Villa Tops in Diocese in National Merit Semifinalists
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 (203 reads)
Villa Madonna Academy announces that four students have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program as Semifinalists: Margaret Lund, Randolph Lund, Megan Monohan and Bahar Pahlevani. These four students are part of the 16,000 Semifinalists across the nation. Approximately 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the PSAT. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, which represents less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. These Semifinalists will compete to become Finalists based upon their academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, and honors and awards received. In addition, they must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s performance on the qualifying test. Villa has more National Merit Semifinalists than any other school in the Diocese with National Merit students, and the only other public school in the area with more National Merit Students is Highlands (5) with a student body of over 800 students. What an accomplishment and a tribute to our students, parents and faculty!
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ACT Scores Once Again Tops in Area
Monday, August 27, 2012 (218 reads)
Congratulations to our students on the ACT scores that substantially surpass the state and national levels. Villa scores surpass – in every area - Beechwood and Highlands, two of the top-scoring schools in the state. Villa’s composite is a 26.5, and in the Percent of ACT-Tested Students Ready for College-Level Coursework, 100% of Villa students reach the benchmark for College English readiness. Villa students far surpass the state averages in College Algebra, College Social Science, College Biology and Meeting All 4 benchmarks. We are awaiting release of the Diocesan averages since Villa surpassed the Diocesan, state and national scores last year! Congratulations to the students, parents, and our fantastic faculty who make this the best school in the area.
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French Students Place in State and Nation
Friday, May 04, 2012 (307 reads)
Congratulations to our French students and to their teacher Sr. Mary Carol CDP foor their success on the 2012 National French Test (Le Grand Concours): TOP TEN IN KENTUCKY 3rd in KY Meggie Lund – French IV 14th nationally 4th in KY Gabrielle Schulte – French I 7th nationally 5th in KY Nicole Zatorski -- French III 13th nationally 8th in KY Kirsten Geisbrecht – French IV 19th nationally TOP FIFTEEN IN KENTUCKY 11th in KY Rachael Tingley -- French II 12th in KY Maddie Handler – French III 15th in KY Michelle Tingley – French III
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Six Students Are National Merit Quarter Finalists
Friday, April 27, 2012 (295 reads)
The following students met the requirements to enter the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. With a Selection Index score of 200 or above, each of these students is among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants of some 1.5 million program entrants. Of the more than 50,000 students being recognized, about 1,000 will be named National Merit Semifinalists in September. We congratulate: Megan Barton Ben Brewer Meggie Lund Randy Lund Megan Monohan Bahar Pahlevani SIX National Merit Qualifying Students – congratulations to the students and their teachers!
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Students Chosen as Governor's Scholars
Friday, April 27, 2012 (289 reads)
Congratulations to Meggie Lund and Randy Lund who have been selected by the Ky. Statewide Selection Committee to participate in the Governor’s Scholars Program. This is a highly competitive field of outstanding juniors throughout the state of Kentucky. Schools are given a number of applicants they can submit, based on junior enrollment. We congratulate Meggie Lund and Randy Lund, our Governor’s Scholars!
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Villa JETS Team Merits Awards
Monday, April 16, 2012 (306 reads)
Congratulations to Villa’s JETS team (Junior Engineering Technical Society) who, in their competition, swept 1st and 2nd place in our division for the entire state of Kentucky. In addition, our scores placed us 4th and 5th in the state of Kentucky regardless of size/division (out of 34 teams competing.) This is in addition to our Regional placement of 2nd and 4th for our division. The national rankings will not be announced until sometime in May. Congratulations to our team and to our moderators Sr. Mary and Mr. Lund!
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Sophomore Merits Science and Engineering Award
Monday, April 02, 2012 (292 reads)
On March 31, sophomore Nicole Zatorski participated in the Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair at Eastern Kentucky University. She received “The Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award” from Department of the Navy Science and Technology.
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Senior Chosen as Anthony Munoz Straight A Finalist
Sunday, March 18, 2012 (313 reads)
Congratulations to senior Max LeNeave who has been chosen as a finalist for the 2012 Anthony Muñoz Foundation Straight “A” Student Award presented by PNC. With over 190 schools in the Tri-State area and hundreds of applicants, Max is one of eighteen finalists who will receive a $2,000 college scholarship and have the opportunity to be selected to win one of two $3,000 scholarships (for a total of $5,000). Max was nominated by Ms. Rodenkirchen for his Academic excellence, Athletic achievements, strong Ambition, a winning attitude, the ability to overcome Adversity and for having an Active role in the community. Max will attend this year’s luncheon which will be held on April 24 at Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse located in downtown Cincinnati. This is quite an honor for Max and for Villa, so congratulations to Max LeNeave!
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Senior Jenna Sharp Wins Shakespeare Competition
Monday, March 12, 2012 (318 reads)
Congratulations to senior Jenna Sharp who won the final competition of The English-Speaking Union - Shakespeare Competition: - Jenna won the final competition and will compete at Lincoln Center in New York City, April 22-24. She will be one of around 70 "shakespeareans" competing. Jenna will be performing a monologue, a sonnet, and a "cold read" from a work by Shakespeare.
- The all expense paid trip to NY also includes a full day workshop where Jenna will be working with seasoned professionals.
- Some of the prior year judges of the Nationals include Sarah Jessica Parker, Gene Wilder, Sam Watterson, and Blythe Danner, so Jenna might get to meet some really COOL PEOPLE.
- She will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship at a special Board Meeting and Dinner this Thursday.
- Mrs. Meyn is awarded $400.00 as the Teacher of the First Place Winner.
- The National winner will be awarded a trip to England for acting workshops and the opportunity to perform in some awesome English Theatres.
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Junior Kelsey McQueen Graduates from Regional Youth Leadership
Monday, March 12, 2012 (282 reads)
Congratulations to junior Kelsey McQueen who graduated on March 11 from Regional Youth Leadership. Kelsey is one of 47 students from schools in the northern Kentucky/greater Cincinnati area selected to Regional Youth Leadership. We thank Kelsey for her great representation of our high school!
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Senior Runner Up in Overture Awards
Monday, March 05, 2012 (330 reads)
Congratulations to senior Tyler Blincoe who is Runner Up in the Overture Awards Vocal Music competition! Tyler was awarded $500. This is a great honor for Tyler and for our school!
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Senior Awarded 4 Year Army ROTC Scholarship
Sunday, March 04, 2012 (307 reads)
Congratulations to senior Kelsi Pickens who has officially been awarded a 4 year full (tuition, room and board, books, and monthly stipend) scholarship from the Army ROTC. She will attend the University of Kentucky in the fall as an Army ROTC cadet. This is an honored award. Approximately 1200 students all across the United States will earn this scholarship to attend college. After Kelsi graduates with her Dietetics degree, she will be commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant (officer) in the US Army and serve our country for four years. Congratulations, Kelsi!
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Senior Advances in Shakespeare Competition
Monday, February 27, 2012 (311 reads)
After an awesome performance in the Semi-Finals of the Shakespeare Competition at the Playhouse in the Park on Saturday, February 25, senior Jenna Sharp ADVANCED TO THE FINALS and will compete on March 3rd at The Shakespeare Company in Cincinnati. She will be competing for scholarship money and a trip to New York City.
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Sophomores Earns 1st Place in Chemistry Competition
Monday, February 27, 2012 (301 reads)
On February 25, sophomore Nicole Zatorski participated in the Science and Engineering Fair of Northern Kentucky, SEFNK, at Northern Kentucky University. She received 1st Place in Chemistry in the Senior Division as well as 1st Place in Chemistry from the NKU Department of Chemistry. Nicole also received an award presented by the United States Air Force and qualified to present her project at the state science fair.
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Ryan Froehling named National Merit Finalist
Monday, February 06, 2012 (334 reads)
Senior Ryan Froehling has been named a National Merit Finalist. Ryan is one of 15,000 National Merit students from across the country, chosen from an original group of 1.5 million juniors who took the PSAT, the National Merit qualifying test. We continue our tradition of National Merit students!
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Latin Students Earn Honors at Ky. Junior Clasical League State Convention
Monday, February 06, 2012 (340 reads)
Thirty Villa Madonna Academy High School Latin students represented our school this weekend at the Kentucky Junior Classical League State Convention. This was our strongest showing at convention to date, and, simply put, we made our presence known! Villa certamen teams all posted higher scores than ever before. We brought home hardware for a 3rd Place finish in our Roll Call Skit, produced by Chip and Fox Purcell, Tyler Ransdell, Brent Schleper, and Zacko Rightmire. A school t-shirt design by Grant Geisbrecht and Noelle Purcell earned 1st Place. Many Villa students placed in academic testing; notably, Eric Baugh earned 1st Place in Vocabulary in a field of over 200 students. Students, thanks for your endless enthusiasm and for being first class ambassadors for Villa Madonna Academy! We especially thank Mr. Mark Atwood for all he has done for our Latin students and program!
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Students Win Scholastic Writing Competition
Friday, February 03, 2012 (341 reads)
Villa students once again won in the Scholastic Writing Competition. Congratulations to sophomore Megan Rose who was awarded a Gold Key for her Short Story Forever Yours. Congratulations to Maddie Clabough who received an Honorable Mention for her Flash Fiction A Tree in a Meadow and an Honorable Mention in Persuasive Writing for her Abolition Debate. Villa has a history of Scholastic winners in writing, and we congratulate our students and their teachers Mrs. Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Meyn!
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Senior Appointed to Naval Academy
Friday, February 03, 2012 (355 reads)
Congratulations to senior Rachel Bailey who has been offered an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. This is a highly-competitive program, and Rachel will join the ranks of more than 72,000 men and women alumni who have attended the United States Naval Academy, including one President of the United States, 21 Members of Congress, 52 Astronauts, 73 Medal of Honor Recipients, and two Nobel Prize winners.
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Sophomore Merits The First Tee Core Value AWard
Monday, January 30, 2012 (334 reads)
Congratulations to sophomore Nicole Zatorski who has been selected to attend The First Tee of Greater Cincinnati & Northern KY Core Values Luncheon in recognition for her demonstration of the value of Responsibility. Nicole will be recognized at the luncheon held at the Cincinnati Convention Center on March 6. The First Tee of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Ky works with golfers to instill core values, along with golfing skills.
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Students Win Awards at District Governor's Cup
Monday, January 30, 2012 (328 reads)
As we celebrate the great academics here at Villa, congratulations to the following students who placed in the top 5 in their subject area at the Governor's Cup District Tournament on January 29: In Mathematic: Jenny Jiang 4th In Science: Nicole Zatorski 3rd and Evan Tingely 2nd In Social Studies: Sarah Mustian 4th and Andy Poos 1st In Language Arts: Jenna Sharp 3rd In Arts & Humanities: Nicole Zatorski 3rd, Jenna Sharp 2nd, and Sarah Mustian 1st. The Quick Recall Team of Sarah Mustian, Jenna Sharp, Evan Tingley, Andy Poos, Heather Vogler, Basia Szaflarski, Meggie Lund, Randy Lund, Bahar Pahlevani, and Alex Gunther took 2nd place. Villa Madonna took 3rd place over all and won the Katherine Hume Sportsmanship Award. This is an honor to win the Sportsmanship Award, voted on by the other schools, and a real testament to our students and faculty.
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86% of Fall Athletes Named Academic All State or Honorable Mention
Monday, January 23, 2012 (346 reads)
VILLAMADONNAACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL Great News: We begin today with great news about our athletes who earned Academic All State or Honorable Mention Distinction. 86% of our students who played a Varsity sport during the fall season earned an Academic All State or Honorable Mention Distinction. 56% were First Team Academic All State. Congratulations to: ALL STATE (Varsity +3.75) Girls Soccer Boys Soccer Amanda Schleper Alex Barton Rachel Bailey Randy Lund Megan Barton Jack Rees Libby Califf Glenn Rice Lauren Dumaine Thomas Steinkoenig Alex Hengge Zacko Rightmire Amanda Werner Andrew Poos Amanda Thomson Girls Golf Boys Golf Rachel Paxton Max LeNeave Sarah Krems Meggie Lund Nicole Zatorski Monica Spritzky Girls Cross Country Boys Cross Country Kirsten Giesbrecht Alec Bauscher Maria Blom Marcus Schwarting Allison Laber Eric Baugh Amanda Werner Nick Boucher Amanda Schleper Craig Wagner Volleyball Maddie Plummer Kelsey McQueen Molly Stoddart Paige Gieske Ellie Stoddart Sarah Penney Honorable Mention (Varsity +3.25) Girls Soccer Boys Soccer Kylee Newman Mitchell Day Luke Hontas Luke Nybo Andrew Wagner Ryan Kim Kenny Kurzendoerfer Karl Weickgenannt Girls Golf Boys Golf Katie Gross Ben Kunkler Madison Trenkamp Ray Moehlman Matt Damon Robbie Due Girls Cross Country Boys Cross Country Melissa Cunha Daniel Hillenmeyer Clay Jackson Kyle McLaughlin Grant Giesbrecht Volleyball Alayna Simpson Sydney Maxwell
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Villa Students Advance in Overture Awards
Monday, January 23, 2012 (328 reads)
Villa Madonna Academy High School students Tyler Blincoe (Vocal Music) and Brooke Eliot (Visual Arts) were Semi-Finalists in the Overture Awards. Congratulations to Tyler Blincoe who is now a Finalist. Tyler was awarded $500 and will compete in the Finals at the Aronoff on March 3.
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Villa Athletes Selected to Enquirer All Star Teams
Thursday, January 19, 2012 (315 reads)
News Congratulations to the following students selected to The Enquirer- Northern Kentucky Fall All-Stars for 2011: First Team: Cross Country: Girls Golf: Eric Baugh Katie Gross Honorable Mention: Volleyball: Girls Soccer: Jasmine Beal Megan Barton Alayna Simpson Ellie Stoddart Girls Cross Country: Boys Soccer: Courtney Gram Kenny Kurzendoerfer Marius Van Melle Girls Golf: Jenna McGuire Nicole Zatorski
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Students Advance in Overture Awards
Thursday, January 19, 2012 (335 reads)
Senior Tyler Blincoe and sophomore Brooke Eliot have moved into the semifinalist round of the Overture Awards. Tyler entered in vocal music and Brooke entered in visual arts, photography. Congratulations!
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Senior Nominated for Appointment to US Naval Academy
Thursday, January 19, 2012 (320 reads)
Congratulations to senior Rachel Bailey who has been nominated for appointment to the United States Naval Academy. Rachel received her letter from Congressman Geoff Davis, and we congratulate Rachel on this great honor!
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Two Students Chosen for TAP MD Program
Thursday, January 05, 2012 (316 reads)
Congratulations to juniors Megan Barton and Meggie Lund who were both selected by the Cincinnati Health Council to participate in the TAP MD program. They will be attending special programs each month to give them more information about the medical field. Fifty- seven students submitted applications, and Megan and Meggie were two of the 25 chosen for the program. Villa Madonna Academy High School is the only northern-Kentucky public or private school to have two students chosen!
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Students Win Kentucky Public Service Announcement Competition
Saturday, December 31, 2011 (290 reads)
Villa Madonna Academy High School won two of the top five spots in a state-wide KY Attorney General’s public service announcement contest entitled Keep Kentucky Kids Safe: Stop Rx Abuse Before It Starts. Senior Ryan Froehling was awarded 2nd Place, and junior Brooke Elliott received Honorable Mention. Ryan and Brooke were also interviewed and featured on Channel 5 News.
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Students Win at NKAL Tournament
Monday, December 05, 2011 (323 reads)
NKAL Tournament: This past weekend the Academic Team competed in the Northern Kentucky Academic League Tournament. Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their outstanding performance on individual tests: In Science, Honorable Mention: Nicole Zatorski and Gabrielle Notorgiacomo In Language Arts, Honorable Mention: Sarah Mustian and Rachel Tingley. In Arts & Humanities, Honorable Mention: Claire Thelen, Nicole Zatorski and in 5th place Sarah Mustian In Social Studies, Honorable Mention: Sarah Mustian, and in 4th place Andy Poos In Math, Honorable Mention: Randy Lund and in 8th place Meggie Lund
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Villa Sweeps Enquirer Dress the Turkey Contest
Monday, November 28, 2011 (319 reads)
Out of nearly 4000 turkeys submitted by mail and email in the 23rd Enquirer Dress the Turkey contest, only approximately 66 turkeys were chosen for publication in the paper and online. Villa Madonna Academy High School art students had 6 entries chosen for the newspaper and 2 chosen in the online contest. This was our best showing yet, and the only school in the area to be so recognized! The following students were Enquirer Dress the Turkey winners: Rachel Motley Maria Blom Monica Spritsky Amanda Schleper Shanna Doumont Nicole Zatorski Alice Hahn Allison Laber
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Villa Senior Voted to All 6th Region Girls Golf Team
Sunday, November 13, 2011 (354 reads)
Congratulations to senior Katie Gross who was voted to the All 6th Region Girls Golf Team by the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association. The 10 member team was voted on by coaches throughout the region and state. As a member of the team, Katie was recognized as one of the 10 best high school players in Northern Kentucky this past season. Congratulations to Katie on this well- deserved honor.
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Students Win Why I Love America Calendar Contest
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 (345 reads)
Congratulations to Mallory Butler who is a first place winner in the 2012 Why I Love America calendar contest. Mallory will receive a $200 savings bond. Congratulations, also, to Alice Han & Maria Blom, who are Honorable Mentions in the 2012 Why I Love America calendar contest. Each will receive a $50 savings bond and their artwork will be published in the calendar. There were hundreds of entries per grade judged by community leaders within Kenton County, and there were nearly 5,000 entries total this year. The students will re recognized at a ceremony which will take place on Monday November 28th, 2011 at the Carnegie Visual & performing Arts Center on Scott’s street in Covington from 6-7:30pm.
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Villa Invited to PIXAR Campus
Friday, October 14, 2011 (326 reads)
Senior James Ruschman and his mother accompanied teacher Mr. Steve Oldfield to the PIXAR Campus in California on October 16-18. They met with John Lasseter, Director of CARS 2 and Lead Driver, in addition to Denise Ream, Producer of CARS 2 and Pit-Crew Chief. They learned about the visual look of the movie in meetings with the production designer, director of photography, character art director, supervising animators and supervising technical director. This is the first-ever, hands-on experiential junket at Pixar, and James was thrilled to take along his portfolio and network.
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Student Named National Merit Commended Student
Sunday, September 25, 2011 (362 reads)
Congratulations to senior Sarah Mustian who has been named a National Merit Commended Student. Over 1.5 million students took the PSAT last October, and Sarah was one of the 50,000 highest scorers on the test and among 34,000 named as Commended Students. Congratulations to Sarah Mustian, our National Merit Commended student and to Ryan Froehling, our National Merit Semifinalist!
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High School Earns Exemplary Service Project Award
Thursday, September 22, 2011 (344 reads)
Villa Madonna Academy High School has been awarded the EXEMPLARY HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT AWARD. The award will be presented at the Greater Cincinnati Celebration of Service on September 27! The award is for our work in Guatemala where, this year, our group installed concrete floors, stoves and water purification systems in homes and in the local school. In addition, our Tri-M music students will be performing at the event. Thank you to Ms. Eileen O’Connell for her vision and dedication to this project.
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Ryan Froehling Named National Merit Semifinalist
Thursday, September 15, 2011 (369 reads)
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists. These semifinalists represent the top 1% of students in the nation. 1.5 million juniors from 22,000 high schools took the qualifying test. Villa Madonna Academy is pleased to announce that senior Ryan Froehling has been named a Semifinalist for the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. This honor recognizes students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
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Sophomore Publishes Poem
Thursday, September 15, 2011 (366 reads)
Megan Rose Poem Published: Congratulations to sophomore Megan Rose whose poem “My Autumn Goodbyes has been accepted for publication in the book Creative Communications. It is an incredible poem, and we congratulate Megan for her continued success!
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VMA Scores Surpass Diocesan, State, National Averages
Thursday, September 15, 2011 (374 reads)
Good News: VMA ACT scores vs. Diocese of Covington: Once again, the ACT scores of VMA High School surpass the average scores for the Diocese of Covington in all areas – English, Math, Reading, Science and Composite. This means that our students score above Diocesan, state and national levels. Congratulations, again, to our students, families and our faculty!
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Villa Leads Diocese in Sen. Jeff Green Scholars
Thursday, September 15, 2011 (385 reads)
Senator Jeff Green Scholars: Twenty-two students from the Diocesan high schools have been named Senator Jeff Green Scholars by achieving a 4.0 grade point average all four years of high school and scoring at least a 28 composite on the ACT. The title honors the late state Senator Jeff Green of Mayfield, who served in the Kentucky General Assembly from 1992-1997. VMA High School has 8 scholars –the highest number in the Diocese (BBHSS – 2; CCH – 1; CLS – 4; HCDHS – 5; NDA – 2). We salute: Erin Deye, Elena Hamilton, Cecily Kennedy, Hannah Knochelmann, Ryan Laber, Connor Louis, Sarahmarie Specht-Bird and Lauren Wagner. Congratulations to our scholars, their families and our faculty!
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Student Chosen for Regional Youth Leadership Program
Thursday, September 01, 2011 (376 reads)
Congratulations to junior Kelsey McQueen who was chosen for the Regional Youth Leadership Program. McQueen, who plans to pursue a career in medicine, was inducted into the program on August 29, and she will join area students in developing leadership skills.
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ACT Scores Surpass Local, State and National Averages Once Again
Thursday, September 01, 2011 (370 reads)
ACT Scores: Villa’s ACT scores once again surpass both the state and national percentages, higher than the public schools in the northern Kentucky area. In addition, 100% of our students demonstrated readiness for College-Level coursework in English Composition. To have 100% of the students do so is quite an accomplishment.
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Ford Focus Student Commercial Wins in Top Ten in Nation
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (407 reads)
Ford Focus Video/Commercial: Congratulations to our Broadcast class, Mr. Oldfield, and Mrs. Young for the tremendous job they did on our award-winning commercial! The Top Ten in the nation were chosen, and Villa’s video is one of the Top Ten. Ford will present us with a monetary award at an assembly. Over 150 videos were submitted from across the nation. This is a great honor for us!
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32 Students Named AP Scholars
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (382 reads)
Villa Madonna Academy High School congratulates 32 students who are named AP Scholars. This is far more than many of the other schools - both large and small - in the area: AP Scholars – Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams: Tyler Arnzen, Rachel Bailey, Ben Conniff, Abby Gerst, Alicia Helfrich, Nicole Hennard, Hiromi Holt, Sung Kwon Kim, Eric Lamping, Ga Young Lee, Connor Louis, Payton Lutz, Anna Neikirk, Jessica Plattner, Zach Rightmire, Alexis Simpson, Lauren Vennefron, Lauren Wagner, Kimberly Yocom. AP Scholars with Honors – Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3,25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams: Ryan Froehling, Hawken Lord, Corinne Martin, Sarahmarie Specht-Bird, Matt Stapleton AP Scholars with Distinction: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams: Erin Deye, Elena Hamilton, Hannah Knochelmann, Ryan Laber, Katherine Ransdell, Jacob Schubert, Caroline Spicker, Evan Tingley
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Student Selected for Governors School for the Arts
Monday, May 30, 2011 (491 reads)
Tyler Blincoe will spend the summer between his junior and senior year studying Vocal Music as one of the students selected for the prestigious Governors School for the Arts. Tyler is an incredible music student, and we are honored to have him represent our school!
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Senior Signs Athletic Letter of Intent
Friday, May 13, 2011 (461 reads)
Congratulations to senior Lauren Vennefron who signed her Letter of Intent to swim next year for St. Francis University, a Division 1 school in Pennsylvania. Lauren is a National Merit student who excels in academics and athletics, and we are proud she is a VMA student.
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Senior Wins State KHSAA Sportshmanship Award
Monday, May 02, 2011 (501 reads)
Senior Katie Ransdell had been notified last month that she had won the Regional KHSAA Sportsmanship Award and, as a result, was eligible for the State Award. All of those regional award winners were invited to dinner last night at the KHSAA headquarters in Lexington. Out of the 293 schools in Kentucky, 16 regions, 15 sanctioned sports - two winners were selected: one girl, one boy. That one girl is girl golfer and VMA High School senior Katie Ransdell! This is a great honor, and we congratulate Katie, her parents, and Coach Ken Theissen and Coach Gretchen Theissen!
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Junior Chosen for Murray State University Commonwealth Honors Academy
Friday, April 29, 2011 (501 reads)
Congratulations to junior Rachel Bailey who has been accepted to the Murray State University Commonwealth Honors Academy. Academy students are chosen based on a variety of qualities and accomplishments, and they were selected from a large and highly competitive group of high school juniors from Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Congratulations to Rachel Bailey!
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Senior Signs Letter of Intent for Swimming
Friday, April 29, 2011 (491 reads)
Congratulations to senior Lauren Vennefron who signed a National Letter of Intent to swim for St. Francis University (Loretto, PA). St. Francis is a Division I Franciscan school that competes in the Northeast Conference. Lauren received generous academic and athletic scholarships to attend.
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Sophomores Selected for Regional Youth Leadership Program
Friday, April 29, 2011 (509 reads)
Congratulations to sophomores Kelsey McQueen and Natalie Spicker who have been selected for the Regional Youth Leadership Program for 2012. Kelsey and Natalie will join 48 other high school juniors from throughout the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area who were selected to develop their leadership skills in a comprehensive program. Congratulations to Kelsey and Natalie!
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Senior Merits Semi-Final Award in John Stossel Essay Contest
Friday, April 29, 2011 (554 reads)
Senior Katie Ransdell’s essay has been selected as a Semi-finalist in the Stossel in the Classroom “What’s Great About America Essay Contest.” Katie received a certificate and a check for $100, and the VMA English Department received an autographed copy of John Stossel’s book. More than 7,500 students from across the country participated in the essay contest, and all winners were in the top 3% of all essays submitted. Congratulations to Katie Ransdell!
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Students Excel on National Latin Exam
Friday, April 29, 2011 (499 reads)
Our Latin students did extremely well on the National Latin Exam. Congratulations to: Summa Cum Laude Alex Gunther Anna Neikirk Eric Baugh Nicholas Boucher Magna Cum Laude Amanda Werner Ryan Kim Megan Johnston Alexis Simpson Cum Laude Jack Oldfield Mitchell Day Megan Kanter Joey Schutzman Christopher Turner Heather Vogler Keegan Hodge Kim Yocom Congratulations to our Latin students!
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Juniors Selected for National Merit Competition
Thursday, April 28, 2011 (463 reads)
Two of our juniors have met the requirements to enter the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants of some 1.5 million program entrants. We congratulate Ryan Froehling and Sarah Mustian on this great honor!
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Juniors Chosen as Governor's Scholars
Sunday, April 17, 2011 (461 reads)
Two of our juniors have been selected as Governor’s Scholars. This is a highly competitive process among all juniors in the state of Kentucky. Nominees are chosen by a Statewide Selection Committee. Each school may submit only a certain number of juniors, based upon enrollment in the junior class. Obviously, the smaller schools are only permitted to submit a few of the many highly-qualified students they have. We congratulate Rachel Bailey and Hiromi Holt who have been selected as Governor’s Scholars!
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Junior Chosen for United States Naval Summer Seminar
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 (472 reads)
Junior Rachel Bailey is one of 750 students from across the country selected to participate in the United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar in Annapolis, this June. The students live in the midshipman hall, attend academic classes, and participate in daily physical training, experiencing the daily life at the Academy. Along with this, Rachel is automatically applied to the Academy for admission. Congratulations to Rachel.
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Students Selected to Represent Ky at National Conference
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 (471 reads)
From the 3000 students from both KYA and KUNA, a few select were nominated to submit an application to represent Kentucky at CONA (Conference on National Affairs, held in North Carolina each summer with reps from other states). The application required the submittal of an original bill proposal on a subject of national interest and several short essays. Of 98 applicants, 25 students were selected to attend. These were announced at the end of the conference last weekend. Corey Martin and Nicole Zatorski were selected, and Zacko Rightmire was selected as an alternate. This is quite an honor that three students from our school were selected! Congratulations to Corey, Nicole and Zacko!
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Student Earns Award at KUNA
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 (468 reads)
Congratulations to senior Corey Martin who, for the second consecutive year, received the "Outstanding Ambassador Award" in Speaking. Corey is very active in KUNA, and we congratulate her for this honor.
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Villa Voice Produces Great Writers
Monday, March 14, 2011 (473 reads)
Congratulations to our journalism class on their excellent publication the “Villa Voice.” The publication is a superb issue of well-developed, professionally-written articles: Revolutionary Times by Joey Schutzman, Facebook, by Sydney Maxwell, Keeping the Faith by Payton Lutz, Understanding Autism by Anna Neikirk, Becoming Sister Kim by Molley Backscheider, and Shaun White Wins as Expected by Mike Haynes. Kudos to our Villa students who continue to demonstrate excellence in all aspects of academics!
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VMA Students Win at APEC Conference
Monday, March 14, 2011 (485 reads)
Ten Villa Madonna Academy High School students represented Malaysia in the simulated APEC Conference at the University of Cincinnati on March 12. The Trade Committee came in 1st Place, and the Security Affairs, Social Affairs and Science & Technology committees all came in 2nd Place. Villa's team of Tyler Arnzen, Robin Brundage, Hannah Knochelmann, Ryan Laber, Hawken Lord, Connor Louis, Corey Martin, Sarah Mustian, Anna Neikirk and Alexis Simpson took 2nd Place as Overall Best Economy.
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National Merit Names Three VMA Students as Finalists
Tuesday, February 08, 2011 (490 reads)
We begin today with fantastic news from National Merit. The National Merit Scholarship Program has determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September are now National Merit Finalists. You will remember that these students are selected from an original pool of more than 1.5 million juniors who took the PSAT. As seniors, National Merit selects the Finalists based on not only their PSAT score but recommendations and student essays. We are proud to announce that our three Semifinalists are now FINALISTS!!!! Congratulations to Cecily Kennedy, Sarahmarie Specht-Bird and Lauren Vennefron who have been named National Merit Finalists. In a school our size, to have three National Merit Finalists truly speaks to the faculty, students and parents and the incredible program in our high school. In addition, our ACT scores continue to be higher than the Diocesan, State and National levels. Also, almost 10% of the senior class has been recognized as National Merit Finalists, Semifinalists and Commended students! Congratulations to Cecily, Sarahmarie, Lauren and their parents and teachers!
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Freshman Poster Winner is One of 2000 Entries
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (459 reads)
Villa Madonna Academy High School freshman Nicole Zatorski has been named the 9th grade winner in the River Sweep Poster Contest. Her poster was one of 2000 posters entered in the contest from a six-state area. She will receive a $50 U. S. Savings Bond to be presented to her in the Spring of 2011.
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Seniors Earn Key to the Future Award
Sunday, November 28, 2010 (444 reads)
Seniors Robin Brundage and Remy Brundage were both selected to receive a 2010 Key to the Future Award. Each was nominated for his outstanding leadership and community service and chosen from a pool of nominees throughout the city of Covington. Congratulations to Robin and Remy!
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Students Excel at Junior Classical League Convention
Sunday, November 28, 2010 (455 reads)
The Villa JCL represented our school well at the Kentucky Junior Classical League convention. Villa won first prize in the “School Spirit” contest on the convention’s first day. The following students also placed in the top ten in one or more categories of academic testing: Jessa Plattner, Keegan Hodge, Anna Neikirk, Michael Kresge, Kimberly Yocom, Amada Schleper, and Joey Schutzman. AND, in a field of more than 200 students, Mitchell Day placed 3rd in reading comprehension. Congratulations to the Villa JCLers.
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Senior Signs Letter of Intent for Golf at NKU
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 (435 reads)
Senior Katie-Scarlett Skinner has been offered an athletic scholarship to play golf at Northern Kentucky University next year. She will be signing her National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 6:30 P.M. in the theater at Villa Madonna Academy.
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VMA Students Win All Places in VFW Speech Contest
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 (477 reads)
VFW Voice of Democracy Speech Contest Winners: Congratulations to Kiley Stoll, Lauren Wagner and Nicole Hennard who took the top three spots in the VFW Voice of Democracy Speech Contest. This year, Villa competed against two other schools, Simon Kenton and Holmes. There were 11 contestants and Villa took First, Second and Third places. Nicole Hennard won the competition and advances to the district finals. The students will be honored in a special ceremony early next year. Congratulations speech students!
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Three VMA High School Students Named National Merit SemiFinalists
Monday, October 04, 2010 (465 reads)
Congratulations to Cecily Kennedy, Saramarie Specht-Bird and Lauren Vennefron who have been named National Merit SemiFinalists. They represent the top 1% of the more than 1.5 million seniors who entered the competition as juniors. Along with the two National Merit Commended Students, these students represent 11% of the senior class. The high school continues the tradition of outstanding students recognized by National Merit.
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Two VMA High School Students Named National Merit Commended
Monday, October 04, 2010 (467 reads)
Congratulations to seniors Hannah Knochelmann and Elena Hamilton who have been named by the National Merit Program as National Merit Commended Students. They represent the top 5% in the nation of the more than 1.5 million students who entered the program.
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VMA High School Students Named AP Scholars
Sunday, September 19, 2010 (487 reads)
AP Scholar Awards: Congratulations to our AP Scholars from the 2009-2010 school year: AP SCHOLARS with DISTINCTION: granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. Srs. Andrew Flach Amy Kreutzer Monica Pence Kimberly Schroer Jrs. Hannah Knochelmann AP SCHOLARS with HONOR: granted to student who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Sr. Taylor Poe Jrs. Ryan Laber Corey Martin Sarahmarie Specht-Bird AP SCHOLARS: granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams Srs. Evan Angus Chelsea Case Chris Cauhorn Mary Kate Greenwood Olivia Haas Olivia Keller Peter Miller Karl Schmitt Ben Smith Zach Steinkoenig Gavin Wichmann Jrs. Tyler Arnzen Ben Conniff Elena Hamilton Cecily Kennedy Hawken Lord Connor Louis Payton Lutz Jessa Plattner Caroline Spicker Matt Stapleton
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