Diocesan Scholars

Congratulations to Erin Drumm, Sophie Mancini, and Theresa Woltemate, our Diocesan Scholars for the 2019-2020 school year. 

Thank you to all the highly-qualified juniors who applied and interviewed for the program. The selection process entailed two important elements: the application and the interview. The applications afforded the students the opportunity to highlight their current courses, grades, and GPA, and to provide teacher recommendations. Applicants' personal essays demonstrated their creativity and uniqueness of writing. The interview allowed students to meet with teachers and administrators and showcase their ability to respond to questions with depth and detail, and to articulate their desire and ability to be a diocesan scholar.

Mrs. Clemente, Mr. Verni and Ms. Wille would like to recognize six of our students who participated in the MCATFL (Montgomery County Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages) Oral Proficiency contest at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School:

We would like to congratulate Olivia Wilt and Colleen Quinn for winning 2nd place silver medals in French 1 and French 3. This was a great honor for these girls to represent our school and our World Languages Department. Congratulations, girls!

On Wednesday, February 27, several students from Saint Basil Academy participated in the regional tournament of the PA Science Olympiad. Seniors Ann Abraham, Cara Hughes, Siena Wanders, Tess White, Juniors Regina Campion and Cathryn Zimmerman, and freshman Isabella Canals competed in various areas of science that were of interest to them. Our students challenged themselves in competitions relating to the life and physical sciences, as well as some engineering designs and projects! We thank the seniors for their leadership, and look forward to this year's veterans to bolster the team for next year's event. Great job, ladies!

Academic Competition

On March 5, Grace Comas, Regina Campion, Maureen Kennedy, Julia Mayro, Julia McCann, Siena Wanders represented Saint Basil Academy in an academic competition at the Montgomery Intermediate Unit. The competition featured 19 teams from a variety of public and private Montgomery County High Schools. This year was the first year SBA participated and the students made a very strong showing.  Congratulations!

Health Careers Club

The Health Careers Club thanks Maureen Zanoni, an occupational therapist with Jeanes Hospital, for sharing her career path and experiences in the field with them.  

Gift of Mission Retreat

Basil junior Samantha Scharf, attended the Gift of Mission retreat day run by the IHM sisters hosted at Chestnut Hill College.  Students from local high schools attended this wonderful event.  Sisters of various religious orders shared their stories and encouraged the students to engage in prayer and discernment of vocation.

National Catholic Sisters Week
In celebration of National Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14), Sister Joann, OSBM visited the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes over the past two weeks to teach about what life is like as a Sister of Saint Basil, the mission and founding of the sisters, and how the Sisters of Saint Basil the Great are still making a difference in our world today.

Father Peter Waslo

On Friday, February 22, Father Peter Waslo visited the student body to visit and answer their questions about clergy and religious life.  We wish him God's blessings in his new pastoral assignment. 

Student Feature in Northeast Times 

Junior Kelly Grant was recently   featured in an article about the basketball state playoffs.

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