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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all of the Saint Bail Academy Community.
Christmas break begins at the close of school on Thursday, December 21.
Classes resume on Thursday, January 3.
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HOBY Leaders
Congratulations to sophomores Ashley Kodsi and Jennifer Mayro on being selected to represent Saint Basil Academy as HOBY Ambassadors at the summer leadership conference in June. Thank you to all who applied. We had many great applicants and you are all leaders!
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Students View Advanced Screening of New RBG Film
 On December 6, 2018, a group of students traveled to Center-City for a pre-premiere viewing of the movie On the Basis of Sex, courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Students reported the event as an amazing opportunity to feel empowered. The challenges the protagonist, Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, faces throughout her time as a woman in Harvard Law School, searching for a job in law, and during her breakout case were inspirational, with lessons about never giving up. Ruth fought--and still fights-- against gender discrimination, with groundbreaking results, making an impact on the journey to equality of the sexes. She proved women are powerful and is now serving as the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Basil Students Serving
On Sunday, December 9, several Saint Basil Academy students served at St. Luke's Parish in Glenside for Operation Santa Claus. Our students assisted with collecting and wrapping presents for children in need.
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Cheerleading
Congratulations to the Saint Basil Academy Cheerleaders! On Sunday, December 9, our girls placed third in the UCA Pocono Regional at Kutztown University. They'll now be heading to Walt Disney World in February to represent Saint Basil Academy at the 2019 National High School Cheerleading Championship. Good luck girls!!!
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Indoor Track
Saint Basil Academy Track competed at Ursinus College against teams from Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks and Chester Counties.
Congratulations on outstanding results:
Tia Taylor: gold medal in hurdles, silver medal in long jump
Alina La Forest: gold medal in mile run
Sasha Lee: bronze medal in long jump
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Basketball
Saint Basil Academy basketball beat Souderton High School 44-26 to win the Jim Church Tournament. Denae Carter was named the MVP of the tournament. Casey Remolde and Denae received first team All Tournament. Congratulations!
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Senior Tree Lighting
 Thank you to all the seniors and their families who came to the SBA annual Senior Tree Lighting. The night was filled with good cheer, delicious snacks and a visit from Santa Paws! The seniors enjoyed taking pictures with Santa Paws, making a festive paper chain and hanging their SBA ornament on the Christmas tree.
  
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Christmas Concert
 Voices sounded, bells chimed, horns echoed and the harp strummed Wednesday night, December 12, as more than 130 students performed in the annual Saint Basil Academy Christmas Concert. Under the twinkling lights conducted by Mrs. Terry Dillinger, batons of Sister Germaine with Mrs. Khrystyna Yurchakevych at the piano (Concert Choir & Madrigals), Mr. Thomas Meany (Handbells and Chamber Ensembles), Mr. Alex Schmauk (Band), Mrs. Joanne Bates (String Ensemble) and Ms. Jenna Violi (Vocal Techniques Class), the performance groups shared traditional and modern Christmas repertoire in large groups, small ensembles, and even solo performances. The traditional Ukrainian Christmas Carol Boh Predveechniy (God Eternal) was a resounding collaboration of the Concert Choir, Band, and String Ensemble. The vocal tech group danced up a snowstorm with their choreographed version of Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You. Performances by six different Handbell Classes proved that this is an ever-popular form of musical expression at the Academy. After the hand-clapping and toe-tapping by audiences caught up in the Christmas spirit, the program culminated in a beautiful sing-a-long of our favorite Christmas carols led by the Band, Strings, and Choir.
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Christmas Band Festival
The Christmas spirit continued this past Monday evening with a concert presented by the Jenkintown Community Band, in conjunction with the Saint Basil Academy and the Saint Albert the Great Band Programs. Many enjoyed holiday favorites and Christmas carols, including an all time favorite, Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride.
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New York City Trip
 The Annual NYC Trip sponsored by the Parents' Club was held last Friday. Two buses of people ventured to the big apple for a day of shopping and fun.
Thank you to everyone who supported this event.
A huge thank you to Marcia Miller for running this event again this year, and to Deborah Junkin for her assistance.
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World History
Mrs. Kazimir's freshman classes spent last Thursday morning filming, creating, and editing iMovie trailers about Medieval Europe.
  
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College-aged Alums Return
 On Tuesday, December 18, several college-aged alumnae returned to campus to speak to our current seniors about the transition between high school and college, answer their questions, and offer their advice. |
AMP Students
 The AMP students tackled a tough problem
this week in class. Using friction and uniformly accelerated motion, they were able to predict velocity
or displacement of a wood block sliding across the gym floor. This problem requires using four different equations.
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Health Careers Club
Saint Basil Academy Alum Julia Violi, a nursing student at Neumann University, and friend Mikayla Dwyer, a nursing student at Immaculata University, shared their experiences in their nursing programs with the Health Careers Club. We thank them for their valuable insights and time given to our students.
 
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