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Demarest NJ, Gian Lee, a senior at the Academy of the Holy Angels, earned a National Gold Medal in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. She was recognized for her painting, “Photosynthesis,” which depicts the artist’s shadow cast onto lush foliage.
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Demarest NJ, some of the Academy of the Holy Angels’ best fine artists have been inducted into the National Art Honor Society for attaining the highest levels of achievement in art and academics. NAHS inductees must also demonstrate good character and participate in service projects and art education at school and beyond.
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Demarest NJ, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting citizens in many nations, including two Academy of the Holy Angels students who recognize that peace cannot wait. Nicole Yakubov and Alexis Mysliwiec, founders of AHA’s Slavic-Baltic Cultural Society, stepped up during International Week (February 28 through March 4), leading the school community in moving prayers for peace that were delivered in Ukrainian and English.
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Demarest NJ, Academy of the Holy Angels dancers fuse grace and grit to consistently power to the top of the Universal Dance Association High School National Championship. This year, the varsity dancers earned a silver medal in small varsity hip-hop, finishing second in a field of 37 of the nation’s best teams. Varsity also earned a bronze for finishing third out of 57 teams in small varsity pom.
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Demarest NJ, a select group of the Academy of the Holy Angels’ fine vocal and instrumental musicians recently earned membership in Tri-M, the Modern Music Masters Honor Society. AHA Tri-M Chapter 2150 welcomed 10 Angels who exemplify musical accomplishment, scholarship, character, leadership, and service.
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Demarest NJ, Demarest resident Mooyeon Oh-Park, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Senior Vice President, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA). The nation’s only trade association dedicated solely to the interests of inpatient rehabilitation, AMRPA represents 650 inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and rehabilitation units in general hospitals.
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Demarest NJ, Academy of the Holy Angels sophomore Natalie Yoo will be playing violin for the North Jersey School Music Association’s Region I Orchestra. Yoo quickly rose to the top as she participated in the rigorous audition process.
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Demarest NJ, the new year brought exciting news for vocalist Deanna Frassa. The New Milford resident has been accepted to the highly selective High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. Frassa, a member of the Class of 2022 at the Academy of the Holy Angels, will be singing with other talented teens in early February.
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Demarest NJ: It’s your turn to experience the Academy of the Holy Angels’ exceptional world of exploration. Visit the Sunday, January 30, AHA Middle School Open House from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Demarest NJ, the Academy of the Holy Angels Middle School, which opened in September 2021, has released its first Dean’s List and Honor Roll. Traci Koval, dean of AHA Middle School, explained that students are recognized based on their overall grade point average. No honoree may have any grade below an 85 on her report card. In order to make the Honor Roll, a student must post a GPA of 90 to 94. The Dean’s List is reserved for students with GPAs of 95 or higher.
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Demarest NJ, The savvy students from Angels for Veterans and the Academy of the Holy Angels Basketball Team used a dress down opportunity to raise funds for Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon, Inc. and Beyond Borders. The two groups developed and cohosted Socks for Soldiers, which allowed students to wear “crazy socks” to school in exchange for a $2 donation.
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Demarest NJ, Erin Ha, a teen tennis phenomenon from Tenafly, recently won the USTA National Girls’ 16 Indoor Singles Championship. Ha recently transferred to the Academy of the Holy Angels, where she is a junior.
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Dumont NJ, 14-year-old Aaron Vasquez unexpectedly collapsed and died while playing basketball this past Saturday, November 20, 2021. Vasquez had finished practicing with his basketball traveling team, when he decided to stay longer at the Grant Elementary School to play with his younger brother, according to witnesses. CPR was attempted on site then members of the Dumont Volunteer Ambulance Corps rushed him to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
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photo AHA Middle School students Angela, Lavender, and Valentina in front of the CFBNJ truck.
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Demarest NJ, Eighty-eight families who currently face food insecurity have received Thanksgiving turkeys from the Academy of the Holy Angels. Each year, AHA hosts a Thanksgiving Turkey Drive to benefit Community FoodBank of New Jersey in Hillside.
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Demarest NJ , the 2021-22 Sister Nonna Dunphy Scholarship finalists and semifinalists were announced at Academy of the Holy Angels’ October 22 Foundation Day ceremony.
