Academy of Our Lady
180 Rodney Street
Glen Rock, New Jersey 07452
201-445-0622
Building the Kingdom … one child at a time.
PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLETTER
Dear Families of Academy of Our Lady, Congratulations
JUNE 12, 2013
Class of 2013
Megan Baumbach
Fiona Duffin
Samantha Jarmusch Dina Mulroy
Taj-Malik Benning
Kaitlin Gallagher
Margaret Kiess
Molly Murphy
Kearra Bodnar
Vikram Garewal
Nahee Kim
Jill Neggia
Reagan Bossolina
Tristen Goetz
Jenna Lee
Liam Nolan
Liam Cappello
Demmanuel Gonzalez
Yeasun Tina Lee
Michael O’Keefe
Peter Cassidy
Olivia Hamilton
Steven Lis
Keysy Osorio
Matteo Conn
Jack Harwick
Alyssa Lorenz
Kevin Pinzoni
Aidan Conniff
Sarah Harwick
Alison Luby
Jordan Schneider
Kelly Costello
Bridget Horton
Veronica Mendez
Jasmine Silvestre
Emma Curtis
Mary Katherine Horton
Nicholas Morris
Mariana Squicciarini
Natasha DeLuca
Riley Horton
Joseph Mouridy
Devin Toolen
Congratulations to the Class of 2013 who received their diplomas last Saturday. The guest speaker
was Tim Steinmetz, AoOL’ 05, a recent finance major graduate from Northeastern pursuing a masters in the
fall after his summer internship on Wall Street. Tim, the middle Steinmetz brother, attended Regis high
School and encouraged the class to be true to themselves in all they do. We will miss these outstanding students,
their talents, their service and most of all their smiles and wish them continued success in high school. May God bless
them always! They received numerous awards and scholarships to these schools they will be attending:
Academy of the Holy Angels, Bergen Academy, Bergen Catholic HS, Don Bosco Prep, Immaculate Heart
Academy, Mary Help of Christians, Paramus Catholic, St. Joseph Regional and St. Peter’s Prep. They
received numerous awards and scholarships to these schools. Additionally the Knights of Columbus St.
Ann’s Council awarded a scholarship to Riley Horton and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Council presented a
scholarship to Fiona Duffin.
ACADEMY OF OUR LADY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEAR'S 50/50 WINNERS
Grand Prize: $25,000: Katherine McCarthy of Ridgewood Consolation prizes $500 each: Robert Baratta of
Glen Rock, John Burgoyne of Glen Rock, Kerry Gordon of Hawthorne, Mr. and Mrs. D. Holzbaur of Glen
Rock, Laura Macdonald of Carlisle, Pa., Richard Minicus of Ridgewood, Doris and Paul McCormick of
Ridgewood, Doris Vergos of Midland Park, Deirde Morgan of Ridgewood, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ramge of
Ridgewood, NJ. The HSA and Raffle co-chairs Rappa and Conygham Families sincerely thank all who
participated in the raffle by purchasing or selling a ticket. “You may not have won a prize, but rest assured
that all of our children are winners this year. By selling out the 50/50, we raised $30,000 for school
operations and programs.”
The faculty has worked very hard this year on our Middle States Report for reaccreditation in Spring 2014.
Our goals are in the areas of curriculum, marketing and safety. We need all our families to embrace and
recognize that changes will be made to enhance our school environment with renewed policies and practices
implementing these goals moving forward and especially as they may impact convenience. Thank you for
your interest and cooperation. Please see the separate 2013-14 tuition announcement
May God bless us and our families during the wonderful months of summer with joy, love peace and safety,
Patricia Keenaghan, Principal
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Ridgewood
Serving the parish communities of…
St. Catharine
Glen Rock - Fair Lawn
JUNE ~ THE SECOND GREAT COMMANDMENT: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
Day
FRI
Date
JUN 14
Time
10 AM
12:15 PM
Event
CLOSING LITURGY and AWARDS CEREMONY
DISMISSAL = NO AFTER CARE AVAILABLE
60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY JUNE 18 7:30 PM IN THE FACULTY ROOM: Please join in
the final stages planning our school’s 60th anniversary events:
SAVE THESE DATES! We will be 60 next October and we’re planning a party! The committee met this past week and
tentative plans are:
Fri. 10/11: Tailgate Kickoff from 6 – 8 PM; Sat. 10/12: 60th Anniversary Mass 5:30 PM followed by school tours given
by students, and Reception in Community Hall 7 – 10 PM with a DJ; Sun.10/13: Gr. 7/8 and Alumni Basketball
Games with snacks available; Mon. 10/14 Golf Outing. We are recruiting support/help for all of these activities, if
interested, please e-mail: principal@academyofourlady.org to assist.
PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN WORKSHOPREGISTER TO ATTEND!: RECERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITY,
MONDAY, JUNE 17 AT 10 AM. Please see the separate notice describing the three different methods (also on website
and in the Green envelope to register and update your certification. Your compliance is essential to our volunteer
needs. Thank you for your time and service! God bless you for your help.
AOOL POOL PARTY –FRIDAY, 6/14, 4-7 PM: Splash into Summer Fun & Never Swim Alone with all your AoOL
friends and family! Water and ice cream provided. Bring chairs, snacks etc. Questions? Contact: R. Mouridy
romail@verizon.net, L. Viggiano lisavigg@gmail.com,or N. McEnery nicolemcy1@verizon.net. NO REFUNDS
LINK ~ check it out on THE GREEN ENVELOPE: Thank you to Denise Monesteri for her expertise and planning this
well done publication. She has developed it so beautifully this year. Please see the Green Env. and website
MAGNET SALE: Support the Class of 2014 and show school spirit by purchasing the newly designed car magnet for
$5. See the flier in the green envelope. Orders can be sent to the Business Office.
GIRLS’ GR 5-8 FALL VOLLEYBALL REGISTRATION: Registration is due WED. JUNE 12TH. If your daughter would
like to play volleyball in the fall (grades 5-8), complete the form on the Gr. Env. and submit with payment ($40 per
player, cash or check payable to AOOL) to the business office attn: Susan Ferioli – no later than Wednesday, June
12th. If your daughter needs a team shirt, then please add $15 to the amount of the check. No refunds on shirts are
given after the order has been placed.
ACADEMY OF OUR LADY VOLUNTEER SIGN UP FORM 2013 – 2014: We need your help, please consider how you
can contribute to the vast talents needed for next year’s activities. The form is on the green envelope. Please contact
Amy Kessing at aoolhsa@gmail.com. (note: PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.)
IN GOD WE TRUST: SERVING OTHERS AS A REFLECTION OF JESUS’ LOVE