VOL. 40
No. 6
March 2024 Juniors: Please remember to register for upcoming standardized test dates.
On Friday, February 23, we celebrated the Class of 2024 having 100 days until graduation. During the breakfast, we discussed several upcoming important dates and planned activities for our seniors. ese events include St. Gerard eld day, senior retreat and graduation rehearsal dates. We appreciate all who helped in making this event special! We look forward to these exciting occasions as we celebrate our Class of 2024! Career Day was held for all students on March 8. Villa Walsh enthusiastically welcomed 20 alumnae back on campus to speak to students about various career elds. We also were exceptionally fortunate to welcome some of our alumnae virtually from all over the world! Students attended ve different panels and learned about various careers in business, medicine, law, nance, education, entertainment, advertising, and many more. Alumnae shared a wealth of knowledge and discussed their personal and career journies. We are grateful to our alumnae for donating their time to make the day a success as well as all who helped in planning the school-wide event!
e PSAT 10 for students in grade 10 will be administered on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. e PSAT 8/9 for students in grade 8 and 9 will be administered on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. GUIDANCE REMINDERS Seniors: If you have made your decision on where you will be attending and have deposited, please withdraw your applications from other schools. Seniors are STRONGLY encouraged to speak to Mrs. Devins about college options. Please notify the guidance department of any scholarship awards. Also, please check the Guidance website for scholarship opportunities. Seniors need to make their college deposit by May 1.
Sophomores & Freshmen: Students are continuing to meet individually with Mrs. Devins to discuss career and college searches. Should any student need a transcript or working papers, please stop in the guidance office or email Mrs. Devins at devinse@ villawalsh.org. e Guidance Department will be hosting a College Night for parents of students in grades 9 through 11. More information will be shared as details are nalized.
A big thank you to all the students who collected and contributed to our book collection for the children and families at St. Margaret’s of Scotland Parish in Morristown. A special shout-out goes to Dr. Lisa Lemke for her contribution and to Kayla Castellano’25 for her collection of over 200 books! Not even an earthquake could rattle the desires of Villa Serves to serve! On Saturday, April 6, the day aer our 4.8 earthquake, seven members of Villa Serves volunteered at St. Margaret’s church in Morristown at a “Faith and Fun” event. Anne Rionda’27, Claudia Steinberg’25, Elizabeth Kandziolka’25, Nora Dam’25, Gemma Cafasso’26, Kayla Castellano’25, and Caroline Tully’27 played giant Connect Four, distributed books and applied fun, temporary tattoos to anxious children of the parish. In addition, children and their families were able to sign up for library cards with the Morristown Library. In addition to an earthquake, the solar eclipse gave us an opportunity to have a moon- themed bake sale. Maeson Honan’27 and Caroline Tully’27 baked their “stellar” cookies and raised $57 dollars in one hour for Christ in the City and its mission.