17 AHA Students Become Eucharistic Ministers

The 138th celebration of Feast Day at the Academy of the Holy Angels included the commissioning of 17 AHA seniors as Eucharistic Ministers. Bishop John Flesey, who celebrated this year’s Mass, commissioned the group.

The new Eucharistic Ministers include Aprile Bertomo of Bergenfield, Elizabeth Braun of Oradell, Cara Cvekus of River Edge, Courtney Dodds of Cresskill, Juliana Esoldi of Englewood Cliffs, Cassandra Garcia of New Milford, Gianna Gervino of Maywood, Julia Giampiccolo of Haworth, Mary Haws of River Vale, Tara Lyons of Pearl River (New York), Charlotte McCabe of Pearl River (New York), Katherine Morrissey of Saddle River, Laura Pesanello of Mahwah, Geraldine Riveros of North Bergen, Angelina Scozzafava of Maywood, Monica Wittleder of Westwood, and Sara Zilvetti of Glen Rock.

The new Eucharistic Ministers helped distribute communion to the students, faculty, staff, benefactors, School Sisters of Notre Dame, and other distinguished guests who assembled for this year’s celebration. Feast Day culminated with the blessing and dedication of Sister Genevieve Kelleher Hall, whose esteemed namesake was in attendance.

Pictured standing L-R: AHA Campus Minister Maryanne Miloscia, Gianna Gervino, Tara Lyons, Geraldine Riveros, AHA Principal Jean Mullooly, AHA President Melinda Hanlon, Elizabeth Braun, Julianna Esoldi, Sara Zilvetti, Cara Czvekus, Laura Pesanello, and AHA Director of Campus Ministry Kathleen Sylvester. Seated L-R: Monica Wittleder, Cassandra Garcia, Charlotte McCabe, Angelina Scozzafava, Courtney Dodds, Julia Giampiccolo, Aprile Bertomo, Mary Haws, and Katherine Morrissey.

Founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1879, the Academy of the Holy Angels is the oldest private girls’ school in New Jersey. While AHA is steeped in Catholic tradition, this prestigious high school serves young women from a broad spectrum of cultural and religious backgrounds. Over time, thousands of women have passed through AHA’s portals. Many go on to study at some of the nation’s best universities, earning high-ranking positions in medicine, government, law, education, public service, business, arts, and athletics. The Academy’s current leaders continue to further the SSND mission to provide each student with the tools she needs to reach the fullness of her potential—spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically, by offering a first-rate education in a nurturing environment where equal importance is placed on academic excellence, character development, moral integrity, and service to others.


- Jennifer Crusco, the Communications Assistant, The Academy of the Holy Angels

Post Type: