Academy of the Holy Angels

Student Group Connects with Migrants at Mexican Border

Shelters, shackles, deportation, and loss of life are part of the migrant experience near the southern border. This summer, teens from the Academy of the Holy Angels traveled to Arizona and nearby towns in Mexico to bring basic health care supplies, clothing, and words of hope to those aspiring to better lives.

AHA Students Demonstrate Engineering Projects at NCEA Conference

AHA’s invitees Alexis (Eunvee) Kim of Norwood, Amelia Brunda of Paramus, and Joanna Hablitschek of Fort Lee demonstrated some of their favorite projects, which sprang from the Academy’s STREAM curriculum.

AHA Seniors Visit Columbia University’s Renowned Surgical Lab

A few weeks before their graduation from the Academy of the Holy Angels, four seniors became the first AHA students to visit the micro lab at Columbia University.

Model Congress Allows AHA Juniors to Be Legislators for a Day

Academy of the Holy Angels juniors Camila Correa and Katherine Gazzini seized the opportunity when AHA Social Studies Department Chair Gail Fair told them about the 2019 Model Congress.

First-Year AHA Students Show Their Artistic Sides

Black-and-white and color pencil drawings made by first-year art students at Academy of the Holy Angels are currently on display in the Academy’s main lobby.

Oxford University Course Expressly Made for Visiting AHA Students

An adventurous group of students recently spent a week in the United Kingdom at Oxford University’s Pembroke College and immersed themselves in a “bespoke” course that was tailor-made for them.

A 75th Jubilee Celebration for Sister Henrice Eckert

Sister Henrice was recognized at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, where she is a parishioner. Father J.C. Marino invited those present to bless Sister Henrice on her anniversary.

Sustaining Excellence Protocol: AHA picks the Growth Mindset!

AHA is one of only 20 schools out of a field of nearly 500 that was granted the privilege of using the Sustaining Excellence Protocol for reaccreditation.

AHA Business Honor Society Inductees

Several members of the Class of 2019 made their mark on Holy Angels’ history on April 10, 2019, when they became the Academy’s first inductees to the National Business Honor Society.

Tri-M Chapter 2150 Co-presidents Maria Guyre and Maya Sharma.

Tri-M Accepts Skilled Musicians Who Are Leaders and Scholars

Several of the finest vocalists and instrumental musicians from the Academy of the Holy Angels are now members of Tri-M, the Modern Music Masters Honor Society.

Operation Smile Mission Takes Bergen Teen to Zunyi, China

Melina Tidwell Torres is still coping with jetlag after her Operation Smile mission in Zunyi, China, this North Arlington teen is delighted to have made a difference in the lives of many children who were awaiting no-cost corrective surgeries for cleft lip and cleft palate.

AHA Community Recognizes Students for Exemplary Kindness

Sophia Melone, Caitlin Brannigan, Sarah McGowan, and Jacklyn Kelly are well known throughout the Academy of the Holy Angels for their exemplary kindness.

Top Teen Volunteer Receives Medal at Surprise Ceremony

Everyone at Holy Angels knew Czarina Alfonso would receive a silver medal when she became New Jersey’s top high school youth volunteer in the 2019 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program...

AHA’s Top Scientists & Mathematicians Earn Recognition

Young women who excel in science and mathematics have been inducted into the Academy of the Holy Angels’ chapters of the Science National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.

Sister Authors Book on Beloved Border Collie’s Working Years at AHA

Luke the border collie was a master at herding geese off the fields at the Academy of the Holy Angels. Now readers can hear about Luke’s avian adventures in his own words in “Luke the Border Collie: My Working Years.”

Adopt-a-Teacher initiative benefits Teachers on Lagonav Island

Members of the National Latin Honor Society at the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest are commemorating the March 15th assassination of Julius Caesar by "Pinning the Dagger on the Caesar."

Music in Our Schools Month® Celebration in Progress at AHA

Demarest, NJ: Each March, student musicians from the Academy of the Holy Angels usher in springtime by celebrating Music in Our Schools Month®. Angels present pop-up performances throughout the building, much to the delight of those who happen upon these random acts of music.

The Delight is Mutual as JOY Performs Concerts for Seniors

Student performers from Joining Old and Young (JOY) and their audiences seem to have derived an equal amount of delight during JOY’s recent performance series.

AHA teen volunteers visit Caroline House and SSNDs

After a week of community service in Connecticut, Academy of the Holy Angels students Samantha DeMartino, Areanna Pumayugra, Amrita Raval, and Ashley Thompson all made the same recommendation for the future. The teen volunteers wanted to spend more time working with the women and children at Caroline House and visiting with their hostesses, the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

Experiencing Life on the Mexican Border

Four teachers from our sponsored ministry Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest, New Jersey, traveled to Douglas, Arizona, Feb. 17-22, for an immersion experience with School Sisters of Notre Dame who minister on the U.S.-Mexico border.

AHA Dancer to Prepare for Olympic Competition!

Congratulations to AHA student Kait Lack! “I am very excited to have the opportunity to experience the World Championship of Dance with the Rutgers Dance Team."

Academy of the Holy Angels - Sister Catherine Green Kindness Awards

Kindness Awards Are ‘Valentines’ from the Holy Angels Community

AHA Celebrates 185th Anniversary of the School Sisters of Notre Dame

Foundation Day 2018 was particularly festive at the Academy of the Holy Angels, where the school community gathered to mark the 185th anniversary of the establishment of the School Sisters of Notre Dame!

AHA Awareness Day Highlights Search for Unity, Need to Speak Out

A school tradition and a national event converged March 14th at the Academy of the Holy Angels, when Awareness Day dovetailed with student actions in solidarity with the survivors of the February 14th shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

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