On Thursday, February 16, 4th grade students from five Pennsylvania elementary schools connected with each other in a virtual environment in a webinar organized by the Chester County Intermediate Unit. All 4th grade students in the state of PA study Pennsylvania geography and history, and this project was designed to make learning hands-on using online learning and collaborative tools. Full story here.
Jayni Webster'12, one of Delco’s best scorers in 2011-12 is sidelined for the remainder of the season. Webster, who was averaging 15.1 points per game, suffered a torn ACL earlier this month in a defeat to Mount St. Joseph’s. Webster’s year was cut short at the most inopportune time. At the time of her injury, she was 30 points shy of 1,000 for her career. Full story here.
Karleigh Carlin’12 and Taylor Brady’12 recently signed letters of intent to continue their sports careers in college. Carlin will play Division 1 field hockey for Kent State University, and Brady will row on the Division 1 crew team at Drexel University.
Carlin and Brady were joined by family members, coaches, teachers and classmates at Country Day School of the Sacred Heart during signing parties held at the school. Present at the signings were Sacred Heart athletic director Cindy Shay, Sacred Heart varsity field hockey coach Meredith Rull, and Sacred Heart crew team head coach Josselyn Delussey.
Earlier this year, both Carlin and Brady made AACA All-Stars and All-Delco for field hockey, as well as All-Main Line Team selections for field hockey, with Brady making First Team and Carlin making Second Team.
Congratulations to our All-Main Line Team selections: Volleyball First Team: Megan Szxolnicki, Second Team: Jayni Webster and Kathleen Lloyd, Honorable Mention: Madison McCorkle, Lauren Szkolnicki, and Megan Cavanaugh. Field HockeyFirst Team: Taylor Brady Second Team: Karleigh Carlin and Caera Bogue Honorable Mention: Jordanna Cech and Gretchen Seifreid.
Sacred Heart Students Volunteer at St. Edmond's Home for Children
Posted 12/30/11
On December 13th, students from CDSSH volunteered at Santa Claus's annual visit to the St. Edmonds Home for children in Rosemont, PA. Full story in the Main Line Times.
Taylor Brady '12 Signs Letter of Intent with Drexel University Crew Team
Posted 11/10/11
Two CDSSH Students Accepted into Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
Posted 11/9/11 Boglarka Kearney ’19 and Katie Sharbaugh ’18 were recently accepted into the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. Full storyhere..
PIAA Class A Volleyball: Sacred Heart survives MaST Charter, lack of intensity
Posted 11/8/11 Delco Times Led by Megan Szkolnicki’s sets and a strong hitting day from Jayni Webster, Sacred Heart breezed to a 3-0 win over the Panthers by scores of 25-11, 25-21 and 25-13 Tuesday afternoon at South Philadelphia High School.
H.S. DISTRICT ONE VOLLEYBALL: Sacred Heart has to fight for repeat
Sacred Heart rallied from an eight-point deficit in the first set to win its second straight District One title with a 3-0 triumph over the Warriors at Upper Dublin High School Thursday night.
Sarah Epler '03 Featured in Page Six Magazine
Posted 10/26/11 Sarah Epler '03, the Social Media Manager for MTV Networks, was recently featured in Page Six Magazine. Read the full story.
Megan and Lauren Szkolnicki discuss the volleyball team's prospects. CDSSH finished No. 8 in the state last year and No. 1 in this year's district brackets.
CDSSH Unites in School-Wide Day of Service
Posted 10/21/11
On Thursday, October 20th, students and faculty from Country Day School of the Sacred Heart united in a school-wide day of service.Read the full story.
CDSSH Choir Performs at Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Benefit
Posted 10/17/11 On Sunday, October 16th, the CDSSH Choir performed in “Dancing for Life,” the second annual benefit dance concert for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, held at Swarthmore College. The event was guest hosted by former Channel 6 Sports Anchor Phil Andrews.
CDSSH Tennis Team Earns Five Medals at AACA Tournament
The CDSSH tennis team has been playing strong this season, with several players medaling in the AACA tournament.Taylor Nguyen ’15 placed first in the singles tournament, as well as second in the doubles tournament with her tennis partner, Isabella Draper ’12. Caroline Greenwald ’12 and Maggie Hoover ’15 placed third in the doubles tournament.
On a sunny Friday in October, dozens of fathers joined their daughters at Fathers’ Day at School, an annual event hosted by the Country Day School of the Sacred Heart for students in Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 5th, 9th and 12th grades.The fathers spent all or part of the day attending classes, eating lunch and taking part in a special Mass.
CDSSH Students Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program
Posted 10/7/11 Nicolette Heinsinger '12 was named a Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Midley Joseph '12 was awarded Outstanding Participant status in the National Achievement Scholarship Program, sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
CDSSH Hosts Cyber-Bullying Conference
Posted 10/6/11 CDSSH hosted the Delaware County District Attorney's Office Cyber Bullying and Social Media Educational Summit for high school students from Sacred Heart, The Academy of Notre Dame, Monsignor Bonner, Archibishop Prendergast, Garnet Valley School District and the Upper Darby School District. ADA Joe Lesniack presented on Cyber Bullying and Detective Nat Evans presented on Social Media. Both of these presentations were taped so that St. Joseph's University can use them to develop online educational programs. The third topic of the day was a presentation/discussion on provocative and intimate images, facilitated by Detective Lisa DiMartini.
Beth Kephart Visits CDSSH
Posted 9/23/11
Beth Kephart, author of Dangerous Neighbors, visited CDSSH to discuss the novel, which had been CDSSH’s school-wide summer reading assignment, read by students in grades 8 through 12, and by the faculty. Kephart began the afternoon with a presentation of images and illustrations surrounding the Philadelphia Centennial, which forms the background of the novel. She then met individually with each class to discuss the book and its themes, as well as to answer questions. Kephart finished the day with a wrap-up presentation and book signing. Later that day, CDSSH was featured on Beth Kephart’s blog, where she complimented the students on their, “thoughtfulness, honesty, and spontaneity.” The event was arranged by Kerri Schuster, Head of English.
