26 FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 2, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP BROOKLYN EDUCATION Teams of Fontbonne students BY JULIETTE PICCINI TUGANDER participate in Diamond Challenge Fontbonne Hall Academy is proud to have two teams of students competing in the 2017 Diamond Challenge for High School Entrepreneurs, a real-world venture concept competition. One team is led by Elina Vipul, with team members Keara Donahue, Alyssa Amendolia and Alyssa Federico. The other team is led by Victoria Marsillo, with team members Samantha Marletta and Jessica Reilly. The teams are working to create viable products and services along with pricing and marketing strategies. They will be evaluated on their written submissions, pitches and responses to questions. The Diamond Challenge is part of the Paul & Linda McConnell Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative at the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship. Fontbonne Hall Academy offers a diverse curriculum, including its Introduction to Entrepreneurship course, which is designed to introduce students to the different types of entrepreneurship that exist, and the excitement and challenges of building your own business. In January, the ninth and 10th graders at Fontbonne Hall Academy who are enrolled in AP World History visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They enjoyed guided tours of the museum’s collection of ancient art. The students and faculty chaperones, Mrs. Caufield, Ms. Musto, Ms. Marinello and Ms. McNiff, viewed sculptures from ancient Rome and Greece as well as ancient Egyptian tombs and mummies. * * * Recent news from P.S. 160 included the names of several Brooklyn College Academy students and administrators who participated the P.S. 160 College and Career Day. Assistant Principal Lynelle Rennis participated in the program; Assistant Principal Shernell Thomas-Daley did not. Photo courtesy of Fontbonne Hall Academy Pictured, left to right, are Fontbonne students Elina Vipul, Keara Donahue, Alyssa Federico and Alyssa Amendolia, who are participating the Diamond Challenge for High School Entrepreneurs. St. Anselm's honors grandparents during Catholic Schools Week BY PATRICK WEINBERG [email protected] Catholic Schools Week is in full swing, and St. Anselm Catholic Academy hosted a Grandparents Junior/Senior Tea on Thursday, February 2 as part of the week’s celebrations. Students in pre-k, universal pre-k, kindergarten and first grade welcomed their grandparents to the academy’s Sister Meletia Hall for tea, coffee, cake, cookies and other treats. They also shared artwork and handmade cards with their loved ones. While volunteers and members of the Home Academy Association, headed by President Fran Auletti, set up the event, grandparents gathered in the auditorium to socialize before heading downstairs to meet their grandchildren. A parade of grandmas and grandpas walked in to cheers from students, teachers and parents alike. James McKeon, principal of St. Anselm’s, said that grandparents BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by Patrick Weinberg Students and their grandparents enjoyed St. Anselm Catholic Academy’s Grandparents Junior/Senior Tea as part of its celebration of Catholic Schools Week. are “valued links between the past and the present. They are strong gifts and strong models.” McKeon then led everyone in a special prayer in honor of grandparents. He also emphasized that although they are in a Catholic school, there are students of different faiths in attendance, and that everyone must be mindful and respectful of each other, a message many of us should be reminded at this time in our world. The tea is an annual event St. Anselm’s holds during Catholic Schools Week, a nationwide celebration of Catholic education. Other highlights of the week include a Dress Down Day where students were encouraged to wear their favorite jersey’s in honor of Sunday’s Super Bowl, a Veteran’s & First Responders Luncheon, and the “Souper Bowl,” a soup and canned food drive benefiting St. Anselm’s food pantry.
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