"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe!
Plans to give you a future full of hope."
We Have a Winner!
The week leading up to 2024 Catholic Schools Week celebration brought several accolades to Saint Andrew School students. The recognition of our students comes from not only the school community, but from regional and national organizations. These awards give credence to the quality Roman Catholic education that the students at Saint Andrew School receive. While standardized test scores provide essential information about the students and our program, these additional achievements are also valuable.
Mr. Tablezo shared the results of the Saint Andrew Science Fair on Thursday evening. Eighteen seventh and eighth graders qualified to advance to the Delaware County Science Fair. The projects were first assessed by Mr. Tablezo. Mr. Tablezo identified twenty-eight finalists. The finalists’ projects were read by three faculty members who served as judges. After reading the projects, the students met individually with the judges to explain their project and answer questions. A list of the award winners is provided below.
On Saturday, January 20th, our Future City Team won second place in the Philadelphia Region Future City Competition. The team of eighteen 7th and 8th graders under the guidance of Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Dolceamore and Mr. Rippert worked after school twice a week to meet the requirements of the competition which was to design a 100% electrically powered city with energy generated from sources that keep your citizens and the environment healthy and safe. The team also received two special awards: the Alternative Energy Innovation Award sponsored by Vicinity Energy Philadelphia, Inc. and the Net Zero Carbon Design Award sponsored by Ballinger.
There is one more bit of good news to share! One of our students has been selected by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) to receive the 2024 Youth Virtue, Valor and Vision Award. Described on the NCEA website, “This award recognizes students in elementary and secondary schools who through selfless service, determination, innovation and ideals are changing the world while bearing witness to their Catholic faith.” (2024). Our winner will be announced at the closing of the 10:00 Opening of Catholic Schools Week Mass this Sunday. I look forward to seeing you there as we celebrate who we are as members of the Saint Andrew School community and Whose we are as members of the Body of Christ!
May God be praised in all we do!
Helen McLean, Ed.D.
Principal
Saint Andrew Science Fair Awards
Best of Fair
Lily Martinez
1st Prize
Zora Lewis, Laina Mamaluy, Connor Happold
2nd Prize
Nicholas Davidson
3rd Prize
Rafaella Sterling
Honorable Mentions
Life Science
Madeline Bozzone, Adedayo Aladekere, Olivia Ngyen, Thomas Forbes
Physical Science
Carter McPherson, Inayah Claxton, Zayne Kritz, Isatu Bangura
Consumer Science
Adotey Allotey, Kathryn Dolceamore, Clare Lester, Angelo Hutchinson