Archive for the ‘Academics’ Category
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
If you are wondering what a championship school looks like, and would like to see school spirit at its best, click on the links below! These are clips from McAuley’s journey to a championship year in Basketball. They are also reflections of dedication, courage, and support: Mercy values that embody each ...
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Catherine McAuley High School has hired Bill Goodman as its head Varsity Basketball Coach, McAuley’s Athletic Administrator Joe Kilmartin announced on Friday, June 3.
“Bill’s proven ability to lead talented athletes, his coaching background and personal character made him the correct choice for McAuley at this time. I believe his overall experience ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
2011 Catherine McAuley High School Graduation Exercises
Graduation exercises for Catherine McAuley High School were held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 22 at Merrill Auditorium. Principal Margaret Downing conferred diplomas, assisted by Sister Edward Mary Kelleher, RSM, Principal Emerita, and Mr. Paul Pendleton, Assistant Principal.
Mistress of Ceremonies and Class ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
Congratulations to junior Lulu Hawkes, who was featured on the front page of the April 4, 2011 edition of the Portland Press Herald.
We wish Lulu well as she travels to the National Poetry Out Loud Contest April 27-29 in Washington, D.C.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/i-never-knew-i-had-a-powerful-voice_2011-04-04.html#
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Congratulations to Social Studies Department Chair, Nancy A. Ponzetti, who was recently selected to participate in John and Abigail Adams, a Gilder-Lehrman summer seminar, the week of July 24-30 at Amherst College.
The director of the seminar is Joseph J. Ellis, Ford Foundation Professor of History, Mount Holyoke ...
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
Congratulations to the McAuley Limelighters on their stellar performance of Pamela Gien's The Syringa Tree at this year's One-Act Drama Competition. The play, which takes places in Johannesburg, South Africa during the apartheid period, was beautifully acted by the Limelighters, garnering them a first-place finish overall.
According to one judge: "At ...
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
Congratulations to junior Lulu Hawkes, who was just named the 2011 'Poetry Out Loud' State Champion this past Friday, March 11, at the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston.
Lulu's recitation of three poems -- "Gitjanjali 35" by Rabindranath Tagore, "Black Boys Play the Classics" by Toi Derricotte, and "A Song for ...
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Congratulations to senior Elizabeth McGarvey, who will be displaying two pieces of work at Portland's City Hall as part of the First Friday Art Walk festivities (March 4). Elizabeth's work will be featured in the State of Maine Room, in the teen and youth section.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, so ...
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
http://www.mcauleyhs.org/academics/honor_roll/index.php
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Monday, January 31st, 2011
Catherine McAuley High School, Maine’s only Catholic college-preparatory high school for young women, has established two academic scholarships to be awarded annually to incoming freshmen. Each scholarship is based on the results of the High School Placement Test (HSPT), which the School administers three times a year to ...
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Congratulations to sophomore Caitlyn Connolly, who recently received runner-up accolades in the national essay contest, Making a Difference.
Students from across the country answered the question "How have you been transformed by your community service?" Caitlyn' s piece, which was based upon her work in the kitchen of a homeless shelter, ...
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Congratulations to senior Michele Girard, the latest member of Bruce Glasier's Varsity Club!
http://www.wcsh6.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=139928&catid=6
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010
http://www.mcauleyhs.org/academics/honor_roll/index.php
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Six students from Catherine McAuley High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the AP Exams.
Class of 2010 graduates Grace Fosler and Amelia Krahe of Scarborough, Julia Haverty of Portland, Victoria Hugo-Vidal of Buxton, Emma Kenney of North Yarmouth, and Kathryn ...
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Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Click on the following link to view McAuley's recent spot on Fox 23's 'Good Day, Maine' program, a spin-off of News Channel 13's morning show.
Physics teacher, Jamie Schwellenbach, and McAuley senior, Sara Mercier, sat down with host, Erin O'Valle, to discuss the details of the School's new 'Pre-Engineering' track, designed ...
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Priya Ahluwalia '11
Williams Book Award
The Williams College Alumni of Maine sponsors this award to recognize juniors who have distinguished themselves both academically and as contributing members of their school communities. The prize is an ornately bound Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, adorned with a large Williams seal on the ...
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Agnes Baldenweck '11
Phi Betta Kappa Academic Achievement Award
The Phi Betta Kappa Academic Achievement Award is awarded to an outstanding junior who is going on to higher education and who has demonstrated intellectual curiosity and achievement in and beyond the classroom.
Wendy Doan '12
HOBY Youth Leadership Seminar
HOBY is the nation's ...
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
Catherine McAuley High School is pleased to announce the awarding of ten scholarships to both incoming members of the Class of 2014 and current McAuley students.
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Full tuition for fours years given to the top-ranking 8th grade student on the High School Placement Test (97th percentile or higher).
Recipient: Brianna ...
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Eileen Veroneau Brown '83, Director of Advancement at Catherine McAuley High School, recently announced the donation of a $175, 000 gift to the McAuley community, a gift that will assist in the funding of the School's new "Women in Engineering" initiative (Pre-engineering / Math Program) and the QualityCore ACT Instructional ...
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Congratulations to members of the McAuley Limelighters for their participation in the Young Playwrights Festival at Bonny Eagle High School last Saturday.
Victoria Hugo-Vidal '10 is credited for creating the play, Fools' Gold, which was cast and directed by Amy Richard '10. The Limelighters performed with a group of twelve local ...
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Graduation exercises for Catherine McAuley High School were held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 30 at Merrill Auditorium. Most Reverend Richard J. Malone, ThD, Bishop of Portland, conferred diplomas, assisted by Sister Edward Mary Kelleher, RSM, and Paul Pendleton, Co-Principals.
Mistress of Ceremonies was Class President, Margaret R. ...
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Friday, May 14th, 2010
Congratulations to McAuley's Science Club and teacher Brigid Franey for being awarded a $450 grant from the Maine Energy Education Program, which will be used to assist in the preservation of energy at the School.
The Science Club has been working to improve the energy efficiency and lower the carbon footprint ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Congratulations to the seven McAuley students recently inducted into the School's French Honor Society -- (l-r) seniors Natalie Stone, Julia Haverty, Mae L'Heureux, Lauren Fecteau and Emily Daigle, and juniors Sara Mercier and Emma Kenney. The newly inducted members are pictured with French instructor, Mrs. Stalker, and former French teacher, ...
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Congratulations to McAuley student Hannah Cormier '11, who has been chosen to attend the 2010 Haystack Student Craft Institute, a program that unites high school juniors who are gifted in the arts.
Impressively, Hannah is one of 64 students selected from across the state to participate in the Institute and will ...
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Congratulations to McAuley sophomore Christina Murray for taking first place in the Telling Room's "At the Table" writing contest with her piece, "Carrots."
Christina's winnings include a free visit by a writer to teacher Lynne Erkkinen's classroom, publication in an anthology, and special mention during the Telling Room's book launch event ...
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