Who were your closest friends at Villa? I came to Villa in 6th grade and graduated with 22 other girls. Since our class was so small, we were all friends. Meghan Frank O’Rourke, Amanda Bauer Weaver, Kelly Phillips Sellevaag, Kelly Ann Greisser and Caroline DiRita were some…
1. What is your greatest memory from your days at Villa? One of my many favorite memories at Villa would have to be the Big Sister Little Sister program. I loved both sides of this experience. As a young student…
1. What is your greatest memory from your days at Villa? My greatest memory from my days at Villa was being a part of an April Fools’ Day prank with my teachers in fifth grade. Mrs. Wible and Mrs. Venziale…
An Alumna’s Story ~ A University Student During COVID-19 Maddie Gilbertson, Class of 2013 (as seen in Villa Connections Magazine 2020) I remember Miss Connors, my music teacher at Villa Maria Academy Lower School, teaching my classmates and me an…
An Alumna Autobiography Priti Bhatnagar, Class of 1999 ~ Navy Test Pilot (as seen in Villa Connections Magazine 2020) When my parents moved to Pennsylvania for work shortly after I was born, they started looking for good schools, and Villa…
An Alumna's Recollection Julie Heaney, Class of 1980 ~ Administrative Patent Judge (as seen in Villa Connections Magazine 2020) Julie Heaney is a member of Villa Maria Academy Lower School's Class of 1980, the first 8th-grade class to graduate after…
A Love of Food Inspires Entrepreneurship: Lauren Carroll, Class of 2008 Food Instagrammer and Business Management (as seen in Villa Connections Magazine 2020) I attended Villa from Kindergarten through high school (2000 - 2012). I went on to Saint Joseph's…