Eighth grader, Lia O. wrote her speech, The Power of Perseverance, as an original oratory for a Forensics Competition. "An original oratory piece has to be persuasive or motivational in nature and has to be between four and seven minutes…
On February 17, students from Villa Maria Academy attended the IHM Math Contest Preliminary Round. The IHM Math Contest is an annual national contest encompassing 6 states and 63 Catholic schools. This year, 52 schools participated from 7 different states. Congratulations to the…
Last week, the Wilmington Blue Rocks Mascot, Rocky, along with his "manager" (Mr. Kevin Linton, who serves as the director of community affairs for the Blue Rocks), visited Villa Maria and held an assembly for grades K-3 to promote reading through their…
Last week, the Sixth and Second Grade prayer partners collaborated for World Read Aloud Day. The girls took turns reading to each other and the sixth graders also gave the 2nd graders cards to celebrate their 1st Penance and they sang…
Congratulations to our GCAL Varsity & JV Basketball teams, who finished their regular season in first place, as co-champions!! The past four months have been filled with hard work, determined spirits, and amazing basketball. The Varsity team is now headed…
We are so proud of our Third Grade Teacher, Miss Kristin Thomas, who was one of six members inducted into the University of Scranton athletics department Wall of Fame February 6th! You can read more about her achievement in the…
On February 11, the 5th Grade participated in the Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl. This is a trivia contest done online where you compete against other schools in PA. Areas covered include math, geography, government, sports, spelling, science, literature, English, history,…
For a recent Middle School Science project, the seventh grade girls at Villa Maria Academy researched a genetic disorder caused by two recessive alleles. They then looked into the challenges associated with living with that disorder, as described by those…
As part of Villa's Catholic School's Week Celebration, the girls shared lunch and recess today with their prayer partners: First and Eighth Grade, Third and Fifth Grade, Second and Sixth Grade and Fourth and Seventh Grade Prayer Partners. Recess was anything from a…
On Friday, January 22, the Annual National Geographic Geography Bee School Competition was held for contestants in grades 4 through 8. Prior to the school wide competition, a preliminary round was held within the 4th through 8th grade classrooms to determine the…