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The Sacred Heart Community welcomes Victor D'Ascenzo as Director of Institutional Advancement.

Sacred Heart Academy English teacher, Mrs. Kerri Schuster was honored with the Centennial Educator Award at Thomas Jefferson University.

Congratulations to a commended student, Molly Murphy '19.

The seeds that Philippine sewed 200 years ago were ablaze with passion and love throughout Philadelphia and the entire world on our Global Service Day.

Sacred Heart Academy celebrated the 152nd Commencement with forty-six graduates from the Class of 2018.

Please join the entire Sacred Heart Community on September 15th for a service day around the world.

Almost thirty Upper School students will hold elected positions for the 2018-2019 school year.

Five SHA student-athletes head to college teams.

Main Line Athlete of the Week, Emma Sefried '18 has participated on the track, swimming and field hockey teams at Sacred Heart Academy.

Anna Carroll '18 was an honoree at the Archdiocesan Academic Honors Convocation and was joined by Princess Rahman '18 who carried the Sacred Heart flag in the procession.

Catherine Nguyen '19 is the Main Line Student of the Week. Cathy is dedicated to service and the five goals of a Sacred Heart Education.

Murrin Moffett '21 will be showing in the Local Hunters at the Devon Horse Show on June 1st and 2nd.

Laura Hibbs McKenzie '06 spoke to the seniors during their Alumnae Induction.

Three students in Grade 8 earned Honorable Mention on the National French Exam.

The lower school science classes went on a wetlands scavenger hunt to identify cattails, bamboo seedling, animal tracks and more!

Students presented at the 14th annual Annenberg High School Science Symposium at Bryn Mawr Hospital.

Bryn Mawr Seniors will join AASH which is comprised of more than 40,000 women and men educated in Sacred Heart schools and divided among 45 member associations located in 26 states and British Columbia at the Alumnae Induction.

In a class trip, Upper School anatomy students learned the intricacies of a patient receiving a lower limb vascular procedure.

Mary Ann Cirillo-McManus, guest speaker from Delaware County Women Against Rape, spoke to the 9th through 12th grade students on subjects ranging from dating, boundaries and personal safety.

Mrs. Joanne Dougherty, has been accepted into The Arctic Plant Phenology Learning through Engaged Science (APPLES) workshop. The workshop is limited to 12 participants nationwide and is located on the University of California's Davis campus in .

Grandparents and special friends enjoy a morning filled with prayer, STEM projects, classroom visits, and more. The Lower School Grandparents' Day is a wonderful tradition enjoyed by all of the Sacred Heart family.

Sacred Heart educators take part in a 10-week course designed to enrich 21st century technology skills through Verizon's Mobile Initiative.

School-wide effort invites all students, faculty, and staff to collect change during the weeks of Lent. The money is sent to the Sacred Heart schools in Uganda and Kenya to provide scholarship money and educational enhancements.

Junior Cathy Nguyen '19 is recognized for her contributions to her school and the greater community and will be honored at the 72nd Good Citizenship Day in May.

Emma Karn, Class of 2021, is one of twenty recipients to receive the Founder's Award from the Emergency Aid of Pennsylvania Foundation!

The Class of 2018 has been busy with their 4th year high school studies, extracurricular interests, sports, musicals, etc. and the labors of their college applications this fall are coming to fruition. Here is an update on their college acceptances thus far.

A project based social studies lesson produced a published book on St. Philippine Duchesne.

The library announces the "Birthday Book Club" Program. Each year will have a theme, like fantasy, or historical fiction, and you can pick out any book from that genre for the library.

Upper School students participated in the National Walkout Day and remembered those who lost their lives to gun violence through prayer and 17 minutes of quiet reflection.

Sacred Heart Academy is a proud supporter and participant in the SpeakUp! program. This year, Middle School participated in their first SpeakUp! The Upper School event received positive reviews from parents and students. Thank you to all who attended.

The ongoing dialogue regarding safety plans and policies in place and the decade long relationship with Radnor Township and Sacred Heart Academy was presented at a recent parent meeting. The Radnor Police answered parent questions and presented a short but powerful video on safety.

The 2018 Winter Olympics may be over, but Lower School students will not forget the fun they had at school (learning!) during their sphero robot Olympic competition! #schoolstories #StartextraordinarySHA

After the study of winter animals and their behaviors to survive, students designed animal feeders to install in the woods on campus. Enjoy Mr. Fox!

At Sacred Heart Academy we believe summer should be fun! Our camp philosophy is about engaging our campers with fun-filled and flexible summer days.

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk will be the Sacred Heart Academy distinguished Alumna for Alumnae Heartcoming Weekend 2018 on September 28, 29 and 30th. She will be celebrating her 50th year from Overbrook class of '68.

SHA is in the third year of the Project Ensonga service project. All volunteers are welcome to join in on March 5 or March 7 in the afternoon.

Earth Day celebration enhances the Meadowbrook Run Wetland Rehabilitation Project currently underway at Sacred Heart Academy.

Sacred Heart offers all its members opportunities for direct community service and advocacy and instills a life-long commitment to service.

The Upper School multicultural club planned and performed an assembly for grades 7-12 highlighting notable women in Black History and how they impacted the world through their contributions.

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support of the Heart Gala 2018 as we raise money to build and maintain meaningful programs across subjects and grades for our girls.

Students in 10th grade theology created a "We Stand With You" banner for SHA students in grades 7-12 to sign during their lunch period. The banner will be laminated and sent to Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in Florida.

Join SHA on Earth Day and help plant small trees and shrubs at the Meadowbrook Run Wetland Rehabilitation Project on campus. What a nice way to give back on Earth Day!

Change for Uganda is underway to help our Network schools in Uganda and Kenya and their mission to "radiate the love of the Heart of Jesus through the service of education, justice, peace and integrity of creation."

Ferrofluid was observed in Biology to understand the research of nanomedicine and cooking cancer with nanoparticles.

Mrs. McBrearty had no problem giving Oscar, the parrot, a ride through class during the study of birds in science.

Author and public speaker, Nahjee Grant spoke to students in grades 1-6. Students had the opportunity to purchase one of his books and have the author sign it.

Lower school students write persuasive letters to Olaf explaining why matter matters!

Sacred Heart Academy hosted a speaker from Minding Your Mind for two assemblies on mental health, one for students and one for parents.

Eileen Piombino '18 scores her 1000th point vs Dock in a home win. Hannah Rush '11 returned to present Eileen with the game ball.