Incarnate Word Academy
Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence in Education
A Sponsored Ministry of The Sisters of the Incarnate Word


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IWA Incarnate Word Academy LogoIncarnate Word Academy is the sponsored ministry of the
Sisters of the Incarnate Word.

As a community of learners filled with the Spirit of the Word-Made-Flesh, we are committed to living the gospel values and inspiring academic excellence.




6620 Pearl Road
Parma Heights, Ohio
44130
Phone: 440.842.6818
Fax: 440. 888.1377
Upcoming Events


Tuesday, May 21
Gr. 2 Class Mass – 9:00 .a.m.
Hot Lunch K – 5
Power of the Pen
IWA Orchestra Concert    

Wednesday, May 22
Orchestra
Student Council Celebration 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Gr. 8 - Retreat Rm.
102 – Field Trip
Gr. 6 & 7 – Military Walk
Advanced Band Concert at St. Columbkille    

Thursday, May 23
Beginning Band & Private Lessons
No Advanced Band
JaM  
Math Enrichment
SuperKids Club
Power of the Pen State Finals    

Friday, May 24
Student Banking
Scripps
Field Day
Last day for Milk
Power of the Pen State Finals  

The last day of school for students in Gr. 1 – 7 is Wednesday, June 5, 2013. It is a full day of school with dismissal at 2:20 p.m.

IWA Academic Excellence

Music
Ohio Music Education Association Jr. High
Solo and Ensemble Contest

Congratulations to our 7th and 8th grade musicians who participated in the Ohio Music Education Association Jr. High Solo and Ensemble Contest at Cuyahoga Community College West on Saturday, April 20.  Our 16 students played 16 solos and in 6 small groups for a judge along with students from 30 area schools and received  11 Superior and 
11 Excellent ratings.
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OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest
Congratulations to the following band students who performed at the OMEA Solo & Ensemble Contest: David Muller (superior (I) rating for trumpet solo), Lynzie Horejs (excellent (II) rating for clarinet solo), Lynzie Horejs, Maria Criscione and Julia Kashuba (excellent (II) rating for clarinet trio).



Social Studies
Classroom of Champions

Classroom of Champions Finals

 1st Place Finish

January Classroom of Champions winner


Writing

Patiot's Pen

Sun News Article

Conducted nationwide, Patriots’ Pen, the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored youth essay competition, gives students an opportunity to write essays expressing their views on democracy. In October of 2012, Incarnate Word Academy submitted 115 sixth and seventh grade entries to Strongsville VFW Post #3345. The 2012 – 2013 prompt was “What I Would Tell America’s Founding Fathers.”

Sixth grader Vince DiFilippo won third place at the local level, earning a plaque and $50 cash award. Seventh grader Riya Lakkaraju won first place in District 7, covering 8 counties, first place in the state of Ohio, and 11th place in the nation. She earned several plaques and monetary prizes totaling $3,000. Congratulations to both winners on your writing success, and to all sixth and seventh grade participants for a tremendous effort.



Power of the Pen
update..
Congratulations to Aidan McCaffrey and Daniella Saul. They competed in the District Power of the Pen competition held on March 16th.  Aidan came in 4th place and Daniella came in 7th place. They have both qualified for the State Competition which will be held on May 23rd at the College of Wooster.



Spelling

Plain Dealer Spelling Bee
 Ashwin Veeramani brings back to Incarnate Word Academy the title of being The Plain Dealer Spelling Bee champ. On Saturday, March 2, 2013 Ashwin competed against 54 other students in the Spelling Bee to win the coveted title and a trip to Washington D.C. to compete in the National Scripps Spelling Bee.



Math

MathCounts
The 2012 MathCounts Cleveland Chapter competed on February 16th at Cleveland State University. Incarnate Word Academy’s team of Vince DiFilippo, Severyn Kushmeliuk, Ashwin Veeramani and Alice Wu placed FIRST in the “Academic Challenge Countdown Round”. Those students and the remaining team members that included Conor Bush, Will Deucher, Kevin Haller, Michael Kuznik, Greta Noeth, and Matthew Trickett achieved a placement of second overall in this contest. Only ONE PROBLEM separated Incarnate Word’s team from the first place team! Special thanks to Kaitlyn Gabric and Claudia Stephens who participated as alternates in case anyone needed a substitute.

Alice Wu placed second overall at the competition. This qualifies Alice for the state contest which will be held on March 9 in Columbus.


GGCTM
IWA 5th and 6th grade teams take top honors at Holy Name GCCTM Math Competition


Science

Walsh Science Fair

Congratulations to the following students who participated in the Walsh Science Fair held this past Sunday. 

** Incarnate Word Academy was named
1st place school.


Excellent Rating
Riya Lakkaraju 
Greta Noeth
 Allison Hamer    
Caleb Stalder
 Lynzie Horejs 
Will Deucher
 Jessa Nauman
Kristen Nauman
 Matthew Trickett
Justin Spanski
 Anusha Joshi
Emily Caroscio
Nikita Zuber
 Claudia Stephens
 Andras Juhasz
Kaitlyn Gabric
 Ned Semaska
Sean Soeder


 Superior Rating
 Randon Rybak
Justin Senauskas
Charles Kimnach
Conor Bush
Kimmy Sweeney
Jacob Micheli
 Kevin Haller
Michael Kuznik
 Ashwin Veeramani
      Maria Criscione
 Max Fisher


 Additional awards were given to:
 Charles Kimnach First place in Earth Science  
 Kevin Haller First place in Physics and Best of Show





Social Studies
Classroom of Champions



January Classroom of Champions winner


Art

Padua Art Show
Congratulations to the following 12 young IWA artists who were selected to participate in the Padua art show.


There were twenty-seven schools participating this year, entering 325 works of Art in Grades K-8. IWA had an impressive showing and took home 9 awards out of the 12 whose artwork was judged by Padua students.

Five IWA artists took 1st place awards,
3 - 2nd place and 1- 3rd place. The artists will be recognized during the Opening Reception on Sunday, January 13th at 1:00 in Padua’s gym.

 Sujay Nalla- 1st place -Kindergarten
Natalie Patrick- Participant –Kindergarten
 Sydney Elyko- 1st place-2nd grade
Grace Hollingsworth- 1st place -2nd grade
Jillian Wilde- 2nd place-3rd grade
Daina Aksten - 1st place -3rd grade
Arman Saldirdak- 1st place 4th grade
Megan Mosier -Participant -4th grade
Joshua Jarecki- 2nd place -3rd grade
Erica Esper- 3rd place -6th grade
William Deucher- 2nd place 7th grade
Caleb Stalder- Participant -7th grade

 




Alumni News

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IWA Alumnae (Class of 2010) Visit Italy over Spring Break
Four IWA Alumnae, Alessia Saul, Sidney Ruebensaal, Julianna Minich, and Sara Hurley who attend St. Joseph Academy high school, travelled to Italy over Spring Break.  This picture was taken in front of Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii, Italy.



National Merit Recognition
Congratulations to

Nat'l Merit Semifinalist
Kelly Haller

 Nat'l Merit Commended Students
Sean Bush
Cara Smith




Next Alumni Meeting
March 25 2013

** Please send any alumni news or pictures to kmicheli@incarnatewordacademy.org