Walk-a-thon 2010

TMLA's 12 annual Walk-a-thon took place on October 29, 2010. All four years enjoyed a bagel breakfast, a dance warm-up in the gym followed by a 30-minute walk through Jamaica Estates. Police provided security for the students, faculty and volunteer parents and friends who joined in the event. Thank you to all who supported our school. Slideshow with music here.

Halloween at TMLA

The annual Freshwoman-Senior Halloween Party was its usual success. View slide show with music here. At left, the Freshwoman and Senior deans and guidance counselors joined in the fun.

Passing of Sister Margaret Brosile

Wake: The Mary Louis Convent Sunday 2PM-7:30PM
Funeral Mass: Immaculate Conception Church Monday 10:00AM

TMLA mourns the sudden loss of Sister Margaret Brosile, CSJ, formerly known in religious life as Sister St. Benedict. Sister Margaret had taken ill on October 20 and underwent heart bypass surgery. She passed to the arms of Jesus on October 26th, 2010 in her 62nd year of religious life.

Sister Margaret had been a member of TMLA since 1963. She is remembered as the heart and soul of TMLA's Music Dept. For more than three decades she led the Glee Club and Orchestra. Her Christmas and Spring concerts remain unrivaled, along with the annual St. Cecilia Day assembly.
During her later years Sister Margaret remained active within the Mary Louis Community, working in administrative positions in the school, most frequently as the Director of Transportation Services.

Ministers of Holy Communion Installation

TMLA has 13 new Ministers of Holy Communion! These young women of the Senior Class were installed in their ministry by Father Chris Cleary of Immaculate Conception Church. Parents, friends, faculty and the entire Class of 2011 were witness to the event. View the video with music here.

Harvest Social Shines On

The Parents Club of The Mary Louis Academy sponsored the annual Harvest Social on October 22. Nearly 200 people attended the very pleasant evening which included wonderful food, and entertainment by the Select Chorus, musicians and dance group of TMLA. Raffles and door prizes completed the evening. Click here for photos with music.

National Merit Semi-Finalist

The Mary Louis Academy is proud to announce that senior Jessica Von Treschow has been named a semi-finalist in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. Jessica is one of the top 16,000 highest scorers from the more than 1.5 million present high school seniors who took the PSAT in their junior year. She is pictured here with TMLA Principal S. Kathleen McKinney, and Assistant Principal Mrs. Ann Cordes (far left) and Sister Filippa Luciano (far right).

National Merit News

Four TMLA students Katharina Barguil, Christin Hu, Giovanna Karlovic and Vanessa Ronan were named Commended students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students are among the top 34,000 scorers from the more than 1.5 million present seniors who took the exam last year. Giselle Deiros and Katharina Barguil were named Scholars in the National Hispanic Recognition Program. In the photo are: seated l-r Christin Hu, Katharina Barguil and Jessica Von Tresckow, standing, Assistant Principal, Mrs. Ann Cordes, Giselle Deiros, Vanessa Ronan, Giovanna Karlovic, Principal Sister Kathleen McKinney and Assistant Principal Sister Filippa Luciano.

Around TMLA October 3-8

The first week of October saw a few different events going on at TMLA. Photos include the first Crossroads Retreat held overnight on October 5-6. Sister Marie Mackey, Ms. Comunale, Mr. Reed and Mr. Lewinger all made presentations and directed activities. Seniors enjoy a lunch period including checking out some colleges. Freshmen in a Living Environment class enjoy the new biology lab. Click here for photos.

Homecoming a spectacular event

Many were moved to tears as nearly 1,000 alumnae, friends, faculty and supporters returned home to The Mary Louis Academy on October 2, 2010 for our 75th Anniversary Homecoming event. Guests entered through the main doors on Wexford Terrace, then climbed the staircase to the main foyer where they were greeted by Principal, Sister Kathleen McKinney, and Assistant Principals, Sister Filippa Luciano and Mrs. Ann Cordes, both alumnae.

Above left, students dressed in uniforms of the past served as guides for the day.

Guests registered by class year then toured the school. Special set ups included A Walk through Time at TMLA which featured videos, photos and memorabilia from each decade. Special events were also held by the school robotics team, in the art studio, and in the gymnasium. The library held trivia contests and yearbook visuals. TMLA items were sold in the cafeteria, the Glee Club and Orchestra held a special performance of music through the decades and graduates recorded their own memories of TMLA. Present-day students, dressed in uniforms from all the decades, acted as tour guides. The day concluded with a Liturgy for deceased alumnae which concluded with a rousing rendition of the school song, CRUSADERS.