Branford Resident Named Sacred Heart Academy Sr. Antonine Scholar

Each year, incoming freshmen with the highest entrance exam scores and those who demonstrate outstanding academic potential are selected to receive Sister Antonine Signorelli, ASCJ Memorial Scholarships at Sacred Heart Academy.

Established in 1993, the scholarship honors the life, philosophy, and achievements of the Academy’s founding principal. These scholars display strong academic success with promise of future accomplishment and truly affirm the Academy’s motto, Excelsior.

This year Sacred Heart welcomed thirteen new Antonine Scholars: Clare Bassano of Milford; Piper Connelly of Hamden; Eve Coolidge of Branford; Kelly Frier of Middlefield; Swathi Jacob of Southington; Catherine McEachern of Hamden; Mary Sarah Olson of North Haven; Gabriela Perez of Guilford; Sadhana Sankar of Naugatuck; Amanda Savona of North Branford; Marilyn Senger of Hamden; Vivian Wang of North Branford; and Ariana Wheeler of Seymour.

The newest Sister Antonine Scholars and their families recently attended a reception held in their honor, hosted by the Admissions Office and current Antonine Scholars. Sacred Heart is proud of these young women and all incoming members of the Class of 2019 – they hail from 52 towns and 31 feeder schools.

Sacred Heart Academy, an independent Catholic college preparatory school founded in 1946 by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, successfully prepares young women in grades 9 -12 for learning, service and achievement in a global society. There are currently over 500 students enrolled hailing from five counties in Connecticut – New Haven, Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex, and New London.

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Branford resident Eve Coolidge with her parents, Sacred Heart Academy President Sr. Sheila O’Neill, ASCJ, Ph.D., ‘71 and Principal Sr. Maureen Flynn, ASCJ, ‘81