Spring 2009 - Incarnate Word Academy

The
Word UPDATES
ON IWA STUDENTS, STAFF, AND ALUMNAE
Amanda C. Almaguer ‘08 was awarded a Hispanic
Scholarship Fund award for the 2008-2009 school year.
On November 10, Sister Lauren Beck, C.V.I., Counselor
Robin Bludau, Sister Mary Brendan O’Donnell, C.V.I.,
Bianca Leggio ’09 and IWA community members
attended the University of St. Thomas and the Greater
Houston Partnership’s Ethical Leadership in Action
Award dialogue and luncheon. Board member Amy
Leggio, parents Kathy Simpson, Mary Sass, and Linda
Camarillo, and alumnae Cora Sue Dominy Mach ‘60,
Carmen Delahoussaye Nadolney ‘55 and Diane Freitag
Kopfenstiener ‘78 also attended. The ceremony honored
award-winner Drayton McLane, Jr., owner of the Astros.
Katherine Guandique ’11 traveled to Europe and Costa
Rica with her family in June and July. She went to Paris,
France, Rome, Italy, and several cities in Costa Rica. “In
Costa Rica, there is a march from wherever your house is
to a church,” she said. She participated in the march, she
added, “because it happens once a year in Costa Rica and
is a wonderful experience. I gained faith because it gave
me a lot of time to think.”
In June, Mattie Jackson ’11 traveled to London with
Girl Scout Troop 4628, her troop of 11 years. The group
went sightseeing in London, picked up trash in Hamstead
Heath, as well as saw the play, “Wicked.”
Maire Kelley ’11 had a short story published in Teen Ink’s
online literary magazine, RAW.
Joi Moseley ’11 traveled to Jerusalem and Haifa, Israel,
in June with her family and the World Harvest Partners.
She worked as a volunteer with the organization, which
showed a film about Jesus and provided a vacation Bible
school. She participated, she said, “to help share Jesus’s
message with people who don’t have a chance to hear
about him.”
(Left to right) Counselor Robin Bludau,
Bianca Leggio ‘09, Drayton McLane, Jr.,
and Sister Lauren Beck, C.V.I.
Caroline Clark, Terese Furstenberg, Daniella Gonzalez,
Lily Lira, Ileana Martinez, Sarah Masters, Allison
Schimelpfening, and Lindsey Stryk, all from the class
of 2009, completed the Extraordinary Minister Training
given by Rev. Page Polk on October 30 at St. Vincent de
Paul Church.
Physical Education Teacher Emily Bradford gave birth to
Mary Grace Louise Bradford on September 28.
Science Teacher Daniel Bryant was named a National
Association of Biology Teachers “NABT” BioClub Faculty
Advisor of the 2008-2009 academic year. Last year, Mr.
Bryant helped establish the national program, which
supports teachers who would like to start an after-school
biology program. He was granted a certificate and $100
to use for the IWA program.
Joi Mosely ‘11 (front left) and family in
Jerusalem, Israel.
Andrea Romero, Katherine Sanchez, and Paulina
Sosa, all from the class of 2009, were named 2008-2009
National Hispanic Scholars.
Genevieve Santos ’10 was inducted into the Laureates
Society of Photography in December. The organization
will also publish one of her photos in its “Best of 2008”
photography book.
Teresa Stranahan ’11 participated in the Archdiocesan
Youth Conference on July 11-13 at the Wyndham
Greenspoint hotel. “It helped me realize it was my call as
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