Mount Assisi Academy is a Catholic, college preparatory school for young women sponsored by the School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King, carrying on the ideals of their Foundress, Mother Margareta Pucher.
Mount Assisi Academy educates young women, in a welcoming environment to discover their God-given talents and to achieve their fullest potential though challenging academics, spiritual development and supportive co-curricular activities for success in lifelong learning.
Mount Assisi Academy encourages its students to be leaders who build community based on Gospel Values, in the spirit of St. Francis, for the common good.
Mount Assisi Academy 2009 Gala Dinner Dance and Hall of Fame Awards – Saturday February 21, 2009 at Palos Country Club
Mount Assisi Academy’ s 2009 Gala Dinner Dance and Hall of Fame Awards, benefiting MAA’s Guardian Angel Tuition Assistance Fund, is scheduled for Saturday February 21, 2009 at Palos Country Club, 13100 Street & Southwest Highway in Orland Park, Illinois.
The evening will kick-off with cocktails and silent auction opening at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Presentation of the 2009 Mount Assisi Academy Hall of Fame Awards will take place during the dinner program, and a live auction featuring a weekend condo stay at Chicago’s landmark Hancock Building as well as a Chicago White Sox Scout ticket package will be offered immediately after dinner. A Grand Raffle including a week’s stay in Cabo San Lucas will also be part of the festivities.
Mount Assisi Academy’s 2009 Hall of Fame Class inductees include:
Ellen Reilly, MAA Class of 1977 Woman of the Year Award
Sr. M. Sandra Zorko, SSFCR, MAA Class of ’58 Lifetime Achievement Award
Mr. Ernest Cherullo Spirit of Mount Assisi Award
MAA Director of Guidance & Counseling
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Jill Carr Pro Deo et Patria Award
Founders of the Give Something Back Foundation
Carol Reckwerdt MAA Service Award
Alexandra Steel Sallay, MAA Class of 1997 Athlete of the Year Award
Tickets for Mount Assisi’s 2009 Gala Dinner Dance and Hall of Fame Awards are $100 per person, and Grand Raffle tickets are $20 each or three for $50.
To make MAA Gala reservations, purchase raffle tickets, or additional information, please contact MAA Director of Development Donna Murphy-Buckley at 630-257-7844 ext. 23 or at developmentdir@mtassisiacademy.org.
Alumnae Open House 2008
Check out the press release and photos from this year’s Alumnae Open House on the Alumnae News and Events page.
Entertainment & Golden Opportunity Books Fundraiser
The Mount Assisi Academy Alumnae Association is proud to announce that in an effort to raise funds to replenish the Alumnae Scholarship Fund, it will sell the 2009 Entertainment Book as well as the 2009 Golden Opportunities book. Both of these books will be available for purchase from August through December 2008.
Bluebird Conservation Project Takes Flight
Read more about the Science Club’s project and see pictures on the Science Club page.
