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Congratulations to our Montessori alum, Noah Davey, for being recognized as one of Michiana's Forty under 40 by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce! The honor recognizes 40 outstanding local professionals under the age of 40 for their business success and community contributions.
How has Montessori influenced your life?
"I came to Montessori with sub-par organizational skills. The ability to plan my workload for the week with accountability measures has proven to be invaluable with my current occupation and throughout my history post-Montessori. I believe working at your own pace within each subject allowed me to excel in areas that were strong suits and highlighted areas that needed improvement. The personal attention from Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Foley through multiple years allowed us to develop a great relationship and an understanding of my learning style and their approach. In addition, the collaboration that occurred with open classrooms allowed us to socialize with older and younger children and experience other creative approaches from Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Dregits."
~ Noah Davey, Class of '95
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Elizabeth Fleming recently had an exciting week in Tunisia as part of a United States–Tunisia Youth Debate. In speaking about her expectations, she stated she was heading to a country where great changes had occurred during the Arab Spring. "The goal is to foster learning and understanding. We want to learn and discuss the future of Tunisia," Elizabeth said. Elizabeth is a TMA grad and is currently working on her master's degree in international politics at the American University in Washington, D.C. Posted 3/27/12
David Cholak, graduate and alumni of The Montessori Academy, won first place honors at the Northern Indiana Regional Science Fair at the University of Notre Dame for his research on the "Halo Bacterium". In a telephone conversation with his past teacher, Judy Hill, David commented, "I have been working on this project for the past three years, and owe a lot of my success to you (Mrs. Hill) for inspiring me to be a good scientist." David will go to the state Science Fair in Indianapolis on March 31, 2012. If he is a top winner there, he will continue on to Nationals. Congratulations, David!
St. Joseph's High School has announced their 2nd quarter Honor Roll! Included on the list are these TMA graduates:
Mariah Donley
Grace Gallagher
Katie Gallagher
Charlie Geary
Sarah Morris
Kristen Pascual
Hailey Stangebye
Shivani Vasudeva
Hannah Stangebye,
TMA Alumni 2006, recently sent the following text to her mother. "I totally aced my first college exam this morning!
I was 100% sure of every answer except for one and I wrote a sweet essay (plus I got the extra credit)! Thank you St. Joe for
teaching me everything there is to know about soteriology, thank you Montessori for teaching me how to study, and thank you
Mom and Dad for being the best parents in the world and sending me to these schools. I love you!" Hannah is currently a
student at Western Michigan University.
Charlie Geary, a 2009 graduate and current St. Joseph High School sophomore,
has returned to TMA as an Assistant Girls Elementary and Junior High Volleyball Coach. Charlie says, "It's so great to be
back and involved with the TMA community. I love spending time with the girls." At St. Joe, Charlie participates in
HOPE Service Club, Spirit Club and is the JV and Varsity Volleyball Manager.
Eleanor Logue, class of 2009 and now a student and equestrian at Culver Academy,
presented the American flag at the World Equestrian Games opening ceremony. She had the honor to represent Culver and the Unites
States at this event watched worldwide. This is the first time the international games were held in the United States.
Charles Logue, a former TMA student, was recently recognized as a National AP
Scholar. This is the highest level of achievement from the College Board exams. Charles is a St. Joseph High School graduate and
attends The University of Notre Dame.
Lauren Dunbar, class of 1996, has returned to The Montessori Academy as an Early
Childhood Teacher. She also serves as the Coordinator of Alumni and Parent Relations. She is honored to now inspire her students with the
joy of learning she gained herself at TMA.
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