VILLA WALSH ACADEMY STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK 2015 - 2016 MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY WELCOME TO VILLA WALSH ACADEMY The student handbook has been published for your benefit. Please familiarize yourself with the contents to ensure a pleasant and productive academic year. SCHOOL PHONE CONVENT PHONE 973-538-3680 973-538-2886 973-538-0861 FAX 973-538-6733 E-Mail Address:
[email protected] Website: www.villawalsh.org SCHOOL ADDRESS 455 Western Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 2015 - 2016 MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of Villa Walsh Academy, a college prepara- tory Catholic school, is to inspire our young women to expand their intellectual breadth and depth and to enhance their sense of local and global concern, empowering them to influence their world in a Christian manner. INTRODUCTION Villa Walsh Academy, conducted by the Religious Teachers Filippini, is a college preparatory Catholic school for young women from grades seven through twelve desiring an exceptional academic background for higher studies. The Academy offers diversified academic programs with participation in student-oriented activities wherein each student may acquire a rich cultural background in the liberal arts. The administration and faculty comprise a highly qualified staff of religious and lay teachers. Students are offered a well-balanced program of academic, cultural, social, physical, and Christian moral training which will enable them to achieve their fullest potential. Fully equipped science laboratories, computerized classrooms, and resource media centers are all connected via a state-of-the-art local area network which continues to bring Villa Walsh Academy into the technological age. Through religion courses and liturgical worship, students acquire the knowledge and insights necessary to give witness to their Catholic faith.