First Dean’s List & Honor Roll Released by AHA Middle School

The Academy of the Holy Angels Middle School, which opened in September 2021, has released its first Dean’s List and Honor Roll. Traci Koval, dean of AHA Middle School, explained that students are recognized based on their overall grade point average. No honoree may have any grade below an 85 on her report card. In order to make the Honor Roll, a student must post a GPA of 90 to 94. The Dean’s List is reserved for students with GPAs of 95 or higher.

Students who were named to the Honor Roll include sixth graders Ava Cifelli, Erin Dempsey, Valentina Mendoza, and Hailey Smith; and eighth graders Valentina Poire and Cyia Sabathia.

Those named to the Dean’s List include the students listed below.

Grade 6: Chloe Burkards, Sophia Garzon, Hannah George, Lizbeth George, Eftihia Giannikos, Hannah Kim, Kaci Li, Cristyn Lindsay, Kaelyn Malig, Ella Menapace, Reina Mercado, Caroline Nam, Sparrow Smith, Andrea Valente, and Chloe Zaladonis. 

Grade 7: Emma Chang, Rebecca Cho, Anabella de Leon, Emily Kho, Evangeline Koo, Cailleigh Kraus, Madelyn Krol, Lavender Lee, Mona Lee, Eleanor Lim, Lila Lobosco, Daniella Luzzi, Kayleigh McGee, Allison Riccio, Alexa Saracino, Angela Seo, and Jane Yu.

Grade 8: Corrine Adamo, Alessandra Cardamone, Margarita Curado, Lyla Dove, Sophia Emmi, Eliana Melone, Isabelle Meyer, Alyssa Petrowski, Lilyanna Potts, Miesha Sehgal, Angela Shaker, Gemma Siciliano, Makayla Yee, Kaitlyn Zheng, and Leyla Ziemba.

Founded by the School Sisters of Notre Dame in 1879, the Academy of the Holy Angels is the oldest private girls’ school in Bergen County. While AHA is steeped in Catholic tradition, this prestigious school serves young women from many backgrounds.