16 girls from Pascack Valley Inducted into IHA’s Honor Societies

SMARTIES: More than 100 IHA students have been inducted into honor societies. IHA enrolls approximately 800 girls in a competitive college preparatory program from more than 100 towns. ON DECK: IHA’s 2020 Hall of Fame is set for March 29 at noon at Seasons, Township of Washington. This year, IHA honors alumnae Mary Ellen Dooley Nye '87 P '21 and Serena Bocchino '78; educators Barbara Fritsche and Lauretta Miller; parents John and Lori Feery P '08 and Richard and Mary Ellen Offer P '94, '96, '98, '01, '06; and community leader Rev. Donald Hummel.

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON, N.J.—Sixteen Pascack Valley-area young ladies are among the more than 100 Immaculate Heart Academy students newly inducted into the National Honor Society and three national foreign language honor societies.

IHA tells Pascack Press that  89 students were inducted into the IHA National Honor Society, eight into the National French Honor Society, 10 into the National Spanish Honor Society, and six into the National Chinese Honor Society.

The school thanked administrators and faculty, and “students on the NHS Executive Board for running a beautiful and meaningful induction.”

IHA’s 2020 local NHS inductees include juniors Olivia DeMartini of River Vale, Cailee LaFrance of Hillsdale, Hanna Martin of Woodcliff Lake, Emmy Mazzacano of Park Ridge, Danielle Minnetian of Woodcliff Lake, Lauren Montgomery of Park Ridge, Madelyn Novelli of Montvale, Mariel Persico of Park Ridge, Brianna Romano of Emerson, Geri Tabbachino of Emerson, 

and Taylor Whang of Park Ridge; and seniors Vanessa Geerlof of Montvale and Allison Sandt of Park Ridge.

Local new French Honor Society members include Julia Frengul of Township of Washington and Joanne Semelsberger of Woodcliff Lake.

Local new Chinese Honor Society members include Karleena Pineda of Township of Washington.

Founded in 1960, Immaculate Heart Academy is an all-girls Catholic regional high school of the Archdiocese of Newark presently celebrating its 58th year. 

A Blue Ribbon School, IHA enrolls approximately 800 girls in a competitive college preparatory program from more than 100 towns in Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Hudson and Essex counties in New Jersey and Rockland and Orange counties in New York.

Immaculate Heart Academy is at 500 Van Emburgh Ave., Township of Washington.