Welcome to Aquinas Academy, an independent, private school in the Catholic tradition for boys and girls in grades prekindergarten through twelve, located in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh.

Events

  • May 2: 9/10 Field Trip;
    H.S. Sports Ceremony
  • May 6: 1st Grade to Reilly’s
  • May 8: 4th Grade Play
  • May 8-15: AP Exams
  • May 9: NO SCHOOL -
    Ascension
  • May 10: 4th Grade Play;
    3rd Grade Pioneer Day;
    1st Grade Lego Exp.
  • May 13-14: PJAS State
    Competition
  • May 15: 8th Grade Field Trip
  • May 16: 5th Grade Bike Trip
  • May 17: K Zoo Trip;
    H.S. Play
  • May 18: H.S. Play
  • May 20: 9/10th Class Retreat;
    11/12th Cedar Point
  • May 21: May Crowning;
    Band Concert
  • May 22: M.S. Sports Ceremony
  • May 23: Women’s Recollection;
    Volunteer Mass
  • May 24: Walkathon Prize Day;
    Mr. Mata’s Naturalization
  • May 27: NO SCHOOL -
    Memorial day
  • May 29: Move Up Day;
    Aquinas Mile
  • May 31: Finals Begin;
    H.S. Awards Night
  • June 1: HS Baccalaureate and
    Commencement
  • June 4: LS Awards;
    Last Day LS & MS
  • June 5: Last Day HS;
    MS Mass, Awards and
    Graduation
  • June 7: Kennywood Day

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Virtue of the Month

May’s virtue: Humility

Middle States Accreditation
Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools

News

  • Congratulations to senior, Paige Hardman, who is the Aquinas Academy recipient of the St. Timothy Award given annually to one student from each of the Catholic High Schools, as well as several students from each vicariate region. The St. Timothy Award recognizes a spirit of Christian Service and Catholic values. Paige has been the president of the service club (SOS) and has done work for Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh. The St. Timothy Award will be presented at a ceremony with the Bishop in May. (Apr  2013)
  • Theresa Boyd will represent Aquinas Academy as a finalist at the 2013 Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest sponsored by the Pittsburgh Public Theatre. Congratulations to Theresa and all the students who participated in this year’s competition! (Mar  2013)
  • Congratulations to Becca Faix, Clare Meland, and Matthew So who have advanced as Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. This puts them in the elite 15,000 seniors in the U.S. this year. (March 2013)
  • Congratulations to the High School Girls’ Basketball Team who made Aquinas Academy History on Saturday, February 23, beating First Baptist Christian School to be named the Champions of the Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference (SWCAC). (Feb 23, 2013)
  • On Saturday, February 2nd, ten Aquinas Academy 8th grade students competed in the Region 7 Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science competition. All students received a second place or higher for their science presentation. Read MoreSophia Kartsonas, Justin Panzarella, Allie Stewart, Katianne Cerny, and Robert Phillips received a second place award for their projects. Clara Osburg, Michael Henry, Chuck Adams, and Nate Lisanti received a first place award for their projects. John Reed received a Perfect Score on his project — an honor given to less than 5% of the participants at the competition. Clara Osburg also won a special award from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Chemical Society for her project on Food Preservation Systems for Tomatoes. Clara, Michael, Chuck, Nate and John will travel to Penn State to present their projects at the state competition for PJAS. Hide (Feb 02, 2013)
  • We are proud to announce the following Aquinas students have been chosen for the Diocesan Honors Band: Flute: Sarah Richthammer, Paige Lawler, Natalie Hyrcza; Saxophone: Luke Lynch; Trombone: Henry Farrell; Clarinet: Katie Yellin and Harry Scherer. Harry earned the privilege of being First Chair by scoring the highest in clarinet. (Nov 2012)
  • Congratulations to Elizabeth Stofko for being named to the 2012 WPIAL AA All-Star Field Hockey Team and to Carly Glatz for being named Honorable Mention! (Oct 29, 2012)
  • Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade boys’ cross-country team who not only placed third in the North Area Championship on Oct. 5th, but placed third overall in the Diocesan Championship on Oct. 13th. Read More The team was paced by John Reed who placed 6th overall and Chuck Adams who placed 9th overall. The other boys finished extremely well to give the cross-country team its first two Diocesan trophies. Hide (Oct 2012)
  • Six seniors earned a perfect 800 score on the Critical Reading section of the SAT test: Margaret Boyd, Paige Hardman, Christopher Kirkland, Clare Meland, Maria McKeating, and Roman Solomond.   News Article (Oct 2012)
  • The Cardinal Newman Society announced Aquinas Academy is one of the top 50 schools on the 2012-2013 Catholic High School Honor Roll. Aquinas Academy has been named to the Honor Roll every year since 2005.   Full Story   (Sept 20, 2012)
  • Three Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh seniors have been named as Semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Rebecca Faix (Gibsonia), Clare Meland (Shaler), and Matthew So (Gibsonia) are members of the nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors, including the highest-scoring entrants in each state. Full Story (Sept 2012)
  • The high school ministry team, in conjunction with Students of Service, served a free authentic Peruvian style dinner on April 21 to raise awareness of the plight of the people of Chimbote, Peru. Special guest Mike Clark, from WTAE, shared his experiences visiting Chimbote. The successful dinner raised awareness and over $2000 in donations to the Social Works Center hospital in Chimbote, Peru. (April 2012)
  • On May 7th, the Diocese of Pittsburgh honored 29 young people, including Aquinas senior Aubrey Miller, with the St.Timothy Award. The award is given to those who exemplify moral integrity, prayer, good works and Christian leadership. News Article (May 2012)
  • Congratulations to the following students who received honorable mentions in the Shakespeare Competition: Chas and Meg Boyd for Richard III; Paige Lawler, Julia So, Maggie Hroncich, Valerie Stofko, and Caitlin Reed for Comedy of Errors; Molly Maglio and Elizabeth Blume for A Midsummer Night's Dream; and John Plazek and Maria McKeating for The Winter’s Tale (Mar 2012)
  • Matthew So, a junior at Aquinas Academy in Gibsonia, earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent ACT test. Nationally, while the actual number of students earning a composite score of 36 varies from year to year, roughly one-tenth of one percent receive a top score. (Feb 2012)
  • On Saturday, February 25, 2012 Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh sent two teams to this year’s Divisional competition of the U.S. Department of Energy Southwestern Pennsylvania Region. Both Aquinas Academy teams ended the day with impressive and identical records of six wins, three losses and one tie. The tie was the result of facing each other. Competing for Aquinas Academy: Team #1: Cecilia Heisler (captain), Jack Dyro, Alex Schirra, Tracey Schirra, and Jacob Scioscia; Team #2: Matthew So (captain), Roman Solomond, Elisabeth Flaherty, and Andre Osborne.
  • Congratulations to Armand and Maria Ignelzi who represented Aquinas Academy in the Showcase of Finalists for the Pittsburgh Public Theatre Shakespeare Competition with their upper division scene from Romeo and Juliet. (Feb 2012)
  • Aquinas Academy Advisory Program is successful due to the attitude of the faculty - April 4th Pittsburgh Catholic article  > content of article (April 4, 2010)
  • Aquinas Academy - Highest SAT Average in Southwestern PA   > article