Q1 Soaring Eagle Awards

Nine outstanding Immaculate Heart Academy students were recognized with Soaring Eagle Awards for the first quarter of the 2026-27 school year.

The Soaring Eagle Program recognizes the distinctive accomplishments of one student from each discipline at Immaculate Heart Academy four times a year. Teachers nominate students for achievements that are benchmarks in their academic career or for demonstrating classroom leadership, perseverance, or growth as a student. 

Soaring Eagle Quarterly Award recipients are more than students with an impressive GPA; they are students who have distinguished themselves by embodying the ideals of an IHA education and demonstrating excellence by working to the best of their ability in a particular subject area. They are enthusiastic, compassionate, creative, and intelligent young women dedicated to personal and academic growth.

Quarter one recipients celebrated their achievement with their families, nominating teachers, and IHA staff at a special reception held on November 5, 2026. Miss Kerry Carroll ’04, principal of Immaculate Heart Academy, presented the Soaring Eagle Awards to the following teacher-nominated students, standing left to right in group photo: 

Peyton Lefever ’29 (Mathematics: Mr. Gregory McDonald)
Rose McNerney ’28 (World Languages: Ms. Ana Echeverría) 
Ashlee Hart ’28 (Communications: Mr. David Lee) 
Jillian Griglio ’28 (English: Ms. Jessica Whelan ’13)
Peyton Braen ’30 (Social Studies: Mr. Dennis O’Brien) 
Kiley Galligher ’29 (Science/Technology: Mrs. Theresa Dolan ’95)
Skylar Callea ’30 (The Arts: Mrs. Lisa Encke) 
Cayleigh Heffernan ’27 (Theology: Mrs. Renee Thunell) 
Elizabeth Kellogg ’29 (Physical Education: Mr. John Downey)

Click here for photos from the Soaring Eagle Ceremony.

Click here for the Soaring Eagle Nomination video.