Q2 Soaring Eagle Awards

Nine outstanding Immaculate Heart Academy students were recognized with Soaring Eagle Awards for the second quarter of the 2025-26 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 two recipients celebrated their achievement with their families, nominating teachers, and IHA staff at a special reception held on February 4, 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:

Nicole Pinto-Spiegel ’29 (Communications: Mr. David Lee) 

Marley Digby ’27 (Science/Technology: Ms. Lauren Tereshko)
Carmelina Marino ’29 (World Languages: Mrs. Maria Daly-Valls)
Molly Neafsey ’26 (Mathematics: Mrs. Christine Capizzi ’89 P’25) 

Anne Maciejewski ’27 (The Arts: Mrs. Lisa Encke P’20)
Alicia Eldridge ’28 (Social Studies: Ms. Caitlin Bonanno) 

Mariana Builes Garcia ’26 (Theology: Ms. Jessica Giglio)
Emma Palazzolo ’26 (English: Mrs. Layng)
Madeline Murphy ’26 (Physical Education: Ms. Shemayne Williams) 

Click here for photos from the Soaring Eagle Ceremony.

Click here for the Soaring Eagle Nomination video.