The Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament will kick off Catholic Schools Week with an Open House program following the 12:00 noon Mass on Sunday, January 29. A second opportunity to visit the school will take place on Wednesday, February 1 from 10:00-11:30. Please stop by and see the great work being done by our students and faculty.

The Spanish Department of the Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament received a generous donation from an anonymous benefactor to purchase Senderos by Vista Higher Learning. It is a digital platform integrated with on-line student textbooks. The 7th and 8th grade students at the Academy will benefit from this donation.

Students presented on the life of the Holy Father during the week leading up to the funeral Mass. On Jan. 5, the school offered its communal rosary for him and prayed for him at Mass and Adoration the following day.

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Recognizing the need to help middle level students jump-start their quest toward higher education, the National Junior Honor Society offers the annual NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA). The award recognizes 500 exceptional NJHS students with $500, to be placed in a college savings account program-managed by Ascensus as part of the New Mexico Education Trust Board’s 529 college savings plan: The Education Plan. Congratulations to the two Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament award recipients, Nina P. of the Class of 2022 and Sean B. of the Class of 2023!

On Saturday, May 21, 2022, teachers, parents, and students proudly represented the Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament in the Franklin Lakes Centennial Parade. The Borough of Franklin Lakes was formed in March 1922, when it ceded from Franklin Township. Celebrating 100 years, the theme of the Centennial Parade was “Pride in Our Past, Faith in Our Future”. Happy 100 Years Franklin Lakes!

Four students from the Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament earned recognition from the National Spanish Exam in 2022. The National Spanish Exam is the largest of its kind, with over 73,000 students participating in 2022. The exam is a motivational contest to recognize student achievement in the study of Spanish, all with promoting language proficiency. Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student is very prestigious. “For the first time, we administered the National Spanish Exam to our 7th and 8th graders this year,” said AMBS Spanish teacher Vera Olinski. “My daughter took the National Latin Exam three times, and I have administered the National Italian Exam for high school students three times. For my daughter and all of my students who prepared for the exams, I have seen dramatic improvement in their foreign language abilities as they worked toward the national exam, and I was hoping to see the same sort of success here at AMBS.” The exam was administered in April, and was comprised of two sections that included overall achievement (grammar and vocabulary proficiency) and a separate segment on reading and listening. The following students attained national recognition for their excellent performances on the 2022 National Spanish Exam: Shaya T., who earned a Premio de Bronce, or a Bronze Medal and Izabella C., Jazmine C., Burke B. who received Mención Honorífica, or Honorable Mention. Congratulations to all four of our AMBS students on their success on the 2022 National Spanish Exam!

On Friday, March 18, Father Gino de la Rama visited the Academy of the Most Blessed Sacrament at the invitation of Father John and Mr. Conwell. Father Gino is the Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Newark. Students in Grades 5 through 8 attended Mass with Father Gino and Father John. In his homily, Father Gino shared his own vocation story, and how he heard God's call to be a priest, especially during his time as a layperson working in the missions. Father Gino talked about vocations to the priesthood and to consecrated life as religious brothers and sisters. Following the Mass, Father Gino presented a video which showed highlights from the ordination of priests in 2019 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. He explained some of the rituals that take place during this beautiful liturgy, including the laying on of hands, the anointing with sacred chrism, the singing of the Litany of Saints, and the newly ordained priests offering their first blessings to family and friends. After the video, Father Gino answered questions posed by the members of the four grades in attendance. We are grateful for the time Father Gino spent with us. May all of us pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life, especially from Most Blessed Sacrament.

For March, Mrs. Gall and the 1st grade class chose to collect for the Sisters of St. Joseph who live at St. Joseph Villa in Flourtown, PA.  Saint Joseph Villa is a well-respected Catholic senior living community and a sponsored work of the Sisters of Saint Joseph.  In the spirit of loving its neighbor, the Villa provides skilled nursing care and welcomes everyone to its short-term rehabilitation and its compassionate, state-of-the-art long-term living community.   The children collected movies, books, snacks, socks and more through the Sisters of St Joseph's amazon wish list.  Students also wrote letters to the retired Sisters to offer thanks and prayers. 

Congratulations to Nina P. and Maximo C. who received the Archdiocesan Youth Parish/School Sportsmanship Award at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on Sunday, April 3rd. The award is presented to an athlete who displays outstanding sportsmanship through service or actions on and off the athletic field in their parish or school community.

Ms. Dragonetti and the 2nd grade chose Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ as their February service project. These inspiring 2nd graders collected donations of puzzle books, playing cards, magnifiers, short novels and more for the Senior patients there.

In January, the Prayer Partners of Transitions/Kindergarten and 8th grade chose Mercy House as their project. As January was Respect Life Month at AMBS, the students collected donations of diapers, wipes, bottles, blankets and more for Mercy House.

Monday, January 31, 2022 is School Spirit Day! The Student Council is hosting a spARTan drawing challenge. Students draw their interpretation of the school mascot, the SpARTan!

The Student Council hosted "Silly Sweater Day" on Tuesday, December 14's School Spirit Day. The entire school got into the spirit with their funny Christmas sweaters. Silliest sweater students won a N.U.T. day. Merry Christmas!

Ms. Curriero's 3rd grade class partnered with Mrs. Manzo's 4th grade class for their December service project. The service project was helping collect gift cards for Most Blessed Sacrament Church's The Giving Tree program. We are happy to report that 583 Christmas gift card requests were fulfilled by parishioners and the AMBS community! The gift cards were distributed among a group of charitable organizations that included Mercy House in Hackensack, the Little Sisters of the Poor in Totowa, Harrison House in Paramus, Expect Hope in the Bronx and the Martin de Porres Village in Paterson. Liz Harkins, who coordinated The Giving Tree program for the parish, "The challenges that some of us face, even in this area, can be heart-breaking and overwhelming. The spirit of the Christmas season is the spirit of giving. It is my hope that in the generosity we have shown to others, we have helped our neighbors to feel some of God's loving grace and mercy."

On Thursday, November 11, 2021, the Aquinas Middle School Xavier House hosted a Prayer Circle dedicated to Veterans. Xavier House is a small Christian learning community of 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Nina P., Head of Xavier House, led the prayer “Today is Veterans Day which honors individuals who served our country. As we come closer to the season of Thanksgiving, we send our appreciation to the millions of service members, Veterans, military families, caregivers and survivors who have served and continue to serve our nation“. Samantha W. led the school in the Pledge of Allegiance and Jarred L. led the school with the Anti-Bully pledge. The Christian action of the Xavier House is to support Military troops and as their service project, the students collected Halloween candy. Thank you AMBS students! This is #spartanservice!

On October 27, 2021, the Student Council invited the AMBS community to dress down and "Wear Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness. The students and teachers looked great in pink!

In front of the entire school, parents and family, Nina and the Student Council spoke of Service and Peace, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and led the school in the anti-bully pledge. Principal Mr. Conwell ended the Prayer Circle by thanking everyone in attendance and reiterated the message of service to our school community.

Congratulations to this year’s Student Council officers and representatives who were inducted on Friday, October 15, 2021. For the 2021-2022 school year, the officers are: President – Nina P., Vice President – Sean B., Secretary – Cristiana H. and Treasurer – Emma A. The class representatives are: 8th grade – Cameryn L., 7th grade – Jazmine C., 6th grade – Lexi C., 5th grade – Shilee T. and 4th grade – Michael B. and Lucas R.