Science Leadership Academy
School District of Philadelphia
SLAmbassadors Join Model UN Conference in Torun, Poland
Last week 9 students participated in ToMUN, the Model UN conference held by High School No. 1 in Torun, Poland. The SLAmbassadors in this program stayed with host families, shadowed their Polish peers at school, toured Torun and nearby Gdansk, and represented SLA among other Model UN teams from Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, Finland, Slovakia, and…
Student Half Day Friday 10/5
Schedule for Friday 10/5 B – 08:15-08:55 C – 09:00-09:40 D – 09:45-10:25 E – 10:30-11:10 X2/Y2 – 11:15-11:55 Lunch – 12:00-12:30
JV Ultimate Beats O’Hara!
The Boys JV Ultimate team won their inaugural game on Tuesday, beating Cardinal O’Hara 9-8 in a thrilling game that saw many players get their first game experience ever! The team came out strong, taking a 3-0 lead on O’Hara, led by freshman Oskar Glahn and sophomores Andrew Bowers and Amadou Magassa. But O’Hara would…
Boys Soccer Wins 3rd Straight!
by Leo Cassel-Siskind The Rockets pulled off two wins in the last week as they moved closer to a playoff berth. Last Thursday, despite playing far from their best soccer, the Rockets dominated Lincoln 6-1. Dalnick Matos scored a hat trick while Maciej Pokora and Dani Fiorenza scored their first goals of the season. This…
Cassel-Siskind Boosts Rockets to 6th Straight Win
The girls’ soccer team dominated Kensington in a wet, muddy double-header on Friday afternoon. Freshman midfielder, Rebecca Cassel-Siskind, and Sophomore striker, Zoe Zisser, scored in the first game, giving the Rockets a 2-0 win. Cassel-Siskind and Senior Captain, Amelia Benamara, scored in the second game but Kensington fought back, scoring on a penalty kick. Senior…
Boys Ultimate Starts Fall Season With a Win!
The Boys Ultimate team started their fall season off with a convincing 15-2 win over Holy Ghost Prep on Monday! The boys were led by senior co-captains Jason Chen, Hamidou Doumbia and Eli Zimmerman who drove the team offensively and defensively. Junior Jayden Tull and sophomores Phoenix Satterfield and Ethan Chen were defensive stand-outs with…
Girls Volleyball Stays Undefeated!
by Justin Peccina After winning three games in a row, the girls volleyball played Washington on Thursday. The game immediately started with great cooperation and amazing determination. Once again team captain Simone Marant rose to the occasion, scoring twelve serves in a row. Meanwhile, Sierra Cummings was a great all around player, hitting all of…
Boys Soccer Nets Win Against Lincoln
by Leo Cassel-Siskind After a tough 1-0 loss to Palumbo last week the Rockets got back on track with a 5-1 win against Lincoln Thursday. Tristan Dini hit the post in the first two minutes of the match before moments later sending a long through ball to Dalnick Matos who put the Rockets on the…
Heffner Nets Hat Trick in Big Win Over String Theory
After a tough loss last season, the Rockets were prepared to play a challenging String Theory opponent. Propelled by their dominating win over Frankford on Friday, the Rockets continued their momentum in a crushing 7-0 victory. Freshman, Becca Cassel-Siskind continued her goal scoring streak with one goal and played a critical role in keeping the…
Girls Soccer Takes Home First Win!
Girls soccer took home a commanding 5-1 win over Frankford in a scrappy, muddy match on Friday afternoon. Leading scorer, freshman Rebecca Cassel-Siskind, knocked in the first goal early in the first half. Soon thereafter, Cassel-Siskind dished a beautiful cross to junior transfer, Faryn Heffner, who knocked in her first SLA goal. The third goal…