Science Leadership Academy
School District of Philadelphia
SLA CTE Digital Video Student Films Selected for Film Fest in Brazil
SLA Digital Video is excited to announce that four student films have been selected to screen at the Festival de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada in Brazil. April Showers by Pablo Salvatierra, Jess Celli, David Williams, and Tito Mazzucchi (2018) Affection by Jae Regino (2018) 3.14.18 by Kate Kopf (2018) Welcomer by Sam Gualtieri (2020) Please…
Half Day Schedules – Thursday & Friday
We look forward to seeing all of our families at our student/family/advisor narrative report card conferences this week! Below are the shortened schedules for Thursday and Friday: Thursday C – 08:15-08:55 D – 09:00-09:40 E – 09:45-10:25 A – 10:30-11:10 X1/Y1 – 11:15-11:55 Advisory – 11:55-12:00 (Transpass Pick-Up) Lunch – 12:00-12:30 Friday B – 08:15-08:55…
Boys Ultimate Beats Strath Haven
The SLA Boys Ultimate avenged a loss from earlier in the season, beating Strath Haven 15-8 on Tuesday. The game marked the return of junior Josiah Mast from injury, and Josiah did not disappoint making several key blocks, scoring four goals and throwing another. Strath Haven came out strong and held an early lead 6-5…
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…