LOOP
IN
THE
C O N T I N U E D
backgrounds and talents, united in
their deep trust in a Provident God
who loves and cares for all creation.
The congregation has expanded its
ministries to meet the needs of the times
in education, campus ministry, health
care, pastoral care, social work, peace and
justice concerns, as well as serving the
poor and homeless and those who are
seeking asylum.
AQUINAS ACADEMY
OF PITTSBURGH
GRADUATE SELECTED
AS A FINALIST FOR
THE NATIONAL
MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
THRIVAL IS BACK!
Join in Sept. 18-20 for the seventh
annual Thrival Festival and explore the
impact of technology on business, society
and culture as well as the ever-changing
relationship of music and technology.
This year’s Thrival Festival will focus
on celebrating and supporting Pittsburgh
innovators and entrepreneurs with the
theme “By Pittsburgh. For Pittsburgh.
For the World.” It will feature Pittsburgh
innovators in business, research
and the arts.
This festival experience will take
place in Pittsburgh’s Innovation District
(Oakland section of the city), which is at
the center of research, talent, technology
and entrepreneurial spirit.
For more information on the festival,
visit thrivalfestival.com, and follow
Thrival on Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram.
SISTERS OF DIVINE
PROVIDENCE
OFFERING $5,000
GRAND PRIZE FOR 2019
SUMMER SWEEPS
The Sisters of Divine Providence
announced the 2019 Sisters’ Summer
Sweeps. New this year, the grand prize
winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize.
The second and third place winners
will receive $500 and $100 cash prizes,
respectively.
To enter the Sisters’ Summer Sweeps,
visit cdpsisters.org/2019SummerSweeps
or call 412.635.5437. Proceeds benefit
the ministries and mission of the Sisters
of Divine Providence. No purchase is
necessary to enter and winners need
not be present to win. Sweepstakes
ends Sept. 4.
About Sisters of Divine Providence
Founded in Finthen, Germany, in
1851, the Sisters of Divine Providence
is an international congregation of three
provinces (Germany, United States-
Caribbean, Korea) and one mission
(Peru) with approximately 400 vowed
members and 1,000 associates. The
Sisters are women of varied and diverse
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Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh recent
graduate Margaret (Molly) Maglio
qualified as a Finalist for the National
Merit Scholarship Program, which ranks
her as one of the top 15,000 finishers of
the more than 1.6 million entrants who
took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test. Maglio was
presented with her Finalist certificate
from the NMSQT program during
Aquinas Academy’s high school award
ceremony on May 31.
Three additional Aquinas Academy
of Pittsburgh graduates from the Class
of 2019 were also recognized by the
National Merit Scholarship Program as
Commended Students: Grace Fort, Katie
O’Connell, and Anni Truschel. Their
scores on the PSAT Exam were among
the top 50,000.
About Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh
Aquinas Academy is an independent,
private school in the Catholic tradition
for boys and girls in grades PreK-12,
located in the northern suburbs. The
academy was founded in 1996 for the
purpose of offering a rigorous classical
curriculum covering all the major areas
of the liberal arts in an intensive college-
preparatory program. Aquinas Academy
was recognized by Niche as #1 in Best
Catholic High Schools in the Pittsburgh
Area for 2019. ■