The Boeing Company’s information technology & data analytics director of strategic solutions provided a truly inspirational launch of Woodlands Academy’s 2021-22 “Imagine Yourself in the C-Suite” series. Paris Forest spent an hour sharing insights and advice in response to questions from students at the all-girls college-prep day-and-boarding high school in Lake Forest on Nov. 9. Forest, who joined Boeing in 1999, has led key technical efforts and both capital and non-capital  programs. "Imagine Yourself in the C-Suite" features highly accomplished individuals interviewed by Woodlands Academy students to learn from their guests’ experiences and then imagine themselves in leadership positions.

Seven Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart students and one faculty member recently received first quarter Sacred Heart awards in recognition of living the Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria in a most visible way. Goal Three, “Schools of the Sacred Heart commit themselves to educate to a social awareness that impels to action,” was chosen by the Woodlands Academy student government as the basis for these  awards. First quarter recipients are, pictured from left, (top row): theology teacher/campus minister Melissa Judah, Emily Newman, Abby Moravek, Karla Tapia and Mags Roemer (bottom row): Fiona McNulty, Ida Psencik and Abby Hironimus.

Service is an integral part of a Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart education. Goal III of all Sacred Heart schools seeks to educate to a social awareness that impels action. With this commitment in mind, Woodlands Academy held the first of its two service days this school year on Nov. 1. Freshmen and juniors from the all-girls college-preparatory day-and-boarding high school in Lake Forest lent a helping hand at area service organizations. At the same time, sophomores and seniors participated in retreats on campus. Pictured are junior class members at Lambs Farm in Libertyville.