Four new clubs encourage female empowerment

Junior Jenny Di Capua started the Women in Leadership Club to inspire members to become leaders in academic, athletic, and professional settings.  Jenny plans to teach participants public speaking, organization, and active listening skills.  She also hopes to spark conversations about the meaning of female leadership.  "During club meetings we will be hearing from female speakers and learning abo...

For the first time, juniors Lulu Caruso and Jackie Franco will introduce the Girls Advancing in STEM (GAINS) Club to the Sacred Heart community.  The GAINS Club strives to encourage girls to pursue a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and enrich their passion for those fields.  The club is a member of the GAINS Network.  This organization provides a leadership training p...

This year, junior Catherine Dodman started the Tariro Foundation Club at Sacred Heart Greenwich.  Through her club, Catherine will collaborate with the Tariro Foundation to collect donations for female-related causes in Africa. Ms. Thandeka Xaba and Ms. Sadia Dhorat founded the Tariro Foundation in 2014.  In collaboration with their team, the co-founders work to identify young girls in Africa ...

Seniors Jessica Thompson and Megan Maloney launched the Women in Finance Club at Sacred Heart this year.  The club intends to teach young women about business through public, personal, corporate, and private finance.  Through discourse and question-and-answer sessions, Jessica and Megan aim to create a welcoming environment for students interested in finance and empower them to pursue this...