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Galentine’s Day encourages the empowerment of female friendships and self-love

Caitlin Leahy, Ana Patricio, and Ava Briganti • February 14, 2024

Galentine’s Day celebrates female friendship and self-love as an alternative to Valentine’s Day, providing a positive outlet for those who may feel loneliness during the traditional holiday. The day encourages love among oneself and friends, transforming the season into a time of embracing companionship and recognizing the special relationships females share while cultivating self-love. We spoke with Sacred Heart Greenwich senior Samantha Mecane, Miss Karen Panarella, Assistant Head of Upper School, Dr. Lisa Schwartz, Upper School Psychologist, and Dr. Melissa Otero, Lower and Upper School Psychologist and Lead Wellness Strand of the Department of Student Support Services, to discuss their insights on the importance of female friendships and self-love.

King Street Chronicle · Galentine’s Day Podcast

Featured Image by Caitlin Leahy ’25

About the Contributors

Caitlin Leahy, Content Editor, Opinions Editor

Caitlin is thrilled to return to the King Street Chronicle as a Content Editor, the Opinions Editor, and one of the curators of the “Humans of the Sacred Heart” articles. For her last year on staff, she is looking forward to returning to the newsroom and collaborating with peers while also managing the content of articles. Outside of the newsroom, Caitlin plays on the field hockey team, leads the POTS Chapter, and serves as the Senior Class President.

Ana Patricio, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Ana is immensely grateful to serve as this year’s Co-Editor-in-Chief and Social Media Manager. Approaching her third year at the King Street Chronicle, Ana is committed to instilling a dedicated and collaborative environment in the newsroom and is eager to welcome the newspaper’s newest staff members. Additionally, Ana hopes to weave her interests in current events, linguistics, and design into her articles this year and hopes to share her passions with her peers. When not in the newsroom, Ana manages a fashion blog, leads the World Language Club and the ARISE Club, and serves as Vice-President of the Barat Foundation.

Ava Briganti, Podcast Editor

Ava is thrilled to return as the King Street Chronicle’s Podcast Editor and hopes to utilize and strengthen the journalistic skills she learned last school year. She is eager to work with her fellow peers to contribute new and exciting ideas to this year's newspaper. This is Ava’s seventh year at Sacred Heart Greenwich, and outside of journalism, she competitively dances and is the Head of the Meals on Main Street Club.