St. Anthony Academy, Fairfax, VA

A big thank you to the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office for joining us for Field Day! Our students had a wonderful time interacting with the officers, and we are grateful for the positive connections made today. 💙

Winston Churchill recited 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 from memory while the world was on fire. Our students just joined that tradition. 🏅

Churchill first memorized the poem at Harrow School, and with the Germans just beyond the White Cliffs of Dover, he recited all 70 stanzas from memory — drawing strength from a story about one man holding the line against impossible odds. Now our students have done the same, earning the Winston Churchill Award by memorizing and reciting every word of Macaulay's epic poem.

🥇𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘮𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘵! Congratulations to our 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘊𝘶𝘮 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦 students on their outstanding performance on the National Latin Exam.

Our 6th grade students enjoyed a wonderful field trip to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the National Postal Museum! 📬

At the Shrine, students reflected on the universality of the Catholic Church as they explored the many beautiful side chapels representing different nations and traditions. They also prayed the Rosary together before the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

Afterward, students took the Metro to Union Station and visited the Postal Museum, where they learned about the fascinating history of the United States Postal Service. They especially enjoyed designing their own stamps and writing postcards to loved ones.

A little sunshine, a lot of laughter ☀️

Our Pre-K students have been having a great time playing parachute together!

We are proud of our Student Council members for leading a successful food drive! Inspired by their patron, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, they collected and donated all items to a local food bank in Fairfax.

Happy Feast of St. Joseph!

We had an incredible day celebrating with a special luncheon and our always-competitive Fathers vs. Students kickball game.

A huge thank you to all of our parents who helped make this celebration so memorable in honor of St. Joseph. More photos to come!

Students absolutely loved today’s reptile show in honor of St. Patrick banishing snakes from Ireland! 🍀🐍 What an exciting and memorable experience for everyone!

A tremendous thank you to Raging Reptiles for putting on such an amazing show for our students 👏🦎 Raging Reptiles is proudly owned by SAA’s very own Masciandaro family ❤️

If you haven’t checked out their storefront at the Manassas Mall yet, be sure to stop by—you won’t be disappointed!

Our 6th graders have been hard at work (literally!) investigating minerals this week 🔎🪨

Using streak plates, copper, glass, and steel nails, students tested hardness and streak to identify different specimens like real geologists. There were lots of surprised faces as they discovered that minerals don’t always look the way we expect — and that appearances can be deceiving!

Favorite moment of the day: trying to determine which samples were real gold and which were fool’s gold (pyrite). Let’s just say… not everyone guessed correctly at first!