Alison Silverman has been a staff member at Villa Maria Academy’s Views of Villa for one year. Recently, she was promoted to the position of page editor. In the fall, she will begin her senior year at the academy, which is located in Malvern, Pennsylvania. As well as writing for the newspaper, Alison is actively involved in Villa Maria’s orchestra and string ensemble. She plays the viola in both performance groups. Outside of the academic sphere, Alison practices competitive Irish dancing. She has earned awards at the regoinal and national levels, and she qualified to compete in the 2008 World Irish Dance Championship.
At the current time, Alison is at the Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. She aspires to become a political journalist and would love to launch her career by attending a prestigious uiversity in New York City or Washington, D.C.