Oakcrest Co-Valedictorian and Student Council President to Play Division One Softball for Colgate University

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

McLean, Va. (April 20, 2012) –  Oakcrest School in McLean proudly announces senior Alexandra Joy Gadiano has signed a Letter of Intent to play Division One softball at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y.  Gadiano is Student Council President at Oakcrest, and has just been named co-Valedictorian for the Oakcrest graduating class of 2012.  She is also a recipient of the prestigious Veritas Award, a merit-based, $7,500 tuition remission per year for four years at Oakcrest School.

With a career batting average of .718, Gadiano has played shortstop on the Oakcrest Varsity Softball team for seven years, since she was in sixth grade.  Gadiano’s athletic achievements and titles include 2011 PVAC Player of the Year, 2011 Oakcrest Athlete of the Year, PVAC First Team All Conference for the past three years, Varsity Letter Recipient (Starting Middle Infielder) and MVP Award.  Gadiano was a member of the 2009 and 2011 PVAC Conference and Tournament Champions teams (Oakcrest Varsity Softball).  Just this Tuesday, Gadiano hit a grand slam for Oakcrest against Grace Bretheren.  A talented swimmer, Gadiano has been on the Oakcrest Varsity Swim Team since eighth grade.

In addition to playing Varsity sports at Oakcrest since 2005, Alex also plays for the National Shamrocks Team, an elite national team based in Northern Virginia.  With the Shamrocks, Gadiano has played in tournaments around the country, including CA, NC, CO and FL.

Gadiano will wear #28 for Colgate, playing the position of outfielder/ middle infielder.  As a superior athlete and the co-Valedictorian of Oakcrest’s graduating class of 2012, Gadiano is well-suited for Colgate, which has been recognized as having the highest athlete GPA in Division One. In addition to being the co-Valedictorian and a Veritas Award recipient, Gadiano’s impressive scholarship career includes the following distinctions: AP Scholar with Honor Award, National Spanish Honor Society National Spanish Exam Silver Medalist (2009 & 2010) and National Spanish Exam Honorable Mention (2011), National Junior Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society.  Gadiano has attended Oakcrest since the 6^th grade and plans to double major in Chemistry/Bio-Chemistry and Spanish while at Colgate University.

Oakcrest School is an independent school for girls grades 6-12 guided by the teachings of the Catholic Church.