Archmerean Fall 2022

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The Archmerean

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Fall 2022 | Volume 96
Largest Student Body in Archmere History New Course Offers Unique Opportunity for Students Celebrating 90 Years of Archmere Academy Archmere’s 90th anniversary Mass

This Issue

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Ninety Years Strong

Rev. Joseph McLaughlin O.Praem. reflects on Archmere’s 90-year history.

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Author Joyful Clemantine Wamariya Inspires Hope

The author of Archmere’s all-school read visits campus to discuss her book The Girl Who Smiled Beads. Article originally published in The Green Arch.

The Archmerean

Editor & Creative Director

Gina Poletti

Contributors

Michael A. Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76

Rev. Joseph McLaughlin, O. Praem

Ainsley Hertrich Palladino ’05 John Jordan ’80 PP ’12 ’15 ’18 ’21 Katherine Ball-Weir PP ’17 Timothy Dougherty

Archmere’s Faculty & Staff

Photography

Chuck Anerino CP ’23, ’26 Gina Poletti

Kareem Elgazzar — USA Today Network

14 Auks Are Taking to the Skies

Director of Academics Tim Dougherty announces Archmere’s Global Studies Program.

Michael A. Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76

Head of School

Katie Eissler-Thiel Principal

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Archmere Academy is a Catholic, Norbertine college preparatory school, valuing community, respect, zeal, reverence, and wisdom. Nurturing body and soul, mind and heart, Archmere focuses on the whole person through academic excellence, faith reflection, social development, and service to others. Inspired by its heritage, Archmere cultivates empathic leaders—young men and women prepared for every good work.

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New Advanced Cancer Research Course

In partnership with Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania and Archmere alumnus Dr. Jay Storm ’86, Archmere launches an exciting new program in the science department.

of Trustees

& Staff News

on the State of Institutional

Roll of Donors

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5 Board
10 Faculty
16 Around Campus 26 Report
Advancement 28 Honor
36 Alumni News 39 In Memoriam features departments

A Pearl of Great Price

In the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, Jesus tries to impress upon the people the immeasurable worth of the heavenly kingdom. Saint Matthew writes, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.” (Matthew 13:45-46)

It is so precious a gift that everything else we have, no matter how wonderful these worldly things are, pales in comparison to the promise of heaven. As Catholic Christians, we are called to build up God’s kingdom — God’s presence — here on earth, praying “. . . on earth as it is in heaven.” We have countless blessings of God’s creation at our disposal. Archmere Academy has been especially blessed with the riches of the talents, ideas, generosity, and work of so many people over its ninety-year history — a history with many layers, beginning with the construction of Archmere as a country house and farm in the nineteenth century.

The history of Archmere is captured beautifully in the book, Archmere: An American Country Estate, written by Thomas Manerchia ’61, a retired faculty member who continues to have a passion for and expertise in historical buildings. A former interpreter for Winterthur, Tom currently interprets for guests at Nemours, the former estate of A.I. duPont, and close friend and business partner of John Raskob. Tom is undoubtedly an example of someone who dedicated much of his life and career to the Archmere community, sharing his many talents and interests with all of us. The book is available at Archmere’s online Varsity Shop.

Collaborating with Tom and me on the research for the book, Dr. James Stockman ’61 was instrumental in gathering materials and information. In addition to reviewing, researching, and securing copies of original documents, he digitized all of the glass negatives stored in Archmere’s archives. The photographs record the construction of the Patio and the Manor, as well as the design of some of the interior rooms as they were decorated during the Raskob years. In creating this photographic catalog, I mentioned that it would be nice to have the portraits of John and Helena Raskob in their original places over the mantles of the living room and library. Typical of Jim’s enthusiasm for Patio history and his philanthropic spirit, he managed the process of creating copies of the original

portraits, assembling a prestigious group of experts: renowned photographer Kent Murray, giclée artist Joel McClure, and Patrick Mackin, who specializes in framing and mounting historical artwork. Special thanks to the Raskob Foundation and family members for allowing us to reproduce the portraits. Quite a technical undertaking, they now hang in their original places in the Patio. The commitment of Tom and Jim, two classmates passionate about preserving and sharing Archmere’s history, is an example of the loyalty and affection many of our alumni have for the school.

Interestingly, when staff members Mr. Carl Campion ’76 and Mr. John Grace and I removed the wood panel over the library fireplace to prepare the space for Mrs. Raskob’s portrait, we stumbled upon interesting “finds.” There were several pieces of crumpled paper, one piece shaped into a paper airplane, a small deteriorated softball, and a cadet aviation brochure cover. Upon further inspection, the pieces of paper were handwritten notes and exercises of students, most likely when classes were held in the Patio. There were no dates on the pages, but there were students’ names dating to the late 1950s. We discovered that the top of the paneling above the fireplace had a hollow space between the wall and the cornice. It seems students were playing “basketball” with crumpled notes and workbook exercises — hopefully after they

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Crumpled pieces of paper found behind the fireplace

completed the course and not during class or study time!

A second “find” was handwriting on a wood frame supporting the paneling. It read: “Jack White and Larry Dalla removed Mrs. Raskob’s portrait on April 8, 1930.” Jack White was the facilities manager for the Archmere estate. The date is consistent with what we understand to be the approximate date the family moved from Archmere to Pioneer Point Farm. With the Raskobs’ move and sale of Archmere to the Norbertine Fathers, a new chapter in the place’s rich history began. The Norbertine teachers and boarding students who lived in the Patio would discover new treasures over the years, including two empty wine bottles labeled “1923 and 1924 Chateau Archmere.” They were found in the basement. The original music room furniture was discovered in the attic. Over the years, Raskob family members returned original furnishings to the house. Alumni have sent photos and other artifacts that they owned or purchased online related to Archmere’s history, helping us to develop a fuller narrative of this most exciting parcel of land on the Delaware, once home to the Lenni-Lenape Indians and part of a land grant from King James II to William Penn.

While the preservation work and reconstruction of Archmere’s history are important projects that support the Academy’s mission, Archmere’s central focus is the formative work of education. In this issue of the Archmerean, many wonderful stories highlight our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. These stories

are made possible through the generous support of those listed in our Honor Roll of Donors, representing all who made gifts to Archmere from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Since the Mothers’ Guild was first established in September 1932 with the mission “to help Archmere in any way,” the philanthropy of the Archmere community has sustained the exceptional level and breadth of academic and extracurricular programs. We continue to be grateful as we not only need support for annual operations not fully covered by tuition dollars, but we must address a significant number of deferred capital projects to provide safe, updated, and functional spaces for our students and teachers.

In addition to addressing deferred capital maintenance projects, we need to continue to grow our resources for scholarships and financial assistance. Members of our Board Finance and Facilities Committee, along with administrators, have created a ten-year financial planning model to develop a strategic approach to completing these more extensive projects, as well as manage revenues and expenses, assuring Archmere’s affordability to the families of motivated and talented students who want to be Auks. I am grateful for the talent and experience our board members share to make efficient and effective decisions. Their wealth of knowledge and passion for the Academy are irreplaceable gifts.

So, what is the attraction of Archmere for students and their families? For teachers and staff who work long hours and many years at the Academy? For benefactors who support the school? Is it the academics? The sense of community? The beautiful campus? The outstanding faculty and staff? The wonderfully supportive parents?

The generations of families who have attended Archmere? All of these contribute to Archmere’s appeal; however, I believe that, at its very core, the Archmere experience attempts to reveal glimpses of what God’s kingdom on earth might look like. I am not suggesting that Archmere is always “heaven on earth,” as they say. However, the “pearl of great price” cultivated at Archmere is our belief in Jesus Christ and the example he has given us to live lives that respect the sacredness of every life and the willingness to provide as much as we can of our resources and ourselves to help others.

At our fall faculty and staff retreat at Daylesford Abbey organized by our Campus Minister Tom Mengers ’10, we reflected on our year-long theme, “Every person is sacred,” with the help of faculty members who led three discussion sessions on their interpretation of the theme. English teacher Joe Quinn, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Leah Lightcap, and math teachers Carly and Dan Pisani shared personal stories and experiences in leading the conversations. Their excellent skills as teachers and facilitators made the experience welcoming, fun, reflective, and introspective. Father John Zagarella, O.Praem., celebrated Mass to conclude the day. The spirit of community was palpable that day, and it certainly felt like we were “building the kingdom.”

That spirit was extended across the globe to our Norbertine schools and communities in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, particularly in recent months, as those communities assisted Ukrainian refugees and sent household goods and supplies into the country. With connections made over the years through our Heritage Tours and the support and work of Father Zagarella in creating and sustaining personal relationships with these communities, our school community raised $5,000 in one day to send to the abbey communities in Slovakia and Czech Republic. We have also reached out to the school community of Norbertus Gymnasium in Magdeburg, Germany, as they made accommodations to receive 150 Ukrainian refugees last Spring. Our new Global Studies Program allows students to connect with students from around the world to share ideas and perspectives, helping one another to develop a worldview through the lens of our Norbertine Catholic experience.

We are “building the kingdom” every day. For example, if you arrive at the Student Life Center as one of the lunch periods ends, you are met at the door with students pouring out to go to class. I typically hold the door and wait for all of them to exit before going against traffic. To a student, everyone looks at me, smiles, and says, “Thank you.”

That is an expectation set by their families and supported by the Archmere culture. Another regular “glimpse” of the kingdom being forged is Fr. McLaughlin’s mission and heritage emails. He has a unique way of connecting Archmere’s history and mission with the Scripture readings and psalm of the Mass for that day. His presence is felt not

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Jim Stockman ’61 speaking about the portraits

just on campus, but throughout the Archmere community, as he ministers to families celebrating baptisms, marriages, and funerals and provides spiritual direction. Mr. Campion’s daily announcements are a snapshot of a community that cares about each other. They include a “Word of the Day,” students’ and staffs’ birthdays, a welcome by the name of 8th-grade students visiting that day, and announcements of Feast Days of the saints and signature events in Archmere’s history celebrated with Mass.

In Catena Aurea, St. Thomas Aquinas quotes Saint Augustine’s commentary about the parable of the pearl of great price. Saint Augustine suggests various meaningful interpretations:

Or, a man seeking goodly pearls has found one pearl of great price; that is, he who is seeking good men with whom he may live profitably finds one alone, Christ Jesus, without sin;

or, seeking precepts of life, by aid of which he may dwell righteously among men, finds love of his neighbor, in which one rule, the Apostle says, (Rom. 13:9.) are comprehended all things;

or, seeking good thoughts, he finds that Word in which all things are contained. In the beginning, was the Word. (John 1:1.) which is lustrous with the light of truth, steadfast with the strength of eternity, and throughout like to itself with the beauty of divinity, and when we have penetrated the shell of the flesh, will be confessed as God.

But whichever of these three it may be, or if there be anything else that can occur to us, that can be signified under the figure of the one precious pearl, its preciousness is the possession of ourselves, who are not free to possess it unless we despise all things that can be possessed in this world. For having sold our possessions, we receive no other return greater than ourselves (for while we were involved in such things, we were not our own) that we may again give ourselves for that pearl, not because we are of equal value to that, but because we cannot give anything more.

Is Archmere like the pearl for which many pour out all they have to contribute to its success and experience it, not own it? Or is Archmere like the merchant who finds the pearl — Jesus Christ, who, through his sacrifice, gifts us with the reality of heaven? Or is Archmere trying to emulate the kingdom of heaven on earth, promoting “love of neighbor,” as Saint Augustine quotes Saint Paul? However you may personally interpret the parable, we have many lessons to consider as a community of faith. There is a Swedish hymn Den Kostliga Pärlan (O That Pearl of Great Price!), which begins:

O, that Pearl of great price! have you found it?

Is the Savior supreme in your love?

O consider it well, ere you answer,

As you hope for a welcome above.

Have you given up all for this Treasure?

Have you counted past gains as but loss?

Has your trust in yourself and your merits

Come to naught before Christ and His cross?

The replica portraits of Helena Springer Raskob Green (above) and John J. Raskob (below) in their original locations, the library and living room in the Patio, respectively.

For 90 years, Archmere has been built on the significant sacrifices, boundless energy, and genuine love of many people. It is, for many, a very precious and special place. It is like a fine pearl that will hopefully continue to emulate God’s presence and goodness for the next 90 years.

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Board of Trustees

Dr. Ernest Addo P ’22, ’24

Kristy K. Ambrogi PP ’04, ’11

Rt. Rev. Richard Antonucci, O.Praem., Abbot Emeritus

Rev. Andrew D. Ciferni, O.Praem., B.A., S.T.L., Ph.D.

Richard Angiullo PP ’88, ’90, ’95 GP ’19, ’21, ’24, ’25 Joseph P. Clark ’77

Nancy Cooper PP ’04, ’08

Dr. William J. Doyle PP ’97, ’99, ’01 Bernadette Gilmore

David Hogan ’87, PP ’14, ’18, ’20

William Larson, Esq. ’04

Dr. Jose Maceda P ’24, PP ’20

James Maddox ’89 PP ’18, ’21

leadership Board of Trustees

Kathryn K. McCord PP ’11, ’16, Board Chair

James T. Prendergast ’77, PP ’19, ’21 Marc A. Ross ’91 Dr. Eric G. Ruoss

Ravi Subbaraya PP ’16, ’20

Legal Counsel

Anthony G. Flynn, Esq., ’69, PP ’03, ’04 Neilli Mullen Walsh, Esq., PP ’12, ’14, ’18

Executive Officer

Michael A. Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76 Head of School

Welcome to Archmere’s New Board Members

Nancy Cooper PP ’04, ’08

Nancy Cooper returns to Archmere Academy to serve on the Board of Directors following her decades-long career in the World Languages Department. She first taught German until it was phased out of the curriculum a few years ago. In her 40+ career at Archmere, Nancy has taught German, French, served as junior class counselor, World Languages and Culture Department Chair, and Academic Dean. Along the way, she picked up and chaired various committees; Middle States, Academic Honesty, New Faculty/Staff Mentoring program or the A-TEAM, Freshmen Mentoring Program, and the French exchange program, cheerleading coach. When she served as the junior class counselor, she created the Buddy Day Program, which the Admissions Department adapted into our current 9th grade orientation day. Nancy is also the proud mother of two Archmere graduates, Andrew ’04 and Justin ’08.

Richard Angiullo PP ’88, ’90, ’95 GP ’19, ’21, ’24, ’25

Born and raised in New York City, Rich graduated from City College of New York with a degree in Chemical Engineering and had a fifty-plus career with the DuPont Company. During his career, he had the opportunity to manage several different businesses and organizations, including products “Dacron” polyester fiber and “Teflon” fluoropolymers. Retiring in 2005, he was an adjunct professor in the MBA program of Wilmington University and a Management Consultant with clients around the world. Rich was on the Board of Catholic Education for the Diocese of Wilmington from 1990 – 2003 and one of the founding board members of All Saints Catholic School from 2018 – 2020. In addition, he is on the Community Board of Saint Francis Healthcare in Wilmington and Archmere’s Finance and Facilities Committee. Rich’s three grown children and two grandchildren graduated from Archmere, and two of his ten grandchildren are current students.

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Ninety Years Strong

The psalmist says, “Seventy is the sum of our years, and eighty for those who are strong” (Psalm 90:10). The psalm is entitled “God’s Eternity and Human Frailty” and is said to be “A prayer of Moses, the Man of God,” who died at age 120, with “eyes undimmed and vigor unabated” (Deuteronomy 34:7).

On September 14, 2022, Archmere Academy marked its 90th birthday, a significant milestone nine months after the Norbertine Order celebrated its 900th birthday on December 25, 2021. Saint Augustine, who wrote the Rule by which Norbertines live, died on August 28, 430, at age 75, and Saint Norbert died on June 6, 1134, at age 54. Neither reached the psalmist’s 80, Archmere’s 90, or Moses’ 120 — but both were strong.

In its 90 years, Archmere has had nine different headmasters, eight Norbertines, and our current headmaster, Dr. Michael Marinelli, who turned 64 on May 26. Of the eight Norbertine headmasters, six are deceased: Father Michael McKeough, at age 68; Father Daniel Hurley, at age 67; Father Roger Paider, at age 71; Father Justin Diny, at age 77; Father Timothy Mullen, at age 56; and Father Michael Collins, at age 64. Of the two living Norbertine headmasters, Father John Zagarella turned 64 on August 28, and I turned 79 on May 25. So, all headmasters have been strong, but none have reached age 80.

Abraham and Sarah were 75 and 65 when they left their home in Haran in modern Turkey to journey 400 miles south to the Promised Land, unknown to them. Although they possessed Saint Norbert’s virtues of “Faith and Patience,” they lacked a child, an heir. When Abraham was 89, he welcomed three unknown travelers to his tent, had Sarah prepare a meal for them, and Abraham waited while the travelers ate. The guests left an enormous gratuity: “About this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son” (Genesis 18:10). A year later Sarah gave birth to Isaac, at age 90.

On the evening of September 14, 1932, Father McKeough wrote to 71-year-old Abbot Bernard Pennings in Wisconsin: “We started this morning with 16 boys. ... I feel confident that we shall have 20 before long. This is a small proportion of the 50 we had hoped.” Father McKeough’s confidence was rewarded; there were 22 boys by October 12, 1932, the day of Archmere’s Dedication. Father Hurley also wrote to Abbot Pennings on Archmere’s first day: “Many parents would like to send their boys to school, but the conditions of the times do not permit it.” Father Hurley would remain at Archmere until 1945 and see the enrollment grow from 22 in 1932 to 144 in September 1945, before Father Hurley resigned in November due to a serious heart condition.

God told Abraham: “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so will your descendants be” (Genesis 15:5). The narrator adds: “Abraham put his faith in the Lord, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness” (Genesis 15:6). Saint Norbert told those gathered at his deathbed to be people of “Faith and Patience.” Father McKeough and Father Hurley were men of faith and patience, both becoming headmasters at age 40. But it would fall to Father Diny to open Saint Norbert Hall in 1959 with an enrollment of 232 and see the school grow to 320 students in the Fall of 1962. Father Diny also welcomed the first fifty female students in the Fall of 1975, bringing the enrollment to 366, up from 321 the previous September. In the Fall of 1982, Father Diny’s last year as headmaster, Archmere marked its 50th Jubilee with an enrollment of 460. In the Fall of 2022, Archmere’s 90th Jubilee, Dr. Michael Marinelli, welcomed 530 students to campus - Archmere’s largest enrollment. “Count the stars, if you can. Just so will your descendants be” (Genesis 15:5).

As we mark the 90th anniversary of Archmere’s Opening (September 14) and Dedication (October 12), we can pray the 90th Psalm, saying: “O Lord, you have been our refuge through all generations. ... Prosper the work of our hands. Prosper the work of our hands” (Psalm 90:1, 17).

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YEARS 90 1932 – 2022

Archmere

Archmere Admission

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Over 90 Years 1932 — 22 1942 — 83 1952 — 158 1962 — 320 1972 — 360 1982 — 460 1992 — 475 2002 — 494 2012 — 475 2022 — 530
Archmere’s original football team in 1932. Archmere English class in the 1940s. Speech team winners in the 1970s. Laying the cornerstone of SNH in 1959. Trip to Washington, D.C. in the 1980s. Outside St. Norbert Hall in 1980. Archmere English class in 2022. Winter Concert in 2015.
Over The Years

Welcome Class of 2026

11fall 2022 • Archmere Academy Class of 2026 by the numbers 138 students 47% Legacy Families Top Feeder Schools • St. Thomas the Apostle (PA) • St. Edmond’s Academy • Immaculate Heart of Mary • The Independence School • St. Mary Magdalen (DE) Student Body Fun Facts 529 — Largest total student body in Archmere History 42% Legacy Families Where are Archmere families from? • 6 International Students • 51% from Delaware • 41% from Pennsylvania • 7% from New Jersey • 1% from Maryland

Faculty and Staff News & Updates

Dr. Alima Bucciantini got together with 300 other teachers and college professors in Salt Lake City, as well as 600 more graders working online, to read and grade the exams and research papers from all the AP Seminar papers produced by students across the country. In 10 days she was trained and calibrated on 4 different questions, and graded 995 exams! It was a great opportunity to meet people, and really learn what skills are being valued on the exams.

Ms. Kristen Witte, chair of the history department, received the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award. An Outstanding Educator shapes young minds in meaningful ways—thoughtfully approaching instruction, sharing an infectious love for learning, and caring for students both inside and outside of the classroom. Each year, newly admitted UChicago students have the opportunity to reflect on their time in school and nominate an educator who played a significant role in their education, made a positive impact in their lives, and whose influence has brought them to where they are today. The University of Chicago is honored to recognize excellence in teaching and sincerely congratulates this year’s Outstanding Educator Award winners, who are exceptional in their field and role models for all students. The University deeply appreciates the lively minds who thirst for knowledge that these educators have nurtured and inspired. We thank them for going above and beyond the call of duty every day and leaving an impression that will be carried over a lifetime. All award winners receive a commemorative award, certificate, and letter that includes details from the student they were nominated by.

Theology Chair Matt Chominski had an article published in Fall 2022 issue of “The Golfer’s Journal,” titled “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.” The piece focuses on an unexpected, chance exploration of Merion Golf Club’s famed archives, which holds all sorts of golf treasures and pieces of the club’s esteemed history.

Thomas C. Mengers ’10 graduated with honors with a master’s degree in Pastoral Theology from St. Joseph’s College of Maine. Tom was recently appointed Campus Minister at Archmere Academy.

Patricia Maher participated in a week-long Advanced Placement Summer Institute for AP English Language and Composition sponsored by The College Board. In August, she was also a contributing writer for Truth for Teachers, an online collection of practical teaching strategies.

In September, Ms. Kristen Witte attended a two-day training event hosted by Delaware Humanities. The facilitation training prepares people to plan and facilitate conversations about vital issues and questions across differences, beliefs, and backgrounds. These conversations help build strong relationships within organizations and among communities. Reflective conversations get people talking with each other about a question or topic that people may think about differently depending on their personal beliefs and experiences. This training will provide you with tools to plan and facilitate these conversations both at work and within the broader community. Ms Witte is excited to use this not just in her classroom, but also in the community.

Francesca Pileggi ’06 co-authored an article entitled “Leveraging Community-Engaged Research to Address Adolescent Depression with Pennsylvania Public Schools and Communities,” which was published in the Summer 2022 Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action from Johns Hopkins University Press. The article describes the process of community-engaged research methods used to develop a randomized clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of school-based universal depression screening on depression identification and treatment engagement, compared with standard symptom-based depression recognition.

Rachel Van Wylen was invited to speak at the TEDxWilmingtonSalon event Supplements, which was an event focused on the health and wellness industry. Her talk, Why the Mural on the Corner Matters, drew connections between the art we see every day and our collective sense of social and emotional wellness. She was asked to speak on this topic because of her participation in the Trolley Square Murals project, which was completed this past June and brought together eighteen local artists to create a series of paintings. Rachel completed two murals with this project.

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On Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 and Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 Art & Design Department Chair and teacher Stephanie C. Silverman ’00 delivered 3.5 hours of live instruction in an AP Art & Design Online Workshop for new and seasoned AP Art & Design Teachers. Stephanie is one of 36 AP Art & Design Consultants worldwide contracted with the College Board to provide high quality professional learning to AP Art teachers throughout the world, both in persona and in online workshop format. The workshop focused on the AP Art & Design Course and Exam Description, Course Requirements and Framework, and Pedagogical Strategies to optimize student achievement in AP Art & Design. Silverman currently teaches all three AP Art & Design course: AP Drawing, AP 2D Design, and AP 3D Design.

An intense week in June kicked off Dr. Bucciantini’s engagement with NAIS’s Inclusive Schools Network Institute, which is a partnership with Gender Spectrum, an educational and support organization for gender-diverse young people. The training covered issues of what gender is, how it impacts all of us, how schools and communities, including faith communities, can best support all young people to be their whole selves safely whatever their identity, and the benefits that can bring. Dr. B will continue having monthly meetings as part of the Inclusive Schools Network Institute all year, and hopes to bring resources and training from the Institute to the larger Archmere community

Vinita Lobo, Chair of the Mathematics Department, attended a 3-day Data Science Camp at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, DE, August 2 - 4, 2022. It was titled Investigations in Data Science: A Focused Exploration of What it Means to Engage in Data Science. It was sponsored by the Delaware Math Coalition and attended by Math educators from across the state. The aim was to understand how to incorporate this discipline into the K-12 curriculum. The participants spent time deepening their understanding of Data Science and explored several resources for use in the classroom At the beginning of this school year, Vinita shared some of what she had learned with the members of the Math Department. Every Math teacher will try to include Data Talks in their Math classes this year. Dan Pisani is teaching a full-year Probability and Statistics course, which will include Data Science, for the first time this year. The department plans to explore offering a Data Science course in the future.

Dr. Alima Bucciatini was selected to participate in a NEH seminar on Teaching the Holocaust with Visual Sources at Bowdoin College. A historian and an Art Historian led 16 high school teachers through a large amount of visual documentation of the Holocaust and its aftermath and they discussed how to make it accessible and palatable for students from 8th grade to advanced placement. There were guest lectures from experts in Nazi architecture and propaganda they and went on trips to the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine as well as several art museums. The class brainstormed how to use it in lesson plans for our particular students, so Dr. B is looking forward to enhancing this section of AP European History, using it in the Civil Rights elective, and sharing materials with the rest of the history department.

(left) Rachel Van Wylen poses with one of her two murals she created for the Trolley Square Murals project.

(right) Tom Mengers ’10

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Welcome to New Faculty Members

Charline Clauson • French

After moving from France to the United States in 2015 to work as an Au Pair, Charline Clauson found herself on a language learning journey. Growing up in the small town of Lespignan located in south France, Charline always wanted to learn a new language – English. She began taking English classes at her college, Marc Bloch, where she went on to obtain her degree in Business Marketing. After graduating, she decided the best way to learn English was to immerse herself in an English-speaking country. Here she fell in love with language learning and working with children. Shortly after moving here, Charline enrolled at Stony Brook University to get both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in French Teaching. She now finds herself residing in Kent County, Delaware. When Madame Clauson isn’t teaching, you can find her playing tennis, wood-working, hiking, or at home taking care of her ten pets.

Meghan Gentile • Theology

Mrs. Meghan Gentile is a new theology teacher at Archmere Academy, currently teaching freshmen and sophomore students. While she may be new to Archmere, working with high school students is not untrodden territory. After graduating from Franciscan University of Steubenville with a degree in theology, Meghan jumped into the classroom in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia where she taught for three years. While she absolutely loved her time teaching for the Archdiocese, she felt a call to pursue another passion of hers; ministry. Meghan took a job at Saint Monica Parish in Berwyn, PA where she worked as the Associate Director of Discipleship and Formation for four years. At Saint Monica, she ran both middle and high school youth groups, planned and executed retreats and sacraments, and helped to advise and operate the religious education program. In addition, Meghan worked for the Steubenville Youth Conferences as a retreat facilitator for five years. Meghan will always cherish the teens and families that she worked with through these programs, but could not deny her desire to return to the classroom. Her favorite part about being a teacher is seeing her students’ faces light up when they begin to understand a difficult idea, or simply being able to check in to see how their football or field hockey game went. Meghan’s hope is that her students’ know they are thought of and cared about, both in and out of the classroom. When she is not teaching, she can be found with her husband Dominic and their 1 year old labradoodle Dewey, singing and playing guitar, or simply hanging out with her friends at a local get-together.

John Jordan ’80 • Director of Development and Constituent Relations

John Jordan is excited to return to Archmere and the high school setting. Most recently Head of School at St. Edmond’s Academy, John has served in various roles at Archmere in his 30-year career here. English Teacher, Coach, Disciplinarian, Admissions Director, and Principal, John returns to campus as the Director of Development and Constituent Relations. He looks forward to working with alumni, parents, past parents, and friends of the Academy to secure its long-term success. John is a 1980 graduate of Archmere and studied at the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate work, earning a BA in English from Penn in 1985. John has a MA in English from the University of Delaware. John met his bride Noreen, a former Math teacher and Coach, at Archmere in the early 90’s. They have four children, all of whom graduated from Archmere — Liam ’12, Luke ’15, Colleen ’18 and John Patrick ’21. His family is the source of his greatest joy. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, particularly poetry and short stories, writing, cooking, baking bread, collecting 33 1/3’s, and model railroading. He loves Philly sports, particularly the Iggles and the Phillies.

Meghan McGeehan ’98 • Spanish

After many years living abroad and out of state, Meghan McGeehan makes her long-awaited return to the area and to her alma mater. Originally from Delaware County, Meghan went to Archmere after which she attended Penn State University, where she double-majored in Administration of Justice and Spanish with a minor in sociology. She worked for two years in the Delaware County Juvenile Court system before returning to school to obtain her Masters in Spanish Language and Literature from Middlebury College School in Spain, located in Madrid. This experience further developed her love for the Spanish language and culture, as she then spent a total of five years living in Madrid. Ms. McGeehan is so happy to be back at Archmere to share that passion for Spanish and to be almost home, as she now resides in Delaware, and not Delaware County. When not teaching or talking about Spain, you can find her talking about fantasy football, Philly sports, English Premier League and La Liga soccer, the Kardashians, and all things Bravo.

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Peter Rainwater • Biology

Peter is originally from Stockton, California. Growing up, he spent his summers in northwest Montana, where he would spend time hiking, fishing, and camping with his family. He went to a Catholic high school similar to that of Archmere and traveled to Ohio to attend college at Franciscan University. While there, he studied Biology and Theology and was involved in chemistry research for several semesters and summers. While in college, he fell in love with traveling, having traveled throughout much of Europe during his time studying abroad in Austria. He has also led a handful of service-related mission trips, including trips to the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Kolkata, India. While traveling in India, he spent two weeks hiking in Nepal on a specific trek in the Himalayas After college, Peter spent several years working with FOCUS ministries, specifically working with the Catholic center at Seton Hall University. He now lives in West Chester, PA with his wife, Annie, who works with the Catholic center at West Chester University. They were recently married on October 8. Peter has been excited to dive back into this area in an immediate way. Biology unlocks a wonder and amazement about this life, how incredibly complex biological systems are yet how organized they are at the same time. He wants to walk with students at Archmere in discovering and fostering this love of Biology.

Suzyn-Elayne Soler • Associate Director of College Counseling

Suzyn-Elayne Soler has had a nineteen year career in college admissions, most recently as an Associate Director at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. Ms. Soler has also previously worked at The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College in Jupiter, FL, Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, Boston College and her alma mater Boston University where she earned both a Bachelors and a Masters degree. Suzyn-Elayne grew-up in Port Jefferson, on Long Island, but considers Boston her second hometown, but she does not cheer for the Red Sox. She enjoys reading, visiting museums and zoos with her husband, and traveling the world. Her favorite destination is Puerto Rico to visit her family and eat delicious food. Her goal is to experience India and all of its wonders. Suzyn-Elayne has a love for animals, particularly alpacas, and a passion for the color purple. She has a talent for making soup from scratch and spent twelve years in ballet which inspired her love for everything related to the performing arts.

Kees van Haasteren • Assistant Director of College Counseling

Kees van Haasteren joined Archmere Academy as an Assistant Director of Admissions this fall after nine grueling years of experience in college admissions at three schools that left him looking for a change, and having attending a high school very similar to Archmere in his beloved home state of Maine, he wanted to find a place where he felt that same level of community and connectedness that he remembered and is excited to be able to contribute to that feeling at Archmere in any way possible. After high school Kees attended Susquehanna University in central Pennsylvania where he graduated with a degree in Economics and Finance and University Honors. After working briefly for Southern Vermont College (which no longer exists, but that wasn’t his fault) he moved to Springfield, Massachusetts where he worked at Western New England University and completed his Master’s Degree in Business Analytics and Project Management from the University of Connecticut. He then worked for four years at Roanoke College in Virginia, where he was the data specialist for the admissions office in addition to recruiting before longing to move back to PA. He enjoys personal fitness, playing basketball and volleyball, and eating as much great food as possible. Recently engaged, he now lives in Pennsylvania with his fiancée and the cutest puppy in the world, Ellie Marmalade.

And Congratulations to Faculty & Staff With New Roles

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Tom Mengers ’10 Campus Minister Joel DeMartino School Counselor & Director of Wellness Janna Scheflen World Language Department Chair Dr. Matthew Wilcox Physical & Life Sciences Department Chair Damian Demnicki ’86 Music Department Chair

Auks Are Taking to the Skies

The Philadelphia airport terminal was much hotter and far more humid than I would have expected, even for August 2022. For a moment I could feel the swelter of India again. Was I back in Delhi? Did I just see a monkey? The tension I was feeling generated serious heat under the long-sleeved Archmere pullover I was wearing to show my welcoming school pride. I had the right to be tense: since late May I had worried that our first exchange students since the pandemic and our first under the auspices of Archmere’s newly minted Global Studies Program would never materialize, would never step off a plane onto American soil.

Up to this point, so many frustrating details had been communicated over email with my contact at the Norbertine high school in Slovakia: custodial declarations, Form I-20s, visa applications, and even course selections. But most pressing of all: hosts! Why did I believe that any of our generous Archmere families would willingly house two Slovakian teenagers as Covid lingered and when even AFS could not find families for their students! What was I thinking? But there I was, at the airport, sweaty and Archmere-clad, waiting for Olivia Fintor, a new senior, and Dominik Jakubisin, a new junior, to appear, to validate all the anxiety of the long, hot summer. And then they did. They were here. In America. Both of the gracious families who had warmly offered to host Olivia and Dominik greeted the students at the airport with me, and quickly they were all off to their respective homes. The Global Studies Program was officially up and running.

Making connections with Norbertine high schools around the world is becoming something of a specialty for Father Zagarella, Archmere’s Norbertine liaison to the Global Studies program: first, he finds Olivia and Dominik’s school in Kosice, Slovakia; then he made a connection with a school in Bangalore, India; and soon he’s off to a school in Perth, Australia. (Such is the toil Father Zag suffers for Archmere.) The new Global Studies Program at Archmere aims to achieve multiple goals, but one of them is surely to partner with these and other Norbertine schools, with Father Zagarella’s helpful introductions, to organize student and teacher exchanges (and more) in hopes of discovering and experiencing other countries and cultures while depending on (and learning about) Norbertine hospitality and charism to forge a lasting spiritual and educational bond.

To ensure that we maintain and expand these global goals, Archmere has captured in this structured new program its long-held beliefs surrounding student growth and learning as they relate to the wider world. Hence, the mission of the Global Studies Program: to prepare lifelong learners for every good work by building cultural competence and by fostering personal growth and professional success through travel and study. This multidisciplinary academic program provides cross-cultural, experiential learning opportunities that cultivate empathetic leadership, effective communication, and a global mindset. And this mission is already in action: our current student hosts and our Archmere students are right now being enriched by the inclusion of Olivia and Dominik in our community, just as they, too, are being enriched by Archmere.

But, wait, there’s more: this program includes multiple elements, easily expressed (in part) by the chance for students to earn a Global Studies Diploma or Certificate. Through study, travel, and action, students can apply to work toward achieving the mission of the Global Studies Program: for instance, excel in courses with global distinction, travel with Archmere to another country, participate in or lead a club or activity with a world view, and much more. Archmere is simply taking what it has always done with its excellent separate parts — help students prepare for the world beyond Archmere — and unifying them into one vision, a program focusing primarily on a personal understanding of the global community.

To that end, we’re off to a great start: in the first two weeks of September, Archmere hosted Spanish students from a partner school in Madrid, where our own students will travel next April; the science department will travel to Belize in March (I will zipline through the rainforest, but I will not hold an iguana), and our French students will host their counterparts from Senlis, France, this spring and then travel there to have the favor returned.

Even though there are times we might find greater comfort by staying home with our families and finding peace on the couch, there is much to know, experience, and learn about this rapidly changing world. Archmere is committed to providing its students with essential and relevant skills to thrive independently; recognizing the importance of cultivating a global mindset and building an appreciation of places and people beyond our yellow brick road is one such way — through the Global Studies Program.

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Archmere announces new Global Studies Program with a Global Studies Diploma & Certificate options for students. In September, the Spanish exchange students and our two students from Slovakia visited Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.!

Around Campus

Archmere TEAMS Place First in Delaware, Second Nationally Archmere students took home first place for this year’s Delaware state Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) competition. Members include Andy Zhu, Michelle Zhang, Sophia Chen and David Cui. The goal of TEAMS is to have students work collaboratively to develop practical and creative solutions to real world engineering problems. High school teams that rank 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the Best in State rankings or that achieve a minimum combined score are eligible to compete in the national TEAMS competitions.

The 2022 National Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference took place in Dallas, TX from June 26–30. The Archmere team of Andy Zhu, Michelle Zhang, and Sophia Chen competed at the National TEAMS Conference and placed second in the Design Build Challenge and top 10 in the multiple choice exam.

Two Students Invited to DE Governor’s School for Arts

Congratulations to Jane Chen ’24 and Elizabeth Xu ’24 for earning spots in this summer’s very prestigious Governor’s School for Excellence for the Visual Arts. This is the second consecutive year both of Archmere’s candidates were accepted into this very prestigious program. The Delaware Governor’s School for Excellence is a one-week summer program that brings together academically and artistically talented Delaware high school students who have completed their sophomore year. Students are nominated to participate in Governor’s School through their schools via a competitive application process.

National Art Honor Society Spearheaded Creative Fundraising Project for Humanitarian Relief in Ukraine

Students in Archmere’s National Art Honors Society created artwork featuring sunflowers, a symbol of peace in Ukraine, on the final Archmere Green Day of the school year. The students then designed stationary featuring paintings created by members Helen Qi ’23, Kusha Malik ’22, and Annie Dai ’22.

Once Upon a Mattress Wins Four Cappies

Earlier this spring, the Archmere winter musical, Once Upon a Mattress, was nominated for ten Cappies Awards. This was the first time that Archmere has ever been nominated for Best Show, ties for the most nominations the school productions have ever had (drama and musical), and is the most nominations ever for an Archmere musical.

The Cappies, “Critics and Awards Program,” is a program through which high school theater and journalism students are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, write reviews, and publish those reviews. Once Upon a Mattress hosted over forty critics from all over the Philly area.

On Sunday, May 15th, the cast and crew attended the Sixteenth Annual Cappies Gala at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center. The Gala, an end of the season “Tony’slike celebration”, highlights all nominated high school shows through performances, and the final Cappies Awards are presented. Awards are given for performance, nonperformance, and best critics.

Once Upon a Mattress won four Cappies, the most awards ever for Archmere Academy: Best Costumes — Ray Bellace Best Ensemble in a Musical — Ray Bellace, Kaitlyn Kaulback, and Jack Maister Comic Actor in a Musical — Jack Maister Lead Actress in a Musical — Serena Martin

Alex Chen ’23 Earns a Rare “Perfect” Score on AP Exam

Archmere Academy celebrates senior Alexander Chen for earning a perfect score on a college-level Advanced Placement (AP) Exam, taken last spring. Alex’s performance on the AP English Language and Composition Exam in May 2022 was so superior that it falls into a rather select category.

Alexander not only received the top score of 5, but was also one of only 22 students in the world to earn every point possible on the AP English Language and Composition Exam, receiving the maximum score on each portion of the exam. More students take the AP English Language and Composition exam than any other Advanced Placement Exam. This year, over 523,000 students tested.

Alex’s outstanding accomplishment is a direct reflection of the topquality education being offered at Archmere Academy. The College Board “applauds Alexander’s hard work and the AP teacher responsible for engaging students and enabling them to excel in a college-level course.” Alex was taught by Archmere Advanced Placement English Language and British Literature teacher, Mr. Stephen Klinge.

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Jane Chen Elizabeth Xu

Archmere NAHS Keynote Speakers at national conference

Based on Archmere Academy’s continued success with our National Art Honor Society chapter, the National Art Education Association selected Archmere as the featured key speaker to participate in a live webcast on October 27th, 2022 to discuss with the national membership how we have managed and operated our NAHS chapter. Additionally, NAHS student members President Helen Qi ’23, Vice President Patch Shields ’23, and NAHS student members Jace Walker ’25 and Grace Yang ’25 were featured in the presentation through prerecorded videos to discuss how the NAHS program has made a positive impact on their work/their continuing education. The two goals of the national Art Honor Society are: to assist Student members to attain their Highest Potential in ALL Forms of Art; and to raise awareness of art education throughout the School & Community. Art & Design Department Chair Stephanie Silverman ’00 serves as Archmere’s NAEA Chapter Sponsor.

See the presentation:

Helen Qi ’23 Receives the Michael Curcio ’06 Emerging Artist Scholarship Award

Archmere art student Helen Qi ’23 has been named the recipient of the annual Michael Curcio ’06 Emerging Artist Scholarship Award for her commitment to the study of art, outstanding portfolio, and originally conceived sketchbook. Helen was selected for the award by Archmere’s Fine Art Department faculty, and her work was recently highlighted at the Archmere Fine Arts Festival on April 30.

This award, funded in memory of Michael P. Curcio ’06, is awarded annually to a deserving junior in recognition of excellence in the visual arts, and who most embodies Mr. Curcio’s commitment to artistic excellence as evidenced in creative process documentation, original sketchbook work, and an art portfolio demonstrating the emergence of an original personal vision.

At the event, Helen gifted Tina Curcio with her “My Allergy” shrimp painting, which was awarded a Gold Key in the 2021 Scholastic Art Awards competition.

Five Archmere Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists

Archmere seniors Rui (Leo) Chang, Alexander Chen, Natalie Gildea, Clare O’Dwyer, and Richard (Richie) Smith have been named National Merit Semifinalists because of their high scores on the PSAT’s, taken in their junior year. Only 16,000 students (of approximately 1.6 million) in about 21,000 high schools entered the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship, Semifinalists must advance to Finalist standing in the competition. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state.

Leo, Alex, Natalie, Clare and Richie have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $28 million that will be offered next spring. To become a Finalist, the five Archmere Semifinalists and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received.

Finalists will be announced in late February and National Merit Scholarship winners of 2023 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join more than 368,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.

In addition, nine Archmere seniors were among the top 50,000 high scorers on the PSAT and will receive the recognition of being named National Merit Commended Students, in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. These students are: Raphael Coronel, Austin Curtis, Julian Facciolo, Bridget Holmes, Bradley Hu, Niharika Mukkamala, Jacob Poplawski, Helen Qi, and Tyler Vanson.

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Rui Chang Alex Chen Natalie Gildea Clare O’Dwyer Richie Smith

Archmere Science Department Introduces New Advanced Cancer Research Course This Year

Archmere Academy introduced a new course this year, Advanced Cancer Research and Analysis, designed for students who are interested in pursuing careers in the medical field. This course includes a genetics class, a data analysis class, and an internship opportunity with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and their Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b), spearheaded by Archmere graduate Dr. Jay Storm ’86. Dr. Storm is the Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery and Co-Director of the Neuroscience Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Launched 2016 in concert with then-Vice President Joe Biden’s ’61 Cancer Moonshot Initiative, D3b empowers open-access, collaborative, data-driven scientific discovery on behalf of children everywhere.

During this course, students will learn about the purpose of the D3b program and how to analyze data collected from patients through keynote speakers from and on-sight learning at CHOP. Over the summer, students will also have the opportunity to intern with the D3b program, including shadowing in the hospital setting and research labs, and working on a specific data analysis project. This internship is available exclusively to students enrolled in the course.

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Students Reflect on Professional Development and How It Benefits The Green Arch

Natalie Gildea — Al Neuharth Free Spirit Journalism Conference

I had the privilege to represent Delaware at a three-day virtual journalism conference with talented student journalists from across the country. The conference, held in memory of USA Today founder Al Neuharth, included panels on journalism ethics, career opportunities for journalists, and even a Q&A session with New York Times journalist Megan Twohey. From these experiences, I’m better prepared to guide new journalists in our student newspaper, The Green Arch, and ensure that thoughtful, high-quality news reaches our student body. After interacting with journalists my age, I know how to make The Green Arch a more welcoming and passionate community of writers. Also, as I made friends with these student journalists, we bounced ideas for sharing news and promoting our papers with each other, and I am excited to take inspiration from their creative ideas as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Green Arch this year. The conference taught me that journalism is all about being bold and innovative amid an ever-changing world, and I hope that I can inspire Archmere journalists to experiment with new ideas as they sharpen their journalism skills.

Maggie Turner — NYU Precollege: Report NY

I had the opportunity to stay in New York City for six weeks as a part of NYU’s pre-college summer program. One of the classes I took was Report NY, as part of the Journalism school at NYU, centered around reporting on the different stories that encapsulate the city. We connected with various local and revered journalists in each class and attended events around Manhattan to write about. Some of my favorite pieces included attending the Lower East Side Film Festival, the Museum of Modern Art, and a retrospective on the opinions of locals. This last piece helped me grow as a journalist and writer, where I found myself interviewing strangers across the East Village and Washington Square Park on current events. While the class allowed me to grow and practice my writing skills, I am most grateful for the experience I had to develop my confidence, immersing myself in the culture of the city with others. From this experience, I look to helping other new writers embrace their role on the staff — from utilizing more interviews or surveying the Archmere community more as a whole. As the Features Editor, I’ve gained more leadership from this program in creating content that I can’t wait to use and bolster The Green Arch this year.

Elizabeth Maher -—Making Headlines: A Practical Introduction to Journalism through Notre Dame Virtual PreCollege Summer Scholars

I took the class Making Headlines: A Practical Introduction to Journalism through the Notre Dame Virtual Summer Scholars program. During the two-week course, other high school students and I learned the basics of journalism, from journalistic ethics to interviewing tips to how to structure a story. Throughout the class, we had the opportunity to learn from college professors and converse with journalists, concluding the course with a final written and multimedia project. Though I consider everything I learned in this class extraordinarily educational and valuable, my most significant takeaway is the importance of asking good questions to get the answer I thought I needed and the ones I didn’t know I needed. I look forward to working with fellow student journalists on The Green Arch to highlight the importance of asking good questions, both when working on a story and in the classroom, at a job interview, or during any situation that may call for it. As assistant news and managing editor, I am excited to collaborate with all the paper’s editors and writers to write stories students care about and explore the questions they want to be answered.

Grace Lawlor — 2022 Heights Journalism Conference

I participated in Boston College’s student-run newspaper, The Heights’, annual Heights Journalism Conference. This two-day virtual conference allowed high school students to learn about the field of journalism in both a professional and collegiate capacity. There were two information panels, one titled “Breaking Into the Industry” and one titled “Ins and Outs of Professional Journalism.” The panels were followed by breakout sessions for different sub-focuses of The Heights (news, sports, arts, opinions, and more). From these informational panels and sessions, I learned valuable lessons about journalism that I am excited to bring to The Green Arch. The professionals we heard from often emphasized the necessity of getting outside of your comfort zone and following your passion. The students and experts explained how journalism is an unpredictable and exhilarating field that allows us to follow our inquisitive nature. Equipped with these and other words of advice, I hope to let my curiosity guide me and remember the significance of our work to bring news to our school and motivate my peers at The Green Arch to do the same.

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Spring Athletes, Teams Earn Conference and All-State Awards

Congratulations to all of our spring athletes who were named to the Diamond State AllConference teams and the All-State teams. Six out of our ten sports teams all won their respective Diamond State Athletic Conferences: Golf, Girls Tennis, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Girls Soccer and Girls Track are all DSAC Champions.

The boys lacrosse team won the Sportsmanship Award for the conference and made it all the way to the Semifinals of the State Tournament. Boys Lacrosse Head Coach Pete Duncan was named the Interscholastic Coach of the Year. Archmere Associate Director of Admissions, College Counselor, Mr. Logan Duffie, was named the DSAC Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year and led the team to an impressive 12-3 season in his first year as Head Coach. The girls track team was the conference winner for the first time in school history, with 14 individual qualifiers for the State Meet. The boys track team placed second in the conference, sending 11 individual qualifiers to the State Championship. In addition, the girls soccer team made it all the way to the Semifinals of the State Tournament, falling to eventual State Champion Saint Mark’s. The team boasted an impressive 12-2-1 record this season.

Individually, sophomore Andy Zhu took home the First Singles State Tennis Championship for the second year in a row and Drew Clark placed 4th overall in the DIAA State Golf Championship.

Archmere Boys Lacrosse Players Earn Academic and AllAmerican Awards, Pete Duncan Earns Coach of the Year

Archmere Boys Lacrosse Head Coach Pete Duncan was named the 2022 Coach of the Year by the Delaware Interscholastic Boys Lacrosse Coaches Association. Coach Duncan led the Auks to a school-record 16 wins and #1 seed in the DIAA State Tournament. The team outscored their opponents 263-77, boasted 14 All-Conference players and 6 All-State players. In addition, Conor Udovich ’22 and Alex Im ’22 earned All-American honors; both players were only one of seven in the state to earn those titles.

2022 Delaware US Lacrosse Boys’ All-American: Conor Udovich ’22

An All-American is a player who exhibits superior skills and techniques and possesses exceptional game sense and knowledge. A USA Lacrosse All-American is one of the best players in the United States, while also embodying excellent sportsmanship.

The 2022 Delaware US Lacrosse Boys’ Academic All-American: Alex Im ’22

A USA Lacrosse All-Academic Player is one who exhibits exemplary lacrosse skills, good sportsmanship on the field, and represents high standards of academic achievement in the classroom.

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Diamond State All-Conference and All-State Selections

Girls Lacrosse

1st Team All-Conference

Alex Harrington, Sarah Denning, Olivia MacMillan

2nd Team All-Conference

Bella Hughes, Audrey Mahoney, Becca Olsen, Brynn Bastian–Pastore, Ellie DiCarlo and Lucy Oliver Honorable Mention All-Conference Lydia Scarpaci

Coach of the Year Logan Duffie Conference Player of the Year Alex Harrington

2nd Team All-State Alex Harrington, Olivia MacMillan

Girls Soccer

1st Team All-Conference

Emma Gioffre, Maddie Bell, Jules Witherell, Lyla Bell

2nd Team All-Conference Gabi Fernandez, Sophia Tobin, Christina Rosenbaum, Ava Passehl

Honorable Mention All-Conference Hannah Stewart

Conference Player of the Year

Emma Gioffre

1st Team All-State Emma Gioffre, Maddie Bell

2nd Team All-State Jules Witherell, Lyla Bell

All State First XI Girls Soccer Team Emma Gioffre

Softball

1st Team All-Conference Ryan Vitola • Outfield

2nd Team All-Conference Tori Conner • Pitcher Kaitlin Lotkowski • 3rd Base

Honorable Mention All-Conference Katie Schaller • Shortstop

Baseball

1st Team All-Conference Chris Albero • Outfield

2nd Team All-Conference Nick Zhu • 1st Base Matt Keen • 2nd Base Honorable Mention All-Conference Jason Lotkowski • 3rd Base Carsten Kaiser • Pitcher Honorable Mention All-State Chris Albero • Outfield

Boys Lacrosse

1st Team All-Conference Offense Drew Duncan, Jack O’ Neill, Danny Kupiec, Vinnie Scibello

1st Team All-Conference Defense Conor Udovich, Nate Yanick, Brendan Burke

1st Team All-Conference Goalie Conor France

2nd Team All-Conference Offense Alex Im, Alex Starnes

2nd Team All-Conference Defense Jack Dellose

2nd Team All-Conference Specialist Cole Fenice

Honorable Mention All-Conference Zach Murray, Miles Kempski

Defensive Player of the Year Conor Udovich Sportsmanship Award: Archmere Academy

1st Team All-State: Drew Duncan, Conor Udovich

2nd Team All-State: Danny Kupiec, Brendan Burke, Nate Yanick, Jack O’Neill

Track and Field All-Conference Honors

Julian Facciolo, Matt Guariano, Jack Maister, Maddie Priest (2x), Icyss Hitchens (2x), Chichi Emedoh, Alanah Weaver

State Meet: 14 individual qualifiers for the girls team; 11 individual qualifiers for the boys team

Jack Maister • 3rd place in long jump Girls 4x800m relay - Taylor Costa, Rita Hartman, Maddie Priest, & Helen Socorso – 3rd place

School Records Broken This Season Shot put and Discus • Alanah Weaver 800m • Julian Facciolo

The boys’ 4x100m relay • Kenny Adenusi, Jack Maister, Bobby McLaughlin, & Dylan Addo

The boys’ 4x200m relay • Kenny Adenusi, Jack Maister, Mason Ganfield, & Dylan Addo

Meet of Champions: Maddie Priest - 2nd place in the 1600m Golf

1st Team All-Conference: Danielle Higbee, Ryan Hsieh, Brendan Harrington

2nd Team All-Conference: Carter Kowalski

1st Team All-State: Drew Clark

2nd Team All-State: Ryan Hsieh, Danielle Higbee

Honorable Mention All-State: Brendan Harrington Tennis

1st Singles State Champion Andy Zhu

2nd Singles Finalist Brianna Yang

3rd Singles Finalist Maggie Roberts

Archmere

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Congratulations, Class of 2022!

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Author Joyful Clemantine Wamariya Inspires Hope

As Archmere’s students and faculty gathered for an in-school assembly on September 14, they saw a stage set with flowers, art, and a projector-screen image of Joyful Clemantine Wamariya, author of the school’s 2022 school-wide summer reading book The Girl Who Smiled Beads. This assembly would be quite unlike any that they’d previously experienced: the author of the book would speak to them all about her story.

Like the rest of the Archmere community, I was excited when I heard about Joyful’s visit through an email notification over the summer. Most summers, I would read the school-wide book and let the story live only in my mind, not talking about it with classmates or completing assignments on it for English class. Yet I found myself leafing back through the book, amazed that the author of this story would soon be standing before me in a familiar space, answering questions that students wanted to discuss.

But the “school-wide book” concept seems like something to be embraced rather than cast into the background — in the words of principal Madame Thiel, it’s a “special facet of the Archmere community.” Part of the goal of that initiative is to encourage students to enjoy stories outside of the English curriculum and expose themselves to the unique thoughts and viewpoints of others. As Joyful herself notes in The Girl Who Smiled Beads, “We need to see beyond the projections we cast onto each other. Each of us is so much grander, more nuanced, and more extraordinary than anybody thinks, including ourselves.”

And the subject of this year’s school-wide book seems relevant, considering current political conflicts from war in Ukraine to turmoil in Ethiopia. By taking a close look into how war affected Joyful Wamariya’s life — particularly since she is close in age to high school students, having graduated from college in 2014 — Archmere students can better understand the continuing effects of global conflicts. “As kids in America, we learn a lot about World War II,” Madame Thiel notes, “but we haven’t really avoided repeating those mistakes in other parts of the world.”

In spite of the traumatic experiences described in The Girl Who Smiled Beads, the most striking lesson that most people found in the memoir was the positive spirit running through its grim narrative. “I was just shocked by her optimism, after all that she’s endured,” Madame Thiel says. And this optimism was palpable when Joyful walked out on stage on September 14 to applause. I heard whispers

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“All of us are creative — true survival of the body, soul and spirit requires creativity”
Joyful Clemantine Wamariya

of “She’s so sweet” and “I love her!” reverberating in the audience as she spoke about the power of using self-reflection and creation as a way to maintain faith in difficult times. “Hope is a meditation — hope is not magic,” she says. Joyful’s genuine happiness seemed to touch many in the audience — even principal Madame Thiel, who sat with Joyful for a Q&A session after her talk. Covering topics from Rwandan wedding traditions to favorite high school memories, their discussion allowed Archmere students to take a step beyond Joyful’s book and learn about her everyday life. “I really felt like she was herself,” Thiel says. “The way that she was on stage was exactly the way she was with me, just one-on-one in conversation.”

Throughout the event, Joyful encouraged students to continually build and rebuild their unique stories and identities. “We’re all invited to create — we have to constantly create ourselves,” she said, stressing that “all of us are creative — true survival of the body, soul and spirit requires creativity.”

As if to underscore this sentiment, several Archmere students created their own artwork to accompany the event. Inspired by scenes or quotes from The Girl Who Smiled Beads, the vibrant drawings and paintings provided an apt surrounding for Joyful’s optimistic spirit. Archmere student Jace Walker ’25, whose painting is entitled “Her Turn”, noted, “It was my wish for [Joyful] to see a response to what has become her mission. I will always do my best to make truly beautiful works that evoke emotions in people and inspire them to express themselves in their own way.” CC Kittila, ’26, who also created art for the event, said, “I hope to inspire others with my art’s expression of story and emotion… I want to inspire people to learn, read, and feel more.”

It is clear that The Girl Who Smiled Beads had a profound impact on Archmere students. Joyful’s visit helped bring the book to life and ensure that the messages of the book will resonate with students through the year. The event might just have the effect that Joyful hoped for and discussed during her talk: “My dream is that this conversation will turn into action.”

Student Artwork inspired by The Girl Who Smiled Beads

27fall 2022 • Archmere Academy
Student Name Anne-Cecile Kittila ’26 Danielle Keenan ’26 Valentina Ramos ’26 Chloe Lee ’26

Report on the State of the Academy

Dear Friends of Archmere –

We begin a new school year filled with hope and expectation. What we accomplished last year in advancement has been remarkable. The 2021-22 fiscal year was a year of growth and facing challenges. The Archmere Fund totaled $595,000, exceeding our goal of $520,000. The Parent Clubs continue to be instrumental in the school’s continuing success, raising $117,120 over the course of the year as we re-instituted several key Auk events coming out of the pandemic. And our Alumni donations increased from the previous year, with $27,000 earmarked for the Archmere Fund and $12,000 for the Legacy Scholarship Fund. We are blessed by our loyal parents, alumni, and benefactors. Your generosity speaks to the essence of the Auk community, a community of faith, friendship, humor, and hope.

Our mission remains the same: educating young men and women in the spirit of St. Norbert, a spirit that acknowledges academic excellence and a faith community of inclusion. Your help as supporters of Archmere is imperative for our ongoing success. Ninety years ago, the Norbertine fathers started a school dedicated to academics, faith, and service. We are poised for the next 90 years. As we prepare our students for the challenges of an ever-increasing complex world, we will continue to evolve and improve our innovative academic curriculum. The Archmere Fund directly supports our school operations and programming, as well as scholarship and assistance programs essential for making the school accessible to a wide variety of families.

In the following pages, you will see statistics about the generosity of our donors, along with listings of specific donors, endowed funds, and donors who have chosen to support the Archmere community through planned giving. These numbers and lists are all inspiring examples of the Archmere community stepping up in the Spirit of St. Norbert.

We are grateful for your support of this unique educational community. We ask that you continue to support Archmere as we look to the next 90 years. If you have not made your gift to the Archmere Fund this year, please use the enclosed envelope or visit ArchmereAcademy.com/giving. Your support is critical to sustaining our future and continuing to grow the Archmere community.

Gratefully, John Jordan ’80, PP ’12, ’15, ’18, ’21 Director of Development and Constituent Relations
Your financial support ensures the next 90 years of building community.
Every gift is important, no matter the amount.
29fall 2022 • Archmere Academy Revenue Net Tuition & Fees 90.20% Endowment & Investment Income 5.40%Annual Fund (Gross) 4.59% Other Program (Net) -0.19% Current Endowment $16,298,242 | Total Giving $1,363,082 | Unrestricted Archmere Fund $537,833 Expenses Salaries & Benefits 71.15%% Instructional & Student Services 5.67% Administrative 8.30% Maintenance & Capital Improvements 8.98% Debt Service 6.90% 2021–2022 by the numbers 741 33 $27,000 $115,000 Archmere Fund Donors different states from the Alumni Council from the Parent Clubs Archmere Fund Donors Fun Facts • 15% new donors • 26.8% donors increased their gift from last year • 26.3% donors have given for 5 or more consecutive years • 100% Board of Trustees • 100% Faculty & Staff

Honor

St. Norbert Society

$75,000+

Mr. & Mrs. Rocco A. Abessinio

Archmere Academy Mothers’ Guild Automatic Coin Vending

of Donors

Mr. Michael S. Harrington, Jr. & Mrs. Kathleen Harrington

Mr. Paul Harris

Dr. William Jones

Kerith Foundation

Mr. Kevin J. Lagasse 1980 & Mrs. Nancy Q. Lagasse

Maddox 1989

Dr. Patricia M. Moore & Mr. Danilo R. Salameda

Morgan Stanley

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. O’Dwyer

Mr. John D. Pastor 1958 & Mrs. Diane Pastor

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Peterson

Mr. William D. Church & Mr. John Washburn

Mr. Brian J. Lee 1994 & Mrs. Holly Lee

Mr. Michael P. Lee 1989 & Mrs. Laetitia Lee

Mr. Ronald P. Lee 1961 & Mrs. Rita C. Lee

Moglia Family Foundation

Mr. Joseph H. Moglia

The Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Foundation, Inc.

Blessed Hugh Society

$50,000-$74,999

The Estate of Mr. Domenic S. Grillo 1965

St. Evermode Society

$25,000-$49,999

Mrs. Kristy K. Ambrogi

Archmere Academy Alumni Association

Borneman Family Charitable Foundation

Dr. Anne Marie Borneman 1977 & Dr. John P. Borneman 1976

Dr. Joseph A. Miller, Jr. & Ms. Rachel C. Wood

Mr. Thomas A. Scully, Esq. 1975 & Mrs. Anne Scully

Mr. Richard B. Seidel 1959 & Mrs. Ann Seidel

St. Herman Joseph Society

$15,000-$24,999

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Malseed

Sage Dining Services

Mr. Les Sweeney 1985 & Mrs. Sarah Sweeney

St. Godfrey Society

$10,000-$14,999

Archmere Academy Fathers’ Club

Mr. Frank J. Behm 1974 & Mrs. Andrea M. Behm

Mr. Louis J. Capano, Jr. 1969

Mr. John X. Denney, Jr. 1963 & Mrs. Mary L. Denney Mr. E. Andrew DiSabatino, Jr. 1969 & Mrs. Catherine DiSabatino

Mr. Robert R. Dorsch 1961 Dr. Diane L. Ferry

Mr. Henry C. Grabowski, III 1993

Ms. Eloise Haller

HG Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable

Mr. Francis J. Hickman 1964 & Mrs. Stephanie Hickman

Dr. Gerard Kuhn & Dr. Katherine King Mrs. Elaine C. Reilly 1983 & Mr. Michael F. Reilly

Prémontré Abbey Society

$5,000-$9,999

Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, III 1960 & Mrs. Carol J. Anderson

Mr. Joseph P. Clark 1977 & Mrs. Joanne F. Clark

Mr. Kevin J. Coghlan 1976 & Mrs. Sharon Coghlan

Daniel E. Gatti Family Fund

EDiS Company

Mr. Daniel M. Gatti & Mrs. Jacquelyn Gatti

Mr. Gary Gremminger

Mrs. Adriana Hagenberg & Mr. Robert J. Hagenberg

Mr. Michael J. Hare 1979

Dr. & Dr. Jose Maceda

Mrs. Michele S. McCarthy 1979 & Mr. Patrick J. McCarthy

Mrs. Kathryn K. McCord & Mr. Michael E. McCord

Mr. E. Robert Meaney 1965 & Mrs. Angenette Meaney

Mr. James T. Prendergast, Jr. 1977 & Ms. Eleanor Wu

Mr. Robert P. Quercetti 1989 & Mrs. Diane E. Quercetti

Mr. Peter S. Robinson 1960 & Mrs. Ann Robinson

Mr. Nicholas F. Sanna 1998

Schanne Family Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Shields 1960

Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Stalnecker

Dr. James A. Stockman, III 1961 & Mrs. Lee Stockman

Mrs. Theresa A. Stover 1988 & Mr. Richard Stover Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Mr. James L. Verna 1982 & Mrs. Loriann M. Verna

Mrs. Neilli M. Walsh, Esq. & Mr. Peter J. Walsh, Jr. Esq.

Dr. Sean Wang & Ms. Monica Ho

Mr. David T. Zakielarz 1989 & Mrs. Kelly Zakielarz

Benefactor

$2,500-$4,999

Mr. Vincent T. Abessinio 1993

Mr. Michael A. Albero 1988 & Mrs. Jennifer L. Albero Dr. Damian M. Andrisani 1991 & Mrs. Jennifer M. Andrisani

Mr. Richard B. Angiullo 1990 & Ms. Holly Lissner Richard G. & Elizabeth S. Bacon

Boeing

Mr. William Burns 1956 & Mrs. Grace Burns

Chester County Community Foundation

Mr. Jack J. Clark 1982 & Mrs. Beth M. Clark Mrs. Nancy A. Cooper

Dr. George T. J. Cunningham 1955 & Mrs. Patricia K. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Czachor

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Denning

B. Christopher Dougherty, Ph.D. 1985 & Mrs. Joanne Dougherty

Mr. Joel W. Dowling 1993

Mr. Michael K. Evans, Sr. 1977 & Mrs. Kristen D. Evans

Exelon

First State Electric Co.

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Fisher

Mr. Anthony G. Flynn, Esq. 1969 & Mrs. Catherine C. Flynn

FMC Corporation Matching Gift Plan

Mr. George F. Gioffre 1989 & Mrs. Michelle Gioffre

Mr. William F. Githens 1964 & Mrs. Marie Pat Githens

Mr. Robert J. Himmelreich

Mr. & Mrs. Gerard F. Holmes Josten’s Inc.

The Kelly Family

Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Kennedy

Dr. Joseph A. Kuhn 1965 & Mrs. Virginia F. Kuhn

LF Systems Corp

Mr. Phillip C. Liu & Mrs. Kathryn Tullis

Mr. James R. Maddox, III 1989 & Mrs. Sandra H.

Pro-Tech Floors

Mr. Timothy A. Reilley

Dr. & Ms. Robert A. Rosenbaum

Mr. & Mrs. Marc A. Ross 1991

Mr. Justin & Mrs. Susan Ryan

Mr. Christopher J. Sanna 2005 & Mrs. Lisle E. Sanna Shen O’Dwyer Family Foundation

Mrs. Virginia S. Slattery 1986 & Mr. Spencer Slattery

Stalnecker Family Fund

Mr. Ravi Subbaraya & Dr. Vidyarani Subbaraya Tri-State Roofers

Dr. Anthony A. Vasile 1974 & Mrs. Lori A. Vasile

Mr. Anthony S. (T.J.) Voell 1989 & Mrs. Amanda Voell

Dr. James Byrnes & Dr. Barbara Wasik

Ms. Danielle K. Yearick, Esq. 1990

Mr. & Mrs. Shi Hua Zhang

Patron

$1,500-$2,499

Dr. & Mrs. Ernest Addo

Mr. Harold P. Anderson 1964 & Mrs. Ginny Anderson

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Angiullo

Anthony Penna Charitable Fund

Mrs. Katherine Ball-Weir, CFRE & Dr. Carl E. Weir, Jr.

Mr. Richard M. Beck, Esq. 1982

Mr. Carl S. Campion 1976 & Mrs. Joyce A. Campion

Mr. Sean C. Carroll 1994 & Mrs. Tanya Carroll

Catania & Parker, LLP Attorneys-at Law

Mr. Francis J. Catania, Esq. 1975

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cawley

Chandler Funeral Home of Wilmington, LLC

Mr. & Mrs. James T. Chandler, IV

Dr. & Mrs. Zongyuan Chen

Mr. Anthony W. Clark, Esq.

Mr. John A. Clark, III 1964

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. DeSantis

Diamond-Fosbenner Family Foundation

Ed Banes Memorial Scholarship Fund

Mrs. Katie Eissler-Thiel & Mr. John Thiel

Mr. Edward Fosbenner & Mrs. Sharon DiamondFosbenner

Mrs. Bernadette Gilmore

Mr. Robert J. Glass, Jr. 1957 & Mrs. Susan M. Glass

Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani

Mrs. Kathleen ’79 & Lt. Col. Douglas Hager

Mr. James M. Hansel 1977 & Dr. Sandra B. Hansel

Mr. & Mrs. Carl E. Hertrich

Mr. David P. Hogan 1987 & Mrs. Michelle L. Hogan

Mr. David Ifkovits & Mrs. Kathleen M. Ifkovits

Mr. John F. Jebb, III 1974

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Keen

Mr. Brendan S. Killeen 1973 & Mrs. Carol I. Killeen

Mr. Rudy Koch & Mrs. Rebecca R. Koch

Mr. William B. Larson, Jr., Esq. 2004 & Mrs. Stephanie Larson

Mr. Anthony A. Latini, Jr. 1982 & Mrs. Eileen O. Latini

Mr. Richard V. Maiocco 1973 & Mrs. Christine S. Maiocco

Dr. Michael A. Marinelli 1976 & Mrs. Diane C. Marinelli

Mr. Robert T. Markel, Ph.D 1961

Mr. John T. McKenna 1949

Mr. William J. Meakem, Sr. 1964 & Mrs. Cathy W.

30 The Archmerean • fall 2022
Roll
supporting Archmere * deceased

Meakem

Mrs. Christine C. Moritz 1995 & Mr. Garrett B. Moritz

Mrs. Kathy L. Pfister 1978 & Mr. Brian Pfister

Mr. John Poplawski & Mrs. Christine Poplawski

Lt. Col. Thomas L. Sack 1962 & Mrs. Patricia A. Sack

Dr. Katherine A. Sahm 1990

Mrs. Janice M. Sanna

Mr. Dan Scholl & Ms. Michele Coll

Dr. Joseph M. Small 1961 & Mrs. Susan Small

Mr. Stanley R. Sykora & Ms. Gina Sheldon

The Fada Scholarship Fund

Truist

Wells Fargo Advisors

Dr. Yihui Xu & Dr. Xiang Luo

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP

Dr. Bing Zhang & Mrs. Rachel Zhang

Dr. Yong Zhu & Mrs. Yang Wu

Fellow

$1,000-$1,499

The Akoto Family

Albero, Kupferman & Associates, LLC

Mr. Christopher J. Ambrogi 2011 Ms. Jessica K. Ambrogi 2004 Mr. Michael K. Ambrogi 2011 Mr. Daniel Amoroso

Mr. August L. Amurao, Jr. 1979 & Mrs. Cinthia Amurao

Answering Service for Directors

Dr. Clifford L. Anzilotti 1959 & Mrs. Sandra P. Anzilotti

Dr. Clifford L. Anzilotti, Jr. 1985 & Ms. Collette M. Anzilotti

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Arvedlund

Associated Specialty Insurance Agency

Mr. Michael C. Boyd 1959 & Mrs. Ruth Boyd

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Butler 1993

Dr. Xudong Chen & Mrs. Hongping Tang Mrs. Joan Connolly

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Corrigan Mrs. M. Virginia Craven

Mr. F. Mark D’Onofrio 1971 & Mrs. Sandy L. D’Onofrio

Daylesford Abbey

EJ & Heather Dealy

Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Degenfelder

Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists

Mr. Lawrence DiSabatino 1973 & Mrs. Beth DiSabatino

Mr. Raymond F. Donovan 1979 & Mrs. Janice Donovan

Mrs. Anne Dougherty 1984 & Mr. Thomas M. Dougherty

Dr. & Mrs. William J. Doyle

Erco Ceiling, Blinds & Floors Inc.

Dr. John V. Fenice & Mrs. Mary High

Mr. Jeffrey D. Finocchiaro 1992

Frank & Margaret Schadt Fund

The Honorable Louis J. Freeh & Mrs. Marilyn A. Freeh

Mr. Kevin M. Gallagher 2002 & Mrs. Lynn Gallagher

Mr. & Mrs. Eric H. Garcia

Mr. William E. Gehrman 1988

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Giacchino

Mr. Richard J. Giacco, Esq. 1970 & Mrs. Lisa M. Giacco

Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Giordano

Mr. Thomas A. Goldsmith 1971 & Mrs. Joanne M. Goldsmith

Mrs. Dolores Gremminger

Mr. Thomas C. Grimm 1973

Mr. Douglas J. Harrison 1968 & Mrs. Joan K. Harrison

Ms. Genevieve B. Hill 1983

Mr. Michael J. Huppe, Esq. 1986 & Mrs. Maria E. Huppe

Dr. & Mrs. James W. Husted

Mr. Jeffrey J. Jenkins 1991

Joan and Art Connolly Family Fund

Mrs. Lauren Beste Jones 1996 & Mr. Luke Jones, Sr. 1996

Mr. & Mrs. James Kaiser

Mr. Kevin M. Kelly 1981 & Mrs. Shari M. Kelly

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Kennedy, Jr.

Ms. Jane F. Keough

Mrs. Jule Lanahan

Mr. Richard G. Lanahan 1960 & Mrs. Pam J. Lanahan

Mr. Edward T. Lawlor 1974 & Mrs. Martha L. Lawlor

Mr. & Mrs. Alan B. Levin

Dr. & Mrs. Austin A. Lobo Mr. & Mrs. Edward Malloy

Ms. Kara A. Mangone 2004

Mr. Christopher G. McCord 2011

Mr. Brian M. McGlinchey 1987 & Megan McGlinchey Mr. Kevin J. McGuinness 1982 & Mrs. Victoria C. M. McGuinness

Rev. Joseph McLaughlin, O.Praem. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Melvin

Opus Bonum Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable Mr. & Mrs. Ralph T. Pepe PNC Bank, N.A.

Mr. John P. Praskac, III 1965 Mr. Paul D. Ramseur, Jr. 1987

Mr. Daniel B. Rath, Esq. & Mrs. Monica Mizgerd Rath Ray & Janice Donovan Giving Fund

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

Regional Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. Mr. & Mrs. William Reynolds

Richard J. Giacco Family Fund

Mr. Thomas Sammartino 1976

Mr. Paul H. Scarbrough 1979 Dr. & Mrs. Frank L. Schadt, III

Ms. Mary Ellen Schauber & Mr. Edward Stegemeier Mr. William F. Schollins 1964 & Mrs. Lynn Schollins Mr. Robert E. Scully, Esq. 1972

Mrs. MaryAnn E. Slowik 1979 & Mr. Jeffrey J. Slowik Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Sorochen

Mr. Donald E. Stewart, Jr. & Mrs. Karen A. Stewart Mr. Andrew C. Strine 1986 & Mrs. Teresa B. Strine

Sykora Family Charitable Foundation

The Setting Foundation

Thomas C. Grimm Charitable Fund

Dr. & Mrs. Russell J. Tibbetts

United Way of Delaware

Mr. David A. Van Horn 1978 & Mrs. Shirley J. Van Horn

Dr. David Vanson & Dr. Ann Kim

Mr. Thomas J. Weiss 2002

Mr. Kenneth M. Wensel 1974 & Mrs. Joan Wensel

Mr. John S. Yasik 1977 & Mrs. Christine M. Yasik Mrs. Le Yu

Mr. Curt E. Zahnow 1986 & Mrs. Karen Zahnow

The Zappa Family

Ms. Justine Zhang 2014

Mrs. Sheila A. Zimmerman 1986 & Mr. Kenneth A. Zimmerman

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Adams

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Adler

Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Albero

Mr. Marc J. Albero 1991 & Mrs. Stephanie Albero

Dr. & Mrs. Phillip S. Allender

Mr. Nathan J. Andrisani, Esq. 1988 & Mrs. Allyson E. Andrisani 1988

Dr. Kert F. Anzilotti 1961 & Mrs. Marie G. Anzilotti

Atencio Family Charitable Fund

Mrs. Kathleen B. Atencio 1977 & Mr. Joseph E. Atencio

Mr. Gregory Michael Barna 1993

Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Baxter

Mr. Sean J. Bellew, Esq. 1990 & Mrs. MaryJo Bellew

Mr. Michael R. Blahusch 2004 & Mrs. Lauren Blahusch

Mr. John Bland

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Burdziak, Jr.

Mr. Gerald E. Carpenter 1966 & Mrs. Margaret A. Carpenter

Mr. Daniel B. Carroll 1980 & Mrs. Suzanne Carroll

Mr. Jianbo Chen & Ms. Yuan Xue

Dr. Alfonso P. Ciarlo

Mr. Charles G. Conway, Ph.D. 1952

Mr. R. Thomas Coyne 1993 & Mrs. Allyson F. Coyne

Mr. Stephen J. Crifasi 1969 & Mrs. Joan D. Crifasi

Mr. & Mrs. Peter V. Curcio

Mr. & Ms. Chunquan Dai

Mr. John F. Daniels, Esq. 1970

Mrs. Leah E. daPonte-Lightcap & Mr. David Lightcap

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin H. Deeble, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. John P. DeVido

Mr. Jeffrey P. DiSabatino 2001

Mr. James E. Dolphin & Mrs. Tina P. Cernugel

Mr. Anthony J. Dougherty 1958 & Mrs. Kathleen Dougherty

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Duszak

Mr. Gerard D. Farrell 1958

Mr. James T. Fitzgerald, Esq. 1976

Mr. Adam R. Fitzner 1991 & Ms. Patricia Harley

Mr. Guy T. Fizzano 1964 & Mrs. Frances J. Fizzano

Mr. Blaise P. Fletcher 2000 & Mrs. Jennifer A. Fletcher 2001

Mr. Scott Frenck & Mrs. Carolyn Frenck

Mrs. Christine M. Manubay Gardiner 1991 & Dr. Stephen J. Gardiner

Giffin Giving Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Giffin

Mr. Stephen J. Goett 1972 & Mrs. Carol Goett

Mr. Christian B. Hagerty 1993 & Mrs. Celestine Hagerty

Mr. Thomas A. Hazzard 1961

Mr. John M. Herndon, II 1957 & Dr. Maria C. Moschella

Dr. Stephen J. Horan 1972 & Dr. Sheila B. Horan

Mr. & Mrs. Xintian Hu

Mr. Orton T. Huang 1997

Dr. Francis L. Hutchins, Jr. 1961

Rev. John M. Hynes 1957

Mr. Joseph W. Janssen, Jr. 1957 & Mrs. Eileen Janssen

Nancy L. Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Francis R. Julian

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Kelly

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kennedy

Mr. Robert G. Kenney, Jr. & Mrs. Mary A. Kenney

Mr. Francis A. Korwek 1969 & Mrs. Angela D. Korwek

Mrs. Mary Louise Kubacki

Ms. Kimberly A. Kuryea 1985

Mrs. Carron Laake, Esq. 1985 & Mr. Peter W. Laake, Jr.

31fall 2022 • Archmere Academy
Sponsor $500-$999 Anonymous

Mr. David G. Lambert 1972

Mr. & Mrs. Karl J. Law

Mr. Richard D. Leigh 1978 & Mrs. Kerry M. Annett

Mr. Zimo Liu 2025

Lyons Companies

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Maister

Mr. Matthew G. Manlove 1997 & Mrs. Meghan Manlove

Mr. David A. Manning 1988

Dr. James R. McBride 1961 & Mrs. Carol McBride

John & Sue McBride

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. McCollom, Esq.

Mr. Mark E. McLaughlin 1968 & Mrs. Margaret McLaughlin

Mr. Patrick T. McNamara 1981 & Mrs. Joan Lucey McNamara 1984

Dr. Robert L. McNamara 1982 & Dr. Cynthia McNamara

Mr. Michael E. Melvin 1973

The Meredith Family

Mr. & Dr. Desta Mideksa

Mr. Richard C. Miller

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Murray

Mr. Thomas C. Nelson 2005

Mr. John J. O’Malley 1973 & Mrs. Janice O’Malley Dr. & Mrs. Benedict Parenti

Dr. Brian L. Penza 1997

Performance Development Group

Dr. Joseph D. Piorkowski, Jr. 1974 & Mrs. Marji Piorkowski

Mr. & Mrs. Christian Pirozek

Mrs. Ursula L. Praiss

Mr. & Mrs. Leo F. Rattigan

Mr. David A. Repka 1975 & Mrs. Janet N. Repka

Dr. Michael X. Repka 1972 & Dr. Mary Anne Facciolo Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Risnychok

RTP Holdings Inc. - Concord Pike Liquors Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Schiavello

Dr. William K. & Mrs. Linda C. Schmidt

Mr. & Mrs. David Shields

Mr. J. Neil Stalter 1956 & Mrs. Patricia Stalter

Mr. & Mrs. Donal P. Sullivan

Mr. Andrew G. Takats 1977 & Mrs. Deborah Takats

Mr. David A. Voell 1989 & Mrs. Tara Voell

Mrs. Marie C. Welch Welch Haag

Amalia Welch

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Whitaker, III

Mrs. Debra Whitby-Norman & Mr. Stephen C. Norman, Esq.

Mrs. Mary Wiechecki

Wilcox Landscaping

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin L. Willin

Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Witterholt

Mr. Jiandong Zhu & Mrs. Fengxiang You

Sustainer

$250-$499

Mrs. Stephanie C. Silverman 2000 & Mr. Alex Silverman

Mr. David J. Allsman, Esq. 1995 & Mrs. Erin R. Allsman

Aloysius Butler & Clark

Rev. Arul Amalraj, O.Praem. American Floor Systems, Inc

Abbot Richard J. Antonucci, O.Praem. Dr. Sharon Archer & Dr. David Oslin

Mr. John M. Barnum 1980

Mrs. Lisa S. Beatson & Mr. David T. Beatson

Mr. Joseph J. Bellew & Mrs. Kelly A. Bellew

Mr. Richard E. Berl, Jr. 1972 & Mrs. Sheree J. Berl

Blackbaud

Mr. Joseph C. Bowers 1973 & Mrs. Helen L. Bowers Dennis & Lorena Boylan

Mr. John G. Braceland 1971 & Mrs. Linda L. Braceland

Dr. John S. J. Brooks, Jr. 1966 Carman Ford Lincoln, Inc. Dr. Mark F. Carroll 1977 & Mrs. Christine M. Stephenson

Rev. Andrew Ciferni, O.Praem. Mr. & Mrs. John F. Cirillo, III

Ms. Joanna Cline & Mr. Larry Shiekman Ms. Karen M. Colbourn

Mr. Keith Conner & Mrs. Rachel Conner

Mr. Gerald Coyne 1971 & Mrs. Kathleen Coyne Mr. Joseph R. Creekmore, Jr. 2011 & Mrs. Tara Creekmore

Mr. Thomas S. Cross 1969 & Mrs. Frances S. Cross Mrs. Patricia A. Culin

Mr. & Mrs. John J. DeMaio Mr. & Mrs. Tracey S. Dennewitz Mrs. Betty Devine

Mr. Mark J. DiNardo 1979 & Mrs. Michele B. DiNardo

DiSabatino Construction Co.

Mr. Michael L. DiSabatino 1999 & Mrs. Catherine E. DiSabatino 1999

Mrs. Joanna Marinelli Doroh 2000 & Mr. Bill Doroh Dr. Dorothy Escobar

Mrs. Marisa A. Facciolo 1993 & Mr. Carmen J. Facciolo, Jr.

Mr. Patrick J. Feeney 1970 & Mrs. Mary Alice L. Feeney

Mr. Matthew Finger & Mrs. Cathleen C. Finger Michael & Gabriella Finizio

Dr. John J. Finley, IV 1996 & Dr. Jennifer Finley Mrs. Hyunjoo Fleming 1988 & Mr. Daniel J. Fleming

Mr. Steven M. French 1980 & Mrs. JoAnn B. French

Mr. Daniel J. Giacchino 2004

Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Gordon

Mr. Thomas W. Gorman 1976 & Mrs. Nancy Gorman Mr. William Harman, Jr. Ms. Bridget M. Hintze 1993 Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Holt, IV Mrs. Elizabeth M. Homsey

Mrs. Jennifer Julian Hopkins 1996 & Mr. Brian Hopkins

Johnson Fitness & Wellness Jones Lang LaSalle

Mr. John J. Jordan, III 1980 & Mrs. Noreen O. Jordan

Mr. Julian & Mrs. Julian

Dr. Alan & Mrs. Christina O’Neill Keogh Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP

Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Kathryn B. Knox Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Kraft

Dr. Stephen J. Kushner 1980 & Mrs. Pamela G. Kushner

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Lengkeek

Mr. Lou H. LoBosco 1964 & Mrs. Mary Jo LoBosco Jack Loughney 1965 & Amy Oliver

Mr. Francis J. Lucey, Jr. 1979 & Mrs. Marianne Lucey Maddox Concrete

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Maddox, Jr.

Mrs. Maureen F. Malloy 1988 & Mr. Terrence Malloy Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Matalonis

Mr. Michael A. Matassino 1992 & Mrs. Jaime Matassino

Mr. Samuel P. McCollom 2010 & Ms. Nora M. Crawford 2010

Mr. Brendan B. McGuire & Mrs. Jennifer B. McGuire

Mrs. Susan E. McNeill 1982 & Mr. Donald W. McNeill

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. McNichol, III

Mr. Joseph P. Melloy, Sr. 1952

Dr. John W. Murphy 1989 & Mrs. Alicia H. Murphy

N.K.S. Distributors, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Nannas

Olympic Pool Service

Ms. Susan M. Padien 1984

Mr. Stephen P. Patrizio 1969 & Mrs. Judith M. Patrizio

Dr. James E. Phillips 1975 & Dr. Gloria F. Phillips

Mr. Joseph E. Phillips 1970 & Mrs. Maureen D. Phillips

PJ Fitzpatrick

Ms. Regina Poletti

Mr. Paul J. Pomeroy, III 1988 & Mrs. Corinne Pomeroy

Mr. & Mrs. John Pyne

Col. John M. Ramler, M.D. 1968 & Mrs. Linda J. Rambler

Remington & Vernick Engineers

Mr. John W. Rollins, III 1988 & Mrs. Carin Rollins

Mr. George J. Rossi 1963 & Mrs. Lorraine V. Rossi

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Russell, III

Mr. Stephen L. Sapienza 1969

Mr. Ralph C. Schilly, Jr. 1945 & Mrs. Margaret H. Schilly

Dr. Gerald P. Sherwin 1958 & Mrs. Roberta Sherwin Sign Gypsies

Mr. David J. Skibicki 1978 & Mrs. Kathleen L. Skibicki

Mr. Bruce A. Slomski & Ms. Carol G. Slomski

Ms. Elizabeth Smigielski

Mr. Christopher A. Stasiunas 1984 & Mrs. Eileen A. Stasiunas

Tom & Fran Cross Charitable Fund

United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Vaile, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. William Wahl

Dr. & Ms. Eric A. Walker

Ms. Lois Yachetti

Ms. Yachi K. Yu

Mr. & Mrs. Alan M. Zugehar

Contributor/Associate up to $249

Anonymous

Air Products & Chemicals

Mr. & Mrs. Dino F. Altoe

Mr. Camilo A. Alvarez 2024

Dr. JuanManuel M. Alvarez & Mrs. Pilar A. Gomez Amazon

Mrs. Paula Ambrose

Mrs. Jacqueline A. Anderson & Mr. Thomas L. Anderson

Ms. Kathleen Shields Anderson 1997

Mr. Phil Anderson & Ms. Ellen O’Neill

Mr. Philip T. Anderson 2015

Mr. William C. Anderson, III 1965 & Mrs. Christine Anderson

Mr. Charles Anerino & Mrs. Carmel Anerino

Mr. Keith W. Anzilotti 1956 & Mrs. Barbara Anzilotti

Mr. & Dr. Bryan Arcari

Mrs. Joan F. Arno

Dr. Andrejs Baidins & Mrs. Dzintra Baidins

Mr. Bradley P. Bakst 2013

Mr. & Mrs. Rick Bane

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Wagner

Mr. Kyle Bardeer

Mr. David J. Barnard

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Honor Roll of Donors supporting Archmere

Mr. & Mrs. Gonzalo Barretto, Jr.

Mr. Cole X. Bauer 2019

Mr. & Mrs. Julian H. Baumann, Jr.

Ms. Stephanie Corsi Bazylewicz 2005 & Mr. Daniel Bazylewicz

Mr. & Mrs. Sean Beach

Mrs. Jacquelyn Longobardi Becker 1983

Mr. & Mrs. John Bellace

Ms. Brenna H. Bellew 2018

Benevity Causes

Mr. Robert K. Beste, Jr. 1968 & Mrs. Elizabeth G. Beste

Ms. Regan M. Bice 2015

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Blessington, IV

Mr. Philip J. Blonski 2008

Mr. & Mrs. James Bloser

Mr. Christopher Boehm

Mrs. Andrea H. Bohenek 1986 & Mr. Ronald Bohenek

Mr. & Mrs. Nathan H. Bolton

Mr. Christopher J. Bonelli 1995

Mr. David A. Bongiovanni 1972 & Mrs. Teresa Bongiovanni

Mr. William J. Bowden, III 1961 & Mrs. Rebecca S. Bowden

The Honorable Kathleen Lucas & Mr. J. Patrick Bradley

Mr. & Mrs. Terence C. Breckin

Mr. Dave Bristow & Family

Sr. Mary Broderick, SHCJ

Mr. Joseph P. Brooks 1972 & Mrs. Denise M. Brooks

Mrs. Irene F. Bubel

Ms. Alima Bucciantini

Mr. Michael Buchanan 1965

Mrs. Michele C. Buggy 1990 & Mr. James Buggy

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Burke

Mr. Michael L. Burns 1995 & Mrs. Jill Burns

Mr. Sangho Byun 1991 & Mrs. Shelly Gilbride 1993

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Calder

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Campbell

Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Campbell

Mr. Shawn K. Campbell 1981 & Mrs. Patti R. Campbell

Douglas Canfield & Mary Ann Matuszewski

Ms. Laurie A. Cannon 1991

Dr. & Mrs. Anthony P. Carbo

Ms. Elizabeth Cardone 2001

Mr. Joseph T. Carney, Esq. 1981 & Mrs. Yolanda Carney

Mrs. Linda L. Carney

Mr. J. Gregory Carroll 1966 & Mrs. Suzanne Carroll

Mr. John P. Chanowski 1964 & Mrs. Sally Chanowski

Ms. Kathleen Chavis

Mr. Harry H. Chaykun 1964 & Mrs. Joan C. Chaykun

Mrs. Mary B. Cichanowsky & Mr. Eugene J. Cichanowsky, Sr.

Ms. Isabella Cipolloni 2022

Ms. Sophia Cipriano 2016

Mr. Donald F. Clark 1975

Mr. James Clark, III

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick E. Coggins

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cohen

Mr. & Mrs. Norwood J. Coleman

Mr. Thomas P. Collins, Esq.

Mr. Christopher J. Conaway 1998

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Conaway

Ms. Maureen Connell

Mrs. Loren M. Connolly 1988 & Mr. Christopher J. Connolly

Mr. Michael P. Connolly 1971 & Mrs. Jane Connolly

Mr. Thomas J. Conway 1988

Mrs. Karen Coombe

Mrs. Doris E. Cooney

Mr. & Mrs. Pedro Coronel, Jr.

The Honorable B. Paul Cotter, Jr. 1955 & Mrs. Mary A. Cotter

Ms. Tara M. Courtney 2012

Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Crouse

Mr. Stephen J. Crowe & Mrs. Janet M. Crowe

Mr. John J. Cruice, Jr. 1967 & Mrs. Nina Cruice

Mr. & Ms. Jason Curtin

Mrs. Lindsay C. Curtin 2003

Mr. Louis P. D’Angelo 1964 & Mrs. Carol E. D’Angelo

Mr. Stephen R. D’Antonio 2020

Ms. Carmelina F. D’Arro 1985

Mr. Jerome Daily

Mrs. Sandi L. Dalton 1989 & Mr. Eric Dalton

Mr. Brian P. Datte 1981

Ms. Leah Davidson-Wolf & Mr. Christopher Battaglia Mr. & Mrs. Mark Dawson

Ms. Susan E. DeCarlo 2007

Ms. Colleen M. Deemer 2007

Mr. & Mrs. John O. Deemer

Mr. & Mrs. Joel DeMartino

Mr. Damian J. Demnicki 1986 & Dr. Pamela T. Demnicki

Mr. Kurt M. Denk 1992

Mr. John R. Deprophetis 1971

Mr. Gerald Desmond 1983

Mr. Michael P. DiDaniels 1973

Mr. David A. DiDomenico 1970 & Mrs. Eileen S. DiDomenico

Mr. Robert M. Dieter 1972 & Mrs. Carol A. Dieter Mrs. Theresa Dieter

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. DiGregorio, Sr. Mrs. Maria Elena DiPietro & Mr. Stephen V. DiPietro Mrs. Laura E. DiPrinzio 2007

Mr. Mark M. Dobson 1966 & Mrs. Kathryn B. Dobson

Ms. Brenna A. Dolphin 2003

Mr. James L. Donahue 1969 & Mrs. Diane Donahue

Mr. James M. Donahue, Jr. 1973 & Mrs. Mary F. Donahue

Mr. Kevin C. Donovan 1977 & Mrs. Martha N. Donovan

Mr. Timothy Dougherty

Ms. Danyele D. Dove 1993

Mrs. Jennifer M. Doyle 1993 & Mr. Kevin J. Doyle

Mr. Michael J. Doyle 1966 & Mrs. Denise Doyle

Mr. Michael P. Doyle 1991

Mr. Logan Duffie

Mr. William A. Dunphy 1969 & Mrs. Sharon Dunphy

Mr. John C. Edwards 1974 & Mrs. Eleanor Edwards

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Emptage

Mr. & Mrs. Martin M. Falasco

Mr. Kenneth D. Falkenstein 1984 & Mrs. Lori A. Falkenstein 1984

Dr. Joseph M. Fay 1961 & Mrs. Mary H. Fay

Mr. Christopher J. Fazio 1991 & Mrs. Adriana Fazio

Mr. & Mrs. John Ferguson

Dr. Maria Fernandez-Dayrit & Dr. Pedro Dayrit

Ms. Margaret A. Fetters

Mr. Albert L. Fierro, Jr. 1971 & Mrs. Kathleen E. Fierro

Mrs. Eleanor M. Filliben

Mrs. Rosemary C. Flamman

Ms. Kenzie S. Fleming 2022

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Flurschutz

Mr. Christopher R. Forrest 1964

Mr. Lawrence T. Foti, Esq. 1968

Ms. Alexis T. Furlong 2006

Dr. & Mrs. Timothy D. Ganfield

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gaskill

Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Gattuso

Mr. Matthew T. Gehrt 1996 & Mrs. Elizabeth Gehrt

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Giannitrapani

Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Gilbert, Sr.

Mrs. Melissa A. Grabko Gill 2010 & Mr. Stephen Gill

Mr. & Mrs. F. George Gioffre

Mr. Joseph A. Giorgi, Jr. 1981 & Mrs. Marian B. Giorgi

Mr. Michael A. Glatts 1981 & Mrs. Donna Glatts

Gleason-Ulum Charitable Fund

Mr. James F. Gleason, Jr. 1961 & Mrs. Mary L. Gleason

Dr. Timothy W. Gleason 1967 & Ms. Jennifer L. Ulum Mr. Terrence Glenn 1967

Dr. James M. Goett 1968 & Mrs. Lucy Goett

Mrs. Virginia M. Jones Goldschmidt 1978

Mrs. Lisa M. Goldstein & Mr. Evan S. Goldstein

Ms. Rachel E. Gonzalez 2009

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Goodrick, Esq. 1967 Ms. Mary Goodrick

Ms. Frances Gordon

Mr. John A. Grace, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Green

Lisa Sendi Gruss 1993

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Guariano

Mrs. Dawn G. Gupta Latham 1991 & Mr. David W. Latham, Jr.

Mrs. Ann R. Hagerty

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Hamberger

Mr. Mark J. Hannagan

Edwin V. Harrington, Jr. 1962

Ms. Kelly L. Hart

Mr. Glenn Hartman & Mrs. Tammy Hayes-Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Hartman

Mr. Christian S. Hartranft 2008

Mr. & Mrs. John Hawkins

Dr. Sean Hayes 1989 & Mrs. Molly B. Hayes 1990

Ms. Megan A. Hazzard 1988

Mrs. Holly Henderson-Smith 1996

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hendrixson

Mrs. Rebecca Hendrixson & Mr. Edward T. Hendrixson

Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Hernandez

Mr. Mark R. Hernick 1981 & Mrs. Patricia Hernick

Mr. Carl J. Hertrich 2002 & Mrs. Sarah Hertrich

Mr. Eric A. Hertrich 2004 & Mrs. Kate Hertrich

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Hicks

Mr. & Mrs. Karl Hill

Mrs. Kristin K. Hodlofski 1991

Ms. Jody Hoffman

Mrs. Jennifer J. Graff Holgado 1991 & Dr. I. Dennis Holgado 1991

Ms. Therese Horning

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Hrubovcak

Ms. Kathryn C. Hudson

Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Hurlock, III

Mr. Kenneth Hutko & Mrs. Karla Wursthorn

Mr. Edmond M. Ianni, Esq. 1975 & Mrs. Ann Marie J. Ianni

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Im

Independence Blue Cross

Ms. Christine Jadach & Mr. Daniel M. Jadach

Mr. Robert Janoski

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Jezyk

Mr. Michael C. Johnson, Jr.

Ms. Maria Just

Mr. & Mrs. Brian L. Kaiser

Mr. Rodney Kaiser & Mrs. Angela Kaiser

Mr. Edward T. Kaliss 1955 & Mrs. Mildred B. Kaliss

Mr. Daniel M. Kane 2000 & Mrs. Lauren Kane

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Keenan

Dr. Paul C. Keenan, Jr. 1971 & Mrs. Nancy L. Keenan

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Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Kehagias

Ms. Rebekkah L. Kehoe 2020

Mr. Robert F. Kelly, Jr. 1970 & Mrs. Tritty Kelly

Rev. Daniel R. Kent

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Kerrigan

Dr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Kestner, Jr.

Mrs. Michaelle Khatchadourian 1985 & Mr. Roberto Khatchadourian

Mr. Philip F. King 1955 & Mrs. Marilyn R. King

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Klempa

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Klinge

Mrs. Jane F. d. Klinger 1987 & Mr. Karl Klinger

Knights of Columbus

Ms. Denise Koenig

Mr. David S. Konitzer 2022

Dr. & Dr. Julius Korley

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Kowalski

Mr. Matthew S. Krass 2006

Mr. Marc A. Kreider 1986 & Mrs. Valerie K. Kreider

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kreston

Mr. Lewis Krieg 1963

Ms. Kathryn M. Kunkel

Mr. Frederick W. Landau, III 1964 & Mrs. Susan T. Landau

Mr. Anthony A. Latini 1960 & Mrs. Katherine Kraft

Mrs. Noelle A. Lauer Lauer-Paregian 1994 & Mr. Michael G. Paregian

Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Leach

Dr. & Mrs. Christian Lehr

Ms. Victoria Leon

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Linton

Mr. William T. Lloyd

Dr. Joanne E. Lopes

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lopresti

Dr. Paul F. Lovell 1957 & Mrs. Catherine W. Lovell

Mr. Daniel Lutz

Mr. James F. Lynch 1978 & Mrs. Maria R. Lynch Mr. & Mrs. George Lyon, Jr.

Mrs. Kathleen MacMillan

Mrs. Patricia A. Maher & Mr. Brian G. Maher

Mr. & Dr. Darren Mahoney

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Malloy

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Manelski

Dr. & Mrs. William J. Mannella, Jr.

Mrs. Angela P. Mariano 1988

Mrs. Karen I. Marinelli

Mr. Nicholas F. Martin, Jr. 1970 & Mrs. Carol Martin

Dr. Stephen B. Mastella 1978 & Mrs. Laura A. Mastella

Mrs. Julia Mathews

Ms. Christine Matlusky

McDermott Family Charitable Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McDermott

Ms. Karen C. McDevitt 2001

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. McFadden

Mr. John E. McGovern 1958 & Mrs. Linda McGovern

Mr. John P. McHugh 1970 & Mrs. Rosanne McHugh

Mr. Keith McIntyre

Mr. John D. McLaughlin, Jr. 1971 & Mrs. Kathleen M. McLaughlin

Ms. Stella J. McSparran

Mr. James J. Meany 2001

Mr. Robert D. Mears, III 1986 & Mrs. Katherine A. Mears

Mr. Drew K. Meiers 1976 & Mrs. Antoinette L. Meiers

Mr. David P. Mengers 1983 & Mrs. Patricia A. Mengers

Mr. Thomas C. Mengers 2010

Mr. Mark J. Mervine & Mrs. Marianne Mervine

Ms. Michelle Midgley & Mr. Bobby Midgley

Mrs. E. Lynn Mineo 1985 & Mr. Michael P. Mineo

Mrs. Judith M. Minster

Dr. Rosalie M. Mirenda & Mr. Anthony Mirenda

Mr. Michael J. Monaco 1961 & Ms. Andrea Monaco Mrs. Kathleen Montello

Dr. Daniel J. Moore 1971 & Mrs. Jennifer S. Moore

Mrs. Jessica L. Moran 2005 & Mr. Bill Moran

Ms. Jessica L. Morley 2000

Cmdr. Robert H. Morro, Jr. 1978 & Mrs. Anita Morro

Mr. Mark P. Morse 1963 & Dr. Winifred A. Morse

Dr. Peter & Mrs. Catherine Mrozinski

Mrs. Shannon M. Mullin 1992 & Mr. Ronald Mullin, Jr.

Mr. Brendan T. Murphy 1981 Dr. Gregory W. Natello 1972 Ms. Cara B. Nedbalski 2014

The Newton Family

Dr. & Mrs. John M. Nista

Mrs. Adrienne K. Noel 1993 & Mr. Patrick A. Noel, Jr. Mr. Robert A. Nowaczyk 1965

Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Nowaczyk

Mrs. Lauren J. O’Boyle 1993 & Mr. Jeremy O’Boyle Mr. James D. O’Brien 1991

Mr. Bernard J. O’Donnell 1970 & Mrs. Marianne O’Donnell

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel P. O’Keefe

Mr. Lane Oberembt

Mr. Fredrick Okocha

Mrs. Margaret L. Olivero

Mrs. Diane C. Lutz Olszak 1987 & Mr. Joseph P. Olszak

Mr. Ronald R. Orgiefsky 1981 & Mrs. Meredith Orgiefsky

Dr. Jeffrey Oristaglio

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Osborn

Mr. J. P. Osmond 1963 Mr. & Mrs. David A. Oswinkle

Mr. Samuel J. Pace, Jr. 1971 & Mrs. Jeanne F. Pace Mr. Paul P. Padien

Mrs. Ainsley M. Palladino 2005 & Mr. Dominic Palladino, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Papa, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Parks

Mr. & Mrs. Francis A. Patone

Mr. John J. Patterson 1970 & Mrs. Katharine P. Patterson

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pearson

Mr. Michael E. Pembroke 1971 & Mrs. Marcia S. Pembroke

Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Penza, Jr. Ms. Karen D. Perkins 1979

Ms. Francesca M. Pileggi 2006

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Pisani

Mr. & Ms. Ryan Pombo

Mrs. Catherine M. Powell-Clothier

Ms. Karri Powers

Mr. Gregory T. Prete 1971 & Mrs. Jackie L. Prete

Mr. & Mrs. Marc Priest

Mr. Daniel J. Quaintance 2008

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Quaintance

Mr. Robert D. Quaintance 2005

Mr. Raymond F. Quinn, Jr. 1976 & Mrs. Carol R. Quinn

Mr. Raymond M. Radulski, Esq. 1967 & Mrs. Sherron H. Radulski

Rafael Shapiro & Ingrid Arauco Charitable Foundation

Ms. Annette M. Ragan 1985

Mr. & Mrs. Zenon F. Ragan

Mr. R. Christopher Rappucci 1991 & Mrs. Maria A. Rappucci 1994

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Reardon

Mr. & Mrs. William D. Reid

Mrs. Regina M. Reidenberg, Esq. 1991 & Mr. Seth J. Reidenberg, Esq.

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Reigner

Reilly Family Fund

Mr. Keelin C. Reilly 2017

Ms. Melina C. Reilly 2020

Mr. Patrick F. Reilly 2013

Mr. Thomas P. Reilly 1972 & Mrs. Dianne Reilly

Mr. & Mrs. David T. Renshaw

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ricci

Mrs. Courtney M. Lynch Rice 2004 & Mr. Derek Rice

Mr. & Mrs. Pietro Rocca

Mr. Alan Rosenbaum

Mr. & Mrs. James J. Roszkowski

Mr. Eduardo Ruiz-Alvarez 2022

Dr. & Mrs. Eric G. Ruoss

Mr. Davis S. Russell 2013

Mr. Joseph J. Sapienza 1991

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Sarro

Dr. Lauren F. Scarpaci 1988 & Mr. Shawn M. Scarpaci

Mr. Christopher P. Scattergood 1960 & Mrs. Rita M. Scattergood

Mr. Steven D. Scattolini 1980 & Mrs. Dina M. Scattolini

The Schatzman Family

Mr. Dennis T. Shannon 1961 & Mrs. Elizabeth Shannon

Mr. Gregory W. Shannon 1964 & Mrs. Barbara C. Shannon

Rafael Shapiro & Ingrid Arauco

Mr. Charles Shockley 1953 & Mrs. Carol Shockley

Mr. Charles E. Sibre 1967 & Mrs. Ellen R. Sibre

Mr. Richard B. Slatcher 1991 & Mrs. Julia Slatcher

Mr. Stephen P. Smith, Jr. & Ms. Josette Todaro-Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Socorso

Mrs. Lisa M. Julian Spear 1998 & Mr. Mark Spear

Mr. Frank J. Spitz, III & Dr. Cheryl A. Bolinger

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Stalhuth

Mrs. Denise M. Starnes 1993 & Mr. Matthew Starnes

Mr. E. Lee Stein, Jr. 1982

The Stepanski Family

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Sterling, III

Mr. John W. Stevens, Jr. 1962 & Mrs. Carolyn Stevens

Ms. Kathryn Sturdivant & Mr. Billy W. Sturdivant, Jr. Mr. Donald M. Sturgeon 1986

Mr. Jerome M. Szczepaniak 1977 & Mrs. Beth Szczepaniak

Mr. Joseph D. Szczepaniak 1971

Dr. Douglas H. Thamm 1986 & Mrs. Grace E. Thamm

Mrs. Bridget G. Therriault 2000

Mrs. Meaghan Thomas

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Thomas

Mr. Peter D. Thomson

Mr. Paul G. Tierney 1964 & Mrs. Donna Tierney

Ms. Janice R. Tigani

Mrs. Patricia Tolvaisa & Mr. Albert Tolvaisa

Mr. Timothy Tomaszewski

Mr. Timothy P. Tomaszewski, Jr. 2022

Mr. Michael A. Tosi 2008

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Turner

Mr. & Mrs. Babak Vakili

Ms. Rachel Van Wylen

Ms. Linda Vanderloo

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Vanderloo

Vanguard

Dr. Salvatore Vasile

Dr. Adeline Verticelli & Dr. Charles Schubert

Ms. Sandra C. Vieyra & Mr. Daniel Garcia Munoz

Mrs. Jocelyn D. Voell Wells 1990 & Mr. Heath Wells

Mr. Theodore E. von Mechow 1956 & Mrs. Carolyn

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Honor Roll of Donors supporting Archmere

von Mechow

Mrs. Joan Wachstein

Mrs. Joyce Wagner

Ms. Edwina Wallace

Mr. Michael J. Walsh 1980 & Mrs. Genevieve A. Walsh

Ms. Lauren Walton

Ms. Kerith Wang 2012

Ms. Catherine Wascheck Chinn & Mr. Michael Chinn

Ms. Amy Waters

Dr. Thomas C. Watson 1981 & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Weber

Mr. Christopher T. Weir 1991 & Mrs. Amy P. Weir 1991

Mr. Daniel A. Weir 1984 & Mrs. Carol S. Weir

Mr. Michael R. Weir 1984

Mr. Erskine L. White, III & Mrs. Heidi H. Huber White 1992

Ms. Jenna P. Wiercinski Donlon 2005

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Wiig

Dr. Matthew Wilcox

Ms. Carolyn Williams

Mr. Clarence O. Williams 1976 & Mrs. Thelma Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Jason R. Wise

Dr. Jamie C. Wohlhagen 2004 & Dr. Ryan P. Emptage 2004

Mr. Robert Wolownik 1974 & Mrs. Kathleen S. Keller

Mr. William E. Wood 1965 & Mrs. Beverley J. Wood

Mrs. Kathleen Wright

Mr. & Mrs. James & Valerie Wright

Ms. Kathryn A. Yacyshyn 2006

Mr. James Yang & Mrs. Vivian Bi

Ms. Danielle Young

Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Zahnow

Mr. Michael Zajano 1963 & Mrs. Nancy Zajano

Mrs. Dolores A. Zakielarz

Mr. Joseph Zakielarz, IV 1983 & Mrs. Deryn Zakielarz

Mr. Louis A. Ziccarelli 1980 & Mrs. Catherine H. Ziccarelli

Gift-In-Kind Donors

Mr. Marc J. Albero 1991 & Mrs. Stephanie Albero

Mr. Anthony W. Clark, Esq. Erco Ceiling, Blinds & Floors Inc.

Mr. Michael S. Harrington, Jr. & Mrs. Kathleen Harrington

Mr. Robert J. Himmelreich

Mr. & Mrs. Gerard F. Holmes

Dr. William Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Keen

LF Systems Corp

Mr. David A. Manning 1988

Pro-Tech Floors Sign Gypsies

Mrs. Stephanie C. Silverman 2000 & Mr. Alex Silverman

Mrs. Theresa A. Stover 1988 & Mr. Richard Stover Mr. Stanley R. Sykora & Ms. Gina Sheldon Mr. John WashburnMr. Thomas Manerchia 1961 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Medori

Pro Tech Floors

Mr. Jon J. Rania

Mr. Stan Sykora

* deceased

Green & White Society

The Green & White Society allows young alumni who recognize the importance of leadership and who truly valued their Archmere experience to invest in the current generation of Auks and to show their support for Archmere’s future. Alumni who have supported the Archmere mission in the first fifteen years after graduation with gifts in the following categories are eligible for the Green & White Society:

• Graduated within the last five years and donate $100 or more

• Graduated within the last ten years and donate $250 or more

• Graduated within the last 15 years and donate $500 or more

The following Green and White Society donors will receive special invitations to leadership level events such as the Head of School’s Reception.

Ms. Zoe C. Akoto 2017 Mr. Christopher J. Ambrogi 2011 Mr. Michael K. Ambrogi 2011 Ms. Mercedes C. Chartier 2014 Ms. Beth F. Curry 2006 Mr. Orcel W. Kounga 2012 Mr. Ryan S. Lairdieson 2017 Mr. Christopher G. McCord 2011 Mr. Gregory M. McCord 2016 Ms. Jessica Pei 2020

Mr. Brennan H. B. Stark 2017 Mr. Carl A. Weir 2017 Ms. Sophia M. Welch 2022 Ms. Elaine I. Zahnow 2021 Ms. Justine Zhang 2014

Endowment & Planned Giving Spotlight supporting Archmere

Fran ’64 and Stephanie Hickman

Francis (Fran) Hickman ’64 has many good memories of the friends he made while at Archmere and about his time on the football field. He says that his Archmere experience was an integral part of his maturation. He believes the school continues to build the total personality—physically, academically, and morally, especially by maintaining the Norbertine Catholic traditions.

Fran and his wife Stephanie remain connected to some of his friends from the Class of 1964; they even gather for a Christmas-time reunion when they can. Stephanie has accompanied Fran to many Archmere events over the years. She has been impressed by the consideration that the faculty and staff have for the students, furthering their academic education and all aspects of their lives.

Although retired now, Fran worked for the Boeing Company for 37 years, and he continues to utilize the company’s matching gift program to increase his giving to Archmere. Several years ago, he learned about the benefits of the IRA Charitable Rollover, which allows him to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution directly to Archmere through a non-taxable transfer from his IRA. He now uses this method annually to support a dedicated need-based endowment fund that he and Stephanie started at Archmere in memory of his parents.

Make a Tax-Free Gift

You can support Archmere’s mission in two easy ways:

Give Today with an IRA Charitable Rollover, also known as a Qualified Charitable Distribution. If you are 70 ½ years or older, you may directly transfer up to $100,000 per year to a qualified charitable organization, like Archmere. And if you are 72 or older, the transfer counts toward your required minimum distributions and you do not have to pay federal income tax on it.

Include Archmere Academy as a Beneficiary of Your IRA. Not 70 ½ yet? Your IRA is still a great way to give. If you make Archmere the beneficiary of your retirement plan, 100 percent goes to the school tax-free, avoiding the burden of taxes on your heirs, which can amount to as much as 65 percent of retirement plan assets. Consider leaving other, less tax- burdened assets to your heirs, and leave your IRA to Archmere.

For more information on how you can make a gift to Archmere through your IRA, contact: Katherine Ball-Weir, MPA, CFRE, PP ’17 Director of Institutional Advancement kballweir@archmereacademy.com 302-798-6632, ext. 857

Would you like to learn more about how you can help support our future with a gift through your retirement plan?

Visit www.archmereacademy.plannedgiving.org.

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Founder Society supporting Archmere

Planned giving is any major gift, made in lifetime or at death as part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning. These gifts include gifts of equity, life insurance, real estate, personal property, securities, or cash. Planned giving also symbolizes the relationship a donor has cultivated with the cause they’ve given to in order to help secure the future of the organization. Planned giving preserves a donor’s legacy, representing their commitment to positively impacting communities in actionable ways.

Named in honor of Archmere’s founder, Abbot Bernard H. Pennings, O.Praem., the Archmere Founder (Planned Giving) Society recognizes the families and individuals who have told us of their intentions to include the Academy in their wills or other estate plans. If you have included Archmere in your plans, please tell us! By letting us know, you are assured your gift will be used as you intend. It also serves as an inspiration for others to do the same.

For more information about Archmere’s Founder Society and the benefits of joining, contact Katherine Ball-Weir, CFRE, Director of Institutional Advancement, at kballweir@archmereacademy.com, or 302-798-6632, x857.

Founder Society 2021-2022

Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Abessinio

Mrs. Kristy Ambrogi

Mr. John M. Anderson ’50*

Mr. Thomas H. Anderson, III ’60 and Mrs. Carol J. Anderson

Dr. Clifford L. Anzilotti ’59 and Mrs. Sandra P. Anzilotti

Mr. J. Gregory Carroll ’66 and Mrs. Suzanne Carroll

Ms. Cindi Cericola

Mr. Charles Conway, Ph.D. ’52

Mr. John F. Daniels, Esq. ’70

Mr. Robert R. Dorsch ’61 and Mrs. Candice M. Dorsch

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Emmi ’82

Dr. Diane L. Ferry

Dr. John V. Flynn, Jr. ’60 and Mrs. Mary Lou Flynn

Mrs. Juliet Fuscsick

Mr. Kevin and Mrs. Rosemary Gilroy

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Giordano

Mr. Robert J. Glass, Jr. ’57 and Mrs. Susan M. Glass

Mr. Francis E. Gleason, Sr. ’50**

Mr. Dominic S. Grillo ’65***

Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Hertrich

Mr. Francis Hickman

Mrs. Joan Joyce

Mr. Kevin M. Kelly ’81 and Mrs. Shari M. Kelly

Mr. Richard G. Lanahan ’60 and Mrs. Pam J. Lanahan

Mr. Francis McAlonan

Mrs. Mildred Mealey

Mr. Joseph P. Melloy, Sr. ’52

Dr. Joseph A. Miller, Jr., and Ms. Rachel C. Wood

Mr. Michael J. Monaco ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Morris

Mr. John W. Oravis ’70

Mr. John D. Pastor ’58 and Mrs. Diane Pastor

Mrs. Ursula L. Praiss

Mr. Timothy A. Reilley

Mrs. Grace B. Rowe

Mrs. Mary Ellen Schauber and Mr. Ed Stegemeier Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Shields ’60

Ms. Stephanie Short

Mr. Charles E. Sibre ’67 and Mrs. Ellen R. Sibre

Mrs. MaryAnn E. O’Brien Slowik ’79 and Mr. Jeffrey J. Slowik

Ms. Deborah McHugh Truscello ’81

Mr. Anthony S. “T.J.” Voell ’89 and Mrs. Amanda Voell

Mr. David A. Voell ’89 and Mrs. Tara Voell

Mr. F. John Waldron ’67 Dr. F. Thomas Witomski ’54

*Deceased December, 2020 **Deceased May, 2022 ***Deceased June, 2021

Ways to Support Archmere

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• Make a gift through your will or trust
Give life insurance you no longer need
Save on taxes by giving appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares
Consider a gift of real estate
Make a gift that gives you fixed payments for life
Make a gift that protects your assets

1950s

Charles G. Conway, Ph.D. ’52 participated in a seminar at Yale Divinity School on Faith and Reason this past June.

1970s

Dr. Joseph D. Piorkowski, Jr. ’74 is currently serving as President of the American College of Legal Medicine and as Treasurer of the Academy of Medicine of Washington, DC.

Bill J. DiNardo, Jr. ’76, Archmere Sports Hall of Fame member, became the second high school football coach in Delaware history to earn 300 career victories following Salesianum’s win on September 24th. Over 37 seasons, which included stops at Caravel, Middletown, and Salesianum, Bill amassed a record of 300-104-1 and won 7 state championship titles.

1980s

John V. Stephano ’82 has recently joined X-energy, a nuclear reactor and fuel design engineering company. X-energy is leading the development of Generation IV high-temp gas cooled nuclear reactors & the TRISO-X fuel to power them. John is responsible for leadership and talent development. He and Shelli are also enjoying time with their first grandchild, Bella Rose.

Dr. Carlos Valdes ’84 has relocated his Surgical Prosthodontics dental practice to E 66th St & Park Avenue in Manhattan. He has been in practice for over 25 years. He earned his 6 year post-doctoral training & immediately was on faculty at NYU Dental while maintaining hospital appointments & private practice. He and his partner, Stewart, live in Manhattan.

Dr. Douglas H. Thamm ’86 is a veterinary oncologist and Director of Clinical Research at Flint Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University. Tanovea is an injectable chemotherapeutic that just became the first ever FDA-approved treatment for lymphoma in dogs.

1990s

Josh Sapienza ’91 created an app called Course Restaurant Guide, which matches users with restaurants that suit their personal taste. The app utilizes deep machine learning to understand its members’ preferences and then calculates each person’s individual compatibility with restaurants and bars so that they can eat (and drink) like a local anywhere.

Elizabeth Gragg Elizardi ’95, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and consequently earned a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Louisiana State University. Dr. Elizardi researched the hidden curriculum of gender socialization in schools. The title of her dissertation, Shaky Ground: Educators at the Intersection of Gender Diversity and Early Childhood Environments, is relevant to her work as the Director of the Lower School at The Agnes Irwin School in Bryn Mawr, PA. She hopes to build upon the recommendations from her study to develop gender conscious practices and pedagogies in PreK-12 schools.

Megan M. Lee ’97 and Jerry Meiklejohn welcomed a baby boy, River James on August 2, 2022. He joins big sister Reese (age 4.)

Kathleen Shields Anderson ’97 has been named Vice President of the Department of Public Safety at the University of Pennsylvania.

Drew S. Fagan ’97 has been inducted as the 2022-2023 President of the Maryland TESOL Association. Drew is the Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. Maryland TESOL provides learning and networking opportunities to advance the English language teaching profession and the success of English Learners across languages, ages, content areas, and educational settings. Prior to becoming its President, Dr. Fagan already served on Maryland TESOL’s board as the First Vice President and Chair of the Annual Conference (2021-2022), Second Vice President (20202021), and Chair (2019-2020) and Chair-Elect (2018-2019) of the Teacher Education Interest Section.

2000s

Andrew L. Cooper ’04 and his wife, Kyle Cooper, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Charlie Alan Cooper, on March 31st weighing 6 lbs 2 oz. Andrew and Kyle just bought their first home near the beach in Los Angeles, California and are looking forward to spending plenty of time in the ocean with their dog, Marlowe, Charlie’s grandmother, Nancy A. Cooper (aka Mme Cooper -retired), and Aunt and Uncle, Liz and Justin A. Cooper ’08.

Dr. Jamie C. Wohlhagen ’04 and Ryan P. Emptage ’04 welcomed their second child Michael Henry Emptage on May 21st at 9:00 am weighing 6 lbs 13 oz. Jamie is in her 10th year of practice at Delaware Ophthalmology Consultants and serves on the Delaware Board for Vision to Learn. Ryan works as the Senior Global R&D Scientist at FMC. Jamie, Ryan, Julie (2.5) and Michael reside in Wilmington, Delaware.

Dr. Lisa N. Skedzielewski ’06 married Rob Drummond on May 28, 2022 at Greenville Country Club. Kate Gentile ’06, Matt Burns ’03, and Annie Willcox ’06 were in attendance.

Andrew J. Campion ’07 married his wife Carly Marshiano on April 30, 2022 in Kingston, NY. Andrew was joined by parents Carl Campion ’76 and Joyce, along with brother and best man, Matt Campion ’03.

Michael S. Henry, Jr. ’07 was recently named Director of Advocacy for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. This work will continue to honor the legacy of his daughter, who passed away in 2020 of a rare form of brain cancer.

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Philip J. Blonski ’08 married Rachel Roberts on Saturday May 7th, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Andrew Blonski ’02 served as the best man and a number of Archmere graduates were in attendance. The newlyweds honeymooned in Europe and currently reside in Cromwell, CT with their American Pit Bull Terrier, Hershey.

Alessandra Lembo ’08 earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago in June 2022.

Miranda Ciarrocchi ’09 and PJ Succoso ’09 married in June 2021 at St. Anthony’s Church in Wilmington and hosted a wedding reception in April 2022, which featured a short ceremony and vow renewal by their sisters Carly Ciarrocchi ’04 and Kara Succoso Mangone ’04. To complete the evening, there was a surprise performance of ’Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ by the Alumni Mastersingers in attendance. Unfortunately, this group photo does not show all 30 Archmere alumni who were in attendance.

2010s

Katelyn J. Singley ’14 opened a bakery called CupKate’s in Greenville, DE.

Alisa Yakovenko ’18 graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering this past May, and started her career in a rotational program with Microsoft’s Devices Supply Chain teams, based in Redmond, WA. Alisa is currently a Fulfillment and Logistics Program Manager, where she works with supply planners, supply strategists, and online stores teams to help manage the company’s capacity and labor at its distribution centers to ensure that products are delivered to customers on time.

Nicole Witherell ’19 is currently a junior at Vanderbilt University, majoring in civil engineering. She and a fellow classmate are collaborating with the University of Alabama on the “Bottles to Bricks” project, which aims to use recycled glass to enhance building materials and infrastructure as well as reduce waste.

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Dr. Jamie C. Wohlhagen ’04 & Ryan P. Emptage ’04 John V. Stephano ’82 Josh Sapienza ’91 Elizabeth Gragg Elizardi ’95 Kathleen Shields Anderson ’97 Dr. Lisa N. Skedzielewski ’06 Andrew J. Campion ’07 Philip J. Blonski ’08 Drew S. Fagan ’97 Dr. Carlos Valdes ’84 Andrew L. Cooper ’04 Alessandra Lembo ’08 Katelyn J. Singley ’14 Alisa Yakovenko ’18 Miranda Ciarrocchi ’09 & PJ Succoso ’09 Nicole Witherell ’19

Alumni Spotlight

Joe Singley ’16

Auk Joe Singley ’16 knows the value of perseverance. And compassion. His baseball journey has been an unpredictable one, but with a combination of zeal and determination, Joe has landed in the Big Leagues. Joe is currently employed as the Major League Catching Intern for the Cincinnati Reds organization, with a potential spot as a bullpen catcher for the upcoming season. Joe’s Instagram account, “catching_singley,” a tutorial focused on the mechanics of effective catching technique, gained a following among baseball enthusiasts: Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson was one of them. Last fall Joe met Stephenson, and through a daily routine of practicing drills and experimenting with various techniques, they worked to improve Stephenson’s defensive approach to the game. “I’ve been a bit of a jack of all trades as a catching assistant.” This offseason Joe will be working with seven different Reds’ catchers as he travels the country to assist, tutor, and advise.

It was not a direct path, to be sure. Upon graduation from Archmere in June of 2016, Joe attended Tulane University and began his collegiate baseball career as a catcher. After breaking his collar bone and a coaching transition at Tulane, Joe transferred to Indian River State College to continue to pursue his pro baseball aspirations. After suffering two more injuries, Joe transferred to Coastal Carolina in 2018, intent on pursuing his dream of playing in the major league.

Joe’s baseball journey pivoted again in 2019 when his father, Joseph Anthony Singley, was diagnosed with cancer. Taking a leave of absence for a semester from Coastal Carolina, Joe returned home to care for his ailing father. “From August to October 23, when he died, he was in a hospital bed in our living room. I had to feed him, work the oxygen tank, the whole nine yards.” Joe has since created The Singley Foundation to “spread God’s love to families battling cancer” by providing meals, promoting events, and potentially securing financial assistance. Joe hopes to grow the foundation in the future as he pursues his baseball career.

Joe remains connected to Archmere through his Auk friends and his close relationship with Bill Phillips, a current member of the Archmere Facility and Grounds department. Joe and Billy were the best of friends growing up in the Wilmington area, playing baseball in the local little league programs in which their fathers were coaching. Bill’s and Joe’s dads grew up together, both playing professionally and forming a lasting bond through their sons and their love of baseball. “Billy was one of the best athletes in Delaware,” Joe asserted. Like Joe, Billy lost his father to cancer. Their shared friendship and deep love of baseball were inspired by their fathers.

Joe’s time at Archmere was formative. “It’s a special place,” he believes. “I miss it. My time was really special there. It’s a family that truly sticks together.”

Joe’s advice to Auk athletes with big dreams: “Never give up. Have what I call ’delusional faith.’ You get up each day with a goal and you determine how you will use your time. And enjoy it all, including the process.”

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Joe ’16 with his parents on Athletic Signing Day. © Kareem Elgazzar – USA TODAY NETWORK Joe ’16 with Bill Phillips at the Phillies v. Reds series in August 2022. Bill (at bat) and Joe ’16 (catcher) playing Little League.

Mr. Richard J. Cichelli ’62

December 9, 2021

Capt. Joseph M. Sakosky ’68

January 22, 2022

Brother of John ’78 and Michael ’84 Sakosky

Mr. Rocco J. Fizzano ’71 February 1, 2022

Mrs. Candice M. Dorsch February 6, 2022

Wife of Robert R. Dorsch ’61

Ms. Alice A. Fagan ’07 March 7, 2022 Sister of Paul T. Fagan ’09

Mr. Steven T. Davis ’80 March 8, 2022

Mr. Michael J. Tiburzi ’73 March 10, 2022

Mrs. Joan D. Dever

March 13, 2022

Mother of Keith ’83 and Mark ’84 Dever; Former President of the Mothers Guild (1982-1983); Former Archmere Trustee (1986-1992)

Deacon Michael R. Arno

March 21, 2022

Father of Michael ’83 and Elizabeth ’84 Arno; Husband of Joan Arno; former Archmere Trustee (1986-1992)

Mr. John C. Burr ’47

March 25, 2022

Brother of the late Frank C. Burr ’45 Mrs. Kathleen A. Haley March 25, 2022

Wife of the late Deacon James J. Haley, Sr. ’44

Mr. William A. Weatherlow, Jr. April 1, 2022

Paternal grandfather of Samuel Weatherlow ’12

Dr. Emmanuel M. Renzi

April 2, 2022

Father of Johna M. Renzi ’82 Mr. Joseph R. Troy ’78 April 18, 2022

Mrs. Frances Foti April 27, 2022

Mother of Lawrence T. Foti ’68

Mr. Francis E. Gleason ’50

May 15, 2022

Father of Francis ’76 and John ’81 Gleason

Mr. Thomas V. Spano, Jr. ’06 May 15, 2022

Mr. Dante M. Marini

May 18, 2022

Father of the late Joseph G. Marini ’78; Maternal grandfather of Lindsey Olivere ’11

Mrs. Jean Marie Pergolini May 21, 2022

Mother of John C. Pergolini ’05

Mrs. Victoria Tomaszewski May 27, 2022

Mother of Timothy P. Tomaszewski, Jr. ’22

Mrs. Margaret Simpers

June 2, 2022

Mother of Patrick ’73 and the late Michael ’74 and Thomas ’83 Simpers; Maternal grandmother of Anna M Baxter ’16

Mr. Gerald P. Curran ’58 June 14, 2022

Mrs. Helena R. Jebb June 14, 2022

Mother of John F. Jebb, III ’74 Mr. Joseph B. Erwin June 21, 2022

Father-in-law of Christian B. Hagerty ’93; Maternal grandfather of Michael J. Hagarty ’26

Mr. Peter A. Papa, Jr. June 22, 2022

Father of Sheila ’87, Angela ’88, Peter III ’90, Darlene ’92, and Matthew ’95 Papa; Maternal grandfather of Giavanna ’18, Anthony ’21, and Nicholas ’23 Mariano

Mr. Mark H. McLaughlin ’56

June 24, 2022

Brother of the late William ’52, James ’58, and Peter ’61 McLaughlin

Mr. Donald T. Taylor June 24, 2022

Husband of Helene Taylor, former Assistant in Development & Main Office (1989-1994)’ Father of Michael ’91 (married to Elisa Peppleman ’91), Stephanie (Ervin) ’93, and Maureen (O’Neill) ’98 Taylor

Mr. Psaquale A. DiFeliciantonio June 30, 2022

Father of Richard DiFeliciantonio ’75

Mrs. Catherine J. Hazzard July 1, 2022

Wife of Thomas A. Hazzard ’61; Mother of Megan A. (Boswick) Hazzard ’88 and Matthew Hazzard ’93

Mr. Andrew G. (Drew) Reilly ’85 July 3, 2022

Brother of William P. (Rick) Reilly ’77 and Margery Reilly Andersson ’79

Ms. Patricia M. Churchill ’13 July 3, 2022

Mr. G. James (Jamie) Roman, III ’94 July 14, 2022

Brother of Suzanne Roman Robeson ’83

Mrs. Marie E. Green July 20, 2022

Mother-in-law of Stephen J. Kushner ’80; Maternal grandmother of Abby ’10, Kelsey ’12, and Nicole ’15 Kushner

Mr. John M. Iwasyk

July 23, 2022

Father of Jennifer Iwasyk Bozikowski ’87

Mr. Daniel J. Worton

July 23, 2022

Father of Christine Worton LoMonaco ’03 (former faculty member)

Mrs. Jean T. Evans

July 23, 2022

Maternal grandmother of Morgan ’11, Austin ’12, and Will ’19 Schatzman

Mr. Richard T. Bourdon ’50 July 26, 2022

Mrs. Maria D. Minutola July 28, 2022

Wife of Albert J. Minutola ’68; Mother of Renee Minutola ’99

In Memoriam

Mrs. Jeannine Altoe

July 31, 2022

Paternal grandmother of Amelia Altoe ’13

Mrs. Dzintra Baidins

August 3, 2022

Former Archmere Librarian (19782002); Mother of Juris Baidins ’82 Rev. Francis X. Cortese, O.Praem. August 10, 2022

Former Archmere Religion Teacher and Librarian (1963-1964); Former Archmere Trustee (1991-1994, 20032009)

Mr. Edward W. Zahnow

August 11, 2022

Father of Anne L (Belski) ’81 and Curt E ’86 Zahnow; Paternal grandfather of Elaine ’21 and Kyle ’23 Zahnow

Mr. Michael J. Hickey, Jr.

August 13, 2022

Former Archmere football coach; Husband of Lynda J. Halsey ’91; Brother of Daniel E. ’89, Brian D.’91, and Timothy F. ’93 Hickey

Mr. Edmond D. Costantini, Sr. August 21, 2022

Father of Frank A. Costantini ’80

Ms. Alyson C. (Kovatch) Laskas ’92

August 21, 2022

Sister of John J. ’93 (married to JoAnna Cosenza ’97), Joseph W. ’97, and Thomas M.’00 (married to Elise Stephenson ’00) Laskas

Mr. Jerome J. Connell, Jr. September 4, 2022

Son of the late Jerome & Catherine Connell (both former faculty members)

Brother of Lawrence J. Connell ’71

Mrs. Vera A. Farenski

September 8, 2022

Mother of Jill Farenski Ponzio ’92; Maternal grandmother of Joshua Ponzio ’23

Mr. Marcus V. Mazza ’80 September 14, 2022

Brother of Marcia C. Mazza ’81

Ms. Karen C. Cunningham September 25, 2022

Sister of Dr. George T. Cunningham ’55

Mrs. Marian O. Conforte

September 30, 2022

Mother of Susan Conforte McNeill ’82; Maternal grandmother of Matthew McNeill ’14

Mrs. Nancy Bott

October 1, 2022

Mother of Holly Bott McKenna ’95

Mr. Richard L. Dunning ’63 October 3, 2022

Brother of A. Stephen ’61 and the late Michael ’59 Dunning

Mr. Maurice D. Shyne ’60 October 4, 2022

Mr. Cornelius J. Horgan

October 5, 2022

Huband of Jean Horgan, former President of the Mothers’ Guild (19891990)’ Father of Neil ’87 and Andrew ’90 Horgan

Mrs. Antoinette Giannini

October 5, 2022

Paternal grandmother of Christopher ’05 and Andrew ’07 Giannini

Mr. Norbert G. Allston October 8, 2022

Father of Peter N. Allston ’92

Ms. Sabina D. Holland ’79 October 10, 2022

Sister of T. Keating ’78 and Hillary K. ’81 Holland

Mr. John G. Mandas ’80 October 10, 2022

“The souls of the just are in the hand of God.”
Wisdom 3:1

Upcoming Green Series Concerts

French Sonatas for Flute and Piano

November 20, 2022

Attend a recital of French sonatas featuring Louis Perazza, flute, and Julie Nishimura, piano. Free.

Coming Home for Christmas

December 18, 2022

This Christmas, Archmere Academy welcomes home alumni Mastersingers in a beautiful concert along with Archmere’s current Mastersingers, featuring choral music, carol singing, and a Christmas tea. $30 for adults; $15 for students. Price increases day of the event.

Valentine’s Day, 1923

February 12, 2023

Celebrate Cupid’s big day in style with vintage music, dancing, and anti-prohibitionist refreshments in the Patio — a perfect “date night” afternoon. $35 per person. Event is for 21+.

Helena Raskob Arts Institute Student Recital

March 31, 2023

Join Helena Rakob Arts Institute of Archmere Academy’s award-winning students in a recital of classical music, featuring pianists, singers, and instrumentalists.

Green Concert: Student Showcase

April 30, 2023

Celebrate the Fine Arts Festival at Archmere Academy with the Green Concert: Student Showcase, featuring a variety of award-winning student musicians. $20 for adults; $10 for students.

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