Archmerean Fall 2022

The Archmerean

Fall 2022 | Volume 96

Archmere’s 90th anniversary Mass

Largest Student Body in Archmere History

New Course Offers Unique Opportunity for Students

Celebrating 90 Years of Archmere Academy

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In This Issue features

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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

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Auks Are Taking to the Skies Director of Academics Tim Dougherty announces Archmere’s Global Studies Program.

Photography Chuck Anerino CP ’23, ’26 Gina Poletti Kareem Elgazzar — USA Today Network

departments Michael A. Marinelli, Ed.D. ’76 Head of School Katie Eissler-Thiel Principal 3600 Philadelphia Pike Claymont, DE 19703 ArchmereAcademy.com 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.

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Board of Trustees

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Faculty & Staff News

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Around Campus

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Report on the State of Institutional Advancement

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Honor Roll of Donors

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Alumni News

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In Memoriam

A Pearl of Great Price

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

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n 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 Crumpled pieces of paper found behind the fireplace 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 4

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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

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

Jim Stockman ’61 speaking about the portraits

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.

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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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leadership

Board of Trustees

2022-23 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

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

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

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.

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. fall 2022 • Archmere Academy

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Ninety Years Strong

By Rev. Joseph McLaughlin, O.Praem.

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he 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.

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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).

Archmere Admission Over 90 Years 1932 — 22 1942 — 83 1952 — 158 1962 — 320 Archmere’s original football team in 1932.

Laying the cornerstone of SNH in 1959.

1972 — 360 1982 — 460 1992 — 475 2002 — 494 2012 — 475 2022 — 530

Archmere English class in the 1940s.

Outside St. Norbert Hall in 1980.

Speech team winners in the 1970s.

Archmere Over The Years Trip to Washington, D.C. in the 1980s.

Winter Concert in 2015.

Archmere English class in 2022.

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Welcome Class of 2026

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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

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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.

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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.

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.

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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

Tom Mengers ’10 Campus Minister

Joel DeMartino

Janna Scheflen

Dr. Matthew Wilcox

Damian Demnicki ’86

School Counselor & Director of Wellness

World Language Department Chair

Physical & Life Sciences Department Chair

Music Department Chair

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Auks Are Taking to the Skies Archmere announces new Global Studies Program with a Global Studies Diploma & Certificate options for students.

By Tim Dougherty, Director of Academics

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he 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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News 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.

Jane Chen

Elizabeth Xu

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 18

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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.

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

Archmere NAHS Keynote Speakers at national conference

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.

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.

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.

See the presentation:

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.

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.

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.

Rui Chang

Alex Chen

Natalie Gildea

Clare O’Dwyer

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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. fall 2022 • Archmere Academy

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News Around Campus 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

Baseball

Track and Field

1st Team All-Conference Alex Harrington, Sarah Denning, Olivia MacMillan

1st Team All-Conference Chris Albero • Outfield

All-Conference Honors

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

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

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

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Congratulations, Class of 2022!

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Author Joyful Clemantine Wamariya Inspires Hope

By Natalie Gildea ’23, Co-editor in Chief of The Green Arch; Originally published in The Green Arch

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s 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.

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

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 26

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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

Student Name

Chloe Lee ’26

Anne-Cecile Kittila ’26

Valentina Ramos ’26

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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.

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2021–2022

by the numbers

741

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$27,000

Archmere Fund Donors

from the Alumni Council

different states

$115,000 from the Parent Clubs

• 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

Revenue

Expenses Endowment & Investment Income

Annual Fund (Gross)

Archmere Fund Donors Fun Facts

5.40%

4.59%

Salaries & Benefits

71.15%%

Instructional & Student Services

5.67%

Administrative

8.30% Maintenance & Capital Improvements

8.98% Debt Service

6.90%

Net Tuition & Fees

Other Program (Net)

90.20%

-0.19%

Current Endowment $16,298,242 | Total Giving $1,363,082 | Unrestricted Archmere Fund $537,833 fall 2022 • Archmere Academy

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Honor Roll of Donors St. Norbert Society $75,000+

Mr. & Mrs. Rocco A. Abessinio Archmere Academy Mothers’ Guild Automatic Coin Vending 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

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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 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.

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 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. * 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

Sponsor

$500-$999 Anonymous

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. fall 2022 • Archmere Academy

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Honor Roll of Donors 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

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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

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 fall 2022 • Archmere Academy

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Honor Roll of Donors 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

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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

Green & White Society 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

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

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

Gift-In-Kind Donors

Ms. Jessica Pei 2020

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

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

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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

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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 • 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

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Alumni News 1950s

1990s

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

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.

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.

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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.

Dr. Lisa N. Skedzielewski ’06

John V. Stephano ’82

Philip J. Blonski ’08

Josh Sapienza ’91

Drew S. Fagan ’97

Alisa Yakovenko ’18

Andrew J. Campion ’07

Nicole Witherell ’19

Miranda Ciarrocchi ’09 & PJ Succoso ’09

Dr. Jamie C. Wohlhagen ’04 & Ryan P. Emptage ’04

Katelyn J. Singley ’14

Dr. Carlos Valdes ’84 Andrew L. Cooper ’04

Elizabeth Gragg Elizardi ’95 Kathleen Shields Anderson ’97

Alessandra Lembo ’08

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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Alumni Spotlight Joe Singley ’16

by John Jordan ’80

© Kareem Elgazzar – USA TODAY NETWORK

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uk 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.

Joe ’16 with Bill Phillips at the Phillies v. Reds series in August 2022.

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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 ’16 with his parents on Athletic Signing Day.

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.”

Bill (at bat) and Joe ’16 (catcher) playing Little League.

In Memoriam Mr. Richard J. Cichelli ’62

Mr. Francis E. Gleason ’50

Mr. Donald T. Taylor

December 9, 2021

May 15, 2022 Father of Francis ’76 and John ’81 Gleason

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

Capt. Joseph M. Sakosky ’68

January 22, 2022 Brother of John ’78 and Michael ’84 Sakosky

Mr. Thomas V. Spano, Jr. ’06

May 15, 2022

Mr. Rocco J. Fizzano ’71

Mr. Dante M. Marini

February 1, 2022 February 6, 2022 Wife of Robert R. Dorsch ’61

May 18, 2022 Father of the late Joseph G. Marini ’78; Maternal grandfather of Lindsey Olivere ’11

Ms. Alice A. Fagan ’07

Mrs. Jean Marie Pergolini

Mrs. Candice M. Dorsch

March 7, 2022 Sister of Paul T. Fagan ’09

May 21, 2022 Mother of John C. Pergolini ’05

Mr. Steven T. Davis ’80

Mrs. Victoria Tomaszewski

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

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. 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

June 14, 2022

July 14, 2022 Brother of Suzanne Roman Robeson ’83

Mrs. Helena R. Jebb

Mrs. Marie E. Green

Mr. Gerald P. Curran ’58

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

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

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Mrs. Jeannine Altoe

Ms. Alyson C. (Kovatch) Laskas ’92

Mrs. Nancy Bott

July 31, 2022 Paternal grandmother of Amelia Altoe ’13

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

October 1, 2022 Mother of Holly Bott McKenna ’95

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. 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

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

September 14, 2022 Brother of Marcia C. Mazza ’81

October 5, 2022 Paternal grandmother of Christopher ’05 and Andrew ’07 Giannini

Mr. Michael J. Hickey, Jr.

Ms. Karen C. Cunningham

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

September 25, 2022 Sister of Dr. George T. Cunningham ’55

Mr. Norbert G. Allston

Mr. Edmond D. Costantini, Sr.

August 21, 2022 Father of Frank A. Costantini ’80

Mrs. Marian O. Conforte

September 30, 2022 Mother of Susan Conforte McNeill ’82; Maternal grandmother of Matthew McNeill ’14

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

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Upcoming Green Series Concerts Tickets: 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. fall 2022 • Archmere Academy

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