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contents 1 From the Headmaster 2 Graduation 2015 14 Freshman Projects

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By Jessica Fiddes

18 Grand Finale Party 22 Global Delbarton Traveler

By Zack Hoyt ’08

26 A Succisa Virescit Story

By Joe Colangelo ’03

28 With Stefan Howells ’86 and SCORE in South Africa

By Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

36 Creating a New Monastery

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

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DEL by the Numbers: Athletic Training Around Delbarton Sports Shorts Abbey Notes Alumni News Delbarton Yesterday

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

Cover: Stefan Howells ’86, Executive Director at SCORE: changing lives through sports, in South Africa All photographs in this issue of Delbarton Today were taken by Jessica Fiddes or J. Craig Paris unless otherwise indicated.

Cover Photographer: Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

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Rt. Rev. Richard Cronin, OSB, Abbot, St. Mary’s Abbey President, Delbarton School Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Headmaster Rev. Rembert F. Reilly, OSB, Vice President for Development J. Craig Paris ’82, Director of Development Jessica Vermylen Fiddes, Director of Communications, Editor The views expressed in Delbarton Today are solely those of the editors, authors and contributors to this magazine and do not necessarily represent those of the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey, Inc., St. Mary’s Abbey and/or Delbarton School Design: Sahlman Art Studio, Charlotte, NC Printing: Digital Color Concepts, Mountainside, NJ

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Global Travel and Exchange Coordinator Dan Pieraccini (pictured here this summer at the Sani Pass in the Drakensberg mountains in a small village in Lesotho, a landlocked country in southern Africa) reports that there are more travel and exchange programs in Delbarton’s future. New to our trips and exchanges menu this year are:

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• Homestay Exchange with Colegio San Pedro in Lima, Peru • A trip to Machu Picchu Virtual Exchanges with: • Spanish language exchange with Peru • 3D Printing Solar Panel project with a school in Uganda • Cultural exchange with a boys’ school in India

Find a friend’s email address & update your news ONLINE at delbarton.org click “Alumni”

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From the Headmaster

Dear Members of the Delbarton Community, An occasion like a year-long 75th anniversary celebration can be a tough act to follow, especially after the ‘Grand Finale’ here in June. Still, the life of the school goes on, even after the music and the dancing fade away.

Following a beautiful summer which saw many projects completed on campus, Delbarton School has reopened its doors, ready to begin its 76th year with renewed energy and commitment.

Socrates is alleged to have said “The unexamined life is not worth living for a man”. The same could be said of a living institution like a school. In the 2015-2016 academic year, Delbarton will engage in a protracted period of selfevaluation as part of its preparations for re-accreditation by the Middle States Association of colleges and Secondary Schools. This is a pivotal moment in the life of the School, because it will set the direction and tone for the better part of the next decade. Our last accreditation review was in 2008 and in their report the validation team wrote the following: At first glance, one would wonder how much Delbarton could improve on as an institution when referencing the long list of Ivy League schools each graduate attends, the phenomenal athletic program and its large number of state titles, or its incredible music and arts program. However, it was clear to the validation team that the planning team took its task most seriously and clearly demonstrated a commitment to developing a detailed inventory of their school’s areas in need of improvement, and addressed them through the objectives that they developed.

Since becoming Headmaster, I have seen how deeply this kind self-examination characterizes every aspect of what we do here. Hardly a meeting begins without some reflection on recent past events. Delbarton constantly asks itself this question “How can we do that better?”

While we may do this on a regular basis, the accreditation process provides us with a formal, external framework for

the comprehensive re-assessment of every aspect of the school’s life. When the process is approached in the right spirit – and I have every reason to expect that it will – it can lead to profound growth. I believe that this will be as true in 2016 as it was in 2008.

Any year following a major event like a 75th anniversary celebration is bound to seem anti-climactic. That’s probably a good thing. While the 75th provided us with a wonderful opportunity to honor our past with an exuberant celebration, this coming year will take us on a journey of introspection and reflection. As fall turns to winter and so much outdoor activity ceases, we too will hunker down to ponder the next chapter in the story that is Delbarton. This too is a good thing.

As always,

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67 Delbarton Graduates its Sixty-Seventh Class

O N M AY 31, 2015 THE C LASS OF 2015 celebrated graduation with faculty, family and friends in the Abbey Church followed by a reception in the Senor Garden‌

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Somebody thought to bring his 2015 class banner – good man!

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Mark Bufanio ’15 remembered to pack his Delbarton flag for graduation.

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Graduation speaker the Honorable Timothy Broas ’72, Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, center, with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB and Abbot Richard Cronin, OSB.

The Class of 2015 jumped into the fountain too quickly after Graduation, depriving many families from taking official photos. This picture proves that these fellows were dry before the Commencement ceremony.

Fair warning to the Class of 2016: the fountain is off limits until parents snap their pictures!

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This year’s Student Body President Dan Cimaglia ’16 presents the colors at the head of the procession.

Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB, ’56 chats with younger brothers of graduates who served as ushers.

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The James E. Nugent Award, established in memory of a graduate of the class of 1969, is awarded to the Delbarton student who best exemplifies the spirit of giving himself to others. This year the award was presented by Catherine and Elizabeth Carter to two recipients, James Wroblewski ’15 and Michael Berry ’15 (see Michael and family on page 9). Pictured here is James holding his award with, on left, his parents Henry and Kate Wroblewski, and siblings Kate and Michael ’09, with members of the extended Nugent family.

The Bryan Bennett Award was established to honor the memory of a member of the class of 1994 who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. This award is for the “quiet hero”, a student who, like Bryan, has distinguished himself for his day-to-day work ethic, consistent nobility and unfailing kindness to others. This year’s winner of the Bryan Bennett Award was Ryan Murphy ’15 who received the award from Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82, on left, seen here with Ryan and his parents AJ and Robyn Murphy P’15 and his sister Lauren Murphy.

The Peter B. Haas Award, established in memory of a 25 year old Marine pilot killed in Korea, is awarded for distinguished leadership within the School. This year’s winner of the Peter B. Haas Award was Tom Abel ’15, here with his family, from left, Tom’s sister Caroline Abel, grandmother Carol McCarthy and parents Denise and Carter Abel P’15.

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The Michael Patrick Sheridan Award was established in memory of a member of the Class of 1984, presented to a senior who has manifested love for life and for the School and has significantly grown through challenge as implied in the Delbarton motto Succisa Virescit. The 2015 Michael Patrick Sheridan Award was presented by Kurt Krauss ’81, far left, to Nanayaw Appiah-Kubi ’15 seen here with his mother Doris Appiah , older sister Joyceline Appiah and Nanayaw’s uncle James.

Corey T. Williams ’91 Award for excellence in Physics was presented to Abhivav Karale ’15, who was also the Class of 2015 Valedictorian. Corey’s father Earl Williams and sister Dr. Amber Fields presented the award. With Abhinav are, from left, Earl Williams, Abhinav’s sister Shridhar Karale, his mother Vandana Karale P’15, Dr. Amber Fields and his father Disha Karale P’15.

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Paul Shuler ’15, left, and Will Nixon ’15 both received The Delbarton Medal, the School’s highest honor.

Michael Berry ’15 also received The James E. Nugent Award, which honors a Delbarton student with a giving spirit. A talented pianist, Michael generously shared his passion for music with our community during his four years at Delbarton. From left with Michael are his grandmother Helen Johnson, his sister Sarah Berry, parents Julie and David Berry P’15 and his sister Rachel Berry.

The Brian E. Fleury Award is given to an outstanding scholar-athlete who demonstrates the same passion for scholarship that he does for athletics, a person who combine seriousness of purpose with self-effacing good humor, a person who is a consummate team player, selfless in all his endeavors, always putting the needs of others before his own. The 2014 Fleury Award winner is Patrick Bray ’15, shown with Tim and Jen Fleury who presented the award. From left with Patrick are Jen and Tim Fleury, his parents Paul and Jen Bray ’92, P’15 and sisters Grace and Suzanne Bray.

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Brian Byun ’15 and family.

Student Body President Brian Monaghan ’15 with, from left, his uncle and aunt Kevin Monaghan ’71and Patricia Monaghan, and parents Tina and Brian Monaghan ’73, P’15.

Will Voetsch ’15 with his parents Susan and Greg Voetsch P’12,’15, brother John ’12 and his grandmother Beverly Rieckers.

James Paris ’15, center, and family, including his dad Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82, P’13, ’15’19, and brothers Liam ’13 and Regan ’19 with his mother Mary Pat Paris P’13,’15’19.

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Abhinav Karale ’15 was the Class of 2015 Valedictorian. This fall he is studying the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

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Max Hofbauer ’15 and parents Peter and Denise, and his sister Tara.

Jared Ahsler ’15 and family.

s we go on to college, we have our ambitions, dreams, and goals. But a valuable part of the college experience is also realizing your limits – what you’re good at and what you are not good at. I think we need to stay true to our dreams, not matter how unfeasible they seem. If we aim at our goal, we’ll likely fall short of it. If we aim above our goals, where our dreams are, in the best case we’ll achieve our dreams, and in the worst case we’ll achieve our goals.”

– Abhinav Karale ’15

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Rod McRae ’15 and family.

Brendan Kenny ’15 with his family, from left, his parents Kevin and Deanna Kenny ’77, P’12,’15, sister Mackenzie and brother Kieran ’12.

Joe Tavoso ’15 and family.

Ryan Onderdonk ’15 and family, including older brother Sean ’12 on left.

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Anthony ’15 and Luis Rosario ’15 and their family.

PJ Burke ’15 and family, from left, grandparents Pat and Brigitte Burke ’57, GP’15,’17, brother Connor ’17, and parents Patrick and Lisa Burke P’15,’17.

Class of 2015 Colleges Amherst College-1 Boston College-6 Brown University-1 Bryant University-1 Bucknell University-6 College of the Holy Cross-1 College of William & Mary-2 Cornell University-5 Dartmouth College-2 Deerfield Academy-1 Dickinson College-1 Drexel University-1 Duke University-2 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-1 Fairfield University-3 Fordham University - 4 Georgetown University-8 Hamilton College-1

Harvard College -1 IMG Academy-1 Johns Hopkins University -1 Kenyon College-1 Kent School-1 Lehigh University-2 Loyola University Maryland-1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology-1 New Jersey Institute of Technology-1 New York University-1 Northwestern University-2 Princeton University-3 Providence College-1 Purdue University-1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute-1 Rice University-2 Skidmore College-1 The New School-1

Trinity College-3 Tufts University-2 University of Delaware-1 University of Miami-2 University of Michigan-2 University of New Haven-1 University of Notre Dame-7 University of Pennsylvania-3 University of Richmond-1 University of Southern California-2 Vanderbilt University-8 Villanova University-11 Virginia Commonwealth University-1 Virginia Tech-1 Wake Forest University-1 Yale University-1

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Freshman Projects

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Michael Donnelly ’17: Human Sundial Michael Connelly constructed an ornamental and educational human sundial on Delbarton campus for his freshman and Eagle Scout project. He worked with Br. Paul to find an accessible, sunlit, lightly-trafficked and, above all, flat piece of land. They settled on the grassy area between the FAC and Trinity. The 10 by 15 feet project took a year to complete and called for math and manual labor, sourcing supplies and figuring out how to engrave hour marker stones – a cemetery sandblaster was the solution.

Now that the project is finished, the user can stand on the granite centerpiece, cast a shadow (of course, sunshine is key) and the correct time (accurate within minutes) in each time zone is indicated by where the shadow falls on the sundial.

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Michael Donnelly ’17 demonstrates the human sundial he constructed on Delbarton campus.

Michael Harper ’17: One Year, One Book, My Experience Michael Harper had never written a book before, but that didn’t stop him from writing, illustrating, formatting, printing and binding a book as his freshman project. “It’s a mash-up,” is how the young author describes his process. The Last Girl is a futuristic, apocalyptic tale of the last woman on earth, a deceptively simple conceit that packs a big emotional wallop. The author uses lyrical vignettes to describe how the last person on earth might feel: at first liberated from interaction with others and, yes, even clothing, the sole character evolves as a solitary figure plagued by loneliness.

Michael drew simple illustrations on 8 ½” x 11” sheets, and downloaded the app createbooklet.com to format his book. “I’ve always had a passion for writing and drawing,” he says, “and this was a good opportunity to do both.”

Michael Harper ’17 and his book The Last Girl.

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Tim Maguire ’17: The Forgotten Bell

Tim Maguire ’17

For his project, Tim Maguire researched the 600 pound iron bell that hangs above Old Main entrance to the Senior Garden. Working with St. Mary’s Abbey archivist Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB, Tim uncovered documents that trace the bell’s manufacture in Spain in 1643. Later in its history the bell was shipped to Cuba where, eventually, it found a home at Castle Morro, Santiago, Cuba. In 1899, just after the Spanish American War between Spain and the U.S., Luther Kountze purchased the bell and shipped it to Brooklyn, then transported his prize to Delbarton by horse and wagon. Like Kountze a man of ambition, Tim was hoping to restore the bell for his project, but reality stepped in: engineering issues, budgeting concerns and time all conspired against him.

“Surprising to me,” Tim says, “One of my biggest takeaways from this project was patience.” His goal remains to restore the bell and introduce a new Delbarton graduation tradition: ringing the bell before entering the Senior Garden.

The posters Tim used to illustrate his project The Forgotten Bell.

El Morro Fortress in Santiago, Cuba.

Owen McEnroe ’17: Sportscaster

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Owen McEnroe has the perfect name for a sportscaster, and his interest in sports broadcasting began practically at birth. For his project, he lived the life of a TV sports commentator. Googling ‘Delbarton sportscaster’ led him to Jonathan Yardley ’01, a fulltime freelance ESPN-affiliated sportscaster who calls baseball, basketball and football games and is the founder/webmaster of njhockey.org. Yardley invited Owen to shadow him at a St. John’s vs. DePaul Women’s basketball game. “I even got official press credentials,” says Owen. “It was really cool.” Owen also took a TV broadcasting course from Mendham TV (Channel 22) and tested his chops by interviewing ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas. At his presentation, Owen simulated a game, hosted a pregame coverage, and half time coverage. “It was a lot harder than I thought,” says Owen.

“I didn’t always know exactly what to say but I learned as I went along.” Does he want to be a professional sports broadcaster after this experience? “I haven’t ruled it out,” he says.

John Paciga ’17: Ascension Day Mass Composer Pianist John Paciga designed his freshman project to combine two topics important to him: music and faith. He composed music for Delbarton’s Ascension Day Mass on May 14 which included music notation and teaching his music to the four-part men’s choir, Schola Cantorum. Preparing for the Mass was a challenge. “We only had four weeks, with two rehearsals a week during a very busy time,” says John. “Everybody had to be on the same page, and Mr. Blazier (Delbarton Music Director) was a big help.” John plans to share his music with his home parish, Immaculate Conception in Annandale, NJ this fall.

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John performed his music at the May 14 Ascension Day Mass…

…with an assist from his brothers in Schola Cantorum directed by David Blazier.

Jack Sameth ’17: Boots for Matumaini School When Jack Sameth was in 7th grade, his grandmother invited him on safari in Africa.

Driving through Dar es Salaam in Tanzania they passed the Salvation Army’s Matumaini School for disabled and albino children, attended by 200 children from communities around the Tanzania. Jack learned during the country’s 6 month rainy season, the youngsters have no boots, and that going shoeless left them susceptible to cuts and disease. For his project, he wanted to collect and ship boots to Matumaini.

Rather than assemble random used boots, Jack reached out to rain boot companies for help. The ROMA Company replied, and Jack was invited to present his ideas to the firm’s CEO. The company generously donated $15,000 in boots, 313 pairs in all, which Jack shipped to Africa. He says the biggest challenge was ‘gaining the trust of the company’.

Jack Sameth ’17

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Grand Finale Party Cap How do you end the yearlong celebration of Delbarton’s 75th year in an appropriate fashion? With a party on June 5 that joined every constituency – students, faculty, monks, parents and alumni – in one awesome bash.

Abbot Richard Cronin, OSB, and Fr. Michael Tidd, OSB, third from left, greet Julie and Kurt Krauss ’81 and son Cole.

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Photo booths with Delbarton backgrounds were popular.

aps Delbarton’s 75th Year Grand Finale organizers Mindy and AJ Papetti ’82, P’13,’14,’17 and sons Vincent ’14, Dylan ’17 and AJ ’13.

Faculty members Matt Kovachik, left, and Rob Auletti with Matt’s wife Liz.

Director of Alumni & Development Craig Paris ’82, P’13,’15,’19 and Jules Spada ’48, GP ’05,’07.

Senior Garden statuary was in party mode.

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Celebrating Delbarton’s 75th Anniversary

Christina and John Tonzola ’95 with two of their three sons.

Tim Fitzsimmons ’95 and wife Caity serve as lifeguards by the fountain.

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After dinner, 1200 guests await opening remarks from Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

A flash mob led by Br. Paul and Mindy Papetti P’13,’14’17 ignites the crowd, and the dance floor is packed to capacity.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Jay Manahan ’89, P’19.

Tess Lewis P’03,‘13, Judy Dowiack P’14 and Maria Onderdonk P’12,’15.

This epic event capped a memorable celebratory year at Delbarton School.

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Global Delbarton Traveler: Zack Hoyt ’08

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he saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Sitting on a bullet train as it speeds through the Italian countryside, I remember the village responsible for raising me.

Primarily, I think of my family. I think of the constant love they gave me, the hard work required by them to give me such a childhood, and the guidance they provided, whether I asked for it or not.

The second most important village responsible for raising me to the man I am today is Delbarton.

A father watching his two daughters on the Carousel in Piazza Navonna, Rome.

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Photography by Zack Hoyt '08

From the top: An unknown man, crying and lighting a prayer candle in a church in Rome.

Stack of stones, arranged by a several children, against the hill of Positano, Italy.

A church in Nocelle, Italy, on the Amalfi Coast.

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I say Delbarton in the collective sense intentionally, as if it were a living, breathing organism. I am unable to split the collective Delbarton into its component parts: the teachers, the students, the campus, the sports, the abbey, and all the nostalgic intangibles that accompany a flashing memory of the Delbarton experience, almost a decade after graduation. If you are reading this as an alumnus, you no doubt have a similar feeling. If you are reading this as a current student, trust me, you will.

Boys playing soccer on the dirt field of a school in Tongatupu, Tonga.

Smoke rising from a house in a small village in Switzerland.

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Much has changed since I walked the campus of Delbarton as a student.

In 2008, I went to Vanderbilt University on a Navy ROTC scholarship. I studied Economics, I joined a fraternity, and I played on the Squash team. In 2012, I commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, assigned as a Surface Warfare Officer to the amphibious assault ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) out of San Diego. In my first tour I served as the ship’s Electronic Warfare Officer, later shifting to Engineering

Department as the Auxiliaries Officer. I had the opportunity to visit six countries in the first two years of my job. In late 2014, freshly promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade, I moved to Naples, Italy, the headquarters of U.S. SIXTH FLEET, responsible for all naval operations in Europe, Africa, and some of Asia, as the Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare Officer for a group called Task Force 65.

Since being stationed in Italy, for work and for fun, I have had the fortune of traveling to fourteen countries, all in less than a year.

There are so many lessons that Delbarton has taught me that I use on a daily basis in my job as a Naval Officer. Honor, integrity, teamwork, and the importance of brotherhood are among them. I could fill an entire book. However, one lesson I was not able to learn until years after I left Delbarton is appreciation. Delbarton builds a bubble around you. It is a bubble of comfort; of safety. It is a nurturing environment that allows boys, unburdened by the problems of the world beyond the gates, to learn and to mature. This is a good thing. But without perspective of that outside world, one cannot fully appreciate just how truly amazing life is inside the bubble. My Navy travels have taken me to some of the poorest countries in the world, particularly during a humanitarian deployment to the Western Pacific in 2013.

To those still enjoying the Delbarton bubble, I will tell you firsthand that young men living in squalor halfway around the world are no less intelligent than you, no less driven than you, and no less capable than you. However, they have no bubble.

The vast majority of the world does not have the luxury to insulate their children from harsh realities and from real problems. You may not be able to fully understand just how many advantages you have at your fingertips as a student, but you should at least attempt to consider them.

To you current students: enjoy the bubble. Grow at your own pace. Make mistakes, and then learn from them. My only hope is that someday, through your own travels, your own work, and your own life, that you might gain the perspective to be able to look back at Delbarton and truly appreciate how wonderful of a place it really is.

Zach Hoyt ’08

The Eiffel Tower from below.

An empty street at about 1 AM on Christmas Day in Rome.

Editor’s Note: Do you have a Global Delbarton story and photos to share?

Contact Delbarton Today editor Jessica Fiddes at jfiddes@delbarton.org.

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In this issue of Delbarton Today we introduce a new column: A Succisa Virescit Story. Our first essay comes from Joe Colangelo ’03. We hope you appreciate Joe’s story, and are looking for more ‘cut down, grow back’ life experiences to share in future issues…

A Succisa Virescit Story

by Joe Colangelo ’03

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I WANTED TO BECOME A N AVY SEAL ON S EPTEMBER 11 T H , 2001.

I was a junior at Delbarton and, as I waited on word from my mother throughout the day, I felt more helpless than I had ever been in my life. Though my mom made it to safety, I was forever changed.

After BUDS training in 2007, Joe shipped out on the USS GERMANTOWN.

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I decided quickly that my best path was attending the US Naval Academy. For over a year I fell in love with the Academy; I was devastated when I received my rejection letter. I can still remember Father Giles, in his everoptimistic manner, confiding in me his adage that “the Lord writes straight with crooked lines.” I picked up the pieces of my aspirations and applied (months past the deadline) to UC Berkeley, earning a spot and full scholarship in their Naval ROTC program.

Through my college years I never stopped wanting to be a Navy SEAL. This meant taking on responsibility within Berkeley’s Naval ROTC unit, earning exceptional grades, and maintaining peak physical shape. Every time I decided how to use my time and resources I questioned which of the paths

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would most help me with my goal. I spent a good number of Friday and Saturday nights in the library.

In June 2007 my hard work paid off. I arrived to Coronado, California to begin SEAL training (Basic Underwater Training School or BUD/s). We started our class with over 200 students; after Hell Week only 29 remained and I was one of them.

At this point, the vast majority of remaining students become SEALs. A few weeks later I failed an evolution and was dropped from the program. In an instant, my dream was over and I knew I would never become a SEAL. The moment I was dropped from training was one of the most distressing of my life.

I vividly recalled Father Giles’ commentary that the Lord writes straight with crooked lines, despite not thinking about those words in years.

For the next three years I served aboard ships and also had the opportunity to serve on the ground in Afghanistan. I left the Navy in 2010 and founded Golden Coast Mead. Today I’m the Executive Director of Consumers’ Research, America’s oldest consumer organization.

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In October, Joe Colangelo ’03 with wife Sarah picked apples in the Abbey Orchard with their children James (4) Evelyn (3) and Margaret (1).

From September 2010 to May 2011 he deployed to Camp Alpha, Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan.

From getting rejected from the Naval Academy to failing out of BUD/s, I believe that I’m better off having suffered the setbacks I have in my professional life.

Succisa virescit, as far as we were always taught, means that “whatever is cut down will grow back stronger.” On its face, that’s absurd. We all know instances of people or things getting cut down and never grow back at all, or being forever scarred.

But that’s not what the motto means to me. To me, the motto is not an adage, but a command. “Cut down? Grow back stronger!”

Succisa virescit is more than a motto, though; it’s a behavior and a lifestyle.

After my setbacks, I wasn’t guided by a motto, I was guided by the lessons I had learned. My four years at Delbarton were

formative, and had given me a deep appreciation of the roles that faith, service, and community play in healing.

My time at Delbarton gave me friends who I could turn to when I doubted myself. The school had given me selfconfidence by showing me how much I was capable of accomplishing. Both the monastic and lay faculty taught me the importance of serving others and the importance of values.

In short, Delbarton didn’t solve my problems for me. Delbarton equipped me with the tools to let me solve my problems for myself. This is the greatest gift a school can give its alumni, and it is why I am proud to help pass this gift on to current and future Delbarton students.

Succisa virescit.

Joe and Sarah Welsch were married on August 12, 2010.

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With Stefan Howells ’86 and SCORE in South Africa

By Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

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he sun was just hitting the top of iconic Table Mountain as the plane began its descent into Cape Town’s international airport. I had to remind myself that it was winter here at the bottom of the southern hemisphere.

Below me the land was ringed by a deep cobalt sea and the human settlements clung to the coast or crept up the steep slopes as far as they dared. It was my first time in South Africa – in Africa at all, for that matter and I was excited about the week ahead. I was looking forward to the annual conference of the International Boys Schools Coalition, but I was also very eager to reconnect with a special alumnus, Stefan Howells ’86. Stefan and I had been exchanging e-mails for the last few weeks and he had offered to spend as much time with me as he could in the three days before the conference. I hadn’t seen Stefan in a very long time; but, over the years I had heard various reports about the interesting work that he was doing in South Africa. Now I was finally going to see for myself.

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later he pulled up outside and we were off. It was already noon, so we needed to hit the road if we wanted to see everything before dark. In the car, I began to pester Stefan with questions. There was so much I wanted to know.

Fortunately, he was a ready partner in this exercise. Our first stop was the Drakenstein Correctional Centre formerly known as the Victor Verster Prison and it was here that Nelson Mandela spent the last 14 months of his 27-year imprisonment. “I stayed up all night watching TV when I was a student, waiting for Nelson Mandela’s release and watched him walk out of the gates at that prison. It was a couple of years later that I first met him there, when he launched the election campaign for our first democratic elections. I am a great admirer of Mandela and his principled leadership style based on service, humility, fairness and justice, always ready to reach out to everyone and yet also human enough to admit fault. To complete the circle so to speak, I went to the same place to sign the condolence book when he passed away, but he continues to be a great inspiration for me and what I do.” That this was the first place Stefan wanted to show me set the stage for everything else that would follow.

Stefan Howells ’86 and the raw beauty of South Africa.

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Stefan Howells ’86 pictured in the 1986 Archway yearbook which he edited.

Fresh out of Harvard, Stefan returned to the University and connected with the founder of a non-profit which was about to open an office in South Africa.

“I’m your man,” Stefan told her.

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Stefan and his parents Lawford and Heidi Howells in 1986 at Delbarton graduation.

Stefan and his parents in South Africa.

One might have predicted that Stefan Howells would end up working in South Africa. What he does and how it came about, however, is a little more surprising.

Stefan was raised in South Africa, but when he was 15, his father, Lawford, was transferred to New Jersey. The family settled in Morris Township on a street directly across Mendham Road from Delbarton. The transition to a new country and a new school was not that easy; and Stefan reported being quite unhappy at first. He found his way though, especially in the Music Department. Stefan sang in the Schola and performed in the school’s musical productions which were then almost exclusively Gilbert and Sullivan. He was an avid member of Mr. Sanfacon’s Rock & Mineral Club and co-editor of the Archway in 1986. Stefan has particularly

Delbarton Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB visited Stefan in South Africa this past July to attend an International Coalition of Boys’ Schools convention in Cape Town.

fond memories of his senior philosophy class. “I learned to think at Delbarton” he told me. “I learned to question everything.” he added. He went on to study at Harvard, earning a B.A. in Social Anthropology. After graduation he kicked around a bit doing different things. He eventually returned to Cambridge working with international students when he made a fateful decision.

“I always wanted to go back to South Africa” he told me. While living in the U.S. he was actively following events in his homeland. “I wanted to be part of the solution to South Africa’s problems.”

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The Drakenstein Correctional Centre, formerly known as the Victor Verster Prison, and where Nelson Mandela spent the last 14 months of his 27-year imprisonment.

Stefan was in the crowd on February 11, 1990, the day Mandela walked out of prison.

organization founded by some Harvard graduates to send volunteers to teach in developing countries. Stefan had heard about a newly opened spot in Namibia and wanted to learn more. While explaining his South African background, he heard a voice from a nearby office calling “Get in here!” It turned out to be one of the founders of the program that would eventually become SCORE. She explained that they were just about to open an office in South Africa. Though he didn’t have much experience with sport other than some cross country running he had done in high school, he said with confidence” I’m your guy! I know the country, the culture and how things work.” When asked whether he had ever asked anyone for money, he quickly replied “Of course, my parents.” This candor apparently won her over and he got the job.

Stefan returned to South Africa in 1991. “I never thought I’d still be here in 2015” he confessed. He recalled his spartan living conditions in those early years quipping “it was almost monastic”. At first, the program worked directly through contact with individual teachers in the state run schools. As apartheid began to unravel, the work became more problematic.

When SCORE lost the support of its American partner organization, Stefan oversaw the registration of SCORE as a South African NGO. He became the organization’s executive director in 1995, a position he has held since then. He is responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, organizational development and management within SCORE international. Stefan has been at the helm of SCORE now for twenty years, but while proud of what the organization has been

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able to accomplish, he is exceedingly modest about his role in all of it.

Our next stop was the Franschhoek Valley Community Sport Centre, one of the two centers that SCORE has actually built and operates. While SCORE operates in 44 different communities in South Africa, as well as in Namibia and Zambia, there are only two sites with permanent facilities.

Since it was the winter holidays, the center was hosting a kind of day camp.

There were boys playing soccer on the indoor turf field, younger children were painting with a volunteer in one of the classrooms and another four boys were rehearsing a dance routine in a back hallway. Everywhere youthful energy and a sense of well-being abounded. Stefan introduced me to the volunteer in charge who proudly showed me around. We then got back into the car so that they could show me the shantytown where most of the children live. It was an eyeopening experience to drive along these dusty roads and witness the appalling conditions – all of this a stone’s throw from Franschhoek, a jewel of a town in South Africa’s wine region. Two days later Stefan took me to the second of SCORE’s permanent facilities, Mbekweni Community Sports Centre about 60 km north of Cape Town. Mbekweni is a fairly typical South African township where the majority of the residents live below the poverty level and crime and violence are rampant. Here, despite the conditions outside, I witnessed once again the powerful force for good that SCORE was bringing to these areas. As Stefan says in a video about Mbekweni, “I think that what this centre offers primarily is a place for young people to be safe, to play, to learn and to grow.”

Cape Town, South Africa. Home of Stefan Howells ’86 and SCORE.

Franschoek, a jewel of a town in South Africa’s wine region, is a stone’s throw from the appalling living conditions inhabited by the children SCORE serves.

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The Franschoek Valley Community Sport Centre, one of the two centers that SCORE built and runs. SCORE operates in forty-four South African communities and has two permanent facilities.

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Despite the very many challenges facing both SCORE as an organization and South Africa as a country, Stefan remains incredibly positive about the prospects for both. In 2008 Stefan was included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List and was awarded an MBE for Sport and Social Development in Southern Africa. In addition to the Republic of South Africa, Namibia, and Zambia, SCORE works in and collaborates with other countries like Zimbabwe and Lesotho on exchange programs and capacity building.

Stefan was also involved in developing an organizational assessment tool for sport and development organizations within the Southern African region under the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa, Zone 6.

What is an MBE? The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire or MBE is the “order of chivalry of British democracy”, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations and public service outside the Civil Service. King George V established the award in 1917. Since 1885 and the reign of Queen Victoria, the Queen’s Birthday Honours List marks the reigning monarch’s official birthday. Nowadays, the honors are presented by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and published in the daily newspapers. Stefan Howells ’86 received his MBE “for local ‘hands-on’ service which stands as an example to other people”.

For those of us unfamiliar with this distinction, an MBE is a “Member of the Order of the British Empire”. This is awarded for “significant achievement or an outstanding service to the community. An MBE is also awarded for local “hands-on” service which stands as an example to other people”.

If anyone ever fit all those descriptions, it would be Stefan Howells.

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Celebrating 50 Years:

Creating a New Monastery in Morristown

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB, St. Mary’s Abbey Archivist

W On March 8, 1966 monks moved into new, comfortable monastery rooms. Junior monks were happy to remain in the old building, finally able to have single rooms after doubling up for lack of space.

hen the Chapter of St. Mary’s Abbey approved the transfer of the abbatial title from Newark to Morristown in 1956, the monastic community probably anticipated the development of a new monastery complex at Delbarton. The existing small monastery had originally been constructed in 1939 as a house of studies primarily for junior monks, but would be inadequate for the anticipated growth of the monastic community with a novitiate and school of theology, church, and residence for the monks who would teach in the growing Delbarton School. The early twentieth century had witnessed great growth and the future augured well for continued increase. At the time the abbey numbered more than 120 members, resident in monasteries in Newark and Morristown, and in seven parishes.

Already in December of 1956 the Chapter authorized the search for an architect to plan the new monastic complex in Morristown, but Abbot Patrick was persuaded to postpone monastery construction in favor of providing for the needs of the schools, St. Benedict’s Prep,

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The Monastery under construction.

and the growing Delbarton School.

Strong schools would provide a financial base for the new abbey building project, it was reasoned.

At Delbarton, that meant the planning and construction in 1958, of the first proper school building, Trinity Hall, with classrooms, science labs, library, and administrative offices. The search now began in earnest for an architect for the grand monastery project, and culminated, in May of 1961, with the monastic Chapter’s selection of the firm of Victor Christ-Janer of New Canaan, Connecticut.

Now began the arduous task of planning the new monastic complex which would include not only rooms for some forty monks, administrative offices, chapter and recreation rooms, but kitchen and dining rooms for both monks and students. A vast abbey church to accommodate monks and student body would crown the enterprise.

The two million dollar price tag was daunting, about sixteen million in 2015 dollars. This funding effort came hard upon the heels of major school building

The exterior nears completion.

projects, both in Newark and Morristown.

The new abbey campaign began immediately, however, under the vigorous direction of Father Stephen Findlay. Every possible constituency of abbey, schools and Benedictine parishes was approached.

A motto headed every piece of campaign literature: Iter Para Tutum, Make Safe Our Way, from the shield of Abbot Patrick Mary O’Brien. Taken from the ancient Marian hymn, Ave Maris Stella, the abbot had chosen it as his personal motto at the time of his abbatial blessing in 1937.

With the signing of the contract on March 12, 1964, the Bryan Construction Company of North Arlington, New Jersey, began construction of the new St. Mary’s Abbey. Two years later, the spring1966 issue of the St. Mary’s Abbey Newsletter was finally able to report that, following a simple blessing by Prior Michael Collins on March 8, monks had moved from the old to the new monastery. Junior monks were happy to remain in the old building, where they were finally able to have individual rooms after having been doubled up.

The solemn blessing of the monastery by Abbot Gerald McCarthy of St. Anselm Abbey occurred four months later on July 16, 1966 in conjunction with the grand festival of the consecration of the new abbey church and its altar.

A model of the new monastery complex.

Fr. Stephen Findlay, OSB, center, signing the contract for a new Monastery on March 12, 1964.

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faculty update In August, English teacher Mike Carr participated in the 90th Annual Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in Middlebury, VT, where he had a manuscript of poetry workshopped with American poet and short story writer Afaa Michael Weaver, and gave a public reading.

Social Justice Teacher Pat Crapo is 2015 Trustee Award Recipient

In July, Communications Director Jessica Fiddes attended the Aim High conference in New Haven which focused on independent school communications.

Religious Studies teacher Sarah Loveday finished her coursework and earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from Fairleigh Dickinson University this summer. For her final project, she researched the texts and practices that best engage teenage males of the iGeneration. This is Sarah’s second master’s degree. Her first was a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard University where she studied religion and literature.

Italian teacher and Director of Global Programs Dan Pieraccini had a busy summer. In July, he presented at the IBSC conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Before and after the conference, he backpacked in five new (for him) countries in Africa: Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Mozambique. Then he visited our new partner school in Lima, (Continued on 41 )

At the annual Faculty Picnic for trustees, faculty and staff on September 4, 2015 President of the Delbarton Lay Board of Trustees Daniel T. Scott ’62, P’95, ’96 presented the Trustee Award to Delbarton faculty member Pat Crapo.

Pat has been a member of the Delbarton Religious Studies faculty for 25 years.

She teaches Social Justice to Delbarton juniors and brings out the best in her students, setting high standards and creating an environment that encourages authentic conversation. Pat is gifted in her ability to facilitate learning in and out of the classroom. Her course reviews of a number of problems facing society today, including poverty and hunger, global and environmental concerns, sexism and racial prejudice. These topics are viewed through the prism of faith and justice; Pat teaches students that if they want peace, they must work for justice.

One of her students wrote, “The most important lesson I learned was to have respect for all people, regardless of wealth, gender or race. It is critical to regard all people as equals in society and to work to maintain and advance this equality.” Another boy summed up his experience in her class, “Mrs. Crapo is one of the best teachers at Delbarton.”

Pictured here are, from left, Trustees Dan Meehan P’07 and Dan Scott ’62, P’95, ’96 with Dave and Pat Crapo, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and trustees John Luke ’78 and Gerrie McManus, P’08, ’10 , ’21.

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Delbarton Welcomes Seven New Teachers

In September we welcomed seven new faculty members to the Delbarton family, from left to right: Rachel Carlson is teaching Latin this year and assisting with Drama. Rachel has a B.A. from Reed College and earned her Masters and Ph.D. at University of Washington.

Thomas Bennett teaches History at Delbarton this year. He earned his B.A. degree at Drew University.

Jesse Mazzola teaches Religious Studies and assists with Campus Ministry. He has a B.A. from Hofstra University and a Masters from Seton Hall University.

Jessica McKeever is a new Delbarton Chemistry teacher. Jessica will also coach later this year. She has a B.S from Florida Institute of Technology.

Margaret Nevistich is teaching English this year.

Margaret earned a B.A. and a Masters from Drew University.

LaJuan Foust is teaching History and assisting in Delbarton’s Forensics program. LaJuan has a B.A. and a Masters from Cleveland State University.

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Sean Jackson is teaching Chemistry and Math and coaching Soccer and Tennis. Sean has a B.A. from Cornell University.

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(Continued from 39 ) Peru, and scouted out contacts for Delbarton students to travel to Machu Picchu. This fall, he and his band Forget the Whale are recording a four song EP in a professional studio.

Ryan Hill is 2015 Distinguished Educator On May 27, 2015 Ryan Hill, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KIPP New Jersey, received the 2015 Delbarton School Distinguished Educator Award from Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB who, with Admissions Dean Dr. David Donovan, presented the award to Hill during the final faculty meeting of the year. KIPP New Jersey board member Brendan Maher ’90 spoke about Hill’s impact on 2,700 students who attend KIPP’s eight schools in Newark and Camden. Last year KIPP’s high school, Newark Collegiate Academy, sent more male African American students to college than any other high school in Newark.

Over the summer, English teacher Greg Wyatt attended a week-long AP Summer Institute at Drew University designed to help AP course teachers better prepare their students for the exam in May, and support their preparedness for college level work in the future.

Tidings In June, English teacher Jonathan Currie and Meghan Dougherty were married at Christ the King Church in New Vernon. Meghan is an attorney in Florham Park.

English teacher Greg Wyatt and Anne O’Brien were married on October 10, 2015 at the Indian Lake Club House in Denville, NJ. Pictured below are Greg with fellow Delbarton faculty members from his first teaching stint in the 1980s.

From left are Tom O’Dowd, Jim Neumann, Greg Wyatt, Ernie Sandonato, Tom Lengel and Wayne Gardiner.

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Cross Country Team Supports Highway of Hope Since 2007, Wave Cross Country’s fall service project has sold daffodil bulbs to raise funds for the American Cancer Society’s Highway of Hope Drive. The project honors the late Brian Fleury, Delbarton’s former Athletic Director. Last fall Coach Dave Sulley enlisted his team to plant bulbs in beds surrounding Fleury Field, and on May 8 proceeds from the bulb sale were presented by Coach Sulley and runners Michael Baron ’15, Jordan Earlywine ’15, Paul Shuler ’15 and Chris Westdyk ’15 to Brandie Engelberger, Special Events Manager for of the American Cancer Society.

Summer Session Celebrates 20 Years

Summer Session Director Kelly Gleason served up cake and ice cream to students and teachers on July 28 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Delbarton summer courses. Twenty years ago the monks of St. Mary’s Abbey ushered in a new era for Delbarton by introducing co-ed academic courses that fill Trinity Hall each summer from late June through the end of July. Kelly invited Abbot Giles Hayes ’56, the headmaster who hired her thirty-one years ago, to help cut the cake.

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Vinayak Kumar ’16 is One of NextGenVest’s 18 under 18 Last spring student software designer Vinayak Kumar ’16 won the NextGenVest (NGV) 18 under 18 competition, sponsored by a business and finance company that specializes in financial literacy and education for students. The global competition to identify a new generation of leaders mirrors the Forbes 30 under 30 competition, and highlights the skill and promise of students under the age of 18. Vinayak won by popular vote as a Designer for the small mobile app he developed during freshman year called Fire Tank. While the game is simple, the algorithm is not. “The really interesting part is that the levels are infinite”, he says, a concept that can be applied beyond the realm of his game.

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Underclassmen Receive Awards

At the May 26 underclassmen awards ceremony, Delbarton 7th through 11th graders were recognized for their achievements in academics, activities and campus ministry throughout the year.

Kelly Gleason with junior book award winners. From left: Aidan Duffy ’16, John Beute ’16, Paulo Frazao ’16, Joseph Gambetta ’16, EJ Murphy ’16, Sean Hager ’16 and Dalton Smart ’16.

Last summer Paulo Frazao ’16, left, attended the NJ Scholars Program, and Charlton Lu ’16 was selected to participate in the Governor’s School for the Sciences.

Science Department Chair Fran Bonalsky congratulates Rensselaer Award winner Jai Amin ’16, left, and Bausch & Lomb Science Award winner Charlton Lu ’16.

For his service on behalf of the Boy Scouts and other local organizations, Austin Stover ’16 received a Congressional Service Silver Award from Congressman Leonard Lance.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB and Austin’s mother Berit Stover P’16 witnessed the presentation.

Sal LoBiondo ’16, Aidan Duffy ’16, Andrew Rubino ’16 and Dalton Smart ’16 attended the Boys State conference this summer, joined by classmates John Penek ’16 and Patrick Agnew ’16.

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100% Community Service Participation In May, Campus Ministry Director David Hajduk reported that, once again, 100% of Delbarton students participated in at least one community service project in the 2014-15 school year. Projects ranged from Habitat for Humanity and Operation Smile to the Thanksgiving Food Drive and Annual Blood Drive. Every boy got involved, many in multiple programs. We are grateful for the enthusiasm of our students, the generosity of their families and the support of alumni who contributed to Delbarton’s service efforts last year.

During summer 2014, Kevin Chen ’15 participated in MIT Launch, a startup accelerator for teenagers, and co-founded his venture, UScan Technologies LLC, to design RFID (radio frequency identification) self-checkout machines. His team project won Best Overall Startup. During the school year, Chen and his co-founder worked at Catapult (a Harvard business incubator) where they evolved their business plan and added more team members. At Demo Day on April 6 at the Cambridge, MA Google offices Kevin pitched the concept to judges/investors, and the team won the Most Investable and Best Pitch awards. Kevin credits Forensics moderator Fr. Michael Tidd, senior leadership teacher Brian Bowers, AP Statistics teacher Josh Hartle and Economics Club moderator Tom Brady as influences. “Compared to the other students I’ve met at MIT and Catapult, I felt that I had a significant advantage with my Delbarton education,” says Kevin. “Delbarton also has a lot of name recognition, and the alumni base is incredible.”

Kevin Chen ’15, Entrepreneur

Finally, there’s the hallmark Delbarton handshake. “The classic firm Delbarton handshake has gotten me so many compliments from the people I’ve met throughout my entrepreneurial endeavors, and I’m able to portray myself as a poised leader, which Delbarton definitely molds their students into.” This fall Kevin is studying at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business and continuing to work on his start-up.

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Eighth Grade Moves Up

In late May, eighth graders suited up for Underclassmen Awards Ceremony. They were eager to move up to 9th grade where they were joined by many new classmates in Delbarton School Class of 2019.

What’s for Dinner? Six Delbarton Experiences Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB recruited seniors from the Class of 2015, from left, Michael Berry, Kyle Higgins, Joe Lee, Nate Osemeha, Will Voetsch and Paul Shuler to talk to current and incoming parents about their Delbarton days on May 1, 2015. After dinner on Old Main porch, the presentation took place on the Fine Arts Center stage where the boys impressed parents with their canny observations and obvious affection for Delbarton and each other.

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“Great News, Mom and Dad!” In May, Brian Byun ’15 had a nice piece of news to share with his parents, Eugene and Jackie. “Mom, Dad, you don’t have to pay for college. Oh, and I got into medical school.” Brian, pictured with Frisbee playing classmates in the background, has a free ride to an undergrad degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, and automatic admittance into its well-respected medical school thanks to VCU GMED (Guaranteed admission program in Medicine). In exchange, he maintains a strong GPA, participates in community service and shadows a doctor at the University hospital, not exactly a stretch for this young man who served as a senior campus minister, got deeply involved in EPOCH, Adopt a Grandparent and the Food Pantry, and was a varsity swimmer during his sophomore and junior years.

Delbarton Forensics Achieves at Nationals

Delbarton Forensics led by Moderator Fr. Michael Tidd, OSB, on right, made its tenth appearance at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Dallas from June 15-19, 2015. Jai Amin ’16 and Ryan Hosler ’16 placed 9th in Public Forum Debate. Thomas Abel ’15 (Yale) placed in the top 30 in United States Extemporaneous Speaking and our younger fellows did well too: Rising freshmen John Manahan ’19 and Yash Patel ’19 placed in the top 16 in Public Forum Debate at the Middle School National Tournament. Manahan was also the top speaker in Middle School Public Forum.

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On the Road with Global Delbarton In July, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Admissions Director Dr. David Donovan and Global Travel and Exchange Coordinator Dan Pieraccini attended the International Coalition of Boys Schools conference in Cape Town, South Africa where Pieraccini, an experienced world traveler, presented on the creative process using the Delbarton Rock Anthem as an example. Delbarton actively promotes the lessons inherent to travel and community service abroad: that a student demonstrates generosity through his own culture, curiosity, and respect towards the culture of others. To that end, this spring and summer our students...

Went punting in Oxford, England

Formed bricks from local clay for the Delbarton Dorm project in Hanga, Tanzania

Checked out finely woven rugs in Tarifa, Morocco

Made orecchiette (pasta pigs ears) in Italy

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On the Road with Global Delbarton Played soccer and met highlanders in Edinburgh, Scotland

Admired the cliffs of Aix-en-Provence, France and the Versailles Hall of Mirrors

Toured the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland

Suited up in jackets and ties to attend Rosebank College in Sydney, Australia

Lived and worked at Rome’s Sant’ Anselmo Monastery

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Dr. Donovan’s Great Adventure Here is how Admissions Director Dr. David Donovan summed up his experience in South Africa last summer: “Where else but in the southern African continent can you walk the beaches of the Indian Ocean while watching up close and personal the world surfing championships the day before the Mick Fanning shark attack (Jeffrey’s Bay), drive the N2 coastal road swerving to avoid a family of baboons, a mudslide, and a newly-fallen boulder (Cape Point), plummet 213 meters off the highest bungee jump in the world (Bloukrans Bridge), cage dive with sharks at the Great White capital of the world

Beneath 1,000 foot basalt cliffs in the gorge of the Zambezi River which divides Zimbabwe and Zambia. Donovan would later take on the river's Class 4 rapids (yes, he capsized and, yes, he did see a crocodile sunning himself on a bank about 100 feet away).

(Gansbaai), scale basalt mountain faces over 1200 feet high (Zimbabwe), swim with crocodiles (Zambesi River), white water raft class 4 rapids (Victoria Falls), safari with the Big 5 (Kruger National Park), target shoot with a Glock 43 pistol (the Bo Kaap, Cape Town), eat a barbecue skewer of crocodile, zebra, warthog, and ostrich (Waterfront, Cape Town), and spend an afternoon as a the only guest of the Mukuni tribe of Zambia in the very village where they first met David Livingstone in the 19th century?”

Donovan is pictured here after bungee jumping off Bloukrans Bridge in Nature’s Valley, Western Cape, South Africa. He returned home, luckily in one piece, to lead the Delbarton Admissions process, teach Philosophy and serve as Green Wave Varsity Soccer Head Coach.

Above: Donovan picked up this family as they were traveling along the Garden Route along the coast of South Africa. They were walking 50 km (31 miles) back from the hospital after seeking treatment for their baby’s broken hand.

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A tour and tasting at Steenberg Vinyards in Cape Town was a pleasant respite.

At the Cape of Good Hope.

Donovan met these students at Goromani Clinic, a township orphanage and school outside Kruger National Park called Goromani Clinic. “HIV Aids took the lives of the parents of many of these children.

Their spirit was indomitable.” His day began at 4:00 AM when, en route to a safari, he saw a car fall down a cliff (the driver emerged intact) then marveled at the Big 5 --elephants, lions, leopards, black rhinos and cape buffalos -- in their natural habitat; he finished the day in a hotel with zebras and monkeys strolling around the pool. “This was NOT Morristown.”

Joining Matt Damon and Brad Pitt as past guests of Shark Diving Unlimited, Donovan is inside this open top cage in the great white shark capital of the world -- Gansbaai, South Africa off the Cape of Good Hope.

Check Delbarton website news for more on these exciting initiatives that encourage all Delbarton students to become experienced and humane global travelers.

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Delbarton Arts Festival 2015 The Delbarton Arts Council (DAC) hosted its annual Festival on the Fine Arts Center plaza on May 20, 2015 Results from the 3rd Annual DAC Photography Contest were announced and performers from the Class of 2015 were honored.

Proceeds from the DAC Festival benefit all arts programs at Delbarton.

Artists Joy Jackson P’01 and John Traynor ’79 each contributed a work of art to the Festival auction. Jackson’s piece is on left, Traynor’s on right.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, thanks families for their support of Delbarton’s dynamic arts program.

Hungry? You came to the right Festival.

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AP Rock Band shoots an album cover – their original composition, the Prepare to Fly rock anthem, is a new Delbarton classic.

Winning our 3rd Annual Photo Contest in the Alumni/Parent category was Charlie Boyer ’89, P’19.

Michael Tortorella ’16, left, won first prize in our 3rd Annual Photo Contest and is congratulated by Contest student organizer Mark Bufanio ’15.

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Jazz Ensemble director Greg Devine leads his musicians.

Student performers entertained an audience of family and friends.

One Acts Festival Delbarton hosted its annual One Acts Festival on the evenings of April 24 and 25. The talent, creativity, hard work and humor of Delbarton’s playwrights, directors, and actors was on the FAC stage in six original one act plays The Festival process was moderated with good humor and style by faculty members Stephanie Almozara and Chris Pillette.

The playbill included‌ La Lune by Connor Moran '15 and James Paris '15 The Man Next Door by John Paciga '18 The Button written by Jack Schroeder '17 and directed by Will Nixon '15 The Condiment Convention by Paul Shuler '15, Harriet Weldon and Kate Roland

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The event was chaired by, from left, Nancy Daniels P’11, Eli and Roberta Cricco-Lizza P’07 and Ed and Caren Breen P’02, ’06.

Palm Sunday with the DPGA On Palm Sunday March 19, 2015 Delbarton Parents of Graduates (DPGA) hosted its annual Palm Sunday Mass and Brunch.

The late Fr. Stephen Findlay, OSB, Delbarton’s second headmaster who served in the role for twenty-five years, was memorialized for his dedicated service to Delbarton. The DPGA presented moderator Abbot Brian Clarke, OSB with a $1,000 check for the scholarship fund named in Fr. Stephen’s name.

Joe and Darlene Pawelczyk P’05 with Abbot Brian Clarke, OSB. As DPGA Vice President, Joe presented Abbot Brian with a $1,000 scholarship donation memorializing Fr. Stephen Findlay.

The Braniffs, Rosemary and John P’16, attended Mass and Brunch with their family, including son John ’16.

Current families were welcome to join the mix. Here are Ted and Karen Walsh, including their 8th grader Eddie Walsh ’19, back right.

From left, Keith and Denise Kulper ’70, P’99 with Bill Gowski P’92,’98 and Janet Peterson P’00.

From left, Terry and Prudence Piggot P’06,’11, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and Jerry and Sue Ballanco P’09,’11.

Photos by Valerie Conroy P’87,’90,’98, GP’15

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DPGA Wine Tasting Delbarton Parents of Graduates (DPGA) socialized with old friends and tasted wines at Vino Con Amici, the annual DPGA Wine Tasting held in Old Main on Saturday, April 25, 2015. The yearly event has become a favorite way to reconnect with Delbarton friends each spring.

Delbarton parents Marlene and John Iaciofano P'98, and Mary Alice and Fred Lawless P'03, chaired the event…

Wine Tasting organizers John and Marlene Iaciofano P’99, center, with Abbot Richard Cronin, OSB, DPGA Moderator Abbot Brian Clarke, OSB, and Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Roberta and Eli Cricco-Lizza P’07.

DPGA organizer Valerie Conroy P’87,’90,’98, GP’15 and Mary Ellen Nicola P’98,’00.

Edward and Caren Breen P’02,’06, left, with Ron and Mary Ellen Nicolo P’98, ’00.

From left, Mary Toolan P’11, Gerry and Gina Arancio P’14 and Peter Toolan P’11.

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Fashion Show Fashionably-attired Delbarton seniors accompanied models down the runway, and the highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Class of 2015.

James Bond’s favorite Austin Martin was in the house. Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and event Co-Chair Stephanie Hadley P’17 admire the stunning automotive prop.

Peter Wallburg Studios

The Diamonds Are Forever theme made for some unique ticket auction prizes like this sporting clay shooting package at the Hudson Farm in Andover, NJ.

On April 14, 2015 the Delbarton Mothers' Guild hosted its annual fashion show and dinner Diamonds Are Forever at the Birchwood Manor.

Repeating their roles from last year, pacesetters for the event were Karyn Gasser P’19, left, and Vicki Malone P’19.

From left, Diamonds event co-chairs Susan Gruby P’16,’19 and Stephanie Hadley P’17, DMG Moderator Abbot Richard Cronin, OSB, DMG President Marylyn McLaughlin P 09’, ’11, ’14,’19 and VP Teresa Maguire P’10,’11,’12,’14,’17.

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Golf & Tennis Open committee members Paul Townsend P’15,’19, Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, Roddy McRae P’15, Chris Sameth P’18, F&F President Tony DeLuca P’15, F&F VP Kevin Lamb P’15,’18 with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Fathers & Friends hosted its annual Golf & Tennis Open at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ on May 11.

Despite a brief rain delay, complete with a spectacular rainbow, all agreed that they enjoyed a great day at Trump…

Kevin Feeley P’09, ’12, ’16, Doug Murray P’15, Lowell Miller P’19 and Robert Verrone P’19.

Tennis players got the Open started with some spirited round robin play on the Trump National courts.

A brief rain delay delivered a stunning rainbow to Trump National Golf Club that a caddy captured in this photo of Paul Townsend P’15,’19, Roddy McRae P’15, Rod McRae GP’15 and Ernst Wachsmuth.

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By Maureen Maher

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SPRING ACTION The Varsity Baseball team finished the season with a 21-8-1 record and enjoyed quality wins throughout the season. The team was ranked No. 11 in the statewide Top 20 and advanced to the finals of the Morris County Tournament, ultimately defeated by the #1 seed Roxbury.

Five players, Winston Allen ’17, Kevin Hartley ’16, Rob Price ’15, Ryan McLaughlin ’15 and Andrew Papantonis ’17 were named First Team All-Conference. Head Coach Bruce Shatel confirms that Green Wave baseball has a bright future ahead.

Chris Sanzone ’19 Pitches a Perfect Game

On May 22 Middle School baseball players witnessed something that many Major League players never see – a perfect game.

Chris Sanzone ’19, pictured here celebrating with his teammates, was in the zone when he pitched to a 7-0 win against East Hanover, needing just 77 throws to retire all 21 of the batters he faced, including an impressive 11 strikeouts.

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The Varsity Golf team was named Golf Team of the Year by The Daily Record for the fourth straight year after a season in which Delbarton (15-5) brought home multiple team championships and individual honors. Led by Head Coach Sean Flanagan and Captain Will Voetsch ’15, the young team was Morris County Champion and Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference Tournament Champion. The Green Wave team earned big wins against Bergen Catholic and Don Bosco and, thanks to experience gained this year, is poised to have another strong competitive year in 2016.

Voetsch First Delbarton Golfer to Win TOC Individual Title

Will Voetsch ’15 was named Golfer of the Year by both nj.com and The Daily Record after an outstanding senior season. The team captain won individual gold medals at both the Tournament of Champions and the NJSIAA State Sectional Tournament and led Delbarton to country and conference titles. In fact, he is the first player in the history of the Delbarton golf program to win the Tournament of Champions individual golf title. Will also earned First Team, All-State Honors and is a recruited golf athlete at Rice University this fall.

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Spring Track

The Varsity Track team enjoyed an excellent season and brought home individual titles from the Morris County Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In the overall team competition Delbarton won the small schools division and finished fourth overall in the field of 19 schools. Luke Mayer ’15, pictured, won the 110-meter high hurdles (14.66) after setting a new meet records and a personal record.

Peter Chan ’16 won the pole vault with jumps of 14-00 and 13-06.

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Charlie Boyer ’89, P’19

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The Varsity Lacrosse team led by Head Coach Chuck Ruebling ’79 was named Lacrosse team of the Year by The Daily Record after a banner season in which the Green Wave (20-2) advanced to the NJSIAA Non-Public State Championship game, won a third straight Morris County Tournament and finished at No. 3 in statewide Top 20 rankings. Delbarton outscored opponents 272-141 for an average of more than 12 goals per game. The team also brought home a record 14th Morris County Tournament Championship with an 8-7 OT win over Chatham, and lost to just one New Jersey opponent all season, a 15-14 nailbiter against Bergen Catholic in the Non-Public A Final.

The team trailed BC through much of the game, then staged a spectacular comeback which, as one fan said, “Just ran out of time.”

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Delbarton Varsity Tennis brought home the NJSIAA Non-Public A State Championship with a close 3-2 victory over Notre Dame. With three freshman starters, the young team fought hard for every victory and ended the season ranked No. 17 in The Star-Ledger statewide Top 20 Rankings. Two players, Parker Pridgen ’15 (pictured) at second singles and Robert Steer ’17 at third singles, each won individual titles at the Morris County Tournament. In team competition, Delbarton saw its streak of 13 consecutive Morris County Tournament Championships snapped by first-time winner Randolph High School with a final score of 20-19. The team bounced back to take the state Non-Public A title during this re-building year.

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Green Wave Squash Alumni Raise Funds for StreetSquash

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On Saturday, June 13, 2015, StreetSquash Newark hosted the Third Annual StreetSquash Newark Brick City Cup, an invitational team tournament bringing together amateur squash players, pros, and StreetSquashers. Each team committed to raising funds to support the expansion of StreetSquash Newark’s After School Squash and Education Programs, and enjoyed a great day of competitive squash. Delbarton was well-represented by the members of Team Green Wave who raised $2,305 for the worthy cause. From left are Rob Moore ’07, Doug Shiver ’06, Devin Moore ’10, RJ Keating ’09, Andrew Pizzi ’03 and Tim Vecchione ’03 with Delbarton Squash Head Coach Craig Paris ’82.

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The Delbarton Club Rugby team captured its second consecutive NJ State Championship with a 33-21 win over St. Augustine in early June.

The Green Wave has won the championship three of the last four years. This year’s team was extraordinarily experienced, as it included 18 seniors. In addition, six players were selected to the NJ All-State team: Jake Maciejewski ’17, Michael Sweetman ’15, Patrick Bray ’15, Aaron Earlywine ’15, Ian Lodge ’15 and Jack Badenhausen ’15. In September, Green Wave players moved on to play college rugby at Villanova, Fairfield, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth, Bucknell and Trinity.

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Senior Recruits Heading to College Teams

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• Jared Ahsler – Tufts University – Football

• Troy Hanlon – Trinity College – Lacrosse

• Tyler Bell – College of the Holy Cross – Soccer *

• Alex Jung – Cornell University – Squash

• John Chiarolanzio – Kent School – Football (PG)

• Brendan Kenny – Villanova University – Lacrosse *

• T.J. Comizio – Villanova University – Lacrosse *

• Connor Kirst – Deerfield Academy – Lacrosse (PG)

• Emmet Cordrey – Princeton University – Lacrosse

• Ian Lodge – Johns Hopkins University – Football

• Jordan Earlywine – Kenyon College – Lacrosse

• Teryon Lowery – Dickinson College – Track & Field

• Scott Forbes – University of Pennsylvania – Soccer

• Luke Mayer – Trinity College– Track & Field

• Andrew Ford – Amherst College – Lacrosse

• Ryan McLaughlin – New York University – Baseball

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This fall, 31 Delbarton new graduates continued their sports careers on the next level. In a testament to the strength and depth of the Green Wave athletics program, these talented student-athletes are playing nine different sports for some of the premier college athletics programs in the country. Ten of last year’s seniors signed national letters of intent at Division I schools, and many more are playing at other top Division I and Division III athletics programs around the country. They are:

• M.J. Melillo – University of Michigan – Lacrosse *

• Reed Shaffer – Duke University – Lacrosse *

• Bill Murray – College of William & Mary – Football *

• Joe Tavoso – Princeton University – Wrestling +

• Harrison Newman – Skidmore College – Hockey

• Travis Vasquez – Brown University – Wrestling

• Kevin Obssuth – New Jersey Rockets (EHL) – Hockey (PG)

• Will Voetsch – Rice University – Golf *

• Colin O’Dowd – Hamilton College – Squash

• Matt Wujciak – Bryant College – Lacrosse *

• Andrew Otterman – Northwestern University – Football *

• Kian Zapata – Villanova University – Soccer *

• Jack Parisi – Bucknell University – Football • Sean Petrie – Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) – Hockey (PG) • Robbie Price – IMG Academy – Baseball (PG)

* Denotes Division I national letter of intent + missing from photo

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By Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB Br. Denis Hooper, O.S.B.

At Drew University, Fr. Gabriel Coless, O.S.B. coordinated a salon, wherein three recent graduates discussed their dissertations, one creative, the second a novel, and the third historical. The purpose of the salon was to illustrate the diversity of subjects that the D.Litt. dissertation could take. Fr. Gabriel taught a summer course, “Incredible Beasts: Beowulf and the Bestiary in Medieval England.” The course included a visit to the Cloisters to research the incredible beasts in the Cuxa and other cloisters. He is teaching a fall course, “Dante’s Inferno,” in both medieval Italian and translation.

Fr. Gabriel also hosted a gathering of 30 former students who wanted to honor him for his 45 years of teaching in the Theological School and the Graduate School at Drew University. In conjunction with the Oblate of St. Mary’s Abbey he sponsored a Hildegardfest in Vincent House at the Abbey. The program included a viewing of a classic film about Hildegard, a sampling of her astonishing music, a discussion of some of her principal works, and a tasting of typical items from her cookbook.

Fr. Gabriel was invited to give a talk to the bible summer camp at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bernardsville, on the life of St. Benedict. In doing this, he gave each child a medal of St. Benedict, explaining the meaning of all the letters. Stepping in for Fr. Gerard Lair, O.S.B., he has begun a series of conferences every first

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Fr. Edward Seton, O.S.B., during the Laying on of Hands at the Ordination of Fr. Martin Browne, O.S.B., at Glenstal Abbey, May 17, 2015.

Grace Memorial Chapel in Menauhant, MA, where Br. Paul Diveny, O.S.B., preached on July 26, 2015.

July Meeting in Rome of the ICBE; Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, O.S.B. is center left with Fr. Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B., (center right) and the other delegates.

Friday of the month at the Flemington Carmel. The theme he will pursue is the contribution of the Fathers of the Church to the liturgy.

At the Baltimore Carmel he attended a seminar on Carmelite and Ignatian spirituality in dialogue.

Fr. Gabriel gave an informal lecture to the Master Gardeners of Union County at their extensive herb

gardens at Trailside in the Watchung reservation. At the Herb Society’s fall harvest festival he contributed dozens of books for sale, as well as dozens jars of herbal marmalade. He had to be ready to answer the many inquiries about the herb garden at the Wick House in Jockey Hollow National Park, adjacent to the abbey property.

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Grace Memorial Chapel in Menauhant (E. Falmouth), MA on July 26, 2015.

In late June, Matt Campbell ’08 met up in Rome with younger brother JP Campbell ’13 and Fr. Elias Lorenzo, OSB at Sant’ Anselmo where Elias serves as Prior. JP was on a Villanova abroad program last summer.

In July, the Pesce family spent an evening visiting and dining with Fr. Elias. Pictured here are John ’16, Tom Sr., Fr. Elias, Tom ’10, and Robert Pesce ’19. Fr. Elias is holding the Delbarton baseball cap they delivered courtesy of the Green Wave Baseball program.

Finally, last summer Fr. Elias hosted a group of Delbarton students on a work/exchange program in Rome.

Pictured here with Fr. Elias and the Delbarton flag are Dean Barnicle ’16, Nick Diana ’16, Liam Villano ’16 and Dan Delfico ’16.

Delbarton in Rome Fr. Beatus Lucey, O.S.B. has resumed his bible study Friday mornings at the Church of Christ the King, New Vernon. His book group there resumed in September: Trollope’s The Warden. He is also part of the book group at the Morristown Club which is reading Burton’s The Miniaturist. During the summer Fr. Beatus worked on his drawing trying to regain skills stolen by neuropathy.

“Some success, less satisfaction”, he reports, but reminds us: “Blest be the art that doth immortalize,” as we read

in Old Main’s window! If one is driving through campus and sees a golf cart parked at his studio beside the old convent, he or she will be warmly received inside where Fr. Beatus is surrounded by art, books and curiosities.

During his various summer travels, which included Cape Town, South Africa, headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, O.S.B. conducted the Sunday evening service and preached as part of the guest preacher program at

Reporting in from Rome, Fr. Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B., was state-side for various occasions. He attended the Praesidium board meeting in Dallas, TX, in May, and visited the Cistercian Abbey, Our Lady of Dallas, for Sunday Mass. In July he hosted in Rome the meeting of the International Commission for Benedictine Educators (ICBE), to prepare for next international meeting of the Benedictine Educators’ Network (Benet) in Rome, April 2016. He and Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, O.S.B. attended the Benet North American colloquium at Benedictine University, Lisle, IL in late July, where he gave a presentation about the history and structure of the Benedictine Confederation. Frs. Elias and Edward Seton, along with the other delegates, enjoyed an architectural tour of Chicago while boating on the Chicago River.

In August he traveled to southern Italy to Matera, Basilicata, to the UNESCO world heritage site, one of the oldest still-inhabited civilizations.

Later in August he went on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Campostella, Spain, and Fatima, Portugal with the Diocese of Rome.

In September he traveled to Ndanda Abbey in southern Tanzania for the synod of abbot presidents. While there he will make some ICBE visits to the three schools there: Ndanda, Mvwima Abbey and the Calamdolese nuns’ school in Dar es Salaam.

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Sant’ Anselmo Welcomes Muslim Students On May 19 Sant’ Anselmo, the Benedictine University and College in Rome, welcomed thirty Muslim university students from Cambridge, and Tubingen, Germany for an inter-religious dialogue. They attended the Sunday Conventual Mass, after which the priests and visitors engaged in a dialogue conversation, led by Fr. Elias Lorenzo and Monsignor Kevin Irwin, well-known liturgist from the Catholic University and consultant to the USCCB Committee for Divine Worship. This was a first for these students: the first time visiting a Benedictine monastery and first attendance at a Catholic Mass. The students asked a lot of questions about both, and Fr. Elias offered facts about the Order of St. Benedict while Monsignor Irwin spoke about the Mass. “We were a good tag team,” says Fr. Elias. Not all of the students present are pictured; following their religious beliefs, some of the women do not have their photos taken.

In September Fr. Elias traveled to Ndanda Abbey in southern Tanzania for the synod of abbot presidents.

Finally, Fr. Elias hosted at Sant’ Anselmo ten Delbarton boys for an annual Italian immersion, during which the boys tend the gardens on the Aventine and work in the kitchen – all the while speaking Italian with the permanent staff. The boys also learned from Fr. Elias where they can enjoy Rome’s best pizza!

With four students, Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, O.S.B. made his annual visit to Glenstal Abbey, as chaperone to the

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Let Us Remember Arthur Barber, father of Scott Barber ’89 and Jason Barber ’93

Kyle Kirst, father of Connor Kirst ’15

F.J. Bolger ’79, brother of Chris Bolger ’82; cousin of Matt Bolger ’69

Marie Magnier, mother of John Magnier ’82; Grandmother of AJ Briand ’09, Gerry Briand ’10, Owen Magnier ’19; Aunt of the late Jim Nugent ’69, Dan Nugent ’72, Tony Nugent ’74, and Chris Nugent ’83

RJ Lynch ’92

Edward F. Broderick, Jr. ’50, former Delbarton Alumni Association President and Trustee, father of Edward F. Broderick, III ’78 and Mark Broderick ’81 Robert Colquhoun, Sr, father of Sean F. Colquhoun ’74 and Brian F. Colquhoun ’75

Kayla McAleer, daughter of Matt McAleer ’83

Paul DeBacco, grandfather of Matthew Molnar ’13 and Kevin Molnar ’14 John D. Frisoli, Jr. ’61, father of Adam Frisoli ’01 Archibald Gallombardo, father of Jim Gallombardo ’81 Primo Angelo Gambetta, Jr., grandfather of Matthew Gambetta ’14 and Joseph Gambetta ’16 Thomas Hadley, father of Thomas E. Hadley ’84 Marguerite Henderson, mother of Bart Henderson ’79, Thaddeus Henderson ’86 and Luke Henderson ’87 Robert Howie, father of Evan Howie ’94

students on exchange with students from Glenstal Abbey School. During his visit he concelebrated Mass with newly-ordained Fr. Martin Browne, O.S.B. of Glenstal, at the Poor Clares Monastery in Ennis, Co. Clare, after which Frs. Edward Seton and Martin enjoyed an entertaining meal with several of the nuns. After the July Benet colloquium in Lisle, IL Fr. Edward Seton took the train from Chicago to central Michigan for a week-long vacation.

Michael McDonough ’99, brother of Patrick McDonough ’95 Ann Marie McGovern, mother of the late Daniel P. McGovern, Jr. ’66, Robert P. McGovern ’69 and Dr. Jeffrey McGovern ’78; Grandmother of Daniel P. McGovern, III ’94 and Michael J. McGovern ’96 Jean Monaghan, mother of Kevin Monaghan ’71, Brian Monaghan ’73 and Sean Monaghan ’76; grandmother of Brian Monaghan ’15 Eric Oplinger, brother of Matthew Oplinger ’14

Elizabeth A. Regan, mother of Jack '68 and Brian Regan '73; Aunt of Bill '63, Brian '66, Steve '68+ and Terry Regan'71 Edith A. Roser, mother of Accounts Receivable Administrative Assistant Roberta Roser Doug Shank ’93 Eileen Smith Stanton, wife of Reginald G. Stanton ’84 Dolores Kathryn Kopacz Swaintek, mother-inlaw of Fathers & Friends President Kevin Lamb P’15, ’18, grandmother of Zachary Lamb ’15 and Matthew Lamb ’18 Paul A. Vermylen, Sr., father of Communications Director Jessica Fiddes, grandfather of Michael Vermylen ’95, Tom Vermylen ’99, John Vermylen ’01, Mark Vermylen, Jr. ’15, James Vermylen ’15, Teddy Vermylen ’17 and Harry Vermylen ’20, and John Fiddes ’05, Hugh Fiddes ’05 and Cameron Fiddes ’08

Paul Peterson ’68

Howard L. Walther, father of Alumni & Development Assistant Heidi Williamson

Ingrid Ramsey, mother of Patrick Ramsey ’86 and Peter Ramsey ’90; grandmother of Nicholas Ramsey ’18

Ellen Yevak, wife of Steve Yevak ’77, sister-in-law of Mike Yevak ‘76

On August 2, Fr. Michael Tidd, O.S.B., abbey treasurer, graduated from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame with a Master of Nonprofit Administration degree. On October 30, Fr. Michael was invested as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at the hands of His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, at the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola in New York City. Fr. Edward Seton was in attendance.

The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem dates to the 11th century, when its members were charged with safeguarding the tomb of Christ and providing assistance to pilgrims. Today, the Order’s members aid the Catholics of the Latin Patriarchate of the Holy Land by raising funds for seminaries, schools, hospitals and orphanages.

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Alumni News

Alumni Association President Jerry Jabbour ’92, Taylor Price ’04 and Tony Heaton ’81.

Anthony Heaton ’11, with his father Tony Heaton ’81.

Washington, DC On April 16, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny and the Delbarton Alumni Association hosted a reception at The Sequoia in downtown Washington, DC.

College-age alumni took a break from classes to join us.

Mark Sieffert ’94 with Kathleen and LCDR Jake Williams ’97.

Ifiok Inyang ’07 and Director of Senior Counseling Mike Rosenhaus ’80.

Brian Cooley ’90, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB and Peter Ventimiglia ’90.

Matt and Heather Tully ’01 and son John, with Joni and Dave Yampolsky ’00.

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Class Notes: 1963

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Peter McBride is a broker with McBride Agency, Inc. and his wife Pamela is with Wm. Brown Architects in Wyckoff. The couple lives in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

In 2011 Robert McCann, PhD, became the Chairman of the Council of Lay Advisors to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and, on September 10, 2015, was elected to serve as a trustee of Catholic Charities United States.

1964 Andrew Breuder retired from the Department of Veteran Affairs after fifteen years as Chief of Staff of the Medical Center in Manchester, NH.

1974 Thomas Steinruck is proud to be the first Delbarton alumnus with a State Rodeo Queen for a daughter! His daughter Kelly was named Florida Rodeo Queen in October and will later compete in Las Vegas for the title of Miss Rodeo America.

1980 Gregory Perry married Meredith Rapp, formerly of Yardley, PA in Richmond, VA on May 8, 2015.

1998 Jason Wyatt and his wife Beth welcomed their first child, their daughter Joy, on April 30, 2015.

1999 Dr. Adrian Korduba is based in San Diego, CA where he works for the U.S. Navy in emergency medicine. He and his wife Karen have a daughter, Juliana, who was baptized in the Abbey Church on May 24, 2015 with Fr. John officiating. The family lives in Coronado, CA.

2002 Peter McBride, Jr. graduated from Georgetown and

University of Cincinnati Graduate School of Architecture. He and his wife Chessia Kelley live in Philadelphia where Peter works for Ennis Nehez Architecture and Interior Design.

2003 Paul Kingsbery and Courtney Leigh Shanney were married on December 31, 2014 at Lamington Presbyterian Church in Lamington, NJ. (See Wedding Album) Dave Lee and Kelly Ferro were married on June 13, 2015 at the water’s edge at Sugar Beach, St. Lucia.

(See Wedding Album) Brendan Murphy and Andrea Warm were married on August 9, 2015 at the Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades, CA. (See Wedding Album)

2004 Alex Hewit and Lindsay Brown were married on May 9, 2015 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. (See Wedding Album)

2005 Kristopher Self and Lindsey Speirs were married on May 29, 2015 at the Holy Family Chapel at The Academy of St. Elizabeth’s. (See Wedding Album)

2006 Meet Doshi is working at growth equity firm Weld North LLC as a member of the Investments team. On May 23, 2015 he and Brittany Parisi were married in Bermuda.

Collin Peck graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in May, 2015 and in October joined the New York City law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP.

2007 Michael Cargo and Rachel Moulton were married on June 13, 2015 at St. Michael Parish in Exeter, NH. (See Wedding Album) n

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Alumni Shooting Classic On April 30 Delbarton hosted the inaugural Delbarton Shooting Classic at the Hudson Farm in Andover to benefit the new Abbot Giles P. Hayes '56 Scholarship Fund…

The lone woman on the range, shooter Meghan Massey P’06,’08,’11 with Heidi Williamson, Mike Rosenhaus ’80, Jessica Fiddes P’03,’05,’08 and Stuart Massey P’06,’08,’11.

Scott Herbst ’99, Alex Hewit ’04 and Rusty Hewit ’98.

John Callahan P’99’01, Dick Herbst P’99 and Russ Hewit P’98,’02,’04.

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Jim Brady, Peter Ramsey ’90, Patrick Ramsey ’86, P’18 and Peter Lazor ’87.

Shooting Classic organizer Peter Ramsey ’90 with Abbot Giles Hayes ’56, OSB.

Introducing Delbarton’s newest hardware: The Abbot Giles P. Hayes ’56, OSB Delbarton Shooting Classic Trophy.

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Classmates James Olsen ’89, Mike Pendy ’89 and Mike Phillips ’89.

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Abbot Giles is greeted by a steady stream of Delbarton alumni and parents.

AJ Papetti ’82, P’13,’14,’17 and Shooting Classic organizer John Tonzola ’95.

The Delbarton Shooting Classic was not Delbarton’s first foray into the sport of shooting. From 1950 to 1965 the School sponsored a popular Rifle Club.

Abbot Giles thanks guests for honoring him by establishing a scholarship fund in his name.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB prepares to shoot the ceremonial cannon to launch the Alumni Shooting Classic at the Hudson Farm.

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Green Wave Alumni Spring Sports Reunion The Green Wave Alumni Spring Sports Reunion on May 16 turned into more of a weekend event for our baseball, lacrosse and tennis alumni…

Slater Carberry ’90 and son, who was totally prepared to sub for his dad.

Our Alumni Spring Sports Reunion kicked off on Friday evening at the Madison Hotel in celebration of 40 years of Delbarton Lacrosse. Members of the original team dined with Delbarton’s first Lacrosse Head Coach, Matthew Levine.

Alex Cocoziello ’05 and Joe Petrucci ’10.

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The 2005 state champion lacrosse team was honored before the afternoon Varsity lacrosse game (and win) versus Chaminade.

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Pat Burke ’57 shows off his Delbarton letterman’s sweater.

Mike Boyle ’14 teams up with his former coach, Delbarton Head Tennis Coach John Thompson, for a doubles match.

This vintage Green Wave sports ‘Most Improved’ plaque is the property of...

…Director of Alumni & Development Craig Paris ’82!

Green Wave takes the field for a game (and win) versus Malvern Prep.

Classmates of the late Paul Jermak ’04, with Paul’s mother Eileen Jermak, unveil a bench in his honor in the Senior Garden.

At the Reunion BBQ in the Senior Garden Fr. Andrew Smith, OSB, reconnected with the brothers John Shoemaker ’83 and Chris Shoemaker ’87…who simulated their height in the 1980s.

Up at 40 Acres, Bob Farrell ’64 presents a plaque to Jen Fleury P’18 and family to the Fleury family in honor of the 2002 state champion baseball team coached by her husband, the late Brian Fleury.

Four state champion players, from left, Kenny Anderson ‘04, Tim Denning ‘02, Doug Anderson ‘02, and Robert Niewenhous ’04.

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Br. Paul and John Rosellini ’03.

Br. Paul with Lynn and Mark Mestanas ’85.

Chicago Smith and Wollensky was the scene of the Delbarton Alumni Association reception in Chicago on May 14, 2015 hosted by Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB…

Kimbell Hall and Matt DeYoe ’05.

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Tucker McDermott ’93, Tim McAnally ’99, John Glynn ’90 and Kevin McAnally ’96.

Luke Hemenetz ’08, Brien Walsh ’08 and Director of Senior Guidance Mike Rosenhaus ’80.

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Alumni Day at the Races The 6th Annual Alumni Day at the Races took off on a picture perfect July 24 at Monmouth Park Racetrack where we had a great group of alumni, families, former employees and friends join us for a fun day at the track. The event is sponsored by the Alumni Association Jersey Shore Chapter.

The Alumni Association’s Jersey Shore Chapter sponsored Race 7 and the group drew names to select which lucky alumni got to meet the winning jockey in the Winner’s Circle.

The Carter Cup The thirteenth annual Carter Cup – the Metropolitan Golf Association's Junior Stroke Play Championship – was held at Baltusrol Golf Club on July 29. The invitational event is named in memory of Michael P. Carter '00, an accomplished junior player and standout member of the Green Wave golf team who died in a car accident in 2002. Michael was a junior club champion at both Baltusrol and Winged Foot, as well as a promising player on the Penn State golf team. The Carter Cup features 46 top junior golfers from the metropolitan area playing 36 holes in the summer heat on Baltusrol's two championship courses – a rigorous test of mental and physical endurance. This year Delbarton was represented by three Green Wave golfers Griffin Carroll’16, Will Voetsch ’15 and Bobby Mulcahy ’17, pictured at right with Michael’s mother Mary Lou Carter P’00. Bobby Diforio of White Plains shot a 71-72 (143) to claim a one-stroke victory at the annual championship.

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Alumni Career Day The Delbarton network was alive on the FAC stage on the morning of May 20, 2015 when ten accomplished graduates shared career and life advice with the Class of 2015. Lee Esposito '74 and Frank Visceglia '85, on right, organized the event and participants included, from left, Kevin Kenny '78 (insurance executive), Stephen Bienko '94 (moving and hauling entrepreneur), Matt D'Urso '96 (Delbarton Dean of Guidance and Psychologist), Ryan Dooley '91 (engineering business owner), Robert Farrell '64 (security and investigative services consultant), Robert Fiocco '84 (certified financial planner) and Christopher Whelan '06 (architect). The alumni encouraged students stay connected to Delbarton contacts, and use the alumni network and LinkedIn group to navigate through a successful career.

London On July 2 Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB hosted a reception for Delbarton alumni and friends at the Admiral Codrington in Chelsea, London. Br. Paul was en route to South Africa for the International Boys’ School Coalition Conference.

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Front, from left, Nick Russoniello ‘14, Tom Sheridan ‘07, Alistair Hegarty ‘03, Michael O' Mara ‘82, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB. Back, from left, Jonathan Doorley ‘02, Connor Karpinski ‘14, Joe Stefans ‘01, Matt McNamara ‘13, Tom Muoio ‘81, Will Muoio and Courtney Anne Muoio.

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Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB with our alumni host at Tiro A Segno Joe Ferraro '95.

Alumni Association President Jerry Jabbour ’92 exchanges business cards with Heema Khedr ’11.

Networking in NYC The sixth annual Alumni Networking Event was a great success on June 18, 2015 and Tiro a Segno offered the perfect setting. Once again Joe Ferraro ’95 served as our host…

Director of Alumni & Development Craig Paris ’82 and Marcello Cricco-Lizza ’07.

Pat Coughlin ’07 presents his annual Delbarton Fund donation.

Thank you, Pat!

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Alumni News Kevin Lamb P’15.’18 and Patty SwiantekLamb P’15,’18 congratulate their son Zach Lamb P’15 on winning the 2015 ‘Red’ Green Fighting Spirit Award, presented to him by Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

The Class of 1981 had an impromptu mini reunion at the Pig Roast.

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We had a great turnout from members of the Class of 2015 who were attending their first – of many, we trust – Delbarton alumni events.

Alumni News Russell Kazal ’79, left, joining us from Toronto, was welcomed by Alumni Association President Jerry Jabbour ’92.

June Dinner Meeting A large contingent of Delbarton alumni gathered in the Senior Garden for the June Dinner Meeting/Pig Roast on June 3, 2015…

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Lisa and John Luke ’78 are greeted by Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Alexandra Fiddes

Director of Alumni & Development Craig Paris ’82 literally calling the shots!

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Looking good, Class of 2013.

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The amazing Class of 2008 is out in force at the Sizzler. These gents earned their dinner, with over 100 donors from their class in one year!

Caity and Tim Fitzsimmons ’95.

Alumni News John Gelson ’73 and Sharla Strole with Teresa and Jim Maguire ’79.

Margie and Bob Farrell ’64.

The Krom family – Fred Jr., fiancée Courtney, Kathy and Fred Krom Sr.

Bill Smith ’63 and Craig Paris ’82.

Tess Lewis, Mary Pat Paris and Jen Hanlon.

Brian Hanlon ’87, John Tonzola ’95 and Tim Hanlon ’84.

Summer Sizzler

Director of the Delbarton Fund Maria Van Kirk, second from right, with husband Matt, right, with Sofia Fernandez, Jake Williams ’97 and his wife Kathleen.

The Darche boys, Mike ’10 and Matt ’11, celebrate their dad’s birthday at the Sizzler with parents Virginia and Rich Darche ’72.

For the 27th consecutive summer, Delbarton partied at the Jersey Shore at an annual event to thank alumni for their support. This year’s Summer Sizzler attracted a record crowd to Belmar Fishing Club on August 8, 2015…

Mark your calendar for next year’s Sizzler July 30, 2016.

Great to see such a strong turnout from the Class of 2012.

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Alumni News Alumni Football Reunion On September 12, 2015, Green Wave Football alumni and coaches gathered at Grasshopper on the Green in Morristown for a post-game wrap-up reception after a thrilling game against St. Anthony’s.

Delbarton lost the hotly contested match-up 28-21 when their opponent scored their final TD during the last 60 seconds of game time.

Alumni Meet at Nationals Game The Alumni DC Chapter sponsored an event at the Nationals v. Phillies game on September 26. Director of Senior Counseling Mike Rosenhaus ’80 hosted the baseball gathering in DC.

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Football BBQ in Chicago On October 3, 2015, the Delbarton Alumni Chicago Chapter took in a Northwestern Football game, then landed at the home of Sarah and Tucker McDermott ’93 for a BBQ. Good times in Chicago!

Alumni in San Diego Director of Senior Counseling Mike Rosenhaus ’80 hosted an alumni gathering at the Stone Brewery Tap Room in San Diego on October 3, 2015. He and Latin teacher Nick Linfante, who has joined the Delbarton College Counseling staff as a part time counselor, were in town for National Association of College Admissions Counselors conference. With Mike Rosenhaus ’80 (front) are Ted Utz ’95 with son, and his wife Nadine in the foreground, Ellen and Michael Campbell ’06, Brandon Kaufmann ’00, Nick Linfante, Dr. Roger Oen ’92, Kevin Hudson ’93, and Adrian Korduba ’99 with his wife Karen and their daughter.

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James Olsen ’89, JD Moriarty ’90, Mike Pendy ’89 and John Traynor ’79.

From the Class of ’91: Tom Sweeney, Chris Bury, Corey Ryan and Ryan Dooley.

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Brian Donohoe ’96, Chris Moore ’98, Jason Wyatt ’98 and Mark DeLotto ’98.

Peter Sweeney ’89, a friend of Delbarton, John McEvoy ’89 and Alumni Association President Jerry Jabbour ’92.

John Iaciofano ’99, Jeff Kuhn and Andrew Anselmi ’83.

Tom Traynor ’87, a friend and Brian Donohoe ’96.

Our favorite guest auctioneer, comedian Michael Somerville ’90 handled the Live Auction job like the pro that he is.

Delbarton Alumni Golf Classic On September 24, Delbarton alumni hosted the Fifth Annual Alumni Golf Classic at Somerset Hills Country Club.

Proceeds benefited the Delbarton endowment fund…

Br. Paul Diveny presents the Golf Classic trophy to Mike Philips ’89 on left and Peter Sweeney ’89.

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Delbarton@Google On September 23, Delbarton alumni hosted a Delbarton@Google event in NYC to talk about non-traditional career paths. The session was filmed at Google in NYC and live-streamed for alumni not able to attend.

The panel included Joe Colangelo ’03, Grant Hewit ’02, Ted Kingsbery ’05 and Chris Verrone ’02. Google Strategic Partner Manager Ryan Maresca ’02 facilitated the event and moderated the discussion. Takeaways included take risks, don’t be a slave to money, use the Delbarton network and your mother was right – hand written thank yous are always appreciated.

To watch the session, go to the Delbarton YouTube channel and click on ‘WaveConnect’.

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Alumni Association President Jerry Jabbour ’92 with panelists Ted Kingsbery ’05, Chris Verrone ’02, Grant Hewit ’02, Ryan Maresca ’02 and Joe Colangelo ’03.

Nick Stefans ’05, Austin Rice ’05, Alex Smith ’05 with their classmate, panelist Ted Kingsbery ’05.

Ben Philips ’12, Frank Szucs ’13, Liam Paris ’13 and Kevin Neilson ’13.

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Fall Reps Dinner On September 29, 2015, alumni class reps gathered at the Madison Hotel for the Fall Reps Dinner …

Delbarton senior attendees included Nick Anselmi ’16, Brian Finn ’16, Matt Ungar ’16, Luke Anselmi ’16, Claude Smith ’16 and Student Body President Dan Cimaglia ’16.

The Alumni Achievement Award for the greatest increase in donors went to the Class of 1990. Pictured are Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Peter Ramsey ’90, Craig Giannantonio ’90 and Alumni Association President Jerry Jabbour ’92.

The Class of 2008 won the Fr. Kenneth Mayer Award for the largest number of donors in a single year. Pictured here are Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB with Tim Soulas ’08, Alumni Association President Jerry Jabbour ’92, Dan Miggins ’08, Matt Campbell ’08, Tyler Hudson-Crimi ’08 and Christian Mattia ’08.

Ed Thompson ’98, Alex Cocoziello ’05, Tyler Hudson-Crimi ’08 and Tony Ubertaccio ’07.

Chris Bury ’91, Alumni Association President Jerry Jabbour ’92 and Greg Brozowski ’95.

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Philadelphia

Classmates Mike Gehring ’81 and Tim Deegan ’81.

On October 8, 2015 Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB and the Alumni Association hosted a reception at the Villanova Conference Center in Villanova, PA…

Brendan Kenny ’15, Max Hofbauer ’15, Vincent Papetti ’14, Joe Lee ’15, Jack Beatty ’15 and James Wroblewski ’15.

Assistant to the Director of Alumni & Development Heidi Williamson and her daughter Morgan.

Chris Bolger ’82 with JP Campbell ’13.

Kevin Kenny ’78 and sons Brendan ’15, left, and Kieran ’12.

There were plenty of Villanova students and alumni in the house at the Philadelphia event, and Craig Paris ’82 (Villanova ’86) shows off his signature ‘Nova blazer’.

Director of Alumni & Development Craig Paris ’82, left, with Villanova guests including Sean Doherty ’12 on right.

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The Wedding Album

Alex Hewit ’04 and Lindsay Brown were married on May 9, 2015 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. Pictured here are Peter Cocoziello ’02, Tim Campbell ’04, Charlie Clarke ’03, Jack McBride ’07, Grant Cowherd, ’03, Rusty Hewit ’98, Mark Hammitt ’03, Grant Hewit ’02, Fred Krom ’03, Chris Sabo, Pat Reilly ’03, Seldon Clarke ’05, Reade Seligmann ’04, Rick Kentz ’70, Bo and Mo Perriello, Dan Cocoziello ’04, Alex Cocoziello ’05 and Matt McBride ’04. (Not pictured: Mark Gately ’04 and John Tonzola ’95) Michael Cargo ’07 and Rachel Moulton were married on June 13, 2015 at St. Michael Parish in Exeter, NH with a reception at the Wentworth-by-the-Sea Country Club in New Castle, NH. Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82 officiated.

From left are Kiel Zsitvay ’07, Brian Cargo ’03 Michael Cargo ’07, Anthony Cerrone ’08 and Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82.

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Brendan Murphy ’03 and Andrea Warm were married on August 9, 2015 at the Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades, CA and the wedding party included three Delbarton alumni: Connor Murphy ’04, Matthew Goracy ’02 and Thomas Murphy ’99.

Dave Lee ’03 and Kelly Ferro were married on June 13, 2015 at the water’s edge at Sugar Beach, St. Lucia. Dave’s brothers Alex ’01 and Michael ’06 were in the wedding party.

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The Wedding Album

Paul Kingsbery ’03 and Courtney Leigh Shanney were married on December 31, 2014 at Lamington Presbyterian Church in Lamington, with a reception at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster. Pictured here are Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82, Courtney and Paul Kingsbery ’03; Middle: Brian Cargo ’03, Jamie Kingsbery ’02, and Alec Smith ’05; Back: Nick Cirella ’03, Teddy Kingsbery’05 and Trevor Gleason ’03.

Kristopher Self ’05 and Lindsey Speirs were married on May 29, 2015 at the Holy Family Chapel at The Academy of St. Elizabeth’s, with a reception at the Park Savoy in Florham Park. Pictured here are Thomas Pistolas ’05, Dan Delorenzo ’05, Kris and Lindsey, Jack Mayer ’05 and Scott Intravaia ’05 (not pictured: Thomas Sarkis ’03).

Bill Gilroy ’90 and Brittany Acosta were married in Tamarindo, Costa Rica on January 17, 2015.

Pictured here are Alex Garcia-Rangel ’90, Brittany and Bill Gilroy and Bill Burns ’90 (Mike Gaito ’90 had to cancel at the last minute but was there in spirit).

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Joe Colangelo ’03 at Freshman Social Justice Workshop

Dave Lee and The Pursuit Yahoo has acquired The Pursuit, the story of millennials living and pursuing love, wealth and happiness in Manhattan, co-created by Dave Lee ’03. That’s Dave on right, with his brothers Mike ’06, left, and Alex ’01 at Alex’s wedding last May. Dave is currently living in Santa Monica, working on writing, casting, producing the show and was married in June (See Wedding Album).

On April 29, peer leaders from Delbarton’s Social Justice Committee led freshmen in a series of discussions on the theme of Shared Humanity. Joe Colangelo ’03 returned to talk about sleeping on the streets of NYC to benefit Covenant House, and about the ethos of service that Delbarton has taught him. “You are all privileged,” Joe told freshmen. “To say that you are not is a losing argument. You have all been given the greatest asset anyone could be given; you have families that love you, and they have sent you to the best high school in America! The question now is, what do you do with that privilege?”

(Read Joe’s Succisa Virescit story on page 26.)

Matt Goldsmith ’04 Named TCNJ Men’s Basketball Coach Former Delbarton basketball player, assistant coach, and faculty member Matt Goldsmith ’04 is the new head coach of the men’s basketball program at The College of New Jersey. Matt heads to TCNJ from Amherst College where he spent the last three seasons as an Assistant Head Coach. He holds the distinction of being part of both NCAA National Championships won by the Amherst basketball program: one as a coach (2013) and one as a player (2007). After graduating from Amherst, Matt played professionally in Germany during the 2008-2009 season, then returned to Delbarton for three years to begin his coaching career as an assistant coach for the Green Wave basketball and baseball teams. Matt also served as an assistant in the Alumni and Development Office and as a Delbarton faculty member teaching AP Government. Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Amherst and an M.S. in Sports Management from the University of Massachusetts.

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Delbarton Adventurer

Last spring John Farrell ’05 sent us this picture with a note: “This is a photo of me firing through some straightin crack climbing out in the Utah desert. Maybe 30 feet up a 90-100 foot pitch at this point. Challenging for the grade. Indian Creek, Utah (50 miles south of Moab, UT).”

John moved to Colorado after graduating from Georgetown, and his specialty is “straight-in” crack climbing, scaling rocky faces with no features for the feet or hands to grip. In this photo, both his hands and feet are committed to “jams” in a crack that varies from 1-4 inches wide. John has been teaching skiing for Aspen Skiing Company during the past four years and lives outside of Aspen. He works as much as he can all winter, and climbs all summer. Last summer was on the road in Canada for four months traveling and climbing. This summer, closer to home, he finalized a business partnership with a craft coffee roaster Rock Canyon Coffee Roasters, LLC IN Basalt, CO. Check them out at rockcanyoncoffee.com.

Alex Thew ’07 Promoted to Army Captain

Last spring Delbarton graduate Alex Thew ’07 was promoted to Army Captain, and his swearing-in ceremony took place at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., conducted by fellow Army Captain Schultz with whom he served during a tour in Germany.

Alex is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and, after tours in Germany and Afghanistan, is currently stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

Cornell University Athletics

Frank Hager ’08 Joins Cornell Baseball Coaching Staff After a stellar baseball career at Delbarton, first baseman Frank Hager ’08 played for Cornell University where in 2012, his senior season, he helped lead the team to its first-ever Ivy League title. In September he joined the Big Red Baseball staff as an assistant coach.

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Dave Weinstein ’06 is New Jersey's Homeland Security Cybersecurity Advisor In late May, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie P’12, ’19 signed an Executive Order establishing a new cybersecurity unit. At his side were two Delbarton alumni: Chris Rodriguez ’95, center, Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, and Dave Weinstein ’06, left, New Jersey Homeland Security Cybersecurity Advisor. The Governor took the action to defend the State and its infrastructure from cybersecurity threats.

Actor Peter Dinklage ’85 Wins Second Emmy On September 20 Peter Dinklage ’87 won his second Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The series also earned the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.

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John Elson and Lehigh Team Win Patriot League Title Former Green Wave baseball player John Elson ’11 and the Lehigh University Baseball team won the Patriot League Championship on May 17 by defeating Navy in a best of three game series. Elson, who played shortstop, was team captain for the Mountain Hawks. The conference win qualified Lehigh for the NCAA Division 1 College World Series Region Championship in Baton Rouge where Lehigh was eliminated by nationally rank LSU in the first round.

Wave Club Ruggers Move On Former Green Wave Club Ruggers are on the move...here are Derrick Flitcroft ’10 at Rutgers (right) and Tyler Amspacher ’12 (Villanova) after they faced each other in a conference match on October 2.

Teacher John Sanfacon '57 Hits Rock, Gem and Mineral Lecture Circuit Longtime French, Russian and Spanish teacher John Sanfacon, a proud graduate of Delbarton Class of 1957, hardly rested on his laurels this past summer. Instead, he embarked on a lecture tour to share his knowledge of rocks, minerals and gemstones with large groups of like-minded collectors and hobbyists which took him to Maryland, Connecticut and New Jersey. In December, Sanfacon will speak about synthetic gems before the New York Mineral Club. The Club is America’s second oldest such organization, founded in 1886, and based at the American Museum of Natural History.

Artist John Traynor ’79 Creates Signature U.S. Open Painting Award-winning artist John Traynor ’79 was commissioned by the USGA to commemorate 2015 U.S. Open Championships with a painting and limited-edition prints for the 115th U.S. Open Championship at Chambers Bay, in University Place, WA. Traynor captured the magnificent view from the 10th hole overlooking Puget Sound. The avid artist/golfer says, “I connected with Chambers Bay when I first visited, because it is a links-style course, similar to those I’ve painted in Scotland and Ireland.”

Photo courtesy of Sussex County Community College

Jon Connolly ’83 Appointed President of Sussex County Community College Robotics Engineer Paul Ventimiglia ’05 Wins Battlebots On July 26, robotics engineer Paul Ventimiglia ’05 took home ‘The Giant Nut’ trophy as the winner of Battlebots 2015, the televised robotics competition that pits some of the world’s best robotics minds and machines against each other. Ventimiglia got a lot of support from a Delbarton fan zone comprised of Delbarton Panasonic Design Award winners who watched the Battlebots action at two viewing parties in the FAC organized by engineering mentor Greg Devine.

In September, Dr. Jon Connolly ’83 was named president of Sussex County Community College.

Connolly returns to NJ from Kennebec Valley Community College in Maine, where he has been Vice President and Academic Dean. He grew up in Basking Ridge, graduated from Delbarton and earned his undergraduate degree in biology in Maine, from Colby College, before moving on to Yale University for his master’s in forest science and his PhD in biological sciences from the University of Maine.

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'Is Google Making Us Stoopid?'

This June, the Fordham University website posted an update on Assistant Professor of Philosophy Stephen Grimm ’89 and his study ‘Varieties of Understanding’ which hosted its mid-study conference in Manhattan.

Grimm set a new Fordham record for humanities grants – he is an entrepreneurial professor who has assembled thinkers from various academic disciplines to study how we make the leap from facts and data to true understanding. Delbarton Today in fall 2013 featured news of his fascinating study. Professor Grimm continues to set the bar high for Delbarton academics.

Fr. Edward Seton Fittin on His Vocation Last spring the Diocese of Paterson’s Vocations website posted the story of Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82 and what inspired him to commit his life to the Benedictine Order.

Fr. Edward says, “My students and others I meet often ask ‘Why did you become a monk?’ My reply is the same: ‘I don’t know; it was God’s idea!’ Because it was God’s idea, He brings it to fruition. It wasn’t because of some event or series of events. God reveals Himself to us over time, gradually, often in silent and subtle ways.” Fr. Ed wrote the script for the 2-minute video and says, “The priest and assistant at the taping were impressed that I did it one take, as if I did this sort of thing regularly. I suggested being in front a classroom or congregation every day for 22 years helps, as well as my college drama background.”

Meanwhile at Michael Cargo ’07’s wedding at which he officiated (See Wedding Album), Fr. Ed enjoyed meeting the bride’s uncle, actor Robert DeNiro.

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On July 16, a great group of Green Wave lacrosse alumni gathered in Mountain Lakes for an Over 25 (ish) summer league game which they won 10-7 – then it was on to the playoffs

Former Wave Laxers

There was a mini Green Wave lax reunion in July at War @ the Shore 2015. From left are Jack Breit ’11 (Harvard), Clay Haarmann ’11 (Holy Cross), Jack White ’13 (Harvard), Will Reynolds ’13 (Princeton) and Andrew Higgins ’13 (Georgetown).

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Artist Paul Collins ’86 Exhibits in NYC

Dinner at Notre Dame

On September 10, several classmates of artist Paul Collins ’86 joined him at The Painting Center in Manhattan for the opening of his exhibit Into the Yellow Wood. Pictured here are Paul’s brother and father Pat Collins ’81 and David Collins P’81,’86, GP ’19, on left, with Paul Collins ’86, Steve Cozine ’86 and Terry Rouse ’86.

Delbarton alums at Notre Dame joined Fr. Michael Tidd, OSB, for dinner on Sunday, October 11 at Parisi’s Restaurant in South Bend. Pictured here are, on left, front to back: Brian Desjadon ’14, Chris Westdyk ’15, Thomas Flatley ’12, Matt Gambetta ’14, Vito Brancatella ’14 and Paul Githens ’15; Right, front to back: Alex Baumann ’15, Joe DeLuca ’13, Jordan Ledermann ’12, and Pat Darche ’13.

Author Rinker Buck ’69 and "The Oregon Trail" Author Rinker Buck ’69 has a new book, The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey, the tale of his 2,000 mile journey by covered wagon across six states to retrace the old Oregon Trail which produced a glowing review in The New York Times. This isn’t Rinker’s first American journey.

In 1965 when he was 15, he and his older brother– at the advanced age of 17 – rebuilt an old Piper Cub and became the youngest aviators to fly coast-to-coast. Rinker wrote about the trip in the classic American adventure story Flight of Passage.

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In early October, Yale’s Matt Oplinger ’14 was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week.

Top of Texas

Dan Pace ’79 Assists in Haiti Since January 2010, when a devastating earthquake hit the country of Haiti, Dan Pace ’79 has flown in goods and worked on the ground in Haiti, most recently assisting Fr. Rick Freschette and the St. Luke’s Foundation. Dan recruited some of former Notre Dame Lacrosse teammates to raise funds for to build two houses ($10k per house) and worked with St. Luke’s on a Haitian building crew from Cite Soleil to build one of them. The team stayed at the St. Luke’s compound and attended the 5th anniversary earthquake Mass in the hills outside Port au Prince at Potters Field where over 200,000 earthquake victims are buried. They also brought lacrosse sticks, balls and Notre Dame shirts to introduce Haitian youngsters to the game.

In August Austin-based alumni Brook Bulcha ’05 and Andy Delaney ’05 trekked to the top of Texas and remembered to pack their class banner for the climb.

Guadalupe Peak, also known as Signal Peak, is the highest natural point in Texas, with an elevation of 8,751 feet above sea level located in Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The peak rises more than 3,000 feet above the floor of the Chihuahuan Desert. The stainless steel pyramid that marks the summit was erected by American Airlines in 1958 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Butterfield Overland Mail, a stagecoach route that passed south of the mountain.

A Mini 2007 Reunion Classmates of Patrick Brennan ’07 (pictured from left, Nick Lazio, Dave Balog, Patrick Brennan, Tom Poland and Harry Laverty) gathered at the Brennan home in Morristown on September 12 to celebrate his engagement to Melissa Wirths (Villa Walsh ’07).

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SEEDS Gets Support from Two Alumni For five weeks this summer, a group of bright and lively young people were on campus as part of the NJ SEEDS Young Scholars Program. Established in 1992, SEEDS serves 950 students annually and has graduated 2,041 students who have gone on to top boarding and day schools, including Delbarton. The summer curriculum focused on the writing skills and the youngsters enjoyed unique experiences like spending a day with Goldman Sachs volunteers, including Delbarton alums Bob Bengtson ’93 and Fred Krom ’03, who ran SharkTank simulations to inspire young entrepreneurial pursuits.

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Lacrosse Head Coach Chuck Ruebling ’79 is U-19 National Coach Assistant Headmaster and Green Wave Lacrosse Head Coach Chuck Ruebling ’79 was the only high school coach selected to serve as an Assistant Coach for the US Lacrosse Men’s Under-19 National Team. Ruebling assisted Head Coach Nick Myers (Ohio State University) during tryouts for the Men’s U19 National Team this past summer as the United States prepares to compete for an eighth consecutive gold medal at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Men’s U19 World Championships in British Columbia in July 2016. Coach Ruebling was also named New Jersey Boys Lacrosse Coach of the Year by the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association.

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Former NBA Player Troy Murphy ’98 Visited Sports Camps On July 24, Delbarton sports campers got a major treat: quality time with former NBA player Troy Murphy ’98. He visited all camps in session, starting with Basketball, and met up with Delbarton Sports Experience, where he had a lively Q&A session with our youngest campers.

Sample…

Troy: “Yup, I defended Shaq.”

Sports Experience camper: “What was he like?”

Troy: “He was really big.”

Soccer Goalie Scott Forbes ’15 is First Team All-American In July, former Green Wave goalie Scott Forbes ’15 was named a TopDrawerSoccer.com first team All-American.

Scott holds the New Jersey State record for 1,559 consecutive shutout minutes.

He led the team to three consecutive state titles and moved on to compete for the University of Pennsylvania this fall.

Sports Experience camper: “Do you mean really fat or really tall?”

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Nantucket Reunion…

Delbarton had an impromptu beach reunion on Nantucket this past summer. Pictured here are, front row from left, Matt Longo ’18, Drew Higgins, Joe Longo ’80, P’10,’16,’18, Michael Longo ’10, Donal Mastrangelo, Bill Georgen Jr; Back row, from left, JJ Mc Bride ’14, Elmer Matthews, Fr Michael Tidd, OSB, John Baiocco, Bill Georgen Sr, Tom Muratore ’12, Tom Killian, Andrew Longo ’16, Anthony Farinacci ’16, Bobby Fabricant ’16, Chris Crowley ’16, Troy Higgins ’16, Brian Matthews ’16, Connor Ambrose, Dan Farr ’16 and Craig Flinn.

…and a Mini-Sizzler in Spring Lake

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In August members of the Class of 2010 gathered at the Moran home in Spring Lake for a mini Summer Sizzler. Pictured here are back row, from left, T.J. Sullivan, Jeff McLaughlin, Chris Preziosi, Nicholas Pelligrino, Erik Gobbo and Mickey Moran.

Front row, from left, Gerry Brian, Matt Infante and Matthew Iammatteo.

Gridiron Reunions

Former Green Wave players were in action on October 3 at the Middlebury v. Colby game. Pictured here are Andrew McGrath ’13, Chris McGuire ’13, Corben Davis ’14 and Aaron Slodowitz ’14. On October 10, the action was on Amherst’s Pratt Field when the Jeffs met the Middlebury Panthers. Pictured on right are Chris McGuire ’13, Niyi Odewade ’13, Jack Reynolds ’09 (Amherst Offensive Coach), Andrew McGrath ’13 and Rob Thoma ’13.

Delbarton Meets in Princeton NJ Director of Cybersecurity Dave Weinstein ’06 spoke at Princeton Academy on Oct 1 – kicking off National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – where he was hosted

by PA Headmaster Rik Dugan (former Del teacher/coach) and greeted by PA teacher Pat DeFazio ’05. Before he left, Dave grabbed a selfie with Princeton Academy students.

On September 19, Ryan Connors ’14, who is in his second year at United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Spring, CO, hiked Pikes Peak with a fellow cadet. Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, named in honor of American explorer Zebulon Pike who was unable to reach the summit. But Ryan did: 26 miles round trip, and he remembered to pack our favorite flag!

Email your favorite Delbarton flag photo to jfiddes@delbarton.org

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By Fr. Benet Caffrey OSB

St. Mary’s Abbey Takes Case to the U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court decides case of the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey, Petitioner, vs. Albert Steinhauser, administrator of estate of Augustine Wirth, OSB, in favor of OSBNJ, thus upholding rights of religious vows.

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o reads the entry in the St. Mary’s Abbey Chronicle a century ago recording the landmark case affirming the validity in civil law of monastic vows, and the rights of religious orders. Perhaps it may be of interest to recall the colorful and controversial character who triggered it all, Father Augustine Francis Wirth I, from the Benedictine Wild West, who became part of the story of St. Mary’s Abbey. There is a Delbarton connection as he was the uncle of Father Augustine Francis Wirth II, the founding headmaster of Delbarton School.

Francis Wirth’s eventful life began on March 17, 1828 in the city of Lohr, Bavaria, a picturesque city of half-timbered homes and churches that also claims to be the birthplace of Snow White.

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Francis Wirth’s eventful life began on 17 March 1828 in the city of Lohr, Bavaria. (The city also claims to be the birthplace of Snow White.) In 1851 he immigrated to the United States, and took the Benedictine habit that same year at St. Vincent Abbey, the pioneer Benedictine monastery in the United States. He professed solemn vows in August of 1852, taking the name of Augustine in religion, and was ordained to the priesthood in December of the same year at the age of only twenty-four.

In 1857 the now twenty-eight year old Father Augustine was sent, along with an even younger companion, to bring Benedictine life to the Kansas Territory. From their initial settlement

in Doniphan, they began to bring the sacraments to small and widely scattered German and Irish Catholic communities. One anecdote illustrates the hardships of the time and place. On his first visit to a settlement named St. Patrick’s, Augustine had walked fourteen miles through prairie and woods. After the services the community passed the hat and purchased a horse and gave it to him with the instruction that henceforward he should ride when he came to them.

When it became apparent that Atchison would be the place of potential growth, Father Augustine, now prior, relocated what would become St. Benedict’s Abbey and College. Father Augustine now transferred his vow of Stability to the new community, but continued his remarkably peripatetic ministry in the Territories of Kansas, Nebraska, and eventually, Minnesota.

Seemingly always on the move, the year 1881 found him in Elizabeth, New Jersey, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish. This led him to transfer his vow of Stability for the second time, to the young St. Mary’s Abbey in Newark.

Following extensive travel in Europe, allegedly for his health, he received a

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The Kansas Territory In 1857, twenty-eight year old Bavarian-born Father Augustine Wirth was sent to bring Benedictine teachings to the Kansas Territory.

The Territory was established by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854. During the long debate that preceded the Act’s passage, the North felt the only way the territory could be rescued from slavery was its immediate occupancy and settlement by anti-slavery emigrants called Free-Staters. One proslavery stronghold, Camp Saunders, 12 miles southwest of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, 1856 came under attack from Free-Staters, The proslavery men surrendered before any fighting broke out, and the building was burned to the ground.

Had the territorial boundaries prevailed, the state of Kansas would look something like this today. No Kansan would need to go to Colorado to see the mountains; Pike's Peak and a slice of the eastern slope were part of the Kansas Territory from 1854 -- until Kansas became a state in 1861.

In 1861 Colorado Territory was created to govern this western region of the former Kansas Territory. This boundary, showing Kansas as it might have been, has been superimposed over a 1956 National Geographic map.

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Emigration from the free states, including New England, Iowa, Ohio, and other Midwestern states, continued to flow into the territory.

In 1861 the eastern portion was admitted to the Union as the state of Kansas. Much of the eastern region of what is now the State of Colorado was also part of Kansas Territory.

strongly worded letter from the Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation, Hildebrand de Hemptine, admonishing Augustine for the unauthorized trip, and for the use of funds without the permission of the abbot of Newark, Hilary Pfraengle. Abbot Hildebrand ordered an apology.

Father Augustine spent the few remaining years of his life as a pastor in Minnesota, where he died in 1901 at the age of seventy-three. He is buried at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Father Augustine spent the few remaining years of his life as a pastor in Minnesota, far from Newark and its abbot, where he died in 1901 at the age of seventy-three. He is buried at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville Minnesota, although his status as a member of St. Mary’s Abbey, Newark, remained unaltered.

Remarkably, in the midst of his arduous missionary and pastoral work, Father Augustine had authored, translated, and published a popular series of sermons and other religious books, from which he had gained considerable income. (There are samples in the Abbey Archives and several have recently republished in facsimile editions.)

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Because he died intestate, a dispute arose between Augustine’s family and St. Mary’s Abbey over the considerable funds in his possession, $3000 in cash and several small mortgages, plus royalties held in trust by Benziger Brothers, the major Catholic publisher of the time. The family secured the appointment of Mr. Albert Steinhauser as administrator in its behalf.

The abbey, however, resolved to assert its rights based on Father Augustine’s solemnly professed membership in the community by which, according to the Constitution of the Order of St. Benedict of New Jersey (OSBNJ), a contract existed by which whatever he acquired was not for himself but for the monastery. He could have revoked this contract at any time, but he had not.

On 6 November 1905, the Chapter of St. Mary’s Abbey, led by Abbot Hilary Pfraengle, unanimously resolved to pursue the case to the Supreme Court, if necessary. In 1907, in the case of the OSBNJ vs. Steinhauser et al, the United States Circuit Court for Minnesota sustained the abbey’s rights. In 1912, however, the Circuit Court of Appeals reversed this decision.

As a result of this setback, some in the community doubted the wisdom of pursuing the Wirth case further, but Abbot Hilary’s successor, elected in 1910, Ernest Helmstetter, was determined to follow the original intent of the Chapter to fight to the end. Thus the Wirth case was presented in the United States Supreme Court in 1913.

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The High Court unanimously reversed the decision of the Court of Appeals and reaffirmed the original Circuit Court decision. Chief Justice Edward Douglas White appointed Justice Charles Evans Hughes to write the decision in which was sustained the validity of the monastic vows and the public good of the Constitution of the OSBNJ as approved by the

State Legislature in 1868. It was a victory of momentous importance not only for St. Mary’s Abbey but for religious orders throughout the United States. No record has been uncovered of the costs of the long litigation, but all along it had not been about the money but the principle of the thing.

In 1913, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Charles Evan Hughes wrote the decision which sustained the validity of the monastic vows and the public good of the Constitution of the OSBNJ. Among other roles during his illustrious career, Hughes also served as the 36th Governor of New York from 1907–1910.

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By Jessica Fiddes

18 Grand Finale Party 22 Global Delbarton Traveler

By Zack Hoyt ’08

26 A Succisa Virescit Story

By Joe Colangelo ’03

28 With Stefan Howells ’86 and SCORE in South Africa

By Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

36 Creating a New Monastery

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Global Travel and Exchange Coordinator Dan Pieraccini (pictured here this summer at the Sani Pass in the Drakensberg mountains in a small village in Lesotho, a landlocked country in southern Africa) reports that there are more travel and exchange programs in Delbarton’s future. New to our trips and exchanges menu this year are:

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