From the Principal

Faith, humility, self-discipline, patience, kindness, persistence, dedication to service, and courage; these are some of the qualities that define the “Spirit of a Squire” at Delone Catholic. Within each of our students, we seek to form this spirit, not only through our daily round of prayer, formal instruction in the Faith, and the requirement of service hours, but also by providing structure that instills habits for success, and by promoting a culture of high expectations that is strengthened as each class of students becomes a role model to the next. Crucial to this effort is our dedicated faculty, who continue to challenge generations of students to strive for excellence.

In this fall issue, we feature two such dedicated alumni faculty members, Brian ‘79 and Lynn ‘84 Yealy, who have nurtured the musical gifts of so many of our students. I have listened to stories from many alumni who credit the Yealys with helping them to discover talents that they didn’t know they possessed and with giving them the confidence to step outside their comfort zone and share their talents with our school community and beyond.

This fall issue also profiles several alumni who embody the Spirit of a Squire. They do so not only through self-discipline, hard work, and high achievement but also through their dedication to service. For these military and civilian alumni, personal achievement and career success were not simply self-serving goals but, rather, goals that carried with them a commitment and responsibility to serve others. In this way, these alumni put into practice the motto of Delone Catholic: “Estote Factores Verbi,” i.e., “Be Doers of the Word.” (James 1:22).

As I look around the school, I see this spirit very much alive in our current student body. Our students continue to be role models for one another as they practice virtue in their everyday lives. As a recent example, in September, approximately 40 DCHS students braved the rainy weather to travel to Harrisburg to take part in the fourth annual Pennsylvania March for Life to bear witness to the inviolable dignity of human life. Further, as in prior generations, our students step forward to become leaders and high achievers in the areas of academics, student government, athletics, and the arts. This fall issue features two such student-athletes who, through hard work and determination, became the first Delone Catholic students in fourteen years to win District 3 AA wrestling championship titles.

I am constantly impressed and gratified as I watch our students, both former and current, grow in virtue and develop the habits and skills necessary for success and for taking the Spirit of a Squire into the world. Witnessing them become “Doers of the Word” quickens not only me but our entire faculty and staff to give our best to them. May the Lord continue to bless them and future Squires.

With every good wish,

William J. Lippe P’25, P’28 EdM Principal