Upload
devon-preparatory-school
View
220
Download
4
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
TIDINGS is a newsletter for families and friends of Devon Prep.
Citation preview
Volume 3, Issue 4 Summer 2013
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2013
TTTIDINGIDINGIDINGSSS D e v o n P r e p a r a t o r y S c h o o lD e v o n P r e p a r a t o r y S c h o o l
Devon Prep graduated the Class of 2013 be‐fore hundreds of parents, siblings, friends and rela ves on Saturday, June 1 during a Com‐mencement Ceremony held in the school’s athle c facility. Presiding over the ceremony was Very Rev. Fernando Negro, Sch.P., Provincial Superior of the USA‐Puerto Rico Piarist Fathers.
Collec vely the 39 young men in the school’s 53rd gradua ng class earned over $6.3 million
in college scholarships. In addi on they re‐ceived nearly 200 acceptances to 80 colleges and universi es, including the University of Pennsylvania, Fordham, Notre Dame, Case Western Reserve, Drexel and Penn State.
More than 43% (17) of Devon Prep’s Class of 2013 were named AP Scholars, ten with Dis nc on. Four were Na onal Merit Commended Students. Two of these young men were Eagle Scouts and several plan to par cipate in collegiate athle cs. In addi on, this senior
class performed over 1500 hours of community service doing eve‐rything from collec ng and dis‐tribu ng food to needy families to raising more than $25,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hos‐pital.
For the first me Devon Prep had three Valedictorians, Antonio D. Muscarella, Thomas F. Seykora, and Ryan T. Shannon. All three of these young men were AP Scholars with Dis nc on, as well as Dis nguished Honors students and members of the Na onal Honor Society. Antonio and Thomas will a end the University of Pennsylvania in the fall and Ryan will a end Penn State University’s Schreyer Honors College. Read more and see photos at h p:/www.evonprep.com/2013/05/class‐of‐2013/
EIGHTH GRADERS MOVE UP
Twenty‐eight Eighth Graders graduated from Devon Prep’s Middle School during an Advancement Ceremony on June 5. Parents, grandparents, siblings and friends a ended the ceremony which began with a Mass celebrated by Devon Prep Headmaster Rev. James J. Shea, Sch.P. Read more and see photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/06/eighth‐graders‐move‐up/
For the first me three Valedictorians addressed the gradua ng class and their guests. They are, from le : Antonio D. Muscarella, Thomas F. Seykora, and Ryan T. Shannon.
2
The logis cs of ge ng everyone where they needed to be from Pennsylva‐nia, to Texas to California and back was another challenge for the team. They had to plan who would drive the trailer (holding the car) from Devon to Texas and who would drive it back from LA. They needed to rent hotel rooms, buy airline ckets, and rent lead and chase vehicles for the race. Not to men on mapping out their strategy for the race itself.
“The race is rated with a combina on of mileage and me,” said Sen‐ior Michael Horbowy. “Since it’s on the open road there will be hills and everything, so you have the op on of pu ng the car in the trailer and tak‐ing it up a hill so you don’t deplete your ba eries too much. But every me you do that the miles that you drive in the trailer count against you. Since you have to accumulate as many miles as possible, you have to figure that all out.”
Once they were in Texas Sol Tide went through two days of qualifying tests, called scru neering, before The Devon Panel was allowed to par ci‐pate. A er passing the qualifying tests, the first day of the actual race proved disappoin ng for the team.
“During the first day of the race, our gear shredded the bolts holding it on and flew out of the car,” Jacob said. “When we pulled off to the side of the busy highway, we then no ced that the gear had ripped our brake line as well. We decided to trailer to the next rest stop which was several miles away.”
The team worked diligently to fix the problems and fortunately they were able to make up many of the miles. The rest of the race included hours of driving through small towns and on major highways. The weather was o en dry and sunny, which is great for the car’s ba eries. But there were
SOLAR CAR TEAM EARNS TROPHY IN OPEN ROAD RACE For Team Captain and Founder Jacob Riedel it’s the end of a three year journey.
Three years ago Jacob Riedel, a member of Devon Prep’s Class of 2013, wanted to organize Devon Prep’s first Solar Car Club. He enlisted several fellow students who shared an interest in ecology and engineering and cars. He planned to build a solar car and race it on the open road. This summer Jacob and his team achieved that goal.
Devon Prep’s Solar Car Team, The Devon Panel, with Riedel as its captain, completed the 2013 Solar Car Challenge, an 884 mile open road race from Fort Worth, TX to Los Angeles, CA. This eight day race draws high school teams from across the country, including New York, Florida, Texas, California, Michigan and Mississippi. Devon Prep’s team, however, is the first and only team from Pennsylvania to par cipate.
A er comple ng 516.6 miles through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California in scorching heat, wind storms and rain The Devon Panel arrived at the finish line in LA in 4th place, taking home a rather sizable trophy. At that point the Solar Car journey was officially over for Riedel, having grad‐uated from Devon Prep a month earlier. But he accomplished his goal and won a prize for it as well.
“When I first heard about this project I thought it was a really cool idea,” Jacob explained. “I’m interested in ecology and this seemed like a great way to get into green technology. I’ve learned so much. I know about ba ery power, motors, how the strength of steel is determined, how solar panels are made. It’s been a great experience.”
Since this journey began in 2010, The Devon Panel has had to work at not just building a solar car from scratch, but also building a bank account. A project like this isn’t easy or inexpensive so they began with a mission statement, created a Facebook page and a website and researched how to solicit for dona ons. With help from parents, school administrators, friends and alumni they raised thou‐sands of dollars, gleaned valuable informa on, and ac‐quired cri cal equipment for free, such as the costly solar panels donated by Motech Industries, Inc.
With determina on, pa ence and diligence the team con‐structed Sol Tide. The 15 . X 2 . car is covered with five solar panels. It can travel as fast as 43 mph, but was driven about 22 mph throughout most of the recent open road race. Sol Tide has undergone several mechanical upgrades and cosme c changes since its incep on, but its “soul”, if you will, remains the same.
The Devon Panel raced Sol Tide in the 2011 and 2012 Solar Car Challenges finishing in 4th place and 2nd place respec vely. Both of those races were on a closed track at the Texas Motor Speedway. This year would be different. So the team, comprised of 11 Devon Prep high school students under the supervision of their moderator Mr. Eric Riedel, Jacob’s dad, went to work to get Sol Tide ready for the open road.
“We had to get a new motor controller which allows us to control how fast we set the car. We upgraded the motor for more torque, got new ba eries, and Motech donated two new solar panels,” Jacob explained. “We also redesigned the skin. We changed the color to blue, added all of our sponsors’ logos, the Devon Prep logo and the name of the car.”
Devon Prep’s Solar Car Team recently earned a fourth place trophy in the 2013 Solar Car Challenge. The team includes, from le : Evan Hennessy, Albert‐ Emmanuel Milani, Jake Kampman, Team Moderator Mr. Eric Riedel, Jacob Riedel, Soham Bharne, Sean Kennedy and Michael Horbowy. (Missing: John Burke, Ben Conser, Nicholas Ippoli , and Russell Emery.)
Jacob driving Sol Tide on the road in Arizona.
also torren al downpours, cloudy days and lots of wind. Along the way the par cipa ng teams stopped to display their cars to local residents and talk to the press. They even squeezed in a li le sightseeing.
Finally arriving in LA was both exci ng and sad for the team, especially Riedel. They managed to accomplish their goal, they finished the race. But the long an cipated event was now over. It was me to pack up the car and head home.
“The road race was a ton of work, but the thrills and experiences made it worth the effort,” said Junior Evan Hennessy. “We are already brainstorming ideas for how to improve the car for next year’s challenge. The en re trip was fantas c and memorable.”
For Jacob, the me, effort and late nights put into this project were more than worth it. He cred‐its the experience with giving him direc on for the future.
“It’s been a great three years,” he said. “Last year was definitely difficult; it was a lot of driving. This year was the most rewarding. I think the experiences that I’ve had with the car are what led me to the college that I chose and the degree that I’m going to pursue, which is electrical engi‐neering. I would have had no idea what I wanted to do without the solar car. So it was really a way for me to find myself.
“I learned the importance of coopera on and working as a team to complete a large scale pro‐ject,” the soon to be Olin College Freshman con nued. “The first year that we went into this we built the car in a ma er of months. I think what we did was truly incredible. We had a lot of determina on among the team and we just really worked hard to get it done.
“I am so proud of the team for being able to push through all of the obstacles and never giving up. Through this program,” Jacob concluded, “I learned so much, not only about mechanics and engineering, but what we can accomplish when we work together.”
See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/07/devon‐prep‐solar‐car‐team‐competes‐in‐open‐road‐race/ Read the Team’s blog posts at: h p://www.devonprep.com/events/2013‐solar‐car‐challenge‐blog/
3
NINTH GRADE HISTORY PROJECTS
Replicas of ancient amphitheaters, aqueducts, shields, pyramids, the coliseum, temples, catapults, mummies and more were on display in Calasanc us Hall on the last day of classes. These amazing projects were the handiwork of Mr. Mike Collins’ ninth grade World Cultures: Pre‐history to the Middle‐Ages class. Each spring Mr. Collins assigns this end‐of‐the ‐year project for all the ninth graders. And each year the pro‐jects are awesome. This year Mr. Collins awarded first, second and third place ribbons for each homeroom as well as an overall grand prize winner. See more photos at h p://www.devoprep.com/2013/05/ninth‐grade‐history‐projects/
Holden Barnes won the grand prize for his replica of the Great Pyramid of Khufu.
Alexander Bygrave created a shield with the head of Medusa for his history project. He won third place.
4
It may have been one of the ho est summers on record, but that didn’t stop several Devon Prep students from helping those in need. Eighteen upper school students and three chaperones took me from their summer vaca ons to par cipate in a mission trip to Oil City, PA, in the western part of the state. There they spent a week sleeping in a local Catholic school and working on the homes of peo‐ple in need.
Once a thriving, vibrant town, Oil City now suffers from the lack of jobs that relied almost exclusively on the oil industry which has liter‐ally dried up. Many of the town’s large beau ful homes are now falling into disrepair and are o en occupied by widows or families who have no steady source of income other than government assis‐tance.
During their week in Oil City the Devon Prep students slept in class‐rooms in Venango Catholic High School, awoke at 6:15 AM, ate breakfast, a ended morning Mass, and then went off to three sepa‐rate worksites. Working through Catholic Heart Workcamp (www.heartworkcamp.com) Devon Prep’s group spent the week helping people who are limited or unable to provide for themselves. The work involved interior and exterior pain ng, scraping, cleaning, spackling, caulking, cu ng wood, laying down a linoleum floor, re‐placing a kitchen counter‐top, and more.
According to Mr. Joe Lewis, Devon Prep Religion teacher and organiz‐
er of the trip, “The Devon students worked hard and really made a posi‐ve and las ng impression on the people they served. The boys enjoyed
the opportunity to interact with the people we helped,” he said. “We discovered they are a tremendously nice and proud people who very much appreciated what we were doing for them. Some of them went out of their way to prepare lunch for our guys and to make them a part of their family.”
In addi on to working, the young men had the opportunity to par cipate in Catholic Heart Workcamp ac vi es which included fellowship, worship, and music. They also met other par cipants who came from Canada, Ari‐zona, Michigan, Florida, Ohio and other places around the country.
Senior Patrick Shields enjoyed both the work and the camaraderie that went with it. “My group worked on the house of an older woman whose husband had recently passed away. We mostly did inside pain ng, a bit of outside work, and we put down some linoleum on the second floor,” the senior explained. “It was nice to learn some things about pain ng while helping out someone less fortunate than us. I’ve become closer to my classmates who went on the trip, and I’ve grown stronger in my faith. I enjoyed every part of the trip and feel refreshed by the whole experi‐ence.”
To see more photos go to
h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/08/devon‐students‐par cipate‐in‐summer‐mission‐trip/
STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER MISSION TRIP
5
CAP COLLECTS SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Devon Prep’s Academic Challenge Team competed against the faculty for a Student – Faculty Academic Challenge sponsored by the Student Council. Mr. Roger Mecouch served as quizmaster while the enthusias c student body cheered on the teams. Although both teams answered tough ques ons about biology, phys‐ics, history, literature , pop culture and more, in the end the faculty earned the most points (150 ‐100) and were declared the winners.
For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/student‐faculty‐academic‐challenge/
ACADEMIC CHALLENGE TEAM BATTLES FACULTY
As the summer comes to an end school age children through‐out the Delaware Valley begin buying their supplies for the upcoming school year. For needy families in North Philadelphia ge ng the necessary school supplies was made a li le easier with help from Devon Prep’s Chris an Ac on Program (CAP).
Throughout the summer CAP collected nearly 4000 items from Devon Prep families for St. Elizabeth’s Community Center in North Philadelphia. Among the items were notebooks, pencils, crayons, pens, folders, backpacks, copybooks, erasers, index cards and just about anything else needed to start school.
The dona ons were sorted, counted, boxed and delivered to St. Elizabeth’s by CAP Co‐Presidents Seniors Mike McKenna and James O’Shea and Co‐Vice Presidents Juniors Patrick Rohr and Andrew Kramer. The supplies were then distributed to school age children during St. Elizabeth’s annual Community Block Party. More than 200 families a end the block party each year.
MATHLETES SUCCEED
Devon Prep’s Mathletes Team, under the direc on of Mr. Chip Hollowell, took Second Place of 11 teams in the Archdiocesan Mathlete Championship in the spring. Sophomore Soham Bharne and freshman Alexandru Damian were in the top five point leaders group for the Archdiocese and invited to repre‐sent the diocese in a compe on against the Philadelphia Public League. The Archdiocese won that compe on 100 – 42 on April 22.
In addi on to helping the Diocesan team win, Damian, who was the youngest member of the team, also emerged with the highest score of the en re compe on.
Devon Prep’s Mathlete Team includes, from le : Kevin Sheng, Jefferson Toro, Daniel Crowe, Alexandru Damian Shyamal Patel , Soham Bharne , Albert‐Emanuel Milani, Patrick Shields and Andrew Bright.
JUNIORS INDUCTED INTO SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
MOTHER ‐ SON COMMUNION BRUNCH
6
Senior members of the Honor Society received Honor Cords to wear at gradua on. Pictured with Science Teacher Mrs. Anne e Loutrel are, from le : Rafael Suero, Kevin Fulmer, Christopher Clayton, Michael Tolvaisa, Michael LaBella, Ma hew DiDonato and Antonio Muscarella.
The recently inducted members of Devon Prep’s chapter of The Science Na onal Honor Society are: back row, from le : Ma hew McDevi , Jason Sadek, Patrick Shields, James O’Shea; middle row, from le : Owen Phelan, Michael McKenna, Michael Horbowy, Bre Kelly; front row, from le : Michael Lawrence, Kevin Sheng, Andrew Bright, Sean Bevan, Benjamin Conser. (missing: Sean Kennedy).
Nearly 200 Devon Prep students and their mothers a ended the an‐nual Mother‐Son Communion Brunch sponsored by the Devon Prep Parents Associa on (DPPA) in April. The event began with a Mass celebrated by Headmaster Fr. James Shea followed by a delicious brunch prepared by Mrs. Kalivas and her staff. The guest speaker was Mr. Jason Buck a seminarian studying at St. Charles Borromeo Semi‐
nary. Special thanks to Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Holmes and all the DPPA volunteers who helped make this lovely event a success. For more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/mother‐son‐communion‐brunch/
For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/na onal‐science‐honor‐society‐induc on/
Fourteen juniors were inducted into Devon Prep’s chapter of the Science Na onal Honor Society (SNHS) during a ceremony in Calasanc us Hall that included a candle ligh ng ceremony as well as presenta on of the inductees. Fr. Shea opened with a prayer, Science Teacher Mrs. Anne e Loutrel conducted the ceremony, and Mr. Roger Mecouch, Science De‐partment Chair, served as the Guest Speaker. In addi on 12 seniors who are current members of the Honor Society were presented with Honor Cords to wear at gradua on.
The new inductees include:
Sean Bevan Andrew Bright Benjamin Conser Michael Horbowy Bre Kelly
Sean Kennedy Michael Lawrence Ma hew McDevi Michael McKenna James O’Shea
Owen Phelan Jason Sadek Kevin Sheng Patrick Shields
7
The Chester Valley Golf Club was filled with Devon Prep family and friends on Saturday, March 9 as the Parents Associa on hosted Spring TIDE 2013. More than 220 guests spent the evening bidding on over 200 fabulous items in the Silent and Live Auc ons, par cipa ng in a March Madness Shoot‐out Contest, and enjoying delicious cuisine. The evening ended with the raffle drawing. Congratula ons to Mrs. Cristy DiDonato and Mrs. Jennifer Wright as well as nu‐merous volunteers who worked so hard to make this awesome event a great success. See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/03/spring‐ de‐2013‐march‐madness/
SPRING TIDE 2013 ‐ MARCH MADNESS
Devon Prep Rising Senior James O’Shea was recognized for his accomplishments as a scholar, an athlete and a vol‐unteer. He received a Presi‐den al Volunteer Service Award and he was nominated for The Congressional Scholar‐Athlete of Pennsylvania Pro‐gram of the Seventh Congres‐sional District of Pennsylvania.
James received the Gold Level Presiden al Volunteer Service Award for his dedica on to serving others through his
work at Lankenau Medical Center. This award was established in 2003 as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commit‐ment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. The award has four levels, gold, silver, bronze and life me. Each level recogniz‐es a minimum number of hours volunteered throughout a 12 month peri‐od. During a special luncheon honoring Lankenau volunteers James re‐ceived the Gold level award for giving over 250 hours of service.
“I’m interested in medicine and my parents always taught me to give back, and this is my way of doing it,” said James. “I do transport, messenger service, work in same day surgery, clean equipment, and anything they need me to do.”
According to James the same day surgery unit is the most enjoyable be‐cause of the pa ent contact. “In the same day surgery unit I get to talk to pa ents and try to make them comfortable, help them relax before their surgery. I’ve met so many people of different ages and backgrounds. I’ve learned so much from them,” he said. “God has given me a lot. It feels good to see someone else benefit from my efforts.”
The Congressional Scholar‐Athlete Program recognizes excep onal, talent‐ed, well‐rounded high school juniors and seniors from the seventh Con‐gressional District who best exemplify the selfless dedica on to school and sports that defines the leaders of tomorrow.
James is a Dis nguished Honor student, member of the Na onal Honor Society and Na onal Spanish Honor Society as well as a member of the Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, and Spring Track & Field teams. In addi on he is president of the junior class, vice president of Devon Prep’s Chris an Ac on Program, a member of the Campus Ministry organiza on, and a member of the Theater Program House Crew.
James was invited to a recep on, hosted by Congressman Patrick Meehan, where he and the other nominees were honored. “I believe this program benefits our community by recognizing the excep onal talents of the young men and women of the Seventh Congressional District,” Meehan wrote. “Educa on is important both on and off the field. In recognizing these well‐rounded students I feel it will foster the confidence needed to con nue on the path to success.”
O’SHEA HONORED FOR ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND SERVICE
STUDENTS EARN AWARDS IN NATIONAL FRENCH CONTEST
Five Devon Prep French students earned awards in the 2013 Na onal French Contest/Le Grand Concours, an annual compe on sponsored by the American Associa on of Teachers of French. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to students who earn na onal ranks 1‐10.
The following Devon students are bronze winners:
Ninth Grade Richard O’Flynn, ranked 7th Keith Stamer ranked 9th Alex Bygrave, ranked 10th Michael Nicolas, ranked 10th
Devon Prep students who earned awards in the 2013 Na onal French Contest/ Le Grand Concours are, from le : James Poslusny, Michael Nicolas, Keith Stamer, Alexander Bygrave and Richard O’Flynn.
Tenth Grade James Poslusny, ranked 7th
Fi een seniors and several of their mothers helped the school community prepare for Easter by presen ng the first Living Sta ons of the Cross, a drama za on of Jesus’ journey to Calvary leading to his crucifixion.
According to Mr. Joe Lewis, chair of Devon Prep’s Religion Depart‐ment, the idea of doing a Living Sta ons of the Cross came from sev‐eral of the seniors during their religious retreat. Their enthusiasm for the idea made it easy to involve some of their moms as well. “Some of the mothers were a li le hesitant at first, but the boys were pre y convincing,” Lewis said.
Jesus was portrayed by Jus n Barker and his mother Jeanne Barker played the Virgin Mary. Other mothers played the women of Jerusa‐lem as well as Veronica.
The reenactment of Jesus’ last hours included poignant moments such as ‐‐his sentencing, his falling under the weight of the cross, mee ng his mother Mary, being helped by a stranger, having his tunic stripped off of his body, and being nailed to the cross he carried.
“This type of presenta on helps the students picture themselves in the scene. In a way they are experiencing first‐hand the suffering of Christ and hopefully get a be er apprecia on of what he went through for us,” Mr. Lewis explained. “It’s a wonderful way to begin Holy Week which leads us to Easter Sunday.”
Watch the video at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/living‐sta ons‐of‐the‐cross/
Pictured above, from le : Michael LaBella, Mrs. Jeanne Barker, Jus n Barker
Portraying the women of Jerusalem are Mrs. Jolie Crowe, Mrs. Jennifer Shannon and Mrs. Nora Bowie
LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS
8
59 STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Devon Prep inducted 59 students into the Na onal Honor Society (NHS) during a Mass and ceremony held in the school’s athle c facility in March. Head‐master Rev. James Shea, Sch.P. celebrated the Mass which was concelebrated by Rev. Javier Renteria, Rev. Baltazar Sanchez and Rev. Richard Wyzykiewicz. A candlelight induc on ceremony followed the Mass and included the Na onal Honor Society Roll Call, induc on of the new members, and the reci ng of the Induc on Pledge. A recep on followed in Calasanc us Hall. With our new inductees there are now 92 Devon Prep students who are NHS members. Congratula ons to the new inductees:
SENIORS Daniel C. Fletcher Cole S. Hasse Brian J. Koskinen Jus n L. Wright
JUNIORS Andrew C. Brekus John K. Burke John‐Paul L. Gies Grant G. Latran Ma hew D. McSurdy
Nicholas G. Peters Ma hew M. Sidor Jefferson Toro Robert L. Wa ers
SOPHOMORES Graham Alabdulla Daniel R. Azarian Pandurang R. Bharne Patrick J. Blumenthal Henry R. Bule Alex D. Carandang
James E. Colleran Daniel J. Crowe Andrew W. Dawson Eric A. DiPietro Russell T. Emery P. Landon Farnsworth Mitchell L. Galarneau Andrew R. Hayden John K. Hegarty Evan P. Hennessy John J. Holmes
Nicholas A. Ippoli III Daniel F. Kennedy Tyler J. Klicka Michael G. Knudson Andrew J. Kramer Stephen T. Lewis Joshua M. Lieberman Andrew J. Loper James P. Lucas Angelo A. Luche Daniel P. McCallister
Albert‐Emanuel Milani William J. Moreno Jack E. Morris Chris an J. Nave Aus n T. Noska Sean M. O’Brien Michael L. Pauciulo Sean T. Phelan James M. Poslusny David T. Randall
DEVON PREP PRESENTS DEVON PREP PRESENTS THE SCARLET PIMPERNETHE SCARLET PIMPERNELL
Devon Prep’s Theater Program presented The Scarlet Pimpernel in March 2013. A swashbuckling tale of hero‐ism and romance in the French Revolu on, Pimpernel is based on the novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Nearly 100 young men from Devon Prep and young ladies from area public, private and parochial schools par cipated in the produc on.
Dr. Valen n Radu, served as the show’s Music Director; Mr. Paul Recupero was the stage director and Mrs. Gail Oldfield served as the produc on’s choreographer.
See more photos and video at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/03/scarlet‐pimpernel/
Patrick J. Rohr Andrew M. Shannon Nicholas B. Snyder Andrew G. Stauffer Joseph G. Te , III Andrew C. Walheim Lucas A. Watson Samuel S. Young IV
9
SPANISH AND GERMAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS VISIT DEVON PREP
The spring semester brought two groups of exchange students to Devon Prep. First, twelve Spanish students and three chaperones from Colegio Cristo Rey, a Piarist Fathers’ School in Zaragoza, Spain came to Devon. Shortly a er they departed twelve German students and three chaperones from Albertus‐Magnus Gymnasium (AMG), a private co‐ed high school in Stu gart, Germany came to visit. Both groups spent several weeks living with Devon students and their families.
Both groups a ended classes and took day trips to area points of interest including Center City Phila‐delphia, Lancaster County, Hershey and of course the King of Prussia Mall. They also travelled to Washington DC and New York City.
This is the second year for Devon Prep’s Spanish Exchange Program and the 25th year for the German Exchange Program. students visited Devon.
German Exchange Students and their chaperones pictured with their Devon hosts.
Spanish Exchange students and their chaperones in front of Calasanc us Hall.
Check Devon Prep’s website for these stories and more...
SENIOR LUNCHEON h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/senior‐luncheon/
EIGHTH GRADE FIELD TRIP h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/eighth‐grade‐goes‐to‐boston/
DRINKING & DRIVING PRESENTATION h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/police‐officers‐discuss‐drinking‐and‐driving/
SIXTH GRADE FIELD TRIP h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/6th‐grade‐field‐trip‐to‐nyc/
FORENSIC SCIENCE CLUB h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/forensic‐science‐club‐a ends‐symposium/
TIDE PRIDE & WING BOWL h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/ de‐pride‐tailgate‐and‐wing‐bowl/
RECYCLED ART h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/using‐recycled‐materials‐to‐create‐art/
SPANISH 2 Lorenzo Giannandrea Andrew Hayden Stephen Lewis David Randall Andrew Shannon Samuel Young
SPANISH 3 Nicholas Love K. Michael McKenna
NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM WINNERS The following students were recognized for their achievement on the Na onal Spanish Examina ons.
GOLD LEVEL (ABOUT 95TH PERCENTILE)
SPANISH 1 Alexandru Damian Edward McGinley
BRONZE LEVEL (75‐84 PERCENTILE)
SPANISH 1 Zach Delphais
SPANISH 2 Andrew Dawson Michael Knudson James Lucas HONORIFIC LEVEL (50‐74 PERCENTILE)
SPANISH 1 Ma hew Bevilacqua Harpreet Cheema Connor Defaber‐Schumacher Nicholas DeMarco Patrick Gallagher Michael Love Michael McBride Keane White
SPANISH 3 James O’Shea Patrick Shields
SPANISH 2 Alex Carandang
10
MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM COMPETES AT STATES
For the second consecu ve year Devon Prep’s Middle School Science Olympiad Team qualified to compete at the PA State tournament, at Juniata College. Eighth Grader Brandon Smoot and Seventh Grader Paris Shusterfallou earned 3rd Place medals at the tournament for their “Rotor Egg Drop” Design.
In addi on to Brandon and Paris the rest of the team included: Sixth Graders Joseph Rajasekar‐an, Dylan Rasinski, Andre Tiglao, Seventh Grad‐ers Thomas Brower, James Costello, Brendan McGrath, Akul Naik, Jacob Pabia, Christopher Rufo, and Eighth Graders Connor Galarneu, Arnold Tiglao, Michael Weir and Mitchell Young.
Under the direc on of teacher Ms. Melanie Picard the Team qualified to par cipate in the State compe on a er ranking 8th at regionals. Eight stu‐dents earned medals at regionals including:
Thomas Brower and Brandon Smoot – 1st Place Medal in “Mystery Engineering” Michael Weir and Joseph Rajasekaran – 2nd Place Medal in “Anatomy” Connor Galarneau and Joseph Rajasekaran – 2nd Place Medal in “Helicopters” Brendan McGrath and Dylan Rasinski– 3rd Place Medal in “Come Fly with Me” Andre Tiglao and Dylan Rasinski – 4th Place Medal in “Rocks & Minerals”
11
SPRING SPIRIT DAY
See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/middle‐school‐science‐olympiad‐team‐competes‐at‐states/
The weather was perfect for the Middle School Spring Spirit Day coordi‐nated by Mr. Mark Aquilante in mid‐May. A er beginning the day with Mass in the Chapel and a mee ng in the gym it was me to start the ac vi es. From 9:30 AM un l 2:30 PM the day was filled with donut ea ng, arm wrestling, bombardment, frisbee football, an obstacle course, 3‐leg race, remote control car races, track & field events, soccer, kickball, and finally the tug‐of‐war. Although 8A once again took the tro‐phy, everyone had a good me.
See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/middle‐school‐spring‐spirit‐day/
CELEBRATING Pi DAY Mrs. Iacobucci’s sixth graders celebrated Pi Day with a math lesson and a snack. “Pi Day is an interna onal celebra on of the number 3.1415, which is represented by the Greek le er pi (∏), one of the most important numbers in mathema cs,” Mrs. Iacobucci explained.
“Pi is the rela onship of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. March 14 is the day of celebra on every year for the simple reason the numbers used in represen ng the date are 3.14.”
To mark this day Mrs. I served slices of “pie” to her students as they learned about “Pi.”
For more photos and a video go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/03/sixth‐graders‐celebrate‐pi‐day/
Devon Prep showcased several talented 6th, 7th and 8th graders during the first Middle School Recital held in Calasanc us Hall. Nearly 20 students eagerly shared their talents with their classmates and teachers. Several young men played the piano, some played the guitar, saxophone, and uku‐lele and others sang. All were impressive. Special thanks to Music Teacher Ms. Michelle Tedeschi for arranging the a ernoon event. For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/middle‐school‐recital/
MIDDLE SCHOOL TALENT SHOW
EIGHTH GRADERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL HISTORY BEE
Congratula ons to Eighth Graders Alex Nawn and Michael Weir who par cipated in the Na onal History Bee Regional Finals and qualified for the Na onal Championships in Atlanta, GA in early June.
FOUR STUDENTS RECEIVE HIGH HONORS
Congratula ons to Seventh Graders Akul Naik, Thomas Brower, and Eighth Graders Michael Weir and Tyler Keough who were all recog‐nized as 2012 and 2013 High Honors Students in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY).
Every year tens of thousands of outstanding students take an above‐grade‐level test as part of the Talent Search. The tests offered vary by grade level and include CTY’s School and College Ability Test (SCAT), and the college entrance exams SAT and ACT.
Akul and Thomas were recognized for their scores on the SCAT and Michael and Tyler were recognized for their scores on the SAT/ACT. Being a “High Honors” student means that their results were outstand‐ing. Fewer than twenty‐five percent of par cipa ng students who test achieve scores at this level.
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR FOR A DAY
Sixth Grader Christopher Muth served as Devon Prep’s Middle School Director for a Day in late spring. Chris spent the day with our every day Middle School Director Mr. Barry Brazunas. With Mr. Brazunas by his side Chris visited classes, met adminis‐trators and staff members, ate lunch in the faculty dining room and even handled some discipline problems.
12
ATHLETICS
13
Devon Prep has appointed Mr. Jason Fisher as head coach of the varsity basketball team and Mr. Kevin Carroll as assistant coach. They will begin coaching in the 2013‐14 basketball season.
Mr. Fisher replaces long me Tide coach Bill Frio, who re red a er 16 years with the Devon Prep basketball program. According to Mr. Fisher, who most recently served as head coach of Holy Ghost Prep’s junior varsi‐ty basketball team, his new posi on is a way to con nue a tradi on. “This is a great opportunity to build on an already great basketball program,” he said. “Devon Prep is a school and team with a great tradi on of always working hard and giving everything they possibly could.”
NEW VARSITY BASKETBALL COACHES NAMED Mr. Fisher has an extensive background in playing and coaching basket‐ball. In addi on to seven years as jv head coach at Holy Ghost Prep, he also served as the head coach of Holy Ghost Prep’s AAU basketball team, and head coach of Lower Bucks AAU basketball for 16 ‐18 year old males. In addi on, Mr. Fisher has coached jv soccer at Holy Ghost Prep.
He was also the head coach of the University of Scranton men’s junior varsity basketball team for two years; is NCAA cer fied as a basketball coach; and even toured with the Harlem Globetro ers for a year a er gradua ng from college.
Mr. Fisher holds a BS from the University of Scranton, where he was a four year starter on their basketball team, and a MA from LaSalle Uni‐versity.
Devon Prep’s new assistant varsity coach, Mr. Kevin Carroll, is also expe‐rienced as a coach and player. He played varsity basketball for Ge ys‐burg College for four years, and most recently served as the assistant coach of Holy Ghost Prep’s junior varsity basketball team. Mr. Carroll also coached Holy Ghost Prep’s AAU team. He holds a BA from Ge ys‐burg College.
For their first year at Devon Prep both coaches hope to ins ll and foster a sense of hard work in the team as a founda on for the future. “I hope to ins ll the fundamental principles that not only make great basketball players, but also will help the young men in life: hard work, discipline and determina on to name a few,” Mr. Fisher explained. “If we can achieve that it would be a great founda on for future goals.”
Mr. Jason Fisher and Mr. Kevin Carroll
PITCHER SELECTED FOR PRESITIGIOUS AREA CODE GAMES
Rising Senior Zach Schellenger, a right handed pitcher on Devon Prep’s varsity baseball team, was selected to compete in the pres gious New Balance Area Code Games from August 5‐10 in Long Beach, California. Zach was selected to a Northeast region squad, represen ng the New York Yankees. A er the games concluded Zach was listed among the top pitchers in the tournament. Of the 241 players selected to par cipate in these pres gious games about 120 were pitchers, and only 33 were selected for the top pitchers list.
The New Balance Area Code Baseball Games is an elite baseball event that consists of eight teams represen ng eight regions na onwide. Each team was built by a Major League Baseball team. This unique event brings the top high school players from around the country together on the same field for a week, to be evaluated at the highest level in baseball. Scouts from all 30 Major League teams and the Major League Scou ng Bureau as well as college coaches from the top college baseball programs in the na on a end these games. The games have produced more than 350 major league players in the last 26 years.
Tryouts for this tournament are by invita on only. Invita ons are sent to players based on recommenda ons from Major League Scouts. In an Area Code Games tryout at Coca‐Cola Park in Allentown, Zach's fastball topped out at 93 m.p.h.
Zach was named The Bicentennial Athle c League’s (BAL) 2013 Most Valuable player, and he was named an Inquirer second‐team all‐Southeastern Pennsylvania selec on. The Seton Hall recruit helped lead Devon Prep to the PIAA District 1 Class A final in the 2013 season. During the season Zach had an ERA of 1.19. He pitched 63 innings with 99 strikeouts, averaging 1.5 strikeouts per inning. His fastball averages 90‐93 mph.
14
When Thomas Seykora decided to change schools in the seventh grade he had been running track and cross country in his parish CYO program for several years. A er he and his parents chose Devon Prep to con n‐ue his educa on he looked into the Cross Coun‐try program to see what would be available in high school.
“One of the main reasons I liked Devon is be‐cause it’s small. I did some research and learned they had won something like five dis‐trict championships in Cross Country before I got there, so I definitely knew something spe‐cial was going on there,” Tom said.
Li le did he know that in a few years he would be making his own mark on the school as well as the athle c program.
Tom was an ac ve member of the Class of 2013. Having the highest average over 8 semesters, he served as class valedictorian, an honor he shared with two of his equally deserving classmates Antonio Muscarella and Ryan Shannon. As an AP Scholar with Dis nc on, a Na onal Merit Commended Student, a Dis nguished Honor student, an Eagle Scout, and Co‐Captain of the Aca‐demic Challenge Team, he had a reputa‐on as an outstanding student with a
strong work ethic. He was also recognized as one of the most decorated athletes in Devon’s history.
He started his running career at Devon Prep as a freshman and par cipated on the Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, and Spring Track & Field teams for four years. He won numerous awards including several Devon Prep Most Valuable Player Awards and the 2013 Alumni Award presented to the top Scholar/Athlete.
He was named to All Bicentennial Athle c League (BAL) First Teams for Cross Country and Track, All Main Line First Teams for Cross Country and Track, and he qualified for the PIAA Class AA State Cham‐pionship in Cross Country two years in a row.
In his senior year Tom won the District 1 AA cham‐pionship for the 1600m with a me of 4:29 and earned the honor of being the first District champi‐on for Devon Prep since 2009. He also broke the school record in the 800m run with a me of 1:57.75 replacing the 1980 record of 1:58.2.
A week before gradua on, Tom’s running career at Devon Prep ended on an even higher note when he won the silver medal at the PIAA Class AA State Championship for the 1600m with a me of 4:29.05. The only Devon Prep athlete to perform be er at States was Tom’s coach, Mr. Paul Sanborn, who won the gold in 1964.
“Winning the silver definitely tops breaking the 800m record,” Tom
stated. “In another 30 years someone else could come along and break my record, and I hope somebody does, but no one can take my race at States away from me.”
Tom credits Mr. Paul Sanborn with giving him the guidance and direc on he needed. “Coach Sanborn said to me my freshman year – ‘I see you as a miler.’ I said ok, I’ll give it a try,” he explained. “I did pre y well so I stuck with it. Since then I’ve always thought of myself as a miler. He helped me realize that I could be a really good runner. He fostered that within me over the past four years and helped me along the way.”
According to Mr. Sanborn, Tom’s achieve‐ments as a student and athlete come from his drive to succeed. “Overcoming challeng‐es from injuries and technique, par cular‐ly in his freshman and sophomore year, Tom emerged in his junior year as one of the be er milers in the school’s history,” Sanborn said. “This year Tom ran at a very high level of competence to break Devon’s 800m record, finish second in the Class AA 1600 State Championship race, dominate the Bicentennial League in track meets, and s ll con nue to per‐form well enough in the classroom to finish with the highest GPA in his gradu‐a ng class.”
Looking back the runner acknowledges he made the right choice when he decid‐ed to enter Devon Prep’s middle school. The size, the academics, and the rela on‐
ships he’s developed with his teachers, class‐mates and coaches are the reasons.
“Devon has helped me mature academically, athle cally and spiritually. I don’t know if I could have go en that kind of growth in any other school,” he said. “I’ve go en to know everybody, all 38 guys in my class, pre y well. With the small faculty you also get to know all the teachers. It definitely is more enjoyable here.
“There’s a family atmosphere here at Devon, a close knit feeling,” Tom concluded. “Ten years down the road, a er gradua ng from Devon, the biggest thing I’ll remember will be the friends I’ve made and the teachers I encoun‐tered, and just the rela onships that I’ve formed here.”
In the fall Tom will a end the University of Pennsylvania where he plans to run Track and Cross Country as well as study bio‐engineering for a future career in the medical field. But for now he is taking the me to enjoy his accomplishments including his place in Devon Prep history.
THOMAS SEYKORA ’13 LEAVING HIS MARK AS A SCHOLAR AND AN ATHLETE
Coach Sanborn and Tom at States .
15
VARSITY BASEBALL SENIOR DAY Before their game with the Haverford School, Devon Prep’s Varsity Baseball Team honored their senior players. As each senior’s name was announced he greeted his parents, handed his mother a rose, and accepted a gi from a teammate. Then he and his parents shook hands with Fr. Shea and the coaches. The players who were honored include: Pat Kinsella, Ian McConnell, Ben Jonik, Jus n Wright and Brian Koskinen. For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/baseball‐senior‐day/
SOCCER MVP‐ Ryan Shannon SPIRIT – Jus n Barker OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE SOCCER PLAYER Jus n Wright
GOLF MVP – Eric DiPietro SPIRIT – Ma hew DiDonato
CROSS COUNTRY MVP – Thomas Seykora SPIRIT – Lucas Watson & James O’Shea
BASKETBALL MVP – John Kane & Michael Giampietro SPIRIT – Ian McConnell & C.J. Kohlbrenner BILL FRIO HEART & HUSTLER AWARD John Kane
INDOOR TRACK MVP – Thomas Seykora SPIRIT – James O’Shea
BASEBALL MVP – Zachary Schellenger SPIRIT – Benjamin Jonik & Jus n Wright BARRY M. HENLEY AWARD Patrick Kinsella & Brian Koskinen
TENNIS MVP – Benjamin Conser SPIRIT – Andrew Brekus
LACROSSE MVP – Jus n Hayden SPIRIT – Gabriel Pallante & Michael Knaus
TRACK & FIELD MVP – Thomas Seykora SPIRIT – James Enderle & Jack Roth
KEVIN T. FLATELY AWARD – Shane Norris WADE STALLARD AWARD – James O’Shea FRANK CASEY AWARD – Ian McConnell DEVON PREP ALUMNI AWARD – Thomas Seykora
UPPER SCHOOL ATHLETES & COACHES HONORED AT BANQUET The Upper School Sports Banquet honoring athletes and coaches was held in the gym in late May. MVP and Spirit awards were presented to over twenty students in addi on to several special awards includ‐ing the first Bill Frio Heart and Hustler Award named in honor of Devon Prep’s long me Basketball coach. Congratula ons to all Devon’s student athletes including following award winners:
John Kane received the first Bill Frio Heart & Hustler Award. For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/upper‐school‐sports‐banquet/
VARSITY LACROSSE SENIOR DAY Before their game with Harry S. Truman High School from Levi own Devon Prep honored the senior members of the varsity Lacrosse team. Student Council Vice President, Jus n Wright announced the name of each senior and his parents. Each mother was presented with a red rose. The honored players include: Jus n Hayden, Joe Haruch, Dan Fletcher, and Reese Bowden. For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/lacrosse‐senior‐day/
MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES RECOGNIZED AT BANQUET Parents and siblings gathered to recognize the basketball, soccer and baseball coaches, athletes, and teams during the Middle School Sports Banquet in mid‐May. Each of the coaches discussed the highlights of their season and presented Spirit, MVP and Sports‐manship awards. Congratula ons to all the athletes. The following students received awards at the banquet:
SOCCER MVP – Daniel Shannon SPIRIT – Jus n Chambers SPORTSMANSHIP – Ryan Hallinan, Michael Hinke, Seamus Sla ery
BASKETBALL MVP – Tyler Wright SPIRIT –Ma hew Fasullo SPORTSMANSHIP – Sawyer May, James Thomas, Ma hew Kozak
BASEBALL MVP – Riley Monahan SPIRIT – David Haruch SPORTSMANSHIP – Hayden Ludt
For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/middle‐school‐athletes‐recognized‐at‐banquet/
TRACK TEAM EARNS MEDALS AT DISTRICTS Seykora Takes Silver at States
In the District 1 AA Championships Senior Tom Seykora ran 4:29 in the 1600m for First Place and the honor of being the first Devon Prep District Champion since 2009. Tom also earned the opportunity to compete in the PIAA Class AA State Championship where he won a silver medal for the 1600m. His me was 4:29.05. The only other Devon athlete to perform be er at States was Tom’s coach, Mr. Paul Sanborn, who won the gold in 1964.
The Track & Field Team earned 8 medals and a 7th place finish at the District 1 AA Champi‐onships. Junior Jack Roth finished second in the 3200m run. The 4 x 800m relay of Junior James O’Shea, Freshman Ma Kelly, and Sophomores Lucas Watson and Dave Randall finished 4th in a me of 8:55. Sophomore Andrew Shannon finished 5th in the 1600m run, and Senior Ryan Shannon finished 13th in the 800m run.
See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/seykora‐wins‐silver‐at‐states/
16
For the first me in several years Devon Prep’s Varsity Tennis team had three play‐ers qualify for Districts. Junior Ben Conser qualified for singles, and Junior Drew Brekus and Freshman Connor DeFabre‐Schumacher qualified for doubles.
In addi on Drew and Ben broke the Devon Prep school record for the most wins in a tennis season this year. Drew and Ben ended their 2013 seasons with 10 wins on singles courts which replaces the 2009 record of 8 wins. Both young men have been playing on Devon Prep’s team for three years.
THREE TENNIS PLAYERS QUALIFY FOR DISTRICTS Juniors Break School Record
BASEBALL PLAYERS HONORED BY LEAGUE Zach Schellenger Named League MVP
Five Devon Prep varsity baseball players were named to Bicentennial Athle c League (BAL) All League Baseball Teams. Senior Ben Jonik and Sophomore Sean Phelan were named to the BAL All League First Team. Junior CJ Kohlbren‐ner and Sophomore catcher Dominic Hardaway were named to the All League Second Team.
Junior Pitcher Zack Schellenger was voted League MVP.
In addi on Zach and Sean were named to the 2013 All Main Line Baseball First Team and Dominic was named to the Second Team.
From le , Zach Schellenger, Sean Phelan, Ben Jonik, Dominic Hardaway, CJ Kohlbrenner.
SIXTH GRADE
EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION
Graham Misko
EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH
Andre Tiglao
EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS
Andrew Silva
EXCELLENCE IN EARTH SCIENCE
Joseph Rajasekaran
EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY
Nicholas Bello
EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Thomas Barker
EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH STUDIES
William Good
EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Evan Michel
EXCELLENCE IN ART
Dylan Rasinski
EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC STUDIES
Seamus Sla ery
LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT
Christopher Muth
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
James Thomas
Ac vi es Awards
Na onal History Bee – Regional Qualifier
Graham Misko
Science Olympiad – Cer ficate of Excellence
Joseph Rajasekaran, Dylan Rasinski,
Andre Tiglao
Up For A Cause –Cer ficate of Recogni on
from Senator Andrew Dinniman
Thomas Barker, Nicholas Bello, William
Good, Christopher Muth, Dylan Rasinski,
Andrew Silva, James Thomas, Andre Tiglao
Perfect A endance for 2012‐13
Seamus Sla ery, James Thomas
SEVENTH GRADE
EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION
Michael Hinke
EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH
Jus n Chambers
EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS
Ma hew O’Brien, Jacob Pabia, Jacob Snyder
EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE
Paris Shusterfallou, Brendan McGrath
EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY
Stephen Smith
EXCELLENCE IN GEOGRAPHY
Akul Niak
EXCELLENCE IN LATIN
Ma hew Kozak, Jamie Lorgus
EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Caelan Coyne
EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Tyler Wright
EXCELLENCE IN ART
James Costello
EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC STUDIES
Christopher Rufo
LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT
Augus n Thompson
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Thomas Brower
Ac vi es Awards
Math Counts Cer ficate of Merit
Thomas Brower, Akul Naik, Jacob Pabia
Na onal History Bee – Regional Qualifier
Ma hew Kozak
Science Olympiad – Cer ficate of Excellence
Thomas Brower, James Costello , Brendan
McGrath , Akul Naik, Jacob Pabia, Christopher
Rufo, Paris Schusterfallou
CLOSING CEREMONY AWARDS 2013
Drew Brekus, Connor DeFabre‐Schumacher and Ben Conser
17
Up For A Cause – Cer ficate of Recogni on
from Senator Andrew Dinniman
Thomas Brower, Jus n Chambers, James
Costello, Caelan Coyne, Ma hew Kozak,
Jamie Lorgus, Akul Naik, Brian O’Malley,
Michael Pietrafi a, Paris Shusterfallou,
Jacob Snyder, Tyler Wright
Perfect A endance for 2012‐13
James Costello
NINTH GRADE
EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION
Sco Clancy, Nicholas DeMaraco,
Michael Nicholas
EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH
Michael McBride
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Connor Balog
EXCELLENCE IN GEOMETRY
Andrew Barella, Grant McKnight
EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA I
Connor DeFaber‐Schumacher
EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED ALGEBRA I
Daniel Brace
EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA II
Alexandru Damian
EXCELLENCE IN BIOLOGY
David J. Bowdler, Michael Love,
Robert Pickell
EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY
Ma hew Kelly, Anthony Lambright
EXCELLENCE IN FRENCH I
Richard O’Flynn
EXCELLENCE IN GERMAN I
Kyle Mooney
EXCELLENCE IN LATIN I
Harpreet Cheema, Brian Damerau,
John Parkinson
EXCELLENCE IN LATIN III
Thomas Gies
EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH I
Holden Barnes, Edward McGinley
EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH II
Jus n Hennessy
EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Andrew Welsh
EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Anthony Gallo, Sean McGeehan
EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH STUDIES
Ma hew Bevilacqua
EXCELLENCE IN ART
Joshua Lee, Sekajipo Taplah,
Maxwell Verna
LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT
Vincent Finley
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Sean Fulmer, Shyamal Patel
Ac vi es Awards Na onal French Contest Top 10 Percent
Cer ficate of Honor:
Alexander Bygrave, Michael Nicolas,
Richard O’Flynn, Keith Stamer
Na onal Spanish Exam – Gold Medal
Alexandru Damian, Edward McGinley
Na onal Spanish Exam – Bronze Medal
Zachary Delphais
Na onal Spanish Exam – Cer ficate of Merit
Ma hew Bevilacqua, Harpreet
Cheema, Connor DeFaber‐Schumacher,
Nicholas DeMarco, Patrick Gallagher,
Lorenzo Giannandrea, Michael Love,
Michael McBride, Keane White
Na onal German Contest Mathletes
Cer ficate of Merit
Alexandru Damian, Shyamal Patel
Perfect A endance for 2012‐2013
Andrew Barella, Ma hew Bevilacqua,
Alexander Bygrave, Harpreet Cheema, Sco
Clancy, Joseph Conroy, Michael Love, Michael
Nicolas, Richard O’Flynn, Tyler Ollis, Fadee
Rumman‐Obeid, Sekajipo Taplah, Keane White
TENTH GRADE EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION
Andrew Dawson, Stephen Lewis,
James Lucas, Nicholas Snyder
EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH
P. Landon Farnsworth, John Hegarty,
Andrew Kramer, William Moreno,
David Randall
EXCELLENCE IN SAT STUDIES
Kevin DeLaney
EXCELLENCE IN GEOMETRY
Daniel McCallister, Sean Phelan
EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA II
Lucas Watson
EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA II AND
TRIGONOMETRY
Evan Hennessy
EXCELLENCE IN PRE‐CALCULUS
Albert‐Emanuel Milani
EXCELLENCE IN ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY
Henry Bule, Ryan Stager
EXCELLENCE IN AP BIOLOGY
Angelo Luche , Andrew Shannon
EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY
Tyler Klicka
EXCELLENCE IN AP HISTORY
Daniel Azarian, Russell Emery,
Nicholas Ippoli , Michael G. Knudson,
EXCELLENCE IN AP GEOGRAPHY
Jack Morris
EXCELLENCE IN FRENCH II
Michael Pauciulo, James Poslusny
EXCELLENCE IN GERMAN II
Andrew Stauffer
EXCELLENCE IN LATIN II
Andrew Walheim
EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH II
Alex Carandang, Chris an Nave
EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH III
Joshua Lieberman, Andrew Loper
EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Eric DiPietro
LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT
Patrick Rohr
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Pandurang Bharne
Ac vi es Awards Beothy Scholarship Award Winner
Connor Carson
American Mathema cs Compe on School High
Score Level 10Cer ficate of Merit and Pin
Pandurang Bharne
Mathletes – Cer ficate of Merit
Pandurang Bharne, Daniel Crowe,
Albert‐Emanuel Milani
Na onal French Contest – Top 10 Percent
James Poslusny
Na onal German Exam: Dis nguished
Achievement—Bronze Award
Andrew Stauffer
Na onal German Exam:
Above Average Achievement
Albert‐Emanuel Milani
Na onal Spanish Exam – Gold Medal
Alex Carandang
Na onal Spanish Exam – Bronze Medal
Andrew Dawson, Michael Knudson, James Lucas
Spanish Exam – Cer ficate of Merit
Andrew Hayden, Stephen Lewis, David Randall,
Andrew Shannon, Samuel Young
Perfect A endance for 2012‐2013
Alex Carandang, James Enderle, Mitchell L.
Galarneau, Andrew, Hayden, Andrew Kramer,
Angelo Luche , Albert‐Emanuel Milani,
Michael Pauciulo, Andrew Shannon,
Samuel Young
ELEVENTH GRADE EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION
Ma hew McDevi , Michael McKenna,
Nicholas Peters
EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH
Johnathan Clemen , Michael Horbowy,
Michael Lawrence
EXCELLENCE IN AP ENGLISH
John Roth
EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA II
John Burke
EXCELLENCE IN PRE‐CALCULUS
Sean Bevan, Grant Latran
EXCELLENCE IN AP CALCULUS AB
Benjamin Conser, Kevin Sheng
EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS
Corey Kohlbrenner
EXCELLENCE IN AP PHYSICS
Andrew Bright, Jason Sadek
EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY
Christopher Bauers
EXCELLENCE IN AP HISTORY
Bre Kelly, Jackson Misko
EXCELLENCE IN FRENCH III
Jefferson Toro
EXCELLENCE IN GERMAN III
Sean Kennedy
EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH IIII
Patrick Shields, James Stanish
18
Mark Your Calendars Wednesday, August 28 Middle School Orienta on for New Students 10 AM ‐ 12 NOON
Devon Family Picnic ‐ 5:30 PM
Thursday, August 29 Orienta on for ALL 9th Graders 10 AM – 12 Noon
Tuesday, September 3 First Day of School / No DP Transporta on Middle School Reports 8:30 AM Dismissal at 11 AM Upper School Reports at 9:45 AM 11:30 Dismissal
Wednesday, September 4 Full Day of Classes ID Pictures Taken Parents Associa on Mee ng 7:30 PM
Thursday, September 5 ID Pictures Taken
Saturday, September 7 Audi ons for Fall Drama
Monday, September 9 Concert Band Info Session for Students 3 ‐ 4 PM Concert Band Info Session for Parents ‐ 7PM
Tuesday, September 10 Ninth Grade Adventure Educa on Day
Thursday, September 12 – Friday, September 13 Middle School Camping Trip
Friday, September 13 Mass — 8:30 AM All are Welcome Mothers’ Covered Dish Dinner
Friday, September 20 Mass ‐ 8:30 AM All Invited
Sunday, September 22 Headmaster’s Recep on 1 PM
Tuesday, September 24 Vision, Hearing and Physical Screening for All Grades Mock Interview Night for Seniors 7 PM
Thursday, September 26 CAP Dress Down Day ‐ $2
Friday, September 27 Faculty Retreat ‐ No Classes
Monday, September 30 Foreign Language Honor Society Induc on ‐ 7 PM
Wednesday, October 2 Parents Associa on Mee ng 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 3 Middle School Spirit Day
Friday, October 4 Middle School Dance 7 ‐ 10 PM
Saturday, October 5 Homecoming Dance 7:30 ‐ 10:30 PM
Wednesday, October 9 College Financial Aid Night for Junior & Senior Parents ‐ 7PM
Friday, October 11 Mass ‐ 8:30 AM All are Welcome
Sunday, October 13 Open House 1 ‐ 4 PM
Tuesday, October 15 Sophomore CPR Training Parent/Teacher Conferences (A ‐ L) 7 PM
Wednesday, October 16 PSAT Tes ng for Grades 9, 10, 11 No classes for seniors
Thursday, October 17 Parent/Teacher Conferences (M ‐ Z) 7 PM
Friday, October 18 No Classes Fall Music Concert— 7 PM
Sunday, October 20 Scholarship/Entrance Exam 8:30 AM
Friday, October 25 Mass ‐ 8:30 AM All are Welcome Upper School “Up for a Cause” 7 PM ‐ 7AM (Saturday) Gym Devon Fathers’ Oktoberfest 7:30 PM—Calasanc us Hall
Saturday, October 26 Scholarship/Entrance Exam 8:30 AM
Monday, October 28 Winter Dress Code Begins
Thursday, October 31 Dress Down Day
DEVON PREP IN THE NEWS
For online links to stories about Devon Prep students and/or events in area media outlets go to h p://www.devonprep.com/events/devon‐prep‐in‐the‐media/
EXCELLENCE IN AP SPANISH III
Marco DiLeonardo
EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Nicholas Love
EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Joseph Bilo
LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT
James O’Shea
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Owen Phelan
Ac vi es Awards American Mathema cs Compe on School
High Score Level 12 Cer ficate of Merit and Pin
Jason Sadek
Mathletes – Cer ficate of Merit
Andrew Bright, Kevin Sheng, Patrick Shields,
Jefferson Toro
Na onal German Exam Silver Award
Michael Knaus
Na onal Spanish Exam Bronze Medal Award
James O’Shea, Patrick Shields
Na onal Spanish Exam Cer ficate of Merit
Nicholas Love, Michael McKenna
Perfect A endance for 2012‐2013
Christopher Bauers, Benjamin Conser, William
Culbertson , Zachary Schellenger, Patrick Shields
Book Awards Harvard Book Award for excellence in
scholarship and high character,
combined with achievement in other fields
Andrew Bright
St. Michael’s College Book Award for
Academic achievement with a social conscience
Michael McKenna
Princeton Book Award for academic
achievement and community service
Kevin Sheng
Villanova Book Award for academic
Excellence and a commitment to
serve those less fortunate
James O’Shea
The Rensselaer Medal Award for
outstanding academic achievement
in the study of mathema cs and science
Kevin Sheng
19
SUPPORT THE DEVON PRSUPPORT THE DEVON PREP ANNUAL FUNDEP ANNUAL FUND
Because tuition alone does not cover the cost of providing a Devon Prep education, your tax‐deductible Annual Fund gifts are an essential source of revenue.
You can contribute to the Annual Fund by mail or online by visiting http://www.devonprep.com/support/. For your convenience we now offer a monthly giving option using PayPal, a trusted leader in online gift processing. Monthly giving offers a simple and convenient way to spread out your fiscal year giving in monthly installments. As your gifts come in monthly, they support the immediate needs of the school throughout the year.
For more information on this and other ways that you can support Devon Prep contact Jeanmarie Emhof, Director of Development at 610.688.7337, [email protected], or http://www.devonprep.com/support/
Please reinforce your commitment to making a difference and send in your gift to the 2013‐2014 Devon Prep Annual Fund today.
ImPACT TEST
Devon Prep uses the ImPACT Test program to evaluate head injuries. This non‐invasive, com‐puterized exam is u lized in many professional, collegiate, and high school sports programs across the country to successfully diagnose and manage concussions.
The test is being administered to all Devon Prep students through the Guidance and Health Department.
If you have not done so yet, please complete and return the Consent Form as soon as possible so your son can be tested. Please address any ques ons to Mrs. Denise Gavin at [email protected] or 610‐688‐7337, ext. 112.
CHECK IMPORTANT DATES: Check important Devon Prep dates by logging onto Edline.net for the calendar
or up‐to‐date informa on: h p://www.edline.net/pages/devonprep
Visit our website: www.devonprep.com
Follow us on Twi er: h p://twi er.com/DEVONPREP
Join our Facebook Page or Google+ Page: h p:/www.facebook.com/devonprep
h ps://plus.google.com/ 116804115891386085261/posts
See our videos on YouTube: h p://www.youtube.com/devonprep1
See our publica ons on issuu: h p://issuu.com/devonprep
Follow us on Pinterest: h p://pinterest.com/devonprep/
Join Devon’s Linkedin Group h p://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1144007&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Devon Prep on the Web
O H Sunday, October 13 1 ‐ 4 PM
S / E T Sunday, October 20, Saturday, October 26 Sunday, December 8 at 8:30 AM
D E V O N P R E P
Inspiring Young men to be Responsible, Compassionate Leaders
610‐688‐7337 www.devonprep.com [email protected]
Devon Prep is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school for young men in grades six through twelve conducted by the Piarist Fathers.