Mustang Messenger Summer 2014

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"Being Family doesn't end when you walk across the stage and receive your diploma from Bishop McNamara.

Our family is forever."

President/CEO Marco J. Clark '85 ADVANCEMENT OFFICE Director of Institutional Advancement L'oreal Edmondson '98 Director of Annual Programs Alice V. Case Director of Web Communications Janice Conlon Cuellar LR '69 Director of Alumni Relations Michael Jones '96 Director of Special Events Melissa Antonion Huar LR '91 Director of Communications Robert Feasley Please contact: Advancement Office 301.735.8401 ext. 134 Issue Title: "Being Family" On the Cover: "Man/Woman of the Year 2014" with Clarissa Corey-Bey '14 and Anthony Diehlmann '14 MESSENGER 2 THE MUSTANG

PRESIDENT/CEO Marco J. Clark '85 PRINCIPAL Dr. Robert Van der Waag Bishop McNamara High School Advancement Office 6800 Marlboro Pike Forestville, Maryland 20747 (p) 301.735.8401 (f ) 301.735.0934

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Summer2014 CONTENTS 4 President's Pen 5 Class of 2014 Roll Call 6-9 Around Campus 50th Anniversary Event Information Campus Chatter Caritas Awards Night 10-11 Academic Excellence Man of the Year Anthony Diehlmann '14 12-13 Talent in the Arts Woman of the Year Clarissa Corey-Bey '14 14-18 Athletic Pride Brandon Coleman '10 and Jerome Couplin III '09 Mustang Fever Committed: Spring Division One Signees 19-22 Faith and Service Sonita Singh LR '91 23-31 La Reine & McNamarAlumni Deloitte Young Alumni 'IMPACT' Day Alumni News Mrs. Mindi Imes de Duclos '96 Memorial Garden Installation In Memory of CFC: 62489 United Way: 8895 Maryland Charities: 6137 ŠBMHS All Rights Reserved THE MUSTANG MESSENGER

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Dear Bishop McNamara High School Family and Friends, In the Gospel of Matthew 5:15-16 Jesus says to his disciples, "You are the light of the world... as such, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Heavenly Father." As a Catholic school in the Holy Cross tradition, each day, week, month, and year we recommit ourselves to be a light for our students so that they too may answer the Gospel call to be light for the world.

On May 24, 2014 we graduated 197 more "lights" whose lives these past four years have illuminated our halls, fields, stages, and classrooms. We are honored that they and their families placed their trust in us and we are grateful for the many gifts they brought to our community. This talented class, 98% of who will be attending some of the finest colleges and universities in the nation, have served more than 30,000 hours of community service in our Holy Cross Service Program and have received more than $19 million dollars in scholarships, grants, and aid for higher education. I am proud of the servant-leaders the students have become, who are living witnesses to the Gospel message to make God known, loved, and served. Congratulations, Class of 2014 and thank you!

This issue of the Mustang Messenger is dedicated to the Holy Cross educational pillar of "Being Family." To Bishop McNamara, being a part of the Holy Cross family is a great honor — and a big part of our identity. Visit any Holy Cross school in the world, and students are likely to tell you, "It feels like family." By unifying brothers, priests, and sisters, the Blessed Father Basil Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, created the model of the Congregation of the Holy Family that we sustain today. By praying, playing, and celebrating together, we preserve the family spirit in our school. Ultimately, this spirit serves to leverage our collective talents and passion for justice and, as family, we believe we can transform the world!

This past winter marked an important and pivotal time in our history and our future as we were not only granted re-accreditation through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, but also were offered the highest commendation for our educational programming, teaching excellence, planning, and mission-centeredness. What I found most gratifying to hear, however, was that the one word that the accreditation team used to describe our community is love. After all, that's what a family does!

As the 2013-2014 school year comes to a close I want to offer my heart-felt gratitude to every member of this McNamara family — students, parents, teachers, staff, coaches, volunteers, alumni and alumnae, friends, business partners, and benefactors. Together, we are transforming society! May your light continue to shine! As I concluded my remarks to the senior class at their farewell liturgy, in true modern fashion, I'll conclude this letter: #MustangsForLife and #BMHSFamily!

Graciously yours, in Holy Cross,

Marco J. Clark '85 President/CEO

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Class of 2014 Micaela Simone Dela Cruz Ada Brandi-Lexi Moradeun Alegbeleye Bailey Anne Allegro Lindsay Vaughn Allen Karey Imani Alston Jordan Thomas Amos Justin Anderson Anthony Luis Aranda Sierra Marie Armstrong Travis Wendell Arnold Martin Van Buren Arrendell III Mark Vincent Ayres John-Elias McDonald Baldwin Alfred Jeffery Bannister III Jron M. Barber Marquis DéAndré Barnes Lauren Nicole Bell Lena Kathryn Bell Gloria Nyrie Benton Jared Mark Bourke Desiray Latrice Bowie Jack Alexander Bowman Nicole Martina Boyce Corey Edward Briscoe Brandon Wallace Brooks Tillan Brooks Clysree Hope Brown Malik Debron Brown Allison Faye Bryant Jahnai Kyana Bryant Taylor Simone Burrell Jordan Winston Burrows Mary Bridget Cavanagh Isaiah Delano Chambers Kennedi Nicole Collins Carolyn Ann Conte Taylor Alexys Cooper Clarissa R. Corey-Bey Jailynn Darnée Cotton Courteney Victoria Crawley-Dyson Jordan J. Crockett Kegan Jarreau Dasher Alaya Chesley Davenport Jeremie Candace Ernestine Davis Kenneth Drew Davis Regyn Monae Davis-Young Anthony Michael Diehlmann Nicholas Brian Dougherty Dominique Michelle Douglas Jelani Keanu Samuel Duncan-

France Amina Sabree Dunn Jacques S. Dupre Terrell Valante Edelen Jeffrey Brian Edwards Jr. Heather Jane Eisinger Remington Alexander Ellington Haley Aline Emmons Gabrielle Austin Enguillado Maia Taylor Ennis Tyler Jordan Exum Kodilichukwu Charles Ezekwerre Donovan Christian Fennelly Anari Denise Fleming Jessica Lynn Floria Tennice Rochelle Ford Caleb Sam Forssell Sophia Geornae Frizzell Alexis Javon Galloway Elana Vivian Geary Tyler Antonio Gerald Christopher Ryan Gessner Jeremy Terrell Gibson Asya Briana Giles Ekan Francess Gilpin Wynter Destiny Glenn-Williams Tyshaun Jamal Glover Bridget Elise Graner Cayla Monique Gray Ryan Dontae Gray Daevon Deante Greene Jennifer C. Greenwell Alexis Danielle Griffin Bryan Edward Hargraves Jada Alicia Haughton Francis Aloysius Hebb III Aleeyia Michele Henderson Fareed Malik Hester Jaidlin Kitana Noel Hill Myles Lamar Hill Portia Shania-Marie Holloman Myles Biko Holloway Cheyenne Miriam Hook Kennedy Sierra Howard Regan Xavier Howard Aleah Marie Hughes Madison Myshale Hunt Jeanelle Eugenia Ivey Darien Vincent Jacobs Jason Christopher James

Ryan Emmitt Jefferson Gabriel Alexander Jenkins Justin Chase Jenkins Monica Renee Jenkins Ayanna Johnson Leon Julius Johnson Elizabeth Adrienne Jolly Marcus Gerald Jones Nicholas Joseph Joy Jr. Si Eun Jung Brenna Catherine Morgan Kacar Nolen Ikenna Keeys Tyler Eric Kensey DeMariah Jhanel Koger Terra Latrice Lamb Bijon Monay' Lane Khristian Rayschelle LaRoche Christopher Paul Leader Shannon Taylor Lindsay Leah Janay Lytle Tayler Alyse Maddox Aaron Gene Marshall Caylie Lynn Martucci Adrian Nicholas Hunter Matthew Adewale Adebayo Maye Randy Bennett McCain III Avery Rashad McDonald Barbara Amelia McDowell Tonysha Faith McIntosh Myles Justice McKie Gabrielle Imani Miles Alexandria LaNae Miller Gabrielle Anaïs Milton JoAnne Patricia Murray Erin Nicole Musselman Alexander Lee Myers Marissa Elaine Nichols Chioma Stephanie Okeke Cierra Nicole Ore Thomas James Page William Jarra Paige Alisha Rena Peek Ke'Shae Nicole Perry Nicolas Matthew Philip Morgan D. D. Phillips Jacqueline Marie Pickering Alan John Pracht Jr. Ashanti Amara Price Damian DeVaughn Prince II Krishanna Janinne Prince

Jasmyn Ciarra Proctor Julian Bousquet Proctor Marquell De'Jon Proctor Keyana Aneis Pusey Derek Lamar Randall Zachary Ryan Jwaideh Reger Jessica Yvonne Ricks Destiny A. Robinson Daniel Evan Ross Denton James Rourke Jr. Hyun Seon Ryu Brianna Salazar Alexander Edward Scott Chelsea Elizabeth Scott Anthony Tyler Shaver Alana Irvonne Shields Emily Marie Smith Julia Marie Smith Mariama JoAnn Smith Nicole Simone Smoot Paul Stephen Snow Corey Snowden Joshua Brendon Solomon Shawn Naresh Sookdeo Justice Emmanuel Stanton Daniel Christopher Steeger Elizabeth Kay Stevenson Jasmine Elana Stokes Carlton Moses Suber Reid Kathleen Sullivan Roderic DeKovan Swiner II Jazmin Brienna Taylor Megan Veronica Taylor Nathan Tekola James Patrick Thomas Breanna Nicole Townsend Marcus Malcolm Turner Jose Miguel Valderrama Queirolo Aubrell B. Watts Kimberly Ann Weaver Ashleigh Briana Williams Mariama Serena Williams Matthew Lee Williams II Mia Lenora Williams Jair Vaughn Williamson Malcolm Lamaah Wilson Calvin James Wilson Jr. Christyana Aloni Wood Emanuel Darryl Wren

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50th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS September 15, 2014 50th Anniversary Liturgy with His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, D.C. October 3-5, 2014 Homecoming Weekend November 1, 2014 BMHS Golden Gala January 17, 2015 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Jan 25-31, 2015 Catholic Schools Week February 11, 2015 Founder's Day Liturgy March 1, 2015 La Reine Reunion: "Queen of Hearts" May 1, 2015 Mustang Cup Golf Tournament May 23, 2015 Commencement Exercises May 28, 2015 Caritas Awards Night

REUNION INFORMATION BMHS/LRHS Class of 1972: Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Mike's Crab House in Riva, MD. Contact: Cathy Shields Berger '72 at cshieldsb@aol.com.

BMHS Class of 1974: September 20, 2014 at the BMHS Fine Arts center at 7:00 p.m. Contact: Mike Russell at rusdog@verizon.net or 703-675-2572 or Bill Krug at (301) 399-0893 or bill@areacorp.net.

LRHS Class of 1975: Planning phase. Contact: Class of '75 phone line at (202) 681-4345 or email tolrhs75@hotmail.com. Meet/greet scheduled for Saturday, August 9 at 2:00 p.m. Location TBA. BMHS/LRHS Class of 1989: Planning phase. Contact: Angela Morton '89 amdjem@gmail.com BMHS Class of 1994: Go to www.bmhsclassof94.com.

BMHS Class of 2005: Planning phase.

BMHS Class of 2009: Planning phase. Contact: Kasarah Patterson kasarah.patterson@gmail.com If you are planning your reunion, contact Michael.Jones@bmhs.org or 301-735-8401 Ext. 111.

For further information, visit www.bmhs.org

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campus chatter Holly Mann '16 was recently accepted as a participant at the DC/Baltimore Region Samsung Mobile App Academy. The academy, which is held on the campus of the University of Maryland - College Park, turns top-performing high school students into app-conceptualizing experts, and provides attendees with an opportunity to work with mobile app industry leaders.

Sophomores Ileana Fenwick '16 and Katelyn Bailey '16 attended the Hugh O'Brian Youth (HOBY) Maryland Leadership Seminar at Mount St. Mary's University over the Memorial Day weekend. HOBY Maryland has graduated outstanding leaders since 1979, and annually serves close to 200 high school sophomores throughout Maryland at its four-day seminar held each spring. During the seminar, there were panels on topics including entrepreneurship, diversity, education, volunteerism, and the media.

will be the new Principal at St. Mary's High School in Annapolis.

Brieanna Bowman '16 and Alonzo Farley '16 have been accepted to AdCamp of the American Advertising Federation, a summer enrichment program that teaches students about an advertising college major, careers in advertising and what it takes to market different products and services to consumers.

Both students received full scholarships to this competitive, unique and exciting program.

Javin White '16 and Jarvis Cain '16 were selected to participate in Carleton College's Liberal Arts Experience in Minnesota, which is designed for the best and brightest collegebound students representing high schools across the country. This all expense paid, oneweek program will introduce the strengths of a liberal arts education through various courses in science, art, social science, and technology.

Congratulations to Bishop McNamara High School educators Michael Pozniak, Nicole Dado, and Victor Shin, who have been awarded fellowships this summer for travel, cultural experiences and educational studies around the globe.

Five Bishop McNamara Seniors were given t$1,500 scholarships through their participation with the ACE Mentoring Club. Congratulations go to John-Elias Baldwin '14, Anthony Diehlmann '14, Gabrielle Enguillado '14, Si Eun Jung '14, and Alexander Scott '14.

Mr. Geoffrey Molchan along with Señora Georgina Gomez-Bozzo, Mr. Reginald Brady, Mrs. Mindi Imes de Duclos '96 and 20 students from BMHS ventured to Italy over the 2014 Easter Break. The trip was to not only expose students to foreign cultures and history, but to hopefully inspire them to spend time abroad during their latter high school years, as well as into their college years for further study and future travel.

Varsity Football Coach Keith Goganious has been selected to participate in the Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship with the Washington Redskins this summer. The Bill Walsh NFL

Minority Coaching Fellowship is an annual program administered by the NFL Management Council and NFL Player Engagement.

Michael Jones '96, the new Director of Alumni Relations, and his wife Tynill Jones, welcomed their new baby girl, Maxon Monroe Jones, who was born on April 16, 2014.

Bishop McNamara High School was invited to participate in The National Society of Arts and Letters Excellence in the Arts Program. The Fine Arts Faculty agreed upon the following student awards: Award for Excellence: Z'Ane Davis-Smith ‘15, Certificate of Merit recipients: Ceandria Mars '15, Kevin Glotfelty '15, and Rochell Ann Yacat '15.

Congratulations to the String Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Band who all earned "superior" rankings at the PG County Music Festival held at Dr. Henry A. Wise High School. Congratulations to Mr. Anthony Conto and Mrs. Francine Hardy for all their work with the Music Program.

Brad Credit '15 has been accepted into the Asian American Journalists Association JCamp. JCamp brings a multicultural group of high school students together for five days of intensive journalism training. Students will learn from professional journalists and get handson training in writing, photography, television broadcasting, online media, and reporting.

At a recent softball game at BMHS, the Lady Mustangs played against Paul VI in what turned into an alumni reunion. Jackye Burns Toth LR '84, a PVI parent, and her daughter, Megan, were part of the visiting softball team to play against our own BMHS Varsity. Coach Angelina Mammano Diehlmann LR ‘85, as well as softball parent Shelley Rohan Pickering LR '84 and her two daughters Jackie '14 and Danielle '16, were able to pose for a photo.

Mr. Victor Shin, Associate Principal/Dean of Programs and Mrs. Mindi Imes de Duclos '96, Associate Principal/Academic Dean, will move on to principal positions at high schools in the Annapolis and Baltimore areas, respectively. Mr. Shin, who has been a member of the faculty here since 2003, will take the position as Head of the Upper School at Maryvale Preparatory School in Baltimore, Maryland. Mrs. Imes de Duclos

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Mike Jones '96, his wife Tynill Jones, and Maxon Monroe Jones in Alumni Hall

Victor Shin, Distinguished Staff Service

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Victor Shin, during his tenure at Bishop McNamara, has served as the Associate Principal, Dean of Programs, and the Sophomore Class Moderator at various times. Victor joined the staff in 2003 to teach math and social studies. As an Associate Principal, Victor served as the Internal Coordinator for the School's Middle States Accreditation process.

Victor still taught in the Mathematics department, and is currently enrolled as a doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania studying Educational Leadership. Recently, Victor was named the Head of the Upper School at Maryvale Preparatory School in Baltimore, Maryland and will begin that appointment this summer. z

Mary Mitchell-Donahue, Distinguished Faculty Service

Mary Mitchell-Donahue serves as the Theatre Director at Bishop McNamara and as the Fine Arts Department Chairman. She currently teaches Introduction to Theatre and Acting, and offers Great Stages of Theatre and Senior Seminar classes. She holds a Master's Degree in Directing and Acting from the University of Maryland, College Park, and has 30 years of theatrical experience in the Washington, D.C. area. She has taught and directed at The Catholic University of America, Georgetown University, University of Maryland, and The College of Southern Maryland. Her daughters are Marian '09 and Selina Donahue '13.

Dennis Bryant, Distinguished Volunteer Award Dennis Bryant has been serving the Bishop McNamara community for over a decade. His children Kevin '07, Tyler '12, Kristen '10, and Allison '14, are all graduates of the School. His son, Michael, is a current student. He has volunteered for every form of service from Admissions' Open House to the play-by-play voice of Women's Lacrosse. The following was shared about Dennis: “He is a proactive, energetic volunteer. He never arrives at an event and waits to be asked to do something — he jumps right in! He contacts me to assist before notices are put out in the McNews! I appreciate the thoughtfulness and attention to detail Dennis gives to any task at hand. He is a tireless advocate for BMHS."

Ernest “Marty” Spain, III '95, Holy Cross Award Ernest “Marty” Spain, III '95 is the President and CEO of n-tieractive incorporated, a local and leading information technology firm. With more than 15 years of experience in business and information technology, Marty is responsible for the implementation and support of countless marketing and information technology projects — ranging from basic to complex and classified. He serves on the Board of Directors and is the Chair of the Information Technology committee.

Marty is also a part of the Men's Soccer team coaching staff. As a graduate of Towson University, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and is currently pursuing his Juris Doctorate degree.

Father Kevin Spicer, C.S.C. '83, St. Andre Award Father Kevin Spicer, C.S.C. '83 graduated from Bishop McNamara and went on to receive his Bachelor's from Stonehill College. He later received his M.A. of Divinity from the University of St. Michael's College and his Ph.D. from Boston College. He currently serves as a Professor of History and Chair for the History Department at Stonehill College. He teaches a variety of classes ranging from Western Civilization to Christian Churches in Nazi Germany and is also a published author and editor. Fr. Spicer is also a board member of the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations and co-editor of its journal Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations.

John Czajkowski '83, Distinguished Alumni Career Award

John Czajkowski '83 graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and began his 27 year career in public service soon after. John has held senior administrative positions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He was also Director of the Office of Management for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he was Chief Financial Officer.

He most recently served as Deputy Director for Management at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), overseeing an annual budget of nearly $5 billion and a workforce of approximately 3,500 employees. John is now the Executive Dean for administration at Harvard Medical School.

Whytnee Foriest '08, Distinguished Young Alumni Whytnee Foriest '08 earned her Bachelor's degree, Summa Cum Laude, in just three short years from Hampton University in 2011 and obtained her Master's in Criminology from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2013 where she is currently completing her Ph.D. in the department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Whytnee held a fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health, and conducted research on crime news media at Princeton University. In 2012, Whytnee represented the United States at the Law Culture Exchange Initiative in Nanjing, China. She has also worked as a Research Assistant for the Blueprints for Gang Prevention Project based in Philadelphia, PA.

Robert Antonetti, Jr. '94, Presidential Award Robert Antonetti, Jr. '94 is the outgoing Chairman of the Board of Directors for Bishop McNamara. He has served two consecutive terms and, under his leadership, the School conducted a Five-Year Strategic Plan and Campus Master Plan.

After graduating from the School in 1994, Mr. Antonetti went on to matriculate from Mount St. Mary's College, received his J.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park and was admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland.

The love of Bishop McNamara is a family tradition. Mr. Antonetti's brothers, Edward '99 and John-Paul '97, also graduated from the School and his their father, Robert Antonetti, Sr. was the School's first band director.

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ANTHONY DIEHLMANN '14: MAN OF THE YEAR

By Mark Zimmerman, The Catholic Standard photo by Kelly Kostelnik '08

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During the upcoming school year, Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville will begin celebrating its 50th anniversary. Marco Clark, Bishop McNamara's President/CEO and a 1985 graduate of the school, notes that being a family is one of the pillars of the education at the school, which is sponsored by the Brothers of the Holy Cross.

"It's about creating a mutually supportive, respectful environment - a family that lives together, grows together, works together and learns together," he said.

Among the Bishop McNamara families who can attest to those values is that of graduating senior Anthony Diehlmann, who is the 43rd member of his family to attend Bishop McNamara or its former sister school, La Reine High School in Suitland, which closed in 1992.

"My uncles roamed these halls!" said Diehlmann, who also noted that numerous cousins have likewise attended the school, including two cousins - Mark Ayres and Jackie Pickering – who, like him, are members of Bishop McNamara's class of 2014. Branches of their family connected to Bishop McNamara also include the Rohans and Mammanos.

Anthony's mom, Angelina Diehlmann LR '85, has taught math at Bishop McNamara for the past 25 years. She noted, "My dad (Frank Mammano) sent all six boys to Bishop McNamara. We grew up across the street from Mount Calvary. It's moving, in a sense, that the education my brothers received, and my uncles received, is still alive and well here." She noted that "a couple more nieces and nephews are heading this way."

Her son, Jeremy '15, will be a rising senior at Bishop McNamara, and her youngest son, Ryan, is following in the footsteps of his older brothers by graduating from St. Pius X Regional School in Bowie this spring. This fall, he will be a freshman at Bishop McNamara.

Clark said that in a transient world, members of that family "epitomize stability, loyalty and togetherness... It's comforting to see a family as committed as they are to the neighborhood, the church and the school."

Speaking about the family environment at Bishop McNamara, Anthony Diehlmann noted that the 875 students there come from different backgrounds and different parts of the Washington area, and, "Everyone gets

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"He said, 'You're destined to do bigger and greater things,'" remembered Diehlmann.

After the teacher's words, Diehlmann said he felt like, "I can do this!" He improved his writing, becoming better able to express himself. "When people started believing in me, I started branching out with other people," he said. "I wanted to be a leader because I loved this school so much."

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Diehlmann said he came to Bishop McNamara as a freshman lacking confidence in his abilities, but words of encouragement from Alfred Odierno, an honors literature teacher there who also taught his uncles, gave him a spark that changed his life.

This past year, he has served as the student council president at Bishop McNamara. The school, he said, is "part of me. This is like my home. Bishop McNamara put faith into me. I never really had a lot of faith in myself before.

I started believing in myself."

The student said he also has grown in confidence by being an altar server at Sacred Heart Parish in Bowie.

In the fall, Anthony will be attending West Virginia University and majoring in electrical engineering. He is the recipient of an Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Scholarship. Engineering, conveniently enough, is also a family trait. His father, Charles Diehlmann, works as a radio frequency engineer.

Last year, Anthony joined Bishop McNamara classmates and faculty members in a volunteer project in Appalachia, building ramps, gutters and other home features for people in need in Kentucky. That experience, he said, helped inspire him to want to become an engineer.

"It was a project you could see people benefitting from. That gave me the confidence that this (engineering) is what I want to do," he said.

To conclude his high school career, Anthony was also voted as the Bishop McNamara Man of the Year for his accomplishments in and out of the classroom. "It's a great feeling," he said.

"I'm definitely going to miss this place."

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CLARISSA COREY-BEY '14: WOMAN OF THE YEAR photo by Kelly Kostelnik '08

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Clarissa Corey-Bey '14 was an anxious eighth grader. "I was always tall for my age, and nervous," she said. "That meant that in elementary school and middle school, I was often quiet and reserved — rarely was I included in social trips or gatherings with my classmates."

When it came time to apply to local high schools, she sent her application to Bishop McNamara on the advice of her middle school band director. "Truth be told, I'd never even heard of Bishop McNamara before my middle school band director encouraged me to apply," she said.

Even with the application sent and her visits arranged, Clarissa had doubts that a school none of her elementary and middle school friends were going to would be the place for her. "I was scared that I wouldn't be welcome and that no one would talk to me. Of course, she paused with a laugh, "that all changed the second I walked into McNamara."

On her shadow visit, Clarissa remembers walking the hallways of the school and being greeted by every single student. "Most of the schools I'd visited, nobody really paid attention to shadow visitors," she said. "Walking around McNamara, everyone came up to me to welcome me to the school and tell me how much they hoped to see me next year."

Her most distinct memory, and what in her mind was the deciding factor in her choosing to attend, came at lunchtime during her shadow visit. "I sat down at a table and was instantly swarmed by McNamara students," she said. "Everyone wanted to know who I was, how my day was going, what my hobbies were, what my academic interests were, what other schools I was looking at, and why I hadn't already chosen McNamara." For every answer she gave the students, they only built upon themselves as to why Bishop McNamara was the place for her. "They were relentless," Clarissa said. "But I never got a sense of any ingenuous comments or feelings — everyone was truly interested in who I was and what I had to say." One student, she remembers, shared her French fries with Clarissa only on the condition that she go home that day and decide to come to Bishop McNamara. As Clarissa remembers it, "by that point in the day, I'd already made my choice."

Once at Bishop McNamara, Clarissa excelled.

Putting the Woman of the Year award aside, Clarissa was also a member of the Maryland

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All-State Band, a writer for the Mustang Stampede, a Youth Leader, a leader of several after school clubs, and a stellar student in the classroom.

Outside of school, Clarissa has continued the lessons she was taught. "One of the lessons that was really engrained in my mind while at McNamara was the school motto of 'to think with Christ,'" she said. "To me that means that I was constantly thinking with love and that I respected the people and world around

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Graduating from Bishop McNamara, for Clarissa, is only the next step in a journey that has transformed her over her high school career. "Coming up in the Holy Cross tradition and through the pillars our school espouses – being family, building respect, educating hearts and minds, and bringing hope – has molded me into who I am today," she said.

"McNamara didn't just challenge me – it challenged me to be better, empowering me to reach my full potential academically, musically, and spiritually."

In the fall, Clarissa will head to the University of Maryland, College Park to pursue a major in Music Education and minor in Spanish.

Her older sister lives in Panama, and she can't help but see herself there in the future. "Four years ago, I couldn't have ever seen myself being here in this situation," she said. "But now I'm afraid of nothing."

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ootball players that have been out of high school for at least three years can declare themselves eligible for the National Football League Draft.

The rule, put into place by NFL executives to ensure players mature both physically and mentally before they enter the league, does not state that a player must attend college.

The rule does not state that the players must complete their degrees in challenging majors, lead their teams to success by effective leadership and impeccable work ethic, or complement their athletic success by steadfast spiritual and academic studies.

With that in mind, Brandon Coleman '10 and Jerome Couplin III '09 are anomalies in their chosen field.

Brandon, a Labor Employment Relations major at Rutgers University, left his senior season on the table to pursue his NFL dreams with less than 10 credits left to his degree, which he plans to finish in the coming semester. Jerome, a Kinesiology major at The College of William and Mary, walked to receive his diploma and was featured by Forbes Magazine in an article titled, "Here Comes the Next NFL Superhero" in the same month. Both signed Free Agent contracts following the NFL Draft – Brandon with the New Orleans Saints and Jerome with the Detroit Lions – and have a realistic chance at having their names called when rosters are finalized.

Couplin, as a Kinesiology major, studied the movement of the human body. "By following Kinesiology, I left the door open to pursue a career in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy once my days in the NFL are over," he said. Despite his academic sense, though, he's incapable of explaining how he propels his body to such athletic feats.

For one, Couplin can fly. With a 42" vertical leap (LeBron James, for reference sake, has only ever recorded a 40.3" vertical leap) and 81" arms, he can, from a standing position catch a football 13 feet above the ground or a car's length away in any direction. Coupled with his natural ability to read quarterback movements, Jerome garnered the nickname "Osprey" from his teammates after the bird of prey. His explanation? "I used to play basketball, so jumping has always come naturally for me," he laughed. "Though I guess that's not much of an answer from a

Kinesiology major."

The safety is also 6'2", weighs in at 215, can run the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds, and has a near 11.5-foot broad jump – the best for a safety in the last 10 years of the NFL Combine.

Only, Jerome wasn't invited to the NFL Combine. In 32-degree weather in the middle of February, with rain coming down and footballs flying with the terminal velocity and weight of bricks, Jerome outperformed nearly every one of his fellow safeties on the national scale at his school's pro day. His performance backed up a season that brought him first team All-American honors from The Associated Press, The Sports Network, and the Walter Camp Football Foundation, All-Colonial Athletic Association Honors, and propelled him as a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award for the top defensive player in the nation.

His former teammate, Brandon, also stands a head above the competition – both figuratively and physically speaking.

Standing at 6'6" (without cleats), the wide receiver is reminiscent of Calvin "Megatron" Johnson, arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL, who uses both his height and size to torch defensive secondaries.

Brandon's height mixed with his speed and strength – he ran a 4.5-second 40-yard dash and benched 225 lbs. 21 times at the NFL Combine – present a rare football player. In his entire draft class, he was one of only three Wide Receivers eligible over 6'4. He played a tall (pun intended) role in getting his Scarlet Knights to two consecutive FBS Bowl Games to conclude his collegiate career.

He also was a tap dancer.

Mrs. Cindy King, a dance teacher at Bishop McNamara High School, taught Brandon to tap dance during his high school years.

"In my over 30 years of teaching dance, I've never had someone who needed size 16 shoes," she said, "not to mention someone that big who was agile enough to keep up."

The work put in by Brandon created someone who not only was taller, stronger, and faster than his competition, but also possessed impeccable footwork from years

of training. "Bar none," said Kyle Flood, Head Coach at Rutgers University, "he is the most talented receiver if not athlete I have ever worked with, with a work ethic to make him elite."

Both Jerome and Brandon, currently with their teams for Organized Team Activities (OTAs), found their way to the NFL through, physical talents aside, an intense work ethic and humble sense of faith.

Their coaches described them as quiet, powerful leaders. "Brandon didn't talk a lot, but when he did everyone listened," said Coach Flood. "He was the type of player so studious and devoted in his learning of the game and his development as a person that his opinion was respected as much as any one of the coaches' opinions." William and Mary Defensive Backs Coach, Tom Clark, described Jerome comparably. "Jerome had his priorities set from the minute he left Bishop McNamara," Coach Clark said. "It was 'God, Family, Academics, Football.'

And look what he's done with that now.

He's got a degree in Kinesiology and is competing for a starting spot in the NFL." Both are members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, an organization dedicated to the practice of sports for a higher purpose, Brandon and Jerome saw their sport as an opportunity to positively affect their community. Brandon was a member of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which honors football studentathletes for exemplary community service.

Jerome interned at a local hospital, helping physical therapists treat and diagnose patients while going to school full-time and playing football. "At the end of the day, football will one day be over and you want to make sure you've left your mark in more ways than just one," said Jerome. "Through God, all things are possible, and through Him I'm here right now. I just hope for my and Brandon's sake that we do our best."

And there it is. Brandon and Jerome, two gifted student-athletes driven by faith, family, and the hope of a bright future, sit on the precipice of their NFL careers.

Should they succeed, they will distinguish themselves as some of the greatest athletes ever produced at Bishop McNamara.

Should they succeed as mature, thoughtful, charitable, faith-driven men, however, they will distinguish themselves alongside the greatest men ever produced at Bishop McNamara.

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MUSTANG SPRINTING AHEAD The Women's Varsity Track and Field team finished in second place at their Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Track and Field championships.

Their performance followed up a championship season from 2012-13 for the men's team. The second place finish for the girls came despite several key absences due to prior obligations.

"It's tough not to have your full team at championships," said Coach Chapman, "but what makes our team special is its ability to deal with adversity."

"Coach Chapman has done a wonderful job this year as he has in all of his years," said Athletic Director Tony Johnson. "I would like to commend and congratulate Coach Chapman and his team for their performance" Keyed by several first place finishes, the team will aim to win in the coming season.

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FEVER SWING FOR THE FENCE As the Bishop McNamara baseball team jogged to the dugout for the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday night, April 25, the situation was beyond bleak.

The Mustangs had won two games all season and were winless in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference. They trailed No. 9 DeMatha by 11 runs and were one inning away from being shut out for the sixth time this season.

Then, something crazy happened.

Aided by Stags mistakes and an inside-the-park home run, Bishop McNamara caught a wave of momentum and scored 12 runs in the bottom of the sixth. The Mustangs held on in the seventh to complete an improbable, if not miraculous, comeback and win, 12-11.

"After 27 years of coaching," Bishop McNamara Coach Larry Prange said, "you don't see that one every day."

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"M

y daughter asks me what religion I practice all the time.

Usually I have an answer for her, but generally that answer isn't what she's looking for. 'Love,' I tell her. 'I love.'"

Dr. Sonita Singh continues, saying, "I see religions as languages to interact with your spiritual self. I don't label myself or anyone else because I believe compassion and caring are universal." Her daughter, Bhakti Singh, is a living testament to her approach to piety. Named after the Hindu pathway to God through intense love and devotion, Bhakti is a daily reminder of her mission as a mother and professional in the public health industry.

A member of one of the last La Reine High School graduating classes, the class of 1991, Sonita immersed herself in the wisdoms of Catholicism. While working for the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research (ICDDR) in Bangladesh and wandering through the countryside of India, she adopted the lessons of Hinduism. During a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research excursion to eliminate malaria in economically challenged regions in Gambia, she discovered the teachings of Islam.

Today, Sonita is a student of religion, spirituality, manifestation science, and, for good measure, a Doctoral Candidate at Tulane University where she is writing her dissertation on "Multi-Disaster Resilience at the Economic and Social Household Level in Haiti." With a Bachelor's Degree in Cellular Molecular Biology and a Master's Degree in International Health and Development, Sonita possesses a thirst for knowledge that has been facilitated by the academic realm as well as by her work internationally on the forefront of the battle with HIV/AIDS, obesity, malaria, diarrheal diseases, and severe poverty.

Her travels throughout Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean, as well as her work in her adopted home, New Orleans, have shaped her worldview and fueled her passion to be a catalyst for change not only in her local community, but as far as she can reach personally, professionally, and spiritually.

Her first journey, however, involved no traveling to exotic locations or advising foreign cultures, but rather was rooted in her formative upbringing right outside of

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Washington, D.C. The second of four children born to a single mother, Sonita was often in charge of her own household. Her mother, a public high school teacher in Prince George's County, recognized the shortcomings of the public school system and wanted her children to be well educated at a Catholic school, where they, too, could be shaped by faith. From first grade until high school graduation, Sonita and her three sisters went to Catholic schools.

As a single mother, however, this meant sacrifice. Sonita remembers her mother working up to four jobs to make house, car, and school payments. "From a very early age, I got it," she said referring to her family's economic situation. "There would be weeks when my mom would work the day shift, the night shift, and whatever shift was in between all week. When she was home, it was all she could do to not fall asleep standing up. I recognized her struggle and sought to help ease her burden."

To help, she got a part-time job. "By the time I got to La Reine High School, I had a part-time job and I was raising my two younger sisters when my mom wasn't around," she said. "It was difficult but it was what I had to do."

Sonita found balance in her high school, as she was able to decompress among friends and a supportive faculty and staff. "La Reine challenged me to be better academically, personally, and spiritually while supporting me at a time I really needed it," she said.

Balancing the life of a high school student who was also a caretaker and provider gave Sonita a more persistent view of what success should entail for her and her sisters.

"I realized how much time and effort my mom put into sending us to school, and because of that I refused to get bad grades," she said. "Even at that age, I had a profound economic sense of the sacrifice being undertaken by our mom and I refused to have it squandered."

At La Reine, she found opportunity aplenty in the rigorous academic setting, the welcoming spiritual environment, and the encompassing staff and student body.

"Even all these years later," she said, "I still have fond memories of my time at La Reine."

The serenity and academic bliss of her high school stood in heavy contrast to the community in which she lived, however. "I was right in the middle of it when crack cocaine hit Washington, D.C. and all the negativity it brought with it when I was growing up," she said. "On an average night, my sisters and I would hear three to four guns shots. We initially had a difficult time sleeping through them, but after a while you just got used to them — because you knew there was nothing to be done about it and you might as well get some sleep."

There was an undercurrent of helplessness in her community, as they felt politicians did little to help with the widespread problems of drug abuse and gang violence.

"Most of the people who made laws never had the experience of living through them."

Rather, cookie-cutter solutions plagued her area, which resulted in higher rates of incarceration in local prisons, but no end to the drug use and murder that plagued the city corners.

Despite only being 18 at the time of her acceptance to Tulane, Sonita knew what she wanted from the next phase of her life, albeit not having any idea how she'd go about it. Having been raised with a great love of science by her mother, she wanted to use her collegiate experience to propel herself into the world of medicine and science to help fix some of the problems that disrupted her home community.

As an undergraduate student, she majored in Cellular Molecular Biology, and had an opportunity to travel to Ghana for coursework. The trip challenged Sonita's preconceived notions about herself and her upbringing, as for the first time she was greeted by cultures and communities that not only made do with far less than she ever had, but were happier for it. "If I thought I was ever in harm's way growing up, I was truly misinformed," she said. "In Ghana, those who have little are so grateful for everything they do have in life. It was a transformative experience for me."

Returning to finish her Bachelor's degree, Sonita felt reinvigorated about her place in the world. As soon as she graduated, she began working in an Anti-Recidivism program in New Orleans. Recidivism refers to a person's relapse into criminal behavior, often after the person receives sanctions or undergoes intervention for a previous crime.

By working in Anti-Recidivism, Sonita strived to keep rehabilitated offenders from returning to their previous lives of crime.

While she studied and applied to Medical School, she worked with parolees.

Unlike the politicians in her hometown who took pride in shaping laws and messages without visiting the communities affected by them, Sonita made an effort to prevent recidivism based on individual circumstances. "While I was never able to relate to the nature of their crimes, I began to feel that to truly rehabilitate these men and women, I had to take it upon myself to get to know them and their situations personally," she said. And it worked. With an 85 percent success rate, Sonita and her co-workers received the official stamp of approval from the Attorney General of the United States at the time, Janet Reno.

The work was a far reach from her molecular biology background, but the program's success as well as her own personal experience inspired Sonita to continue on the broader path of Public Health.

She applied to and was accepted into a Master's program at Tulane that focused on International Health and Development with a focus on Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicines. Her program and work took her to Bangladesh where she worked with the ICDDR, but struggled initially.

Sent to teach citizens more sanitary practices for food preparation and waste disposal, Sonita initially struggled to explain the necessity behind her teachings.

"I thought to myself, 'this will be easy,'" she said. "They'll completely understand that washing hands is important. Never did I stop to consider the fact that these people and cultures had no context for what I was teaching them. How do you teach someone about killing germs if they cannot understand what a germ is? You can't see it, feel it, touch it, or hear it."

Rather than focusing on the microbiology aspect of teaching the local citizens, she opted rather to instruct using easily replicable methods for sanitation she'd learned both in an academic setting and in her travels internationally. A short trip turned into almost a year and a half, as she worked in Bangladesh for nearly six months and then traveled around India in search of spiritual guidance. When she returned home to New Orleans, she had studied the

teachings of Hinduism and deepened her spiritual self by seeking pilgrimage in an ashram, a monastic community for spiritual retreat.

The next several years brought Sonita her daughter, Bhakti, as well as an opportunity to focus on wellness in her neighboring communities. She had purpose in her work, as well as the drive to make peoples' lives better with results to back her up. In a weight loss program in Mississippi, she pushed nearly 700 participants to lose a combined 4,000 lbs. in the course of several months. With yearly trips abroad to help with various governmental organizations, she began to enjoy a settled career path until, as had become a pattern in her life, she was dealt a sudden change and forced to adapt.

She was confronted by nature's fury in 2003, when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans.

While she and her daughter were able to escape unscathed from the natural disaster, the place she called home was the epicenter of need. Her skills in public health were suddenly in the highest demand. She was immediately hired by the Center for Disease Control to help stem the outbreak of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among the refugees of the storm in the aftermath of the hurricane in Mississippi.

The storm and loss of infrastructure prevented necessary treatment and access to vital resources to many of its victims, presenting a situation that required quick, decisive action in order to best serve the public's needs. For over two years, Sonita worked to help those who had been irreparably challenged by the storm regain some semblance of return to their previous, more structured lives. "When it came to working with Katrina refugees, poverty was more debilitating than anything else," she said. "Those that were poor generally lacked education which only worsened their cases and, if they had nothing in New Orleans, they had nothing as refugees."

Her work with refugees partnered her with Dr. Hannah Gay — a doctor who is on record as being the first to "functionally cure" a child born with HIV. The acclaim and controversy that followed the work was so great that Sonita was given the

opportunity to present her research on pediatric HIV/AIDS at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria in 2008. Presenting in front of the likes of UNICEF, UNAIDS, and other major governmental and non-governmental organizations, "was a powerful experience," she said. "To present to the people who determine industry standard for public health and not only have their ears but have them buzzing with questions was a euphoric moment."

Speaking with and learning from such a collection of professionals in her field left Sonita with the impression that, despite her success in her industry, what she had done and was doing was not enough to address the problems of public health. "At the end of the day, you'll get a bit of a Sisyphus complex with public health," she said.

"You're putting in a great deal of effort to get that boulder up the hill, but the next day you have to roll the same boulder up the hill. Rather than treating the illness, I was just treating the symptoms." Referencing the Greek myth of Sisyphus, the man tasked with rolling an enormous boulder up the same hill every day for all of eternity as punishment from the gods, she explained her viewpoint at the time that public health could only address so many problems.

With that in mind, she returned to school in 2010 as a candidate for a Doctoral Degree in Economics and Public Policy. She felt that her undergraduate degree gave her the credence to be a researcher in the field of disease and prevention, her master's degree gave her the ability to speak with authority in visiting neighboring third world countries, and that her doctoral degree would complete her scope of understanding.

Upon completion, she felt she could speak with authority at the chemical, personal, political, and economical level. "It was really the last missing piece to my education," she said.

As part of her Doctoral Studies, she was funded by the NIH to lead a research team as the Principal Investigator in Gambia, with the hope of eradicating malaria in the country. Coupling her international experience with her new learned knowledge of economics, she was able to devise a treatment plan that involved diagnosing problem areas by their financial endurance.

In her studies, she found that the poorest regions suffered more from the disease

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and were more laggard in their attempts to eradicate it than any other region.

The research conducted progressed to a point where she was able to cede control of it to local scientists and public health officials. As her responsibilities eased as Principal Investigator, she was drawn to the Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs) in Uganda that had sprung up as a result of Joseph Kony, the African warlord made famous by the viral social media campaign: KONY2012. While the camps she worked in were far from reported conflict zones, the camp's inhabitants remained as remnants of a war-torn region. Primarily, they were senior citizens, young women, and former child soldiers. In the patriarchal society of Uganda, the former child soldiers' choice to remain in an IDP camp and not seek land inheritance or right was regarded with contempt but, according to Sonita, many simply could not return to a normal life.

"What the former child soldiers displayed, by all measures, was intense Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)," she said. "Many were so internally broken by what they had been forced to do as part of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), that they could not force themselves to return to life."

To help reduce the number of camp members, Sonita began working with the International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the United Nations, to teach Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) to assist

residents by providing relevant training with cheap, renewable forms of technology.

"I couldn't help change the structure of society or the way Uganda worked with its patriarchal system," she said, "but what I could do was use what I'd learned in my travels to help these people help themselves become economically independent."

Returning from Africa to finish her Doctoral studies at Tulane, Sonita resumed her work in Anti-Recidivism. As a more experienced, professional version of the person she was when she had first begun working with ex-convicts nearly 17 years before, she started her own non-profit organization, the Institute for the Sustainable Transfer of Advanced Renewable Resource Technology (I-STARRT) with the help of the Tulane Center for Public Service, to couple with the work she did with the New Orleans Bureau of Justice Affairs. The classes taught at I-STARRT, which she has encouraged many of her recidivism program adherents to attend, are free and share the combined knowledge of over 20 years of international travel and study. Based on the international teaching program PROMETRA, a program designed to respond to the poor health conditions and inadequate modern health services in third world countries by teaching traditional medicine in any setting to any willing participant, I-STARRT teaches its students everything from African Diaspora to Community and Ecosystem Resilience. "When I first saw PROMETRA in action, it was in a forest

miles and miles away from civilization," she said. "The students present ranged from members of African Bush tribes to university-educated students. They all gathered, set out blankets and tarps in the middle of a clearing, and learned from each other which got me to think why this communal education wasn't applicable worldwide." The program synthesizes a lifelong thirst for learning, experience, charity, and spirituality.

Despite her achievements, Sonita is reticent to boast about them. "You can't ever have an ego about public health," she said. "You have the power to change lives and see situations improved for the better, but with that power you also have the responsibility.

I believe that with every fiber of my being."

The fundamental value for Sonita, as it was when she was a child being raised by her mother, a teenager seeking shelter at La Reine, or a professional discovering her passions in the developing regions of Africa, has always been an intense feeling of love for others. "I believe in the yogi perspective," she said. "I believe that we are all one entity and that when one of us suffers, we are all worse for it. My work comes from an incredibly spiritual place, where there is no distinguishable difference between what I feel spiritually and what I do physically. There are many pathways to God, and I choose to walk the one that goes alongside the less fortunate."

Before Dr. Sonita Singh, second from the right in the top row, ever explored the world, she walked the halls of La Reine High School

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As part of its yearly program, “Impact Day,” Deloitte visited Bishop McNamara High School on June 6, 2014, to teach graduating seniors and young alumni about personal branding, as well as pass on commonly used industry tips to help graduates looking for a job distinguish themselves amongst their peers.

“Impact Day,” in its 15th year, is a national day of service for Deloitte employees. With over 40,000 Deloitte workers participating across the country, the company donates over 300,000 hours of work to local communities. This year's effort was spearheaded by Kristopher “KC” dela Cruz, a graduate of Bishop McNamara's class of 2006.

Kristopher had the chance to introduce himself as well as the supervising Partners, Principals, and Directors: Bard Woltman, Marc Greathouse, and John Galotto before alumni in attendance broke off to discuss career aspirations and desires separately.

Each PPD in attendance spearheaded a group, coupling with multiple volunteers to ensure their messages were heard.

Personal branding, the subject of the first lesson, centered largely on how Deloitte encourages its own employees to brand themselves, as it's a widely applicable model used in many countries. “Personal brands start even before our employees join our firm,” Woltman explained. “We, like most companies, look for individuals who have consulting or auditing as a career choice, then look to see how they've aligned their coursework and past work history towards what they want to pursue as a professional career.” Woltman used consulting and auditing as an example in the situation,

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as that's what Deloitte produces and accomplishes.

Woltman continued to build on the idea of crafting a professional brand and persona behind the pursuit of a specific focus or position. “In the real world, as with our companies, people who are very clear with what they're interested in and pursuant to those desires get ahead,” he said. “As you move up the ladder of your profession, should you desire to do so, you will build and take with you a reputation that your clients and associates recognize as excellent.”

Eventually, Woltman said, pursuit of a single profession or goal will allow those who pursue it to bring leadership to the market as a knowledgeable source for their given topic. “It's a flipped hour glass structure, where you have to build from the bottom up to be among the grains of sand at the top.”

The second lesson came about living a personal life away from work. The moral driven home was that, in the age of technology, there is no distinguishing between “work life” and “home life.”

Greathouse took over this discussion, insisting that, “once you're hired by a company, agency, corporation, or anything to that effect, you are that company.”

Furthering himself, he stated that, “the way you act at work and outside of work will reflect positively or poorly on your company, depending on you.” In a post-industrial economy, which the United States largely is, the importance, Greathouse said, of a reputation can be everything.

“Deloitte,” he said using his own company, “is a service corporation that provides auditing and consulting. That means that we

don't put a product on the shelf at Target or Wal-Mart that you can take home with you, but rather exist on customer satisfaction of our performance to meet their needs.” He continued by saying that if they had one unhappy customer, word of mouth could hugely affect their company, so it was of the utmost importance to present them in the most upright fashion.

The final lesson came in a discussion of the millennial work force. The term “millennials” encompasses those reaching adulthood around the year 2000. The workforce, as it becomes applicable to them, has changed to accommodate a new style of work, according to Galotto.

“Today's millennial work force is mobile, capable, and in every sense of the word, untraditional.” Deloitte, he explained, has transitioned over the course of its existence to accommodate differing generations.

“Forty years ago, you got a job right out of college, and then you worked at it for 30 to 40 years,” he said. “Now that's just not the case. Most millennial workers aren't at the same job for more than 3-5 years.” His lesson to the young alumni in attendance, however, didn't settle on disparaging an entire generation. Rather, he commended them for having passion and the bravery to pursue it. “The pervasive sense of desire in the millennial generation creates a more dynamic work force that has changed the way we and countless other companies do business – but for the better.”

At the end of the session, Greathouse summed up the message of Deloitte as well as countless other employers searching for talented, young workers: “you either define yourself or someone else will define you.”

McNAMARalumni '72 Patrick Riordan '72, along with his Ocean City Elks Veterans Committee, introduced a program to produce and display banners - five by two and one half in size - with the photo, rank, and branch of military, honoring active duty military heroes who live in Worcester County. The banners went on display before Memorial Day and will remain throughout the summer.

Congratulations, Pat. '76 Angela Scimonelli Myers LR '76, has spent her life devoted to the arts. She started at age five in dance and began at age 16 as a professional ballet dancer, performing throughout the United States and England.

She is currently a guest choreographer for Exit 12 Dance Company in New York and recently presented a work dealing with soldiers and the families of soldiers, PTS and those left behind.

'82 Jim Collins '82 was hired as the new men's Varsity Basketball Head Coach at York County School of Technology. He has over 20 years of coaching experience going into this new position. After finishing

his education at Bishop McNamara, Jim went on to graduate from York College of Pennsylvania and Penn State in Harrisburg.

He is currently English Department Chair at York Tech and lives in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.

'88-'89 John Morgan '89 and Rod Chapman '88 accepted positions with the Morgan State Football program for 2014. John and Rod will be the new Assistant Football Coaches for the upcoming season. John is also being inducted into the Bowie State University Hall of Fame.

'91 Johnny A. Evans '91 is serving in the United States Army as a Major. Johnny is currently serving in Israel.

'91 Melissa Antonio Huar LR '91 has begun working at Bishop McNamara High School as the Director of Special Events.

'95 Keisha Huggins '95 married Antonio Dorsey in a private ceremony in Washington, D.C. in July 2014.

'96 Michael Jones '96 accepted the position of Director of Alumni Relations at Bishop McNamara High School.

Elliott Gibson Jr., '95 completed his MBA at Dowling College, in Long Island, New York.

'97 Maya Davis '97 graduated on Sunday, May 18, 2014 from the George Washington University with a Master's Degree in Museum Studies.

Dr. Michelle Folsom '97 married Justin Elder on May 24, 2014. Michelle is a physician who practices family medicine in Prince Frederick, Maryland.

'98 For her third article in The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP, Tiffany Browne '98 had the opportunity to write about a wonderful young lady she met whom President Obama recently honored for running an excellent STEM program for kids.

Carrie Herbert Hemmer '98 and Joey Hemmer '97 had a baby boy, Ryan Joseph, on April 2, 2014 at 12:40 pm, weighing in at 8 lbs. 1 oz.

'99 Mary Stewart Hawkins '99 and Roger Gordon '99 welcomed their new son, Xavier Gordon, to the world. Xavier was born May 29th, weighing 8 lbs. 1oz.

Melissa Antonio Huar LR '91 is the new Director of Special Events at Bishop McNamara

'00 Harry Spikes '00 is running for the 45th District of the Maryland House of Delegates. Harry is a graduate of Morgan State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore specializing in Public Policy and Administration. He has served for the last nine years as a Special Assistant to Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, in Maryland's 7th Congressional District.

For more information on Harry, go to HarrySpikesforDelegate.com.

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McNAMARalumni College. He is the creator of a reading series titled Mr. Hip Presents, which helps foster and create a community between emerging and established poets, spoken word artists, and jazz music in art galleries throughout the city of Boston.

Tyrone Allen '13 following his performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Rhonda Jordan '00 was recently featured on a video for energy.gov discussing the role of women in science.

Kimberly Mason '00 recently earned her Doctorate in Microbiology from Howard University.

'01 Greg Jones '01 graduated from MIT and then went to the University of Southern California to get his Master's Degree in Animation. Greg produced a video called JAHELA!

'06 Donald Vincent '06 wrote a touching poem in tribute to Maya Angelou on her passing that was published by BDCwire (Boston).

Donald talks about how her death was a tremendous loss to the literary community and to the civil rights movement, while recalling his earliest experiences with her works. Donald is a poet based in Boston and teaches in the writing program at Emerson

Meagan Gillis '06 is currently pursuing a Master's in Music Performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music. This summer, Meagan plans to audition for the Music Under New York (MUNY) Program, a group of performers who are featured in the most popular mezzanines of the New York Subway system. She will be performing Ragtime Xylophone solos with piano accompaniment.

We have a new and exciting camp offered this summer! BMHS offers the first annual Afrowomda Camp: African and World Music and Dance Summer Camp that will be taught by BMHS alum Darlisa WajidAli '06. Darlisa has been teaching dance for the BMHS Fine Arts department this year. This camp will be geared towards both dancers and drummers grade 8-12 who want to improve their artistic techniques, learn about African and World culture through the arts, as well as meet local

'04 Dr. Nicholas Gordon '04, a Boston dentist, went to Haiti in 2013 as part of a service trip with ten dentists and ten dental students to provide oral care to the people there.

On May 10, 2014, Marcus Shorter '04 received his Master's Degree in Political Communication from American University. Marcus was recently hired at DHS as a writer and editor.

Brandan Pippens '04 married Megan Vicchio on Saturday, March 29, 2014.

They were joined in matrimony by Brandan's former Bishop McNamara history teacher, the Rev. Shawn Dougherty.

Rev. Dougherty's wife and fellow BMHS teacher, Mrs. Laura Keller-Dougherty, served as wedding coordinator for the day.

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Keith Payne '10 is studying abroad in Munich, Germany. Guten tag, Keith!

McNAMARalumni and she will work as a Lead Mentor for SEEK (Summer Engineering Experience for Kids) sponsored by National Society of Black Engineers.

Ashley Lyle '08 married William Beisel in May. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Mount St Mary's University in Psychology. She will be continuing her education at Bowie State, pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Study in School Psychology, and will intern as a School Psychologist for St Mary's County Public Schools.

'09 Mandy Pickering '09 graduated from Towson University with a degree in Elementary Education.

Tayler Stiles '13 is propelling the University of Maryland Men's Baseball team to new heights

professionals and make new friends.

'07 Antonino DiSandro '07, a Towson University grad with a 3.55 cumulative GPA majoring in Sports Management and minoring in Business Administration, has been working as a paid intern with the Department of Homeland Security. After graduation, Antonino began working with DC United as a Guest Services Agent on their Response Team, earning Rookie Employee honors, and is now in his third season with them. Between playing two seasons of semi-pro soccer for the Washington Premier League, and visiting

his grandparents, cousins, and other family in Italy, he went to work for EXIM (Export Import Bank of the United States) and the US Marine Corps (Quantico) both as an IT contractor. He currently works with George Washington University Hospital as a Technical Specialist.

'08 Kaisha Sutton '08 got engaged on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Her fiancĂŠ, Quinton Huguley, and Kaisha have been dating for nearly 6 years, having met the first day of college at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Quinton proposed to her after the Cirque du Soleil: Michael Jackson Immortal Tour at the Patriot Center.

Kaisha is the daughter of Fine Arts Choir Director, Mrs. Rhoda Sutton.

Simone Thomas '13 was able to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner

On May 18, 2014, Brianna Pippens '08 earned her Master of Science degree in International Communications.

This summer she will showcase some of her artwork at RAW: natural born artists

Leannah Amos '09 has been named to the dean's list at Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland for outstanding academic achievement for the fall 2013 semester.

Vincent Harrington '09 is running for the 25th District of the Maryland Democratic Central Committee. Vincent, a 2013 graduate of University of Maryland College Park with a degree in Communications, is the Director of Business Development for the Energy Audits & Green Solutions in Mitchellville, Maryland.

'10 Alexis Veronica Bigelow '10 graduated from the University of Delaware on May 31, 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and a certificate in middle school science. She will continue her education at the University of Delaware to obtain a Master's of Education in Elementary Special Education.

Ryan Leslie '10 graduated from Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 17, 2014 with Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, while maintaining a GPA of 3.0. Ryan has accepted a position with Cornerstone Surveying as a Commercial Surveyor that he began directly after graduation.

Dillon DiSalvo '10 was inducted into Phi

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McNAMARalumni Beta Kappa prior to his graduation from University of Maryland Baltimore County on May 22, 2014. Dillon graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Ancient Studies and History.

Brandi Bottalico '10 landed the frontpage article on Bowie Blade-News/Capital Gazette in June with a story titled, "Futbol, Finally: World Cup brings fans to local watering holes."

Kendall Williams '10 just graduated from Towson University with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and Spanish.

On May 22, 2014, Brittany Brown '10 graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland, College Park.

May 10, 2014, Donte Davis '10 graduated from Claflin University in South Carolina,

obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration.

Nashae Woods '10 graduated in May from North Carolina Central University with a B.A in Psychology. She was accepted to the Graduate Program for Counseling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Abelardo 'AJ' Gonzรกlez '10, who graduated from Barry University in the fall of 2013, is working as an assistant producer for a video project that has been featured in articles including snippets of the video within successive Sunday editions of the Miami Herald. The video, The Python Invasion, will air sometime later this year, documenting the invasive Burmese pythons as they challenge the American alligator at the top of the Everglades food chain.

Jasmine Johnson '10 graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Summa Cum Laude on April 27, 2014. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science (dual major) with a Minor in Sociology and Certificate in Leadership. Jasmine was admitted to 15 of the country's top law schools, including Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School. She ultimately chose to accept the David M. Rubenstein Scholarship, a fulltuition scholarship, at the University of Chicago Law School, where she plans to attend this fall as a member of their Class of 2017.

Harry Spikes '00 is running for the 45th District of the Maryland House of Delegates

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Keith Payne '10 is a University of Pittsburgh senior studying computer

engineering currently in Munich, Germany.

He is learning German, traveling Europe, has created some mobile apps and his own website keithjpayne.com. Keith has gained valuable experience through an internship at BMW's Information Technology and Research Center in South Carolina, while his undergraduate studies and professional experiences have been very useful in broadening his technical skills in the information technology field.

'11 Jeffrey Miles '11, a junior Art major at St. Edward's in Austin, Texas, is setting up art shows for local artists.

Brandon Joyner '11 was a member of the Elon University ELN (Elon Local News) network that took second in the Alternative category for the 35th College Television Awards.

'12 Coye Gerald '12 is currently finishing his sophomore year at Salisbury University, where he is studying International Affairs, Communication Arts, Journalism and Public Relations. Coye is the president of Salisbury's Filipino-American Cultural Association, and is on the executive board for Salisbury's Asian/Pacific Islander Club.

For the fall 2014 semester, Coye will study abroad at Chonbuk University in South Korea. While there, Coye will take Korean language and culture classes, and will participate in curricular activities related to the program.

Matt Nunez '12 will be moving to the Moreau House at St. Edward's University to share the residence with the Holy Cross Brothers and students who are like-minded in spiritual and academic commitment.

Moreau House gives students the chance to experience communal living with the Brothers in this unique on-campus living environment. Moreau House is exclusive to young men interested in exploring their faith through the Congregation of Holy Cross, living through three pillars community, service and prayer.

'13 Justin Kelly '13 has just been accepted to

McNAMARalumni the very prestigious Aspen Music Festival and School for the 2014 season. He will spend eight weeks in Aspen, Colorado studying and performing orchestral music to hone his craft.

Kendall Pace '13, a freshman at Columbia University in New York and former BMHS varsity football player, has been chosen to be a paid intern this summer conducting economic research at the Johns Hopkins University, Bloomsberg School of Public Health.

As a scholarship recipient of the White House Correspondents' Association, Simone Thomas '13 was able to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner where she had the opportunity to meet President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. "I walked across the stage and not only gave First Lady Michelle Obama a hug, but shook the hands of President Obama and other White House Correspondents. It was such a great experience that I will always remember," she described of the experience.

Alexis McNeil '13 finished first in her heat and recorded the second fastest time in school history in the 100-meter dash at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. The twoday meet was hosted by North Carolina State University. Alexis posted a time of 12.55 seconds, only a quarter-second off of the University of Mount Olive Trojan record.

Andrew Feather '13 was a member of the Elon University ELN (Elon Local News) network that took second in the Alternative category for the 35th College Television Awards.

Tyrone Allen '13, a freshman string bass player, performed along with other fellow students of Eastman School of Music University of Rochester at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre on April 23rd.

Former teachers attended his performance.

Led by Tayler Stiles '13, the University of Maryland Men's Baseball team clinched the program's first regional title and

advanced to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament with a 10-1 victory over South Carolina at Carolina Stadium in the Columbia Regional final.

'14 Graduating senior Thomas Page '14 was a recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from the Joseph Ferrante Foundation. This scholarship was awarded to students who gave so much time and talent back into their communities. Joseph Ferrante, a former BMHS Board Member and BMHS parent who passed away in 2011, strongly believed in the idea that it is up to us to make our communities, churches, schools, and our country a better place. He was always looking for ways to give back, including coaching, assisting with the boys and girls club, school and church fundraising both personally and through his business, Nick's Supermarket in Clinton, Maryland. He was father of Nick '84, Jean Marie LR '86 and John '87.

"To my Bishop McNamara High School Friends and Family," I can remember when I started working at Bishop McNamara High School and Dominique, our now ten year-old daughter, was only five months old. I am writing to you because I am headed to another school, in another archdiocese, to work as their next principal. I know my future faculty and staff will have searched for me on the Internet by now, trying to grasp who I am and where I come from. I imagine it's only fair I have a chance to tell my own story.

I am the new principal at St. Mary's High School Annapolis, yes, but I am also a product of this proud community.

I have lived the McNamara experience as a sibling, student, teacher, and administrator and all these experiences have shaped me. I am a better person because of McNamara.

How did that change take place? The teachers who taught me, some which became my colleagues, set me on my path. My

classmates, who are on staff and otherwise, and my principal, Mr. Matthew Goyette, while I was a student, gave me confidence, knowledge, support, and opportunities to be myself. As a professional, every one of you molded me by your compassion and your commitment to giving everything for our students. The millions of selfless acts I witnessed at McNamara, show that our community is fulfilling God's call for all of us to be instruments of His love. You touch hundreds of lives every day in your roles and you have touched me. I know we have weathered transition, but all that made us stronger and, therefore, a better community.

the benefit of the doubt and supported me with respect, please offer that same support to the one who will follow me in this role.

The person who fills my role will have his/ her own gifts and talents that will enhance this community, and the only thing I can guarantee is that he/she will be different.

That change is one I challenge you to see as a sign of hope and great benefit for this community.

I want to thank specifically the Academic Board members. How long was our longest agenda? You are wonderful academic leaders and I challenge you to continue to bring excellence at all levels.

I love this place and I will carry on all that you have shared with me to my next community. This is NOT goodbye. Thank you for all that you do.

Can I ask one favor? Just as you gave me

I still remember finding out when the Academic Dean position opened years back, because at that moment in my life, I was called.

Sincerely, Mindi Imes de Duclos '96

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Memorial Garden Installed

by Carolyn Conte '14, Editor in Chief of the Stampede A red petal may shed itself as another muggy Maryland midsummer fades to fall.

Alum from the class of 2014 may pause in the midst of the rosy cross. They may linger upon the Mary figurine in reverence.

One thing will positively happen: a plaque will declare, "In honor of Terrell Edelen '14," and remain faithfully in that garden, reminding visitors how short and sudden life is.

On April 30, the senior class gathered to honor Terrell Edelen '14. To account for the weather, which reflected the somber atmosphere, the ceremony was held inside the Fine Arts Gym, rather than in the garden that has been created in Terrell's name. Senior students proceeded from the cafeteria into the gym, winding around and surrounding the center of it, where speakers led the commemoration.

Ave Maria permeated the meditative room; played by the section Terrell would have been a part of the Wind Ensemble saxophone section. "I chose the music and they worked on it for a week to honor him with music," explained Mr. Anthony Conto, Band Director. Reflecting back on the service, he commented that, it was very moving that everyone came together for that.

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The next Friday, May 9, they dedicated a piece to Terrell as well in the Wind Ensemble & String Orchestra Concert.

During the class tribute, Elizabeth Jolly '14, who had known Terrell since they ran track as kids, gave a speech that sympathized with his family in attendance, and spoke on what a kind, selfless person Terrell was. She hadn't had much time to prepare for her speech, so she delivered from the heart. "It was about 1:30 on the day of, when I was asked to give a speech," she said. "I didn't need much time, however, because Terrell left such a distinct impression on me as to who he was and what he loved."

The memory that Elizabeth recounted was the last text he sent her; a simple request that she retrieve his blazer, but the only request he'd made of her in all the years they'd known each other. Students agreed that the ceremony offered not only a nice chance to pay respects, but also to find final closure. "I think it was a really nice thing to do — I think the timing was really nice to leave the seniors with," said Jolly.

Heather Eisinger '14, who played alongside him in band, said, "I was sad during the service, but I was happy that our class got a chance at closure. Previously, we'd never

had a chance to say goodbye to Terrell. It was a difficult, but needed moment."

The garden, located near the softball field and designed by a Bishop McNamara alum, is in the shape of a cross. The four corners are bedded with different types of red flowers such as crape myrtles and knockout roses, which will bloom at different seasons.

President/CEO Mr. Marco Clark '85 mentioned to guests that there would also be bricks, benches, and pavers that, in the future, students, alumni, and parents may purchase to have names of beloved ones placed upon. Finally, a Japanese Red Maple Tree was planted in honor of the Edelen family. "I thought it was really sweet, and I liked how the tree was the class color red," said Eisinger. "I think he would have loved it."

When the class of 2014 received their diplomas on graduation day, Terrell's name was also called. His diploma was given to his family in honor of the day that Terrell would have walked across the stage. When that moment came, his peers once again felt that sense of solemn community and respect that lingered in the gym and with the class even after the service had closed.

Hopefully, visitors will also feel that quiet, kind spirituality that echoes Terrell.

in loving memory Pamela Anstead Berry LR '70 passed away on June 16, 2014. She was the sister of Philip Anstead '72 and Timothy Anstead '68.

Former Bishop McNamara religion teacher and football team chaplain, William 'BK' Kelly, passed away in June 2014.

Bishop Raymond J. Boland, an associate pastor at Mount Calvary for many years and religion teacher at La Reine High School, died on February 27, 2014 in his native Ireland.

Rosario "Russ" Marinucci, relative of the Ferrante families of Bishop McNamara and La Reine High School, died on April 23, 2014.

Mary E. Cornu passed away on May 3, 2014.

She was the mother of Jacqueline Cornu Ruth LR '65, Donna Cornu Burke LR '67, Charlene Cornu Shaw LR '69, Michele Cornu Hyson LR '77, and Paul Cornu '72.

Jacqueline Corum-Jackson, mother of Makaela Jackson '15, passed away April 21, 2014 after a long battle with cancer.

Les Crue, former Bishop McNamara High School Spanish teacher, passed away suddenly on May 24, 2014. Mr. Crue taught at Bishop McNamara High School between 1994 and 2000.

Mrs. Mildred Floria, grandmother to George Floria '78 and great-grandmother to Jessica '14 and Megan '16, passed away June 13, 2014.

David H. Gwynn Esq., father of David Harold Gwynn Jr. '79, Avis Gwynn Turner LR '80, Charles Wyvill Gwynn '83, and Ann Gwynn Wittenauer LR '88; grandfather of Elena Gwynn '15, passed away on May 8, 2014.

Russell A. Mitchell, band director at La Reine High School, passed away on December 21, 2013.

Merilyn Pezzuto, mother of Rosemary Pezzuto, grandmother of Anastasia Wroblewski '08, and Christopher Wroblewski '03, and Jeremy Wroblewski '05, passed away.

John Patrick Stakem, Sr. passed away April 9, 2014 after a battle with cancer. Mr. Stakem was the father of John '77, Chris '78, Mary LR '79, Kathy LR '87, Tim '82, Steve '91, and Tom '85.

Esther Swiner, who died on May 31, 2014, was the grandmother of Devin Swiner '12, Alex Busbee '13, and Roderic Swiner, II '14.

Coach Daryl Tilghman died suddenly on May 22, 2014. He served as the Offensive Line Coach for the Varsity Football team.

Michael L. Watts '71 passed away March 23, 2014 in Florida.

"If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord.

So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord."

Romans 14:8

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