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faculty update

In August, faculty member Tony Negrin graduated from Drexel University with an EdD in Educational Leadership & Management and a concentration in Athletic Administration. He completed the dissertation process and defended his study on August 29, 2022, the title of which was A Phenomenological Study: Exploring Private High School Athletic Directors’ Lived Experiences to Understand Factors Related to Their Role in Recruiting Student Athletes in the New York Metropolitan Area.

Five Rising Seniors Graduate from American Legion Boys State

Freshman Debate: And the Winner is...

We salute the five Delbarton students, Chris Lee ’23, Patrick

Moore ’23, Nicholas Pelayo ’23,

Aidan Troy ’23 and Jack Wells ’23, who in June graduated from a week-long 2022 American Legion Boys State experience. Pictured here are Aidan Troy ’23, on left, with Patrick Moore ’23. Both rising Delbarton seniors were elected to the State Senate from two fictional political parties (the Nationalists and Federalists) working across the aisle at the New Jersey State House. Moore later wrote a recap about his experience for a news article on Delbarton.org.

Tidings

Faculty member Michael Donnelly and his wife Kelly welcomed their daughter Nora Margaret Donnelly to the world on November 23, 2022.

Faculty member Alma LopezHolder and her husband Kyle Holder greeted their first child, their daughter Noelly Magdalene Holder, on May 19, 2022.

Faculty member Natalie York and her husband Connor York welcomed their first child, Bernadette Pia York, on September 21, 2022. n This year Delbarton relaunched the yearlong Freshman Class Debate Tournament featuring the 100 Most Influential Persons in History. Forty-seven members of the Class of 2025 signed on. Each boy chose an individual in world history who he believed had the most impact on peoples’ lives today. Three class champions were crowned: Kevin Jin ’25 (Antoine Laurent Lavoisier), Sean Dooley ’25 (Jean-Jacques Rousseau) and Grant Parker ’25 (Constantine the Great), and two advanced to the Grand Finals on June 3 in Spada Commons before a panel of eleven teachers and students. After presentations and several crossfire rounds, Kevin Jin ’25, pictured on right with his worthy opponent Sean Dooley ’25, was declared the winner.

John McGoldrick

Receives 2022 Distinguished Educator Award

At the final Faculty Meeting of the 2021-2022 school year, on June 1, 2022 John McGoldrick, the Supervisor of College and Career Counseling at West Morris Mendham High School, received the Delbarton School 2022 Distinguished Educator Award. Delbarton Director of Admissions Dr. David Donovan served as master of ceremonies during the presentation and Headmaster Fr. Michael Tidd, OSB presented the Award to McGoldrick who was joined by several Mendham High School colleagues and students. Summing up his work as a college and career counselor McGoldrick said, “Coming from an Irish family, I practice Irish diplomacy: telling people to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. ” His simple strategy is “to give people space and let them figure it out” and he has helped many parents move their focus from their dreams for their children, to a deeper understanding of what their children actually want. Finally, he shared parting advice with Delbarton educators: “Be kind. Dial up the empathy, and we can leave the world a little kinder. ”

2022 Alumni Teaching Fellows

This fall, Delbarton was happy to welcome the second round of Alumni Teaching Fellows, Patrick Cummings ’18, Hunter Waldis ’17, and Mark Forbes ’18, as they embarked on their Teaching Fellowship experience. The post-grad Teaching Fellow term is from August to May, and the Program gives applicants considering a career in education an opportunity to experience life in a school environment, as well as serve as a gap year for alumni embarking on a post-graduate degree program or career. A maximum of three Teaching Fellows is selected annually. Members of the Class of 2019 are encouraged to apply for this unique opportunity to return to their alma mater during the 2023-2024 school year to assist a Delbarton teacher and mentor Delbarton students. Contact Assistant Headmaster for Academic Affairs Josh Hartle at jhartle @delbarton.org if you are interested in learning more about the Delbarton Alumni Teaching Fellowship program.

Delbarton Student Receives Garibaldi Award

Delbarton junior Francesco Pontoriero ’24 was awarded the Garibaldi Award, presented to high school students who have excelled in Italian studies and advanced their Italian-American legacy within their school or community. After writing his ethnography on his Italian roots for his AP Language class, he submitted an essay on his Italian ethnography to the Italian Tribune, the oldest Italian-American publication in the United States. Pontoriero has ties to Spain (his mother is from Portugal) and has roots in Italy where his father was born. In his essay, he wrote about the sausage his family makes in a small southern town in Italy. “Nduja (pronounced an-doo-sha) is a spreadable sausage that my family makes yearly in early January. Nduja originates from my town in Italy, Spilinga, and is an extremely underground and underrated cured meat, ” wrote Pontoriero in his award-winning essay.

Regents Award

At the Faculty and Staff Picnic on August 25, Tom Brady P'23, center, and Craig Paris '82, P'13, '15, '19, on right, were co-recipients of the 2022 Trustee Award presented by the Delbarton Board of Regents.

In addition to being a Delbarton alumnus and Hall of Honor member, Craig serves as Assistant Headmaster for Advancement and Alumni and Varsity Squash Head Coach. He is directly responsible for the strength and vitality of the 5,500 Long Green Line of Delbarton alumni. AP Macroeconomics teacher Tom Brady has been an outstanding educator, coach, moderator and mentor who was instrumental in creating the Ryan Crane ’95 Business Center with its dozen Bloomberg terminals. Tom was also directly responsible for the creation of Delbarton’s signature DelEX externship program for rising juniors. He has inspired many young men through his inspired AP Macro course teaching, and as moderator of the very active Business and Economics Club. Both men were lauded by Headmaster Fr. Michael Tidd, OSB, and by their colleagues at Delbarton.