DEVON PREP TIDINGS, MARCH 2012

DEVON

PREPARATORY SCHOOL

The Piarist Fathers

TIDINGS

Volume 3, Issue 3

March 2012

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Devon Prep’s Varsity Academic Challenge Team (ACT) won the 2012 Chester County Academic Compe on Championship on March 1st and earned the honor of represen ng Chester County in the Pennsylvania State Academic Championship in Harrisburg in May.

To win the county tle Devon Prep competed against West Chester East and Great Valley High Schools at the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) Educa onal Services Center in Downingtown. The match came down to a e breaker round between Devon Prep and West Chester East during which Devon Prep answered four out of five ques ons correctly to secure the victory. The final score was Devon Prep ‐ 140, West Chester East ‐ 120, Great Valley ‐ 75.

AccepƟng the Chester County Trophy were, standing, from leŌ: Headmaster Rev. James Shea, Daniel Lewis, Antonio Muscarella, MaƩhew Bonner, ACT Coach Mr. Paul Sanborn; seated, from leŌ: John Damstra, Adam SwiŌ, James Lockard, and Conrad Damstra.

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Devon Prep ’s Varsity Basketball Team won the 2012 PIAA District 1 Class AA Boys' Basketball Championship by de‐ fea ng Springfield (Montco), 55‐50, on February 29th . This is the second district tle for the TIDE in as many years.

Devon Prep led by six points at hal ime a er opening with a 19‐14 first quar‐ ter. Senior Stephen Kohlbrenner convert‐ ed each of his five foul shots and scored nine of his team‐high 17 points in the fourth quarter to help the Tide stay ahead.

Read more at: Daily Local News Story

See photos at: District Championship

Devon Prep’s District championship team includes: Back row from leŌ: Sam Nardi, Al GenƟle (JV Coach), Andrew Walsh, Paul Kubat, Ian McConnell, Michael Giampietro, MaƩhew DiDonato, Kyle Kohler, C.J. Kohlbrenner, Michael McKenna , MaƩ White (Asst. Coach) Bill Frio (Varsity Coach) Kneeling, from leŌ : John Kane, Tom Frawley, Stephen Kohlbrenner, Spencer Latran (Team Manager) MaƩ Burke, Nicholas Weis .

EIGHTEEN SENIORS NAMED AP SCHOLAR Congratula ons to 18 Devon Prep seniors who were named AP Scholar by the College Board.

They were recognized for their extraordinary achievement on college level Advanced Placement exams taken last spring. Only 18% of the more than one million students who took AP exams in May 2011 performed at a suffi‐ ciently high level to merit such recogni on.

AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION Conrad Damstra John Damstra Joseph Geiger Daniel Lewis James Lockard Ryan O'Shea Hugh Phelan Ma hew Swatski Adam Swi Alexander Tepylakov Chase Weber

AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR Ryan Fulmer Roshan Patel Nicholas Ragsdale Nathan Stauffer

AP SCHOLAR Ma hew Bonner Nick van Schaijik Connell White

SPRING TIDE 2012 Riding the Tide to the Jersey Shore More than 200 guests a ended Spring TIDE 2012 held in both Calasanc us Hall and Devon’s athle c facility. Parents, faculty, staff and others enjoyed cocktails and dinner, and par cipated in both silent and live auc ons.

Items up for auc on included a quilt made of Devon Prep T‐shirts, two ckets to see Bruce Springsteen in concert, a week‐long getaway in Nantucket, five days in Ocean City, and ckets to spor ng events including the Phillies, Union, Flyers, and Notre Dame football. Congratula ons to Mrs. Teri Magno a and her Spring TIDE commi ee for a successful event.

To see more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/parents/ de12.php

The AP Program, sponsored by the College Board, is a coopera ve educa onal endeavor between high schools and colleges and universi es. Most of the na on’s colleges and universi es award credit and/or advanced placement based on successful performances on the AP Exams.

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM QUALIFIES FOR STATES

SENIOR NOMINATED TO MILITARY ACADEMY

Devon Prep senior Ryan Fulmer was nomi‐ nated to the United States Military Academy

by US Rep. Patrick Meehan. Ryan was one of 36 area high school students receiving a nomina on to one of the United States Ser‐ vice Academies. “These excep onal students have demonstrated themselves to be the best of the best, and it is a noble choice for them to pursue serving their country,” Meehan said.

Read more at: h p://meehan.house.gov/latest‐news/meehan‐ announces‐service‐academy‐nominees/.

Congratula ons to the Middle School Science Olympiad Team who qualified for the state compe on at Juniata College in April. They recently came in 9th among 35 teams in the South‐ eastern Pennsylvania Science Olympiad Regional Compe on at Cabrini College, therefore qualifying for States. The team includes: Sean Fulmer, Sco Clancy, Alexandru Damian, Richard O’Flynn, Shyamal Patel, Michael Weir, Tyler Keough, Brandon Smoot, Arnold Tiglao, Thomas Brower, James Costello, Christo‐ pher Rufo and Ma hew Siracusa.

Congratula ons also to seniors Ryan O'Shea and Nathan Stauffer who earned second place medals in the “Write It, Do It” event; and eighth graders Sean Fulmer and Sco Clancy who earned third place medals in the “Disease Detec ves” event.

Good job guys!

GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE More than 40 Devon Prep students, faculty and parents par cipated in the 2012 American Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by the Chris an Ac on Program (CAP). Forty‐one pints of blood were collected during the Drive.

Each pint of donated blood has the poten al to save three lives. Devon Prep has sponsored a Red Cross Blood Drive for 19 years, collec ng nearly 700 pints of blood in that me.

In addi on to dona ng whole blood that contains red blood cells, platelets and plasma, several of Devon Prep’s donors opted to par cipate in the Automated Red Cell Collec on, where they provided two units of life‐saving red blood cells during one dona on. Some four million people give blood each year through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. See more photos: Blood Drive

MRS. ESHLEMAN RECEIVES “JIMMY” AWARD

Mrs. Elizabeth Eshleman, Devon's College Planning and Placement Director, was awarded the “JIMMY” Medal at this year’s Speak Up! Program (h p://www.speakup.org/). The “JIMMY” Medal recognizes a Youth, Educator, Parent or Guardian who embodies the ideals of Resiliency, Empathy, Humility and Loyalty; recognizes the goodness and poten al in everyone; and strives to “Make a Posi ve Differ‐ ence” in the lives of others. Recipients of the Medal are also required to honor someone else who fulfills the same criteria. The recipient is asked to Pass It On, giving their “JIMMY” Medal to a deserving indi‐ vidual, helping to create a program that promotes the idea that one life can posi vely impact another.

VALENTINE’S DAY SERENADE

MODEL UN Nearly 40 Devon Prep students par cipated in the YMCA Model United Na ons Conference in Hershey, PA. with over 1,000 high school students from New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Wash‐ ington DC, and Pennsylvania. Congratula ons to these Devon students who earned recogni on at the conference.

In honor of Valen ne's Day, four very handsome and talented young men, Hugh Phelan, Owen Phelan, Connell White and Nick van Schaijik, serenad‐ ed all the women of Devon Prep. They traveled from office to office and classroom to classroom singing "My Funny Valen ne” and giving out choc‐ olate bars. It was a deligh ul way to start the day and such a nice Valen‐ ne's Day treat.

Senior Alex Teplyakov was named a Premier Delegate for the Organiza on of American States represen ng Argen na. Alex received the Premier Delegate award for all‐around exemplary performance as a leader, statesman, and delegate.

You can hear them sing at: Valen ne’s Day

The Outstanding Brief Award was presented to Senior Chase Weber and Sophomores Will Dokas, Jackson Misko and Sean Bevan for their work in the Interna onal Criminal Court Group C. Senior Connell White served as Chief Jus ce of the Interna‐ onal Criminal Court this year and Senior Ryan Fulmer served as Chief Editor / Chair of Video Press.

Ryan was also chosen to a end the week‐long YMCA Youth Conference on Na onal Affairs (CONA) in North Carolina in July.

He was selected to a end CONA because he displayed exempla‐ ry skills in diplomacy and performance in debate, was willing to assist fellow delegates, and exhibited strong speaking and re‐ search skills.

JOE REAL ’04 ADDRESSES BIOLOGY CLASSES

Class of 2004 Alumnus F. Joseph Real III visited Devon Prep to speak to Mr. Mecouch’s biology classes. Joe is in his last year at Vanderbilt University Medical School in Nashville. He talked to the stu‐ dents about his educa on choices since gradua ng from Devon and his future plans as he pursues a career in Pediatric medicine.

Joe encouraged the boys to work hard at their studies and told them that their Devon Prep educa on will prepare them well for whatever they choose to study in col‐ lege.

See more photos: h p:// www.devonprep.com/ alumni/events1112/ joereal/joereal.php

RECENT GRADS SPEAK TO SENIORS

Six members of the Class of 2011 spoke with the senior class about their first semester in college. The Panel included: Harry Crimi (College of the Holy Cross), Colin Feeney (Catholic University), Ryan Litchert (Penn State University), Bob McCarron (Franklin and Marshall College), Vince Quin liani (La Salle Uni‐ versity), and Alex Sidor (University of Dela‐ ware).

They discussed living arrangements, academics, extracurricular ac vi es, advisors, schedul‐ ing classes, etc. They stressed the importance of a ending classes, managing one’s me, and mee ng deadlines. They also encouraged the seniors to look into extra‐ curricular ac vi es and community service programs when they get to college.

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/studentlife/ events1112/recentgrads11/recentgrads11.php

CHRISTMAS IN KENTUCKY The week before Christmas several Devon Prep juniors and seniors trav‐ eled 13 hours with Mr. Joe Lewis, Mr. George Beothy and Class of 2005 alumnus Chris McNabb to the Appalachian region of Southeastern Ken‐ tucky. In this area the poverty rate is 3X that of the na on. They spent several days helping Santa deliver donated Christmas presents and food baskets to area families. They worked with local volunteers associated with the Piarist Fathers.

See more photos: Christmas in Kentucky

MARCH FOR LIFE AND BABY SUPPLIES DRIVE Nearly 200 Devon Prep students, faculty and parents participated in the 39th Annual Rally and March for Life in Washington, D.C. on January 23. Before boarding four chartered busses they gathered in the gym for last minute instruc ons from Father Shea who has led Devon’s con ngent for nearly 20 years.

Fr. Shea also blessed $2500 in baby supplies donated by the Devon Prep community during a drive sponsored by the Pro‐life Club. The diapers, formula and wipes will benefit Catholic Relief Services (CRS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and will be distributed to needy mothers and their babies in Catholic Social Services’ Family Services Centers throughout the five county Philadelphia area.

See more photos:h p://www.devonprep.com/studentlife/ events1112/march4life/marchforlife.php

SENIOR RECALLS TRIP TO HAITI

Just over two years ago a devasta ng earthquake hit the small coun‐ try of Hai destroying the capital city of Port au Prince, killing thou‐ sands of people and leaving even more homeless. This extremely poor country received aid from around the world in the months a er the earthquake, but 2 years later the needs of the Hai an people con nue to be great.

When Devon Prep Senior Connell White visited Hai in January he was amazed by the devasta on. “The roads were disastrous from the earthquake,” he said. “When you fly in you fly right over a refu‐ gee camp, filled with tarps and wood boxes where people were liv‐ ing. It was pre y bad. The 2 ½ hour ride from Port au Prince to Leo‐ gane was just a con nuous slum.”

Connell was in Hai with his father, Dr. Francis J. White, and about 20 others, who had been invited by the University of Notre Dame to visit a hospital/research center in Leogane staffed and funded by the University. Leogane is located just 18 miles from Port au Prince but the drive takes 2‐3 hours on dirt roads filled with pot holes and de‐ bris made even more difficult by the earthquake.

Read more at: h p://www.devonprep.com/studentlife/events1112/hai /hai 2012.php

2011‐12 FIRST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL The following students have been named to Devon Prep’s First Semester Honor Roll for the 2011 ‐ 12 academic year. Dis nguished Honors reflects an average of 3.80 and above. Honors reflects an average of 3.0 and above.

Seniors

Juniors

DISTINGUISHED HONORS

DISTINGUISHED HONORS

Ma hew T. Bonner Ma hew T. Burke Christopher P. Caporale Conrad A. Damstra John R. Damstra Richard A. DiColli Ryan T. Fulmer Joseph F. Geiger Zachary E. Hallinan Stephen H. Kohlbrenner Brian D. Kropilak Paul R. Kubat Spencer T. Latran Daniel J. Lewis Daniel F. Lio a James M. Lockard Eric D. Lundberg Ma hew J. Magno a Daniel J. McGarry Jus n C. McNabb Samuel S. Nardi Ryan C. O'Shea Roshan B. Patel Hugh K. Phelan Benjamin F. Senss Nathan E. Stauffer Ma hew D. Swatski Adam T. Swi Alexander Teplyakov Nicholas R. van Schaijik Chase B. Weber Nicholas J. Weis David J. Welsh Connell J. White

Jus n W. Barker Maguire L. Bowie Christopher J. Clayton Timothy P. Crowe Ma hew J. DiDonato Kevin D. Fulmer Jus n F. Hayden Benjamin A. Jonik Jacob R. Kampman Michael P. LaBella Ryan M. Ma ox Antonio D. Muscarella Jacob E. Riedel Thomas F. Seykora Ryan T. Shannon Rafael Suero Michael A. Tolvaisa

Sean J. Bevan Andrew A. Bright Benjamin S. Conser William R. Culbertson Marco DiLeonardo Michael T. Horbowy Bre N. Kelly Sean M. Kennedy Corey J. Kohlbrenner Michael J. Lawrence Jonathan Z. Liu K. Michael McKenna Jackson R. Misko James P. O'Shea Owen Phelan Jason Sadek Kevin S. Sheng Patrick J. Shields

HONORS Zachary T. Bonner Thomas E. Frawley Richard C. Gallo Sean P. Gillin Raymond V. Kalivas Kyle M. Koehler Ma hew A. Kramer John D. LaPrise Patrick M. McCann Nicholas A. Ragsdale Patrick J. Robbins Michael A. Varricchio Andrew M. Walsh David J. Walz H. Sco Whi emore

HONORS Jack D. Chris ansen Daniel C. Fletcher Michael A. Giampietro Joseph D. Haruch John R. Kane Brian J. Koskinen Brian E. Kozak Nathanial H. Sakers Zachary S. Schaefer Jus n L. Wright Luka D. Zacharczuk

Sophomores DISTINGUISHED HONORS

HONORS

HONORS

Andrew C. Brekus John. K. Burke Johnathan M. Clemen William H. Dokas Jonathan P. Gannon John Paul L. Gies Grant G. Latran Nicholas J. Love Ma hew J. McDevi Ma hew D. McSurdy Nicholas G. Peters John J. Roth D. Fiore Schena Ma hew M. Sidor Max J. Smith James P. Stanish Jefferson Toro Robert L. Wa ers

Patrick Blumenthal Henry R. Bule James E. Colleran Andrew W. Dawson Kevin J. DeLaney Eric A. DiPietro Landon Farnsworth Ma hew R. Freney Mitchell L. Galarneau Andrew R. Hayden John J. Holmes Tyler J. Klicka Stephen T. Lewis Gabriel T. Pallante Sean T. Phelan David T. Randall Patrick J. Rohr Joseph G. Te Joseph H. Walker Lucas A. Watson Samuel Young

Freshmen DISTINGUISHED HONORS Graham Alabdulla Daniel R. Azarian Pandurang R. Bharne Alex D. Carandang James D. Cashel Daniel J. Crowe Russell T. Emery John K. Hegarty Evan P. Hennessy Nicholas A. Ippoli Daniel F. Kennedy Michael G. Knudson Andrew J. Kramer Maxwell Lee Joshua M. Lieberman Andrew J. Loper James P. Lucas Angelo A. Luche Daniel P. McCallister Albert‐Emanuel Milani William J. Moreno Jack E. Morris Chris an J. Nave Aus n T. Noska Sean M. O'Brien Michael L. Pauciulo James M. Poslusny Andrew M. Shannon Nicholas B. Snyder Andrew G. Stauffer Andrew C. Walheim

Eighth Grade DISTINGUISHED HONORS Alexander S. Bygrave Alexandru Damian Sean A. Fulmer Enoch S. Lee Joshua Y. Lee Kyle A. Mooney Richard P. O'Flynn Shyamal B. Patel Maximilian H. van Schaijik

HONORS Andrew J. Barella Andrew R. Be s Sco O. Clancy Lorenzo T. Giannandrea Anthony L. Lambright Shane L. Norris Erick V. O'Brien John F. Parkinson Robert P. Pickell August J. Piro Sekajipo T. Taplah

Seventh Grade DISTINGUISHED HONORS Ryan A. Hallinan David Haruch Kevin L. Holmes Tyler J. Keough Benjamin J. Lubker Sawyer A. May Christopher D. McAlee Alexander C. Nawn John B. Rufo Connor P. Ryan Daniel D. Shannon Arnold J. Tiglao Michael A. Weir

HONORS Connor F. Galarneau Andrew P. Knaus John W. Marquis Daniel J. O'Malley Brandon C. Smoot Jack I. Wagner Paul I. Yoo

Sixth Grade DISTINGUISHED HONORS Thomas S. Brower Jus n Chambers Michael C. Hinke Jamie W.C. Lorgus Brendan J. McGrath Akul Naik Ma hew V. O'Brien Jacob Thomas H. Pabia Michael S. Pietrafi a Christopher L. Rufo Paris T. Shusterfallou Ma hew D. Siracusa Tyler J. Wright

HONORS James M. Costello Caelan J. Coyne Kyle M. Husar Brian J. O'Malley Stephen A. Smith Jacob M. Snyder Augus n X. Thompson

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA MARCH 22, 23, 24

The Devon Prep Music Society will present THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at 7 PM on Thursday, March 22, Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24. Nearly 110 students, boys from Devon Prep and girls from 12 other schools in the tri‐county area, are taking part in this produc on.

Mark your calendar so you can experience the romance, intrigue, terror, obsession, and melodrama of the popular musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Don’t miss your chance to see this spectacular show on the Devon Stage. This year you can even order ckets online via Devon Prep’s website.

To order ckets, see photos, or for more informa on go to h p://www.devonprep.com/studentlife/theater/musical.php.

STAGE CREW WORKS TO ENHANCE “PHANTOM” EXPERIENCE

Last fall Devon Prep’s Stage Crew began working on the set construc on, ligh ng, sound, and pain ng for this year’s produc on of The Phantom of the Opera. Under the direc on of Ms. Barbara Medina the crew has constructed a large chandelier, a boat, opera boxes, an organ and retractable gates among many other items. They have spent a ernoons, evenings and weekends welding, saw‐ ing, pain ng, gluing and nailing set pieces, props and anything else needed to make Devon’s produc‐ on of Phantom a spectacular event.

See more photos at h p:// www.devonprep.com/studentlife/ theater/musical.php

MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS POLAR BEAR PLUNGE

Devon Prep was well repre‐ sented at Ocean City, NJ’s “Polar Bear Plunge” with Eighth Grader Shane Norris and Class of ’69 Alumnus Herb Sudfeld taking a dip in the chilly Atlan c Ocean on New Year's Day. As you can see they were part of the “Penguin” group. Over 1,000 people took part in this annu‐ al tradi on in Ocean City at the beach and Moorlyn Place near the Music Pier. With the water being quite frigid, hovering in the 30's, most of the swimmers took a quick dip and then quickly dried and dressed.

YO YO CLUB

GEOGRAPHY BEE

Congratula ons to Seventh Grader Christopher McAlee the winner of this year’s Devon Prep Geography Bee. Eighth Graders Enoch Lee and Fadee Rumman‐Obeid took second and third place, respec vely. As the Geography Bee winner Christopher qualified to take the wri en qualifying test for state compe on.

The top 100 students (based on qualifying test scores) will then represent their schools and compete in an oral compe on at the state level. State winners compete in the na onal finals for scholarships in the amount of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000.

One of Devon Prep's newest clubs is the Yo Yo Club mod‐ erated by Mr. John Lowry.

Most of the members are middle school students and all of them enjoy learning how to be er work a yo yo.

MATHCOUNTS

See a video and more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/ studentlife/events1112/yoyo/ yoyo11.php

SPELLING BEE Congratula ons to Eighth Grader Richard O’Flynn, the winner of Devon Prep’s Middle School Spelling Bee who qualified to par cipate in the Chester County Spelling Bee. Richard made it to the final round and finished in the top 20 of the Spelling Bee which included fi h, sixth, sev‐ enth and eighth graders from public, private, parochial, or home schools in the county.

The Chester County Spelling Bee is a qualifying bee for the Scripps Na onal Spelling Bee which takes place in Washing‐ ton, DC. in May. Richard spelled correctly: finale, bungalow, collage, and benevolent.

Eighth Graders Alexander Damian, Kyle Mooney, Andrew Barella and Shyamal Patel, par cipated in the Chester County MATHCOUNTS compe on at Great Valley High School. Senior Nate Stauffer helped Mrs. Iacobucci prepare the Middle School‐ ers for the compe on. Congratula ons to Shyamal Patel who placed first runner‐up in the Lightning Round.

ARTSONIA.COM Online Student Art Gallery Devon Prep is now a member of Artsonia.com. Like a virtual chil‐ dren's art museum, Artsonia is an online collec on of student artwork from around the world. The site includes artwork from Devon Prep students in sixth, seventh and ninth grade. Visit Dev‐ on Prep’s online gallery at h p://www.artsonia.com/schools/ school.asp?id=128941

SIXTH GRADERS LEARN DANGERS OF SMOKING Ms. Andrea LeFever, Public Health Educator of the Chester County Health Department, and two interns from West Chester University, conducted an interac ve presenta on for Devon Prep sixth graders about the dangers of smoking, second‐hand smoke and the use of tobacco products. Using models of a human mouth Ms. LeFever showed the boys how tobacco can yellow teeth, as well as cause cancer of the mouth, gums and throat. She also let the boys see and touch a set of healthy pig’s lungs and a set of pig’s lungs that had been exposed to enough tobacco smoke to equal 20 years of smoking.

The guests talked about adver sing and how, as young people, the boys are prime targets for the tobacco industry. Finally the boys were in instructed to run in place for 30 seconds and then breathe through a straw to experience what it feels like to run as a smoker. According to the boys the presenta on was educa onal, interes ng and fun.

See more photos at: h p://www.devonprep.com/studentlife/ events1112/smoking/smoking.php

8th GRADERS HONORED BEFORE FINAL GAME Seven Eighth Graders on the Middle School “A” Basketball Team were recognized before their game against Gwynedd Mercy Academy at the end of the season. Each player was introduced by Student Council President Patrick Robbins and then congratulated by Headmaster Fr. James Shea and the team coaches. Congratula ons to Andrew Be s, Robert Bo‐ land, Sean Fulmer, Anthony Lambright, Sean McGeehan, Shane Norris, and Robert Pickell.

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/athle cs/ middleschool/photos/8thgrbball12/8thgrbball12.php

CELEBRATING Pi DAY

Mrs. Iacobucci celebrated Pi Day 2012 with a math les‐ son and a snack. “Pi Day is an interna onal celebra on of the number 3.1415, which, as most people know, is represented by the Greek le er pi (∏), one of the most important numbers in mathema cs,” Mrs. Iacobucci explained. “Pi is the rela onship of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. March 14 is the day of celebra‐ on every year for the simple reason the numbers used in represen ng the date are 3.14.”

To mark this day, Mrs. I served slices of pie to her stu‐ dents all day long. She served apple pie, pumpkin pie, cheese pie, chocolate chip pie, Boston cream pie and more. While the sixth, seventh and eighth graders ate their snack, they were also busy making a paper chain represen ng the irra onal number Pi.

For more photos go to: h p://www.devonprep.com/studentlife/events1112/piday/piday.php.

ATHLETICS SOPHOMORE SWIMS AT DISTRICTS During the District 1 Championships held at La Salle University, Sopho‐ more William Culbertson swam the 200 IM ( Individual Medley 50 yards of each stroke , fly, back, breast and free) placing 14th with a personal best me of 2:19:59. He also swam 100 Fly placing 12th with a personal best me of 1:00:36.

William qualified for the District compe on during an earlier meet at Upper Merion High School where he swam a personal best me of 1:02:26 for the 100 Fly. He earned two first place finish‐ es and one second place in three events at that meet.

MAIN LINE “ATHLETE OF THE WEEK” Main Line Media News spotlight‐ ed Devon Prep junior Tom Seykora for his outstanding performance in Cross Country and Track and Field. The ar cle outlines his accomplishments, and features an interview with Tom, along with a video. h p://mainlinemedianews.com/ar cles/2012/02/28/sports/ doc4f4d2c9a0ed55133234900.txt

All MAIN LINE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM Congratula ons to the following Devon Prep athletes who were named to the FALL 2011 ALL‐MAIN LINE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS:

Tom Seykora First Team

Spencer Latran Second Team

Jus n McNabb Second Team

Lucas Watson Honorable Men on

ALL BICENTENNIAL BASKETBALL TEAM Congratula ons to three Devon Prep varsity basketball play‐ ers who were named to the All Bicentennial Athle c League Boys Basketball Teams:

Stephen Kohlbrenner First Team

Kyle Koehler Second Team

Michael Giampietro Honorable Men on

VARSITY BASKETBALL SENIOR NIGHT The senior members of Devon Prep’s Varsity Basketball Team and their parents were recognized before a late season game against Mast Charter. The seniors include: Tom Frawley, Paul Kubat, Sam Nardi, Andrew Walsh, Nick Weis, Ma Burke, Kyle Koehler, Stephen Kohlbrenner and team manager Spencer Latran. See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/athle cs/highschool/ photos/bballsrday1112/srday1112.php .

DEVON PREP IN THE NEWS 2011‐12 Some online links to area newspaper stories about Devon Prep.

SANDWICH SOCIAL ‐h p://te.patch.com/announcements/devon‐prep‐students‐lend‐a‐helping‐ hand#photo‐8908892 ‐h p://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/chester_county/137565178.html ‐h p://delco mes.com/ar cles/2012/01/26/business/ doc4f21e3f00928f555685015.txt ‐h p://business‐news.thestreet.com/mainline‐media‐news/story/devon‐prep‐ notre‐dame‐aid‐food‐pantry/1

JUNIOR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY ‐h p://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/ar cle.epc? id=62293

CHRISTMAS GALA ‐h p://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/ar cle.epc? id=63183

HONOR ROLL ‐h p://te.patch.com/ar cles/local‐students‐make‐devon‐prep‐honor‐roll‐ bf90c470 ‐h p://haverford.patch.com/ar cles/havertown‐students‐make‐devon‐prep‐ honor‐roll ‐h p://marplenewtown.patch.com/ar cles/local‐students‐make‐devon‐prep‐ honor‐roll ‐h p://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/ar cle.epc? id=63762

AP SCHOLARS ‐h p://te.patch.com/ar cles/18‐devon‐prep‐seniors‐honored‐as‐ap‐ scholars#photo‐9031673 ‐h p://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/ar cle.epc? id=64199

GEOGRAPHY BEE ‐h p://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/ar cle.epc? id=63504

VALENTINE’S DAY ‐h p://www.mainlinemedianews.com/ar cles/2012/02/14/ main_line_suburban_life/life/doc4f3ace4d67628077557840.txt ‐h p://te.patch.com/ar cles/valen ne‐s‐serenade

‐h p://www.dailylocal.com/ar cle/20120223/ NEWS01/120229915/‐1/news/devon‐prep‐senior‐took‐long‐ weekend‐trip‐to‐hai

MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE ‐h p://te.patch.com/announcements/devon‐prep‐middle‐school‐ open‐house‐slated‐for‐march‐18 ‐h p://mainlinemedianews.com/ar cles/2012/03/09/ main_line_ mes/life/doc4f5a54041c3d8971670272.txt ‐h p://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/ ar cle.epc?id=65144

BLOOD DRIVE ‐h p://te.patch.com/announcements/devon‐prep‐students‐give‐ the‐gi ‐of‐life

SIXTH GRADE LEARN DANGERS OF SMOKING ‐h p://www.dailylocal.com/ar cle/20120305/ NEWS01/120309795/students‐learn‐dangers‐of‐smoking

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ‐h p://www.delconewsnetwork.com/ar cles/2012/03/14/life/ doc4f60e2eaca309463535534.txt

DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP ‐h p://www.philly.com/philly/sports/ high_school/20120229_Wed__Pa__boys_roundup__Devon_Prep_ wins_districts_AA_ tle.html ‐h p://mainlinemedianews.com/ar cles/2012/03/02/sports/ doc4f512b96b86f7429434424.txt ‐h p://www.dailylocal.com/ar cle/20120301/ SPORTS01/120309989/devon‐prep‐cops‐class‐aa‐ tle‐behind‐ kohlbrenner ‐h p://www.montgomerynews.com/ar cles/2012/03/04/sports/ doc4f4f23b6a35d1136268709.txt?viewmode=fullstory

CROSS COUNTRY ‐h p://mainlinemedianews.com/ar cles/2012/01/13/sports/ doc4f0f65837f7c8846762187.txt?viewmode=fullstory

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK ‐h p://mainlinemedianews.com/ar cles/2012/02/28/sports/ doc4f4d2c9a0ed55133234900.txt

ACADEMIC CHALLENGE ‐h p://www.dailylocal.com/ar cle/20120305/NEWS01/120309820/devon‐ prep‐wins‐county‐academic‐compe on ‐h p://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/chester_county/141466073.html

SENIOR VISITS HAITI ‐h p://te.patch.com/announcements/devon‐prep‐student‐recalls‐recent‐visit‐ to‐hai ‐h p://catholicphilly.com/2012/02/news/parishes/devon‐prep‐student‐recalls ‐recent‐visit‐to‐hai / ‐h p://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/02/22/devon‐prep‐senior‐connell‐ white‐visits‐hai ‐to‐see‐earthquake‐a ermath/ ‐h p://topics.dallasnews.com/ar cle/0diP4O11Iu5EM?q=Hai +Earthquake ‐h p://friendfeed.com/iowacharity/a091ac30/devon‐prep‐senior‐connell‐ white‐visits‐hai ‐to ‐‐‐‐ ‐h p://mainlinemedianews.com/ar cles/2012/02/23/ main_line_suburban_life/life/doc4f465c003deee901760355.txt

CHECK IMPORTANT DATES: Check important Devon Prep dates by logging onto Edline.net for the calendar or up‐to‐date informa on: h ps://www.edline.net/Index.page.

SUPPORT THE DEVON PREP ANNUAL FUND SUPPORT THE DEVON PREP ANNUAL FUND

Because tuition alone does not cover the cost of providing a Devon Prep education, your tax‐ deductible Annual Fund gifts are an essential source of revenue.

You can contribute to the Annual Fund by mail or online by visiting http://www.devonprep.com/ support/giving.html. We are pleased to announce that we have expanded our online giving pro‐ gram. For your convenience we now offer a monthly giving option using PayPal, a trusted leader in online gift processing. Monthly giving offers a simple and convenient way to spread out your fiscal year giving in monthly installments. As your gifts come in monthly, they support the immediate needs of the school throughout the year.

For more information on this and other ways that you can support Devon Prep contact Jeanmarie Emhof, Director of Development at 610.688.7337, development@devonprep.com, or visit http://www.devonprep.com/support/ giving.html

Please reinforce your commitment to making a difference and send in your gift to the 2011‐2012 Devon Prep Annual Fund today.

Mark Your Calendars The Phantom of the Opera March 22, 23, 24 @ 7 PM

No Classes March 23

Mother ‐ Son Communion Brunch April 29 @ 10:30 AM

Spanish Exchange Students Arrive March 24

Na onal Honor Society Induc on March 29 @ 7 PM

Middle School Up for a Cause March 30 , 7—12 PM

Parents Associa on Mee ng April 4 @ 7:30 Pm

Easter Break April 5—13

Parents Associa on Mee ng May 2 @ 7:30 Pm

Junior ‐ Senior Prom May 5

Last year Devon Prep ins tuted the ImPACT Test program for all students to evaluate head inju‐ ries. This non‐invasive, computerized exam is u lized in many professional, collegiate, and high school sports pro‐ grams across the country to successfully diagnose and manage concussions.

Senior Mothers Tea May 16

The Test is being administered to all Devon Prep students through the Guid‐ ance and Health Department.

Middle School Sports Banquet May 24

If you have not done so yet, please complete and return the Consent Form as soon as possible so your son can be tested.

Please address any ques ons to Mrs. Denise Gavin at dgavin@devonprep.com or 610‐688‐7337, ext. 112.

Senior Seminar ‐ 10 AM Gradua on Prac ce ‐ 11AM Senior Luncheon ‐ 11:45 AM May 23

To access the Consent Form online: IMPACT TEST

Upper School Sports Banquet May 24

Science Honor Society Induc on April 18 @ 7:30PM Spring Concert April 26 @ 7 PM

Classes Resume April 16

9th & 10th Grade Semi‐Formal April 27

ImPACT TEST

Devon Prep on the Web

No Classes Memorial Day May 28

Visit our website: www.devonprep.com

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SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

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It’s not too early to think about signing up your son and/or daughter for Devon Prep’s Summer Enrichment Program. The 2012 Program, which is open to boys and girls ages 10 –14, will be held on our campus for four weeks—June 18‐29 and July 9‐20.

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For more informa on call Program Director Dan Massimini at 610‐688‐7337 ext. 404 or email him at danmass21@verizon.net .

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Happy Easter!

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