Devon Prep TIDINGS, Summer 2013 by Devon Preparatory School

T IDING IDINGSS Devon Preparatory School

Volume 3, Issue 4 Summer 2013

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2013

Devon Prep graduated the Class of 2013 be‐ fore hundreds of parents, siblings, friends and rela ves on Saturday, June 1 during a Com‐ mencement Ceremony held in the school’s athle c facility. Presiding over the ceremony was Very Rev. Fernando Negro, Sch.P., Provincial Superior of the USA‐Puerto Rico Piarist Fathers.

in college scholarships. In addi on they re‐ ceived nearly 200 acceptances to 80 colleges and universi es, including the University of Pennsylvania, Fordham, Notre Dame, Case Western Reserve, Drexel and Penn State.

More than 43% (17) of Devon Prep’s Class of 2013 were named AP Scholars, ten with Dis nc on. Four were Na onal Merit Collec vely the 39 young men in the school’s Commended Students. Two of these young 53rd gradua ng class earned over $6.3 million men were Eagle Scouts and several plan to par

EIGHTH GRADERS MOVE UP

For the ﬁrst me three Valedictorians addressed the gradua ng class and their guests. They are, from le : Antonio D. Muscarella, Thomas F. Seykora, and Ryan T. Shannon. cipate in collegiate athle cs. In addi on, this senior class performed over 1500 hours of community service doing eve‐ rything from collec ng and dis‐ tribu ng food to needy families to raising more than $25,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hos‐ pital.

Twenty‐eight Eighth Graders graduated from Devon Prep’s Middle School during an Advancement Ceremony on June 5. Parents, grandparents, siblings and friends a ended the ceremony which began with a Mass celebrated by Devon Prep Headmaster Rev. James J. Shea, Sch.P. Read more and see photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/06/eighth‐graders‐move‐up/

For the first me Devon Prep had three Valedictorians, Antonio D. Muscarella, Thomas F. Seykora, and Ryan T. Shannon. All three of these young men were AP Scholars with Dis nc on, as well as Dis nguished Honors students and members of the Na onal Honor Society. Antonio and Thomas will a end the University of Pennsylvania in the fall and Ryan will a end Penn State University’s Schreyer Honors College. Read more and see photos at h p:/ www.evonprep.com/2013/05/ class‐of‐2013/

SOLAR CAR TEAM EARNS TROPHY IN OPEN ROAD RACE For Team Captain and Founder Jacob Riedel it’s the end of a three year journey. Three years ago Jacob Riedel, a member of Devon Prep’s Class of 2013, wanted to organize Devon Prep’s first Solar Car Club. He enlisted several fellow students who shared an interest in ecology and engineering and cars. He planned to build a solar car and race it on the open road. This summer Jacob and his team achieved that goal.

Devon Prep’s Solar Car Team, The Devon Panel, with Riedel as its captain, completed the 2013 Solar Car Challenge, an 884 mile open road race from Fort Worth, TX to Los Angeles, CA. This eight day race draws high school teams from across the country, including New York, Florida, Texas, California, Michigan and Mississippi. Devon Prep’s team, however, is the first and only team from Pennsylvania to par cipate.

A er comple ng 516.6 miles through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California in scorching heat, wind storms and rain The Devon Panel arrived at the finish line in LA in 4th place, taking home a rather sizable trophy. At that point the Solar Car journey was oﬃcially over for Riedel, having grad‐ uated from Devon Prep a month earlier. But he accomplished his goal and won a prize for it as well.

“When I first heard about this project I thought it was a really cool idea,” Jacob explained. “I’m interested in ecology and this seemed like a great way to get into green technology. I’ve learned so much. I know about ba ery power, motors, how the strength of steel is determined, how solar panels are made. It’s been a great experience.”

Devon Prep’s Solar Car Team recently earned a fourth place trophy in the 2013 Solar Car Challenge. The team includes, from le : Evan Hennessy, Albert‐ Emmanuel Milani, Jake Kampman, Team Moderator Mr. Eric Riedel, Jacob Riedel, Soham Bharne, Sean Kennedy and Michael Horbowy. (Missing: John Burke, Ben Conser, Nicholas Ippoli , and Russell Emery.)

Since this journey began in 2010, The Devon Panel has had to work at not just building a solar car from scratch, but also building a bank account. A project like this isn’t easy or inexpensive so they began with a mission statement, created a Facebook page and a website and researched how to solicit for dona ons. With help from parents, school administrators, friends and alumni they raised thou‐ sands of dollars, gleaned valuable informa on, and ac‐ quired cri cal equipment for free, such as the costly solar panels donated by Motech Industries, Inc.

With determina on, pa ence and diligence the team con‐ structed Sol Tide. The 15 . X 2 . car is covered with five solar panels. It can travel as fast as 43 mph, but was driven about 22 mph throughout most of the recent open road race. Sol Tide has undergone several mechanical upgrades and cosme c changes since its incep on, but its “soul”, if you will, remains the same.

Jacob driving Sol Tide on the road in Arizona.

The logis cs of ge ng everyone where they needed to be from Pennsylva‐ nia, to Texas to California and back was another challenge for the team. They had to plan who would drive the trailer (holding the car) from Devon to Texas and who would drive it back from LA. They needed to rent hotel rooms, buy airline ckets, and rent lead and chase vehicles for the race. Not to men on mapping out their strategy for the race itself.

“The race is rated with a combina on of mileage and me,” said Sen‐ ior Michael Horbowy. “Since it’s on the open road there will be hills and everything, so you have the op on of pu ng the car in the trailer and tak‐ ing it up a hill so you don’t deplete your ba eries too much. But every me you do that the miles that you drive in the trailer count against you. Since you have to accumulate as many miles as possible, you have to figure that all out.”

The Devon Panel raced Sol Tide in the 2011 and 2012 Solar Car Challenges finishing in 4th place and 2nd place respec vely. Both of those races were on a closed track at the Texas Motor Speedway. This year would be diﬀerent. So the team, comprised of 11 Devon Prep high school students under the supervision of their moderator Mr. Eric Riedel, Jacob’s dad, went to work to get Sol Tide ready for the open road.

“We had to get a new motor controller which allows us to control how fast we set the car. We upgraded the motor for more torque, got new ba eries, and Motech donated two new solar panels,” Jacob explained. “We also redesigned the skin. We changed the color to blue, added all of our sponsors’ logos, the Devon Prep logo and the name of the car.”

Once they were in Texas Sol Tide went through two days of qualifying tests, called scru neering, before The Devon Panel was allowed to par ci‐ pate. A er passing the qualifying tests, the first day of the actual race proved disappoin ng for the team.

“During the first day of the race, our gear shredded the bolts holding it on and flew out of the car,” Jacob said. “When we pulled oﬀ to the side of the busy highway, we then no ced that the gear had ripped our brake line as well. We decided to trailer to the next rest stop which was several miles away.”

The team worked diligently to fix the problems and fortunately they were able to make up many of the miles. The rest of the race included hours of driving through small towns and on major highways. The weather was o en dry and sunny, which is great for the car’s ba eries. But there were

also torren al downpours, cloudy days and lots of wind. Along the way the par cipa ng teams stopped to display their cars to local residents and talk to the press. They even squeezed in a li le sightseeing.

Finally arriving in LA was both exci ng and sad for the team, especially Riedel. They managed to accomplish their goal, they finished the race. But the long an cipated event was now over. It was me to pack up the car and head home.

“The road race was a ton of work, but the thrills and experiences made it worth the eﬀort,” said Junior Evan Hennessy. “We are already brainstorming ideas for how to improve the car for next year’s challenge. The en re trip was fantas c and memorable.”

For Jacob, the me, eﬀort and late nights put into this project were more than worth it. He cred‐ its the experience with giving him direc on for the future.

“It’s been a great three years,” he said. “Last year was definitely diﬃcult; it was a lot of driving. This year was the most rewarding. I think the experiences that I’ve had with the car are what led me to the college that I chose and the degree that I’m going to pursue, which is electrical engi‐ neering. I would have had no idea what I wanted to do without the solar car. So it was really a way for me to find myself.

“I learned the importance of coopera on and working as a team to complete a large scale pro‐ ject,” the soon to be Olin College Freshman con nued. “The first year that we went into this we built the car in a ma er of months. I think what we did was truly incredible. We had a lot of determina on among the team and we just really worked hard to get it done.

“I am so proud of the team for being able to push through all of the obstacles and never giving up. Through this program,” Jacob concluded, “I learned so much, not only about mechanics and engineering, but what we can accomplish when we work together.”

See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/07/devon‐prep‐solar‐car‐team‐competes‐in‐open‐road‐race/ Read the Team’s blog posts at: h p://www.devonprep.com/events/2013‐solar‐car‐challenge‐blog/

NINTH GRADE HISTORY PROJECTS Replicas of ancient amphitheaters, aqueducts, shields, pyramids, the coliseum, temples, catapults, mummies and more were on display in Calasanc us Hall on the last day of classes. These amazing projects were the handiwork of Mr. Mike Collins’ ninth grade World Cultures: Pre‐history to the Middle‐Ages class. Each spring Mr. Collins assigns this end‐of‐the ‐year project for all the ninth graders. And each year the pro‐ jects are awesome. This year Mr. Collins awarded first, second and third place ribbons for each homeroom as well as an overall grand prize winner. See more photos at h p://www.devoprep.com/2013/05/ninth‐ grade‐history‐projects/

Holden Barnes won the grand prize for his replica of the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

Alexander Bygrave created a shield with the head of Medusa for his history project. He won third place.

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER MISSION TRIP

It may have been one of the ho est summers on record, but that didn’t stop several Devon Prep students from helping those in need. Eighteen upper school students and three chaperones took me from their summer vaca ons to par cipate in a mission trip to Oil City, PA, in the western part of the state. There they spent a week sleeping in a local Catholic school and working on the homes of peo‐ ple in need.

Once a thriving, vibrant town, Oil City now suﬀers from the lack of jobs that relied almost exclusively on the oil industry which has liter‐ ally dried up. Many of the town’s large beau ful homes are now falling into disrepair and are o en occupied by widows or families who have no steady source of income other than government assis‐ tance.

During their week in Oil City the Devon Prep students slept in class‐ rooms in Venango Catholic High School, awoke at 6:15 AM, ate breakfast, a ended morning Mass, and then went oﬀ to three sepa‐ rate worksites. Working through Catholic Heart Workcamp (www.heartworkcamp.com) Devon Prep’s group spent the week helping people who are limited or unable to provide for themselves. The work involved interior and exterior pain ng, scraping, cleaning, spackling, caulking, cu ng wood, laying down a linoleum floor, re‐ placing a kitchen counter‐top, and more.

According to Mr. Joe Lewis, Devon Prep Religion teacher and organiz‐

er of the trip, “The Devon students worked hard and really made a posi‐ ve and las ng impression on the people they served. The boys enjoyed the opportunity to interact with the people we helped,” he said. “We discovered they are a tremendously nice and proud people who very much appreciated what we were doing for them. Some of them went out of their way to prepare lunch for our guys and to make them a part of their family.”

In addi on to working, the young men had the opportunity to par cipate in Catholic Heart Workcamp ac vi es which included fellowship, worship, and music. They also met other par cipants who came from Canada, Ari‐ zona, Michigan, Florida, Ohio and other places around the country.

Senior Patrick Shields enjoyed both the work and the camaraderie that went with it. “My group worked on the house of an older woman whose husband had recently passed away. We mostly did inside pain ng, a bit of outside work, and we put down some linoleum on the second floor,” the senior explained. “It was nice to learn some things about pain ng while helping out someone less fortunate than us. I’ve become closer to my classmates who went on the trip, and I’ve grown stronger in my faith. I enjoyed every part of the trip and feel refreshed by the whole experi‐ ence.”

To see more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/08/devon‐students‐par cipate‐in‐ summer‐mission‐trip/

ACADEMIC CHALLENGE TEAM BATTLES FACULTY Devon Prep’s Academic Challenge Team competed against the faculty for a Student – Faculty Academic Challenge sponsored by the Student Council. Mr. Roger Mecouch served as quizmaster while the enthusias c student body cheered on the teams. Although both teams answered tough ques ons about biology, phys‐ ics, history, literature , pop culture and more, in the end the faculty earned the most points (150 ‐100) and were declared the winners.

For more photos go to h p:// www.devonprep.com/2013/04/student‐faculty‐ academic‐challenge/

MATHLETES SUCCEED Devon Prep’s Mathletes Team, under the direc on of Mr. Chip Hollowell, took Second Place of 11 teams in the Archdiocesan Mathlete Championship in the spring. Sophomore Soham Bharne and freshman Alexandru Damian were in the top five point leaders group for the Archdiocese and invited to repre‐ sent the diocese in a compe on against the Philadelphia Public League. The Archdiocese won that compe on 100 – 42 on April 22.

In addi on to helping the Diocesan team win, Damian, who was the youngest member of the team, also emerged with the highest score of the en re compe on. Devon Prep’s Mathlete Team includes, from le : Kevin Sheng, Jeﬀerson Toro, Daniel Crowe, Alexandru Damian Shyamal Patel , Soham Bharne , Albert‐Emanuel Milani, Patrick Shields and Andrew Bright.

CAP COLLECTS SCHOOL SUPPLIES As the summer comes to an end school age children through‐ out the Delaware Valley begin buying their supplies for the upcoming school year. For needy families in North Philadelphia ge ng the necessary school supplies was made a li le easier with help from Devon Prep’s Chris an Ac on Program (CAP).

Throughout the summer CAP collected nearly 4000 items from Devon Prep families for St. Elizabeth’s Community Center in North Philadelphia. Among the items were notebooks, pencils, crayons, pens, folders, backpacks, copybooks, erasers, index cards and just about anything else needed to start school.

The dona ons were sorted, counted, boxed and delivered to St. Elizabeth’s by CAP Co‐Presidents Seniors Mike McKenna and James O’Shea and Co‐Vice Presidents Juniors Patrick Rohr and Andrew Kramer. The supplies were then distributed to school age children during St. Elizabeth’s annual Community Block Party. More than 200 families a end the block party each year.

JUNIORS INDUCTED INTO SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Fourteen juniors were inducted into Devon Prep’s chapter of the Science Na onal Honor Society (SNHS) during a ceremony in Calasanc us Hall that included a candle ligh ng ceremony as well as presenta on of the inductees. Fr. Shea opened with a prayer, Science Teacher Mrs. Anne e Loutrel conducted the ceremony, and Mr. Roger Mecouch, Science De‐ partment Chair, served as the Guest Speaker. In addi on 12 seniors who are current members of the Honor Society were presented with Honor Cords to wear at gradua on.

The new inductees include:

Sean Bevan Andrew Bright Benjamin Conser Michael Horbowy Bre Kelly

Sean Kennedy Michael Lawrence Ma hew McDevi Michael McKenna James O’Shea

Owen Phelan Jason Sadek Kevin Sheng Patrick Shields

For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/na onal‐ science‐honor‐society‐induc on/

The recently inducted members of Devon Prep’s chapter of The Science Na onal Honor Society are: back row, from le : Ma hew McDevi , Jason Sadek, Patrick Shields, James O’Shea; middle row, from le : Owen Phelan, Michael McKenna, Michael Horbowy, Bre Kelly; front row, from le : Michael Lawrence, Kevin Sheng, Andrew Bright, Sean Bevan, Benjamin Conser. (missing: Sean Kennedy).

Senior members of the Honor Society received Honor Cords to wear at gradua on. Pictured with Science Teacher Mrs. Anne e Loutrel are, from le : Rafael Suero, Kevin Fulmer, Christopher Clayton, Michael Tolvaisa, Michael LaBella, Ma hew DiDonato and Antonio Muscarella.

MOTHER ‐ SON COMMUNION BRUNCH Nearly 200 Devon Prep students and their mothers a ended the an‐ nual Mother‐Son Communion Brunch sponsored by the Devon Prep Parents Associa on (DPPA) in April. The event began with a Mass celebrated by Headmaster Fr. James Shea followed by a delicious brunch prepared by Mrs. Kalivas and her staﬀ. The guest speaker was Mr. Jason Buck a seminarian studying at St. Charles Borromeo Semi‐ nary. Special thanks to Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Holmes and all the DPPA volunteers who helped make this lovely event a success. For more photos: h p:// www.devonprep.com/2013/04/ mother‐son‐communion‐ brunch/

SPRING TIDE 2013 ‐ MARCH MADNESS The Chester Valley Golf Club was filled with Devon Prep family and friends on Saturday, March 9 as the Parents Associa on hosted Spring TIDE 2013. More than 220 guests spent the evening bidding on over 200 fabulous items in the Silent and Live Auc ons, par cipa ng in a March Madness Shoot‐out Contest, and enjoying delicious cuisine. The evening ended with the raﬄe drawing. Congratula ons to Mrs. Cristy DiDonato and Mrs. Jennifer Wright as well as nu‐ merous volunteers who worked so hard to make this awesome event a great success. See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/03/spring‐ de‐2013‐march‐madness/

O’SHEA HONORED FOR ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND SERVICE Devon Prep Rising Senior James O’Shea was recognized for his accomplishments as a scholar, an athlete and a vol‐ unteer. He received a Presi‐ den al Volunteer Service Award and he was nominated for The Congressional Scholar‐ Athlete of Pennsylvania Pro‐ gram of the Seventh Congres‐ sional District of Pennsylvania.

James received the Gold Level Presiden al Volunteer Service Award for his dedica on to serving others through his work at Lankenau Medical Center. This award was established in 2003 as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commit‐ ment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. The award has four levels, gold, silver, bronze and life me. Each level recogniz‐ es a minimum number of hours volunteered throughout a 12 month peri‐ od. During a special luncheon honoring Lankenau volunteers James re‐ ceived the Gold level award for giving over 250 hours of service.

“I’m interested in medicine and my parents always taught me to give back, and this is my way of doing it,” said James. “I do transport, messenger service, work in same day surgery, clean equipment, and anything they need me to do.”

According to James the same day surgery unit is the most enjoyable be‐ cause of the pa ent contact. “In the same day surgery unit I get to talk to pa ents and try to make them comfortable, help them relax before their surgery. I’ve met so many people of diﬀerent ages and backgrounds. I’ve learned so much from them,” he said. “God has given me a lot. It feels good to see someone else benefit from my eﬀorts.”

The Congressional Scholar‐Athlete Program recognizes excep onal, talent‐ ed, well‐rounded high school juniors and seniors from the seventh Con‐ gressional District who best exemplify the selfless dedica on to school and sports that defines the leaders of tomorrow.

James is a Dis nguished Honor student, member of the Na onal Honor Society and Na onal Spanish Honor Society as well as a member of the Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, and Spring Track & Field teams. In addi on he is president of the junior class, vice president of Devon Prep’s Chris an Ac on Program, a member of the Campus Ministry organiza on, and a member of the Theater Program House Crew.

James was invited to a recep on, hosted by Congressman Patrick Meehan, where he and the other nominees were honored. “I believe this program benefits our community by recognizing the excep onal talents of the young men and women of the Seventh Congressional District,” Meehan wrote. “Educa on is important both on and oﬀ the field. In recognizing these well‐rounded students I feel it will foster the confidence needed to con nue on the path to success.”

LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Fi een seniors and several of their mothers helped the school community prepare for Easter by presen ng the first Living Sta ons of the Cross, a drama za on of Jesus’ journey to Calvary leading to his crucifixion.

According to Mr. Joe Lewis, chair of Devon Prep’s Religion Depart‐ ment, the idea of doing a Living Sta ons of the Cross came from sev‐ eral of the seniors during their religious retreat. Their enthusiasm for the idea made it easy to involve some of their moms as well. “Some of the mothers were a li le hesitant at first, but the boys were pre y convincing,” Lewis said.

Jesus was portrayed by Jus n Barker and his mother Jeanne Barker played the Virgin Mary. Other mothers played the women of Jerusa‐ lem as well as Veronica.

The reenactment of Jesus’ last hours included poignant moments such as ‐‐his sentencing, his falling under the weight of the cross, mee ng his mother Mary, being helped by a stranger, having his tunic stripped oﬀ of his body, and being nailed to the cross he carried.

“This type of presenta on helps the students picture themselves in the scene. In a way they are experiencing first‐hand the suﬀering of Pictured above, from le : Michael LaBella, Mrs. Jeanne Barker, Jus n Barker Christ and hopefully get a be er apprecia on of what he went through for us,” Mr. Lewis explained. “It’s a wonderful way to begin Holy Week which leads us to Easter Sunday.”

Watch the video at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/living‐ sta ons‐of‐the‐cross/

Portraying the women of Jerusalem are Mrs. Jolie Crowe, Mrs. Jennifer Shannon and Mrs. Nora Bowie

STUDENTS EARN AWARDS IN NATIONAL FRENCH CONTEST

Five Devon Prep French students earned awards in the 2013 Na onal French Contest/Le Grand Concours, an annual compe on sponsored by the American Associa on of Teachers of French. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded to students who earn na onal ranks 1‐10.

The following Devon students are bronze winners:

Ninth Grade Richard O’Flynn, ranked 7th Keith Stamer ranked 9th Alex Bygrave, ranked 10th Michael Nicolas, ranked 10th

Tenth Grade James Poslusny, ranked 7th Devon Prep students who earned awards in the 2013 Na onal French Contest/ Le Grand Concours are, from le : James Poslusny, Michael Nicolas, Keith Stamer, Alexander Bygrave and Richard O’Flynn.

59 STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Devon Prep inducted 59 students into the Na onal Honor Society (NHS) during a Mass and ceremony held in the school’s athle c facility in March. Head‐ master Rev. James Shea, Sch.P. celebrated the Mass which was concelebrated by Rev. Javier Renteria, Rev. Baltazar Sanchez and Rev. Richard Wyzykiewicz. A candlelight induc on ceremony followed the Mass and included the Na onal Honor Society Roll Call, induc on of the new members, and the reci ng of the Induc on Pledge. A recep on followed in Calasanc us Hall. With our new inductees there are now 92 Devon Prep students who are NHS members. Congratula ons to the new inductees:

James E. Colleran Daniel J. Crowe Andrew W. Dawson Eric A. DiPietro Russell T. Emery SOPHOMORES P. Landon Farnsworth JUNIORS Graham Alabdulla Mitchell L. Galarneau Andrew C. Brekus Daniel R. Azarian Andrew R. Hayden John K. Burke Pandurang R. Bharne John K. Hegarty John‐Paul L. Gies Patrick J. Blumenthal Evan P. Hennessy Grant G. Latran Henry R. Bule John J. Holmes Ma hew D. McSurdy Alex D. Carandang SENIORS Daniel C. Fletcher Cole S. Hasse Brian J. Koskinen Jus n L. Wright

Nicholas G. Peters Ma hew M. Sidor Jeﬀerson Toro Robert L. Wa ers

Nicholas A. Ippoli III Daniel F. Kennedy Tyler J. Klicka Michael G. Knudson Andrew J. Kramer Stephen T. Lewis Joshua M. Lieberman Andrew J. Loper James P. Lucas Angelo A. Luche Daniel P. McCallister

Albert‐Emanuel Milani William J. Moreno Jack E. Morris Chris an J. Nave Aus n T. Noska Sean M. O’Brien Michael L. Pauciulo Sean T. Phelan James M. Poslusny David T. Randall

Patrick J. Rohr Andrew M. Shannon Nicholas B. Snyder Andrew G. Stauﬀer Joseph G. Te , III Andrew C. Walheim Lucas A. Watson Samuel S. Young IV

DEVON PREP PRESENTS THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

Devon Prep’s Theater Program presented The Scarlet Pimpernel in March 2013. A swashbuckling tale of hero‐ ism and romance in the French Revolu on, Pimpernel is based on the novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy. Nearly 100 young men from Devon Prep and young ladies from area public, private and parochial schools par cipated in the produc on.

Dr. Valen n Radu, served as the show’s Music Director; Mr. Paul Recupero was the stage director and Mrs. Gail Oldfield served as the produc on’s choreographer.

See more photos and video at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/03/ scarlet‐pimpernel/

SPANISH AND GERMAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS VISIT DEVON PREP

Spanish Exchange students and their chaperones in front of Calasanc us Hall.

The spring semester brought two groups of exchange students to Devon Prep. First, twelve Spanish students and three chaperones from Colegio Cristo Rey, a Piarist Fathers’ School in Zaragoza, Spain came to Devon. Shortly a er they departed twelve German students and three chaperones from Albertus‐Magnus Gymnasium (AMG), a private co‐ed high school in Stu gart, Germany came to visit. Both groups spent several weeks living with Devon students and their families.

Both groups a ended classes and took day trips to area points of interest including Center City Phila‐ delphia, Lancaster County, Hershey and of course the King of Prussia Mall. They also travelled to Washington DC and New York City.

German Exchange Students and their chaperones pictured with their Devon hosts.

NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM WINNERS The following students were recognized for their achievement on the Na onal Spanish Examina ons.

GOLD LEVEL (ABOUT 95TH PERCENTILE)

SPANISH 1 Alexandru Damian Edward McGinley

SPANISH 2 Alex Carandang

This is the second year for Devon Prep’s Spanish Exchange Program and the 25th year for the German Exchange Program. students visited Devon.

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TIDE PRIDE & WING BOWL

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BRONZE LEVEL (75‐84 PERCENTILE)

SPANISH 1 Zach Delphais

SPANISH 2 Andrew Dawson Michael Knudson James Lucas

SPANISH 3 James O’Shea Patrick Shields

HONORIFIC LEVEL (50‐74 PERCENTILE)

SPANISH 1 SPANISH 2 Ma hew Bevilacqua Lorenzo Giannandrea Harpreet Cheema Andrew Hayden Connor Stephen Lewis Defaber‐Schumacher David Randall Nicholas DeMarco Andrew Shannon Patrick Gallagher Samuel Young Michael Love SPANISH 3 Michael McBride Nicholas Love Keane White K. Michael McKenna

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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM COMPETES AT STATES

For the second consecu ve year Devon Prep’s Middle School Science Olympiad Team qualified to compete at the PA State tournament, at Juniata College. Eighth Grader Brandon Smoot and Seventh Grader Paris Shusterfallou earned 3rd Place medals at the tournament for their “Rotor Egg Drop” Design.

In addi on to Brandon and Paris the rest of the team included: Sixth Graders Joseph Rajasekar‐ an, Dylan Rasinski, Andre Tiglao, Seventh Grad‐ ers Thomas Brower, James Costello, Brendan McGrath, Akul Naik, Jacob Pabia, Christopher Rufo, and Eighth Graders Connor Galarneu, Arnold Tiglao, Michael Weir and Mitchell Young.

Under the direc on of teacher Ms. Melanie Picard the Team qualified to par cipate in the State compe dents earned medals at regionals including:

on a er ranking 8th at regionals. Eight stu‐

Thomas Brower and Brandon Smoot – 1st Place Medal in “Mystery Engineering” Michael Weir and Joseph Rajasekaran – 2nd Place Medal in “Anatomy” Connor Galarneau and Joseph Rajasekaran – 2nd Place Medal in “Helicopters” Brendan McGrath and Dylan Rasinski– 3rd Place Medal in “Come Fly with Me” Andre Tiglao and Dylan Rasinski – 4th Place Medal in “Rocks & Minerals”

SPRING SPIRIT DAY

See more photos at h p:// www.devonprep.com/2013/05/middle‐ school‐science‐olympiad‐team‐competes ‐at‐states/

CELEBRATING Pi DAY Mrs. Iacobucci’s sixth graders celebrated Pi Day with a math lesson and a snack. “Pi Day is an interna onal celebra on of the number 3.1415, which is represented by the Greek le er pi (∏), one of the most important numbers in mathema cs,” Mrs. Iacobucci explained.

“Pi is the rela onship of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. March 14 is the day of celebra on every year for the simple reason the numbers used in represen ng the date are 3.14.”

To mark this day Mrs. I served slices of “pie” to her students as they learned about “Pi.”

For more photos and a video go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/03/ sixth‐graders‐celebrate‐pi‐day/

The weather was perfect for the Middle School Spring Spirit Day coordi‐ nated by Mr. Mark Aquilante in mid‐May. A er beginning the day with Mass in the Chapel and a mee ng in the gym it was me to start the ac vi es. From 9:30 AM un l 2:30 PM the day was filled with donut ea ng, arm wrestling, bombardment, frisbee football, an obstacle course, 3‐leg race, remote control car races, track & field events, soccer, kickball, and finally the tug‐of‐war. Although 8A once again took the tro‐ phy, everyone had a good me.

See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/middle‐school‐ spring‐spirit‐day/

MIDDLE SCHOOL TALENT SHOW

Devon Prep showcased several talented 6th, 7th and 8th graders during the first Middle School Recital held in Calasanc us Hall. Nearly 20 students eagerly shared their talents with their classmates and teachers. Several young men played the piano, some played the guitar, saxophone, and uku‐ lele and others sang. All were impressive. Special thanks to Music Teacher Ms. Michelle Tedeschi for arranging the a ernoon event. For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/04/middle‐school‐recital/

EIGHTH GRADERS QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL HISTORY BEE

MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR FOR A DAY

Congratula ons to Eighth Graders Alex Nawn and Michael Weir who par cipated in the Na onal History Bee Regional Finals and qualified for the Na onal Championships in Atlanta, GA in early June.

FOUR STUDENTS RECEIVE HIGH HONORS

Congratula ons to Seventh Graders Akul Naik, Thomas Brower, and Eighth Graders Michael Weir and Tyler Keough who were all recog‐ nized as 2012 and 2013 High Honors Students in the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY).

Every year tens of thousands of outstanding students take an above‐ grade‐level test as part of the Talent Search. The tests oﬀered vary by grade level and include CTY’s School and College Ability Test (SCAT), and the college entrance exams SAT and ACT.

Akul and Thomas were recognized for their scores on the SCAT and Michael and Tyler were recognized for their scores on the SAT/ACT. Being a “High Honors” student means that their results were outstand‐ ing. Fewer than twenty‐five percent of par cipa ng students who test achieve scores at this level.

Sixth Grader Christopher Muth served as Devon Prep’s Middle School Director for a Day in late spring. Chris spent the day with our every day Middle School Director Mr. Barry Brazunas. With Mr. Brazunas by his side Chris visited classes, met adminis‐ trators and staﬀ members, ate lunch in the faculty dining room and even handled some discipline problems.

ATHLETICS NEW VARSITY BASKETBALL COACHES NAMED Mr. Fisher has an extensive background in playing and coaching basket‐ ball. In addi on to seven years as jv head coach at Holy Ghost Prep, he also served as the head coach of Holy Ghost Prep’s AAU basketball team, and head coach of Lower Bucks AAU basketball for 16 ‐18 year old males. In addi on, Mr. Fisher has coached jv soccer at Holy Ghost Prep.

He was also the head coach of the University of Scranton men’s junior varsity basketball team for two years; is NCAA cer fied as a basketball coach; and even toured with the Harlem Globetro ers for a year a er gradua ng from college.

Mr. Fisher holds a BS from the University of Scranton, where he was a four year starter on their basketball team, and a MA from LaSalle Uni‐ versity.

Mr. Jason Fisher and Mr. Kevin Carroll

Devon Prep has appointed Mr. Jason Fisher as head coach of the varsity basketball team and Mr. Kevin Carroll as assistant coach. They will begin coaching in the 2013‐14 basketball season.

Mr. Fisher replaces long me Tide coach Bill Frio, who re red a er 16 years with the Devon Prep basketball program. According to Mr. Fisher, who most recently served as head coach of Holy Ghost Prep’s junior varsi‐ ty basketball team, his new posi on is a way to con nue a tradi on. “This is a great opportunity to build on an already great basketball program,” he said. “Devon Prep is a school and team with a great tradi on of always working hard and giving everything they possibly could.”

Devon Prep’s new assistant varsity coach, Mr. Kevin Carroll, is also expe‐ rienced as a coach and player. He played varsity basketball for Ge ys‐ burg College for four years, and most recently served as the assistant coach of Holy Ghost Prep’s junior varsity basketball team. Mr. Carroll also coached Holy Ghost Prep’s AAU team. He holds a BA from Ge ys‐ burg College.

For their first year at Devon Prep both coaches hope to ins ll and foster a sense of hard work in the team as a founda on for the future. “I hope to ins ll the fundamental principles that not only make great basketball players, but also will help the young men in life: hard work, discipline and determina on to name a few,” Mr. Fisher explained. “If we can achieve that it would be a great founda on for future goals.”

PITCHER SELECTED FOR PRESITIGIOUS AREA CODE GAMES

Rising Senior Zach Schellenger, a right handed pitcher on Devon Prep’s varsity baseball team, was selected to compete in the pres gious New Balance Area Code Games from August 5‐10 in Long Beach, California. Zach was selected to a Northeast region squad, represen ng the New York Yankees. A er the games concluded Zach was listed among the top pitchers in the tournament. Of the 241 players selected to par cipate in these pres gious games about 120 were pitchers, and only 33 were selected for the top pitchers list.

The New Balance Area Code Baseball Games is an elite baseball event that consists of eight teams represen ng eight regions na onwide. Each team was built by a Major League Baseball team. This unique event brings the top high school players from around the country together on the same field for a week, to be evaluated at the highest level in baseball. Scouts from all 30 Major League teams and the Major League Scou ng Bureau as well as college coaches from the top college baseball programs in the na on a end these games. The games have produced more than 350 major league players in the last 26 years.

Tryouts for this tournament are by invita on only. Invita ons are sent to players based on recommenda ons from Major League Scouts. In an Area Code Games tryout at Coca‐Cola Park in Allentown, Zach's fastball topped out at 93 m.p.h.

Zach was named The Bicentennial Athle c League’s (BAL) 2013 Most Valuable player, and he was named an Inquirer second‐team all‐ Southeastern Pennsylvania selec on. The Seton Hall recruit helped lead Devon Prep to the PIAA District 1 Class A final in the 2013 season. During the season Zach had an ERA of 1.19. He pitched 63 innings with 99 strikeouts, averaging 1.5 strikeouts per inning. His fastball averages 90‐93 mph.

THOMAS SEYKORA ’13 LEAVING HIS MARK AS A SCHOLAR AND AN ATHLETE When Thomas Seykora decided to change schools in the seventh grade stated. “In another 30 years someone else could come along and break he had been running track and cross country in his parish CYO program my record, and I hope somebody does, but no one can take my race at States away from me.” for several years. A er he and his parents chose Devon Prep to con n‐ ue his educa on he looked into the Cross Coun‐ Tom credits Mr. Paul Sanborn with giving try program to see what would be available in him the guidance and direc on he needed. high school. “Coach Sanborn said to me my freshman “One of the main reasons I liked Devon is be‐ year – ‘I see you as a miler.’ I said ok, I’ll cause it’s small. I did some research and give it a try,” he explained. “I did pre y well learned they had won something like five dis‐ so I stuck with it. Since then I’ve always trict championships in Cross Country before I thought of myself as a miler. He helped me got there, so I definitely knew something spe‐ realize that I could be a really good runner. cial was going on there,” Tom said. He fostered that within me over the past four years and helped me along the way.” Li le did he know that in a few years he would be making his own mark on the school as well According to Mr. Sanborn, Tom’s achieve‐ as the athle c program. ments as a student and athlete come from his drive to succeed. “Overcoming challeng‐ Tom was an ac ve member of the Class of es from injuries and technique, par cular‐ 2013. Having the highest average over 8 ly in his freshman and sophomore year, semesters, he served as class valedictorian, Tom emerged in his junior year as one of an honor he shared with two of his equally the be er milers in the school’s history,” deserving classmates Antonio Muscarella Sanborn said. “This year Tom ran at a and Ryan Shannon. As an AP Scholar with very high level of competence to break Dis nc on, a Na onal Merit Commended Devon’s 800m record, finish second in Student, a Dis nguished Honor student, an the Class AA 1600 State Championship Eagle Scout, and Co‐Captain of the Aca‐ race, dominate the Bicentennial League demic Challenge Team, he had a reputa‐ in track meets, and s ll con nue to per‐ on as an outstanding student with a form well enough in the classroom to strong work ethic. He was also recognized finish with the highest GPA in his gradu‐ as one of the most decorated athletes in a ng class.” Devon’s history. Looking back the runner acknowledges He started his running career at Devon he made the right choice when he decid‐ Prep as a freshman and par cipated on the ed to enter Devon Prep’s middle school. Coach Sanborn and Tom at States . Cross Country, Indoor Track & Field, and The size, the academics, and the rela on‐ Spring Track & Field teams for four years. He won ships he’s developed with his teachers, class‐ numerous awards including several Devon Prep mates and coaches are the reasons. Most Valuable Player Awards and the 2013 Alumni “Devon has helped me mature academically, Award presented to the top Scholar/Athlete. athle cally and spiritually. I don’t know if I He was named to All Bicentennial Athle c League could have go en that kind of growth in any (BAL) First Teams for Cross Country and Track, All other school,” he said. “I’ve go en to know Main Line First Teams for Cross Country and Track, everybody, all 38 guys in my class, pre y well. and he qualified for the PIAA Class AA State Cham‐ With the small faculty you also get to know all pionship in Cross Country two years in a row. the teachers. It definitely is more enjoyable here. In his senior year Tom won the District 1 AA cham‐ pionship for the 1600m with a me of 4:29 and earned the honor of being the first District champi‐ on for Devon Prep since 2009. He also broke the school record in the 800m run with a me of 1:57.75 replacing the 1980 record of 1:58.2.

A week before gradua on, Tom’s running career at Devon Prep ended on an even higher note when he won the silver medal at the PIAA Class AA State Championship for the 1600m with a me of 4:29.05. The only Devon Prep athlete to perform be er at States was Tom’s coach, Mr. Paul Sanborn, who won the gold in 1964.

“Winning the silver definitely tops breaking the 800m record,” Tom

“There’s a family atmosphere here at Devon, a close knit feeling,” Tom concluded. “Ten years down the road, a er gradua ng from Devon, the biggest thing I’ll remember will be the friends I’ve made and the teachers I encoun‐ tered, and just the rela onships that I’ve formed here.”

In the fall Tom will a end the University of Pennsylvania where he plans to run Track and Cross Country as well as study bio‐engineering for a future career in the medical field. But for now he is taking the me to enjoy his accomplishments including his place in Devon Prep history.

VARSITY BASEBALL SENIOR DAY Before their game with the Haverford School, Devon Prep’s Varsity Baseball Team honored their senior players. As each senior’s name was announced he greeted his parents, handed his mother a rose, and accepted a gi from a teammate. Then he and his parents shook hands with Fr. Shea and the coaches. The players who were honored include: Pat Kinsella, Ian McConnell, Ben Jonik, Jus n Wright and Brian Koskinen. For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/baseball‐senior‐day/

UPPER SCHOOL ATHLETES & COACHES HONORED AT BANQUET The Upper School Sports Banquet honoring athletes and coaches was held in the gym in late May. MVP and Spirit awards were presented to over twenty students in addi on to several special awards includ‐ ing the first Bill Frio Heart and Hustler Award named in honor of Devon Prep’s long me Basketball coach. Congratula ons to all Devon’s student athletes including following award winners: SOCCER MVP‐ Ryan Shannon SPIRIT – Jus n Barker OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE SOCCER PLAYER Jus n Wright

GOLF MVP – Eric DiPietro SPIRIT – Ma hew DiDonato

CROSS COUNTRY MVP – Thomas Seykora SPIRIT – Lucas Watson & James O’Shea

BASKETBALL MVP – John Kane & Michael Giampietro SPIRIT – Ian McConnell & C.J. Kohlbrenner BILL FRIO HEART & HUSTLER AWARD John Kane

INDOOR TRACK MVP – Thomas Seykora SPIRIT – James O’Shea

BASEBALL MVP – Zachary Schellenger SPIRIT – Benjamin Jonik & Jus n Wright BARRY M. HENLEY AWARD Patrick Kinsella & Brian Koskinen

TENNIS MVP – Benjamin Conser SPIRIT – Andrew Brekus

LACROSSE MVP – Jus n Hayden SPIRIT – Gabriel Pallante & Michael Knaus

TRACK & FIELD MVP – Thomas Seykora SPIRIT – James Enderle & Jack Roth

KEVIN T. FLATELY AWARD – Shane Norris WADE STALLARD AWARD – James O’Shea FRANK CASEY AWARD – Ian McConnell DEVON PREP ALUMNI AWARD – Thomas Seykora

For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/upper‐school‐sports‐banquet/

John Kane received the first Bill Frio Heart & Hustler Award.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETES RECOGNIZED AT BANQUET Parents and siblings gathered to recognize the basketball, soccer and baseball coaches, athletes, and teams during the Middle School Sports Banquet in mid‐May. Each of the coaches discussed the highlights of their season and presented Spirit, MVP and Sports‐ manship awards. Congratula ons to all the athletes. The following students received awards at the banquet:

SOCCER MVP – Daniel Shannon SPIRIT – Jus n Chambers SPORTSMANSHIP – Ryan Hallinan, Michael Hinke, Seamus Sla ery

BASKETBALL MVP – Tyler Wright SPIRIT –Ma hew Fasullo SPORTSMANSHIP – Sawyer May, James Thomas, Ma hew Kozak

BASEBALL MVP – Riley Monahan SPIRIT – David Haruch SPORTSMANSHIP – Hayden Ludt

For more photos go to h p:// www.devonprep.com/2013/05/middle‐ school‐athletes‐recognized‐at‐banquet/

TRACK TEAM EARNS MEDALS AT DISTRICTS Seykora Takes Silver at States

In the District 1 AA Championships Senior Tom Seykora ran 4:29 in the 1600m for First Place and the honor of being the first Devon Prep District Champion since 2009. Tom also earned the opportunity to compete in the PIAA Class AA State Championship where he won a silver medal for the 1600m. His me was 4:29.05. The only other Devon athlete to perform be er at States was Tom’s coach, Mr. Paul Sanborn, who won the gold in 1964.

The Track & Field Team earned 8 medals and a 7th place finish at the District 1 AA Champi‐ onships. Junior Jack Roth finished second in the 3200m run. The 4 x 800m relay of Junior James O’Shea, Freshman Ma Kelly, and Sophomores Lucas Watson and Dave Randall finished 4th in a me of 8:55. Sophomore Andrew Shannon finished 5th in the 1600m run, and Senior Ryan Shannon finished 13th in the 800m run.

See more photos at h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/seykora‐wins‐silver‐at‐states/

VARSITY LACROSSE SENIOR DAY Before their game with Harry S. Truman High School from Levi own Devon Prep honored the senior members of the varsity Lacrosse team. Student Council Vice President, Jus n Wright announced the name of each senior and his parents. Each mother was presented with a red rose. The honored players include: Jus n Hayden, Joe Haruch, Dan Fletcher, and Reese Bowden. For more photos go to h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/05/lacrosse‐senior‐day/

THREE TENNIS PLAYERS QUALIFY FOR DISTRICTS Juniors Break School Record For the first me in several years Devon Prep’s Varsity Tennis team had three play‐ ers qualify for Districts. Junior Ben Conser qualified for singles, and Junior Drew Brekus and Freshman Connor DeFabre‐Schumacher qualified for doubles.

In addi on Drew and Ben broke the Devon Prep school record for the most wins in a tennis season this year. Drew and Ben ended their 2013 seasons with 10 wins on singles courts which replaces the 2009 record of 8 wins. Both young men have been playing on Devon Prep’s team for three years.

Drew Brekus, Connor DeFabre‐Schumacher and Ben Conser

BASEBALL PLAYERS HONORED BY LEAGUE Zach Schellenger Named League MVP

Five Devon Prep varsity baseball players were named to Bicentennial Athle c League (BAL) All League Baseball Teams. Senior Ben Jonik and Sophomore Sean Phelan were named to the BAL All League First Team. Junior CJ Kohlbren‐ ner and Sophomore catcher Dominic Hardaway were named to the All League Second Team.

Junior Pitcher Zack Schellenger was voted League MVP.

From le , Zach Schellenger, Sean Phelan, Ben Jonik, Dominic Hardaway, CJ Kohlbrenner.

In addi on Zach and Sean were named to the 2013 All Main Line Baseball First Team and Dominic was named to the Second Team.

CLOSING CEREMONY AWARDS 2013 SIXTH GRADE EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION Graham Misko EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH Andre Tiglao EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS Andrew Silva EXCELLENCE IN EARTH SCIENCE Joseph Rajasekaran EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY Nicholas Bello EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Thomas Barker EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH STUDIES William Good EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION Evan Michel EXCELLENCE IN ART Dylan Rasinski EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC STUDIES Seamus Sla ery LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT Christopher Muth GENERAL EXCELLENCE James Thomas

Ac vi es Awards Na onal History Bee – Regional Qualifier Graham Misko

Science Olympiad – Cer ficate of Excellence Joseph Rajasekaran, Dylan Rasinski, Andre Tiglao

Up For A Cause –Cer ficate of Recogni on from Senator Andrew Dinniman Thomas Barker, Nicholas Bello, William Good, Christopher Muth, Dylan Rasinski, Andrew Silva, James Thomas, Andre Tiglao

Perfect A endance for 2012‐13 Seamus Sla ery, James Thomas

SEVENTH GRADE EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION Michael Hinke EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH Jus n Chambers EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS Ma hew O’Brien, Jacob Pabia, Jacob Snyder EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE Paris Shusterfallou, Brendan McGrath EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY Stephen Smith

EXCELLENCE IN GEOGRAPHY Akul Niak EXCELLENCE IN LATIN Ma hew Kozak, Jamie Lorgus EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Caelan Coyne EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION Tyler Wright EXCELLENCE IN ART James Costello EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC STUDIES Christopher Rufo LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT Augus n Thompson GENERAL EXCELLENCE Thomas Brower

Ac vi es Awards Math Counts Cer ficate of Merit Thomas Brower, Akul Naik, Jacob Pabia

Na onal History Bee – Regional Qualifier Ma hew Kozak

Science Olympiad – Cer ficate of Excellence Thomas Brower, James Costello , Brendan McGrath , Akul Naik, Jacob Pabia, Christopher Rufo, Paris Schusterfallou 17

Up For A Cause – Cer ficate of Recogni on from Senator Andrew Dinniman Thomas Brower, Jus n Chambers, James Costello, Caelan Coyne, Ma hew Kozak, Jamie Lorgus, Akul Naik, Brian O’Malley, Michael Pietrafi a, Paris Shusterfallou, Jacob Snyder, Tyler Wright

Perfect A endance for 2012‐13 James Costello

NINTH GRADE EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION Sco Clancy, Nicholas DeMaraco, Michael Nicholas EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH Michael McBride PUBLIC SPEAKING Connor Balog EXCELLENCE IN GEOMETRY Andrew Barella, Grant McKnight EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA I Connor DeFaber‐Schumacher EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED ALGEBRA I Daniel Brace EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA II Alexandru Damian EXCELLENCE IN BIOLOGY David J. Bowdler, Michael Love, Robert Pickell EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY Ma hew Kelly, Anthony Lambright EXCELLENCE IN FRENCH I Richard O’Flynn EXCELLENCE IN GERMAN I Kyle Mooney EXCELLENCE IN LATIN I Harpreet Cheema, Brian Damerau, John Parkinson EXCELLENCE IN LATIN III Thomas Gies EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH I Holden Barnes, Edward McGinley EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH II Jus n Hennessy EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Andrew Welsh EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION Anthony Gallo, Sean McGeehan EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH STUDIES Ma hew Bevilacqua EXCELLENCE IN ART Joshua Lee, Sekajipo Taplah, Maxwell Verna LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT Vincent Finley GENERAL EXCELLENCE Sean Fulmer, Shyamal Patel

Ac vi es Awards Na onal French Contest Top 10 Percent Cer ficate of Honor: Alexander Bygrave, Michael Nicolas, Richard O’Flynn, Keith Stamer

Na onal Spanish Exam – Gold Medal Alexandru Damian, Edward McGinley

Na onal Spanish Exam – Bronze Medal Zachary Delphais

GENERAL EXCELLENCE Pandurang Bharne

Na onal Spanish Exam – Cer ficate of Merit Ma hew Bevilacqua, Harpreet Cheema, Connor DeFaber‐Schumacher, Nicholas DeMarco, Patrick Gallagher, Lorenzo Giannandrea, Michael Love, Michael McBride, Keane White

Na onal German Contest Mathletes Cer ficate of Merit Alexandru Damian, Shyamal Patel

Perfect A endance for 2012‐2013 Andrew Barella, Ma hew Bevilacqua, Alexander Bygrave, Harpreet Cheema, Sco Clancy, Joseph Conroy, Michael Love, Michael Nicolas, Richard O’Flynn, Tyler Ollis, Fadee Rumman‐Obeid, Sekajipo Taplah, Keane White

TENTH GRADE EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION Andrew Dawson, Stephen Lewis, James Lucas, Nicholas Snyder EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH P. Landon Farnsworth, John Hegarty, Andrew Kramer, William Moreno, David Randall EXCELLENCE IN SAT STUDIES Kevin DeLaney EXCELLENCE IN GEOMETRY Daniel McCallister, Sean Phelan EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA II Lucas Watson EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA II AND TRIGONOMETRY Evan Hennessy EXCELLENCE IN PRE‐CALCULUS Albert‐Emanuel Milani EXCELLENCE IN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Henry Bule, Ryan Stager EXCELLENCE IN AP BIOLOGY Angelo Luche , Andrew Shannon EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY Tyler Klicka EXCELLENCE IN AP HISTORY Daniel Azarian, Russell Emery, Nicholas Ippoli , Michael G. Knudson, EXCELLENCE IN AP GEOGRAPHY Jack Morris EXCELLENCE IN FRENCH II Michael Pauciulo, James Poslusny EXCELLENCE IN GERMAN II Andrew Stauﬀer EXCELLENCE IN LATIN II Andrew Walheim EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH II Alex Carandang, Chris an Nave EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH III Joshua Lieberman, Andrew Loper EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION Eric DiPietro LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT Patrick Rohr

Ac vi es Awards Beothy Scholarship Award Winner Connor Carson

American Mathema cs Compe on School High Score Level 10Cer ficate of Merit and Pin Pandurang Bharne

Mathletes – Cer ficate of Merit Pandurang Bharne, Daniel Crowe, Albert‐Emanuel Milani

Na onal French Contest – Top 10 Percent James Poslusny

Na onal German Exam: Dis nguished Achievement—Bronze Award Andrew Stauﬀer

Na onal German Exam: Above Average Achievement Albert‐Emanuel Milani

Na onal Spanish Exam – Gold Medal Alex Carandang

Na onal Spanish Exam – Bronze Medal Andrew Dawson, Michael Knudson, James Lucas

Spanish Exam – Cer ficate of Merit Andrew Hayden, Stephen Lewis, David Randall, Andrew Shannon, Samuel Young

Perfect A endance for 2012‐2013 Alex Carandang, James Enderle, Mitchell L. Galarneau, Andrew, Hayden, Andrew Kramer, Angelo Luche , Albert‐Emanuel Milani, Michael Pauciulo, Andrew Shannon, Samuel Young

ELEVENTH GRADE EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION Ma hew McDevi , Michael McKenna, Nicholas Peters EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH Johnathan Clemen , Michael Horbowy, Michael Lawrence EXCELLENCE IN AP ENGLISH John Roth EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA II John Burke EXCELLENCE IN PRE‐CALCULUS Sean Bevan, Grant Latran EXCELLENCE IN AP CALCULUS AB Benjamin Conser, Kevin Sheng EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS Corey Kohlbrenner EXCELLENCE IN AP PHYSICS Andrew Bright, Jason Sadek EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY Christopher Bauers EXCELLENCE IN AP HISTORY Bre Kelly, Jackson Misko EXCELLENCE IN FRENCH III Jeﬀerson Toro EXCELLENCE IN GERMAN III Sean Kennedy EXCELLENCE IN SPANISH IIII Patrick Shields, James Stanish

EXCELLENCE IN AP SPANISH III Marco DiLeonardo EXCELLENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE Nicholas Love EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION Joseph Bilo LOYALTY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT James O’Shea GENERAL EXCELLENCE Owen Phelan

Ac vi es Awards American Mathema cs Compe on School High Score Level 12 Cer ficate of Merit and Pin Jason Sadek

Mathletes – Cer ficate of Merit Andrew Bright, Kevin Sheng, Patrick Shields, Jeﬀerson Toro

Na onal German Exam Silver Award Michael Knaus

Na onal Spanish Exam Bronze Medal Award James O’Shea, Patrick Shields

Na onal Spanish Exam Cer ficate of Merit Nicholas Love, Michael McKenna

Perfect A endance for 2012‐2013 Christopher Bauers, Benjamin Conser, William Culbertson , Zachary Schellenger, Patrick Shields

Book Awards Harvard Book Award for excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievement in other fields Andrew Bright

St. Michael’s College Book Award for Academic achievement with a social conscience Michael McKenna

Princeton Book Award for academic achievement and community service Kevin Sheng

Villanova Book Award for academic Excellence and a commitment to serve those less fortunate James O’Shea

The Rensselaer Medal Award for outstanding academic achievement in the study of mathema cs and science Kevin Sheng

Mark Your Calendars Wednesday, August 28 Middle School Orienta on for New Students 10 AM ‐ 12 NOON Devon Family Picnic ‐ 5:30 PM

Thursday, August 29 Orienta on for ALL 9th Graders 10 AM – 12 Noon

Tuesday, September 3 First Day of School / No DP Transporta on Middle School Reports 8:30 AM Dismissal at 11 AM Upper School Reports at 9:45 AM 11:30 Dismissal

Wednesday, September 4 Full Day of Classes ID Pictures Taken Parents Associa on Mee ng 7:30 PM

Thursday, September 5 ID Pictures Taken

Saturday, September 7 Audi ons for Fall Drama

Monday, September 9 Concert Band Info Session for Students 3 ‐ 4 PM Concert Band Info Session for Parents ‐ 7PM

Tuesday, September 10 Ninth Grade Adventure Educa on Day

Thursday, September 12 – Friday, September 13 Middle School Camping Trip

Friday, September 13 Mass — 8:30 AM All are Welcome Mothers’ Covered Dish Dinner

Friday, September 20 Mass ‐ 8:30 AM All Invited

Sunday, September 22 Headmaster’s Recep on 1 PM

DEVON PREP IN THE NEWS For online links to stories about Devon Prep students and/or events in area media outlets go to h p://www.devonprep.com/events/devon‐prep‐in‐the‐ media/

Tuesday, September 24 Vision, Hearing and Physical Screening for All Grades Mock Interview Night for Seniors 7 PM

Thursday, September 26 CAP Dress Down Day ‐ $2

Friday, September 27 Faculty Retreat ‐ No Classes

Monday, September 30 Foreign Language Honor Society Induc on ‐ 7 PM

Wednesday, October 2 Parents Associa on Mee ng 7:30 PM

Thursday, October 3 Middle School Spirit Day

Friday, October 4 Middle School Dance 7 ‐ 10 PM

Saturday, October 5 Homecoming Dance 7:30 ‐ 10:30 PM

Wednesday, October 9 College Financial Aid Night for Junior & Senior Parents ‐ 7PM

Friday, October 11 Mass ‐ 8:30 AM All are Welcome

Sunday, October 13 Open House 1 ‐ 4 PM

Tuesday, October 15 Sophomore CPR Training Parent/Teacher Conferences (A ‐ L) 7 PM

Wednesday, October 16 PSAT Tes ng for Grades 9, 10, 11 No classes for seniors

Thursday, October 17 Parent/Teacher Conferences (M ‐ Z) 7 PM

Friday, October 18 No Classes Fall Music Concert— 7 PM

Sunday, October 20 Scholarship/Entrance Exam 8:30 AM

Friday, October 25 Mass ‐ 8:30 AM All are Welcome Upper School “Up for a Cause” 7 PM ‐ 7AM (Saturday) Gym Devon Fathers’ Oktoberfest 7:30 PM—Calasanc us Hall

Saturday, October 26 Scholarship/Entrance Exam 8:30 AM

Monday, October 28 Winter Dress Code Begins

Thursday, October 31 Dress Down Day

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