TIDINGS, Winter 2013 by Devon Preparatory School

T IDING IDINGSS Devon Preparatory School

Volume 3, Issue 3

Winter 2013

NEARLY 50% OF SENIORS NAMED AP SCHOLAR Seventeen seniors, nearly half of Devon Prep’s Class of 2013, have been named AP Scholar by the College Board. Ten of these young men were named AP Scholar with Dis nc on, two were named AP Scholar with Honor, and five were named AP Scholar. They include:

AP Scholar with Dis nc on Christopher J. Clayton Ma hew J. DiDonato Kevin D. Fulmer Michael P. LaBella Antonio D. Muscarella Jacob E. Riedel Thomas F. Seykora Ryan T. Shannon Rafael Suero Michael A. Tolvaisa

AP Scholar with Honor Timothy P. Crowe Benjamin A. Jonik

AP Scholar Joseph D. Haruch Jacob R. Kampman Brian J. Koskinen Brian E. Kozak Ryan M. Ma ox

Devon Prep’s Class of 2013 AP Scholars are: back row, from le : Michael Tolvaisa, Kevin Fulmer, Jacob Riedel, Joseph Haruch, Ma hew DiDonato, Timothy Crowe, Benjamin Jonik ; seated, from le : Brian Koskinen, Christopher Clayton, Ryan Shannon, Jacob Kampman, Michael LaBella; kneeling, from le : Anto‐ nio Muscarella, Thomas Seykora, Brian Kozak, Rafael Suero, and Ryan Ma ox.

These Devon Prep students 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 2012 performed at a suﬃciently high level to merit such recogni on. The AP Pro‐ gram, 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.

SUPERIOR GENERAL OF THE PIARIST ORDER VISITS DEVON

Father Aguado (leŌ) and Father Shea during Friday morning Mass in the gym.

Devon Prep was honored to host The Most Rev. Pedro Aguado, Sch.P., Superior General of the Piarist Order, and Rev. Fernando Hernandez, Sch.P., the General Assistant for the Americas , on February 28 and March 1. While at Devon they met staﬀ and faculty, visited classrooms and spoke to the seniors during their retreat. They were also joined by Rev. Fernando Negro, Sch. P. Provincial Superior of the Piarist Fathers' United States and Puerto Rico prov‐ ince. These three visitors along with our own Piarist Fathers concelebrated the weekly Friday morning Mass for the whole school in our gym. A er Mass jun‐ ior John Burke presented Father Aguado and Father Hernandez with gi s from the school. Father Aguado then addressed the students, with Father Renteria as his interpreter, giving them a brief history of the Piarist Order and its found‐ er, St. Joseph Calasanz. Father Aguado said if St. Joseph were present he would tell the boys to “believe in yourself and don’t try to build a life apart from God. Trust in Him and let Him speak to you.” A er his talk Rev. Aguado presented the students and faculty with a day oﬀ from school to be determined by Fr. Shea.

FACULTY NOMINATED FOR HEART OF LEARNING AWARD

Congratula ons to five Devon Prep teachers nominated for the Citadel Heart of Learning Award. They are: Mr. Mark Aquilante, Mr. George Beothy, Mrs. Laura Mondon, Ms. Melanie Picard, and Mr. Larry Theuer.

The Citadel Heart of Learning Award is a program that Citadel Bank created in partnership with the Chester County Intermediate Unit to recognize and reward teachers in Chester County who have made a big impact on their students as well as the community. This award recognizes and thanks these teachers, while raising awareness of the importance of their hard work and dedica on. Stu‐ dents, parents, faculty and friends nominated these teachers whose innova on and enthusiasm in the classroom inspired students to want to learn.

Mr. Mark Aquilante

Mr. George Beothy

Mrs. Laura Mondon

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUPPORTS PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH

Ms. Melanie Picard

Mr. Larry Theuer

STAGE CREW CREATES SETS FOR SPRING MUSICAL Although the first performance of Devon Prep’s Scarlet Pimper‐ nel won’t be for a few more weeks, that doesn’t mean the cast and crew have nothing to do. For weeks the crew has been cre‐ a ng and building pieces of the set, including the guillo ne, bridge and throne. Performances are scheduled for 7 PM on Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16. See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/02/stage‐ crew‐busy‐crea ng‐sets‐for‐the‐scarlet‐pimpernel/

Devon Prep’s Chris an Ac on Program (CAP) sponsored the annual Middle School “Up for a Cause” from 7PM to Midnight on Friday, February 21 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Throughout the night the sixth, seventh and eighth graders played basketball, dodgeball and other games, jumped around inside the moon bounce, and enjoyed a variety of snacks. In the end they raised nearly $4300 for the interna onally known research and treatment centers for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/02/middle‐ school‐up‐for‐a‐cause‐supports‐pediatric‐cancer‐research/ 2

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

STUDENTS MARCH FOR LIFE Baby Supplies Drive coincides with the Rally & March for Life in Washington, DC.

More than 160 Devon Prep students, faculty and guests traveled to Washington, DC on January 25th to par cipate in the annual Rally & March for Life which commemorates the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abor on na on‐ wide. 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 Dev‐ on Prep community during a drive sponsored by the Pro‐Life club. The diapers, formula and wipes benefit Catholic Relief Services (CRS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and were distributed to needy mothers and their babies in Catholic Social Services’ Family Services Centers throughout the five county Philadelphia area.

Devon Prep’s Chris an Ac on Program hosted their annual Red Cross Blood Drive in the gym on February 14th. More than 40 students, faculty, staﬀ and parents took the me to donate blood that day. The 37 units that were collected during the Drive will go on to help 111 pa ents in need. Not a bad way to mark Valen ne’s Day.

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/02/cap‐ hosts‐annual‐blood‐drive/

FRENCH STUDENTS VISIT QUEBEC & MONTREAL

Despite the cold temperatures and some snowfall Devon Prep’s group marched up Cons tu on Avenue pass the Capitol Building to the Supreme Court Building. There, with thousands of others, they proclaimed their belief in the sanc ty of human life from the moment of concep on to the me of natural death.

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/01/devon‐ prep‐marches‐for‐life/

Seventeen Devon Prep French students travelled to Quebec and Montreal with French teacher Mrs. Laura Mondon and School Nurse Mrs. Denise Gavin, during the Presidents’ Day weekend. They toured the city visi ng Parc de la Chute Montmorency with falls higher than Niagara Falls, and the Montmorency suspension bridge. Later they visited the amazing Ice Hotel. They experi‐ enced dog sledding with a Quebcois trapper at Aventure Plein Air Inukshuk and enjoyed an introduc on to snowshoeing and a tour of the dog kennels. At the Maison de la decouverte they learned about the Military and the living condi ons of the sol‐ diers in the 1759 ba le of the Plains of Abraham. There the boys learned how to load a cannon and even how to amputate a leg. They even played a game of hockey at the Carnival site. On their last day in Canada they visited the Underground City in Montre‐ al, five city blocks of bou ques and food courts. Before leaving they a ended a service at Saint Joseph Oratory in the Crypt Church. See more photos: h p:// www.devonprep.com/2013/02/devon‐prep‐french‐students‐ tour‐quebec‐city/

LATIN TEACHER EARNS NATIONAL ATTENTION

Devon Prep La n teacher Ms. Melissa Browne received na onal a en on for her work on the Homer Mul text project. In this project Ms. Browne works to un‐ derstand the Homeric epics such as the “Iliad” by researching some of the earliest wri en remains of such poetry in both manuscript and pa‐ pyrus sources.

published before. I wrote a first edi on of features of this manu‐ script, and con nue work on it today.”

Ms. Browne travelled to Washington DC to present her findings at the Sunoikisis Undergraduate Research Symposium at Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies, a na onally renowned hub of classics research.

The Homer Mul text project is the first of its kind in Homeric studies, as it embraces technology by digitally presen ng both the text and historical framework of the “Iliad” and “Odyssey,” oﬀering a free library of texts, images, and tools that allow read‐ ers to uniquely engage with Homer’s seminal works.

“I've been involved in reading these manuscripts since I was a sopho‐ more at Holy Cross College,” Ms. Browne explained. “For my year‐long College Honors thesis as a senior I transferred my reading/research skills over to a manu‐ script of the Iliad from the 13th century which had never been

Ms. Browne holds a BA in Classics from the College of the Holy Cross in Massachuse s. She also studied Classics at Mansfield College at the University of Oxford in England. Ms. Browne teaches La n and religion at Devon Prep.

SOPHOMORE SEES SANDY’S DESTRUCTION FIRST HAND As me passes and our lives move on it’s easy to forget that just six months ago parts of our region were devastated by “Superstorm Sandy.” But as Devon Prep Sophomore Michael Knudson learned, “It’s not even close to being over.”

Before the holidays Michael spent a Saturday volunteering in Sea Bright , New Jersey, the southern half of a barrier beach which is the Sandy Hook Peninsula. The small town in Monmouth County is a li le more than an hour from New York City. And like many of the beach towns in New Jersey, Sea Bright sustained terrible damage and destruc on as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

ga onal Church of Havertown) were assigned to digging and clearing sand from a cri cal walkway between two badly aﬀect‐ ed homes. The homes were to be demolished but the sand had become an obstacle.

They dug sand all day, placed it in wheel barrows, moved it to the street where front end loaders later came and moved it to a bigger depository ar‐ ea. They had a 45 minute break for lunch where they ate a hot meal in military tents set up by the Na onal Guard.

“It was kind of daun ng because by the end of the day we only cleared out this one walk‐ way,” The tenth grader said. “It was probably 20 feet long with 2 feet of sand and it took us the en re day. I felt a sense of accomplish‐ ment when it was done.”

When he heard that his church youth group was planning to travel to Sea Bright to help with the clean‐up Michael thought it would be a good way to earn some of his required service hours and par cipate in an ac vity that could make a big impact.

“It actually didn’t look that bad when we first got there,” he said. “But as we moved along the beach there was a lot of damage. There were a lot of collapsed buildings and wreckage and there was sand everywhere.

The street we were on was a mess. There were no buildings intact,” he explained. “There was sand all over the sidewalks, all along and inside the houses, things like that. There were ran‐ dom objects sca ered around. I wasn’t surprised that it was that damaged. I was surprised that it s ll hadn’t been cleaned up. There was s ll a lot of work to be done.”

Michael and the three other young men from his church group (Chris an Youth Federa on (CYF) of Armenian Martyrs’ Congre‐

The Broomall resident explained that he works on various service projects throughout the year with CYF and Devon Prep. Although this project required a four hour round trip drive as well as a lot of physical labor he en‐ joyed working with his friends and comple ng a task that would help in the next step of the clean‐ up. Knowing that the process will take a long me he’d like to help again if the opportunity should arise.

“None of the homes were untouched, but you could tell there were some that had been fixed up and they almost looked back to normal,” Michael said. “But there is s ll a lot of debris around them and things like that. It’s not over. It’s not even close to being over. I think they need volunteers and money to help. It’s going to take a lot of me and eﬀort to clean it up.” 4

RALLY AND SHOOTOUT KICK OFF SPRING TIDE 2013 The Spring TIDE Commi ee sponsored a morning rally to introduce students to “Spring TIDE 2013 – March Madness” and encourage them to par cipate. The Student Council Ex‐ ecu ve Board led the rally with help from Mr. Paul Sanborn and Mr. Roger Mecouch who explained how students can par cipate in the fundraiser by selling raﬄe ckets and earn‐ ing prizes as individuals and as a homeroom. Then Student Council conducted a 2 minute three–point shoot‐out contest among four faculty/staﬀ members and one student, Mr. Mark Aquilante, Mr. Joe Donahue, Mr. Pat Kane, Mr. Pat Natlle and senior Patrick Kinsella. The first round led to a e between Mr. Donahue and Pat Kinsella with 8 baskets each. A er another 1 minute round, Mr. Joe Donahue was de‐ clared the winner with 11 baskets.

See more photos:h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/01/rally‐ kicks‐oﬀ‐spring‐ de‐2013/

MODEL UN TEAM Devon Prep’s Model UN Delega on received the PREMIER DEL‐ EGATION AWARD at the YMCA Model United Na ons Confer‐ ence in Hershey. Devon’s delega on was recognized for its prompt delivery of all program forms, close adherence to all program rules, and exemplary prepara on & performance of its students.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Two Devon Prep students were named Main Line Student of the Week by the Main Line Media News which publishes The Main Line Times and Main Line Suburban Life newspapers. Junior James O’Shea and Senior Antonio Muscarella both received this honor.

You can read about James at : JAMES O’SHEA STUDENT OF THE WEEK and Antonio at: ANTONIO MUSCARELLA STUDENT OF THE WEEK

BATTLE OF THE BANDS 2013

MATHLETES WIN 2 IN A ROW A er compe ng all year and winning their last two meets, Devon Prep's Mathletes have one meet le and are in the running to com‐ pete in the Archdiocesan Championship on April 15th.

A few weeks ago Devon Prep’s Student Council presented the 2013 Ba le of the Bands in the gym. Eight bands from area high schools, including two from Devon Prep (Egocentric Plas c Men and Skitch), competed for the grand prize. More than 400 people a ended this year’s compe on which was sponsored by Sam Ash Music Store and 102.9 WMGK FM. Last year's winner, Dizzy Doctrine, also performed while the audience voted via tex ng service for the winner. A er the votes were counted Skitch was declared the winner. See a video of the night: h p://vimeo.com/59818809

Tenth Grader Soham Bharne keeps his streak alive of a perfect score for the 5 meets.

Soham and Ninth Grader Alex Damian have been invited to be on the Philadelphia Arch‐ diocesan team. They are two of 15 students who will represent the Archdiocese against the Public Schools in a math compe on.

Soham Bharne

Mathletes is an interscholas c math compe‐ on between schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Compe ons are hosted once a month and the loca ons and the topics vary. Alex Damian

GRANDPARENTS & SPECIAL OTHERS DAY

HARVEST FOOD DRIVE Devon Prep’s 2012 Harvest Food Drive, sponsored by the Chris an Ac on Program, garnered over 6000 food items including canned and boxed goods as well as 28 turkeys for St. Elizabeth’s Community Center in North Philadelphia.

More than 200 Grandparents and Special Others visited Devon Prep the day before Thanksgiving for our annual “Grandparents and Special Others Day.” They were treated to a con nental breakfast, a concert by our Music Society and most important – me with their favorite Devon Prep stu‐ dent.

Headmaster Rev. James Shea, Sch. P. blessed the food during a Mass of Thanksgiving in the school’s gym before CAP members delivered all of it to the Project H.O.M.E Food Cupboard at St. Elizabeth’s.

Mrs. Helen Brown, Director of the Food Cupboard, and several volunteers were on hand to accept Devon Prep’s generous dona ons which included canned vegetables and soups, jars of apple sauce, peanut bu er and jams, boxes of pasta, stuﬃng, rice and mashed potatoes, tomato sauce, tuna fish and peanut bu er.

Devon Prep has had a long-standing connec on to St. Elizabeth’s Community Center. Each year CAP conducts food, clothing and school supplies drives that benefit the Center. See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2012/11/ harvest- de-food-drive/

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2012/11/students‐ host‐grandparents‐and‐special‐others/

SOPHOMORES LEARN TO SAVE LIVES Devon Prep sophomores par cipated in the American Heart Associaon’s Heart Saver course, joining the more than 1000 Devon Prep students who have been trained in CPR over the past two decades. Film, hands-on experience, and lectures were used to teach the signs and signals of heart a ack, stroke, and foreign body airway obstrucon (choking).

Students learned when to use CPR and abdominal thrusts (also known as the Heimlich maneuver). The tenth graders were also taught how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). The course was sponsored by the Health and Guidance Department.

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2012/11/sophomores -learn-to-save-lives/

QUILL & SCROLL SOCIETY INDUCTION Ten students were inducted into Devon Prep’s chapter of the Quill and Scroll Society, the interna onal honor society for high school journalists. During a ceremony in Calasanc us Hall, before family and friends, eight seniors and two juniors were welcomed into the Soci‐ ety by Headmaster Rev. James Shea, Sch.P., and Mr. Larry Theuer, English teacher and moderator of the student newspaper the Devon Dialogue.

Among the qualifica ons for membership into Devon Prep’s chapter of the society are: a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the last 2 semesters; superior work in some phase of high school journalism; submission of at least 2 quality ar cles in the last year; recommenda on by Devon Prep’s new members of the Quill & Scroll Society include: standing, from leŌ: Seniors the Devon Prep Quill and Scroll commi ee; Jacob Kampman, Michael Tolvaisa, Brian Koskinen, Jus n Barker, and Junior James Stanish; and approval by the Society’s execu ve direc‐ seated, from leŌ: Senior Timothy Crowe, Junior Andrew Bright, Seniors Rafael Suero, Sean tor. The Induc on ceremony included the dis‐ Melvin, and Ryan Shannon. tribu on of the badge of membership, honor cords for the seniors to wear at Commencement, and a candle ligh ng ceremony demonstra ng the core values of the Society: Truth, Learning, Leadership, Loyalty, Ini a ve, Integrity, Judgment and Friendship.

In addressing the new inductees Mr. Theuer said, “Membership into Quill and Scroll involves responsibility which you must not forget ‐ the duty to devote yourself to the welfare of your school, and to any other group or community to which you may later belong. In a few years the obliga on of leadership will fall to you, make certain that you are fully prepared and fully qualified to assume responsibility.”

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2012/11/2012‐quill‐and‐scroll‐induc on/

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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION

Twenty Middle School students were in‐ ducted into the Na onal Junior Honor Society (NJHS) during a ceremony con‐ ducted by the current eighth grade mem‐ bers of the NJHS. The ceremony included reading of the NJHS Creed, a candle ligh ng ceremony, roll call of new mem‐ bers, awarding of cer ficates and signing the registry. Opening and closing remarks were made by Mr. Barry Brazunas, Mid‐ dle School Director. The new inductees include:

Eighth Graders

Brendan McGrath Akul Naik Ma hew O’Brien, Jacob Thomas Pabia Michael Pietrafi a Seventh Graders Christopher Rufo Paris Shusterfallou Thomas Brower Ma hew Siracusa Jus n Chambers Stephen Smith Michael Hinke Jacob Snyder Kyle Husar Augus n Thompson Jamie Lorgus David Haruch, Kevin Holmes, Brandon Smoot Jack Wagner

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2012/11/20‐students‐inducted‐into‐njhs/

SIXTH GRADERS WIN PEACE POSTER CONTEST Devon Prep Sixth Graders Christopher Muth, Seamus Sla ery and Andre Tiglao received first, second and third place, respec vely, in the “Imagine Peace” poster contest conducted by the Paoli‐Berwyn‐Malvern (PBM) Lions Club. Members of the PBM Lions Club presented cer ficates to all of the sixth grade par cipants as well as the awards during a brief ceremony in the gym.

Each year Lions Clubs around the world sponsor the Lions Interna onal Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for children ages 11, 12 and 13 encourages young people to express their visions of peace. Par cipants use a variety of mediums, including charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme. For 25 years, more than four million children from nearly 100 countries have par cipated in the contest. See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2012/12/poster/

The Na onal Geographic Bee is administered on a not‐for‐profit basis by the Na onal Geographic Society. The contest, for stu‐ dents in grades four through eight, is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography.

HISTORY BEE Sixth grader Graham Misko, seventh grader Ma Kozak and eighth graders Michael Weir and Alex Nawn qualified for the Philadelphia Regional Finals of the Na onal History Bee sched‐ uled for April 20th in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. The top finishers from the 35 Regional Finals are eligible to advance to the Na on‐ al Championships in Atlanta, Georgia in June. The Na onal Histo‐ ry Bee is an individual academic compe on for elementary and middle school students that tests knowledge of a wide range of historical topics.

SPELLING BEE

See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/01/eighth‐ grader‐wins‐geography‐bee/

SIXTH GRADERS DEBATE OIL DRILLING IN WILDLIFE REFUGE Ms. Picard’s sixth grade Earth Sci‐ ence class held a mock debate on whether or not the Arc c Na on‐ al Wildlife Refuge should be opened to oil drilling. The students were divided into pairs to present mul ple perspec ves of the situa on.

Eighth Grader Ben Lubker won the Middle School Spelling Bee a er a grueling hard‐fought ba le with his worthy opponents Christo‐ pher McAlee (8th grade), Caelan Coyne (7th grade), Andre Tiglao (6th grade), and Tommy Brower (7th grade). Ben went on to repre‐ sent Devon Prep at the Chester County Spelling Bee where he ad‐ vanced to the championship round. Ben is a two‐ me Devon Prep Spelling Bee champion having won the first me as a sixth grader.

GEOGRAPHY BEE Eighth grader Alex‐ ander Nawn won Devon Prep’s Middle School Geography Bee, a challenging test of geographic knowledge conduct‐ ed by Devon’s Geog‐ Alexander Nawn, Andrew Shannon, Michael Weir raphy Teacher Mr. George Beothy. Eighth Grader Daniel Shannon took second place and Eighth Grader Michael Weir took third in this year’s compe on.

As the Geography Bee winner Alexander was eligible 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. In May state winners will compete in the na onal finals for scholarships in the amount of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000.

Each pair assumed the iden ty of an interest group and comprised a brief yet powerful argument that embodies their party’s beliefs. The par cipa ng par es included: Climate Change Experts, Sierra Club, Gwich’in Na on, Arc c Power, Inupiat People, and the Team‐ sters Labor Union.

The interest groups presented their arguments to a Senate Com‐ mi ee comprised of three faculty members who made the final decision regarding the Arc c Na onal Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and oil drilling. Based on the facts presented during the debate, the Senate Commi ee ruled not to drill with the understanding that the decision could change in the future when more factual infor‐ ma on becomes available. See more photos: h p:// www.devonprep.com/2013/02/sixth‐graders‐debate‐oil‐drilling‐in‐ the‐arc c‐na onal‐wildlife‐refuge/

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM The Middle School Science Olympiad Team par cipated in a Science Olympiad Invita onal at the Bayard Rus n High School in West Chester. Thirty‐five teams from several states par ci‐ pated in this event. Eighth Grader Michael Weir and Sixth Grad‐ er Joe Rajasekaran earned a 4th place ribbon in the Anatomy event. Overall Devon Prep’s team ranked 6th among the Penn‐ sylvania teams.

The goal of the invita onal was not only to allow students a chance to par cipate in a compe on similar to Regionals but also to give students and coaches ideas and resources to prepare for the Regional

ATHLETICS COACH FRIO STEPS DOWN AFTER 16 YEARS Sixteen years ago Bill Frio was looking for a change from coach‐ ing middle school basketball. He wanted to move into coach‐ ing at the high school level. So when he was asked to join Dev‐ on Prep’s basketball program he was happy to accept. As a 1974 alumnus of the school, who also played basketball there, it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.

Now, a er nine years as JV Coach and seven years as Varsity Coach, Frio is re ring. His rec‐ ord speaks well of him. He was the winningest JV Coach in the school’s history and the third winningest Varsity Coach. He coached nearly 400 JV and Varsity basketball games in that me, won several tournaments and 2 Class AA district tles (2011 & 2012). Six of Frio’s varsi‐ ty teams were seeded #1 in District A, and his 2009‐10 varsity team went to the second round of the state championship, the only Devon Prep team to get that far in the post season.

joy I got helping players and fellow coaches over the years,” he explained. “That makes you feel good as a person.

“Several years ago there was a student I took as a sophomore and started as a senior,” Frio con nued. “Apparently his experi‐ ence had such an impact on him that he wrote his college essay about me. I have the essay hanging in my oﬃce. That meant more than all the tourna‐ ments and all the wins. That’s the other side of coaching. It’s not just the wins and losses.”

According to Mark Aquilante, Devon Prep’s Athle c Director, Frio’s re rement will leave a void in the school’s basketball program be‐ cause he wasn’t just a coach, but also a men‐ tor and friend.

“Bill Frio has been a huge asset to our school as our varsity basketball coach,” Aquilante said. “He has been a great coach, but more importantly, he has been a mentor and friend to our student athletes. We won’t be able to replace the amount of kindness and generosi‐ ty he has shown to our parents and players. His re ring is an enormous loss to our school, but we know he will remain a fixture in our Devon community.”

The decision to re re wasn’t an easy one for Frio who has been involved with Devon Prep as a student, alumnus, and parent, as well as a coach. “I’m leaving with mixed emo ons,” he Coach Frio with Jeff Hughes ’10 a er said. “I’ll miss the school, I’ll miss the boys. I Hughes scored his 1000th point. really enjoyed coaching and being at Devon. I was a student there, my son went there, I have As for the future, Frio doesn’t have any coaching plans at this a long history with the school. But I feel good knowing that I me. He does plan to stay connected to his alma mater, made a difference in the lives of the boys I coached.” though. He intends to go back for alumni func ons and of course to watch some games. “I would like to see Devon win a Among those boys are several record breaking athletes includ‐ state championship,” Frio said. “We all know Devon is a great ing Duncan Becker ’11, the leading rebounder in school history, academic school, but I want people to know that our athle cs Jeff Hughes ’10, the second leading scorer and leading three are great too. A state championship would definitely do that.” point scorer, and two of the school’s top ten 3 point scorers, Steve Kohlbrenner ’12 (#4), and Mike Giampietro ’13 (#7).

As much as all of the awards and records mean, however, Frio says it’s really the people ‐ players, parents, coach‐ es, ‐ he met and worked with along the way that he will remember most.

“Aside from all the games we played, tour‐ naments we won, and play oﬀs we’ve been in, some of my fondest memories come from the 10

VARSITY BASKETBALL SENIOR DAY Senior varsity basketball players were honored before their game against Sankofa Academy Charter in January. Student Council President Kevin Fulmer introduced the seniors, Ma DiDonato, Michael Giampietro, John Kane, Ian McConnell and Patrick Kinsella and their parents who were congratulated by Headmaster Fr. James Shea and Coach Bill Frio. Topping oﬀ the evening was the TIDE’s 80 – 70 win over Sankofa. See more photos: h p://www.devonprep.com/2013/01/basketball-senior-day/

SENIORS NAMED TO ALL LEAGUE TEAMS

DEVON PREP SWIMMERS MEDAL AT DISTRICTS Michael Knaus takes first place in Backstroke. Devon Prep juniors Michael Knaus and William Culbertson qualified in mul ple events for the PIAA-AA District 1 Swim Meet at La Salle University. Michael qualified for eight events, and William qualified for three.

Mike Giampietro

John Kane

Seniors Mike Giampietro and John Kane were named to All Bicentennial Athle c League (BAL) teams for basketball. Mike was named to the First Team and John was named to the Second Team.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Senior Ryan Shannon was selected as Main Line Athlete of the Week by the Main Line Media news, publisher of The Main Line Times and The Main Line Suburban Life newspapers. Ryan’s interview appeared in both papers and a short video was also on the Main Line Media News website.

Read Ryan’s interview at: h p://mainlinemedianews.com/ar cles/2012/11/22/sports/ doc50ad04bde2aa3492182601.txt

Michael swam the Backstroke, an event in which he was the fourth seed. A er 50 yards of the Backstroke race, Michael was in second place behind the defending champion, but with 30 yards to go he surged to take the lead and win the District Championship by almost a second, improving on his seed me by 3.2 seconds and se ng a new school record.

William swam the 200 Individual Medley and dropped 11 seconds ge ng 6th place overall. He also swam the 100 Fly and dropped 2 seconds coming in 5th place overall in the AA division.

Michael Knaus

This was a repeat performance for both swimmers who competed at Districts last year as sophomores.

Michael will now represent Devon Prep in the 100 Backstroke at the PIAA Class AA State Swimming Championship Meet held at Bucknell University in mid March.

Both students train at the Episcopal Academy Aqua c Club.

William Culbertson

2013 INDOOR TRACK WRAP UP

Under the direc on of Coach Dave Evans ’08 the Indoor Track team ran to several suc‐ cessful finishes during the 2013 season at venues such as Lehigh University, Haverford College and The Glen Mills School. The team was lead by their only senior, Tom Sey‐ kora, who qualified for The Meet of Champions in the 3000 meter run. His qualifying me of 9:13 ranked in the top 50 in Pennsylvania and 5th among small schools. Tom also lead two separate relays to top 10 finishes.

Tom Seykora Tom's relay eﬀorts were also supported by juniors Jack Roth, James O'Shea, and Lucas Watson. All three runners ran mul ple personal bests in events such as the 800 meters, mile run and 3000 meters. On February 2nd at The Glen Mills School, the 4 x 200 meter relay (composed of juniors Eric Toddy, Jeﬀerson Toro and Mike Lawrence and freshman Dave Bowdler) ran the fastest me for a Devon team in over two years.

Bowdler is a part of a solid group of freshmen that won several medals throughout the season. On January 12th at Haverford Col‐ lege the Distance Medley Relay (Bowdler, Watson with freshman Vince Finley and Ma Kelly) finished forth in a race with over 20 teams (mostly large schools). On Febru‐ ary 6th at The Novice Championships all five freshmen won medals (Mike Nicolas in the 800 meters, Kelly in the 1600 meters, Bowdler in the 200m, Finley in the 400 me‐ ters and Anthony Walker in the Shot Put).

Walker was not the only thrower to represent the Tide well throughout the season. His older brother, Joe Walker, a sophomore, set a personal best at Haverford College on January 12th. Juniors Mike Horbowy and Sean Bevan pro‐ vided leadership for a strong corps that returns everyone for next season.

AREA BANKS SUPPORT DEVON SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Penn Liberty Bank and Customers Bank generously donated to Dev‐ on Prep through the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Program. Penn Liberty donated $5,000 and Customers donated $6,000. These were Devon Prep’s first two contribu ons through this scholarship program.

The newly established OSTC From le , Mrs. Jean Emhof, Devon Prep Develop‐ Program complements the Educa‐ Ms. Deborah Marovick, Vice President of ment Director, and Headmaster Rev. James J. Shea, Customers Bank, (le ), presents a check for onal Improvement Tax Credit Sch.P., Devon Prep Headmaster, accept a $5,000 (EITC) Program, and provides tax $6,000 to Headmaster Rev. James J. Shea, check from Penn Liberty Bank representa ves, Mr. Sch.P. and Mrs. Jean Emhof, Devon Prep Eric Light, Vice, President of Community Banking credit for contribu ons to Devon Development Director. Chester County, Mr. James Quinlan, Execu ve Vice Prep for tui on assistance to eligi‐ President and Director of Wealth Advisory Services, ble students residing within the boundaries of a low‐achieving school. Through and Mr. Brian Hoelzle, Wayne Manager. these generous dona ons Penn Liberty Bank and Customers Bank help make a quality educa onal experience possible for academically talented students who otherwise would not be able to a end Devon Prep.

Penn Liberty Bank is a locally owned and managed community bank commi ed to providing a complete array of banking services sole‐ ly to individuals and organiza ons located within the Delaware Valley. Customers Bank is a Philadelphia area ins tu on which focuses on excep onal value, service and convenience to all its customers. 12

DEVON PREP IN THE NEWS 2012‐13 Some online links to area newspaper stories about Devon Prep.

STUDENT / ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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KNUDSON HELPS WITH HURRICANE SANDY CLEAN‐UP

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QUILL & SCROLL

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MIDDLE SCHOOL ART CONTEST

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BANK DONATES TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND

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AP SCHOLARS

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ATHLETICS

NATIOINAL MERIT STUDENTS

SOCCER

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CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE

BASKETBALL

MELISSA BROWNE

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HONORS

CROSS COUNTRY

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SOPHOMORE CPR

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SWIMMERS

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SPORTS01/130229653/‐1/SPORTS/devon‐prep‐s‐bill‐frio‐resigns‐as‐ basketball‐coach

Saturday, March 9, 2013 Chester Valley Golf Club Malvern, PA 7:00 - 11:00 PM Come and enjoy an evening of “Madness” and support Devon Prep at the same time!

Send in your RSVP today! Purchase Raffle Tickets. 1st Prize is $10,000!

Can’t attend? Send in a donation or sponsor a faculty member. Checks made payable to Devon Prep Parents’ Association. Questions? Send an email: cristyd@comcast.net or jen.wright@comcast.net

Thank you for your support!

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/. 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 http://www.devonprep.com/support/

Please reinforce your commitment to making a difference and send in your gift to the 2012‐2013 Devon Prep Annual Fund today.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

ImPACT TEST

Devon Prep will be closed on Friday, March 15 and Monday, March 18.

Devon Prep uses the ImPACT Test program to evaluate head injuries. This non‐invasive, com‐ puterized exam is u lized in many professional, collegiate, and high school sports programs across the country to successfully diagnose and manage concussions.

The test is being administered to all Devon Prep students through the Guidance and Health Department.

If you have not done so yet, please complete and return the Consent Form as soon as possible so your son can be tested. Please address any ques ons to Mrs. Denise Gavin at dgavin@devonprep.com or 610‐688‐7337, ext. 112.

Devon Prep on the Web

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