High school report
Appoquinimink
Appoquinimink
The Appoquinimink High School music department will hold its fifth annual Mattress Fundraiser on Feb. 4 in the AHS Commons from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mattresses will be on sale for 50 percent off retail. All proceeds will benefit music programs.
Appoquinimink High School will be represented on the Gold Team at the 62nd annual DFRC Blue-Gold All-Star Football Game with three players: Emmanuel Kenion, Jackson Truitt and Kenyon Yellowdy.
— Amanda Conley
Brandywine
Brandywine
Color wars shirts are available at the school store through Wednesday for $10. Class hallway decorating will take place Thursday evening, with the pep rally Friday.
Any interested students may join the Bulldog Bites Club on Wednesday when Dr. Donohue, an internal medicine physician and expert on nutrition, will talk about the benefits of a vegetarian and vegan diet. The club also will create some superfood smoothies.
The Winter Ball will be Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 and will be on sale in the school store.
Brandywine alum Purav Patel is the new tennis coach, and fellow alum Adam Browne is the new boys lacrosse coach.
Alum Kaylynn Haan was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll for the second year as a volleyball student-athlete. She will be assisting the men’s volleyball program in the spring.
New staffers are special education teacher Greg Xenakes, physics teacher William Bryant, speech pathologist Abby Siple and Jobs For Delaware Graduates professional Lisa Lopez.
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant High School students Shontel Coker and Shri Prabha Shivram went to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center for an educational tour with Science Olympiad participants throughout Delaware on Dec. 13.
The annual International Baccalaureate Pinning Ceremony for the class of 2018 will be Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Mount Pleasant Auditorium.
— Emily Gripp
Christina
Christiana
Ninth Grade Honors Academy students are planning for a sustainable future. Within their environmental science and mathematics class, the students completed a cross-curricular project in which they took a dream house of more than 5,000 square feet and downsized it into a tiny house of less than 400 square feet. The students learned about eco-friendly resources and used this information when building their model. They also applied real-life architectural math and strategies when creating their floor plans and tangible model.
Sophomore Di’zara Miller advanced to the final round of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Communication Contest on Jan. 15 at the baby grand in Wilmington.
Glasgow
Glasgow High School boys and girls soccer teams recently donated used soccer balls to kids in the northwest region of Cameroon in Central Africa. A former player and student at Glasgow, Tanner Fonjweng, approached head coach Brian Grant in early December and asked him if the teams had any items to donate to a mission that Fonjweng's father was going on to Cameroon. Some older soccer balls that are not used by the teams were donated. Cameroon students from the Abakwa Girls club team, the winners of the Bamenda Mayor’s Cup, sent pictures of themselves for the Glasgow players. Used soccer balls also were donated to Presbyterian High School in Batibo in the northwest region of Cameroon.
Newark
The Newark High School PTA was one of three Delaware PTA units in the Christina School District to receive a grant of $500 in support of school programs or events that align with National PTA initiatives of Student and School Success (family engagement), Health and Safety and Arts in Education. It will support the after-prom events as part of health and safety.
After hearing about at a Newark High School family that lost its home in a fire, Key Club member Ashle’e Reeves initiated a GoFundMe contribution portal and began to collect items for the family. Key Club adviser Ed Smith praised Reeves for her work and reached out to the club’s sponsor, the Kiwanis Club of Wilmington.
Colonial
William Penn
William Penn’s senior allied health students have prepared all semester to take their phlebotomy and electrocardiogram certification exams. Thirty-five students left the exam one step closer to their dream, 17 EKG technicians and 18 phlebotomy technicians.
— Trish Vo
Red Clay
Alexis I. du Pont
Girls basketball player senior Lauryn Griffin scored her 1,000th point in the game at Hodgson on Jan. 12.
The administration held a recognition luncheon on Jan. 12 for the 53 students who made the distinguished honor roll. The taco lunch was provided by the culinary class.
Senior shirts will be arriving by the end of the month. Shirts will cost $10 each. A senior dress down day will be held each month for students who purchase a T-shirt. The first one is Feb. 16.
Any senior who has received a college acceptance letter is encouraged to bring it to room 202 to receive a special recognition gift. Students will also be entered into a raffle or a special drawing to be held at the end of April. Students will receive one entry for each college acceptance letter.
— Vicki Kohl
Cab Calloway
The Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognized senior Elise Gardner with 21 awards in total for her work. Gold Key winners include Platon Babik ’19, Brenna Bochow ’18, Samantha Ford ’17, Elise Garner ’17, Emma Harkin ’19, Olivia Henderson ’18, Phoebe Henderson ’18, Semy Kong ’20, Iris Locke ’18, Debra Lymon ’17, Madden Mausolf ’18, Alexa Nacchia ’18, Ariana Ortiz ’19, Stephanie Richardson ’17 and Zihan Wu ’17. Silver Key winners include Nonna Batrakova ’18, Beatrice Black ’17, Katie Bobyak ’20, Brenna Bochow ’18, Isabelle Bryson ’19, Mia Cruz ‘19, Samantha Ford ‘17, Elise Garner ‘17, Melanie Gasmen ‘19, Olivia Henderson ‘18, Paige Lamey ‘18, Iris Locke ‘18, Debra Lymon ’17, Sophie Mirotznik ’18, and Zihan Wu ’17. Honorable Mentions include Nonna Batrakova ’18, Beatrice Black ’17, Brenna Bochow ’18, Isabelle Bryson ’19, Janina Camp ’19, Mia Cruz ’19, Dylan Flogaus ’18, Samantha Ford ’17, Peter Furman ’18, Elise Garner ’17, Melanie Gasmen ’19, Sophia Gulotti ’19, Olivia Henderson ’18, Olivia Herdman ’18, Matthew Jones ’19, Mary Langseder ’17, Nina Lego ’17, Lynn Marcus ’17, Alexandra Matikonis ’17, Brianna Mayer ’19, Jillian Pini ’19, Andrea Rodriguez ’19, Genevieve Spence ’17, Andre Tobing ’17 and Zihan Wu ’17.
— Colleen Flickinger
Conrad
Beginning Monday, all Conrad students will have the chance to vote online to determine the new Conrad mascot. Students will have the chance to pick between the Clippers, Phoenix or the Red Wolves. Voting will last through Wednesday. The winner will be announced Feb. 8, so that on Feb. 9 the decision can be celebrated with a Dress Down Day and with the boys basketball game against Delaware Military Academy.
Conrad is beginning its annual “Pasta for Pennies” fundraiser, with all proceeds going to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation. The class that raises the most money will be awarded an Olive Garden pasta lunch.
Tickets are on sale now for the annual Conrad Winter Ball, which will take place Feb. 10 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Conrad Health Occupation Students of America is planning a “Valentine Bear + Rose” fundraiser, which will start Jan. 31 and last through Feb. 14.
— Cole McLaughlin
Vo-Tech
St. Georges
St. Georges will participate in SkillsUSA competitions throughout February against all other technical programs in the state. Students who earn first place can go to the national competition Louisville, Kentucky. Here is who is representing us: web and print – Victoria Albanese, Tanisa Arrington, Shamar Banfield, Alayne Rivera-Butler, Brandon Halter, Noel Hang, Atira Forrest, Cassandra Megahan, Azaria Pender and Jordyn Willis; HVAC – Tyler Lord, James Ginevan and Nasir Wright; carpentry – Daniel Baker, Andy McClroy, Kyle Hill, Jacob Duncan, Jake Huber, Nasir Wayman, Austin Wood, Nicholas Novarnik, David Angulo and Michael Graden; electrical trades – Hunter Kaspresnski, Trey Phillips, Cole Sterling, Hunter Beaudet, Colton Breitenbach, Enrique Tiscareno, William Shahan and Kyle Dunfee; plumbing – Daulton Borthwick, Steven Martinez, Hunter Jolley, Trevor Buckworth and Eugene Semonelle; early childcare – Yamelis Vargas-Cintron, Imani Games, Amanda Kane and Kayla Woerner; culinary arts – Nick Durante, Kaitlynn Rohe, Megan Montgomery and Adrianna Harris; technical drafting – Brendan Chellew, Andrew Brown, Liam Sandles, Anthony Dillulio and Logan Cavanaugh; auto technology – Eric Gillespie and Shane Nester.
Charter
Academy of Public Safety
On Jan. 4, Louis Fletcher’s CSI-Forensics Class traveled to the Wilmington Police Department's firing range for instruction in firearms nomenclature and the processing of ballistic evidence. Cadets also had the opportunity to practice on the firearms training simulator. Michael Ballard, range master of the Wilmington Police Department, provided the instruction and training.
— J. David Wainwright
Newark Charter
Juniors Mimi Diani, Peace Osinubi, Elaine Ansah and Ashley Ndikum, all members of the Health Occupations Students of America program, partnered with the Medical Reserve Corps to host a self-management diabetes program for those with type 2 diabetes or those taking care of them. They are working on a portfolio regarding the program and their findings to take to competition in March.
Emily Dorrell and Nawel Hamroun kicked off a plastic bag drive Jan. 3. Five thousand bags were donated by Newark Charter students. The intent is to prevent them from being disposed into the ocean and harming the marine environment. Students weaved the plastic bags together. The bags were made into sleeping mats for the homeless to be donated to the Sunday Breakfast Mission.
— Sophia Crisomia
Private
Caravel
Caravel’s Model United Nations delegation won one of the Outstanding Delegation Awards at the Model UN conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Jan. 7 and 8. Sophomore Akhil Rao won an Outstanding Country Research Paper award, and junior Prithvi Arora was elected head chair of the press for next year.
— JoVonna Dodge
Sanford
This Friday is the annual spaghetti dinner, held in the newly renovated Dining Hall from 5:30 until 8 pm. Service Club members will cook and serve a pasta meal while others will provide musical entertainment. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. Contact the school for more information.
The entire school pitched in Monday to spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day packing, sorting, baking, folding, writing and cleaning on campus and around Newark and Wilmington. The annual MLK Service Day began with an inspirational speech and songs and ended at various spots, including the Delaware Food Bank and the USO.
Junior Zoe LaMonte recently returned from the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado, where she competed in three qualifying competitions for the Modern Pentathlon World Cup No. 1, to be hosted in Los Angeles by the United States. Modern pentathlon is a combination of fencing, swimming, running, shooting and horseback riding. LaMonte placed high enough in each of the qualifying competitions that she has been selected to compete in Los Angeles next month.
The Upper School held a Jeans Day fundraiser last Friday to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House.
St. Elizabeth
Congratulations to sophomore John Morrison, who has been awarded a Silver Key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for his story “Private Property” in the short story category.
Junior Rita Offutt was recognized as Student of the Week for the week of Jan. 16 for authoring two original works, “Dear Daddy” and “The Demise of Ophelia Morbes” (co-authored with junior Michael Anderson). Both will be recognized for their excellence by the Delaware Theatre Company on March 9.
Senior Maddy Norris was recognized as Maroon & Gold Athlete for the week of Jan. 16. As captain of the cheerleading squad, Norris not only is active with fall and winter sports competitions, but also is a constant supporter of all school-related activities.
St. Elizabeth High School class of 2021 scholarship recipients will be welcomed at a dinner Tuesday.
Students will participate Friday in the annual March for Life and Youth Rally in Washington, D.C.
— Declan Kennard
St. Mark’s
St. Mark’s National Honor Society will collect donations for the American Cancer Society until Feb. 3. With every $10 donation, you will receive a pot of daffodils and with each $25 donation, you will gift a pot of daffodils to a patient at the Helen Graham Center or Union Hospital, in addition to receiving your own flowers. Daffodils were chosen because they are some of the first flowers to bloom in the spring and keep coming back year after year. This represents hope and determination in the fight against cancer.
Practice for St. Mark’s One Act Comedy Festival has started. The three shows are “The Potman Spoke Sooth” by David Fulk, “13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview” by Ian McWethy and “The Wild Flowering of Chasity” by Dutton Foster. They will be directed by Laura Beeson (’18) and Eric Coleman (’17). See them Feb. 3 or 4 at 7:30 p.m. or Feb. 5 at 2:15 p.m.
Preparation and practice for the annual St. Mark’s Blue-Gold Fashion Show is set under the direction of Karina Tramont, Julia Pala, Halee Bescript, Jordan Ross and Nicole Reynolds. This fundraiser benefits all of the DFRC incentives.
— Kelly Holdren
St. Thomas More
Eleven students were selected to receive 2017 Delaware Regional Scholastic Art and Writing awards. They include Gillian Crawford, Therese Sadusky, Brianna Duffy, Jeffrey Churchman, Sarah Reeves, Gillian LeBlanc, Destiny Madara, Zoe Kelly, Emily Marthaler, Andre Vu and Ellie Kim. Madarareceived a first-place Gold Key Award; Marthaler, a second-place Silver Key Award; and Duffy, Churchman, Reeves, Vu and LeBlanc, third-place Honorable Mention Awards.
Tatnall
Freshman Skyler Knox was crowned Miss Hockessin’s 2017 Outstanding Teen during the Miss Hockessin, Miss Greenville and Outstanding Teen Pageant at the Wilmington University Doberstein Auditorium. Knox impressed judges with her performance in private interviews, evening gown, lifestyle/fitness and on-stage question and wowed the crowd with her gymnastics routine. She will compete at the Miss Delaware Outstanding Teen Pageant in April.
Science teacher Dean Goodwin established Delaware’s first 350.org affiliate group. That international group calls for action in publicizing increasing levels of carbon dioxide to address climate change and urge leaders to do something about it. On Jan. 9, Cole Bottorff ’17, Lara Jensen ’18, Jackson Nestor ’17 and Ansel Tessier ’18 delivered a letter to Jacqueline Cameron, staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, that urged the senator to support climate change initiatives. All Delaware residents are welcome to join; contact Goodwin at deangoodwin@tatnall.org.
Tatnall runner Brendan Balthis ’19 will race in the New Balance Grand Prix High School Mile at Boston’s Reggie Lewis Center Saturday. The event will be televised live on the NBC Sports Network from 4 to 6 p.m.
On Friday at 7 p.m., Tatnall students and faculty will showcase their talents during the Tatnall School Coffee House at the Queen in Wilmington. This year’s show will feature performances from nearly 30 students, as well as the Women’s Choir, Tatnall Singers and Treble Choir. Tickets cost $10 and a portion of all sales will benefit the Peter Godshall Memorial Fund, created in memory of Peter Godshall ’11.
Tome
Tome alumni Renee LeClerc (’16) and Michael Lucatamo (’16) returned to the school Friday for an unveiling ceremony to retire their basketball jerseys. Both LeClerc and Lucatamo scored 1,000 points over the course of their basketball careers at Tome, and junior Lindsay Llewellyn scored her 1,000th point during the girls varsity game after the unveiling ceremony.
— Gabriela Rivero
Tower Hill
Geometry students in the math classes of Tara Tatasciore, Elizabeth Anderson and Noreen Jordan have used String Art Design Projects to explore the connection between geometry and art during the second quarter. By using multiple geometric strategies, students were able to turn straight lines of string into impressive designs.
Effective July 1, Dan Hickey will leave Tower Hill to serve as head of school at Upland Country Day School. Since 2006, Hickey spearheaded the Beyond AP Program, oversaw new scheduling efforts and helped launch the advisory program in addition to teaching English classes and serving as the assistant coach of the football team.
— JadeOlurin
Tri-State Christian Academy
The drama department’s production of “Les Miserables,” directed by English teacher Susan Criddle, will be in school auditorium at 146 Appleton Road in Elkton, Maryland, on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets at the door will be $8 for adults and $5 for students 6 and older.
Senior Tim Walton completed his Eagle Scout project by building four picnic tables near the playground for senior lunch and after-care.
The mock trial team, headed by Thomas Berry, competed in Harford, Maryland, as part of the defense for the case of a superintendent being charged for allowing lead poisoning to continue to poison his school’s water.
— Mariela Rivero
Ursuline
As a gift to the seniors, principal Carolyn Zogby has raffled her parking spot in the cul-de-sac for the next six Tuesdays to six lucky winners. Winners are Olivia Barone ‘17, Fran Crivelli ’17, Kayla Larmore ‘17, Martha Skehan ’17, Kryshell Gordy ’17 and Lindsay Brown ’17.
The Father-Daughter Dance was Jan. 8 with more than 100 dads and daughters participating in this Ursuline tradition.
Ursuline hosted its Scholarship Dinner for incoming ninth-graders. The elegant evening included an inspiring talk from alum Betsy Lazzeri Riley ’99, an accomplished director and producer in sports broadcasting.
— Nina Kegelman
Wilmington Christian
Juniors Cora Mummert, Karen Sayler and Meggie Lengkeek have been recognized for outstanding artwork in the Scholastics ART and Writing Competition. Lengkeek received a Gold Key award for her painting “Gummi Bears.” Mummert and Sayler received honorable mention for their pastel drawings. Lengkeek’s work will be exhibited along with other Gold Key winners from Jan. 17-Feb. 4 at Delaware State University. In the writing category, senior Daniel Walsh received honorable mention for his report, “The War on Marijuana.”
— Robin Foster