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The Archmere Drama Club's fall play production will be The Brightest Thing (Or, the Squonk Play) by Don Zolidis. The play tells the story of a hyper-imaginative young girl, Emelia, who goes on a magical adventure to find and save her mother from evil Snow Pirates.  Along the way she meets a really lazy fairy, an entrepreneurial balloonist, a manatee, a jackalope and a very tearful Squonk, along with many others, with the help of a very caring chorus called "Magic".

Alisa Yakovenko ‘18 graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering this past May, and started her career in a rotational program with Microsoft's Devices Supply Chain teams, based in Redmond, WA. Alisa is currently a Fulfillment and Logistics Program Manager, where she works with supply planners, supply strategists, and online stores teams to help manage the company’s capacity and labor at its distribution centers to ensure that products are delivered to customers on time.

Kate Singley '14 turned her love and passion for baking into a business. The bakery storefront opened in September 2022, but until then she was fulfilling orders placed through her website and social feeds. “I’m pretty booked up and I know my mom is excited for me to get out of her kitchen and into my own store,” Singley says with a laugh. Read the full story here. 

Nicole Witherell '19 is currently a junior at Vanderbilt University, majoring in civil engineering.  She and a fellow classmate are collaborating with the University of Alabama on the “Bottles to Bricks” project, which aims to use recycled glass to enhance building materials and infrastructure as well as reduce waste. Read the full story here.

"Over the course of 100 minutes, the boys soccer teams from Archmere and Delaware Military Academy had little left to give, and they walked off the turf at Fusco Field, fittingly, with a 1-1 draw. While scoring was at a premium, this match had plenty of action throughout."

The Department of World Languages and Cultures began the next cycle of Archmere's Spanish Exchange Program this month. We welcomed 10 students from our new partner school in the heart of Madrid, Spain. Chamberí Maristas is a K-12 Catholic school in the Chamberí neighborhood of central Madrid. Two teachers accompanied the 10 students, who were matched with and hosted by Archmere families in their homes for two and a half weeks.

Festival pictures

The newly elected members of the 2022-2023 Student Council were installed before their classmates at a ceremony in the Theater on Wednesday, September 21. Mr. Mike Johnson is the Student Council Moderator.

Following a thrilling five-set win at Padua, the Archmere volleyball team returned to the Moglia Fieldhouse on September 19 for the latest battle in their very challenging schedule. In front of nearly a full house, including a boisterous student section, the Auks held off a determined Ursuline squad, 3-1. Set scores were 25-20, 25-27, 25-16 and 25-23.

On September 16th, the cross country teams traveled to White Clay Creek State Park, competing against 15 other teams. The girls took home first place in their division, scoring 124 points. The boys came in second place in their division, scoring 101 points. Girls team lead runner Maddie Priest '24 was just ranked by Delaware Online as one of the top 25 individuals this fall. The news ranked her at #11. Julian Facciolo '23 was also ranked as one of the top individuals for the boys, coming in at #25. 

Delaware Online rankings:

Top Individuals for Girls 
Top Individuals for Boys

On September 16th the Archmere soccer team traveled to Sanford, and it didn't take long for them to find their groove. This was their second of five straight games on the road. The first goal in their 4-0 shutout came in the second quarter.

Archmere quarterback Chris Albero '23 completed 12 of 15 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score and kicked six extra points in the first game of the season last week. He has been nominated by Delaware Online for Athlete of the Week. The defending State Champs opened their season with a 42-0 win over Tatnall. Chris was ranked the #1 overall football player and #1 quarterback in the preseason state rankings. Winners will be announced on Friday, September 16.

Click here to vote for Chris for Athlete of the Week. 

Art & Design Department Chair Stephanie C. Silverman ’00 was invited to present a national webinar sponsored by the National Art Education Association’s Design Interest Group on July 12, 2022.  The primary objective of the Design Interest Group (DIG) is to fulfill the compelling mission of supporting art and design educators, teaching artists, and other leaders as they learn how to teach, integrate, and facilitate design education within PreK-12 to guide learners of all ages in the human-centered, transformative power of design thinking and learning. Silverman’s presentation emphasized approaches to curricular frameworks, methodology and scaffolding of interdisciplinary design education content, the framing of sequences and scaffolded design-based curriculum, and teaching strategies to optimize student creative confidence. Silverman highlighted recent Archmere student projects including 3D printed small scale objects for mass production, fashion design, graphic design, and the outdoor classroom architectural design project.

Archmere students took home first place for this year's Delaware state Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) competition. Members include Andy Zhu, Michelle Zhang, Sophia Chen and David Cui. The goal of TEAMS is to have students work collaboratively to develop practical and creative solutions to real world engineering problems. High school teams that rank 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the Best in State rankings or that achieve a minimum combined score are eligible to compete in the national TEAMS competitions.

Archmere Academy welcomed 126 alumni into its ranks during Commencement ceremonies on June 5th in the Performing Arts Center. The Baccalaureate Liturgy & Commencement Exercises were also live streamed for friends and family to view on the Archmere YouTube Channel.

Congratulations to Jane Chen '24 and Elizabeth Xu '24 for earning spots in this summer's very prestigious Governor's School for Excellence for the Visual Arts. This is the second consecutive year both of Archmere's candidates were accepted into this very prestigious program. The Delaware Governor's School for Excellence is a one-week summer program that brings together academically and artistically talented Delaware high school students who have completed their sophomore year. Students are nominated to participate in Governor’s School through their schools via a competitive application process.

Archmere Boys Lacrosse Head Coach Pete Duncan was named the 2022 Coach of the Year by the Delaware Interscholastic Boys Lacrosse Coaches Association. Coach Duncan led the Auks to a school-record 16 wins and #1 seed in the DIAA State Tournament. The team outscored their opponents 263-77, boasted 14 All-Conference players and 6 All-State players. In addition, Conor Udovich '22 and Alex Im '22 earned All-American honors; both players were only one of seven in the state to earn those titles.

For the third consecutive season, the Archmere boys lacrosse team heads to the State Semifinals this week. On Saturday, May 28 on the lower turf, the team put on an offensive showdown against Wilmington Friends, with nine different players scoring on their way to a 14-7 quarterfinal win. 

On May 26th the #2 ranked Archmere girls soccer team defeated #10 Ursuline 1-0 in the quarterfinal game of the DIAA State Tournament. Played at home, the game was a tight battle up until the end of the second half, when Marina Mahon '25 sent a corner kick right to Emma Gioffre '23, who was able to knock it past the Raiders goaltender. The game was a defensive battle with both teams vying for the semifinal spot, but Archmere was able to hold off the Raiders until the end. The team is now 13-2-1.

Led by NAHS President Jocelyn Zavala Garcia ‘22 and Vice President Helen Qi ‘23, students in Archmere’s National Art Honors Society created artwork featuring sunflowers, a symbol of peace in Ukraine, on the final Archmere Green Day of the school year. The students then designed stationary featuring paintings created by members Helen Qi ‘23, Kusha Malik ‘22, and Annie Dai ‘22.

Chinwendu Emedoh '23 shares her perspective on Archmere's first Cultural Night.

At home in front of a spirited crowd on May 24, the Archmere boys lacrosse team defeated Concord High School 21-0 in the first round of the State Tournament. The team, now 15-1 and boasting a twelve game winning streak, will play Wilmington Friends at home on Saturday, May 28 at 11:30am in the Quarterfinals. The Auks, seeded #1 heading into the State Tournament, won the Diamond State Athletic Conference Title this spring and the Sportsmanship Award for the conference.

The spring sports season has been an incredibly successful one for Archmere Academy. Six out of our ten sports teams have all won their respective Diamond State Athletic Conferences: Golf, Girls Tennis, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Girls Soccer and Girls Track are all DSAC Champions.

Congratulations to the nine Archmere senior athletes who plan on continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level!

At the Golf Diamond State Athletic Conference Championships at Frog Hollow Golf Club on Monday May 16, Danielle Higbee '25 shot a 71, winning the individual title. Ranked #1 in the state, the Archmere golf team also took home the DSAC team championship.

This year, two Archmere seniors — Simi Edeki and Nick Zhu — were among the 2,500 students nationwide named National Merit Scholarship winners. Simi and Nick are two of the seven students from Delaware who are National Merit Scholars.

Each year more than half a million students participate in the National History Day Contest. Students select a historical topic related to a chosen annual theme, and then conduct primary and secondary research. Josie Calder ’25 placed second at the state level contest for Delaware for her paper titled, “The Cuban Missile Crisis: Diplomacy During the Brink of War”, and advances to a national competition at the University of Maryland in June

On May 10, Archmere broke open a close game with four runs in the fifth inning, resulting in a 6-1 victory over Newark Charter. It was the Auks’ senior day celebration and their fourth win in five games.

On May 2 the Archmere girls soccer team came out fast and strong, scoring three times in the first 10 minutes on the way to a 9-0 shutout of Wilmington Friends at home on Coaches Field. Emma Gioffre '23 and Julianna Witherell '24 each recorded hat tricks.

The Archmere softball team notched another win on Monday, May 2. Defeating Ursuline at home, junior Ryan Vitola started the Auks’ offense in the first inning with a one-out single. Ryan went on to have three hits, got to base four times, scored three runs, and added a diving catch in center field in the 10-1 victory over the Raiders.

Archmere Academic Bowl Team Wins Championship

Academic Bowl is a team trivia competition where students compete against another team to prove they are the most knowledgeable in a wide range of academic subjects, including history and literature, math and science, and geography and the arts.

Throughout the school year, Archmere has competed against Ursuline Academy, Padua, St. Marks, and Salesianum in Academic Bowl competitions. On Monday, April 25, the team competed against Salesianum for the Diocesan Academic Bowl trophy and won, which completed an undefeated season.

Archmere junior Kelsey Joyce won first prize and was recognized as the Best in State for the secondary (high school) level of the Sargent Art Youth Month Contest for her painting, "Luminous," a self portrait created in acrylic on canvas panel. Only student art featured during Youth Art Month was eligible for the competition. In the month of March, Kelsey's painting was on display at the Delaware Art Museum in a special exhibition.

On Friday afternoon April 8, the girls soccer team took on Saint Mark's at the Hockessin Soccer Club, winning 4-3 from a 79th minute goal by Jules Witherell '24. The Auks kept the pressure on the previously undefeated Spartans the entire game, and in total outshot them 9-7 and had a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks. Jules Witherell '24 scored the first and last goals of the game.

On Friday, March 25, the Archmere boys lacrosse team traveled to the Gunston School in Centreville, Maryland for their second game of the season. The boys not only won 17-2, they celebrated Head Coach Pete Duncan's 200th Archmere career win.

The Archmere baseball team opened its season on Tuesday, March 22 at home against defending state champions and #1 ranked Delaware Military Academy. According to Jason Winchell, "the game was an old-fashioned pitching duel as Auks sophomore Carsten Kaiser outdueled the Seahawks’ Tyler August in the 2-1 Auks win."

On Thursday, March 10, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Eastern PA-DE Region announced the 2022 Delaware Students of the Year winners, Maya Shah and Philip Himmelreich, both Archmere juniors. They led the team, It’s In Our Blood, raising $162,800 during their 7-week fundraising endeavor. This is the most funds ever raised for LLS by a student-led team in the state of Delaware.

Last weekend the indoor track and field team capped off their season at the DIAA State Championships, held at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The girls team fought their way to an 8th place finish - the highest finish ever for the team at the state meet.

The DIAA Individual Wrestling Tournament kicked off at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes, Delaware on Friday night, where the top wrestlers from across the state began their journey to become State Champion. Last weekend, six Archmere wrestlers finished in the top 8 in their weight class, including three that qualified for this weekend's DIAA Individual Championship Tournament: Brandon Carr ’25 and co-captains Luke Kryka ’22 and Conor France ’22. This was senior Conor France's third career appearance in the State Championship Tournament.

On Valentine's Day at home in the Moglia Fieldhouse, the Archmere boys basketball team overcame a 15-point run by Delmarva Christian in the third quarter, forcing overtime for the 66-64 win. Sophomore Matt McCarthy led with 24, including 6 three-pointers. Junior Chris Albero had 19, seniors Jon Dearing finished with 11 points and Matt Dellose added 10. Sophomore Miles Kempski had the other 2 points.

On February 8, the Archmere girls' basketball team scored five straight points midway through the fourth quarter to break the tie in an exciting game against Delaware Military Academy, defeating the Seahawks 37-32. Sophomore Lucy Oliver led the game with 20 points and 10 rebounds, her second consecutive double-double.

During each Catholic Schools week since 2017, Archmere Academy presents the Carl S. Campion Service Award to a member of the Archmere community in recognition of their dedicated service with consistent, selfless giving for the school community, and a commitment to the many facets of Archmere life. Character, dedication, integrity, and humility have defined the lifelong service of Mr. Campion and this year's recipient, Mrs. Hendrixson, who has left her indelible mark at a time when we needed it most.

The Archmere indoor track and field team has competed in several big meets this winter, racking up personal best times and setting several school records. The team, coached by Archmere teachers Mr. JR Creekmore and Mr. Mark Hannagan, boasts 34 members on the boys roster and 38 students for the girls.

This weekend, ten Archmere students from the Model UN Club attended a three day conference at Harvard University. Model UN was represented by students Alex Chen '23, Tony Liu '23, Andy Zhu '24, David Konitzer '22, Richie Smith '23, Brendan McGuire '23, Leo Chang '23, David Cui '24, Brianna Yang '25 and Zimo Liu '25. History Department Chair and Teacher Ms. Kristen Witte serves as club moderator.

The Archmere Academy Drama Club is proud to present its winter musical, the Broadway comedy classic, Once Upon a Mattress.  This hilarious Broadway musical originally starred comic legend Carol Burnett and premiered on Broadway in 1959, and the most recent Broadway revival (1996) featured Sarah Jessica Parker and was Tony-nominated for Best Revival of a Musical.

The Archmere boys basketball team faced Saint Mark’s at home on January 24, pulling away in the second quarter for a 49-30 victory at Moglia Fieldhouse. Senior Matt Dellose scored the game’s first points, then went on to add twelve points for the night. Sophomore Matt McCarthy scored sixteen points, including eight out of ten free throw attempts.

Congratulations to Alicia Chu ’24 on being named a National Finalist in the Delaware MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) Vocal Competition "Senior Performance".  Alicia participated in the Eastern Region Competition in December as a Division Finalist and won, and will move on to compete for the National Title in March.

On January 3 at home in the Moglia Fieldhouse, the Archmere boys basketball team hosted Brandywine High School in a thrilling back and forth match, winning 45-44 with .8 seconds left in the game. Senior Matt Dellose led the Auks with 14 points. Jon Dearing '22 and Chris Albero '23 each contributed 10.