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On February 14th, the first ever Diamond State Athletic Conference Swim Championships were held at McKean High School. The Archmere swim program delivered an outstanding performance at the Championships on Saturday afternoon; the girls' team placed third overall, and the boys team placed 4th. Five Auks earned individual podium finishes (1st-3rd), and five relay teams reached the podium.

In this year's Scholastic Writing Awards, Archmere students earned a record number fifty-seven awards across several different categories, including: Personal Essay and Memoir, Poetry, Short Story, Writing Portfolio, Flash Fiction, Humor, and the Critical Essay. Submitted work was reviewed and recognized by a panel of creative professionals, and awarded for its outstanding merit in originality, skill, and the emergence of your personal voice and vision.

Archmere senior Bridget Malloy scored her 1,000th basketball point, hitting the milestone in the first half of the game against Padua on Tuesday evening, February 10th. Bridget is the fifth player in Archmere history to hit 1,000 points; most recently Bridget's former teammate, Lucy Oliver, hit 1,000 in February 2024.

Archmere found itself down by 11 points with a few minutes remaining in the third quarter, but the Auks turned the tables in the final quarter. They outscored visiting Lake Forest, 20-5 to take a 48-37 boys Senior Day basketball victory on February 7th at home in the Moglia Fieldhouse.

Advanced Engineering & Design Class Vists CTDI

Advanced Engineering & Design class went to CTDI for a field trip. CTDI is a world-leader in servicing and repairing telecommunication devices. The class talked to engineers and saw many of the operations and solutions from a variety of engineers. They even worked with programming robotic arms ourselves.

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, Head of School Dr. Michael Marinelli '76, has similarly left his indelible mark on the Archmere community.

At Ursuline's Laffey-McHugh Gymnasium on February 2nd, the Archmere girls basketball team took on the Raiders in an exciting matchup in front of a spirited crowd. Ursuline took a three-point lead over Archmere seconds into the second half, but the Auks responded with the next 10 points and went on to a 45-36 win over the Raiders.

Congratulations to Archmere senior Cassius Hearn, whose ceramic piece, Braids N' Ways, was accepted into the national 2026 K-12 Ceramic Exhibition. Created last spring in the Ceramics elective at Archmere, Braids N' Ways was selected by the juror for inclusion in this year's Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition in Detroit, MI, from March 25th to March 27th. There, it will be seen by thousands of visitors from all over the world, many of whom will be in Detroit for the NCECA conference.

Artist Residency grants are for residencies with visual, literary, performing or media artists working with students in the classroom or in professional development workshops with teachers. The Archmere Art & Design Department was recently awarded a Delaware Division of the Arts Artist in Residency Grant. Internationally acclaimed artist Jeff Schaller will work with the Archmere Painting and AP Studio Art classes next month during the on site Artist Residency on campus.

The Archmere girls basketball team kept the defensive heat against Sun Valley in a 60-38 win on January 31st. It was the team’s fifth win in the past six games. The Auks’ first basket was scored by Maddie Benson after a steal, the first of many points off turnovers for Archmere. Anaya Mungin smothered the Vanguards’ ball handlers all afternoon, while Maddie Benson and the other forwards clogged up the middle, often forcing Sun Valley into unwanted shots.

Sixty Archmere Academy Art Students Recognized with 134 Individual Awards & 8 Portfolio Awards in 2026 Scholastic Art Competition, winning the most awards of any school in the State of Delaware for the 6th Consecutive Year!

Tapestry 2025, the Archmere Academy Student Literary Magazine, has been recognized as a First Class magazine by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Published annually, Tapestry is a student run literary and fine arts magazine, supported and advised by Archmere English Teacher Mr. Stephen Klinge. 2025 senior editors were Caileigh Crane, Lilian Domenico, Elisa Small and Meredith Victoria. This year, schools in 44 states and five countries nominated 456 student magazines.

Both the 9th grade and 10th-12th Math League teams finished very strong in the regional competition!

Delaware Secondary Math League concluded this year's regular season on Wednesday, January 21st, after four regional meets held once a month from October to January.  

Drama Club Takes on NYC

On Saturday, January 17th, 50 Archmere Drama Club students and faculty braved the weather for a memorable day in NYC—enjoying a backstage tour of the historic Hudson Theatre and taking in two Tony Award–winning musicals, Maybe Happy Ending and Operation Mincemeat. A true Broadway experience!

On January 3, 2026, Raphael Lombardi '29 competed in a major chess tournament held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, New York City. The event attracted more than 1,400 registrants from across the tri-state area. Raphael earned first place overall in the Under 1200 High School Section, finishing with a perfect 5–0 score.

Last weekend at the 32nd Annual Hispanic Games, the Archmere winter track and field team recorded nine new Archmere All-Time Top 10 Performances and one new school record! Congratulations to Kindred Ballard, who set a NEW SCHOOL RECORD and took 1st overall in the Shot Put (37-03.5).