Ten Archmere Seniors Named St. Francis de Sales Award Winners
The Diocese of Wilmington St. Francis de Sales Awards Convocation for Catholic High School Seniors recognizes students for "excellence in faith development, scholarship, service, leadership and citizenship". The Convocation was held on Wednesday evening, April 21 in a ceremony at St. Margaret of Scotland Church, and was presided by Bishop Koenig. Ten Archmere seniors have been recognized as award winners: Luca Anerino, Kindred Ballard, Madelyn Benson, Don Bogey, Meredith Finger, Ethan Flores, Michael Hagerty, Kennedy Harrington, Colin Mosley and Cecilia Patiño.
Each Spring, the Diocese of Wilmington sponsors the St. Francis de Sales Awards Convocation to recognize outstanding Catholic school seniors of the Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Wilmington. The medal each student receives features St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of the diocese, on one side and the invocation, “St. Francis de Sales, pray for us,” on the other. Around the medal is the inscription, “Diocese of Wilmington — Outstanding Catholic School Senior.”
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St. Francis de Sales is the patron saint of the Diocese of Wilmington. An accomplished preacher and writer, he is known for his goodness, patience and mildness. Congratulations to our seniors!
Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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