Almost 3 Credit Course on "What Mark Dombroski Means to Me"
What Mark Dombroski means to me can not be described in simply what I am about to write, but rather an entire 3 credit course and textbook, that Mark would not want anyone to go to on a Friday for class. I want to begin by saying the circumstances under which I met Mark Dombroski. It was a Thursday during my second semester of senior year of high school at Archmere Academy, the high school that myself, Mark, Tanner, Alec, Nick, Noah, and many others all attended. I was sitting quietly in the library when a scrawny kid with blonde hair approached me and said, “Hey are you Chris Curcio the rugby player”. I replied with a remark of something along the lines of yes who wants to know. He said, “ I am Mark Dombroski my brother plays at St. Joseph’s University you ever think about checking out that school?” I was immediately intrigued not only by the topic of the conversation, but also the confidence and strong manners that this kid carried himself with. He began to tell me about the CRCs and the television and their new coach by the name of Shaggs. By the end of this conversation he did not really take no for answer and gave my email to Shaggs and his brother and then I sent them back my highlight tape. I sent in my application and within less than 3 weeks I was awarded acceptance and a scholarship to St. Joseph’s University. To a lot of people this is not a big deal or a whatever, but for my family and myself this meant more than anything in the world. Yes, St. Joseph’s has a solid academic reputation and a good rugby reputation nationally, but this school was less than an hour from my house. See, just one year ago I lost my brother and wanted to go to University of Delaware because it was the closest school to my house. However University of Delaware lost their team and we wanted to continue my rugby career and the rest of the schools were all plane rides away besides Kutztown. I just wanted to be next to my parents so we could get through this difficult time together. Mark did not even know about that. Without knowing it, Mark already helped me.
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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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