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2025
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October
Danyele Dove ’93 Awarded Dorothy Height Justice Award
Read MoreThis month, Danyele Dove ’93, Archmere Academy Director of Counseling and DEI, was presented with the Dorothy Height Justice Award in honor of her remarkable dedication to the YWCA of Delaware. The award, named for the iconic racial justice revolutionary Dorothy Height, is specifically for an honoree who embodies the same passion and zeal as Ms. Height. Dorothy Height is openly acknowledged as the first person and woman who was a leader during the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and African-Americans concurrently, as the two concerns had been viewed separately prior to Height’s revitalization. The award recognizes unwavering commitment to justice, equity, and human dignity. -
Luke Merritt '25 Named 2025 US Presidential Scholar
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Education announced the selection of Luke Christian Merritt '25 as a 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Luke is one of 161 outstanding American high school graduates who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community. He is one of two students in the entire state of Delaware named a U.S. Presidential Scholar. Students chosen as U.S. Presidential Scholars are selected by the Commission on Presidential Scholars and will receive a Presidential medallion and commendation during the National Recognition Program. -
September
One Hundred and Twenty-Six Archmere Academy Students Earn AP Scholar Awards
Read MoreOne hundred and twenty-six students at Archmere Academy have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 25 percent of the more than 2.66 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams. -
June
Archmere Academy Commencement Exercises
Read MoreArchmere Academy welcomed 129 alumni into its ranks during Commencement ceremonies on June 1st in the newly renovated Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Performing Arts Center. The Baccalaureate Liturgy & Commencement Exercises were also live streamed for friends and family to view on the Archmere YouTube Channel. -
May
Dr. Andrew Wozniak ’96 and Team First to Witness Volcanic Eruption in Ocean Ridge
Read MoreDr. Andrew Wozniak ’96, Associate Professor in the University of Delaware’s School of Marine Science and Policy, and his team of scientists, recently witnessed a rare seafloor eruption 1,300 miles west of Costa Rica. This was the first time scientists had witnessed a clearly active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge, a volcanic mountain chain that stretches about 40,000 miles around the globe.
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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