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Save the Date for Carroll's
Auction for Education
SAVE THE DATE
and join us at Archbishop Carroll High School for the 36th Annual CAFÉ – Carroll Auction for Education.
CAFE is Saturday, March 21, 2020.
LAST YEAR WAS SUCH A SUCCESS, WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN!
Our “PATRIOT MADNESS” evening will include a live auction, basket raffles, games, great food, and LIVE SCREENING of Men's NCAA college basketball March Madness games.
This event is the largest fundraiser for Archbishop Carroll and benefits all Carroll students, but
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
to make it a success!
Here are ways that you can help:
- ATTEND THE EVENT– Join us for a fun evening. $25 per person includes food, beer and wine. Click here to register!
- BUY A 50/50 TICKET- 50/50 Raffle Tickets are on sale for $10 each or 3 for $25.00. You do not need to attend Patriot Madness to purchase a 50/50 ticket. Tickets were sent home to all Carroll families, and can also be purchased at the event.
- DONATE AN AUCTION GIFT– It can big or small. A gift card to a restaurant, a bottle of wine, miscellaneous gifts, or gift baskets, are all welcome. Also, please consider donating items for our Live Auction – sports and theater tickets, memorabilia, vacation homes, electronics, and night-out packages. Donations of services such as art, design, painting, construction or landscaping are also great auction items.
- ADVERTISE IN OUR EVENT BOOK– Click here for the online form to place an ad for your business or to wish someone a happy birthday!
- BE A SPONSOR – A cash donation of any amount is an easy yet effective way to support CAFÉ.
We hope that you can join us for a great evening on Saturday, March 21, and can help us make this event a great night.
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Archbishop Carroll students participate in All Catholic Band Festival Concert
Some of the areas best high school musicians performed at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s All-Catholic Band Concert on Sunday, February 23, 2020. The students performed under the direction of Dr. William Stowman, Professor of Trumpet and Chair of the Music Department of Messiah College.
Grace Varnum ‘20 and Liz Carpenter ‘20 received an award for being in the All-Catholic Band all four years of high school. “I’m incredibly proud of the work that Grace and Liz have put in and how they’ve represented the music program at such high levels. I’m looking forward to seeing where their music takes them in the future,” said Archbishop Carroll Music Director Zach Larimer.
Over twenty Philadelphia High Schools participated in the event, which included top youth instrumentalists from the Philadelphia region. From Archbishop Carroll, Bill Zhang played the Timpani; Aiden Mullarkey played the Alto Saxophone; Grace Varnum, Laura Carpenter, Ashley Sion and Walter Entwistle played the Clarinet; Mason Abney played the Trumpet; and Liz Carpenter and Mounif Fallough played the Flute.
“I enjoyed seeing our students perform with the best of the Archdiocese of Phialdelphia and the selection of music performed at the event. Congratulations to all the students who were selected for the concert,” added Mrs. Judy Owens, Archbishop Carroll Biology Teacher.
Congratulations to our Archbishop Carroll All-Catholic band members on this accomplishment!
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Derrick Banks Jr. was selected to represent the Office for Black Catholics at the Archbishop’s Installation Mass yesterday. Derrick and his father joined the delegation of the faithful selected to be presented to the archbishop. The Mass of Installation took place at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul.
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Archbishop Carroll Honors Convocation
On Tuesday, February 25th, sixty-nine distinguished Archbishop Carroll students were celebrated at the Honors Convocation. These students are in the top 10% of their class academically.
Mrs. Audrey Bourgeois was the evenings Distinguished Educator and spoke to the audience about our talents and gifts. “It is our obligation to take our gifts and to pass on the love that has been given to us. Whether you are acting on stage, building a house in Kentucky, giving your all out on the athletic field, tutoring a fellow student, dancing at PatrioThon, participating in a class discussion, or simplifying hanging out with your friends in the cafeteria, you are acting as Christ. You are making this place better each and every day by spreading the love of God. You are the heartbeat of Carroll. We are very proud of all of your big accomplishments as well as the little acts you do each and every day to make this school community the best it can be,” said Mrs. Bourgeois.
Congratulations to these students on their academic accomplishments. We are very proud
!
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Scott Klusendorf joined us at Archbishop Carroll on Monday for a Pro-Life assembly. Since 2004, Mr. Klusendorf has been equipping Christians to defend the sanctity of human life. He is the author of The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture and co-author of Stand for Life.
A passionate and engaging speaker, Scott Klusendorf has appeared on nationally syndicated Christian program, participated in numerous debates at the collegiate level, and lectured to student groups at over 80 colleges and universities.
A master of the moral logic of the pro-life position, Mr. Klusendorf makes the best arguments understandable to both Christian and non-Christian listeners.
Thank you, Mr. Klusendorf, for your enlightening and moving presentation! #CarrollCares #CarrollCatholic
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Simon Bonenfant '21 lobbies
Congress on behalf of the
National Federation of the Blind
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Simon Bonenfant '21, traveled to Washington, DC on February 10th to lobby Congress on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind. Simon participates in this annual event to effect positive change in the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired. Simon and other blind constitutes from all over the country met with their respective Congresspeople to discuss three legislative initiatives. To learn more about the legislative agenda, click
here.
Way to go, Simon!
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Ash Wednesday Mass
“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, is here. Remember to repent, renew, & sacrifice. #Lent2020
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Congratulations to Mrs. Kathie Collins, who has been recognized as an outstanding school counselor by College Board! Mrs. Collins was nominated for the 2019-20 College Board Counselor Recognition Program for her exemplary work as a professional school counselor.
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Senior Grace Varnum was selected to participate in the Honors Performance Series Concert at Carnegie Hall in New York and the District 12 Band Festival at Radnor High School. These are two high caliber ensembles and she worked hard to pass the auditions for each. Congratulations to Grace and kudos to her for proudly representing the Carroll Music Department at such a high level!
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Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Education
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Thank you to Mrs. Kathleen Landrum, who hosted and led a presentation on Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Education (PFEW). Additionally, Chloe Peddy ’21 presented with Mr. Nate Cooper from PFEW.
PFEW is a one week Summer Business Camp. We are encouraging students to attend this event for many reasons, including
🌟it costs less than $300 for an entire week at college.
🌟by going you get $20,000 off your college tuition at Lycoming College.
🌟it separates the Carroll student from his/her college application's competition on a college admissions desk for a key attribute for college acceptance.
All information about PFEW can be resourced at
pfew.org
!
Archbishop Carroll President Frank Fox and Business Teacher John Lafferty are 2019 PFEW Company Advisors who served a voluntary week of their time to teach teenagers about the Free Market System in America.
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity!
Appearing Left to Right, Kathleen Landrum - John Lafferty - Chloe Peddy - Nate Cooper - Frank Fox
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Senior Mother-Daughter Luncheon
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The Senior Mother-Daughter Luncheon took place at the Club at Shannondell. Mrs. Allison Papantoniou, Assistant Principal of Archbishop Carroll, introduced Mrs. Sharon Corbett as luncheon speaker. Mrs. Corbett’s three daughters, Katie, Shannon and Christina, attended Archbishop Carroll and Mrs. Corbett has volunteered at Archbishop Carroll for years. It was a special lunch to remember.
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The Mock Trial Team was the plaintiff in their trial at the Media Courthouse versus Academy of Notre Dame. Congratulations to Anna Winslow who was awarded Best Witness & Chris Tomlinson who was awarded Best Advocate by the opposing Prosecution Team from Notre Dame!
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Minding Your Mind presents at
Archbishop Carroll
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Students in Mr. Kevin Gallagher’s class heard from Timmy last week, a compelling speaker from Minding Your Mind. Minding Your Mind is dedicated to ending stigma and destructive behaviors associated with mental health issues, with a focus on prevention through education.
When in high school, Timmy went from an elite student-athlete to someone who was dependent on drugs and alcohol. This lifestyle was a series of bad decisions that ended with time in jail. Recovery put Timmy on a path that led him to graduate from college Summa Cum Laude and realize his dream of becoming an NCAA national champion in lacrosse.
Thank you to Mr. Gallagher for setting up this engaging lesson, and to Timmy for sharing his redemptive story.
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Patriothon next Friday!
Patriothon is next Friday! Congrats to our current top fundraiser, Sloane Duzy, who has raised over $1,300 for Patriothon 2020! There’s still plenty of time to raise money #ForTheKids! We are thankful for the hard work of all of our participants! #TheCureNeedsU #CarrollCares
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Inside our Classrooms at Carroll
#CarrollClassroom
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Mr. Gallagher & Mr. Lafferty, both Business Teachers at Carroll, conducted Junior Achievement Modules from the Junior Achievement of Delaware Valley. The Modules were over 7 classes and were completed in both 6th & 7th periods. The students learned about “Career Success” which is a 7 class module on what the job market looks like today, how to align your personal goals to the career you might want to pick, and finally the careers high school students might wish to pursue.
“Be Entrepreneurial” lets the student see the risks involved in being an entrepreneur. Additionally, the students get to develop a fictitious product and/or service and have to market this in front of their class. Business Ethics and Business Plan Development are addressed during this Module.
All the Junior Achievement booklets and class materials are given to Carroll to help facilitate the teaching of Junior Achievement. Students’ comments have been very positive since the class follows the learning objective of: “Tell Me and I will Forget, Show Me and I will Remember, Involve me and I will Understand.” The Modules have games and exercises which keep students active and engaged in the learning process. Product Development have been solar gadgets to Apps for your Smart phones.
The entire class operates on a “Team” teaching concept of learning. Many positive comments were received by the students involved like, “this team-based learning was fun. Involving myself in the games made me understand the concepts better.”
Thank you Mr. Lafferty and Mr. Gallagher, for bringing such fun and enlightening lessons to Carroll.
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100 Days until Graduation
On Monday we celebrated #100DaysUntilGraduation
In honor of this occasion, we featured Danny Remar ’20. Danny was awarded the Presidential Scholarship at Widener University and accepted into their Computer Science program. He was also awarded a scholarship to West Chester University! Danny will most likely attend Drexel University, for Architectural Engineering. We know Danny will do great things wherever he finds himself next fall!
#WhereSuccessBegins
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Attention Carroll Students:
We are looking for more student volunteers for Visitation Day! It’s an awesome experience and counts for NHS service hours. Give back to the school that you love!
Contact
our admissions team if you can attend.
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Career Day is an event hosted by the National Honor Society every year. This day provides an opportunity for students to get a feel for various professions and fields as they work towards their futures. The Career Day Committee is currently in the process of looking for Carroll alumni and friends who would be willing to speak and share their time with our current students about their respective careers.
We are asking for your help in making Career Day 2020 a success. This year, Career Day is scheduled for Friday, April 3. If you can join us for the full day or part of the day, we would be happy to host you. If you are interested in participating, please download and fill out the
Career Day
form.
For further information, call Archbishop Carroll High School 610-688-7610
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Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week
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Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW) is a one-of-a-kind summer program that offers in-coming high school juniors and seniors a unique and challenging opportunity to see what it is like to run their own business.
Participants will make up an "imaginary" management team where they will learn first-hand about the Free Enterprise System. Their task - turn their failing company into a financial success! They will develop their own marketing strategies, design a website and in essence, make all of the decisions that are demanded of real life company executives. All work and no fun--NO WAY! PFEW provides students with a chance like no other - to experience what it is like to live on a college campus.
To find out more about this this amazing program, Skype LIVE with PFEW next Monday, February 17th at 4:00pm!
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2019 Noval Coronavirus (2019-nCOV)
According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. Early on, many of the patients in the outbreak in Wuhan, China reportedly had some link to a large seafood and animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread. However, a growing number of patients reportedly have not had exposure to animal markets, indicating person-to-person spread is occurring. At this time, it’s unclear how easily or sustainably this virus is spreading between people.
Learn more about 2019-nCOV, including signs, symptoms, prevention and treatment, on the CDC website
here
.
At Archbishop Carroll the nurse has been been extra vigilant for the symptoms of 2019-nCOV, including sneezing, runny nose, fatigue, cough, fever, and a sore throat, particularly in students who have recently traveled out of the country. As always, Carroll’s custodial services will continue to disinfect all classroom and high-use surfaces regularly.
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Carroll Duffel Days
Duffle Bag Sale!
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Archbishop Carroll will be running Duffel Days, a spring sports sale on medium Adidas duffel bags normally $35. They are now on sale for $25.
Also, due to popular demand, the Patriot Spirit Store is stocked with new hoodies. They are available in black, red, and grey.
Quantities are limited. While supplies last!
You can shop the Patriot Spirit Store in the school, Monday and Wednesday. 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., during the school year. It’s located adjacent to the East Gym.
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Mid-year/1st Semester Grades to Colleges
The Guidance Office does not automatically send out First Semester/Mid-Year Grades. If any of your schools are requesting this information it is your responsibility to come to the Guidance Office and fill out the request form. Failure to do so could cost you your acceptance to the college of your choice. Click
here
for the form!
College Acceptances and Scholarships
Seniors should bring in their college acceptance letters and scholarships to the Guidance Office. All scholarship information for both the college you plan to attend and scholarship money you receive from other colleges will be included in the graduation booklet.
Essay Help
Sister Marianna in the Guidance Office is available to help students with their essays for college. Stop by Guidance to set up an appointment with Sister. Or, click
here
to email Sister to set up a time.
Scholarships
Students are encouraged to check the scholarship list in Naviance on a regular basis. Scholarships are constantly being added. A list of scholarships is also available on our website under CarrollU. Students can also access FastWeb.org which is another resource for scholarships.
Sports Career Forum at Saint Joseph's University
A Sports Career Forum will be held at Saint Joseph's University on February 23rd from 8am - 4pm. This is for students who want to learn about careers in sports like sports administration, facility operations, broadcasting and journalism, training, nutrition and exercise science, etc. Cost is $99. To register, click
here
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To: All Neumanns, JCCAAs, Maguires, ChappellCulpepers, StonMors, Drexel Neumanns, “Specials”
From: Sister Marianna
Re: Advice/Questions Concerning Rostering (course selection) for next year.
Date: February 25, 2020
I will be available in my office all day, on the following days to meet with any of you who would like to see me: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 10 and 11; Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17 and 18. I am not going to send call slips. You may come any time a teacher will allow you to leave class or during your lunch or study period. If you are unable to come in person ,you can reach me by email any day at all. I check my email every day, including Saturdays and Sundays. If I can answer your question that way, no problem. Remember that the course catalog goes on line Wednesday, February 26.Access it through the Carroll website(Academics). My email is :
[email protected]
.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sister Marianna, Academic Adviser for the above students
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Notes from Admissions
7th Grade Visitation Day is March 11;
click here
to register! This is a day that your child will come to our campus and experience a day here at Carroll. It is an educational, yet engaging and fun-filled day for all 7th graders in Archdiocesan schools. Please let me know if you have any Carroll-specific questions! Your child's grade school can provide other information as well.
Spring Open House; March 29
from 11:30AM-1:30PM;
click here
to sign up to attend!
7th Grade Practice Scholarship Test; Saturday, April 18
from 8-11 AM. The registration link for this will go live on Monday, February 3. I will send a reminder email that day for registration!
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Archbishop John Carroll High School (ID#: 26487) has the opportunity to earn cash from Giant A+ School Rewards, a great fundraising program run through your local
here
, each time you shop there! Last year, Giant awarded more than $4,000 to Carroll!
All you have to do is designate Archbishop Carroll as the school of your choice at GiantFoodStores.com, and we will receive cash each time you shop at Giant and use your Bonus Card, Sept. 6, 2019 through Mar. 14, 2020. It takes just a couple minutes to sign up and can have a tremendous impact on our school!
Please click
here
for instructions or visit our
website
for more information. Thank you for all you do for Carroll and our students!
PLEASE NOTE: You DO NOT need to re-register your card if your school selection(s) remains the same as last year.
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Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to Carroll. Be sure to designate Archbishop Carroll Fund for Catholic Education as the charity of your choice on
AmazonSmile.com.
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ACHS Wrestling
Congratulations to Spencer Skowronek for making 3rd team All-Catholic and Kyle Conlen for making 2nd team All-Catholic for Wrestling. We are very proud! #PatriotNation
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Aiden Doherty '20 Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week!
From PAReaplive:
The senior runner has had a stellar winter track season in the 3,000 meter run, finishing first at the Ursinus Holiday High School Invitational, first at the Track and Field Coaches Association of Philadelphia Meet #6, and second at the Delco Meet of Champions. Doherty is a three-sport runner for the Patriots – last fall, he had a strong cross-country campaign, and he has competed in the Penn Relays for the Carroll spring track team. He has competed in Penn Relays every year since 5th grade.
Click
here
to read full article.
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Kimmel '20 and Alston '20
commit to collegiate athletics
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Congratulations to Richie Kimmel and Tyler Alston, who earned collegiate football scholarships, and will be playing at Villanova and Bucknell next year. #WhereSuccessBegins #PatriotNation
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ACHS Bocce
Congratulations to our Bocce Teams who placed 2nd and 5th place yesterday during a meet at North Penn High School!
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Archbishop Carroll Scrip Program
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Derrick Jones Jr. '15 wins NBA Dunk Contest
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Derrick Jones Jr. '15 made Archbishop Carroll proud by winning the NBA Drunk Contest on February 15th.
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John Bushner '19 Featured for Villanova's NROTC Midshipman Spotlight
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Congratulations to John Bushner ’19, who was last week’s midshipman spotlight for Villanova’s Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). “I am a freshman chemical engineering major from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. This past summer, I along with the other 4/C Midshipmen went to Great Lakes, Illinois for New Student Indoctrination. NSI was a physically, mentally, and emotionally challenging evolution that ultimately prepared me to be a successful Villanova Midshipman. I will be participating in the Military Excellence Competition this spring in basic and trick drill. I have not held a billet yet, but I am hoping to become an India Company Assistant Squad Leader this fall. Outside of the battalion, I am a part of Campus Ministry as a Eucharistic Minister. I am also part of the outdoors club, rock climbing club, and intramural volleyball and basketball. Outside of school, I like to hang out with the boys, work out, I have been playing guitar since 10th grade, and I am an Eagle Scout.” Congratulations, John! You are making us proud! #WhereSuccessBegins
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If you have a Carroll News story, student or staff highlight, alumni story, or have heard something share-worthy, please email Archbishop John Carroll High School Director of Communications Courtney Peters at
[email protected]
. To stay up to date on Carroll happenings and highlights throughout the upcoming year, be sure to follow the Patriot Post e-newsletter; as well as Archbishop Carroll on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
#WhereSuccessBegins
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