Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

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Newsletter
Summer 2016
The Newsletter for Alumni, Parents and Friends of
Saint Mary Interparochial School
Challenging our diverse student body to grow morally, academically and socially into passionate, confident, and Christ-centered leaders of the 21st century.
Congratulations to the Class of 2016!
Top Row: Kara Maddox, George Binck, Jacqueline Coval, Sofia Cieri, Francis Purcell, Francesco Milano, Khairee Kelly, Lilianna Utrera, Sophia Isaacson,
Michael Nichols, Adela Holahan
Middle Row: Jake DelGuercio, Mrs. Crossan-Sanicky, Jabari Perryman, Skylar Smith, Artie Coyle, Vicente Velez, Maggie Flannery, Jackson Farrington,
Fr. Large, Pastor Delegate, Mrs. Meredith, Ainsley Arquitola
Front Row: Erin Conway, Phelim Eells, Audrey DeLucca, Jaylin Wescott, Olivia Squillante, Patrick Kirlin, Isabella DiCampli
IN THIS ISSUE
1 Class of 2016
9 Alumni Induction
2 From the Principal
10 Alumni Circle News
3 Board of Limited
Jurisdiction Update
11 Storm Report
4 14th Annual Walkathon
12 Important Dates
New Website
6 2016 Student Profiles
13 Hoedown Form
15 Our Miss Dunn
On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Old St. Joseph’s Church in
Philadelphia, PA, family and friends came together to celebrate
the achievements of the Class of 2016 in a very special graduation
ceremony. Close to $500,000 in scholarships was awarded to our
graduating class.
Best of luck to the Class of 2016!
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Saint Mary Messenger | Summer 2016
From the Principal
Dear Parents, Alum, Friends of
St. Mary Interparochial School,
In this summer of Republican vs. Democrat,
Trump vs. Clinton, can we all agree that the 2015-2016
school year was a challenging one?
In our own school, we experienced the
joys of scholarship, sportsmanship, and a
Volleyball championship. Our hearts were
bursting with pride. We also experienced
the great loss of a beloved teacher, Miss
Dunn. Our hearts were broken. So much
happiness, so much sadness.
But, we do celebrate . . .
. . . the historic visit of Pope Francis to our
beloved City of Philadelphia!
. . . St. Mary graduates who will be attending Bishop Eustace, Hallahan, Merion Mercy
Academy, Father Judge, Archbishop Carroll,
Nazareth Academy, Roman Catholic, and St.
Joseph Prep in the Fall, having earned close
to $500,000 in high school scholarships.
Congratulations!
. . . St. Mary students in grades 3 – 7, who
excelled in their Terra Nova Standardized
Testing in March. Congratulations!
. . . Our second and third graders who
received Holy Communion for the first time
this spring at their home parishes.
God bless you!
Our continued goal as a school community is
to educate children in our Catholic faith and
in academics to prepare students for college
and career in the 21st century. We are proud
to teach Religion through coursework and
through service to each of our students.
Students participate in several service
opportunities to show how we put our
Catholic ideals into practice. We will
continue with service-learning in 2016-2017.
This past year, through our STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math)
program, and through Jr. Science Explorers,
students in all grades had the opportunity
to “play with Science” and to make it their
own. Once again, older students built
robots that could explore a pool bottom,
running through an obstacle course to
retrieve objects on a pool floor and return
them to the surface of the water. Pretty
impressive! Another group of students
worked on a boat building project at the
Seaport Museum, every week, for over
30 weeks. In early June, the boats were
launched and stayed afloat and have
become part of the Seaport Museum’s fleet
of paddle boats. Our new Junior Explorers
Program, an after-school enrichment
program for students in Grades K-4,
provided an opportunity for exploration in
architecture, light, balance and much more.
This program was a huge hit amongst our
younger students.
STEAM Robotics
We thank you for continuing to support
St. Mary Interparochial School so that we
can provide the opportunities for students
to expand their horizons and to explore
possibilities for their future endeavors.
God bless you and yours. Let us continue
to pray for one another.
Students built two boats at the SAILOR
program at Independence Seaport Museum
Jeanne M. Meredith
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Board of Limited Jurisdiction 2016-17
On behalf of the Board, thank you once
again for your assistance, participation, and
feedback in assisting the Steering Committee and Board as we prepared the Strategic
Plan for 2015-2020. The official Strategic
Plan, which includes our six ambitious goals
with detailed action steps, may be found on
our website at www.saintmarys.us.
In this transitional year, we are happy to
announce that our governance has successfully moved from an Advisory Board to a
Board of Limited Jurisdiction which notably
makes us one of the first elementary schools
in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
to achieve this level of governance. The
Board has been working faithfully on our
strategic goals and will summarize all work
completed over the summer months.
Our mission along with faculty, staff,
students, and parents, remains to challenge
our diverse student body to grow morally,
academically, and socially into passionate,
confident, and Christ-centered leaders of the
21st century.
The graduates of St. Mary Interparochial
School will be grounded in the Catholic
faith and prepared fully to enter a selective
secondary school. They will think critically
and possess the ability for lifelong learning.
They will be compassionate and serviceoriented. This is our shared vision with the
St. Mary School Community!
Again, we thank you, for your prayers and
support as we work together to achieve
our goals.
Board Members for 2016-2017
MICHAEL L. DETWEILER
Board Chair and President
Attorney
Marshall Dennehey
CHRISTIAN AUMENT
Vice Principal for Academics
Mercy Career and Technical High School
SUZY DAVIS
Board Secretary
Development Consultant
JOHN FRAME
Vice President, Relationship Manager
Univest Bank and Trust Co.
REGINA GRIFFIN-KELLY
Senior Financial Analyst
John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center
FR. EDWARD O’DONNELL, S.J.
Parochial Vicar
Old St. Joseph’s Church
DENNIS C. O’NEILL
Founder and President of O’Neill & Co.
KRISTIN RICCHIUTI
Annual Giving Chair
Parent, ‘21 and ‘26
Junior Explorers After-School Program
JUDGE TIMOTHY SAVAGE
United States District Court
Board Vice President
JOANN SULLIVAN
Educational Consultant
AD HOC MEMBERS
REV. JOHN LARGE
Pastor Delegate St. Mary Interparochial
School
Pastor, St. Paul’s Parish
JEANNE KOENIG MEREDITH
Principal
CHRISTINA HACISKI
Director of Advancement
Tax Credit for Business Owners
will help children become
“Christ-Centered Leaders for
the 21st Century”
The Educational Improvement Tax Credit
program (EITC) allows qualified businesses to
fulfill their state tax burden while supporting
financial aid at St. Mary School. The
Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit program
(OSTC) allows qualified businesses to fulfill
their state tax burden while supporting lowincome students who reside in low-achieving
school districts in PA. A large percentage of our
student population resides in a catchment
zone for a low achieving school.
DO YOU OR YOUR EMPLOYER QUALIFY?
Are you or your employer one of the following?
• Small business owner
• Bank
• Insurance Company
• Corporation
• LLC
• Title Company
• Mutual Thrift Company Partnership
• Partnerships can split a gift among several EITC-approved nonprofits.
WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK IF YOU OR YOUR
EMPLOYER QUALIFIES?
If you pay one of the following taxes, you do!
• Corporate Net Income Tax
• Capital Stock Franchise Tax
• Bank and Trust Company Shares Tax
• Title Insurance Companies Shares Tax
• Insurance Premiums Tax
• Mutual Thrift Institution Tax
• Personal Income Tax of S Corporation
Shareholders
• Personal Income Tax of Partnership
Partners
Applications are now being accepted. To apply,
you can download the EITC/OSTC application
or apply online at www.esa.dced.state.pa.us.
If you qualify, we do hope you will designate
your tax dollars to St. Mary Interparochial
School. If you need help getting started or
have any additional questions, please contact
Christina Haciski at 215-923-7522 or email
[email protected].
Thank you in advance for considering the
students of St. Mary Interparochial in such a
special way. You will change lives.
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14th Annual Walkathon:
Supporting Art, Music, Language, and Culture Education for our Children
Over $46,000 was raised through our
Walkathon to support our school’s Art,
Music, and Language Studies program.
Our children are so much richer from being
exposed to the arts. Special thanks to those
many families that embraced our fundraising
effort. Our walk celebrated lesser known, but
important Firsts of Philadelphia. A beautiful
day for a great walk!
On behalf of those who benefit from this
fundraiser, thank you to the St. Mary
Community for making this campaign so
very successful. Thank You to our parents
for setting a great example of St. Mary spirit
and stewardship. Nice job, kids!
WE THANK YOU! A complete list of supporters will be acknowledged in our 2016-2017
Annual Report.
The students genuinely personalized letters
to their loved ones and the response was
extraordinary. St. Mary
prominently displayed
the ‘Bricks’ with donors’
names around the school
to acknowledge their generosity. Congratulations
to Franklin Perry for being
our Grand Prize Earner!
Special thanks to our Walkathon Event
Sponsors: Alusiv Design, Anesthesia
Services And Products, BB&T Bank, The
Bhullar Family, Kamelot Antiques, Paul
Giordano & Sons, and Square Pie Pizza.
Special thanks to our loyal co-Chairs,
Toni and Rich Autieri, Parents ‘18 & ‘19
for their tireless efforts in coordinating all
aspects of this wonderful event.
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Save the Date
15th Annual Walkathon
Friday, May 19, 2017
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Class of 2016 Personal Profiles
St. Mary’s celebrates the achievements of the Class of 2016! Every year we ask the graduating
8th graders to share a few of their personal stories, goals, memories and influences. Read
through their words of wisdom; these are good messages for us all!
Ainsley Arquitola
High School: John W.
Hallahan Catholic Girls’
High School
Activities: Volleyball,
Basketball, National
Junior Honor Society,
STEAM, Girls on the Run,
Eighth Grade Ambassador
Achievements: 2015 Carver Science Fair,
National Junior Honor Society Secretary,
Region 6 Volleyball Championship, Placing
in honors classes, John W. Hallahan Catholic
Girls’ High School Merit Scholarship, John
Vianney Scholarship
Fondest Memory: I loved having Ms. Dunn as
a Religion and English teacher.
Future Goals: Become more open and less
shy, attend a Catholic college, become a
Technological engineer.
Greatest Influence: My parents, who continue to push and encourage me to achieve
my goals
Words of Wisdom: Remember to make the
best out of any situation and appreciate
what you have.
George Binck
High School: St. Joseph’s
Preparatory School
Activities: Basketball,
Yearbook, Eighth Grade
Ambassador, Lector,
National Junior Honor
Society
Achievements: Winning scholarship to
Roman Catholic High School, getting into
National Junior Honor Society
Fondest Memory: First day of kindergarten
Future Goals: Become a lawyer
Greatest Influence: My parents
Words of Wisdom: Be prepared to work
because this school is hard.
Sofia Cieri
High School: Merion
Mercy Academy
Activities: Eighth Grade
Ambassador, Yearbook,
Softball, Basketball,
Volleyball, Rosary Club,
Society, Big Sister, Girls on the Run, Lector
Achievements: 3rd place in Zoology at Carver
Science Fair, 2nd Place in St. Mary’s Science
Fair, membership in the National Junior
Honor Society since sixth grade, Region 6
Volleyball Championship and $10,000 over
all four years to John W. Hallahan Catholic
Girls’ High School
Fondest Memory: My fondest memory at St.
Mary’s was our class trip this year to Salute
the Troops. We were all dancing and listening to music as a class and that’s something
I will really miss next year.
Future Goals: My future goals are to live a
full, happy life traveling the world and meeting new people. I wish to go on adventures
and go wherever life takes me.
Greatest Influence: Miss Dunn
Words of Wisdom: Just remember to breathe
and to not sweat the small stuff because
in the long run of life, failing a test in fifth
grade won’t affect what high school you go
to or what jobs you get. Just enjoy being
young, try your hardest with everything you
do, and to not give up.
Erin Conway
High School: Bishop
Eustace Preparatory
School
Volleyball, Reading
Olympics, Softball, Eighth
Grade Ambassador
Achievements: Carver Science Fair
Fondest Memory: The trolley ride after May
Procession and visiting the Art Museum
Future Goals: To get all honors classes in
high school
Greatest Influence: My teachers
Words of Wisdom: Try your hardest and get
involved. Show pride for St Mary’s!
Jacqueline Coval
High School
Basketball, Softball,
Co-Secretary of National
Jr. Honor Society, Altar
Server, Yearbook, Big Sister, Eighth Grade
Ambassador, Girls on the Run
Achievements: Winning a Gold Medal at the
George Washington Carver Science Fair. I
received the Neumann Scholarship, the
Millay Scholarship to Sts. John Neumann
and Maria Goretti High School, the Blue and
Gold Scholarship from Nazareth Academy,
and $16,000 in scholarship money from
John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
and Region 6 Volleyball Championship
Fondest Memory: Winning the Region 6
Volleyball Championship
Future Goals: I would like to travel the world
and meet different people.
Words of Wisdom: Work hard to get good
grades and join whatever activities you can
in order to be a well-rounded student.
Arthur Coyle
Preparatory School
Reading Olympics,
STEAM, Eighth Grade
Ambassador
Achievements: First place
at Carver Science Fair, basketball All-Star in
sixth grade
Fondest Memory: Meeting all my friends
Future Goals: My future goal is to become
an anesthesiologist.
Greatest Influence: Miss Dunn, my
grandfather
Words of Wisdom: Don’t waste time, the
nine years at St. Mary School went by so fast.
Also, don’t hold anything off until the end,
do it in advance.
Audrey DeLucca
High School: Merion
Mercy Academy
Eighth Grade Ambassador, Big Sister, Rosary
Club, Girls on the Run,
Yearbook
Achievements: Being accepted into Merion
Mercy Academy
Fondest Memory: May Procession
Future Goals: Get into a good college.
Words of Wisdom: Enjoy everything and try
your hardest.
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Jake Del Guercio
High School: Roman
Catholic High School
Activities: Yearbook,
Eighth Grade Ambassador,
Varsity Boys Basketball,
Big Brother
Achievements: Purple
and Gold Scholarship to Roman Catholic High
School
Fondest Memory: Getting to know my friends
Future Goals: Become a professional basketball player or Sports medicine physician
Greatest Influence: My mom, my dad and my
late grandmother, MomMom Margie
Words of Wisdom: Be the best person you can
be and don’t be afraid to stand out.
Isabella DiCampli
High School: Nazareth
Academy High School
Activities: President of the
Society, Volleyball, Basketball, Big Sister, Eighth
Grade Ambassador, Lector
Achievements: Full Scholarship to Neumann
Goretti, $40,000 to Nazareth Academy High
School, $18,000 to John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School, Millay Scholarship to
Sts. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High
School, Region 6 Volleyball Championship,
Elected President of National Junior Honor
Society, 1st Place Team Award at Sts. John
Neumann and Maria Goretti High School
Mathletes Competition
Fondest Memory: Washington D.C. Field Trip
Future Goals: Live in New York and have the
job of my dreams, a television producer.
Words of Wisdom: “Always have a smile on
your face, because you never know who you
might make smile too.”
Phelim Eells
High School: Roman
Ambassador, Basketball,
Yearbook
Achievements: Getting into
high school
Fondest Memory: Meeting Miss Dunn
Future Goals: To be a Pro Boxer
Greatest Influence: My coaches, teachers
and especially my parents
Words of Wisdom: Don’t question the
teachers. Believe it or not, they know what
they’re doing.
Jackson Farrington
High School: St. Joseph
Preparatory School
Ambassador, Sailor
STEAM, STEAM and
Basketball
Achievements: Getting
into Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School and
getting an Honorable Mention at the Science
Fair
Fondest Memory: Finishing 3rd in the
Seaperch Challenge
Future Goals: To get good grades in high
school
Greatest Influence: My mom, my dad, and
my family friend, Harold
Words of Wisdom: Don’t let anyone keep you
down and always pick yourself up.
Maggie Flannery
High School: Merion
Mercy Academy
Eighth Grade Ambassador, National Junior
Honor Society
Achievements: Honorable Mention at the
Carver Science Fair,
Honorable Mention at the St. Mary’s Science
Fair, Acceptance into Merion Mercy Academy
Fondest Memory: Winning the Region 6 Volleyball Championship
Future Goals: To do well in High School
Words of Wisdom: Try your hardest in
whatever you do.
Adela Holahan
High School: Nazareth
Academy High School
Yearbook, Eighth Grade
Ambassador, Reading
Olympics, Choir, Big
Sister, National Junior
Honor Society, Softball
Achievements: The Daniel Trotter Memorial
Music Scholarship to
Nazareth Academy, Academic Scholarship to
John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
Fondest Memory: Making the friends I have
Future Goals: To be on broadway
Greatest Influence: My mom and her ability
to always be kind, patient, and helpful
Words of Wisdom: Listen to your teachers,
they know what’s best for you and will help
you get to the top.
Sophia Isaacson
High School
Ambassador, Volleyball,
STEAM, Robotics, CARES
program, Big Sister, Safety, Reading
Olympics, National Junior Honor Society,
Carver Participant, Yearbook
Achievements: Josephine C. Connelly
Scholarship, John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’
High School Merit Scholarship, Region 6 Volleyball Championship, 4th Place in STEAM
Robotics Competition, Membership in the
National Junior Honor Society for three years
in a row
Fondest Memory: Going to Washington D.C.
with my classmates
Future Goals: To be able to go to an Ivy
League College
Words of Wisdom: Work as hard as you can,
to the best of your ability, because the
success and opportunities you get are
definitely worth the effort.
Khairee Kelly
High School: Roman
Eighth Grade Ambassador, National Junior Honor
Society, Big Brother,
Basketball, and George
Washington Carver Science Fair
Achievements: Millay Scholarship Recipient
to Sts. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High
School and Cahillite Scholarship to Roman
Fondest Memory: Red and White Day
Future Goals: Becoming a sports medicine
physician, sports agent, or professional
basketball player
Words of Wisdom: Don’t procrastinate, but
rather work hard and listen to your teachers.
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Class of 2016 Personal Profiles, continued
Patrick Kirlin
High School: Roman
Ambassador, Big Brother,
Yearbook
Achievements: Medal
for D.A.R.E Program Essay
Fondest Memory: Probably any of the White
and Red Days over the years
Future Goals: Possible small business
owner, or a position in sports stadium
operations
Greatest Influence: Vince Papale
Words of Wisdom: If the going gets tough
along the way, just ask for help to get
through your journey. There is always
someone willing to help you.
Kara Maddox
High School: Merion
Mercy Academy
Volleyball, Yearbook,
Society, Eighth Grade
Ambassador
Achievements: St. John Vianney Scholarship,
$16,000 over four years for John W. Hallahan
Catholic Girls’ High School
Fondest Memory: My fondest memory is
winning the Region 6 Volleyball
Championship this year.
Future Goals: My future goals are to graduate
high school and college with great grades
and become successful.
Greatest Influence: My greatest influence in
my life is my mom.
Words of Wisdom: Just be yourself and do
what makes you happy.
Francesco Milano
Preparatory School
Eighth Grade Ambassador, National Junior Honor
Society, Varsity Basketball, Big Brother
Achievements: Ignatian Scholarship to St.
Joseph’s Preparatory School, Scholarship to
Roman Catholic High School, Millay Scholarship to Sts. John Neumann and Maria Goretti
High School, Honorable Mention, Bronze,
and Gold Medals at Carver Science Fair, Treasurer for National Junior Honor Society
Fondest Memory: My friends and teachers
Future Goals: Go to a good college and get a
successful job.
Words of Wisdom: Make friends with
everyone you meet.
Michael Nichols
High School: Roman
Activities: Ambassador,
Society, Yearbook
Achievements: $4,000
over four years towards
tuition at Roman Catholic High School,
Graduating Eighth Grade
Fondest Memory: In first grade, my classmates and I went to a Riversharks game.
Future Goals: To become a lawyer and to
become the best person I can be
Greatest Influence: My hard working parents
Words of Wisdom: Make friends early because they are the ones that will be by your
side.
Jabari Perryman
High School: Archbishop
John Carroll High School
Ambassador, Yearbook
and Big Brother
Achievements:
A Scholarship to Roman
Fondest Memory: Going to the Dolphins game
Future Goals: To travel the world and to be
successful
Greatest Influence: My teachers, friends and
family
Words of Wisdom: Be the change you wish to
see in the world.
Francis Purcell IV
Preparatory School
Activities: STEAM
Robotics, STEAM Sailor,
Eighth Grade Ambassador, Big Brother
Achievements: 4th place
at the Underwater Robotics Team Competition in seventh grade.
Fondest Memory: Getting the award for
trying the hardest in Kindergarten
Future Goals: Going to a prestigious college
Greatest Influence: My parents, teachers
and brother are the greatest influences in
my life.
Words of Wisdom: Please listen to your
teachers.
Skylar Kelly Smith
High School: Archbishop
John Carroll High School
Activities: Vice President
of the National Junior
Honor Society, Eighth
Grade Ambassador,
Yearbook, Lector
Achievements: Neumann Scholarship,
Janine Brouggard Scholarship, Saint Thomas
Aquinas Scholarship, 2nd place, Female, in
the SS John Neumann and Maria Goretti High
School’s math competition, Perfect
Attendance for eight years
Fondest Memory: Winning the Neumann
Scholarship
Future Goals: Attend Villanova University,
become a biologist, buy my mom her dream
car and take her to Hawaii.
Greatest Influence: My mother
Words of Wisdom: Stay healthy and get a
good night’s rest, so you too, can have
perfect attendance!
Olivia Squillante
High School: Merion
Mercy Academy
Girls on the Run, National
Junior Honor Society,
Eighth Grade Ambassador, Yearbook and
Big Sister
Achievements: $10,000 scholarship to John
W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School over
four years, $1,000 Irish Society Scholarship,
Winning the Region 6 Volleyball Championship and Winning at both the St. Mary’s and
Carver Science Fair three years in a row
Fondest Memory: Winning the Region 6
Volleyball Championship
Future Goals: To become successful and
raise a family
Words of Wisdom: Always work hard and try
your best, but make sure to have fun and to
make the best out of your time at St. Mary’s!
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Alumni Induction Ceremony
Lilianna Utrera
High School
Volleyball, Softball,
Society, Yearbook, Eighth
Grade Ambassador, Big Sister
Achievements: Josephine C. Connelly
Scholarship, National Junior Honor Society,
Region 6 Volleyball Championship
Fondest Memory: Being the second St. Mary
team to win the Varsity Region 6 Volleyball
Championship
Future Goals: Playing guitar, being in
activities in high school and becoming
successful
Greatest Influence: My grandmother
Words of Wisdom: Try to do your best in your
future years at Saint Mary.
On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 the Class of
2016 was inducted into the St. Mary
Interparochial School Alumni Circle
during our annual Alumni Induction &
Pinning Ceremony. Our guest speakers
were Grace Bridy, ‘12 and Daniel DeJesus, ‘12. Grace and Daniel provided our
graduates with personal reflections and
sound advice for the future. Grace and
Daniel will both attend the University of
Pennsylvania as Mayor Scholars.
Afterward the students enjoyed a tasty
treat from Mr. Softee. We are very proud
of our newest Alumni Circle members
and all that they have achieved. Best
of luck!
Vicente Velez
High School: Father Judge
High School
Activities: Big Brother,
Sacred Heart Boy and
Eighth Grade Ambassador
Achievements: Winning
football championship
and getting into Father Judge High School
Fondest Memory: Meeting my first friend
at St. Mary’s
Future Goals: Becoming a billionaire
Greatest Influence: Barack Obama
Words of Wisdom: You will enjoy your time
here.
Jaylin Wescott
High School: Roman
Ambassador, Big Brother,
Basketball,
Achievements: Getting
good grades and getting
accepted into a high school
Fondest Memory: Red and White Day
games
Future Goals: Basketball Player and
Orthopedic Surgeon
Words of Wisdom: Happiness is a choice.
Nominate an alum today
for the Fifth Annual Harding
Alumni Award
During the Tenth Annual Harvest Hoedown,
a graduate of St. Mary Interparochial School
who exemplifies excellence in service to the
community at large will be presented with
The Harding Alumni Award. Nominations
are now being accepted. Anyone can
nominate an alum today! Please email
[email protected] and provide:
• Nominee’s name
• Graduation year
• Brief description for consideration
• Your contact information
Please submit all nominations, by Friday,
September 16, 2016.
Reunion Reception and
Harding Alumni Award
Presentation: Saturday,
October 15, 2016 at 12:00 PM
All St. Mary graduates are invited to attend
the Reunion Reception and Harding Award
Presentation to be held during our Harvest
Hoedown from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. The
reception will include a Meet and Greet with
Principal, Jeanne Meredith, St. Mary School
graduates, and current teachers and
students. The fifth annual Harding Award
will be presented at 12:30 PM. School tours
will be available upon request.
Alumni who register for this event will
receive one admission to our Harvest
Hoedown. Please R.S.V.P. by Monday,
October 3 to [email protected]
or call 215-923-7522.
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Alumni Circle: Good News
St. Mary’s is proud to share the many achievements of our alumni during this past school year.
Crosby Cavanaugh, ’12
Nazareth Academy High School,
Class of 2016
Commended Honors Semester 1
High Point University
Daniel DeJesus, ’12
Roman Catholic High School, Class of 2016
St. John Vianney Scholar
University of Pennsylvania,
Mayor Scholarship - attending
Harding Alumni Award Recipient 2015
Co-Creator of our STEAM Program
Laurel Enaco, ’12
Grace Bridy, ’12 and Daniel DeJesus, ’12
(S) Scholarship
(G) Grant
Rachael “Haely” Atkerson, ’12
J.W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School
Class of 2016
Drexel University (S)- attending
Clark Atlanta University
Duquesne University (S)
Holy Family University (S)
Spelman College
Saint Joseph’s University (S)
Virginia Union University (S)
Aliya Bright, ’12
Class of 2016
Temple University- attending
East Stroudsburg University
The Pennsylvania State University
Saint John’s University (S)(G)(G)
University of the Sciences (S)
Grace Bridy, ’12
J.W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School,
Class of 2016, Valedictorian
Neumann Scholar
University of Pennsylvania,
Mayor Scholarship (S) - attending
Boston College (S)
Carleton College
Case Western Reserve University (S)
Dickinson College (S)
Fordham University (S)
Grinnell College
Kenyon College
Saint Joseph’s University (S), John P.
McNulty Scholarship
Temple University (S), Provost Scholarship
Harding Alumni Award Recipient 2015
Co-Creator of our STEAM Program
Marissa Cook, ’12
J.W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School,
Class of 2016
Community College of Philadelphia
Nazareth Academy High School,
Class of 2016
Distinguished Honors Semesters 1 & 2
University of New Haven
National Art Honor Society
Brianne Jewett, ’12
J.W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School, Class of 2016
Widener University (S) - attending
DeSales University
Gwynedd-Mercy College (S)(G)
Lysandra Ospino, ’12
J.W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School, Class of 2016
Duquesne University (S)(G) - attending
Drexel University
University of Pittsburgh
University of the Sciences (S)
Jane Cammisa, ’14
Nazareth Academy High School
Commended Honors Semesters 1 & 2
Simone Fera, ’14
Merion Mercy Academy
Honors - Second Trimester
Jordan Newsome Little, ’14
End of Year First Honors
Alexandria Raday, ’14
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
Honors - Finished in the top 2% of her class
Cara Rossi, ’14
Honors Second Trimester
Sophia G. DeLucca, ’15
Leena Kalla, ’15
Second Honors
Top 20% in class
Talia Rosati, ’15
Ta’liyah Thomas, ’15
Isabelle Cress, ’13
Top 10% in class
Katerina Evangelou, ’13
Top 10% in class
Top 10% in class
Top 10% in class
Mikaela Fegley, ’13
Top 10% in class
Alexandra Urbine, ’15
Madeline Urbine, ’15
Second Honors
Top 20% in class
Gianna Kalla, ’13
Top 20% in class
Jess Kondracki, ’13
Top 20% in class
Claire Montgomery, ’13
Second Honors
Top 10% in class
The Alumni Circle is an informal
alumni community connecting former
classmates and St. Mary’s school.
Share your good news with us! Email
[email protected] and provide a
brief description of any milestones or
achievements that you would like to
share with the St. Mary community.
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Storm Report: Sports Night
Celebrating the 2015/16 St. Mary’s Sports Teams
On May 24, 2016 St. Mary held its annual
Sports Night in which we recognize the
efforts and achievements of our studentathletes, our coaches and the other people
who made this year such a wonderful year
for Saint Mary’s Athletics. The entire evening
was a great opportunity to celebrate the
spirit and sense of community that we enjoy
at Saint Mary’s.
We opened the evening with a moment of
silence and prayer in memory of Miss Dunn,
who was always a steadfast supporter of our
student-athletes and whose “Good, better,
best...” motto inspires in sports as well as in
the classroom.
Volleyball White Team
Volleyball Maroon Team: Region 6 CYO Champions
Varsity Boys Basketball
JV Girls Basketball
All of our student athletes were introduced
by their coaches and awarded a Certificate
for their participation and Achievement in
Athletics.
Our Region 6 CYO Volleyball Champions were
recognized with commemorative t-shirts
donated by a mystery benefactor and Coach
Isaacson unfurling a championship banner
which will hang in Shot Tower gym.
Varsity Girls 8th Grade Basketball
Varsity Girls 7th Grade Basketball
We also recognized our Region 6 CYO
Basketball All Stars, each of whom received
an All Star Certificate. In the start of a new
Saint Mary’s tradition, we awarded Varsity
Letter patches to our graduating athletes,
courtesy of our friends at Home and School.
There are many people to thank for the
success of Athletics this year:
Mrs. Meredith for supporting Athletics and
allowing us to grow the Program;
Mrs. Haciski, for being a huge booster of
Athletics and always getting our news out
there to the community;
The Home and School Association which
has steadfastly supported Athletics both
financially and with coordinating our efforts;
JV Boys Basketball
Our coaches, Keith Czaja, Jackie Urbine,
Steve Sims, Tommy DelGuercio, Jenifer
DiCampli, Elizabeth Fahncke, and Chris
Isaacson, each of whom gives of their time
and talents to inspire and teach our kids the
values of sportsmanship and teamwork that
last a lifetime.
Special thanks to our Athletic Director
Mr. Harry Kane for supporting and
strengthening our Athletic Program.
Most importantly, thank you to our athletes
and their families who go the extra mile to
play on and cheer on our teams.
Let’s Go Storm!!
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Important Dates for the 2016/17 school year
Tuesday, September 6
Saturday, September 10
Friday, September 23
Kindergarten Parent Meeting at 5:00 pm
Getting to Know Each Other: Informal Student
Session for Kindergarten 2017-2018
Grandparents’/Special Persons’ Day for
Kindergarten and First Grade
1:30 PM
Wednesday, September 7
First Day of School
Kindergarten - 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Grades 1 - 8: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm CARES (until 6:00 pm) $30
Monday, September 12
Full Day for ALL students Kindergarten: 8:00 am - 2:30 pm Grades 1 - 8: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm CARES (until 6:00 pm)
Monday, October 3
Kindergarten: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday, September 14
Ask an Alumnus – High School Q & A
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Friday, September 9
Thursday, September 15
Kindergarten: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Back to School Night for Parents 6:00 pm in Gym, then to Classrooms Getting to Know Each Other: Informal Student
Session for Kindergarten 2017-2018
These sessions are for prospective students
entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2017. For
more information, please contact Maryellen
Raday at [email protected].
Opening Mass at Old St. Joseph’s Church
All are welcome!
Open House
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Friday, September 16 Deadline to apply for Kindergarten
2017-2018
Wednesday, October 5
Saturday, October 15
10th Annual Harvest Hoedown –
Fall Fundraiser
11:00 - 3:00 pm
Locust Streets (between Fourth and
Fifth Streets)
Home & School Parent Social
New Website Launched for New School Year
St. Mary Interparochial School is proud to
announce the launch of our new website!
On Wednesday, August 31, visit
www.saintmarys.us to experience a bright,
clean and professional design welcoming all who want to learn more about our
special school community. This new site is
designed to deliver a clear understanding
of “The St. Mary Difference” to prospective
families, alumni, friends and benefactors
while providing current families with useful
resources throughout their child’s spiritual
and academic formation.
Many thanks to Richard Cress, Alusiv, Inc.
and Margaret Anderson, Stellarvisons, for
guiding us throughout this design and
development process and helping us to
create a beautiful place to shine our light!
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Margaret R. Dunn: “Our Miss Dunn”
September 4, 1950 - May 23, 2016
Our “Miss Dunn” passed away
on a beautiful May day, about five
weeks after she had a stroke.
Her family and friends mourn her
as does the St. Mary Interparochial
School Community.
For 29 years, Miss Dunn taught
students at St. Mary. She arrived
with 18 years experience in other
Philadelphia Catholic schools
and taught here in grades 5 – 8
for all of those years.
Miss Dunn often told the story of interviewing for her first teaching job, wearing her St.
Maria Goretti High School uniform. She was
what were then called “The Cadets”, young
men and women who, with one Math course
and one Reading course under their belts,
began to teach in Catholic grade schools the
fall after they graduated high school. There
was a need and Margie responded. She
always knew she wanted to be a teacher and
here was her opportunity. For the Cadets,
life was not easy. In addition to teaching
each day and preparing for classes each
weekend, they attended evening classes
to complete their undergraduate work. For
many Cadets, this took 8 to 10 years at night.
She, like many Cadets who worked in the
late 1960s, was frequently paid in cash on a
Monday, after the collection was taken up in
church on Sunday. It was quite remarkable.
What Miss Dunn brought to the students at
St. Mary (and I am sure to all the students
she met in her career) was a sense of deep
faith, of purpose, and of scholarship. If you
are going to do something, do it well.
Don’t waste the talents God has given you.
Give your best every day. “Good, Better,
Best, never let it rest, until the Good is Better
and the Better is Best!” - St. Jerome
Our school has experienced a great loss in
the death of Miss Dunn, but she would want
us to keep moving forward, doing our best
each day, recognizing the God-given talents
that we all have and using them well.
Our school has also experienced a great love
in the life of Miss Margaret Rose Dunn. We
will remember her always and we will dedicate our next school year to her memory.
May she rest in peace. Amen.
In keeping with her love of education the
“Margaret Dunn Scholarship” has been
established c/o St. Mary’s Interparochial
School (5th & Locust St. Phila PA 19106).
To make a donation in Miss Dunn’s memory,
visit www.saintmary.us or mail your
donation to St. Mary Interparochial School:
C/o Margaret Dunn Scholarship, Fifth and
Locust Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
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Annual Giving Campaign for 2016-2017
Support the St. Mary Difference
The Annual Giving Campaign is a yearly
fundraising drive for the purpose of raising
much-needed funds to benefit the students
of St. Mary Interparochial School.
These essential funds assist in providing:
• A top rated Academic Program
• Scholarship and Tuition Assistance
for families in need
• Superior Art, Music and Cultural
Enrichment Program
• Technology for the 21st Century
• Necessary building and physical
plant maintenance
You will receive our Annual Report for 20152016 and our Annual Giving letter this fall.
We are grateful for your generosity. We hope
you will contribute once again along with
our entire St. Mary School community. One
hundred percent of your contribution will
be used to benefit the students of St. Mary
Interparochial School. Thank you in advance
for your donation!
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
• Donate online at www.saintmarys.us,
use the enclosed envelope or call
215-923-7522.
• Check with your Human Resources
Department or Matching Gift Coordinator
to see if your company will match your
annual giving donation.
• Spread the word about our Annual Giving
Appeal to others who, like you, believe
in an excellent Catholic education for
children of all religious, economic,
and ethnic backgrounds.
This newsletter was designed and printed
with the support of Alusiv communication design
and Conner Printing, Inc
Saint Mary Interparochial School is an equal opportunity service provider and employer
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 20156
Sunday, January 29, 2017 Wednesday, May 3, 2017 8:30 am to 9:30 am
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
10:00 am to Noon
8:30 am to 9:30 am
Open Houses 2016-2017
The rich academic and historic heritage of St. Mary Interparochial
School dates to the early days of Philadelphia, as Catholics and
Protestants engaged in a spirited debate over educational practices.
Founded in 1782 by the Jesuit fathers of Old St. Joseph’s Church, St.
Mary is known as “The Mother School” of catholic parochial education
and is credited with influencing Catholic educational patterns in this
country. Situated near Independence Hall and other pivotal sites in old
Philadelphia, it served children for more than a century before closing
in 1902 after a devastating fire. St. Mary’s reopened in 1968, again
with a distinction: With students drawn from six different parishes, it
was the first interparochial school in the nation. St. Mary Interparochial School is situated in Independence National Park and serves over
250 children from all over the City of Philadelphia and its suburbs.
History of Saint Mary
Interparochial School
Fifth and Locust Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215.923.7522
www.saintmarys.us
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Interparochial School
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Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

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