January 3, 2018

Academic Excellence Congratulations to Chris Anderson '18, who received a Certificate of Merit for outstanding academic performance as evidenced by his score on the SATs. His score was among the 5,000 highest scores in Pennsylvania.   #WhereSuccessBegins

Carroll wins Hi-Q competition

Congratulations to our Hi-Q team, led by Mrs. Carpenter, who defeated Notre Dame and Sun Valley in December in their home match. Twenty-one high schools participate in Delco Hi-Q. Each school team has ten members, and each school hosts one contest during the regular season. Three teams compete at each regular season match, and there are three rounds in each match.

Parent's Association Meeting The first Parent's Association of the New Year will be Monday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m. A member of the school administration will be there to answer any questions and discuss some school topics.

Students learn about Northern Ireland On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, Dr. Erin McLaughlin, spoke with Mr. Scanlan's Human Geography students about the troubles in Northern Ireland. Dr. McLaughlin teaches a class entitled, "Engagements for the Common Good: Northern Ireland," at Cabrini University. She has interviewed Bik McFarlane and Gerry Adams, who were involved in the hunger strikes, and Gerry O'Hara, who gave evidence to the Sayville Inquiry regarding Bloody Sunday.

Girls Basketball Carroll Girls Basketball had a great day cooking and preparing meals for the Life Center of Eastern Delaware County. #giveback #carrollcares

Football Congratulations to Dahmir Ruffin '18, named Second Team Offense for the All City Football 2017.

Indoor Track & Field Boys Indoor Track & Field had big performances at the TFCAofGP Meet at Lehigh University on Dec. 22. Aidan Doherty ‘20, took first place in the 3000M. Lamar Ramsey ‘18, finished second in the Triple Jump. Michael Sponholtz ‘19, took sixth in the long jump. Malachi Hansen ’20, was eighth in the 400M. The 4 x 200 relay team of Malachi Hansen, Nick Malloy ‘20, Brennan Robinson ‘21, and Michael Sponholtz finished seventh.

Congratulations to Sydney Haye '19, who had a personal record and set a new Triple Jump school record Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at the USATF sanctioned Ocean Breeze Holiday Festival Meet on Staten Island outside of New York City.

Wrestling Carroll wrestler Jack McQuaid was Main Line Boys Athlete of the Week in December. The junior 170-pounder, the Catholic League champion last season, finished first at the Upper Merion Viking Classic by pinning all three of his opponents.

Carroll Wrestling results from the Radnor Holiday Tournament: Nick Poulos, 132, took first place, going 4-0. Jack McQuaid, 170, also finished first; he was 5-0

Carroll Hockey All Stars ring in the New Year

Four Carroll Hockey players played in the PCL All Star Game on New Year's Day. Left to right: Ian Myers, James Beale, Jason Zambella and Jacob George.

Crew alumni return to Carroll The first-ever Carroll Crew Alumni "Practice” was held Dec 22, with over 40 alumni returning to see the newly-renovated and painted erg room, catch up with old teammates, and see the latest crop of Carroll rowers. A few brave souls even jumped in on the practice with the current rowers! Alumni in attendance spanned all seven years of the Crew team’s existence at Carroll, including former captain of the St. Joseph’s University Women’s Rowing Team and current Graduate Assistant Coach at Eastern Michigan, Delaney McGuire (‘12), current senior and co-captain of the St. Joseph’s University Men’s Rowing Team, Claudio Recchilungo (‘14), and eight of the nine members of the 2013 Carroll Girls Varsity 8 that finished fifth in the country.  The artwork in the erg room was completed by both the current boys’ and girls’ teams and designed by Isa Pimentel ('19) and Lindsay Brogan ('19). The Carroll Crew Team competes in the spring, and rows out of Whitemarsh Boat Club in Conshohocken. For more information, please contact Mr. Gennaro at:  Wgennaro@jcarroll.org

ACTS to stage Bye Bye Birdie Archbishop Carroll Theatre Society will have auditions for their upcoming Spring musical, Bye Bye Birdie, Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 3:00 pm. Callbacks will be on Thursday, Jan. 18.  For vocal auditions, students should prepare 16 to 32 bars of a song.  The song should be in a similar style to the musical. Sheet music is preferred and strongly recommended. Audition songs do not have to be musical theatre, and it should not be from the show.  Students should wear or bring clothing that allows for movement, as there will be a dance audition. For a detailed synopsis of the show click here; t o listen to the soundtrack, click here ; click here for YouTube.

Sounds of the season Suzanne Carpenter '18 and Joe O'Brian '18, led a collaborative concert at St Rose of Lima Parish in North Wales, with Rudy Lucente, accompanying on organ. Lucente is the assistant for Wanamaker Organ, the largest functioning organ in the world.

Carroll students selected for All Catholic Concert Band Congratulations to the following students for auditioning and being selected to the All-Catholic Concert Band, which is made up of musicians from across the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The festival takes place at Little Flower High School, Feb. 2-4, 2018. Liz Carpenter Dorothy Haoyan Katie Goodridge Kathleen Carpenter Grace Varnum Kieran McCormack Aiden Mullarkey Alex Prusacki Jacky Chen Julia Lundeen Jason Lu

Annual Senior Mother Daughter Luncheon Seniors and their mothers are invited to the Annual Senior Mother Daughter Luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at Westover Country Club, from 11:30-2:00pm.  Download invitation here.   RSVP's are due Friday, Feb. 2. We hope all of our senior ladies and their moms will join us for this special event!

Distinguished Scholars Award at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) The Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) is offering the Distinguished Scholars Award to seniors with a minimum 1410 SAT or 30 ACT score; GPA of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale, stellar visual arts and performing arts capabilities, honors and awards from competitions, and leadership skills. Students must be nominated by a teacher or counselor. If qualified, stop by Guidance. Deadline to apply is Feb. 1, 2018. Foreign Language Scholarships at St. John Fisher College St. John Fisher College is offering two foreign language scholarships to high school seniors. Students should have a proficiency in French or Spanish, minimum 1000 SAT or 19 ACT composite score. Students of all majors are eligible, but priority is given to those students majoring or minoring in a foreign language. Students must apply for admission to the College and be nominated by a teacher or counselor. If qualified, stop by Guidance. Deadline to apply is Jan. 15, 2018.

Yearbook sale extended! Order your 2018 Carroll Yearbook (freshmen, sophomores, juniors only) - sale extended until Jan. 31! This year’s yearbook will be in color. No extra yearbooks are ordered! Cost- $90 Download order form

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