Summer 2020
A CLOSER LOOK
Fr. Mudd Recounts Memories of Service at
Archbishop Carroll HS
Fr. John Mudd, Class of 1961 is a priest in the Archdiocese of Washington. He also served the Ft. Belvoir community for many years, and in the early 90s he returned to serve his beloved Archbishop Carroll community. His first year, he helped to raise $24,000 and since then, the school has raised over $37 million with his leadership.

Fr. Mudd says, "There was always a spirit at Carroll that you can make a difference...You can't make a difference by just thinking about it or talking about it. You have to be active."

Click the picture to watch the full video on our YouTube Channel.

WE DID IT!
Thanks to 243 alumni/ae and friends, we exceeded our fundraising goal of $50,000 last month! You helped us raise  $59,510  to help make up for the loss of our annual June Spring Benefit at The Kennedy Center that was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. These funds help us fulfill tuition assistance commitments we made to our students and families this school year –  THANK YOU!

The Carroll community also received a significant grant from  The Society of the Sacred Heart  to enhance its campus internet connectivity. Grant funding will increase existing firewall capacity, provide more than 40 new WiFi access points throughout our building, and add network wiring for the WiFi access point coverage. The work will be completed this summer. Sincere thanks to  Sister Helen McCulloch, RSCJ , and her Society of the Sacred Heart colleagues for this wonderful gift!
Student Spotlight
Stefon White '22 Joins Black Lives Matter
Protest in Washington, D.C.
Rising junior (Class of 2022) Stefon White has led his class as president each year and represents the ACHS community as a student ambassador. Two of his favorite classes are Astronomy and Science where he is challenged by Mr. Perleberg to think critically about life outside of planet Earth. He volunteers as a school photographer and is spending most of his summer focusing on preparing for SATs, enhancing his photography and videography skills, and building his strength and conditioning for basketball season.

Besides being a superstar student at Archbishop Carroll, Stefon has joined in local protests calling for an end to racism and injustice in the wake of George Floyd's death. He writes on his Instagram post:

“When is enough ENOUGH?! ... It’s too much going on in the world for us not to be aware. I was going to delete I nstagram  this week, but why try to get away from the problems instead of using it to spread awareness? Rest easy to my black soldiers and queens. We are fighting for you.
To everyone unaware, George Floyd repeatedly said “I can’t breathe” when a police officer continuously and unnecessarily held his knee onto the victim’s neck while officers watched and witnesses filmed on their phones instead of TAKING ACTION. This has been happening too much and WE HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE."

We are proud of Stefon and our other students who are learning firsthand how to express personal pain, balance protest and civility, educate others about their cause, and create and effect positive change. 
A Message From
Principal Gilmore
Our Principal Shares Her Vision and
Academic Plans for Next School Year
Principal Gilmore thanks everyone for their support and understanding as we, as a nation and community, responded to the unexpected invasion of COVID-19 in March. She says, "I am very proud of the way our Archbishop Carroll Community; students, parents, faculty, and staff handled the demands we were faced with to protect everyone as we continued to educate our students during the most unusual of circumstances." As we look ahead to the 2020-21 school year, we are preparing for a phased reopening taking into account the several different possible scenarios depending on state/local health guidelines. The possible scenarios are as follows:  

Continuation of Distance Learning
Similar to the distance learning we adapted this spring with modifications and improvements based on survey results and updated procedures.  
 
Hybrid Learning (Combination of Distance Learning and In-Person On Campus Learning)
Based on state and local health officials’ guidelines on group restrictions, there could be a possibility of combined distance learning and opportunities for limited in-person learning with an adjusted schedule. This may involve adaptations including staggered grade levels on campus, temperature checks, masks and social distancing.
 
Return to In-Person Learning
In accordance with state and local health officials’ regulations, this would entail returning to the building for in-person learning with no restrictions. Note: There are also scenarios where the building opening would be phased (not everybody returning at the same time), and/or involve adaptations such as temperature checks, masks or social distancing.
 
If for some reason, we can’t be in a traditional school situation, our goal is to find the best way to have our students safely in our buildings as frequently as possible to ensure the health and well-being of all.

Enjoy this summer and stay safe.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Troy Weaver '86 Named General Manager
 of the Detroit Pistons!
NBA.COM wrote: "Troy Weaver joined Oklahoma City’s front office in 2008 and about five minutes later was earmarked as a rising star and future general manager. If that’s an exaggeration, it’s not by much. For a decade now, he’s been a top-of-mind candidate every time an opening for a lead decision-maker comes around.

He’s had opportunities and passed, driven less by the dollar signs than by fit and growth potential of the franchise that would finally turn his head. So what does it say that Weaver chose the Pistons – this franchise, at this time, under these circumstances – to leave the ironclad security of his spot at Sam Presti’s right hand in Oklahoma City? It says Weaver believes in Gores’ commitment to winning and passion for community investment. It says he has faith in the guiding hand of Arn Tellem, whom he came to know first across the table as super agent representing players the Thunder pursued. It says he endorses the groundwork laid over the past two years by Ed Stefanski to leave the Pistons wide latitude to go about their rebuilding.

The fact that he’d passed on other jobs was well known across the NBA. If you’re reading tea leaves, the fact Weaver didn’t jump at other jobs for the paycheck – or for the ego gratification – bodes well for his chances to succeed in his first turn in the first chair.
Running an NBA front office today isn’t like it was even 15 years ago. The operations are sprawling now. Weaver’s keen eye for talent is every bit as valuable as it was in the days when Jack McCloskey built the Bad Boys with two scouts and a secretary filling his front office, but the ability to lead a diverse staff and operate it collaboratively is just as essential. Weaver exercised atypical patience before being wooed by Gores speaks to the temperament required to thrive in today’s more complex environment.

Gores’ statement on Weaver’s hiring suggests those were qualities he sought in this critical hire. “Troy is an outstanding executive with an exceptional track record for identifying and developing talent,” he said. “In talking with Troy, he’s got both the skill and temperament to lead and the confidence and creativity to work collaboratively with others. We’re excited for him to take the reins as general manager of the Pistons at this important moment. Ed and the team have done excellent work creating flexibility with our roster and establishing a clear direction. Troy comes aboard to help take us to the next level.”

That success isn’t guaranteed because nothing is in a world as competitive as the NBA, where fortune must smile upon you every now and then. But as with every decision Weaver will be faced with from this day forward, it’s all about assessing the odds and applying your best instincts. For fortune to smile upon you, first you have to put yourself in position to catch her eye. Hiring Troy Weaver – becoming the NBA franchise that finally won him over – has put the Pistons in precisely that position."

Congratulations Troy!

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