Thank you, Carroll alumni and friends, for your generous response and support of ACHS and its students at and around the end of the calendar year (December 31)! More than 450 of you took time in December to invest in this wonderful school community and positively affect our 340 students.
You literally make it possible for us to carry out our educational mission each year, make it possible for financially-challenged students and families to afford Carroll’s annual tuition and make it possible for us to keep our technology and building efforts up to date to meet the demands of our talented student body and faculty.
Your kindness and generosity pushes us to 65% ($1.6 million) of our $2.5 million annual goal at the halfway point in our fiscal year! Thank you for partnering with us. Your investment in this small, college-preparatory Catholic school (and its students) in the middle of a larger public health challenge is sincerely appreciated.
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Dr. Juan Gallastegui Named Music Director of
DC Strings Orchestra
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DC Strings Orchestra has announced that conductor Dr. Juan A. Gallastegui (Carroll’s Band Director) has been appointed as their new Music Director. Entering its fifth season, the company is a program of the DC Strings Workshop, and has presented over 50 performances in the DC area since their founding in 2016. “Dr. Juan is a longtime friend of DC Strings and we are humbled by his deep commitment to music-making and rapport with the musicians,” said Andrew M. Lee, Artistic/Executive Director of DC Strings Workshop. “As our country battles the pandemic, we will look to Dr. Juan to help our musicians connect with the community and other musicians to inspire, hope, and heal from the pain that is affecting so many members of our community.” https://www.dcstrings.org/juan
Dr. Gallastegui -- or Dr. G as he is affectionately referred to by students and colleagues – came to Carroll in 2016 as an IB Spanish teacher and Chairperson of the Foreign Language Department and transitioned over two years to direct Carroll’s Band program. He earned his Ph.D. in Music History (University of La Rioja in Spain) and holds degrees in Teaching, Tuba Performance and Tuba Teaching, and Orchestral Conducting.
In addition to his roles with DC Strings Orchestra, Juan serves as Music Director of the Rockville Concert Band and the Prince William Youth Orchestras. When not teaching or conducting, he enjoys reading, writing, composing, cooking, and spending time with his wife JoAnna (also a musician and teacher) and their dog Garbie.
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Vincent Williams has joined the University of Rhode Island athletics department as Director of Basketball Performance. He will work directly with the men's basketball program, as well as the men's golf and women's tennis programs.
Williams previously worked with the NBA's Washington Wizards and Capital City Go-Go (G League) as Director of Player Preparation overseeing in-season and offseason programming, pre-draft workouts, player visits, player development strategies and summer league coverage. He also served as Director of Basketball Performance at Coppin State.
“Vincent has worked with elite athletes at the highest level of basketball, spending significant time in the NBA," said Rhode Island men's basketball Head Coach David Cox. "His expertise and ability to relate to the student-athletes in our program are a clear strength. We are excited to add someone of his caliber to our program."
Williams earned his bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Towson State University in 2011. He anticipates completing work on a Master's degree in Applied Exercise Science/Strength and Conditioning from Concordia University Chicago next fall.
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Four Football Players Look To Next Level
Four Carroll football players, all seniors, have proudly signed letters of intent to play college football
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Jimto Obide, a 6-5, 230-pound offensive lineman, and his family decided on Temple University because the school reminded them of the same family environment they have enjoyed, and thrived in, at Carroll.
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Chreign LaFond, signed with the United States Naval Academy after considering offers from William & Mary, Army, and The U.S. Air Force Academy, among others. LaFond has been an all-conference selection the past two seasons playing offensive and defensive end.
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Desean Dixon signed with East Stroudsburg State University and will help the Warriors defensive front next fall. Stroudsburg Coach Jimmy Terwilliger, a former college quarterback, cringed when he watched Desean’s game film and saw what he did to opposing offenses. “Desean is a dynamic addition to our very athletic defensive line,” said Terwilliger.
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David LaFears, a team captain who played outside linebacker, will attend Marist College and play for the Red Foxes. David was a two year starter and first team all WCAC performer. He chose Marist Shippensburg University, Frostburg University and Salisbury University.
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Michelle Ming - ACHS STEM Nation |
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Carroll’s second annual STEM/Engineering and National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Collegiate Virtual Panel Discussion was held on November 20, 2020. The theme of the program was Engineering Impact on Our Society and featured (in part) alumni guest speakers:
- Dr. Jessye Talley ’04 (Assistant Professor, Morgan State University Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering);
- Carlos Holland ’12 (Cyber Security Analyst, Microsoft Corp) and;
- Jordan Thomas ’12 (Intern, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles).
The hour and a half long session provided current Carroll students an opportunity to interact with a panel of six college engineering students and five engineering professionals. The event is the brainchild of Mrs. Michelle Ming, Director of Carroll’s Engineering program. She is in her eighth year of inspiring students at Carroll and moderates ACHS STEM Nation, a National Society of Black Engineers Jr. Chapter at the school. Mrs. Ming is also Head Coach of the ACHS eSports team.
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Post Food Drive Update - A Big Thank you to all of our donors!!! |
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How does a school conduct a Food Drive in the middle of a pandemic? Put the problem in the hands of alumni and friends of Archbishop Carroll High School and they’ll deliver!
Cantwell Cleary Co, Inc. (Elkridge, MD), a long-time supporter of Carroll’s Food Drive, stepped up first by providing more than 400 boxes to pack the food up. Generous donations from the Poor Roberts Foundation, Kevin Brady ’73 and others ensured 277 families had a fresh Thanksgiving turkey to enjoy. Hundreds of others pitched in to donate more than $18,000 to help buy canned vegetables, meats, soups, fruits, pasta and a two weeks supply worth of pantry essentials (oil, flour, sugar, peanut butter and jelly, etc.)– to fill 554 boxes and feed 277 nearby families (two boxes to each family)!
Through your generosity, the ACHS community was also able to provide food to the Sacred Heart (NW DC) parish dinner program, our next-door neighbor Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence (two priests/Carroll alumni receive care there), and Sasha Bruce Youthwork. Finally, cash donations help create a Carroll Food Pantry with plans to help our own students and families in need throughout the school year. View our listing of Thanksgiving Food Drive benefactors here.
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Congratulations to our Senior Class of 2021 on their acceptance into Universities and Colleges!!! |
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The University of Alabama
Arkansas Baptist College
Bethany College
Bethune-Cookman University
Central State University
Clark Atlanta University
Drexel University
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
East Stroudsburg State University
Eastern Mennonite University
Elizabeth City State University
Frostburg State University
George Mason University
Georgia State University
Hampton University
University of Hartford
Hollins University
Hood College
Howard University
Kent State University at Kent
University of Kentucky
Lamar University
Lebanon Valley College
Livingstone College
Longwood University
Louisiana State University
Loyola University Maryland
Marist College
Marshall University
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Massachusetts Boston
McDaniel College
University of Memphis
Merrimack College
Michigan State University
Miles College
Montana State University (College of Engineering)
Morehouse College
Morgan State University
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Mount St. Mary's University - Maryland
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T State University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
North Carolina Central University
Norwich University
Old Dominion University
Oregon State University
Pennsylvania State University
Philander Smith College
Prairie View A&M University
Prince George's Community College
Radford University
Richmond, The American International
University in London
Saint Leo University
Saint Michael's College
Savannah State University
Sewanee-The University of the South
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Siena College
Spelman College
St. John's University
Stevenson University
Stony Brook University
State University of New York
Temple University
Tennessee State University
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Trinity Washington University
United States Naval Academy
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia State University
Voorhees College
West Virginia University
Westminster College - PA
Widener University
The College of Wooster
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Black History Month Celebration |
Established in 1951, Archbishop Carroll High School led by example as one of the first D.C. schools to defy segregation three years before the landmark civil rights Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education declared it unconstitutional.
During Black History Month, Archbishop Carroll will honor dozens of prominent Black alumni that have made contributions to society. As a racially and culturally diverse institution, Archbishop Carroll continues to build on its legacy by producing leaders and change agents in the community.
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