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- School began for everyone Tuesday. We will be closed Friday through Monday for the Labor Day weekend.
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Senior Brandon Smoot served over the summer with Happy Helpers for the Homeless. The organization is currently helping over 950 people in the Baltimore and Anne Arundel County areas. Brandon is demonstrating that when we serve others, we are also serving Christ.
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Junior Jesse Kliman participated in the Washington National Opera Opera Institute at the Kennedy Center during the summer — a three-week training program for high school singers. The institute included vocal training, improvisation, theatrical training, repertoire, citizen artistry, college and career skills and two student-driven performances. Jesse was one of 24 students selected. Photo
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- Vince Bartozzi, Sr., father of Vince '00.
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- The football team kicks off the season at Archbishop Spalding in the inaugural Cavalier Kickoff Classic on Saturday Aug. at 7 p.m. The event will include a 3:30 game between St. Mary's Ryken and Archbishop Curley. Tickets are $17.50 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under. A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $65.70 and include complimentary soft drinks and catering by Bonefish Grill. Link We think our game will be streamed, but we don't have a link yet. Check DeMatha social media for updates.
- DeMatha is ranked No. 3 by The Washington Post in its football PreseasonTop 20. Spalding is No. 1, followed by Good Counsel.
- Sophomore Joseph Vartabedian shot rounds of 73-74 to win the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour Northern Virginia Junior Open. This is his third victory of the summer.
- Nate Kopunek '09, head coach of the University of Detroit Mercy men's soccer team, will be in College Park for a game at Maryland on Friday night. The Titans are 1-1, while the Terps are 0-1-1. Game time is 7:30 at Ludwig Field.
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Former Stag Quinn Cook, a two-time NBA champion, plans to open 4th Quarter Sports Bar in Bowie. Link
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Nine former Stags made NFL teams when the initial 53-man rosters were announced Tuesday. A day later, the Miami Dolphins signed Anthony McFarland '17 to their practice squad.
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- David Bates '69 is retiring Aug. 31 after 50 years of government service as a civilian oceanographer with the U.S. Navy. His career included 73 deployments on naval ships and aircraft. Congratulations, David, on an exemplary career!
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As the summer winds down, you might enjoy listening to "The Old Coastal Lighthouse." Written by staff member Tom Ponton '78, it features vocals by staffer Andrew Eck '11 and piano/arrangement by Dale Gray '18.
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Danny Gough '83 and Noah McVicker, fishing on the Billfisher in the 2024 White Marlin Open, finished second in the White Marlin category. They landed a 76-pounder and won $1,797,119.13.
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Entergy featured Derek Mills '90, a two-time world champion track star and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. Derek is demand side management manager for Entergy New Orleans.
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Richmond Felton '02, a creative manager for the Walt Disney Co., was part of the animation team for the No. 1 film of the year, "Inside Out 2." He is also contributing to "Moana 2" and "Mufasa."
- Garrett Jackson '02 and his wife Lauren welcomed a baby girl, Layla, on July 31. She weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz. and is the niece of Randall '08. Congratulations!
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Jerami Grant '12 hosted the inaugural Hour Generation Foundation Dream Gala last week and raised $100,000 for philanthropy. Link
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Ethan Smith '23, under the pen name Ethan C Forge, has published a novel, "American Beasts." Ethan took advanced creative writing at DeMatha and worked diligently on the book while still a senior. Set during the American Revolution, it is a historical fiction steeped in fantasy. Available on Amazon.
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Peter Brown '24 completed his nine-day Matriculation Week at Virginia Military Institute on Sunday. He is a member of the Army ROTC program. Photo
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Andrew Righi '24 and William Del Valle '24 completed summer training at the United States Military Academy and are now plebes. They are joined at West Point by Chase Pearson '23, who recently led a Catholic plebe retreat. Photo
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DeMatha Music is seeking sponsors and advertisers for its Kaleidoscope Concert on Oct. 5. This is the department's major music fundraiser. Don't miss this chance to showcase your business and support DeMatha musicians. The deadline is Sept. 15. For more information, contact Jennifer Cibor at jcibor@dematha.org or click here.
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The 54th-annual DeMatha Senior Boosters Crab Feast is Saturday Sept. 28 in the DeMatha Antler Room from 4 to 7 p.m. All you can eat crabs (on premises only), Maryland crab soup, chicken BBQ, potato salad, cole slaw, corn on the cob, hot dogs, beer, soda, iced tea, vegetable tray and more. We will also have a 50/50 raffle and money wheels. For more information and to purchase your tickets online through the Stag Store, see the link below. You can also pay by mail by making your check payable to "DeMatha Senior Boosters." Mail to: DeMatha Senior Boosters, c/o Tim Miller '80, 6008 43rd Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20781. Checks must be received no later than Sept. 18, and please include your phone number. Buy your tickets now. This has always been a well-attended event and a great social time. Bring your friends and family! Tickets
- DeMatha will induct its 2024 Hall of Fame class Sunday Oct. 27. It will begin with a reception in the Antler Room from 2:30-3:45 p.m. and conclude with the enshrinement in the original gym from 4-6. Tickets are $30 and available here. The inductees are:
- Distinguished Alumnus: Judge John Morrisey '82
- Administrators/Coaches/Teachers: Father James Day, O.SS.T., Anthony MacAulay, Jim Roper
- Team: 2011 Soccer
- Athletes: Austin Freeman '07 (basketball), Willie Harris '98 (wrestling), Scott McBrien '99 (football), Steve Looney '01 (lacrosse), Matt Oliver '00 (soccer), Kenny Tate '08 (football & basketball)
In addition, the following alumni will be recognized with special awards:
- Lou Amico Memorial Service Award: Tim Miller '80 (service to school)
- St. Simon de Rojas Service Award: Ian Callender '99 (service to community)
| Stag Store Item of the Week: | |
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Your first Item of the Week for the new school year is very special! The Stag Store and Campus Ministry Office collaborated to bring you a tee made from North Carolina cotton and sewn at a cooperatively owned enterprise. A unique QR code label on each shirt lets you track the making, from dirt to shirt! Sizes S-2XL, $38 Link
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That is all.
Thomas Ponton '78
Executive Director of Advancement
tponton@dematha.org
240-764-2222
| Postscript from the Office of Advancement: | |
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At one of our meetings last week to prepare for the start of the school year, faculty member Pat Smith '82 delivered the following remarks. Pat's youngest son, Daniel, graduated from DeMatha in June:
"I just wanted to take a moment on behalf of myself and my wife Liz to thank everyone in the room for not only teaching, guiding, engaging, challenging, encouraging, advising and caring for Daniel for the past four years, but for doing the same for his four brothers and by extension his sister, Maria.
"Joe graduated in 2007, Sean in 2009, and Nathan and Matthew in 2012. Daniel was born in 2006, and while that seems to imply that he would receive a far different education and experience than his older brothers did, that was not actually the case. And the numbers bear that out:
"Forty-seven of you have been at DeMatha for 10 or more years – 29 for 20 or more years. Many of you were here when Daniel’s brothers were here, many of you had them in class. At least three of you taught all five of them.
"Forty-three of you have had children graduate from DeMatha or have a son here now. Some of your sons attended DeMatha when Daniel’s brothers did and some had sons attend even before that.
"Thirty-two of you are DeMatha graduates yourselves, your years at DeMatha spanning the last five decades.
"Twenty-six of you had Daniel in class; several of you had him in your class in back-to-back years, and at least one of you had him in class for 2½ of his four years. Many of you engaged with him in other ways and in other moments. To have you looking out for him, being a presence for him, asking him to be accountable, asking him to look out for his classmates, seeing in him what he did not yet see in himself – it’s a gift that I am not sure can ever fully be repaid, by him or by Liz and me.
"If I did the numbers when his brothers were here, I know they would be the same. What would also be the same is the care and concern you showed for them as they made their journey. In my time at DeMatha, Dan McMahon has often said that we need to respect the man that the boy will become.
"Thank you for respecting each of them as they walked these halls, and after they left. Thank you for what you have done for Daniel, his brothers, our family and so many other families."
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