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Money for Nothing:Documentary Filmmaker Jim Bruce ’92

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80 | Abbey Notes

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112 | Delbarton YesterdayBy Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

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www.Delbarton.org Cover: Jim Bruce ’92 at the New York City opening of his documentary Money for Nothing: Insidethe Federal Reserve.

Photo: J. Craig Paris ’82

Rt. Rev. Richard Cronin, OSB, Abbot, St. Mary’s AbbeyPresident, Delbarton SchoolBr. Paul Diveny, OSB, HeadmasterRev. Rembert F. Reilly, OSB, Vice President for DevelopmentJ. Craig Paris ’82, Director of Development

Jessica Vermylen Fiddes, Director of Communications, EditorDesign Sahlman Art Studio, Charlotte, NCPrinting Digital Color Concepts, Mountainside, NJ

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25 | Money for NothingDocumentary Filmmaker Jim Bruce ’92By Jessica Fiddes

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On a cold, wet and miserable afternoonin late winter the Abbey churchveritably sparkled and danced with the

sounds coming from the recently refurbishedpipe organ. At the console sat Colin Lynch,’00,assistant organist at Trinity Church on CopleySquare, Boston. Without a doubt, Colin is one ofthe premier young organists in the United Statestoday. It would be special enough to have thisone very talented musician among Delbarton’salumni; but Colin was assisted by Ian Tomesch’06, the current abbey organist. Ian is himself asuperbly talented organist who is completing hisD.M.A. at Yale University. As I listened to andwatched these two young men, I could not helpbut think of the late Dr. Roy Horton, who passedaway so unexpectedly ten years ago this April.Both these young organists had begun theirstudies with Roy while students at Delbarton.Again, I could not help thinking how proud Roymust be and what a wonderful legacy he has leftto us in the person of Colin and Ian – not tomention the countless others whose musicaltalent Roy helped to awaken and deepen over hisdecades of teaching at Delbarton.

In his classic tale Fahrenheit 451 the notedwriter, Ray Bradbury, has one of the characterssay,”Everyone must leave something behind whenhe dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book ora painting or a house or a wall built or a pair ofshoes. Or a garden planted. Something yourhand has touched some way so your soul hassomewhere to go when you die, and when peoplelook at that tree or that flower you planted,you’re there.” While I may disagree withBradbury’s theology of the soul, I find hisimagery evocative, especially the notion ofleaving behind something you have touched withyour hand. I suspect that this longing to leavebehind something good is probably close touniversal, I am fairly certain, though, that it isalmost always true of educators. I think most ofmy colleagues in the field would admit that theywere drawn to teaching not just to impartknowledge, but to make a difference in the livesof young people.

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Dear members of the Delbarton community, I am writing this on Earth Day, 2014. The

news this morning reminded me that the first EarthDay was observed on this date some forty years ago.I was a junior in college that year and I vaguelyremember something going on that involved agiant, inflatable, beach-ball like globe. It all seemedslightly amusing, but certainly not something that Itook very seriously. How things have changed. It isnow incumbent upon all of us, but especiallyschools, to respond to the changes that arehappening around us. As a Benedictine school, wehave embraced the duty to teach our students aboutthe need to be responsible stewards of God’screation. In our Hallmarks we read: “As aninstitution, a Benedictine school will aim both toshepherd all its resources with the same attitude ofgood stewardship. It will also seek to impart to allits members a sense of obligation to goodstewardship, both at school and in their ownpersonal lives. In particular, the program of aBenedictine school should be committed toforming its students in good stewardship and theresponsible use of natural resources. Combinedwith stability, stewardship should foster the desirein the community to hand on to the nextgeneration a school in good order.”

As Delbarton draws closer to the start of its75th anniversary, thoughts of legacy are inevitable;it is part of the zeitgeist of such a celebration. Asignificant anniversary affords us the opportunity toreflect on what our hands have touched or willtouch at Delbarton. Whether past, present orfuture, we are all members of one community, or, asthe late senator Paul Tsongas put it: “We are acontinuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestorsfor our fundamental values, so we, as guardians ofthat legacy, must reach ahead to our children andtheir children. And we do so with a sense ofsacredness in that reaching.”

As always,

Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

“As a Benedictineschool, we haveembraced the dutyto teach ourstudents about theneed to beresponsiblestewards of God’screation.”

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On October 19, alumni,

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Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse

’86 shows some Green Wave pride.

Kate McLaughlin P’15 painted pumpkinsfor each class tent at Homecoming.


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2013From left DMG President Jeanne Finn, DMG Moderator Abbot Richard Cronin and Class Mothers Chair Teresa Maguire.



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The Delbarton Jazz Ensemble also performed in the Garden on Homecoming Day.

Boonscuttle 5 entertained the crowd in the Garden.

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The Gannon family usedHomecoming as a perfect family

photo opportunity.

Alastair Hegarty ’03 and wife Jillian flew in from London for his tenthDelbarton reunion, greeted by Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82, left.

Delbarton mothers fed the hungry hoard in style at stylish class tents.



Frank Riley P’98, ’03 and his grandson.


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Hall of Honor Dinner

The Delbarton Hall ofHonor gained threenew members at the

Hall of Honor dinner andreception on Friday, October18, 2013 in the Fine ArtsCenter. Inducted were lawprofessor Martin S. Flaherty

’77, the late Delbarton MusicDirector Dr. Roy L. Horton andsculptor Jon E. Krawczyk ’88. Former Alumni Association President

Curt Ritter ’89 introduces the honorees.



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1984Jules G. Spada ’48

1985Frank D.Visceglia ’60†

1986Lee S.Trumbull ’58

1987Rev. Manus Duffy,O.S.B. ’60†

Joseph K. Pagano ’63W. Norman Scott ’64

1988Edward F. Broderick ’50D. Peter Keller ’65

1989Edward J. Dwyer ’64John F. Sanfacon ’57Louis P. Thebault

1990Daniel Foley ’50†

Carmine J.Galdieri II ’57Robert C. O’Mara ’60

1991James M. Corroon ’57Frank A. DelaneyRev. Giles P. Hayes, O.S.B. ’56

Martin S. Flaherty ’77

Martin S. Flaherty, a Delbarton graduate Classof 1977, is the Leitner Family Professor ofInternational Human Rights Law and Co-Founding Director of the Leitner Center forInternational Law and Justice at Fordham LawSchool.

He is also a Visiting Professor at theWoodrow Wilson School of Public andInternational Affairs, where he was Fellow inthe Program in Law and Public Affairs, andAdjunct Professor at Columbia Law School.Abroad he has also taught at China Universityof Political Science and Law and the NationalJudges College, both in Beijing, and Queen’sUniversity Belfast. Previously ProfessorFlaherty served as a law clerk for Justice ByronR. White of the U.S. Supreme Court andChief Judge John Gibbons of the Court ofAppeals for the Third Circuit.

He holds a B.A. summa cum laude fromPrinceton, his M.A. and M.Phil. from Yale (inhistory) and J.D. from the Columbia LawSchool. Professor Flaherty also studied atTrinity College Dublin on an ITT/FulbrightFellowship.

Formerly chair of the New York City BarAssociation’s International Human RightsCommittee, he has led or participated inhuman rights missions to Northern Ireland,Turkey, Hong Kong, Mexico, Malaysia, Kenya,Romania, and China. A life member of theCouncil on Foreign Relations, his writingsfocus upon constitutional law and history,foreign affairs, and international human rights.

Flaherty lives in Manhattan with his wife,Christine Loo, and their daughters Aisling andCiara, who both attend the Dalton School.He also at least tries to keep up with the longdistance running he started at Delbarton,though his former coach, the late TonyPassarelli, would probably call it ‘not so longdistance’ walking.

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Stephanie and Mark DeLotto ’98 with Delbarton ArtDepartment Chair Diane Lopez.



1992Rev. Stephen. W. Findlay, O.S.B.†

William F. Sittmann ’67Joseph R. McDonough ’68†

1993Robert B. Collins ’56William O. Regan†

1994Brian T. Fitzgibbon ’74†

Rev. Kenneth H. Mayer,O.S.B.†

William J. McFadden ’59

1995Edward J. Butera ’56Harvey C. Jones, Jr. ’70Skip Livera ’63†

1996Kary W. Antholis ’80Rev. Adrian McLaughlin, O.S.B.†

1997Daniel T. Scott ’62James E. Nugent ’69†

W. Michael Murphy, Jr. ’67

1998Kevin T. Kenny ’78Robert E. Mulcahy IIIBoyd A. Sands ’55

1999Elizabeth T.& John G. Gilfillan III†

Anthony M. Nugent ’74Peter L. O’Neill ’59

Delbarton’s three new Hall of Honor members are Martin S. Flaherty ’77 (on left), the late Dr. Roy L. Horton (hiswife Carol accepted the honor on his behalf ) and sculptor Jon E. Krawczyk ’88, right.

From left, Brian Monaghan ’73, Bill Quinn ’73, Dennis O’Brien ’74, Peter Pizzi ’71

and Martin Flaherty ’77.


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2000E. Pat Brady ’70David F. McBride ’65Rev. Peter J. Meaney, O.S.B.†

2001C. Sean Closkey ’85Donald L. CriquiRobert L. Sheridan ’81

2002Lawrence H. McLernon ’57J. Craig Paris ’82

2003John F. Conner ’53Hilda Maloney†

Bill Smith ’63

2004Abbot Brian H. Clarke,O.S.B.Eugene “Doc” Doherty ’54J. Brian Thebault ’69

2005Right Reverend Thomas J. Confroy, O.S.B.†

Ronald P. Mealey ’50William J. Waldron III ’65

2006Brian E. Fleury†

John P.“JP” Flynn ’86†

Richard L. Wade ’61

Roy L. Horton

Dr. Roy Horton was a true ambassador of thearts at Delbarton. When he passed away in2004 Roy was a much respected and belovedDelbarton musician, teacher, colleague,creative spirit and friend who devoted threeand a half decades of his life to the School andto the monastic community.

Born in Indianapolis, he was a 1963graduate of De Pauw University in Indiana. Heheld a master’s degree from the Union Schoolof Sacred Music and received an Ed.D. degreefrom Columbia Teachers College in New YorkCity in 1992.

Roy served as St. Mary’s Abbey organiststarting in 1969. He was chairman of theDelbarton music department, conductor of theSchola Cantorum, and conductor andcoordinator for the Abbey Orchestra and WindEnsemble for more than 30 years. During hiscareer, he planned and led several trips forDelbarton students who performed in theBritish Isles and Europe. An educated yetmodest man, he established the first AP coursein music history and theory, and ScholaCantorum evolved in part out of his desire forstudents to have a deeper understanding ofmusic by performing together.

His students vividly recalled field tripswith ‘Doc Horton’ to Carnegie Hall andLincoln Center and his greatest virtue was oneof service. He passed away at Delbarton, the

place he so loved, on April 19, 2004 and issurvived by his wife Carol Horton, who todaycontinues to contribute actively to the dynamiclife of music at Delbarton.

Whether it was in the classroom teaching,directing Schola, Abbey Orchestra and instru-mental ensembles, leading a large anddedicated adjunct music faculty or planningconcerts both on and off campus, Roy was aconstant presence and the symbol of Delbartonarts. On May 16, 2004 a memorial concert inthe Abbey Church honoring him includedperformances by friends, colleagues and manyof his students.

In his eulogy, Roy’s colleague and friend,the late Fr. Germain Fritz, said, “Roy neverrefused a student who wanted to sing or playan instrument. And somehow that alwaysworked. Most of us know when we are singingor playing poorly, but that did not stop Roy.Often times he’d say to me: “We’ve heardworse.”

At the 2004 One-Acts Festival Roy washonored by a student with these words: “Hispassing leaves us with a huge hole in ourhearts, but we are lucky that he was here totouch so many of us so deeply.”

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Brian Foley ’88 with Headmaster Br. Paul

Diveny, OSB.

Marge and Jules Spada ’48 flank Mike Wade ’85.



Former members of Delbarton’s Schola Cantorum gathered at the Dinner to honor their musical mentor, the late Roy Horton. Roy’s wifeCarol, who accepted the honor, is in front.

Jon Krawczyk ’88 and his parents, Edward

Krawczyk P’88 and Nancy Johanson P’88.

Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’96 and his wife Fiona

with Delbarton Assistant Headmaster Chuck Ruebling ’79.


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Jon Krawczyk ’88

Jon Krawczyk ’88 is a well-respected neo-modernist sculptor who has enjoyed successaround the country and around the world.Krawczyk cuts, pounds and welds sheets ofbronze and stainless steel to fabricate smooth,monolithic forms that look like they werecarved by a ninja slicing modeling clay. Therough profiles of his current sculptures suggestraw stone while simulating the vaporous shapesand movements of wafting smoke. He is a trueartist.

Krawczyk is a former Green Wave soccerand tennis player who continued his tenniscareer at Connecticut College. In the summerbetween his junior and senior year his father, acollector of contemporary sculpture, connectedKrawczyk with a sculptor in California where

Jon volunteered for several weeks. After collegehe traveled in Europe, and then headed west towork for renowned sculptor Brad Howe, andin Santa Fe with master sculptor Bill Barrett.Success quickly followed. Krawczyk’s first salecame almost by accident. He had his first showat age 25, and in 1995 rented his first studiospace. He currently works from his studio inMalibu, CA. where he lives with his wifeDeanna and their two children Jak (11) andGeorgia (9).

Krawczyk has kept his connections toDelbarton strong: In 2006 he installed Cross,the monumental bronze crucifix what hangs inthe lobby of the Fine Arts Center. Jon likes towork big, and a Delbarton connection in 2009led to a commission to create the massivestainless steel hockey player sculpture that

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From the Class of 1963, from left, Bernie Percarpio, Dan Hollis, Mike Dodd, Chuck Smith, Bob Mountford and Dan McManus.

2007Patrick Henry ’57Richard W. HerbstGeorge H. Miller, Jr. ’52

2008Michael A. Ferguson ’88John E. Luke, Jr. ’78

2009James J. McGough ’49†

John C. Traynor ’79Andrew W. Verhalen ’74



greets Devils fans outside Newark’sPrudential Center. In 2011, after atranscontinental pilgrimage fromCalifornia to New York, he broughthis massive 9/11 steel cross to beblessed at Delbarton before installing thepiece at St. Peter’s Church in lowerManhattan. Filled with messages frompeople across the country, the crosscommemorates the men and women wholost their lives on September 11, 2011.

Krawczyk’s work has attracted theattention of galleries from New York toBeijing. His works are on display in publicand corporate spaces across the country, andin private collections around the world.

Classmates from the Class of 1988, from left, John Cumming, Bill Champi, Dave Murphy, Pat O’Donnell, Jon Krawczyk, Scott Heyer and Brian Foley.

2010James A. Ferrante, Jr. ’75Keith D. Kulper ’70 Rev. Bruno A. Ugliano, OSB.

2011Kurt W. Krauss ’81Peter Pizzi ’71 Anthony Passarelli†

2012Thomas A. Caputo ’57Thomas J. Luby ’72 James G. Petrucci ’82

2013Martin S. Flaherty ’77Dr. Roy HortonJon Krawczyk ’88

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ACONTAGIOUS LOVE OF THE KING OF

instruments, and the invitation “Why not trythe organ?” posed by a quietly charismatic teacher,launched the organ careers of four Delbarton alumni.Each heard and followed the invitation into the worldof Dr. Roy Horton, who died suddenly at Delbartonten years ago this April.

While countless alumni share memories of Roy’simpact on their lives, the initial contact evolved into afull career in the case of Ian Tomesch, ’06, and ColinLynch, ’00, and an important avocation in the lives ofBrian Regan, and Bill Davies, both ’73.

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB, St. Mary’s Abbey Archivist

Roy Horton’s ‘Sons’ Remember


Top Left: Brian Regan ’73 insideSkinner Argan Case at St. Mary'sin Dover, NJ.

Top Right: Ian Tomesch ’06

performs at a Delbarton service last fall.

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When Bill Davies ’73 came to Delbarton hehad studied piano since the age of six. As histeacher was also an organist, Bill continued hisformal lessons with her, but his interest in theorgan matured while he was a student atDelbarton. He says,

The erstwhile Fiss organ was underconstruction [in the abbey church] when I wasfirst a student. It fascinated me, I think partlybecause I could see it being built and wasintrigued by the tracker action - though I doubtI knew it was called that until later.

Roy opened a bigger world of music to me,and in the process opened a bigger world ingeneral… He introduced us to the Englishchoral tradition, both in theory and throughsome wonderful trips to hear great Englishcathedral choirs. And we probably shouldn’tunderestimate the fact that Roy was fromIndiana. That meant he had a world-viewwhose starting point was very different fromours… There are only a few teachers … whoseexpertise and wisdom I still value almost daily.Roy is very near the top of that short list.

Bill serves as Music Director at ChristEpiscopal Church in Glen Ridge, New Jerseyand is head of the history department at theHackley School in Tarrytown, New York.

Brian Regan’73 is Deputy Director of therenowned Morgan Library and Museum inManhattan. The organ, however, continues tofascinate him. Brian regularly accompaniesservices at St. Mary’s Church in Dover, NewJersey, and is often found among the pipes forthe maintenance of the organ. He recalls Roy’sdecisive influence thusly:

I arrived at Delbarton in 1969 already keenon the organ, as my musical grandmotherstarted me down that path. I became not onlyRoy’s first Delbarton organ pupil; I was hisfirst Delbarton student. He was anamazingly engaged, patient teacher. In thesummer of 1978, he and I went on a tour ofhistoric organs in Germany, France, theNetherlands, and England. We learned somuch. (And of course we had a blast – Roywas hugely fun to travel with…) Roy’sknowledge of historic organ building



informed his playing and teaching. Hisinterest sparked mine. I’m especially pleasedto have helped move a vintage Skinner organto St. Mary’s Church, Dover, where theRegans have ancient family ties.

Colin Lynch, ’00, pursues a distinguishedcareer as organist and choir director. At presenthe is Associate Director of Music and Organistat Trinity Church in Boston, famous for itsarchitecture and musical program. Here’s howit all began:

I remember going for my first piano lessonwith Dr. Horton. As a new seventh grader, Ivividly recall feeling overwhelmed by the sizeof the campus and the size of everyone on it,but I particularly remember feelingintimidated by the tall, bearded, andendearingly disheveled Dr. Horton. At thatlesson, I played a piece by Schumann and hegave some helpful hints…. At the end of the lesson, he suggested that Istudy the organ with him instead of the

piano. I wasn’t sure if this was an insult or aprivilege… I certainly had never seen orheard a real pipe organ before. I spent thenext several years studying the organ withDr. Horton and absolutely hating it out offrustration. I could play monumental pianoworks but was practically back to “Hot CrossBuns” at the organ…And I had to wear theseawful, dorky black shoes to play it! It wasbecause of Dr. Horton, his strong support, hiskeen interest in seeing me succeed, and mydesire to make him proud, that I stuck withit. During my junior year, somethingclicked…. I knew that I wanted to pursuethe organ further… If it wasn’t for Dr.Horton, I would surely be in a different fieldentirely today... Probably wealthier butmuch less satisfied with my work!

One of my favorite plays is “The HistoryBoys” by British playwright AlanBennett. It’s about an unruly group ofBritish boys studying fervently for the A-levelexams. Their favored teacher teaches for thesake of knowledge and learning, rather than

Top Left: Colin Lynch ’00 at theSkinner Organ at StambaughAuditorium, Youngstown, OH.

Top Right: William Davies ’73

plays the organ at Christ EpiscopalChurch in Glen Ridge, NJ


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following a prescribed curriculum and“teaching to the test.” The boys … develop acontagious love for learning. This style, tome, is how Dr. Horton saw hismission. Without any pied piper tricks orpandering to teenage boys, he was able toinspire…and introduce us to a worldbeyond.

I recall a very embarrassing momentduring a UK Schola tour. We wereperforming in the Lady Chapel of ElyCathedral… There was a small chamberorgan upon which he asked me to accompanythe Schola singing a rousing medley ofBeatles music. (I have no idea how we gotaway with singing Beatles in aCathedral!) He gave the downbeat and Iplayed the first chord, but there was nosound. I panicked! In front of the wholeaudience, he walked over and casuallyplugged in the organ and walked away. Iwas mortified, but Dr. Horton just shruggedit off as only he could! He was not one toagonize over wrong notes or performancemishaps. It was always about the music and

the joy thereof. He used to say “Why boreeveryone with all the right notes!”

I wish that I still had the opportunity totalk to Dr. Horton about my day-to-daywork at Trinity Church – to get his opinion,his advice, his comical insight. I credit himwith instilling me with much of the love Ihave for my profession.

Ian Tomesch, ’06, came to Delbartoninnocent of any musical training whatsoever.One day he was doodling at the piano in OldMain. Roy overheard him, allowed that it washorrible, and suggested lessons. And so began acareer. Ian is currently a doctoral candidate inorgan at Yale University, and is PrincipalOrganist at St. Mary’s Abbey Church. Duringthe course of his studies he has served as OrganScholar at Christ Church in New Haven,music director at the Berkeley Divinity Schoolat Yale, and has won numerous awards.

On the tenth anniversary of Roy’s passing,we remember him with respect and love. Hislegacy lives on in the many Delbarton studentswhose lives he touched.

Bottom Left: Ian Tomasch ’06 andColin Lynch ’00 in concert this yearat the Abbey Church.

Bottom Right: Dr. Roy Horton

inspired many Delbarton studentswith his passion for music.



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IN 2005 THE STOCK MARKET WAS

RISING, REAL ESTATE WAS BOOMING

AND OPTIMISM REIGNED. One man, far from the canyons of Wall Street,had an uneasy feeling about the economy andwas prepared to bet on his pessimism.

Meet Jim Bruce ’92, a Los Angeles-basedfilm editor who benefited from the collapsinghousing market, then used his profits toeducate people about the powerful institutionmany believed was at least partially responsible:the Federal Reserve Bank.

Bruce was introduced to financeearly. His maternal great grandfather rosefrom poverty in Brooklyn to become aWall Street specialist with a seat on theNew York Stock Exchange. Born inAlbany, Bruce’s father also sought hisfortune in finance. He left a job cold-calling at EF Hutton to earn his MBA atWharton, and then joined DrexelBurnham Lambert before losing much ofhis life savings in 1990 when the firmwas forced into bankruptcy by the illegalactivities of Drexel employee MichaelMilken. Jim’s father landed on his feet atMerrill Lynch where he built a secondsuccessful career before retiring in 2004.

His son arrived at Delbarton in1986 for seventh grade, and hockey wasa major part of his life. He made varsityas a freshman, and spent the next fouryears waking up at 4:30 am for outdoorpractices at Essex Hunt Club. He wasproud to captain Delbarton’s first-ever NewJersey State championship team, made greatfriends and enjoyed his Delbarton classes.

He entered Middlebury College as afilm/video major where he played four years ofvarsity hockey, helping lead the team to twoDivision III NCAA Championships in hisjunior and senior years. After graduation heplayed professional hockey, first in the CzechRepublic before a mid-year trade to Finlandwhere he finished the season playing for theleague champs. By then he concluded that heneeded to find something more intellectuallystimulating.

Before pursuing a career in film, he ruledout finance as a career option by working onesummer as an intern at Merrill Lynch. “Eightweeks was enough for me to feel confident thatI was making the right choice,” he recalls.Editing seemed like the fun part of filmmakingso after his hockey career ended he focused onbreaking into the field. He called everyMiddlebury alumnus in film, and LA editorRick Shaine offered Bruce a job as a postpro-duction assistant on an HBO film. Bruce has

since worked as assistant film editor onblockbusters like The Incredible Hulk and X-Men: the Last Stand.

Meanwhile, finance was still in Jim Bruce’sblood. In 1998 he opened a TD Ameritradeaccount with his life savings – $10,000 to$15,000 – and leveraged his investment up to$50,000 in the bull market. He thought about taking his profits. Maybe he would retireearly to live on a beach, surf and pursuecreative projects.

The Fed’s reach is staggering;

equallyimpressive is

the protection theFed enjoys fromaccountability.

Delbarton Hockey Captain Jim Bruce ’92, center, with playersKevin Mahoney ’92 and Matt Durney ’92.



“I remember asking a friend if it was agood idea to sell when you were up 100percent or if you should wait a little longer,” herecently told The Washington Post. The rallyeventually ended, and Bruce lost much of whathe earned. He had seen his father lose nearlyeverything. Now he experienced a reversal ofhis own. He decided to arm himself againstfuture setbacks by learning all he could aboutthe stock market from the writings ofsuccessful investors and respected economists.

By the time U.S. housing prices peaked inearly 2006 Bruce was savvy enough to suspectthat financial institutions were playing adangerous game with America’s real estate debt.As banks moved the risk off their books, theyaccelerated lending to a new class of lessqualified borrowers. Rather than reducing risk,these new financial instruments could very wellamplify it.

By November 2006 Bruce had enoughconfidence in his opinions to launch afinancial tip sheet for family and friends. He

called his newsletter Mr. Mike’sMoney Letter and warned of animpending correction or, worse, afull blown recession. Why thepen name? He was alreadythinking he might make a movieabout finance one day.

Jim Bruce researched themost heavily leveraged companieslike banks and constructioncompanies, shorted them andbegan accruing profits. By theclose of 2008 the situation wasdire, and the mortgage marketwas the most visible sign ofsystemic problems in an economymanaged by the Federal ReserveBank. With his profits, Brucedecided to make an independentdocumentary about the system atthe heart of the crisis: The Fed.

The Federal Reserve: The Banker’s BankAlexander Hamilton, America’s first TreasurySecretary, advocated for a central bank, and theFirst Bank of the United States was establishedin 1791 by George Washington. The Panic of1907 led to calls for a Federal agency, a ’lenderof last resort’. In 1913 the Federal ReserveSystem was created to establish a new centralbank.

Based in Washington, DC the FederalReserve is run by a board of seven presidential-appointed governors confirmed by the Senate.Governors serve 14-year, staggered terms toensure continuity; the chairman and vice-chairman are appointed to four-year terms andmay be reappointed.

The Board of Governors guides monetarypolicy actions, analyze domestic and globaleconomic and financial conditions. The Boardexercises broad supervisory control over thefinancial services industry, administers certain

consumer protection regulations, and overseesthe nation’s payments system. Mostimportantly, the Board comprises the votingmajority on the Federal Open MarketCommittee (FOMC), which meets eight times ayear and conducts American monetary policy.

A network of 12 Federal Reserve Banks and25 branches are the operating arms of the Fed.Each serves its region: Boston, New York,Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta,Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City,Dallas and San Francisco. The Reserve Banks are‘banker’s banks’, and serve banks, the U.S.Treasury, and, indirectly, the public by storingcurrency and coin, processing checks andelectronic payments and supervising regionalcommercial banks.

Confidence in the Fed, and in thesoundness of the U.S. financial system, is critical:Trust in the system channels society’s savingsinto productive investments, and ultimatelystimulates economic growth.

Jim Bruce interviewed currentFed Chair Janet Yellen for hisdocumentary.


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Most experts agreed that the power andreach of America’s central banking system wascentral to the financial debacle of the earlytwenty-first century, but few were aware of thehistory or absolute power of the institutionwhich was formed one hundred years ago (seesidebar). The Fed’s reach is staggering; equallyimpressive is the protection the Fed enjoysfrom accountability. Congress is nominally incharge, but few Representatives have even abasic understanding on the Fed’s functions, sothe organization often is given a relatively freeride. An academic like former Chairman BenBernacke, an economist with no backgroundin finance, can wield extraordinary power.

Jim Bruce funded his half million dollardocumentary Money for Nothing: Inside theFederal Reserve himself, augmenting his lifesavings of $200,000 with grants, donationsand a Kickstarter campaign. It took three yearsto write, produce, direct and edit the moviewhile he continued working on several outsideediting projects. He was also fortunate to havethe financial assistance of his very supportivewife Eileen Ahern, a partner at a prominentlitigation boutique.

Money for Nothing traces the Fed’s 100

year history and the role Fed policies played inboth helping to create and mitigate the 2008financial crisis. Of special interest to Jim Brucewere the Fed’s untested actions in the throes ofthe crumbling economy which, mostacknowledge, probably helped the countryavert another Great Depression. Bruce’sdocumentary ultimately asks ‘How did wecome so close to the brink? How can we avoidthe danger in the future?’

Jim Bruce wanted his film to be accessibleto the average viewer and to Fed-watchingfinancial insiders. He created a tightly editedblend of lectures and comments cut with popculture clips, and punctuated the film withinterviews with prominent economists andinvestors and, most impressively, with Fedinsiders including current chairwoman JanetYellen.

Getting former Federal Reserve chairmanPaul Volker to speak on camera was a majorcoup. Volker is a notoriously intimidatingfigure, a 6 foot 8 inch, cigar-chewing autocratcomfortable speaking his mind to twoPresidents and Congressional panels. Beforeagreeing to go on camera he grilled Bruce:“Who’s financing this film? “What’s your

Jim Bruce ’92 with hiswife Eileen Ahern and

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background?” then repeated the interrogationwhen Bruce returned four months later withhis film crew. After a rocky few minutes thetwo men hit it off. “In the end he paid me thenicest compliment I could hope for,” saysBruce, “Telling me I really knew my stuff.”

Money For Nothing opened around thecountry in September 2013. Universities andfinancial firms like Harvard Business School,London School of Economics and the DutchCentral Bank are using the movie as a teachingtool, and next fall the movie will be availableon iTunes and Netflix. The documentaryearned favorable reviews and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Steven Pearlstein wrote,“For the past 20 years, my assignment at The Washington Post has been to explain andinterpret arcane and complicated economicdevelopments to general readers in ways thatare interesting, relevant and credible. It’s left

me with deep admiration for those who do itwell – a list that now includes Jim Bruce...”

Bruce’s favorite review came from anNPR radio show in LA called Film Week. “I’m a longtime fan of the show and wasthrilled when one of the hosts just flat out said ‘I LOVED this movie.’”

Unlike most documentaries that nevermake a profit, Bruce’s first film is already in theblack. “That was an enormous personalchallenge for me,” he says, “knowing the filmwas unlikely to pay off financially but feelingthat it was such an important story to tell thatI just had to make the film anyway.”


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While his movie circulates throughtheaters, film festivals and conferences, hecontinues to live in Los Angeles where hefreelances as an editor on narrative scripts anddocumentary projects. He and Eileen havetwo sons, ages 1 and 3, and Bruce still playshockey and surfs, though less often with twoactive little boys to chase.

He has fond memories of his high schoolalma mater, and returned this past winter toshare his movie with Delbarton students andalumni. “I think Delbarton had an enormous

influence on me,” says Bruce. “From 7thgrade onward I was challenged much morethan I would have been at a lot of otherschools. Challenged to think critically,challenged to express myself.” He also thinksthe all-boys environment was beneficial. Byremoving the distraction of girls he had moremental space to focus on intellectual pursuits.

Jim Bruce still worries that the Fed has toomuch power, and that the Bank is notmonitored by the series of checks and balancesthat keep other institutions – including the

“That was anenormous personal

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banks that the Fed controls – in line. Money forNothing questions the Fed’s ability to detectand prevent the next dangerous bubble. Hefears that the current economy is approachinga repeat of what preceded the crisis in 2008,risky business for the individual investor.Rather than investing in finance and realestate, he believes we should be betting ontechnology and education, areas that improvepeople’s lives.

“It’s a good time to be cautious,” he says.Meanwhile his self-financed, non-partisan

movie Money for Nothing is the perfect moviefor anyone who wants to understand the powerand reach of The Fed, the Incredible Hulk offinance.

Jim Bruce is thinking about making adocumentary on inventors devising feasiblenew forms of energy, a film addressing thepossibility that innovative technologies can putour global economy and fragile environmenton a more sustainable path.

First The Fed, now the world. Jim Brucethinks big. Stay tuned.

Jim and crew prepare to film in the FederalReserve Boardroom where the FederalOpen Market Committee meets eight timesa year to set interest rates.


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U P D AT ESophomore English teacherKevin Brown was acceptedinto Middlebury’s Bread LoafSchool of English programfor a Masters in EnglishLiterature, a 4-5 summerprogram. He will attendclass in VT this summer andhead to Oxford Universityfor study the next.

In February Communi-cation Director JessicaFiddes attended the CASEDistrict II Conference inBaltimore, MD.

Language Departmentfaculty member DanPieraccini has given a newposition at Delbarton:International Travel andStudy Coordinator. In thiscapacity, he will organize andstreamline the process bywhich Delbarton organizesinternational trips andexchanges, as well as assistteachers in organizing newlearning and service trips.Dan was also accepted by theIBSC (International BoysSchool Consortium) to speakat this summer’s internationalconference in Nashville, TNon Boys as Leaders, and join aresearch team to study theMaker Movement ineducation. He will report hisfindings at next summer’sconference in Cape Town,South Africa.

Track coaches, from left, Caroline Chamberlain, Kevin Brown and Sean Rose spent part oftheir long Columbus Day weekend trudging, hurtling, and swimming through a Tough Mudderin Englishtown, NJ. Tough Mudders are hardcore obstacle courses designed to test strength,stamina, mental grit, camaraderie and how one looks in a muddy t-shirt. Over one millionparticipants worldwide have put themselves to the test, and the Tough Mudder organization hasraised more than $5 million raised for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Last fall George Easley ’14 waspublished for the first time in The Concord Review, the premieracademic journal for high schoolresearch papers. Easley wrote hisindependent paper on the New Deal,Rewriting the Social Contract: The NewDeal and the Creation of the AmericanWelfare State after becoming interestedin the topic during junior year in Fr. (now Abbot) Richard Cronin’s APAmerican history class. Aware thatonly handful of the thousands ofpapers that are entered are published,he submitted his 21 page paper withits 200+ footnotes and was pleasantlysurprised to learn that his paper made the cut. How did he feel?“Satisfied.”

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Ryan Teehan ’14 Presents…Last fall Ryan Teehan ’14 took his passion for philosophy to anew level: he presented a paper at an academic conference ofcollege professors who mistook him for a fellow PhD with goodhair. The subject was cosmopolitanism – one global communitycomprised of separate entities linked by shared moral responsi-bility – and whether the US perspective is too nationalistic. Hesubmitted the paper (originally written for Delbarton’s newpolitical magazine The Forum ) and University of Illinoisorganizers invited him to present it at an academic conference inearly October. When asked in the paperwork to identify hiscollege he answered “I am not currently affiliated with auniversity”. Off to the conference he flew with his parents Ed andSima Teehan where their son was the last of ten participants in thetwo day event. He enjoyed listening to the presenters and felt onlyslightly nervous when his time came. He even fielded commentsduring a follow-up Q&A, and appreciated the helpfulobservations. He sensed from the nodding heads that hiscolleagues appreciated his ideas. Only one problem: during histalk, his parents hovered outside the door and ducked into theroom several times to take cell phone photos (like the one here showing Ryan elucidating a point for a fellowpresenter.) In the program, organizers described Teehan as an ‘independent’. They got that right.

BBQ Lunch with a Movie ChaserOn October 16th seniors were visiting colleges, sophomores and juniorshad PSATs, freshmen had aptitude tests...it was the perfect day for aBBQ lunch followed by a screening of the documentary Bagit, theaward winning documentary made by an ordinary person (“I am not atreehugger”) who wondered where all those plastic bottles and bags weregoing. Delbarton is doing its share. To discourage plastic water bottlesthe School now issues reusable metal water bottles to new students, andthere are filling stations all around campus.

Minority Mentors ProgramHosts Basketball TourneyDelbarton’s Minority Mentors Program hosted a 3 on 3 BasketballTournament after school on November 18, 2013 that filled both gymswith hotly contested basketball scrimmages. Twenty-one teamscompeting in the tournament; most were comprised of students, somewere a blend of teachers and students, and three were all-faculty. Afterseveral elimination rounds, the winning team was crowned and it turnedout that faculty ruled. The winners were teachers Matt White, RobSolomon and Tony Negrin, who doubles as coordinator of the MinorityMentor program.


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Trebuchets were Middle Age siegeengines used to launch projectileslike boulders, cauldrons of boilingoil and rancid dead animals. WithThanksgiving a mere two days away,8th grade Science teacher CarolineChamberlain chose a more suitableammunition – mini marshmallows,the kind you serve on sweet potatoes– to test her students’ homemadetrebuchets. The trebuchets, craftedby teams and constructed of 20 Popsicle sticks, 20” of tape, unlimited string, 8 rubber bands, 5 paper clips, glue and up to 20 pencils. Commentsoverheard at the launch included: Student after his trebuchet fails to launch: “I think we’d be better off using it as a ladder to climb the castle walls.”; Student and engineering partner aftertheir trebuchet balks: “Oh yeah, we meant to do that. Failure is part of our strategy.” (They landed a marshmallow squarely in the bowl on their nexttry); Student: “Mrs. Chamberlain, can I eat a marshmallow?”Mrs. Chamberlain: “No, I coughed all over them. You’ll get the plague.”


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What do you get when you combine asoccer ball and the Fine Arts Center clocktower? Clock Ball, Delbarton’s newestsport. The Delbarton clock tower Big Edis a hollow brick-sided structure piercedby six vertical openings. The rules aresimple: Six boys take up defensiveposition, one per space, while the server(usually the previous game winner)launches the ball into the air. Balltrajectory is key – the wilder the serve, themore exciting the game. Clock Ball issoccer, wall ball, squash and paddle tennisrolled into one and, best of all, the courtis conveniently located smack in themiddle of campus so pick-up games arepopular.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock…Time for Clock Ball

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What happens when you mixcompetitive guys, their generousfamilies, an eighteen wheeler and anempty food pantry? You get a record-breaking 56,016 pounds of donatedfood, and on November 26th, at theconclusion of the annual Thanks-giving Food Drive, the Delbartonteachers, dads and boys pictured herearrived at the Community SoupKitchen in Morristown to restock theempty shelves. Check out our beforeand after pictures. Delbarton’s annualdonation makes it possible for CSK toserve a hot noontime meal toeveryone who walks through the door365 days a year.

Before and After:Delbarton Food DriveCrushes PreviousRecord

Poet ChristineHemp HostsWorkshopsPoet Christine Hemp visitedDelbarton on November 7 and 8to conduct writing workshopswith teachers and students.Hemp has consulted with the USNavy, Department of Energy,London Police, and HarvardUniversity and was an inspira-tional guest during her two dayvisit. She led a one day workshopfor area teachers and, the nextday, was a guest speaker inteacher Kevin Brown’ssophomore English classes.


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On February 21, 2014 several dozen Delbarton fellows and Kent PlaceSchool students gathered together at Delbarton to pack sandwich mealsfor a Bridges outreach that evening into NYC. Delbarton provided thefood and the guys and girls donated the people-power to assemble over300 meals. Bridges began 25 years ago, named for the place where itstarted – under the Brooklyn Bridge – with a mission to ‘bring the

housed and homeless together in community’. Each year 1,500 Bridgesvolunteers do weekly runs to deliver, in total, 100,000 brown bagmeals, 13,000 pairs of socks, 9,000 toiletry kits, 2,800 gallons of soup,and tons of donated clothing to people in New York City, Newark andIrvington, NJ.


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Building Bridges Between People...and Two Schools

Delbarton Delivers ChristmasDelbarton’s Sandy Relief Drive collectedtoys, clothing and home goods to NJfamilies in need. On December 15thDelbarton students donned Santa hatsand, with their dads, distributed twodonated ShopRite trailers full of gifts,blankets and clothing to 1500 families inHazlet and Paterson who were stillstruggling with the aftereffects ofHurricane Sandy.


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After Carols and Lessons in the Abbey Church onDecember 20, we said a sad farewell to our five Irishexchange students from Glenstal Abbey School.They are pictured here with their Delbarton hostsand program moderators. The Glenstallions livedwith the families of six Delbarton students whovisited Ireland last summer. Among the sites ourguests visited were NYC, the Statue of Liberty

(where they proudly flew the Delbarton flag, at left),Philadelphia, Jockey Hollow, Ford’s Mansion andWashington DC. Program moderator Fr. EdwardSeton Fittin, OSB later reported that this year’sgroup members “were among the most energeticand creative”, and that is saying something given thegreat guests from the Emerald Isle we have hosted inthe past.

Irish Lads in Town

Delbarton Families Keep School on the GridLast October in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Delbarton wasforced to shut its doors for eight school days. Now, thanks to thegenerosity of Delbarton families, we are protected against prolongedpower outages. After Sandy a special fund-raising effort was launchedto subsidize improvements to insure systems and facilities could recoup quickly from a major power outage. Thanks to the generosity ofcurrent families, the School installed a new generator to keep thepower on in Trinity Hall (the Abbey and FAC already have back-uppower). Modular charging stations, satellite TV reception and TVmonitors in the FAC were also added to keep the School plugged inand connected to the outside world.

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Inspired by his Freshman Project focusingon the causes and effects of diabetes, overColumbus Day Weekend in Octobersophomore Jai Amin ’16 visited relativesin India where, with the help of volunteerdoctors and college students, he screenedlocal villagers for Type 2 Diabetes. Hevisited his grandfather’s home village ofGujarat, India to run a diabetes screeningcamp and tested two hundred and fiftyvillagers. Fifty-five of those peopleshowed signs of the disease and receivedfree treatment and follow-up care.

Jai Amin ’16 Conducts Diabetes Screening in India

This winter there was a new game in town: Delbarton’s HotStove League, a term that refers to Major League Baseballoff-season action where fans gather around the hot stove todebate player signings and trades. Organized by freshmanJack Schroeder ’17, Delbarton’s young Hot Stovers metjust before Christmas break, filling Old Main with a bunchof unusually young agents, general managers and membersof the press. Most of the Hot Stove action took place via aspecial password protected site that offered constantfeedback plus the ability to see what other teams weredoing. Why wait for spring training when you canstrategize about baseball non-stop by a hot stove?

What’s Cookin’?Delbarton’s Hot StoveLeague

Sophomore Malcolm Sutherland-Foggio ’16 received the Michael CerasiaAward on February 6, 2014. The award is dedicated to the memory of thelate Michael C. Cerasia, a member of the class of 1994 who died tragicallywith his older brother in a boating accident following his freshman year.Michael’s parents, Robert and Carole Cerasia P’94 of North Caldwell,presented the award, which is given to a sophomore in recognition of hisperseverance and diligence as a freshman. Malcolm has battled Ewing’ssarcoma, a pediatric bone cancer, since age ten and is currently in remissionbut still faces two surgeries and recuperate in a body cast. Inspired by hisbattle with cancer, which included radiation – 14 rounds of chemotherapyover nine months – the removal of his hip and extensive physical therapy, hehas also raised more than $1 million for pediatric cancer research though his“Make Some Noise” (MSN) foundation.

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On October 8 a team of Delbarton middle schoolersJohnnie Sargenti ’18, Arjun Rajkumar ’18, Billy

Schroeder ’18, Joseph Spada ’18, Matt Clark ’18 andJack Hariri ’18 competed in the Middle School

Consortium Chess Tournament. Arjun took secondplace overall and the Delbarton team collected the thirdplace trophy. After dropping the final game Arjun said,

“I was better when I was 7. I’m a little rusty now.” (He was a world class player by the age of 7.)

Middle Schoolers Have All the Moves

On January 14 Jack Townsend ’19, Thomas Colicchio ’19and Eric Hsieh ’18, participated in the Middle SchoolConsortium Forensics competition. Townsend and Colicchiowere finalists in Interpretive Reading, but during the lunchbreak Townsend suddenly took ill. His father was in the areaand advised him to stick it out. Despite his discomfort,Townsend took first place overall. Regrettably, he is not in thepicture from the event (from left are Forensics Moderator Fr.Michael Tidd, Tom Colicchio ’19 and Eric Hsieh ’18). Afterdelivering the winning performance, he went home torecuperate and compete again another day.

In February, to conclude their season, the Green Wave MS basketballplayers challenged their fathers to a game. Acknowledging their fathers’superior height, their game plan was simple: run their desk-boundfathers into the ground. Unfortunately the students underestimated the

fathers’ athleticism and lost the game “by a mere 40 points,” said theirbemused coach Mike DelGuercio ’04. The players later joined theirparents for pizza where there appeared to be an inverse ratio of pizzaslices to height: The shorter the human, the more carbs he ingests.

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Delbarton Forensics at Harvard

Despite a snowy start, the Forensic Society’s annual trip tothe Harvard University National Invitational ForensicsTournament from February 15-17 was a success. FifteenDelbarton students brought home awards from the 40thyear of the tournament which included 3,500 contestantsand judges from 363 schools across the US, Korea, China,

One-to-OneLaptop

ProgramThis year Delbarton introduced a 1:1

laptop program, and a laptop became amandatory component of every

student’s educational tool kit with theexpectation that each student will have

his laptop available at all times should ateacher wish to incorporate technology

into the curriculum. Our volunteerschool guides took the directive

seriously – here they are on a Saturdaymorning in December, exemplifying

the new school policy for visitingapplicants and their families.

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WI N T E R 2014was one for the recordbooks but Delbarton

managed to emergerelatively unscathed.Faculty and studentstrudged on through

persistent snow followedby near-glacial ice, andweeks passed where the

Senior Garden wasimpassible. We survived,and on March 21 spring

officially sprang.

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We had plenty of bothon Halloween this year.Faculty, staff andstudents got into thespirit of the day, andthe science departmenteven hosted a creepycrawly lab filled withbubbling vials andmake- your-own goop.The Middle Schoolersembraced the day withthe unbridledenthusiasm, but evenseniors had fun trollingthe halls in costume.Favorite faculty shot: our language

Trick or…

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Grant Brewster ’17 Takes Photo (and Video) of the Week

In February Freshman Grant Brewster ’17 took a winning Photo ofthe Week in Delbarton’s annual Photo Contest, and also the firstVideo of the Week. Brewster is using his GoPro camera to documentthis year for his freshman project. On Thursday, February 20, prior tothe women’s Olympic hockey finals between the US and Canada, heset up his camera under the large flat screen in the library’s quiet

study. The space was jammed with sports fans rooting for UnitedStates athletes and Grant thought the reactions of the crowd might beinteresting. He was right. Canada won the game in overtime, andGrant caught the excitement of the moment and the disappointmentof the crowd.

Green flag, red ties – we had the makings for an excellent Christmas card shotwhen the break began after school on December 20th. Students were dressed isjackets and ties for Christmas Lessons and Carols and many took their Christmasattire seriously. The gentlemen pictured here were nice enough to respond to aspontaneous email at the end of the day to show up for a quick picture.

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Green Wave Golf got plenty of tee timein at PGA Village in Port St. Lucie,

Florida over spring break.

Green Wave sports teams also were busy withtryouts and training over spring break.Delbarton Baseball headed for Florida AtlanticUniversity where the team enjoyed perfectpractice weather.


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Global Delbarton

Spring…Break!Delbarton students and faculty got busy from March 1 to 16 and enjoyedsome interesting road trips including...

Baseball in Florida

Golf Down South

Christine McLaughlin

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Delbarton’s biannual exchange trip withBildungszentrum Markdorf took place toGermany’s Lake Constance region, and twolucky students, Justin Donaher ’16 andChristian Gubler ’16, accompanied teacherKevin Conn on the adventure this year.

Over spring break the Green Wave Club Rugby team traveled to Ireland for training sessions, scrimmages, and sightseeing. The boyscompeted against some tough Irish competition includingBlack Rock, Glenstal Abbey and Clanwilliam RFC.



Teachers Mike DelGuercio ’04 and Dan

Pieraccini chaperoned a group ofDelbarton students through Italy wherethey snapped a group photo at theVatican.Germany

Italy

Global DelbartonClub Rugby in Ireland

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As I See It by ArtTeacher Dom Rodi Delbarton Studio and Art History teacher DomRodi’s show As I See It, an exhibit of originaldigital graphic art, was on display in the FineArts Center from November through mid-January. Rodi, a native of Wales, lived inLondon and worked for many years as a graphicdesigner in advertising, publishing andeducation. He joined the Delbarton artdepartment in 2012 and serves as Archwayyearbook moderator.

The Abbey Players production of The Odyssey tookplace in three performances to rave reviews fromNovember 1 to November 3 in the FAC Theater.Student actors and visiting thespians from areaschools, many of whom played multiple roles, weresuperb in Delbarton’s dramatically staged production.

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West Side Story Sells OutThe 2014 Abbey Players winter musical was West Side Story, on stagefor three performances from February 7 through 9th. For the first timesince opening in 2006 the 600+ seat FAC Theater hosted three soldout performances, a tribute to the professionalism of faculty directorsand to the cast of Delbarton actors and talented female performersfrom area schools. Bravo, Abbey Players!

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In addition to outstanding musical performances at the annual Christmas Concerton December 15th, the audience got a surprise: a blackout. Overloaded circuitsmeant it was lights out for Delbarton performers as the concert’s second half began.Musicians used cell phones to light other performers’ sheet music, and the audienceused their cells to create a lovely technologically-enhanced ambiance. The concertended early, but all agreed that it was another memorable event for the Arts atDelbarton!

Lights Are Naughty (Not Nice) at Annual Christmas Concert

On February 21 Delbartonhosted an Instrumental Music

Concert in the FAC thatfeatured talented musicians in

the Delbarton Wind Ensemble,Jazz Ensemble, Percussion

Ensemble, WoodwindEnsemble, and Brass Ensemble.

Winter Instrumental Concert

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Shanghai JazzOn January 19th Delbarton music

lovers and friends joined theDelbarton Arts Council (DAC) at

Shanghai Jazz at in Madison, NJ fordinner and music performed by

Delbarton musicians. The programincluded violinist Ethan Gritz ’15and Abbey organist Ian Tomesch

’06 on piano (shown here withGritz), jazz pianist Michael Berry

’15, and many other vocal soloists.Delbarton’s a cappella group theBenedictones performed, as did

singers from the Delbartonproduction of West Side Story.

AP Art: It’s PersonalSharing one’s art is personal, and sharing a personal statement about art is even morerevealing. Both the art and personal statements of Delbarton’s seven 2014 AP artists wereon display in the FAC when the exhibition debuted on January 28 with an openingreception. The vibrant show remained on display through February.

NEWSCara Bufani P’15

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Delbarton SocialJustice Students Visit

the Senate…

On October 25 NJ junior Senator Jeff Chiesa P’17 spoke toDelbarton students during an M Block assembly about theimportant topic of modern day Human Trafficking. Senator wasjoined by two students during his presentation, NathanialHirschman and Mark Dominguez, who represented ProjectStay Gold, a student movement to abolish modern day slavery.

…and a SenatorVisits Delbarton

OUTSIDELearningthe ClassroomOUTSIDE

In mid- October two students in Pat Crapo’s Social Justice class, TeryonLowery ’15 and Luis Rosario ’15 traveled to Washington DC wherethey interviewed junior U.S. Senator Jeff Chiesa P’17 on the topic ofhuman trafficking. The students were joined on the trip by Fr. EdwardSeton Fittin, and were in for a surprise when they arrived at the HartBuilding: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie P’12, ’19 dropped by tosay hello. Both men spent several minutes answering the boys’questions..

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Learningthe Classroom

OUTSIDE

On November 26, 2013 over 170 fathers and sonsattending the annual Night of Dialog sponsored by

Delbarton Fathers & Friends heard from Leif Babin,a highly decorated U.S. Navy Seal, on the transfor-

mative power of persistence. A 1998 graduate of theU.S. Naval Academy, Babin deployed three times to

Iraq, earning a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and aPurple Heart. He told the audience that most goals

are achievable with the right intention and focus.Babin suggested setting appropriate goals then

working hard, with self-confidence and determination, to achieve them.

Dads and SonsLearn from a U.S.

Navy Seal

AP Macroeconomics teacher Tom Brady’sseniors toured the Financial District onNovember 20. After visiting a few landmarksthe boys entered the floor of the New YorkStock Exchange where Delbarton fatherKevin Feeley P’09, ’12, ’16 orchestrated aprogram that included presentations frommarket and media experts and Barclay’sspecialists at their posts. The day concludedwith a Lunch and Learn at the Stone StreetTavern, where the boys gained career advice,investment tips, and market knowledge froma team of economists, traders, and businessexecutives including Delbarton alumnusDerek Maguire ’90 and another Delbartonparent, Guy Adami P ’17.

Macro Econ onWall Street

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On April 17 Economics Clubmoderator Tom Bradyescorted a group of Delbartonstudents on a behind thescenes look at Fox Newsheadquarters in NYC. Thegroup also visited with FoxBusiness anchor Neil Cavuto,who served as a very cordialhost. The afternoon wasorganized by Delbarton fatherTim Gearty P’16.

On February 27 students, faculty and parentshad an opportunity to learn from Rosalind

Wiseman, author of Masterminds and Wingmen,a book that teaches boys how to cope with the

emotional demands of modern life. During theday the author connected with students and

faculty, and that evening addressed Delbartonparents and friends at a presentation that

included the wider Morris County community.Students appreciated Wiseman’s message that

they have feelings too, and enjoyed having heranswer questions they posed during live tweets.

After a thunderous standing ovation theyinsisted that she lead the break down cheer, the

ultimate Green Wave salute.

Author RosalindWiseman on the

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Jazz performers, from left, Phil Stuart, Joel Forbes and Rossano Sportiello entertained music lovers at the annual DPGA Jazz Concert.


Jazz in Old MainD E L B A R T O N


On December 10, 2013 parents ofgraduates and friends of Delbarton enjoyed

the music of stride jazz pianist RossanoSportiello, string bass player Joel Forbes

and drummer Phil Stuart at the 14th

annual Jazz Concert sponsored byDelbarton Parents of Graduates (DPGA)…

DPGA organizer Valerie Conroy

P’87,’90,’98, GP’15 and Vince

Macri P’03.

From left, Bob Iannaccone P’12,’13,

Teresa Maguire P’10’11,’12,’14,’17,Karen Iannaccone P’12,’13 and

DPGA ModeratorAbbot Brian Clarke, OSB.

Cindy and Kevin Feeley P’09,’12,’16, left, and June andDan Meehan P’07.

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From left,Anita andMatt D’Urso

’96,Director of Guidance, Faculty Dean Anne and Dave Leckie, Athletic Director Dan Whalen and Lisa

Poggi, and Admissions Director David Donovan and his wife Sheila.

Clay Kingsbery P’02, 03, ’05, ’14, Kevin Morano P’14

and AJ Papetti ’82, P’13, ’14,’17.

From left, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Sumorwuo Zaza ’07,

Ifiok Inyang ’07 and Fathers & Friends President Kevin Feeley. Zazaand Inyang spoke about the power and benefits of financial aid atDelbarton.

From left, Kevin Lamb P’15,’18, Mike Gilfillan ’82,P’14, ’17, moderator Fr. Rembert Reilly , OSB, Rich LaRaia P’14, John Braniff P’16, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Guy Adami, P’17, F&F President Kevin Feeley P’09,’12,’16,Larry Bell P’15,’17 and Tom McLaughlin P’09,’11,’14,’19.


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Delbarton parents enjoyed a wonderful night outon Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the annual

Fathers & Friends Dinner Dance at The MadisonHotel. Proceeds from the event support the Rod &

Regina Keller Scholarship Fund…

From left, Teresa Maguire P’10’11,’12, 14,’17, withDavid and Kathy Welsh P’14.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Lindsay

and Bob Forness P’14.Christina and Dave Murphy ’88, P’16, ’18

with Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB.

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Christmas at Delbarton School

Every year in early December Delbarton campus istransformed into a Christmas wonderland thanks to thehard work of Delbarton Mothers Guild and Delbarton Arts

Consortium volunteers. These unselfish parents – who surely have another yeoman’s job

to do at home each Christmas – lug boxes of faux trees, lights andornaments from Old Main basement, then work in teams toassemble the pieces into a glorious whole that brings a smile to thefaces of every student, faculty and staff member. The icing on thecake this year was the exact replica of Old Main in gingerbread,commissioned from Morristown’s The Artist Baker (theartistbaker.com). We can confirm that the day she delivered hercreation, the first floor of Old Main was filled with the delectablearoma of fresh gingerbread. Thank you Delbarton parents for onceagain bringing Christmas to Delbarton!


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The DMG’s 2nd Annual Shop Till YouDrop shopping event at the Olde Mill Innin Basking Ridge was a popular venue onDecember 3-5, 2013.

Jeanne Finn, DMG President, left, with her STYD team: Chairs Kathleen Smith and Christina Murphy, Vendor Chair Jennifer Millar,Volunteer Chair Lisa Carey and DMG TreasurerMichele Castagna.

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Green Wave Rolls

On November 16, 233schools and 20,109runners vied to become

the fastest cross country team inNew Jersey. Those numbers werereduced to the fastest twenty schoolsand the fastest 150 runners in thestate. The 2013 GREEN WAVEcross country team recorded thefastest time in recent school history,16:55.43 average, on the HolmdelPark course and finished as the 8thfastest team in New Jersey. At Meetof Champions Delbarton hadanother solid outing led by MikeMaguire’s -14 16:30. Joining himon the list were seniors JackO’Reilly ’14 in ninth at 16:33 andRob Seigel ’14 in twentieth at16:56. Rounding out the champi-onship team were Jack Lynch ’14and Matt Mehering ’14; JuniorsJordan Earlywine ’15 and ChrisWestdyk ’15, Pat Fischer ’15, MikeBarone ’15,and Paul Schuler ’15;Sophomore Cameron Ketchum ’16;Freshmen Anthony Kearns ’17,Joey DeFeo ’17 and Tyler Davidson’17. During the 2013 seasonDelbarton also placed second inboth the Morris County Champi-onships and New Jersey CatholicTrack Coaches Championships.

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Three-peat Conference Champs

After coming up just short against nationallyranked Paramus Catholic in game one, theGreen Wave dug in. In week two, Delbarton

football shut out rival Mendham 28-0 and started anine game winning streak that lasted deep intoNovember, including crushing victories over rivalsMorristown, Randolph, and Pope John. Led by 19seniors, the Green Wave won its third consecutiveNJAC Conference Championship. Defense, led bylinebackers Josef Johnson ’14 and captain MikeParowski ’14, stuffed opponents all year, posting anunprecedented four shutouts. On Offense, seniorquarterback Giuseppe Bevacqua ’14 and captainsMatt Oplinger ’14 and Robbie Arancio ’14commanded an attack that overwhelmed defenses. Onboth sides of the ball, linemen Chris Schafer ’14,Corben Davis ’14, Tom Lenz ’14, Aaron Slodowitz’14, and Ian Sullivan ’14 did the heavy work as theyoverpowered defenders. Undefeated in conference playfor their entire Delbarton careers, seniors made theGreen Wave a force to be reckoned with in thecompetitive world of New Jersey high school football.

Matt Oplinger ’14 is Player of the Year Green Wave football player Matt Oplinger ’14 was named All DailyRecord Football Player of the Year. Matt Oplinger ’14 was alsohonored by the Maxwell Football Club as the New Jersey Player ofthe Year, the first time a Delbarton athlete has received thisprestigious award. The Maxwell Football Club is dedicated topromoting young people with promise on and off the football field.Head Coach Brian Bowers says, “As good of a player as he has beenon the gridiron, he is an even a better person off of the field. Herepresents himself, his family and Delbarton School with the utmostclass and respect.” Oplinger will play for Yale next year.

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Soccer

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Green Wave Varsity Soccer teamhad another record-breakingchampionship season this year,

winning the Triple Crown of the NJAC,MCT, and NJSIAA Non-Public AChampionship trophies. They set schoolrecords for most shutouts (22), consecutiveshutouts (18), and consecutive shutoutminutes (1465 and counting), consecutivevictories (20), and goals against (3). HeadCoach David Donovan says the team willlong be remembered not just for their fineplay, but also for the great joy theyexhibited and sportsmanship theydisplayed on and off of the field.

After a spring training in Barcelona,Spain the team was tested in the 2ndAnnual Delbarton Soccer InvitationalTournament. After a convincing 6-0opening victory over St. John the Baptist,the squad dropped a hard fought 2-0decision to St. Anthony’s.

Conference play began with three localrivals and shutouts of Mendham,Randolph and Chatham, and the Green

Wave was voted the Morris CountyTournament’s #1 Seed. After ending thefirst half of conference play undefeated andone goal allowed, the MCT got underwaywith a convincing 3-0 victory overChatham. The rematch two days laterwith Randolph paved the way for theconference championship. After knockingoff Montville in the MCT, a showdownwith Morristown awaited in the MCTsemi-finals. A dream start with a goalinside of two minutes propelled the teamto the 4-0 victory and their third straightMCT finals. The side had a third meetingwith Randolph on Roxbury’s turf. Thecontest went back and forth before finallygetting a breakthrough with 15 minutesleft. They would add one more goal enroute to the elusive MCT Championship.Next up: 13 days off before a brutal Non-Public A gauntlet the team would navigateto win the final jewel in the crown.

The squad was kept busy during the 13day layoff before a brutal Non-Public Agauntlet. When they matched up #16 St.Peter’s, they were ready to go. A conclusive2-0 victory in the final home game, a 3-0triumph over #12 DePaul, and a successfultrip to Passaic County Tech against#4Seton Hall Prep (1-0) earned a thirdstraight North sectional championship anda trip to TCNJ. After battling to ascoreless first half against Pingry, two goalsin eight minutes allowed the Green Waverepeat as Non-Public A champion and aTriple Crown. They did it all whileexemplifying the program values ofcharacter, unity, and professionalism.

Triple Crown Season

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Gordon ConferenceChamps

Coach Bruce Shatel says that the2013-2014 hockey team had asuccessful season, winning the

Gordon Conference for the seventh straightyear. The team finished the season with arecord of 20-5-3, with victories over sometough opponents including Malden Catholic,Brunswick School, Hotchkiss, and the HillSchool. One highlight was competingagainst Massachusetts’s Catholic Memorial onthe ice at Yankee Stadium (see story on page72) The Green Wave will return a twelvelettermen next season from this year’s team.

Hockey Coach Bruce ShatelCelebrates 300th WinOn February 8, 2014, prior to the home game againstMorristown Beard at Aspen Ice in Randolph, Green Wavevarsity players presented Head Coach Bruce Shatel with aplaque commemorating his 300th win as head coach.Shatel collected #300 on February 6 win (6-2) againstGloucester Catholic.

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On March 1, 2014 members of theGreen Wave Hockey team hadthe experience of a lifetime.

Playing pond hockey at YankeeStadium sounds exciting, but the reality offacing Roxbury, MA’s Catholic Memorialeclipsed any fore-shadowing of things tocome. Players emerged from locker roomsinto the glare of the Stadium that wasequipped with a regulation hockey rink incenter field. Fans settled into their seatsenjoying the surprisingly mild (forFebruary) weather, and occasionallyenjoyed the ambiance of the Delta Lounge.

Delbarton and Catholic Memorialplayers hit the ice with their game faces onand played hard for two scoreless periods.Aggressive shots on goal from both sideskept them to a 0-0 tie. In the third periodDelbarton revved it up, scoring two goalsin quick succession. The third, a body-sliding sling shot that buried the puck, wasthe icing on the ice for the home team.Final score: 3-0.

For anyone lucky enough to be atYankee Stadium, this Delbarton sportsevent truly was one for the books. A fanzone of one thousand-plus currentstudents, parents, alumni and parents ofalumni trekked to the Bronx to supportthe team, and Head Coach Bruce Shatel,players and the coaching staff, looked rightat home in the big leagues.

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Coach Dave Sulley reports that Indoor Trackhad many team and individualaccomplishments, including the success

defense of the Morris County Relay title. The teamalso placed 3rd in the Morris County Tournament,the NJCTC, and Non-Public A State Champi-onships. In Relay action Green Wave teams broughthome 12 top 5 championship finishes. Distancemedley, shuttle hurdles, and 4 x 800 teams achieved2nd Team U.S. Milesplit Elite status, while pole vaultwon the County Relay title. Five athletes made theMeet of Champs and two individuals and one relaycompeting in the Nationals. Individually, Delbartonboasted a record season. Mike Benz ’14 was NJ statechampion in the pole vault, plus County and Groupchampion. He set and tied the school and countyrecord respectively. Tommy Rhodes ’14 won theCTC and Non-Public A title in shot put, setting aschool record. Brendan Kenny ’15 won the County55 and CTC title and placed 6th in the MOC on hisway to setting the school mark. All three were FirstTeam All-County and picked up state honors.Overall, sixteen athletes made the All TimeDelbarton performance list.

Pole Vaulter Mike Benzis Best in State

On March 1, 2014 at the Meet of ChampionsMike Benz ’14 capped his stellar indoor career

with the grand prize – the state title in his eventwhich he achieved in dramatic fashion. He

cleared the bar on his attempt at every height upto 15’6”, where five vaulters then vied for first ina thrilling vault off. When all five failed to make

the final leap, Benz won based on his perfectrecord over the lower heights. In addition to the

top spot on the podium, he upped his ownschool record and tied the Morris County record

with his clearance on 15’0”.

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Green Wave Basketball Coach Dan Whalenreports that this was a rebuilding year forDelbarton. The team finished with a 7-14

record with big wins over Hanover Park, MorrisCatholic, Roxbury, Randolph, and Parsippany Hills. Delbarton Basketball was led by Class of2014 seniors captains Nick Hamilton, Guiseppe Bevaqua and by their senior classmatesDavid Murphy, Sheamus Craugh, Tom Salovitch, Jack Hanifan, Bryce Curnin, WillPagano and Drew Douglas.

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Coach John Romagna says that the GreenWave Swim team had a great season,swimming to an 8-2 record overall in

dual meets and 7-1 in Conference dual meets.Delbarton’s sole loss in Conference was to theultimate Conference champion MorristownHigh School. The team took 4th in the StatePrep Championship meet and 5th in MorrisCounty Meet. Two individual swimmers hadparticularly outstanding seasons: Alex Zhang’15 and Jade Rice ’16 along with Medley Relayteam of Alex Zhang ’15, Peter Shepanzyk ’17,Jade Rice ’16 and Clark LaRaia ’14.

Coach Craig Paris ’82 says Varsitysquash finished with an 11-10 recordthis season and played teams

throughout the tri-state area. Seniors CharlieNiebanck ’14 and Bobby Maguire ’14anchored the team with support fromclassmates Sid Balaj ’14 and Chris Jagoe ’14.At the High School National Team Champi-onship in Philadelphia Delbarton was placed inDivision II, the highest placement to date. Afterlosing to Milton Academy, the team reboundedto beat Rye Country Day (coached by BrianO’Callahan ’94). The boys went on to finish27th nationally out of 87 teams. Leading theteam all season was Alex Jung ’15, ClaudeSmith ’16, and Colin O’Dowd ’15. RickMcRae ’15 and Mark O’Meara ’16 providestrong depth to the team and freshman JimmySieber ’17 was a great addition to the programthis year.

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Coach Jon Gentine reports thatthe Delbarton Ski team finishedthe season ranked #1 in New

Jersey in the Giant Slalom and Slalomand 1st in the state overall. Delbartonskiers finished Freedom League races witha 28-2 record. They were 9-3 in Invita-tional and Festival competition, weresecond in the All-League Grand Slalomand third in the All-League Slalom withan overall record for the season at 78-5.Green Wave skiers earning All-Leaguestatus included Peter Badenhausen ’14,Jack Badenhausen ’15, AndrewBadenhausen ’17, Malcolm Mead ’16,Cameron Erdman ’16, John Kenney ’14and Tim Plante. Delbarton racersearning All-State recognition are FirstTeam: Peter Badenhausen ’14 and JackBadenhausen ’15; Second Team: AndrewBadenhausen ’17, Cameron Erdman’16 and Malcolm Mead ’16.

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Mike Moshier ’14, right, signed a letter of intent to join the Patriot League Soccer program atBucknell University, and Jared Stroud ’14, left, signed a letter of intent to play for ColgateUniversity, also in the Patriot League.

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Coach Rob Auletti reports that in 2014Delbarton Bowling improved by

leaps and bounds and has setnumerous records. Captain Chris White ’14, who

bowled through two-thirds of the season with afrostbitten finger, and Co-Captain Nick (Stu)

Serratelli ’14, the Varsity Bowling team fought forits winning season while accumulating a record-

setting 8 wins. Auletti says, “This year’s 8-6performance resulted from professional assistance,

determination, goal-setting, and fun.” Specific factorsof success came from White’s Delbarton record 274

game, and other high games from Colin McGuire’15(248), Tim Guider ’16 (246), Andrew White ’17

(243), and Serratelli (232). The team also amassedits highest per match total pin count: 2907. Finishing

the season in fourth place capped the team’s finestperformance to date.



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GreenWaveAthletesSignNCAALetters ofIntent

Bowling

On November 13, 2013 three Delbarton athletes signed NCAA letters to play D-I lacrosse next year.

Matt Marone ’14, center, signed with University of Delaware’s CAA League lacrosse program, Will McCarthy’14, right, signed on to the Patriot League lacrosse program at Lafayette and Peter Welch ’14, on left, signed to

play ACC League lacrosse for Duke.

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Green Wave Wrestling Has Banner Year

This was an outstanding year for Delbartonwrestling which tallied a record-breaking sixstate place winners, including first place

wrestler Ty Agaisse ’16 at 106 pounds. The team was15-4 in dual meets, ranked #6 by the Star Ledger and#1 in Region 3, won a sixth consecutive Morris Countychampionship and captured its second consecutiveNJAC-National Division crown going 7-0 inconference. Nick Farro ’16 placed sixth in state at 120lbs. Christian Innarella ’14 placed first in Region IIIat 126 lbs. Travis Vasquez ’15 placed third in NJ at138 lbs, garnering his 100th career win during the statetournament. Dan Reed ’14 placed third instate, earning his 100th victory in the final match of hishigh school career. Joe Tavoso ’15 placed fourth in NJat 152 lbs, and Josef Johnson ’14 placed third in NJ at170 pounds.

Wrestler Ty Agaisse

Wins State TitleSophomore Ty Agaisse ’16 set the 106-pound state championship as the maingoal for his sophomore season. Agaisse

accomplished just that when in the secondperiod and then escaped in the third for a1-0 victory at the NJSIAA championships

on March 9, 2014 at Boardwalk Hall inAtlantic City. “When I set out at the

beginning of the season, my goal was towin states,” Agaisse said. “With all the

hard work I put in to get here, it’s a greatfeeling.” Agaisse went undefeated,

winning the Beast of the East, MorrisCounty, Newark Academy, District IX,

Region III and the NJSIAA statetournament at 106 pounds.

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After Abbot Richard madethe profession of faith and theoath of fidelity to theMagisterium, Abbot EmeritusGiles Hayes, O.S.B. imposed onAbbot Richard the pectoral crossgiven by the congregation’sfounder Archabbot BonifaceWimmer, to the abbey’s firstabbot, James Zilliox, in 1885.The monks then adjourned tothe abbey church for a Thanks-giving Service during whichAbbot Richard receive the kiss ofpeace from each member of themonastic community and offeredhis first blessing as abbot. Thisbrief service was concluded bythe singing of the Te Deum.

In the spring semester, Fr.Gabriel Coless, O.S.B.

conducted a seminar on “Herbs,Herbals, and Herbalism” in theCaspersen School of GraduateStudies at Drew University. Ahighlight of the course was a visitto The Cloisters in New YorkCity to study its three herbalgardens, with a lecture on howherbalism was an expression ofmedieval culture in Benedictinemonasteries. Other visits tonearby herb gardens included theShakespeare Garden at theCollege of St. Elizabeth and thecolonial garden at the TempeWick House at Jockey Hollow.

Fr. Gabriel was invited by theSummit College Club of theAmerican Association ofUniversity Women (AAUW) togive a presentation on St.

Hildegard of Bingen, anoutstanding Benedictine abbessof the twelfth century inGermany. His topic was“Hildegard of Bingen: Healer,Herbalist, Writer, Composer,Visionary, Philosopher, Mystic,Abbess, and Saint.” Obviously,this was an impossible task for aone-hour lecture, but the presen-tation was extremely wellreceived.

Finally, Robert Murray, age87, successfully defended hisdissertation, “A Man CalledGall”, under the direction of Fr.Gabriel. St Gall, (Gallus) was acompanion of St. Columbanusin bringing the Christian faithfrom Ireland. Eventually,Columbanus and Gallusseparated, Columbanus toestablish monastic settlements inFrance and Italy, and Gallus toevangelize the Allemani inSwitzerland. From his primitivefoundation near Lake Constancearose the city of St. Gallen withits great monastery andillustrious library. It may benoted that all of the dissertationsdirected by Fr. Gabriel, with theexception of two, received thehighest encomium, “Q/D,” i.e.qualified with distinction.

Like many in the northeast,Fr. Beatus Lucey, O.S.B., too,has survived the winter, but isanxious about the monastery’sperennial garden which alsohosts our fig trees. Any winterdamage cannot be assessed at thisearly date, but he, Br. PaulDiveny, O.S.B. and Br. JosephVoltaggio, O.S.B. hope for thebest, especially those deliciousfigs! Fr. Beatus has continued hisFriday morning Bible studyclasses at Christ the King parishwhere he also facilitates the bookclub. On Sundays Fr. Beatuscelebrates Mass for the Sisters ofCharity at Convent Station(open to the public, 9:15 a.m.).

On March 8, Abbot RichardCronin, O.S.B., beloved U.S.History teacher and avidsupporter and ever-present fan ofDelbarton hockey and lacrosse,was elected the eleventh abbot ofSt. Mary’s Abbey. The electionas presided over by Abbot HughAnderson, O.S.B., AbbotPresident of the AmericanCassinese Congregation ofBenedictine Monasteries.According to the Congregation’sConstitution, Abbot PresidentHugh certified and confirmedthe election. Fr. Michael Tidd,O.S.B., election secretary,assisted Abbot Hugh andprepared all the documents andnecessary paperwork so theelection could be carried outaccording to the Constitution.Three tellers, chosen by thechapter from within thecommunity, counted the votes.

The election began on March7 with the roll call andnominations. The nominatingballots were then tallied. It wasclear then the Holy Spirit waspointing to Fr. Richard. Monksnominated for abbot were thenscrutinized by the chapter, whilethe nominee excised himself.On March 8th, after a Mass ofthe Holy Spirit, the ballotingbegan with a singing of theancient hymn to the Holy Spirit,Veni Creator Spiritus. Soonthereafter Fr. Richard receivedthe necessary number of votesand generously accepted theelection. From that moment heassumed full authority as abbotof St. Mary’s Abbey.

By Rev. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82

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While Abbot Giles Hayes,O.S.B., having turned seventyfive, has retired from the officeof abbot as per the Constitutionof the American CassineseCongregation of BenedictineMonasteries, he remains veryactive in his work for St. Mary’sAbbey-Delbarton and theChurch. Fr. Giles continues inthe office of college counselinghelping the class of 2015, and iscurrently devoting his weekendsto interviews with rising seniorsand their parents. He continuesto work with the Conference ofMajor Superiors of Men indeveloping their master plan,and is preparing to attend theAugust assembly in Pittsburghwith Abbot Richard. He is alsoministering to the retired Sistersof Charity at St. Anne Villa,Florham Park, and is considering

starting a “blog” for homiliesand scripture studies. He alsowill find some time for flyfishing this summer in thePacific Northwest.

Fr. Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B.recently clocked many frequentflyer miles: In late January heattended the Praesidium boardmeeting in Dallas. A monthlater he return stateside to attendwith then-Abbot Giles themeeting of abbots and priors atSt. Bernard Abbey, Cullman, Al.At the meeting he gave tworeports on Collegio Sant’Anselmo and the InternationalCommission for BenedictineEducators, of which he ispresident.

As per Roman custom, AbbotPrimate Notker Wolf, O.S.B.and Fr. Elias welcomed the HolyFather, Pope Francis to Sant’Anselmo to mark the beginningof Lent with a penitential

procession from the Basilica ofSant’ Anselmo to the Basilica ofSanta Sabina for Mass. The nextday, Fr. Elias flew back to theUnited State to participate in the abbatial election. On hisreturn to Rome he prepared togive a workshop at Santa Sabinafor new Dominican provincials,on personnel, psychological andcanonical matters. Fr. Eliascontinues to enjoy hosting many alumni and parents inRome. “Benvenuto a tutti” heassures us!

In December Fr. EdwardSeton Fittin, O.S.B. hosted adelegation of students fromGlenstal Abbey School,including a three-day visitWashington D.C., completewith a White House tour, visitsto the House and Senatechambers, and a meal at aGeorgetown pub with severalDelbarton alums. In February

he began what he hopes will be along and fruitful relationship atSt. Catherine of Siena,Mountain Lakes, as the weekendassistant. In his first homilythere he pledged never to wearany Delbarton gear, as MountainLakes is a big sports rival toDelbarton School.

Br. Kieran Sheik, O.S.B. isvery excited to be making hisfirst trip outside the UnitedStates. He left for Rome on May2nd for a month-long monasticrenewal program at Sant’Anselmo. In addition tomorning classes, he and theother participants will see themany sights in an around Rome,including those significant forBenedictines. He promises totake lots of pictures. Check theabbey website for any updates onthis exciting trip for Br. Kieran.

• Keith Barnish ’74, father Keith, Jr. ’09 and Justin Barnish ’13• Richard F. Brophy, Sr., step-grandfather of Christopher Dixon ’96• Bruce Patrick Byrne, father of Joseph (Joey) Byrne ’99• Nancy Clark, wife of Dave Clark ’52, sister-in-law of Rich Clark ’53

and great uunt of Matt Clark ’18• Ryan Crane ’95, brother of Lex Crane ’92, cousin of Frank Lynch

’76, Mike Lynch ’78, Chris Tierney ’95 and Timothy Plante ’14• M. Constance Cooke Dixon, grandmother of Christopher Dixon ’96• John Dolan ’53• John Donovan, father of William Donovan ’83• Christine Flaherty, mother of Martin Flaherty ’77• Thomas P. Flath, father of Matthew ’04, Daniel ’06 and Andrew

Flath• Maria A. Frisoli, grandmother of Sergio ’99, Tiberio ’98 and Fabio

Frisoli ’05• Jeanne Goessling, mother of Daniel F. Goessling ’68 and David M.

Goessling ’70• Mary Lou Hainsworth, wife of Kevin Hainsworth ’57• William Haley, father-in-law of Drew Kastner ’70, grandfather of

Andrew ’06 and Matthew Kastner ’10

• Sally Haley, mother-in-law of Drew Kastner ’70, grandmother ofAndrew ’06 and Matthew Kastner ’10

• Michael J. Hayes ’61, brother of Abbot Giles P. Hayes, O.S.B. ’56and Col. Henry J. Hayes ’60

• Richard "Dick" Haynes, brother of Frank Haynes ’48• Virginia Honold, mother of Fred Honold ’70• Gertrude M. Kowalik, mother of former Assistant Headmaster John

Kowalik, grandmother of John ’13 and Mark Kowalik• Alida F. McRae, grandmother of Roderick McCrae ’15• Araceli Cabeiro McShane, grandmother of Christopher Dixon ’96.• Robert O’Brien, grandfather of Patrick ’07 and Brian Brennan ’11• Kimberly Parowski, mother of Michael Parowski ’14• Catherine O’Keefe, Grandmother of Kyle ’08, Sean ’12, Owen ’17,

Katie O’Keefe (former Delbarton faculty member), Jack Crowley’14 and Chris Crowley ’16

• Eugenia F. Ruzgis, mother of Delbarton faculty member CaroleO’Malley, grandmother of Daniel O’Malley ’96

• Linda Ryan, mother of Cory Ryan ’97

“If we believe that Jesus died and rose, God will bring forth with Him fromthe dead those who also have fallen asleep believing in Him.”

1 Thessalonians 4:14

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Expect to read more about it inthe next issue of Delbarton Today!

On December 9, Fr. MichaelTidd, O.S.B. was ordained apriest by Bishop Arthur Serratelliof Paterson, at the Mass for theImmaculate Conception. Inaddition, Fr. Michael andDelbarton’s forensics programwere honored this year by theKey Coaches of the BarkleyForum for High Schools atEmory University in Atlanta,Georgia. The Barkley Forum isthe Emory University debateteam. Fr. Michael was elected tothe Barkley Forum’s Key Societyat the 59th Barkley Forum forHigh Schools (Emory’s highschool tournament) on January24, 2014. In 1964, the BarkleyForum at Emory began to invitesuccessful high school coachesinto an honor society known asthe Key Society. The mostprestigious presentation made bythe Barkley Forum is the presen-tation of the Gold Key. Eachyear, the members of the self-perpetuating Key Society invite aselect number of debate teachersfrom schools across the nationinto membership in a ceremonyheld annually each Januaryduring the Barkley Forum forHigh Schools. Since 1964, 165members have been elected tothe Key Society among thecoaches of the United Statesspeech and debate community.

The abbey’s new principalorganist, alumnus Ian Tomesch’06, organized sacred musicconcerts to be held on variousSundays afternoons. The seriesbegan with the formal dedicationof the organ on the feast of St.Cecilia, patroness of musicians.Abbot Giles Hayes, O.S.B.formally blessed the organ andintroduced John Miller, organist

and director of music at theCathedral-Basilica of the SacredHeart, Newark. John’s wide-ranging program showed off therenovated organ’s versatility andcolor. What was once thoughtto be a purely Baroqueinstrument, handled wellRomantic organ literature.

In February, Ian Tomeschoffered an organ concert that notonly showed off the organ’s colorpalette, but his virtuosity. AMarch concert featured a concertoffered by alumnus Colin Lynch’00, who delighted the audiencewith his charming commentsbefore each piece, but also played

one selection almost entirelywith his feet! The series wasrounded off with a Mayperformance of Bach’s Cantata199, Mein Herze schwimmt imBlut (My heart swims in blood),and other works, featuringsoprano, Meredith Thomas.


As per Roman custom, Abbot Primate Notker Wolf, O.S.B. and Fr. Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B. welcomed theHoly Father, Pope Francis to Sant’ Anselmo to mark the beginning of Lent.

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Patrick Donnelly ’03 married Courtney Tholen on August 10, 2013at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ. From left areTim McLaughlin ’03, Paul Schifano ’03, Eric Wittleder ’03, Patrick

Sullivan ’03, Patrick Featherston ’03, Brian Sateja ’03, Brian

Donnelly ’98, Andy Rykowski ’00, Courtney Tholen, Brandon

Kaufman ’00, Patrick Donnelly ’03, Michael Donnelly ’00, David

Lewis ’03, James Ramos and John Donnelly ’01.

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Jonathan Doorley ’02 married Leigh Cuttino

on October 5, 2013 in Savannah, Georgia.Following the wedding, the couple relocatedfrom New York to London. Mark Schillings

’02 and Mike Bercik ’01 were in the weddingparty and celebrants included Ryan Bell ’01,

Brian Shiver ’03, and Larry and Jean Schillings P ’02, ’07.

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Brian Gunderson ’02 and Melissa Romanetz

were married on November 2, 2013 at CongressHall in Cape May NJ with many Delbartonfriends in attendance. From left are Chris

McCann ’02, Brian Hubschmann ’02, Michael

Howard ’02, Nick Boniakowski ’02, Ryan

McNulty ’02 (Best Man), Patrick Terzis ’02,

Brian and Melissa Gunderson, Grant Gillespie

’02, Sean Breen ’02, Ted Maglione ’02, Peter

McBride ’02 and Jon Kramer ’02.

Steven Murphy ’97 marriedKathleen Kennedy inPortland Maine, on July 6,2013. Enjoying thecelebration with the couplewere, from left, Vincent

Brue ’97, Charles Murphy

’00, Biju Kurian ’97, Vinod

Kurian ’96 and Chuck

Gannon ’97.

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In preparation for the 75th anniversaryof Delbarton, in February the board ofDelbarton Parents of Graduates

(DPGA) voted to allocate $100,000 of theorganization’s funds to restore the foyer andseveral rooms on the ground floor of OldMain. The 1880s mansion serves as thebeloved centerpiece of Delbarton campus,and is the scene each year of several popularDPGA social events.

“We having been saving our proceeds tosupport something special, and this projectto restore the ground floor of Old Main isit,” says Vince Macri P’03, DPGA co-president with his wife Diane. “Ourmembers treasure the time they spendtogether socializing in this beautiful andhistoric building.” Each Christmas DPGAmembers and friends gather in Old Main fora jazz concert, and get together every springfor an annual dinner and wine tasting.While the building has provided DPGAmembers with a welcoming social venue, itwas clear that the ground floor roomsneeded more than a little sprucing up.

DPGA Moderator Abbot Brian Clarkesays, “When Fr. Stephen Findlay firstgathered with a group of parents of grads to

form this organization in 1984 he asked thatthey make Old Main and its upkeep theirspecial project. I daresay that he would beoverjoyed at their recent decision to fundthis project.” Fr. Stephen was Delbarton’ssecond headmaster and led the school forover two decades. Included in the Old Mainproject, to be overseen by DelbartonBuildings & Grounds Director MichelRimpel, is the restoration of the entrancefoyer, Kountze Room and Galley and thecorridor leading to classrooms in the rear ofOld Main.

The 1880s mansion was built as asummer home for investment banker LutherKountze and his family, and Old Main holdsa treasured place in the hearts of Delbartonalumni, current students and families. Thenew project will maintain, and in some casesrestore, the period elements of Old Main.The comprehensive plan, slated to begin thisspring, will include the repair of manystructural and decorative elements, andenhance lighting in the main entrance byrefurbishing existing lamps and addingperiod lighting.

Abbot Brian says, “I was most impressedat how eagerly our DPGA board embraced

this project. They take a real pride in thecontribution it will make to the beauty ofOld Main.”

The project includes the repair of crownmoldings, wall and ceiling panels, pocketdoors, stair banister and moldings, windowand door casings, wall sconces and floorrefinishing. The metal vestibule will beremoved and replaced with a new entrywaydesigned to match existing décor elements.Walls are to be primed and painted and allexisting stained surfaces will be restored.Where necessary, windows will be replaced.

The Kountze Room is to receive similartreatment with great care given to respectingand restoring the integrity of the room’sornamental plaster. In Old Main’s backcorridor new wainscoting will match theKountze Room panel design, new carpet ortile will be added and the area will get afacelift of fresh paint. Contractors special-izing in fine carpentry, historic restorationand lighting fixture restoration will beretained to execute the project.

“DPGA members are very excited aboutthe project,” says Macri. “We think this isthe perfect way to way to kick offDelbarton’s 75th anniversary.

Parents of Graduates Donate $100,000 to Refurbish Old Main

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Errors and Omissions:

ALUMNI:LONG-TIME DONORS (10+ YRS)

Michael P. Conroy ’901994:

Mark Arnold Simon Adams

IN HONOR OF BR. PAUL DIVENY,OSB AND CRAIG PARIS ’82

Brian Hanlon ’87

Green and White Society:Joseph Zangara ’85

Alumni Class Rep 1998:Jason Wyatt

CURRENT PARENTS:Spirit of Delbarton donor:

Mr. and Mrs. John Rhodes

Class 2017Mr. and Mrs. John Tortorella

1939 SocietyMr. and Mrs. John Tortorella

PARENTS OF ALUMNI:LONG-TIME DONOR (15+ YRS)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert DiQuollo

DONOR:Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Kelly

Delbarton has never been stronger and never looked better --check out our new 75th Anniversary banners next time you’re

on campus. Contributions to The Delbarton Fund provide importantoperating funds that sustain Delbarton’s excellence. Please donate beforeJune 30, 2014…

The Delbarton Fund Closes on June 30• By Credit Card online at Delbarton.org/donate

• By Phone at 973-538-3231 X3055

• By Check payable to ‘Delbarton School’ mailed in thepost-paid envelope in this magazine

• Matching Gifts: Double your donation – please inform usif your company has a matching gift program.

• Securities: Gifts of appreciated securities benefit bothdonor and School. Go to ‘Giving to Delbarton’ atDelbarton.org for details.

Questions? Call Delbarton Fund Director Jackie Sullivan at 973-538-3231 X3055 or email her at [email protected].

Thank you for investing in Delbarton.

Current Parents$1,576,669

Alumni $734,460

Friends $50,839

Corporations and Foundations$1,152,498

Parents of Alumni$635,846

Parents Organizations*$381,300

SUMMARY OF TOTAL SUPPORTfor Delbarton School $4,531,612

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n 1 9 8 3Paul Terreri is the volunteerhead coach of the Team NewJersey Special Olympics SoccerTeam competing in theupcoming quadrennial 2014Special Olympics USA Games tobe held this June in New Jersey.

n 1 9 8 8Andy Barrow and his wifeMelanie welcomed theirdaughter Caroline Marie Barrowinto the world on December 5,2013.

n 1 9 8 9Classmates Curt Ritter andclassmate Rob Failla heldanother successful Turkey Trot inChatham. Their 5th Annual raceattracted more than 600 runnersand raised more than $15,000for the local fire department andthe Diabetes Research Institute.Have an interest in running nextyear? Visit thechatham-turkeytrot.org.

n 1 9 9 1Mark Nugent lives inRichmond, VA and wonders ifany Delbarton alumni live in hisarea. “Always looking for a fewgreen wavers to spend timewith,” he writes.

n 1 9 9 3Matthew Zierold and AileenTang Zierold welcomed their sonConnor on August 31, 2013 inBryn Mawr, PA. Aileen returnedto Integrated Project Services ofBlue Bell, PA, where she is aSenior Commissioning Engineer,and Matthew is celebrating 14years with Tozour-Trane, of Kingof Prussia, PA.

n 1 9 9 5Dan Skinner and his wifeSharon welcomed their thirdson, Simon Thomas, on April18, 2013. The Skinner familylives in Chicago where, inOctober, Dan finished his fourth

On November 1, 2013 the Georgetown and Wake Forest Club Hockeyteams faced off in Washington DC and three Green Wave Hockeyalumni were on the ice. Delbarton dad John Incledon P’13 snappedthis shot of, from left, Chad Heal ’12, Trevor Incledon ’13 andMichael Pesce ’13 after the game and wrote, “Much of what has beensaid about the friendships that develop and the notion of Delbartonstudents being a family of brothers certainly rang true on this weekendin Washington.”

Hockey Reunion atGeorgetown

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Dr. Matt Memoli ’92, an infectious disease specialist, found a uniqueway to celebrate the brutal winter 2014...he led a clinical study thatdeliberately gave people the flu. Memoli of the National Institutes ofHealth in Bethesda, MD headed up the study that infected up to 100adults with the flu over. To avoid infecting the rest of us, participantsspent nine days in quarantine. Memoli and his peers hope that bylearning how younger adults’ bodies fight the flu, they can determinewhat more vulnerable elderly patients are missing, and then developmore protective vaccines for us all.

Alumnus Gives People theFlu...On Purpose

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Kenny Agostino’10 Signs withCalgary Flames“No active college player had beenpart of an NHL transactionfeaturing a hall of fame caliberplayer until Kenny Agostino had hisrights traded from Pittsburgh toCalgary on March 27, 2013, in adeal that included Flames captainJarome Iginla being sent to thePenguins...”So began an article fromYale on former Green Wave player

Kenny Agostino ’10 who continued to be a force on the ice for the2013 NCAA winning Bulldogs. In March he signed a two year contractwith the NHL’s Calgary Flame after an outstanding four seasons withthe Bulldogs.

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From left, Matt Delaney ’05, Grant Hewit ’02

and Pat Donovan ’07.

From left, Jamie White ’13, Jack Breit ’11, Joe Petrucci ’10,

Peter McMullen ’11, Jack Miller ’10 and Cameron Simon ’12.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB and the Delbarton AlumniAssociation hosted a reception for alumni and friends at the

Harvard Club in Boston on October 3, 2013.

BOSTON

With Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB for

the Boston AlumniReception on October 3rdare Jack Seitz ’93, left, and

George Taylor ’89.

From left, Michael Ryan ’07, Pat Donovan ’07

and Tim Siegert ’06.

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On December 7, 2013 Delbarton students and alumni met at a Habitat for Humanity site in Parsippany tolend a hand on improvements at Family Promise, an organization that shelters homeless people. ModeratorJon Cote, five students and three alumni worked on insulation and subflooring, and re-installed slate roofingshingles. Pictured here are, from left, Jon Cote, Rushi Patel ’14, Gareth Helm ’14, Colin McCormick ’14,Andrew Hall ’15, John Ferramosca ’05, Andy Delaney ’05, Dalton Smart ’16 and Patrick Torney ’05.

Students and Alumni Help Outat Habitat for Humanity

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Sergio Frisoli ’99, left, and Jeff Lu ’97.

On the day after Thanksgiving, Green Wave Ultimate alumni met for a reunion game at Delbarton. Thetemperature hovered around 30 degrees, and the hearty Ultimate men eschewed cold stuffing and hotshopping to chase a plastic disk through scattered snow flurries. Players from the Class of 2016 to 2012 – plusone from 2006 with impressive skills – met on the field of battle and enjoyed a great game. This spring marksDelbarton Ultimate’s fourth year as an official club sport at the home of the Green Wave, and many playerscontinue to enjoy the sport on the collegiate level.

Wave UltimateAlumni Compete

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Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny,

OSB, with former Delbartonadministrator Tom Lengel , theHead of School at RosemontSchool of the Holy Child inRosemont, PA.

Alumni currently atVillanova, withfellow alumnus

Director of Alumni& Development J.

Craig Paris ’82 showtheir ‘Cat’ colors.

PHILADELPHIA

The Delbarton Alumni Association’sannual Philadelphia Reception tookplace on October 30, 2013 at theVillanova Conference Center in

Villanova, PA.

Back, from left, Nick Pellegrino ’10 and Kyle Kaplan

’11; Front, from left, Matt Iammatteo ’10, Sean Doherty

’12 and Heema Khedr ’12.

John Shoemaker ’83, left, withChris Bolger ’82.

From left, Tom Elmer ’75, Greg Kelleher ’66

and Bill Kane ’64.

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Attorney David Faux ’87 recently edited the American BarAssociation’s Legal Guide to Fashion Design, a reference book alreadyviewed as an asset in the fashion industry. Faux practices intellectualproperty, entertainment, art, and business/commercial law in New YorkCity. In addition to fashion industry clients, Faux advises others increative fields including jewelry, theatre, counseling, sports and fitness,visual arts and film. He is founder and co-chair of the New York StateBar Association’s Fashion Law Committee and vice-chair of theAmerican Bar Association’s Dramatic Arts & Visual Arts Committee.

THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION’S

LEGAL GUIDE TO FASHION DESIGN

Edited by DAVID H. FAUX

David Faux’87 Edits

ABA’sLegal

Guide toFashionDesign

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Delbarton alumnus and author Don Peck ’87 wrote The AtlanticDecember 2013 cover story ‘They’re Watching You at Work’. “Whathappens when Big Data meets human resources? The emerging practiceof ‘people analytics’ is already transforming how employers hire, fire,and promote.” Peck’s fascinating piece explained how big business usesbig data to analyze, filter and sort employees and job applicants.

Don Peck ’87 Writes'People Analytics' CoverStory for The Atlantic

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Ten former Delbarton players and one coach competing on thecollegiate level were members of conference championship teamsand/or earned postseason individual honors this year. Princeton LTSpenser Huston ’11 earned 1st Team All-Ivy honors for the Ivy LeagueChampionship-tying Tigers, and Tigers’ running backs were coached byformer Delbarton Coach Sean Gleeson.

Lafayette, the Patriot League Champion, was led by junior LT LukeChiarolanzio ’11 who earned 1st Team All-Patriot honors this seasonfor his play on the offensive line. LB Dennis Bencsko ’12 contributedsignificantly to the Leopards’ championship season.

In the NESCAC, Middlebury, Amherst, and Wesleyan all tied forthe NESCAC Championship. Andrew McGrath ’13, Chris McGuire’13 and Ryan Hislop ’11 contributed for Middlebury and their formerteammates Rob Thoma ’13 and Niyi Odewade ’13 staked claim to thechampionship playing for Amherst. Three Wave alumni participated ina DIII bowl game when Franklin & Marshall (7-4) downed DelawareValley to win the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) SoutheastBowl 38-14. The game’s MVP was quarter back E.J. Schneider ’10(pictured here) who set the Centennial Conference record for totalyards in a season. His record-breaking play this year earned him 1stTeam All-Centennial Conference honors for the 2nd consecutive year.He also finished his 8-year high school and collegiate career playingalongside his Delbarton classmate, LB J.R. Recchia ’10. Also, a newmember of the Diplomats Football team is freshman Steven DeLosa’13. A Wave salute to our collegiate football players!

Ten AlumniFootballPlayers

(and OneCoach)

EarnCollegeHonors

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Chicago Marathon. Hecurrently works as a PR andSocial Media Manager atConAgra Foods.

Michael Vermylen and hiswife Emily welcomed theirdaughter Anna Elizabeth on St.Patrick’s Day, 2014. The familyresides in Chicago.

n 1 9 9 6Chris Brophy and Lori AstonAllen were married on October4, 2013 in Cabo San Lucas.The couple resides inLivermore, CA where Chris is aMarketing Manager for FosterFarms and Lori is a nurse.



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On Monday November 4, Delbarton alumni gathered with Headmaster Br.Paul Diveny, OSB , Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 andDirector of Senior Guidance Mike Rosenhaus ’80 for cocktails and dinner at

McCormick’s & Kuleto’s in San Francisco, CA.

From left, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, Jim Corroon ’57 and Director ofAlumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82.

SAN FRANCISCO

Chuck Adams ’65 and his wife Jane Hennessy with Chris Anderson ’97.

n 1 9 9 7Steven Murphy ’97 marriedKathleen Kennedy in PortlandMaine, on July 6, 2013surrounded by family andfriends, including some fromDelbarton. (See Wedding Album)

n 2 0 0 2Jonathan Doorley married LeighCuttino on October 5, 2013 inSavannah, Georgia. Followingthe wedding, the couplerelocated from New York toLondon. The wedding partyincluded Mark Schillings ’02 andMike Bercik ’01. Also inattendance were Ryan Bell ’01,Brian Shiver ’03, and Larry andJean Schillings P’02, ’07. (SeeWedding Album)

Brian Gunderson ’02 andMelissa Romanetz were marriedon November 2, 2013 atCongress Hall in Cape May NJsurrounded by many of Brian’sclassmates and friends. (SeeWedding Album)The couplecurrently lives in Hoboken, NJ.

n 2 0 0 3Patrick Donnelly marriedCourtney Tholen on August 10,

2013 at Fiddler’s Elbow withmany Delbarton friends inattendance. (See Wedding Album)

n 2 0 0 8In November Mike Passaro hadhis first article published forSports Illustrated’s NFLspinzone.The article was on the “MediocreDallas Cowboys”.


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Two former GreenWave squash players

with their coach:from left, Cam

Fortin ’01, SquashCoach J. Craig

Paris ’82 andAdrian Booth ’91.

From left, Gavin Weeks ’02, Ashley and Grey Eklund ’02 andMike Gaito ’90.

From left, Harold Ehrman ’87, Br. Paul, Lenneal Gardner ’96,

Scott Bastek ’04 and Peter Carolan ’04.Photos by J. Craig Paris ’82

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From left, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, Garrett Herbert

’88 and Mike Henry ’94.

From left, Vince Rolleri ’92, Craig Bridwell ’92, Director of Senior Guidance Mike

Rosenhaus ’80, Todd Rose ’92 and Linc Jepson ’92.

PALO ALTO AREA

On November 5, 2013Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny,

OSB and Director of Alumni &Guidance J. Craig Paris ’82hosted a dinner in Redwood

City, just outside San Francisco,at John Bentley’s Restaurant.

From left, Andy Verhalen ’74,

Arlene and Bill Chang ’62

and Headmaster Br. Paul

Diveny, OSB.

From left, John Conroy ’87, Linc Jepson ’92,Todd Rose ’92 and Tom Kiernan ’03.


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In January two Delbarton alumniwere sworn in to serve in localpolitical offices. Bruce Sisler ’92was sworn in for a three year term

as mayor of Morris Township after previously serving as deputy mayor.Fr. Edward Seton Fittin ’82 witnessed the ceremony. Leveraging upfrom his recent stint as Alumni Association President, Curt Ritter ’89was elected Deputy Mayor of Chatham Township, moments after beingsworn in for his first term on the Township Committee. Ritter willserve on the Committee for three years.


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PHOENIX

Delbarton’s west coast tour ended on November 10, 2013 inArizona where, once again, Delbarton administrators met

with alumni for dinner, this time at Lon’s in Phoenix.

DelbartonAlums BruceSisler ’92 and Curt Ritter ’89Do Their CivicDuty

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Delbarton Polar BearsMake Waves

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On January 12, 2014 Director of Alumni & Development J. CraigParis ’82 and former Alumni Association President Brian Hanlon ’87joined 1,000 other members of Catholic school communities in the 8thannual Polar Bear Plunge in Long Branch, NJ. The event was sponsoredby the Ancient Order of Hibernians and raised funds for Catholiceducation. Hanlon later described the event as ‘46 degrees and sunnywith high winds…we carried the Ole Delbarton Glory into theAtlantic.’ For those concerned about liability issues, an AOH organizerreported that they have ample insurance plus “Police, Fire, EMT, Water Rescue, Life Guards, Police Explorers and AOH Security. No one has stubbed a toe and we pray we keep it that way.”

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Br. Paul observes the resemblance of TheHuntington’s statues to those at Delbarton whichlikely were sculpted by the same Italian artist.

Br. Paul took a group of alumni on a sculpture tour at the Huntington Library, pointing outthe similarities to Delbarton’s statues. From left, Brian Wry ’80, Mike Rosenhaus ’80, Br.

Paul, Dan McGovern ’94, Will Vogt ’94 and Troy Murphy ’98.

PASADENA

On November 7, 2013 a group of Delbarton alumni toured statuary(sculpted by the same artist as Delbarton’s statues) at the HuntingtonLibrary. That evening the Alumni Association hosted an alumni dinner

with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny and Director of Alumni &Development J. Craig Paris ’82 at The Langham Huntington in

Pasadena.

Kevin Mahoney ’92, left, with Troy Murphy ’98.

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From left, classmates Mike Rosenhaus ’80, Kary Antholis ’80 andBrian Wry ’80 with Br. Paul.

From left, Will Vogt ’94, Chris Kelly ’97 and his wife Sarah.

Br. Paul with Delbarton parents Bill and Gail Chashel P’95.

On November 19, 2013 former NBA player and Delbarton alumnusTroy Murphy ’98 lectured seniors in Brian Bowers’ Leadership class.He gave boys a sneak peek at life in the NBA, counseled them onleadership – he witnessed both good and bad in his 12 year professionalbasketball career – and gave them a game plan for freshman year incollege: start by setting small, achievable goals.

Troy Murphy ’98 VisitsLeadership Class

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Dennis Kuo ’91 has practiced pediatric hematology-oncology at St.Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Paterson, NJ since 2006. This year hebecame the pediatric residency program director, responsible for theeducation for the hospital’s pediatric residents. (You may haverecognized Dennis’s face on the electronic billboard on Route 80 near the hospital). This year he ran into fellow Delbarton alumnus Anthony Scillia ’99, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sportsmedicine who is also affiliated with the hospital.

Paterson

Paterson

Paterson

Billboard Man

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DECK THE HALLS

A great group of young Delbarton alumniand friends arrived bearing presents for

the Delbarton Christmas Gift Drive atPilsener Haus in Hoboken on December11, 2013. Alumni Board member John

Ferramosca ’05 organized the event anda terrific time was had by all.

Delbarton alumni celebrateChristmas in Hoboken…

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Photos by Jessica Fiddes and J. Craig Paris ’82

The Alumni Association surprisedformer DAA President Brian Hanlon ’87

with a birthday cake. Peter Fittin ’75, left,and Alumni

Association PresidentTerrence Rouse ’86.

…and at the Jersey Shore

The Delbarton Alumni Association’s Jersey ShoreChapter hosted its annual Christmas party onDecember 18, 2013 at Rella’s Restaurant and

Tavern in Brielle, NJ.


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A great group of former Green Wave playersgathered to compete in the annual AlumniBasketball game on January 25, 2014…

ALUMNI BASKETBALL

Frank Stynes ’69, on business from Long Beach, CA stayed anextra day to attend the alumni game and chatted with formerNBA player Troy Murphy ’98 courtside.

Honorary Coach Chuck Bonin ’63 brought his own fan zone, his threeenergetic grandsons. Note his vintage varsity letterman’s sweater, a keeperfor sure.

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Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB ’56 with Don Walsh ’56.

Brendan Brown ’88, left,and Dave Aromando ’90

announced the game.

Don Walsh ’56 donated some greatbasketball memorabilia from the mid 50’s,

including this championship patch.


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Br. Paul Diveny with, fromleft, John Tonzola ’95, Jerome

Antenen ’96, Tim

Fitzsimmons ’95, Michael Syp

’95 and Greg Brozowski ’95.

Ted Lawless ’03, right, acceptsthe Rev. Kenneth Mayer OSB

Award on behalf of the Classof 2003 for the most donors.

With him are Headmaster Br.

Paul Diveny and AssociationPresident Terrence Rouse ’86.

From left, Matt Campbell ’08, Kurt

Krauss ’81 and Director of SeniorGuidance Mike Rosenhaus ’80.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny

and Delbarton Fund DirectorJackie Sullivan with Jason

Wyatt ’98, left, and Mark

DeLotto ’98. The Class of ’98won the 2013 AlumniAchievement Award.

On January 28, 2014 the Delbarton AlumniAssociation hosted the annual January Reps Dinner

at the Madison Hotel…

d deJANUARY REPS DINNER MEETING

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Delbarton seniors, from left, Michael Parowski ’14, Kevin

Molnar ’14 and Jack O’Reilly ’14 with Alumni AssociationPresident Terrence Rouse ’86.

From left, Dan Miggins ’08, Tim Soulas ’08 and Tyler Hudson-Crimi ’08.

From left, Alumni Association Vice President Jerry Jabbour ’92, Br.

Paul, winner of the 2013 Joe McDonough Award Frank Visceglia ’85

and President Terrence Rouse ’86.

Former Green Wave Hockey standout Tommy Muratore ’12 wasselected for the United States Premier Hockey League’s All Star Game,which was held at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA onJanuary 20th. The All Star Event included over 50 college and proscouts in attendance to check out some of the elite hockey players incompetition. Muratore started the game, notched two points and was+5 for the win side. He is in the top ten in scoring among leaguedefenseman with 8 goals and 14 assists, for a total of 22 points in 40games to date for the Islanders Hockey Club where he is the teamcaptain. Next year he competes for the DI Holy Cross hockey program.

Tommy Muratore ’12Selected for PremierHockey League AllStar Game

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After working behind the scenes for years on the annual Morris CountySt. Patrick’s Day Parade, this year Morristown architect Jeff Rawding’74 was selected by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick to serve as GrandMarshal of the 35th annual parade on Saturday, March 15. “It’s a greathonor for me this year and my family to be leading the parade,”Rawding told the Daily Record.

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Jeff Rawding ’74 is Grand Marshal ofMorristown Parade

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On February 20, 2014 over two hundred Delbarton alumni enjoyed atthe New York Athletic Club on Central Park South. Unable to join us at

the event, host John Conner ’53 was there in spirit…

From left from the Class of ’08, Pat Sullivan, Matt Campbell, Murphy McCurdy,

Owen Dinsmore and Matt Van Orden.

From left, Alumni Association VP Jerry Jabbour ’92,

Josh Smith ’90 and Tim Stewart ’92.

From left, Christian McCormick ’05, Kenneth Lopian

’05 and Tim Vecchione ’03.

Kurt Krauss ’81, on left, andPeter Pizzi ’71.

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From left, Francis D’Alia ’08, Eric Reinmund ’09, Mark Hardin ’08

and Brad Johnson ’08.

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From left, Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’86, Pat Burke

’57 with his wife Brigitte, Tim Hanlon ’84 and Brian Hanlon ’87.

Frank Banko ’84,Headmaster Br. Paul

Diveny and Chris

Bury ’91.

Former Development OfficeAssistant Mark Gately ’04, left, andSenior Guidance Director Mike

Rosenhaus ’80.

From left, Sean Kaplan ’06, Faculty Dean Anne

Leckie and Dave Weinstein ’06.From left, Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82,

Tim Fitzsimmons ’95, John Tonzola ’95, Brian Hanlon ’87, Tim

Hanlon ’84 and Alumni Association President Terrence Rouse ’86.

From left, John Ferramosca ’05, Mark Delotto ’98

and Matt DiQuollo ’96.

From left, Alex

Cocoziello ’05,

Timmy

Campbell ’04

and Nick

Stefans ’05.


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Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny and the Delbarton AlumniAssociation hosted two receptions in Florida in late

February. On February 24 alumni, parents, grandparentsand friends met at The Breakers in Palm Beach…

PALM BEACH

From left, Mike Rosenhaus ’80, Morton and Elaine

Erenstein P’80, GP’07 and Scott Barber ’89. From left, Ann and Albie Milanese P’87, Br. Paul Diveny, Rich Holle ’59, Matt

Luciano ’91 and his wife Amanda and Pat Luciano P’85, ’91.

Jerry and Roselie Cerza P’82 with Bob and Amelia Doherty ’84

and several friends of Delbarton.Pat Luciano P’85, ’91 withHeadmaster Br. Paul Diveny.

Patrick Henry ’57 and his wife Heather

with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny.

From left, Mary Anne Mountford, Carole Delaire, Bob Mountford ’63, Maryanne

and Edward Kohlschreiber and Sonny Delaire ’62 P’89,’92.


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Delbarton hosted a reception theNaples Beach and Golf Club on

February 26 where we socialized with agreat group of Delbarton friends on

Florida’s west coast…

From left, Joe Gallagher ’59, J. Craig Paris ’82, Walter McDonough ’62,

Terry Gallagher ’56 and Mike Rosenhaus ’80.

Stuart and Jo-Ann Massey GP

’06,’08,’11 with Br. Paul

Diveny.

From left, Raymond and Eileen Connelly GP ’18, Br. Paul

Diveny and Marjorie Heyer and Kai Heyer P’88.

From left, Natalie and Terry

Gallagher ’56, Headmaster Br.

Paul Diveny and Joe Gallagher

’59 and Peggy Gallagher.

From left, Norrie and Rich Oelkers P’96, with Walter Reilly

P’84, ’86, ’89 and Jim Carroll P’81.

Br. Paul Diveny and Ave Bransford

wife of the late Roger Bransford ’62.

From left, Sherry and Stuart Doline P’98, Br. Paul Diveny andShelley and Roger Perry P’01.

NAPLES


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Former Green Wave Club Rugger Jake Feury ’12 (back row, fifth fromleft), captain of the Middlebury rugby team, is the youngest member ofthe Olympic development academy team and traveled with the selectAtlantis side to compete in Trinidad/Tobago in December. Atlantis is arugby invitational side specializing in sevens. Feury is having quite theyear: He was in Las Vegas where he played with the Olympicdevelopment academy team, then visited the Cayman Islands on a tourhe arranged with his Middlebury team against their national side. Ifthings go according to plan, he will be in Hong Kong in April with theUS Junior National side.

Rugger Jake Feury ’12 onOlympic Development Team

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Former Green Wavestandout basketball playerRob Delaney ’07, whocontinued his competingways in college and profes-sionally in Denmark,recently wrote about thehard work required toachieve in sports. Hisarticle appeared in theblog The Fast Break: Insidethe Mental Game ofBasketball, created bysport psychology specialistDavid Sison.

Rob Delaney ’07on the Hard Workof Athletics

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A Delbarton alumnus made it to the cover of Esquire, and not just anycover – the Style Issue. Peter Dinklage ’87, handsomely attired in acustom suit, shirt and tie from Armani made to measure, was thesubject of the feature profile in the March issue of Esquire. He is theEmmy and Golden-Globe-winning star of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Peter Dinklage ’87on Esquire Cover

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Robert Gallic ’06 spent two months working in Olon, Ecuador with the Missionaries of Charity at Santa Maria del Esperenza. “There are over 100adolescents who call this Mission their home…while replacing their biological parents and families are a difficult task, it is one that the Missionariesaccept daily with a renewed spirit and a constant smile.”

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Six former Delbarton men were Division I National Champions in 2013-14 and on March 10, 2014 they met at the White House with PresidentObama, an honor reserved for NCAA Division I award winning teams. Morgan Pearson ’11 competed for the #1 University of Colorado men’scross country team. The #1 Yale Bulldog hockey team included Charles Orzetti ’10, Matt Killian ’11, Kenny Agostino ’10, and the #1 Duke BlueDevil Lacrosse program included Tommy Patterson ’09 and John Shaffer ’12.

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Former Wave Athletes at the White House

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On November 3, 2013 Cory Terzis ’03 found the perfect spot tosurprise longtime girlfriend Nicole Lamparello with a marriageproposal: Mile marker 24.5 of the NYC Marathon Mile where Terzisarranged the vocal support from twenty-five professional cheerleaders.After quick hugs from family and friends, Cory and Nicole continuedjogging to the finish line, posting a respectable time of 4hrs 25min(plus proposal. Later they celebrated with Delbarton friends includingNicole’s brother Phil Lamparello ’02 and Fred Krom ’03.

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Timothy Broas ’72 wasconfirmed by the Senate asU.S. Ambassador to TheNetherlands on March 13,2014. Broas, a D.C. criminaldefense attorney, was also

appointed by the president in 2011 to serve on the Woodrow WilsonInternational Center for Scholars board of trustees. Broas has receivednumerous accolades from the legal community, including recognitionas one of the Best Lawyers in America for the past four years and as aWashington, D.C., Area Super Lawyer in 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Tim Broas ’72is Confirmedas U.S.Ambassadorto theNetherlands

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Ian Tomesch ’06, left, and Colin Lynch ’00 performed at an organconcert in the Abbey Church on Sunday, March 30, 2014. Bothalumni organists began studying the instrument as students atDelbarton under the tutelage of the late Dr. Roy Horton. Ian is theAbbey’s principal organist and D.M.A. candidate at Yale. Colin is theassistant organist at Trinity Church on Copley Square, Boston. Heearned his Master of Music in organ performance at Yale. Fr. EdwardSeton Fittin says, “The abbey is thrilled to have Ian as its organist andto welcome back Colin for this concert!”

Two Alumni Perform at Abbey Concert

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A Marathon Proposal

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Wrestler Jorge Lopez ’12 is TwoTime All American, NEWAWrestler of the YearFormer Green Wave wrestler Jorge Lopez ’12 once again qualified forthe NCAA Division III National Wrestling Tournament, held this yearin Cedar Falls, Iowa. He competed last weekend and placed third in the157 pound weight class. His third place finish earned him CollegiateAll-American honors. This makes Jorge a two-time All-American forWilliams College which took 13th place out of 65 in the tournament.In March New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) named Lopezits Wrestler of the Year.

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Former Green Wavelacrosse players, now atHarvard, and severalDelbarton alumni dadswere Lacrosse alumni wereout in force at the March18,2014 postgamereception after Harvard vs.UNC away game at UNC.From left are Joe Petrucci’10, Jamie White ’13, Jim Petrucci ’82, Jim BreitP’11, Jack Breit ’11 andAustin Williams ’13.

HarvardLacrosse

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So wrote Delbarton mother Julia Reynolds when she emailed thisphoto of for classmates Will Reynolds ’13 and JP Campbell ’13 takenafter the March 18th contest between the two schools. Also playing forNova was Kieran Kenny ’12.

“Delbarton FriendshipsEndure…”

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A Schools atWar poster,

sponsored bythe War

Savings Staff ofthe U.S.

Treasury.

Delbarton School for Boys, as it wasconsistently styled in the press,begun in 1939 with grades seven

and eight, flourished under the direction ofHeadmaster Father Augustine Wirth, OSB.Year three, 1941–1942, saw the addition ofgrades six and nine.

Almost all students in these early dayswere residents. An amusing group photoaccompanying this article includes Daniel

The futureFathers Norbert

McLaughlin andFrancis

O’Conner,Delbarton’s third

headmaster, in1940 with

students.

“Schools at War”:Delbarton School for Boys 1940-1942

YesterdayDelbartonBy Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

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St. Mary's Abbey/Delbarton School Archives

Left: Studentskeeping upwith The

Times in1942.

The Delbarton Dining Room circa1940 (now the Senior Commons)

O’Connell, later FatherFrancis, destined to bethird headmaster ofDelbarton, and BernardMcLaughlin, the futureFather Norbert. Bothhailed from WilmingtonDelaware. There wereseveral boys from NewYork, and many fromplaces in northern NewJersey from whichstudents now commute.

The faculty consisted of six men, threeBenedictines of St. Mary’s Abbey and theremainder gathered from the U.S. and evenfrom abroad.

Students rose at 6:45. Mass was at 6:55,chapel (obligatory) at 7:15, followed bybreakfast and free time which had to bespent out of doors. The usual class andathletic activities concluded with nightprayers at 5:50, supper at 6:00, study, andlights-out at 9:15.

Behavior was well regulated as indicatedby a list of thirty-two offenses deemedworthy of demerits, signed and posted byHeadmaster Father Augustine. They weresorted by location. A few quotations willcapture the tone: IN ROOMS, 3). Boisterousplay and fooling, 5) Climbing in or out ofwindows (Suspension). IN THE HOUSE, 10)Running, jumping, sliding, 15) Noisy conductat meals. OUTSIDE, 23) Shirking partici-pation in the play, 25) No play or loitering inthe gardens. GENERAL, 31) Profane orimmoral talk. This kind of nit-picking, penalapproach was typical and remained in forceuntil a more enlightened approach swept itall away.

The school year of 1941 began with therumor of war. The conflict between theJapanese Empire and the Republic of China

had dragged on since 1937. The war inEurope had begun in 1939, the same year asthe school. Axis armies dominatedcontinental Europe and threatened England.Cognizant of the threat, the U.S. began torearm. Three months into the school yearthere came the attack on Pearl Harbor andthe engagement of the nation in “total war”at sea, on almost every continent, as well ason the “home front.” Victory would requiresacrifices of lives and resources on the part ofeveryone, schools included.

The first year of the war saw Japaneseforces overwhelming the Allies in Asia andthe Pacific, while Axis armies seemedimpregnable in Fortress Europe. The

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situation was more dire than most boys ofhigh school age could imagine, imbued asthey were with their images of an invincibleAmerica.

Delbarton responded, joining in thenational “Schools at War” program, thepurpose of which was to coordinate schoolsupport of War Bond sales, scrap metalcollection and other activities. And so, thetwo pyramids of cannon balls, that onceflanked the antique Spanish artillery, went towar. Father Augustine posted a notice: AIR-RAID ALARM – EMERGENCY, KEEPCOOL – WALK – DON’T RUN – OBEY.

Another notice entitled PRECAUTIONS,instructed boys before going to bed toprepare a bundle of clothing ready to grab in

A pyramid of 90 cannon ballsthat finally went to war,donated to the war effort tomanufacture munitions.

case of an alarm. The notice goes on to say:THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS…Any boywho would seize this as an opportunity to havea little fun should expect to be summarilydismissed from the school…WE ARE ATWAR…. We must ALL be on the alert. Wemust ALL know what to do when dangerthreatens. Report everything and anything tothe nearest authority; during the day andespecially at night. You may be the only oneawake.

Delbarton School may not have been highon the Axis hit list, but with U boatsprowling within sight of the New Jerseyshore, and debris from sunken ships dailywashing onto our beaches, such exhortationsdid not seem overwrought at the time.

Father Augustine Wirth served asheadmaster until poor health forced AbbotPatrick to accept his resignation after threeyears in office. It was Augustine, however,who, with the help of Father Claude Micik,OSB, in hard economic times and under thethreat of war, accepted the challenge ofcreating a school, recruiting a faculty and astudent body where neither existed andmoved forward in faith and hope into anunforeseen future.

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Photo: J. Craig Paris ’82

Rt. Rev. Richard Cronin, OSB, Abbot, St. Mary’s AbbeyPresident, Delbarton SchoolBr. Paul Diveny, OSB, HeadmasterRev. Rembert F. Reilly, OSB, Vice President for DevelopmentJ. Craig Paris ’82, Director of Development

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