THE ANNUAL REPORT ENCLOSED LC Elementary School Opens in September LOWELL CATHOLIC | KEITH ACADEMY | KEITH HALL | KEITH CATHOLIC | ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL | ST. LOUIS ACADEMY | ST. PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL FALL 2016 FALL excel. prepare. live. In this edition: ON THE COVER: ANNOUNCEMENT 1 STUDENTS SARAH CIAMPA LC ’11 CLASS OF 2016 2 AND MADELINE MACMULLIN LC ’11 LC HAPPENINGS 5 EXPERIMENT WITH RECIPIES FOR CO-CURRICULAR LIFE 8 SLIME IN THE CHEMISTRY LAB. ATHLETIC LIFE 9 SPIRITUAL LIFE 10 ALUMNI NEWS 11 LOWELL CATHOLIC ANNUAL REPORT 19 ADMINISTRATION Maryellen DeMarco | Head of School, LC Parent ’13 Erin MacNeil | Assistant Principal of Student Affairs Les Murray | Assistant Principal of Academic Affairs Daniel Price | Associate Principal of Elementary Education Kristina Hills | Director of Admissions Nicole P. Sharpe | Director of Advancement Lisa Porell | Director of Finance KH ’84, LC Parent ’12, ’14 Donna Boucher | Director of Technology Deacon Fran Burke | Director of Spiritual Life Jack Fletcher | Athletic Director GREETINGS LOWELL CATHOLIC ALUMNI & FRIENDS, Stephen Knight | Director of Buildings & Grounds, LC Parent ’12 It is with great pride that I share the latest edition of the Lowell Catholic Crusader Magazine which refl ects the many accomplishments of our school community. BOARD OF DIRECTORS It is an exciting and historic time for Lowell Catholic. This fall Lowell Catholic His Eminence Seán Patrick O’Malley, OFM CAP, will be opening our doors as a new Pre-K through grade 12 school on a uni- Archbishop of Boston fi ed campus. I am both honored and grateful for the opportunity to continue the William Quinn KA ’70 strong legacy of Catholic elementary education at the St. Margaret School site. James Walsh Lowell Catholic has a proven track record of strong enrollment, fi nancial stability, Maryellen DeMarco, LC Parent ’13 and academic excellence within a faith-based and mission-centered community. Nicholas Cerreta The new Lowell Catholic Elementary School will remain committed to providing William Collins, Jr. faith-based education to children of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. Jane Connell Lowell Catholic is also committed to working to understand and preserve key St. Suzanne Frechette SJ ’79 Margaret School traditions and values. Robert Gilman SJ ’63 Rev. John W. Hanley, OMI It will be a privilege for me to serve as Head of School for the entire Pre-K through Robert F. X. Hart KA ’56 grade 12 Lowell Catholic School. Our plans to expand the high school with an Brother Richard Lunny, CFX additional building to be located on our current blueprint remain unchanged with Meghan Mahoney fundraising underway and architectural plans being fi nalized. Michael Newhall Jack O’Connor Through your generous support, Lowell Catholic is able to fulfi ll our mission to Francis Picanso KA ’53 strengthen and enhance Catholic education for current and future generations of John Rafferty, LC Parent ’10, ’12, ’15 students. Thank you for your commitment to Lowell Catholic. Michelle Silveira KH ’82 Joanne Yestramski, LC Parent ’11 God’s Peace, Maryellen DeMarco 530 STEVENS STREET | LOWELL, MA 01851 Head of School www.lowellcatholic.org | 978.452.1794 ANNOUNCEMENTS Introducing Dan Price Associate Principal of Elementary Education After a lengthy search process, the lead- LOWELL CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY ership team at Lowell Catholic is excit- ed to welcome Dan Price as Associate SCHOOL OPENS IN SEPTEMBER Principal of Elementary Education. Mr. Exciting days are ahead at Lowell Catholic ment the curriculum this fall. Enrollment Price was most recently an administrator as we extend our school offering to a Pre-K has surpassed year one expectations and at Malden Catholic, where he was also through 12th grade school model. Lowell the makings of a very successful school Catholic Elementary School, for students year lie ahead. part of the Principal Fellow program in in Pre-K through 8th grade, opened in Sep- the Lynch Leadership Academy through tember of 2016 in St. Margaret Hall, the As a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School, former site of St. Margaret School. Lowell Lowell Catholic Elementary School will fo- Boston College. Mr. Price, a native of Catholic welcomes St. Margaret Alumni cus on educating the whole child in a faith Pennsylvania, has extensive experience into our community of Legacy Schools based environment, complementing a rig- as we strive to preserve and enhance the orous and engaging academic program in in Catholic elementary education. He has tradition of high quality Catholic education the STREAM curriculum with religion, fi ne received a BA from Fordham University in the city of Lowell. arts, athletics and co-curriculars helping to prepare students to be successful 21st as well as a Masters in Educational Lead- Signifi cant enhancements are being made century learners. The academic program ership/Catholic School Leadership from to the physical and technological infra- for elementary students will be enhanced structure of the elementary school, includ- with a varied physical education program, Boston College. ing new fencing and sidewalks to unify the a comprehensive fi ne arts curriculum, and entire campus, as well as wiring to ensure foreign language instruction at all grade that each classroom is equipped with state levels. In addition, middle school students Maryellen DeMarco, Head of School, of the art SMART boards. After a thorough will complement their core academic pro- notes “Dan has vision, strength, knowl- selection process, an enthusiastic, expe- gram with an array of fi ne arts programs rienced and well qualifi ed team of edu- including drama, visual arts, and chorus, edge, experience, mission, humility and cators has been put in place. Under the as well as opportunities to compete ath- compassion. With his extensive ex- leadership of Maryellen DeMarco, Head of letically at a high school level. Many co- School, and Dan Price, Associate Princi- curriculars, intramural and club sports perience and credentials, Dan is well pal of Elementary Education, the teaching will also be offered and programs will equipped to take on this role for Lowell staff have already gathered on campus for continue to develop to meet the needs of several professional development days, the students. Catholic.” ensuring they are fully prepared to imple- 1 CLASS OF 2016 The Class of 2016 Alyssa Ann Anderson, Michael Barletta, Maggie Shelagh Barros, Emily Bernard, Caryssa Lorraine Bettencourt, Samantha Blades, Matthew Bodoni, Alexis Bradley, Ashley Mary Braga, Kelcey Brodeur-Bowlan, Jackson Callahan, Christopher Carter, Kailey Rose Catyb, Jake Cawley, Jaewon Cha, Tian Chen, John Choi, Tyler Collette, Faith Coppinger, Kristen Cote, Molly Catherine Cote, Samantha Curley, Danielle Dalton, Linh Dang, Christine Deeney, Katherine Anna DeFronzo, Michael DelSapio, Alec Cosmo DiCiaccio, Andrew Donaldson, Baylee Rose Duarte, Christopher Dubuc, Joy Dumont, Nicholas Michael Dys, Caitlin Victoria Ernst, Corey Falardeau, Mary Veronica Farley, Andrew James Fisher, Marco Forte,Paige Christina Fournier, Jahvon Fox, Kristin Gaudreau, Gianna Antoinette Giglio, Collin William Gilligan, Valedictorian Liam Gleason, Justin Benjamin Golner, Emma Frances Gosselin, Sarah Groux, Alec DiCiaccio Jaycie Grzymski, Erin Marie Henry, Daniel Hogan, Youngki Hong, Jeff Horton, Sun Bin Hwang, Avé Marie Johnhope, Bridget Anna Keefe, Yongsung Kim, Christopher The Valedictorian of Lowell Catholic’s Class of 2016 is Alec Charles Klangos, Theresa Marie Klobucher, Tyler David Johnston, Amanda Y. Laurin, DiCiaccio, son of Andrew and Stephanie Antonia Lawrenson, Timothy Lefebvre, Seung Ju Lee, Yuanxiu Li, Qianni Denise DiCiaccio of Andover. Liu, Sydney Rose Lombardi, Trevor Longo, Justin Lu, TJ Lynch, Jack A. MacMullin, Known for being calm, cool and Krystal Mara, Andrew Marchand, Jillian Masse, Eric John Maxfi eld, Walter McKenna, collected, he juggled his many John William McPartlan, Miranda Lynn Melo, Alex Merrill, Matthew Steven Montbleau, commitments with confi dence Jeffrey Daniel Murphy, Rebecca Elizabeth Murphy, Liam Brian O’Hagan, Shelagh Marie and a smile. In his senior year O’Neil, Matthew Michael Panneton, Brianna Alyssa Patterson, Estelle Marie Penta, Alec welcomed the challenge Nathan Francisco Perez, Dylan Murphy Poirier, Michael Joseph Porter, Tyler Lee Rae, of taking four Advanced Place- Sydney Margaret Reid, Jhavon Robinson, Pin Rithy, Molly Ryan, Steven Lee Sak, Kikiola ment classes and serving as Sanusi, Geoffrey True Scales, Sadie Marie Scott, Jerome Seglah, Alyssa Marie Silva, the captain of the boys soccer, Joshua Steele, Eampisith Taing, Thomas Nagui Tawadros, Joshua Thompson, Stephen tennis and winter track teams. Tyner, Makayla Violette, Duong Vo, Rachel Wajda, Kennedy Kimani Waruhiu, Wen Ting, Emily In addition, he served as Vice President of the National Hon- Williams, Julie Williams, John J. Wrobel III, Tenglong Zhang. or Society and participated in the Senior Leadership Institute retreat. As a stand out student Alec was chosen to be one of only Lowell Catholic’s Class of 2016 six juniors to represent LC at presented the Honorary Diploma the Xaverian Brothers Spon- sored Schools Leadership Re- to Dr. Ed Mahoney, published treat (XBSS). Alec earned an author, beloved teacher and impressive 4.417 GPA and has chosen to attend Providence Legacy Alumni, KA ’63. Dr. College this fall. Mahoney recently published a collection of short stories, “Young 2 Eric Malone.” 114 Total Graduates 17.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS 2016 FACTS FAST YEARBOOK WAS DEDICATED TO MRS. MARY ANN