News & Notesthe release of “The Avengers” as thelargest box office opening weekendin history. Megan has been living onthe West Coast for several years andpreviously worked on films such as“Secretariat,” “Tooth Fairy,” “TheGame Plan,” “Invincible,” and “TheVillage.”Crista Carrick Mahoney and MichaelMahoney welcomed daughter AnnaLouise Mahoney on July 11, 2011.2000Stephanie Welch Silverman wasjust recognized as Delaware’s2013 Secondary Art Educator ofthe Year. The award, sponsoredby the Delaware Art EducationAssociation, recognizes OutstandingDAEA members who spend 51%of their job in their division foroutstanding service, achievementand significance during previousyears. Stephanie is the formerchair of <strong>Archmere</strong>’s fine artsdepartment and was nominatedfor the award by current <strong>Archmere</strong>faculty member Terry Newitt.Stephanie currently chairs the finearts program at the Tatnall Schoolin Wilmington, DE. Stephanie livesin Wilmington with her husbandAlexander and two year olddaughter, Sophia.Daniel Kane married Lauren Mondoon March 3, <strong>2012</strong> at Holy RedeemerCatholic Church in Palmcity, FL.James Kane ‘10 was the bestman and McLain Spann IV ‘00was a groomsman. Father JosephMcLaughlin officiated.2001Alexandra Sowa married PeterMcPartland in a ceremony at SaintJoseph on the Brandywine inGreenville, Delaware on April 28,<strong>2012</strong>. Victoria Sowa ‘06 was theMaid of Honor, Sara Toner ‘01 wasa bridesmaid, and Matthew Sowa‘06 was a groomsman. Alexandraand Peter currently reside in NewYork.2002Meghan Thomas Semler andher husband, Lt. Cogan Semler,welcomed their first child, JosephineJean, born July 17, 2011. Josephineweighed 7 lbs., 4 oz., and she wasbaptized on December 18, 2011at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church inWesttown, PA. Meghan and familylive in WA but will be moving toGulfport, MS in May.2003Lindsay Ambrose Curtin willreceive her Master’s degree in DeafEducation at Hunters College in NYin August, <strong>2012</strong>. She is currently athird grade teacher at St. Joseph’sSchool for the Deaf in the Bronx.She and her husband Tom currentlyreside in Mamaroneck, NY.Emma Davies married KeithCutrufello on May 5, <strong>2012</strong> at St.Joseph on the Brandywine Churchin Wilmington, DE. Father JosephMcLaughlin officiated and JamesCutrufello ‘73 and NicholasCutrufell ‘00 were members of thebridal party.2004Courtney Lynch is finishing herfourth year of teaching this summer.Courtney graduated in 2011 withan M.S. in Instructional Technologyfrom St. Joseph’s University and willbe attending Penn State Universityin the fall to pursue a Ph.D. inMathematics Education.Jamie Wohlhagen recently completedher Optometry requirments and isnow a Doctor of Optometry. Whilestudying at the the PennsylvaniaCollege of Optometry, Jamie servedas Class President for three yearsand addressed her class at theirrecent graduation.Jason Nista is the Chief OperatingOfficer and Director of FranchiseOperations for The Fuzzy PeachFrozen Yogurt Bar based outof Wilmington, NC. He is also acharter member of the Cape FearAngel Fund where he serves on theInvestment Advisory Committee.2005Christopher Sanna married LilsleO’Neill on May 27, <strong>2012</strong> at UrsinusCollege in Collegeville, PA. NicholasSanna ‘97 was the best man, andErin Sanna ‘00, Tracy Sanna ‘02,Dan Meany ‘05, Michael Davolos ‘05and Anthony DeSantis ‘05 were inthe wedding party. Father JosephMcLaughlin co-officiated.2006Meredith Eastburn recently earnedher Master of Social Work degreefrom Widener University. She is alsoplanning her April 2013 wedding.Kelly Wohlhagen graduatedfrom the Rochester Instituteof Technology specializing inUltrasonography in May of 2011and had the opportunity to addressher fellow classmates as classrepresentative. She is now working30
as a Sonographer at Paoli Hospitalin Pennsylvania.Scott Bentley is currently a PhDstudent at Rutgers University, wherehe is studying Industrial Relations,with a concentration in LaborEconomics.Kelly Parshall is loving life in theD.C. area. She ran in a St. Patrick’sDay Half-Marathon and came inthe top 5% of all women (and it washer first one!) She is working foran IT Headhunter and says if shehad known what IT starting salarieswere, she would have tried harderin Math at <strong>Archmere</strong>.Katherine Yacyshyn marriedAnthony Swyka on March 10, <strong>2012</strong>at St. Joseph on the BrandywineChurch in Wilmington, DE. RobertYacyshyn ‘97, Stacey Mack ‘05,Rosemary Bock ‘06, were in thebridal party and Samantha Adams‘04 was the Maid of Honor. FatherJoseph McLaughlin officiated. (Photoabove.)Brian Diskin graduated Phi BetaKappa from Lehigh University in2010, and is currently a second yearstudent at NYU School of Medicine.He and his fiancee, Cali Roth,who is a student at New York LawSchool, will be getting married thisDecember.2007Carly Messick is working as aparalegal in Wilmington, Delaware.2009Michelle Fremuth was recentlyawarded a prestigious <strong>2012</strong>Philadelphia Society of WomenEngineers Scholarship. Thescholarship will be used towards herfull time education at PhiladelphiaUniversity. Michelle was selectedfor her academic performanceand leadership in pursuing anengineering degree. She is currentlyalso interning at DestinationMaternity Corportation and plans tograduate in 2013.Jonathon Wohlhagen has justcompleted his junior year at LehighUniversity in the field of MechanicalEngineering.<strong>2012</strong>Karen Shantz performed in July asa featured soloist and dancer withthe Upper Darby Summer StageShooting Stars for a packed houseof more than 2,000 audiencemembers at Rose Tree Parkamphitheater in Media, PA. TheShooting Stars, a select show choirthat performs year-round, consistsof approximately 36 studentsrepresenting the 700+ students whoparticipate in Upper Darby SummerStage. In addition to performingwith the Shooting Stars, Karen alsoserved as Assistant Choreographerfor the Children’s Theatreproduction of “Dora the Explorer,Live” and was a Baltimorean inthe Main Stage production of“Hairspray” at Upper Darby SummerStage.Help Us locate “Lost Auks”We have composed a list ofthese “lost auks” and sortedthem by graduation year on ourWeb site. To view the list, go towww.archmereacademy.com/alumni/lostauks.If you recognize a classmate onthat list that you have contactinformation for, please let usknow! You can e-mail theirinformation to Amber Combs atacombs@archmeracademy.com,or call 302-798-6632 ext. 708.Submit Your News!E-mail alumni@archmereacademy.comor mail your updatesto <strong>Archmere</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>,Attn: Erin McNichol ‘92,Alumni Relations Officer,3600 Philadelphia Pike,Claymont DE, 19703.31