ST SEBASTIAN’S

ARROWS IN THE NEWS
Noteworthy
Matra ’13 Recognized
as Outstanding
Participant in National
Program
Julian Matra ’13 has been recognized
by the 2013 National Achievement
Scholarship Program as an Outstanding
Participant. Only 3,100 out of 160,000
Black American students received this
honor by scoring in the top 3% on the
2011 Preliminary SAT National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test. For reaching
this level, Matra received a certificate from
the National Achievement Scholarship
Program and his name and college major
choice have been forwarded on to roughly
1,500 colleges and universities.
Started in 1964, the National
Achievement Scholarship Program is
specifically designed to honor academically
promising Black American high school
students. The annual competition
is conducted by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation, which also
conducts the National Merit Scholarship
Program.
DeMatteo ’13
Recognized by College
Board
Peter DeMatteo ’13 has been named
a 2012-13 National Hispanic
Recognition Program Scholar by the
College Board. He is one of 5,000
Hispanic/Latino students selected to
receive this honor out of over 253,000
students who took the 2011 PSAT exam.
To be eligible to receive this award, high
school students must be at least onequarter
Hispanic/Latino, have achieved
the minimum PSAT score for the region,
and have maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA.
Macedo ’16 & Olson ’15
Earn Speaking Prizes
St. Sebastian’s hosted 17 schools for the
seventh annual Novice Parliamentary
Extemporaneous Debate Tournament on
Sunday, October 21, 2012. At the event,
Ryan Macedo ’16 won a Speaking Prize
for his individual performance in three
rounds of debating.
St. Sebastian’s School participated in
a Veterans’ Day Debate Tournament at
Phillips Andover Academy on Sunday,
November 11, 2012. Peter Olson ’15
won a Speaking Prize for his individual
performance at the Tournament.
Chen ’13 Earns Place in
Two Elite Groups
Kenny Chen ’13 earned a spot in the
National Association for Music
Education (NAFME) All Eastern-Honors
Ensemble. This is the highest ensemble in
which a student can participate. He will
perform with students from 13 other states
in a concert being held in Connecticut in
early April.
Chen was also named one of 1,000
area students to take part in the Eastern
District of the Massachusetts Music
Educators Association (MMEA) Annual
District Auditions. This event serves as
the precursor to the All-State Auditions.
Participating students may audition for
Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and
Choir. For his performance, Chen earned
Third Chair on viola and scored high
enough to be invited to participate in the
All-States.
Faculty/Staff News
Religion teacher James Keefe ’02 and
his wife, Hadley, welcomed their first
child, Margaret Louise, on June 25.
Former faculty member Greg Lynch
’00 and his wife, Kim, welcomed their third
child, Gregory, on July 30.
Art teacher Barrett Ellis and her
husband, Jason, welcomed their first child,
Ophelia Madeleine, on October 1.
English teacher Adam White coproduced
the documentary, Escape Fire:
The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,
which was released in theaters in early
October. The movie is also available for
download on iTunes.
Julian Matra
Ryan Macedo
Peter Olson
Kenny Chen
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