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CARAVEL ACADEMY NEWSLETTER

Founded in 1979

APRIL 2018

Spring Spirit Week Activities

During the week before spring break, upper school students participated in Spring Spirit Week. Each day students dressed according to the designated theme: Celebrate Summer Day, Class Color Day, U.S.A. Day, and Caravel Spirit Day. Participation points were recorded each day for each grade. See p. 7 for additional photos.

Celebrate Summer Day

Class Color Day

Alumni Scholarship Winner

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he Caravel Alumni Scholarship committee awarded the George E. Glynn, Jr. Alumni Tuition Scholarship for the 2017-18 school year to Lasya Katta. Lasya is the treasurer for the senior class as well as the lead secretary for Model UN. She is a youth delegation leader for Youth in Government where she has attended the national conference three times. As a cabinet member and executive committee member, she was chosen to lead national conference activities.

She is the lead council for Mock Trial at Caravel and a captain of the Math League team. She also participates in World Quest, Book Club, Science Olympiad, and Tennis Club. Lasya plays the piano and is trained in Kuchipudi, a classical Indian dance. Last summer, Lasya interned with the Supreme Court of Delaware and the YWCA. At the YWCA, she worked for the Director of Racial Justice and with the grants office to help in their program of making students more aware and involved with eliminating racism. After graduation, Lasya hopes to major in international business and finance. Her goal is to perhaps one day be a corporate prosecutor. Applications for the 2018-19 Alumni Scholarship will be available after March 14. Students in grades 8-11 are eligible to apply for this tuition scholarship in the amount of $2,000. Completed applications are due to Mrs. Keever in room 305 by Monday, April 23. Send questions to [email protected] or [email protected].

U.S.A. (Red, White, and Blue) Day

Spelling Bee Champion

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elaware State spelling Bee Winner for 2018 is seventh grader Maanvi Sarwadi. The competition for grades four through eight took place at St. Mark’s High School. It was one of the longest competitions in the history of the event, lasting almost five hours. Maanvi Sarwadi was crowned the winner after succeeding in a final 28-round spell-off. She correctly spelled “phyton” to win the championship. “I was determined; being third last year made me realize that I needed to rise to the occasion,” said Sarwadi. “To realize that I’m going on and not just staying at home, is kind of a big deal.” The 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland from May 29–31.

Early education center makes learning fun

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

r. Seuss’s birthday was March 2nd, and to help commemorate this, the Early Education Center spent the week enjoying fun activities to encourage reading. The week began with wearing red or blue and reading One Fish, Two Fish. Tuesday was all about wearing your favorite, funky socks with Fox in Socks. The Red Room especially took delight in showing off their favorite socks. Wacky Wednesday fit perfectly to have a truly wacky Wednesday. Everyone was encouraged to wear their clothes inside out, backwards, or mismatched. The kindergarten showed off their creativity with their take on ‘wacky’. On Thursday, the EEC looked as if March had truly arrived. Everyone wore green to celebrate Green Eggs and Ham. Finally, the week ended with what the students probably loved the most, a whole day of reading and celebrating in our jammies. The best part is that it came with popcorn and Hop on Pop. Special thanks goes out to McGlynn’s for providing the delicious popcorn for the whole building. The students even got to enjoy the smell of fresh popped corn and watching this process with our very own popcorn machine. Dr. Seuss said it best, “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child!” Here in the EEC, we couldn’t agree more. It all was truly a special week and a wonderful way to instill that reading is fun!

Alison L. Harper Director, Early Education Center

CSG Organizes an Easter Egg Hunt for the EEC

Each child received a bag with the child’s name and raced to the field to collect colored plastic eggs filled with candy.

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after school activities

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aravel Academy and its partners offer after school programs throughout the year. Children can register for these activities by obtaining a flier or contacting the advisor. Here is a list of some of the spring offerings: 3D Design and Print with Mr. Jones in the library, Digital Storytelling in the library with Mr. Jones, Stem Science Fair on April 30th in the gym at 6 p.m. for lower school students, Watercolors with Mrs. Hood, Operation Dino Dig offered by computerexplorers.com, WeDo 2.0 Engineering offered by computerexplorers.com, and Soccershots. Olympiad Gymnsatics is offered at Peoples Plaza. Activities are fee based. Below are some photos from winter activities.

3D Design and Print club. Advisor: Michael Jones. Students have printed and created glowing houses and robots while learning how to use CAD software to create objects that incorporate simple circuits.   Some have started creating objects that can incorporate movement with motors and gears.

Tech Stars Early Simple Machines. Advisor: Kris Miller (computerexplorersde.com) Students were asked to build a bridge so Sam and Sara (the Lego characters) could get across a river that had crocodiles. The bridge had to be at least 8 inches long (to cross the river) and at least 4 inches high (so the crocodiles couldn’t reach the characters).

Next,  the students were asked to help Sam and Sara keep the crows out of their garden by building something that would scare the crows away. The only requirement was that it had to have at least one moving part.

Lego characters Sam and Sara sit on the protective arms of their scarecrow.

Come Join Us in the Big Gym from 6-8 PM!

April 30, 2018

Lower School STEM Fair The 5 W’s of our STEM Fair Who: Anyone can come! 2nd – 4th graders can participate by setting up a STEM booth. What: A STEM Fair. A chance for students to show off their STEM project, experiment, research, model, or challenge. When: Monday April 30th from 6:00-8:00 PM. Where: In the Big Gym. Why: To get kids excited about researching, designing, and executing a STEM project. They should be excited to show off their hard work to their friends, family, and classmates! Those attending should come with an open mind to learn and have FUN! CONTACT with any questions! Mr. Tom Mendola [email protected]

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The children in Mrs. Hood’s Watercolor class wear their creations.

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No C o st to A tt en d!

Set up a display that you are proud of!

What is STEM? Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. STEM is a way for educators to introduce young students to complicated topic areas using exploratory activities, experiments, or challenges. STEM leads students to independent discoveries and encourages creative thinking!

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odyssey of the mind

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aravel’s nine Odyssey of the Mind teams performed on March 10 their solutions to different problems, from making a cooking show, creating a stellar hangout bar with cosmic characters, telling a silent story completely through emojis, or telling an unknown story from Alice in Wonderland.  These 54 students had worked from November to March to compete against 109 other school teams from across northern Delaware.  With dedicated parent volunteer coaches, our three non-competitive primary teams tasted what creativity and teamwork can do.  Our two high school teams competed well, and the Valentine team moved on to States on March 24, earning second out of two teams competing. 

Our four elementary teams, all coached by parent volunteers, competed against 22 other teams, and the fourth grade Sparacino team came in second to move on to States. The teacher coaches were  Mary Kay Valentine, Tom Mendola, and Sue Zebley along with our precious parent coaches Carol and Rob Romeo, Amy Mann, Monisha Batta with Priya Kondapalli, Mark and Suki Campano with Marquita Johniken, Sri Sanikommu, and Craig Sparacino with Nicole Trejo for the hours of coaching teamwork and creativity to empower Caravel students to solve solutions on their own.  Also judging the tournament so that the teams could compete (each team must register a judge to participate),

1. Mr. Sparacino’s team poses for their winning photo for second place at the regional tournament.

4. Monisha Batta’s team discusses the team solution with the staging area judge as they prepare to perform. PAGE 4

2. Mr. Sparacino’s team is ready to perform their skit.

were  Carrie Cochran, Ruth Bishop, Nancy Bailey, Ann Baldwin, Suzy Goldman, Denise Budd, Becky Brooks, Susan Carey, and all other judges who have judged in the past and even continued their involvement beyond the original request.  Without these judges, our teams could not compete.  It takes a village to raise children, and these adults have taught life skills by not directing or telling them what to do but by teaching them how to listen to each other to solve problems together and then providing feedback, a job that requires a lot of patience and enthusiasm.  Mrs. Mary Kay Valentine Odyssey of the Mind Coordinator

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6. Mark Campano’s team discusses their paperwork prior to their Interstellar Hang Out skit.

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odyssey of the mind, continued

7. The Romeo’s team discusses options for their style categories. 8. The silent Emoji team performers await their spontaneous test on creativity and teamwork.

9. The great Emoji worshipped by followers will die and disappear, only to be brought back to life at the end of the skit.

first lego league

Building the Innovators of Tomorrow

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he 2017/18 “Hydrodynamics” Challenge has been another great year for Caravel’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Robotics! For this year’s theme, members learned all about water – how we find, transport, use, and dispose of it, as well as, what might become possible when we understand what happens to our water. With half of last year’s team moving on to high school, there were just a few members returning from the Epic, “Animal Allies” Season in which they received a trophy for “Gracious Professionalism” at the State Competition in Dover; but, it was just the right blend of experience, coaching, and mentoring to earn both of our new teams trophies for “Gracious Professionalism” and “Inspiration” at the Regional Competition held at the Conrad School of Science. With the tremendous support of experienced FLL Alumni, Christopher Slough (11th Grade), coaches, and parents to guide them, our teams worked to apply science, engineering, math concepts, and a lot of imagination, to develop solutions for real-world problems. They also designed, built, and programmed robots to perform autonomous “missions” on a playing field. Along the way, they developed critical thinking, team-building, and presentation skills. Both teams met and worked together after school a great deal. Since many had traveled overseas to India and one was about to take his first, overseas trip to Sudan shortly after the competition, they each selected issues from the International scope to address as their Project research: The “Buccaneers” are comprised of fifth graders Aashish Prashanth, Liam Boland, Namah Patel, Noah Harper, and Shail Patel; and, seventh graders *Sami Vallury (*returning member) and Aditya Chennuri who provided leadership and support.

Team members meet with the judge.

the shortage of clean, drinking water in many areas of Africa. The “Dream Team” comprised of sixth graders: Andres Pacheco, Shane Canty, Shivansh Gour, and *Suyash Singh; and, eighth graders Ansh Jain, Pranav Kondapalli, and *Sam Singh (*returning members) found that poisonous traces of arsenic were contaminating irrigation systems in places such as Bihar, India and wanted to contribute to the solution to this health threat. As the word FIRST represents: For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology where building the life-skills of teamwork, cooperation, and gracious professionalism are deep within the Core Values of the FLL Program, it’s great to report that several members of the FIRST LEGO League have also taken the initiative to pursue and present independent projects at this year’s Middle School Science Fair! The Science Fair is scheduled for May 3rd in the large gym from 6 - 8 p.m. Our Robot Field & Missions will also be setup with demonstrations for families to learn more about the Program.

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Jr. Tri-M

middle school formal dance

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unior Tri-M has been extremely busy this year, and we have accomplished so much in and out of school! We have hosted events such as Caroling for Cans, a fundraiser in which students can sing Christmas carols while bringing canned goods to donate. The members, officers and parent volunteers of Junior Tri-M have worked incredibly hard to instill a love of music in our younger students with events such as the “Instrument Petting Zoo.”

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n Saturday, March 17, the Middle School Student Council hosted A Night Under the Stars, an elegant evening for the seventh and eighth grade formal. After the middle school students voted on the theme, the student council planned the decorations and the extensive menu. With the help of the Art Club, the cafeteria was transformed into a velvety night sky, made even more personal  by gold stars named for all of the students in the seventh and eighth grades.

Our newest members along with senior members were recently inducted on February 14th. We are heading straight into 2018 with tons of ideas, including daily musical quotes for Music In Our Schools Month, an Italian Cabaret and exciting school plays. Stay tuned for more news from Junior Tri-M in 2018!

Students posed for pictures in front of the backdrop which included a black sky and gold stars that was created by the Art Club. Following the theme, the entire cafeteria was wrapped in black and gold. Dancing certainly worked up an appetite as students snacked on chicken tenders, subs, cookies, brownie bites, pretzel bites, fruit and cheese, as well as homemade chocolate covered strawberries.

Lexa Bennett Jr. Tri-M Secretary

The students, arrayed in their finest attire, made   memories that will never be forgotten! The Middle School Student Council would like to thank Mr. Bryan Gollicker, Mrs. Hill, the chaperones, and their parents for helping with this exciting event. From decorating, setting up, serving, to clean up, it was truly a team effort! Mrs. JoVonna Dodge

Inductees participate in the ceremony and sign the Tri-M membership book .

music dept. receives gift

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s the Caravel Music Department continues to expand its number of student musicians, there is always a need for additional instruments. Recently, the Brandywind Brass made a generous gift of a low brass instrument. The euphonium is a tenor tuba and an essential part of concert and symphonic bands. Just in time for spring concerts and competitions, the contributions of this instrument will add a Mr. John Bland, on behalf of richer dimension to the Brandywine Brass, presents the Mack Brass euphonium to the Caravel performances.

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Academy Music Department.

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he Music Boosters would like to thank all of the dedicated students and parent volunteers who helped make our fundraising efforts a success this year. We are always in need of more volunteers! If you would like to find out more about the Music Boosters and the music programs at Caravel, please visit our website: camusicboosters.com. We have still have several events to look forward to this year: April 20th-22nd, the Caravel Academy Theater’s production of Alice in Wonderland May 15th 6:30 p.m., Lower School Fine Arts Festival May 16th 6:30 p.m., Middle School Fine Arts Festival May 17th 6:30 p.m., Upper School Fine Arts Festival and Senior celebration June 1st 8:30-10:30 a.m., Consignment Sale •

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n January 5th-7th, 2018, a delegation of 14 Caravel students traveled to Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA for the 47th Annual YMCA Model United Nations Program. Accompanied by their advisor, Dr. Cheadle, the delegation braved the snow (school was closed on the 5th) and even a bus breakdown along the way, but once the delegation arrived, the weekend was an exciting and unforgettable experience.

Led by Youth Secretariat members Lasya Katta, Prithvi Arora, and Amanda Stull, the delegation had prepared for months by researching countries and topics, writing papers, and mastering parliamentary procedure. As a result, many students in our delegation received recognition: senior Prithvi Arora, for chairing the Press committee; freshman Natalie Harvey, for being Best First Year Participant in her committee; and juniors Sarah Smith and Akhil Rao, for writing Outstanding Research Paper in their committees. To top it all off, Caravel Academy was honored as an Outstanding Delegation. Great work by all! Prithvi Arora

Spring Spirit Week photos

spring calendar April 13

Spring Carnival in both gyms and cafeteria

April 16-19 TECH Week in Big Gym April 20-22 Theater Play April 24

Art Festival 4-8 in halls and cafeteria

April 28

Prom

April 30

STEM Science Fair 6-8 p.m.

May 8-11

ERB Testing

May 11

LS Library: Mothers Tea

May 15-17 LS, MS, US, Spring Fine Arts Festival U.S.A. (Red, White, and Blue) Day

May 18

Relay for Life Big Event

May 23

Track Meet of Champions in the stadium

May 28

Memorial Day. No School

June 4

In-Service for LS, MS, US. Last day for EEC students.

June 5

Last day for LS. Field Day for MS-noon dismissal.

June 6

Last day for MS and US students. 2018 Graduation.

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blue-gold wing bowl

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he famous Wing Bowl is in Philadelphia on the Friday before the Super Bowl, but the next night another Wing Bowl was held here at Caravel Academy: The 3rd Blue-Gold Wing Bowl may not be as well-known, but it accomplishes a world of good by raising money for the DFRC (Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens with intellectual disABILITIES), the sponsor of the Blue-Gold football game each year. Helping the Caravel Academy Blue-Gold Club to do that this year were teams from Appoquinimink High, Hodgson Vo-Tech, and Smyrna High—teams of chicken

wing eaters, that is! Smyrna and Caravel tied for the championship, but the real winners were the “buddies” from DFRC who came to the event and had a lot of fun. Thanks to all who took part, the Caravel Academy Blue Gold Club was able to raise over $2000 for the DFRC. Our Wing Bowl is quite a wingding, for all the right reasons! Dr. Ron Cheadle, Advisor

lunches for “help the homeless” campaign

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uring the Spring Sports Sportsmanship assembly in March, our student athletes had the opportunity to hear Kim Zitner, University of Delaware Catholic Campus Ministry, and Marc Marcus, Assistant Executive Director of the Friendship House, describe the receiving

and distribution end of our “Help the Homeless” campaign. The students heard first hand about how their contributions and efforts will help those in need. Both presenters spoke about their personal experience working with individuals in desperate situations. On behalf of the

Caravel Sportsmanship Committee, I would like to extend our “THANKS” for your generosity as we collected and packed a record 841 lunches for the needy! Mr. Mike Wisniewski

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he CSG 2017-2018 officers are president Rachel Carlton, vice president Jenna Hopkins, treasurer Katy North, secretary Hannah Connolly, historian Dela Cooke, and sergeant at arms Paige Vascik. Together, the advisors, Mr. DeLaney, Mr. Orlando, and Mrs. Fogiel, and officers plan, coordinate, and carry out over thirty school events with the help of the CSG Executive Committee, which meets every Wednesday during H period. The CSG held a Holiday Gift Drive, organized by Paige Vascik, which was from November 20th to December 8th. Donation boxes were placed around the school and later collected to be boxed and organized by age group. The boxes were then sent to the Sunday Breakfast Mission. The Caravel family donated an impressive amount of items for the surrounding community. The annual CSG Candy Grams sale was also planned by Paige Vascik, and started on January 26th to February 9th. The CSG Executive Committee came together and helped make chocolate roses in the cafeteria on January 26th. The Candy Grams were then delivered on February 13th so students and faculty can receive them on Valentine’s Day.

Members of the Executive Committee meet in the cafeteria to make Candy Grams with chocolate roses.

In addition, Hannah Connolly was in charge of the Send Love to Our Troops project. Everyone from preschool to twelfth grade wrote kind messages on pink hearts on January 31 and February 1st. The Valentines were then delivered to our brave troops at the Wilmington VA Medical Center. The president, Rachel Carlton, organized and executed the preschool and lower school Easter Egg Hunt. Starting at the end of February, the CSG Executive Committee started putting candy in the Easter Eggs and decorated Easter bags. On March 27th, the preschool and lower school students got to participate in the Caravel tradition of meeting the Easter Bunny and collect eggs full of candy. The Upper School Spirit Week began on Monday, March 26th through Thursday, March 29th. Students were allowed to dress appropriate to the days and each grade received points according to the most participation. This year’s spirit dress days were Celebrate Summer Day, Class Color Day, U.S.A Day, and Caravel Spirit Day.

Send Love to Our Troops by writing a message from the heart.

New CSG officer elections will be starting April 9th, and a select group from the executive committee will be going on the Special Olympics trip on April 23rd. In May, officers will be hard at work planning for the end of the year celebration for upper school students. This year students will be invited to participate in a laser tag tournament here at Caravel. Dela Cooke CSG Historian CSG Executive Committee prepare for the Easter Egg Hunt by filling eggs with candy and decorating the Easter bags. VOLUME XXXVII NO. 3

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he SPCA club made bookmarks to sell at the Middle he PTC Middle School book fair was a great School Scholastic Book Fair in January. Club members success!  The theme was “Paws for Books” and in partnership with the SPCA club. Students who donated a decorated the bookmarks with the names and pictures of book adopted a plush pup, and we also collected supplies shelter animals that were available for adoption. Over the week of the fair, 37 bookmarks were sold for $1 each. for Hope Animal Hospital. All of the money from the sale will be donated to the All proceeds from the book sale went directly to Caravel Brandywine Valley SPCA in New Castle Delaware. libraries, and we were able to purchase a new book drop for Mr. Jones! Thanks to all the parents and teachers who helped make this event a success. A special thanks to PTC member Michele Nagle for her leadership and flawless planning of this event! 

Members of the SPCA club (Lauren Gauding, Dela Cooke, Layla Khan, Cecily Duggan, Aniya Brown, Nidhi Reddy, Hannah Connolly, Olivia Francisco, Alexis Brockell, Grace Silicato, and Tobi Famodu) make bookmarks to sell at the Middle School Book Fair in January.

Caravel Theater performs “the outsiders”

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aravel Academy Theater presented The Outsiders on February 16-18. Notable cast members were Gabby Kemp as PonyBoy, Katie Doyle as Johnny, Noah Schwartz as Bob, Prithvi Arora as Randy, Jared Jones as Dallas, John Kaszyski as Two-Bit, Tyler Jones as Darry, Ryan Marando as SodaPop, Paige Vascik as Sandy, Lexi Tulowitzki as Cherry, Juliet Hurd as Marcia, Mayra Taylor as Mrs. O’Briant, Alyssia Roselle as Jerry, Siri Pula as Doctor, Robin Archangelo as Nurse, Mikaela Franklin as Hospital Worker, Natalie Harvey as Mrs. Syme, Luis Viteri as Paul, and Aidan Alston as Little Soc.

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The performance was directed by Staci Garber and student director Ryan Lapointe.

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he 2017-18 season was a challenging one for the Middle School Boys Basketball program. Nevertheless, the young men put forth spectacular effort and represented Caravel Academy with pride and distinction. The future is very bright for the young Buccaneers!

Thank you to all the members of the team and their families! Your support throughout the season was terrific! Also, special thanks to our amazing volunteers: Josh Hartzell, Tessa Laney,and Zach Wiley, whose tireless efforts made everything run smoothly! “D-Up, Bucs!!!” Mike Regan Head Coach Caravel MS Boys Basketball

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he 2017-2018 Girls Middle School Basketball team enjoyed a very successful season. The A team finished with an 11-2 record. In the Capital Classic MS Basketball Tournament, Caravel reached the title game, where they suffered one of their two losses. Seventh grader Amaya Johnson was named to the All-Tournament team for her stellar performance in the tournament. The B team also enjoyed a good season. Led by consistent play by sixth grader Kendal Browne, they finished with a 6-2 record. With a combined 17-4 record, Caravel clearly has some very talented young players. The coaches would like to thank all the players for their hard work and dedication. Coach Peter Kemp

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varsity swimming

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The girls team was led by captains and major point contributors, seniors, Allie Staman and Rachel Carlton had a great season.  Lead point scorers were also senior Shannon Swift, sophomores Grace Li, Colleen Sheridan, and Meagan Tyler, freshman Bridget Sheridan and eighth grader Lexa Bennett.

ur swim team continues to grow; this season we had 40 swimmers!  Having many new swimmers, some with experience, some without, all have come a long way since the very first day of practice.  They have worked hard as a team and have proven themselves very capable in the sport of swimming. Saturday, February 24th, marked the end of the season with the DIAA State Championships.  Caravel was represented by both the boys and girls teams by entering three relays into the meet.  It was a very exciting meet for our swimmers, with several earning best times.  Sophomore Meagan Tyler competed in the finals and finished 9th in 50 freestyle and 12th in 100 freestyle in the State!  Other individual swimmers that competed in States were freshman Andrew Hoch in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, and Kyle Miller in the 50 freestyle. The boys team this season was led by captains and high point scorers, seniors Ryan Marando and Connor Emmons.  Junior Ryan Nagle, sophomore James Valentine, freshman Andrew Hoch, Andrew Ngo, and Kyle Miller were significant contributors to the team. 

Sadly, we say farewell to our seniors, in addition to those already mentioned are Grace Morton, Neha Shanker, and our managers Peyton Ahtes, Margo Hinckley, Ryan Lapointe and Asha Manikyath. Both teams worked hard and showed a lot of motivation and commitment.  Substantial time drops have been accomplished by all who have participated. With too many names to be mentioned, every last member of the boys and girls teams contributed to this swim season.  Many thanks to all managers and parents for their commitment to this team, as we couldn’t have done it without you! Coach Ringler and Coach Graham

varsity wrestling This year’s wrestling team had a rough dual meet season but made up for it by achieving great success at individual wrestling tournaments. One wrestling highlight emerged early in the season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational wrestling tournament at Newark High School. The team crowned one champion, as well as seven other place winners. Place winners were: Harrison Dalton, 1st; Aidan Loftus, 2nd; Ethan Gray, 3rd; Kevin Haldeman, 3rd; Luke Duarte, 5th; Kyle Rulewicz, 5th; Andy Jiang, 6th; and Anthony Ranauto, 6th.

The team would like to send a special thank you to managers Kayla Sobolak, Maddie Dalton, Abbie Kelley, and Kathryn Maccari for their hard work and commitment to the team. With the team’s strong core of returning starters as well as a motivated group of eighth graders coming up next year, the future of Caravel Academy’s Wrestling team is looking bright!!! Coach Welch

The wrestling team’s most notable dual meet of the season was when we defeated Saint Mark’s High School during the team’s first home match. The dual ended up coming down to tie breaker criteria, which Caravel won thanks to senior/captain Harrison Dalton picking up a key win. The final score of that match was 31-30. The HS Wrestling team had an outstanding performance in this year’s individual post-season tournaments.  At the Independence Conference Championships at Saint Mark’s High School, the team had two state qualifiers. 9th Grader Ethan Gray, 1st, and Harrison Dalton, 5th At individual states, Ethan Gray advanced to the second day just one match away from placing. PAGE 12

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Lady bucs Basketball earns trip to the DIAA finals

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he 2017-2018 girls basketball team lost in overtime in the state championship game to Conrad, by a score of 49-46.  In this game the Caravel girls showed grit, heart, and determination — they limited the Gatorade player of the year to 0 points, shot 18-19 from the free throw line, and out rebounded a big and physical team.  In the end, a put back by Conrad with 3 seconds left broke a 46-46 tie. This Caravel team was the most balanced I’ve ever coached, with the best chemistry and commitment to each other.  The senior class of Maia Bryson, Kaylee Otlowski, and Katie Spae is the most successful in the history of Caravel basketball.  Their four year combined career record is 66 - 27, which is a winning percentage of .710.  They played in state championships games.  They beat teams from New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.  They broke Ursuline Academy’s 48 game Delaware win streak. The coaching staff would like to thank the senior class and their families for their commitment to the Caravel basketball program, and for being honorable representatives of the school and of the program.  We wish them well in college and want to make sure they come back and visit us often. This season, Maia Bryson and Kaylee Otlowski represented Caravel in the Blue Gold all-star game on March 17th.  Junior Sasha Marvel made 2nd team All-State, and was elected to the North Top 15 list.  Otlowski and junior Kendra Warren made 3rd team All-State. Katie Spae will continue her playing career at Washington College, and Kaylee Otlowski will continue her playing career at Salisbury University next year.  Coach Caldwell VOLUME XXXVII NO. 3

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aravel had a successful year in the Delaware State Hockey League.   The team fought thru illness and injury to finish with a 9-4 record.  We reached the state semi-finals, losing to the eventual winners Newark/Tatnall. 

Along the way, the league recognized several Caravel athletes  for their play.  Nick Sobocinski and Dylan Mecke were chosen as all-stars by the DSHL.  This year the team participated in Hockey for a Cause charity game.  We defeated AI/Conrad 7-5, in a hard fought come from behind victory.  The funds generated by the Hockey For a Cause games will help support Delawareans with intellectual disabilities. Coach Sean Morrison

Caravel Ice Hockey team recognized two seniors, Nathan Malenfant and Ryan Griffith, during senior night. Both players have attended Caravel since second grade.

varsity winter track and field

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he Boys and Girls Winter Track and Field Teams had a great 2017-2018 season. The team enjoyed optimal weather and was able to practice outside for a considerable amount of the season.The boys team was led by senior captain Nathan Phillips, and the girls was led by seniors Katy North and Jessie Ziolkowski. The team competed in multiple out-of-state meets, including meets in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Juniors Austyn Hamilton and Zandrew Bowe qualified for multiple events at the State Meet, and both the boys and girls teams qualified in relays. At the State Meet, Zandrew Bowe placed 3rd in the 400 meter dash, Jenny Armistead placed 7th in Pole Vault, and Emma Leefeldt placed 5th in Pole Vault. The Bucs would like to thank the coaches for dedicating their time and resources to our team as we look forward to a successful spring season.

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boys varsity basketball advances to DIAA tournament The Boys Varsity Basketball team completed another outstanding season with a record of 15 wins and 5 losses going into the DIAA tournament. The Bucs beat Lake Forest 61-59 to advance to the quarter-finals against William Penn. Senior O’Koye Parker gave Caravel 29 points to help the Bucs pull out the victory 5856 to advance to the semi-finals. St. Elizabeth pulled out the victory as Caravel lost 41-57. St. E’s won the championship beating Smyrna 60-49.

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Caravel Academy 2801 Del Laws Road Bear, Delaware 19701

spring training at caravel

Practice the drills, learn the skills, perform the thrills to win the game!

Visit www.buccaneerssports.com to see the schedule for spring sports. Then attend a game to support your Bucs or Lady Bucs. PAGE 16

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