During the upcoming school year, Bishop
McNamara High School in Forestville will
begin celebrating its 50th anniversary. Marco
Clark, Bishop McNamara's President/CEO
and a 1985 graduate of the school, notes
that being a family is one of the pillars of the
education at the school, which is sponsored by
the Brothers of the Holy Cross.
"It's about creating a mutually supportive,
respectful environment - a family that lives
together, grows together, works together and
learns together," he said.
Among the Bishop McNamara families who
can attest to those values is that of graduating
senior Anthony Diehlmann, who is the
43rd member of his family to attend Bishop
McNamara or its former sister school, La
Reine High School in Suitland, which closed
in 1992.
"My uncles roamed these halls!" said
Diehlmann, who also noted that numerous
cousins have likewise attended the school,
including two cousins - Mark Ayres and Jackie
Pickering – who, like him, are members of
Bishop McNamara's class of 2014. Branches of
their family connected to Bishop McNamara
also include the Rohans and Mammanos.
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