campus chatter
Holly Mann '16 was recently accepted as
a participant at the DC/Baltimore Region
Samsung Mobile App Academy. The academy,
which is held on the campus of the University of
Maryland - College Park, turns top-performing
high school students into app-conceptualizing
experts, and provides attendees with an
opportunity to work with mobile app industry
leaders.
Sophomores Ileana Fenwick '16 and Katelyn
Bailey '16 attended the Hugh O'Brian Youth
(HOBY) Maryland Leadership Seminar at
Mount St. Mary's University over the Memorial
Day weekend. HOBY Maryland has graduated
outstanding leaders since 1979, and annually
serves close to 200 high school sophomores
throughout Maryland at its four-day seminar
held each spring. During the seminar, there were
panels on topics including entrepreneurship,
diversity, education, volunteerism, and the
media.
will be the new Principal at St. Mary's High
School in Annapolis.
Brieanna Bowman '16 and Alonzo Farley
'16 have been accepted to AdCamp of the
American Advertising Federation, a summer
enrichment program that teaches students
about an advertising college major, careers
in advertising and what it takes to market
different products and services to consumers.
Both students received full scholarships to this
competitive, unique and exciting program.
Javin White '16 and Jarvis Cain '16 were
selected to participate in Carleton College's
Liberal Arts Experience in Minnesota, which
is designed for the best and brightest collegebound students representing high schools
across the country. This all expense paid, oneweek program will introduce the strengths of a
liberal arts education through various courses in
science, art, social science, and technology.
Congratulations to Bishop McNamara High
School educators Michael Pozniak, Nicole
Dado, and Victor Shin, who have been awarded
fellowships this summer for travel, cultural
experiences and educational studies around the
globe.
Five Bishop McNamara Seniors were given
t$1,500 scholarships through their participation
with the ACE Mentoring Club. Congratulations
go to John-Elias Baldwin '14, Anthony
Diehlmann '14, Gabrielle Enguillado '14, Si
Eun Jung '14, and Alexander Scott '14.
Mr. Geoffrey Molchan along with Señora
Georgina Gomez-Bozzo, Mr. Reginald Brady,
Mrs. Mindi Imes de Duclos '96 and 20 students
from BMHS ventured to Italy over the 2014
Easter Break. The trip was to not only expose
students to foreign cultures and history, but to
hopefully inspire them to spend time abroad
during their latter high school years, as well as
into their college years for further study and
future travel.
Varsity Football Coach Keith Goganious has
been selected to participate in the Bill Walsh
Minority Fellowship with the Washington
Redskins this summer. The Bill Walsh NFL
Minority Coaching Fellowship is an annual
program administered by the NFL Management
Council and NFL Player Engagement.
Michael Jones '96, the new Director of Alumni
Relations, and his wife Tynill Jones, welcomed
their new baby girl, Maxon Monroe Jones, who
was born on April 16, 2014.
Bishop McNamara High School was invited
to participate in The National Society of Arts
and Letters Excellence in the Arts Program. The
Fine Arts Faculty agreed upon the following
student awards: Award for Excellence: Z'Ane
Davis-Smith ‘15, Certificate of Merit recipients:
Ceandria Mars '15, Kevin Glotfelty '15, and
Rochell Ann Yacat '15.
Congratulations to the String Ensemble, Wind
Ensemble, and Symphonic Band who all earned
"superior" rankings at the PG County Music
Festival held at Dr. Henry A. Wise High
School. Congratulations to Mr. Anthony Conto
and Mrs. Francine Hardy for all their work with
the Music Program.
Brad Credit '15 has been accepted into the
Asian American Journalists Association
JCamp. JCamp brings a multicultural group of
high school students together for five days of
intensive journalism training. Students will learn
from professional journalists and get handson training in writing, photography, television
broadcasting, online media, and reporting.
At a recent softball game at BMHS, the Lady
Mustangs played against Paul VI in what
turned into an alumni reunion. Jackye Burns
Toth LR '84, a PVI parent, and her daughter,
Megan, were part of the visiting softball team
to play against our own BMHS Varsity. Coach
Angelina Mammano Diehlmann LR ‘85, as
well as softball parent Shelley Rohan Pickering
LR '84 and her two daughters Jackie '14 and
Danielle '16, were able to pose for a photo.
Mr. Victor Shin, Associate Principal/Dean of
Programs and Mrs. Mindi Imes de Duclos '96,
Associate Principal/Academic Dean, will move
on to principal positions at high schools in the
Annapolis and Baltimore areas, respectively. Mr.
Shin, who has been a member of the faculty here
since 2003, will take the position as Head of the
Upper School at Maryvale Preparatory School
in Baltimore, Maryland. Mrs. Imes de Duclos
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Mike Jones '96, his wife Tynill Jones, and Maxon Monroe Jones in Alumni Hall