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New Student Orientation
August 30
New Parent Orientation, 5pm
Back-to-School Picnic, 6pm
August 29-31
Faculty in-service days
September 5
Labor Day
Senior Sojourn Begins
September 7
First Day of School
8:15am Senior Welcome on the Riverbank
September 15
Back-to-School Night
Lower School, 6pm
Upper School, 7pm
September 19-22
Rocks, Roots and Wings
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Getting off to a great start!
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The first day of school (September 7) is right around the corner. Before the seniors paddle in, there are a number of events to get things started.
August 25-26
New Upper School Student Orientation Sleepover
A total immersion into life at Doane including a scavenger hunt, walk to Ummm's for ice cream and a bonfire.
August 30
New Parent Orientation and Back-to-School picnic.
A Doane education is a partnership between our family and yours. This orientation marks the transition from prospective to current family and allows the school to best prepare you to help your students achieve the most successful academic experience.
All families are then invited to attend the Back-to-School picnic where families, students, faculty and staff have a chance to catch up before the start of the school year.
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Cardboard Boat Regatta
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Class of 2013
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Doane Academy has a new favorite tradition.
Bishop Doane's Birthday 2011 introduced the school's first Cardboard Boat Regatta. Students under the leadership of science teacher Mr. Michael Russell took household cardboard, formed it into boats and with the help of paint and some canoe paddles raced against each other on the Delaware River.
The Senior members of the Engineering Club took home the prize for longevity, with their boat lasting a half-hour. The Class of 2013 earned honors in the sprint, dusting the competition by 6 seconds with a time of 20.3 seconds.
Frank Punzi '14 and Ian Smith '13 combined to win the long distance competition at 56.6 seconds.
The regatta had originally been scheduled for a week earlier at Liberty Lake, but was rained out. Maybe it was Bishop Doane's ghost or sometimes
Mother Nature
just knows better!
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Class of 2011 in "Drekkin"
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| Alumni Survey
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Alumni, help make Doane Academy even better!
Your responses to this alumni survey will give us feedback on how the Doane Academy education carries over into life away from the Riverbank.
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HOST A DOANE
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT!
 | Doane Academy has received a number of applications from students in Asia and Europe.
We need your help and hospitality to make them feel welcome.
Consider the benefits of becoming a host family:
*Fill an empty nest.
*Provide (ano)the(r) sibling your child always wanted.
*Give your neighbors a way to be a part of the
Doane Community.
*Bring the world into your home.
For more information or to sign up. Contact International Admissions Officer George Mesthos '05.
NOTE: Host families are provided modest stipends to offset the cost of hosting an international student.
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Summer Reading
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There's just a few weeks left until the start of school. Check the summer reading forms online to make sure you're on track.
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Follow the progress of the Organ Refurbishment
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The pieces are all coming together...
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On February 23, Patrick J. Murphy and Associates PipeOrgan Builders removed the organ from the Chapel of Holy Innocents. Follow the progress of the organ's refurbishment on J. Murphy's facebook page. |
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Top Spartans 2011
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Athletes of the Year
Men's Varsity
Eric Blow '11
Women's Varsity
Mary Brodowski '12
Boys' Middle School
Trent Eastman '15
Girls' Middle School
Kelsey Doell '15
Baseball
MVP
Ryan Dronson '11
Most Improved
Ben Gross '11
Sportsmanship
Tanner Hill '11
Men's Basketball
MVP
Mckel Hyppolite '11
Most Improved
Davis Graham '13
Sportsmanship
Tyler Heupel '14
Women's Basketball
MVP
Kelsey Markowitz '11
Most Improved
Mary Brodowski '12
Sportsmanship
Elena Zangerle '12
Cross Country
Men's MVP Tyler Siravo '14
Women's MVP
Nyesha White '13
Men's Most Improved
John Kubach '14
Women's Most Improved
Kierra Coleman '12
Men's Sportsmanship
Alex Mason '14
Women's Sportsmanship
Jessica Petkevis '12
Crew
MVP
Taylor Sentman '14
Most Improved
Carter Stevens '14
Men's Soccer
MVP
Eric Blow '11
Most Improved
Davis Graham '13
Sportsmanship
Mckel Hyppolite '11
Women's Soccer
2010 PJAA Champions
MVP
Mary Brodowski '12
Most Improved
Alexa Smith-Rommel '13
Sportsmanship
Gabbi Perrottet '11
Softball
MVP
Gabbi Perrottet '11
Most Improved
Kelsey Doell '15
Sportsmanship
Alexa Smith-Rommel '13
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| Changing Ourselves, Changing the World | 
From the Headmaster,
The start of a new school year is a prime time to reflect and project.
We're proud of Doane Academy's growth and improvement over the last several years. It has been a great team effort on the part of the faculty and staff under the leadership of an extraordinary Board of Trustees.
It was the vision and dedication of these people that inspired the commitment of resources from 15-20 major donors and the Rowan Family Foundation, the Susquehanna Foundation and the E.E. Ford Foundation.
The academic program has been strengthened, the campus has been greatly improved and the school's reputation in the community and at the college level may be the best it has ever been in the nearly 175 years since the school's founding.
But...our progress continues to be driven by a healthy level of dissatisfaction with the status quo at Doane, in this region, the country and the world.
After six years of discussions and numerous initiatives, Doane Academy is circling the wagons with regard to character and leadership development. We recently identified an ultimate and unifying goal. Doane Academy is out to Change the World. We are bold and yet realistic in setting this goal because:
- The world desperately needs strong, ethical leadership.
- Some of the biggest changes in the world are inspired by individuals.
- Doane is small and has the time to influence and prepare young men and women in their most formative years.
- The history, tradition and mission of Doane Academy all point to and support changing the world. "Right Onward" Est. 1837
The biggest challenge for all of us comes from the truth in Mahatma Gandhi's statement, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Our biggest challenge this year and perhaps ever in our lives is not to talk our best or even do our best, it is to honestly, positively and consistently move to be our best.
We are called as teachers, parents, friends and family to being the oak tree whose seeds give birth to those who will make a better world than the one they entered. Our children are indeed our future.
We welcome everyone's comments, insights and support. You too can change the world. It all begins with integrity. Be strong, be balanced and be honest with the children.
Respectfully,
John F. McGee, Headmaster
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Doane Exceeds E.E. Ford $50 thousand Challenge
$100 thousand for outdoor education programs in school, community, Burlington Island |
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The E.E. Ford Foundation
challenged Doane Academy to raise $50 thousand for Outdoor Education programs that would benefit the school, lead to more community programs and promote learning activities on Burlington Island. If successful, the Foundation offered a matching grant up to $50 thousand, for a total of $100 thousand.
The school met and exceeded that goal raising $50,076 by July 31, 2011 with another $600 arriving after the deadline. (Doane Academy is still accepting donations toward outdoor programming that will be marked down as E.E. Ford, even though the challenge has been met.)
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September 19-22, 2011 |
The E.E. Ford challenge has already borne fruit for Doane. Donors for the grant - particularly the Class of 2011 families - enthusiastically sponsored each of 16 new red canoes for $500 each. The canoes and their trailers have enhanced the school's outdoor programming and are poised for use on Burlington Island. The new canoes were used for the 2010 Senior Sojourn.
Outdoor Student Leadership has become a Doane trademark. Doane's co-curricular Rocks, Roots and Wings program (left) has pushed students to test their leadership skills and use their intelligence in real-life problem solving situations.
On July 20, a dozen Doane student leaders used the canoes to teach the 7th grade class at LaSalle Academy (a Christian Brothers/Sisters of St. Joseph school for underprivileged youth in Philadelphia) how to paddle. The outing was a chance for Doane Academy students to act as mentors and for the LaSalle students to not only learn something new but to be exposed to another school culture of respect and achievement like their own.
To all the friends and family who have endowed a bright future for Doane outdoor education and leadership:
Thank You!
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Doane and LaSalle students together. |
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The 174th Commencement
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The Class of 2011
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The bell tolled 25 times, the Scarborough Gates opened and a short while later Doane Academy had officially sent each of its newest graduates to college.(Full list below)
This year's graduating class, a collection of strong (and strong-minded) individuals, left its mark on Doane Academy with more expected in the years to come. John McGee said in his Commencement Address, "This will be the most successful class in school history."
Eric Blow '11, recipient of the Head Boy Cup, was selected by his peers to give the Class Speech. Eric will be attending The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) for electrical engineering "Here at Doane people expect, encourage and celebrate us every step of the way," he said. (Watch Eric's speech here)
Stephanie Piscitelli '11, Class Valedictorian and recipient of the Ivy Leaf (Doane's highest honor to a graduating senior girl) saluted her teachers with her Valedictorian address. "At Doane, we have had the privilege of getting to know teachers on a personal level more than any other school," said Stephanie who will attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts."They prepared us academically for the road ahead." (Watch Stephanie's speech here.)
The 2011 Commencement Speaker was musical composer turned internet entrepreneur Howard Yermish, a graduate of Cherry Hill East. "So I challenge you to choose from the abundant variety of options on either side of your path," Yermish said in closing. "And don't forget to smile." (Watch Howard Yermish's speech here)
We expect to see those smiles visiting us back at Doane in the near future!
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CLASS OF 2011 
COLLEGE-BOUND
Eric Blow - The College of New Jersey
Michael Bowie -Lehigh University
Jamiera Curry - Clemson University
Ryan Dronson - Drew University
AJ Foy - DeVry University
 Ben Gross - Wilkes University Ashley Heupel - Alvernia University Tanner Hill - Air Force Academy Mckel-Pratt Hyppolite - Loyola University of Maryland Josh Ireland - Tyler School of Art 
Joanna Jacoby - Drexel University Anthi Manetas - LIM College Kelsey Markowitz - Alvernia University Taylor Monaco - Temple University Gabrielle Perrotet - Ursinus College Rebecca Perrotet - Ursinus College Stephanie Piscitelli -Worcester Polytechnic Institute 
Nicolaus Pro -University of the Arts John Profaci -New York Institute of Technology Zacary Siravo - Castleton State College of Vermont Tyrees Smith - American University Cassandra Torres - Juniata College Shannon Tucker -Immaculata Universtiy Shelby Tucker - Rutgers Universtiy Michael Wootson - LaSalle University | |
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DOANE SUMMER ACADEMY
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Doane launched a pilot 'Summer Academy' program this year to carry the Doane Curriculum into the other two months of the calendar.
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Mr. Russell demonstrates balsa wood bridge construction to his Summer Academy class.
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A number of students took advantage of music lessons and personal tutoring sessions (such as SAT Prep) offered well below market rates. A contingent of current and prospective students in grades 5-12 have been pioneering Mr. Russell's Introduction to Engineering program. The success of this year's pilot program will mean expanded offerings in Summer 2012 made available to current and prospective students as well as other children whose connection to the school will be almost exclusively through the summer program. Information on Doane Summer Academy 2012 will be made available in January 2012. |
| Mark Keays Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing |
 | | The putting competition proved a challenge even for seasoned athletes like Athletics Director Justin Cooper (above). |
Doane Academy's First Annual Scholarship Golf Outing on July 25 raised $12 thousand from over 100 golfers and company sponsors.
The event was hosted at Willow Brook Country Club with the help and generosity of the Willinger (Parents '07, '10, '12) and Kaurene (Parents '03, '05) families.
This year's tournament was dedicated in honor of Mark Keays, the husband of Kathleen Keays '88 and father of Brett '13 and Andrew '18. Mark died suddenly in May. He was an active member of the Spartan Sports Booster Club and generously supported Doane and his wife's work, first as longtime President of the Society of Graduates and then as Development Director.
Expect the scholarship outing to become a summer fixture for Doane Academy.
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Doane Summer Leaders
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Doane Academy's Juniors and Seniors got right to work at the end of the school year. Thirteen of the forty upperclassmen were selected to participate in American Legion, Rotary and US Navy summer leadership programs. Newly elected Student Council Vice President Jermall Keels '13 (photo) and his counterpart, President Brett Keays '13 were among the Spartans who attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). Read more about their busy summer here. |
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Doane Academy Joins NJSIAA
Spartans can now compete for state championships
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The little school that could has moved up to the big league.
As of August, Doane Academy is the newest member of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).
The Spartans will join the Non-Public B pool for state tournaments. All varsity sports, except Crew, are scheduled to compete in NJSIAA.
NJSIAA membership will mean a number of changes for Doane Athletics.
- Tougher competition
- Eligibility for state titles and
all-county recognition - Eighth graders cannot compete at the varsity level
- Stricter eligibility
 requirements - Longer sports season
- Example: the state soccer tournament is in November. The PJAA season ends in October.
Doane will still compete in the Penn-Jersey Athletic Association(PJAA).
Moving up to the state level is a testament to the efforts of Spartan athletes and coaches for the last decade and the hard work of the Athletics Department, especially Athletic Director Justin Cooper.
"Joining NJSIAA," Mr. Cooper said,
"is a great opportunity to have our athletic program recognized by the county and the state."
Now comes the hard part:
playing and winning against tougher competition.
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The new challenge: competing for state championships. |
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Doane Academy, est. 1837, is "committed to developing intelligent, capable young people within a school culture where students are known, loved, and strongly encouraged to realize their full potential."
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Right Onward
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