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Pope Leo XIV

Pope with Delco connections sparks excitement in Carroll community

Nicholas Mastripolito, Staff writer May 22, 2025

The new pope of the Roman Catholic Church is an American, and members of the Archbishop Carroll community say they are excited about him. “'I'm excited," said Terri Mastripolito, an avid Catholic...

Wesley Friedman, Ivery Potoway, Monica Mitchell, Laila Edwards, Nyonnie Johnson, Lakyea Rainey, and Madison Storck are among the many Archbishop Carroll students who juggle academics and extracurricular activities.

Managing the school, sports, and extracurricular madness: Carroll students make it work

Laila Edwards, Correspondent May 5, 2025

As spring sports and extracurricular activities pick up at Archbishop Carroll, students work hard to balance academics with their busy after-school commitments. Long school days, early dismissals for games,...

Carroll students make Lenten sacrifices

Madison Delarosa, Staff writer March 16, 2025

Lent -- the 40-day season of preparation for the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday -- is a period of prayer, almsgiving, and fasting, and Archbishop Carroll students are participating in a variety...

Freshman Nick Mastripolito is looking for gaming gadgets under his Christmas tree this year.

What Carroll students want for Christmas

Riley Schwarz, Staff writer December 3, 2024

Whether they have been naughty or nice, Archbishop Carroll students have their Christmas lists ready to go for Santa Claus.  “I hope I can get a new controller,” said freshman Nick Mastripolito....

Ms. Cleo Hoey joined the Archbishop Carroll English department this year.

Ms. Cleo Hoey gets to teach what she loves at Carroll

Lucy McGuire, Staff writer December 1, 2024

Many new teachers joined the Archbishop Carroll faculty this year, and one of them is Ms. Cleo Hoey, who teaches English to juniors and seniors, and also a broadcast journalism elective.  Ms. Hoey...

Mrs. Josephine Gandolfo brings 25 years experience to Carroll and a desire to expand student involvement in campus ministry.

Carroll’s new campus minister brings 25 years of experience to the school

Grace Lazzari, Staff writer November 26, 2024

Mrs. Josephine Gandolfo became Archbishop Carroll's campus minister this year in addition to becoming a freshman theology teacher and a moderator for the school's Community Service Corps. Mrs. Gandolfo...

Mr. Randolph Voldish is one of three new English teachers at Carroll.

Change brings Mr. Randy Voldish to Carroll

JunHo Choi, Staff writer November 21, 2024

Archbishop Carroll's English department experienced a lot of change this school year with three new teachers joining the faculty after two others left and one became an administrator. One of the new teachers,...

Madame Wafa Zarrad joined the world languages faculty at Archbishop Carroll this year.

New French teacher Madame Wafa Zarrad compares and contrasts France and the U.S.

Mary Gallagher, Staff writer October 30, 2024

Madame Wafa Zarrad, who is the new French teacher at Archbishop Carroll this year, has spent much of her life teaching and living in France. Because of that, she has a distinctive perspective on America...

Seniors get a Halloween shout-out.

Students reveal Halloween plans

Lucy McGuire, Staff writer October 28, 2024

Halloween is on the horizon at Carroll, and students are already making plans for how they are going to spend the holiday and how they are going to dress up.  “I am going to my friend’s house for...

Mr. Brian Cullen, an English teacher, is one of several teachers who joined the Archbishop Carroll faculty this year.

New English teacher Mr. Brian Cullen draws accolades from seniors

Grace Sammartino, Staff writer October 20, 2024

This school year, Archbishop Carroll welcomed a number of new teachers. The English department's Mr. Brian Cullen is one of them.  Before arriving at Carroll, Mr. Cullen worked as a teacher for 17...

Senior Tyhir Phillips enjoys the spring sun in his spring uniform.

Spring uniform makes its return with both praise and criticism

Mia Sottovia, Staff writer April 23, 2024

On April 17, Archbishop Carroll rolled out its spring uniforms, sparking both praise and criticism among members of the senior class.  Principal William Gennaro stressed the importance of following...

Ms. Jamie Natale is Archbishop Carroll's Marketing, Intro to Business, and Computer Programming teacher.

Archbishop Carroll’s business and technology department adds Temple graduate Ms. Jamie Natale

April 8, 2024

Ms. Jamie Natale, the new marketing teacher, arrived at Archbishop Carroll just over a month ago and came to the high school to test the waters.  “I wanted to see if I liked teaching,” Ms. Natale...

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