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The DeMatha Stagline

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New Faces at DeMatha

New Faces at DeMatha

Ethan Pridgen, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

DeMatha Catholic High School has welcomed a group of dedicated "Year 1" teachers this year, all bringing their unique experiences, backgrounds, and aspirations to the classroom. Each new teacher has already...

Back To His Roots

Back To His Roots

Cole Bowser, Editor October 24, 2024

The Stags varsity basketball team added a new coach to help with the upcoming 2024-25 basketball season. Coach Reggie Gardner, who was a student-athlete himself here at DeMatha Catholic from 2012 to...

The DeMatha Walk-A-Thon

The DeMatha Walk-A-Thon

Andy Ruiz, Staff Writer October 4, 2024

Every school year, DeMatha hosts the traditional Walk-A-Thon. Students, faculty members, and families this year are raising money for MOMcares, which is an organization that helps provide mothers and babies...

Jackson Ross and Hayden Walsh's plan as DeMatha President and Vice President

Jackson Ross and Hayden Walsh’s plan as DeMatha President and Vice President

Eli Surprin, Staff Writer May 17, 2024

With the recent election coming to a close on May 6, rising senior Jackson Ross won the presidential campaign with his vice president being Hayden Walsh. The election was for student president of DeMatha...

New Faculty Members at DeMatha

New Faculty Members at DeMatha

Paul-Antoine Ouambo, Staff Writer May 15, 2024

There have been 17 new faculty members added to DeMatha this school year. Ten new teachers joined the faculty, ranging from new science teachers to new theology teachers. DeMatha also added new admissions...

Interview With DeMatha Catcher and Third Baseman Jayden Dennis '25

Interview With DeMatha Catcher and Third Baseman Jayden Dennis ’25

Patrick Moran, Contributor May 3, 2024

For my third interview of the year, I interviewed junior catcher and third baseman Jayden Dennis, who is a transfer from Good Counsel. Jayden is in the midst of the college recruitment process as he tries...

Interview With DeMatha Right Handed Pitcher Wesley Hall '25

Interview With DeMatha Right Handed Pitcher Wesley Hall ’25

Patrick Moran, Contributor May 2, 2024

I got the chance to interview DeMatha junior Wesley Hall in late March. Hall, looking to bounce back from an injury this season, is in a spot where he can be a leader to his teammates while also learning...

Interview with DeMatha Catcher Tommy Dietrich '24

Interview with DeMatha Catcher Tommy Dietrich ’24

Patrick Moran, Contributor May 1, 2024

I had a chance to interview DeMatha catcher Tommy Dietrich, back in March. Tommy is in final season as he gets ready to graduate this spring and is committed to play baseball at Washington and Jefferson,...

Music Trip Recap

Music Trip Recap

Devin Lewis, Staff Writer May 1, 2024

On April 18 through the 20th, DeMatha students in the music department traveled to Virginia Beach for their annual music competition. Reagan Hirabayshi, a junior who plays the clarinet, expressed how he...

Students show off some of the awards the brought back to Hyattsville from Myrtle Beach on the 2023 Music Trip.

Music Trip 2024

Malcolm Thomas, Staff Writer April 15, 2024

With spring break in the past, the DeMatha music program eagerly waits for what’s to come. On April 18, the best musicians and vocalists in the school will take a trip to Virginia Beach for their annual...

Ultimate Frisbee Club

Ultimate Frisbee Club

Muma Ndi, Staff Writer March 14, 2024

As the season changes, new clubs are beginning to emerge at DeMatha Catholic High School. The newest edition to this list is the Ultimate Frisbee Club. Ultimate Frisbee is a non-contact, self-refereed...

DeMatha officially named its basketball court in honor of former coach Mike Jones on Dec. 15. Jones, who coached the Stags from 2002-21, led his alma mater to eight conference championships and mentored several NBA players.

DeMatha names basketball court in honor of former coach

Chris McManes, Contributor February 2, 2024

In 2000, former DeMatha basketball coach Morgan Wootten became the first exclusively high school coach to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Two years later he handed the reins...

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