DSMTA 65TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION; October 25, 2025

DSMTA, 65 Years!! 
Our Anniversary celebration, in the beautiful Archmere Academy Patio on October 25, was a wonderful evening of camaraderie, music, and a delicious dinner, enjoyed by almost 25 teachers, spouses, and friends!  The teacher performers included Katy Appelhans, Donna Beech, David Brown, Lotus Cheng, Christine Delbeau, Christine McCloskey, and Mary Ellen Schauber, as solos, duos, and piano quartet.  Video greetings were sent from MTNA president Kevin Chance, CEO Brian Shepard, and Eastern Division Alison Barr.  
Heartfelt congratulations and thanks to all DSMTA members for carrying on this important mission of finding beauty amid difficult times and providing bridges to that beauty, for all our students.  Keep up the good work!  ​

Our appreciation goes to Donna Beech, our 65th Anniversary Chairperson. She did a fabulous job of making the evening memorable and stellar!

​Here's a little history for you... How many of these past presidents do you remember or worked with?

1959-1965 Mildred Gaddis
1965-1975 Avanella Poehler, Margaret Littell, Ethel Tucker, Verona Schiller.
1975-1981 Elayne Penn, Jean Pyle, Marjorie Roddy.
1981 Diane Otey
1983 Irene Struve
1985 Jeanne Pascal
1987 Sharon Parker
1989 Wendy Betts
1991 Paula Gardiner
1993 June S. Rietdorf
1995 Audrey Sherrill
1997 Donna P. DeLaurentis
1999 Melanie K. DeMent
2001 Ethel Olsen
2003 Jacqueline B. Faulcon
2005 Lisa Papili
2007 Benjamin Whitten
2009 Eric K. Benson
2011 Joan B. Craft
2013 Carol C. Prodan
2016 Melanie DeMent
2018 Christine Delbeau
2021 Joyce C. Harkey
2022 Donna M. Beech
2025 Kerry Weber