The Shield as used in the 1930's	The Shield as used in early 2000's

Pietate et Scientia

Dividing the escutheon into right and left major fields, the dexter and sinister, is a vertical, center line. Imposed upon this central line are parallel lines, at right angles forming a chevron in which are three pairs of arched trees to represent ARCHMERE. At the bottom the emerald, which is the personal emblem of the Most Reverend Bishop Fitzmaurice of Wilmington, and the flower, emblem of the Right Reverend Abbot Pennings of St. Norbert Abbey, indicate the founders of the school.

Above the chevron Dexter is the globe entwined by the serpent, whose head is being crushed by the crown of the Mother of God, patroness of ARCHMERE under the title of Immaculate Conception. St. Norbert is represented in the sinister center by four shears in the angles of St. Andrew's Cross. This is surmounted by the shield of the Norbertine Order, the Crescent of the Blessed Mother guarded by the fleur-de-lis of France, where the Order was first established.

"Pietate et scientia", the Latin motto below the shield, meaning "through piety and knowledge" indicated the combination of prayer and study through which education is attained.

Thus does the symbolism of heraldry sum up ARCHMERE and all that stands for.

This is taken from the 1939 year book. The current interpretation of "Pietate" used by the school is "faith" as opposed to "through piety".

Information on the founding of Archmere can be found here.