Senior SupplementThe Warrior presents

Includes an EXCLUSIVE list of all 357 seniors and their future plans plus statistical analysis and more!

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by Daniel Claridge

It’s hard to believe that only four years ago we navigated halls with ceilings and stopped at working lockers to drop off burdensome books. At the time — 2005 to be exact — we found ourselves amidst an unfamiliar environ-ment ruled by the laws of clique-dom and brand name clothing. Today, despite physical, emo-tional and mental changes (no more fear of getting stuffed in odd crevices), we maintain that sense of excited anticipation, standing before a new wealth of opportunities and choices. I don’t mean to romanticize a difficult process, and in doing so, forget the struggle that de-fines our high school experience. Getting here was no easy task. Along the way, we were forced to deal with demanding parents, tough curriculums, standardized tests in sweaty gymnasiums, pesky zits, inconsistent vending machines, a wealth of dust-relat-ed fire alarms, and authoritative but well-intended campus super-visors. But dwelling on nostal-gic tales of heroism (and in some cases, stupidity) would distract from the more important point. What’s significant is that we’ve survived, perhaps by miracle but more likely by our own persever-ance, made more enthusiastic by our successes and more resilient by our failures.

It is with this pride in perseverance that we publish a Senior Supplement to the Warrior each year. Included in the next four pages is a list of all graduating students, next to their future plans after high school. The purpose of this list is twofold; not only is it a source of admiration for the path we’ve piloted, it’s an important reminder of what we’ve accomplished thus far, and what we’re capable of accomplishing given more opportunity and time. Amidst a busy conclusion to the school year, it gives excuse to abandon personal pursuits and marvel at our achievements and dream of future possibilities. In our self-indulgence and per-sonal pride, let us not forget those who helped us along the way. To all our teachers — laud-able words are not enough. Your persistence and occasional bluntness kept us balanced and directed. All administrators, staff and supervisors should share this commendation for their sup-port and tenacity. Our parents and guardians deserve a final thanks for giving us both the structure to maintain focus and the independence required for personal growth. Compiling this list and pub-lishing it with such expediency comes at the credit of a select few individuals. I’d like to extend a more pointed thank you to fellow

Senior Warrior editors Samit Dh-aria, Craig Dudek, Corey Guil-mette, and Kevin Kurtzner for their contributions and research. Additional thanks goes out to Mrs. Gagnon, who provided im-portant logistical information, and Molly O’Donnell, who com-piled a preliminary list on score-sup.com. Lastly, I’d like extend a special thanks to Warrior ad-visors James Edgar and Russell McDowell, whose continued ded-ication has made both the school newspaper and this senior sup-plement a consistent reality. On behalf of the other Senior editors of this publication, I hope that you enjoy this list in excess. Pin it to your wall, highlight your name, fold it into a paper crane and give it to your grandmother. In the past, our names only ap-peared on scantron sheets and faded hallway passes. In a mat-ter of days, they’ll appear on a high school diploma. In the end, words cannot communicate our shared feeling of potential and ex-citement — that enthusiastic rise that comes with the prospect of undetermined paths and unpar-alleled adventure. While it’s easy to dwell on the next big challenge and agonize over future choices, I hope, in the time it takes to read the following pages, that we can rejoice in our achievements and take pride in possibility. Enjoy!

Inside this issue...List of Seniors and future plans, pages 3 - 6

Most frequently attended Colleges, page 7

Geographic distribution, page 8Senior wills, pages 9, 12

Fun facts, pages 10 - 11

Taking pride in possibil i t ies

Disclaimer: All informationgathered in the following pages is based on recent conversations with parents and students, and may not reflect final decisions.

Class of 2009

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

Stephen Abba — West Point Academy Cara Abbaticchio — SUNY Stony BrookAdriana Alfeo — Siena College Nick Anapolis — SUNY Cortland Will Anderson — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Zach Anderson — No plans availableJackson Archambault — D’Youville CollegeKerry Archer — Fairfield UniversitySam Atif — Union College Christina Audi — Monmouth University Bryan Augspurger — Schenectady County Community CollegeEvan Austin — University of MiamiBishoy Azab — Schenectady County Community CollegeNick Azer — No plans availableDiana Backer — SUNY Oswego Lina Bagepalli — Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteSara Baig — Union College Andrew Ball — Le Moyne College Brenna Ballan — SUNY Oneonta Chris Ballester — No plans availableJarrett Barnes — Hudson Valley Community CollegeMatt Barnes — Pennsylvania State University Sarah Barry — SUNY AlbanyEmily Bartell — Bryn Mawr CollegeNick Batson — SUNY Stony Brook Emily Bayly — Le Moyne CollegeChris Bean — Hudson Valley Community CollegeAndrew Beeman — Schenectady County Community CollegeJames Belcastro — Hudson Valley Community CollegeBrian Bell — Mohawk Valley Community CollegePatrick Benoit — Marist College Ryan Bergami — Hudson Valley Community CollegeTessa Berryman — Hudson Valley Community CollegeLauren Betzweiser — Syracuse University Maymunah Bibi — No plans availableAlex Billen-Calhoun — SUNY Geneseo Andrew Blechinger — Alfred State College Jacob Bogossian — No plans availableLauren Bomeisl — SUNY Geneseo Victoria Borges — Fordham University Claudette Bosman — Massachusetts College of PharmacyErika Bowe — Plans unavailableBrian Brown — SUNY Brockport

Future plansJalissa Brown — No plans availableCyril Brunner — University of Vermont Navid Budhwani — College of St. Rose Andreas Bueth — GermanyAndrew Burger — College of St. Rose Erin Burke — Champlain CollegeAlicia Burnett — Rhode Island School of DesignBrad Bushnell — No plans available Geoff Bylina — CUNY City College Luisa Caceres — SUNY Purchase Shawn Callahan — Hudson Valley Community CollegeEmily Campchero —Fashion Institute of TechnologyJordan Campo — Syracuse University TJ Cannizzo — Hudson Valley Community CollegeNick Capoccia — Hudson Valley Community CollegeLauren Cardinal — Boston College Mike Casey — Siena CollegeStephanie Cassella — No plans availableNick Cerone — Coastal Carolina University Bryan Chow — Williams College Steve Ciannamea — Maria CollegeKelsey Cioffi — Skidmore College Matt Cioffi — Hudson Valley Community CollegeDaniel Claridge — Harvard UniversityJoanna Clark — SUNY Geneseo Ben Cohen — Boston University Matt Cohen — SUNY Old WestburyNate Cole — University of Colorado BoulderRachel Cole — No plans availableNick Collisson — SUNY Geneseo Tony Comanzo — Siena CollegeNolan Connors — Union CollegeKen Constantine — No plans availableStace Contompasis — Marist College Adam Cooke — Rochester Institute of TechnologyJohn Cooper — Norwich UniversitySara Corderman — University of Chicago Rachael Cox — Union College Matt Cremo — SUNY AlbanyStephen Cucolo — St. Lawrence University Nicole D’Souza — Fordham University Patrick Danton — SUNY Stony Brook Alisha Davis — Keene State College Garrett Day — No plans availableDan DeRocco — Cazenovia College Frank Demaria — Missouri State UniversityAbbey Denike — Full Sail University

Future plans

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re

Alicia Denyse — No plans availableSamit Dharia — Cornell UniversityLaura Diebold — McGill University Anna Dirienzo — SUNY GeneseoStefan Dosch — SUNY BuffaloAbby Doss — Schenectady County Community CollegeBrittany Dover — D’Youville CollegeNashema Dozer — Moving to BostonGreg Ducharme — Coastal Carolina University Craig Dudek — George Washington University Mike Duffy — SUNY CobleskillTim Eason — Keene State CollegeJames Eberts — Northeastern Junior College of ColoradoKyle Egna — SUNY PlattsburghCindy Elliott — Marist CollegeChris Farah — Anna Maria University Becca Fenton — Manhattan College Sean Fishel — St. John Fisher CollegeSam Fisher — Rochester Institute of TechnologyKelsey Fitzgerald — SUNY BuffaloLaila Flores — SUNY AlbanyChelsea Forman — Siena CollegeJoanna Fox — SUNY PlattsburghJared Franze — Hartford University Whitney Frary — Hobart William Smith College Andrew Friello — SUNY Plattsburgh Pete Furey — SUNY CortlandJenn Gavins — University of Buffalo Amanda Gleason — College of St. RoseMatt Goodfriend — Hudson Valley Community CollegeJessica Graber — Siena CollegeEli Grant — SUNY BuffaloRyan Grant — SUNY Oswego Jacob Green — SUNY Plattsburgh Zach Griesche — Newbury CollegeKatey Griffin — Hudson Valley Community CollegeCorey Guilmette — Wesleyan UniversityMike Hall — University of Rhode IslandTyler Hardy — University of MarylandRyan Harper — College of St. RoseMischala Hemerding — New York University Kevin Hoerold — Norwich UniversityMorgan Hoogkamp — Hudson Valley Community CollegeKatie Hoole — Syracuse University Carly Hoorwitz — Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAlex Hoppe — No plans available

Ben Horgen — SUNY New PaltzAlex Hoskin — Hudson Valley Community CollegeJeff Hwang — University of Michigan Ann ArborDom Izzo — George Mason University Sarah Javed — Albany College of Pharmacy Nirmala Jayaraman — Union CollegeMegan Jenkins — No plans availableAmera Jones — No plans availableRahul Kallianpur — Syracuse University Emily Kasman — University of Rochester Sara Katz — Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsAndrew Kelly — Manhattan CollegeLiam Kelsh — Hudson Valley Community CollegeJoslin Kennedy — Quincy CollegeSara Khodabandehloo — Drexel University Alexis Kim — SUNY Geneseo Michael Kimball — SUNY AlbanyDave Kimmer — SUNY Binghamton Nikita Kiriy — Cornell University Nate Kishbaugh — Green Mountain CollegeLinnea Klemke-Page — SUNY PurchaseRJ Koegl — SUNY BinghamtonDinesh Kommareddy — SUNY BinghamtonEliza Kosoy — AmericorpsSara Koste — University of MarylandMike Krasodomski — Ithaca College Katie Krohl — SUNY CortlandKevin Kurtzner — SUNY GeneseoDan Kwiatkowski — Boston UniversityTom Lamanna — Hartwick CollegeAngie Lamay — No plans availableCarly Lansley — Schenectady County Community CollegeEric Latendresse — University of Colorado Boulder Victoria Lavallee — Le Moyne College Mike Lecce — Syracuse University Brian Lemanski — Colgate University Robbie Lillquist — Rhode Island School of Design Alex Lindman — Costa RicaAshley Lingenfelter — SUNY PurchaseRandy Loehr — Hudson Valley Community CollegeAlex Lou — Williams College Mike Lundgren — Modern Welding SchoolMargaret Lundquist — Schenectady County Community CollegeColin MacCormack — Rice University Duncan Maclaury — Tufts University David Macminn — Union College Steven Macpherson — Emmanuel College

Class of 2009

on your own. And you know what you know. You are

Mike Macri — Hudson Valley Community CollegeKelsey Maiuccoro — Le Moyne College James Manchester — Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDanielle Marconi — SUNY BuffaloRachele Marra — SUNY BinghamtonFrank Marsh — Hudson Valley Community CollegeJosh Martin — Onondaga Community CollegeMarissa Matteo — Sacred Heart UniversityCaroline Mattis — University of Rhode IslandSean Mayo — SUNY Institute of TechnologyCorey McCall — Fulton Montgomery Community CollegeJane McCambley — SUNY New PaltzConner McDonnell — Duquesne University Peter McGuirk — Boston University Dan McKinney — Georgetown UniversityPatrick McLoughlin — Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAdam McNamara — Hudson Valley Community CollegeCollin Mehta — Curry CollegeJeremy Mehta — SUNY BrockportCorina Menagias — Maria CollegeZach Menteur — Hudson Valley Community CollegeGlenn Miller — Hudson Valley Community CollegeKadeem Miller — Wagner CollegeLaura Miller — Hudson Valley Community CollegeCaitlyn Mills — Le Moyne College Megan Mills — Le Moyne College Michelle Miltner — Northeastern UniversityGregg Mireau — Hudson Valley Community CollegeFirhan Mohl — SUNY Stony BrookMichelle Moller — Sacred Heart University Erin Montrello — Russell Sage College Sara Moore — University of North Carolina at WilmingtonDominic Moore-Loveless — No plans availableMegan Mormino — Hudson Valley Community CollegeJohn Mortka — No plans availableJeremy Mosch — D’Youville CollegeBrice Mourlet — FranceRafaella Munafo — Schenectady County Community CollegeVasanth Murali — IndiaMckenna Murphy — Nazareth CollegeVishnu Nagaraj — SUNY CobleskillRobert Najafabadi — No plans available

Kayla Nasca — No plans availableAriel Nathan — Israel, then Hobart William Smith CollegeDylan Nelson — Syracuse University Scott Nevins — SUNY GeneseoMatthew Nevulis — Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteVinny Nicchi — Siena CollegeLauren Niedbalec — Cornell UniversityChris Nielsen — No plans available Sam Nielsen — SUNY PlattsburghRob Noisseau — No plans availableMeghan Nolan — Arizona State UniversityKevin Nunez — Hudson Valley Community CollegeJoe O’Brien — SUNY PotsdamMolly O’Donnell — Ithaca CollegeKatie Olsen — Le Moyne CollegeHana Omiya — Yale University Autumn Otis — Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage TherapyErica Ottaviano — Nazareth CollegeBrian Oyangen — No plans availableChristine Palmieri — College of Holy CrossFrank Palmo — Schenectady County Community CollegeMelissa Palmo — Schenectady County Community CollegeKayla Pangburn — SUNY CobleskillMinji Park — Eastman School of MusicRoshal Patel — University of RochesterJacob Pauley — Hudson Valley Community CollegeBen Pearson — No plans availableMike Penik — Enlisting in the MarinesDan Peters — Hamilton CollegeBen Phillips — SUNY PlattsburghBrianna Piel — Northeastern UniversityZach Pierce — No plans availableHayes Pierre — No plans availableSam Pierre — No plans availableMichael Pitney — Northeastern UniversityAlexandra Pomato — Manhattanville CollegeJosh Powers — St. John Fisher CollegeLaura Pratico — Western New England CollegeDana Provost — SUNY GeneseoHillary Pucci — Syracuse University John Qiao — McGill UniversityLexey Radcliff — Syracuse UniversityGreg Rahn — St. John Fisher CollegePatrick Raleigh — Fordham UniversitySamantha Rankin — Hudson Valley CC

Future plans

the person who’ll decide where to go.” - Dr. Seuss

Nick Reed — Marymount CollegeSpencer Reid — Enlisting in the MarinesConnor Reilly — Dartmouth CollegeLeigh Reineke — Schenectady County Community CollegeAdam Reinemann — Gordon CollegeMichael Reinemann — Ithaca College John Richardson — SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry Morgan Riley — Mount Olive CollegeChris Rivadeneira — Siena College Chris Roberts — SUNY OneontaKeenan Roberts — New York UniversityJason Rodick — SUNY PlattsburghCourtney Rosario — SUNY OneontaJosh Rosenberg — Michigan State UniversityErika Rubilar — Brigham Young University Leah Rubino — Castleton StateLisa Rufer — SUNY GeneseoKelsey Ryan — Nazareth CollegeNastasha Sakhnovskaya — SUNY OswegoMarkus Salasoo — Cornell UniversityNurul Saras — IndonesiaZsanette Sargalis — No plans availableLea Scafidi — University of California at Santa CruzKevin Schlansker — Coastal Carolina UniversityTim Schuerhoff — GermanyKatie Segarra — Hudson Valley Community CollegeKevin Selin — Church Mission, Brigham Young University IdahoLouis Serafini — Boston CollegeMichael Shanahan — Georgetown UniversityTeresa Shekerjian — Hudson Valley Community CollegeAlyssa Singh — No plans available Moninder Singh — Hudson Valley Community CollegeJessica Singleton — Siena CollegeAisling Sive — Working in Orphanage in TanzaniaStefan Sloma — SUNY PotsdamAnisha Smith — No plans availableClaire Smith — Rochester Institute of TechnologyStephen Smith — SUNY FredoniaMichael Snyder — Clarkson UniversityMolly Sosnow — University of VermontJackie Stallmer — Nazareth CollegeMark Stenson — Prince George’s County

Community CollegeDan Stone — No plans availableDave Stopera — New York UniversityEvan Szakats — SUNY GeneseoTom Szwedo — SUNY BinghamtonHina Tai — Boston UniversityArza Tannous — Hudson Valley Community CollegeDanielle Taylor — No plans availableBrian Temple — Ohio State UniversityMike Tenenboym — SUNY GeneseoStephanie Todt — Suffolk UniversityJocelyn Tomisman — Hartwick CollegeMegan Tonjes — Schenectady County Community CollegeAlexandra Toscano — No plans availableJoe Twitty — Mt. Union CollegeRitu Tyagi — Tulane UniversitySean Valero — University of Notre DameAmanda Vandebogart — Hudson Valley Community CollegeCarissa Vazzana — Union CollegeCristina Vazzana — Union CollegeJustin Vega — Boston UniversityDeek Velagandula — Northwestern UniversityTyleigh Versocki — Hudson Valley Community CollegeAshley Vineyard — Boston UniversityCharlotte Vinson — Williams CollegeGeorge Wade — Enlisting in the ArmySeth Walley — Enlisting in the MarinesSierra Walley — SUNY BrockportAdam Ward — Hudson Valley Community CollegeMichelle Washock — Castleton State College Andrew Wellworth — Hudson Valley Community CollegeKevin Whitaker — Princeton UniversityLeah Wilkinson — University of TampaMilan Willey — Schenectady County Community CollegeTJ Williams — Enlisting in the MarinesZoe Williams — SUNY OneontaDylan Wilson — University of PhiladelphiaJohn Wisenburn — No plans availableJulia Wither — University of TorontoKatherine Woychik — Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAlex Yepikhin — George Washington UniversityMichelle Yi — Rutgers UniversityTiffany Zal — Montana State UniversityFizza Zaman — SUNY AlbanyApril Zhang — Brown UniversityChristine Zwack — Cazenovia College

1. Hudson Valley Community College — 34 students 2. (tie)Schenectady County Community College — 12 students SUNY Geneseo 3. Union College — 9 students 4. (tie)Siena College — 8 students Syracuse University 5. (tie) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute — 7 students Le Moyne College SUNY Plattsburgh

6. Boston University — 6 students7. (tie)SUNY Albany — 5 students SUNY Binghamton

8. Colleg of St. Rose — 4 students Cornell University Nazareth College SUNY Oneonta SUNY Stony Brook

24. Coastal Carolina — 3 students D’Youville College Fordham University Ithaca College Marist College New York University Rochester Institute of Technology St. John Fisher College SUNY Brockport SUNY Cobleskill SUNY Cortland SUNY Oswego SUNY Purchase Williams College 36. Twenty-three colleges with 2 students attending 54. Eighty-three colleges with 1 student attending

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I, John Qiao, would like to leave my rock-hard abs to Luke Anap-olis, my bulging biceps to Joel Shapiro, and my woman-attract-ing abilities to Alex Colborn.

I, Daniel Stone, do hereby be-queath the Little Theater and all its contents to Manuel Berduc, on the condition that he grows a full beard before I leave for col-lege. To the Junior class, I leave the Senior Lot, since they already act like it’s theirs anyway. Caro-line Brown will hereby have sole custody of all dudes (you’re wel-come, Cathy). To Alex Colborn, I leave the responsibility of trying to outdo my senior year, and the disappointment of being unable to do so. Finally, to my loving wife, Ari Hiller, I leave fondest re-gards and a crippling debt of 40 million dollars (Sorry babe, Neil’s a gas guzzler).

We, the seniors of “The Spot” (EK, AZ, AN, AV, DM, HO, MP, RP, BC, JH, ER, CV, RM, RK, CD, MM, LB, SC, LD, BL, DP, LN), hereby bequeath “The Spot” to Jason Kasman, who may keep “The Spot” for him and his friends, or may choose to give “The Spot” to another deserving candidate. Jason Kasman is the best freshman everrr!

I, Sara Corderman, would like to leave the oboe section to Ve-ronica — keep it classy. To nina, after-chemistry-rapping-dance-parties, and to Morgan and Britt-ney, of course, the viola.

I, Daniel Mark Claridge (The reverend DMC), would like to leave my widely-acclaimed ro-mancing ability to Dylan Reilly, a freshman with more style, swag-ger and street credit than 50 cent. To Señora Gardener, per-haps my favorite spanish teacher whose last name is also a blue

collar profession, I leave the responsibility of lur-ing kind seniors into new resource centers in an attempt to suddenly kick them out in front of oth-er colleagues. To Nikki Horgen, I leave the gum under my various desks (and the cool drawings I found etched in them); to Christopher Perrella, my animating abilities; to Chris Murphy, noth-ing. In addition, I leave the evidence of my gym class efforts — a stained, sweaty, ripped teeshirt — to the ball-hog fresh-man in my first block gym class who always wears a red hat and who can’t catch a football in the most important pressure situations. Lastly, I leave Robby Frederick with all the bologna from the New Cafeteria that I never had the courage to try.

I, Roshal R Patel, leave Cath-oderaytube Spanish Scrabble, and the ability to drive down entire streets in reverse, Jcolbs Team Optimist; Casey/Froggy/Manu the responsibility of being the next generation of musical trouble makers (especially with my skills of angering Mr. Hughes and yelling expletives at inap-propriate times); Rae/Ali/Mia/Jules/Shayna my dancing skillz; Joel/LA my backflip-ability; Royce/Habib my trumpet mute/balliness; Slumdog girls my awe-someness and ability to make the most ridiculous nick-names; Nikhon/Andrew the role of co-medians/jokesters of chorale, bel, and studio; Darling Ellen/Ari the third computer from the left in the middle row of the mac lab; Rach my school spirit, our 80’s day moment and our tango; Julie, my college essays; Don-

ald/Chris, my homedogs hughes and neubs; Wyatt/Kelvin, the new wing of the school; Nikki H in charge of the Lean on Me wall and Team Natural Hurters; Nikki T/Atosa, my falsetto; Monil my legacy and Concert Chorale.

I, Justin Vega, would like to leave my record-setting bottle rocket to boy-genius David Bie-ber in the hope that he may one day launch it into the cosmic abyss. My gangsta swag will be left to the freshman solely known as “Dave.” May it aid his quest for individuality amidst the next three years of social conform-ist pressures. Finally, I shall bequeath the responsibility of spreading my mystic legacy to the influential teachers of this academic edifice (that means no one from the infamous Foreign Language Department... just kidding; good times with all my Latin and Spanish homies).

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S e n i o r w i l l s Warrior art / Hana Omiya

FunThe Class of ‘09 entered

gether four years ago. Heresurprising facts about where

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Factsthe doors of Niskayuna to-are some interesting andwe’re going after we exitsame doors.

Studying in-state

College-bound seniors

SUNY

Military service

311 out of 352 (88.35%) seniors (excluding foreign exchange students) have current plans to attend a specific two-year or four-year institution. (Note: this statistic does not include students who will be taking a year off before reapplying to college or who have not yet finalized their college plans. The eventual percentage of NHS ’08 students attending college will be even higher.)

Five students will eventually be members of a military branch. Three students plan on joining the United States Marines and one plans on joining the United States Army. Another student will attend the West Point Academy.

62 out of 311 (19.9%) college-bound seniors will study in the State University of New York system. 18 different SUNY institutions are represented, out of 29 undergraduate SUNY schools.

207 out of 311 (66.6% ) college-bound seniors will study in New York State.

FunThe Class of ‘09 entered

gether four years ago. Heresurprising facts about where

those very

Factsthe doors of Niskayuna to-are some interesting andwe’re going after we exitsame doors.

Warrior art / Julia Schnell

Art for Art’s Sake

The Great Divide

The Music-makers

Niskayuna High School is known for its high quality art programs, but do senior’s future plans show it? Three students will be attending art schools next year, including the Fashion Institute of Technology and Rhode Island School of Design. (Note: this does not include students who will major in Fine Arts at general colleges or universities.)

Only one students will be attending a music school, at the Eastman School of Music. (Note: this does not include students who will major in Music at general colleges or universities.)

Thirteen students are attending college west of the Mississippi River, five of whom are land locked.

I, Sara Koste, would like to leave my pink highlighter to Mai Con-don, to continue brightening up the lines of the so many charac-ters I’m sure you’ll bring to life.To my brother I leave my fantas-tic fashion sense… which he will immediately reject, surely. To Joel I leave my optimism, just in case you need it! To Kaela I leave two bags of hand-me-downs, and most of my heart, which you have anyway. To Charlie I leave Kaela. To John Scala I leave a clementine. CCC, can you take care of everyone I am leaving be-hind? Thanks. To Westley I leave a flu shot. ;-) To Alex Colborn I leave a gift card to Bruegger’s and Stewart’s.

I, Duncan MacLaury, this be-ing my last will and testament, do hereby leave: Breakfast to Ju-lia Ziac, the Morning Swimmers to Jonathan Moran and Lexie Muller, Youth Group to Kelly Jennings, and the Swim Team to Mike Piascik and Greg Luft.

I, Lauren Niedbalec, would like to leave the spiffy, new “boys bathrooms” to my brother, Alex Niedbalec, in the hope that he may one day become a “man”! I also leave him to enjoy all of the fruits that the banging and screeching construction noises (that I have long had to put up with) have to offer, right after my departure! You, little brother, have all the luck!

I, Jane McCambley, would like to leave behind all the love, joy,

and fun in the world, and per-mission to marry Dan Stone for Megan McCambley; the number 5, and a (WEEEOOO) for Ariana Hiller; love, groove, and a tie game of Apples to Apples for Caroline Brown; a creepy dance move for Alex Colborn; a late night Han-naford outing for Luke Annapo-lis; an invisible trumpet for Ame-lia Esposito; and a hug and kiss for Brian Vedder, Jill Tullgren, Jackie Moore, Alex Sanders, andMaura Weingarten.

I, Lina Bagepalli, would like to leave the whole music department to my younger sister, Inga. I leave the teachers, the practice rooms and my spot on the violin rack as we move to a new generation of Bagepalli. Oh! I forgot. You are now in charge of Chamber. Good Luck Inga.

"Nothing could be finer than to be an 09er. Let's go to a diner." - Señor Jones

"Keep asking questions." - Mrs. Salvin

"Always do the right thing. You will never regret it in the long-run, even though you might in the short-run."- Mr. Sharkey

"Dream big... Believe in yourself and you will be successful. Best of luck to the class of 2009!" - Mrs. Favata

“I have very high expectations for the students who will be leaving us in June."- Mr. Rickert

"Congratulations to the Class of 2009. It has been my pleasure to work with such talented and respectful young people. Continue to follow your dreams."- Mr. Bianchi

"True change comes from within." - Rose

"Like a good wine, the class of 2009 aged beautifully."- Mr. Warren

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