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Volume 43, June 2017 The Warrior

Niskayuna High School

Created by The Warrior’s Senior Editors: Michael Zhou, Zoe Lochte, Isabel Kim, Elisa Abraham, John Hess, Jackie Yao, Mitchell Famulare, Olivia Hilt, Devin Massari, Praise Cano

The Warrior’s Class of 2017 Senior Supplement 2 It’s our turn By Michael Zhou, Editor in Chief and John Hess, Opinion Editor It’s time for the next chapter of our lives. Each of the previous chapters of our lives— Elementary, middle and high school— are finally over. Our hands have been held our entire lives up to this point, but now, in this next chapter, we have full autonomy. Some of us will courageously serve our country and go into the military, while others will go directly into the workforce or study abroad. Most of us will be spending our next chapter on a college campus somewhere. Whatever we’re doing, there will be an adjustment. No longer will we have the daily grind of rushing to our first class at 7:40 or the pleasure of hearing Mr. Rickert each morning reciting the pledge. For the first time we will be, for the most part, on our own, no longer bound by the rules of high school. As we proceed down the different avenues of our lives we will have to discover who we are as people, with each decision shaping our new identities. Next year our safety nets will be gone. Our success will come as a result of the actions that we choose to take, hopeful that they are the rights ones. Furthermore, we will have the burden of fighting through our failures, to grow from them instead of letting them discourage us. It was the great Vince Lombardi who once said, “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s about whether you get up.”

The onus of making friends and connections will now fall on us. There will be no parents making phone calls to set up playdates or pushing us to befriend the new kids. As we enter the world, we are all the new kids. It will now be our responsibility to be gregarious on our way to the enjoyment of life and the achievement of personal success. Our next step in life will not be easy, but Niskayuna has prepared us for the challenges which lie ahead. In complete honesty, we are all essentially flying blind out into the world. Sure, we may know what we want to major in or the career path we want to go down, but we have no idea what it is like to be citizens of the world outside of the Niskayuna bubble. However, uncertainty is not the enemy of progress or clarity. Instead, we implore you to use these next couple of years to find yourself, exploring the opportunities that life presents to you. Do not be scared as you head out into the world, but be excited. Have faith that your victories will be sweet and that your setbacks will teach you essential lessons to carry with you in life. Always remember the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Dream big and act with both your head and your heart. If you do, the people of the world will not know what hit them.

And now, we present our crown jewel, the Senior Supplement. In these pages, you’ll find the future plans of your classmates, thoughts from faculty and staff, and statistics about where we’re going from here. As a disclaimer, all information contained within the Supplement was independently collected, and as a result The Warrior is not responsible for its accuracy.

The Warrior’s Class of 2017 Senior Supplement 3

Where we’re going… Name Future Plans Elisa Abraham Northeastern University Sahera Ahmad No Plans Available Arselan Ali

Hudson Valley Community College

Omar Saif Ali Rutgers University Subria Alizada No Plans Available Clemens An Cornell University Martino An

United States Military Academy

Benjamin Anderson Going into workforce Marina Angelopoulos

Union College

Gabriel Antonikowski

Howard University

Marina Azab Sage College Ethan Bachert SUNY Buffalo Casey Baker


Liam Banagan No Plans Available Lisa Barash University of Rochester Andrew Barber SUNY Albany Alyssa Barratt The College of Saint Rose Sean Barry SUNY Plattsburgh Lindsey Beals SUNY Plattsburgh Cassidy Beauchemin Pace University Bryn Becker Arizona State University Natalie Bennett

University of New Hampshire

Bianca Bergami

Johnson & Wales University

Isabella Bergami Union College Kiley Bishop SUNY Geneseo Alexandra Bobarakis Nazareth College Samantha Bobbio LIM College

Name Future Plans Bradley Bodmer Providence College Emma Bour Brandeis University Jacob Bourque


David Breault No Plans Available Kelly Brinsko The College of Saint Rose Abby Broderick Siena College Stacy Brooksby No Plans Available Anthony Brown No Plans Available Collin Brown


Tiara Brown SUNY Albany Jacqueline Budka Clarkson University David Buhrmaster New York University William Bulger

Schenectady County Community College

Maxwell Burgio

Florida Southern University

Mia Burns Mercyhurst College Kaitlin Caffrey American University Aidan Canavan Siena College Patricia Cano SUNY Stony Brook Nicole Marie Cavagnaro

Gap Year

James Cesare

Florida Gulf Coast University

Maggie Chan No Plans Available Shreemathumitha Chandrasekar

Rochester Institute of Technology

Gabrielle Charland No Plans Available Sreedurga Cherukumalli

McGill University

Shirley Cheung Russell Sage College Liam Christie Clarkson University Samuel Citone Going into workforce

The Warrior’s Class of 2017 Senior Supplement 4 Name Future Plans Alexander Cituk Elmira College Christopher Clark


Christina Cleary University of Tampa Gianna Coburn Syracuse University Bryce Conklin Siena College Jack Connelly SUNY Albany Benjamin Conover


Anton Conto


James Cordell


Kahzonnie Cruz Alfred University Ian Cummins SUNY Oswego Rebecca Curro University of Richmond Trenton Cusano No Plans Available Elizabeth D'Amato-Neff

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Laiana Dandles Utica College Chenelle Darby Siena College Liam Davison University of Connecticut Andrew Day

University of New Hampshire

Emily DeCesare SUNY Oneonta Crista DellaRatta SUNY Geneseo Elizabeth Del Vecchio

SUNY Geneseo

Aberdeen Dinius Northeastern University Rebecca Norris


Matthew Dominikoski


Lily Dong Union College Madeline Donohue The College of Saint Rose Tyler Dornsife No Plans Available Jennifer Downing Syracuse University Michael Doxie Boston University

Name Future Plans Erin Doyle Saint Mary's College Konrad Drzymalski Union College Kyle DuBois No Plans Available Kalyana Duggal Princeton University Alisha Elsheikh


Samantha Erickson SUNY Buffalo Ethan Falzarano No Plans Available Mitchell Famulare Union College Alyssa Farkas Northeastern University Stefani Farrell SUNY Stony Brook Jackson Feenan


Dane Feiden

Johnson and Wales University

Danielle Feldman Hofstra University Troy Fernandez Monroe College Kayleigh Filkins Siena College Nicholas Fiore


Erik Flaspohler


Kyle Fletcher SUNY Binghamton Nicolas Forero George Mason University Anthony Formichelli


Gabriella Franjieh Siena College Andrew Fraterrigo University of Vermont Jordan Fredenburg


Lauren Gabriele Marist College Rhiannon Gaylord Boston University George Geleta

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Esabelle Gervasio Marist College Daniel Golden University of Richmond Maxwell Golub

University of Maryland at College Park

The Warrior’s Class of 2017 Senior Supplement 5 Name Future Plans Benjamin Gotzmann Aesthetics Science Institute Edwin Graham Siena College Quinlan Greagan


Abigail Green SUNY Cortland Gallagher Gregory Manhattan College Erin Grice Wheaton College William Griffin Clarkson University Alayna Griffiths St. Bonaventure University Kierstyn Gurney Houghton College Terrell Harris Going into workforce Andrew Hartana

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Isaac Hastings


John Hess Georgetown University Kirk Hill


Olivia Hilt SUNY Geneseo Max Hooper University of Vermont Amber Hubert Alfred University Patrick Huhn Undecided Nicholas Insognia SUNY Stony Brook Ayman Iqbal SUNY Albany Presley Jackson


Jad Jacob New York University Isabelle Jaquith

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Mary Johnson University of Chester Matthew Jones


Gabriela Juarez


Christopher Jung

University of Colorado-Boulder

Lauren Kaehler

SUNY Geneseo

Name Future Plans Alexandra Kapunan


Brenna Katsoudas Going into workforce William Kehoe Union College Madison Kelleher Boston College Victoria Kennedy

Coastal Carolina University

Benjamin Keohan University of New Haven Lydia Kerchner

Loyola University Maryland

Jack Kerr SUNY Geneseo Meghal Keskar

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Isabel Kim Cornell University Niyen King

University of California, Irvine

Petros Koutsakis Le Moyne College Sarah Kowaleski Fordham University Molly Kraus


Kathryn Krauss SUNY Albany Roma Kulbida

Fashion Institute of Technology

Preethi Kumaran University of Pennsylvania

Emily Kyea


Anthony Laniewski SUNY Brockport Cara LaPorta Union College Margaret Larkin Ithaca College Miller Lawton Ithaca College Karen Leap University of Rochester Eleanore Lee Swarthmore College Duncan Lindsay University of Dayton Zoe Lochte

University of California, Santa Barbara

Elizabeth Lukoski


The Warrior’s Class of 2017 Senior Supplement 6 Name Future Plans Kathryn Lupien


Alvin Lutchmidat


Jack Lynch University of Georgia Zoe Lynds Middlebury College Emma Mahony Union College Alexandra Maltbie Fairfield University Alexandra Mancuso SUNY New Paltz

Patrick Mao Hudson Valley Community College

Isabella Marcantel Hudson Valley Community College

Genesis Marte Dominican College Devin Massari SUNY Binghamton Christian Mastroianni

Union College

Amelia Mauriello SUNY Oswego Megan Mausert Bryant University Chiara Mazzola

Finishing High School in Italy

Sara McCormack Siena College Corina McCracken

Finger Lakes Community College

Kaitlyn McCullough Endicott College Isabelle McDonald SUNY Oswego Gemma McLean Aethestics Science Institute Trevor McMorris


Hannah McPartlon Providence College Liam Meachem


Alexandra Merrill Union College Rosalinda Mesbahi Barnard College Natalie Metzger Skidmore College Logan Michalisin SUNY Oneonta Ryan Miller No Plans Available Sanya Mittal Northeastern University Roshni Modasra Going into workforce

Name Future Plans Katherine Molina Syracuse University Nora Molino


Bijan Moore American University Soja Moore Northeastern University David Moraga SUNY Binghamton Brady Morgan

Western New England University

Rebecca Moroukian St. John's University Jacob Morris


Liam Murtagh No Plans Available Michael Natale Siena College Leila Nayar St. Lawrence University Nadia Nugent American University MaryClaire O'Brien SUNY Geneseo Meghan O'Brien SUNY Buffalo Meghan O'Connell Elon University Samuel O'Connor


Madeline O'Hara Northeastern University Jessica O'Reilly SUNY Binghamton Delia Ofori Cornell University Katelyn Ogden SUNY Plattsburgh Zachary Ogden Boston College Logan Oliver


Sean Orlina No Plans Available Rebekah Orr Northeastern University Temitope Oshinowo Princeton University Paul Otto SUNY Cortland Sureet Pabbi Siena College Kristy Pangburn SUNY Oneonta Spencer Parks


Andrew Parow SUNY Albany Logan Peek No Plans Available

The Warrior’s Class of 2017 Senior Supplement 7 Name Future Plans Zachary Peretti


Emily Petralia

SUNY Potsdam-Crane School of Music

Margaret Pfeiffer Cornell University Jonathan Pfohl SUNY Stony Brook Jake Phillips Clarkson University Aaron Pierce


Diana Pinchuk SUNY Albany Alyssa Piraino Quinnipiac University William Priest


Evan Pritchard SUNY Purchase Kaleigh Quinlan Hartwick College Lucas Quinn Syracuse University

Angeeras Ramanath University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Elicca Rapisura SUNY Stony Brook Bryce Rattner SUNY Albany Autumn Reichelt


Austin Reihs

Southern New Hampshire University

Nicholas Ritmo Gap Year Dennis Robinson Joining the Army Alexander Rodriguez

DePaul University

Dante Romanucci


Anthony Ruscio


Christopher Ryan


Shelby Sabourin University of Rochester Kevin Samaroo Going into workforce Elena Sanchez Clarkson University Isabella Sandroni

Western New England University

Name Future Plans Alicia Sanichar


Alysia Sanichar No Plans Available Melissa Schaefer Cornell University Michael Schmitz Iowa State University Olivia Schroeder SUNY Oswego Alexa Sciortino La Salle University Timothy Sears Alfred University Ryan Seifridsberger No Plans Available Ryan Semione


Tyler Senecal Coker College Lauren Serotta Alfred University Shannon Service Siena College Nidhi Shah SUNY Stony Brook Zara Shah SUNY Geneseo Sabear Sharif No Plans Available Dylan Sheely


Sophie Sherman


Elan Shiang Gap Year Shira Siegel

Joining Israeli Defense Force

Ankur Singh


Bhavkirat Singh

University of Southern California

Alex Singsheim


Tia Skidmore SUNY Oneonta Lucy Skrebutenas Fordham University Emma Skumurski College of the Holy Cross Aubree Snide No Plans Available

Chaya Solomon No Plans Available Breanna Sowards-Maze

No Plans Available

The Warrior’s Class of 2017 Senior Supplement 8 Name Future Plans Angelo Spataro SUNY Brockport Thomas Stevenson

Religious (Mormon) Mission

Grace Stewart

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Idris Stewart Hartwick College Ryan Stewart Pace University Christopher Stier

Florida Institute of Technology

Eoghan Stoffer


Marielle Stolk Saint Leo University Spencer Stone SUNY Geneseo Rachel Sullivan SUNY Polytechnic Hannah Tan Texas A&M University Anjali Tangirala SUNY Buffalo Taylor Terry

Fashion Institute of Technology

Irene Thomas The College of Saint Rose Jaquelyn Thomas

Savannah College of Art and Design

Andrew Thompson University of Delaware Lindsay Thornton The College of Saint Rose Mary Tiscione


Sasha Towe


Matthew Toy Union College Madison Trentini Pratt MWP Institute Vincent Tricozzi SUNY Buffalo Madeleine Trombley


Brian Tunny No Plans Available Caitlyn Tymula

Cosmix School of Makeup Artistry

Larissa Vassolas Syracuse University Jennifer Viggiani Quinnipiac University

Name Future Plans

Michael Viola Gap year

Stepanka Vranova

Finishing High School in Czech Republic

Benjamin Wagoner SUNY Geneseo Julia Walters

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Erica Wasserbach Le Moyne College Jenna Weaver SUNY Delhi Katerina Wehe SUNY Oswego Brendan Weingarten Siena College John Weingarten Siena College Tyler Wells


Raphael Wertz


Alexander Castro Joining the Navy Elizabeth Whelan SUNY Plattsburgh Sierra Whitney SUNY Albany Blythe Whittam SUNY Cobleskill Damien Whittemore


Caroline Wilner SUNY New Paltz Matthew Wilson Joining the Navy Justin Wise SUNY Plattsburgh Connor Wolff SUNY Stony Brook Lauren Wood SUNY Oneonta Katelyn Woolley


Margaret Wyngowski

Bucknell University

Jiaqi Yao McGill University

Sarah Yauchler World's Only Tattoo School

Michael Zhou Northwestern University


A last word from faculty and staff… Enjoy your next adventure - be safe - be smart - take care. - Mrs. Hughes

Pay attention to what you pay attention to. - Mr. Bloom

Set up a LinkedIn profile and minor in Spanish or another language because it’s a great compliment to many careers. - Sra. Linehan

Try new things. (Not THOSE things!) Have fun! (Not THAT much fun!) Return texts to your parents immediately. (Unless you’re in class.) - Mrs. Salvin

Explore the world… se as many ecological biomes as you can. Use the time to explore new cultures, discover new communities, and see what is outside Niskayuna. You can always return to Niskayuna if it is your true love. - Mr. Jennings

My wish for the seniors next year is that you jump in with both feet! Niskayuna has prepared you well so don’t miss a beat, get involved, give it your all… you’re laying the foundation for a bright future! - Mrs. Lindsay

“Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write.”- H.G. Wells Be open to paths that may lead you in ways that you least expect. Congratulations to the Class of 2017. - Mrs. Favata

Bring some of our favorite books to college so you can have some old friends to read. - Mr. Edgar

The great Greek philosopher Socrates once said: “To move the world, we must first move ourselves.” Therefore, to all the seniors, leave your comfort zones, go explore new classes, meet new people and challenge your minds. Be willing to hear creative ideas and learn interesting thought-provoking perspectives. Life isn’t just black and white. There are many shades of grey. It has been a pleasure to serve as one of your class advisors. Congratulations Class of 2017! - Sra. Christou


Some statistics on our next steps…

Top Colleges 1. Hudson Valley Community College

2. Siena College 3. Schenectady County Community College

4. Union College 5. SUNY Geneseo


The Class of 2017, scattered near and far…

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JoiningMilitary–3Canada–2CzechRepublic-1Italy–1UK–1

PATRICIA P. CANO Friday, June 2, 2017 at 12:51:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time 38:c9:86:0c:91:10


Go forth.

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