Senior SupplementThe Warrior presents
Includes an EXCLUSIVE list of all 361 seniors and their future plans plus statistical analysis.
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June 6, 2008
by Elizabeth Held When I decided to write this, I figured I’d write about everything that’s changed since we started kindergarten. We started kindergarten, in the midst of the major league baseball strike, the year the World Series was cancelled, and a few short months after O.J Simpson’s infa-mous low speed chase. It was the Revolution of 1994, the year the Republicans took back the house and the senate. In third grade, scientists suc-cessfully cloned a sheep (remem-ber Dolly?) and in fifth grade, George W. Bush was elected to his first term as president. Things changed for us at the be-ginning of sixth grade. We watched in homeroom as two planes flew into the World Trade Center. Sud-denly, we started to grow up. We watched as the decision to invade Iraq was made, and carried out. Our freshmen year, the presi-dent was reelected. Our junior year, Nancy Pelosi was named the first female Speaker of the House. And now we’re here. Standing on the brink of, well who knows what? I wanted to point out all that’s happened. But what’s more important is what’s coming. We decided to use a quote from Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, “There is good reason they call these cer-emonies ‘commencement excer-sises.’ Graduation is not the end; it is the beginning,” atop the list of everyone’s plans for next year. He’s right. We’re ending our ca-reers here, but we’re off to new places. That’s what the senior supplement is all about: begin-nings. “Every new beginning is some other beginning’s end.” That’s an-other quote we could have used. As any child of the nineties should be able to tell you, it come from Semisonic’s “Closing Time.” We
Standing on the brink of beginningsface these new beginnings with excitement, nervousness and a little bit of sadness. But it’s im-portant to remember of four years here, have prepared us. We’re ready to go on. We’ve learned how to make things happen-- how to set goals and achieve them. We learned the difference between who and whom. We’ve learned in the class room and on the athletic field, never to give up. We learned sine and cosine and tangent. We learned how to make friends and hold on to them. We learned how
to use commas. We learned to lis-ten. We learned the periodic table of elements. We learned to share our toys and play nicely with oth-er children. We’ll carry these skills with us, each and every day, and they’ll take us far. We’re destined to do great things. In the four years we’ve been here we’ve helped to support breast cancer research and eating dis-order awareness. We’ve read to small children in need of instruc-tion. We’ve brought in thousands of cans of yams. Our desire to help people in need will be a de-fining purpose in our lives. Our class has members who plan on joining the Peace Corps, teaching,
and entering the medical field. We will impact the lives of others. So here’s to us. ‘08, we did it. We survived the nights writing pa-pers until 4 A.M. We laughed and we smiled. We beat back A.Ps and Regents. We had great times with our friend that we’ll never forget. Here’s to us and our new begin-nings. Before I finish, there are a couple of people who need to be thanked for helping to pull this off. Chris Nelson helped to put together the list and created the cover. Casey Mullaney, Vanessa
Lobo and Joanne Qiao each ran to a new homeroom each day to ask about future plans. Tess Le-one also helped to put the list to-gether. Karoline Hart helped to assemble the map. Holly Dykstra, made phone calls to the last few students we had trouble finding. Without them, you wouldn’t be reading this. And lastly, I need to thank James Edgar and Russel McDow-ell for their time, patience and dedication. I appreciate every-thing you’ve given to The Warrior this year. Congrats and Good Luck Ev-eryone!
Class of 2008
“There is a good reason they call Amelia Abba—Union CollegeJaclyn Abbate—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMatthew Adamec—Champlain CollegeRebecca Aidala—Norwich UniversityArin Akbay—Virginia TechKaitlyn Altieri—Sage College of AlbanySaba Azizi-Ghannad—Rennselaer Polytechnic InstituteJack Bacchia—SUNY AlbanyRebecca Backer—Vassar CollegeDavid Baglow—Auditioning for dance position at DisneyworldBrandon Baglow—No plans availableLaura Baglow—No plans availableHannah Baker—Western New England CollegeAmanda Barmash—University of VermontCaitlin Bast—Baylor UniversityAnnemarie Battaglia—No plans availableBrittany Baughman—Hartwick CollegeAlexandra Beauchamp—SUNY GeneseoColton Becker— Community College of PhiladelphiaJeremy Benoit—Clarkson UniversityVincent Bergami—SUNY CortlandSeth Berggren— University of Massachusetts: AmherstCatherine Bisio—Schenectady County Community CollegeKarlee Blank—Columbia UniversityHannah Blasting—Siena CollegeMeagan Bowker—Siena CollegeClark Bowman—University of RochesterLindsey Bratcher—Herkimer County Community CollegeKatherine Brown—Hobart and William Smith CollegeBryan Bruce—Hudson Valley Community CollegeIrina Bryksin—GermanyEmily Burger—SUNY AlbanyKelsey Burns—Western New England CollegeGarrett Bush—Skidmore CollgeElizabeth Carney—Union CollegeEmily Chan—Schenectady County Community CollegeJoseph Chapman—SUNY BinghamtonMatthew Chestoski—SUNY BuffaloDrew Chisholm—SUNY BuffaloSean Chisholm—SUNY PotsdamStephanie Chow—Villanova UniversityGary Chrys—Hartwick CollegeLindsay Cioffi—Saint Lawrence University
Future plansLuke Citriniti—Hartford UniversityMaryrose Clark—SUNY PlattsburghMadeline Cocca—College of Saint BenedictJeremy Cohen—West Connecticut UniversitySamuel Colborn— Dean CollegeLora Colose—Laboratory Institute of MarketingAndrew Congdon—West Connecticut UniversityTucker Conklin—SUNY GeneseoGeoffrey Conway—University of West VirginiaTeresa Coppola—Franciscan UniversityMary Corey—Elmira CollegeSarah Correa—University of MichiganLilla Correia—No plans availableCarrie Costanzo—Ithaca CollegeRachel Costanzo—Salve ReginaRyan Coulthard—Hudson Valley Community CollegeEdgardo Cruz—Rochester Institute of TechnologyThomas Cucinotta—SUNY AlbanyAmber Cutter—Siena CollegeLesley Cutting—Franklin Pierce UniversityAlicia D’Alessandro—Saint Bonaventure UniversitySteven D’Amario—University of Massachusetts: AmherstMichael D’Aniello—United States NavyJason D’Sousa—Cornell UniversityAndrea DDaley—Dartmouth CollegeJacqueline Dall—University of VermontDevon Decataldo—American UniversitySamantha DeJohn—Buffalo StateSarah DeJohn—SUNY New PaltzChristine Del Vecchio—SUNY OswegoLouis DeMario—Merrimack CollegeBrendan DePierre—University of UtahNeil Desidario-Hudson Valley Community CollegeBrian Detrani—SUNY OswegoAshley Devane—SUNY AlbanyGregg Dillenbeck—Schenectady County Community CollegeAmanda Dilorenzo—SUNY CobleskillJennifer Donaldson—Schenectady County Community CollegeDryw Downing—SUNY BuffaloCamilo Duboy Luengo—ChileBrittany Dudley—Schenectady County Community CollegeKristina Dunn—Schenectady County Community CollegeHolly Dykstra—Columbia UniversityMichael Eisenstein—SUNY Brockport Delta CollegeStephen Elliott—Hudson Valley Community College
Future plans
these ceremonies ‘commencement Class of 2008
exercises.’ Graduation is not the Alisia Engle—Hudson Valley Community CollegeGregory Ernst— SUNY BuffaloErik Espina—Hudson Valley Community CollegeChristopher Fallis—No plans availableBrittany Farrell—SUNY OneontaWilliam Favitta—SUNY PlattsburghMelanie Febus—Valencia County Community CollegeMeghan Ferrelli—Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsJacob Finkle—Vassar CollegeRyan Finn—Hofstra UniversityEvan Fischer—Enerig workforceBailey Fitzgerald—Syracuse UniversityKyle Florell—Union CollegeCelbianca Flores—No plans availableJacqueline Fogarty—Georgetown UniversityElizabeth Frawley—SUNY OneontaZachary Frohne—Greensboro College Alexander Fuller—SUNY BinghamtonVictoria Fulton—Buffalo StateMichael Fusella—Columbia UniversityMatthew Gaffney—Hudson Valley Community CollegeNicole Gagnon—SUNY OswegoTyler Gansfuss—Le Moyne CollegeRenate Garverhaugen—NorwayMichael George—Pennsylvania State UniversityMark Gerardo—No plans availableCourtney Gibson—SUNY GeneseoGregory Gilbert—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMatthew Gillen—Ithaca CollegeAllison Godfrey—Hartwick CollegeJoshua Goldsmith—SUNY BinghamtonZachary Goldstein—year in Israel then Harvard CollegeNoah Grade—Wake Forest UniversityElijah Graham—SUNY New PaltzErica Grant— Siena CollegeJustin Green—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMatthew Grifferty—George Washington UniversitySamuel Grondahl—Williams CollegeCurtis Grupe— Hudson Valley Community CollegeAnay Gurme—University of RochesterElizabeth Halayko—Cornell UniversityDavid Hannon—No plans availableDevon Harrington—Hudson Valley Community CollegeKaroline Hart—Macalaster College
Jenna Havis—Rennselear Polytechnic InstituteKate Hayden—SUNY GeneseoChuchu He—Northeastern UniversityElizabeth Held—Bryn Mawr CollegeStephen Hemberger—SUNY BuffaloNathan Hendrickson—Hudson Valley Community CollegeKatlyn Hennessy—Schenectady County Community CollegeJulia Henze—Clarkson UniversityKayla Herrington—American UniversityEmily Hilts—University of Massachusetts: AmherstVincent Hopkins—Hudson Valley Community CollegePatricia Horan—SUNY GeneseoDevin Horton—Saint Rose CollegeKevin Howley—Clarkson UniversityTing Ting Huang—No plans availableVojtech Hudecek—Czech RepublicBryan Isbell—United States NavyVIncent Itri—Hudson Valley Community CollegeNatalya Ivashina—No plans availableMegan Jacomine—SUNY AlbanyMudasser Javed—SUNY New PaltzNicholas Johnas—Buffalo State CollegeJake Johnson—LaFayette CollegeJessica Johnson-Benjamin—No plans availableKevin Johnston—Northeastern UniversityAlexandria Jones—No plans availableKatie Jordan—Union CollegeZubin Joy—Northeastern UniversityEliza Kalm—Conservatory of Dance at SUNY PurchaseTanya Keefe—Hudson Valley Community CollegeKevin Kellish—Schenectady County Community CollegeRyan Kenealy—Central Connecticut StateKeegan Kennedy—University of RochesterDiane Kim—Boston CollegeMatthew Kimmey—Ithaca CollegeBridget Knickerbocker—SUNY CortlandNicole Koch— Aesthetician Science Institute Stanley Kocsis—SUNY BuffaloThomas Kolman—Boston CollegeErin Kopecki—Saint Bonaventure UniversityMichael Kopecki—University of PittsburghRobert Kosineski—Hamilton CollegeStefan Koutsakis—No plans availableStephanie Kross—SUNY AlbanyChristopher Kugler—Hudson Valley Community CollegeUtsav Kumar—New York UniversityCandace Labuda—No plans availableSamuel Lagasse—SUNY Albany
Nicholas Lavallee—SUNY DelhiBrendan John Leach—SUNY PotsdamConnor Lee—Saint Anselm CollegeSamantha Legere—SUNY GeneseoTeresa Leone—SUNY Stony BrookYongqian Li—Rennselaer Polytechnic InstituteMatthew Liebers—Rennselear Polytechnic InstituteBarbara Lindsay—SUNY GeneseoEmily Lnenicka—Union CollegeVanessa Lobo—SUNY GeneseoJenna Lohre— Hobart and William SmithJulia Loomis—Cornell UniversityCarly Lubert—Bentley CollegeBenjamin Luft—Hudson Valley Community CollegeJames Lyons—Schenectady County Community College Justin Macshane—Hunter College of ManhattanZuhair—Malik—George Washington UniversityRobert Mancini—Rochester Institute of Technology Louis Mancini—No plans availableLianna Mandia—Utah Valley UniversityJesse Manuta—Clark UniversityAbigail Marine—University of Massachusetts: AmherstElisabeth Marsan—Grove City CollegeNicholas Martin—Siena CollegeMeaghan Martin—SUNY GeneseoAmber Mashuta—Siena CollegeMegan Matiz— Hudson Valley Community CollegeKayla Matteo—Eckerd CollegeSean Matteo—Schenectady County Community CollegeChristopher Mattice—Niagara UniversityBrandon Maura—Schenectady County Community CollegeLauren Mausert—Hartwick CollgeRocco Mazzaferro—Lasell CollegeAlexander McKenna—Hudson Valley Community CollegeSarah McPartlon—Providence CollgeEmily McTague—Williams CollegeDeena Menagias—Hofstra UniversityValerie Michaels—Hudson Valley Community CollegeAlycia Miele Schenectady County Community CollegeStephanie Milstein—University of Massachusetts: AmherstJohnathon Miner—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteHadi Minhas—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAdrian Mitchell—SUNY AlbanyKristina Moller—Wake Forest UniversityJohn Moore—Saint John Fisher College
Jennifer Moore—Mount Holyoke CollegeNicholas Moquin—No plans availableElizabeth Moran—Saint Bonaventure UniversityBrandan Mroz—No plans availablePaula Mueller—Union CollegeCasey Mullaney—Hartwick CollgeAnna Munafo—No plans availableMarie Mutryn—Swarthmore CollegeChristopher Nelson—School of Visual ArtJacob Newcomb—Hartwick CollegeRazia Noori— Hudson Valley Community CollegeCaitlyn Norling—Furman UniversityKathryn Nottke—SUNY GeneseoBrian Nowell—Hudson Valley Community CollegeSally O’Brien—Mercyhurst CollegeAimee Okonski—Albany College of PharmacyChristopher Okonski—SUNY CortlandAlexander Olbrych—Saint John Fisher CollegeLeanna Pace—Buffalo StateJames Pagano—Dickinson CollegeGina Paniccia—Herkimer County Community CollegeBenjamin Papa—University of Massachusetts: AmherstTimothy Parkes—Marist CollegeMichael Pasley— Saint John Fisher CollegeEric Peil—Albany College of PharmacyJames Penk—SUNY PotsdamGisela Perez—Le Moyne College James Perrella—Conservatory of Music at SUNY PurchaseKristen Perrella—SUNY PurchaseAriel Peters—Russell Sage CollegeKellsey Peterson—Wake Forest UniversityMichael Petrocci—Schenectady County Community CollegeAllison Pfohl—University of VermontElliott Picker—Marist CollegeGarrett Pierce—Buffalo StateJohn Plakas—Saint Rose CollegeKatherine Plante—Western New England CollegeLaura Plis—University of Massachusetts: AmherstBenjamin Pliss—Onondaga Community CollegeLaura Pohl—Clarkson UniversityDavid Polanco—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLauren Powzyk—Fashion Institute of TechnologyDrew Prescott—SUNY GeneseoJennifer Primeau—SUNY AlbanyMichelle Primeau—Schenectady County Community CollegeJoseph Privitera—Clarkson University
Future plans
these ceremonies ‘commencement Class of 2008
exercises.’ Graduation is not the Alisia Engle—Hudson Valley Community CollegeGregory Ernst— SUNY BuffaloErik Espina—Hudson Valley Community CollegeChristopher Fallis—No plans availableBrittany Farrell—SUNY OneontaWilliam Favitta—SUNY PlattsburghMelanie Febus—Valencia County Community CollegeMeghan Ferrelli—Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsJacob Finkle—Vassar CollegeRyan Finn—Hofstra UniversityEvan Fischer—Enerig workforceBailey Fitzgerald—Syracuse UniversityKyle Florell—Union CollegeCelbianca Flores—No plans availableJacqueline Fogarty—Georgetown UniversityElizabeth Frawley—SUNY OneontaZachary Frohne—Greensboro College Alexander Fuller—SUNY BinghamtonVictoria Fulton—Buffalo StateMichael Fusella—Columbia UniversityMatthew Gaffney—Hudson Valley Community CollegeNicole Gagnon—SUNY OswegoTyler Gansfuss—Le Moyne CollegeRenate Garverhaugen—NorwayMichael George—Pennsylvania State UniversityMark Gerardo—No plans availableCourtney Gibson—SUNY GeneseoGregory Gilbert—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMatthew Gillen—Ithaca CollegeAllison Godfrey—Hartwick CollegeJoshua Goldsmith—SUNY BinghamtonZachary Goldstein—year in Israel then Harvard CollegeNoah Grade—Wake Forest UniversityElijah Graham—SUNY New PaltzErica Grant— Siena CollegeJustin Green—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMatthew Grifferty—George Washington UniversitySamuel Grondahl—Williams CollegeCurtis Grupe— Hudson Valley Community CollegeAnay Gurme—University of RochesterElizabeth Halayko—Cornell UniversityDavid Hannon—No plans availableDevon Harrington—Hudson Valley Community CollegeKaroline Hart—Macalaster College
Jenna Havis—Rennselear Polytechnic InstituteKate Hayden—SUNY GeneseoChuchu He—Northeastern UniversityElizabeth Held—Bryn Mawr CollegeStephen Hemberger—SUNY BuffaloNathan Hendrickson—Hudson Valley Community CollegeKatlyn Hennessy—Schenectady County Community CollegeJulia Henze—Clarkson UniversityKayla Herrington—American UniversityEmily Hilts—University of Massachusetts: AmherstVincent Hopkins—Hudson Valley Community CollegePatricia Horan—SUNY GeneseoDevin Horton—Saint Rose CollegeKevin Howley—Clarkson UniversityTing Ting Huang—No plans availableVojtech Hudecek—Czech RepublicBryan Isbell—United States NavyVIncent Itri—Hudson Valley Community CollegeNatalya Ivashina—No plans availableMegan Jacomine—SUNY AlbanyMudasser Javed—SUNY New PaltzNicholas Johnas—Buffalo State CollegeJake Johnson—LaFayette CollegeJessica Johnson-Benjamin—No plans availableKevin Johnston—Northeastern UniversityAlexandria Jones—No plans availableKatie Jordan—Union CollegeZubin Joy—Northeastern UniversityEliza Kalm—Conservatory of Dance at SUNY PurchaseTanya Keefe—Hudson Valley Community CollegeKevin Kellish—Schenectady County Community CollegeRyan Kenealy—Central Connecticut StateKeegan Kennedy—University of RochesterDiane Kim—Boston CollegeMatthew Kimmey—Ithaca CollegeBridget Knickerbocker—SUNY CortlandNicole Koch— Aesthetician Science Institute Stanley Kocsis—SUNY BuffaloThomas Kolman—Boston CollegeErin Kopecki—Saint Bonaventure UniversityMichael Kopecki—University of PittsburghRobert Kosineski—Hamilton CollegeStefan Koutsakis—No plans availableStephanie Kross—SUNY AlbanyChristopher Kugler—Hudson Valley Community CollegeUtsav Kumar—New York UniversityCandace Labuda—No plans availableSamuel Lagasse—SUNY Albany
Nicholas Lavallee—SUNY DelhiBrendan John Leach—SUNY PotsdamConnor Lee—Saint Anselm CollegeSamantha Legere—SUNY GeneseoTeresa Leone—SUNY Stony BrookYongqian Li—Rennselaer Polytechnic InstituteMatthew Liebers—Rennselear Polytechnic InstituteBarbara Lindsay—SUNY GeneseoEmily Lnenicka—Union CollegeVanessa Lobo—SUNY GeneseoJenna Lohre— Hobart and William SmithJulia Loomis—Cornell UniversityCarly Lubert—Bentley CollegeBenjamin Luft—Hudson Valley Community CollegeJames Lyons—Schenectady County Community College Justin Macshane—Hunter College of ManhattanZuhair—Malik—George Washington UniversityRobert Mancini—Rochester Institute of Technology Louis Mancini—No plans availableLianna Mandia—Utah Valley UniversityJesse Manuta—Clark UniversityAbigail Marine—University of Massachusetts: AmherstElisabeth Marsan—Grove City CollegeNicholas Martin—Siena CollegeMeaghan Martin—SUNY GeneseoAmber Mashuta—Siena CollegeMegan Matiz— Hudson Valley Community CollegeKayla Matteo—Eckerd CollegeSean Matteo—Schenectady County Community CollegeChristopher Mattice—Niagara UniversityBrandon Maura—Schenectady County Community CollegeLauren Mausert—Hartwick CollgeRocco Mazzaferro—Lasell CollegeAlexander McKenna—Hudson Valley Community CollegeSarah McPartlon—Providence CollgeEmily McTague—Williams CollegeDeena Menagias—Hofstra UniversityValerie Michaels—Hudson Valley Community CollegeAlycia Miele Schenectady County Community CollegeStephanie Milstein—University of Massachusetts: AmherstJohnathon Miner—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteHadi Minhas—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteAdrian Mitchell—SUNY AlbanyKristina Moller—Wake Forest UniversityJohn Moore—Saint John Fisher College
Jennifer Moore—Mount Holyoke CollegeNicholas Moquin—No plans availableElizabeth Moran—Saint Bonaventure UniversityBrandan Mroz—No plans availablePaula Mueller—Union CollegeCasey Mullaney—Hartwick CollgeAnna Munafo—No plans availableMarie Mutryn—Swarthmore CollegeChristopher Nelson—School of Visual ArtJacob Newcomb—Hartwick CollegeRazia Noori— Hudson Valley Community CollegeCaitlyn Norling—Furman UniversityKathryn Nottke—SUNY GeneseoBrian Nowell—Hudson Valley Community CollegeSally O’Brien—Mercyhurst CollegeAimee Okonski—Albany College of PharmacyChristopher Okonski—SUNY CortlandAlexander Olbrych—Saint John Fisher CollegeLeanna Pace—Buffalo StateJames Pagano—Dickinson CollegeGina Paniccia—Herkimer County Community CollegeBenjamin Papa—University of Massachusetts: AmherstTimothy Parkes—Marist CollegeMichael Pasley— Saint John Fisher CollegeEric Peil—Albany College of PharmacyJames Penk—SUNY PotsdamGisela Perez—Le Moyne College James Perrella—Conservatory of Music at SUNY PurchaseKristen Perrella—SUNY PurchaseAriel Peters—Russell Sage CollegeKellsey Peterson—Wake Forest UniversityMichael Petrocci—Schenectady County Community CollegeAllison Pfohl—University of VermontElliott Picker—Marist CollegeGarrett Pierce—Buffalo StateJohn Plakas—Saint Rose CollegeKatherine Plante—Western New England CollegeLaura Plis—University of Massachusetts: AmherstBenjamin Pliss—Onondaga Community CollegeLaura Pohl—Clarkson UniversityDavid Polanco—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLauren Powzyk—Fashion Institute of TechnologyDrew Prescott—SUNY GeneseoJennifer Primeau—SUNY AlbanyMichelle Primeau—Schenectady County Community CollegeJoseph Privitera—Clarkson University
Most Frequently Attended Colleges by the Niskayuna Class of 2008
1. Hudson Valley Community College – 33 students 2. Schenectady County Community College – 20 students 3. State University of New York, Geneseo – 11 students 4. (tie) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – 10 students State University of New York, Albany 6. Siena College – 9 students 7. (tie) Clarkson University- 7 students Hartwick College University of Massachusetts, Amherst
10. (tie) State University of New York, Buffalo- 6 students Union College12. (tie) Boston College -5 students Buffalo State College Marist College State University of New York, Purchase
16. (tie) American University-4 students Cornell University Ithaca College Northeastern University State University of New York, Binghamton State University of New York, New Paltz State University of New York, Oswego State University of New York, Potsdam University of Rochester
24. Columbia University-3 students Le Moyne College Rochester Institute of Technology Saint Bonaventure University Saint John Fisher College State University of New York, Cortland State University of New York, Oneonta State University of New York, Plattsburgh University of Vermont Wake Forest University Western New England University 36. Eighteen colleges with 2 student attending 54. Seventy-six colleges with 1 student attending
Future plans
end; it’s the beginning.” - Orrin HatchBrittany Pyle—Niagara UniversityJoanne Qiao—Brandeis UniversitySean Quackenbush—SUNY Stony BrookHannah Quaintance—Evergreen State CollegeRostislav Rar—SUNY AlbanyMichael Reilly—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCaroline Richards—SUNY PotsdamDean-Michael Robbins—Siena CollegeMiles Roben—Texas A&MErin Roche—Boston CollegeChristopher Rochow—SUNY AlbanyJeremy Rockmacher—SUNY PurchaseAlexander Rohr—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteVictoria Rojas—Marist CollegeSarah Romer—Hudson Valley Community CollegeAmanda Root—Schenectady County Community CollegeJohn Ropietski—North Carolina StateMichael Ross—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMichael Rowe—Clarkson UniversityMatthew Rowe—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMatthew Rudinski—Drexel UniversityMeredith Runkel—Saint Lawrence UniversityTyler Russell—Hudson Valley Community CollegeImbi Salasoo—Johns Hopkins UniversityZachary Santiago—SUNY AlbanyPaul Sapia—Saint Michael’s UniversityKatherine Scheib—SUNY OswegoEmily Schick—Tufts UniversityElizabeth Schroeder—Quinnipiac UniversityMaxim Schuler—Cornell UniversityDaniel Schwartz—Northeastern UniversityJoseph Schwendler—Marquette UniversityMark Seeberger—No plans availableAngelica Sendra—Hudson Valley Community CollegeAlexis Seymour—Schenectady County Community CollegeFaroz Sharifipour—Hudson Valley Community CollegeEric Shechtman—SUNY New PaltzCraig Shelley—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMolly Shelton—Hartwick CollgeEmma Shemo—SUNY OneontaAngelo Simone—No plans availableHaley Sive—Bates CollegeMatthew Slotnick—Boston CollegeSara Smigen—Gettysburg CollegeAmanda J. Smith—No plans availableLauren Squadere—Siena CollegeAaron Staudinger—Boston College
Emily Stone—Boston UniversityNicholas Stopera—Syracuse UniversityAlessandra Strong—American UniversityKara Sullivan—Rollins CollegeVictor Sweet—Hudson Valley Community CollegeSohail Syed—Rennsselear Polytechnic InstituteJonathan Sylvetsky—Ithaca CollegeRyan Szymanski—Hudson Valley Community CollegeYifan Tang—University of ChicagoMelissa Tanis—Hudson Valley Community CollegeJonathan Tanlongo—GhanaAimee Taylor—No plans availableFrancis Thalakotur—Boston UniversityAditya Thiyagarajan—Clarkson UniversityLiam Tormey—Cape Fear Community CollegeCarrie Trant—University of RochesterDavid Trestick—Hudson Valley Community CollegeChristopher Tyson—Mohawk Valley Community CollegeDaniel Vaccaro— SUNY PlattsburghCassia Varvaro—Marist CollegeMatthew Vedder—Schenectady County Community CollegeLysandra Vega—Schenectady County Community CollegeRichard Verzoni—Utica CollegeSofia Vitkin—Siena CollegeViktoriya Volfson—Schenectady County Community CollegeMichael Waldron—No plans availableAllison Wall—Marist CollegeKate Waltman—Le Moyne College Jonathan Warczak—University of ChicagoJohn Watson—University of Rhode IslandZachary Webber—Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBrittany Wells—Schenectady County Community CollegeLauren Whitehead—SUNY GeneseoNicole Whitney—Schenectady County Community CollegeAlexander Williams—Bowdoin CollegeMatthew C. Williams—Saint John’s UniversityCurtis Williamson—Rochester Institute of TechnologyRachael Winnie—SUNY CobleskillSeth Wyngowski—American UniversityLeiah Yakel—No plans availableEmily Young—Coast Guard AcademyTiffany Zebrowski—Sage College of AlbanyQianyi Zhang—SUNY Binghamton
Most Frequently Attended Colleges by the Niskayuna Class of 2008
1. Hudson Valley Community College – 33 students 2. Schenectady County Community College – 20 students 3. State University of New York, Geneseo – 11 students 4. (tie) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – 10 students State University of New York, Albany 6. Siena College – 9 students 7. (tie) Clarkson University- 7 students Hartwick College University of Massachusetts, Amherst
10. (tie) State University of New York, Buffalo- 6 students Union College12. (tie) Boston College -5 students Buffalo State College Marist College State University of New York, Purchase
16. (tie) American University-4 students Cornell University Ithaca College Northeastern University State University of New York, Binghamton State University of New York, New Paltz State University of New York, Oswego State University of New York, Potsdam University of Rochester
24. Columbia University-3 students Le Moyne College Rochester Institute of Technology Saint Bonaventure University Saint John Fisher College State University of New York, Cortland State University of New York, Oneonta State University of New York, Plattsburgh University of Vermont Wake Forest University Western New England University 36. Eighteen colleges with 2 student attending 54. Seventy-six colleges with 1 student attending
Future plans
end; it’s the beginning.” - Orrin HatchBrittany Pyle—Niagara UniversityJoanne Qiao—Brandeis UniversitySean Quackenbush—SUNY Stony BrookHannah Quaintance—Evergreen State CollegeRostislav Rar—SUNY AlbanyMichael Reilly—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCaroline Richards—SUNY PotsdamDean-Michael Robbins—Siena CollegeMiles Roben—Texas A&MErin Roche—Boston CollegeChristopher Rochow—SUNY AlbanyJeremy Rockmacher—SUNY PurchaseAlexander Rohr—Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteVictoria Rojas—Marist CollegeSarah Romer—Hudson Valley Community CollegeAmanda Root—Schenectady County Community CollegeJohn Ropietski—North Carolina StateMichael Ross—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMichael Rowe—Clarkson UniversityMatthew Rowe—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMatthew Rudinski—Drexel UniversityMeredith Runkel—Saint Lawrence UniversityTyler Russell—Hudson Valley Community CollegeImbi Salasoo—Johns Hopkins UniversityZachary Santiago—SUNY AlbanyPaul Sapia—Saint Michael’s UniversityKatherine Scheib—SUNY OswegoEmily Schick—Tufts UniversityElizabeth Schroeder—Quinnipiac UniversityMaxim Schuler—Cornell UniversityDaniel Schwartz—Northeastern UniversityJoseph Schwendler—Marquette UniversityMark Seeberger—No plans availableAngelica Sendra—Hudson Valley Community CollegeAlexis Seymour—Schenectady County Community CollegeFaroz Sharifipour—Hudson Valley Community CollegeEric Shechtman—SUNY New PaltzCraig Shelley—Hudson Valley Community CollegeMolly Shelton—Hartwick CollgeEmma Shemo—SUNY OneontaAngelo Simone—No plans availableHaley Sive—Bates CollegeMatthew Slotnick—Boston CollegeSara Smigen—Gettysburg CollegeAmanda J. Smith—No plans availableLauren Squadere—Siena CollegeAaron Staudinger—Boston College
Emily Stone—Boston UniversityNicholas Stopera—Syracuse UniversityAlessandra Strong—American UniversityKara Sullivan—Rollins CollegeVictor Sweet—Hudson Valley Community CollegeSohail Syed—Rennsselear Polytechnic InstituteJonathan Sylvetsky—Ithaca CollegeRyan Szymanski—Hudson Valley Community CollegeYifan Tang—University of ChicagoMelissa Tanis—Hudson Valley Community CollegeJonathan Tanlongo—GhanaAimee Taylor—No plans availableFrancis Thalakotur—Boston UniversityAditya Thiyagarajan—Clarkson UniversityLiam Tormey—Cape Fear Community CollegeCarrie Trant—University of RochesterDavid Trestick—Hudson Valley Community CollegeChristopher Tyson—Mohawk Valley Community CollegeDaniel Vaccaro— SUNY PlattsburghCassia Varvaro—Marist CollegeMatthew Vedder—Schenectady County Community CollegeLysandra Vega—Schenectady County Community CollegeRichard Verzoni—Utica CollegeSofia Vitkin—Siena CollegeViktoriya Volfson—Schenectady County Community CollegeMichael Waldron—No plans availableAllison Wall—Marist CollegeKate Waltman—Le Moyne College Jonathan Warczak—University of ChicagoJohn Watson—University of Rhode IslandZachary Webber—Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBrittany Wells—Schenectady County Community CollegeLauren Whitehead—SUNY GeneseoNicole Whitney—Schenectady County Community CollegeAlexander Williams—Bowdoin CollegeMatthew C. Williams—Saint John’s UniversityCurtis Williamson—Rochester Institute of TechnologyRachael Winnie—SUNY CobleskillSeth Wyngowski—American UniversityLeiah Yakel—No plans availableEmily Young—Coast Guard AcademyTiffany Zebrowski—Sage College of AlbanyQianyi Zhang—SUNY Binghamton
FunThe Class of ‘08 entered
gether four years ago. Heresurprising facts about where
those very
Factsthe halls of Niskayuna to-are some interesting andwe’re going after we exitsame doors.
College-bound seniors 335 out of 361 (92.79%) seniors 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. The eventual percentage of NHS ’08 students attending some college will be even higher.)
Studying in-state 227 out of 335 (67.76% ) college-bound seniors will study in New York State.
Military service Three students will eventually be members of a military branch. Two students plan on joining the United States Navy.
One student will attend the Coast Guard Academy.
SUNY 63 out of 335 (18.8%) college-bound seniors will study in the State University of New York system. Fifteen different SUNY institutions are represented, out of 29 undergraduate SUNY schools.
Disclaimer: All data collected and analyzed is not scientific— it is based on information provided to The Warrior by students
and their families.
Warrior art / Julia Schnell
The Great Divide Only five students are attending college west of the Mississippi River— two in Utah, two in Texas and one in Washington State.
Art for Art’s Sake Niskayuna is known for its high quality art programs, but do senior’s future plans show it? Four students will be attending art schools next year, including the Fashion Institute of Technology, the School of Visual Art, Laboratory Institute of Marketing, and the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. (Note: this does not include students who will major in Fine Arts at general colleges or universities.)
The Music-makers Only one students will be attending a music school, at. the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase. (Note: this does not include students who will major in Music at general colleges or universities.)
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College-bound seniors 335 out of 361 (92.79%) seniors 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. The eventual percentage of NHS ’08 students attending some college will be even higher.)
Studying in-state 227 out of 335 (67.76% ) college-bound seniors will study in New York State.
Military service Three students will eventually be members of a military branch. Two students plan on joining the United States Navy.
One student will attend the Coast Guard Academy.
SUNY 63 out of 335 (18.8%) college-bound seniors will study in the State University of New York system. Fifteen different SUNY institutions are represented, out of 29 undergraduate SUNY schools.
Disclaimer: All data collected and analyzed is not scientific— it is based on information provided to The Warrior by students
and their families.
Warrior art / Julia Schnell
The Great Divide Only five students are attending college west of the Mississippi River— two in Utah, two in Texas and one in Washington State.
Art for Art’s Sake Niskayuna is known for its high quality art programs, but do senior’s future plans show it? Four students will be attending art schools next year, including the Fashion Institute of Technology, the School of Visual Art, Laboratory Institute of Marketing, and the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase. (Note: this does not include students who will major in Fine Arts at general colleges or universities.)
The Music-makers Only one students will be attending a music school, at. the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase. (Note: this does not include students who will major in Music at general colleges or universities.)
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