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Lacrosse player commits to Randolph-Macon FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy senior, Sarah DiFazio, has recently committed to playing lacrosse at Randolph-Macon College. Randolph-Macon is a Division three college and is located in Ashland, Virginia. DiFazio has been scouted by several college coaches across the country, all leading competitive lacrosse programs. She said she selected Randolph-Macon because of its campus, class size and competitiveness of the lacrosse program. During her Pinecrest high school career, DiFazio served two years as Varsity Girls Lacrosse captain. She was selected to the All County First Team in 2015 and 2016, and to the Georgia National Team in 2015. She received the
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University of New Haven ORANGE, Conn. — The following students from the University of New Haven have been named on the fall 2015 dean’s list: Nicholas Massoudi from Alpharetta.
University of North Ga. DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The following students from the University of North Georgia were named on the fall 2015 dean’s list. From Alpharetta: Emily Drew, Lauren Fadem, Rachel Hatcher, Chad Manthey, Adam Neal, Katherine Smith, Daniel Wallon, Alexandra Watts, Daniel Adam, Emily Weibel, Margaret Alford, Lucien Buckingham, Hudson Chow, Julia Churchill, Julie Forrest, Rachel Hunt, Lindsey Manarin, Rebecca Richards, Elizabeht Whitten, Lauren Zamora, Brendon Cain, Marshall Hahn, Alex Johnson, Jackson Lafleur, Ashley Mason, Jessica McDougald, Kristen McKay, Shannon Mulvey, Christopher Schoenfdorf, Connor Skelton, Macaila Sloan, Wade Staines, Hannah Stanford, Jack Ward, Charles Woyce and Arielle Zottneck. From Milton: Kindred Carrier, Mark Iltsenko, Chase Mayer, Abigail Osborne, Kelsey Osborne, Sydney Skala, Elizabeth Stefek and Karlee Stephenson. From Forsyth: Sarah Hosey, Stephen Almond, Steven Anthony, Tyler Anulies, Brian Arthur, Adalae Barber, Sarah Barnard, Madison Bell, Noemi Bernam, Sydney Bramblett,
All State Honorable Mention in 2016, and Pinecrest’s Paladin Award in 2016. “Several years ago, Sarah made a commitment to work very hard to improve her game,” said varsity girls coach Jillian DiFazio, who is also DiFazio’s mother. DiFazio began playing competitively the summer after eighth grade. “She plays because she loves the game. She has not only grown as a player, but also as a leader and wellrounded individual. I give a huge amount of credit to her club team, XTEAM, which challenged Sarah not only to develop as a player, but as a person as well,” added coach Jillian. DiFazio will formally sign with Randolph-Macon in early 2017.
Sarah DiFazio will play lacrosse for Random-Macon College following her senior year.
Emily Brogden, Ashley Caughey, Carla Chapman, Cayden Chesnut, Maddux Clancy, Reed Rochran, Chase Cole, Rodney Cook, Hunter Crain, Catherine Creighton, Megan Daly, Gerald de Grace, Alexandria Depenbrock, Wesley Eccleston, Natalie Fisher, Tristan Flowers, Christopher Ford, Joshua Fuller, Kayla Gibbs, Breanna Hammond, Hope Heist, Jacob Henze, Thomas Hodge, Benjamin Johnson, Diana Johnson, Savannah Lacy, Taylor Landy, Patreece Lawrence, Wonhee Lee, Erin Lewis, Erica Loughmiller, Laurel Mailman, Amanda Maxfield, Evan Miller, Amanda Mills, Lauren Mirakovits, Bryan Montero, Jonathan Moreno, Dustin Muse, Savannah Musser, Erin Nable, Kelsey Osgood, James Paek, Emma Palmer, Youngjin Park, Naomi Pettus, Meredith Pirtle, Katherine Puls, Eric Purks, Daneille Rao, Jameson Riddle, Chloe Rocamora, David Russo, Melissa Simpson, Jasmynne Smallwood, Savannah Smith, Jackson Speed, Sabrina Strange, Lance Sudduth, Christopher Tasos, Philip Taylor, Mindy Tran, Nicholas Trinh, Natasha Trotsiouk, Travis Turney, Megan Walters, Ashlee Watznauer, Courteney Welch, Christina White, Danielle White, Micaela Adkins, Antonio Arango, Kristina Armistead, Nicholas Armistead, Alexandra Aurand, Elaina Baaklini, Sullivan Bares, Scott Barnes, Kyle Billington, Samantha Biondi, Sophia Boerman, Hanna Bolinger, Tina Burks, Olivia Callender, Kaitlyn Campbell, Katherine Canady, Michael Castelein, Brittany Clarke, Melissa Coury, Courtney Cox, Angela De Los Santos, Jessica Dunham, River Faulker, Andrew Fuhrmann, Machenzie Girton, Renee Glisson, Phillip Gunter, Brian Hales, Amel Hasanovic, Andrew Holcombe, Perry Holcombe, Cole Jackson, Hunter James, Rebecca Jeffer-
son, Justin Jordan, Daniel Karnauch, Kristen Kirby, Samantha Krupica, Nathaniel Lee, Britanny Lord, Emily Major, Jacob Maraffi, Taylor McGilvray, Grace McHan, Kelly Mendieta, Blaise Menta, Jeff Michaud, Danielle Monroe, Carlos Morataya, Jacques Laurence Moster, Emily Nolan, Colin Ochs, Mary Olive, Maribel Orozco-Martinez, Adin Osmanbasic, Natalie Pagekopf, Carly Payne, Samantha Prendergast, Kelly Rasmovich, Michael Rotkin, Jacob Royal, Gracie Sams, Todd Schmuggerov, Josiah Selvig, Walker Slaton, Breanna Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Lauren Staniewicz, Lindsey Stevens, Michael Strickland, Alyssa Sweatman, Anthony Szeszko, Steven Tryonoviech, Kyle Watson, Michael Wells, Caroline Welsch, Mikahla Willett, James Worsham, Alexis Wright, Madison York and Madison Estes. From Johns Creek: Scott Doyle, Abigail Grey, Andrew Hancock, So Yeon Kim, Jason Bourne, Taeksung Nam, Andrew Ruff, Courney Poole, Eric Riley and James Sundy. Additionally, the following students were named on the fall 2015 president’s list. From Alpharetta: Ashley Gleason, Donya Kobari, Erin McCarthy, Christina Perry, Samantha Allen, Mackenzie Bloom, Callie Downing, Taylor Konishi, Stacey Rubanowice, Ashlen Dillinder, Leslie Gtreenberg, Amanda Mazzei, Hannah Stettner, Monica Andrey, Emily Brock, Tyler Campbell, Robert Bates, Haley Favors, Michael Thomas, Jonathan Bryant, Kendall Dennis, Amber Hester, Allison Smoltz, John Hendricks and Marcus Jakubiszak-Coward. From Forsyth: Oscar Pasley, John Simon, Deidra Pruit, Madeline Rudd, Lac Nguyen, Avery Babykin, Mckenzie Bagley, Maribel Cooke, Alexis Vlasz,
Alexander Hanson, Stephanie Emmett, Lynnette Frey, Charles Garcia, Catherine Morrow, Elizabeth Streit, Rebekah Verner, Jamie Amick, Charles Lieb, Grant Ramage, Katheryn Blackmar, Ronald Denmon, Kara Duncan, Joshua Hepworth, Brittany Hill, Gabrielle Homsy, Naomi Johnston, Jillian Jones, Allison Keithly, Rachel Langill, Austin Loughmiller, Lindsey Luppino, Caitlin Lutz, Caroline Matarrese, Johnathan McGowan, Kelly Plante, Devin Schroeder, Jessica Thompson, Jami Weimer, Caitly Wlosko, Brighid Corrigan, Keegan Phillips, Cameron Arnold, Hollyann Smith, Alexander Strozensky, Brandon Waller, Anthony Arena, Barrett Crowder, Danielle Glover, Sara Pekrul, Christian Stanko, Matthew Delise, Moises Rayo, Christian Resendiz, Wendy Skinner, Jaclyn Barnum, Brooke Larson, Kayla Richards, Charla Ayers, Olivia Roberts, McKenzie Sestak, Marissa Wood, keely Jabloner, Austin Marrs, Tiana Pembroke, Amy Rutherford, Andrew Williams, Darrell Checketts, Dylan Checketts, Katherine Craddock-Dinsmore, Krystal Jemmott, Britanny Lance, Nicholas Lawless, Valarie McGregor, Haley Register, Sarah Smudde, Regan Tiernan, Morgan Wade, Kayla Wright, Alexa Davis and Brandon Cruz. From Johns Creek: Katie Lin, Samuil Vancia, Chase Campbell, Luke Starkes, Rachel Leeth, Rachel Rockas and Alexis Null. From Milton: Isabella Russo, Mitchell Fariss and Lindsey Hall. Additionally, the following students graduated fall 2015. From Alpharetta: Adam Neal, Edward Winfield, Selena Rosario, Steven Lennon, Lauren Fadem, Wendy Welch,
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