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1 Choate ’07 classmates attended a rooftop brunch hosted by Chelsea Laverack ’07. From left: Zach Remsen, Greg Van, Lily Haydock, Hilary Copp, Chelsea Laverack, Briana Fasone, Grace Kelly, Kiki Kazickas, and Corey Sherman. 2 Nicholas A. Panzica ’09 was
commissioned an Ensign in the Navy in November. He will be headed to Naval Air Station Pensacola to become a naval aviator. He is pictured with his sisters, from left, Michelle Panzica ’07, and Kimi Panzica. 3 Elisabeth Roberts ’11 is
a junior at the University of Southern California, majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in cinematic arts. She is currently interning for Conan on TBS. 4 Jenny Bierce ’05 and Colin Judd ’05 traveled to Tanzania to summit Africa’s tallest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro, last August. They
ascended the Whiskey Route to the top of the 19,341-foot peak in just four days, then traveled to Zanzibar for some much needed beach time and relaxation. 5 Betsy Lippitt ’05 married Raul Sigmund Julia on August 31, 2013, at the Julia Farm in the Catskills. Choate theater teacher Tracy Ginder-Delventhal acted as the Master of Ceremonies. Other Choaties in attendance, includes from left, Caroline Bourdeau ’05, Jill Russo ’05, Courtney Clark ’05, Raul and Betsy, Vanessa Dube ’05, Kati Vaughn ’05, Daniel Sobol ’05, and Emily Reid ’05. The couple, both actors, met in 2009 at the Flea Theater in TriBeCa. 6 CJ Bernstein ’11 and Director of Community Service Mary Pashley at the top of Mt. Galena in Colorado last July. The summit is at 12, 893 ft.
’10 Lenny Futterman writes, “Last summer I raced for the US National Rowing team in the Men’s Single Sculls at the Under 23 World Championship in Linz, Austria. This is the third time that I have been on a National team in four years. After returning from Worlds, I raced at the US Senior National Team Trials. I placed second in the Single Sculls. I hope to row in the 2016 Olympics in Rio.” Michael Grisanti accepted a job at Lockheed Martin in Owego, N.Y., as an associate hardware engineer starting in the summer of 2014, after he graduates from Cornell. Bo Ra Kim was elected Chair of the Executive Committee of the national Sierra Student Coalition, the youth chapter of the Sierra Club, the oldest environmental organization in the nation. ’11 Elisabeth Roberts is currently a junior at the University of Southern California, majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in cinematic arts. She works for USC’s student-run news show Annenberg TV News and entertainment network Trojan Vision, and writes for USC’s online multimedia website magazine, Neon Tommy. She also works as an undergraduate research assistant for the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture (www.ijpc.org/) and as an Annenberg Ambassador for the admissions office. She is currently interning for Conan on TBS.
Alex Tenney writes, “Jake Orthwein and I, both juniors at the University of Southern California, were recently elected as presidents of our Greek organizations for the upcoming year. I was elected as the President of the Alpha Nu Chapter of Delta Gamma, and Jake was elected as the President of the Zeta Delta Chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha in November.” Alex adds that Legally Blonde was based on the chapter of Delta Gamma at USC. The sorority in the movie is called "Delta Nu," combining the chapter and fraternity names from the USC sorority.
former faculty notes
Lou Young, former math teacher, form dean, and head football coach writes, “I continue to use Choate as the benchmark for many of my initiatives in my schools since. After Choate, I worked for 10 years at Woodstock Union High School, in Woodstock, Vt., then onto Seabury Hall School on Maui, then to the Academy of the Pacific and now Le Jardin Academy on Oahu.” Lou was recently asked to present at George Pyne’s induction ceremony into National Football Foundation’s Leadership Hall of Fame.