Alumni Updates

ROBERTA BELDEN - 1986

Roberta checks in with EHS from Monterrey, Mexico. She attended Winchedon School and the University of Monterrey. She married Miguel in 1997 and has four daughters, Roberta, Marian, Fernanda and Isabela. Roberta’s favorite memories are of the attention and dedication she received from the faculty and the friendships she made.

JULIA GIORDANO - 2008

NOAH GRINBERG - 2019

ANDREW PURSE - 2013

TOM RODDEN - 1984

MICHAEL CURRY - 1978

Michael attended Trinity Pawling School after Eagle Hill. Michael’s favorite memories are of living in the dorm (he notes that they lived less than a mile from School) and the faculty: “Mark Griffin. Terrific man. Hired me to do odd jobs and dishwashing whilst a student and during summer breaks. Bob Piola, Lea and Dave Silvestro, put up with me as a boarder, Len Tavermina, Mr. and Mrs Mike Harris, Marty, who ran the kitchen, the most excellent Walter Stadnick, Rick Lavoie, Ms. Brown, and Joy Shannon. There are others that I remember faces but unfortunately not names. Saints all.”

Julia attended School of the Holy Child in Rye for high school and graduated with a bachelor’s in exercise science from Elon University. She shares the following update: After finishing college, I worked as a teacher in Thailand for five months before pursuing a master’s degree in speech and language pathology. Due to my language disorder, I understand the struggles kids have when they cannot communicate their wants and needs. I was lucky enough to receive the help I needed from the teachers and SLPs at EHS and I knew I wanted to help as many people as I could with speech and language. In May 2022 I graduated with a master’s in speech and language pathology from Northeastern University. On September 10, 2022, I married my husband and later moved to Dallas, Texas where I currently work as a speech and language pathology clinical fellow with children aged 0-3. My favorite memory includes all the different sports played including, soccer, basketball, hockey, and lacrosse.

I am currently a student at Winston Prep in New York City. volunteer teaching virtual bootcamp classes through Heal One World. Also, each Saturday, I help little kids with special needs play sports at a program called Project Happy. In addition, I have joined a filmmaking club, where am creating a mystery film.

Hello EHS! After graduating from Elon in 2021, I moved to Austin, TX and have been chasing a career in sales! I am currently an Account Executive at Oracle NetSuite. My favorite memory is playing pick-up basketball at recess and U.S. History/Biology classes with Mr. Moore and Mr. Baker!

Tom went on to Glastonbury High School in CT followed by the University of Massachusetts. He majored in plant and soil science.

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TOM MULKERN - 1984

CHRIS KENT - 1981

Chris attended Hesser College and owns his own business in New Hampshire.

Chris shared that his favorite memory was sports and the teachers John Reno, Pat Buckley and Chris Hinkley.

When I first started at Eagle Hill, I had trouble socializing. Through hours of hard work, and many amazing teachers, including Mrs. Sweeney, Mr. and Mrs. Delisle, Mr. Flood, Ms. Quinn, Ms. McHale, and Mrs. Connolly, I became a better friend, and I learned strategies to help me with my academics. My opinions have also changed around movies and classes. used to hate any movie with violence, but through the dormitory program, I desensitized. Lastly, writing used to be torture. When I was first assigned language arts with Mrs. Connolly, aka Maleficent, I was furious, because I knew she required her students to write frequent essays, which I could not stand. Through her guidance, I improved at writing, and it is no longer as daunting. Eagle Hill was a life-changing experience. The most important skill I learned was how to take notes. That has helped me study a lot more effectively and reduce stress at final exam time. If I had to choose one piece of advice, it would be that everything happens for a reason, so we should trust that no matter how we may feel, everything will turn out well eventually.

GRANT KUPPENHEIMER - 2015

After spending several years traveling and working, currently study at Durham University where I read Theology. Eagle Hill will always have a special place in my heart. After spending six wonderful years growing and developing myself its hard to pick a single memory! I do remember that during my final two years at the school I was part of the ‘Language Arts programme’ where I spent most of my time with the same group of students. This was a great joy as we spent most of our academic lives together and graduated Eagle Hill as a single cohort. I reflect on this period as a great joy in my life.

JORDAN PALEY - 2012

After leaving Eagle Hill, I went to The Harvey School for 8th and 9th grades. Then transferred again to Briarcliff High School to finish out high school. I then went to Springfield College (MA) where I studied Sport Management. I have since worked with the New York Boulders, MassMutual Center, MGM Northfield Park, and am now at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport as the Event Manager. My favorite memory was singing “God Bless America” at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers game. The memory is that much better because now I get to give that same memory to young kids at Bridgeport Islanders games.

MADDY ROBERTS - 2015

Maddy is doing great at the moment having graduated from the School of the Holy Child in Rye in 2020. She is now a junior at Marist College studying criminal justice.

Tom graduated from Stratford High School in 1985 and went on to attend Housatonic Community College. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1988 and since then met his wife. Tom has been a Civil War reenactor since 1997 (25 years). He works for Miller Knoll in East Greenville, PA. Tom’s favorite memory of Eagle Hill is of being awarded the 1983 Headmasters Sports Award. It has been 40 years since he won the award and he still displays it proudly. Tom says, “I will never forget what Mr. Griffin said about my winning it that night.”

SARAH REEDER - 2004

Sarah attended the Harvey School and then moved to The School of the Holy Child. She attended the University of La Verne and is currently a project coordinator at MC Painting. Sarah’s fond memory of EHS is that the bus dropped her off very early and the nurse always invited her to breakfast to hang out until the other kids arrived. She also shared that she learned to use the tools to take notes with a laptop and that gave her confidence that she could be successful.

ANDREW STEIN - 2019

Andres is attending Irvington High School and deciding on college options. His favorite memory is the dorm. “They were like a family, for real. I enjoyed it to the fullest.”

After college, I pursued my passion in golf course construction and golf course management. Have stayed in this field, from constructing new courses to managing them. Currently I’m director for golf at a private club in CT. I have two daughters, Jessica, 24, lives in Boston and is a dental hygienist. Cassie, 22, is finishing her last year at the College of Charleston studying business & marketing. I have many great memories of EHS. One that stands out the most would be a camping trip and white river rafting down the Delaware River Gap with Mr. Cone and Mr. Mulllens and a bunch of students.

RANI SANDHU - 2022

Rani is currently at Wooster High School. She shared that she has a lot of favorite memories from EHS such as the first school dance in April 2022, Skating Day, the Halloween Parade, Bingo Night, and Family Fun Day. She also enjoyed all the fun assemblies we had each Friday and the fact that school ended at 12:30 every Friday.

BRENDAN WILSON - 2015

Brendan graduated from Forman with honors and ended up going to Georgia Tech in Atlanta for college. He graduated last May (again with honors) and is now working for a cryptocurrency group in downtown Manhattan.