Class Notes Major League Baseball games over the Internet. David Lloyd, who is the lead singer of Friends Seminary’s own rock band, Social Hero, is performing all over the northeast with bandmates Brandon Lotti and Griffin Lotti ’03. The band just finished their first album with the help of a Grammy award-winning engineering team. David looks forward to shooting a music video back where the band started, in the hallowed halls of Friends Seminary. Until then, videos and music from the band can be found at www. SocialHero.com. Matthew Metnetsky graduated from Syracuse University and moved to Connecticut where he is currently a Lead Software Engineer for Konica Minolta. Matthew is also excited to announce his marriage to Tara Trifon; the two were married on February 12, 2010. The Class of 2000 wishes them a happy and healthy life together. Rebecca Sadek-Blumenfeld writes: “I got married this past June and four of my bridesmaids also graduated from Friends in 2000: Madeline Howe, Courtney Vargas, Ariella Willoughby-Naiditch, and Erica
Newman. My brother, Zach Sadek ’98, was a groomsman.”
Australia for a life of surf, sun, and music.”
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2002
Ashley Herriman (CS)
Richard Barbieri (CS)
Daniel Willner (CS)
2004 Jennifer Conrad (CS)
Joanna Shapiro (CS)
Joanna Hunter (CS) Legacy Russell (CS)
Joanna “Joey” Shapiro writes: “One year away from their 10th reunion, the Class of 2001 continues to stay active in the Friends community with seven 01-ers coming out to the first annual Alumni Basketball Game on Dec. 18. Familiar faces from their days in Friends uniforms, Gabe Griggs, Peter Hagen, Tolliver Hart, Matt Seltzer and Shivan Secheran all returned to the Owl’s hardwood for the matchup, while Ashley Herriman and I came out to show our support. Andrew Ousley, unfortunately, was unable to attend as he recently relocated to Sydney,
Nicolaas van der Meer (CS) James Sumers (CS, CA)
2003 Hallie Davison (CS)
2005 Cole Blumstein (CS)
Eric Obenzinger (CA*) Phillip Brest (CS)
Alumni returned for the Alumni Basketball Game on December 18. During the event, Coach David Lieber was honored for his 20th season coaching the Varsity Boys Basketball Team.
Alumni basketball players pose for a photo with Coach Debbie Ferretti during the Alumni Basketball Game.
Coach David Lieber watches his players during the Alumni Basketball Game. NEWS FROM FRIENDS SPRING 2 010
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