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1993 Cadillac DeVille (“The Caddy”). Many a classic hit was rediscovered, plenty of singalongs were to be had (apparently I still know every word to every song on Jagged Little Pill) and, it should be noted, Caitlin kept up with the theme of the weekend by hiring a DJ for her wedding who played songs almost entirely from before 2006. Great job, Caitlin. So I present to you, with the help of the Erins, Janna, Caitlin’s wedding DJ and everyone who humored my mass email request for favorite songs, several nostalgia-inducing playlists for your enjoyment.
The Illegally-Driving-YourCar-to-the-MAC Playlist: “The General”—Dispatch “Suga Suga”—Baby Bash “Yeah!”—Usher “Live Like You Were Dying” —Tim McGraw “Toxic”—Britney Spears The Driving-to-Dunkies-Duringa-Free-Period Playlist: “Ignition (Remix)”—R Kelly “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” —Fall Out Boy “Everytime We Touch”—Cascada “Hey Ma”—Cam’ron “What Would You Do”—City High Yeah, you’re welcome.
The Getting-Ready-forthe-MSA-Dance Playlist: “Get Low”—Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz “Ms. New Booty” —Bubba Sparxxx* “Jumpin’, Jumpin’”—Destiny’s Child “Hot in Herre”—Nelly “Tipsy”—J Kwon *FUN FACT: One of Lydia Paine Hagtvedt’s high school- and college-era passwords was based on this song. The Walking-to-AssemblyFrom-Sketchy Playlist: “Lose Yourself”—Eminem “Float On”—Modest Mouse “I Want You”—Savage Garden “Short Skirt Long Jacket”—Cake “Feel Good Inc.”—Gorillaz The Brooding-and/or-Journalingin-the-Alcoves Playlist: “District Sleeps Alone Tonight” —The Postal Service “Brick”—Ben Folds Five “Teenage Dirtbag”—Wheatus “Drive”—Incubus “Woke Up in a Car” —Something Corporate
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Maddie Pongor was promoted to associate director at the Education Advisory Board (EAB). EAB is a higher-education research, technology and consulting firm that serves close to 2,000 universities across the United States, Caribbean and Canada. Her work primarily consists of designing and launching two platforms that help advisors better support their students in order to improve retention, persistence and graduation rates. She has worked with universities as far south as the border of Texas and Mexico, and as far north as Newfoundland, Canada. “If any other Nobles graduates are working in the higher-education industry, or are interested in EAB, let’s talk and nerd out together,” she says.
CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Kat Sargent
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2008 CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Caitlin Cassidy is on a Global
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Cultural Fellowship with D.C.’s Lab for Global Performance and Politics and the Edinburgh Institute for International Cultural Relations and spent August at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival with her fellow Fellows. September returned her to Saudi Arabia (she’s been hopping back and forth between New York and Riyadh for the past few years), where she makes theatre with local high school students. When she’s not making art abroad, she’s making it in NYC. Her nonprofit LubDub has a show opening off-Broadway in January 2018, and nothing would make her happier than if y’all would come hang out! Learn more at www.lubdubtheatre.org. Max Mankin, Star Wang and Koysta Sheftelevich recently had
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dinner in Seattle. Photo on page 54.
2009 CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Liz Rappaport
617-413-6070 lizrap@gwmail.gwu.edu Maddy Cohen writes, “I recently finished my master’s in education at the University of Pennsylvania and moved to Washington, D.C.” She is working as a first-grade teacher at the Langley School. Hanna Atwood recently moved to Eleuthera in the Bahamas to work as the director of arts at the Island School, a semester-abroad program for high school students. Hanna spends her time teaching the en-
vironmental art class, building the mentor program with a local middle school, advising students, coaching students for the half marathon, and leading kayak camping expeditions. Hanna loves being part of this small community and has embraced many new experiences thus far. This past year, Lauren Martin ran the Boston Marathon in support of the Nobles Marathon Fund, raising more than $5,000 from generous Nobles alumni in support of scholarships. In reflecting on this experience, Lauren was humbled by the overwhelming sense of community that lives on far after our time on campus. In March, Jamie Shulman got engaged to fellow University of Michigan alum Marc Weiner. The two reside in New York City and will wed next summer in Boston. This past summer, Jamie took Marc back through her SYA experience in China 10 years after her year living abroad in Beijing. They visited her host family and witnessed the unbelievable development across the country. Jamie recently moved to a new job at Goldman Sachs within their new digital consumer banking division, continuing her path in financial technology. Donna Farizan lives in NYC and works as a producer and correspondent for Kathie Lee & Hoda, on NBC’s Today show. Hannah Roman married Max Pasterczyk (Belmont Hill Class of 2008) this June at First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts. The two met at Tulane University and now live in Manhattan. In July, Alexandra Conigliaro Biega married fellow Harvard alum Danny Biega at the Harvard Memorial Church followed by a reception at the Boston Public Library.