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Special Reunion Class of 2005: (left to right) front row: Christine O’Leary, Brittany A. Sugarman, Julia DiMant, Amaany Clarke, Monique A. Wilson, Jamila K. Williams, Mena A. Cammett, Juliette Pannone; second row: Pamela Lehrman, Alexandra Tubio-Cid, Rachel K. Jonas, Megan S. DeGraff, Lynnea A. Midland, Keith Hernandez, Danica R. Noel, Cristina J. Cote, Katherine Lapham, Elizabeth Ross, Katherine M. Murphy; third row: Nicholas Goldberg, Francis Florio, Rita Gallina, Kelly C. Powers, Jessica Weeman, Leonard E. Belvedere, Michael D. Weiss, Vincent DiSalvo; fourth row: Rudolph V. Pica, Joshua Talton, Matthew J. Peitroforte, Dominique R. Zaino, Anne Herbert, Michelle Romanelli, John S. Kefer, Olujimi A. Tommasino, Paul S. Lehrman; fifth row: Richard Marrone, John P. Panik, Daniel C. Manning, Peter Ajayi, Salvatore F. Demarco, Colin M. Hart, Jason Bell.
where she will be playing the “Orphan Swing” role, covering five of the seven orphans. The four-month tour began in Ohio in late November and may be extended to Asia. She writes: “I would like to thank all of you for your help and support over the years. This is especially directed towards those of you who have had me as an acting or voice student, always inspiring me, encouraging me, and teaching me so much. I am so proud that I was able to land such a great job right out of college, especially after having undergone vocal surgery just a little over a year ago—I owe this accomplishment to many of you.” For more information,
visit the show’s website, www. annieontour.com.
2006
Eric Olsen was selected by the
Denver Broncos in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL Draft. With his selection, Olsen becomes the first Poly football player in more than 40 years to be drafted. Olsen, an offensive lineman and native of Great Kills, Staten Island, played college football for Notre Dame, where he started 31 games.
Elizabeth A. Semmens was named the 2009 Ivy League Player of the Year for her outstanding season on the
University of Pennsylvania volleyball team. Leading the team with 388 kills in 2009, she was also one of three unanimous selections to the All-Ivy first team.
2009
Stephanie Caso was named
Honorable Mention All-Ivy softball team for the 2010 season. The University of
J.J. Franco ’10
Pennsylvania freshman and Brooklyn native led her team with 44 hits and batted .336 for the year.
2010
J.J. Franco led the Poly baseball team to an Ivy League championship this year. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 42nd round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. A pitcher and shortstop, Franco was 8-0 on the mound this season, and batted .472. His father, John, pitched for the Mets from 1990 to 2004. Heavily recruited by a number of national collegiate baseball programs, Franco started at Brown University last fall.
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