The Class of 2023: Q&A with Five Freshmen
Aidan Devito
Hometown: Lake Orion
Middle School: Waldon
Middle School
Excited about: Band compe-
titions
Favorite sports team: Red
Wings
Hobby: Playing Madden
Favorite video game: Madden
Siblings: Two, Evan (Junior at Rice) and
an 11-year-old sister
Family who have attended Rice:
Brother, Evan
Favorite teacher: Ms. Deeb because she
genuinely cares about her students.
Nobody knows: I can swim very far out
in the ocean.
Lonnie Hooks
Hometown: Detroit
Middle school: John R.
King
What you like most about
Rice: The brotherhood
Favorite sports team: None
Hobby: Just chill
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State (Master of Educa-
tional Technology)
How long have you been
teaching?
Nine years.
What were you doing
before Rice?
I taught middle school history and
computers at Our Lady of Sorrows.
What hobbies do you have?
Reading, hiking, sports (I am the
varsity lacrosse coach at Mercy High
School.)
Favorite sports team?
Texas A&M Aggies and Red Wings.
What do you like about Rice?
I enjoy the community that Rice has,
not only academically, but also in
extracurricular activities and sports.
Something nobody knows?
I was a lacrosse goalie at Hope Col-
lege.
Mr. Kovel
Social Studies
College? Michigan-Flint
How long have you been
teaching?
B ROTHE R R I C E H I G H S C HO O L C H I E F TA I N
Favorite video game: 2K
Siblings: 3 (ages 13, 15, and 16)
Family who have attended Rice: None
Lorenzo Pinili
Hometown: Rochester Hills
Middle school: Reuther
Middle School (6-7) and
Holy Family (8)
Excited about: Golf season
What do you like most
about Rice? The Band of Brothers
Favorite video game: Rainbow Six Siege
Favorite food: Sushi
Siblings: I have a brother, and he will
be a Warrior in two years.
Favorite teacher: Mr. Sanders because
he has a great personality and a great
sense of humor.
Nobody knows: I want to save the
planet from plastic and pollution.
Peter Rosa
Hometown: Birmingham
Middle School: Derby
Excited About: The people
and the sports
Two years.
What were you doing before Rice?
Teaching at Arthur Hill in Saginaw.
What hobbies do you have?
I golf and play hockey.
Favorite sports team?
Pittsburgh Steelers.
What do you like most about Rice?
How quiet it is.
Something nobody knows?
I have several fake teeth from taking a
slap shot in the face when I was 20.
Mr. Torriglia
Theology
College? I started at Mi-
ami University as a pre-
law student and fi nished
at University of Detroit
Mercy with a degree in Social Stud-
ies/Secondary Education.
How long have you been teaching?
This is my fi rst full year teaching.
What were you doing before Rice?
I was working as part of the Edmund
Rice Volunteer Corps (ERVC) in the
Campus Ministry offi ce last year.
What hobbies do you have?
I coach swimming year-round at
Cranbrook and Birmingham Country
Club, I watch soccer, and I like going
P AGE 2
Favorite Sports Team: Toronto Maple
Leafs
Hobbies: Hockey, baseball.
Favorite Video Game: NHL
Siblings: I have two brothers: Nick,
who graduated in 2015, and Andrew,
who graduated in 2016.
Favorite Teacher: Mr. C. He’s funny.
Nobody knows: I have a yellow lab
who’s 8 years old.
Curtis Williams
Hometown: Redford
Middle school: Detroit
Edison PSA
Excited about: Playing bas-
ketball, new friends
Favorite sports team: Rams and Bucks
Favorite hobby: Playing with my sister
and watching Netfl ix
Favorite video game: GTA 5
Favorite food: Spaghetti
Siblings: One 11-year-old sister
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Nuss or Mrs.
Beyer.
Nobody knows: I swam for Razor
Aquatics in Redford
to Michigan football games.
Favorite sports team?
FC Barcelona.
What do you like about Rice?
Rice is like a second home to me.
The family feel in the hallways as a
student, ERVC, and now a teacher is
something I love about being here.
Something nobody knows?
I hold a Michigan state record in
soccer for the least amount of goals
allowed in playoffs (every game was
a shutout).
Mrs. Rozwadowski
Guidance Counselor
College? Michigan and
Oakland University
How long have you been
teaching?
Since 1978.
What were you doing before Rice?
I am a retired public school counselor.
What hobbies do you have?
Babysit, landscape, sew, and knit.
Favorite sports team?
Michigan football and basketball.
What do you like about Rice?
I like how respectful the students are.
Something nobody knows?
I used to be a Polish folk dancer.
S E P T E M B E R 2019