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Deniz Finkel ( shown left , Class of 2020 ), now attending Pittsburgh Allderdice High School , became the first Allderdice tennis player to win the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Section 3 Singles Tennis Tournament Championship .
Jessica “ Momo ” Hunt ( Class of 2020 ) was part of the Avonworth High School girls ’ soccer team that won a second-consecutive Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championship .
Now attending high school in Seattle , Gahl Tsvetkov returned to Pittsburgh in April while his sister , Eden Tsvetkov ( Class of 2019 ), visited Carnegie Mellon University , where she will be attending college in the fall .
“ I have a lot of memories dating back to third grade ,” says Gahl , recalling the “ little family ” of his pod during his class ’ s time at Rodef Shalom Congregation . “ It was really cool being with that group of people .”
Tadao Tomokiyo ( Class of 2020 ) was honored for his talents as a musician , earning the opportunity to conduct the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra as the winner of its Conducting Competition . He also was named the Ragtime Kid of 2022 by the Scott Joplin Foundation for his talent as a pianist and was invited to perform at the West Coast Ragtime Festival .
Aveeka Vats , a recent graduate of the Tulane University School of Law , had a case note cited and quoted in a petition submitted to the U . S . Supreme Court . The case note appeared in a 2022 issue of the Tulane Law Review , for which Vats served as diversity and articles editor .
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Yvette Loch-Temzelides ’ family left Pittsburgh after her seventhgrade year , but on a quick trip to Pittsburgh from New York , where she works as a vice president in banking at Citi , she made a point of stopping by her old school with her father and got a tour from Jill Sarada .
“ We particularly enjoyed the art and learning projects throughout the building ,” writes Loch-Temzelides . “ I remember how exciting this was as a student to be on display and a great way for visitors to see the creativity of the students !”
Falk received a visit from recent Class of 2020 alumni ( left to right ) Cora Myers , Bryce Lowden , Jacob Brodkey , Aavin Mangulmurti , and Oliver Hsu .
Former Falk and current University of Pittsburgh students Ryan Duffy , Ana Vazquez ( Class of 2017 ), and Thea Crossett ( Class of 2017 ) returned to Falk as student workers in the extended day program .