ALUMNI NOTES
Niall Simonian ’ 16 and Teddy Wolf ’ 16 both ran in the 2022 New York City Marathon .
Teddy Wolf ’ 16 ( right ) and Niall Simonian ’ 16
Cliff Chapman ’ 19 and Manny Villar ’ 20 after King and Hackley ’ s soccer scrimmage .
Dylan Campione ’ 17 writes “ When Side Retired was first created , never could we have imagined the success we ’ ve had this summer . But here we are today , and I wanted to say thank you to all of the amazing people who have helped along the way . Our viewership has tripled in size this past month . Our YouTube channel reached over 100,000 views … and our Twitter is about to hit 1,000 followers . We ’ ve created a sponsored partnership with ticketing company Seatgeek . We ’ ve come a long way ! Thanks to all the people who believed and assisted us from the beginning both in front of the mic and behind the scenes , and to our amazing guests who were kind enough to join us not only on episodes , but speak with us off camera and impart their wisdom . We ’ ve been fortunate enough to be given the amazing opportunity to interview great people such as MLB Agents , minor leaguers , members of the New York Mets organization , New York Post , Wall Street Journal , broadcasters , reporters and countless other amazing individuals . So I wanted to take a second to reflect , and thank everyone who has helped . But this is only the beginning , bigger and brighter things to come !”
In August 2022 , Nicholas Realuyo ’ 18 graduated from Basic Cadet Training at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs , CO , where he will be spending the next four years . Pictured below is Nicholas , left with his father , Alberto ’ 82 , and brother Alexander ’ 17 , who is a cadet at the US Military Academy in Westpoint .
Michael Kitt ’ 20 and Kai Taylor , ’ 20 , shared their talents working as counselors with campers in the STEAM and Drama camps at Marymount ’ s Summer Camp in June and July of 2022 .
Michael Kourakos ’ 20 has been rowing crew for two years . This season , his boat won the U17 four category of the Head of the Charles , the biggest crew regatta in the world . Michael moved to Maine because of the pandemic and was introduced to crew via his high school team . When his family moved to Miami , he was “ re-raised and fell in love with the sport .” He adds that “ It was the first time I had ever enjoyed athletics , and it created a whole new chapter .” When not on water , Michael uses an erg / rowing machine / ergometer to train daily . He notes that his first experience with the erg was in eighth grade at Saint David ’ s , where his coaches showed him the fundamentals that are now important in his life .
Michael Kitt ’ 20 made his professional singing debut at a concert at 54 Below this past summer , singing two original musical theater songs written by his father , composer Tom Kitt .
Diego Rossi ’ 19 signed on to play with Parma Calcio , Series B Italian Soccer League .
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