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Few seniors earn athletic scholarships
By Al Grogan ’10
While many graduating seniors will try
to continue their athletic careers by
trying out for a college team, at least
14 Stanners will carry on their careers
with athletic scholarships.
Kyra Aloizos (Binghamton
University), Kelly Guerriero (College
of Mount St. Vincent), Marielle Duryea
(Adelphi University) and Ernest Rouse
(Harvard University) have basketball
scholarships.
8 win ACE scholarship
Eight seniors were ACE Mentor
Program Scholarship Winners for
2010: Louis Lamia, Denisa Lleshi,
Andrea Martinez, Alexia Sanchez,
Olivia Sell, Andy Singh, and Jackeline
Vargas and Gary Ye.
They won scholarships totaling
$27,000.
The Molloy faculty offers its last
goodbyes to the Class of 2010:
Bro. Thomas Schady: “Thanks for
welcoming me to Molloy as your
principal and giving me a wonderful
experience of seeing how amazing and
creatively unique today’s young people
are. Thanks for being bright students,
talented musicians and athletes, creative
writers and artists, enthusiastic leaders,
dedicated ministers of service and good
friends. Thanks for creating stirring
successes on so many levels of our
Molloy lives. You made it fun for us to
be a school community thanks to your
perspectives on life, tireless energy for
our planet and desire to be of service.
You, Class of 2010, made a significant
Skeivys, Davis are tops
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performer who played on two city
championship teams and was team
captain as a senior when the team went
to the state finals.
He was named All-League, All-
Queens and All-City as a junior and a
senior.
He was named City Player of the
Year as a junior and was an Honorable
Mention All-American as a senior.
He will attend Providence College on
a soccer scholarship this fall.
In addition to these two awards, the
outstanding student-athlete in each
sport was named and each team
handed out a Coach’s Award and
picked a Most Valuable Player.
Here are the senior winners:
Baseball: Coach’s Award Sean Towey;
Student-Athlete Michael Pagan.
Boys Basketball: MVP Ernest Rouse;
Coach’s Award Thomas Hofmann; Student-
Athlete Dusan Stanojevic.
Girls Basketball: MVP Marielle Duryea;
Coach’s Award Elise Lontos; Student-
Athlete Kathryn Edwards.
Varsity B Basketball: Coach’s Award
Jordan Encarnacion; Student-Athlete
Jordan Encarnacion.
Bowling: MVP Sean Rodriguez; Student-
Athlete Sean Rodriguez.
Boys Cross Country: MVP Devin
Greg Davis (Providence College),
Joe Ruocco (Marist College) and Glenn
Whelan (Stony Brook University)
earned soccer scholarships.
Matt Catera (University of Albany)
and Sean Collins (Northeastern
University) have track scholarships.
Baseball players Johnny Duggan
(New York Institute of Technology) and
Philip Loprete (C.W. Post), as well as
swimmer Maria Skeivys (Iona College)
and volleyball player Christina Perez
(St. Francis College) also have athletic
scholarships.
Molloy Athletic Director Mr. Mike
McCleary is proud of these Stanners
because it is difficult to get any type of
athletic scholarship due to the fact that
colleges devote more scholarship
money to academics than athletics.
As a result, Mr. McCleary said, “We
want the athletes to excel academically
difference in the life and history of
Molloy. By being students here for four
years, you became brothers and sisters
for life. Seniors, in the Molloy family
you remain for time and eternity in your
family’s love and in the hearts of Jesus
and Mary. Please stay close to Molloy
and help us in the days ahead to keep
St. Marcellin Champagnat’s mission
ever alive — to make Jesus known and
loved — for many future Stanners.”
Mr. Chris Dougherty: “I will fondly
recall the Viking Dinner in Copenhagen
with Jorg, Anime Boston and
Animazement, S.M.I.L.E groups,
Palisades Park trips, Operation
Cleansweeps, Rockaway Beach
Cleanups, Shad Fest, Peer Group
Chowske; Coach’s Award Matthew Powers;
Student-Athlete Devin Chowske.
Girls Cross Country: Coach’s Award
Gabriella Rosato; Student-Athlete Rovena
Pjetergjoka.
Golf: MVP John Lynch; Student-Athlete
Michael Mangano.
Handball: Coach’s Award Andrew Iriarte;
Student-Athlete Matthew Garcia.
Boys Soccer: MVP Gregory Davis;
Coach’s Award Glenn Whelan; Student-
Athlete Michael Mangano.
Girls Soccer: MVP Alexa Scott; Coach’s
Award Dorothy Ann Neubauer; Student-
Athlete Kathryn Edwards.
Softball: MVP Julia Lipovac; Student-
Athlete Melissa Kump.
Boys Step: MVP Kristopher Wilson.
Girls Step: MVP Claire Mahon.
Boys Swimming: Coach’s Award Denis
O’Connor; Student-Athlete Patrick
Finneran.
Girls Swimming: MVP Maria Skeivys;
Student-Athlete Sarah Kohler.
Boys Tennis: Student-Athlete David
Otano.
Girls Tennis: MVP Maria Duran; Coach’s
Award Samantha Hernandez; Student-
Athlete Kisa Shiga.
Boys Track & Field: MVP Sean Collins;
Coach’s Award Matt Catera; Student-
Athlete Peter Kramer.
Girls Track & Field: Coach’s Award
Teresa Marie Governale; Student-Athlete
Samantha Traslavina.
Volleyball: MVP Christina Perez; Student-
Athlete Justina Dinko.
as well as athletically so the colleges
can give a ‘package’ scholarship that
rewards both an athlete’s grades along
with playing ability.”
Ruocco, a goalkeeper, has a partial
athletic scholarship worth $15,000.
“In my first year at Marist I will most
likely be the backup goalkeeper but I
am hopeful to be the starter for my
sophomore until my senior year,”
Ruocco said.
Davis, a forward, has a scholarship
that will pay about two-thirds of his
tuition. “I hope to compete for a starting
position right away in my freshman
year,” he said. “I want to get a lot of
playing time in my first year.”
Defender Whelan’s scholarship will
pay about half his tuition. “I am hoping
to play right away freshman year and I
am hoping to be a permanent starter
for all four years,” he said.
moments, and so much more. Don’t
forget to take to college: quarters for
laundry, a flashlight, and your vitamin
C! Be good to yourself and others.
Recycle. Best of luck, thanks for the
memories and enjoy making new ones!”
Mrs. Rachel Galla: “Congratulations
and best wishes Class of 2010! Enjoy
this next stage of life. You’ll be missed.”
Bro. James Norton: “The future is
always unknown and so we have no
control over it, even though we want to
believe that we do. The only place that
you can do anything is where you are
now, in the present. So be fully present
in your life at any given moment, live
fully there, and sometimes you will
encounter the Holy Unknown.”
Bro. Francis Regis: “Congratulations
to each of you as you depart from
Molloy and move on to another new
experience. Thank you for all the good
you did for others. You will be missed
but you left me with a lot of good
memories! Know that I am with you in
spirit and that you will be in my prayers.”
Mr. Greg Leonardo: “Best wishes to
the Class of 2010. My hope is that I
don’t meet any of you at the drivethrough
window at Taco Bell in five
years.”
Mrs. Terri Burke: “Best of luck to the
Class of 2010, especially to my senior
art students. Remember to have your
art work say something about you and
keep sketching!”
Ms. Mary Pat Gannon:
“Congratulations to the Class of 2010.
Please continue to be of service to your
community. Be the force for change and
for hope and for peace. Blessings on
you all.”
Mr. Jim Sheehan: “In 31 years of
teaching, I have seldom worked with
so many curious, responsible and
enthusiastic seniors. By and large, those
of you I have known over the past four
years display integrity and compassion
both in and out of the classroom. I wish
you all the best.”
Ms. Andrea Sottas: “To the Class of
2010, thanks so much for learning and
Joe Ruocco
Faculty says final goodbye to the Class of 2010
growing with me. Have a wonderful
journey!”
Mrs. Palmina Dionisi: “Tanti auguri a
tutti gli student che si diplomano. Vi
auguro un mondo di fortuna nel futuro.
Le mie piu` sincere congratulazioni! In
bocca al lupo!”
Mr. Frank Gambino: “Ecclesiastes
11:9-10 says, ‘Rejoice, O young
person, while you are young, and let
your heart be glad in the days of your
youth. Follow the ways of your heart,
the vision of your eyes; yet understand
that as regards all this God will bring
you to judgment. Ward off grief from
your heart and put away trouble from
your prescence, though the dawn of
youth is fleeting.’ Frank Sinatra sings:
‘Fairy tales can come true, it can
happen to you, if you’re young at heart.
For it’s hard, you will find, to be narrow
of mind, if you’re young at heart.’ Bob
Dylan writes, “And may you stay,
forever young.”
Mrs. Adele Solari: “It has been an
enjoyable and productive year. I have
thoroughly enjoyed all of my senior
classes. I was very proud of all of you
this year. You came far, worked hard
right to the end and showed your true
colors. I wish you all success in college
and in your future endeavors. You will
be missed.”
Mr. Brian Klimas: “This year has
been one of my favorites since I began
working at Molloy due primarily to our
amazing senior class. Your continual
displays of generosity, love, community
service, friendship and spirit have left
an indelible mark on me and the Molloy
community. Thank you for all that you
have done and remember that this place
is your home. You are all always
welcome in both my classroom and my
life. Best of luck in college and in all
your future endeavors!”
Sister Elizabeth Bickar: “We’ve loved
having you here at Molloy for the past
four years, and we wish you God’s
blessing as you leave us. Remember to
come back to visit because Molloy will
always be a home for you.”