AndoverMagSpring2015

stay connected...The October wedding of Dan Taylor ’06 and Lauren Krznaric in Sandy Spring,Md., brought out a large PA contingent. In front, from left, are Cornelia Wolcott ’06,Tobey Duble ’06, Emily Chappell ’06, and the bride and groom. In back, from left,are Gordon Murphy ’06, Simon Keyes ’06, Louisa Rockwell ’06, Gabe Worgaftik ’06,Geoff Miller ’05, Chris Magnin ’05, Owen Remeika ’06, and Justin Yi ’06.Rajeev Saxena ’06 got married last July in Houston, and several classmates were on hand to helpcelebrate. From left are Paul Engelhardt, Carlisle Engelhardt, Caroline Pires, the groom, Gracia Angulo,Sara McLean, and Mario Noyola.University, at a venue in the DC area.Andover attendees included Geoff Miller ’05,Chris Magnin ’05, Justin Yi, Owen Remeika,Gabe Worgaftik, Gordon Murphy, Simon Keyes,Merit Webster, Cornelia Wolcott, Tobey Duble,Louisa Rockwell, and Emily Chappell. Goodtimes were had by all.In October, Jungmin Son ’07 visited Corneliaand Justin in NYC. Cornelia works at Nickelodeonas the brand manager for Teenage MutantNinja Turtles, and she brought Justin and Jungminto a TMNT art tribute show that she helpedorganize at the Bottleneck Gallery in Brooklyn.Cowabunga! In addition, Cornelia was also inattendance at the Red Sox game we mentionedin our last notes, with Tobey, Jeff Bakkensen,Mike Galaburda, Alex King ’05, and Mike’s nowfiancée,Analise Siciliano.In October, Andrea Coravos and Olivia Pei ’07hosted a “onesie” Halloween party. Jeni Lee andPeter McCarthy ’07 were present. Also in attendance?Gunga! And during a visit to San Francisco,Justin Yi, Owen Remeika, and Jeni enjoyed tapasin the Mission.Jevan Jammal ran into Ben Hoerner ’05 at theirswearing-in ceremony for admission to the MassachusettsBar at historic Faneuil Hall. Small world!John Lippe is still in business school in Boston,expecting to graduate in 2016. He caught up withParag Khandelwal, Ali Siddiqi, and Matt Kahn atan Andover young alumni gathering. While on theresidency interview trail, Kat Chen caught up withAli Holliday in Boston.Emily Pollokoff and her husband welcomedtheir second baby girl in October. Congratulations!After her maternity leave, Emily went backto editing for her company, greenlightediting.com.For all those who are writing papers and articlesand filing dissertations this year, Emily is availableto help. Her goal for this year is to make somethingcrafty every day. Best of luck!Jeff Bakkensen rang in the New Year with hisgirlfriend, Jen Bender, Mike Galaburda (and Mike’sfiancée Analise Siciliano), Alex Campbell (andAlex’s girlfriend Julie Sickel and her sister, ChelseaSickel), and Sam Woolford. Along with Mike andAnalise, recently engaged are Aaron Weisz andRachel Wilson. Congratulations!Tobey, Owen, Justin, Emily, Melissa Chiozzi,Cornelia, Louisa, and Louisa’s fiancé, AdamDrici, continued their winter tradition of theirSkiapalooza trip. This year, the group actually managedto go skiing! Tobey graduated with a master’sdegree in special education, specifically in autism,from Teachers College, Columbia University.Kevin Olusola and his band, Pentatonix, hadan incredible 2014! They were signed to RCAand released PTX, Vol. III in September, whichdebuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. TheirChristmas album, That’s Christmas to Me, also didincredibly well. It’s one of only four records tohave gone platinum in 2014; with that, Pentatonixjoins Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, and the Frozensoundtrack! The album hit No. 2 on the Billboardchart. Pentatonix was also nominated for aGrammy for best arrangement (instrumental ora cappella) for their Daft Punk medley. [Editor’snote: They won!] Pentatonix spent the holidayseason doing a lot of press, including at theAmerican Music Awards, Dick Clark’s New Year’sRockin’ Eve, Good Morning America, the Macy’sThanksgiving Day Parade, Christmas in RockefellerCenter, and the Kennedy Center Honors,performing for Tom Hanks. This year will bespent writing a pop album and touring—checkout tour dates in the U.S. and Europe, as a lotof dates are already sold out. (A note from Jeni:Seriously, if you haven’t checked out Pentatonixlive, do it! They are absolutely amazing! I ampossibly #obsessed.)Aside from Pentatonix, Kevin keeps up withhis friends and family and is working on his ownsolo record, to be released this year. He’s excited forpeople to hear it when it comes out.120 Andover | Spring 2015