Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary

Parish: Our Lady of Hope

Family:  James and Laura Telesco, parents

Home Neighborhood: Middle Village

Extracurricular Activities: Forensics Team, qualified for New York State Championship, member of National Forensics League with Degree of Special Distinction;  The Current, co-editor and writer; bowling team; National Honor Society, junior, senior year; Counselor in Father Troike Leadership Program, Junior, Senior Year; and senior altar server at Our Lady of Hope Parish, all four years

Scholarships: James Madison University, College of Arts and Letters Fellowship; Marist College, Presidential Scholarship; St. John’s University, Provost Scholarship; St. Bonaventure University, Friars Scholarship; University of Delaware, Presidential Scholarship; University of Scranton, Dean’s Scholarship

Post-Graduation Plans: James Madison University to study public policy and administration in a five-year master’s program

Quote of inspiration:
“We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.”                                                  — J.K. Rowling