Parish: Our Lady of Angels

Family: Timothy and Adrienne, parents; Daniel, brother

Home Neighborhood: Bay Ridge

Extracurricular Activities: National Honor Society; Xaverian Music Program: member of senior jazz (saxophone section leader), select and concert (clarinet section leader), and rock bands; chorus pianist; played at JFK Airport for Pope Francis’ arrival in New York City and travelled to Japan to perform with the Senior Jazz Band; cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams; editor, writer, photography and co-founder of Xaverian Art and Literary Magazine; editor-in-chief and writer for the X-press student newspaper; Clipper Society; XCEL Summer Program student leader; National Honor Society class representative, participated in and helped organize events and fundraisers; homeroom representative; peer tutor; pianist for Communion and Liberation youth group performances at St. Nicholas Home; Buddy Day Guide; peer tutor; Our Lady of Angels religious education, office work and teacher’s aide; Our Lady of Angels Family Mass lector and greeter; church decorator; Bay Ridge Sports Camp counselor; member, leader and co-founder of Jazz Combo performance group

Awards: Valedictorian, May Ellen and Gerald Ritter Foundation Award for Music; National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS); grade-level awards for excellence in academics and fine arts at Xaverian

Scholarships: BP America Scholarship; Brooklyn College Presidential Scholarship; Fordham University Loyola Scholarship and Tuition Award; Hofstra University Presidential Scholarship; New York University Liberal Studies Scholarship

Post-Graduation Plans: Attending Columbia University with plans to major in the humanities