Alumni News
Here is some of the latest news we’ve heard from our wonderful alumni! Send us your news, or let us know what you are doing for self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2010s
Owen Barbagallo ’16 qualified for the National Geographics Geography Bee for New York State! While the GeoBee was cancelled because of COVID-19, as the winner at York Prep, Owen was a top-100-ranked student in the state, and among the top 5,000 students out of 2.4 million who had planned to compete nationally. Congratulations, Owen!
Katie Halloran ’13 is a senior at Mary McDowell high school, and will be going to a college prep program called Thames at Mitchell College in the fall. After college, she wants to become a vet tech because she really loves animals.
Caroline Carver ’12 will be attending Quinnipiac University in the fall. “Hopefully in person!”
Georgia Kahn ’12 writes to say “I have been thinking about my life during this quarantine time. I want to thank you for all the years of support I had through going to Parkside. Parkside meant a lot even though I didn’t realize it at the time. It helped me grow to be the person I am today. Now I am in art school at Maryland Institute College of Art, and able to overcome a lot of the obstacles that were in front of me. I have been successfully living on my own at school. I hope you are well during this difficult time.”
Theo Strongin ’10 has completed his third year in Ecker College and Columbia University’s 3-2 program. He majored in philosophy at Eckerd, and will now complete two years at Columbia where he will major in Computer Science at the Fu School of Engineering. He plans to graduate in 2022 with a BA and a BSE.
2000s
Chelsea Frazer ’09 has just finished her junior year at Parsons School of Design. She is an aspiring music journalist with plans to move to Nashville once she finishes college!
Jack Rubin ’09 is finishing his freshman year at Pace University, where he is a participant in the OAISIS program. He is considering majoring in film studies.
Armand Klisivitch ’08 writes to say “During this time of social distancing I've been quite busy. I have spent the past two years writing for ThePuckAuthority.com as their beat writer for the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL as well as being recently named as the Deputy Content Manager for the site as well. When I'm not writing, I'm working at Killington Resort where I have spent the past three years working as a lift operator.”
Sophie Stoch ‘06 is graduating with a BA from Wheaton College next week. She completed a major in Neuroscience and a minor in Philosophy. Congratulations, Sophie!
Jacob Pearson ’01 checked in to say that he learned a lot at Parkside, and grew up, and went to the same school as his home friends. Great photo, Jacob!
1990s
Brian Haher ’98 wrote to Ms. Miller, saying “The Parkside School taught me how to use my words instead of scream and to learn about stories, foods, languages and music from around the world such as France, Brazil, Russia and India. The best part was listening to Scholastic books on tape. I listened to them in the classroom or in the hallway by the classroom during free time and during story hour when the teacher would hold them up to see what was going on. The books on tape had unique music that built moods, very good narration and sound effects. It was nice to hear what a children's storybook sounded like. I want to thank you, Ms. Thorne and all the teachers for everything they did for me.”