Commencement 2012Commencement - June 2, 2012
The last time Daniel T. Niles spoke at Austin Preparatory School, he was giving his valedictory speech as a graduate of the Class of 1985.
His future was set: He would be attending Boston University and studying engineering. After, Niles earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
However, his career path took a turn along the way, and it was not an engineer, but the chief investment officer for Alpha One Capital Partners who addressed the Class of 2012 during Commencement at Austin’s MultiPurpose Facility.
“Your future is never as set or out of context as you think it is,” Niles, of California, told the graduates. “Your life is a series of choices. Do things even if others think they’re crazy.”
Austin Prep graduated 108 students during Commencement Exercises on June 2. All 108 are going on to institutions of higher learning, receiving acceptances at more than 550 colleges and universities.
Niles’ advice about choosing your own path in life was well received by the Class of 2012, including salutatorian Nicole A. Casper and valedictorian Kaleigh H. Hamilton. Both young women will attend Boston College in the fall.
“Do not try to dictate your future,” Hamilton said in her valedictory address. “Success requires flexibility and openness to new challenges.”
Congratulations to the Class of 2012:
Tracy Acciavatti
Patrick Alviti
Hannah Andry
Shealyn Anthony
Christopher Arrigg
Nicholas Bailey
Joseph Barry
Jessica Borders
Zachary Boudreau
Krysta Bowen
Katharine Bray
Amanda Breen
Matthew Bryan
Francis Buckley
Megan Buckley
Christopher Bundock
Brian Callahan
Karina Calvo
Stephen Cameron
Philip Cappello
Diana Carlson
Nicole Casper
Nicholas Catalano
Felicia Cenca
James Cirurso
Veronica Cockfield
Andrew Colello
Nicole Confalone
Daniel Connelly
Scott Corcoran
Katie Cummings
Alexandra Dell'Anno
Marisa DeLuca
Michelle DeNisco
Jay Deschene
Jaclyn Dickerson
Arianna D'Isola
Thomas Doherty
Christopher Dona
Alexandra Duplin
Brian Duran
Alec Dwaileebe
Gina Enos
Michaela Federico
Anne Filteau
Tyler Finnegan
Andrew Fonzi
Samantha Freni
Kristina Gaffny
Maura Green
Mary Gulino
Brian Haas
Kaleigh Hamilton
Anne Harney
John Harty
Atousa Heidari
Daniel Hemme
Sarah Herrick
Kristi Hiltz
Steven Jepeal
Ryan Kalton
Andrea Kelble
Jessica Kenworthy
Daniel Kerrigan
Erika Kirk
Meredyth Lamm
Caroline LeBranti
Amanda Lenkauskas
Michael Liotti
Amy Lordan
Nicholas Luise
Nicole Luongo
Erica MacMillan
Mark Maradei
Taylor McCabe
Samantha McGuire
Briana McLellan
Richard McMahon
Katherine Miele
Derek Mikula
Jake Miller
Jessica Murdock
Aram Nalbandian
Zachary Niedzwiecki
Marie Noga
Carla Olsten
Kevin O'Toole
Michael Perkins
Teresa Polli
Ryan Quinn
Kevin Randolph
Bradley Rivotto
Corinne Roesch
Christine Russell
Toni Russo
Alessandra Saraceni
Jason Savas
Graham Schwartz
Amanda Shaver
Ryan Shaw
Pouyon Sorornejad
Alessandra Sorrentino
Zachary Sullivan
Patricia Swierk
Patrick Twohig
John VanRoosendaal
Nicole Viselli
Emily Weidlein
After AustinThe members of the Class of 2012 have received the following college acceptances:
American University Anna Maria College Arcadia University Arizona State University Assumption College Babson College Barnard College Becker College Bentley University Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Bridgewater State University Bryant University Case Western Reserve University Castleton State College Champlain College Chestnut Hill College Clark University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colby College Colby-Sawyer College College of Charleston College of Mount Saint Vincent College of the Holy Cross Cornell University Curry College Dalhousie University Daniel Webster College DePaul University Drexel University Duke University Elms College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emmanuel College Endicott College Fairfield University Fitchburg State University Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Fordham College at Lincoln Center Fordham University Framingham State University Franklin Pierce University Furman University Gallatin School-New York University George Mason University Gettysburg College Gordon College Green Mountain College Hartwick College
| Harvard University High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Husson University Iona College Ithaca College Johnson & Wales University Keene State College King's College La Salle University Laboure College Lasell College Le Moyne College Lesley University Louisiana State University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Manhattan College Marist College Marquette University Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences McGill University Merrimack College Middlesex Community College Mississippi State University Mitchell College Mount Ida College Mount Wachusett Community College New England College New Hampshire Institute of Art New York University Newbury College Nichols College Northeastern University Northern Essex Community College Norwich University Pace University, New York City Pennsylvania State University Plymouth State University Providence College Quinnipiac University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Rivier College Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rutgers Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint John's University Saint Joseph's College-ME Saint Joseph's University Saint Michaels College Saint Peter's College Salem State University Salve Regina University
| Seton Hall University Siena College Simmons College Skidmore College Smith College Southern New Hampshire University Springfield College St. John's University - Manhattan Campus St. Lawrence University Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College Suffolk University Syracuse University The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University The Catholic University of America The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina The George Washington University The New England Institute of Art The Ohio State University The University of Alabama Tufts University Union College University of Bridgeport University of British Columbia University of California at Berkeley University of Charleston University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Hartford University of Maine University of Maine at Fort Kent University of Mary Washington University of Maryland University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Miami University of New England University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of Notre Dame University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of South Carolina University of Southern Maine University of Vermont Valley Forge Christian College Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Warren Wilson College Wentworth Institute of Technology Western New England College Westfield State University Wheaton College MA Wheelock College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester State University Xavier University |