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George Mason High School - Class of 2003

Diana Amaya
Short-term plans: Work, going to college/NOVA

Douglas Andres
Short-term: University of Georgia
Long term: I want to become the next Bill Walton and throw it down with Shaq all day long.

Tammy Ashworth
Short-term: Randolph-Macon College
Long term: After racking up a few Pulitzers I'll retire from the harsh world of journalism and write best-selling children's novels about a plucky boy wizard - wait, no.

Katie Aylor
Short-term: NASCAR Technical Institute
Long term: Work on cars and/or sing.

Alex Baldino
Short-term: James Madison University
Long term: Living well.

Amanda Barr
Short-term: Working and hopefully going to NOVA
Long term: Be happy!

Emma Bellamy
Short-term: Kenyon College

Mercedes Bezaury-Diaz
Short-term: Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City
Long term: I want to be a diplomat and travel a lot. I am going to have homes all over the world including 3 in Mexico (of course!) and others in New York, Switzerland, and Africa. I will also marry a rich, beautiful man and live very happily.

Gregory Brutsche

Stephanie Buck

Jonathan Bonds
Short-term: Prince George’s Community College for 2 years and then 2 years at Bowie State for a bachelor’s in electronic engineering.
Long term: I’m going to get into the music business.

Daniel Bray
Short-term: Wake Forest University
Long term: Playing Jai Alai professionally, as well as hosting my own Fox News show called "Your World with Bray," from my home in Katmatchatka. Also to have a show with Phil on the history channel called "I Found it Interesting."

Betsy Breen
Short-term: Wake Forest University
Long term: Publish countless novels, write for the New Yorker, and sip martinis in St. John’s Island.

Luke Brew
Short-term: Still working at Bennigans in Seven Corners, trying to get an apartment somewhere outside Falls Church.
Long term: After becoming owner of High Times Magazine, I will develop the first national successful marijuana decriminalization act.

Jeff Butler
Short-term: Arizona State
Long term: Many fine ladies and bank accounts.

Benjamin Carter
Short-term: Hibernation
Long term: Multibillionaire ruler of the world and soon to be ruler of the universe.

Jonathan Costa
Short-term: College of William and Mary
Long term: Perhaps become an author, get my doctorate, and once again live in Brazil.

Chris Campanelli
Short-term: University of Virginia
Long term: Rock on.

Jessica Charter
Short-term: Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Long term: After I get my BFA, I’ll go back and get a degree in computers or web design. Then, I’ll make my own company from the ground up and make my first billion. After that, I’ll move to Japan.

Tony Clark
Short-term: Michigan State
Long term: In the future I hope to be a businessman who owns a chain of trucking companies and lives on a small island off the coast of Costa Rica.

Tom Curtis
Short-term: Working at Ameritech selling windows, and eventually attending DeVry University.
Long term: I hope to eventually get a masters in proctology.

Jenny Davis
Short-term: Next year taking some time off and then doing an internship.
Long term: Working with a human rights organization, basically making a change in the world.

Janna Dichoso
Short-term: Next year I will be going to NOVA and taking nursing.
Long term: I want to be successful in work and be married to a man who’ll love me with all his heart and be there for me through good times or bad. I still want to be close with my parents because without them I wouldn’t have come this far.

Lyda Drayer
Short-term: James Madison University
Long term: First female white rapper/veterinary medicine.

Paige Dorsey
Short-term: James Madison University
Long term: Paige will graduate from medical school with a double major in Spanish. She will be single and livin’ it up until she is in a productive marriage.

John Dreslin
Short-term: I plan to take a year off and work in the food industry and attend a university after I have saved up some money.

Bonani Duma
Short-term: Going to college in Canada, and plan to pursue my studies in Europe and miss Maria.
Long term: Get married, have kids, own a hotel, and live in Malibu.

Mark Duntz

Matt Eddleman
Short-term: Employment, maybe a little community college.
Long term: Full time Renaissance man.

Ryan Engle
Short-term: Virginia Tech
Long term: Win the lottery, buy all the anime in the world, and burn it.

Jennifer Evans
Short-term: I'm going to take a year off and work down in Florida, and then attend Florida Gulf Coast the year after that.
Long term: I want to either own my own business or work with little children when I grow up, either being a teacher or something else.

Luis Falcon
Short-term: VCU/Army reserve.
Long term: Teaching in military or high school.

Benjamin Fattori

Christina Fenwick

Andrew Fauntleroy
Short-term: NOVA

Emily Fellows
Short-term: Gibbs College to study computer graphics and animation.
Long term: I hope to become a well-known artist with Pixar or Disney, making good money and having a good life.

Luke Friar-Plikaitis
Short-term: University of Montana at Massoula
Long term: Major in forestry or environmental sciences and do something meaningful with my life.

Jordynn Fulton
Short-term: College in San Diego
Long term: Open an independent record label/travel the world.

Carolina Funkey
Short-term: Mary Washington College
Long term: Become Dr. Funkey and travel around the world.

Clayton Goins

Davila Gonzalez

Juan-Miguel Gonzalez
Short-term: George Mason University (R.O.T.C.)
Long term: To command in a good war, and live a peaceful life full of heart pounding adventure.

Vineet Gordhandas
Short-term: VCU
Long term: Let life take its many turns, graphic designer, marriage, and kids.

David Gould
Short-term: Virginia Tech
Long term: Become an aeronautical engineer for Lockheed Martin.

Brandon Greene
Short-term: DePaul University
Long term: Negotiate lasting peace in the Middle East and become an award-wining photographer.

Kristoffer Gronlie
Short-term: American University of Paris
Long term: Hope to eventually make enough money to be able to travel the world in my own private jet.

Stephen Gulliksen
Short-term: AmeriCorps
Long term: Play basketball and help others.

Caroline Habicht
Short-term: NOVA/year off
Long term: I will be a famous actress, artist, and singer and use my fame to help make the world a better place. And I’ll marry Jimmy Fallon.

Alex Hahl
Short-term: University of Kansas
Long term: Own a van with a couch in it.

Erikka Hamer
Short-term: NOVA
Long term: Fashion designer/coordinator.

Brian Harner

Fahid Hasan
Short-term: Virginia Tech
Long term: Writer, filmmaker, and musician.

Ying He
Short-term: VCU
Long term: Travel the world and be really rich!

William Henneberg
Short-term: University of Virginia

Christine Hillegass
Short-term: Radford University.
Long term: Christine will be traveling around to all of the hot spots in the world until settling down in Australia, where she will be sponsored by Roxy Pro.

Lee Hopkins
Short-term: McGill University
Long term: Become Canadian and marry an Afrikaner.

Joseph Horneman
Short-term: George Mason University
Long term: President of the U.S.

Chris Huffman
Short-term: NASCAR Technical Institute
Long term: Become a pro NHRA (pit crew) or pro stock race driver.

Nick Huizenga
Short-term: Washington University in St. Louis 
Long term: Have my own cooking show.

Nick Hurwit
Short-term: Mary Washington College
Long term: Practicing radiology in Madrid while playing professional golf on the European tour.

Peter Iliev
Short-term: Virginia Tech
Long term: Become a video game programmer and be richer than Bill Gates.

Kristen Janski
Short-term: Villanova University
Long term: Receive my masters, work in the field of medicine, and raise a family.

Andrew Johnson
Short-term: George Mason University
Long term: Rule the world.

Stefanie Johnston
Short-term: Virginia Tech
Long term: Animal-care person or an actress (TV or movie).

Jessie Jondrow
Short-term: Lees-McRae College
Long term: Dancer on Broadway.

Pat Jones
Short-term: Wake Forest University
Long term: I want to rock.

Sara Kaplow
Short-term: Kenyon College
Long term: Work for ESPN, write best-selling novels, and marry a British professional baseball player (if there is such a thing).

Emily Karnis
Short-term: Next year I plan to go to Old Dominion University.
Long term: Undecided major, but I plan to travel abroad somewhere, possibly Australia.

Katherine Karnis
Short-term: Johnson and Wales University
Long term: Executive pastry chef.

Laura Kenney
Short-term: Mary Washington College
Long term: To own a harem with Marie Stoner and marry a rich, beautiful man.

Megan Kirby
Short-term: I plan to get a good job, go to NOVA, and take care of my son Tyler.
Long term: I hope to get a degree in childcare and get a job doing that as well as being a good mom.

Andy Koelz
Short-term: Mary Washington College
Long term: Professional baseball player.

Ajay Kumar
Short-term: George Mason University
Long term: Becoming a surgeon.

Ellis Langford
Short-term: Aeronautical engineering at MIT.
Long term: Be involved in returning men to the moon.

Maria Lara
Short-term: I will be at NOVA having fun with all my friends but still missing Bonani (the other Scorpio). I will be happy being single trying to find "the one." I’d transfer to another college and leave my mark there, too. So just watch.
Long term: Be a successful physical therapist for a professional sports team doing my thing on the fine players but happily married and living in California.

Sean Lauderdale

Cristian Leiva

Jose Linares-Diaz
Short-term: George Mason University
Long term: Successful, great career, great life.

Danna Lippman
Short-term: To continue educational and vocational programs.

Mia Logan
Short-term: College of William and Mary
Long term: Live at the beach and marry a Frenchman.

Christopher Macpherson

Drew Maier
Short-term: University of Virginia
Long term: Make Playstation 2 games, have a beautiful wife in California, and live next door to PJ.

Annie Maynard
Short-term: Taking a year off, but will be attending William and Mary in fall of 2004.
Long term: Live in a tent on an Australian beach.

Chris McMaugh
Short-term: Studying culinary arts at L’academie de Cuisine.
Long term: To own my own restaurant and become a ba-gillionaire.

Stephanie Melkonian
Short-term: University of Chicago
Long term: Medical school, doctor in the future. 

Doron Metlay
Short-term: James Madison University
Long term: I hope to become the general manager of the New York Yankees in 10 years.

Emily Michalski
Short-term: College of William and Mary
Long term: Marry a Scandinavian named Bjorn and buy a vineyard in Tuscany.

Michael Mignone

Michael Miller
Short-term: Ithaca College
Long term: To survive.

Javier Molina
Short-term: NOVA
Long term: Alchemy and getting a custom Mick Thomson M7 Warlock guitar.

Mark Murchie
Short-term: Grove City College
Long term: I plan to go to medical school and become a doctor.

Colin Nannery
Short-term: Playing soccer at Longwood University
Long term: Living in California with my hot wife and soccer prodigy kids, surfing occasionally.

Stephanie Neill
Short-term: American University of Paris

Charmaine Nerone
Short-term: College of William and Mary
Long term: Travel the world with my musician lover.

Ashlie Peters
Short-term: GMU
Long term: Archeologist!

Philip Newton
Short-term: Mary Washington College
Long term: Start my own religious cult and subvert the current global socio-political structure. 

Johnathan O’Dowd
Short-term: NOVA
Long term: My ultimate goal is to become a video game programmer or video game tester.

Kate O’Hara
Short-term: Butler University
Long term: To join the Peace Corps, be famous, and live in Costa Rica.

Jonathan O’Toole
Short-term: Next year I will most likely be going to Montgomery Community College.
Long term: Ten years from now I will be playing professional baseball for the New York Yankees.

Robert Olson
Short-term: Attending Mary Washington College, where I’ll be playing soccer.
Long term: I plan on majoring in political science or pre-law. After I get my undergraduate degree, I will continue to earn a masters or attend law school.

Peter Ostoverchy
Short-term: Finish school in Slovakia, apply for college in USA.
Long term: Live in the US.

Martti Paljarvi
Short-term: NOVA/ dental school
Long term: Pursue a career in dentistry.

Becca Parson
Short-term: I'm taking a year off and going to New Zealand to work and travel. Depending on my IB scores, I'll probably go to the University of Toronto next fall.
Long-term: No idea.

Monica Payne
Short-term: NOVA
Long term: Own and run my own bar where I’m well known and popular for hand blowing each of my mugs and glasses.

Matt Pelon

Linda Phan
Short-term: Next year I will be attending NOVA for 2 years, then transferring to Old Dominion University in Virginia Beach.
Long term: My goal is to accomplish all four years of college, get my degree in the medical field as a registered nurse or pediatrician. My dream is to get discovered and become a background dancer for music videos. I would like to find my soulmate, get married for a few years, and then produce maximum three precious angels.

Emily Phelps
Short-term: University of Richmond
Long term: Florist, psychologist, making babies!

Clint Polzin
Short-term: Virginia Tech
Long term: Build a 700-foot wall around America.

Eric Powell
Short-term: University of Tennessee
Long term: Become an aerospace engineer and invent a really speedy and spacious airplane. Then have fun being filthy rich!

Melissa Pryor
Short-term: Marines
Long term: No clue.

Nadia Rahawi
Short-term: James Madison University
Long term: To be rich and retire at twenty-five (maybe be a lawyer) and live in California!

Leah Ralph
Short-term: College of William and Mary
Long term: Be a rich businesswoman.

Joel David Ratliff II
Short-term: NOVA or to work at HBL (dealership) as an assistant mechanic.
Long term: Auto mechanic, hydrologist, and/or architect.

Richard Redick
Short-term: University of Michican at Ann Arbor
Long term: Aerospace engineer or test pilot or astronaut.

Stacey Redick
Short-term: University of St. Andrews in Scotland
Long term: Travel the world, learn 8 or so languages, and discover the Holy Grail.

Chris Reese
Short-term: Miami of Ohio
Long term: Move to/live in UK with significant other and travel the world and become a movie director.

Daniel Regan
Short-term: Joining the ratline at the Virginia Military Institute.
Long term: Career as an officer in the U.S. Army, see the world, and have a family.

Nina Richards
Short-term: I plan on working and then taking a course or two at NOVA in the fall. Possibly joining the Army reserves.
Long term: I want to be an exotic or wildlife veterinarian. I want to make a difference and save lives. I want to be well known and famous because of all the good I’ve done. I want to meet Aerosmith, Boyz II Men, Dr. Scott Stahl, and Kevin Fitzgerald (among other people) before I die. I want to go to Marymount University, get married to Enrique, and have a huge house to hold a lot of pets and a few kids.

Lorena Rivera
Short-term: Old Dominion University
Long term: Be happy!

KT Roberts
Short-term: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Long term: Finish med-school, pass the MCATS, and become a doctor for the US Army (just like the TV show MASH except not in the Korean War) or Navy, then travel the world to help poor countries with medical needs.

Kevin Robey
Short-term: NOVA
Long term: Rodeo clown.

Cynthia Rose
Short-term: Shenandoah University
Long term: Become a big shot record producer in LA and marry a beautiful man!

Ana Rogers
Short-term: University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain.
Long term: I want to join the Peace Corps and eventually work for a humanitarian international organization and travel the world and hopefully start a great family.

Sandra Rojas

Anju Roy

Katie Rosenberger
Short-term: Randolph-Macon College
Long term: Work in advertising.

John Ruffino
Short-term: Drexel University
Long term: Living with my fourth wife, Chloe Wilson, at Martha’s Vineyard as a pharmacist.

Grant Sabatier
Short-term: University of Chicago
Long term: To be Chicago’s 74th Nobel Prize Winner (hopefully in economics) then head to law school and end up playing guitar in a bar somewhere.

Chris Sabbatini
Short-term: University of Virginia
Long term: Become a designer for buildings, bridges, public/private structures, and graphic designer. Continue my relationship with my beautiful girlfriend.

Astrid Salazar

Lauren Saltzberg
Short-term: Continue self-care and community skills education at GM.
Long term: To continue to help people be better and to be an integral part of the community!

Christina Sedney
Short-term: University of Virginia
Long term: Unsure.

Tenzing Sherpa
Short-term: School of Engineering at VCU
Long term: Hoop dreams.

Lawrence Shields
Short-term: Moving to California (West Side, baby.) I’m going to go to car college and join the underground street racing scene. 
Long term: Have my own custom shop for imports only!

Kristin Sommers
Short-term: James Madison University
Long term: I’m not sure what I want to be when I grow up. Hopefully I’ll be happy, whatever I’m doing.

Nathan Stanaland

Marie Stoner
Short-term: College of William and Mary
Long term: To own a harem with Laura Kenney and marry a beautiful man.

Laura Straub
Short-term: University of Virginia
Long term: Marry a baseball player.

Alisa Sukachevin
Short-term: William and Mary

Hoan Tchen
Short-term: GMU, venturing into the business world perhaps.
Long term: Being the CEO for an amazing marketing firm, to get married eventually, and have lots of beautiful green-eyed children.

Harold Terceros
Short-term: Virginia Tech
Long term: Fabulous nightclub owner in South Beach, and living with a beautiful woman in Obregado, Brazil.

James Thomas

Graeton Tripp

Erik Toom
Short-term: Virginia Tech
Long term: Become an architect and live in Estonia.

Vanessa Trasmonte
Short-term: Marymount University
Long term: International lawyer.

Aysha Twose
Short-term: College of William and Mary
Long term: Own a harem with Marie Stoner and Laura Kenney.

Nichole Urbano
Short-term: Mary Washington College
Long term: Business/psychologist for the deaf.

Marlies Tumolo
Short-term: Next year I will attend Humboldt State University. I’m sure I’ll have a crazy time in Avcata, CA since it’s so liberal (they have a green party majority).
Long term: After graduating college I plan to hopefully take a few years and travel the world! After I have a few adventures, I’ll probably settle down and get a nice house on the beach. Once I decide to have children I’ll move to Italy and raise them there with my dream husband!

Zoey Wang
Short-term: University of Virginia
Long term: Working in an international business firm and traveling around the world.

Megan Wilhelm
Short-term: Muhlenberg College to major in criminal justice and international relations.
Long term: Graduate from Muhlenberg, work for the CIA, become the director of the CIA.

Chloe Wilson
Short-term: Kenyon College
Long term: Live on the beach in California or Martha’s Vineyard with my hubby John Ruffino.

Crystal Wilson
Short-term: Marymount University
Long term: After graduating I hope to work on my masters at Georgetown University. I also hope to be married by the age of twenty-five with my own place and lots of happiness.

Joel Wray
Short-term: James Madison University
Long term: Live.

Caitlin Wright
Short-term: Radford University
Long term: I plan to be a special education teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Sarah Young
Short-term: Radford University
Long term: After graduating from college, Sarah will be in a job she loves. She will be married to a loving husband and have beautiful children.

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