May 01, 2008 12:20 pm
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By MICHELLE MILLER
Staff Writer
Cooperstown Central School has
announced the top four students
for this year’s graduating class —
all of whom are not quite sure what
they truly want to do with their futures.
Erin Sullivan, daughter of John
and Barbara Sullivan of Cooperstown,
plans to head to Slovakia
through the Rotary Exchange Program
in August. She says the only
other place she has been outside
the United States is Canada, and
she is looking forward to something
new. Sullivan says she had a couple
of friends who traveled through the
Rotary Exchange Program, and
that is how she got interested in
the program.
Once Sullivan returns from Slovakia,
she plans to attend Hamilton
College. She will be entering
with an undeclared major.
Sullivan has been at CCS since
she was in fifth grade and said her
favorite subjects were English and
art. She said Mrs. Murphy, the art
teacher, was the most influential
for her while at CCS.
``I wasn’t really interested in art
until I had her for class,’’ said Sullivan.
Sullivan has been involved in
swimming, and has been an active
member of a school team that competes
by answering questions about
the environment.
Kaitlyn Breiten, daughter of
Thomas and Leslie Breiten of Cooperstown,
will also be traveling
through the Rotary Exchange Program.
She will be packing her bags
to go to Poland at the end of the
summer.
``I have wanted to do this for as
long as I knew I could,’’ said Breiten.
``I have always wanted to go
overseas. I am excited for the experience
and know I will grow and
change while I am there.’’
Breiten went to The Brookwood
School before coming to CCS in
fifth grade. She says all of the
teachers at CCS have been great,
and it would be impossible to narrow
down just a few favorites.
``They have all been such a huge
influence on my life,’’ said Breiten.
She says senior year has been
great because she feels everyone
has gotten closer. She says she will
miss the small village and how well
everyone knows everyone.
``I’ll miss the feeling of belonging’’
said Breiten.
In high school, Breiten was on
the swimming and diving team
(captain senior year), participated
on the track team, was vice president of the senior class and
competed on the quiz team.
Breiten says she will be
spending her summer as a
nanny. She still is undecided
on what college she will attend
in the fall of 2009. Breiten
applied to the University
of Texas at Austin and Sewanee:
The University of the
South located in Tennessee.
Sean Killian, son of Tim
Killian of Oneonta and Anne
Killian-Russo of Cooperstown,
will be headed to
Ithaca College in the fall.
Killian said he will be entering
with an undeclared major,
but is thinking about
pursuing mathematics.
Killian said he is looking
forward to going to Ithaca
because he remembers visiting
the area when his older
sister attended the college
about 11 years ago.
``I am looking forward to
living in the city,’’ said
Killian. ``I can’t wait to see
what it will be like to live in
one of the nicest cities in
New York.’’
Although Killian says he
is excited for a different kind
of lifestyle, he says he will
miss the familiarity of the
halls and the village. Killian
has attended CCS since kindergarten,
and says Mr.
Henrici and Mrs. Conroy
have been most influential to
him. Killian took Latin with
Mr. Henrici for four years
and says he really broadened
his horizons and made him
more interested in speaking
other languages. Both teachers
are very funny and smart,
says Killian.
While in high school,
Killian was on the varsity
swim team, was part of the
high school musical and was
stage manager of the senior
play. He is also a member of
ECT, Honor Society president
and has worked for several
sales such as the carnation
sale for Valentine’s
Day.
Killian says he hopes to
work at the Clark Sports
Center helping out with adventure
camps this summer.
He also says he would like to
find a job in a local store on
Main Street and hopes to enjoy
his last days in Cooperstown.
Philip Pohl, son of Bruce
and Chris Pohl of Cooperstown,
will be headed to
Clemson University next
year on a baseball scholarship.
He says he is excited
about being able to play ball
there and is looking forward
to the warm weather.
Pohl will be entering
Clemson with an undecided
major, but says he really enjoys
the sciences.
Originally from Bakersfield,
Calif., Pohl began his
education at CCS in the
fourth grade. He says all of
the teachers at CCS have
been influential to him as
well as his baseball coach,
Frank Miosek.
Pohl says he will miss the
whole high school experience
when he leaves for college.
He says he likes living in a
small town with a close community,
which he says is
something most people don’t
get to experience.
``I will miss walking down
the street and saying hello to
all the people,’’ said Pohl.
Pohl has played baseball
for the past four years, been
on student council for three
years, served as class president
his sophomore and junior
years and is a member
of the Honor Society.
He says he is also very
proud of being a part of
HOBY, a youth leadership
program.
This summer, Pohl says
he plans to play baseball on a
traveling team in Syracuse.
The four seniors are working
on their graduation
speeches.
Graduation will be held
on Sunday, June 29 at 1:30
p.m. on the lawn of the Fenimore
Art Museum.
In the event of rain, it will
take place at 2 p.m. in the
Nicholas J. Sterling Auditorium
at the Cooperstown
Middle/ High School.
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