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Activities, Awards, & Events

Chronology

2025

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8/15/25 - Completes Internship with US Congressman Nick LaLota

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5/2/25 - Elected to Harvard Crimson Editorial Board

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4/21/25 - Selected as a Senior Staffer for Harvard Model Congress Boston - House Judiciary Committee

2/20/25 - Chaired House Homeland Security Committee at Harvard Model Congress Boston

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12/28/24 - Skated in Sachem Ice Hockey Alumni Game

11/2/24 - Met with Owner of NY Islanders, Jon Ledecky

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2019

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2025

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4/21/25 - Selected as a Senior Staffer for Harvard Model Congress Asia - United Nations Security Council

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10/8/24 - Selected as Junior Staffer for Harvard Model Congress Asia, Boston

10/4/24 - Accepts Position as Marketing Analytics Manager at Harvard Student Agencies. Communicates with over 250,000 teachers, increasing productivity 350% YOY, garnering 100 million views on social media, and generating over $1.7 million

9/15/24 - Accepted into Harvard Political Union, oldest collegiate debate society in the nation

9/27/23 - Named Alternate Captain, Varsity Ice Hockey

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6/29/23 - Retained to film  and edit documentary promo 

8/10/23 - Wrote on New York City's History and his education

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6/4/23 - Wrote about diabetics in the Nazi occupied Netherlands for American Battle Monuments Commission (contest) 

5/16/23 - Made Sachem's Varsity Ice Hockey Team for Senior Year

5/31/23 - Elected senior class president

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5/12/23 - Selected as President of DECA academic competition team

4/26/23 - Successfully defended his AP Research Paper on the effect of the Covid shutdowns on school fighting

4/15/23 - Wrote essay about the deinstitutionalization of Ukrainian children for the American Foreign Service Association (contest)

4/18/23 - Inducted into the Science National Honor Society

3/31/23 - Inducted into the Rho Kappa (History) National Honor Society

1/11/23 - Won Suffolk County DECA Regionals in Restaurant and Food Service Management 

2/28/23 - Achieved a 36 on the ACT

1/14/23 - Attended Georgetown conference on institutionalized children in Ukraine

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12/15/22 - Built enclosure at local Ecology Center for rescued Screech Owl

10/18/22 - Elected Teens as Teachers Vice President

10/17/22 - Named Model United Nations Esteemed Delegate

6/24/23 - Scored a perfect score (100) on the NYS Global History Regents Exam 

1/24/23 - Achieved a perfect score (100) on the NYS English Regents Exam 

5/16/22 - Made Sachem Varsity Ice Hockey

6/13/22 - Re-elected class president (Junior Year)

5/26/22 - Inducted into the  National Honor Society

4/12/22 - Named Secretary of English Honor Society

4/6/22 - Inducted into Math Honor Society

4/7/22 - Inducted into Foreign Language Honor Society

1/16/22 - Placed second in Suffolk County DECA academic tournament 

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10/8/21 - Won "Duke" (Homecoming King) as a sophomore

6/6/21 - Elected Class President (sophomore)

11/11/21 - Re-appointed captain of Travel Hockey Team

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2021 &  Prior

1/12/21 - Placed second in Suffolk County DECA academic tournament 

3/20-7/20  - Wrote, edited, and performed in history-based humor show documenting kids' experiences during the pandemic to entertain bored classmates during lockdowns

6/6/18  - Won 6th grade Social Studies and Science Awards 

5/30/19  - Raised over $3,700 for cancer research and receives St. Baldrick's "Squire of Hope" award for 3 years of fundraising for childhood cancer

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6/11/19  - Won 7th grade community service award and social studies award

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4/20/20  - Served on roundtable as student advisor to Sachem Schools District Superintendent (during Covid)

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10/6/20 - Received Suffolk County BSA COVID-19 Community Response Award

6/9/20 - Received community service award for 50+ hours of service, as well as three other awards

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Michael and Scoutmaster: Ron Van Steekelenburg

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11/10/22 - Elected Math Honor Society Treasurer

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