Senior Year just began!

My Senior Year has just begun at New Canaan High School. There's a lot I want to accomplish in my last school year before I graduate in June. I hope to get recognized in the classroom, on the Football Field, Wrestling Mat, Lacrosse Field, in my job sightings, and at Emmaus with St. Aloysius in New Canaan. I hope to make High Honors all 4 quarters of the school year this year. Last year, I made High Honors in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th quarters and made Honor Roll the 2nd quarter and I earned the Student of the Month Award in March of 2018. Last Football season, at our last home game vs Fairfield Ludlowe, I got in in the 4th quarter and rushed the passer and got a tackle and got announced on Dunning Field's speakers. This Football season, I hope to get playing time and to get in the New Canaan Advertiser. I also hope to be an accomplished Wrestler and Lacrosse Player when I go out for Wrestling in the winter and Lacrosse in the Spring. I hope to get recognized for all my hard work at my internships at New Canaan Fire Co. No. 1, New Canaan Parking Authority, and at New Canaan Library. I also hope to have internships at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 653, Vineyard Vines New Canaan, and Tony's Deli. I also hope to have a very successful year doing Emmaus with the Youth Ministry at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in New Canaan. This November and March, I get to work at the E76 and E77 Retreats and will help feed the homeless, spend time with the Breakthrough and Thorpe kids, spend time with the elderly retirement home people, etc. After I graduate in June, I will be on a 2 year plan at the New Canaan Public Schools LAUNCH Program to work on life skills and continue my internships I already have. After that, I will be enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in the Infantry hopefully as a Rifleman, then joining the New Canaan Police Department as either a SWAT or K9 and NCHS School Resource Officer, being a Varsity O-Line and D-Line Coach for the New Canaan High School Varsity Football Team, and to still Volunteer at St. A's. I hope to have a great Senior Year this year and hope to accomplish many things!

Big Things Ahead

So, tomorrow me and my Football Team have a practice tomorrow with New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, New York, scrimmage on Tuesday against Southington High School in Southington, Connecticut, Football Jamboree at NCHS on Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, and then our season opener against St. Joe's. These are the defining practices to see if I play this season and on Saturday September 8th against St. Joe's. The New Canaan High School Varsity Football Team is expected to be pretty good this year. With 4 Division 1 College Football Commits. OL/DL Jack Stewart to Michigan, OL/DL Jack Conley to Boston College, QB Drew Pyne to Notre Dame, and LB Garrett Braden to Rice. I hope to get a position on the 2nd or 3rd Defensive Line on Varsity as Coach Catanzaro said to me and my fellow Linemen to fight for those spots. I also have a scrimmage up in Southington, Connecticut on Tuesday at Southington High School. Then on the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend we have a Football Jamboree at New Canaan High School and then it's Game Week vs St. Joe's.

Thursday I start Senior Year. I have new teachers and some new classes. I also have new internships and new sports to try out. Youth Ministry to take advantage of. And I have graduation and plans after High School. I have Connections, Learning Center, Social Skills for Adults and Careers, Reading and Writing, Environmental Science, Practical Math, Physical Education and Health, Cultural Anthropology, Civics, and Woodworking. I have Ms. Calcagni, Ms. Hammond, Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Honohan, Ms. Palmer, Ms. Lewis, Ms. Goldhawk, and Ms. Pivovar. I'm trying out for after Football Season is both Wrestling and Lacrosse. My new internships are still working at New Canaan Fire Co. No. 1 as a Maintenance Worker, Working at New Canaan Parking Commission as an Office Guy, Maybe work at New Canaan Library, and hopefully work at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 653. I still haven't completed everything for Graduation yet but I'm still working on it. I have Youth Ministry for St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in New Canaan with retreats, conferences, service missions, etc. After I graduate, I will be working at the New Canaan Public Schools LAUNCH Program, Train at Curcio Training, Coach New Canaan Football, and Vision Therapy Sessions for a Driver's License so I can get a medical waiver for the United States Marine Corps to be an 0311 Infantry Rifleman, after 4 years of combat, I'll be either a SWAT or K9 and NCHS School Resource Officer for New Canaan Police Department, Coach either the Offensive Line or Defensive Line for New Canaan Football and Coach and on the Board for New Canaan Youth Football, and still be a volunteer at St. A's.

Give 100 Percent and Grind while you do it

Giving 100 Percent is important and grinding while you do it will help you put in that 100 Percent. I always put in 100 Percent and grind while I do it. Whether when I’m on the Football Field, Wrestling, Mat, Lacrosse Field, Weight Room, or Classroom, I make sure I get important work that needs to be done. I currently in the process of giving my 100 percent for my career in the U.S. Marine Corps and the New Canaan Police Department. Yes. It’s hard work. But it’s going to get done and I will give 100 Percent and grind while I do it.

My family tradition of service and how I'll continue it

My family has a tradition of service. Whether it's protecting or helping people, they've managed to be selfless and make commitments bigger than themselves. My dad was a U.S. Navy Officer and Diver who was commissioned from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. My mom's older brother and my uncle enlisted after high school in the U.S. Navy as a Radio Man on Submarines and Destroyers and was a Corrections Officer at a Penitentiary in California. My dad's 2 uncles and my great uncles were in the U.S. Army I think as Infantrymen. My dad's uncle and my great uncle was a Bombardier in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. My grandpa was a Firefighter for the Central Valley Fire Department in Central Valley, California. My 2nd cousin is both a Firefighter and an EMT for the Englishtown Fire Department in Englishtown, New Jersey. My mom's cousin's husband was a Firefighter for the New York City Fire Department. My 2nd cousin graduated from Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol, Rhode Island and became a Lawyer. My 2nd cousin is at the Creighton University Medical School in Omaha, Nebraska getting her masters as a childhood cancer doctor and graduated from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois and participated in their medical school. My 2nd cousin is currently interning in the Dietetic Internship Program at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York after she graduated from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. My 2nd cousin is a Lifeguard at Ocean Beach Surf Club in Toms River, New Jersey and still was a Lifeguard even at while he was continuing his education at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. How I'm going to continue my family's legacy of service is enlist with a medical waiver into the United States Marine Corps with an 03 Infantry Contract hopefully to become a Rifleman and see combat around the globe for 4 years. After that, I then will pursue a career as either a SWAT or K9 and NCHS School Resource Officer for the New Canaan Police Department. I currently continue the family tradition of service at New Canaan Fire Co. No. 1 as a Maintenance Guy and since my dad is Italian Catholic and my mom is Irish Catholic, I serve with the St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church Youth Ministry in New Canaan, Connecticut and will continue to serve them when I'm back in town. I also hope to continue to serve my Varsity Football Team at New Canaan High School as a O-Line or D-Line Coach. Service has been a part of me and my family since I was born

What more can I do?

I am already playing Varsity Football and will be doing Varsity Wrestling in the winter and playing Varsity Lacrosse in the spring all at New Canaan High School. I am also a part of the St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church Youth Ministry. I am a High Honors Student and was Student of the Month in March 2018. I also volunteer at various organizations in town. Like being a maintenance guy at New Canaan Fire Co. No. 1, doing desk work at New Canaan Parking Authority, Librarian skills at New Canaan Library, and Dining Prep at Baldanza Cafe. I am also planning on working at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 653. I am also planning to have a talent with music at playing acoustic guitar. I am currently training with vision therapists to get a driver's license and a medical waiver to enlist in the United States Marine Corps as an 0311 Infantry Rifleman, to be a SWAT or K9 and New Canaan High School Resource Officer for New Canaan Police Department, Being an Offensive or Defensive Line Coach for New Canaan High School Football and being a Coach and Board Member for New Canaan Youth Football, and to still be a volunteer at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church in New Canaan, Connecticut. What more can I do?

Take Care of Business, and work to pursue your dreams.

Whenever there's business that needs to be taken care of, you should leave it to me. Because I am the best at doing it. Whether in school, on the athletic field, during a workout, during an internship, or whether it's a long term goal you want to pursue in the near future, I can do it either way. Take NFL Defensive End J.J. Watt for an example, he lives by a quote, "Dream Big, Work Hard." He worked his ass hard to start in High School for the Pewaukee Pirates of Pewaukee High School in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, he worked hard to pursue his lifelong dream of playing for his childhood College Football team, the University of Wisconsin Badgers, worked hard to be drafted with the 11th pick in the First Round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans, and worked extremely hard to get the fan's respect. Though he didn't play for his childhood NFL Team, the Green Bay Packers, he still made results look satisfactory. And that's what I do. I make results look satisfactory. Everyone wants to do something great. We all want to play in the NFL, be a music star, or the next Einstein or whatever it is you want to do, but it's what you're going to do to get you to that point. I have had many dreams throughout my pastime. I pursued a couple of those dreams in High School with playing Football for my High School Team, the New Canaan High School Rams, and working at my local Fire Department, New Canaan Fire Co. No. 1. I also accomplished being a member of the St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church Youth Ministry. When playing Ice Hockey, I did have dreams of playing in the NHL, but soon realized it was unrealistic considering I didn't play as much as these players played, but I could still play in the Adult Hockey League, or Beer League when I'm older. I also had dreams of playing High School Football, College Football, and in the NFL, but soon realized that one of those dreams would be accomplished, and that was playing High School Football. I had dreams of playing Major League Baseball when I was playing Babe Ruth League Baseball, but quit because it wasn't worth playing anymore. I had dreams of playing in the NBA when I was playing Basketball at my old school, Maplebrook School, but quit because of the unsportsmanlike behaviors in my teammates. Now that I pursued my dreams of playing Football for New Canaan High School, and becoming a member of New Canaan Fire Co. No. 1, I am currently on my journey of making my dreams of serving in the United States Marine Corps as an 0311 Infantry Rifleman, serving with the New Canaan Police Department as either a SWAT or K9 and the NCHS School Resource Officer, being an O-Line or D-Line Coach for New Canaan High School Varsity Football considering those are the areas I play, and still being a volunteer in the St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church Youth Ministry. Whatever it is that I want to do, I take care of business and pursue what I want to do.

Traditions titles and rewards

I have many traditions with my sports teams, holidays, and family

Sports team wise: The program I play for at my high school, New Canaan Football has a tradition of winning with Connecticut State Titles, FCIAC Titles, and Turkey Bowl Titles all due to Head Coach, Lou Marinelli and former head coaches Joe Sikorski and Bob Lynch. And is one of the most storied programs in the Northeast U.S. Region. And we hope to continue that tradition starting in 2 weeks. New Canaan has a good Wrestling program with currently 2 of the best wrestlers in the country. New Canaan Wrestling will help me condition better and I hope to win lots of matches. New Canaan Lacrosse is a storied High School Lacrosse program on the east coast. With a lot of Division 1 players coming out of this program, they have had won a lot of State and FCIAC Titles. I hope to continue that tradition in Spring of 2019.

Thanksgiving, I play in the Turkey Bowl vs rival Darien and have a Turkey dinner with my dad, mom, brother, sister, cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

Christmas, I go to church, open presents from relatives and Santa Claus and eat dinner with my dad, mom, brother sister, cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

Easter, I go to church, but I first hunt the house for Easter eggs and baskets from the Easter Bunny. Then I do an Easter egg hunt with my brother, sister, and cousins. and eat dinner with my mom, dad, brother, sister, cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

Rewards I hope to earn this coming school year.

I hope to win the Kevin John "Jack" Dempsey Football Academic Award for New Canaan High School. Kevin John Dempsey, better known as "Jack" was a student athlete at New Canaan High School. He excelled at Football and Wrestling. The September 11th Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. intrigued Jack to pursue his lifelong dream of serving in the United States Marine Corps. He was a fearless leader in combat and saved his fellow Marines when they found a buried bomb with a cell phone attached to it. He saved 7 Marines but was killed in Fallujah Iraq when an enemy detonated the bomb killing Dempsey and another Marine. The New Canaan Turkey Bowl MVP Award is named in his honor and a Football Academic Award too.

When I start working at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 653, I hope to win one of their academic awards too.

Titles I hope to earn.

This Athletic Season at New Canaan High School, me and my Football Team are working to win the Connecticut Class LL State, FCIAC, and Turkey Bowl Title, I maybe hope to win at least an FCIAC Title in Wrestling, and me and my Lacrosse team will work to win the Connecticut State Class L and FCIAC Titles.

I am currently on the journey of earning the title of United States Marine.

I am also on the journey of earning the title of being a Police Officer.