student news
Senior Sampler Following the theme of this issue, we now meet six of MKA’s most talented senior athletes, a group o f students who are equally accomplished scholars and class leaders, with interests that go beyond the fields and courts of their athletic endeavors. L aura P lacentra A three-sport athlete, Laura has gained accolades in soccer, pole vaulting (she is the NJ Indoor Pole Vault Champion and holds the MKA indoor pole vault record with a vault of 10’ 7”) and softball. She co-captained the Girls’ Soccer team to their recent State Championship and has been a pivotal member of MKA’s State Championship Softball team.
Baseball and Bitty Basketball at the Primary school with Coach P. I enjoy the opportunity to compete and the constant hunger to improve as a player and person. Favorite subject at school: Art - because it’s a chance to create and nothing else. Favorite food: My mom’s spaghetti and meatballs
House: Walden (She is a House Captain.)
Proudest athletic moment: Winning my 5th State Championship this fall meant I had won a State Championship in each of my three sports. Winning the Prep State Soccer title with my girls on the soccer team against Newark Academy in a 1-0 hard-fought victory was unforgettable.
How she first became involved in sports: My dad always had catches with us when we were really, really young, but my first organized athletic experience was Bitty
Dreams fo r the future: International business based in Italy (preferably next to the water in Sardinia) while continuing to play sports for as long as I can.
K evin C lark
House: Monjo
Captain of the Boys’ Basketball team, Kevin also finds time to play AAU basketball, to be a volunteer tutor, be active in Shades of Color and Habitat for Humanity and still work at a high enough level to have been named a finalist in the National Achievement Scholar Program, receive the highest distinction in his junior history thesis and be nominated to attend a summer Leadership Education and Development Program at Dartmouth.
How he first became involved in sports: I started playing sports in second grade. I really enjoy the competitive aspect of it and the fact that I’m always pushing myself to be better.
Hometown: West Orange
Proudest athletic moment: During my sophomore year when we won the Prep-B Basketball Championship.
Hometown: Montclair Has attended MKA since: Pre-Kindergarten
Has attended MKA since: Tenth Grade
review spring 2010
Favorite subject at school: History and Math Favorite food: A tie between pizza and apple pie
Dreams for the future: I hope to have a career in finance and maybe become an investment banker.
