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Sewickley Academy hosts Hall of Fame ceremony

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Interim Head of School Dr. Ashley (Brown ‘00) Birtwell inducted George Raftis, class of 2005, into Sewickley Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Also pictured is former classmate Derek Chimner ‘04, the school’s interim director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, who highlighted George’s basketball career at Sewickley Academy and Allegheny College, praising him for his accomplishments and impact both on and off the court.
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Jason Linkes, class of ‘94, poses for a picture with his former teacher Ken Goleski, the current assistant head of school. Jason was inducted into Sewickley Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame during Reunion Weekend. Jason’s former teammate and lifelong friend Eric Goldstein ‘94 spoke about Jason’s successful baseball career at the Academy and St. Leo College and his contributions to the SA community on and off the field.
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Sewickley Academy cheerleaders Caroline SanFilippo, Alexandra Cordle, Nikki Golestan, Natasha Karlik and Julia Glance – along with the Panther – cheered on this year’s inductees to Sewickley Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Sewickley Academy kicked off Reunion Weekend on Oct. 8 with a Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The event took place in the EventsCenter and Means Alumni Gym, and was attended by students in grades four through 12, as well as faculty, staff, alumni, board members and other Hall of Fame members.

Inductees present were Jason Linkes, class of 1994, and George Raftis, class of 2005.

Linkes was a Most Valuable Player in 1993 and 1994, and continued his baseball career at Saint Leo University in Florida.

Raftis was voted Sewickley Academy’s best male athlete in 2005 and continued his basketball career at Allegheny College.

Katarina Lackner, class of 2005, was also nominated for her outstanding career in women’s basketball at Sewickley Academy and the University of Pennsylvania but was not able to attend the ceremony, so her induction will take place in four years at Sewickley Academy’s next Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony.

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