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What are three enduring lessons you learned during your studies at Pierce?

Hard work – even if not loud – does get recognized.
The joy of learning.
The painful but so fulfilling obedience to structure: to this day, I still apply Mr. Kinnick’s short-story analysis model – which he rigidly taught us in C’ Class Gymnasium – onto the plays I direct. Ι am forever grateful to him for this.

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Describe Pierce in three words.

Focus. Study. Try.

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One of your favorite Pierce memories?

Winning the gold medal at the volleyball championship!

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What do you miss most from your days at Pierce?

Geometry class with Mr. Tzoulakis: the quintessence of LEARNING. It is the closest I have ever come to what I imagine must have been like being an Antiquity or Renaissance scholar. I thought the Universe was revealing its secrets just to me.

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Where was your favorite spot on campus?

My best friend, Georgia Strati, and I had a very specific favorite spot in the library.

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Who was your favorite teacher and why?

Almost all of our teachers were great, but there were several ones who earned the title of “mentor”: Ms. Rari, Ms. Tsakopoulou, Mr. Paschalidis, Mr. Tsatalis…

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Have you kept in touch with any of your classmates?

Some of my best friends in life are from Pierce.

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Did having studied at Pierce help you during your university studies and beyond?

Yes. Both Pierce and Aidonopoulou (where I attended kindergarten and elementary school) helped shape my mentality towards studying and learning – something priceless, which has to be developed early on and cannot be implanted later, no matter how many degrees you may pursue.

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What’s the greatest piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Show up: it’s the first step to anything.

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What (or who) inspires you most?

Walking in the city.

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Your motto in life?

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”