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ADAM BILL AKPINAR

“ Class Warrior”

Years at Buckley: 4

Activities: Blue Team, Soccer 6, 7,8, Basketball 8, Baseball 5,6, Lacrosse 7, 8
Scripta Photography 8, Chorus 5, 6, 7, 8, Select Chorus 5, 6, Show Choi:
7, 8, N.Y.S.S.M.A. 5, 6, 7, Senior Musical, Outdoor Education Club 7, 8
Quips: “Do we really have to have homework?” ... “Narf!” ... “That’s not fair!
Quotes: “If you listen, you can hear the quiet river rage.” Live. “ To trj
is to win, to quit is to lose.” Unknown. “The quicker you adapt to change
the better you will do.” John Vanbiesbrouck.

Last Will: I, Adam Akpinar leave Jay: Iron Chef, pork belly’s, Faith
5th and 6th grade hockey; Bryan: the Boston trip, ready, set, cook, B.O
Brothers; Saagar: JLH, the Boston trip, our secret message; Brian
Yoshi, the 7th grade science project, Colin: our multiplatinum 12-mil
lion copy selling album; John: K. Johnson, tickets to a Ranger-Islandei
game, a hiding place behind my drums; Geoff: sleep-overs, Range;
games, Richter, franks and beans, the rest of the game; Jordan: makin;
Giant fans angry, annoying people at the skating rink, Brian Leetch
Freddy: soccer at recess and after school, Outdoor Ed., sleep-overs
Jasper: homework assignments I gave you, six cents; Louie: Outdooi
Ed., sleep-overs; Elizabeth: tripping in the hall, “ Have you seen nr
baseball?” ; Ariella: “ Haveyou seen my baseball?” ; Kevin: Outdoor Ed
playing goalie; Tiffany: “ Sixth Sense” ; Lauren: Mrs. Mouse, the P.S
98 years; Dr. Hamel: evil Avalanche fan, tickets to a Ranger-Islandei
game, a great lacrosse season; Mr. Strotmeyer: soccer, the Green Vah
game, the great shark report; Mr. Persaud: B-12, energy, -1 point; Dan
Chinese foodjihe glove moistener, Outdoor Ed.; Dorna: Nancy, zinging
lip balm; Claire: lacrosse playing demon, playing hockey during recess
Kristi: the tiger name Tigger; Mr. C: Outdoor Ed., Utah, rock n’ roll, thf
Rome report, the so-called ghost; Mrs. O’Connor: the B list; Mr. Rags
dale: our winning soccer season, essays, essays, essays; Mrs. Goudreau: the
Regents, playing the violin; Mrs. Jenne: Outdoor Ed. skiing at Okemo
Chef Rob: my secret sauce, soccer goalie; Mr. Leaf: The Star Wars Tril
ogy, Phish, Outdoor Ed.; Melissa: 5 more great years at Buckley.