Athena Michaela Stevenson, daughter of María Laskaris and Demetrios Promousas and granddaughter of Vasilia Laskaris and the late Danny Laskaris, graduated from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business with a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) in April, 2018.
Christopher Anastasios Koufos, the son of Ari and Debra Koufos graduated from Watertown High School and will be attending Merrimack College in the fall.
Emily Rose Koufos, the daughter of Ari and Debra Koufos graduated from Watertown High School and will be attending Holy Cross in the fall.
Genna Olympia Katsikaris, the daughter of Paul and Stacy Katsikaris graduated from Medfield High School and will be attending Providence College in the fall.
Nikoletta Moutsopoulos, the daughter of Vlasios and Dina Moutsopoulos and granddaughter of Agiro Spiropoulos graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and a minor in real estate.
Victoria Pappas, the daughter of Anargyros and Becky Pappas graduated from Cambridge College with a masters degree in psychology.
John Carl Pappo, the son of Carl and Amy(Varsamis) Pappo graduated from Belmont Hill School and will be attending Tufts Univeristy in the fall.
Andrew Divris, the son of Kostas and Pam Divris of Walpole and the grandson of George Varsamis graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry.
Karissa Lappas, the daughter of Allen and Diti Lappas graduated from Mount Saint Charles and will be attending Bryant University in the fall.
Katerina Pappas, the daughter of Anargyros and Becky Pappas graduated from the University of Delaware in Business Marketing and a minor in Health.
Georgia P. Kondylis, daughter of George and Pamela Kondylis and granddaughter of Peter Therios and Georgia (Christakis) Therios graduated from Winchester High School, Winchester, MA. She will be attending Lesley University in Cambridge, MA this fall.
Michael Lappas, the son of Allen and Diti Lappas graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA and will be attending Merrimack College in North Andover this fall.
Christiana Dakoyannis, the daughter of Steve and Maria Dakoyannis graduated from the University of Rhode Island in Nursing.
Damian Bitsikas, the son of Georgia and Peter Bitsikas graduated from Belmont High School.
Alison McGrail, the daughter of Mike and Eleni (Karalis) McGrail has graduated from Assumption College with a degree in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies.
Kristina Zacharakis, the daughter of Emanuel and Areti (Pappas) Zacharakis graduated from Sharon High School and will be attending George Washington University in the fall.
Stefania, the daughter of Steve and Maria Dakoyiannis graduated from Stoneham High School.
Nia “Ευγενία”, the daughter of Kostas & Pam Divris, from Walpole, Massachusetts graduated from the University of Rhode Island and received a bachelor of science degree in Health Science and Services. Panagiotis and Demetris Sakellaris children of Anargyros and Vasiliki Sakellari and grandchildren of the late Panagioti and Areti Sakellari on May 2, 2014 received their Masters degrees in Business Administration (MBA) from Northeastern University in Boston Massachusetts.
Panagiotis had graduated in 2004 from Thayer academy and in 2008 graduated from Northeastern university with the degree in Electrical engineering (BSEE) and had been working at a consulting engineering and construction company in Boston for the last five years, recently he has been working with his father’s engineering and consulting company and learning the family business.Demetris graduated in 2006 from Thayer academy and in 2010 graduated from Northeastern university with the degree in Electrical engineering (BSEE) and has been working with NSTAR electric. Demetris also at the end of June will receive his Master degree in Electrical Power systems Design from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (W.P.I) and he is a candidate to become a registered professional engineer (P.E.) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Both love our village of Vassara, have been there many times especially with their Papou Panagioti and are hoping to be able to visit it soon.
Mariah, the daughter of Tom & Georgia Janos from Weston, Massachusetts and granddaughter of Baso Stavropoulos, is graduating from Weston High School and will be attending Syracuse University this Fall, hoping to major in media communications and later pre-med.
Ireni, the daughter of Fotis & Maria Barounis from Westwood Massachusetts and granddaughter of Triantafilli Primpas (Panou), graduated from Boston University with BS degree in Health Science. Currently, she is working at the Boston University’s Dental department research.
Their other daughter Kristina, graduated from Westwood High School and will attending Tufts University in the Fall. Kristina played two varsity sports in High School, Ice Hockey and Soft Ball.
Nancy, the daughter of Manos & Areti Zaharakis, from Sharon, Massachusetts and granddaughter of Leonidas & Potoula Pappas just graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamdem, Connecticut with a Bachelors of Science degree and will continue on next year to work on finishing her Masters degree in Business administration.
Dean, the Son of Peter & Melissa Karalis from Ashland, Massachusetts and grandson of Dino & Anna, is graduating this year from Ashland High School and is heading to New Hampshire College.
Laura, the daughter of Mike & Eleni McGrand from Mashpee, Massachusetts is graduating from Mashpee High School this year and going to Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. Eleni is the daughter of Dino & Anna Karalis.
Nick, the son of George and Pamela Kondylis and the grandson of Peter Therios and the late Georgia, graduated from Winchester High School and will attending Northeastern University school of Engineering.
Matthew, the son of Dean and Evangeline Calivas and grandson of Danny & Vasilia Laskaris and Rev. Alkiviadis and Presbytera Mia Calivas, graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science degree, in Business Administration, Marketing.
The Pappas Family
• Panagiota Pappas, the daughter of Arthur and Becky Pappas from Sharon, Massachusetts graduated from Suffolk Law School, last month.
• Litsa Pappas their second daughter is a news anchor/reporter in Virginia and is now moving to Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Ariana Pappas their third daughter graduated from Indiana University.
• Victoria Pappas their fourth daughter graduated from Suffolk University
• Katerina Pappas graduated from Sharon High School and will be attending the University of Delaware in August.
As we all know the Archdiocese of Boston has created a youth basketball league which unites area churches together and promotes unity, friendships, and sportsmanship. In the above photo you will find some Vassaraika boys and girls from the Weston St. Demetrios and the Watertown Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Churches.
To learn more about the program click the following link: Metropolis of Boston Sports
Nicole Gavrilles, the daughter of Evan and Stacey Gavrilis, graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design from Sarasota, Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She majored in Graphic and Interactive Communication. Nicole is currently employed by Code and Theory as a Visual Designer in New York.
Christiana Dakoyannis, the daughter of Dr. Steve and Maria Dakoyannis, graduated from Stoneham High School and will be attending the University of Rhode Island.
Victoria Stavropoulos, the daughter of Peter and Lisa Stavropoulos, graduated from Needham High School and will be attending Suffolk University.
Paul Janos, the son of Tom and Georgia Janos of Weston, Massachusetts And grandson of Vasso and the late Michalis Stavropoulos, graduated from Weston High School in 2010. He completed a Post Graduate year at Brighton Academy in ME in 2011, where he played Soccer and Rugby. He will be attending Fairfield University in Ct. this fall, school of Business.
Harilaos Varelas, the son of Panos Varelas and Voula Masganas, graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall School. He will be attending Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. In September. His parents and younger brother George, attended his graduation ceremony on June 5th. His brother George, also attends Choate Rosemary Hall and in September of this year he will be a Sophomore. We will be seeing a lot of Pano and Voula in Boston.
Nickolas Jiffas, the son of Dennis and Pauline Sakellaris-Jiffas and grandson of Maria Sakellaris and the late Pantelis, from Maryland, graduated from the Middle School of John Regional Catholic School earlier this past June. He will be pursuing baseball and track & field at Oakdale High School in the Fall.
Nickolas Gialousis,the son of Stavra Laskaris and grandson of Danny and Vasilia Laskaris, receved a Bachelor’s Degree from the Icenberg School of Management at UMass/Amherst in May of 2010.
Michael G Koufos, the son of George and Katheryn Koufos from Needham, Massachusetts. and the grandson of Anastasios and Magdalini Koufos & John and Dina Fenerlis, graduated from Needham High School, class of 2010. He will be attending Wentworth Institute of Technology School of Civil Engineering/Construction Management.
Congratualations to all of our graduates!
