Word: highes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mandery's interest in athletics is more than just talk. He has a passion for bowling. When at home on Long Island, he often bowls with his father, who is the principal of a public high school. "He's the only person I know who has a picture of a bowler in his room," says Rushika Fernandopulle '89, a former roommate. "I didn't know they made bowling posters...
While attending East Meadow High School, Evan played several sports--he says he was a "decent basketball player." He played trumpet in what he described as his high school's "bad jazz band...
Evan's love of athletic competition and his high-school experiences did not prepare him for Harvard's political scene. Elected to the council as a freshperson, Evan became heavily involved with it. He ran important committees and jockeyed for the most important offices...
...high school, "there was never any direct competition, but I liked competing against myself," Mandery says. "I've always felt that at Harvard, people become very competitive and driven. That's certainly very different from what I'm used...
...never had the feeling in high school that someone would stab me in the back," he says. "When I think of Harvard I think of that sort of thing...