--- title: Pine Crest School Alumni | 2018 description: 2018 | Pine Crest School alumni are part of a community of lifelong learners. Learn, grow, network, and share your experience with the Pine Crest School community. --- [ pine crest school ](https://www.pinecrest.edu/) [#PCFutureReady](https://www.pinecrest.edu/media?SearchExpression=#PCFutureReady) Fort Lauderdale Campus 1501 NE 62nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334 [(954) 492-4100](tel:9544924100) Boca Raton Campus 2700 St. Andrews Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33434 [(561) 852-2800](tel:5618522800) - [inquire](https://www.pinecrest.edu/inquire) - [apply](https://www.pinecrest.edu/apply) - [visit](https://www.pinecrest.edu/visit) ## [Class Notes December 2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-june-2018-0) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on December 20, 2018 at 11:52 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![concert-921168-edited](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/December%202018/concert-921168-edited.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-june-2018-0) Once a Panther, always a Panther. We are always happy to hear from alumni and share your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-june-2018-0) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018), [Class Notes](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/class-notes) ## [Class Notes: September 2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-march-2018-0) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 20, 2018 at 3:33 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![_AC81767](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept.%202018/_AC81767.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-march-2018-0) Once a Panther, always a Panther. We are always happy to hear from alumni and share your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between. **Professional Achievements: ** [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-march-2018-0) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018), [Class Notes](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/class-notes) ## [Meet Rachel Zietz ’18: Lacrosse Enthusiast and Young Entrepreneur](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-rachel-zietz-18-lacrosse-enthusiast-and-young-entrepreneur) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 12, 2018 at 2:37 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![83260031_V2](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept.%202018/83260031_V2.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-rachel-zietz-18-lacrosse-enthusiast-and-young-entrepreneur) A CEO by age 13, Rachel Zietz ’18 turned her passion for lacrosse and inability to find high-quality equipment into a successful business. As a Pine Crest “lifer,” Rachel balanced being a student-athlete, graduating cum laude, an entrepreneur, and a speaker, most recently addressing students at Harvard University. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-rachel-zietz-18-lacrosse-enthusiast-and-young-entrepreneur) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Meet Anthony Bridges ’18: Track Star and Jazz Musician](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-anthony-bridges-18-track-star-and-musician) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 12, 2018 at 2:37 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Tony_Picture](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept.%202018/Tony_Picture.png) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-anthony-bridges-18-track-star-and-musician) Anthony, or as he is better known, Tony Bridges ’18 finished his high school track and field career as the state champion triple jumper, school record holder for a triple jump of over 48 feet, with multiple all-state honors, and 52nd in the nation for the triple jump. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-anthony-bridges-18-track-star-and-musician) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Meet Ava Goldstone ’18: Community Activist For Children](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-ava-goldstone-18-community-activist-for-children) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 12, 2018 at 2:37 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![IMG_1931](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept.%202018/IMG_1931.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-ava-goldstone-18-community-activist-for-children) In June 2018, The Boundless Dreams Playground opened in Delray Beach, Florida. This playground is the first of its kind in Delray Beach, and the story behind it leads us to recent Pine Crest School graduate Ava Goldstone ’18. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-ava-goldstone-18-community-activist-for-children) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Meet Beckton Peddy ’18: Social Entrepreneur](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-beckton-peddy-18-social-entrepreneur) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on September 12, 2018 at 2:36 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Beckton 2018-3](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/Sept.%202018/Beckton%202018-3.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-beckton-peddy-18-social-entrepreneur) Beckton Peddy ’18 started the [Second Life Project](http://secondlifeproject.org/) as a Pine Crest School sophomore, combining his appreciation for computers with his desire to help others. The Second Life Project collects and refurbishes used laptops and tablets, and donates them to local students in need. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/meet-beckton-peddy-18-social-entrepreneur) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Class Notes June 2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-june-2018) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 19, 2018 at 2:02 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![RonnieHaligman](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202018/RonnieHaligman.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-june-2018) Once a Panther, always a Panther. We are always happy to hear from alumni and share your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-june-2018) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018), [Class Notes](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/class-notes) ## [Two Pine Crest School Alumni Drafted by Major League Baseball](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/two-pine-crest-school-alumni-drafted-by-major-league-baseball) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 19, 2018 at 9:20 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Griffin Conine](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202018/Griffin%20Conine.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/two-pine-crest-school-alumni-drafted-by-major-league-baseball) Two Pine Crest School alumni and classmates, Griffin Conine ’15 and Zack Kone ’15, were selected in the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) first-year player draft. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/two-pine-crest-school-alumni-drafted-by-major-league-baseball) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Bianca De Souza ’16 is Named to ‘Future 100’](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/bianca-de-souza-future-100) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 15, 2018 at 11:36 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![bianca-1](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202018/Bianca-DeSouza.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/bianca-de-souza-future-100)   [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/bianca-de-souza-future-100) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Rediscovering Your Passion: Spotlight on Ian Singer ’00](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/rediscovering-your-passion-spotlight-on-ian-singer-00) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on June 15, 2018 at 11:29 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![image2 (1)](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/June%202018/Ian-Singer.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/rediscovering-your-passion-spotlight-on-ian-singer-00)   [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/rediscovering-your-passion-spotlight-on-ian-singer-00) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Class Notes - March 2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-march-2018) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 27, 2018 at 10:01 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![alumnae-supporting-soccer-players-1.jpg](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202018/alumnae-supporting-soccer-players-1.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-march-2018) Once a Panther, always a Panther. We are always happy to hear from alumni and share your success, life events, the good and bad, and everything in between. **Professional Achievements: ** [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/class-notes-march-2018) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018), [Class Notes](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/class-notes) ## [Pine Crest School Alumni Meet Current Students in New York City](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni-meet-current-students-in-new-york-city) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 26, 2018 at 4:15 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![image1](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202018/image1.jpeg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni-meet-current-students-in-new-york-city) Pine Crest Upper School journalism and yearbook students attended the 94th annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Spring Convention and had the opportunity to meet with a group of Pine Crest School alumni. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni-meet-current-students-in-new-york-city) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Ensign Orion Rollins ’11 Speaks to Students on Veterans Day](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/orion-wells-11-speaks-to-students-on-veterans-day) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 25, 2018 at 9:39 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![OrionWells'11](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202018/OrionWells'11.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/orion-wells-11-speaks-to-students-on-veterans-day) Ensign Orion Rollins ’11, was on campus in Fort Lauderdale to observe Veterans Day with Upper School students. Ensign Rollins graduated from the Naval Academy in 2016, and is currently stationed at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/orion-wells-11-speaks-to-students-on-veterans-day) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Pine Crest School Alumni Display Work at Art Miami](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni-display-artwork-at-art-miami) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 25, 2018 at 9:32 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Elyssa Helfman](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202018/Elyssa%20Helfman.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni-display-artwork-at-art-miami) Pine Crest School alumni Elyssa (Renert) Helfman ’99, Danny Glass ’09, and Joshua Aronson ’12 had work on display at [Spectrum Miami](http://www.spectrum-miami.com/), a juried contemporary art show. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-alumni-display-artwork-at-art-miami) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Pine Crest School Community Mourns the Loss of H. Wayne Huizenga ’55](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-community-mourns-the-loss-of-h.-wayne-huizenga-55) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 23, 2018 at 4:36 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Huizenga 1955](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/Alumni/Newsletter/March%202018/Huizenga%201955.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-community-mourns-the-loss-of-h.-wayne-huizenga-55) The Pine Crest School community mourns the loss of H. Wayne Huizenga (1937-2018), an influential businessman, generous philanthropist, and alumnus of the Class of 1955. As a student, Mr. Huizenga was active in the life of the school. He played baseball, basketball, and football; wrote for the student newspaper; served as the business manager for the yearbook; and was elected senior class treasurer. Throughout the years, he remained connected to Pine Crest through his children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, and through the Huizenga family’s generous support of our School’s facilities and programs. In 1996, the Huizenga Family Foundation donated $1 million to Pine Crest’s Campaign for Science and Technology. The Huizenga Family Science Center, a 23,800-square-foot Upper School science building, includes eight laboratories for biology, chemistry, and physics, and two computer labs, which remain in active use today. “The impact of Mr. Huizenga’s generosity is both far reaching and long lasting,” said Dr. Dana Markham, President. “The rich experiences and deep learning that take place in the Huizenga Family Science Center inspire a love of science among Pine Crest students, many of whom go on to become doctors, nurses, researchers, and scholars. The legacy of Mr. Huizenga’s belief in our mission will benefit generations of Pine Crest students.” On behalf of the entire Pine Crest community of alumni, faculty, and students, we extend our deepest condolences and gratitude to the Huizenga family. [Read More](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-school-community-mourns-the-loss-of-h.-wayne-huizenga-55) Topics: [Alumni Newsletter](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/alumni-newsletter), [2018](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/tag/2018) ## [Pine Crest Alumnus Launches Wearable Safety Device](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-alumnus-launches-wearable-safety-device) Posted by [Pine Crest School](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/author/pine-crest-school) on March 23, 2018 at 11:23 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![headshot- no collar](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/hubfs/headshot-%20no%20collar.jpg) ](https://blog.pinecrest.edu/alumni/pine-crest-alumnus-launches-wearable-safety-device) Pine Crest School alumnus Rees Gillespie ’09 recently launched [Ripple Safety](https://www.ripplesafety.com/), a 24/7, nationwide personal safety service that can be activated by a wearable device the size of a dime. The service keeps you safe anytime, anywhere in the United States for just $10/month. 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