The Extra Step
The story could have ended right there, but it didn't. Doing what you can to make sure that kids have a football season and don't fall victim to the suffocating vacuum of gang activity is one thing. Going the extra step to make sure that they have a route to higher education is clearly another. Three Cold Spring Harbor scholar-athletes made sure that Roosevelt's success on the football field translated into much more than a championship jacket. They took the extra step of helping them to achieve off the field as well. Above, Pete Ottaviano (CSH) works with Ebene Gabaud, Mike Mayo and Jon Harris (Roosevelt)