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5 Levittown Seniors To Play Sports In College — Here's Where

The students marked the signing event dressed in their future school colors and attire.

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Division Avenue senior Emily Gillis (right) will play basketball at Gardner Webb University and senior Hailey Thomas will play lacrosse at the New York Institute of Technology.
Division Avenue senior Emily Gillis (right) will play basketball at Gardner Webb University and senior Hailey Thomas will play lacrosse at the New York Institute of Technology. (Levittown Public Schools)

LEVITTOWN, NY — Five high school seniors in Levittown Public Schools have committed to play sports in college, including at Stanford University and Stony Brook University.

Emily Gillis and Hailey Thomas of Division Avenue High School committed to play basketball and lacrosse, respectively. Gillis will attend Gardner Webb University and Thomas will attend New York Institute of Technology.

From General Douglas MacArthur High School, Connor Maurer, Shannon Kilian and Timothy Weber also committed to college athletics. Maurer will play soccer at Stanford, while Kilian and Weber play soccer and track, respectively, at Stony Brook.

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The students marked the signing event dressed in their future school colors and attire as coaches, building administrators and loved ones surrounded them.

From left, Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics J. Keith Snyder, soccer coach Jamie San Filippo, student-athletes Connor Maurer, Shannon Kilian and Timothy Weber and Principal Joseph Sheehan during the athletic signing ceremony. Photo credit: Levittown Public Schools.
From left, MacArthur High School student-athletes Connor Maurer, Shannon Kilian and Timothy Weber committed to play college athletics. Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools.
Division Avenue seniors Hailey Thomas (front left) and Emily Gillis signed their national letter of intent. Pictured, from left, lacrosse coach Sean Donnellan, basketball coach Steve Kissane, physical education chairperson Sean Smith, basketball coach Steve Robins and Principal John Coscia. Photo courtesy of Levittown Public Schools.

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