Drew Donatello ’25 ringing the Victory Bell at his graduation in May 2025. Photo by Mr. Michael Aldridge.
One of the best-known students on campus in recent years, Drew Donatello, graduated at the end of the 2024-2025 school year after spending every year of his high school journey at Northwood. Drew served as the goalie for the Prep Hockey Team and was a campus leader during his 5 years at Northwood. Drew now attends Boston College and seems to be living his college years to the fullest. I was lucky enough to speak with Drew for a few minutes and get a peek at how college life has been treating him.
“My major at Boston College is Economics, and I am majoring in Finance,” Donatello said. He then spoke about why he chose Boston College. He said, “I chose Boston College because the first time I went on campus, I really loved the campus vibe, and I really liked the people here. I have also heard from Northwood alumni who graduated from Boston College about how much they loved it. I also had to come here because I was an early admission.”
Donatello successfully tried out and made the Boston College Club Hockey and Golf Teams. When asked about the teams and how that experience has been, he had this to say, “Playing for the Club Hockey and Golf teams has been amazing for me. Being a freshman, it is always hard to meet people and find your place on campus. So, both club teams have greatly helped in finding the people you want to be friends with and spend your four years with.”
“I really do miss Northwood every day,” Donatello said when he was asked to recall his time at Northwood. He then went on to say, “I love the community there and how you knew you could be friends with everyone on campus. I especially like to remember my senior year because everyone was so close and had such good friends. Northwood was really some of the greatest moments and memories of my life, and I get emotional just thinking and speaking about Northwood. It is just a very special place.” Donatello ended our conversation with an enthusiastic “Go Huskies!”
