Quakers Alumni Profile: John Pontillo
John Pontillo has taken what he learned at Moorestown and applied it not only in the classroom, but also on Swarthmore's soccer field.
Each week we'll be taking time out to get to know an alumnus from the Moorestown High School Athletic Department. In this week’s segment, Moorestown Patch sports editor Jim Vassallo spoke with former soccer player and current Swarthmore student John Pontillo about his time at Moorestown, how special Swarthmore is, and how he decided to play only soccer in college. Moorestown Patch: What is your major? John Pontillo: I am a double major in religion and economics. Patch: How did you choose Swarthmore? Pontillo: Swarthmore is a very special place. I certainly did not recognize its value when I was applying to school. I knew of the stellar academic reputation and the ideas of Quaker-ism that pervade campus, but I really didn't know what to …
