Niko Prassas

Niko Prassas, a senior at the Beacon School in Manhattan is an unassuming yet multifaceted young New Yorker. The first thing he offers about himself is that he’s “pretty into basketball” which, without provocation, is followed up by a personal declaration of his own merits.  “I can beat up most people my size.”

                  Niko’s well-roundedness is manifested in his main interests, journalism and basketball. This combination is one of the paradoxes that Niko’s personality seems to be comprised of. It’s a diverse mesh, but in fact these pursuits harmonize perfectly; hello, sports reporter.

                   Niko’s interest in exploring the world around him in his career could be a result of his international upbringing: he has grown up splitting his summers between New York and Greece,where members of his extended family live. While he feels that his European trips have not notably influenced his interest in journalism, being in countries where he knows not one word of the language and where the people have completely different social norms does motivate him to find different modes ofcommunication. Whether he sees it this way or not, Niko is a citizen of the world.