Alutant Senior Edition - Volume 47 Issue 9 - June 3, 2019

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Ellensburg High School’s Newsmagazine Volume 47 Issue 09 June 3, 2019

The Senior Edition

Viewbook Page 15 - 23

Alutant Reflection Page 2

FFA Page 14

Senior Spotlights Page 8 - 11

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Alutant Staff Editor-in-Chief: Imani Alexander

Associate Editor: Jada Godwin

Staff Reporters: Olivia Anderson Faith Simcox Jaiden Duby Ava Stuart Jeremy May Steven Szombathy Dylan Hardwick Jared Gomez

Adviser:

Jon McClintick Affiliations

Washington Journalism Education Association National Scholastic Press Association Quill and Scroll Honorary Society Special Thanks Lyle Hancock and Beth Brunson of ESD Printing Services Alutant is an Old English word meaning “bulldog.”

The Alutant is a public forum for student expression. Content is written and produced by and for students and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of EHS or the school district.

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Cover photo: Alutant’s Graduating Seniors, taken by Jonathan McClintick.

2019 IN REFLECTION

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A YEAR IN NEWSPAPER

Imani Alexander A Editor in Cheif Editorial

This year at the Alutant I have learned so much. But specifically I learned the power of adaptation.

So many things changed this year that really affected our staff. We changed Head Editors three times.

We had reporters come and go. And. So. Many. Technical. Difficulties.

But we all learned to adapt to those challenges and develop problem solving skills to get our jobs done.

Honestly we really just learned how to do our jobs in general. We learned the basics in Graphic Design, Photography, and Media Reporting. We learned how to work in a fast paced environment, with responsibilities and dependability. We learned how to truly work under pressure and we learned to work as a team.

The best part about this class is definitely the people. Learning, growing, evolving with everyone was an experience I likely won’t forget.

I learned so much, and luckily I have another year to continue to learn and adapt and make the paper even better.

And you could come and join us!

This class is an incredible opportunity to learn about yourself and find your voice as you go through your high school career, strengthening your abilities and meeting new and interesting people in our community.

This class starts at an entry level, so anyone with any skill set will have a place in our publication. This class is an incredible opportunity to devel-

op your skills as you continue through your high school journey. You will learn about Graphic Design, Reporting, Journalistic Storytelling, Flexible Time Management, and working in a fast paced team environment. It’s a great experience when looking for a job, and it really prepares you for having one in the first place.

With the end of the year here, I wish the graduating seniors good luck for their future. We’re losing five amazing reporters: Ava Stuart, Jeremy May, Faith Simcox, Jared Gomez and Jaiden Duby. Congratulations on getting this far, and continuing to live and experience life as much as you all can. Your work with the Alutant has helped to make our publication and our school better.

To all the future upper and underclassmen, if I can grant you anything, it would be the ability of observation and adaption. Notice what you can change in order to improve, and figure out a way to do it. Then join us at the Alutant and tell the school about it!

Lastly, thank you all, readers, for your involvement with our publication. We couldn’t have done any of this without your support, interest, and help.

I’ll see you next year Bulldogs!

This class is an incredible opportunity to develop your skills.

Imani Alexander Editor in Chief Alutant Student Publications

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Dear Students,

ADVICE FROM STUDENTS TO STUDENTS

Ava Stuart Producer Feature

For my last article with the Alutant News magazine, I thought it would be really cool to get some advice from students about suceeding at EHS. Some of it was negative while others had a more positive outlook on things. Here is what the students at EHS had to say.

“Do what makes you happy” - Lorin Seamons “Don’t take high school for granted. Make the most out of the time you have because it is not very long and it’s a unique time because you have a lot of freedom but not a lot of re“Stay away from sponsibility” -Joe Davis cliques. Be friends with everyone :)” -Kathryn Crimp “Challenge all a duel of

“It goes by fast so cherish it” -Larrisa Snyder

“Don’t take a zero period or a lot of AP classes” -Anonymous

the mind. And you can never go wrong” -Logan Erickson

“It’s seriously okay to fail sometimes! Find happiness in trying your best, not perfection” -Alice Miller

“Go to class, go to sporting events, show school spirit, go to dances, have “Assume rufun because it goes mors are fake” by quicker than you -Anonymous think” -Devyn Huelle “Nothing comes easy, you gotta work for what you want” -Wyatt Franklin “Stop making fun of freshman” - Anonymous “Go to all the games, the dances, the events. High school is only boring if you make it boring” -Max Burnum

“Compromise when you can.

And when you can’t, don’t” -Anonymous

“Take things seriously so your senior year you can just coast. School hard don’t make your senior year harder” -Alex Peña

“Be open-minded “Study for SAT/ACT towards making as soon as [you] can. new friendships.

And take advantage of “Take risks Reach out to peoscholarships” ple” -Daniel Lopez and put your-Emily Garza self out there” -Liam Schedler

“Treat everyday like senior skip day” -Anonymous

“Don’t drop out.

Lol.” -Mikayla Freeman

“Do your homework” -Elaina Johnson “Do running start!!”

-Grace Botton

“Expect the unexpected” -Dominic Singh

“Make it count” -Anonymous

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Whose Monologue is it Anyway? *Insert Seinfeld Theme Here

The cast of Monologue Night.

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Steven Szombathy Staff Reporter Review

The Thespian Society has only been around for little more than a month now and is already dazzling the people of Ellensburg with their first hosting of the 4th annual Monologue Night dubbed, “Who’s Monologue is it Anyway?”. Act One consisted of a group of students performing a series of monologues, each one incredible in it’s own way.

In order, the monologues were, “I Have Almost Forgot the Taste of Fears”, from Macbeth and performed by James Kirkham, “Oh Mr. Worthing”, from The Importance of Being Earnest O. Wilde and performed by Alice Miller, “What Went Wrong” from Nuts and performed by Shannon Nolan, “The Last M&M Samurai” a comedic monologue performed

by Brock Bowers, “Brutus is

an Honourable Man” from Julius Caesar and performed by Griffyn Bellah, “Robins Monologue” from West Side Waltz performed by Shannon Nolan, and last but not least “Helena’s Monologue” from Midsummer Night’s Dream performed by Alice Miller.

After that was a ten minute intermission where the audience was asked to right down their favorite movie quote on a slip of paper and place them in a jar. In Act 2 the improv cast used them in one of their games where the papers were scattered across the floor of the stage and the actors had to insert the movie quotes into their act, which in this case was a plane in a sharp descent.

The second game was a sneak preview of Bichael Mays new horror romcom, which I’m sure will be a hit at the box office. The cast asked the audience for ideas for this new “hit

movie” like setting, plot, etc., and the cast attempted to act out this cluster of ideas.

The final part of Act 2 was the classic improv game Freeze.

The actors gathered in a half circle on stage and two or three entered the center of the circle and put on an improvised act. The other actors would yell out “Freeze!” and the scene stopped. The actor who yelled out freeze would walk up and tap one of the actors in the scene and take their place and a new scene would start. The process then repeated over and over. It was probably my favorite part of the show.

All in all, it was a really good show, and for anyone who missed it I highly recommend that you go to the next one.

Alice Miller preforming one of her monologues.

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Cutest Prom Pair...

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Olivia Anderson Staff Reporter Poll

tions involving the cutest prom couple. The outcome of the submissions was We took to Instagram amazing. using the EHS Alutant If you are interested in page (and a special thanks seeing the nominees prom to the ASB for helping us photos, all of them will be out too, posting to their posted onto the EHS AluIntagram story to get as tant Instagram page. many submissions as posThe nominees this year sible), sending out ques- were...

Best PromPosal

This promposal season was amazing!

Ever since we announced that there would be a competition, people were determined to have the best one. This promposal season the nominees were...

Jaiden Duby

Joe Davis and Annie Schlanger

Joe Davis

Miguel Cruz-Lopez and Olivia Anderson

Myca Swanson

Jaiden Duby and Elizabeth Cruz-Lopez Steele Venters and Grace Oldham Myca Swanson and Sophia Chini Kyle Nolan and Ava Stuart Georgia Mallet and Greg Birger And the cutest prom pair goes to Jaiden Duby and Elizabeth Cruz-Lopez. Bravo!

Some of Bulldogs’ Finest

Avery and The Gents perfroming their original song “Here to Stay”.

tion and a bunch of creative ideas underenath their sleeves.

After taking to the EHS Alutant Instagram page and sending out different polls, we were able to collect all of the submissions and find who you, the student body, decided had the best promposal!

With all the votes in, the best promposal goes to....

All of these methods involved one Joe Davis and thing or another, Annie Schlanger whether that be making a giant post- Congrats! er, using a pinata, or Olivia Anderson even using a light up Staff Reporter sign! These kids had Poll some crazy competi-

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It’s a Show of EHS Talent

James Fujita, sophomore, playing ”Let It Go” from the movie Frozen on the clarinet with his

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First place winner Raven Dimaggio, sophomore, performing her original song, “Posion”.

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Jada Godwin Associate Editor News

Ruben Munguia, freshOrion Walker, man, playing Camila senior, performing Cabello’s song “Havana” the song “You’ll on the trombone.

Be Back” from the musical Hamilton.

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Senior Sunset

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... a night you don’t want to miss.

Faith Simcox

Staff Reporter News Brief

Senior Sunset will be at Craig’s Hill at 8:00 pm on June 5th, the night before graduation.

This is an event to bring together the seniors and celebrate our last night together as a class.

Students should attend, because it is the last event before graduation and our last chance to be together and have fun. It’s very symbolic, because we started the year with a sunrise and we are ending it with a sunset.

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The Thespian Society

Steven Szombathy A Staff Reporter Feature

On April 12th Ellensburg High School’s new Thespian Society came into being with mirth, food, and a fish.

The Thespian Society was established in 1929 by Paul Opp,

Brock Bowers, junior, preforming at Monologue Night.

Earnest Bavely, and Harry Leaper.

It started in the United States but has since spread to the rest of the world. The Thespian Society’s base goal was to help young actors blossom in to thespians.

“The goal of the Society is to unite those interested in theater and other performing arts, whether it be on stage or back stage, film making, special effects, photography and many other related focuses and positions, and give them the tools they need to succeed in what they are passionate about.”

This includes group events, state festivals, and workshops, as well as many other activities.

ITS (International Thespian Society) is an Honor Society that recognizes schools and their student actors, and the hard work

and dedication to theater in their schools.

“Thespian Society Honors are recognized and highly regarded by many universities and other organizations involved with the entertainment industry.” said the Vice President of the EHS troop 8814, Brock Bowers.

When members are inducted you get a certificate, membership card, a few other small goodies, and several opportunities to participate in workshops and nationwide competitions.

If you are interested in joining the Thespian Society you can talk to Ms. Treadwell, the current Troop President James Kirkham, the Vice President Brock Bowers, the Treasurer Nick Zimny or any of the other members of the Thespian Society.

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History Club expores virtual historical monuments

Jaiden Duby A Staff Reporter Feature

Ellensburg Public Library asked Mr. Acheson if they could come in during History Club and bring there VR set to have students test it out.

A bunch of students got to experience the VR equipment.

VR is normally talked about with video games, but this shows that it could be used for learning too!

Andrew Hull (Grade 12) was one of the students that used the VR equipment. Andrew said the VR he viewed was a tour of Mt. Rushmore. He said that you could see it from a distance but could also get very close to it.

There was also a tour guide that would tell him history about Mt. Rushmore as he was viewing it himself.

“The best part was the moment that I was put into the VR and saw the world suddenly change right before my eyes -

quite literally.”

VR is insanely useful for many things, including learning.

Andrew said that he learned lots of things from his experience with VR, one of which that the sculpture was supposed to be more than just the heads.

“How cool is it kids from Ellensburg can visit the Khmer Ruins of Angkor Wat in Cambodia or fly with German Luftwaffe running a bombing campaign!” said Mr. Acheson.

With VR, students have been able to gain access to land marks around the world, from the Effile Tower to the Wall of China.

I highly recommend going down to the Public Library and trying out their VR, or go check out History Club when they have the history VR program set up again.

If you’re 18 you can sign your own forms to particapate, but minors will need a parent to sign their permision form.

Andrew Hull, senior, visting Mt. Rushmore while standing in Ellensburg, Washingtion.

2019 Ellensburg Elite Scholars The Top Students Academically of EHS’ Class of 2019

Andaya, Tia Andonie, Adara Brischi-Rhodes, Fisher Britscgi, Boglarka Carter, Emily Clasen Caitlin Crimp, Kathryn Davis, Josiah Davis, Shelby Denison, Kathetine Ega, McKenzie Frick, Ashley Gabriel, Zachary

Gallagher, Aiden Holt, Katelyn Hull, Andrew Jewell, Madeline Lane, Kacy Lewis, Cassandra Lunstrum, joel Martin,Kaydean Martin, Mia Mellergaard, Brandon Miller, Alice Moore, Sarah Nass, Morghan Norelius, Brea

Parker, Annabel Pearson, Levi Rominger, Haley Rosen, Caleb Sanchez-Colazo, Zitalli Seemiller, Adelaide Sigle-Hall, Gillian SIngh,Dominic Smith,Dawn Stuart, Ava Vargas-Ville, Jared Vietzke, Blake Young, Sarah

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CLASS OF 2019

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

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GRIFFYN BELLAH: OPENING UP TO EHS

Dylan Hardwick A Staff Reporter Feature

Griffyn Bellah is known to most of us as the voice of EHS on the morning announcements.

However, the senior wasn’t always so open and sociable. Being in high school has changed him.

Bellah explained the thing he likes most about EHS is, “Honestly, the people in my freshman year.”

Bellah didn’t start out as the social leader that he is today.

Before becoming the voice of the Bulldogs on the announcements, he was quite shy.

“I used to be closed off. I didn’t talk to anybody I would move my desk away from groups and sit in the corner alone because I was so introverted.” Bellah said, “But over time I got to look up to a lot of great seniors and now I think I get to be a role model.”

As a role model, Bellah would like to be remembered

by all the times, “that I helped people. There are a lot of seniors and people that I looked up to I really had a lot of conversations with them.”

Bellah now works to make EHS a more positive place.

“I want people in this school to be better not just in activities, I want people to understand that I wanted to make everybody’s day better” He struggled to find anything negative to say about EHS. “I don’t think I hate anything about EHS. In a way, I think there’s certain people who actively don’t invest themselves in high school that is what causes them to not have a good experience. I think people come to school with the mentality that it’s gonna suck for them because they don’t try to make it good for themselves”.

He continued to say, “You get whatever you put in back

out, and some people I think just don’t do that so that’s something I don’t really appreciate at the high school. They put in zero effort when it comes to that sort of thing.”

Bellah is well known for being in school plays and said that The Drowsy Chaperon was his favorite.

“I did it my sophomore year and all I really did was play a record and people had to act out what I thought was going on in the record. I had a lot of fun with that one because I made a ton of fun jokes one of them was that all- bright toothpaste in the 1920s was hugely popular because it contained cocaine.”

Next year we will have a new voice of EHS as Bellah moves on to his next adventures along with the rest of the class of 2019.

Bellah wants to be remembered by the quote: “You are the most perfect version of

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ZACH GABRIEL: RIDING OFF TO WESTERN

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT

Jeremy May A Social Media Manager Feature

Although the school year is almost over, there is a lot to look back on. From dances to after school get togethers, practices to games, a lot went on. I got to catch up with senior Zach Gabriel and ask how the last couple of years here at Ellensburg High School went.

Gabriel has been involved in a lot of school activities, but focused on Cross Country and Soccer. While playing soccer and cross country he was nominated as the captain for both sports.

For Gabriel the thing he looks back on with a smile is “playing soccer with the homies.”

His favorite moment from playing soccer for the last four years was, “when we beat Quincy in penalties to move on in the play offs.”

Gabriel has been playing back since he can remember.

This year’s soccer season he scored the first goal for the team against Pullman. For cross country, he was on varsity from his freshman year. He even competed at state his freshman year.

Gabriel decided to not run cross country and give up his captain spot to focus on soccer. While playing in both sports he was a captain for cross country and this year a captain for the soccer team.

Alongside playing school sports, Gabriel has a passion

Zach and his fixie bike

for riding bikes. If you ask him about anything biking related he can talk to you for hours. While attending college at Western Washington University he wants to build mountain bike trails.

“I’m just tryna ride moe ya dig.” Gabirel says. He wants to be outside restoring bike trails while at the same time making new ones for people to enjoy biking as much as he has.

While riding bikes is fun, it can also hurt a lot. This year he broke his wrist and had to have surgery to fix it. As he puts it, “I ate the dirt on a gap jump riding my BMX.” The thing he is most looking forward to during college is “learning about stuff that isn’t boring and riding everyday.”

Gabriel has had a lot of fun but all good things must come to an end. When asked what he liked about his senior year he said “that highschool is almost over”.

The last four years here at El-

lensburg High School have been fun for this senior. His favorite classes were “AP Bio and lunch”.

Gabriel recommends taking classes from either Mrs. Burton or Mrs. Zentner because they were his favorite classes from the last four years.

Some words of advice from Gabriel are, “assume rumors are fake,” because high school is full of drama.

He said that the craziest thing that happened to him during high school was “making varsity freshman year” for the soccer team.

Gabriel plans on studying biology so that he can be outdoors and study wildlife. The outside world is a huge part of his life and he has a passion for animals.

During the interview he made that really clear.

This senior just goes with the flow. When asked where he sees himself in ten years he said, “I’ll probably be dead in ten years to be honest.”

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AVERY DEAN: MUSIC IN HIS VEINS

Jaiden Duby A Staff Reporter Feature

there and when you stop caring about what people think, when you are yourself, you can start The senior I wanted to recog- to live.” Dean says about joinnize this year is Avery Dean. ing up and contributing to EHS. Dean particapted in both the Dean loves the Winter MusiWinter Musical and Fall Play. cal more than the Fall Play. He In The Wizard of Oz, this year’s says everyone in it is a good perWinter Musical and Dean’s third son and it is just a better enviyear acting, Dean was the Cow- ronment. ardly Lion.

Both are several months of Dean’s friend Griffin Bellah hard work each year, but it’s all got him interested in acting and worth it to Dean. he fell in love.

Dean says that if you enjoy “Get involved and get out acting or theater of any kind you should join them. You get to be with like minded people and get lots of experience in acting and theater.

“You will find good people that will be your friends, your true friends for the rest of your life,” Dean says.

Along with drama, Dean is also a musician. He founded Avery and the Gents. Dean’s teammates include Taliasen, Elliot, Sorren, Brenna, and last year, Georgia.

KATHERINE DENISON:

SWIMMING TO GRADUATION Faith Simcox A Staff Reporter Feature

Katherine Denison participated in swimming, the National Honors Society, Choir, and Peace Club during her high school career. In swimming she lettered every year that she swam and placed in the Top 8 at State.

She enjoys swimming, reading, and singing in her past time.

Her four years at EHS threw some hard things at her and it taught her to be more resilient.

Her favorite memory is when one of her friends flipped a table in class on his last day of the semester before he transferred to another class.

Denison will miss all of her teachers and the memories made in her time as a Bulldog.

Avery: Singer/Front Man Talisin: Lead Guitar Elliot: Piano/Keyboard Soren: Drums Brenna: Bass They have started to write their own music. Their band will be auditioning for Battle of the Bands and the Talent Show.

Dean’s advice to underclassment is that, “If you want to survive in high school, man all you gotta do is just be yourself. I know that sounds stupid but it’s true. Just enjoy it, enjoy your adolescence while you still got it.”

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HALEY ROMINGER:

SINGING THROUGH SCHOOL

Ava Stuart A Producer Feature

Haley Rominger is a senior at Ellensburg High School. She has been involved in many different activities, including, but not limited to: the EHS Climbing Club, Chamber Choir, Winter Musical, Cross Country, History Club, Environmental Club, and has enjoyed band in past years.

Rominger’s favorite class is Spanish. She enjoys it because “language is a skill that you can take into the world with you.”

When asked about her proudest accomplishment during the last four years, Rominger replied, “Playing Dolly in Hello Dolly was very fun,” as well as, “being a Cross Country Captain this past fall.”

Rominger strikes a theatrical pose with Alice Miller being her scene partner.

Rominger’s passion is music.

She expressed that it is lots of fun, helps her relax, and gives her many opportunities.

Rominger said, “I’ve gotten to sing at church all four years of high school, and that’s been really cool to be the cantor that leads the mass parts. Being able to do things like All-State and All-Nationals and go do competitions like NATS and Solo and Ensemble [have] all been really fun.”

Next year, she will be attending the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University. She plans to pursue a vocal performance degree at the Herberger Institute of the Arts. Having enjoyed the class so much in high school, she is thinking about minoring in Spanish if she can make it work with her music interests.

Her dream career is to perform by doing musicals and trying out operas. Her secondary dream is to become a music therapist.

Rominger is excited to make new friends, try new things, and see what opportunities arise in college and beyond.

Rominger ready for Climbing Club

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ADARA ADONIE: A QUICK STUDY There are over 200 students in the graduating class of 2019, and some of them have some really impressive talents. Like Adara Adonie.

Adonie has the uncanny ability to finish essays and homework in good time.

When asked to explain why, she explained, “School collided with Netflix. ” This allowed her to hone the ability to think and act quickly.

Adventure spears her on towards college for her PhD. Her favorite part about Ellensburg High School was her AP classes and the friends she met.

After high school and before college she plans to visit Romania and the rest of Europe.

Most likely to...

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Social Media Manager

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As voted by EHS students

Be at Craig’s Hill for lunch:

Play a pro sport:

Be a doctor:

Be a lawyer:

Craig Burris

Steele Venters

Joe Davis

James Kirkham

Become rich:

Spend all their money on a sports car:

Joe Davis

Joe Davis

Griffyn Bellah

Ava Stuart

Teach at EHS:

Become a model:

Own a farm:

Become a rapper:

Kathryn Crimp

Tia Andaya

Craig Burris

Mark Van Epps

Become internet famous:

Become president:

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EHS - The Best and Worst of Bulldogs A

Poll

Steven Szombathy Staff Reporter

The Alutant ran a poll to determine what the seniors loved about EHS. Here are our memories, as reported by you:

Worst Memories

Best Memories

What We Learned

Homework Freshmen year Classes Mr. EHS Losing Knowledge Bowl

Football Prom Winning State Championships Hanging with friends The boys Graduating

Nothing Programming To be patient Drugs are bad School sucks

What We Will Miss Nothing Friends Class Teachers The boys Sports Sense of community The doorless bathroom Free food

The Best Class of EHS

The Best Place to Study

Foods TA Philosophy Computer Programming 4th Year Spanish Aquatic Ecosystems Math Open Period

Bedroom Starbucks Library Taco Bell CWU Outside Monster Melts The cafeteria The comfort of home

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Ellensburg High School FFA

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Faith Simcox Staff Reporter News

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FFA is an Intracurricular Leadership and Career Development opporunity for students enrolled in Agricultural Education classes in high schools across the nation. There are 11,000 members in Washington and over 600,000 members nationally. Its purpose is to promote Premier Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success through Agricultural Education.

Marketing

This year, EHS FFA students attended the Washington State Convention. The Top Placements out of seven groups were the Marketing Plan (2nd Place), Horse Evaluation (3rd Place), and Livestock Evaluation (4th

Conduct of Chapter Meetings

Place).

At the State Convention, the highest award that a member can receive is a State Degree. From EHS, students Kara Rinehart, Payton Lyyski, Wade Weaver, Damien Anderson, and Taya Bugni won State Degrees awards.

A much higher level of Achievement for an award is the American Degree. From EHS students Cade Lyyski, Wyatt Hillemann, Alexis Andrews, Slate Haberman, and Zach Bahmiller (all of which are graduates) won this award.

The FFA Advisor, Steve Russell, says that FFA is a fantastic opportunity to explore careers,

Meats Evaluation

Karlee Hansen Above: Meats Evaluation Below: Giving a speech.

learn valuable life skills that are transferable to other carreers, and gain lifelong friends through its activities.

To top this all off, graduate Karlee Hansen was elected to Washington State FFA Reporter a year ago. She took a year off of college to serve the Washington State FFA leading, advocating and conducting industry tours on behalf of the members of our State and National FFA.

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Class of 2019 Viewbook

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It has been tradition, for many years, for the Alutant to honor the graduating seniors by publishing their official school photos at the end of the year. Remember those beauitful senior pictures you spent so much for? We don’t. Here is the class of 2019 in all it’s seating-chart, school-id glory.

For those students who took the time to complete our senior poll, we were also included your favorite quote or a fun fact about them.

Nathan Kasselis

Erick Epinesa

Mark Van Epps

Joshua Turnage

Blake Vietzke

Jared Vargas

Derek Weeks

Anna Winter

Bailee Young

Dominick Woosley

Hailee Warner

Michael Camarata

Not pictured, but still awesome: Cecelia Andersen Ariana Armstrong Kixcia Barrientos Nathan Bradley Larissa Brehm Jose Bucio Ethan Chappell Caitlin Clasen Isaiah Colwell Ryland Deselms

Adrian Diaz Elise Divens Spencer Gilmour Ava Gonsioroski Logan Halaapiapi Francisco hernandez Griffen Krueger Makenna Marsh Nathan Martin Anja Micko

Leslu Munhuia Ethan Noble Joseph Orvalla Jesus Patino Seanna Ruvkun Abigail Teske Steven Vlahovich

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James Briggs

Griffyn Bellah

Damien Anderson

Tyler Anderson

Nils Melbourne

Hailey Mears

Adara Andonie

Joanna Arias-Villa

Fisher Bachman

Cameryn Bair

Sarah Moore

Jennifer Munden

Quentin Berkey

Joahan Baldovinos

Anna Baldwin

Nina Beck

Isidro Michel

Angel Munguia

Tizoc Barbosa

Grace Bell

Tanner Bennet

Neemias Barrera

Tyler Berman

Nazley Navarro

Christina Kalos

Heidi Davis

Drew Drexler

Ellie Laurent

Elizabeth Davis

Jaiden Duby

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Jayda McFadin

Michaela Burright

Nicholas Jensvold

Madeline Jewell

Natalie Gorrie

Benjamin Graf

Lindsey Packard

Andrew Hull

Shelby Iannetta

Brea Norelius

Tyler Haney

Davis Grant

Annabel Parker

Caleb Oakley

Liana Najar

Morghan Nass

Dean Child

Audrey Crane

Maya James

Katelyn Holt

Lena Parrish

Bernadette Goebel

Butch the Bulldog

Parker Chandler

Victoria Cheesman

Emily Carter

Katilyn Engle

Amitie Davis

Stacy Gonzalez

Kathrine Denison

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Avery Dean

“You know what guys? I’ve been living my life all wrong. All I ever thought about was school! Studying, readimg, homework- well thats over!

Thanks, Hyde!”

-Kelso

Kodie Parker

“Be like a pineapple.

Stand tall and be sweet on the inside”

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Ray Avila

McKenzie Egan

Timothy Case

Emily Garza

“Oh my god I’m gonna cry”

“If idiots could fly it would be an airport here.”

“I don’t know what’s going to happen.”

Samantha

Wyatt Franklin

Marisol Galvan-Mora

Dinnsen

¨If there´s no food, is it worth going?¨

“We’re in the endgame now.”

“Better late than never.”

“Just because you have a difference in opinion it doesn’t mean that you can’t have respect for one another, that you can’t have love for one another, that you can’t have incredible friendships with another. It’s our differences that make us special.”

Emily Fujita

“Hey, you could pour soup in my lap and I’ll probably apologize to you.”

Natasha Bauer (not pictured)

Kaila Moore

“Life is short, smile while you still have teeth.”

Olivia Lanza

Logan Erickson Hunter Hughes Kathryn Crimp “My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I’m right.”

– Ashleigh Brilliant

“Don’t hesitate and make excuses, live life to the max because tomorrow is never guaranteed.”

Karson Keaton

Miguel Cruz-Lopez

“I have not failed.

I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ― Thomas A. Edison

Georgia Mallet

“Effort makes you.

You will regret someday if you don’t do your best now. Don’t think it’s too late but keep working on it.

It may take time, but there’s nothing that gets worse due to practising. So practise. You may get depressed, but its evidence that you are doing good.”

-Jeon Jungkook

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Kacy Lane

“Dating me is like dating a golden retriever. You will find blonde hair everywhere and I get overly excited about everything.”

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Michael Craig

Tia Andaya

“Gonna go take a nap.”

Stella Eslinger

“My highlight can always be brighter.”

Devyn Huelle

Tyson Morrill “Life is like a sandwich, no matter which way you flip it the bread always comes first.”

“I like me, me the best” jeromy -2006

“Seize the moment.”

“Make friends first, make sales second, make love third. In no particular order.”

— Michael Scott

Alice Miller

Stephen Burris

Jadon Bugni “Deeeecent”

Kali Jones

“I’m better at golf than the average frat guy.”

Jaime Rider

Kiera Thomas

Dillon Young

Orion Walker

“Sooo uhhhh lunch?”

“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.”

Alexis Ramos

“I can, I will, I must.”

“Life is Hard, its harder if your stupid.”

- John Wayne

“mmm yes indeed.”

Jeremy May

Jarod McEver

“Life is a Garden DIG IT.”

“That’s what she said.”

Josiah Davis

“Born too late to travel the world. Born too early to travel the stars. Born just in time to indulge in what God gave us.”

“It’s about time.”

Alex Poe

“Idk”

Ava Stuart

“Why are WE here?”

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Emily Schaan

Jennifer Villa

“Laugh, and the whole world laughs with me. Cry, and you cry alone. I like to laugh.”

Cooper Lanning

Zitlalli Sanchez “It is what it is.”

Annalee Koback

Autumn Hawk

Auston

“You are not the opinKetzenberg ion of someone who “I’m not antisocial, I doesn’t know you.” just don’t agree with -Taylor Swift society.”

Tyler Martin

Cody Widner

“UMM funny”

“Sis’ that’s berscusging.”

“Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what your gonna get.”

Saxon Quitadamo

Rain Mermelstein

James Kirkham

Kara Rinehart

Riler Seed

Brennen Lara

Ani Matthews

Alyssa Lahaie

“Why think, just live.”

“Wait.. what are we doing?”

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“Send it”

“It doesn’t matter if you hate me, you´re still listening.”

¨I don’t know¨

“I entered highschool anxious and excited and left anxious and exhausted.”

Jack Palo (not pictured) “I am Iron Man” *Snaps Finger*

Brandon Mellergaard

“Good times, bad times and sad times (;”

Brayden Helgeson

“That’s what” -she

Faith Simcox

“Life’s too short to sit in your own shadow.”

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Claire Pigeon

Katherine Cleman

Victor Recendiz

Helana Priestley

Annika Repsher

Jessica Foley

Tyler Polacek

Keiran Blair

Cole Ried

Katie Pruis

Shelby Davis

Keanu Ford

Ryan Rinehart

Kaya Roseberry

Caleb Rosen

Haley Rominger

Cailyn Rogers

Aidan Gallagher

Jayleen Sanchez

Spencer Conaway

Rayanna Rucker

Angel Sanchez

Christian Sackett

Alyziah Hamblet

Leah Ferrer

Emily Garcia

Ashley Frick

Mikayla Freeman

Daria Danesi

Damien Gonzalez

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Madelyn Lease

Halen LeLand

Cassandra Lewis

Daniel Lopez

Jenna Burroughs

Nolan Fjellstad

Madelyn Dashnae

Alex Brunk-Burgos

Kaydean Martin

Mia Martin

James Libenow

Colleen Hauser

Naomi Brons

Antonio Magana

Yulissa Magana

Jonathan Linares

Elaina Johnson

Emily Chavez

Levi Pearson

Medison Penny

Elsa Peters

Maxime Pierce

Joey Johnson

Kody Caraway

Emily Haemmel-

Zachary Gabriel

Jesse Holloway

Amairany Garcia-Guerra

Kashmire Ford

Dafne Chavez

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Scottie Shelley

Maryln Schlanger

Karsyn Storey

Brenna Styler

Mikaila Timberlake

Collin Hopkins

Dominic Singh

Adelaide Seemiller

Dawn Smith

Aaron Thompson

Travis Vietzke

Cortni Westgard

Lannea Smithgall

Gillian Sigle

Kylie Smith

Connor Timko

Hanna Swearngin

Lina Wieland

Brianne Sherwood

Larissa Snyder

Regan Smith

Carson Townsend

Steele Venters

Gracie Botten

Boglarka Britchgi

William Blazina

Alexander Brons

Hunter Carlson

Sarah Young

Grace Walter

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A Look Back

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On A Long Year

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Senior Horoscopes

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A fun list of some astrological predictions for the month of June.

(July 24th - August 23rd)

(March 21st - April 19th) Make use of your natural charm! you will feel freer anf better understood by thoses closest to you.

Be as clear as you can be about your goals and what you need for cellular level creative satisfaction.

If you can be clear about what you want, then what you want will come to you. This is a good time for emphasis on purification, health and service to others.

(November 23rd - December 22nd) This month gives you an opportunity to clear away thoughts that might block your optimism and confidence about those approaching changes.

(December 23rd - January 20th) (April 20th - May 21st)

(August 24th- September 23rd)

It is a rich time to explore what makes you tick and what you want. Challenge yourself.

This is the best time to practice the art of conscious intention and thereby let go of some of those encumbering control issues.

What do want to manifest?

Take notes, keep a diary, communicate, be honest to yourself. Get things out in the open. The sky is not going to fall if you define your life on your terms!

(May 22nd - June 21st) Take action to step out of your safety zone a little bit. Roll with the flow. Step out of responsibility mode a little and stand in your joy.

(January 21st - February 18th) (September 24th - October 23rd) Things have been spacey or uncertain recently. Let that be okay.

Career will likely emerge as an area of focus.

Focus on breaking through this month around your fear of letting others down. This month’s mantra: I take responsibility to dream my undreamed dreams.

(October 24th - November 22nd)

(February 19th - March 20th)

You are on a roll as the month begins. Things will be heating up as time goes on. If you could sit down and re-design who you are, what would the new you look like?

Avoid the temptation to escape to your ivory tower of idealism.

Being smug simply won’t solve anything now. Focus instead on home, nest and comfort.

(June 22nd - July 23rd) You may be inspired to go back into your shell for respite and safety but consider the ramifications if you do. This is a particularly good time to connect.

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Feature

Honorable Mentions Detective Pikachu

From videogame to the big screen, Detective Pikachu olt tackled the box office with $69.3 million after 7 days.

Game Of Thrones

After 7 seasons, Game of Thrones ends its story with season 8, and only 6 episodes.

Avengers Endgame

One of the most hyped movies of 2019. Avengers Endgame is on the verge of breaking box office records; dropping $1.2 billion opening worldwide in the first 5 days. Landinding a 96% on the top box office according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Old Town Road

Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus: number one song of this year according to the top 100 Billboard.

Senior Graduation

Star vs The Forces of Evil

Ending at season 4, Stars story ends this month. A sad farewell to the queens of Mewini.

Pants Sagging

Coming at a even medium, seniors of 2019 are graduating this month on the 6th. Good luck seniors!

Hellboy

Coming at number one over 13K people voted saggingas the worst trend of the year according to Ranker.

Premiering on the 12th of April Hellboy, was one of the worst rated movies of 2019. Landing a burning 5.4 star rating out of 10 on the IMDb.

Arizona Cardinals

Post Malone Psycho

As of week 21 of the NFL Arizona comes in as number 31 with a rating of -1.669.

Was one of the worst rated songs of 2018 and 2019 on the Billbord.

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JARED GOMEZ, SENIOR 2019

Good Luck Seniors, It’s Endgame