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first of all,
settle down
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Dear freshman self, Even though you haven’t even thought of college yet, and are nowhere close to applying, your grades this year matter just as much as your grades your senior year. The couple B’s you got that were “no big deal” don’t look too great when you get your final transcript as a senior. Also hanging out with only football players is a great way to meet only football players. You’re your own person and don’t have to be friends with someone just because your other friend is. Go and make friends in other cliques now instead of later. Dear sophomore self, First of all, settle down with the Hawaiian shirts, we don’t live in the Caribbean. Don’t miss the opportunity to take a class just because none of your friends are in it. You should have taken at least one class taught in the auditorium, trust me, you’ll regret it later. Get outside of your comfort zone and do something you wouldn’t normally do. Don’t give people the
power to take your happiness away from you. You found yourself in a rut, a deep one, and things got tough. Sometimes things happen that you don’t always agree with. Change is a natural part of life and at some point you’re going to have to accept and adapt to it in order to get yourself out. Dear junior self, Everyone is different and lives different lives, and it is important to not only realize this, but accept it as well. Everyone is also going through some type of issue or struggle. Many of these people can easily mask struggles with a smile, but that doesn’t mean they’re okay. Open your eyes to the world around you and recognize what you can do make someone’s day better, never worse. Dear senior self, Well, congrats on making it-don’t know how you pulled that one off. You should not have waited until this year to start looking at college options and going on campus tours. Make sure you make or
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find time to spend with the people who really matter, the people you love. This is your last year here so don’t waste it. Fight the senioritis and get your work in on time! I wish you wouldn’t have waited till senior year to meet some of the people you know now. Also stop worrying about pleasing everyone because you’ll never be able to. To the class of 2016, whom I was lucky enough to experience all of this with, I’d like to say thank you, and congratulations. We’ve laughed together, cried together, cheered together, and finally graduated together.
- Cooper King, Editor-in-Chief
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table of contents
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YOU ARE HERE 1 - COVER
2 - FROM THE EIC
3 - CONTENTS
4 - SPORTS
5 - SPORTS
6 - ASB LETTER
7 - COLLEGES
8 - ADVERTISING
9 - ADVERTISING
10 - SOCIAL MEDIA
11 - SENIORS
12 - SENIORS
13 - SENIORS
14 - TRENDING
15 - NEWSWORTHY
16 - MEMORIES
17 - MEMORIES
18 - CP SENIORS
19 - CP SENIORS
20 - ADVICE
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shining moments in sports 2015-2016 Oakley Pettit & Madi Schoening, Sports Editors
Football finished as district champs and 4A state runner-up
Photos by Mackenzie Packer, Assistant Photo Editor Lauren Sfeir, Staff Member Liz Marshall, Staff Member Sarah Wells, Photo Editor In addition to excelling in the classroom, the Class of 2016 shined on the playing field as well. Here are a few of those shining moments from the past year.
Tyler Presser finished 2nd at state
Girls soccer took district championship title
Girls cross country finished 2nd at state
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Softball went to state for the first time since 2003
Sandpoint won the rack back-to-back-to-back
Michael Plaster broke the school record with 51-yard field goal
NFL legend Jerry Kramer visited Sandpoint
Madi Schoening scored her 1000th point
Girls basketball won 3rd at state
Girls golf went to state for the first time since 2009
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Bulldogs:
a letter to the student body from senior and asb president, logan hastings.
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Logan Hastings ASB President 2015 - 2016 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Class of 2020
believe I can only begin by saying thank you. Some of you may know me, and some of you don’t at all, but I want to thank each and every one of you for the amazing opportunity of being able to serve you, my school. This student body never ceases to amaze me. High school may have a tendency of seeming like things are not necessarily on your side, but I have witnessed on many occasions an incredible sense of unity that I hope will continue to grow in years to follow. I’m not saying we don’t have our issues, but I have seen this school in an entirely new perspective that not many people take the time to appreciate. This perspective has taught me the importance of such unity, so as much as I’d like to avoid giving more advice about surviving high school like many seniors do, I can’t help it. After all the opportunities I have been given by this
school, I would like to present you all with one last opportunity: be supportive. Whether your support is directed towards your peers, yourself, or your teachers, high school is significantly more tolerable, possibly even enjoyable, if we all challenge ourselves to support and encourage each other. Seniors, take this challenge into the next chapter of your lives, and I trust the rest of our student body to apply such a simple task to continue making Sandpoint into a consolidated community. So once again, thank you. Thank you for the late nights, the early mornings, the practices, the victories, and the losses that have helped me and the rest of the Class of 2016 make our own mark on Sandpoint. All we can hope for is to leave this place a little better than when we started, because everyone in the Sandpoint community should be as proud of our school as I am.
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e the class o f 2016 i s headed after graduation
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17students entering workforce
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compiled by: Sarah Clausen, Senior Declaration Day Sarah Wells, Photo Editor
other plans? 7students traveling
5students technical school or other
4students military
FESTIVAL ATSANDPOINT THE
AUGUST 4 - 14, 2016
August 4th August 5th August 6th August 7th August 11th August 12th August 13th
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS with Bridges Home $44.95 • Brewfest $10 RAILROAD EARTH with Rabbit Wilde • $39.95 Super Saturday Starring EMMYLOU HARRIS with The Bros. Landreth and The Powers $54.95 Family Concert “A Musical Zoo” • $6 ANGELIQUE KIDJO with Afrosonics • $39.95 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND with Luke Bell • $44.95 BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS with Tom Freund and Sadie Wagoner • $64.95
August 14th GRAND FINALE “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” THE SPOKANE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by Maestro Gary Sheldon Featured Soloists: Vadim Neselovskyi (piano), Hailey Fuqua (soprano) Mateusz Wolski (violin) 4:30 Taste of the Stars Wine Tasting •$39.95 • $10.95 youth Order online or by phone at:
FestivalAtSandpoint.com • 208.265.4554
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social media highlights Caroline Suppiger, Lifestyles Editor
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“sandpoint>bk”
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Violet Plummer @violet_plummer
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‘I would say something like “thanks god for puberty” but in all honesty I think I was way cooler then than I am now’
“Who wore it better? #teamlaney”
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Grace Kirscher @GraceKirscher
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SHSAthletics @SHSAthletics1
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Cameron Breuner @WorldOfNowhere
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Carlos Manziel™ @stokedtobeLos
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“S/O to the people who remind me to feel rad instead of sad because I’m a great person who deserves better than to cry over a boy”
“Wake up every day and be thankful. Every day is a gift, make the most of it and don’t take it for granted. One day it could all be gone.” “Selfie with a Super Bowl legend #jerrykramer @SMACKHighID”
“Even artichokes have hearts, but you obviously don’t”
Laney Search @laneyswag8
Logan Hastings @loganhastings14
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Noah Hastings @hastingsnoah3
Hannah Ahern @Han_ahe
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“Congrats to Tyler Presser and Casey Randles for their state wrestling titles today!”
“I hope I find as much happiness in something as @csuppiger finds in pi...”
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Morgan Wohllaib @_morgankristine
“back at it again with the white vans”
sensational seniors as voted by the class of 2016 compiled by cooper king & sarah wells
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J anice A ylward Q: What are you most proud of? A: Lettering all four years in track, making it to state three of those years, and getting on the podium two of those years. Q: What’s your claim to fame? A: I’m happy around people. I like people, so being around people makes me happy, and then that makes me make other people happy.
L ogan F inney
Q: What’s your claim to fame? A: I’m not afraid to let myself be a real person, if I think something I’m going to say it. I try to be authentic in everything I do. I think people see that and appreciate it. Q: What’s a lasting thought you have about high school?
M adi S choening
Q: What are you most proud of? A: I would say being a good leader to my friends and sports team, and being able to show you can be yourself to fit in. Q: What’s your claim to fame? A: I play basketball [...] I’ve made a lot of accomplishments with it, I’ve broken a couple records. I’m going to a division one college
P aul S undquist
Q: What’s your best piece of advice? A: Don’t waste your time trying to impress others and don’t waste your time trying to fit in. You’re unique for who you are and that’s the way you were born. Don’t be [mean] to people just because you want to look cool. It is way more impressive to be a genuine person to others.
V iolet P lummer
Q: What’s something interesting or quirky about you? A: I have a superpower where I can tell which twin, identical or fraternal, is older. Q: What’s your best piece of advice? A: I wish someone would have told me to worry less about school. Not neces-
Q: What’s your best piece of advice? A: “Even if you’re having a bad day, don’t make someone else’s day bad. You have to deal with it and make sure nobody else feels that way. [Also,] you have to have fun with it. High school sucks, but it’s free. So do the most you can with what you got.”
A: High school is a lot more than what just happens inside this building. Go to that concert, go hangout with your friends. There’s so much going on, and you don’t really appreciate it until after you’re graduating and everyone leaves, and you’re never going to see these people in the same place together ever again.
to play basketball, so that’s taken me places. Q: What’s your best piece of advice? A: Try and invest yourself into the school and do activities such as sports or clubs, and find what you love, because then you meet a whole group of new people. Being a part of the mentor program was really cool, I got to inspire younger kids.
Q: How do you stay so positive? A: I feel like positivity is a way to find success in life. Each day is a new day that brings something different, so look at what each day has to offer because they’re all so unique. Life isn’t fun when it’s filled with negativity.
sarily to focus on the social aspect, but to be more social. I wish I would have branched out more, earlier. Q: What are you most proud of? A: I’m most proud of the friends that I’ve made and the relationships that I’ve formed, because I’ve gotten to meet a lot of new people.
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G reg & J ustin M arks Q: What’s your claim to fame? A: I [Justin] always help out the underclassmen, because they appreciate a senior who is nice to them. I think that’s a big thing Greg and I do. We focus on ‘underclassmen are people, too’ and they need help. Always help out the little guy. Q: What are you most proud of? A: Youth Affirming Youth, which is a nonprofit organization I [Greg] started with a few friends that is focused on suicide
M ary J ohnson
Q: What are you most proud of? A: I would say, probably myself. I’m proud of everything I’ve done. I’m proud that I at least try in art--that I have the confidence to try. Q: What’s your best piece of advice? A: Relationships with teachers make the classes way easier. Try art at least once,
B rett H utchens
Q: What’s your claim to fame? A: I would definitely have to say my hairline. I’m definitely known most for my hairline, I feel like. Q: What’s your best piece of advice? A: Risk it for the biscuit. Don’t be afraid to spread your wings and fly. Go Bulldogs.
I zzy B rown
Q: What’s your best piece of advice? A: “Be confident in everything you do. Not everyone is gonna like you, and you don’t have to try to make everyone like you. Just make sure you love yourself and what you do.” Q: What are you most proud of? A: Probably just being in drama and
I an B ourn
Q: What’s your claim to fame? A: I am the first result on Google when you search ‘Ian Bourn.’ I am also very distantly, kind of-sort of, related to the main kid from Where The Wild Things Are, by marriage. And, I met Maya Angelou when I was nine -- she mentioned me [indirectly] in her speech; I was sick and
prevention and creating a community for queer people online. I [Justin] am glad to have made a difference here. Q: What’s the coolest thing about your twin? A, Greg: Justin teaches lessons, he produces music, he is also an amazing piano player. And I think a lot of people don’t realize that he is really, really good. A, Justin: Greg’s amazing at leading choirs, and he does drum and voice lessons.
because you’ll get to make friends with Guthrie either way. You gotta have an open mind, but you can’t let your brains fall out. Q: What’s fun fact about you? A: I’ve never eaten a kiwi. I never tie my shoes--I don’t really like shoes. I’ve never had my ears pierced.
Q: What are you most proud of? A: Growing into the carefree individual I am today. Q: How are you so carefree? A: You gotta be yourself. You are who you are -- as long as you’re okay with the man in the mirror, all is well.
choir and being able to represent that department. We don’t get a lot of recognition, so just being able to put us out there and represent that group. Q: What’s your claim to fame? A: Being able to find myself in high school and become more confident in myself and find out who I am.
I was not having a good day. Q: What’s your best piece of advice? A: Befriend Mary Imaz. Q: What are you most proud of? A: I am very proud of my 72 Tumblr followers and my constantly fluctuating number of Twitter followers.
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trends from senior year
as voted by the classof 2016
Sarah Wells, Photo Editor
dabbing man buns
whip boxer braids nae long hair converse nae h i p s t e r shoes leggings/ “bye, “it’s lit” yoga pants felicia”
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d n u t h o r e a w r a orld e y r year, 2015 - 2016, in global events our senio David Bowie dies January 10, 2016
Prince Nelson dies Justice Scalia dies April 21, 2016 February 13, 2016 Local wildfires August 2015
COP 21 (UN Climate Change Conference in Paris) November 30, 2015
Paris Attacks by ISIL November 13, 2015
North Korea launches long-range rocket February 7, 2016
Harper Lee dies February 19, 2016
Nancy Reagan dies March 6, 2016 LIDO announces gravitational waves were heard for the first time (first detected several months earlier, but announced on this date) February 11, 2016 Hurricane Patricia becomes most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere October 23, 2015
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Panama Papers are released April 3, 2016 Falcon 9 Rocket becomes first reusable rocket December 22, 2015
t’s no secret that the world is always changing. Where in 2012 (our first year of high school), the Mayan Calendar was allegedly predicting the end of the world and the Sandy Hook Shooting shook the nation to its core, now there are new challenges to be faced. Our senior year brought scientific advancements, ends of creative eras, and
NASA announces they found liquid water on Mars September 28, 2015
World Health Organization announces Zika Virus outbreak January 28, 2016
new threats to security. From the detection of gravitational waves to the death of Prince Nelson, the changes that have shaped these past few months have been monumental. As we move forward out of high school and into our post-secondary lives, there is no doubt that the world will continue to shift right before our eyes. Events that happen in the blink of an eye can
affect the next century. And we, as graduating seniors, are the future that others will look to as we change the world, too. Whether you find yourself unlocking the secrets to the world’s most elusive diseases, or working on a new dish for your own restaurant in the coming years, remember: your future is now, and you have just as much power as anyone else in shaping it.
Belgium Attacks by ISIL March 22, 2016
Debris found on Reunion Island confirmed to be from Flight MH370 August 10, 2015 Murray, graphic by: Megan Graphics Editor Wells, compiled by: Sarah Photo Editor
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staff memories
Staff members, whether they were your best friend or your worst enemy, are a daily part of your high school experience. We asked six staff members what their most memorable part of the senior class was. Ben Bristow, Web Director
David Watkins
“How bubbly and exuberant the seniors were. They walked with a twinkle in their eye and a bounce in their step, and there’s not one that I think isn’t a good kid.”
Kenton Leiss
“The seniors were fun to deal with. In all of my classes, I really liked my students and they all seemed very interested in what I was teaching.”
Malia Meschko
“I just remember when they were freshman how they’ve changed. I have eight seniors graduating that I’ve had for three years. By the time they leave, they have a little direction. It’s cool to see.”
Arlene Mitton
“The relationships that I’ve built with many of the seniors. Through the three years that I’ve been here, a lot of them have been my aides and that’s been awesome.”
Jay Sheperd
“I came here two years ago, and I was surprised when they were juniors to seniors how much more mature they are and fun to be around. I notice a difference even between juniors and seniors. As they grow to be seniors, they’re just more about people.”
Rob Lindner
“Homecoming mosh pits and prom mosh pits were pretty awesome. And the sharing of the positive notes on the walls around the school.”
student memories
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Many students at Sandpoint High School have forged relationships with the Class of 2016. Whether it be through sports, clubs, classes, or other activities, the class of 2016 will be missed by the rest of the student body. The Cedar Post asked what nine of these students will miss most or remember about the senior class.
Caroline Suppiger, Lifestyles Editor
Liz Parsley “I will miss Violet [Plummer] because she’s always positive, and makes me happy and more positive during tennis.”
Chloe Pecha “I loved spending time with the seniors at Student Council State. We bonded a lot and I feel like I know them a lot better after the experiences we had at state.“
Claire Shaha “I will miss the seniors on the girls soccer team the most because they helped me improve so much, and I am really grateful I got to know all of them. “
Madison Bunty “My favorite memory is attending assemblies with them, they always got the underclassmen jacked and were a great and challenging competition.“
Payton Bokowy “My favorite memory was during my races at state, all the seniors on the team were at the end of my lane cheering me on. It was great to have their support. “
Robbie Johnson “ One day I came home and didn’t have any food at my house, so I went over to Caroline’s house and we had sweet and sour chicken together.“
TJ Davis “I loved spending one-on-one time with Carlos during basketball season. He has taught me a lot in and out of basketball.“
Audrey Mattila “My favorite memory would have to be playing basketball and softball with the seniors and having the opportunity to go to state with them.”
Grace Meyer “The seniors in SHSXC are unbelievably amazing. They have impacted my life greatly, and spending time with them is one of my favorite things.”
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cedar post seniors
Cooper King, Editor-in-Chief
Sarah Wells, News/Photo Editor
Cooper will attend Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA to pursue a double major in Psychology and Marketing. In 2016, Cooper was awarded an “Excellent” rating for Newspaper Layout Design at the JEA National Spring Convention in Los Angeles.
Sarah will attend the University of Washington in Seattle, WA and will pursue a major in Pre-Med Biochemistry. She is the 2016 Idaho Journalist of the Year, a USAD National Medalist, National Merit Scholar, BPA National Finalist, and Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Gold Key Winner.
Sarah Wells, Photo Editor & News Editor
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t has been thirteen years in the making to reach this moment. For The Cedar Post staff, that has additionally meant long nights in E8 poring over page designs, commas, photos, among many other details. But, the rewards of being on a newspaper staff are beyond description. Whether that has meant discovering untold stories, meeting new friends, or giving a voice to uncomfortable topics, there is no shortage of opportunities in being a journalist. While some of us will continue on this path well after high school, for others, this journey ends here. But the knowledge we have all gained from this experience will follow us wherever we go, from Washington to Missouri. Meet the thirteen seniors that have been behind The Cedar Post through second semester. And, thank you. Because without support and interest from the student body, we would not be where we are today.
Julian Nizzoli, Opinion Editor
Caroline Suppiger, Lifestyles Editor
Julian will attend Montana State University in Bozeman, MT; he is undecided on his major. His proudest moment in high school was The Cedar Post’s third place finish at the National Scholastic Press Best of Show competition in Los Angeles.
Caroline will attend Washington University in St. Louis, MO and is planning to major in Business and Political Science. She is the 2015-16 IASC President, a JEA National Award Winner, and varsity tennis and soccer player.
Oakley Pettit, Sports Editor
Madi Schoening, Sports Editor
Oakley will be serving a full time Mormon mission for two years in Fresno, California. Afterwards, he will be attending Boise State University. He is undecided on his major, but is leaning towards Business and Marketing. One of his favorite memories in high school was leading the cheers at sporting events.
Madi will attend the University of Montana in Missoula, MT to play basketball with the Lady Griz. She is the Cedar Post’s photo editor and a varsity basketball, soccer, and track athlete.
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COLLEGES REPRESENTED BY CEDAR POST SENIORS
Matthew Curtiss, Multimedia Staff Matthew will attend Boise State University in Boise, ID to major in Business. He has been an anchor for the Sandpoint High School morning announcements, a multimedia editor, and a writer for the Cedar Post this year.
Megan Murray, Graphics Editor
Ben Bristow, Web Director
Mary Johnson, Cartoonist
Megan will attend the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID, where she plans to pursue a degree in Studio Art and Design. Megan was awarded national honors from the JEA Spring Convention for her work in graphic design, and also won an honorable mention from a U of I art show; she cites these as some of her proudest high school moments.
Ben will attend the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID. He is undecided on his major now, but he is leaning toward a design-related field. Ben is the web director for the Cedar Post and works on the paper as well. He is an award-winning yearbook layout designer through the National JEA Spring Conventions.
Mary is undecided on her plans after high school. As a talented artist, she worked on the senior mural and on The Cedar Post staff to create cartoons for the paper and website. Last year, in AP Studio Art, Mary earned a score of “5” on her AP Portfolio, which is the highest an artist can earn.
Logan Finney, Multimedia Editor
Jessica McPeek, Staff Member
Jordan Spring, Staff Member
Logan will attend the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID to major in Political Science. His proudest high school memory is being elected Chief Justice at Boys State. Logan said, “I got to know so many awesome guys there, and it was really cool that they chose me for such a big position.”
Jessica will attend North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for her first two years, and then she will transfer to University of Idaho to get her degree in Wildlife Resources. She is planning to become a wildlife biologist after college.
Jordan is undecided on his plans after high school. While a member of the Cedar Post, Jordan was a writer for the website and paper. He does hope to work in the video game industry later on, particularly as a designer.
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tips from the best
Tyler Roberts
“As you’re progressing as a person the four years, be patient with yourself, and with others. If something doesn’t satisfy you, then demand better.”
Ben Bristow, Web Director
As a freshman, it can be impossible to know what expect in the coming years. As seniors, the unexpected can often be the most challenging aspect of your final year. These three seniors have taken the time to enlighten the younger classes with knowledge gained from all years of high school in order to help them be as successful as possible.
Natalie Aller
John Humrich
“Extra Credit. Take extra credit every chance you get. Don’t get C’s your freshman year because it’ll hurt your GPA. Respect your teacher.”
“Definitely do your work and not procrastinate. If you do [procrastinate], just be ready to sacrifice your sleep, and be sure you have a lot of coffee on hand.”