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Letter from the Editor CONTENTS
2 Top High School Movies
Check out the ratings for these popular high school movies.
8 Normandy to FHN
Jayla Cosey graduates from FHN after her parents moved her from Normandy.
14 The Grind Never Stops
These seniors got recruited to play sports in college.
18 Where We’re Headed
Flip to this page to see where seniors will go post-graduation.
So, this is it. Our final childhood endeavor, our final high school endeavor, our final endeavor at Francis Howell North. We have less than a month of high school left. That’s crazy, huh? I remember our first day together as a full class: Transition Day. Back then we were anxious and fearful, and maybe even a bit excited of what high school had in store for us. And now we’re here. All the events we’ve anticipated for four years are suddenly here in front of us. From the simple days of elementary school to the stressful late nights of high school, we’ve faced the good and the bad together. All the KOE Picnics, the Homecomings, the pep assemblies, the Snowcomings and the Proms. The school plays, the spirit weeks, the Coffeehouses, the sports events and everything in between. Even all the finals we’ve taken, the exams and the ACT. We’ve done it all together. Soon we’ll find ourselves together for the last time in black and gold, turning our tassels and moving forward. The first time we walked into this school as freshmen, we were young and scared. Now, as our last everything approaches — last wake up, last test, last dance, last time walking through these doors — we still have the youth we once had, but we are confident and wiser. We have bloomed together with the help of our teachers and friends. We’ve triumphed in the face of challenges and became stronger from it. We’ve learned from our
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mistakes and relished in our accomplishments. Look at us. We’re all grown up. Our growth doesn’t stop at graduation, though. We will continue to flourish with the new lessons we learn in college and in life. We will pass the wisdom we’ve gained on to others and help them to grow with us. We will take all that we’ve learned here and brave a new world with the confidence of a flower in bloom. Congratulations class of 2018, growing up looks good on us.
Carolynn Gonzalez Editor-in-Chief
Painted in watercolor, a graduation cap is framed by flowers to symbolize the seniors’ growth into adulthood. (Cover by Alex Rowe)
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Graduation schedule
UP ALL-KNIGHT The All-Knighter will take place at FHN on June 2, the night of FHN’s graduation ceremony. Students may check in from about 10:30 p.m. to midnight, after which the doors will lock. At that point, students may not enter or leave until 5 a.m. The All-Knighter is an event for graduating seniors and has usually been attended by about 75 percent of the graduating class. “I feel like it is, for the senior class, kind of a last hurrah, everybody together for one final moment,” Andy Harris, secretary and social media coordinator for the All-Knighter, said. During the event, students will stay overnight to participate in events and activities to celebrate. Food and entertainment such as a raffle and photo stations can be expected, but the exact details are
being kept secret to surprise attendees. “We always like to try to keep the All-Knighter a surprise so that when the seniors arrive it’s kind of all brand new, all fresh, you know like the ‘wow factor’ for them when they arrive,” Harris said. Forms to sign up for the event can be found on the school website. Students need to turn in both a registration form and a medical release. Students need to pay in cash at this point, and must turn in forms by the All-Knighter. “I’m excited for the hypnotist because I’m a skeptic. Fowler said that when he went to his allknighter he knew somebody that was a skeptic, and they did everything that the hypnotist said,” James Wu said. “I want to see people act sllly. Apparently, there’s a goody bag, too.” (Brief by Daniel Xiang)
TIME FOR THE DIPLOMA The graduation ceremony will be held on June 2, 2018 at the Family Arena at 7 p.m. Students will arrive an hour early and line up in their homerooms to ensure they are all present and have their outfits in order. Ten minutes before the ceremony, the students will enter the arena floor while the band and the choir perform. Principal Andy Downs, a board member, a student-nominated teacher and a couple of students usually say a few words, and students will take a picture with Downs during the ceremony. “It’s one of my favorite events of the year, you know,” Erin Steep, assistant principal and one of the organizers of the ceremony, said. “It’s stressful because I want everything to be perfect, but at the same time I really love seeing our seniors on that day and getting to be there and be a part of that day. It’s one of my favorite parts of my job.”
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A practice session will be held this Friday morning. Seniors will need to attend in order to participate in the ceremony. Breakfast will be provided and a class picture will be taken. The practice should end around 10 a.m. Afterward, students will be dismissed for the remainder of the day. Caps and gowns currently must be ordered online at Herffjones.com; they can be picked up in the office if already ordered. Graduation packets are due and should be turned in to the guidance office. The information is necessary for graduation and should be given as soon as possible. Seniors will receive fifteen tickets each to give to their family and friends to attend. Students who need more tickets can contact one of the organizers for more. The ceremony itself will be about an hour long, beginning at 7 p.m. (Brief by Daniel Xiang)
Date: Saturday, June 2 Location: Family Arena
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Ceremony begins @ 10 a.m.
FHC
Ceremony begins @ 3 p.m.
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Seniors need to arrive @ 5:45-6 p.m. Family and friends arrive in Gates 1 and 2 @ 6 p.m. Seniors need to be in line with homeroom @ 6 p.m. Ceremony begins @ 7 p.m. All-Knighter starts @ 10:30 p.m at FHN All-Knighter releases @ 5:30-6 a.m.
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“High School Musical” 8/10
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Movies “Heathers” 8/10
This takes the meaning of musical theater to a different level. “High School Musical” is about a basketball player and an academic prodigy. After auditioning for a school musical, threaten to disrupt the status quo of the school. The soundtrack is iconic, and it has every right to be. With showstopping musical numbers, the film continues to entertain audiences, even today. Even though the story is beyond cheesy, “High School Musical” continues to be a delight.
This dark comedy stars Winona Ryder as one of the most popular girls in high school: The Heathers. She befriends a mysterious student, who in return sucks her into a life of crime as they go on a killing spree throughout the town. At first glance, it seems a little over-the-top. However, with multiple viewings, the film shines like a star. With the exuberant performances from the cast and a perpetual storyline, the movie has become one of the most electrifying movies to have come out in the 80s.
“Easy A” 9/10
“Mean Girls” 8/10
Starring Emma Stone, this comedy is about an average high school student with a clean record who uses a controversial school rumor to advance her social and financial standing. All of the jokes stick the landing, Stone gives a nuanced performance and the script is all-too-good to pass up. “Easy A” is one of the best teenage comedies to have come out in the last decade due to showing, to a degree, the accurate ridiculousness that adolescence and high school entail.
This is probably one of the most popular teenage comedies for the millennial generation. “Mean Girls” is about a student who moves from South Africa to Illinois to live a new life in the U.S. While there, she hilariously learns the hardships of being the new girl in high school. “Fetch,” “You go Glen Coco” and “The Plastics” are just some of the most iconic lines from the movie. It satirically shows the danger of gossip in high school, and its clever screenplay from actress Tina Fey never fails to deliver.
“Breakfast Club” 9/10
“Clueless” 3/10
The master of interpreting adolescence into film, director John Hughes tells one of the most iconic stories to reach the silver screen. The movie is about five high school students who meet in Saturday detention and who learn the truth about each other and about themselves. This film is one everyone must see before they die. There is such sophistication to the story. While “Easy A” shows the ridiculousness of adolescence, this cult classic shows the tragedy.
This movie is about three popular high school girls who play matchmakers with two teachers. Due to their success, they decide to take a new student and try to make her popular. It’s the most ridiculous high school movie anyone will watch. There are some funny moments here and there, but at the end of the day, the movie is completely unenjoyable. The performances are a horror to watch, and “Clueless” lacks way too much depth in the story to be a solid film.
“Sixteen Candles” 8/10
“Grease” 6/10
Another John Hughes fan favorite, “Sixteen Candles” follows the life of a teenage girl named Samantha. It’s her sixteenth birthday, and just like everything else in her life, she suffers from every embarrassing moment possible. It’s not one of the best on Hughes’ resume, but it sure never misses a mark it tries to make. Its zany, crude humor gives the film a much-needed flare, and actress Molly Ringwald gives it her all to create one of the most relatable movie characters in the 1980s.
Taking place in the 50s, “Grease” is a musical that tells the love story between a good girl and a delinquent greaser. Torn between two cliques, they do everything in their power to make sure they stay together. The film has displayed some of the most iconic characters and storylines in cinema, but it’s all-too-weak. The characters are one-dimensional, and the story lacks a purpose. However, the musical numbers are some of the best and most famous ones to ever be put on a movie screen.
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Academic Success
EMBARRASSING ENCOUNTERS
Seniors recall all of their most embarrassing memories in high school from freshman to senior year
Several seniors earned department awards on April 25 at awards night English
Noah Slaughter
Chemistry
Grant Freitas
Biology
Caty Arnold
Physics
Caitlind Walker
Calculus “At Snowcoming, my underwear glowed under the blacklights, but my dress didn’t.”
- Emily Helmick
“Anytime I talked to any girl freshman year.”
- Ben Harris
Statistics
- Breanna Jefferies
“I had a pass to leave school early at the KOE picnic and my three friends wanted to leave too, so they all squeezed and hid in my trunk and we almost got caught.”
- Julianne Mecklenburg
Alex Baker
Social Studies
Noah Slaughter
Spanish
Abril Romero
French
Audrey Forth
German
Jamie Schwartz
Speech & Debate
Caitlind Walker
Physical Education “I was walking down the hall, and I tripped and my bag flipped over my head. I was running down the hall with my bag over my head because it was so heavy, and I couldn’t stop myself.”
Ian Perry
Instrumental Music
Marissa Hunt Matthew Dunham Ashley Raster Dominic Schneider
Vocal Music
Audrey Forth
ESOL
Khang Tran
Business
Ben Jamison
Marketing
Maggie Hillman
FACS
Melanie Gilmore
Engineering
Amber Pryor
Visual Arts
James Alison
Other Awards “Sophomore year, I got a really bad eye infection. My eye was so swollen I couldn’t see. My friends called me Fetty for the rest of the year.”
- Michaela Erfling
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“When I tried to moonwalk in front of the whole school, I tripped and fell over my own shoelace. It was at a school assembly.”
- Brianna Azevedo
National Merit Finalists Madeline Fields Noah Slaughter Caitlind Walker Missouri Scholars 100 Noah Slaughter Caitlind Walker
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Have you bought a yearbook yet? Check here: You can purchase yearbooks in the main office, in room 105, or online at FHNtoday.com.
Yearbooks are $65 and they go up in price later this month so make sure to get yours today. If your name isn’t on the list below, it means you have not ordered your yearbook yet. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kiel at jordyn.kiel@fhsdschools.org. Abanathie, Madison Abusoud,Nadia Adams, Carsten Adams, Ellen Addison, Aslee Adell, Paris Al-Saward, Emily Alega, Juan Alexander, Hanna Allen, Tricia Allison, James Allman, Orion Ammons, Katie Andavolu, Suhas Anderson, Meghan Anderson,Abby Annem, Shikha Apicello, Rebekah Archer, Natalie Argent, Grant Arnold, Catherine Arnold, Sarah Arrigo, Joseph Asega, Mekias Atkinson, Gavin Autumn, Lowrey Avants, Krista Azevedo, Brianna Back, Abbi Baker, Cassie Bales Morgan Bales, Grace Bales,Jadyn Baniak, Justin Bank, Pierce Barker, Austin Barlos, Elizabeth Barlow, Devyn Bascio, Kate Basford, Drew Battles, Madison Bauer, Lauren Beach, Caleb Beach, Chase Beach, Tyler Beasley, Stacey Beckmann, jessica Bedwell, Devilyn Beiner, Kiley Bell, Jeffrey Bell, Kamryn Bell, Thomas Berkely, Josh Berthold, Enoch Besancenez, Breanna
Beye, Emily Bira, Isabel Bira, Rachel Birk, Austin Birkner, Navy Bivins, Cheyenne Black, Jenna Black, Richard Blanchard, Jenny Blanke, Caroline Blodgett, Nick Boenitz, Joel Bogda, Mckayla Bommarito,Laini Bondada, Kumar Borshulte, Juliet Bowen, Elijah Bowman, Grace Bowman, Justin Boyd, Clay Boyd, Ethan Boyko, Ivan Bozich, Ashlynn Bradbury, Archie Bradbury, Delanie Brauch, Maxwell Brennan, Samarah Brewer, Madison Bridgeman, Brandon
Bright, Nina Brink, Ashley Brinkley, Sean Brisstte, Drew Broadway, Sabrina Bronbolich, Matthew
Brooks, Kathryn Brooks, Kathryn Brooks, Kimberly Brooksher, Trenton Brown, Alyssa Brown, Jenna
Brown, Tommy Brown,Parker Brune, Dylan Bugajski, Jamie Bugajski, Michael Burbank, Clayton Burger, Amber Burger, Hannah Burke, Samantha Burkhalter, Lily Burris, Kelly Busby, Juliaane Bustos, Noe Bustos, Noe Butler, Andrew Butler, Emily Butteiger, Emma
Cabrera, Jordan
Callaway, Jackson
Cancel Nadal, Andres
Cannon, Bryan Caring, Justin Carite, Sophie Carr, Declan Cary, Sam Casey, Jacob Cather, Hannah Catlin, Grace Caudle, Hannah Caudle, Trevor Cavato, Allison Chaney, Leah Chaney, Lucas Chankin, Ethan Chapple, Jordan
Chaves, Arianna Gail
Cher, Sami Christensen, Justin Chruma, Abigail Cirami, Antonio Clark, Matthew Clayton, Jakob Clemons, Erika Cline, Madison Cline, Mallory Cline, Summer Clinstman, Ava Coffell, Madelin Coffman, Abigail Cole, Grant Collins, Jesse Condren, TJ Conley, Elizabeth Connolly, Chris Contractor, Riya Cope, Jabari Cosey, Jayla Cox, Elizabeth Cox, Jeffery Crafts, Chloe Crain, Megan Crist, Tyler Cronin, Conor Crow, Kyle Cruzen, Dominic Cuccio, Angela Cunningham, Mia Curtner, Raven Dale-Derks, Thomas Danneger, Jennifer Davidson, Anthony Davis-Srp, Connor Davis, Danielle Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Hannah Davis, Jozie Davlin, Jaden Day, Austin Decker, Kelsey Dehesa, Trey Delaney, Ryan Delarue, Isabel Dempski, Luke Denningmann, Nathan
Denno, Amanda DeSalvo, Maria Dickherber, Audrey Diehl, Ashlee Dodds-Bradshaw, Gabrielle
Donoto, Jackson Donovan, Clayton Doss, Haley Droege, Shane Dulaney, Jacob Dunbar, Taylor Dunscombe, Haley
Dupont, Sierra Dupske, Anna Durham, Andrew Durham, Emma Durrett, Mackenzi Durrett, Sebastion
Echelmeyer, Delaney
Eckhard, Emma Edelen, Kailee Eimer, Sophia Ell, Benjamin Ellison, Sydney Elzein, Taylor Elzein, Taylor Emerson, Mark Erfling, Micheala Falls, Kenysha Farkas, Jacob Farner, Leah Faupel, Alivia Feldman, John Ferry, Jack Fischer, Emma Fisher, Samantha Flores, Karssandra Flores, Kassandra Floyd, Brendan Floyd, Luke Forth, Audrey Forth, Katherine Fox, Aubree Freeman, Anne Freitas, Grant Furch, Alayna Gabel, Jameson Gabel, Sophia Galkowski, Jenna Gallagher, Connor Gallagher, Evan Gallahan, Danielle Gannon, Brendan Gehricke, Jenna George, Jackie Georgevitch-Layne, Tyler
Gerhardt, Emma Gestring, Trevor Giacomarra, Noah Giacomarra, Sydney Gibson,Medjine Gillen, Trevor Gilliam, Reece Gilmore, Melanie Ginn, Bryanna GledHill, Isabella Gliffelz, Dominic Goad, Alexis Golliday, Mark Gonzalez, Caitlin Gonzalez, Cami Gonzalez, Carolynn Gonzelez, Diana Goodwin, Kathleen Gordon, Daniel Gordon, Elise Gorsich, Andrew Gorzel, Donavon Grace, Sam Grapenthin,Devon Graves, Zachary Gray, Zack Grellner, Nikki Griffin, Jamazia Griffin, Raeaun Gruettemeyer, Isabella
Habibi, Aaliyah Habibi, Aiden Hackney, Carson Hackney, Sydney Hackstadt, Anna Hagene, Dakota Haislip, Courtney Hale, Elizabeth Hamelback, Megan Hammond, Bret Han, Sandy Hardin, Emily Harris, Ben Harris, Holly Harris, Sam Hart, Savannah Hasenbeck, Amanda
Hauptman, Heidi Hayek, Brady Hebert, Peyton Heckman, Issac Heien, April
Helbig, Julia Helfer, Aubrie Helmich, Caleb Helmich, Courtney Helmich, Emily Hennessey, Trevor Henry, Annie Henslee, Katie Henson, Alex Herr, Sam Herrman, Jadon Hesskamp, Kaitlyn Higgins, Adele Hillmann, Maggie Hines, Marshall Hodge, Ian Hodgkins, Connor Hoekstra, Nathan Hoelestra, Nick Hoffman, Jake Hoffman, Noah Hofmann, Brandon Hogan, Adam Hohensee, Julie Holder, Chase Hollaway, Logan Hollinger, Anna Hollins, Allana Hood, Emily Hople, Anthony Hopper, Anna Hopper, Cole Horstman, Chloe Hosea III, Randy Hosea, Haley Huddleston, Mya Hudson, Genesis Hueffmeier, Adam Hughes, Maurice Huss, Claire Hyder, Rizwan Iadevito, Gabriella Ingram, Chris Inman, Gavin Inman, Jordyn Jacks, Logan Jacobs, Dominick Jameson, Jett Jamison, Ben Jamison, Tom Janar, Bon Jansing, Makenna Johnson, Abby Johnson, Aidan Johnson, Caleb Johnson, Logan Johnson, Riley Johnson, Shelby Jokerst, Kaleik Jones Jr., Sterling Jones, Charlie Just, Emily Kahl, Madison Kampff, Riley Kannan, Shyam Karase, Lily Karase, Sophie Kasper, Faith Keating, Jordan Keatting, Taylor Kehoe, Kolton Kehoe, Rachel Kiel, Jermy Kientzle, Hannah Kilen, Parker Kilgore, Kellie King, Anthony King, Christopher Kirkpatrick, Kylie Koester, Patrick Kolath, Brooke Kornberger, Hunter Korte, Abigail Kruger, Floris Kuhlman, Brandon Kuhlmann, Connor Kuhlmann, Kyle Kulage, Charles Kurtner, Raven LaBarge, Hunter Lamb, Madeline Lange, Adam Langi, Yousef Lassanske, Evan Lauer, Dillon Lawson, Riley
Lechner, Tristan Ledbetter, Adrian Ledbetter, Andrew Lee, Alexis Lee, Iris Leimkuehler, Jenna
Leuthauser, Brendan
Levins, Colin Linchtengger, Evan Lindquist, Anna Linke, Kameron Linstrom, Grace Lodes, Grace Long, Alex Long, Ryan Longmore, Blaine Longmore, Bryce Louis Primeau Love, Hailey Lowe, Tiana Lowery, Ashleigh Ludwig, Troy Lukitsch, Trey Lyons, Noelle Maag, Evan MacMann, Kyleigh Malone, Bradley Manthey, Ella Markum, Jessalyn Marqueart, Austin Marshak,Max Martin, Alexander Martin, Kaili Martin, Trace Martin, Trysten Martinez, William Massman, Lauren Mathews, Lyric Matson, Cody Matthews, Seth Maye, Sarah Mayfield, Thomas Mccullough, Mary McDaniel, Aidan McDermott, Mia McIlroy, Megan Mckee, Seth Mckenzie, Cody Mclaughlin, Braeden McNevin, Margaret Meader-Boland, Jeremiah
Medley, Madelyn Medlin, Brendan Meers,Madison Megan Puhse Mehlbrig, Kevin Meier, Drew Meneses, Thadeus Meyer, Devyn Mikelson, Gavin Milewczik, Jordan Millburn, Angel Miller, Abbie Miller, Emilie Miller, Megan Mills, Kylie Mitchell, Jackson
Montileone, Alexandria
Mooney, Paige Moore, Allie Moore, Allie Moore, Josh Moore, Mackenzie Moore, Sarah Moran, Natalie Morman, Ellie Morris, Caleb Mossinghoff, Ben Moxley, Peter Murphy, Josef Murray, Shelby Murrell, Keara Myers, Tyler Myrs,Rebekah Nabzdyk, Wally Nation, Trevor Neff, Hannah Negrete, Danielle Neir, Margaret Nelson, Alex Nelson,Mackenzie Nepal, Rajat Neunaber, Olivia Neunaber, Riley
Neuschwander, Jordan
Newberry, Alivia
Newport, Madeline Newport, Natalie Nolath, Brook Nost,Jessie Novak, Corrin Oakley, Emmalee Oetting, Emma Ohst, Megan Olson, Trenton Osterloh, Emma Ostrovskiy, Daniel Otto, Markus Oughton, Derek Owens, Chloe Pae, Jean Panagos, Natalie Papka, Jessica Papka, Lindsay Pardo, Ella Parks, Jack Parrott, Riley Passananti, Tony Pasuparthi, Askarthi Patel, Dev Patrylo, Madison Patterson, Aidan Pauley, Sahaura Pauley, Scott Pearson, Reide Penning, Hannah Peper, Connor Peper, Courtney Perez, Ashlynn Perryman, Grant Pete, Karen Peters,Blake Petra, Larisa Petro, Larisa Phoebe Primeau Pierson, Evan Pingel, Noah Pintor, Lilliana Pirrone, Rachel Plawski, Andrew Plaza, Mia Poirier, Taylor Prenzel, Cody Price, Jake Primeau, Amelia Prinkey, Katie Privett, Jacob Proebsting, Abby Pruett, Rhett Pryor, Amber Pugh, Jamie Pugh, Mackenzie
Pundmann, Catherine
Quinlan, Zachary Quinn, Emma Raster, Ashley Rathbun, Austin Rathbun, Carson Ray, Colin Ray, Connor Ray, Garrett Ray, Lauren Reavey, Anna Reed,Gabby Reese, Andrew Reiner, Adam Rhomberg,Justin Rice, Gracie Rich, Abby Richards, Reagan Richardson, Katie Riggs, Brayden Rinck, Alexis Roark, Alexander Robbers, Joey Roberson, Ashya Roberts, Mollie Robideau, Joe Robnett, Mitchell Rodriguez,Tyler Rogers, Erika Rogers, Naomi Rogers, Tanner Rogers, Tyler rohrbach, Emma Roider, Emily Romero, Abril Rorie, Lacey Rose, Savannah Ross, Chris Rowe, Madison Ruiz, Skylar
Rulo, Shane Russelberg, Megan Rutherford, Brynna Sabourin, Cameron Salter, Braedon Sargent, Kimberlin Sauer, Kate Saunders, Trinity Savage, Payton Schaffer, kylie Scheer, Adam Scheer, Drew Scheulen, Amber Schindehette, Ella Schindler, Ava schmidt, brendan Schneider, Dominic Schrader, Autumn Schwartz, Jamie Schwuchow, Fabian Scott, James Scott, Molly Seals, Adam Seay, Natalie Sebastian, Jack Senaldi, Jacob Seth, Lemaster Sevier, Audrey Sgroi, Jordyn Shah, Lauren Shaker, Rasha Shariff, Austin Shea, Mattie Shea, Ray Shellman, Will Sheridan, Taylor Sherman, Cole Shine, Adam Siem, Candace Simpson, Lilly Skillington, Jack Slaughter, Noah Slem, Candance Smallwood, Max Smith, Aaron Smith, Jacob Smith, Kyle Smith, Samantha Smith, Travis Smyth, Leann Sneed, Jamie snyder, kaityn Soar, Dillon Sobotka, Connor Sommer, Dani Sontheimer, Lily Sood, Kayliani Sparks,Maddi Springli, Kurt St. Gemme, Zoe St.John, Lucy Stallings, Elizabeth Statzer, Emilee Steck, Zach Stevens, Corinne Stevenson, Grace Stewart, Ethan Stock, Grant Stock, Kira Stock,Erin Stoltman, Hannah Stover, Brandi Stratmann, Haley Struble, James Stuertz, Elise Sulzner, Carson Sutter, Zach Tabaka, Lucas Tanner, Josh Tasios, Dillon Tasios, Dillon Tatum, Damon Temper, Emma Terry, Nicholas Teuscher, Shane Thomas, Jack Thomason, Lisa Thompson, Cory Tilden, Katelyn Tilley, Matt Tollefson, Andrew Tonnsen, Tea Torpea, Harley Tran, Kevin Treibley, Devon Triller, Lexi
Tucker, Lewis Turbull, Christina
Turnbeaugh, Madison
Turnbull, Christina Turner, Natalie Turner, Nathan Turpin, Hunter Upamaka, Uma Uppalapati, Akila Valleroy, Corey Vanbarneveld, Shane
Vanek, Paige Vargas, Najla Varvera, Grace Vernon, Alli Vernon, Emma Vo, Nathan Vore, Tyler Vossmeyer, Kyle Wade, Alexis Wagner, Joshua Wahwai, Eddiemac Walke, Zoey Wallace, Joseph Walls, Hannah Walls, Maria Walther, Ella Wandzel, Savannah Wang, Selena Ward, Avery Ward, Kira Warhover, Kristen Warring, Abby Watkins, Janae Watkins, Samuel Weaver,Sam Weiner, Tristan Wersching, James West, Brady Westermann, Paige Whitehead, Drake Whitely, Jacob Wilkinson,Cole Willenbrock, Amanda
Willett, Holly Williams, Bre Williams, Brooke Williams, Ethan M. Williams, Sarah Willmann, Jake Willmann, Mike Wilson, Kierstin Winkeler, Quinn Winkelmann, Brett Winkle, Holly Winkle, Theresa Winner, Colby Winner, Michael Winner, Tyler Witherbee, Riley Witte, Christian Wizdom, Zach Woefel, David Wong, Isabella Wood, Dalton Wood, Madelyn Woods, Ryan Woodwart, Victoria Workman, Hallie Wortman, Courtney Wright, Brooke Wu, James Xiang, Daniel Ye, Ningging York, Jordyan Young, Madison Zhang, Emily Zimmerman, Hannah
Zimmerman, Sarah Zull, Michael Zylka, Brittany Zylka, Zach
TO NORTH FROM NORMANDY
Jayla Cosey made sacrifices to better her education and her future by Ashya Roberson
shayroberson48@gmail.com
Jayla Cosey came from Normandy to FHN to do many things for an education. She made honor roll, joined clubs like Black Leadership and had over a 3.8 GPA. Normandy, located in St. Louis County, lost its accreditation on Sept. 18, 2012. They recently got their accreditation back, but, at the time, Cosey’s family decided to send her to FHN her freshman year. “Moving to this school in ninth grade was a whole new atmosphere, but I had to make the best of it because I knew my family wanted this for me,” Cosey said. FHN and Normandy are both different schools and have different ways of teaching. While Normandy has the regular required classes like math, science, art and drama, FHN has other classes, including Biomedical Science, Creative Writing and several art classes. Cosey has taken advantage of these extra classes that FHN offers.
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“I felt more at home when I want to Normandy,” Cosey said. “I knew going to Francis Howell North was the school I had to accept and get an education that I knew Normandy wanted to give me.” According to Cosey, Normandy is a mostly black school. Unlike FHN, Normandy has black teachers and staff members who relate to the children and understand what it’s like to be a minority. “Being at FHN sometimes made me feel insecure about myself because I felt like I was less fortunate than most FHN students who have been in this district from day one,” Cosey said. Despite the adjustment, Cosey says that being at FHN has benefited her. Cosey will be the first in her family to attend an HBCU college. Experiencing adulthood is every future college student’s dream, including Cosey’s. She will attend college in the fall at Tuskegee University in Alabama. “All this work has paid off for me,” Cosey said. “Waking up around 4 every morning just to catch a bus around 5:20 every day, I knew this will be my chance to get as many scholarships and get accepted to the colleges I want.”
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Have your friends sign this page, so you can look back at it in the years to come
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High School Highlights Seniors share their favorite, most memorable moments from all of high school
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Growing up and Glowing up
Take a look at how much some of the class of 2018 have changed in appearance from freshman to senior year
Freshman Year Senior Year Ashya Roberson & Alex Henson, 2015 and 2017
Freshman Year Senior Year Maddie Adams & Nicole Grellner, 2015 and 2018
Freshman Year Senior Year Connor Gallagher, 2015 and 2017
Freshman Year Senior Year Melanie Gilmore, 2015 and 2018
Freshman Year Senior Year Ben Jamison, 2015 and 2018
Freshman Year Senior Year Shelby Hance, 2015 and 2017
Freshman Year
Freshman Year
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Senior Year
Alex Baker, 2015 and 2017
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Senior Year
Anna Wiley, 2015 and 2018
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THEN AND NOW
Take a look back at some of the biggest moments since the class of 2018 was born
BEFORE SCHOOL -Oct. 31, 2000: Astronauts arrive at the International Space Station. -Jan. 20, 2001: George W. Bush becomes the 43rd president. -Sept. 11, 2001: Thousands die in the largest terrorist attack in history. -Oct. 7, 2001: U.S. forces invade Afghanistan. -March 19, 2003: The U.S. begins the Iraq War.
KINDERGARTEN
FIRST GRADE
-Aug. 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina sweeps through the south, killing nearly 2,000 people. -March 21, 2006: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey sends the first tweet. -June 2006: “To Google” becomes an official verb in the Oxford English Dictionary.
-Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto is downgraded to a dwarf planet. -Nov. 19, 2006: Nintendo debuts the Wii console. -Dec. 30, 2006: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is executed. -Jan. 7, 2007: Apple announces the first iPhone. -July 21, 2007: The final Harry Potter book drops in stores.
SECOND GRADE
SENIOR TAKE: WHAT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT TO HAPPEN SINCE THE CLASS OF 2018 WAS BORN? “Ferguson and Michael Brown. It really brought forward a lot of awareness about gun violence in the U.S. and different problems we have as a society.” - GRANT FREITAS
-December 2007: The Great Recession begins. -Feb. 24, 2008: Fidel Castro steps down as president of Cuba.
THIRD GRADE -Aug. 8, 2008: The Summer Olympics kick off in Beijing. -Jan. 20, 2009: Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th president. -May 26, 2009: President Obama nominates Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice. -June 25, 2009: Singer Michael Jackson dies from a drug overdose.
FIFTH GRADE -March 15, 2011: The Syrian Civil War begins. -May 2, 2011: U.S. Navy SEALs locate and kill al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. -July 14, 2011: Years after its European release, Spotify becomes available for American listeners.
SEVENTH GRADE -Oct. 9, 2012: The Taliban shoots Malala Yousafzai. -Dec. 14, 2012: Adam Lanza kills 26 in the Sandy Hook shooting. -March 13, 2013: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected pope. -April 15, 2013: A bombing at the Boston Marathon kills three. -June 2013: Edward Snowden leaks top-secret NSA files.
NINTH GRADE -Aug. 9, 2014: A white police officer shoots Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, leading to weeks of protest. -June 26, 2015: In the case Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage in all 50 U.S. states.
ELEVENTH GRADE -Jan. 20, 2017: Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president. -Jan. 21, 2017: Protesters around the world hold the first Women’s March. -March 20, 2017: FBI Director James Comey confirms that the FBI is investigating links between Russia and the Trump campaign.
FOURTH GRADE -Sept. 24, 2009: Scientists discover water on the moon. -Jan. 12, 2010: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti, killing around 300,000 people. -Jan. 27, 2010: Apple introduces the first generation iPad. -July 16, 2010: Instagram launches with its first photo.
SIXTH GRADE -September 2011: Three Stanford students release Snapchat. -Sept. 17, 2011: The Occupy Wall Street movement begins. -March 5, 2012: “Kony 2012,” a short documentary about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, is released and goes viral. It soon faces controversy about its filmmakers and its accuracy.
“9/11. I think that changed the most in our country. Airports are completely different now, and it really changed a lot.” - KRISTEN WARHOVER
EIGHTH GRADE -Aug. 21, 2013: A chemical weapons attack in Syria kills hundreds and causes outrage around the world. -Dec. 5, 2013: Former South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela dies. -March 23, 2014: Reports of an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa come out.
TENTH GRADE -March 20, 2016: President Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba in almost a century. -June 12, 2016: A shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub, leaves 49 dead. -June 23, 2016: Voters in the U.K. elect to pull out of the European Union, initiating a process known as Brexit.
TWELFTH GRADE -Aug. 21, 2017: A total solar eclipse crosses North America. -Oct. 1, 2017: Stephen Paddock shoots 58 people in Las Vegas. -Oct. 5, 2017: Harvey Weinstein allegations surface. -Feb. 14, 2018: A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida leaves 17 dead.
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“Gay marriage becoming legal in our country because a lot more people are coming out as LGBT. It’s important for them to live their lives and be who they want to be and be accepted.” - KRISTA AVANTS
“Trump getting elected kind of changed politics and made the younger generation more active. They try to convey their message because they don’t like what the older generation is doing.” - DEVYN MEYER
“9/11 sparked a huge fear of terrorism. Because people are afraid of terrorism, they have made it more predominant in our society.” - ASHLEY RASTER
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Preparing for a New Challenge Girls’ lacrosse was introduced at FHN during Briana Schmidt’s sophomore year. Being more of a fan of team sports as opposed to individual sports, Schmidt thought she might as well give the new sport on the block a shot. Fast forward to her senior year, and Schmidt has emerged as one of the top scorers in the area and is the first Knight to ever sign to play lacrosse in college. “It means a lot to me to be the first at something,” Schmidt said. “When I come back to the school and watch lacrosse games I can be around the athletes and the coaches can be like ‘This is the girl who really made an impact on our program,’ and I think that’s pretty cool.” Schmidt will attend Indiana Institute of Technology starting this fall. She came to the decision back in November and December, which was soon after she visited the school. After the visit, Schmidt knew that this was her number-one choice and just needed to figure out if she was ready to go that far (389.3 miles) from home. She would then “get over it” and officially chose the Indiana Institute of Technology as her future fouryear home. One of the leading factors behind this decision was the people at the school. “As soon as I stepped on [the campus], everyone was so friendly and the majority of students who go there are athletes, so I felt surrounded by people that I could really relate to,” Schmidt said. Before she heads to Indiana, Schmidt will wrap
up her senior season on the lacrosse team in the coming month and will get the chance to reflect on her high school playing career at FHN. Being a member of the varsity team and playing the sport of lacrosse over the last three years has had a significant impact on not just Briana Schmidt the player, but also the person and the student. “As a student, it’s made me think more of what grades I need, to get more scholarships for college and help out, and make a good impact on college coaches,” Schmidt said. “As an athlete, it’s definitely improved my overall fitness level and makes me more competitive in all sports I play. As a person, it’s increased my confidence and my leadership abilities.” Getting ready to take such a big step to the college level has created a mix of emotions for Schmidt. The next stage in her career contains aspects that she is both looking forward to embracing and also slightly nervous about. Either way, Schmidt is prepared to take on whatever is needed in the coming months to put her on, or close to, the same level of the athletes she’ll be taking the field with. “It’s a combination of being excited and nervous,” Schmidt said. “There’s a little bit of nerves, but I’m more excited than anything. I’m kind of scared that I won’t be up at the pace of everybody, but this summer I’ll definitely work on it to a point where I will be.” (Story by Dominic Hoscher)
GOING FROM A KNIGHT TO A CARDINAL It’s been four years since senior Connor Gallagher started playing tackle football. Before then, he wasn’t even allowed to take part in the sport. Now, Gallagher has been the starting quarterback, caught crucial touchdowns and has made numerous essential plays on both sides of the ball on the varsity football team. All of this has led to Gallagher earning a trip to the next level to play football at William Jewell College in Liberty, MO. Getting the chance to play football at the Division II level is one of the biggest factors that went into Gallagher choosing William Jewell. “It’s humbling,” Gallagher said. “Having put in all of the hard work, like they say the ‘blood, sweat and tears,’ having been in the weight room 24/7 and going out to football practice in 105 degree weather and practicing for three hours. I’m happy and excited seeing it pay off.” Each practice, even if it was in the blistering heat or for three grueling hours, was worth it in the end for Gallagher. They have all helped him prepare for the college game in many different ways, some helping his time-management skills to go along with becoming a better player overall. The past four years of playing for FHN have assisted Gallagher in becoming the person and the athlete that he is required to be to have a strong college career, which he will always appreciate. “[Playing for FHN] has meant a lot,” Gallagher
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said. “I was always excited to play. When I came in freshman year, to finally have that jersey and to finally have Knights on the front of it meant a lot to me. I was always out there to make sure the team was above me.” Gallagher has embraced a team-first attitude in every year that he’s played for FHN. Some of his favorite moments from playing football for the Knights aren’t just his touchdowns or individual plays, but things that his team has done as a whole. “[My favorite moment] is when the team came together and played as one,” Gallagher said. “It’s always great to have a teammate or myself score a touchdown or make an interception, something that padded your own stats, but I think the way we got to that point to get that personal stat was because we worked together to give you that boost of numbers on the paper.” Heading to the next level, Gallagher knows that it will be much more challenging than high school football. As a result, he must dedicate the time and effort into continuing to improve as an athlete and as a person. “I’m ready to go,” Gallagher said. “I know I’m not going to be the strongest when I go in there. I know I’m not going to be the smartest. I understand that I have to put a lot of work in to achieve my own goals and hopefully bring my college team a few more wins under their belt.” (Story by Dominic Hoscher)
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OFF TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Kicking it to College
To say that soccer has been a big part of senior Maddy Wood’s life would be an understatement. Wood has played the game since she was in preschool, playing for club teams to the varsity girls’ soccer team at FHN, to even playing across the Atlantic in the United Kingdom at the British soccer club West Ham. Her next challenge, once her senior season has concluded, will be on the college level at the Division III school Millikin University in Illinois. Going to the next level has always been a goal for Wood. “I have always hoped to play, ever since I was younger, for as long as possible,” Wood said. “If I could [play post-college] that’d be really cool, but if not, I want to at least coach my kid or a team when I’m older.” Wood had originally been looking at a number of colleges, one being Truman State University. In a soccer camp at Truman, however, Wood sprained her ankle on the first night at the camp, and she took it as a sign that this wasn’t the right school for her. This led to Wood checking out Millikin, and she was immediately impressed by the overall environment and the atmosphere of the university. “Immediately when I got there, the campus was gorgeous, the people were friendly, the coaches
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were super excited to have me there and they were really easy to talk to and all the other girls took me in right away and talked to me and didn’t let me feel left out, so I knew this was the place for me,” Wood said. With college on the way in just a few months, Wood is aware of the fact that she’ll have to train even harder to keep up with the pace of her fellow college athletes. While this may be a challenge, it is also something she is looking forward to taking part in going into the next stage of her career. “I’m very excited,” Wood said. “It’s going to be a different, higher level, so I have to mentally focus and prepare myself. Summer workouts are coming up soon, so I have to get in better shape than I am already because the higher level is more physical, more mental things to it as well.” The goal of most athletes is to accomplish glory not just individually, but as a team as a whole. This is the case with Wood, who has set a key objective for her and her team to attain by the end of her college playing career. “I want to achieve a title,” Wood said. “My team is on the rise, so I want to be a part of that and actually help them win a title in one of my years at Millikin.” (Story by Dominic Hoscher)
Over the past three years, senior Matt Dunham has represented the Knights on the varsity baseball team. During this time, Dunham has helped lead his team to the championship round of Districts, has had numerous critical hits off some of the area’s top pitchers and has created an everlasting legacy on FHN’s baseball program. Now, he’ll be taking his talents to the college game at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, MO. “I wanted to go to a four-year school, but I didn’t get a scholarship to any of the schools that I specifically wanted to go to,” Dunham said. “So, Jefferson College was my first JUCO [junior college] choice. When I went up there and talked to them and they made me an offer, I pretty much knew that’s where I wanted to go for the next two years.” One person who has helped Dunham get to this point is his summer ball coach Todd Myers. He and Myers have worked together the last three offseasons, and Dunham credits his coach for helping him get better as a player and in enhancing some of the critical tools needed to succeed at the next level. While he won’t play for Myers in the upcoming summer, the two remain in contact on the regular. Myers isn’t the only one who has helped Dunham. Having multiple teammates, such as fellow seniors Noah Pingel and Sam Grace, who also plan on playing at the next level, has helped the future Viking prepare for college baseball. “One of the biggest things I’ve always said is, ‘You become who you surround yourself with,’” Dunham said. “When you surround yourself with those people that are going to that next level and they really work hard at what they do, you’re always working as hard as them and the others.” The Vikings weren’t the only school interested in FHN’s first baseman. According to Dunham, some of the other universities that showed interest in him were Quincy University, SLU and the University of Cincinnati. In the end, it was Jefferson College that offered the most to Dunham and took the edge over the other schools. To have such a large number of colleges keen on bringing him in proved to Dunham that he was turning heads in the baseball world. “It shows that if you work hard, you can get to where you want to be,“ Dunham said. “I’m not there yet, but that just shows that people notice what you do and it makes you want to work that much harder for yourself.” (Story by Dominic Hoscher)
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Your TEACHERS AT Your SCHOOLS
Teacher: Kim Martin Subject: Physical Education College: Southeast Missouri State University
Teacher: Kaitlynn Jansen Subject: Math College: Truman State University
When did you attend college? I went to SEMO from 2001-2006.
When did you attend college? I graduated in 2012 and then again in 2014.
How did you pick that college as where you would attend? The big thing was that I knew I wanted to be an education major so I looked at schools with good education programs. I also knew that I wanted smaller class sizes and SEMO wasn’t crazy big like Mizzou or anything. Another thing was that I was running in college and that is just where I fit best for that.
How did you pick that college as where you would attend? I thought that it was a great school for the cost. I also thought that it attracted a lot of similar, like minded people who were academically focused and basically a bunch of nerds, like me. It’s where all of the cool kids go.
What did you major in? I majored in physical education. What was your favorite spot on campus? I guess I would say the track. That is where I was most of the time. I wouldn’t say that any of the buildings were my favorite spots on campus. What advice would you give to prospective student at SEMO? Go to class. Don’t procrastinate. It’s like any other school, it’s not like there’s special advice for SEMO. Maybe get in shape because it’s pretty hilly. You have to be prepared to walk up a bunch of hills.
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What did you major in? Math. The first time I graduated, I had a major in math with a minor in computer science. The second time I graduated I got my masters in education. What was your favorite spot on campus? I don’t really know. Probably my dorm, Centennial Hall. Each dorm has its own mascot and Centennial Hall is the bananas. Our cheer was “Give me a ‘K”” and then you would reply with “Potassium!”” What advice would you give to prospective student at Truman? Go to Truman, It’s awesome. I would say get involved in extracurricular activities and keep your dorm room propped open and meet the people in your hallway. That’s one of the ways I met a lot of my close friends. One extracurricular that I did that’s really fun was Humans versus Zombies. It’s like a week long intense game of tag. It’s super fun.
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There are many staff members at FHN who graduated from some popular schools in Missouri. Many of the 2018 graduating class will attend these universities after graduation. Take a look at some of the teachers who attended these schools and what they have to say about their experiences (Content by McKayla Bogda and Heidi Hauptman)
Teacher: Chip Crow Subject: Social Studies College: University of Missouri
Teacher: Robert Stegeman Subject: Music College: Missouri State University
When did you attend college? From the fall of 1986 to December of 1989.
When did you attend college? 2006-2012
How did you pick that college as where you would attend? This may sound stupid, but I was around there with some friends, on the quad at 2 a.m. and it spoke to me. I liked the history and the atmosphere. And I needed to get away from home because I was attending UMSL at the time. I still remember that night clearly.
How did you pick that college as where you would attend? I knew what my major was early on, so I went looking for a music program. Missouri State’s program was the one that fit with what I wanted to do.
What did you major in? Secondary education and history. What was your favorite spot on campus? The quad, where the columns are. We would go there and play catch and frisbee and I would also just walk trhough there. It was just very old and traditional and made me feel at home. What advice would you give to prospective student at Mizzou? Choose a school that fits you as a degree and take it seriously. You can hangout and party at any school but education is important and that’s what counts.
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What did you major in? Bachelors of Music Instrumental Education What was your favorite spot on campus? By the library and the fountain. I’d sit on the steps and walk down that area listening to the carillon that would sometimes play. What advice would you give to prospective student at MO State? Do your work. Start off easy and don’t overload yourself, take the time to work on time management skills. I know a lot of people who didn’t do well in college because they didn’t manage their time.
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Spreading our
ALABAMA
Tuskegee University Jayla Cosey University of Alabama Jamie Sneed
ARKANSAS
Roots
Arkansas State University Heidi Hauptman University of Arkansas Luke Bales Devyn Meyer John Brown University Lisa Thomason
FLORIDA
Miami Dade College Cassandra Baker
GEORGIA
Emory University Anna Lindquist Spelman College Genesis Hudson
ILLINOIS
Bradley University James Allison Lewis and Clark Community College Nicole Grellner Diana Ocampo Gonzalez Millikin University Kamille Hughes Madelynn Wood North Central College Liz Wagner Quincy University Jaren Arnold Thomas Bell Christopher Connolly SIU-Carbondale Charles Brooks Sam Grace SIUE Victor Castellanos Emily Fetsch Danielle Gallahan Janae Watkins
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WASHINGTON MILITARY
Kameron Guest Joseph Hollis Randy Hosea III Owen Cumberland Tyler Parrish
UNDECIDED Sebastian Brown Svetlanna Fedderson Zoe Goodman Steven Gruettemeyer Ta’jeon Hill Samantha Hughes Rizwan Hyder Kyle Johnson Riley Johnson
John McManus Don Juan Moody Taylor Perry Luke Priefer Joe Robideau Brandon Sauerbrey Grace Stevenson Abdelhai Syaj Andrew Struckhoff Cory Thompson Eddimac Wahwai Nate Watson Sophia Welter Colby Winner
WORKFORCE
Derek Allmeyer Kyle Barber Alyssa Bridges Connor Davis Jake Ferkel Elliott Goodwin Nicholas Hoekstra Austin Horne Andrew Ledbetter Kial Mills Alex Nelson Emmalee Oakley Austin Rathbun Yulinnette Soriano Kelsey Zitzner
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Jay Markum Kenzy Smith
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MISSOURI
Columbia College Juliet Borgschulte Culver-Stockton College Abbi Back East Central College Sarah Harvey Harris-Stowe State University Paris Adell Arianna Brown Jefferson College Matt Dunham Sahaura Pauley Kaitlyn Snyder Lewis and Clark Technical Jacob Casey Zach Graves Lincoln University Shawn Austell Lindenwood University Kurt Springli Lindenwood University Alyssa Barber Hunter Collins Dominic Hoscher Anna Juhlin Skyeler Knuuttila Guadalupe Medina Madison Owens Abril Romero Jenny Blanchard Missouri Baptist University Trysten Martin Missouri Baptist University Cheyenne Bivins Trevor Nation Skylar Ruiz
Richie Taylor Madison Turnbeaugh Missouri Southern State University Noah Pingel Missouri State University Madison Adams Elijah Bowen Alyssa Brown Michael Bugajski Aliyah Clark Brendan Floyd Baylee Franzen Melanie Gilmore Daniel Gordon Courtney Haislip Shelby Hance Katie Henslee Breanna Jefferies Kylie Kirkpatrick Evan Lassanske Julianne Mecklenburg Taylor Poirier Ashya Roberson Guadalupe Salcedo Dominic Schneider Jamie Schwartz Josh Wagner James Wersching Missouri S&T Joey Arrigo Krista Avants Hemanth Bondada Drew Brissette Jabari Cope Kelsey Decker Mark Emerson Reece Gillam Ben Harris Madelyn Oswald Ian Perry Ashley Raster Brendan Schmidt Kristen Warhover
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Leah Chaney Amanda Denno Kailee Edelen Grant Freitas Carolynn Gonzalez Shyam Kannan Tia Keatting Drew Killmer Elise Stuertz Brooke Williams Christian Witte University of Central Missouri Jordan Chapple Andrew Damalas Delaney Echelmeyer Rashon Johnson Colin Levins University of Missouri Stephan Agee Katie Ammons Mekias Mekias Ruth Ayalew Isaiah Bryant Elizabeth Conley Cade Copeland Danielle Davis Emma Eckhard Jameson Gabel Reilly Harris Alex Henson Maggie Hillman Bon Jang Maddie Kraus Lauren Massman Megan McIlroy Rachel Pirrone Jacob Posley Jake Price Garrett Ray Katie Richardson Alexis Rinck Grant Stock Kira Stock Damon Tatum Nghi Tran Ryan Woods University of Missouri-Kansas City Lauren Dreps Rhe’Aun Griffin University of Missouri-St. Louis Declan Carr Michaela Erfling Dev Patel Washington University in St. Louis Noah Slaughter Caitlind Walker Webster University Orion Allman Tyler Beach Aiden Johnson Riley Kampff Bernadette Kornberger Alex Rowe Westminster College Elizabeth Davis
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Grown up in the Pub Hub
Name: Harper Kiel Staff: Pub Hub baby “The Class of 2018 is my favorite.” - Harper Kiel
Name: Carolynn Gonzalez Staff: North Star EIC “Guys love it when you can show them you’re better than they are at something they love.” - Leslie Knope, “Parks and Recreation”
Name: McKayla Bogda Staff: North Star Managing Editor “I’m surrounded by idiots.” – Scar, “The Lion King”
Name: Noah Slaughter Staff: North Star Managing Editor “If there were more food and fewer people, this would be a perfect party.” - Ron Swanson, “Parks and Recreation”
Name: Heidi Hauptman Staff: North Star Rule of Three Editor “You never remember the nights you got enough sleep.” - Some high schooler trying to be cool
Name: Anna Lindquist Staff: North Star Copy Editor “My meme account is my legacy @listenhon.” - Anna Lindquist
Name: Michaela Erfling Staff: Photo “One Direction is the main thing I’m doing and I’m 100 percent dedicated to the group.” - Zayn Malik
Name: Juliet Borgschulte Staff: Photo “Hey MTV, welcome to my crib.” - MTV Cribs
Name: Kaitlyn Snyder Staff: Photo “It’s Snyder, like the pretzel.” Kaitlyn Snyder
Name: Mackenzi Durrett Staff: Photo “I love asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because I’m still looking for ideas.” - Unknown
Name: Taylor Sheridan Staff: FHNtoday EIC “Sardonic humor is just my way of relating to the world.” Jughead, “Riverdale”
Name: Jamie Sneed Staff: FHNtoday “1-800 HOTLINEBLING” - Drake
Name: Riley McCrackin Staff: FHNtoday “Have a focus.” - Riley McCrackin
Name: Liz Wagner Staff: FHNtoday “A day not spent being overdramatic is a day wasted.” - Liz Wagner
Name: J Pae Staff: FHNtoday “Asian + Sunglasses = PSY” - J Pae
Name: Jenny Blanchard Staff: FHNtoday “Just your average short nugget with a great perspective on life because I’m always looking up.” - Unknown
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Name: Jake Price Staff: North Star Opinions Editor “It’s my opinion!!” - Jake Price
Name: Ashya Roberson Staff: North Star “Hey Mrs. Steep.” - Ashya Roberson
Name: Daniel Xiang Staff: North Star “*shrugs*” - Daniel Xiang
Name: Alex Rowe Staff: Photo EIC “My one rule: Never fall in love at the Jersey Shore.” - Ronnie, “Jersey Shore”
Name: Savannah Wandzel Staff: Yearbook Photo Editor “Do I know what I’m doing today? No. But I’m here, and I’m gonna give it my best shot.” - Hansel, “Zoolander”
Name: Isaiah Bryant Staff: FHNtoday Managing Editor “Free Bobby Shmurda.” - Isaiah Bryant
Name: Dominic Hoscher Staff: FHNtoday Gameday Editor “This is my turf.” - Dominic Hoscher
Name: Stacy Beasley Staff: FHNtoday “Wakanda foreva.” - “Black Panther”
Name: Jabari Cope Staff: FHNtoday “Kneel.” - Jabari Cope
Name: Orion Allman Staff: FHNtoday “Fake it til you make it.” Unknown
Name: Alyssa Barber Staff: FHNtoday TV EIC “That’s what.” - She
Name: Lupe Medina Staff: FHNtoday TV Chief Editor “The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s about what you’re made of, not the circumstances.” - Unknown
Name: Kelsey Decker Staff: FHNtoday TV “Oh it’s a video, I’m not taking photos.” - Kelsey Decker
Name: Taylor Perry Staff: FHNtoday TV “I barely made it.” - Taylor Perry
Name: Kylie Kirkpatrick Staff: Excalibur EIC “I have flaws. What are they? I sing in the shower. Sometimes I spend too much time volunteering. Occasionally I’ll hit someone with my car.” -Michael Scott, “The Office”
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