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June 2014

FLOCK OF ONE FOUR SENIOR ISSUE: LEGENDARY

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Dear 2014, Some farewells are harder than others; but the greatest one of all is when you are graduating and moving to far away places from the people and things that have made you who you are today: legendary.

You’ve spent your four years at Foothill with trials and tribulations, but you’ve also filled them with memories that will last a lifetime. Some of you will be going to another city, state, or even country to embark on a new journey and see if everything you’ve learned at Foothill will withstand the challenges life throws at you.

The theme of this Senior Issue is legendary for a reason. Because each one of you have left a mark, a symbol on the school and the world that makes you unique from others. Because to set high standards for your successors. Because it sounds awesome. Because everything, and that’s what makes it legendary. You’ve left a challenge for the people waiting next in line and are ready to make another legendary mark on the world and beyond.

As you prepare to close a chapter of your life and open a new one, remember, Foothill will always welcome you (with a visitors pass of course) with open wings. Once a falcon, always a falcon. Stay classy Falcons.

Thanks for a great year, best of luck in the future!

Crystal Chu, Editor in Chief

Seniors of Foothill p3 Mr. K Exposé p4 Most Likely To p5 Summer Bucket List p5 College Map p6-7 Senior Ball p8-9 Valedictorian p10 Lip Dub p11 Teacher Faves and Farewells p12 Cover Photo Credit: Coni Miller View Our Full Issue At

fhsinflight.com INFLIGHT STAFF 2014 ADVISOR Mrs. Mary Crawbuck EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Crystal Chu TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Arthur Hwang NEWS EDITOR Jennifer Kim SPORTS EDITOR Greg Hadley OPINIONS EDITOR Kaitlyn Wang FEATURES EDITOR Sharon Chu

A&E EDITOR Cesar Saldaña MARKETING TEAM Crystal Chu Jennifer Kim Jessica Ou STAFF REPORTERS Maria Akhter Monica Azmi Emilie Francis Tori Knuppe Alice Lee Woojin Lee Jessica Ou Adit Shrestha Brenna Scott

SENIOR ISSUE

SENIORS

FOOT By: Brenna Scott, Staff Reporter

OF HILL

“My mom made me join because she thought that I had no friends” -Camille Cheetham (‘14) on how she got into drama

So, who exactly is Lalitha Balachandran (`14)?

(With friend, Brennan Hines (‘15) answering) “Lalitha is one of the most unique people I have met in my entire life. She goes to metal concerts “If I could give any advice to freshman me, it in her spare time with her metal boyfriend.” would be 1. Get hot. Like, really hot. and 2. Get (Balachandran) “I’m Lalitha and I approve this rich or just marry rich.” message.” (Hines) “Lalitha approves this mes-Fiona Lau (‘14) sage.”

“Throughout my time at Foothill, I’ve really gotten a lot of help and support from Mrs. Crawbuck and Mrs. Thoe. I remember at one time, when I had a lot on my mind from things that were happening outside of school, Mrs. Thoe and Mrs. Crawbuck, both, were there to help and listen to me.”

- Seemren Patel (‘14)

“Coming from Iraq to live here in the USA was very weird, but I don’t remember much since I was only four when I moved. I remember that my first meal was McDonalds ketchup.”

-Maawa Alhafid (‘14)

“I really like colorguard, especially when we go to competitions because I feel like we really bond “My favorite day here at Foothill? Senior ditch when we compete together. We’re a family; we’re day. Oh, and the achievement rally.” all best friends, it’s really cool!”

-Ellen Fetherston (‘14) -Kat Campisi (‘14) 3

EXPOSÉ ON MR.K

By ALICE LEE & ADIT SHRESTHA, Staff Reporters

The year of 2013-2014 is almost over, and since our principal has just finished his first year here, why not ask him about his experience here and the hopes and dreams he has for the future? Intrepid Inflight interviewers Adit and Alice asked Mr. Krolikowski about various topics regarding the school year, including his thoughts about the school community, his highlights of the year, and his vision for the future of the school.

3. What goals for this year did you 6. What is your favorite aspect of accomplish?

Foothill?

1. How was your first year at Foothill?

Now that I know more about the staff and the school itself, I want to focus on the climate and culture of the school.

Next year, I hope to improve on the inclusiveness of the school society and have agreements between teachers on how they teach their courses.

I have been very happy and honored to be part of Foothill. Every day, I am continually impressed with something new that I had not known about the school.

2. What unexpected challenges did you overcome?

Well, when you manage the school lives of 2200 students, you learn to accept chaos as the norm. However, the biggest challenge is probably dealing with unexpected tragedies like with Ms. Koobatian and Oscar Herrera. Still, every day presents me with new challenges.

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My main goal this year was to familiarize myself with the school and its population. I also wanted to make the population aware of my personality; I hope that they know that they can have fun, but there has to be a line somewhere.

4. What goals/plans do you have for next year?

5. How do you like the atmosphere and community at Foothill compared to Dougherty?

To be honest, the atmosphere at Foothill is way better than at Dougherty because the students here are proud of their identities as Falcons. They are not only passionate about academics, but also express that same enthusiasm though extracurricular activities and school spirit.

It has always been and will be the students. Getting to know them on a more personal basis and making connections with them is always my favorite part of the job.

7. What was your favorite schoolwide event this year? Why?

I had a great time at the lip dub.

Initially, I was anxious because there were a million ways it could go wrong, but it didn’t, and I loved how the students went and expressed themselves. The success of this event makes me eager to try more similar school-wide events in the future.

8. What is your vision for Foothill’s future?

My immediate goal is to make Foothill the number one school in Pleasanton, both quantitatively and holistically. As long as we keep learning and improving, the results will definitely be good.

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Most Likely to...

SPORTS EDITOR

BY GREG HADLEY

Win the lottery, but lose the ticket: JP Pasteur (‘14)

Get ID’d when they’re 30: Nick Williams (‘14)

“You lose 100% of the lottery tickets you dont buy.”

“I’ll use it to my advantage…all the babes are going to think I’m young.”

Have their identity stolen: Jessica Amos (‘14)

Become a teacher at Foothill: Jacob Richey (‘14)

“There’s this girl walking around school that looks just like me.”

“I’m not my father! I’m not my father!”

Summer Bucket List STAFF REPORTER

BY TORI KNUPPE

We’ve all experienced those hot, dreary, boring days in mid-July where there seems to be absolutely nothing to do.

Well hopefully with the help of this list, you will never have to experience one of those day again. This list of different activities varies in price, location, and time commitment, but each one is enjoyable in its own unique way! Without further ado, InFlight presents to you the Summer 2014 Bucket List.

1. Go Paint Balling 2. Visit the Alameda County Fair 3. Have a Shaving Cream/ Whipped Cream War 4. Go Tanning 5. Hike on the Ridge 6. Watch the Sunrise/Sunset 7. Have a Water Gun/Balloon Fight 8. Bake Cookies and Give them Away 9. Go Geocaching 10. Go Tubing 11. Go Wakeboarding 12. Go Boating 13. Go Fishing 14. Visit a Water Park 15. Visit Six Flags/Great America 16. Have a Santa Cruz/Capitola Day Trip 17. Go Midnight Skinny Dipping 18. Make a Tire Swing 19. Plant a Tree 20. Do Blind Makeovers 21. Make a DIY Face Mask 5

WHERE IN THE USA HAVE THESE FALCONS FLOWN?

ARIZONA

California State University, San Marcos

California State University, Stanislaus

Alexa Beaudoin-Severn Danny Santiago

Janelle Bettencourt Steven Camacho Nicole Dees Emily Devera Danica Egelston Ellen Fetherston Kevin Gallegos Thomas McNamara Andrew Natsch

California State University, Chico

Quentin Martin

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

Olivia Brown Dylan Campbell Kat Campisi Mick Cuffe Olivia Deutschman Cory Frederickson Brandon Garry Greg Hadley Jana Johnson Sabina Khadr Garrett Leone Monica Medor Camden Murtagh Kyler Ramsey Collin Richardson Mary Alex Roy Rachael Toschi Evan Williams

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Jessica Li

California Institute of Technology

Nayun Lee Kaylee Udinski

Biola University

Cori Hartwig

Berkeley City College

Mackenzie Shields

Azusa Pacific University

Eura Bang

Art Center College of Design

Lauren Garcia Danielle Harvey

American Musical and Dramatic Academy

CALIFORNIA

University of Arizona

Ryan Hogue

Joseph Casados

Pepperdine University

Yooha Cho

Otis College of Art and Design

Mehul Joshi

Orange Coast College

Nikki Costello Jasaiah Gholston Tiffany Harrison Shelby Richmond

Ohlone Community College

Ellie Fitz-Simon

Loyola Marymont College

Ryan Cabrera

Los Medanos Community College

Layla Amiri Anna Beach Christian Cisneros Mila Cook Britney Cooper Peggy Duncan Angie Eaton Jessica Fung Alexandra Gray Joey Hendricks Brianna Jack Mariam Kaakati Matt Maria Cui Raquel Niño Edward Parker Melanie Robb Sierra Rodgers Tara Ross Victoria Rudolph

Las Positas Community College

Simon Bueche

Humboldt State University

Camille Cheetham Naayl Kazmi Vincent Omid Cloe Santos Param Sharma

Diablo Valley College

Melissa Muller

Claremont Mckenna College

Jamirr Holland

City College of San Francisco

Victoria Johnson

Carrington College

Taylor Sanchez

Cade Vlacos

Jazmyne Pollard

Northern Arizona University

Nick Goldstein

California State University, Channel Islands

Lulu Huang

California State University, East Bay

Jessica Smilovitz Kenji Spivey Emily Tsivikas Claire Williams

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Amanda Arnold Josh Hewlett Katie Olmo Stephanie Tasto

Arizona State University

Jerry Cheng Priya Gambhir

University of California, Berkeley

Rachel Reichenbach

Stanford University

Tyler Gilliland Kalesha Leite Tully Montgomery Maranda Reil Alex Sanchez Colin Whitney

Sonoma State University

Keanu Reed

Santa Monica Community College

John Carandang Taylor Espicha Erik Gallagher Alex Jenezon Amanda Jorgenson Megan Lee Sameer Mahawar Seemren Patel Farah Rahhal Danielle Sullivant Sophia Thompson Santa Clara University Alex Codik Michelle Coleman Rachel Herzog Byron Lo Clinton May

San Jose State University

Mikey Babock Emilie Francis Alison Li Gladi Pang Cesar Saldana Jason Yeo

San Francisco State University

Kellie Cheves Pablo Espinosa Claire Itamura Jordyn Phillips Alvin Shen Aimee Smith Sydney Smith Ali-Hader Tayeb Erik Thornally Victor Todor Jake Wilgus

San Diego State University

Sabrina Ehlert Allison Kaelin

Saint Mary’s College of California

Michelle French Kenny Rockwood Katie Scalzo

Sacramento State University

Pomona College

Shivani Doraiswami

University of San Francisco

Jonathan Jang Sydney Johnson Nima Kalantari Amy Liu Katie Reed Kevin Wiener

University of California, Santa Cruz

Evan Azevedo Kevin Crispell Elisa Cui Stanley Ho Brandon Kirk Chet Koziol Andy Lee Justin May Christina Mitine Kristin Scott Veronica Stone Shaylene Velu

University of California, Santa Barbara

Natasha Anderson Jay Chitale Eric Gu Amar Jyothiprakash Julie Kim Josh Komala Sean Sato

University of California, San Diego

Shandis Bemanian Jugal Patel Jeanelle Wan Paul Yu

University of California, Riverside

Julia Feng Alexandra Keir Alex Lin Carol Yao

University of California, Los Angeles

Raymond Hsu

University of California, Irvine

Maria Akhter Ryan Anderson Mandy Boyden Karen Chang Cheryl Fichter Anmol Gupta Marissa Khoury Phoebe Lu Tiffany Nguyen Caitlin Reid Daniella Rossi Yasmin Sayeed Svetlana Vanzine Melissa West Anjali Wignarajah Stephanie Yu

University of California, Davis

Haley Lukas Tinh Nguyen Annie Pan Yandi Wu

KANSAS

MAINE

Indiana University

INDIANA

Alex Gu Henry Shim

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Diana Fu

Northwestern University

ILLINOIS

Graham Miller Tyler Reni

Sam Arnold

UTAH

MICHIGAN

NEBRASKA

Matt Samuli

University of Montana

MONTANA

Alicia Yang

Washington University, St. Louis

MISSOURI

Omkar Moghe

WASHINGTON Alexandra Monks

Bryn Mawr College

PENNSYLVANIA

Stephanie Aronson

University of Washington

Sara Brown

University of Puget Sound

Moira Andrews Nick Soldati

Gonzaga University

Willamette University

Sara Moore

Adam Ochs

Liberty University

Ellery Lea Roxy Moran

College of William and Mary

VIRGINIA

Rikki Holman Connor McFarlane

Westminster College

Utah State University

Western Oregon University

Lindsey Kail Katie Oross Paige Peterson Zach Shields Natalie Wright

University of Oregon

Joe Fetherston Chris Gandy Jesse Lin

Charlie Morris

Hannah Williams Jennifer Gubner

Wellesley College

Dawn Wong

Oregon State University

University of Utah

Josie Beidleman

Dixie State University

Jessica Amos Julia Amos Rachel Lanning Michael Tang

Brigham Young University

Tyler Crane Danielle Haddad

OREGON

Hannah Biehl

High Point University

Diane Hadley Jack Simmons Katrina Zhu

Duke University

NORTH CAROLINA

University of Dallas Texas Annie Hsu

Vassar College

Kevin Yi

Olivia Hartjen Ryan Maund Chanel Vismara

Texas Christian University

Ryan Gronlund

Southern Methodist University

Andrew Schultz Rice University Marius Mueller

Letourneau University

Winnie Chen

Collin College

Precious Akanyirige

Baylor University

TEXAS

Savannah Souza

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

TENNESSEE

Elizabeth Peng

University of Pennsylvania

Maxine McGee

Pennsylvania State University

Chazz Finnigan

Drexel University

Lilian Chin Sue Jin Kim Kevin Zhang

Carnegie Mellon University

University of Rochester

Noah Geib Charles Jin Gwendolyn Kelly Zubin Mehta Kevin Zhuang

New York University

Hayley Do

Hofstra University

Delia Burns Kelsey Emery Shana Holla

Fordham University

John Scheeler Jamie Suk

Cornell University

NEW YORK

Tony Shen

Dartmouth University

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Paige Arcieri Cameron Creek Josh Miller

University of Nevada, Reno

NEVADA

Fallyn Alleman

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

and Clark College Northeastern University LewisJasper Edwards

Bryce Hwang Akshay Ravikumar

Brigham Young University University of Michigan, Aleece Hughes Ann Arbor

Danielle Deike Christina Mendez Samantha Spain

Boise State University

IDAHO

Justin Cha

Georgia Institute of Technology

Chris McConnell Annie Wu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

GEORGIA

Uma Paranjpe

Harvard University

Crystal Tang

Clark University

Kayla Wong

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston University

Joey Repac

University of Maryland

Priyanka Walimbe

George Washington University

Jawaid Beg Fiona Lau Jacob Richey

St. John’s College

Logan Winn

Goucher College

MARYLAND

Shona McCarthy

Colby College

Michelle Moran

Kansas University

Ryan Vicencio

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Alexander Cirves Eira Tope

Purdue University

Christopher Herz

Jennifer Beadle Taylor Truex

Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music

University of Miami

FLORIDA

Maddison Smith

CONNECTICUT

UCentral Connecticut State University

Cameron Clark

University of Denver Colorado

Kennedi DeRossett

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Dan Haque Kirstin Jensen Annaliese Miller Enrico Schiaffino

University of Colorado, Boulder

Vas Stover

Colorado Mesa State University

COLORADO

Kennedy Mahdavi

Westmont College

Kellie Aquino Jay Han Mindy Kim Luka Qin Kevin Rodriguez Jaskaran Virk

University of the Pacific

Susan Cao Kate Oh

University of Southern California

Jai Jadhav Rochelle Son

CLASS OF 2014 COLLEGE DECISONS

By Kaitlyn Wang, Jennifer Kim, Woojin Lee, Emilie Francis

Naudia Brown

ARMY RESERVE

NAVY

JP Pasteur Nick Williams

Grant Esomonu

Lauren Antilla Jesse Heidohrn

Washington State University

MIDNIGHT MASQU

ERADE Photo

by Sharon Chu

POWOW TRIO

STAFF REPORTER

BY MARIA AKHTER

BRYCE HWANG (Valedictorian) Q: When you look back at your four years of high school, how do you think you’ve changed?

A: I’ve become more open to new experiences. I’ve also become a lot more optimistic, tolerant, and humbled by meeting truly incredible people.

Q: What is something your fellow senior class maybe doesn’t know about you?

A: I love KFC. I really love reading poetry and short stories. I’m a lifeguard. I’m a sucker for cute movies and have a horrible sweet tooth.

Q: What advice/what finals words would you give to the senior class of 14?

A: Pursue your dreams and follow your heart. You have to be a little impulsive and take risks sometimes to really breathe life.

AKSHAY RAVIKUMAR (Salutatorian) Q: When you look back at your four years of high school, how do you think you’ve changed?

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A: When I started high school, all I cared about was my grades. It made high school boring and extremely stressful. As time went on, I met new people, opened up, and started to actually hang with my friends. Now, I know how to have super duper fun while still getting my work done.

Q: What did you have to do/ how hard did you have to work in order to get to become valedictorian/salutatorian?

A: I challenged myself and took the hardest courses offered to me. Sure, I had some sleepless nights and days where I was so stressed about school that I annoyed everyone around me. However, because I balanced my school work with extracurricular activities that I cared about, I was able to get all my work done without it bogging me down.

Q: What advice/what finals words would you give to the senior class of 14?

A: For me, the best way to deal with stress is doing my three favorite things: hanging out, math problems, and sleep.

Sure, life’s going to be really busy and stressful, and sometimes, you feel like you just cant do everything. Take it easy and don’t forget to do what you’re passionate about - thats how I got through my toughest moments.

YANDI WU (Salutatorian) Q: How do you feel about being salutatorian?

A: I have wanted to be salutatorian so much that it’s quite embarrassing. Two years ago, I read Black Boy in Ms. Fulton’s class. The main character gave the speech he wanted to give, refusing to say what the administration or his relatives wanted him to say. It didn’t matter if his speech didn’t impact the audience much, or that the students couldn’t wait to get the heck out of there. He said what he needed to say, beholden to nobody, and walked out of the school into the world. I

want to be like Richard Wright.

Q: When you look back at your four years of high school, how do you think you’ve changed?

A: I’m a lot less crazy. I used to look at everything with so much dread and anger. I dreaded AP World, dreaded applying for college, dreaded going to college, getting stuck in a cubicle. But I’ve met so many wonderful people,been through so many great teachers that I wake up every morning thinking everything is going to be just fine. Also, I now go to school in socks and sandals.

Freshman Yandi would have never done that in public.

Q: What was one very memorable experience in high school?

A: We the People, hands down.

We the People helped me form wonderful relationships I can definitely look back and smile upon. By the end of state, I was experiencing serious unit meeting withdrawals.

FLOCK ON THROUGH LIP DUB NEWS EDITOR

BY JENNIFER KIM

Foothill High School made history on Thursday, May 1st by attempting to do what hasn’t been done before: hosting the school’s first-ever lip dub.

Spreading like wildfire all over the country through Youtube, lip dubs are school-wide events that features students lip-syncing as they walk past their student body, who are adorned in spirited attire or holding unique props to show off their own diverse activities. Once students are passed by, they run towards the field immediately after for a final shot of the entire student body. The event’s main purpose is to bring the student body together to showcase their unity as attendees of the same school.

Leadership students organized this event over months of planning. Danielle Deike (‘14) and Olivia Larsen (’16), the Leadership student in charge of the lip dub, stated that planning started as early as the beginning of February.

In order to keep the student

body in the know, Leadership created and posted maps of the video route with numbers indicating where certain classes and clubs would stand. Leadership ran through the music twice, and the actual execution almost 7 minutes.

A significant part of the process was picking the lip-syncers themselves. With so many qualified students on campus, the leadership class carefully narrowed down the pool by considering what qualities they wished for the lip-syncers to embody. “Since this was our first time, we wanted to pick people we knew were reliable and wouldn’t disappoint,” Larsen said. “We also wanted to pick people who were recognizable on campus like sports team captains.”

The difficult decisions only continued with the big question of what songs would be featured. After much contemplation over picking a single song, the leadership class instead decided to adopt the policy of “more the merrier” by picking

out 5 songs: “Pompeii” by Bastille, “Everybody Talks” by Neon Trees, “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic, “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)” by Fergie, and “Talk Dirty to Me” by Jason Derulo.

All in all, the event was great fun for all who participated. Clubs, classes, and sports teams got creative in order to stand out in the video.

For example, the swim team boys donned their speedoes, the English teachers held up their favorite books, and clubs dressed in their own apparel.

The event truly accomplished its goal to showcase the school’s diversity by carefully organizing where certain clubs and classes would be positioned. Clubs, classes, and of course a feature for the Special Ed Department made the event as spectacular as it was.

Larsen enthusiastically expressed, “I hope that [the lip dub] would become a yearly thing because it’s a really great way to get people to come together as a school.”

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Biggest Daredevil Diehl with it.” “ -Mr. Tom Most Diehl

“

Life’s a garden. You gotta dig it.”

-Mr. Robert Mueller

Athletic

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Age is but a number, friends.”

-David Middleton

Most Youthful

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FAVORITES FAREWELLS

By CESAR SALDENA & BRENNA SCOTT Staff Reporters

Mrs. MARGO OLSEN

How long have you been teaching at Foothill?

-5 Years What do you plan to do after retirement?

-Sailboat to the British Islands, travel to Ireland, Norway, and Scotland. And spend time at home cooking.

What did you learn overall about teaching and working with students?

-The most successful approach to discipline is just getting to know students personally. keep it relevant to their lives.

Mrs. LINDA GULLICK

How long have you been teaching at Foothill? -Since 1998 Favorite moments about teaching?

-Interacting with students and helping them.

What do you plan to do after retirement?

-Travel, take care of granddaughters, read books, garden, volunteer work, and quilting.

Any advice for future teachers?

-Keep your sense of humor.

By JESSICA OU & MONICA AZMI, Staff Reporters

Sra. LINDA NEWMAN

Mr. CRAIG KELSO

How long have you been teaching at Foothill?

-For 20 years.

What do you plan to do after retirement?

-Travel, read books, and never use a red pen again.

What did you learn overall about teaching and working with students?

-Attitude affects outcome, patience shouldn’t be underestimated, and all students are capable in their own way.

Any Advice for future teachers?

-Change is good, and don’t sweat on the small stuff.

How long have you been teaching at Foothill? -13 years.

Favorite moments about teaching?

-When kids come back and tell you that you made a difference in their lives.

What are your plans after retirement?

-I am going to figure it out as I go along.

What did you learn overall about teaching?

-People who criticize education, don’t know education. You have to do it to understand 12 it.