senior magazine 2019
looking back...
freshman year 2015-2016
sophomore year 2016-2017
junior year
2017-2018
senior year
2018-2019
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Attending Roosevelt University in Chicago to major in Human Resource Management. Favorite senior memory: “seeing how much everyone has improved over the past four years and hearing about everyone’s plans for the future!”
Attending Saint Louis University and majoring in biology and business. Favorite senior memory: “all the fun moments I shared with my baseball teammates.”
Attending Washington University in St Louis to study Biology and Anthropology. Favorite senior memory: “beating Rockwood Summit in football for the first time in school history.”
Attending University of Missouri to major in Business. Favorite senior memory: “Friday night football games.“
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June 26,2015
Same-Sex Marriage Is Legalized in US The US Supreme Court votes to legalize same-sex marriage by a vote of 5-4. This day is hailed as one of the most monumental days for gay rights in the US.
August 17- October 2, 2017
President Trump Is Elected into Office The election of President Trump is quite possibly one of the most controversial in US history. Although Hillary Clinton won the people’s vote with 48.2%, President Trump won the Electoral College vote with 304-227. Flint, Michigan Water Crisis President Obama declares the crisis a state of emergency. Corrosion of water pipes resulted in lead contaminated water. Over 100 children in Flint tested high amounts of lead, which can lead to severe mental and physical effects. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria Hit While hurricanes Maria and Harvey were both category 4, hurricane Irma was a category 5 hurricane, making Irma the the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. A study on youth victims of hurricane Maria reveal that 16.7% of kids didn’t have power 5 months later.
November 6, 2016
January 16, 2016
August 5-21, 2016
September 19-27, 2015
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The Pope Visits the US Arriving from Cuba, Pope Francis is greeted by former president Barack Obama. The Pope traveled to Washington D.C., New York City, and Philadelphia where he held religious meetings and discussed political issues. Summer Olympics Are Held in Rio de Janeiro The 2016 Summer Olympics marked the first time the summer or winter olympics have been held in South America. Golf returned to the Olympics after a 112-year hiatus and Rugby Sevens made its Olympic debut.
February 9-25, 2018
March 24, 2018
August 21, 2017
Solar Eclipse Spanning across the entire lower 48 states, the US saw it first total continuous solar eclipse in 38 years. The eclipse hit its peak view at around 1:17pm in the St. Louis area. Winter Olympics Are Held in PyeongChang The 2018 Olympics marked the first time South Korea has ever hosted the Olympic games. For the first time in 20 years, the NHL did not have any participants in the games. 2018 also brought the heaviest olympic medals in history, up to 1.29 lbs.
March For Our Lives After the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, leaving 17 dead, US citizens protest across the country and in D.C. to fight against gun violence and fight for gun control in the US.
March 29, 2019
May 19, 2018
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Marry In the biggest royal wedding of the year, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry both receive their new titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Over 29 million Americans watched the royal wedding from overseas and saw one of their own become royalty. United Kingdom Postpones Brexit The UK postpones their March 29th exit of the European Union, instead deciding to leave on October 31, 2019. Brexit won in the election with a vote of 53.4% to 46.6%. Along with the UK, Wales voted in favor of Brexit.
April 15,2019
Burning oF Notre Dame Cathedral The 865-year old cathedral had been in the middle of a renovation prior to the fire and reconstruction is expected to take the rest of the century. Roughly 400 firefighters fought to extinguish the fire, leaving some of the structure undamaged.
(By Elissa Kratz)
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What college are you attending and what will you be studying?
“I plan on attending Missouri S&T for electrical or mechanical engineering.”
Cameron Niemeyer
“I plan on attending the University of Missouri Kansas City for pre-dentistry.”
Jade Bauer
“Quincy University. I’m double majoring in secondary education and chemistry.” Maddie Cooley
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Attending Maryville University
Josh Kraus
What branch of the military are you going into?
Matt Berry
Plans on joining the Marines to be in the marine corp electronics maintenance.
Hailie Terry
“I plan on joining the Army to be a 15w system operator.�
Lexxis Meentemeyer
Plans on joining the Navy to be a Navy hospital corpsman.
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Language arts teacher Mrs. Sarah Killian conducted a survey on the last week of school to determine how many seniors are adult ready. Out of 100 seniors, how many are ready to adult?
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Graphs designed by Alexis Terry Surveys by Sarah Killian
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What did you want to be as a kid vs. now?
Christian Strohmeyer
Kat Leos
Emily Podorski
Then: Christian -chef, Emily -teacher
Then: Sonic the Hedgehog
Now: Christian -CNA, Emily -undecided
Now: Teacher
Tim Mitchell
Cassie Kertz
Then: Astronaut
Then: Veterinarian
Now: Computer Programmer
Now: Elementary school teacher
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Tribe leader, Alec Zoph has been running The Tribe Instagram and Twitter account since his sophomore year. He plans to announce the next person to run the account after graduation. His favorite part “was getting to interact with everyone. I loved being able to talk to people I might not have just because I was able to run the account and be the Tribe leader.” “My favorite senior memory was scoring against Seckman this season in hockey and hitting the easy button with all of my friends and classmates watching.” After high school, he is attending Missouri State University to major in marketing and play lacrosse.
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Summer 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere will begin on Friday, June 21 and ends on
“My plans for the summer is traveling to Europe and having the best summer with my best friends!�
-Nicole Lipsey
Monday, September 23
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LETTER FROM THE CREATORS 2019 Senior Magazine Editor in Chief: Alexis Terry Congratulations seniors! Here’s my advice to you: don’t do things last minute, I learned that the hard way. This year I went out of my way to make as many new friends as possible. Get out of your comfort zone and try new things! Live in the moment, be kind and be yourself!
Thank you to the 2019 yearbook staff for helping me create this memorable magazine.
Good luck with your future!