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commencement 2015 where:
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Graduation Schedule
May 30, 2015 pepsi 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. coliseum
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Students arrive for graduation rehearsal
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Senior breakfast in West Pavilion
10:30 A.M.
Senior lineup in West Pavilion
11:00 A.M.
Processional
1:00 P.M.
Approximate conclusion
Roads Buildings Parking West Pavilion Indiana Farmers Coliseum
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CHS ADMINISTRATION / SOURCE
GrADFEST 2015 when:
May 30, 2015 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
compiled by miriam hu graphic by jiva capulong KRISHNA PATHAK / SOURCE
there will be food, festivities, fun and all kinds of prizes to win including...
where:
chs freshman cafeteria
admission: free
($25 donations are highly recommended made to the pto)
college spirit wear, dorm furniture, coffee machines and plenty of other quality gifts
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#TBT AND TRANSFORMATIONS
Seniors reflect on how they have changed
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N AUG. 9 2011, the Senior Class of 2015 embarked on its first day as students at CHS. On May 30, 2015, this same class of students will officially graduate CHS in the graduation ceremony at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. As freshmen during the 2011-2012 school year, the Senior Class got its first taste of what it was like to be a part of Greyhound Nation. It was the year that these Greyhounds took part in their first Homecoming traditions from decorating the hallways and taking part in the trike races to watching the Homecoming game and taking part in the Homecoming dance. During that year, members of this class were witnesses to a plethora of state championship teams as the Greyhounds brought home seven IHSAA State championships. Some of the most notable moments that year for the athletic program were the 2011 football team’s last minute victory against Warren Central in the Sectional while on its route to winning State, the men’s basketball team winning their first
State title in 35 years and the women’s swimming and diving team winning their 26th consecutive State title. While some aspects such as the women’s swimming and diving team continuously winning State championships have not changed, other aspects have for the school and the students. For starters, these same exact students went from riding the bus as freshmen to driving daily as seniors. In addition, this class matured mentally as they have transitioned from young teenagers to adults. Many students in this class became leaders in CHS, whether in academics, athletics, student government or extracurriculars. These Greyhounds haven’t just changed and grown mentally; they have changed physically as well. Reporters and seniors Brielle Saggese and Michael Zhao compiled quotes and pictures from six seniors, Mary Woods, James Holland, Betsy Adams, Zach Soper, Garrett Lenski and Lauren Hoover, to reflect on the changes they have experienced throughout their time as students at CHS. Arsalan Siddiqui
MARY WOODS
JAMES HOLLAND
“I THINK THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL I’VE DEFINITELY GROWN UP (AND) COME OUT OF MY SHELL A LITTLE BIT MORE. I WAS QUIET. I WAS SHY TO PEOPLE THAT WEREN’T JUST MY FRIENDS FRESHMAN YEAR, BUT NOW I THINK I’M MORE OF AN OUTGOING PERSON, A MORE CONFIDENT PERSON, AND I’M PROUD OF THAT.”
“IT’S NICE TO HAVE A LOT MORE FREEDOMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES NOW VERSUS BEING A FRESHMAN. (WHEN YOU’RE A FRESHMAN) YOU CAN’T DRIVE, YOU DEPEND ON YOUR PARENTS FOR EVERYTHING, YOU’RE KIND OF TOLD WHAT TO DO. BUT NOW IT’S NICE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT, GO WHERE YOU WANT AND LEARN WHAT YOU WANT.”
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BETSY ADAMS
ZACH SOPER
“I LEARNED OVER THESE FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL THAT IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF FRIENDS NOT A GOOD QUANTITY OF FRIENDS. THAT’S DEFINITELY HOW I’VE CHANGED THE MOST.”
“SENIOR YEAR WAS A GREAT YEAR BUT DEFINITELY MORE STRESSFUL THAN I THOUGH IT WOULD BE. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO NEXT YEAR WAS HARD BUT I’M HAPPY WITH MY DECISIONS AND I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT MY FUTURE HOLDS.”
GARRETT LENSKI
LAUREN HOOVER
“(FRESHMAN YEAR) I DIDN’T MAKE ANY NEW FRIENDS, LIKE AT ALL, BECAUSE I DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING. BUT BY JUNIOR YEAR, I BECAME WAY MORE OUTGOING AND WAY MORE MYSELF, WHICH IS WHERE I’M AT SENIOR YEAR. I’M NATURALLY A LOUD, STRANGE PERSON, AND WHEN I WAS THAT PERSON IN MY CLASSES, I MET MORE PEOPLE.”
“GOING TO THREE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS, I’VE DEFINITELY CHANGED TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL AND MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS”
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FUTURE PLANS the hilite staff asked seniors what their plans for the future are, here are the results
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AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHATEVER YOU DO IN THIS LIFE, IT’S NOT LEGENDARY UNLESS YOUR FRIENDS ARE THERE TO SEE IT.
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THE ROOF IS NOT MY SON, BUT I WILL RAISE IT
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BE SOMEBODY WHO MAKES EVERYBODY FEEL LIKE A SOMEBODY. –KID PRESIDENT
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WOULD I RATHER BE FEARED OR LOVED? EASY, BOTH. I WANT PEOPLE TO BE AFRAID OF HOW MUCH THEY LOVE ME.
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I SPENT 113,800 HOURS OF MY LIFE FOR A PIECE OF PAPER AND A HANDSHAKE. –ANONYMOUS
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THEY MISUNDERESTIMATED ME –GEORGE W. BUSH
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THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST.
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THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN. THINGS ARE MADE TO HAPPEN -JOHN F. KENNEDY
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MASTER HAS GIVEN AMBER A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. AMBER IS A FREE ELF! –AMBER REPLOGLE (ADAPTED FROM DOBBY) Submitted by Amber Replogle Joseph Shea Megan Zachary Christel Blake Candace Shelby Johnna Devon Andrew Matt Joel Cristina Parker Ariana Grant Madison Rebecca Jonnathan
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YOU MISS 100% OF THE SHOTS YOU DON’T TAKE –WAYNE GRETZKY
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Relive the events that made 2014-15 special
Grantland Smith Slam Dunk & 3-Point Contest / April 1
CHS hosted the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships. Senior Ryan Cline won the three-point competition
“It’s something I’ll remember for a while. Especially the memories of the people I got closer with, those great players throughout the country. It was cool to be recognized by other coaches throughout the season.” Ryan Cline Dance Marathon / Feb. 21 Carmel Dance Marathon celebrated its 10th anniversary. The event raised $342,742.10 for Riley Hospital for Children
“I think I’ve developed a servant’s heart. It taught me selflessness. It was a really fun way to give back to kids who need your help. I just thought it was so awesome.” Katie Tortorice Sarah Liu
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Kyle Crawford DECA Internationals / April 24-28
Carmel DECA sent over 100 participants to the international conference in Orlando; 29 were International Finalists
“The trip was an incredible experience. When we had competitions, everyone was in gear, everyone was ready.” Spandan Garg
Speak-ups: why was your senior year memorable? Jason Klein Women’s Swimming
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“It was really humbling. With all the past alumni in the stands 100 percent behind you, it was a really unique experience.”
“Getting to go to State with all the guys I’ve played so long with was one of the best experiences of my life.”
“It was an amazing feeling, and it was an awesome way to end my color guard career. It was probably the best feeling ever.”
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“A lot of it had to do with teamwork. No one was in charge of it, so it was about leading and learning to cooperate. I loved the drawing and painting and being outside.”
Playhouse Building / Sept. 11 Each grade, as well as staff, built a playhouse for charity as part of the school’s annual Homecoming Week activites. The Senior Class constructed a Lego-themed house (right)
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A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE what was your favorite high school memory and why?
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“Walking down the hallway when I was a freshman on the first day of Homecoming week on the very first spirit day...I never expected the amount of participation, and I also never anticipated seeing a senior (boy) wearing a prom dress.”
“I’d have to say the first day of TOK (Theory of Knowledge)... It’s kind of a philosophy class, and the first question we asked was, ‘If a tree falls in the forest, but nobody is around, does it still make a sound?’...We had a really good discussion, and I got really close with all the people in that class.”
SENIOR SENIOR JENNA KELSEY VONDEROHE FATTAH
“My favorite part of high school was finally getting my acceptance letter to go to college because I felt the benefits of going to high school everyday, and doing homework and everything paid off.”
“The Comedy Sports team one day after practice, we were all hanging out and eating dinner, I think because it went really late, and we decided that since it was kind of a stormy night, to go and watch the storm roll in...It was foggy, it was dark, you could kind of see lightning, and we were like ‘we should probably leave, this is really stupid,’ but we stayed. Finally (the storm) hit us, and instead of it being gross or being uncomfortable, it was so fun and we were all laughing and having a great time and running around playing games in the rain that night.”
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“My favorite high school memory was the Warren vs. Carmel football game a few years ago. I think it was Semistate where we were underdogs, and they brought like 10,000 people to the game, and we scored a last second touchdown. It was amazing. I’ll never forget that moment.”
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THE BEST OF Instagram some of the most memorable moments from the class of ‘15 CHICAGOLAND SHOWCASE MARCH 7, 2015
CARMEL V. NOBLESVILLE BASKETBALL GAME JAN. 23, 2015
HOME FOOTBALL GAME OCT. 17, 2014
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“IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE ALL THE KIDS LINING THE STREETS. YOU JUST PICTURE THEM AS THE FUTURE OF CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT GIVES YOU CHILLS THAT THEY’RE SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU AND WAVE TO YOU DURING THE PARADE. IT WAS REALLY AMAZING FOR ME TO GET A CHANCE TO FEEL THAT SPECIAL.” SENIOR HAILEY IP
MIC FOOTBALL TAILGATE OCT. 3, 2014
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THE BEST OF TWITTER
Compiled by @SriyaRavi The HiLite staff looked through your senior tweets from this past year and picked out some of your best tweets.
Tweets 2,004
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Tyler Baumann
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@BauWow32 . May 6
#SeniorYearIn5Words Will four words pass?
Manali Patel
@manaliipatel . May 6
#SeniorYearIn5Words So... is there a curve? Kathryn Belford @kathrynbelford . May 1
The class of 2015’s pictures are already hanging up in main Bobby Greaser @BobbyG_13 . Apr 29
Congrats @marycaltrider!!! You’ve got a tough act to follow but I’m sure you’ll do fine. Matthew T. Keene
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Senior year motifs: procrastination, reflection, self-discovery, procrastination, college plans, procrastination, prearrangement Mallory Marrs @marrzbarrz . Feb 26
don’t know after four years here at CHS how my legs still burn with vengeance after climbing the math department stairs #notadapted
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I declare myself to be Elsa through my adventure with the snow and wind on my biking adventure under 0 degree Celsius. Yash Bharatula @YashBharatula . Feb 12
I wonder if anyone has ever just signed up for all the slots to an NHS group event and tried to sell them Katelyn Davis @Katelyn_Davii . Feb 7
To the guy who just bought 100 carnations.. You’re the real MVP Barron Reeder @Barron_Reeder . Jan 28
In the name of the fats, the carbs, and the oriental flavoring R’Amen Scott Weiss @ShrmpFriedWeiss . Jan 9
Keep doing what you do. The world may only acknowledge your successes and failures, but it’s your journey that makes you who you are. Mary Woods @_maryinthewoods . Oct 28
A petition to make senior year a completion grade Sanjeev Rao
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#can’t wait to get a #higher #education so I can #enter the #workforce for 50 #years and #then be put in a retirement home! #swagmonster Mithu Chakrabarti
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Someone tried to have a conversation w/me but I’m so paranoid I kept looking over his shoulder cuz I thought he was playing me #cxcassassin
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THE LESSONS OF LIFE
Past and present CHS teachers impart their wisdom TO Our graduating seniors
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Find something that you really like. Don’t think something you pick as your initial major needs to be your major. To know what you really want to do, you know, that’s such a big question. ‘What do I want to do for the time after college?’ You just have to find what you really like to do. The Class of ‘15 was great. The kids I met in the Class of ‘15 were so nice. If they want to, they will be able to do great things.”
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Former Teacher Thomas Maxam Any tips you’d give to current seniors? “IU was going to reject me, so I met with this lady named Eileen Robinson, and she had a thick Southern accent, and she was looking at my grades and said, ‘In one semester, I want to see massive improvement. If so, I’ll grant your admission.’ So I worked my butt off. Well, she was sitting back in her chair, leaning back, and said ‘Thomas, it’s okay to make a mistake, but never make the same mistake twice.’ And that was really, really excellent advice.
ArchiveD Photo “MAXAM”IZING LEARNING: Thomas Maxam, former science teacher, instructs a class. Maxam’s senior class at North Central had 1,200 kids.
So I tried to live by it and it paid off. If an opportunity knocks answer the door.” Do you remember your senior year of high school? “My senior year, I was at North Central. Big class, even bigger than Carmel’s, with 1,200 kids. I was, you know, in the band and the orchestra and built the senior float—which was far better than all the other floats. I actually got to borrow my brother’s jeep and got to tow the float in the parade. So for once the band was considered somewhat cool…. Did any part of college stand out to you? “The whole school, the whole package. Like real life, there were a lot of rotten people there, a lot of good people there, people from all over the world. Some classes were in huge lecture halls, some in small (halls). The biology department was really good, and of course, the cycling community was real good. I got much more into that.”
New Choir Director Kathrine Kouns Do you have any advice for the Class of ‘15? “My biggest advice is to take opportunities. Have a goal, absolutely, but don’t be so focused on that goal that you close yourself off to those random opportunities that present themselves to you.” What did you like about college in comparison to high school? “I loved the independence of (college). I loved the chance to start fresh and not have the judgments of who you are or preconceived notions. I just loved meeting new people. I was close enough to home to see mom and dad when I needed to but far away to have a little bit of separation. I loved it; if I could do it over again I would.”
Former Teacher Dale Yessak VACATION SENSATION: Former English teacher Dale Yessak smiles during a recent vacation. Yessak said he remembers his American government teacher who often wore a tie with a turtleneck sweater and helped develop Yessak’s “snappy and stylish fashion sense.”
Submitted Photo / Dale Yessak How has your retirement been? (via email) My retirement, though forced upon me by medical circumstance, has been absolutely marvelous in almost every detail. Since my retirement last year, I’m leading a double-life, a simple, honest warehouse worker by day, by night a dynamic tsar of the underworld. I wear a patch over one eye and a false moustache, sometimes I put on green whiskers. On those occasions they call me El Diablo. If there was one thing you would tell a current high school senior, what would it be? As I almost invariably used to tell all of my high school students, ‘School is short and life is long; if you are still thinking about high school 10 years from now, seek immediate professional help.’ What memories do you have of your own senior year of high school? Was there something important you took out of it? I have only a foggy recollection of my senior year in high school over 43 years ago. Part of that due to extreme sleep deprivation that year, partly due to other factors that shall remain nameless. What I took out of it was that sleep is very important and cannot be overrated.
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Saying Goodbye
CHS has become home for many of us.
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drives, Care to Shares and, of course, Dance Marathons. Seniors, we have dreamed about graduating during every SAT, every maddeningly difficult math test and all of those late-night study sessions. And now we are just about there. About to reach the end of the only life we’ve ever known. After May 30 the reality is I may never see most of you ever again, but thank you for any part you may have had in making this a memorable four years. If you’re reading this and not a senior, don’t get too rushed. Enjoy the time you have left. By the time you get to the finish line, it will feel like it went by fast. I’m excited for college at Notre Dame and ready to make the next four years even better than the last four, but high school is pretty fun too. I love you, Greyhound Nation; thanks for being home.
A Choice Well-Made
Bobby Greaser served as Student Body President for the 2014-2015 school year and will attend University of Notre Dame in the fall. Contact him at bobbygreaser@yahoo.com.
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member of Cabinet as well as this year’s Speaker of the House, as well as being a dominant force on the intramural basketball courts (where I rightfully belong). Dance Marathon has been my passion, and I have spent countless hours working on fundraisers for Riley Hospital. Looking back, the best advice that I can give to you, my peers, is to always keep your options open. I took a leap and tried something that was uncomfortable for me, and it was the best decision I’ve made in my 18 years. If an uncomfortable opportunity presents itself, don’t shy away. Take it. It’s far better to take a risk and have it fizzle out than to be left wondering what could have been. I promise you this isn’t just a big cliché. My life experiences can tell you that taking a chance can actually get you somewhere. I challenge everyone reading this to always keep an open mind and be prepared to take a risk, wherever you go in life.
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Henry Curts served as speaker of the House for the 2014-15 school year and will attend Indiana University in the fall. Contact him at hmc210@yahoo.com.
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and building for our final years of mandatory education. If you disagree now, you have my word that you will eventually realize it. That is not my underlying message, however; whether or not that last paragraph made you decide to appreciate your time here at CHS, there is another, for lack of a better term, truth. College or not, no longer do you have a mandatory branch of education in your life – you now, at the end of the day, will be the final authority on yourself. Most importantly, you will be the fallback for it. There are no more parent contact fields attached to everything you sign yourself up for. It is ALL, I repeat ALL, on you. With such autonomy, I want you all to bring to fruition its ability to enhance yourself and the world, but also bear in mind its ability to destroy yourself, and the world. We just do not know how. So show us. Krishna Pathak served as senior class president for the 2014-2015 school year and will attend Indiana University in the fall. Contact him at krishnapathak1960@gmail.com.
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Be most proud of your growth as a person instead of your accolades.
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I had been told of all the opportunities CHS has to offer. I looked at it from a purely scholastic viewpoint and interpreted “opportunities” as the all the advanced classes a person could take and the vast number of extracurriculars someone could participate in. But what I realized after four years is the most meaningful thing I took away from high school is the growth I have experienced as a person. I encourage other seniors to evaluate high school similarly. As you part ways with this school, take the time to look at the ways you have bettered yourself during the last four years, instead of thinking of yourself as a conglomeration of accolades and disappointments. Whatever your plans are after high school, focus on taking with you not only the academic lessons you learned, but also the everyday life lessons. The lessons I have learned have been essential in how I will deal with situations for the rest of my life. To share a few: surround yourself with positive people and lightly distance yourself from OMING INTO HIGH SCHOOL,
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those who are constantly negative. Four years is too short of a time to constantly be dissatisfied with the people around you. Build a network of friends who inspire you to be nicer, brighter and funnier. Learn to not take the criticisms of others and tough situations too harshly. If what someone says or does wouldn’t matter in three years, then don’t dwell on it. Show gratitude frequently. It’ll affect those who receive that gratitude more than you think. Laugh at your own jokes. As we seniors celebrate our success from high school and near the end of an era, rethink what these past four years have meant to you. After all, high school isn’t just academic preparation for college; it is a time period to grow as a person, develop skills, enjoy life and make memories. Helena Ma is editor in chief of the HiLite and will attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall. Contact her at hma@ hilite.org.
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We should think of college as a journey rather than a destination.
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EGARDING APRIL 2, 2015,
my friends and I had come to a consensus: there was going to be a bloodbath. Admissions decisions from Ivy League schools were to arrive at 5 p.m. (or, in the case of Brown University, 5:30 p.m.). Our prediction came true; rejections abounded, while acceptances and even offers of spots on the wait list were few and far between. In light of the increasing competitiveness of the college admissions process, these results, while depressing, are unsurprising. This year, Harvard University accepted a record-low 5.3 percent of applicants; Columbia University, 6.1 percent; and Stanford University, 5.0 percent, according to The Washington Post. Much of the reason for ever-smaller acceptance rates is a skyrocketing number of applications. The above institutions received 37,305, 36,250 and 42,487 applications, respectively. For students who have strived their entire lives to attend a prestigious university, being denied admission can be devastating. My mother pointed out to me recently that the clearest embodiment of my high school career is me sitting at the counter — taking endless notes for AP World History, late-night cramming for calculus, catching 10-minute meals between school and rehearsals. Starting in mid-March, I felt pressure like I had never felt
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before: In days, I would find out whether the stress, the tears and the sleeplessness had all been worth it. Having received a number of acceptances since then, I can say for me, the answer to that question is definitively yes but for less lucky students at CHS and nationwide, it is not so easy. It is therefore important to remember that while a decision from a dream school can seem like a matter of life or death, acceptance to college represents a beginning rather than an end. The purpose of higher education is to learn: about each other, about ourselves, about the world around us. It may be more impressive to say, “I’m a freshman at Harvard” than “I’m a freshman at IU,” but ultimately, college isn’t the end — it’s a means to success in the world beyond, and what we put into it is what we will get out of it in life afterward. With the sheer talent and work ethic I’ve observed among my fellow members of the Class of 2015, I have no doubt that we will be making history in no time, wherever that may be. Kyle Walker is a writing coach for the HiLite and will attend Williams College in the fall. Contact her at kwalker@hilite.org.
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To the Class of 2015:
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it.” - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
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PROM ROYALTY Meet prom king Wade Jenison and queen Rachel Salerno angela wu dara levy
Q: Did you ever dream of being the prom queen/king?
WJ: Ever since I was a little boy, I wanted to be prom king. RS: Of course, I’ve always had the dream of being prom queen.
Q: How has your life changed since becoming queen/king?
WJ: All of my dreams have become fulfilled, I feel accomplished, and I’ve had a lot of fun with it! RS: All my dreams came true tonight and I couldn’t be happier.
Q: Describe the moment when you won.
WJ: It was a moment of shock and relief. I was excited. So many emotions were going through my mind. RS: I was just so shocked.
Q: Did you campaign for prom king/queen, or was it a surprise?
WJ: We did campaign all over social media. We talked to our friends. We had our friends help us. It was a lot of fun; we had a lot of fun with it.
Q: What are you going to do with your crown?
WJ: I’m going to keep it forever. RS: I will wear it for the rest of the night, possibly the rest of the school year.
THE HAPPY COUPLE: Wade Jenison and Rachel Salerno pose for a photo before prom. They both said it was a night to remember.
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