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Sarah Baczewski 4-5 Molly Baker 6-7 Trevor Book 8-9
Alyssa Borring 10-11 Izzi Kellas 12-13 Sydney Laput 14-15 Steven Schumacher 16-17 Brandon Smalley 18-19 Kayla Sweeney 20-21 Gabby Terez 22-23 Riy Walker 24-25 Melina Wsol 26-27 2 • the voice class of 2021
Sarah Baczewski
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Explore different cultures•Travel•Live in the city
ou’ve done such a great job this year handling the photo editor responsibilities coming in as a rookie basically! We’ve never, NEVER had an issue with bad/missing photos, and you’ve been a huge part of that. And I’ll miss your soothing painting videos; may have to get some canvases this summer and give it a shot. Good luck to you Sarah and stay in touch OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “Hi Sarah! Good luck in college and beyond!! I’m rooting for you and can’t wait to see what you do and the impact you’ll have on the world. You are one of the most kind, genuine, talented, funny, and all-around fantastic people I know. I have loved getting to know you this year and appreciate everything you have done for The Voice. Please come visit us! Good luck!!!” - Love, Ellie “You have the kindest soul and I cannot wait to see you do so many amazing things. I wish you the best always” - Amelia Pozniak “Hey girl! I’m honestly so sad that you’re going to be leaving us after this year but I’m also so excited to see everything you do in the future. You just have such a great bright personality that instantly puts a smile on my face. Not to mention you are literally so talented in everything you do from art, music, photography, to just being a great friend. I know we didn’t get much time to bond this year, but you’ve still made such an impact on my life and so many others. I wish you all the best and I know that whatever path you choose to go down, you’ll be great at it. Don’t forget about us!” - Kate Alvarado “You are seriously the SWEETEST! I really wish we got to spend more time together but I will never forget us bonding during the movie night *Debbie Ryan*” - Nikki Darnall “I wish you luck on whatever your future holds.” - Holly Urbanczyk “I’ve had so much fun working with you this year! Your photos are always amazing!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations and good luck!!” - Sophia Coronado “Thank you so much for being my photographer in the beginning of the year!! You were so helpful for all the Huntley restaurants. I couldn’t have done it without you! Goodluck for wherever you go in life!” - Gretchen Sweeney “I love your photos and spirit! You have always been so kind to me and I wish you great things for the future!” - Megan Curry “Good luck in college!” - Ally Berens “Good Luck in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “I hope that your year went great! I really loved working with you on the veterans feature article. Your family seems so nice and really seems like they care. Also, the photos that you take are so good! Good luck in the years to come :)” - Arianna Joob “Sarah, layout was so much fun with you this year! I wish you the best of luck in life after high school!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck in college girl! Hopefully it’s better than you’re last year of high school. You’ll do amazing.” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “You did an amazing job as photo editor this year! I’m glad you are apart of this team.” - Maggie Kirwin “Thanks for always driving me to events! I hope your future is as bright and cheerful as you are, good luck!” - Abby Panier “You are gonna do great things! Good luck :)” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck!” - Luma Acevedo “I love your photos, they’re so nice to look at! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest” - Sara Gebka “You are sweet and so gorgeous! We are all going to miss you so much.” - Rayne Zilch “You’re truly one of the sweetest girls I’ve ever met. I’m so glad you joined. o that we were able to get closer. You’re an amazing photographer and a talented singer! You have such a bright future and I’m gonna miss you so much Sarah:((“ - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “You have been the best mentor and helper this year. You’ve been an inspiration and truly the best.” - Syed Hashmi “Good luck!!” - Jon Hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “I wish you all the best in your future, you are so amazing.” - Zaina Mohammed “You always take great photos and have a smile on your face!” - Alex Hartleb You’re an excellent photographer and an amazing singer! Good luck in college!’ - Ruhi Gulati
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Molly Baker Teaching•Passion•Traveling
ou’ve done a great job over the last two years Molly, and it’s been a pleasure to have you in class. I thought I knew you pretty well until I saw your travel videos; you have a funny sense of humor that’s really engaging...I’ve always looked forward to what you were going to do on your mini-adventures! Keep being you and let me know if you attend that Hollywood premiere, OK? Good luck to you Molly and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “Hi Molly! Even though we weren’t in the same class this year, I have loved getting to know you through The Voice. You are so genuinely cool and easy to talk to as well as intelligent, kind, and beautiful. I can’t wait to see what you do in the future! Good luck!!!” - Love, Ellie “I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you. You are so much stronger than you know, and I admire you so much. Thank you for being such a light in our class this year. So much love for you !!!” - Amelia Pozniak “Hey Molly, long time no see! I’m so sad that we didn’t get you in our class this year because truly are a great energy to have around. Even though we never really talked too much, I think we’ve had our fair share of laughs and weird conversation over the past 2 years. You are just so fun to be around and I’ll always carry that day at Top Golf with me. You really are something special and I wish you the best for whatever it is you choose to do outside of high school. Much love,” Kate <3 “GIRL let me just say I am going to miss you so much. You were so sweet to me when I first came into this class last year and loved talking about your little pigs. I hope you achieve whatever you want in life girl!” - Nikki Darnall “You are going to do great things! Keep traveling.” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “I hope you have an awesome graduation, good luck!! :)” - Sophia Coronado “You’re so funny and fun to have in class. Goodluck! (Btw I love your style)” - Gretchen Sweeney “We’ll all miss you! have fun and good luck in college!!” - Ally Berens “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “I loved getting to know you this past school year and talking to you about school and random stuff. I will miss you next year especially with the coffee bar haha, it’s so weird that your were my raider rally leader and now your leaving :/ Although I’m sure you’ll do great in college and it will be super fun :)” - Arianna Joob “Best of luck in the future, Molly!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck in college have so much fun :)” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “I’m going to miss newspaper with you so much. You always have the sickest fashion, especially those Yeezy slides. I’m so excited and happy for you! Grab that raider way poster!” - Maggie Kirwin “I can’t believe I won’t be seeing you on the team or the course next season, we’ll miss you so much! I wish you the best of luck!” - Abby Panier “MY FAV PERSON EVER!!! SO CHILL GREAT TO TALK TO I LOVE YOUUU” - Grace Helzer “It’s been awesome being in class with you:) I love your style and your personality! Good luck!” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck!” - Luma Acevedo “I love reading your articles! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “You are so sweet and beautiful! We are going to miss you:(“ - Rayne Zilch “Mrs. Baker, love you the mostest!! You’ve always been so sweet and so fun to be around and talk to. Love love love our little snaps throughout the day. Gonna miss you so much girly!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “Congratulations!!!” - Syed Hashmi “Good luck!!” - Jon hani “I wish I could have talked to you more throughout this year, but I wish you the best with everything coming your way! Congrats!!” - Lauren Schmit “Wishing you a successful future, good luck!” - Zaina Mohammed “I love your style, and you’re always fun to talk to during class! Good luck after high school!” - Ruhi Gulati thank you seniors! • 7
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Trevor Book Movie reviewer•Journalism•Passionate
ho am I going to talk to about Star Wars and Marvel from now on?? It’s been great having you in class the last two years Trevor, and it’s been fun watching you grow as a writer, but also as a person. Keep being yourself and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. And if/when a new film or TV show comes out, let me know what you think; it would be great to hear from you. Good luck to you Trevor and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “Hi Trevor! I have missed seeing you in class this year so much! You are such a funny, creative, and kind person. I loved getting to know you last year and talking with you about Harry Potter houses (go Hufflepuff!) and Marvel superheroes. I can’t wait to see what you do in the future! Good luck!!!” - Love, Ellie “You are one of a kind. Thank you for the laughs this year. I cannot wait to see what you accomplish in the future. You are such a light in this program, and I am going to miss you! Keep being you!” - Amelia Pozniak “I am going to miss you so much :/ you were so sweet to me from day 1. I always loved working with you and I have loved seeing your writing abilities better over time. You never failed to brighten my day talking about a Marvel movie (or any movie in general!). I think you can achieve big things in life and I can not wait to see them happen :)” - Nikki Darnall “Your voice makes me smile, and I love how passionate you are about things like Marvel and Star Wars.” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations, have an epic graduation dude!!” - Sophia Coronado “Goodluck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “good luck in college!” - ally berens “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “It was always fun to have you in class, hope whatever’s next in your life goes well!” - Arianna Joob “Best of luck in the future, Trevor!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck in college. You’re gonna do great.” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “Trevor thanks for always having a ton of information on Marvel and Star Wars. Can’t wait to see what you do!” Maggie Kirwin “Good luck, The Voice will miss you!” - Abby Panier “super fun so nice and very respectful” grace helzer “It’s been awesome having you in class this year! You are going to do great things :) Good luck! good luck !” - Ally Jorgensen “I love reading your Marvel blogs! They were always really interesting! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “Good luck after high school! You are going to do great things. Keep in touch!” - Rayne Zilch “I know this year wasn’t the best but your contributions to The Voice have been amazing and we’re all gonna miss you. I wish you the best for the years after high school!!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “Congrats!!!” - Syed Hashmi “You’re a cool dude, good luck!!” - Jon hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!Congrats!!!” - Lauren Schmit “Wishing you all the best from here on!” - Zaina Mohammed “I love talking about movies with you, and I hope your graduation is as good as it can be! Good luck!” - Ruhi Gulati
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Alyssa Borring Help others•Work in psychology•Travel
ou’ve done a great job this year Alyssa with your writing, your editing, and your just being a member of the staff and the editorial board. So much of our success each year depends on the people in the class and their personalities, and you’ve definitely been one of this year’s bright spots. You don’t just do this to jump hoops and get a good grade; you work on your craft and that’s always great to see in a staffer. And you hooked me up with the giant baby Yoda, which I will be forever grateful for! Good luck to you Alyssa and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “You are so incredible. Watching you grow this year was such a blessing. You are so talented and I admire you in so many ways. I am so excited for you to experience life and show so many new people what they’ve been missing out on. Everyone should have an Alyssa in their life” - Amelia Pozniak “Hi Alyssa! I have loved getting to know you so much this year! You are going to have such a great impact on the world, and I can’t wait to see what you do in the future. You are one of the most empathetic, funny, down-to-earth, and passionate people I know. I wish you the best and please come visit! Good luck!!!” - Love, Ellie “GIRL. You have NO idea how much I am going to miss you. You are seriously the sweetest, most funny, reliable, relatable person ever. You made layouts and my whole experience this year so amazing just by being you! I know you will achieve big things in life, you deserve it :)” - Nikki Darnall “Hey Alyssa! I know we’ve never had a class together, but I think it’s fair to say we know each other well enough from our really deep and random conversations at layout. I swear, your personality is just the absolute best and you radiate this positive confidence I truly admire. I hope you know how much of an impact you’ve made on not just me but our entire staff with the short time we’ve know each other. I will forever say I regret having to switch your class periods and I wish you would have joined staff sooner. I still can’t believe you’re actually leaving us, but I wish you all the luck and positive energy for your future anyways. You better come back and visit us next year or I will find you. Seriously though, I’m going to miss having you on staff so much you don’t even know.” Much love, Kate <3 “You are so incredible, and I love how you go out of your way to help others. You’re going to do great!” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “I hope you have a great graduation!! Good luck!!” - Sophia Coronado “Thank you for being my editor! You’re so fun to work with and you’re so kind. Goodluck!” - Gretchen Sweeney “We’re gonna miss you! you were such an amazing editor!” - Ally Berens “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “I literally had you as my floating editor for so many cycles and you were definitely one of my favorites. I loved how you reached out and really tried your best to make every article as good as possible. Through this, I have been inspired to be a floating editor on staff next year. I’m sure you will do great in college, hope all goes well!” - Arianna Joob “Best of luck in the future, Alyssa!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck in college :)” - Shannon Magura “You are such a kind and positive person I know wherever you go next will be lucky to have you!” - Brooke Helle “You were always so sweet to us! Can’t wait to see what you do.” - Maggie Kirwin “Your TikTok treats vlogs always make me so hungry! Keep creating, and best of luck!” - Abby Panier “So so so funny and super sweet! so fun to work with.” - Grace Helzer “It has been an absolute joy getting to know you in class this year:) I will never forget your kindness and your positive influence. Thank you so much for everything! You are gonna be amazing :)) Good luck!!” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck!” - Luma Acevedo “I love watching your dessert videos and reading your articles! They were always really entertaining! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “You are so gorgeous and such an amazing person to work with and talk to. The class isn’t going to be the same without you! Keep in touch:)” - Rayne Zilch “Where do I even start.. holy crap. I legit have no idea how I’m gonna survive knowing your not gonna be around for me to pick on you anymore! You are the sweetest, most genuine person I’ve ever met. I’m so thankful to have met you and I frikin love you so much!!!!! You’ve always been there for me through my roughest moments and I appreciate it more than you know. I’ve never met anyone quite like you and I don’t think I ever will. You get me more
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than anyone ever has and I’m never gonna forget you. I love you and I’m so excited for you to spread your wings because your future is so bright. I love you my little HiBiScUs<3” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “CONGRATS!!!” - Syed Hashmi “You’re pretty nice, have fun!!” - Jon Hani “You have been so helpful to me this year Alyssa, and I appreciate it so much. You have been such a great editor and always so helpful. I wish you the best with everything, congrats!!” - Lauren Schmit “Wishing you nothing but joy for your future!” - Zaina Mohammed “You are always super nice and easy to talk with.” - Alex Hartleb “You are such a talented writer. Your articles are always so descriptive and beautifully written.” - Alex Hartleb “You’re an amazing editor and you’re so sweet. Good luck!!! I know you’ll do great!” - Ruhi Gulati thank you seniors! • 11
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Izzi Kellas Optometrist•Travel•Study abroad
hen you studied law with me, I could tell that you were a sharp cookie. Some people just go thru the motions, but you really got what I was teaching, which is always great to see. And in newspaper this year you’ve done a great job; I’ve got some Puerto Rican recipes I’m going to be trying this summer for sure! I know this year’s been up and down for you, but you hang in there OK? Things will get better and you will go on to brighter things for sure. It’s been great having you in here; stay in touch OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “Hi Izzi! I have loved getting to know you this year. Despite its challenges, you have worked so hard and put out really great articles and a super creative dessert series. You are such a strong person, and I can’t wait to see what you do in the future. Thank you for being a part of this class and good luck!!!” - Love, Ellie “I am so proud of you! Congratulations and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you!” - Amelia Pozniak “Hey Izzi! You’ve been such a joy to have on staff this year, especially with your dessert videos. (Btw I’m definitely going to be trying out some of those at some point!) I really wish we would have been able to hang out in class together because I really think we could have hit it off! Either way, I hope you know how much you mean to this program and how much you’ll be missed. Whatever it is you choose to peruse after high school, I know you’ll be great! Hopefully this class is something you’ll be able to look back on happily. Much love <3” - Kate Alvarado “I am sad I never got to know you well because everybody has said you are so sweet! Good luck in college or in anything you are hoping to achieve!” - Nikki Darnall “I wish you luck on whatever your future holds.” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations, you made it!! :)” - Sophia Coronado “Good luck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “You are so much fun! I absolutely love your stories and it was so good getting to know you over zoom!” - Megan Curry “good luck in college!” - Ally Berens “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “Hopefully this last school year went well for you, have a great rest of your 2021!” - Arianna Joob “Izzi, I really enjoyed getting to know you this year. I wish you good luck in your future!” - Zoe Emerson “EEEEE good luck at college. It’s going to be so much fun and you’re going to have a blast. Best of luck :)” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “Watching your Puerto Rican recipes was always so fun and entertaining!” - Maggie Kirwin “I’m really going to miss your bubbly personality in class next year! You’re going to be amazing at whatever you do, and keep cooking!” - Abby Panier “Have a wonderful future :)” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck !” - Luma Acevedo “I love watching your cooking desserts, the food always looks so good! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “I loved working and talking with you. You are so sweet and gorgeous! You are going to do great things (and cook great things) after high school! We are all going to miss you.” - Rayne Zilch “I know this year wasn’t the best but your contributions to The Voice have been amazing and we’re all gonna miss you. I wish you the best for the years after high school!!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “A bright personality that really shines through” - Syed Hashmi “Good luck!!” - Jon hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “Wishing you the best of luck for the future!” - Zaina “Good luck!!!” - Ruhi Gulati thank you seniors! • 13
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Sydney Laput University of Illinois•Incredibly talented•Amazing artist
hat are we going to do without you Sydney? You’ve just been such an integral part of this program for three years; I’m simply at a loss right now, seriously. And it all started with this quiet little sophomore in the back of the room who has just blossomed into this funny, unique, hard working, artistic professional. It’s been a pleasure to have you in class the last three years and I have no doubt that you will achieve great things down the road. Your Beatles painting will hang in my room from this day forward, and I’ll always think of you when I see it. Keep taking pictures and being you; don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise. Good luck to you Sydney and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “You never fail to amaze me. I am so beyond impressed by your drive and talent. You are truly one of a kind and I will never forget you. You have left such a mark on this program, you should be SO proud of yourself. We are all beyond proud of you.” - Amelia Pozniak “Hi Sydney! Duuuude you can’t leave!! You are quite possibly the most talented person I know, and I can’t even begin to express the gratitude I have for you as a friend and an EIC. You are kind, funny, have great taste in music, immensely creative, and beautiful. You are going to do such cool, amazing things, and I can’t wait to see it! You deserve all of the good luck and opportunities coming your way. Come visit us whenever!!” Love, Ellie “Sydney, Sydney, Sydney. Where do I even start? I cannot begin to express how absolutely talented you are. You are going to be something one day, I stand by that. Not to mention how absolutely essential you’ve been to the program the whole time I’ve been here. What are we going to do without you! I know we don’t talk much, but I’ve always looked up to you as a person. You have this incredible vibe about you that I’m going to miss having around at layouts. You definitely need to visit regularly to help us out when we have no idea what to do for covers. I really can’t believe you’re leaving. Whatever you choose peruse after high school, I know you’ll be great and I wish you all the best for that. You truly deserve it.” Much love, Kate <3 “Oh My Goodness. I am going to miss you so much. Seriously I can not put it in words. I am tearing up just thinking of you leaving. You were SUCH a role model for me since day 1. You have have such an amazing raw talent and mad photo skills that I seriously look up to. You were always so sweet and funny and never failed to amaze me with your covers. Whatever you accomplish later in life, you deserve :) ALSO do not be afraid to reach back out again and come back to help, it will always be appreciated!” - Nikki Darnall “You have an awesome photography ability!” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congrats!! You’re going to accomplish so much! :)” - Sophia Coronado “Goodluck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “Your pictures are amazing and your spirit is fantastic. I absolutely love working with you and it has been such a blast getting to know you. I can’t wait to see what your future holds.” - Megan Curry “good luck in college! your photography is amazing!” - ally berens “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “It was so nice to have you in class this year! You put so much pride into your work and your photography skills are amazing! I hope whatever’s next to come for you goes well!” - Arianna Joob “Sydney, you are an insanely talented photographer who has done and will continue to do so many great things. Best of luck!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck in college :)” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “Sydney! YOU are an incredible photographer and I can’t express that enough. I always loved talking Marvel and The Beatles with you in class. I can’t wait to see what you do, but I know it’ll be amazing! Maybe San Francisco in a Volkswagen Bus?” - Maggie Kirwin “Your creativity and talent are so inspiring! You’ll be amazing at whatever you put your mind to :)” - Abby Panier “insanely talented!” - grace helzer “I’m gonna miss you so so much :,) Thank you for everything the last two years. You are gonna go on to do amazing things :) Good luck!” - Ally Jorgensen “good luck !” - Luma Acevedo “I love seeing your photos, they’re just beautiful and so well made, they’re to die for! Stay safe, have a wonderful
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time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “We are all going to miss you and your photos. Class is going to be so different without you. Keep in touch:)” Rayne Zilch “Syd, you’re truly the best photographer I know. Thank you for always being so amazing and the sweetest. I’m gonna miss working with you so much:(( please come visit next year!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “A mentor that helped me at the beginning with my camera. Thank You!” - Syed Hashmi “You’re a nice person, Good luck!!” - Jon hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!You have so much talent with photography btw!!” - Lauren Schmit “Good luck, wishing you all the best!” - Zaina Mohammed “AMAZING photos and covers this year. Congrats on everything you have accomplished this year.” - Alex Hartleb “You are one of the coolest people I’ve ever met. I’m so glad we became friends these past two years. You’re such a good mom too.” - Ruhi Gulati thank you seniors! • 15
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Cameraman in the film industry•Get a German Shepard•California living
remember you taking my law classes; you were just so much more engaged than many of the other students in the classes. Always on top of things, smart answers on your tests; that’s really enjoyable to see as a teacher. And in newspaper you’ve done a great job as well. That fifth hour class would not have been the same with your personality and charm. A group of people works or it doesn’t work and that group does, and you’re a big part of it. I’ll miss the funny chat comments and playing Among Us with you guys; they’ve been a highlight of my year for sure. Good luck to you Steven and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “Hi Steven! I have loved getting to know you so much this year! You are such a funny, outspoken, and driven person, and I can’t wait to see what you do in the future. Thank you for everything you have done in class this year and for participating every day - it helped me out a ton! Good luck!!!” Love, Ellie “I am so proud of you! You are going to do many amazing things” - Amelia Pozniak “Ayee what up SCHU! This year has truly been great having you on staff and in our Among Us group. I doubt class would be as fun as it is without you. I know you promised Syed you would come and visit us next year and I hope you know I’m going to hold you to that. Thanks for all the great laughs this year and I wish you all the best for what’s to come. Whatever it is you choose to do with life, I know you’ll be great.” With care, Kate :-) “Unfortunately I never got to know you that well but I have heard great things about you nonetheless. I hope you achieve all your goals!” - Nikki Darnall “I wish you luck on whatever your future holds.” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations and good luck!!” - Sophia Coronado “Goodluck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “You are such an amazing friend and so incredibly nice. I love walking down to the math/science wing with you and talking about random things lol. You are also so incredibly funny and outgoing. ( remember when we did the big among us tournament and we had “group 3 therapy?”)” - Megan Curry “Good luck in college!” - Ally Berens “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “Hope you had a good school year, good luck for whatever is next for you!” - Arianna Joob “Steven, your jokes during class always made me laugh, even when I wasn’t feeling the greatest. Thank you for that, and best of luck!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck in college. Hope it goes super well for you man.” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “Your rivalry with Syed made me laugh, and I’ll miss your hilarious zoom chats! You got this, good luck!” Abby Panier “You got this! You are awesome!” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck!” - Luma Acevedo “You always brought joy during class time, we’re gonna miss you! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “You are so fun to talk to and you make the class conversation so much fun. We are going to miss you in class. Keep in touch:)” - Rayne Zilch “I know this year wasn’t the best but your contributions to The Voice have been amazing and we’re all gonna miss you. I wish you the best for the years after high school!!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “We’ve become great friends this year and you are the homie and i’m really gonna miss you, man.” - Syed Hashmi “Have a nice summer!!” - Jon Hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “Good luck with everything that heads your way!” - Zaina “It was great getting to know you and you have such a great sense of humor.” - Alex Hartleb “Good luck!!!” - Ruhi Gulati
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Brandon Smalley
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Write a book•Cool•Make people laugh
s a rookie this year on staff you’ve done a great job fitting in to the work cycles but also the class. You definitely have a unique personality and what you share in the chat day in and day out just makes me laugh; I’ll miss that. Good luck to you Brandon and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “I am so proud of you! Thank you for being such a light in class this year. You never failed to make me laugh and always created such an amazing atmosphere. I will forever appreciate your amazing humor and participation in class” - Amelia Pozniak “I haven’t gotten to know you really, but I wish you the best of luck!!” Love, Ellie “Dude. You are so funny. Your random chats during zoom seriously would make my day. I can not believe you live a couple houses down from me! I hope you accomplish big things in life :)” - Nikki Darnall “One day you’re going to become a video game creator or tester, something cool like that. Good luck in the world!” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations on your level-up from high school :))” - Sophia Coronado “Goodluck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “Good luck in college!” - Ally Berens “Good Luck in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “It was so fun to have you in class this year, hope the next couple years go well!” - Arianna Joob “Best of luck in the future, Brandon!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck in college :)” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “You always made us laugh in the chat and it was great having you in class this year.” - Maggie Kirwin “The Voice will miss you next year, best of luck in the future!” - Abby Panier “Super funny!!!!” - Grace Helzer “It’s been awesome having you in class this year! You are going to do great things :) Good luck!” - Ally Jorgensen “good luck !” - Luma Acevedo “I love reading your retro game reviews, I don’t really know much about them so I always learn something from them! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “Good luck after high school. Keep in touch :)” - Rayne Zilch “I know this year wasn’t the best but your contributions to The Voice have been amazing and we’re all gonna miss you. I wish you the best for the years after high school!!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “CONGRATULATIONS!!” - Syed Hashmi “You’re a funny guy, have fun!!” - Jon hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “Wishing you the best with what you choose to do from now on” - Zaina Mohammed “Good luck!!” - Ruhi Gulati
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Kayla Sweeney Attend college•Positive energy•Move to Florida
remember you took the law classes with me; you were always engaged and interested in what we were doing. And you were just a sweet fun personality; I’m so glad you joined the Voice staff. And in here you’ve done well also; you’ve been so much a part of things the last two years...I’ll miss just seeing you day to day! Good luck to you Kalya and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “Hi Kayla! I have loved getting to know you this year and talk with you about zodiacs or complain about classes. You are so funny, kind, empathetic, and beautiful! I can’t wait to see what you do in the future and how you’ll impact the world. Thank you for bringing such a great, positive energy to the class! Good luck!!!” Love, Ellie “You have so much amazing potential and such a bright mind. I cannot wait to see you do so many amazing things. I loved seeing you grow these past couple of years and cannot wait for you to experience whatever your future holds. You’re going to love it, and I am so proud of you” - Amelia Pozniak “Hey Kayla! I know we weren’t able to talk much over the course of this year, but I hope you know how much your presence in the class has truly impacted me. You’re personality is just so bright (even through a zoom call) that I hope you attract all the positive energy with the world. Your potential and possibilities are endless and I know that whatever life path you choose to go down, you’ll be great. I wish all good vibes going into this next chapter of you life and I hope being a part of The Voice made life just a little bit better.” Much love, Kate <3 “I never got to know you that well but I have heard you are so super sweet! I hope you accomplish big things in life :)” - Nikki Darnall “I wish you luck on whatever your future holds.” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations, you’re on the path to accomplishing great things!!” - Sophia Coronado “Goodluck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!“ - Gretchen Sweeney “You are super sweet and funny and your stories are always entertaining!” - Megan Curry “Good luck in college!” - Ally Berens “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “I hope that your senior year went well, good luck in the years to come!” - Arianna Joob “Kayla, I was so happy to get to meet you this year! I wish you all the best in your future!” - Zoe Emerson “Have the greatest time at college girl. You’re gonna be just fine and absolutely rule the place.” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “Good luck next year!” - Maggie Kirwin “Your outfits are my inspiration ngl and I look up to your kind nature! You’re going to excel at everything you put your mind to, best of luck!” - Abby Panier “You are a rock star! You are gonna do great things!” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck!” - Luma Acevedo “I love your “Teacher Talk” dessert, it really gives an in depth look to teachers in our school! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “You are sooo sweet and I love talking and working with you during class. We are all going to miss you in class but you are going to do great things after high school. Keep in touch :)” - Rayne Zilch “I know this year wasn’t the best but your contributions to The Voice have been amazing and we’re all gonna miss you. I wish you the best for the years after high school!!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life” - Jacey Sola “Class is just so much more fun with you in it” - Syed Hashmi “Have fun!!” - Jon Hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “Wishing you an amazing future from here on!” - Zaina Mohammed “You always do a great job making everybody laugh.” - Alex Hartleb “You’re so pretty and you seem really nice! Good luck after high school!” - Ruhi Gulati
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Gabby Terez Attend college•Kind•Talented
or the last couple of years, you’ve done a great job in the class Gabby! You’re responsible, funny, thoughtful, and a great writer, and I’ll miss seeing your dance videos on our website! Keep being who you are and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise; it’s been great seeing you and having you in here the last two years. Good luck to you Gabby and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “You are such a sweet and incredible soul. I appreciate you so much. You are so talented and reliable, I never doubted your potential. Keep being you. I am so proud of you!” - Amelia Pozniak “I haven’t gotten to know you really, but I wish you the best of luck!!” Love, Ellie “You are seriously so sweet! I always loved watching your dessert videos because they were so cute. I wish I had a passion for something like you do for dance. I hope you accomplish big things in life girlie :)” - Nikki Darnall “I hope you get to travel to Japan and South Korea, and I hope you’ll see some Kpop stars in real life! You can do great things!” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations!! Enjoy your graduation and stay safe :D” - Sophia Coronado “Goodluck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “You were such an amazing staffer and your articles were amazing!” - Ally Berens “Have a great time in College“ - Austin Zenaty “It was so fun to work with you writing the article about my brother. I loved the article and my mom is so proud of it, she is always showing it to people. Also, my brother has people in school come up to him to talk about the article. Having you in class was also very fun. Hope that the coming years go super well for you!” Arianna Joob “Best of luck in the future, Gabby!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck in college :)” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “You are so sweet and your dancing is amazing!” - Maggie Kirwin “Your dance vlogs are always amazing, you are so so talented! Whatever you do, it’s going to be great, so good luck!” - Abby Panier “Such a sweetheart! so fun to work with” - Grace Helzer “It’s been awesome having you in class this year! You are going to do great things :) Good luck!” - Ally Jorgensen “good luck !” - Luma Acevedo “I love watching your dancing desserts, you’re really talented! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “Good luck after high school. Keep in touch:)” - Rayne Zilch “You’re literally the sweetest and best dancer I know. Gonna miss seeing your personality assignments on the web:( love you and good luck next year!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!” - Syed Hashmi “Have a nice summer!!” - Jon Hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “Wishing the best for you and your future!” - Zaina Mohammed “Good luck!!!” - Ruhi Gulati
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Riy Walker
Inspiring•Future nurse•University of Illinois at Chicago
our years Riy Walker...FOUR YEARS! And over those four years, it’s been a pleasure to watch you grow as a writer and as a person. It’s also been great to have you as part of the group all that time; your personality has added so much to the group and what it’s all about. Keep being who you are don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Good luck to you Riy and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” Mr. Brown “Hi Riy! I have loved getting to know you this year. From the very first day when we were paired together to get to know one another, I could tell you are an inspiring, driven person, and I can’t wait to see what you do in the future and how you’ll impact the world. Thank you for everything you have done for this class the past four years we will miss you! Good luck!!!” Love, Ellie “I am so beyond proud of you. I admire your bubbly character, your wit, and your bright mind. You never failed to make me laugh. You a bad b!tch” - Amelia Pozniak “Heyyyyy! Riy, firstly I want to say how truly blessed I feel to have crossed paths with you in this life. I know we haven’t really talked much over the course of this year, but there is just something about you that radiates positivist. Your car vlogs truly spoke to me throughout this year, and I’m sure I’m not the only person who feels this way. Since your time at The Voice, you have truly become a staple in our staff and your presence will 100% be missed. I wish you everything good in life as you move forward to this next journey. You deserve the world.” Much love, Kate <3 “I never got to know you that well but I have heard you are so super sweet! I hope you accomplish big things in life :)” - Nikki Darnall “I wish you luck on whatever your future holds.” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations on the milestone!!!” - Sophia Coronado “Goodluck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “You are such a good rolemodel for the youth and I feel like you would be an awesome leader! I know we didn’t work together a lot but you are such a cool person!” - Megan Curry “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “I love watching your car talk videos. You seem like you have a great personality and are fun to talk to. Good luck for whatever is next in your life!” - Arianna Joob “Riy, it was so great to work with you this year! I wish you good luck in your future!” - Zoe Emerson “AHHHH best of luck in college Riy. You’re going to be perfectly fine, and you’ll have so much fun :)” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “Good luck next year!” - Maggie Kirwin “I LIVE for your car rants and your personality always makes my day brighter! Good luck!” - Abby Panier “I hope life after high school treats you well :) you are amazing!” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck!” - Luma Acevedo “I love your car talk dessert, it feels like I’m having a convo with you! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “You are so beautiful and so personable; class is going to be so weird without you. You are going to do so many great things after high school and we are going to miss you so much. Keep in touch:)” - Rayne Zilch “I know this year wasn’t the best but your contributions to The Voice have been amazing and we’re all gonna miss you. I wish you the best for the years after high school!!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “You make every class fun” - Syed Hashmi “Good luck!!” - Jon Hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “I hope your future is full of great things, good luck!” - Zaina Mohammed “Best of luck in college” - Alex Hartleb “You seem really nice and funny! Good luck after high school!!!” - Ruhi Gulati
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Melina Wsol
Loyola University Chicago•Biochemistry degree•City living
s a “rookie” you’ve done a great job this year Melina; I now know more about Romania than I ever thought I’d know! Keep that dry sense of humor you have and keep being you; don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Good luck to you Melina and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” - Mr. Brown “Hi Melina! I have loved getting to know you this year. You are so passionate and outspoken, it’s amazing. I know you will do such cool and amazing things in the future. Thank you for all of your hard work this year and good luck!!!” - Ellie Armstrong “You are so bright and beautiful. Keep being you. I am so excited to see what life has planned for you.” Amelia Pozniak “Girllll I’m going to miss having your great energy in class so much. From bonding over crazy immigrant family experiences to just having good laughs during in class discussion, your presence is just a big part of our staff and it will defiantly be missed. Not to mention all of the great work you’ve produced over the year! I really wish we had more time together this year because you’re defiantly someone I would have wanted to get to know better. You have such a brilliant mind and I’m confident that you’ll excel in whatever it is you aim to do. I hope you look at your time on The Voice fondly and remember all the good laughs we had. Keep being exactly who you are, the world needs you. Much love <3” - Kate Alvarado “I never got to know you that well but I have heard really great things about you! I hope you achieve all of your dreams girl :)” - Nikki Darnall “I wish you luck on whatever your future holds.” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “I love watching your 5,000 Miles dessert, they were always something I looked forward to! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “You are awesome! You got this :)” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck!!!” - Ruhi Gulati “You are hilarious and make every zoom class better” - Syed Hashmi “You are such a hard worker and you are going to do amazing things after high school. I wish you the best of luck! We will miss you.” - Rayne Zilch “Super enthusiastic and a great personality” - Alex Hartleb “Have a fun time!!” - Jon Hani “You are probably one of the most interesting people I know! I know I probably wasn’t an ideal staffer to work with, but you were always so kind to me and I absolutely love your honesty!” Megan Curry “I hope your senior year went well, good luck in the years to come!” - Arianna Joob “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “Good luck with everything that you do from here on!” - Zaina Mohammed “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “I will definitely miss your Romania vlogs, but I wish you the best of luck in college. Not that you’ll need it ;)” - Abby Panier “Good luck!” - Luma Acevedo “I loved learning more about Romania through your videos!” - Maggie Kirwin “I know this year wasn’t the best but your contributions to The Voice have been amazing and we’re all gonna miss you. I wish you the best for the years after high school!!” - Brooke Hamann “Melina, I really enjoyed getting to know you this year. Good luck in the future!” - Zoe Emerson “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “You’re gonna crush it in college, best of luck love!” - Shannon Magura “Good luck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “I hope you have an awesome graduation, good luck!!” - Sophia Coronado “Have a great time in college!” - Austin Zenaty thank you seniors! • 27
