PAWPRINT Senior Magazine | June 2015
THEN AND NOW
Looking back, dreams have changed By LAUREN HELSTAD Paw Print Reporter
When kids are younger, they have hopes, dreamsand special preferences for just about everything they do. As time goes on, people grow and develop new wants and needs. As the 2015 seniors wind down to their last days at Black River Falls High School, they reflect on these changes in time. KASEY KOPP
Loved to play with Barbies, now loves cheer Kasey Kopp
“My sister has always been a huge impact on me. That is how my influence with barbies and cheerleading came around. She always loved Barbies, so that’s why I loved them, too. I wanted to be just like her. Then, when she was too old for Barbies, she got
into cheerleading, and so I would always go to her practices with her, and I got really into it. I figured I had to do whatever she would take up next, and so I fell in love with cheerleading.”
best education and a great experience in football, and University of St. Thomas is the best place for that, which is why I’ll be attending there next fall.”
MATT LAFAUNGE From Madison to St. Thomas
Dreamed of being an astronaut. Plans changed.
“I was a basketball kid when Matt LaFaunge I was younger. I’d always loved watching the Badger basketball team at the Kohl Center, and one day I knew I wanted to go to Madison. As time went on, my passion for football rose, and I knew I wanted to take my football career to the next level. That’s when I knew my young dream of going to Madison ws gone and my new dream of playing football was my new goal. I wanted to go where I could get my
“When I was younger, I Taylor Hamilton obviously wanted to be something cool, which in my mind was an astronaut. I also knew there weren’t many women astronauts, so that made me want to be one even more. But when I got to high school, I took one of Mr. Boerger’s classes, THE PAW PRINT AP Psychology, and I Senior Magazine 2015 absolutely loved it! It was Students included in this pubfascinating to me, and it lication responded to informamade me want to be in a tion requests during April and May 2015. Repeated requests career with that concept, for additional responses were which is why I now want made via email and face-toto be a psychiatrist. This face during the course of the creation of this publication. also made me want to
TAYLOR HAMILTON
major in music therapy because it will help people and music had become a big part of my life growing up.” BRANDON DRANGSTVIET
Still loves Spongebob.
“When I was five, I liked Spongebob a lot just because I simply enjoyed cartoons, and it was entertaining. Unlike most people, as I grew older, my favorite show maintained the same. I still like Spongebob because it takes me back to when I was younger, and it’s one of the only Nickelodeon shows that has stuck to its roots. “
By MYA LONG Paw Print Reporter
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SENIOR ISSUE 15’
What we will miss and what we won’t miss go and visit if I miss them. College is going to be hard without my friends,” said Hanna Hodge.
By TIA LOFTSGORDON Paw Print Reporter
As April rolled into May, seniors started reflecting on the things that they are going to miss and the things that they are not going to miss about high school.
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I will miss those special moments Ihave had with people in my high school career. Jessa Amman ‘15
Breanna Krause-Huser, senior
“I won’t miss busy work or petty drama,” said Breanna Krause-Huser.
“I will miss seeing my best friends everyday, and the not-so-close friends you say hi to in the hallway,” said Tiffany Gorski. “I won’t miss the incredible amount of unruly, uncooperative, and unintelligent minds floating along in the halls,” said Gary Ramos.
“Something that I will miss about high school is being so close with all of my friends every day and knowing that they are right down the street to
“I won’t miss having to get up at 6:40 a.m. every day for 13 years,” said Brent Funmaker. “I won’t miss waking up every morning,” said Eli Parker. “What I would miss about high school is having a daily schedule every weekday, and I would miss seeing my friends at school,” said
Kelsee Bradt, senior
“I’ll miss the friends that I’ve made throughout the years. I’ll miss the teachers that we had my junior year. I’ll miss the fun times that we’ve had in choir and the beautiful music we’ve made throughout the years,” said Kelsee Bradt.
“I think I’m going to miss knowing everyone in high school. In college there won’t be many (or any at all) familiar faces, while in high school you can literally name everyone in your class,” said Erin Rodenberg
Liz Lipke, senior
“Things that I won’t miss are the lunches, being extremely hot/cold in the school, the bad substitutes, being around the underclassmen, having people lock your locker, and having to be fully functioning by 7:45 am. But overall, I think I’ll miss it more than I realize now,” said Liz Lipke
“I will miss seeing all of my really good friends that I made in high school and the years before, and I will miss those special moments I have had with people in my high school career,” said Jessa Amman.
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BLUSH-WORTHY
What once made these seniors cringe now material for laughs By ALISHA QUALL Paw Print Reporter
After 13 years of education in a small town, embarrassing moments are sure to pop up and are almost always remembered.
I was running down the hallway and something slipped out of my bag. My friends who were running with me stopped and started laughing. I turned around and the janitor was pointing at my bra, which is what fell out of my bag. That was the most embarrassing moment in high school,” said Gracie Rave.
year when our basketball team was practicing, and I ran into the the volleyball nets because I didn’t know they were there at the moment I went for the ball,” said Jordan Rondorf.
Miranda Schnur, senior Mercedes Peters, senior
“My most embarrassing moment is when we were all coming back inside from a flag raising, and I wasn’t watching where I was going, and I fell off the curb. In front of a lot of people,” said Mercedes Peters.
Gracie Rave, senior
“During my sophomore year, I was in a rush to get to basketball practice, and so I stuffed all of my clothes in my duffel bag. 4 | BRFHS Paw Print | June 2015
Brandon Dragsteveit, senior
“I was playing the field in big base and one of my friends who was on the other team kicked the ball, ran up behind me and pulled my gym shorts down in front of the entire gym class,” said Brandon Dragsteveit. “In second grade, Jackson Perry threw up all over me, and I had to walk down to the office covered in vomit,” said Matt LaFaunge. “[My] most embarrassing moment was [the] summer between freshman and sophomore
“So, cool fact: I have double jointed hips and they always pop out of socket, and usually I end up falling down. Well, I was walking down the hallway with Sierra and the biggest crush of my life was standing at the end talking to his friend. Before I know it, my hip pops out, and I totally biffed it right in front of him, and he definitely saw it. Better yet, I couldn’t get up and just walk it off. It really hurt, and I stayed on the ground for a while,” said Miranda Schnur. “Senior year, I was running full speed down the hallway because it was early in the morning, and I didn’t want to be
late, and I was turning the corner down the blue hallway and then I straight up wiped out. Like all the way down on my chest. My hands smacked the floor, and I almost died. I even yelled ‘woah’ really loud. Luckily, the hallway was mostly empty, so only a few people saw it, but when I got back into the classroom, everyone knew I had fallen because they heard me yell and then heard me smack the ground,” said Lauren Harkner.
Gary Ramos, senior
“8th grade. Variety show. I had the brilliant idea of singing James Blunt’s “Goodbye My Lover.” It was incredibly unfitting for an 8th grader to be singing such a song, and it was just incredibly awkward. Cringeworthy, it was indeed,” said Gary Ramos. “Back in my freshman days, I remember asking a
“Fall concert sophomore year. I remember it as if it were yesterday. As a band we put on a concert
Mackenzie Quackenbush, senior
in the gym, and we wore our marching uniforms and stuff. After we march out and did our football pregame routine we sat down in the chairs and played pep band music. This was my first fall concert and I noticed everyone was taking off their marching hats, so I decided to do the
same. Then I realized I couldn’t! My helmet was stuck to my hair, and I couldn’t get my helmet off! Ms. Hardie stood there waiting with her arms up ready to conduct. Everyone in the band was awkwardly staring at me with their instruments up and ready to play, and the bleachers were full. Even though the gym was full of people, it was completely quiet in there. In the end Ms. Hardie had to help me get my stupid helmet off. I was so embarrassed and I’ve never felt my face get so warm,” said Mackenzie Quackenbush.
“ Iupstraight wiped
out. Like all the way down on my chest. My hands smacked the floor, and I almost died.
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teacher where a particular classroom was ( the class I was supposed to be in eludes me even now ) and he pointed me in the wrong direction. Basically I walked into a class I didn’t have. The bell had already rung so every class had begun. I accidentally walked into Rykken’s classroom filled with upperclassmen. Everyone stopped and looked at me as I tried playing it off. Freshman history,” said Bo Kindt.
TRENDING: Four years of trends came and went By JENNY MALCHOW Paw Print Reporter
Remember the all the viral videos, crazy fashions and challenges from fall 2010 until now? Here’s a quick recap of some of the most popular trends of the past four years. Freshman Year 20112012 Planking Planking quickly became a trend in 2011. In order to plank, one must lay flat on their stomach with their arms next to their side. Planking typically
was done in a strange and unusual place. Cinnamon Challenge Everyone loved a good challenge. The Cinnamon Challenge was a viral food challenge where one filmed him or herself eating a spoonful of cinnamon in under 60 seconds without any water. The dryness of the cinnamon resulted in dry mouth and throat that could cause coughing, gagging and vomiting. Tebowing Named after the NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles,
Tebowing became a phenomenon for football fans everywhere. In order to “Tebow,” you simply get on one knee and bring a hand up to your forehead in a praying position. Tebowing is done any time and any place, no matter what others are doing around you. Sophomore Year 20122013 Cat Bread Cat breading became a popular activity to do with your pet cat. To cat bread, you simply take a piece of bread, cut a hole in it, stick it on your cat’s
head, and post it on social media. Harlem Shake The Harlem Shake quickly became viral in February of 2013. The Harlem Shake is a video in which a large group of people dance to the song Harlem Shake with weird props and silly outfits when the beat drops. Twerking Twerking is a type of dancing in which an individual, usually a female, dances to music involving hip movements CONTINUED on page 22 June 2015 | BRFHS Paw Print | 5
JUST YESTERDAY
Take a look into the past with baby photos By BRITTANY HILL Paw Print Reporter
These baby pictures sent in by seniors show a time when they were just starting to learn things about the world. Now, they’re almost done with their educational careers with the School District of Black River Falls. Take a look and reminisce on the sweet, little, innocent times.
BREANNA KRAUSE-HUSER
CHRISTA BORCK
ERIN RODENBERG
HANNA HODGE
HANNAH SHANKEY
JAYME MILLER
JESSA AMMANN
KASEY KOPP
KELSEE BRADT
KRISTEN JOHNSON
MACKENZIE QUACKENBUSH
MARY ONSTAD
MERCEDES PETERS
RILEY EMERSON
TAYLOR INCHES
TREY HIZER
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FRESHMAN FLASHBACK
Looking back four years, a lot has changed By BRITTANY HILL Paw Print Reporter
Some may think high school will be a long four years. With all those tests, essays, homework deadlines and projects, by the time it ends, those four years went by in the blink of an eye.These are some memories you can look back on from your first year of high school. Dec 13, 2011 Facebook Post I had to scrape gum off of my desk today. They didn’t have skim milk at lunchtime. Forgot my locker combination for kind of a funny reason. Not the best day ever. Mary Onstad
KATELYN BREHEIM AND KAYCEE SANDERS
CHRISTIAN MORENO, HANNA HODGE, AJ JANOWSKI AND GABE GAZDECKI
“I remember walking into the high school my very first day and thinking that there was no way that I would get to know my way around. I also remember saying that there was no way that my group of friends will change and that I will never change. I was wrong about all of those things, but once I got used to my routine, everything started to fall into place, and now I can’t believe that my high school career is almost at its end. Hanna Hodge
“I believe this was my freshman year? KayCee Sanders, Heather Youngthunder and I were making a cupcake/ cake tower for KayCee’s birthday (we also ended up making a pizza roll tower with 300 pizza rolls, which we ate all of at 3 a.m.), and ended up getting into a frosting fight. The end result, you can see. Even though she passed away, these are the memories I hold on to.” Katelyn Breheim
MACKENZIE QUACKENBUSH, MITCHEL GJERSETH AND SABRINA GUNNING
ALANAH REINHART, JENNY MALCHOW, RILEY EMERSON, ANNMARIE DEROSA, DESTINY MUIR, BREANNA KRAUSE-HUSER, AND NICK HAGENBROCK
LIZ LIPKE, KAITLYN NOGGLE, ERIN RODENBERG, LAUREN HARKNER AND JENNY MALCHOW
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SCHOLAR ATHLETES Tennant, LaFaunge earn conference award settle for good. Be great! I recommend setting team and personal goals every year and work your tail off to achieve them. Don’t go through high school without trying something new. These years you never get back and the memories you will make will last forever.
By MORGAN ANDERSON Paw Print Reporter
Matt LaFaunge and Karly Tennant earned the 2015 Scholar Athlete Award. These two athletes have been working hard for years now and their hard work has now paid off! To be an All Conference Scholar Athlete winner, an athlete must have a 3.5 or higher GPA during the grading term his/her sport is taking place and earn a varsity letter in the sport. How do you manage school and sports? KT: Managing school and sports is not always easy, especially when you’re a three-sport athlete. I always tell myself that it’s school that comes first, then sports. If I can’t do well in school, then I can’t participate in sports. ML: These past four years, I have used the time given in class to complete as much of the work as I can so I am able to focus on my sport after school. The time you put into sports has to be put into school otherwise it won’t work out. Does school and having good grades make you more determined in your sports? Why or why not? KT: Having good grades definitely makes me more determined because like I
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Seniors Matt LaFaunge and Karly Tennant earned the All-Coulee Conference Scholar Athlete Award for 2015.
said before, if I can’t keep my grades up I can’t be a part of sports, and that would be devastating! ML: Well, yes! I like to say that if you are disciplined and do well in school, that will transfer over to the sports you play. It is all about having a positive mindset and wanting to achieve excellence in school and sports. I strive to do the best I can in anything. Who doesn’t want to be good at something? I know this is a huge achievement. How do you feel about it? KT: When I found out that I was receiving this award I felt so unbelievably thankful. I could not have been more proud. When you receive something as awesome as that, it really makes you think about how all your hard work and dedication has paid off.
ML: This was quite an honor for Karly and myself. It is a great feeling to know that the hard work in school and in sports has paid off for the both of us and hasn’t gone unnoticed. Any advice for younger athletes? KT: My advice for younger athletes is to constantly remind yourself that anything is achievable, even if at first you aren’t where you want to be. Just keep setting your goals high, and one day you with be the athlete you’ve always wanted to be and better! ML: To the younger athletes: Enjoy your time playing the sports you love. There is nothing like competing in high school sports and your time here really does fly by. Work your tail off and never
What has been your biggest challenge at the high school leve—academically or athletically? KT: Biggest challenge for me, which I have been working on since I’ve started high school, is to break the 800 record for track! The record stands at 2.26. With all my hard work thus far I am now down to a 2.28. I’m going to continue to set my goals high this last year to finally break that record. I’m still just grateful that I was able to receive this award. All thanks to my amazing coaches and my wonderful family. ML: Athletically, my biggest challenge in high school was playing varsity in every sport my freshman year. While that came with praise, it also came with doubt from people. Some people didn’t think I deserved to be on varsity, but I felt I was good enough. Also, playing two sports in the spring was a lot to handle when it came to school, but I got through it just fine, and I don’t regret it at all!
WHAT’S IN A WORD
Senior athletes share the quotes that inspired performances By MORGAN ANDERSON Paw Print Reporter
Tori Miller: “Who is behind a great woman? That’s right, no one. She has to get there herself.” Demi Miller: “Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be the happiest.” Dusty Shankey: “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”
Kyleigh Nandory: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Graciana Rave: “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”
runner you become. You will become as good as you let yourself be. That one person is you.” Jordan Rondorf: “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”
Matthew LaFaunge, senior
Riley Emerson, senior Mitchel Gjerseth, senior Lauren Harkner, senior
Kristen Johnson, senior
Kristen Johnson: “People will always tell you that you can’t. You just smile and say, watch me.”
Lauren Harkner: “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are. It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard a life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.”
Riley Rios, senior
Riley Rios: “There are two different paths you can take. One is taking action that can be remembered for some time, and the other is passing knowledge that will remembered for a lifetime.”
Karly Tennant, senior
Karly Tennant: “Only one person and one person only will determine how good of a
Mitchell Gjerseth: “When you pull on that jersey, you represent yourself and your teammates, and the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back. Get that through your head.”
Riley Emerson: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Peyton Overlien: “As long as you’re on the road, you’re headed somewhere.”
Hannah Shankey, senior
Jacky Lin, senior
Jacky Lin: “The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” Matt LaFaunge: “The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.”
Hannah Shankey: “Whatever you believe about yourself on the inside is what you will manifest on the outside.”
Brandon Drangsteviet, senior
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Senior athletes share the quotes that inspired performances Brandon Drangstveit: “I’m not concerned with you liking or disliking me.... all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” Jayden Gjerseth, senior
Jayden Gjerseth: “Why not you, Russ? You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl.”
Dylan Chown, senior
Dylan Chown: “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Garett Gjerseth, senior
Garret Gjerseth: “If you make every game a life and death proposition, you’re going to have problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot.” Jennifer Malchow, senior
Jenny Malchow: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” Lionel Sanchez: “At some point in life you have to face your fears and head on even though you can’t be sure of the outcome. A great deal of people will never reach their dreams, and it won’t have anything to do with their ability or skill set. They won’t reach their dreams because they were too afraid to try.” Kasey Kopp: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”
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Teachers leave seniors with one last piece of advice Teachers give seniors advice to help them navigate life after high school
“You don’t fail until you quit.” Adam Kaszubowski math teacher
Elijah Parker, senior
Eli Parker: “It’s not that will to win that matters-everyone has that. It’s that will to prepare to win that matters.”
ADVICE
Hanna Hodge, senior
Hanna Hodge: “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” Cody Bergerson: “It ain’t how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can GET HIT and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward THAT’S HOW WINNING IS DONE.
Devin Newby, senior
Ryan Millis: “The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about being better than you were the day before.
Tony Boerger social studies teacher
“Take what you are doing seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously. In other words, work hard at what you’re doing, but the ability to laugh at yourself is very important.” Paul Rykken social studies teacher
Devin Newby: “Don’t be mad ‘cause I’m doin’ me better than you doin’ you.” Taylor Inches: “The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come.”
“Gandhi said: ‘Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.’”
Destiny Muir, senior
Destiny Muir: “Great moments are born from great opportunities.”
“Challenge yourself. Don’t settle for what’s easiest and later wish that you would have tried something you really wanted to do.” Mary Byrns business education teacher
PLAYING FAVORITES
Teachers bring motivation, inspiration By ALISHA QUALL Paw Print Reporter
Many teachers and students in Black River Falls have special relationships that help make students’ days brighter. “My favorite teacher is Mr. Lobenstein. He has always pushed me as a student as well as a writer. He works hard to reach his students on a personal level and is always trying to connect with us. He is a teacher I feel comfortable going to if I have a problem in class and he is willing to go the extra mile to help students understand and comprehend their homework.” Kasey Kopp
Senior Kasey Kopp chose English teacher Brad Lobenstein as her favorite teacher. Students are more likely to refer to the AP English teacher as “Lobi.”
Mr. Boerger is a very understanding teacher who pushes students to do their best. He makes all of his classes enjoyable and fun especially with his famous “Bad Candy” quizzes. He is always there to give advice and help in anyway he can.” Erin Rodenberg
“Mrs. Christenson and Mr. Johnson. They both are amazing in the classroom, and always push their students to be what they know they can be.” Katelyn Breheim
“Mr. Lobenstein. He is always in a cheery mood and does his best to make his classes fun! He is also someone that I know I can trust, and can go to for help with anything.” Sabrina Gunning
“One of my many favorite teachers is Mr. Boerger. He has motivated me academically and has inspired me to become the person I am today.”
“Ms. Finch. She’s just a wonderful, funny, and kind teacher. She’s always willing to talk with students and she understands what kids
Social studies teacher Tony Boerger is senior Erin Rodenberg’s top choice. Boerger is famous for his bad candy quizzes and AP Psych study sessions.
are going through. Also, you’ll never catch her in a bad mood. Ms. Gilbertson will always give things to you straight up. She doesn’t sugarcoat things and she likes to have fun in her classes. I really like how Mr. Boerger treats his students as young adults, and he expects students to put in that effort. Also, his bad candy quizzes make Mondays tolerable and his classes are fun and interesting.” Elizabeth Lipke “Ms. Ruka and Ms. Finch. They are ALWAYS there when I need someone to talk to and always show that they truly care when they talk to me. They’ve really been inspirations in my life and have taught me so much more to life
than what’s to be learned in the classroom. I am extremely thankful to have these two wonderful women in my life!” Miranda Schnur “Mr. Wrobel. His sense of humor and the way that he is willing to help the students learn in a way that is fun for them. Also, his magic tricks and guitar just make class a better place to be!” Hanna Hodge “Mr. Boerger and Mr. Lobenstein because they’re really cool and always let seniors vent to them when we need to, and they actually listen to our opinions! They always know how to keep class fun!” Kelsee Bradt June 2015 | BRFHS Paw Print | 11
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By MYA LONG Paw Print Reporter
Over 60 seniors answered a Google survey anonymously. The survey asked questions that tell us about the lives and times of seniors in 2015.
Answers give a snapshot of class of 2015
SENIOR CLASS SURVEY
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PRIORITIES
Buckets lists set high aspirations By ALEY PHILLIPS Paw Print Reporter
With exciting freedom near the end of their high school career, many students have fun ideas for their future adventures. However, some goals might be so bizarre or special that it may only happen once in a lifetime. Goals like this are reserved for a bucket list, and these seniors have exciting plans. “Backpacking across Europe.” Riley Emerson “I have always wanted to conquer my fear of heights.” Jaquelin Leisgang “Go to Fashion Week.” Kristen Johnson “Form a rock band.” Bo Kindt “I’ve always wanted a black eye. Go to the day of the dead in Mexico.” Mercedes Peters “I have always wanted to kiss someone at random who I see walking down a crowded big city street, just to see what 14 | BRFHS Paw Print | June 2015
the outcome would be. #Risky” Hanna Hodge “Travel to New York.” Tiffany Gorski “Spend Christmas at Disney World.” Erin Rodenberg “Get tattooed by Kat Von D.” Elizabeth Lipke “Complete the Buffalo Wild Wings Challenge.” Hannah Shankey “Scuba diving with sharks, playing tennis with Novak Djokovic, BASE jump past the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio, go to Holi fest, and a bunch of other adrenaline-junkee things.” Devin Newby “Go to Africa and see the elephants and hippos.” Jayme Miller “I always wanted to go cliff jumping.” Brandon Drangstveit “I want to learn to water ski so I can high five other water skiers.” Jayden Gjerseth
“Visit all 50 states, and donate 10 gallons of blood.” Sabrina Gunning “I have always wanted to go to Vegas with all my friends!” Taylor Hamilton “Go to the moon.” Eric Markhardt “Pet a tiger, go scuba diving, and ride a dolphin.” Kasey Kopp “Something I have always wanted to do, would be to honestly help out with a charity. In particular, one that deals with Osteosarcoma. My best friend passed away from it, and I would honestly love to set up some sort of fundraiser for it or something along those lines.” Katelyn Breheim “Diving in the sky.” Brent Funmaker “Swim with Blue Whales.” Kimberly Brierton “Finish a tube of chapstick before losing it.” Taylor Inches
“I’ve always wanted to go on a big camping/roadtrip with my friends. Just like four or five of us, pack up a car and just drive and explore, and spend time together doing things like hiking, canoeing, sightseeing. I think it would be really fun.” Breanna Krause-Huser “Go to all of the restaurants that give away free stuff on your birthday. On my birthday.” Lauren Harkner “Go skydiving, and go scuba diving down in the Florida Keys.” Jessa Ammann “I have always wanted to go to Lego Land in Mall of America.” Clint Voge “I’ve always wanted to travel to a different continent and learn different cultures.” Adriana HernandezWhite “Since I was a little girl, I’ve been fascinated with the Aurora Borealis, so the first chance I get I’m going North!” Mary Onstad
ARTIFACTS OF THE PAST Stuffed animals and blankets not yet abandoned By ALEY PHILLIPS Paw Print Reporter
“Stuffed animals.” Jayden Gjerseth
As “grown-up” as the 2015 seniors may be, each has her own few childish habits or tidbits she’s kept throughout the years.
“A baby blanket—which is now in shreds, but I still have it.” Sabrina Gunning
“I have an outfit that I wore for my baby pictures. I would use it on my baby dolls. I still have the outfit today, but not the baby doll.” Tiffany Gorski “I still have a stuffed POW MIA dog that my grandfather gave to me.” Devin Newby “I still have my big, old stuffed Blue (from Blue’s Clues). I also have a tiny karate outfit in my closet. Unfortunately, that doesn’t fit.” Gary Ramos “My green blanket that I had as a baby. My parents tried get me a new one— it was basically shreds— when I was younger ,but I threw the new one out.” Kelsee Bradt “I have a stuffed rabbit.” Jayme Miller
“My pink Care Bear!” Taylor Hamilton “I have all of my Winnie the Pooh stuffed animals. Still have them to this day.” Katelyn Breheim “I still sleep with the teddy bear I got when I was 3.” Kasey Kopp “I kept my first pair of shoes.” Brandon Drangstveit “I still have a giant Winnie the Pooh teddy bear and a large Pooh Bear blanket. I liked Pooh Bear as a kid...a lot.” Taylor Inches “I had this blanket as a baby. It’s kind of like a small quilt and it has, like, little bunnies and carrots on it. I still sleep with it every night.” Breanna Krause-Huser
From baby blankets to care bears, seniors still hold on to momentos of the past. Some seniors have habits they can’t break, like wiping the makeup from their hands onto their walls.
“My very first football when I was two that I got. It says ‘future star’ on it.” Jordan Rondorf “I have a stuffed bear I’ve had since 1st grade. And I used to wipe makeup on the wall when it was on my hands, and I still do it.” Lauren Harkner “I still sleep with a stuffed animal. It doesn’t have to be a stuffed animal. It can be a small pillow. I just need something to hug when I am sleeping since I normally sleep on my side. If I sleep on the couch, I just use a little white pillow that we have. If I am sleeping over somewhere and I did not bring a stuffed animal or a small pillow, then I usually just bunch up a sweatshirt and use that
instead. If I don’t have anything to hug when I am falling asleep, I will not fall asleep, and if I do fall asleep I will not sleep that good.” Jessa Ammann “Baby blanket.” Clint Voge “I always used to walk on the tip of my toes. I thought I would outgrow it, but I still find myself doing it sometimes.” Amara Baker “I do everything in even numbers, for example, the number of steps I take while walking or I make patterns. I have a teddy bear that I [have slept] next to every night ever since I was two weeks old.” Adriana HernandezWhite June 2015 | BRFHS Paw Print | 15
THEN AND NOW: From careers to TV shows Name
When you were 5, what did you want to be when you grew up?
What do you want to be now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite book?
What is your favorite book now?
When you were 5, what were your plans to further your education?
Taylor Hamilton
An astronaut
Psychiatrist--possibly Child Psychiatrist
Dr. Suess
Maybe Hunger Games
I just wanted to go to college
Mercedes Peters
A doctor
Social worker
Cat in the Hat
Crank
I dont think I thought about college when I was 5.
Isaias Medina
Musician or professional skateboarder
I’m not sure.
My favorite books were Ever since I read it, it has I didn’t want to do anything the Dr. Seuss books. been a Child Called It. besides skateboard.
Sierra Peterson
Teacher
Accountant
One Fish, Two Fish
50 Shades
Never really thought about it
Kristen Johnson
Hairstylist
Retail buyer
The Foot Book
I don’t read
Beauty school
Miranda Schnur
I’m pretty sure I wanted to be a vet or a nurse like my mom.
I want to major in business management and minor in marketing.
Junie B. Jones
The Gift by James Patterson
I’m pretty sure I just wanted to get to middle school. I really wanted to go to Madison.
Eli Parker
NFL player
Wildlife game manager any Doctor Suess book
Hatchet
Madison to play for the badgers
Katie Breheim
Kindergarten teacher
I want to work with a pharmaceutical company developing medicine.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Harry Potter series and the Delirium series
I didn’t want to go to college, I was too young to consider it.
Riley Emerson
Singer
Physical therapist
Trashy Town
The Maze Runner
Harvard
Jordon Rondorf
NFL player
Financial business manager
Magic Tree House
Moneyball
Madison
Kelsee Bradt
I wanted to be a jockey (Person that rides racehorses)
I want to be a choir teacher.
My favorite books were I really enjoy the Hunger the Winnie the Pooh Games books and the books Maze Runner books.
I didn’t really think about it when I was five.
Bo Kindt
Electrician
Network systems administrator
Francis Tucket series
Scott Pilgrim
Just college
Breanna KrauseHuser
Probably a doctor or a singer
I want to own my own cafe.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
The Fault in Our Stars
I wanted to go to UW-Madison or the University of Arizona for four years
Jaquelin Leisgang
I wanted to be a teacher
I don’t know what I want to be now.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
I don’t have a favorite book.
To go to a college and be a teacher
Tiffany Gorski
Singer
Work in the pastry industry
Where the Wild Things Are
Harry Potter
I wanted to go to UWMadison.
Hanna Hodge
When I was 5 years old, I wanted to be an artist
Today, I want to be a social worker.
When I was 5 my favorite book was The Teddy Bear Fair
My favorite book now is The Sky is Everywhere.
When I was 5 I did not have any plans for future education. I was just excited about elementary school.
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s, seniors show both growth and stability What are your future plans for education now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite TV show?
What is your favorite TV show now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite game? (video game, sports, etc)
What is your favorite game or activity now?
UW-La Crosse
Rugrats, Out of the Box
Boy Meets World, The Mentalist, The Middle
Playing house
The Sims
Go to CVTC or La Crosse tech
Spongebob
Spongebob
Just playing outside
Shopping
To go to college and get my bachelors degree.
Probably Pokemon or something.
Workaholics or That 70’s Show
Skateboarding, if that counts
Playing the guitar, golf, and skateboarding.
go to UW-Eau Claire
Spongebob
Spongebob
Super Mario and Donkey Kong
UW Stout
Blues Clues
Gossip Girl
Dance
Dance
I’m attending Stevens Point in Dragon Tales. the fall. Zaboomafoo. and Caillou.
All of the Teen Mom shows. Bates Motel. Catfish.
Super Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers
Stevens Point
criminal minds
Baseball
Football
I am going to UW Eau Claire Scooby Doo for Bio-Chemistry with a PrePharm emphasis.
Criminal Minds, Bob’s Burgers, Catfish
Hide and Seek House
Video Game- Skyrim, Injustice, and COD Zombies Activity- Netflix, Band, Music
I’m joining the Navy and getting my schooling done through them
Dora the Explorer
One Tree Hill
Hide and seek
Playing hockey
UW-La Crosse
Fairy godparents
Sportscenter
Wrestling
Football
I’m going to college to earn my bachelors degree in Music Education
Clifford the Big Red dog
I don’t have just one but I do have a lot of favorite geeky shows
My favorite sport to play was football. I used to play with my big brothers in our backyard.
My favorite sport is football, and I really like play a lot of war games i.e. Medal of Honor, Halo, Assassin’s Creed, Lord of the Rings.
Western Technical in La Crosse
Spongebob
Better Call Saul
Drawing
Guitarist
I plan on going to UW-Fox Valley for a two-year degree
Spongebob
One Tree Hill
Yahtzee!
Adventuring with my pals
i am taking about a year off and then going to college
I had none.
Law and Order SVU, Didn’t have one Finding Carter, The Fosters, and Teen Mom
Still don’t have one
I was planning on going to Le cordon Bleu, but I have just recently changed my mind and I am going into the Navy.
Rugrats
Supernatural
Playing house with my sister
Watching all sports
I have been accepted at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire where I plan to major in social work and minor in criminal justice
When I was 5 my favorite TV show was “Inspector Gadget.”
My favorite TV show now is Bates Motel.
When I was 5 my My favorite activity now is hockey. favorite sport was ballet and dance along with playing army with my brothers.
Spongebob
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THEN AND NOW: From page 17 Name
When you were 5, what did you want to be when you grew up?
What do you want to be now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite book?
What is your favorite book now?
When you were 5, what were your plans to further your education?
Sabrina Gunning
Either a chef or a cake decorator.
Either a pediatric or geriatric nurse (:
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Anything scary/mystery.
I wanted to go somewhere either in Florida or in Minnesota
Lauren Harkner
An alligator.
A doctor
Oh My Baby Little One
Legend
I thought school ended after 5th grade, so I thought I would just be done and build a house next to my parents and live in the pond.
Erin Rodenberg
I wanted to be a cosmetologist
Now I would like to be a pharmacy technician
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
I wanted to be closer to home, but not too close, so I wanted to go to UW-Eau Claire.
Jayden Gjerseth
Professional soccer player
A radio broadcaster
I didn’t like books.
Compound
I didn’t know anything about it.
Liz Lipke
I wanted to be a cosmetologist.
A marketing manager
Magic Tree House series
Remember Me by Christopher Pike
I didn’t plan on that when I was five.
Gracie Rave
I wanted to be a ballerina.
A pediatrician
Diary of a Worm
The Truth About Forever
All I remember is wanting to go to a school out of Wisconsin
Taylor Inches
A teacher
A teacher (elementary education)
The Foot Book
Fairest
UW-La Crosse
Celia Lonetree
I always wanted to be a lifeguard.
I would now like to be an art teacher.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
When I was five I never planned on going to college.
Glen Whie
When I was five, I wanted to be the coolest kid in school. Like in the cartoons when the cool kid walked up into the school and everybody looked at him like, “Look, there’s the cool kid”. I wanted to be that kid.
Now I’m not sure what I want to be now that I am the cool kid. I just want to be a money maker.
I liked any Dr. Seuss book. Whether it be Go, Dog. Go!, Cat in the Hat, or One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
I don’t really read many books now. But I love magazines.
When I was 5, I couldn’t spell college. I had no clue what college was.
Eric Markhardt
A librarian.
A nuclear engineer
Anything Magical and Treehouse
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
UW-Madison
Kasey Kopp
When I was 5 I wanted to be what every other girl wanted to be: a princess.
Now I want to be a wildlife biologist
When I was 5, my favorite book was Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
Now my favorite book is Origin.
When I was 5, I wasn’t thinking about my plans to further my education.
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What are your future plans for education now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite TV show?
What is your favorite TV show now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite game? (video game, sports, etc)
What is your favorite game or activity now?
Going to UW-Eau Claire, and probably transferring somewhere in Minnesota after my first year.
Rugrats
Grey’s Anatomy
I loved playing soccer, and being in gymnastics. I also loved playing card games like War or Go Fish (:
I like playing Scattergories now.
UWEC bio-chem major.
Franklin
Pretty Little Liars/ Broad City
Chutes and Ladders
Sleeping
I am going to Chippewa Valley Technical College.
Blue’s Clues or Rugrats
One Tree Hill
I liked playing kickball at recess
Volleyball
Radio 1 Broadcasting School
Scooby Doo
Scooby Doo
Soccer
Ultimate
Going to college at UW-Eau Claire
Spongebob
The Vampire Diaries
Playing hide and seek
My favorite games to watch are football and baseball.
Going to the Navy to pay for education
Teletubbies
Teen Wolf
Didn’t really play video games just played outside making mud pies.
Binge watching my favorite TV shows.
Minot State University
Winnie the Pooh
Elementary
Basketball
Any sport
Going to college for Graphic Art at WTCollege.
My two favorite TV shows when I was 5 were Maggie and the Ferocious Beast and Maisy
My two favorite TV shows right now are Portlandia and Bobs Burgers.
When I was 5, my favorite game to play was probably Mancala.
Now I want to go to the Navy and then I want to go to a business college in Minnesota.
When I was 5, my favorite TV show was Spongebob, the very first, first season.
Now my favorite TV show is Empire, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The Last Man on Earth.
When I was 5, my favorite video game was Super Smash Bros on the GameCube.
Now, I like just about any sport including action sports.
Attend UW-Madison and hopefully graduate school after.
Sesame Street
Pretty Little Liars
Poke’mon Sorry
I like running.
I will be attending UWStevens Point majoring in Biology.
When I was 5, my favorite TV show was either Dora the Explorer or Seseme Street.
My favorite TV show now is Finding Carter.
When I was 5, my favorite activity was to play with my Barbies.
My favorite activity now is cheerleading.
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THEN AND NOW: From page 19 Name
When you were 5, what did you want to be when you grew up?
What do you want to be now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite book?
What is your favorite book now?
When you were 5, what were your plans to further your education?
Jacky Lin
A “creator” (engineer) a.k.a Master Builder.
A physician or pharmacist
50 Shades of Grey
I don’t know.
I didn’t think about colleges.
Christa Borck
When I was 5, I wanted to be a judge.
Now I want to be a agriculture teacher
Skippy Jon Jones
I don’t have a favorite book now.
I wasnt aware of other colleges then Stevens Point so I wanted to go there.
Devin Newby
When I was little I wanted to be a gymnast...and a surgeon. I wanted to be a surgical gymnast.
Broadcast journalist and probably some foreign correspondence work in Europe or South America somewhere
One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
I never had any plans. I didn’t realize that being a gymnast wasn’t a job, but a sport and I didn’t realize that surgeons had so much schooling.
Matt LaFaunge
I wanted to be a professional athlete.
I’d still like to be a professional athlete, but I want to be a successful man with a good job and family.
One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish
I haven’t read a book in a I wanted to go to UW-Madison few years. for the longest time.
Jayme Miller
A family therapist
A veterinary technician
Green Eggs and Ham
Helter Skelter
Kyleigh Nandory
I wanted to be a vet when I was 5.
Now I would like a elementary teacher.
My favorite book when I don’t read books for I was 5 was The Foot fun. Book by Dr. Suess.
I don’t think I had an idea for what I was going to do.
Amara Baker
I wanted to be a teacher.
I am going to be a lawyer.
Any one of The Now, my favorite books Berenstein Bears books are The Great Gatsby, was my favorite. and The Diamond as Big as the Ritz-- both by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I probably didn’t know what college was at age five.
Jessa Ammann
Veterinarian
I want to go into some type of medical profession.
Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham
Animal Farm
I just knew that I wanted to go to college, but I had no idea where I wanted to go.
Brandon Drangstveit
The Flash
A network administrator
The caterpillar one
Robin Hood
Harvard
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I have no idea.
What are your future plans for education now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite TV show?
What is your favorite TV show now?
When you were 5, what was your favorite game? (video game, sports, etc)
What is your favorite game or activity now?
UW-Madison
Rolie Polie Olie or Teletubbies.
Too many to name
Pokemon
Sports or shooting games
I am going to go to Marshfield to get my generals done and then transferring over to River Falls or Eau Claire University.
Dragon Tales
Supernatural, and Dexter
The pocket tamagotchi things
Playing with my animals
I’m going to the University of Courage the Cowardly Minnesota: Twin Cities where Dog or Dexter’s I will be pursuing broadcast Laboratory journalism and hopefully getting an internship at one of the bigger news stations in Minneapolis/St Paul area.
Sherlock, Grey’s Anatomy or Dexter
Playing outside
Watching Netflix is an activity that I particularly enjoy
I will be attending the University of St. Thomas and playing football.
Breaking Bad, Blue Mountain State, Sons of Anarchy, and White Collar
All the sports and sports video games.
Football, basketball, and golf
Going to Western for generals Scooby Doo then the global Tech
Law and order: SVU
I don’t know
I have none.
I am going to Winona State in the Fall 2015 for a double major in elementary education and middle school science.
My favorite TV show was Barney or Telletubbies when I was 5.
My favorite TV show today is a tie between Pretty Little Liars and Finding Carter.
When I was 5, I enjoyed soccer and playing games at Chucky Cheese even though I really didn’t understand them.
My favorite activity now is playing cards with friends and family and cheer.
I’ll be attending UW-Green Bay in the fall for my four year degree, and law school after that.
Bear in the Big Blue House
Criminal Minds and Law & Order.
I loved to play with Barbie dolls.
I’m not sure if this counts, but I like to travel to new places and meet new people. In state or out of state, I love it.
I am going to go to CUW (Concordia University of Wisconsin) next fall to major in pre-PT
Spongebob Squarepants
Breaking Bad and House M.D.
Skiing and playstation
Skiing, snowboarding, walking, running etc. Just anything to keep me active and away from home.
I will attend Lake Superior College in Duluth.
Spongebob
Spongebob
Pokemon and Soccer
Pokemon and football
My favorite shows were Spongebob, Jimmy Neutron, Hey Arnold, and Fairy Odd Parents.
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FROM PAGE 5
YOLO, Twerking, Clans and Puffy Lips and a low squatting stance. It was the Oxford Dictionary Word of the year in 2013. Miley Cyrus was the one that made twerking famous. YOLO YOLO is an acronym for “You Only Live Once.” It is often used as an excuse when one does something extremely stupid. Junior Year 2013-2014 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, is an activity involving dumping a bucket of ice water on some’s head to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS) and encourages donations to research. Clash of Clans Clash of Clans is an online multi-player game where players build a community, train troops, and attack other players to earn gold, elxir, and Dark Elixir. You are able to build defenses that protect yourself from other players attacks, and you can also train and upgrade troops. 22 | BRFHS Paw Print | June 2015
ICE BUCKET Principal Tom Chambers participates in the Ice Bucket Challenge during the summer of 2014. Chambers was nominated by physical education teacher Tom Leadholm. THE CLASH Clash of Clans was big junior year. Even English teacher Brad Lobenstein had a clan. SO MANY QUESTIONS Students challenged each other in trivia from six different categories.
Senior Year 2014-2015 Trivia Crack Trivia Crack is an app that quickly became popular. You can compete against friends and/or people from around the world earning badges in categories including art, entertainment, history, geography, science, sports or landing on the crown. Z Definition according to Urban Dictionary:
“Pronounced ‘zee’; meaning ‘no’ or describing a negative response to a question.” To use Z properly, you can either say it or make a Z with your arm. Example: “Do you want to go to the movies tonight?” “Z” Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge The Kylie Jenner Lip
Challenge involves a person who is nominated by someone else to make their lips as big as Kylie Jenner’s. To make ones lips as big as Kylie’s one has to apply a small container to their mouth and suck their lips into the container to cut off circulation to make ones lips larger and puffy.