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How long has your longest romantic relationship lasted? 26% Less than 6 months
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19% 6-12 months 23% 1-2 years 10% More than 2 years
Information complied from senior English classes. 167 out of 340 seniors completed the survey.
22%
Never been in a romantic relationship
If you’re leaving the area for school next year, which local eatery will you miss most? Portillo’s
49%
Alice’s
11%
Corner Grind
9%
Buttermilk
3%
Not leaving
28%
8% Yes
92% No
Have you ever cheated on your significant other?
Which political party do you most identify with?
Have you ever been cheated on?
29% Yes 35% Republican
25% Other
Have you ever had sex?
40% Democrat
Which year of high school proved most difficult for you? Freshman
7%
Sophomore
18%
Junior
63%
Senior
12%
Photos by Krier and Student Council and designed by Kaitlyn Becker
Page design by Bella Vargas and Karina Sanchez
71% No
57% Yes 43% No
Have you had the same best friend for all of high school?
87% Yes
FRIE NDS
13% No
44% No
81% Yes
56% Yes
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Did you ever attend a school dance?
Have you ever cheated on a test?
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19% No
What will you miss most about high school?
4%
School dances Acting in or seeing plays/musicals
2%
Getting dressed up for the rowdy section
8%
Taking Fox Valley classes
9%
Seeing friends and favorite teachers
60%
Other
17% Do you drink coffee?
67% Yes
33% No
Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?
31% Yes
69% No
Which have you experimented with? Drugs 4% Alcohol 25%
57% prefer Dunkin Donuts
43% prefer Starbucks
Drugs and alcohol 44% Neither drugs nor alcohol 27%
Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Page design by Bella Vargas and Karina Sanchez
The Senior Class of 2017 Karen Becker
Lesley Chavez
Abigaile Purnell
Kristen Becker
Kyle Collins
Arizona
Kevin Bahena
Alabama Auburn Univ. Pre-Med
Hayley Kral
Univ. of Arizona Business
Colorado John Bruce
Univ. Colorado Boulder Business, Marketing
Tyler Williams
Colorado State Denver Architectual Engineering
Florida
Northern Illinois Univ. Pyschology Waubonsee CC Pre-Med Waubonsee CC Undecided
Brant Benson
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Beau Betustak
North Central College Marketing
Ryan Betz
Waubonsee CC Fire Science & Business
Kayley Bilotta Waubonsee CC English
John Bittenbinder
Joaquin Hernandez
Waubonsee CC Automotive Industry
Ryan Sears
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Full Sail Univ. Music Production
Elaina Blankenhagen
Florida Southwestern College Anthony Bohanek X-Ray Photography Waubonsee CC Undecided
Hawaii
Kaitlyn Eutsler
Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa Marine Biology
Illinois
Katherine Albano Elmhurst College Undecided
Connor Allen
College of DuPage Undecided
Janet Alva
Tricoci University Esthetician
Lionel Arredondo
Western Illinois Univ. Business Administration
Amanda Bade
North Central College Forensic Pathology
Natalie Barnhart Waubonsee CC Massage Therapy
Briana Bartmann Univ. of Illinois Accounting
Brooke Bastone Waubonsee CC Dermatology
Emma Bohm Elgin CC U.S History
Joseph Brandonisio Northern Illinois Univ. Pre-Phyiscal Therapy
Isaac Brazee
Northern Illinois Univ. Education
Alexandra Burrell
Univ. of Illinois-Chicago Criminology, Justice, Law
Waubonsee CC Nursing
Kishwaukee College Diesel Technology
Mary Collum
Waubonsee CC Biology
Mason Conroy Aurora Univ. Education
Sinclair Cress
Illinois State Univ. Elementary Education
Ashley Custer Elgin CC Undecided
Lauren Danhauer Aurora Univ. Nursing
Devin Carmody Waubonsee CC Biology
Jacob Faivre
Waubonsee CC Political Science
Chloe Filipski
Waubonsee CC Biology
Juan Franco
Waubonsee CC Graphic Communications
Kyle Ganzon
Waubonsee CC Information Technology
Lanora Garza
Waubonsee CC Business
Alexzander Delgado
Aurora Univ. Nursing
Amanda Diaz
Waubonsee CC Business Management
Christopher Diehl
Waubonsee CC Nursing
Western Illinois Univ. Pre-Law Waubonsee CC Child Development Waubonsee CC Computer Science
Northern Illinois Univ. Sociology
Jacob Dresmal Waubonsee CC Business
Lake Forest College Neuroscience Waubonsee CC Undecided
Tyler Duy
Waubonsee CC Cyber Security
Jack Eberhardt Waubonsee CC Construction
Carley Elliott
Kaitlyn Caul
Angel Escontrias
Aurora Univ. Leadership Studies
Univ. of Illinois Computer Science
Anthony Dawod
Waubonsee CC Automotive Technology
Evan Catanag Waubonsee CC Fire Science
Joseph Fahnestock
Univ. of Illinois Biology
Quinn Callahan
Elgin CC Electrician
North Central College Elementary Education
Brandon Daw
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Noah Duffey
Anthony Camacho
Amber Evans
Waubonsee CC Psychology
Grace Dodis
Waubonsee CC Business
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Nicholas Darlak
Cody Buzenski Univ. of Illinois Architecture
Kimberly Espinoza
Waubonsee CC Criminal Justice
DePaul Univ. Political Science
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Jack Gerling Noah Geyer
Morgan Gillogly Neil Glazier
Alexa Goodwin Rachel Goress
Illinois State Univ. Special Education
Mckenna Graham Elgin CC Nursing
Connor Gresser Waubonsee CC Automotive
Samantha Grim Elgin CC Undecided
Nicholas Grimes
Northern Illinois Univ. Mechanical Engineering
Alexandra Grimpe Waubonsee CC Business
Jason Guddendorf Waubonsee CC Culinary Arts
Paige Guerrero Elgin CC Business
Inael Gutierrez
Erica Johnson
Sabrina Massa
Jacob Needham
Paige Guyton
Jesicah Johnson
Justin McElderry
Samantha Negro
Waubonsee CC Undecided Univ. of Illinois Business
Waubonsee CC Graphic Design
Augustana College Music Education
Univ. of Illinois-Chicago Mechanical Engineering
Waubonsee CC Business
Daniel Guzman
Noah Kalinowski
Sarabeth McEvoy
Zoe Haenisch
Kyle Kanady
Jonathan McGarvey
Andrew Kantola
Katrina McNew
Waubonsee CC Construction Management Augustana College Music Education
Alexander Hallam
College of DuPage Mechanical Engineering
Caitlin Hammermeister Waubonsee CC Radiology
Michael Hammond DePaul Univ. Information Systems
Gage Hansen
Northern Illinois Univ. Mechanical Engineering
Tony Harris
Waubonsee CC Pre-Med
Univ. of Illinois Vocal Performance,Biology
Waubonsee CC Computer Science
Austin Kedzie
Abigail Mejia
Jackson Kettelkamp
Parker Messick
Harper College Business
Joliet Junior College Agriculture Business
Alexander Kloskowski
Jacob Milton
Waubonsee CC Fire Science, EMT
Jarod Kovach
Augustana College Business and Theater Arts
Michael Krause
Danielle Hayman
Harrison Kraye
Lexi Hed
Zachary Lamb
Black Hawk College Waubonsee CC Animal Science/Ag. Business Automotive
Abigail Heinicke Waubonsee CC Undecided
Cullen Heuman Waubonsee CC Undecided
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Aurora Univ. Human, Animal Studies
Dominic LaSalle Millikin Univ. Music Education
Jacob Hummel
Grace Lindgren
Thomas Huff
Lauren Lindow
Trevor Jahns
Francesco Lombardo
Aurora Univ. Nursing
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Mason Jendruczek Waubonsee CC Secondary Education
Ryan Jobe
Waubonsee CC Automotive & Business
Univ. of Illinois Computer Engineering
Waubonsee CC Education
Univ. of Illinois Bioengineering
Waubonsee CC Business
Julianna Lopez Waubonsee CC Undecided
Donald Mahan Waubonsee CC Undecided
Eastern Illinois Univ. Sociology
Robert Nelson
Waubonsee CC Computer Science
Jessica Nguyen
Augustana College Biology
Logan Nigg
Bradley Univ. Business Marketing
Jacob Obremski Waubonsee CC Business
Lauren Ortiz
Trinity International Univ. Business
Kornelia Pappas Waubonsee CC Nursing
Brandon Mires
Gisselle Paz
Waubonsee CC Pipefitting
Harper College Fire Science
Waubonsee CC Psychology
Chad Mitchell
Jacob Pearson
Kylie Modaff
Jesus Penaran
Waubonsee CC Pre-Veterinarian Studies
Jenna Lancaster
Aidan Neis
Hayden Patterson
Charity Montalbano
Waubonsee CC Police Operations
Waubonsee CC Nursing
Michael Minogue
North Central College Elementary Education
Eric Layne
Augustana College Business
Aurora Univ. Undecided
Western Illinois Univ. Criminal Justice
Katelyn Huber Waubonsee CC Criminal Justice
Waubonsee CC Business
Waubonsee CC Nursing
Univ. of Chicago Pre-Med
Jenna Harvell
Waubonsee CC Dental Hygiene
Waubonsee CC Applied Science
Anthony Messina
Elmhurst College Musical Theatre
Kenneth Hart
Waubonsee CC Early Childhood Education
Waubonsee CC Pre School Teacher
Julianna Klecka
Noah Klosowski
Waubonsee CC Software Engineering
Waubonsee CC Business
Waubonsee CC Computer Science
Amanda Harsley Waubonsee CC Medicine
North Central College Physical Chemistry
Univ. of Illinois Computer Science
Waubonsee CC Fire Science
Christian Mosher Waubonsee CC Psychology
Elgin CC Business
ITT Technical Institute Undecided
Julia Pence
Waubonsee CC Special Education
Justin Pepponi
Waubonsee CC Computer Engineering
Troy Moss
Daniel Perez
Mackenzie Mulder
Michael Petrik
Aliya Mulvihill
Cyrena Pierce
Alyssa Murabito
Samantha Pilkington
Waubonsee CC Accounting
Waubonsee CC Business Management
Illinois State Univ. Graphic Communications
Bradley Univ. Business
Waubonsee CC Elementary Education Waubonsee CC Accounting
Waubonsee CC Psychology Waubonsee CC Psychology
Patrick Murphy
Audra Pooler
Hannah Nauert
Mackenzie Prichard
Amayrani Nava
Derek Pulliam
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Lake Forest College Elementary Education Illinois State Univ. Physician Assistant
Waubonsee CC Criminal Justice
Illinois State Univ. Graphic Design
Harold Washington College Undecided
Compiled and designed by Ava Mandele and Annika Berger
Sabeen Rahman
Mireya Sandoval
Gustavo Valero
Taylor Zitkus
Bailey Ramirez
Harrison Saylors
Jeffrey VanGemert
Bryan Zollinger
Christina Rausch
Cody Schrepferman
Tyler VanPlew
Univ. of Illinois Bioengineering
North Cenral College Graphic Design
Waubonsee CC Graphic Design
Matthew Redman
Southern Illinois Univ. Aviation
Hunter Regelbrugge Waubonsee CC Undecided
Alexa Rendina
College of DuPage Undecided
Hannah Rienton
Waubonsee CC Psychology
Waubonsee CC History
Concordia Univ. Pre-Seminary
Marley Schultz Bradley Univ. Undecided
Nathan Seyller UTI Automechanics
Adam Rivas
Northern Illinois Univ. Accounting
Bryana Rivera Univ. of Illinois Biology
Elgin CC Geology
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Kate VanDinther
Emily Sivert
Waubonsee CC Dental Hygiene
Elmhurst College Music Business
Indiana
Alesandria Ganz
Daniel Walker
Waubonsee CC English
Matt Zoppa
Waubonsee CC Nursing
Esthefania Vasquez
Nathaniel Shelton Kristen Siebert
Aurora Univ. Mathematics
Luke Calabrese
Laura Venneri
Elgin CC Welding
Waubonsee CC Nursing
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Nicholas Shaw
Elgin CC Materials Science & Engineering Culinary Arts Univ. of Illinois
Waubonsee CC Law Enforcement
Waubonsee CC Englsih
Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech. Civil Engineering Purdue Univ. Nursing
Lyan Gerodias Purdue Univ. Nursing
Waubonsee CC Jazz, Music Theory
Taylor Heiser
Waubonsee CC Marketing
Carinah Herrero
Ryan Walker
Morgan Weber
Lewis Univ. Special Education
Ball State Univ. Criminology
Ball State Univ. Speech Pathology
John Marshall
Tyler Robinson
Dylan Smith
Jarred Webster
Alicia Rocha
Quentinn Smith
John Weigand
Michael Romano
Lorena Bahena Sotelo
Lucas Rotter
Jamie Speckmann
Preston Williams
Nina Rotter
Benjamin Spizzirri
Ryan Wiltgen
Skylar Rolle
Abigail Shaw
Elgin CC Culinary Arts
College of DuPage Criminal Justice
Waubonsee CC Business
Waubonsee CC Communications
Waubonsee CC Nursing
Waubonsee CC Welding
Western Illinois Univ. Zoology
Northern Illinois Univ. Nursing
Waubonsee CC Nursing Waubonsee CC Business
Waubonsee CC Architecture Waubonsee CC Undecided
Brock Williams
Aurora University Sports Management
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Ball State Univ. Economics
Christian Medrano
Purdue Univ. Electrical Engineering
Elizabeth Mills Purdue Univ. Engineering
Natalie Mills Purdue Univ. Nursing
Butler Univ. Political Science
Tyler Rowe
Ryan St. Peter
Halley Wilhelm
Peyton Rowland
Alyssa Stair
Megan Wolski
Riane Ruchaj
Noah Stapleton-Berger
Natalia Ruiz
Megan Talbott
Samuel Wurtz
Jessica Bowgren
Sierra Rush
Tiffany Thompson
Cameron Wyant
Kyla Daley
Cole Rutter
Elizabeth Towell
Marko Zavala
Willow Dunne
Aryel Salinas
Patrick Turyna
Hayden Zimmer
Rebecca Geringer
Kishwaukee CC Diesel Power Technology
Waubonsee CC Criminal Justice Waubonsee CC Nursing
Waubonsee CC Undecided
Waubonsee CC Accounting
Elgin CC Culinary Arts DePaul Univ.
Information Security Analysis
Waubonsee CC Computer Science
Olivet Nazarene Univ. Undecided
Waubonsee CC Pre-Med
Joliet Junior College Veterianary Technology
Zachary Woodward
Lewis Univ. Aurora Univ. Aviation Flight Management Undecided
Aurora Univ. Nursing
Augustana College Neuroscience
Waubonsee CC Physical Therapy
Augustana College Accounting
Ball State Univ. Actuarial Science
Iowa
Sarah Ball
Drake Univ. Political Science
Waubonsee Electrical Trades
Iowa State Univ. Animal Science
DePaul Univ.. Business Management
Univ. of Iowa Speech Pathology
Waubonsee CC Real Estate Waubonsee CC Mathematics
Compiled and designed by Ava Mandele and Annika Berger
Univ. of Iowa Speech, Hearing Studies Iowa State Univ. Animal Science
Kaitlyn Kosior
Nicole Sreenan
Kasandra Wilson
David Wojak
Justin Weiberg
Oregon
Business
St. Ambrose Univ. Grand Valley State Univ. Behavioral Neuropsychology Nursing
Samantha Kowalczyk Loras College Psychology
Western Michigan Univ. Mechanical Engineering
Tyler Kraus
Minnesota
Joshua Pollastrini
St.Cloud State Univ. Pre-Med
Jacob Sussland
Univ. of Minnesota Music Education
St. Ambrose Univ. Secondary Education Iowa State Univ. Architecture
St. Ambrose Univ. Computer Networking
Thaddeus Thompson Coe College History
Lindsey Vranicar Univ. of Iowa Marketing
Samuel Wootton
Iowa State Univ. Mechanical Engineering
Kansas Rylee Born
Univ. of Kansas Physical Therapy
Kentucky
Heather Briggs
Eastern Kentucky Univ. Business Management
Tyler Ledone
Western Kentucky Univ. Undecided
Michigan
Stephen Bicos
Grand Valley State Univ. Accounting
Nicolle Brown
Grand Valley State Univ. Marketing
Cassidy Garland
Western Michigan Univ. Occupational Therapy
Riley Vanik
Brenna Niemeyer Connor O’Brien
Rebecca Richtman Winona State Univ. Biology
Missouri Clark Hendricks
Univ. of Central Missouri Sales & Marketing
Jacob Urban
Missouri State Univ. Criminology & ROTC
Montana
Univ. of Montana Environmental Science
Nebraska Daniel Franck
Univ. of Nebraska Architecture
Alyson Jesionowski Univ. of Nebraska Biochemistry
Nevada
Haylie Murri Univ. of Utah Psychology
Wisconsin Madison College Business
Taylor Bednowicz
Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater Finance
Holly Collingbourne Marian Univ. Marketing
Sarah Daley
Sydney Davidson
Devon Buri
College of Southern Nevada Undecided
New York Erica Eckert
Rochester Institute of Tech.
Biotechnology
Samantha Nuno
High Point Univ. Exercise Science
Grand Valley State Univ. Biomedical Engineering
Utah
Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater Biology
N. Carolina
Hannah Peters
Tennessee Lauren Maki
Kiah Atkins
Jessica Weber
Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater Human Resources
Carson Doll
Univ. of Wisconsin IT Management
Davis Espe
Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville Agricultural Business
Preston Havis
Cornell Univ. Statistical Science
Carthage College English
Marcus Harper
D’Youville College Nutrition
Alexandria Anderson
Univ. of Wisconsin Undecided
Madison Keifer
Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater Psychology
Robert Nachreiner
Colin Gussman Campbell Univ. Business
Dakota State Univ. Cyber Security
Waltkins College of Art Graphic Design
Ryan Nevenhoven
Spanish, Secondary Education
Univ. of London Goldsmiths Psychology
Thomas Moon
Winona State Univ. Psychology
Benjamin Lycan
Grand Valley State Univ.
S. Carolina
Jaxson Mannes
S. Dakota
Sydney Stacy
Northern Michigan Univ. Environmental Studies
Reed College Comparative Policy Studies
International
Clemson Univ. Biology
Alexandra Guerra
Grand Valley State Univ. History
Erica Witt
Univ. of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point
Brett Glennon
Kylie Kurz
Grand Valley State Univ. Biomedical Science
Pennsylvania State Human Developement
Caroll Univ. Psychology
Pennsylvania
Eric Stoll
Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Undecided
Elena Spataro
Military
Amanda Diaz Joshua Norman Preston Williams
Workforce Kevin Bahena Ryan Edwards Luke Eggenberger Ryan Gemini Zachary Hurst Rich Lappa Dakota Phillips Mason Sampson Jacob Shearer Gerald Wesley Hunter Vajgert
Undecided Joshua Cline Kayla Corirossi Cody DeLarme Jake Hed Molly Kinnuenen
Matthew Noel Jason MacTrinder
Victoria Petkus Nicholas Reignier Tyler Sauber Winter Schmitt Samuel Suggs
*These seniors were not available as of press dead. Adrian Diaz Michael Evola Jack Kilgore Michael Maki Caden Sheehan Alec Smith Justin Socha Grace Wilkening
Compiled and designed by Ava Mandele and Annika Berger
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“Cherish every moment because it really does go by really fast.”
“Be involved in things that you like.”
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“Don’t blow off your school work because your grades do matter.”
“Stay on top of your work.”
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“Stay on top of your work, get involved in clubs and activities at school. Get involved and enjoy your high school years. Really take advantage of what this “Try your hardest school has to offer.” to keep up on everything. Stay organized and have fun.”
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“Start off strong taking as many challenging classes as possible if you choose to have an easy senior year. Definitely keep your GPA up, that’s very important once junior and senior year comes around.”
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“As early as you can, get involved in activities see what interests you just so you stay interested in school throughout your four years. Take classes that interest you too. Challenge yourself and make the most out of high school.”