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Friday, May 12, 2006 Vol. 37 • Senior Issue
Lafayette High School • 17050 Clayton Road • Wildwood, Missouri • 63011
Class Dismissed . . .
2006
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Looking back fondly, looking forward smarter Naji Pitts • Columnist
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am sick of hearing, “So what’re you going to miss most about high school?” It’s such a cliché question, and it’s usually followed by the cliché answer, “MY BEST FRIENDS 4EVER! LOL!” Then you’ve got the tough guys trying to be cool and act like they don’t care (because caring is NOT COOL) and they say stuff like, “I can’t wait to get out of this (expletive) school.” And then they spit on the ground and wet their hair to style it over their eyes. Personally, I’m ready to move on and face the rest of my life, but I’m not going to pretend I didn’t have good times in high school. I’m not going to pretend I won’t miss this place and all the crazy times and all my ridiculous friends. Sure, Lafayette has its faults. Sure, it sucks sometimes. But in comparison to how difficult life can and will be, LHS is just another drop in the bucket. In high school if you don’t do your work, you might fail a test. In real life, if you don’t do your work, you get replaced. Then you can’t pay rent, you have to live with mommy and daddy and work doubly hard to impress the “chicks.” The fact is high school has the best fun-to-stress
ratio in your life. Sure, college stories are what legends are made of, but there’s so much work involved. I know a lot of people who have essentially slept through high school, had a good time, partied and in some cases, drank sunscreen, but still did exceptionally well. College is when the lazy geniuses can’t rely on pure intelligence alone. I think what nobody realizes is that graduation isn’t the end, it’s the beginning. High school is such an insignificant time period in comparison to the rest of our lives, yet it’s so crucial to helping us become who we are. But I think what trips me up about the whole transition between adolescence and adulthood isn’t just the actual process of maturation, it’s how time always seems to kick me in the teeth when I least expect it. One minute I’m walking in as an unsure freshman, and before I realize it, days have blurred together to make years and I’m on the brink of graduation and real responsibility. We have to… work now. And the only thing we can base our future on is what we’ve learned from our past. So we complain and moan about Lafayette, but I guarantee every single graduating senior has some positive memories. And more importantly, every
The second coming:
Can you tolerate it? Darren LaCour • Columnist Attention future Senior men: you MUST wear a tux to the prom. I’m not notorious for being a rebel, but I decided to try my hand at it a few weekends ago. Me? A tuxedo? Why bother? I’m cool enough. Nobody will care. So I showed up tux-less. I was shocked at the amount of incredulous shouts of “You didn’t rent a tux? What’s wrong with you!” People looked at me as if I came down from Canada (then again, maybe that was because of the creepy mask I was wearing). Ironically, earlier in the year seniors had a guest speaker who told us that we would stop caring about all the petty high school things and our Mean Girls reenactment would end. Strangely enough, I’ve experienced the exact opposite this year. Our class is about as tolerant as Ms. Jean Peters is of late work. What, you don’t believe me? Let’s take a flash back to last semester. My fellow columnist wrote an editorial expressing his lack of tolerance for people who don’t exert effort in high school. People misread his column, assumed he said anyone going to community college was a failure, formed their own intolerant opinion, and lined up with pitchforks to attack him (on second thought, maybe they had eggs). Shame on him for saying something like that. Fast forward to this semester. Two guys desperately tried to be hilarious and offensive, succeeded halfway, and ticked someone off. That person wrote a letter to the editor complaining about it and urged us to live up to our reputation. Now we have people getting really angry. The jokers had their revenge in another letter
saying anyone with a sense of decency should avoid all contact with the outside world; it’s your own fault for being offended. In America, we can do and say what we want with no consequences or responsibilities. Shame on her for trying to take that away. Isn’t it funny how you only support free speech when it agrees with you? There’s the real shame. As American citizens, we have the privilege of saying and doing what we want in accordance with the law. I can say that the American flag is ugly or that we should eliminate term limits because Bush needs a third; I can be rude to people because I don’t agree with what they believe, or I can smoke, giving my march to the grave some steroids. Personal choice is a constitutional right. As human beings, however, we also have a personal RESPONSIBILITY. Tear down the kid at your lunch table who doesn’t have any friends; it’s not your problem that he might be suicidal. Light up all you want, especially if you don’t care about how your children will explain to their 7-year old kid why they don’t have a grandparent anymore. News flash: whether you want to realize it or not, your choices and actions affect other people. Seniors, we have a great education under our belts; we are capable of doing something in our world. It is our job to leave this a better place than it was when we came into it. At very least, you have a responsibility to put up with other people’s belief’s, no matter how wrong they are. Cliché as it may be, it’s our duty to use what we have for the greater good. Will you? Can you? It’s your choice.
single one of us (and I know this is hard to believe) has grown up and learned at least a little bit. Even if you hated the school and the administrators and the teachers and the classes and you thought it was all “lame,” the fact is you made your decisions, you pointed your life in the direction it’s heading, and now is the time to either take responsibility and better yourself, or crash. And I really think that’s what high school is all about. Learning from your mistakes. Looking back on yourself and seeing how far you’ve come, and realizing how much of a tool you were. More importantly, continuing to become less of a tool. My advice? Seniors – live big, live smart, live with no regrets and learn from everything you do. Juniors – carry on the excellence; make some funny stories and legends and learn from everything you do. Sophomores – look up to the smart kids; remember you’ve got a lot ahead of you and learn from everything you do. And freshmen – you’re hopeless until next year. So will I miss LHS? Of course. What will I miss most? MY BEST FRIENDS 4EVER! But quite frankly, I can’t wait to get out of this (expletive) school. Denver, here I come. Go Pioneers. Peace and love.
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Leaving a few things behind to underclassmen “I, Dhani Akers, leave late night talks with Dad on softball trips to my little sister Alyssa.” “I, Allyson Angle, leave our awesome new warm-ups to the girls swim team.” “I, Emily Baker, leave the future captains of the Womens cross country team the many car parts rescued over the years! Horse Dance!” “I, Annee Ballard, leave Katie Steis the right to wear bright and polkadot headbands to every field hockey game—go get ‘em girl!” “I, Danielle Boraz, leave my 1055 career basketball points to my little brother Tyler. He’s gonna need them.” “I, Carolyn Boyle, leave my good times on Shepard Road to Caroline Heitkamp.” “I, Mark Buckley, leave my teammates Kevin Peifer the point guard position and Mark Davidson the threeline drills before practice.” “I, Jake Butchli, leave my beautiful trombone sound to Nick Flynn.” “I, Alexi Chi, leave Kylie Chi my mad procrastination skills, which she can use to delay and evade work as she so pleases.” “I, Amanda Conti, leave lane 1 to my best friend Kristin Grott.” “I, Beth Curtiss, leave the position of Lancer Seniro in the St. Louis Children’s Choir to Megan Renner and Ashley Stucky. Cherish your final year and never forget Mrs. Berner’s immortal words of wisdom: “Watermelon! Prune! Cashew!” “I, Erin Destefano, will leave the pitching mound and 20 wins next season for Chelsey Carmody.” “I, Ashkon Farmand, leave Brian Holthouse my seat at the basketball games.” “I, Matt Fox, leave Player’s Guild to Keara Witteried. (May Willard always lose.)” “I, Eric Frank, leave my brother, Eli, the high school experience.” “I, Tom Fraser, leave my legacy to my little brother
Michael, my percussion renown to my sister, and my car to myself.” “I, Lauren Goldstein, leave paying way too much to park at a public school to all the underclassmen.” “I, Beth Guckes, leave the Big Book of Makeup and dressing room life of the party to Kaitlin Sarnoski.” “I, Kyle Hall, leave four years alone with my parents to my little brother Luke who will be a freshman.” Ha ha ha, have fun!” “I, Nikki Hassanzadeh, leave my choir note cards to the trash can.” “We, Emily Baker and Kelsey Henshaw, leave the role of entertaining the cross country team to Ashley Hudson.” “I Alyssa Highsmith-Esko, leave my love to my favorite juniors Eryn Crivelli and Magic John! I love you kids!” “I, Max Huber, leave my hockey number (28) along with my jerseys to my little brother Jack so that he can, continue the greatness.” “I, Katie Hunsicker, leave all my smiles and hugs to Eric Barford.” “I, Laura Jackson, leave the chore of cleaning the guard cage to Rachel Bader. Have fun! And girls, take care of each other!” “I, Kristy Kiefer, leave Lane 4 to Eleece Aliano.” “I, Laura Mattingly, leave being the tallest player on the lacrosse team to Kayla Brubaker.” “I, Anchit Mehrotra, leave my Superfan Fro to Brian Holthouse. Remember to Febreeze it, because it smells like two years of sweat and pass it on to my brother in a couple years. I want it back in the family.” “I, Danny Mortimer, leave the voice cracking crown to Pat Collins, may your voice crack loud and often.” “I, Lindsey Niday, leave my blonde moments to my brother Pat. You need a little stupidity in your life.” “I, Meg O’Connell, leave my mom to the field hockey girls and I leave Emily Leeker my cheerleading skills on the soccer field.”
“I, Marc Phillips, leave to Taylor Parsons my shower.” “I, Nikki Pierro, leave my two orange folders for choir (in pristine condition) to Lauren Palmer (use that duct tape!)…and my house keys to my younger brother Mike—you never seem to have your own…” “I, Christine Price, leave my non-existent Red Dress to CC ,Kate and Rebekah.” I leave my position as most awesome person in the school to Charlotte Gaw and to Laura Dick, I leave the early morning walks to school.” “I, Venu Raghavan, leave my brother Ananth, a senior year full of fun, adventure, but most of all memories. Embrace every minute Ananth, you’ll be glad you did.” “I, Allie Reed, leave volleyball spirit duties to Casey Chernin and Katie Vollmayer.” “I, Allison Sissom, leave taking care of Mr. T, and making Mrs. Senti laugh to my little sister Lauren.” “I, Zach Steinkuhler, leave all my good times on Kingstowne Place Drive to my brother, Beth McGuire, Shannon Hinkle, and Nicole Staszak.” “I, Tiffany Tocco, leave Lafayette Lighting to Jessica aka Little Bits.” “I, Zach Tucker, leave my Pink Floyd sticker in my locker, 2028, to a senior next year because that thing will not come off.” “I, Bryant VW, leave my brother Eric exactly what I came here with… nothing.” “I, Emilie Vaughan, leave Ryan Jaccard teenage parenthood, take care of those around you.” “I, Theresa Weinhold, leave all of my AP notes and the Weinhold name to my little sister Sarah. Good luck!” “I, Mercedes Wilks, leave my left over credits to the soon to be “super senior”…ya’ll can have ‘em.” “I, Stephen Wolf, leave my reign over the Math contests to the Solomon trio, Mike, Brad, and Cindy, who I’m sure will continue my legacy.” “I, Keri Zeiser, leave the trifecta to fellow lacrosse player Sarah Koch.”
with all of my questions and constant desire for knowledge.” Kelly Kaczmarczyk: “Mrs. Phillips, thanks for staying after all the time to help me learn math.” Amy Karim: “Mr. Shaughnessy—I thought you were finding a replacement for me?? I guess I just grew on you! It will be hard next year to find someone as good as me…” Alex Klein: “To Ms. B-L, thank you for trading books with me and starting my love of history.” Zach Levko: “Ms. Peters, you enjoy teaching more than any other teacher I’ve ever had and thank really motivates your students.” LaKendra Lofton: “Hey Mr. Saunier! I looove you so much. Thanks for helping me throughout my high school career and finding me the right college!!” Stephanie Marr: “Mac—thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do something I really love. I will never forget the experiences I had.” Christina Morch: “Ms. Hauser, keep good care of Waldo!” Karl Moritz: “Anne Gilman ‘woot’.” Danielle Palazzola: “Ms. Senti, I love you and will miss dancing with you.” Kristin Patterson: “Mrs. Sla-a-ama! Thanks for the great vocabulary in math class. Those quizzes were probably the only thing that kept my grade up.”
Naji Pitts: “Ms. Nancy Smith—thanks for supporting me even when you didn’t agree, and for giving me a way to express my voice.” Stephanie Proffitt: “Klaw, I will never forget ApushKlauss! Take my peeksha! One day, our third hour will take over a small island. Your stories have prepared me more for college than all my years of schooling.” Anne Rebar: “Hey Mrs. Mehrotra! Thanks for the Choice Awards and the Indian food. I’ll definitely never forget you; glad I was part of your favorite class!” Nicholas Robinson: “Mr. Seagrist—you made me a better runner and three-time state qualifier. “ Mollie Robison: “Mr. Tamaroff, You are an awesome teacher. You make learning a foreign language fun!” Alex Sandroff: “Mrs. Luerding, I’ll be back, promise.” Michelle Sarnosky: “Mr. Willard—thanks for making me realize my potential as a writer—there will be a book dedicated to you!” Ashley Semore: “Mrs. Sanders—she’s awesome! Thanks for being so nice and understanding, unlike most of the teachers at Lafayette High School.” Jackie Tippee: “Hey Mr. Buck! Good luck with all your tardy freshman. Hopefully they don’t break my record.” Aaron Truitt: “Yo, Ms. Wes! Dial 2293 for Trailer 3!” Tim Vancourt: “Lofgren, wut wut!”
Students thank teachers who have been most memorable Katie Adams: “Mr. Krull—thanks for being the best math teacher. I loved coming to class every day and listening to your funny, but stupid, jokes.” Ashley Andrade: “Mrs. Rodgers, you are one of the best teachers I have ever had. Choir has helped me grow musically (of course) and personally. This class has helped me open to and become more outgoing. I felt that Rodge truly cares about her students and does more than teaching.” Brett Cowan: “Sup! Coach Laster, have fun next year on the golf team.” Stephanie Edwards: “Hey Herr Maier, thanks so much. You helped pull me out of the a big slump over the four years of being in your class.” Casie Farmer: “Mrs. Hagedorn for making class fun and actually caring about her students.” Cynthia Held: “Stay sweet, Mrs. Elliot!” Latoya Renee Hollins: “I have a few shout outs to give. I want to give them to Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Kriss, Mrs. Hermach, Mrs. Willborn. I just want you all to know that you have inspired me to always do my best and what I feel is right. Thanks. Will miss you all!” Staci Huelat: “Mrs. Murray! She has done so much for me. Not only has she worked through math problems with me but also problems I had in life. She is very understanding and goes out of her way to help.” Nick Jevorutsky: “Ms. Jones, thanks for dealing
page 4 • senior issue Matt-choo, I am so proud of the person you have grown up to be, but you will always be my baby brother! Go Bucks! Love, Jen Allie, You always manage to light up a room just by walking into it! Your smile brightens the cloudiest of days. We know your perserverance, self-lessness and loyalty will allow you to succeed as you begin your next chapter in life. Love, Mom and Dad
Bobby & Danny, It takes college to split up this pair. Good luck at Truman & Drury. Love, Mom, Dad & Steve
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Stephen, We are so proud of you and all of your accomplishments. You have grown into such a fine and responsible young man. Good Luck with all your future endeavors. We know you will succeed in everything you do. With all our Love, Mom, Dad, Robert, Grandpa and Grandma
Meredith & Theresa
We are so proud of the beautiful, independent, young women you have become. May your faith, focus and personal integrity continue to be your guide as you embrace your future goals and dreams. Our family has been “twice blessed” and beyond! Love, Dad, Mom, Donna, Sarah and Emily
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Topher, We’re so proud of you! Work hard & play hard at Mizzou. Go for your dreams. Congratulations! Love, Mom, Dad & Matthew
Congratulations Andy! The world is at your feet...we’re so proud of you! Good luck building your dreams at KU! Love, Mom and Dad, Megan and Jeff
Jana, Diana and Alice, “A friend may well by reckoned the masterpiece of nature” -Emerson For 4 years we’ve watched, listened, laughed. We will miss you as your journey continues. Congratulations! The Fullmers
Congratulations, Lee!
What a fun ride it has been. Have the best of years at Mizzou and wherever your dreams lead you. -Love, Dad, Mom, Audrey, and Dan
LauraYour smile is contagious! (Glad you got those braces?!) Always find the humor in life. Be happy! Love, Dad, Mom, Michael, Beth and Brian
My special Ashley! I’m so proud of you and who you have become. Always follow your dreams. I love you with all my heart, Mom
Dear Nicholas, We are so proud of you! Way to go Barrett! We’ll miss you next year. Have fun at Truman. Love, D. M. J. T. T. L. C. E. A.
Stephanie, May life always find you smiling and may all your dreams come true. -Love, Mom, Dad, and Alex
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Class of 2006: Who’s who . . . Central Methodist University Danielle Boraz Central Missouri State University Meghan Scobie Taylor Scott Florrisant Valley Community College Latoya Hollins Lindenwood University Kelly Dowell Lauren Goede Danielle Palazzola Tiffany Tocco Northwest Missouri State Samantha Moore Maryville University Kasey Morris Ashley Semore Ashley Andrade Meramac Community College Andy Burger Stefanie Eitel Rachel Ellerbe Travis Hamm Katie Hunsicker Kelly Kaczmarczyk Andrew Kasper Matt MacDonald Brandy Morgan Elaine Wilson Missouri State University Katherine Aslin Lauren Duenow Dana Hagen Alyssa Highsmith-Esko Pat Huxen Melissa Lantz John Lewis Stephanie Marr Kara McCaskie Brian Moderhack Christina Morch
Nikky Pierro Jo Pupillo Jessica Ryckman Ashley Savel Allison Schenone Lauren Schwartz Jodie Shead Chrissie Voelkel Chelsea Voigt Rockhurst Mark Buckley Tori Hartin Dan Hinzpeter
Saint Charles Nursing School Florina Matteucci Saint Louis College of Pharmacy Candace Dunn Saint Louis University Max Huber Krista Huck Katie Murray Megan Thomas Amy Vickroy Rahat William Southeast Missouri State University Stephanie Edwards Jasmyn Gardner Cynthia Held Ashley Horsfall Southwest Baptist University Jon Davis Stephen Lancaster Stanford Brown Mercedes Wilks Stephens College Sheena Connely Rachel Hartmann Kaitlin Malone Christina Norris Truman State University
Elise Bailey Brad Davis Gerardo Delgado Jessica Germer Beth Guckes Kyle Hall Nick Jevorutsky Alex Klein Katie McWherter Bobby Mortimer Meredith O’Neill William Petry Anne Rebar Nicholas Robinson Ryan Shannon Allison Sissom Alison Stiehl Aaron Truitt Theresa Weinhold
University of MissouriColumbia Emily Baker Taylor Carter Michael Cho Marc Christian Amanda Conti John Copple Brett Cowan Devin Erdal Tyler Eves Casie Farmer Brittany Gibson Kathryn Grey Katie Handera Kyle Harper Nikki Hassanzadeh Lauren Hibler Kara Hogan Joe Hooker Anna Hurst Nick Kelly Cari Lewis Justin Lynn Phil McCormick David McGuire Weston Merrick Lindsey Niday Marc Phillips Lauren Pischel Allie Reed Mollie Robison
Sean Ryan Michelle Sarnosky Lindsay Scott Jamie Smith Ryan Steele Sarah Stromsdorfer Tim VanCourt Megan Verbeck Katie Voss Jared Winchester University of MissouriKansas City Dhaniele Akers Jana Fullmer Amy Karim Keri Zeiser University of MissouriKansas City School of Medicine Sabina Saakova University of MissouriRolla Alex Balducci Jill Hecht Steve Moxley Jason Thrasher Mike VanHorn University of Missouri-Saint Louis Jake Bremler Kineisha Kimble Webster Hannah Bondurant Zach Tucker William Jewel Ellen Mays
Editor’s Note: All information was provided by students on special information sheets distributed by the Image staff in April.
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and where you’re going . . . Alabama State University Sharneice Holland
Emporia State University LaCreshia Griffin-Pope
Northwestern University Rav Khazai
Auburn University Andrew Luther Alyssa Speed
Eureka College Erica Lyles
Ohio University Niky Norton Jenna Schoenefeld
Ball State University Bryant Vander Weerd
Florida State University Laura Mattingly Lauren Vouga
Belmont University Emilie Vaughan
Georgia Tech Matt Timberlake
Benedictine College Adrienne Geile
Grabber School Design for Hair Lisa Schonscheck
Boston College Alexi Chi Brown University Zach Levko Bryn Mawr College Beth Curtiss Carnegie-Mellon University William Kwang Centenary College Staci Huelat Clark Atlanta University LaKendra Lofton Colorado State University Eric Frank Ryan Grate Sean McCarthy Concordia Seward Karl Moritz Cornell University Stephen Wolf DePaul Ashkon Farmand Drury University Danny Mortimer Kirsten Brauch
Hannibal LaGrange Katie Boggiano Iowa State University April Diaz De Leon Tom Fraser Indiana University Jake Butchli Kelsey Henshaw Meg O’Connell Johns Hopkins Diana DeAndrade Kansas State University Alex Bartelsmeyer Chris Billo Megan Papenfuhs Katherine Gibbs College Tyeasha Stainback Manhattan College Catherine Calogero Marshall University Erin Destefano Miami University (Ohio) Michael Franklin Kristin Patterson New York University Brandon Faerber
Other Esther-Vanessa Vollmer Purdue Steve Anderson Seij Larsen Tim Meier Rochester Institute of Technology Michael Mansheim Rose-Hulman Scott Grubbs Christine Price
Devin Maxey Jake Silverman Zach Steinkuhler University of MichiganAnn Arbor Venu Raghavan University of Mississippi Katie Adams Renee Ruello Jackie Tippee University of NevadaLas Vegas Alex Sandroff University of Texas- Austin Kelly Oberschelp University of Virginia Laura Jackson
Syracuse University Alice Wang
Wesleyan University Lonny Blumenthal
University of Alabama Allyson Angle Hanna Streiff
Wheaton College Lauren Goldstein
University of California- Las Angeles Stephanie Proffitt University of CaliforniaIrvine Caroline Song University of ColoradoBoulder Christina Calandro University of Dayton Jenny Mann University of Denver Naji Pitts University of Kansas Lindsey Aufricht Alexandra Goldstein Rachel Goldberg
William Woods University Kristy Kiefer Xavier University Carolyn Boyle Darren LaCour Amy Perry Undecided Annee Ballard Maxwell Burgess Mike Dorwart Matt Fox Andrew Hennessy Kayla Kerrigan Kelly Liermann Megan Long Zach Maxwell Anchit Mehrotra Braden Miller Jenna Sesti
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Class of 2006
Senior Superlatives
Best Looking Zach Steinkuhler and Jackie Tippee
Most School Spirit Alison Stiehl and Anchit Mehrotra Best Dressed Brandon Faerber & Kait Malone
Most Friendly John Lewis and Renee Ruello
Most Likely to Succeed Venu Raghavan and Elise Bailey
Biggest Flirt Mike Franklin and Niky Norton
Class Clown Ashkon Farmand and Lindsey Aufricht
Biggest Brown Noser Jenna Sesti and Matt Onesko
Most Talented Allison Sissom and Jake Bremler
Most Atheletic Cartez Parker and Melissa Lantz
Most Gullible Cari Lewis and Lee Holaday
Most Intelligent Diana DeAndrade and Darren LaCour
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Some memories best forgotten Signed Athletes Kelly Dowell: “Crashing my car into a curb and everyone saw because I was trying to be cool.” Stefanie Eitel: “I fell asleep in my history class and when I woke up there was a puddle of drool on my desk (9th grade).” Jasmyn Gardner: “Sitting by myself at lunch the first day of school freshman year…officer Kraus was my first friend.” Rachel Goldberg: “I had to get out of school really quickly one day so when the 3:04 bell rang, I sprinted out of physics, began to stumble, tripped and fell flat on my face. My shoes went flying after, leaving huge black marks on the floor and to make matters worse, I flew right into a trash can (knocking it over) when I went down.” Anna Hurst: “Walking into the boys bathroom and seeing some of the hall monitors in there!” Andrew Kasper: “I was carrying some hotdog buns for after school refuel and
I said “Hey check out my buns!” and a friend of mines mom grabbed my butt… yeah, awkward.” Cari Lewis: “When I sat on an art table in Ms. Rivas room and it broke in half!!” Michael Mansheim: “Gave someone the wrong direction to the class (I couldn’t understand him.)” Weston Merrick: “During the AP Gov exam, it was dead silent and I leaned back in my chair and crashed into the ground, terribly loud, it was great.” Katie Murray: “At the homecoming football game I was tumbling in front of all the fans, and when I finished I realized that I forgot to wear spankies!” Lisa Schonscheck: “Getting hit in the head with a volleyball during gym.” Esther-Vanessa Vollmer: “When I was in the locker room changing and the fire alarm went off. I was standing there in my underwear and the one thing I thought was, “you have got to be kidding me!”
Seniors give advice to underclassmen Elise Bailey: “Your locker holds your life-to lose things in your locker is to lose part of your life-stay organized.” Lonny Blumenthal: “Don’t park on the curbs in the parking lot.” Brittany Gibson: “Be cool, stay in school!” LaCreshia GriffinPope: “Stop the drama! It’s not worth it, and have fun next year.” Andrew Hennessy: “Use the flex bathroom.” Ravand Khazai: “Procrastination is fine. Anyone who says otherwise is part of the conspiracy.” John Lewis: “Stay focused and work hard. Never let anyone stop you from accomplishing your goal.” Matt MacDonald: “Do your homework and study hard.” Jennifer Mann: “Be yourself, look stupid, have fun, laugh it off and forget drama-high school is almost over.” Devin Maxey: “Make the most time you have with your class because you will never all be together again!” Amy Perry: “Don’t get caught up in all the drama of high school, enjoy your senior year.” William Petry: “Don’t take AP Bio and AP Chem together during your senior year.” Lauren Schwartz: “When teachers tell you second semester of senior year counts,
they’re lying.” Alison Stiehl: “Don’t live your life in the future. If you keep telling yourself ‘well in college…’ you will miss out on your senior year and all it entails.” Hanna Streiff: “Don’t be so dramatic—just remember everyone will be leaving for college soon enough so the drama and pettiness isn’t worth it. No one is going to care once you get to go to college and start all over.” Michael Vanhorn: “Don’t fight back, play dead and they’ll lose interest.” Christine Voelkel: “Have fun and don’t use your absent days ‘till after spring break! Senioritis! Chelsea Voigt: “Cherish the time you have left, spend all you can with your family and friends, most importantly don’t stress, relax and have fun.” Katie Voss: “No matter how tired or lazy, don’t park on the end of the isle, you will get a violation, Saturday AND have to move your car.” Rahat William: “Keep a camera with you at all times because you’re going to want to remember every moment! Enjoy this year with your closest friends-it’ll be the best year of your life!”
Lafayette athletes continuing in college
Josh Albrecht- Butler (Lacrosse) Allyson Angle- Alabama (Swimming) Emily Baker- University of Missouri-Columbia (Track) Buddy Blevins- Drake (Football) Woody Blevins- Drake (Football) Lonny Blumenthal-Wesleyan (Lacrosse) Danielle Boraz- Central Methodist (Basketball) Sheena Connely- Stevens College (Basketball) Erin DeStefano- Marshall (Softball) Kelly Dowell- Lindenwood (Field Hockey) Tori Hartin- Rockhurst (Basketball) Robert Huck- Forest Park Community College (Baseball) Jaron Klopstein- Fontbonne University (Lacrosse) Melissa Lantz- Missouri State (Soccer) Tim Leonard- Millikin (Golf) Zach Levko- Brown (Water Polo and Swimming) Phil McCormick- University of Missouri-Columbia (Baseball) Michelle Moody- Lindenwood (Basketball) Meg O’Connell- Indiana (Field Hockey) Jodie Shead- Missouri State (Softball) Ben Vesser- Forest Park Community College (Baseball) Amy Vickroy- St. Louis University (Basketball)
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To miss or not to miss
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Seniors have grown to love and dislike many things through out their four years at LHS. The following details what they will miss and what they will not.
To miss:
Christina Calandro: “The jukebox at lunch with my personal favorites, Rocketman and You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.” Catherine Calogero: “All the activities. I love how LHS always has something going on and how there are so many ways to get involved.” Taylor Carter: “Otis Spunkmeyer cookies.” Devin Erdal: “Dances.” Jessica Germer: “The British lady that makes the announcements between classes.” Kara Hogan: “The students.” Pat Huxen: “I’ll miss shoulder warm-ups in choir.” Kayla Kerrigan: “My friends and all the fun times we had here. And the dances we attended. I’ll also miss the crazy lunches we all shared together.” Nick Kelly: “Hearing so many funny stories from Mrs. Smith.” Megan Lony: “The teachers.” Justin Lynn: “800 girls knowing me and willingly talking to me daily.” Kaitlin Malone: “Escadrille. It was four years of a pretty intense experience. I’m glad I got the opportunity to be a part of it.” Florina Mattencci: “Acting like a high school student and being a teenager. Because now life will fly. But I had fun.” Devin Maxey: “Star meetings!” Niky Norton: “I’m going to miss all the school spirit. I love coming to the games and experiencing all the pride we have in Lafayette. There’s nothing like cheering from the bleachers during a really intense basketball game.” Braden Miller: “Playing jazz music with a bunch of good musicians.” Megan Papenfuhs: “My younger friends. I won’t get to see them through their senior year.” Renee Ruello: “The enthusiastic lectures from Mr. Willard and Mrs. Peters.” Jenna Schoenfeld: “The Nestle Chocolate milk machine, and serenading my friends with ‘You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling.’” Jenna Sesti: “I will miss most the overall high school atmosphere and experience, and the security that comes with it.” Jake Silverman: “Seeing my friends everyday at our lockers.”
Not to miss:
Lindsey Aufricht: “I won’t miss the crazy drama, or the people at our school that out others down to make themselves feel good; the immaturity of our school.” Carolyn Boyle: “The public displays of affection in the hallway.” Maxwell Burgess: “The billions of test strips I have to do for Ms. Paul.” Jake Butchli: “Assemblies.” Michael Cho: “The parking lot.” Michael Franklin: “The obnoxiously elongated bells.” Kathryn Grey: “The strict rules.” Travis Hamm: “The constant thought that I am always being watched.” Kyle Harper: “The chaos in the parking lot before and after school.” Tori Hartin: “The drama queens of LHS.” Nikki Hassanzadeh: “Annoying underclassmen and people who can’t walk in the hallways.” Krista Huck: “The crowded parking lot and people who don’t know how to drive.” Nick Jevorvtsky: “The crowded halls.” Kelly Kaczmarczyk: “The freezing cold classrooms.” Darren LaCour: “The administration chants of “Let’s Go!” after the one-minute bell rings.” Kelly Liermann: “People who can’t drive in the parking lot and don’t know how to move in the halls.” Kara McCaskie: “The parking lot and the bathrooms.” Anchit Mehrotra: “The administration not allowing us to stand and cheer at basketball games.” Christina Morch: “The classes.” Christina Norris: “The constant distrust in its students.” Kelly Oberschelp: “The parking lot at 3:05 p.m.” Danielle Palazzola: “Administration.” Jo Pupillo: “The administrators, the homework, the projects, papers, the ridiculous rules and about 95 percent of the people.” Megan Thomas: “The parking lot.” Aaron Truitt: “The dirty bathrooms.”
Students recognize peers for outside inspiration
Chris Billo: “Laura Jackson, Because she has made me be all that I want to be and has inspired me to be everything I want to be.” Kirsten Brauch: “John Underwood because he went from being ‘the quiet kid’ to JSU, the outgoing announcer! It was just awesome to watch the transformation.” Lauren Duneow: “Jaquie Spencer, because she has been through so much and she is such a strong person because of it.” Adrienne Geile: “Kevin Fitzgerald – brilliant, hopeless in school, incredibly lazy and probably the most dynamic and dedicated person I know. He knows what’s really important.” Lauren Goede: “Andrea Hoffman has inspired me to be a stronger woman and to stick up for myself! I love you Andrea!” Dana Hagen: “Amy Karim. She’s the best person I know.”
Rachael Hartmann: “Steve Wolf – He showed me how to not be afraid to break out some groovy moves while singing karaoke to foreign songs.” Sharniece Holland: “Latoya Hollins because she never gives up.” Ashley Horsfall: “Stephanie Marr. She brought out my inner silliness.” Melissa Lantz: “Kait Malone, to wear pink nail polish and dresses.” Andrew Luther: “Drew Prokup always pushed me to work my hardest, and never give up, cause it gets hard, and you have to stick it out in the tough times to live another day.” Erica Lyles: “Emilie Vaughan has inspired and motivated me. She always works hard and helps me with everything. She is hilarious, generous and a good leader. I love you Emilie.” David McGuire: “Elise Bailey because she is so dedicated to being
successful in everything she does whether its school, tennis, work or her social life. She strives to be the best.” Brian Moderhack: “Dave McGuire because he is the nicest guy around. Dave tries hard at everything and he taught me to just ‘be duff ’.” Samantha Moore: “Renee Ruello. She was the first person to talk to me when I moved here, and she still says hi to me every morning in the parking lot. She’s sweet in genuine.” Lauren Pischel: “Brandon Faerber, because he’s an awesome worker, a good classmate, and a sweet friend.” Jessica Ryckman: “Nikky Pierro. We were both the “new girl” at the same time, and we helped each other get through it. We have been through so much over the years, and she always told me things to get better.” Ashley Savel: “Myself because I have to learn things on my own.” Allison Schenone: “Lloyd
McCowen. For always being a positive role model. He has wonderful morals and isn’t any typical highschooler.” Taylor Scott: “Lauren Avery has inspired me to really live like each day was your last.” Caroline Song: “Alex Klein for being himself no matter the circumstances. He never hides who he is, and is so strong in himself unlike many others.” Sara Stromsdorfer: “Catherine Calagero has inspired me by sitting next to me in Child Development.” Jason Thrasher: “Darren LaCour who proves that smart people can be rockers. Play on Darren, play on.” Elaine Wilson: “Hayley McFarland. Even though we’re not close anymore, I will always value the time we spent together. She’s a sweetie who will always be an individual.”
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Brit, We are so very proud of you and all your accomplishments. It has been a joy watching you grow up to a responsible young woman. As you leave for college, it will be a new experience for all of us and we will miss you very much, especially Bailey. Go Tigers! We love you, Dad, Mom, and Shannon
Darren, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” -Robert Frost
As you travel on your journey, you go with our love. May you enjoy writing the book of your life. Mom, Dad and Julia
Much love & congratulations on all your accomplishments. We are so very proud of you! Good luck in your endeavors at Xavier. We know you’ll do extremely well there. Remember to also take time to relax and have a blast! God bless, we love you, Mom, Dad, Steven and Andre
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Top Honors Awarded Senior Awards Night was held on April 26 to recognize and honor members of the Class of 2006 for their achievements. The following are some of the awards that were distributed. The entire program is located online at www.rockwood.k12.mo.us 2005-2006 Senior Class Officers
Departmental Awards Art: Arielle Barber Cory Dignazio Allison Sissom
President: Brad Davis
Secretary: Jana Fullmer
Business: Elise Bailey
Vice-President: Alcie Wang
Treasurer: Weston Merrick
Family and Consumer Studies: Latoya Hollins Foreign Language: French: Jenna Schoenefeld, Alex Sandroff German: Tim Meier, Meredith Weinhold Latin: Stephen Wolf, Theresa Weinhold Spanish: Jennifer Hacker, David Beeks
Leadership Award: Venu Raghavan and Elise Bailey Service Award: Brandon Faerber and Renee Ruello Sportsmanship Award: Cartez Parker and Melissa Lantz
Industrial Technology: Timothy Meier Language Arts Alexander Klein Mathematics Diana De Andrade Computer Science Award Daniel Lowenthal Physical Education Melissa Lantz Science Joshua Nunn Social Studies Elise Bailey
Lancer Award: John Underwood
DVD-Image-Legend Seniors
Best of luck and don’t be strangers! My e-mail is always open . . .
Smitty
Deanna, From the first day of Kindergarden to Graduation, we have loved you and been proud of you. You are a wonderful woman and we are glad you are in our family.
Allison, You are always thinking “outside the box”. What a great way to view the world. We love you, Mom, Dad, Cassi and Lauren
Good Luck at Mizzou! Work hard and play hard and make us proud of you some more! Love, Mom, Dad, Alyssa and Kelly
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Seniors share favorite holidays,
A B
A: Artist Katie Hunsicker: “Edwin McCain for having a great voice and inspirational words.” Florina Mattencci: “Sean Paul. He reminds me of my brother, Catalin.” Naji Pitts: “Led Zeppelin. They have an answer for everything.” B: Beach Amanda Conti: “Cancun. Bright blue water and huge waves.” Rachel Goldberg: “Miami Beach, Florida. The people are crazy, the atmosphere is nuts, and the weather is beautiful.” Stephanie Proffitt: “Newport Beach. The wedge has the best waves and the hottest guys.”
C
C: Class Allyson Angle: “Advanced Aquatics. Even after taking it twice, it never gets old because of Chard.” Tori Hartin: “Senior Lit with Mrs. Peters.” Michael Mansheim: “Politics and Conflict. It was one of the easiest classes that I learned the most from.”
D
D: Dinner Stephanie Marr: “Mulligan’s wings. You can order up to 54 and take the rest home to snack on.” Caroline Song: “Waldorf chicken salad with peach tea.” Mercedes Wilks: “Hamburger Helper Macaroni and Cheeseburger.”
E F G
E: Excuse Michael Franklin: “I was discussing vital information with Mr. Schmidt in his office. He was too busy to write a pass.” Kristin Patterson: “(While holding car keys) Sorry, my bus was late.” Marc Phillips: “It was my parents’ fault.” F: Fast Food Dhaniele Akers: “Nothing is constituted fast food anymore when you wait 20 minutes for fries at McDonald’s.” Pat Huxen: “Lion’s choice. Mass produced liquid cheese + fresh French fries = good eatin’.” Lauren Pischel: “Steak N Shake. Who doesn’t love 24/7 food?” G: Game Nick Kelly: “Wheel of Fortune (played it and watched it on TV since I was two).” Nikkie Pierro: “Text twist! Or…Pretty Pretty Princess. The crown was the best part.” Anne Rebar: “Spin the bottle. Cheap entertainment for bored teens.”
H
H: Holiday Lauren Goldstein: “Labor day offers the first three day weekend of the school year.” Alex Klein: “National Teddy Bear Day.” Alex Sandroff: “Chanukah—Jewish pride.”
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I: Ice Cream Flavor LaCreshai Griffin-Pope: “Neapolitan—it’s every craving I want! Amy Karim: “Cake batter at Maggie Moo’s.” Katie Murray: “Maple Walnut, because it was my grandma’s favorite.”
J
J: Joke Jessica Germer: “Did I invite you to my barbeque? No! Then get off my grill!” Kristy Kiefer- “What’s green and has wheels? GRASS! I was just kidding about the wheels.” William Petry: “Two snowmen are standing in a field. One turns to the other and says, ‘Do you smell carrots?’
K
K: Kissing Moment Beth Guckes: “At the City Museum on a Saturday night with the jazz music playing, I climbed out on to the castle power and my boyfriend swept me off my feet. We danced and he kissed me. It was our first kiss. Kaitlin Malone: “This hot guy I met from Eureka kissed me and bit my lip. I ended up bleeding.” Jenna Sesti: “On one of our C-520 trips, Brandon Faerber caught me completely off-guard when he grabbed my face and surprised me with a kiss. Needless to say, it was a dream come true (for both of us).
L
L: Library Book Lindsey Aufricht: “I Can’t Believe I’m Knitting…yes I actually have this book, and don’t ask for a sweatervest.” Alexander Balducci: “God Bless you, Dr. Kavorkian.” Jenny Mann: “2006 Spanish Guinness book of World Records.”
M
M: Movement at LHS Ashley Horsfall: “Proposition K because we get a new theatre and I helped.” Megan Long: “Dream Team. It’s an awesome thing because you are given a chance to be directly involved within the betterment of a child’s life.” Braden Miller: “The Christian prayer circle. Those guys really fought for it.”
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kisses and more from A to Z
N
N: Noise Brett Cowan: “All the noise in a Marquette vs. Lafayette Hockey game.” Tom Fraser: “meow—it’s hilarious and annoyingplus, nobody knows where it’s coming from.” Rav Khazai: “Radio static, it will warn us when danger is near.”
O
O: Onilne Activity Emily Baker: “Checking the weather to see what the future forecast has in store for me.” Maxwell Burgess: “Searching for cool pictures of lions.” Esther-Vanessa Vollmer: “Wasting my time by playing silly java games-addicting.”
P Q
P: Poster Max Huber: “Donatello from Teenague Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Laura Mattingly: “Bottechelli’s portrait of a young boy.” Tim Vancourt: “Jenna Jameson.” Q: Quite place to go Elise Bailey: “I do all of my best thinking in the bathroom. Uninterrupted silence is a rarity these days.” Weston Merrick: “Chesterfield St. Airport Road. They close the road and you can sit there and watch planes come in.” Venu Raghavan: “Next to the pond in Forest Park, its probably one of the most euphoric settings I have ever experienced.”
R
R: Report card Latoya Hollins: “Fourth quarter report card.” Danny Mortimer: “First grade- it was my first.” Theresa Weinhold: “Second semester, fourth quarter, senior year because it’s the last one.”
S
S: School lunch Alexi Chi: “The Quesadillas. I don’t care if they’re hard and kind of taste like cardboard because they are so delicious.” Amy Perry: “Bosco sticks- the only thing I will spend $2.10 on.” Jo Pupillo: “Mashed potatoes!!!- Delicious and only $.50 and great with tons of salt.”
T
T: Television Show Krista Huck: “The Simple life- Nicole Richie is always doing something crazy or saying something outrageous.” Meg O’Connell: “The O.C. - The best show ever. I love the actors, the drama, and the beach.” Hanna Streiff: “Two and a half men- it’s hysterical.”
U
U: Underwear Devin Erdal: “Victoria’s Secret Pink Collection.” Karl Movitz: “Silk boxers- they’re comfy.” Rahat William: “Boy-cut from American Eagle! They’re so comfortable.”
V
V: Venue Niky Norton: “Creepy Crawl- It’s so intimate and you can usually meet the band afterwards.” Alison Stiehl: “The Pageant, there’s not a bad seat in the house.” Chelsea Voight: “The Fox Theatre because it’s full of history.”
W X
W: Waste Money On Christine Price: “Myself, because I’m greedy like that.” Allie Reed: “Lime smoothies at Q.T. I’m so mad they discontinued them!” Megan Verbeck: “Shoes, but it’s not wasted money!” X: Exercise Ashley Andrade: “Belly Dancing- It’s the only exercise that I enjoy.” Mollie Robison: “I don’t exercise except walking from place to place.” Stephen Wolf: “Dance Dance Revolution- a revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.”
Y
Y: Yo-Yo Trick Darren LaCour: “Ballistic Missile, this is where you cut the string and see who it hits.” Brian Moderhack: “The Sleeper.” Kasey Morris: “Walk the Dog because it is the only name I know.”
Z
Z: Zoo Animal Annee Ballard: “Duckbill platypus.” Christina Calandro: “Speke gazelle because they can put their legs behind their head.” Lakendra Lofton: “Zebras because I like zebra cakes.”
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