The Budget: Senior Issue 2022

Page 10 Seniors share variety of plans for the future

Page 16 Senior editors enjoyed telling your stories

Lawrence High School Lawrence, KS Volume 129, Issue 5 May 2022

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Page 10 Seniors share variety of plans for the future

Page 16 Senior editors enjoyed telling your stories

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Speaking out allows student to make a difference in politics

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DRAKE KHATIB

At LHS, Drake led through roles in Boys Swim and Dive, Band, and was also involved outside of school in Boy Scouts of America. During his 6 years of involvement in Boy Scouts, he was an Assistant Patrol Leader and Troop Quartermaster. As Troop Quartermaster, he organized and led trips, events and tasks, and encouraged his fellow scouts to always strive to achieve greater.

KAMDIN MADORIN

Kamdin excelled in managing both the French and Biking Clubs at LHS. His leadership skills were prominent both in school, at home and as a carpentry apprentice. During his high school years, he spent his free time working as an apprentice, remodeling exteriors of homes. He also enrolled in many programming classes during his years at LHS and has a passion for software development.

NICOLE LETT

Nicole has been active in Band, IPS and Gymnastics over her years at LHS. She was a Captain on the gymnastics team and section leader of the Marching Lions. However, her most proud contribution as a leader was being involved in IPS, Interpersonal Skills class, where she learned and helped participate and promote inclusion campaigns.

ABIGAIL WOOLVERTON

Abigail participated in a variety of clubs and Theatre at LHS. During her junior year, she was involved in a class at the College and Career Center where she aided in providing extra learning opportunities for kindergarten and first grade students. This experience opened a door for her to have a teaching internship at Kennedy Elementary School and helped her be a better leader through patience and communication.

SAM LOPEZ

Sam made his mark as Class Representative and Student Body Co-President during his years at LHS. He was active in a variety of sports and activities, including Choir, Orchestra, Link Crew, Tennis and reporting for the LHS Budget. As the Student Body Co-President, he participated, led and organized a variety of activities. His role also gave him a platform to advocate for his peers with goals of equality and bringing people together.

AIDAN ZIMNEY

Aidan took part in a plethora of sports, clubs, activities and leadership roles at LHS, including CoSection Leader in Orchestra and Co-President of the Geography Club. Out of all his academic awards and accomplishments, he took most pride in his involvement and leadership in the Called to Greatness Organization, where he helped to impact kids to become better teammates, students and collaborators.

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USING

POLITICS

Senior uses voice to share beliefs, affect change

BY FINN LOTTON-BARKER

Inspired Author

BY CHANNING MORSE Staff Reporter Senior Rachel Schmaus completed her first book before even graduating from high school.

ABOUT HER BOOK “It’s set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world, after this big natural disaster shakes the world into two different continents and then one of them evolves into sort of a different species and then they clash together.”

HER INSPIRATION “I’ve always kind of loved reading. I got to meet my favorite author Marie Lu a few years back and I got to like talk to her and get her to sign my favorite book, so she’s really one of my biggest inspirations. I really love how she writes.”

ON HER FUTURE “I hope to be an author someday. I hope to be able to make a living off of writing and writing about what I love, and like working with other authors too and seeing what they make and how different that is from what I do.”

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or students passionate about politics at a young age, being involved can be difficult and frustrating, constantly being sidelined by adults and rarely actually being listened to when they speak up.

For Georgia Blackwood, finding a way to make change as a student was daunting, but vital to staying true to her beliefs.

From a young age, Blackwood yearned to be a part of the political process, testifying in front of Kansas legislators for a piece of legislation.

“At the time, a lot of Native Americans were turned down for wearing things like eagle feathers and other traditional regalia,” Blackwood said.

Her mother, Carole Cadue-Blackwood, stressed the importance of retaining rights to traditions, a sentiment her daughter shared and drove Georgia to want to help.

“I asked my mom if there was anything that I could possibly help with,” Blackwood said. Though she was initially scared of testifying, once she did it, she felt much more confident. The rush she felt after speaking helped her become more comfortable as a speaker.

“I’m shy, I’m not that confrontational,” Blackwood said. “But especially if it’s something you believe in, you’d be surprised how far that rush can take you in testifying and public speaking.”

Not only did her confidence get a boost, but she also became more invested in her arts and history.

For her, helping secure the regalia rights made a more personal connection with her culture.

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Blackwood has continued to work in politics, her most recent work concerning cooperation between government and tribes to protect Indigenous communities. Blackwood also helped work polls for voting last year.

The positive effects of working in politics are important to Blackwood, who hopes others have the same success in speaking about things they feel passionate about. Reaching out to others is the most helpful strategy, she said.

“Ask around if you really want to change things,” Blackwood said. “It may seem like a long process but there will always be people who help you along the way.”

Showcasing her culture, senior Georgia Blackwood poses with some of her graduation attire adorned with traditional indigenous regalia.

Blackwood was part of an effort to protect indigenous students rights during school ceremonies. “I testified for was a house bill to allow Native Americans to wear regalia for their graduation,” Blackwood said. Photo by Karen Middleton

Amid books, senior Rosie Holbert made her mark at LHS creating a collection of written works. She encourages a non-critical writing process. “I think it’s important for people to know that it is OK for people to write poorly, self indulging stuff, just as long as you’re writing,” Holbert said.

Photo by Owen Musser

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WRITING

Student author grows through self reflection, support of others

BY ASHTON RAPP Staff Reporter

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riting, creativity, and the motivation to actually start writing is something that many people strug-

gle with.

Unlike those people, senior Rosie Holbert knows exactly what to do.

Holbert wrote many literary works while in high school.

Holbert writes whenever possible, especially because of school work.

“It’s kind of sporadic,” she says. “I don’t really have a scheduled time to work on it. I usually just write when I have time. I just sit, and I write.”

Many things inspire Holbert to write, whether it be people or other things in life, she can muster creativity from life itself.

“I think music is one of the biggest things that helps me stay focused and give me ideas,” she said.

One of Holbert’s friends is senior Rachel Schmaus, another writer who has been Holbert’s friend since middle school. Schmaus has supported Holbert’s writing ever since.

“She’s got a lot of ideas,” Schmaus said. “When she gets going, she writes a lot of very cool stuff.”

Schmaus said people should open up to Holbert’s writing, as Holbert doesn’t show her works often.

“I think sometimes she just doesn’t believe herself that it’s cool, which I completely understand, but I want other people to tell her that it’s cool so she can realize how incredible all of the stuff she’s writing is,” Schmaus said. “Because not everyone can just take ideas from their head and just put it down on paper, so I think it’s

really cool that she’s trying to do that and working so hard.”

Another influence in Holbert’s life is creative writing teacher Melissa Johnson. Johnson appreciated having Holbert in class.

“It was a genuine joy to teach her,” Johnson said. “She’s so hardworking and kind, so right away, she’s the kind of student teachers wish they had a hundred of. And then she’s both a talented writer and open to feedback?

That is such a rare combination, and it’s what the best writers are.”

Holbert wants to work toward a more serious career in writing.

“I think maybe writing a book at some point may be nice, or maybe a webcomic or something,” she says.

“I think it’s important for people to know that it is OK for people to write poorly, self indulging stuff, just as long as you’re writing.”

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STUDENT WINS AMAZON

SCHOLARSHIP

Amazon scholarship helps senior make plans for future

BY TYLLER ZACHER Staff Reporter

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amad Farhat has enjoyed computer science since middle school and his passion has paid off. Farhat was recently awarded a $40,000 scholarship from Amazon as well as a paid programming internship at Amazon.

“Gaining the best experience in my middle school years piqued my interest further in computer science,” Farhat said.

“I love doing so many challenges, and I love always expanding my knowledge further.”

Samad Farhat is a hard worker who is genuinely enjoyed by his teachers and classmates.

“Samad is friendly, outgoing, energetic, creative, and super talented,” said Zach Saltz, Farhat’s video teacher last semester. “Everything he puts his mind to, he excels at — he and his brother.”

Samad Farhat’s twin, Samir Farhat, applied to the same scholarship. While he didn’t receive it, too, he was happy for his brother.

“Actually recently they posted the winners of the scholarship,” Samir Farhat said.

“I saw my name was not there, so that means I didn’t get it, but I am so happy for Samad that he got it.”

Samir and Samad Farhat are identical in more than just looks. They have the same schedule and interests as well.

“We are very close. We have very similar interests with each other,” Samir Farhat said.

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To get the scholarship Samad Farhat used Common App, a website where you can plan for and apply to college.

If you sign in, the website will occasionally email information on scholarships to you.

From the beginning, Farhat put as much effort into his scholarship as possible. He worked hard carefully crafting his application.

“I really dedicated my time and effort toward the scholarship,” Farhat said. “To really showcase my skill set in computer science and just that.”

Thanks to his hard work, Farhat was confident he would get the scholarship.

“I just really thought that I would get the scholarship because, just time and effort,” Farhat said. “Knowing that expressing how I would utilize the scholarship in terms of future preparation and how it would apply to my career itself.”

There was no contact from Amazon until a box showed up on Farhat’s doorstep. He thought it could have been an order for his parents, but when he saw his name on the box, he knew what it meant.

“I would say it was sudden and unexpected because I did not receive any email or notification of it prior. I just received a box with my name on it from Amazon,” Farhat said. “So before I opened the box, I would just say that I was truly excited.”

When he opened the box, Samad Farhat was faced with confetti. After moving the confetti,he saw a letter and a certificate letting him know he got the scholarship.

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“...it was a variety of feelings on going in my mind. How would one feel when they gain $40,000

and an internship on top of that?”

—Samad Farhat, senior

ABOUT THE AWARD Learn more about the Amazon scholarship

“Just after getting all that, I felt very happy and gratified…

What I could say is I couldn’t even think of the best word to describe the moment, because it was a variety of feelings on going in my mind,” Farhat said.

“How would one feel when they gain $40,000 and an internship on top of that?”

Samad Farhat’s path after high school is still unclear. He wants to stay with his twin, but also wants to go to the college that will be best for his future.

“You think what is the best path that I can take for the best chance in my career. So that’s what’s ongoing in my mind right now,” Farhat said.

“It’s very tough because me and my brother, we always stick together, we have so many memories together. We want to attend the same college obviously but at the same time you have to make the best decision.”

This scholarship is not only a wonderful opportunity for Samad Farhat but a symbol of hope for the whole school.

“My hope is that when people hear about his scholarship, that that also motivates them to apply to scholarships, apply to colleges,” Saltz said. “Because if they see Samad was able to do it, then maybe they would think, ‘Maybe, I could do that, too.’”

Ready for the future, senior Samad Farhat received the 2022 Amazon Future Engineer scholarship. Farhat was one of 250 students to receive the scholarship for computer science. Photo by Owen Musser

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SCHOOL HONORS

VALEDICTORIANS EVA ACKLEY

JOSH ANDERSON

GIANNA COOPER

SARAH DERBY

NEXT STEP: Bryn Mawr College MANAGING THE WORK: “A routine school day can really vary a lot. In the fall, when I had cross country, I would come home after cross country and do homework for a couple hours. A typical day usually involves coming home, either right after school or later, and then working on homework until I have finished, or at least gotten to a stopping point.”

NEXT STEP: University of Kansas BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO A 4.0: “The only time I felt like I was going to lose my perfect GPA was in ceramics. I’m not an artsy person. That was probably one of the hardest classes I’ve ever taken.

Ironically none of the AP classes or anything posed as big of a difficulty as ceramics.”

NEXT STEP: University of Tampa TOUGHEST YEAR: “My hardest year was my sophomore year.

Taking AP Euro required a lot of my time, and I was not a huge fan of Advanced Chemistry. I also had a ton of extracurriculars I was dealing with, which just added to all the things I already had on my plate.”

NEXT STEP: University of Arizona NO SENIORITIS: “Because of COVID, it doesn’t seem like I’ve had the full high school experience, so I’m trying to do as much as I can. But there have definitely been days where I’m just like, ‘I want to sleep in.’

Senior week and homecoming week were definitely my lowest attendance weeks, just because I was gathering the senior experiences and stuff like that.”

SAM LOPEZ

ELIOT MANNING

KENNA MCNALLY

ASHTON RAPP

NEXT STEP: University of Kansas HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: “My favorite moments of high school have definitely been my time in debate, the tournaments we go to and the things we do in debate has definitely been the high point in high school.”

NEXT STEP: University of Kansas STAYING ON TOP OF LIFE: “I utilized a planner for all four years of high school, and that is really the only way that I was able to remember everything that I needed to do and stay on top of my work.”

NEXT STEP: Eastman School of Music KEEPING A 4.0: “Maintaining a perfect GPA is super tedious, and though sometimes I feel like I’ll break that GPA, I almost certainly come back and work hard to maintain it yet again. I usually gain productivity in waves, like for one week I’ll be super productive and the next I just don’t feel like doing anything.”

NEXT STEP: Columbia University EASY GOING: “Junior year was my easiest year because online school gave me a lot of the flexibility I prefer and needed in order to use my time as efficiently as possible. I was usually done with homework by four, and I took four AP classes.”

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REPORTING BY KAIE THIRTEEN

Seniors share secrets to maintaining perfect grade point averages, school memories

CASSIDY DUNN

CUYLER DUNN

RYAN HARDIE

RILEY HOFFER

NEXT STEP: University of Kansas MEMORY: “One of my favorite moments of high school was getting to perform at KMEA in Wichita with the A Cappella Choir.

We had been working toward this concert all year, and we were all emotionally invested in the music and story. We were also really close, so it was a very rewarding event to participate in.”

NEXT STEP: University of Kansas MANAGING IT ALL: “Time management is key. I always kept a calendar and to-do list to make sure I could fit all of my school work into a busy schedule of athletic and extracurriculars.”

NEXT STEP: University of Kansas SENIOR MINDSET: “It’s about being a leader instead of a student for me. Aside from the math class I’ve kind of been a leader in the classroom. I know what I’m doing. Instead of learning it’s just putting it into work. That’s a good reflection on what my future will be like too.”

NEXT STEP: University of Kansas HARD WORK: “I work 20-30 hours a week. Depending on the day, I go from school to work and then I get off at work somewhere between 9-10. The majority of my night, I’ll stay up and do some homework or play a game or something. On nights I don’t work, typically I’ll go and hang out with friends.”

RACHEL SCHMAUS

EMILY SILVERS

AIDAN ZIMNEY

NEXT STEP: University of Kansas CLASS HIGHLIGHT: “My creative writing class is my favorite class. It’s a calm and accepting environment. Ms. [Melissa] Johnson is so good at what she does. Being in that class is very nice.”

NEXT STEP: Johnson County Community College LHS BONDS: “Senior year activities have especially been fun because since we missed a year everyone is trying to make the most out of the time we have left.

The classmate bonding and school spirit is for sure the best part of high school and specifically LHS.”

NEXT STEP: Northwestern University TOUGHEST CLASS: “It’s got to be AP Calculus. Mr. [Matt] Ellis makes it nice because he’s such a great teacher. For me he makes math interesting. He also does it where you have to worry less about your grade. As long as you are understanding what you’re doing, it will work out.”

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OH THE PLACES

WE’LL GO

Seniors map out plans for the future both close to home and far away Information compiled from student surveys and interviews

UTAH

COLORADO

Brigham Young University Garrett Jones

OREGON

NEVADA Las Vegas Aveda Institute Gretchen Bannwarth

University of Oregon Darby Van Fleet

Lincoln College of Technology

University of Utah Zoe Symons

Alicia Ayon

Utah Valley University Tyler Neilson

KANSAS

Haskell Indian Nations University

Baker University

CALIFORNIA San Diego State University Camilla Lynch

Santa Monica College Kamdin Madorin

Truman Juelsgaard, Rylie Hayden, Kivryen Heck, Hobbs Herlihy, Josh King, Caitlin Mooney, Graci Nobo, Jordan Porter, Sydney Sanders, Lindsey Rutledge, Acen Villegas

Georgia Blackwood, Mia Cadue, Trace Wells, Chais Chickaway, Danielia Rivera

Butler Community College

Johnson County Community College

Zeric Avery

Coffeyville Community College Evan Bannister, Keyan Crawford

Elegant Design Beauty Academy

HAWAII University of Hawai’i at Hilo

Sage Crooks

Emporia State University

Ben Allgeier

Logan Craig, Bryan Zeckser, Ryan Orth

ARIZONA

Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics

Arizona State University

Marissa Dannevik

Joey Gadzia

Evergy Job Training Program

Northern Arizona University

Tate Dwyer

Fort Hays State University

Abby Woolverton

Sally Hubbard, Kevin Honas

University of Arizona

Fort Scott Community College

Nick Cordova, Sarah Derby

Seth Thomas

Highland Community College Corianne Kahbeah-Green

Zachary Signor, Allison Taylor, Matthew Fakunmoju, Donna Gonzalez, Arial Lindsey, Justin Masters, Spencer Meyer, Jorge Perez, Arien Roman Rojas, Luca Sottomaior Solivellas, Damian Staskal, Litzy Torres, Aidan Flores, Yahaira Dominguez, Tate Sutter, Kaden Kelly, Aiden Berndsen-Perez, Hayden Bush, Alexus Chestnutt, Justin Droge, Vini Dutra, Unique Hall, Matthew Heidewald, Ruoxi Huang, JaBari Johnson, Drake Khatib, Nicole Lett, Malique Morris-Ramirez, Isabela Paradis, Jayden Rangel, LaDerrick Reeves, J Riggins, Emily Silvers, Paris Spotted Tail, Chiera Lenhardt, Baily Lorenzo, Parker Proctor-Alberding, Hunter Gentry

Kansas City Kansas

Community College Z Coffie, Maxx Marshall, Pearse Long

Kansas State University Carson Toews, Madison Burrows, Zach Cole, Elaine Frink, Leianna Poettker, Keat Prescott, Camden Schwarz, Karla Tyler, Andrew Ely, Blake Diers, Carson Lund

Kansas State University Salina Aerospace & Technology Campus Gannon Ling

Peaslee Technical Training Center Ethan Lawless, Gavan Martin, Chandler McDuffie

Pittsburg State Univesrity Jacob Shenouda

Project Search Brandon Sanders, Anthony Watts

Real Estate Joscelyn Howard

University of Kansas Alexia Clevenger, Kensington Comfort, Seth Day, Maddie DeWitt, Judith Hogan, Grace Hough, Lane Moeckly, Griffin Northrop, Mary Paasch, Jack Rasmussen, Manu

Unknown Joseph Haake, Tammy Nguyen, Calen Camlin, Nevaeh Cole, Octavious Coleman, Liz Ecker, Jonathon Escobar, Crystal Freed, Addison Giullian, Ben Goudy, Levi Granger, Christopher Howard, Ace Johnson, Spencer Lewis, Aidan Martinez, Adan Munoz, Deven Ryan, Mackenzie Swim, Jerome Whittington

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Work Shelby Bointy, Zach Acker, Khamsom Anonthysene, Tyrone Barnes, Jessica Billings, Phoenix Binns, Kristina Bradley, Ashleigh Brown, Caenen Brown, Cheyenne Calkins, Sarah Decker, Wren Easley, Peter Fakunmoju, Garion Fender, Ayla Guyer, Xander Hamm, Kameron Harrell, Caleb Harris, Colyn Heck, Rosie Holbert, Van Hutchins, Daniel Jimenez-Rodriguez, Michael Kampa, Abigail Kerns, Allie Lathrom, Andrew Liebegott, Isaiah Martinez,

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Tanner Mason, Jelson Melecio Cruz, MC Michel-Cox, Olivia Nunez, Mairely Ortega, Tucker Ousdahl, Salena Outhavong, Greyson Phillips, Andre Phommaseng, Mekala Phommathirath, Clinton Rice, Zach Rice, Lexi Rose, Olivia Schoepf, Javiar Scott, Matthew Scott, Emma Shockey, Scott Sleezer, Sara Spencer, Cassie Teichmann, Cooper Toland, Taylor Torneden, Luisa Torres Ireta, Timothy Villamar-Rice, AJ Vorasith, Max Welch, Jackson Wood, Osvaldo Contreras

Gap Year Jayden Abraham, Sierra Alarcon, Claudia Baltazar, Shane Clark, Elijiah Gaines, Tyler Gutierres, Nick Hammond, Kaden Koenig, Bailey Lombardo, Salvador RemigioMartinez, Luke Wyckoff, Breckin Younger

Other Marcella McLaughlin, Jalerio Wahwahsuck, Jassiem McNair, Aidan Von Feldt, Abby Gibler, Tayte Markoulatos, Lauren Kasten

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MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA IDAHO Brigham Young University

St Olaf College Jenna Pollard

University of Mary

St. Catherine University

Maddy Freed

Asha Hanson

MAINE WISCONSIN University of Maine

University of University of Minnesota WisconsinTwin Cities Milwaukee

Riley-Nichole Bird

SOUTH DAKOTA

Kate O’Keefe

Carmen Braden

Zach Micka, Sam Micka

Northern State University Ali Jones

Creighton University University of Nebraska Lincoln

Washburn Institute of Technology

Hunter College

Bryn Mawr College

Ava Tunge

Eva Ackley

Coe College

New York University

Juliette Philippe

Samir Farhat

Grinnell College Clara Bode

MASSACHUSETTS Northeastern University

ILLINOIS Northwestern University

MISSOURI

Diego Klish

Aidan Zimney

Kansas City Art Institute Amiya Sawyer

WEST VIRGINIA

Missouri State University

Davis and Elkins College

Jake Shew

University of Missouri- Kansas City Grace Harader-Ellett, Olivia Platt, Jamari Smith

Westminster College Bella Carter

Stone Ocsody

Ashton Rapp

PENNSYLVANIA

Jack Ryan

Van-Go

Sofia Thomas

Eastman School Of Music

Central College

Redd, Ima Rodenbeek, Ahnie Scott, Levi Hinson, Bryce Erickson, Gabe Ridley, Josh Anderson, Aiyana Azure, Audrey Basham, Jafiya Birdling, Raymond Bloxsom, Brianna Bosch, Jacob Boydston, Joshua Elston, Dominic Esparza, George Fletcher, Elizabeth Folorunsho, Grant Glasgow, Braden Hoffman, Marcos Lepage, Eliot Manning, Kenna McNally, Bianca Nieto, Rachel Schmaus, Adam Schnurr, Bradley Schrock, Brenna Schwada, Connor Thornton, Celine Umpierre, Helen Viloria, Riley Hoffer, Dominic Chieu, Cassidy Dunn, Dom LaPoint, Michal Wirthman, Hoang Banh, Andrew Phalen, Elizabeth Wellman, Asher White, Adriana Hernandez, Lily Rischer, Hunter Girard, Cameron Retter, Jesse Self, Ryan Hardie, Cuyler Dunn

Cornell University

Eli Marburger

IOWA

Reed Parker-Timms

Sam Lopez

Purdue University

Noah Smith

Ella Trendel, Katie Logan, Cadence Johnson

Columbia University

INDIANA

University of South Dakota

NEBRASKA

NEW YORK

William Jewell College

Addie London

ARKANSAS University Of Arkansas Baylor Bowen, Chayse Burghart, Makenna Courtney, Cami Palmer, Siana King

SOUTH CAROLINA

Avery Kingery

University of South Carolina

Blake Morris, Jonathan Marquez, Cody Smith, Tristan Womble

Hunter Glanton

Washburn University Joscelyn Powell, Maya Berry, Ammoria Douglas, Tyler MaGee, Avion Nelson, Justice Tullis, Isabella Vermooten, Reyna Zacher

Wichita State University Cole Courson, Reed Nitz, Karin Elkins

LOUISIANA

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma State University Vivian Podrebarac

Tulane University Grant Cleavinger

University of Oklahoma Elijah Paden

FLORIDA Undecided-College Sutagee Anglin, Alyssa Barger, Olivia Cadue, Wahela Clement, Lincoln Dudinyak, Samad Farhat, Jamal Haider, Jae Han, Layla Harjo, Malachi Hite, Riley Kanter, Macy Keith, Malachi Kucza-Atkins, Kolton Laytimi, Henry Mathis, Fatima Melecio Cruz, Dante Shirley, Maria Szydlo, Eric Waisner, Shijaat Xijiaaiti, Jackson Yanek

Undecided-Other training/career program

MILITARY

Thepy Chanthalangsy, Angelina Cole, Xarien Edwards, Makenna Hayes, Chandler McDuffie

Jacob Alvarez, Kenny Warner

Undecided Jacob Bartholomew, Mason Berger, Heather Blevins, Blake Chapple, Jaida Columbus, Zane Cunningham, Gustavo Elena Mejia, Drew Foster, Gavin Frank, Connor Mullen, Charles Newsome, Sophia Sneegas, Zoie Tomlinson, Elara Tsosie

Kieser University Sebastian Daniel

Air Force

University of Tampa Gianna Cooper

Army Trevor Johnson, Ricky Scott

Marines Kaiser Springer, John Trowbridge

FRANCE University of Paris, Sorbonne Justine Donnat Bouillud

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DOMINATING TWO

FIELDS Glasgow moves from soccer to football as he heads to college

BY JACK TELL Staff Reporter

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VIDEO

Meet kicker Grant Glasgow

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year ago, Grant Glasgow was a soccer player. In five months, he will be playing football for the University of Kansas as a kicker.

He completed the transformation in record time, kicking a game-winning field goal to punctuate his stellar senior season at LHS. Grant Glasgow played soccer every year he was at LHS. But as he entered his senior year, he started to think outside the pitch.

“Going in to my senior year, 10 months ago, I stopped having the love for soccer that I used to have, so I wanted to try something new. Something that made me push myself,” he said.

The gamble was successful, and Glasgow started to see results right away. Glasgow is coached by Devin Anctil and Nick Novak at Punt 21.

“He first came to me as a kid who had only been kicking for three months,” Anctil said. “Once he learned how to separate the field goal kicking motion from the soccer kicking motion he made tremendous strides and became an Division 1 kicker.”

In December, Glasgow announced that he has committed to KU and is excited to play Division 1 football. He joined Noah Smith to make two LHS football seniors who are playing for D-1 schools next year.

Glasgow says he was motivated in part by his friend and fellow star football player Smith, who is going to play for the University of South Dakota.

“When Noah Smith went D-1, I wanted to challenge myself and go D-1,” he said. “I’m excited to be able to represent my home town.”

Glasgow said that consistency and never giving up were essential.

“Consistency with reaching out to coaches, and at first coaches didn’t have that trust in me, they didn’t know much about me because I had just started, so the more they started to see my success the more they started to trust me more,” he said. “The more the season went on, I started to get more interest and offers.”

His talent on the field helped. Anctil, said he has developed that talent using the same skills and traits that he used during the recruiting process.

“The biggest thing that has contributed to his success is being patient and not being worrying about results,” Anctil said. “Our generation now is always looking for results now and not being patient with putting in the work to be successful.”

Glasgow explains his achievements by describing his determination and consistency.

“Kind of just working at it. The more consistent you are, with learning the correct form and how to hit the ball correctly, the more you’ll start to see success.”

After years of playing soccer, senior Grant Glasgow decided to focus on football and fill play at the University of Kansas next year.

Photo by Maison Flory

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Senior plans to continue soccer in college

BY JONAS LORD Staff Reporter

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enior Olivia Platt’s lifelong love for soccer has culminated into an offer to play at the highest competitive level at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.

“I’m really proud of her honestly,” friend and teammate Bella Carter said. “She’s worked hard for it. She deserves it.”

A member of the LHS girls varsity soccer team, Platt is known for her athletic skill, her dependability and the encouragement she gives to her fellow teammates on the field.

“Anytime you can have a player of her caliber, it’s going to have a big effect on your team and your productivity,” head coach Joe Comporato said. “The best thing about her is she’s able to use that to help bring other players along, and it’s not just a big benefit to have her on the field from a production standpoint, but it’s a big benefit to the rest of the players that were trying to develop on the team too because they learn more from her and she’s really good about supporting that.”

Platt particularly enjoys the casual atmosphere the soccer team provides.

“The competition, it’s just a lot more fun and relaxed and the past two years has been really fun being with my friends playing soccer,” Platt said.

Platt’s involvement in soccer isn’t just limited to LHS. She has mainly devoted her time toward club soccer, supplying her skill for Blue Moose, FCKC,and KC Athletics. This devotion led to her involvement in

the Elite Clubs National League, or the ENCL, as a freshman, which she credits with inspiring her to want to play college soccer. However, in order to achieve this aspiration, Platt had to make her way through a long and strenuous recruitment process.

“It’s definitely a little bit difficult with COVID because it restricted going on visits, and it restricted camps and stuff like that because obviously colleges can’t host people to come on campus because of COVID so it definitely delayed my recruitment,” Platt said.

After working nonstop for this opportunity, Platt is looking forward to taking her athletic career to the next level.

“I mean, if I continue to get even better while I’m in college, the idea of playing professional, I’d consider it,” Platt said.

According to Comporato, this determination is the main reason why she will be continuing her career in athletics.

“She has a great work ethic so she always works hard,” he said. “She works harder than anyone on the field, which a lot of the times that’s really the sign of a good player because no matter how good they are, they still come out and work the hardest.”

Senior Olivia Platt has been planning to play college soccer since sophomore year but has enjoyed her time competing at the high school level, too.

Photo by Maison Flory

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THE BUDGET OPINION

THIS SCHOOL IS

SPECIAL

Senior editor found a school full of support, from teachers to students

BY ARIEN ROMANROJAS The Budget Editor-in-Chief

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ear LHS, When I first entered your halls I was apathetic about having to go to high school in the tiny little Kansas town I’d grown up in.

I found it hard to connect with your odd but rich history, and I didn’t feel like I could be a Chesty Lion. It took a whole year before I finally realized how special you are, and it wasn’t until I was given the opportunity to report about your stories that I finally understood you.

I found out you’ll endlessly support each other’s’ battles.

I found you’ll go all out for spirit week. I found out about your passions and traditions.

I found that the legacies your old students left behind still ring true today. I found that you can completely change your appearance yet still be exactly the same (like the brown sludge buckets). I found out how easily persuaded you are to… “personalize” and “borrow” from our school bathrooms. I discovered how vocally, physically, artistically and intellectually talented and accomplished each and every one of your students is.

I discovered you’re the type of school that has teachers who aren’t afraid to get a little “unprofessional” to build

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a bond with their students, teachers who will act out plays in front of you so you’ll learn better, wear silly ties to stand out, dress up every Friday in red in black, come early or stay late to help you succeed no matter how long it takes, and make you hot cocoa when you’re having a bad day.

Most of all, I found out that you’re a community that anyone would kill to be a part of. You’ll show up to support choir, band and orchestra, even when they spontaneously decide to perform in random hallways.

You’ll help out students when they drop stuff in the hallway during passing period.

You’ll cheer tremendously loud when any of our teams scores a point.

And when the Alma Mater plays, you’ll sway with whoever you’re next to because you understand we’re all Chesty Lions.

Thank you for letting me document your stories these past four years. I’m eternally grateful to call myself a Chesty Lion.

Graphics by Anna Anderson “And when the Alma Mater plays, you’ll sway with whoever you’re next to because you understand we’re all Chesty Lions.”

—Arien Roman-Rojas, senior

THANKS OPINION THE BUDGET

AFTER 4 YEARS, SENIOR SAYS

Senior editor full of gratitude for the school’s many stories that The Budget got to tell

BY CUYLER DUNN The Budget Editor-in-Chief

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hank you, Lawrence High School.

Thank you for always fighting for what you believe in. Thank you for standing up to keep our school safe. Thank you for the frustrating defeats, inspiring victories and endless cheering through it all. Thank you for your endless supply of talent and passion. Thank you for ripping sinks off the walls and stealing chairs. Well, maybe I shouldn’t say thanks for that one. Anyways, thank you for making music and for putting on incredible shows.

Thank you for living every day of the past four years with the goal to succeed, inspire and live impactful lives.

And most of all, thank you for trusting me to tell your story the whole journey.

Covering all the details of Lawrence High School the past four years was the biggest honor of my life and something I will be honored by for the rest of my career. As a freshman first walking into the journalism room, I had no idea it would lead me to uncover the stories I did, talk to the amazing people I did and build the lifelong relationships I now have.

As I progress to the KU Journalism School and beyond, I will forever carry with me the stories and memories I made as the editor of The Budget.

And for that I owe the LHS community everything.

Thank you.

“And most of all, thank you for trusting me to tell your story the whole journey.”

—Cuyler Dunn, senior

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SENIORS SHARE Best part of senior year

“The best part of my senior year has been discovering myself and starting to focus on my future.”

—Yahaira Dominguez

“The best part was the new school, I think.

It was cool getting a change of scenery but also be in a place I knew well.”

—Dominic Esparza

“Senior year for me has been a year of deep thought about my future and the things I value in my life.”

—Manu Redd

“Senior night for football. It was an incredibly emotional night for me since it was the first time that being a senior seemed real to me.”

—Leianna Poettker

“Seeing my friends grow up, changing the picture you hold of them since elementary/middle school.”

—Jesse Self

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FAREWELL TO OUR STAFF

SENIORS

We like our journalism seniors so much we thought they all deserved their own chance to be on The Budget’s cover Page 4

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O’Keefe barely remains ‘calm’ during her first yearbook

Journalist of our hearts doesn’t win U.S. journalist of the year

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Cornflake connoisseur claims cereal as only sustenance

Tholen still waiting to hear back from Mamma Mia callbacks

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‘Hurt people, hurt people’ is Dunn’s new lifelong motto

O’Keefe relieved she didn’t she didn’t go to LA

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Sam becomes an expert swimmer at Columbia

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La enfermera es muy bien pero no lee esté

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KATE O’KEEFE

London offers advice to new journalism staffers: ‘Don’t sweat the deadlines’

ADDIE LONDON

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Tholen releases Lopez’s WebEx Bohemian Rhapsody performance

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McNally discovers summer doesn’t have to come with 200 yearbook pages left to finish

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College swimmer drowns: ‘She forgot how to swim’

Board of Shame implemented in KU scholarship halls, chaos ensues

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CUYLER DUNN

Student body co-president unsure of what to do without Kenna there to order him

SAM LOPEZ

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Page 14 McNally’s history of violence, scare tactics derail political campaign

KENNA MCNALLY

Page 4 Basham leaves journalism having triumqhed over byslexia, discovers most errors in index

Page 6 Basham enters World Series of Poker as Ritter weeps

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Strung out on Starbucks, Maya rues the day she met Basham

Page 4 Hardie disappointed to learn KU cut swag doctorate program

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Page 4 Ellis padawan completes mathlete training

Weighed down by pressures of high school, Hardie shrinks

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Smashing school records on the court, Hardie drops triple-single game against rival Drew Darmon

Senior joins staff for Cuyler, spends year doing his biddings

My struggle with Coulrophobia

Freed wows volleyball fans as college athlete

Page 6 Reboot was the yearbook theme Mooney had been waiting for

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Designer works really hard for three days every month, does nothing rest of time

Maddy gets second pug, names it Porkchop

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Lawrence High School Lawrence, KS Volume 129, Issue 22 May 2022

RILEY HOFFER

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AUDREY BASHAM

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RYAN HARDIE

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Freed finally freed of high school, ready for next step

MADDIE FREED

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Discovery channel star joins Budget staff

CAITLIN MOONEY

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Student finds humor in others’ pain

Mullen marries in mother’s wedding dress, twice

Reed’s fashion tips: ‘Always get dressed in the dark and add a fedora’

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Baltazar is The Budget’s own Picasso

Mullen derives strength from long locks of luscious hair

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Top 10 ways to be ‘super hot and attractive,’ offers senior in farewell

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Mullen designs infographic about procrastination, but doesn’t finish it

Clumsy Claudia can’t hold herself up right

Reed laments brother can’t form other half of family boy band

Page 4 Palmer finishes at LHS as part of elaborate Olathe schools prank

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Page 4 Staffer bikes Lawrence a 1,000 times, lost on route

Cami finally lands interview with Banks Bowen

Page 6 Paden faces his ultimate rival: Gluten

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CLAUDIA BALTAZAR

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Lawrence High School Lawrence, KS Volume 129, Issue 22 May 2022

CONNOR MULLEN

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ELIJAH PADEN

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Palmer disappointed that Grant isn’t welcome in nursing school, sanitation concerns raised

CAMI PALMER

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REED PARKER-TIMMS

STAFF THE BUDGET

Page 4 Rapp relieved to finally be off Board of Shame

Page 4 Treason trial reveals hidden side of StuCo leader, Phalen

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Rapp shocks at Olympics with win in high jump

Jake becomes college debater by using journalism class as prep time

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Fights return to school halls, Phalen enthralled

Delayed hustler grinds to hit final deadlines

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Page 6 Senior changes last name to ‘Baudelaire’

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Roman-Rojas eyes always open while out on an assassins stakeout

Phalen ditches baseball to pursue cornhole career

Page 4 Schnurr claims to not have foot fetish, shows school Phalen’s feet

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Budget haircuts offered by Budget editor at school

Schnurr spawns in journalism room during pandemic

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ANDREW PHALEN

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ASHTON RAPP

Jitches.com takes on Huffington Post after successful T--shirt launch

ARIEN ROMAN-ROJAS

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Page 14 Schnurr begins career at Pixar animating feet for newest movie

ADAM SCHNURR

Page 14 Writer searches endlessly to find someone as fly as them to no success

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JAKE SHEW

Page 4 Captns edtor saes no to spleing, ‘i dnt neez it, suckrs’

Page 6 Music reviewer stands by love of Weezer, acceptance of Nickelback

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‘It’s not just like riding a bike,’ laments senior who can’t ride bike

Page 4 Exchange student says farewell, hopes to make return visit to see appendix

Page 4 Yanek asks what he needs to do, doesn’t turn in senior cover photo

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Staff revolts without delight of Szydlo’s vegan brownies

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ELLA TRENDEL

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Page 14 Lions Roar wins Peabody Award

JACKSON YANEK

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Page 14 Crazy cat lady obsession begins at young age

MARYSIA SZYDLO

THE JOURNALISM STAFF MISSION STATEMENT The Budget newspaper is committed to providing the Lawrence High community with objective, inclusive news coverage that ensures relevance to its spectrum of readers. The staff devotes itself to the exercise of First Amendment rights and upholding the highest of journalistic standards. While the paper is a tool to publish student voices, it also works to help students grow as journalists and help readers access information.

ABOUT US The Budget is published every six weeks and distributed free of charge to students and faculty at Lawrence High School, 1901 Louisiana, Lawrence, Kan. 66046-2999.

The Budget is produced by students in the Digital Journalism and Digital Design and Production courses with occasional contributions from 21st Century Journalism and guest columnists. The newspaper’s goals are to inform, entertain, and present a forum of expression for students, faculty, administrators and community members. The newspaper is financed through advertising

and fundraising.

The editorial staff is solely responsible for the content of this newspaper, and views expressed in The Budget do not necessarily reflect those of the administration of Lawrence High School or USD 497.

STAFF Sama Abughalia, Henry Adams, Anna Anderson, Claudia Baltazar, Audrey Basham, Milo Bitters, Maxwell Cowardin, Ava Crook, Anna Erisman, Maison Flory, Maddy Freed, Perrin Goulter, Morganna Haaga, Riley Hoffer, Ella Holthaus, Hayden Houts, Emmie Hurd, Cian Kasten, Henry Keeler, Sam Lopez, Jonas Lord, Finn Lotton-Barker, Karen Middleton, Caitlin Mooney, Jayden Moore, Channing Morse, Connor Mullen, Owen Musser, Aaron Novoseltsev, Emily O’Hare, Elijah Paden, Cami Palmer, Alden Parker-Timms, Reed Parker-Timms, Brandon Parnell, Declan Patrick, Ian Perkins, Danny Phalen, Ashton Rapp, Jack Ritter, Adam Schnurr, Jake Shew, Avery Sloyer, Maya Smith, Brady Stark, Maria Szydlo, Jack Tell, Kaie Thirteen, Paige Unekis, Jackson

Yanek and Tyller Zacher.

THE BUDGET EDITORS Cuyler Dunn....................... Co Editor-in-Chief Arien Roman-Rojas ���������� Co Editor-in-Chief Owen Musser...............................Photo Editor Asher Wolfe................................Design Editor Julia Barker............................. Features Editor

RED & BLACK EDITORS Kenna McNally................... Co Editor-in-Chief Kate O’Keefe....................... Co Editor-in-Chief Charlotte Stineman �����������������������Secondary Coverage Editor Maebelle Hamlin ������������������������Photo Editor

LHSBUDGET.COM EDITORS Andrew Phalen.................. Co Editor-in-Chief Tessa Collar........................ Co Editor-in-Chief Olive Harrington �������������Social Media Editor

STAFF EDITORS Ryan Hardie................................Sports Editor Ella Trendel............................ Captions Editor Addie London ������������������������������Copy Editor

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PHOTO OF THE MONTH Sign held high, senior Graci Nobo marches in support of abortion rights during a student walkout on May 17. Nearly 400 students walked out of the atrium during fourth hour and traveled down 23rd Street carrying signs. The protest was inspired by a leaked draft opinion indicating that the Supreme Court was planning to overturn the monumental 1973 abortion rights case Roe v. Wade. Photo by Sama Abughalia