Senior Issue 2021

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Senior Issue

Scotties Find A Way

"THY FAME AND SPLEND THY GREATNESS WE'LL P WE'LL HONOR AND WE'L DEAR HIGH PARK HIGH. TABLE OF CONTENTS Bagpipe Scotties Sign Off

Scotties Say What’s Next

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Scotties Sign the Ceiling

Scotties Find Their Way

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Scotties Find Senior Spirit

Scotties Find Scholarships and Awards

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ENDOR WE'LL UPHOLD; LL PROCLAIM. WE'LL CHERISH THEE GH." LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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ith the end of a uniquely difficult school year, comes the goodbye of our senior class. After frequent cancellations and restrictions, seniors have gotten their chance to experience some of the traditions that decorate life as an upperclassmen As we say our farewells in writing, it’s important to look back on how tradition can help us through difficult times, as well as to look forward to see the limitless opportunities that lie ahead. This senior issue, we wanted to explore the struggles, victories and futures of seniors through our school saying, “scotties find a way.”

After the first full year of school under the influence of the coronavirus that swept over the U.S. in March 2020, seniors have seen the return and change of HP traditions.

While dances were canceled early in the

year, seniors still got to participate in the annual Senior Dress Up week, where seniors spent a whole week at school in different themed styles on each day.

Construction to expand the school also resulted in the replacement of the beloved senior wall with the new senior tiles, where seniors can paint ceiling tiles to hang in the hallways. While many of us won’t return here for some time, we should take comfort in knowing the school’s traditions will outlast and adapt long after we graduate.

In the wake of the coronavirus, many seniors are worried about “what’s next?”

We took this opportunity to interview a selection of seniors about their plans, hopes and concerns going into their first year out of high school.

Lastly, in this issue, each senior editor covers their experiences as a part of the senior class and as a Bagpipe editor.

Just like the school’s traditions, we seniors on the Bagpipe are confident that the Bagpipe will continue to live on, inspiring

both great writers and great pride in our small community.

From the astonishing speed at which our newcomers have become comfortable with the ropes of reporting, to the incredible growth our staffers have shown throughout our time as editors, to the inspiring unyielding will of our irreplaceable advisor, Meagan Meredith, it has been our honor to serve on the Bagpipe as its editors.

The work our staff does would not be possible if we didn’t have our incredible community backing us. From the hearts of everyone on the Bagpipe, we would like to thank our readers one last time as editors for their ongoing support.

Sincerely, The Bagpipe Senior Editors Tyee Arey Sarah Rogers Nick Drexler Elsa Pedrosa Noguera

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TYEE AREY Editor-in-Chief

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hen I was first signed up for the school newspaper five years ago, I wasn’t very appreciative of my parents’ decision to add it to my schedule. However, the fear I instinctively had about putting my writing out in public was quickly forgotten. As I would learn during my adventures as a reporter, what kept drawing me back to the newspaper classroom was the opportunity it provided to explore myself and the world through news writing.

It wasn’t until I was given the opportunity to write and design my own spread (two full pages like these) that I came to love news writing. With free creative control, I pitched and wrote an analysis of the differences between horror in movies and video games, two subjects I was both familiar with and fond of. The headline, subhead, design, captions and photos were all creative outlets, where eve an endless amount of experimentation might not end up finding the best combination.

In addition to my discovery of the satisfying nature of personal research, the Bagpipe taught me how to lead, gave me the opportunity to compete with my writing and instilled in me a lifetime pursuit of my own personal truth. I remember once feeling timid before interviewing a football player who just lost a big game, but by pushing through with a confident front, I strengthened my ability to maintain

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composure under pressure. While the pressure of on-the-field reporting can be intense, it’s the pressure inside the newsroom that has been more of a concern for me throughout the years.

The public perception of journalism has changed plenty over our ultimately brief history, especially in these past few years.

From what I’ve seen, the Bagpipe tends to attract those who take interest in local and or worldly affairs. While these affairs can cover anything from high school football to world trade, the polarization of the nation’s political climate has become increasingly interwoven with current events. While we at the Bagpipe always uphold neutrality as a principle for all stories outside of opinion pieces, the credibility of ‘the news’ has become a publicly disputed topic. In our presidential election issue earlier this year, we took careful consideration into the coverage of the candidates. However, with the presence of an incumbent, there was little hope of appeasing everyone.

Experiences like these have given me plenty of time to think about how our audience views our magazine. One of my concerns was how I could pitch a journalistic product to someone weary of the news.

As an editor on the paper, I didn’t always know if the content I was producing in the newspaper would be approved of by the peers I walked past in the hallways.

The first answer I came to was that disagreeable content is controversial

because it’s important. The paper only covers topics worth our readers’ time, and whether or not you think it’s false, the events we learn about on a TV broadcast or in the paper for a quick second can have a lasting impact on the world around us.

The second is that journalism has so much to offer besides controversy.

Documentaries, from feature-length projects to Netflix docuseries, can tell stories of grand proportion as well as deeply

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Photo by Nick Drexler

Photo by Elsa Pedrosa Noguera

personal explorations of careers, sciences and people. I found myself enthralled in an official YouTube documentary of Tom Brady’s legendary journey to stardom, despite the fact that I can’t remember the last time I touched a football.

I don’t intend for these to be answers to anything more than my personal conclusion, but after all the work I’ve seen done in the Bagpipe, I can confidently say I believe it.

While the Bagpipe has been many things,

it has also always been a second family at school during third period, sixth period and sometimes later into the evening. The classroom was often filled with voices and laughter. Students from third period would visit sixth and vice versa. Before the coronavirus, pitch meetings would have donuts, and work nights would have pizza.

While this year posed new challenges for us all, the changes only physically covered the smiles that lit up the classroom.

I would like to sincerely thank all past, present and future members of the Bagpipe.

The magazine would simply not be possible without the immense dedication of our staff. This year was especially difficult due to the effect of the coronavirus on classes.

Reporters stepped up to the plate and delivered story after story of print and web content of all topics. Editors picked up more than their fair share of work and were always still helping out when the hours got long.

Finally, our Bagpipe adviser, Ms. Meredith, has nurtured and inspired all of us on staff to rise up to challenge and overcome it.

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NICK DREXLER Editor-in-Chief

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hank you.

I wanted to start this goodbye with a thank you and a trip down memory lane. I began my journey in seventh grade, where I learned the basics of newspaper that I would come to use every day in high school.

This is where I became friends with one of my current editors-in-chief partners Elsa Pedrosa Noguera and former editors-inchief Sam Brown. As the year came to an end, we were confronted to choose either newspaper or yearbook, and you could probably tell what I picked...yearbook.

Although yearbook was great, I was looking for something more challenging, and with my dyslexia, what would be more challenging than writing stories nonstop. The Bagpipe helped me grow out of my comfort zone with writing and has helped me nurture my leadership skills. Since sophomore year, I’ve maintained an editor position and have had the excellent opportunity to learn from the leaders before me.

Even when I first started on staff, everyone was so kind to me, and every senior welcomed and taught me. Thank you to all of the past upperclassmen that helped guide me to where I am today.

In a few months, I’ll be moving to a

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new state and going to Colorado School of Mines. There, I will study chemical engineering and hopefully learn how to ski.

I may not be doing journalism in college, but the leadership skills I’ve learned while working as an editor on the Bagpipe staff is something that will stick with me throughout life.

I have been remarkably lucky this year to have such a stupendous staff of freshmen, sophomores and one junior. They have all grown as writers and people, and I’m proud of every single one of them. With us tackling such difficult topics in our latest magazine, the “issues” issue, and being recognized for award-winning work on the website, I couldn’t ask for a better staff.

As a team, we placed in all of the newspaper events at district and moved on to regionals. While this is a great feat in itself, one of our future editors-in-chief, sophomore Jeneta Nwosu, placed first in feature writing. The best part is she went and competed at the state competition two weeks later.

Being in both class periods gave me the ability to get to know everyone on the team fairly well, even though some people were fully virtual. It was truly an honor leading the staff this year. Despite the fact that I will

be gone next year, I’m still excited to see this already noteworthy group of editors take over for next year, and I hope that next year’s editors-in-chief feel the same

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way about their staff.

One of the last people I want to thank is Ms. Meredith, our newspaper adviser. She puts in a lot of extra time behind the scenes

to help us and never stops to go above and beyond to help every one of her students.

We all won the lottery by having her as our teacher. I think I can speak for the whole

class when I say we are extremely grateful to have her as an adviser. Thank you so much of everything you have done for us Ms. Meredith.

As my Bagpipe career draws to a close, I would like to give a special thanks to all the readers who have watched us progressed as writers and supported the staff. Thank you all.

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ELSA PEDROSA F Editor-in-Chief

riday, December 22, 2017. State championship game. AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Two minutes left. 49-46. Our team is losing. We score a touchdown with 34 seconds left, putting us in the lead, but the opposing team still has one play left. They throw and catch a 30-yard pass and rush to the end-zone, while 24,975 people in the stadium hold their breath. The clock runs out as our player makes the tackle at the one yard line. Cheers and screams of victory fill the stadium from our side, strangers hugging strangers as students rush to the field. The smell of sweat and the sight of tears, equally for victory and loss, flood my senses as I look around at the excitement. I lift my camera and start pressing the shutter.

I don’t want to stop, afraid I’m going to miss the seemingly never-ending emotion and feeling around me. As I drink in all that was happening, I stop and laugh in shock at the tears of happiness that fill my eyes.

When I was 8-years-old, my family and I moved from Boston to Dallas.

The Texas experience was a big culture shock to someone who had spent their entire childhood in the northeast. I didn’t understand the fashion trends, the obsession with Whataburger, or why football was watched religiously. But that night on the field, as the cheers from the stadium hit a deafening crescendo, the pieces began to fall into place and I started to understand the culture and people around me, and the place I had in it.

This publication has given me the outlet to express my creativity, and for that I am eternally grateful. It was in the newsroom I was truly introduced to photography, and also where I fell in love with it. It was also where I fell in love with life. This program allowed me to open my eyes to the beauty of all that was around me, and truly let me

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open myself up to the world.

My role as photo editor of the Bagpipe also inspired me to spend two summers in NYC at the School of Creative and Performing Arts. There, I developed my love for street photography into something of substance, and the experience offered me a new outlook of life. This broadened my understanding of life and encouraged me to speak with people from all walks of life, cultures, ages and ideologies. It became the reason I discovered my passion for people and their stories, and with that, history. I can confidently say photography has become a part of me that I will bring to college.

The nice part about leaving for college is moving on to the better portion of your life.

The tough part is everything you’re leaving behind. Working as a part of the Bagpipe team for four years has been the highlight of my high school experience, and I am so proud of how each and every staff member has contributed to this program.

This year has been a new level of stress for everyone, and it is because of that I have so much gratitude for this year’s staffers.

They have been patient with the transitions of new editors-in-chief and open minded with ideas to accommodate for certain coronavirus-related situations. I couldn’t have chosen a better group of people to work alongside this year. While I am sad to leave Highland Park, I am so proud of all that we have accomplished. I have no doubt that this program and its staffers will continue to grow and be successful.

I would also like to thank our advisor, Meagan Meredith, for the opportunities and leadership provided. It wasn’t easy to enter this new environment halfway through our high school years, but she still managed to be an outstanding supervisor. I appreciate the fact that she was willing to serve as a

mentor to me during this stage. Her guidance has a lot to do with my success, and I can’t thank her enough for all she has done to help me in my future.

Next fall, I will be traveling abroad and studying history and archaeology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. It has been my dream for years to go overseas and explore different cultures and new environments, and I am more than excited to be fulfilling that dream.

Throughout my childhood of being taken to countless churches, cathedrals, museums, castles and monasteries, my parents have taught me to understand the importance of the human past.

I discovered this passion for learning from the actions of our ancestors and analyzing texts to understand their rationale and the choices they made. I became captivated by the discoveries people make to help us learn about ourselves.

I hope to move forward in the future to better understand human history and provide new perspectives. I chose to enter this field of study because it would

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provide me the opportunity to broaden my perspective on life and provide further clarity for future generations.

There is not much I can say with absolute certainty, but something I know for sure is that a pandemic is the last thing I expected

for my senior year. I spent the better portion of the weeks leading up to the first day of school grieving for what we had lost, but soon realized that while the global situation was completely out-of-control, we could still make the most of it. And make

the most of it we did.

While dances, parties and events were cut, the Scotties still came together to celebrate and enjoy our final year together.

Looking back on all the golden moments from the past four years, I have little regrets about all that we did together.

As this chapter comes to an end, I extend gratitude to every person who has made everything possible.

Thank you for everything, Bagpipe.

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SARAH ROGERS News Editor

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rom my first story of writing about Acai Bowls to traveling to Austin to write about Robinhood, I’ve seen it all in my last four years on the Bagpipe. With the interviews of sources, the voice memos stored on my phone and the hours I spent editing, I wouldn’t change a thing.

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first joined the Bagpipe. On the first day of freshman year, I had to sit directly next to a senior, and it took a bit of time to feel comfortable around the class. The idea of going up to strangers to interview them seemed terrifying. Day by day, it became less scary, as I realized everyone was in the same shoes at one point or another.

I wouldn’t be the outgoing person I am today if I hadn’t joined Bagpipe and learned from my experiences in the last four years.

Through this class, I have grown not only as a writer, but also as a thinker. I used to be afraid to make mistakes and wanted to be a perfectionist. Now, I’ve learned that the best thing is to take responsibility for errors when they happen and be willing to acknowledge where I went wrong and make the necessary corrections.

Serving as a staff editor and news editor has taught me to thoroughly pay attention to detail and manage my time more effectively. In addition, I have improved my communication skills and

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have made connections that will serve me a lifetime. Bagpipe has taught me real-world responsibilities and gifts that I wouldn’t have learned otherwise in my traditional classes.

With a school of over 2,000 people, Bagpipe has allowed me to befriend students in other grades, who I would’ve probably never come across, as we all have different interests, hobbies and opinions.

We were all different from each other, but for 49 minutes a day, we experienced real conservations, real issues and people being their true selves. One of the things I have enjoyed most about the class is the comfortable environment where we can make jokes and have a good time while still having conversations about serious issues.

While there have been other extracurricular activities and sports I’ve been involved in throughout my high school career, Bagpipe has been a constant presence all four years. In sports, I started on the tennis team but then injured my ankles sophomore year and had to switch to golf for my last two years of high school. These two sports have significantly impacted my life. However, they were not constant all four years like Bagpipe was. I could always rely on the people around me.

Thank you to the entire staff for being the most talented group of people I’ve had the chance to work with, get to know and learn from. We have had some fun

adventures throughout our time together, especially our staff trip to Washington, D.C. Being a part of the team where our first issue placed eighth in the nation was an unforgettable experience.

Thank you to Ms. Meredith, also known as Mommy Meredith, for always being there and taking care of us and being an adviser we can always talk to. Even though we haven’t been together since my freshman

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year, you have been the best mentor for the last two years, and I wish we could have another two together.

Next fall, I will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and intend to pursue business. UNC has one of the top programs for business in the country and will set up the path of success for the next stage in my life. Being a Tar Heel has been a dream of mine my entire life and

was the best reward after all of the hard work and dedication in high school.

With our senior year heavily disrupted by the recent events of the coronavirus, my advice for all the high schoolers is to enjoy every moment you have. Spend time with your friends and family, get off your phone and participate in activities you appreciate and want to do, not just for your resume.

I learned during my senior year that you

should live to be yourself, and avoid cutting yourself short when you are capable.

I’m both scared and excited for what the world has to offer. It feels awkward going from the top of the totem pole to the bottom, leaving everything I’ve ever known behind. However, with the preparation and training I’ve gone through, I am confident in taking the next step towards my new home. So, I say goodbye to the past, and good morning to my future.

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Senior tiles fill the hallway ceiling in the new northwest addition. After the traditional senior wall that was painted by seniors each year was removed from construction, faculty came up with this new way to replace the old practice Photo by Elsa Pedrosa Noguera

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Senior wall comes down, so class of 2021 starts new tradition Story by Kimmie Johansen // Q&A Segment by Various Bagpipe Reporters // Design by Lucy Gomez

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fter losing the opportunity to provide seniors with the usual senior practices and traditions due to the pandemic, administration realized building construction was about to steal something else from the class of 2021.

Typically, seniors can paint a square block on a wall in the east wing to leave their mark on the school. But due to construction projects in the area, the administration and senior class sponsors were tasked with finding a new way to provide seniors the chance to do this, “We were discussing the senior wall and we quickly realized the senior wall was going to be torn down,” Principal Jeremy Gilbert said. “We had to come with an alternate plan, so we came up with the idea of the ceiling tiles.”

The ceiling tile idea Gilbert refers to includes letting seniors paint a ceiling tile, which would be hung in the main hallway of the new northwest addition.

“I do think in a school like ours, tradition is such an important part of our school culture,” Gilbert said. “Anytime you don’t get to participate in a tradition you’re disappointed. However, I do think our seniors have embraced this tradition and are excited to be the first to participate.”

Seniors like Cameron Clark agree with Gilbert’s thoughts.

“I like the new tradition with the new building, and I like that they came up with a new way for us to be recognized,” she said.

With this new tradition, seniors can also leave a longer lasting legacy now.

“In the past, senior officers would grid out the senior wall, and the seniors would come

in different shifts to paint their squares, which would only stay up for about five to

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In a school like ours, tradition is such an important part of our school culture.”

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six months and would be painted over in the summer,” said assistant senior sponsor Chad Coffey.

He anticipates getting to leave these tiles up for eight to 10 years though, and the location of the tiles should expand through the years.

“The plan is to continue forward, so when you’re walking the hallways, there will be senior tiles wherever you go at some point,” he said.

This year’s seniors were also allotted much more time to complete their tiles than previous seniors had to complete their squares on the wall.

“I think it’s better because the seniors get to take the tile home, think about what they want to design, and they’re not going to feel rushed to get it done. We gave them a month or two.”

Coffey feels this extra time, coupled with the amount of time the tiles will remain up, has encouraged the seniors to leave a more

meaningful legacy.

“I think the seniors will go ‘hey this is something future classes are going to see, do I want to put my name up there, do I wanna leave a message,’ and if you walk down the hallway this year, you have a little bit of everything.”

The tiles include Bible verses, family heritage, tributes to sports and clubs at the school, inside jokes, and more.

“I think a student has more opportunity to put more personality into the tiles,” Coffey said.

Much like how she agree with Gilbert, Clark’s feelings align with what Coffey hoped the seniors would think.

“It will be cool for people who don’t know me to look at my tile,” Clark said. “I feel like a piece of me is always going to be at the high school.”

To see more of the senior tiles and to understand some of the thought processes that went into the designs, check out the question and answer segment on the next four pages.

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I feel like a piece of me is always going to be at the high school.”

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Lindsey Haag Q: Tell me about your design.

A: “I wanted to do something that had a lot of colors and something that would be super noticeable. I have my name in the center with some fun designs and words that represent my high school experience.”

Q: Can you explain what the letters in the sections mean?

A: “The letters in the pink section are the initials of some of my friends that helped me out throughout high school.”

Q: What stood out when you were designing this?

A: “All my friends mean a lot to me. STS is my best friend Sophie.”

Q: Which high school activity was your favorite?

A: “Sparkling Scots was my favorite because it was with such a unique group of people and a very encouraging environment with so many awesome girls.”

Ryan Hoctor Q: Tell me about your design.

A: “I did a cool floral design border, and on the inside, I did things I was involved with in school. I did stuff for lacrosse and UT to represent the next chapter.”

Q: Why did you choose to do that?

A: “I wanted it to have my name on it but also represent what I’ve done in high school using symbols.”

Q: Can you explain some of the symbols?

A: “I wrote my family group text names in the upper top and also the year my siblings will graduate. I wrote HP girls lacrosse because I played all four years of high school. I wrote HPUMC because I was really involved in the youth group. I also wrote spring break on the left with the initials of all the people I went on vacation with. I drew the Texas tower because it’s where I will be attending school.”

Andy Repetto

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Q: Can you tell me about your design?

A: “My design is just lines layered over each other, and I did that because its an art style I have been doing for a couple months now. I thought it would be fun to do it on a bigger medium.”

Q: Are the lines symbolic?

A; “Not really. It’s just something I like to do to keep my hands busy, and I like to see how I can do different designs every time I do a different piece.

Q: Did you have any other ideas for your tile, or did you know immediately what you wanted to do?

A: “I was pretty set on doing that because I wasn’t sure what else to do. I was pretty set on that for the last couple of weeks.”

Q: Do you think it represents you well?

A: “I’m not really sure if it represents me. It could if I put some really deep thought into it.”

Katie Arnold Q: What was the inspiration behind your tile?

A: “I looked on Pinterest, and I looked at other schools because they do those senior parking spots. I looked up those on Pinterest and made something up from a lot of those ideas.”

Q: Why did you design it the way you did?

A: “I designed it the way I did because I really like the colors in it, and I wanted my initials, so everyone knew it was mine. I liked the colors. I liked how it looked, and I guess that’s why it really says that’s mine, and that’s going to be there for a while.”

Q: How do you hope it makes others feel?

A: “When people see it most of the time, it will be whenever I graduate. I hope they just see it as something that looks happy, bright and colorful. Maybe it will bring a little bit of a smile.”

Carter Ching Q: What inspired you to make your tile?

A: “I wanted to put my name and then a bunch of memories from high school around it. I have places and friend group names and HP at the top - where I began - and TCU at the bottom since it’s where I’m going.”

Q: How did your favorite memories inspire your design?

A: “HPVB is for Highland Park volleyball. That was a big part of my life, especially 10th-12th grade on varsity. Then, some of the places are lake trips or where all of my friends hang out.”

Q: Did you like the idea of doing the tiles?

A; “At first, I wasn’t sure what to think about it, but it was fun to make and it looks really cool in the hallways. It’s super fun to just look up at all of them. I like how these will be up for a little bit versus the wall that used to just be painted over after every year.”

Bianca Rodriguez Q: What is the design for your tile?

A: “I covered my tile with photos and then wrote lyrics over it.”

Q: What was your inspiration for your tile?

A: I’m honestly not a very artistic person, so I didn’t want to draw. I put all these photos of me with my friends on it because I have lots. Then it looked a little bit empty, so I put the lyrics from my favorite song on it.”

Q: Why did you choose this song?

A: “I put those lyrics because they helped me get through a lot, and that pertains to the pictures as well because my friends have helped me get through high school. Rex Orange County is my favorite artist. I have been listening to him since freshman year, so it’s something I wanted to put on my tile. His lyrics connect with me a lot.”

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Caroline Turner Q: What is the design for your tile?

A: “I didn’t really start with a plan in mind. I just began doodling. I ended up doing a sort of architectural design like they would teach you in an architecture class. My tile just has lots of buildings.”

Q: What was your favorite part of making the tile?

A: “I did my tile really last minute. I stayed up until 3 a.m. the night before it was due working on it. I did enjoy coloring the tile.”

Q: What does having a senior tile mean to you?

A: “It means that I’m a senior. It’s much more meaningful to have a tile than just a blank wall.”

Harrison Scott Q: How do you think your Senior Tile came out?

A: “I think it came out pretty good, and I was pleased with the outcome.”

Q: How did you come up with the idea for the tile? What was your theme?

A: “I was inspired by Lil Uzi Vert, one of my favorite artists. I took the design from his album covers and made it into the tile.”

Q: What personal touches did you add onto it?

A: “I added a HP graduation hat onto it and the year I am graduating.”

Q: Do you think that the senior tile was a fun project to do?

A: “I think it was a fun way to commemorate my high school experience. It made me a little sad knowing I’m leaving high school, but excited now that I am heading off to college.”

Tristan Brown

Q: What was your first idea for the tile?

A: “I wanted to do something that was nice and simple and easy, something people could just come by and laugh at and admire its simplicity.”

Q: How did you plan out the tile?

A: “My tile was basically a goose saying no, and I played a game with some friends which was kind of the idea. We did a little scavenger hunt. There are some sentences on our tiles, and you have to start by finding the first one, and then you just look around until you find the last one.”

Q: How do you think your tile compared to others?

A: “There are people out there who drew really complex stuff, like some nature scene or some really complicated stuff that I have no idea how people drew. There’s definitely a wide range, not everyone is an artist.”

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Emma Means Q: How would you describe your tile?

A: “I put my name in the center of the tile, and it’s in the Grey’s Anatomy title form. It has black with a red underline because Grey’s is my favorite show. If you ask anyone who’s the most obsessed with Grey’s Anatomy, they will say my name. It also has stuff that represents my friend group. It has my lake house drawn on it because we took trips up there.”

Q: What is the most important piece of your tile?

A: “The Emma Means part, my actual name on it, means the most because it is in the font and incorporates what I like.”

Q: How would you describe your tile to others?

A: “Iconic because there are a lot of iconic things in there.”

JP Berry “

Q: What is the inspiration behind your tile?

A:‘Let the sun shine’ is a lyric from one of my favorite musicals called ‘Hair.’ I wanted to leave a bit in the school that reminds people to allow yourself to appreciate the sun, happiness and joy.”

Q: Is there a story behind your tile?

A: “We did the song, and that lyric is from a recital I was a part of. It was a beautiful memory that has stuck with me ever since.”

Q: Why did you choose these colors?

A: “I painted mine with the rainbow in the sky because I wanted to make something that made people smile.”

Q: How do you hope your tile makes others feel?

A: “I hope people look at my tile and just remember to ‘let the sun shine.’”

Cameron Clark

Q:Tell me about your tile A: “I wanted to make it colorful and stand out against the other tiles. The tile wasn’t structured at all, and I decided to go with what I wanted to do. I put a lot of things on my tile that described me like where I was going to college and things relating to my friends.”"

Q: What colors did you use?

A: “I used about every color imaginable. Mainly neon paints, blue, pink, orange, green, purple. I mixed those colors to get other colors.”

Q: Why did you choose this design?

A: “I wanted to do something that was different. Doing something random and spontaneous was how I made it different. I went with my creativity.”

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“I wore all black with a Nirvana shirt and fishnet leggings for goth day. It was so fun dressing up with all my friends.”

- Ella Applegate

“I picked this because I’m Interested in pursuing medicine in my future career.”

- Benjamin Guffey

“I was originally going to dress up as Hermione, but I thought it would be more fun to put a lighting bolt on my forehead and be Harry Potter.”

- Molly Chandler

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Spirit

THE WEEK The absence of a homecoming week also meant there was no annual senior spirit week for seniors to come up with their most creative costumes. To try to lessen the events the pandemic stole from the seniors, administration allowed seniors to hold senior spirit week during a week in May.

Day 1 CHARACTER DAY

Day 2 BUSINESS DAY

Day 3 CHARACTER DAY

Day 4 THROWBACK DAY

Thursday

Friday

“Its a throwback day. I’m throwing it back to the B.Cs” - Mac Moreland

“Even thought I’m a terrible dancer and could never make Belles, it was still awesome to dress as one and to be able to have a senior dress up week.”

- Emma Means

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Scotties Say

What's Next

Graduating seniors share plans for next chapter

Lynne Bush Kenyon College Q: Which college are you going to?

A: “I am going to Kenyon College. It’s in Ohio, and it’s a small liberal arts college. I am studying anthropology and sociology to hopefully go to graduate school for that and do some studying in a foreign land to learn more about the history of people.”

Q: What inspired you to want to major in anthropology?

A: “I had a class as a sophomore that was an English class that made me explore my interests, especially about humanity, and also, my dad has bought me books over time about it because he knows I’m interested.”

Q: What career path would you pursue after school?

A: “I want to become a professor, so I am publishing work and teaching other people about it, and the younger generations can learn about history.”

Q: What would that publishing look like?

A: “I think what I will end up doing is making research papers or books, specifically a non-fiction piece.”

Q: Is there a certain time period you will be researching?

A: “I’m really interested in the beginning of religion across different continents.”

Q: What drew you to religion?

A: “Just being around people with so many different religious beliefs and how that affects how they interact with people, and how where you grew up or where you are located in the world affects your religion.”

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“ Nrithi Subramanian Southern Methodist University

Katarina McIlveene Mission Work

Q: What’s next for you after high school?

A: “I am going into the Cox School of Business and also majoring in political science. I’m doing a double major. I also get to be a part of a scholars program at SMU, which I’m really excited about. It’s called HillTop Scholars Program.”

Q: Why did you choose Business?

A: “From freshman year through to about mid-junior-year, I was on the pre-med track. I was pretty certain I wanted to go in that direction, and I had taken a lot of STEM classes, and I did Biology, but I think all of those classes taught me that might not be the direction I wanted to go. I wanted to explore a few other things. I had a few internships over the summer, and then I eventually started my own business. Once I did that, I felt like I found my true passion.”

Q: Tell me more about your business. What do you do?

A: “It’s called Mantra and Co. It’s a social entrepreneurship business. What we do is sell jewelry and accessories, and all of those proceeds go to various philanthropic charities within the metroplex. That is something that I really discovered I like - using your entrepreneurial sense to contribute to society and advance it. I am passionate about giving people the tools to uplift and empower. If I was going to start another business in the future, I would definitely do a very humancentric-type company or organization.”

Q: Were any of your high school classes related to your current major?

A: “I started taking the MAPS program my senior year, and that really affirmed that I was doing the right thing. Once I did the MAPS business program and took microeconomics and macroeconomics, that was the point where I realized that’s what I liked. Also AP Government with Mr. Caraway helped so much about learning public policy and I was like, ‘oh, that is so interesting how it connects with economics.’ That is when I knew that business was a place for me.”

Q: What’s your plan for the next year?

A: “I am taking a gap year to do mission work. I’ll be doing mission work with World Race, which is an organization that goes to two to three countries in nine months, or an internship in Hawaii for four months.”

Q: That's different than what a lot of other seniors choose. Why this path?

A: “A couple months prior to spring break, I was trying to decide on going to Baylor, but I didn’t have peace about it. So I was like, I’m going to spend time praying, and I gave myself the deadline of spring break to have peace by that time.”

Q: And what was that moment like when you were able to make that decision?

A: “I was sitting at my desk, and the thought of taking a gap year to do mission work just popped into my head. I was really taken aback. I never really questioned going to college. I sat there for a good hour, just thinking about it, and at the end, I reasoned with it and realized I’ve been going so hard throughout high school with AP classes, extracurriculars, cross country, track, all my involvement in clubs and community service hours. I realized I was exhausted, and I felt so self-serving in all of those things.”

Q: It must have been difficult making a big decision on short notice. How did you make it work?

A: “I had to spend the next weeks after spring break researching, reaching out to people, applying for things and waiting to hear back from them. It’s a little stressful, because I’m an enneagram type three, the achiever, so that in me is feeling like I need to have something written out, but the other part of me knows that taking a gap year to do mission work is where God is leading me in this next season of life.”

Q: What are you hoping to accomplish during this period of mission work?

A: “Outside of what the world sees as achievements in life, I would love to just love others to the best of my ability, no matter where they are in life.”

Tabish Soleman Harvard University

Sydney Denison Baylor University

Evelyn Altschuler Tufts University

Q: What are your plans for college?

A: “I haven’t made any “plans” because I don’t want to restrict the exploration that I’ll be doing next year, so I’m just staying ready for uncharted waters. To quote Master Oogway from Kung Fu Panda, “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.”

Q: So, you have not settled on a major?

A: “I haven’t decided, but I’m really looking forward to figuring it out. I’ve had a lot of interests over the years, and at Harvard I’ll have the opportunity to pursue all of them.”

Q: What are you looking forward to doing?

A: “I can’t wait to meet people and discover things I wouldn’t have here in the bubble.”

Q: What do you think you’ll miss the most?

A: “While I’m pumped to start this next chapter in my life, I’m definitely going to miss the friends I’ve been blessed with here. I’ve had so much fun, and to think I just have to leave everything behind isn’t easy to digest. Also, there’s nothing I’ll miss more than my mom’s delicious Indian food.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, no one makes better food than my mom.”

Q: What are your plans after high school?

A:“I’m going to Baylor in the fall, and I’m majoring in psychology in their honors program, and their interdisciplinary core, which I am still learning about, but it sounds really cool. I might switch to medical humanities, but right now it’s psychology.”

Q: How did you come to major in Psychology?

A: “I really liked AP Psychology last year.

That was my favorite class. It actually made me excited to go to school. At first, this year, I really wanted to be a clinical or industrial organizational psychologist.

I looked into it, and it’s really interesting.

I also like dermatology and physical therapy. It’s difficult to combine all four of those, actually impossible, but that’s why I like the interdisciplinary core.

It’s more of a well rounded approach to education, which is really cool.”

Q: What factors influenced your decision to go to Baylor?

A: “I really loved it the second I stepped on campus. It was really great, just like the community.”

Q: What’s next for you?

A: “I’m going to Tufts University, right outside of Boston, and I’m going to study international relations, French and art history.”

Q: What drew you to want to study those subjects?

A: “I like learning about cultures, and I like to look at the artwork, and I like to learn about history. International relations goes back to being really interested in learning about different people and cultures and how societies interact.”

Q: Are you going to try to make any sort of profession out of international relations?

A: “I would love to work at an embassy in the future and maybe go to law school or something working abroad.”

Q: Where would you want to work abroad?

A: “Maybe Paris or Berlin.”

Q: What are you excited about socially?

A: “I’m excited about Greek life. It’s not that big at Tufts, but it’s definitely a part of campus life. And also maybe joining Model UN or the debate team sounds exciting, and continuing young Democrat stuff.”

Will Brockette University of Denver

Mira Aravamuthan University of California San Diego

Q: Why did you choose to major in history?

A: “Right now, it’s more of a placeholder, but that is what I am leaning towards.”

Q: What else interests you?

A: “They have a good international studies program at Denver, so I may minor in that, if not major in it. I would also like law.”

Q: What are your plans after high school?

A: “I’m going to [the University of California] San Diego, and as of now, I am majoring in chemistry, but not on the pre-med track.”

A: Did you have any other options for school?

“I’m also wait-listed for a college on the east coast, Wellesley, and that’s my other dream

school. I’m going to know if I got in around June or July. I would go to that school because it’s a smaller liberal arts school.”

Q: Would you still major in chemistry there?

A: “Most likely, yes. But I would probably add a second major in something like writing or film related. At UCSD, I’m planning on adding a minor in literature and writing, or interdisciplinary computer science or music program, because I am really interested in music production, film and screenwriting as well.”

Q: That’s a diverse range of interests.

What’s your dream job?

A: “I, longterm, want my career to be something entertainment based. I want to work in chemistry research for a little bit, and then transition into something in the entertainment industry.”

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Scotties

FIND

Their Way

MT: University of Montana

WA: University of Washington Seattle

AZ: Arizona State University Tempe CA: California Polytechnic State University, Stanford, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, & UC Santa Barbara

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KS: Kansas State University & University of Kansas

TX: Abilene Christian University, Baylor University, Rice University, Saint Edward’s University, Southern Methodist University, Texas A & M University, Texas Christian University, The University of Texas, Trinity University, & University of Houston

L U

W CO: Colorado Mesa University, Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs & University of Denver

OK: University of Oklahoma

TN: Belmont University, Rhodes College, University of the South & Vanderbilt University

AR: University of Arkansas

y f

GA: Emory University, Savannah College of Art and Design & University of Georgia

LA: Tulane University of Louisiana

VA: College of William and Mary, George Mason University, University of Richmond, University of Virginia, Virginia Military Institute & Washington and Lee University MA: Boston College, Brandeis University, Tufts University NY: Cornell University, LIM College & NYU NH: Dartmouth College

MS: University of Mississippi

MO: University of Missouri Columbia & Washington University in St Louis

AL: Auburn, Samford & University of Alabama IN: Indiana University Bloomington, Purdue University & University of Notre Dame

IA: University of Iowa

VT: Middlebury College & University of Vermont MD: George Washington University & United States Naval Academy NC: Davidson College, Duke University, UNC at Chapel Hill, & Wake Forest University CT: Yale University PA: Carnrgie Melon University, Pennsylvania State University & Villanova University

IL: University of Chicago

SC: Clemson University & University of South Carolina FL: Ringling College of Art and Design & University of Miami

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Scotland: University of Edinburgh & University of St Andrews

Canada: University of Toronta

Abilene Christian University Isabella Patterson Arizona State University Patrick Omudson Auburn University William Agouridis, Carter Barden, Owen Basso and Bailey Eubanks Baylor University Chrsitopher Abel, Tristan Brown, Dylan Chatterton, Marcus Christian, Claire Cochran, Sydeney Denison, Jackson Duvall, Anna Gregory, Margo Johnson, Lauren Leath, Hannah Stone and Jack Swaner Belmont University Keeton Kopidlansky Boston College Christiane Mandes Brandeis University Victoria Lajous California Polytechnic State University Alexander Miller Carnegie Mellon University Robert Berry and Leila Gottlieb

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Switzerland: Franklin University Switzerland Clemson University Harrison Dugger, John Glasstetter, Erin Meinecke and Olivia Walker College of William and Mary Micheal Pagano Colorado Mesa University Kevin Keefe Colorado School of Mines Nicholas Drexler Colorado State University Perker Owen Cornell University Alicia Bi and Tamer Shalabi Dartmouth College Liam Conner Davidson College Catherine Rhodes and Rachel Sobolevitch Duke University Meredith Sims Emory University Dawson McDonagh Franklin University Switzerland Catherine Collins George Mason University

Jared Collins and Grace Peng George Washington University Savanna Tess Indiana University Bloomington William Lewis Kansas State University Genevieve Korte LIM University Gracie Jacobs Middlebury College Ella Thompson New York University Jason Ho Pennsylvania State University James Snyder Purdue University Maxwell Law, Madeline Davis and Olivia Patton Rhodes College William Trotman Rice University Micheal Ngo Ringling College of Art and Design Elizabeth Harmon

Southern Methodist University Elle Muenker, Ella Collard, David Condon, Truman Dolder, Arder Eiland, Ayaha Hariyama, Caroline Hart, Katherine Huang, Leon Khakpour, Maria Marthaus Santos, AnnaCatherine Miller, Samuel Morse, Lorena Newell, Evan Rosenblum, Benjamin Smith, Caroline Turner and Daniel Writer Stanford University Dorsey Gibson Texas A&M University Diana Briner, William Chesnuet, Ella Compton, Taylor Copeland, Victoria Cura, Pike Dzurny, Mary Grace Eccleston, Richard Foster, John Griffin, James Guandolo, Bennett Handler, Meredith Helbing, Molly Hodges, Avary Hoogland, Mitchell Jackson, Sterling May, Antonio McElfresh, Ethan Moss, Alexis Perry, Tenison Rhodes, Gabrielle Ross, Madeleine Ross, Harrison Scott, Charlotte Seale, Paige Selby, Geoffrey Son, Paityn Soucy, Edward Stocker, Audrey Stone, Hollis Vaughan, Emma Wiebe and Elizabeth Woodley Texas Christian University Anna Haggar, Lauren Hickey, Isabella Hughes, Georgie London, Danielle Ward, Nina Wheat and James Williams Texas Tech University Benjamin Davis and Madeline Morgan Trinity University Saif Saleh Tufts University Evelyn Altschuler Tulane University Dharmashree Kikkeri, Annabelle Ogden and Daniel Wilkes United States Naval Academy Anthony Ghobriel University of Alabama Cooper Flint, Jennifer Clementson, Colin Landsberg, Megan Mulcahy, Macrae Smither and Eleanor Steindorf University of Arkansas Samuel Borus, Catherine Boudreaux, Andrew Deaver, Zoe Hubbard, Jonathan Koellner, Jonathan LaMotte, Caleb Madden, Keller Matise, Caroline Morton, Noah Parette, Luke Schneider, William Scott, Anna Smith, Amelia Stevens, Calvin Williams University of California Irvine

Defne Bilhan University of California San Diego Katherine Ahn and Janet Chen University of California Santa Barbara Berkeley Beitsch and Ella Miller University of Chicago Eleanor Steger, Ilie Sturhan and Kai Tsuei University of Colorado Boulder William Canon, Walker Green, Ryan Griffin, Caleb Lewis and Heinrich Wicklund University of Colorado Colorado Springs Luke Zurawel University of Denver Annabelle Small University of Edinburgh Elsa Pedrosa Noguera University of Georgia Nicholas Clarke, Burke Dauterive, Mark Generale, Jake Harris, Madeline Holmes, Peyton Jardine, Madison Muncy, Gavin Perotti and Benjamin Sieling University of Houston Hayley Lukken University of Iowa Macklin Moreland University of Kansas Addison Kemp and Madison Visinsky University of Miami Emery Medlock University of Mississippi Caroline Hamick, Abigail Rapp and Morgan Williams University of Missouri Lauren Bruns, Lilyann Hames, John Higgins and Micheal Linder University of Montana Race Eiland University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sarah Rogers University of Notre Dame Charlotte Lassarat University of Oklahoma Clara Armayor, Kaylie Bishop, Emory Brink, Olivia Cormier, Benjamin Cruickshank, Natalie Duvall, Logan Easterbrook, Mark Hardaway, Emily Means, Micheal Milligan, Will Pettijohn, Keely Salmon, Robert Sell, Samuel Sessions, Hudson Weibel, Joshua

Wiseman and Taylor Word University of Richmond Isabel Blaylock University of South Carolina Hayden Bohner University of St Andrews Sarah McNeely University of Texas at Austin Alexandra Barge, Emma Cooksey, Lila DeVega, Kathryn Dunnill, Michael Egenes, Kendall Ferguson, Jack Friedman, Georgia Gatt, Donald Grushey, Josephine Hart, Madeline Helton, Lola Heyde, Sarah Ho, Ryan Hoctor, Eleanor Hughes, Marshall Landwehr, Cameron Laurie, Molly Liston, Keri McCue, Lauren Pettle, David Quinn, Mary Margaret Ramey, Stewart Scott, Robert Sweet, Jason Tananbaum, Lucille Tilden, Worthery Wiles, Molly Willey, Meredith Winford, Matthew Winters, Haoyu Zhong and Christopher Zogg University of Texas at Dallas Thomas Ibbotson University of the South Micheal Stewart University of Toronto Ayra Hasany University of Vermont Emilia Pagano University of Virginia Amelia Houghton, David Lightbourn and Thomas Mencke University of Washington Sophie Robertson Vanderbilt University Marisa Albarran, Quinn Cornog, Cameron Fawcett, Sophie Minick and Tyler Sharpe Villanova University Margaret Anne Hurley Virginia Military Institute Presley Matter Wake Forest University Hilary Hansford, William Huff and Anna Nichol Washington and Lee University Christine Shelmire Washington University Frederick Phillips Yale University Clarabel Chen SENIOR ISSUE

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Scotties Find Scholar SCHOLARSHIPS

Jason Mahvi Duck Memorial Scholarship

Max Law

William Van Eaton

Elle Thompson

John and Eileen Howie Memorial Scholarship

Michael Mauldin Boone Leadership Scholarship

Barbara Lomax Hitzelberger Leadership Scholarship

Key Coker

Sarah Ho

Kellis G. White Scholarship

Paige Selby

Charlotte Lassarat

Ben Wiseman Scholarship

Kristin Loyd (Krissi) Holman Scholarship: In Honor of the Class of 2004

Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society Scholarship

HPHS Alumni Association Scholarship Worthy Wiles

Megan Gallagher Scholarship

Bob and Dixie Jordan Memorial Scholarship Awarded by HPHS this year

Charles Raley

Robert White Kendall Ferguson Emery Medlock

L.E. and Evadna Marshall Memorial Scholarship

Patrick O’Boyle Scotsmen Scholarship

Maddox Linder

Edward Stocker

Callie Curnes Scholarship

Bryn Hutton Robert (JP) Berry

Mary Krasovec

Larry Jackson Scholarship

Susan Candy Luterman and Jerry A. Candy Scholarship

Charles Mauldin Story Memorial Scholarship

Alicia Bi

Tabish Soleman

Harrison Dugger

Lauren Christine Huddleston Memorial Scholarship

Suzy Groth Rhodes Scholarship

Curley Family Scholarship

Harrison Duggar

Mary McCue Bell

Madeline Davis

Linda Groseclose Scholarship for Children of HPISD Teachers and Staff Members

Tracy Wills Scholarship

Fred Vehon - Biggest Heart Scholarship

Bennett Handler Charles Raley Sarah McNeely Caleb Lewis Mason Jones

Pike Dzurny

Hayes Bohner Isaiah Pedack

Martha Mary Stewart Scholarship

Choir Booster Club Scholarship

Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship

Liam Conner

Lauren Nobel

Sophie Terraciano-Spence

Alexander Miller Mary Krasovec Meredith Winford

Highland Belles Scholarship

Mary Margaret Malloy Scholarship

Jennifer Clementson Sophie Terraciano-Spence

Darla Hollingshead Highland Belle Scholarship Audrey Stone

Ford Lacy Latin Prize Michael Pagano

Hannah Stone Cierra Reed

Inspired By Tradition Dorsey Gibson

James John ‘JJ’ Kent Scholarship Race Eiland

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Mary Dillard Scholarship

Sophie Minick

Matt Roberts Memorial Band Scholarship Henry Bishop

Matthew Shamburger Scholarship

Allison Brown

Warren Hutcheson Scholar Willie Tichenor Clarabel Chen

Bruce Harbour Scholarship Anna Gregory

Christianne Beshara Scholarship - Awarded by Highland Park Sports Club Georgia Gatt

Doak Walker Scholarship awarded by the Highland Park Sports Club Marshall Landwehr

larships and Awards Elizabeth Toon Memorial Scholarship

David Lightbourn

Jason Tananbaum

PC-TAG Distinguished Scholar Award

Highland Park Sports Club Presidential Scholarship

Isabel Blaylock Parth Nandekar

Elizabeth (Elle) Patterson

Servant Leadership Award

HP Arts Linda Raya Scholarship

Ethan Moss with 1,017.52 hours

Meredith Winford Ayaha Hariyama

Myrtillie Bradfield Scholarship - awarded by HPHS

Paige Selby (700.75) Nrithi Subramanian (647.25) Thomas Mencke (637.5) John Porter (631.5) Christina Healy (620.25) Georgia Gatt (587) John Howie (560.5) Bennett Handler (552.5) Harrison Dugger (518)

Jennifer Clementson

Laurence Perrine Award

Lads and Lassies Scholarship

Elizabeth Ahn

Robert (JP) Berry

English Award

Rebecca Buchanan Brimmage Foundation Scholarship

Michael Pagano

Katarina Mcilveene

SEPAC Peer Tutor Scholarship

Eleanor Steger Joshua Martin

Victoria Lajous

Mathematics Award

Hamlin Scholarship

David Quinn

Jake Jent Sarah McNeely

Drama Award

AWARDS

Business Award

HP Class of 1961 Scholarship Edward Stocker

HP Literary Festival/Fred Damiano Scholarship Elizabeth (Ellie) Ahn

Top 10 Scots

500 Service Hour Award

1

Clarabel Chen - Valedictorian

Social Studies Award

Robert “JP” Berry Caroline Turner

2

Samuel Borus

Tabish Soleman - Salutatorian

Mary Dillard Award

Art Purchase Award

Josephine Hart

Clarabel Chen

Stanton-Gage Art Award

3D Portfolio Award

Julia Testa

Mina Chacko

French AP Award

Design Portfolio Award

Vivian Lewis

Maja Davison

Latin AP Award

HP Orchestra Scholarship

Michael Pagano

Ayaha Hariyama

Spanish AP Award Amelia Stevens

US Naval Academy Appointment

3. Angela Cheng 4. Madeline Helton 5. Sarah Ho 6. Thomas Ibbotson 7. David Lightbourn 8. David Quinn 9. Sophie Robertson 10. Kai Tsuei

AP Spanish Literature

Anthony Ghobriel

Photos courtesy of Courtney Teesdale

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Class of 2021 Honors Day Awards MAXIMUM Student Council Owen Basso Kendall Ferguson Dorsey Gibson David Lightbourn Michael Ngo Charlotte Seale Luke Sloan Worthey Wiles Varsity Cheerleading and Scotsmen Meredith Arden Helbing Mary Allison Hegi Sophie Minick Christopher Abel James Geddy Lane Tabish Soleman William Clayton Van Eaton Highlander Mary McCue Bell Danielle Ward Rebecca Browne Caroline Swift Bagpipe Nicholas Drexler Elsa Pedrosa Noguera Tyee Arey Highlander Band Bryn Hutton Rachel Sobolevitch Denice Devkumar Highland Belles Emerson Mason Hannah Stone Community Service Council Lauren Nobel Charlotte Seale HPTV Samara Usmani-Smith GOLD Student Council Anna Haggar Nine Kazi Keller Matise Carson Reichert Varsity Cheerleading and Scotsmen Alexandra Barge Diana Noel Briner Mary Ann Graves Elizabeth Liston Madison Muncy

Gabrielle Ross Madeline Ross Madison Storer Molly Willey Highlander Denice Devkumar Georgia Goth Eleanor Hughes Lauren Nobel Bagpipe Sarah Rogers Highlander Band Zoe Lloyd Olivia Patton Saif Saleh Hayley Lukken Maddox Linder Sophie Robertson Highland Belles Cierra Reed Audrey Stone Lauren Pettle Mary Margaret Ramey Hi-Lites Molly Liston National Honor Society Sophie Minick Community Serice Council William Huff HPTV Lauren Cimorelli SILVER Student Council Dharmashree Kikkeri James McAnalley Jack Ward Highlander Band Pauline Napier Tyler Sharpe Frederick Phillips Eleanor Steger Erin Fleming Henry Lyke James Guandolo Wencelsao Daniel Michel Molly Reppeto Carter Barden Henry Bishop Bradley Harrod Highland Belles Bailey Eubanks Hilary Hansford Isabella Hughes Annabelle Ogden

Meredith Sims Nina Wheat Cheerleaders/Scotsman Lindsey Bailey Annabelle Miller Anna Catherine Miller Delaney McBee Hi-Lites Amelia Stevens Anna Haggar Bailey Bevans Elizabeth Liston Emerson Mason Georgia Gatt Jospehine Krejs Kathryn Dunnill Keller Matise Lauren Hickey Lindsey Bailey Lola Heyde Mary Allison Hegi Molly Hedges Molly Willey National Honor Society Georgia Goth Catherine Rhodes Kendall Ferguson Anthony Ghobriel Caroline Morton BRONZE Student Council Carson Green Dicong Wang Highlander Hollis Vaughan Caitlyn Whitlock Arden Eiland Zoe Hubbard Lauren Leath Shaye Watson HPTV Maria Marthaus Santos