Senior Issue 2023

SENIOR

CLASS OF 2023 ISSUE

SENIOR ISSUE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SENIOR SUPERLATIVES

The Class of 2023’s votes are in. What will students’ legacy be? Who is unstuck from the status quo? Most likely to become president, class clown, Ken & Barbie and more!

SOMETHING NEW 10-11

IT’S THE START OF

Check out a college map to see where the Class of 2023 is headed and what unique trinkets they plan on bringing with them.

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I GOTTA

GO MY OWN WAY

A complete list of the Class of 2023’s postsecondary plans and passions.

CRUSHES

Who in the Class of 2023 “Bopped to the Top” of our hearts? Find out in these senior confessionals.

WILLS

+ CELEB LOOKALIKES

As the Class of 2023 “passes on” from high school, they designate new ownership to their possessions. Also, spot the difference between these students and their red carpet doppelgangers. Winner gets a “Fabulous” pair of Jimmy Choo flip flops.

SENIOR QUOTES

+ FAVORITE SONGS

Senior quotes! Plus, which songs of the past four years are “Breaking Free” as the Class of 2023’s favorites?

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW

How have friend groups changed throughout the years? Some of the glow-ups are real: we’ll “Bet on It.”

TEACHER IMPACTS + TRENDS

“What Time is It”? It’s time to give thanks to our teachers and pay homage to the trends of the past four years.

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LETTERS FROM THE EDITORS

Editors-in-Chief Ella Mitchell and Kevin Lynch, Online Editor-in-Chief Emma Letzig and KTV Executive Producer Juliet Aquino bid KnightMedia farewell.

ONCE A KNIGHT,

ALWAYS A KNIGHT

Happy Senior BBQ! Get ready for graduation on May 24.

photos by Alyssa Degan and Bella Brouilette

Best Eyes

best Smile

Best hair

Best dressed

best writer

Best Actor

Best dancer

best musician

Best Artist

best vehicle

worst vehicle

1. Ryan Schneider

2. Nick Lobacz

3. Max Mho

1. Taylor Knott

2. Taylor Linke

3. Vicki Koczaj

1. Aidan Orlando

2. Sammy Hong 3. Tito Gavin

1. Lauren Mueller 2. Reyna Cameron 3. Stella Fitzpatrick

1. Cosmo Jannotta

2. Thomas Hauck

3. Adam Boesen

1. Zoe Klicker

2. Bella Brouilette

3. Elise Gadson

1. Sammy Hong

2. Dom Grana

3. Justin Bolles

1. Julia Baltes

2. Lally Coleman

3. Marina Makropoulos

1. Kevin Lynch

2. Luke Bielawski 3. Zach Moreth

1. Ella Mitchell

2. Elise Gadson

3. Juliet Aquino

1. Eddie DiBenedetto

2. Cosmo Jannotta

3. Matt Melachrinakis

1. Juliet Aquino

2. Maria Anzalotti

3. Nadia Kastenmeier

1. Sammy Hong

2. Sean Konieczka

3. Eddie DiBenedetto

1. Julia Bostrom

2. Hannah Chung

3. Stella Fitzpatrick

1. Luke Bielawski

2. Denzel Robinson

3. Zach Greenwell

1. Emily DePaz

2. Natalie Pearson

3. Jill Egan

1. Justin Bolles

2. Adam Boesen

3. Denzel Robinson

1. Emily DePaz

2. Julia Pandaleon

3. Hannah Lifton

1. Luke Belluomini 2. Cosmo Jannotta 3. Logan Madsen

1. Catherine Fogarty

2. Lauren Mueller 3. Samantha Patterson

1. Cosmo Jannotta

2. Nick Casaletto

3. Luke Holtmeier

1. Catherine Fogarty

2. Giselle Salom Hamwi

3. Maggie McGarry

best singer

best athlete

best eyebrows

best tiktok

best rizz

best ginger

tallest

shortest

most likely to succeed

most likely to become president

best facial hair

1. Eddie DiBenedetto

2. Denzel Robinson

3. Muhammad Najam

1. Maria Anzalotti

2. Juliet Aquino

3. Jill Ninness

1. Will Baysingar 2. Jack Berman 3. Frank Covey

1. Hailey Erickson 2. Cam Kalaway

3. Katherine Lytle

1. Rocco Falls

2. Jacob Popowski

3. Jake Parisi

1. Katie Klicker

2. Katherine Lytle

3. Reyna Cameron

1. Sean Konieczka

2. Tito Gavin

3. Denzel Robinson

1. Hannah Chung

2. Lally Coleman

3. Cam Kalaway

1. Joey Dunka

2. Denzel Robinson

3. Luke Belluomini

1. Reese Cory

2. Alyssa Degan

3. Meghan Kalsch

1. Jack Berman

2. Will Gorstein

3. Billy Buelow

1. Georgianna Crudele

2. CC Lumia

3. Sara Maggio

1. Will Klimek

2. Trent Tennyson 3. Evan O’Brien

1. Shelby Hiskes 2. Natalie Bouzas

3. Katherine Lytle

1. Nathan Lopez

2. Kenichi Nguyen

3. Ben Schram

1. Nadia Kastenmeier

2. Alyssa Degan

3. Aiko Tai

1. Jacob Popowski

2. Luke Bielawski

3. Ivan Liu

1. Elise Gadson

2. Kate Woodland

3. Emma Letzig

1. Kevin Lynch

2. Dominick Pawlak 3. Zach Greenwell

1. Elise Gadson

2. Ella Mitchell

3. Catherine Fogarty

1. Jason Pet

2. Rayaan Siddiqui

3. Mick Delea

Most likely to Travel the world

Most School Spirit

Most likely to be a soundcloud rapper

sweetest personality

Most involved

Most likely to marry rich

least changed since freshman year

best glow-up

class clown

best nickname

funniest laugh

Most likely to become a teacher at Phs

1. Dom Grana

2. Gregory Louis

3. Andrew Katsogianos

1. Lally Coleman

2. Isabel McIntosh

3. Wiktoria Tofilska

1. Tito Gavin

2. Ty Erickson 3. Denzel Robinson

1. Mia D’Onofrio

2. Lally Coleman 3. Shelby Hiskes

1. Denzel Robinson

2. Ben Bartosiak

3. Hector Toscano

1. Ashley Simon

2. Cain

3. Katie Klicker

1. Zach Moreth

2. Nick Beck

3. Ivan Liu

1. Lauren Mueller

2. Jillian Sawadski

3. Stella Fitzpatrick

1. Tito Gavin

2. Ivan Liu

3. Ty Erickson

1. Mia D’Onofrio

2. Alysssa Degan

3. Rachel Winski

1. Dom Grana

2. Mick Delea

3. Will Gorstein

1. Angelina Agalianos

2. Charlotte Dienhart

3. Helene Avila

1. Sam Heintz

2. Sumanth Ramesh

3. Elliott Eberhahn

1. Alyssa Degan

2. Reese Cory

3. Reyna Cameron

1. Aidan Orlando

2. Adrian Marincas

3. Dominick Pawlak

1. G Crudele

2. Lamar Farah 3. Kate Seyer

1. Drew Heiss

2. Cosmo Jonnatta

3. Ben Bartosiak

1. Ellie Bartosiak

2. Ashley Simon

3. Katie Klicker

1. Muhammad “YahYah” Najam

2. Jacob “Pops” Popowski

3. Anthony “Cosmo” Jannotta

1. Anya “Balls” Soriano

2. Kate “Squidy” Seyer

3. Maria “Kempy” Kemperas

1. Conor Mitchell

2. Kenichi Nguyen 3. Dominik Balenda

1. Nicole Atteo 2. Zoe Klicker 3. Katie Klicker

1. Matthew Czyzewski

2. Jimmy Martinez

3. Conor Mitchell

1. Kate Riesing

2. Emily Smorczewski

3. Natalie Pearson

Best Couple

Should Be a Couple

barbie and

Troy Gabriella

Best bromance

best womance

Doppelgangers

future

Most likely to win the

and lose the ticket

worst case of senioritis

biggest temper

1. Will Baysingar and Lauren Mueller

2. Zach Moreth and Maggie Rosenberg

3. Owen Guagliardo and Julia Wydro

1. Henry Kauke

2. Drew Heiss

3. Mark Hanson

lottery

1. Bella Brouilette

2. Hailey Erickson

3. Eunice Park

1. Nathan Lopez

2. Ryan Knauss

3. Peter Theodossopoulos

1. Olivia Nellis

2. Juliet Aquino

3. Rachel Winski

1. Danny Gruensfelder

2. Sebastian Wildhart

3. Jake Parisi

1. Mia D’Onofrio

2. Nadja Tyka

3. Allie Quirk

1. Nathan Lopez and Anna Washco

2. Ryan Schneider and Brenna Baudouin

3. Matthew Czyzewski and Emily Robinson

1. Jacqueline Shin and Jenna Young

2. Hailey Erickson and Jillian Sawadski

3. Ashley Medina and Metztli Medina

ken

1. Brad Vierneisel

2. Ty Erickson

3. Will Baysinger

1. Zach Moreth and Will Gorstein

2. Will Baysingar and Ivan Liu

3. Tito Gavin and Nick Casaletto

1. Brenna Baudouin and Julia Baltes

2. Rachel Winski and Claire O’Grady

3. Julia Neugebauer and Maggie McGarry

talk show host

1. Katherine Lytle

2. Juliet Aquino

3. Rachel Winski

1. Lally Coleman

2. Lauren Mueller

3. Maggie Rosenberg

1. Tito Gavin

2. Henry Kauke

3. Denzel Robinson

Biggest flirt

Most outgoing

Teacher’s Pet

Most likely to go viral and get cancelled

Best sense of Humor

looks younger than they really are

Looks Older than they really are

Most likely to survive the Hunger Games

Most likely to give a TedTalk

1. Joey Dunka

2. Jack Berman

3. Denzel Robinson

1. Angelina Agalianos

2. Nicole Atteo

3. Taylor Sand

1. Tito Gavin

2. Chris Kewarkis 3. Gregory Louis

1. Lally Coleman

2. Lauren Mueller

3. Mia D’Onofrio

1. Jack Berman

2. Zach Greenwell

3. Jake Anderberg

1. Sara Maggio

2. Mia D’Onofrio

3. Rachel Winski

1. Denzel Robinson

2. Jason Pet

3. Tito Gavin

1. Ashley Simon

2. Hannah Foley

3. Ally Meziere

1. Ben Bartosiak

2. Jason Pet

3. Nick Lobacz

1. Kiera Cullen

2. Lauren Harrell

3. Ashley Simon

1. Sebastian Wildhart

2. Nick Barbanente

3. Jose Lopez-Bahena

Biggest potty mouth

1. Isabel McIntosh

2. Ally Meziere

3. Kayla Munao

1. Joel Muehlenbeck

2. Elliott Eberhahn

3. Kenichi Nguyen

1. Alyssa Degan

2. Sara Maggio

3. Reyna Cameron

1. Jason Pet

2. Joey Dunka

3. Nathan Lopez

1. Caroline Mogielnicki

2. Alivia Foley

3. Julia Wydro

1. Dominick Pawlak

2. Ivan Liu

3. Will Baysingar

1. Victoria Potoniec

2. Kate Woodland

3. Samantha Patterson

1. Tito Gavin

2. Zach Greenwell

3. Kevin Lynch

1. Elise Gadson

2. Juliet Aquino

3. Ella Mitchell

Most likely to win a nobel prize

Biggest caffeine addict

Most likely to go on shark tank

Most likely to trip at graduation

best pet

Most photogenic

biggest democrat

biggest republican

Most country

Most city

Most likely to burst into song

man/woman

1. Luke Bielawski

2. Zach Greenwell

3. Kevin Lynch

1. Elise Gadson 2. Aiko Tai

3. Sara Maggio

1. Christian Wesselink 2. Justin Bolles 3. Sam Panagopoulos

1. Cate Murawski

2. Mia D’Onofrio

3. Katie Lynch

1. Jacob Popowski

2. Chris Kewarkis

3. Frank Mintmire

1. Kate Parisi

2. Aiko Tai

3. Brenna Baudouin

1. Drew Heiss

2. Mark Hanson

3. Trent Tennyson

1. Katherine Lytle

2. Lily Neuer

3. Victoria Pawelko

1. Zach Moreth 2. Nolan Murray

3. Matt Melachrinakis

1. Kate Seyer

2. Brenna Baudouin

3. Ashley Simon

1. Luke Belluomini

2. Aidan Orlando

3. Jaden Rovy

1. Caroline Mogielnicki

2. Lally Coleman

3. Lauren Mueller

1. Jason Pet

2. John Gavin

3. Drew Heiss

1. Hannah Foley

2. Juliet Aquino

3. Josie Garkisch

1. Jason Pet

2. Ben Schenkenfelder

3. Anthony Landsnes

1. Hannah Foley

2. Ashley Simon

3. Claire O’Grady

1. Ben Schenkenfelder

2. Jason Pet

3. Rocco Falls

1. Reese Cory

2. Grace Lawlor

3. Kathlin Lukoski

1. Dom Grana

2. Greg Louis

3. Jacob Popowski

1. Lally Coleman

2. Caroline Mogielnicki

3. Julia Baltes

1. Sebastian Wildhart

2. Eddie DiBenedetto

3. Luis Hernandez

1. Maria Anzalotti

2. Jenna Young 3. Jill Ninness

1. Luke Bielawski

2. Zach Greenwell 3. Ivan Liu

in stem

1. Erin Farraday

2. Kate Woodland

3. Elise Gadson

Biggest animal Lover

Biggest green Thumb

Worst at keeping secrets

Most likely to be late to the first day of college

Most likely to start a flash mob at hoco

Most likely to cry at graduation

1. Mark Hanson

2. Mason Zimmer

3. Gavin Flanagan

1. Makayla Zurbuch

2. Dalia Duda

3. Hannah Foley

1. Mason Zimmer

2. Adam Benson

3. Tommy Kim

1. Maggie McGarry

2. Kiera Cullen

3. Aiko Tai

1. Chris Kewarkis

2. Andrew Katsogianos

3. Dom Grana

1. Brenna Baudouin

2. Izzy Klicker

3. Vicki Koczaj

1. Henry Kauke

2. Mark Hanson

3. Drew Heiss

1. Sarah Wright

2. Christina Ukkan

3. Bella Brouilette

1. Ola Sulaimon

2. Denzel Robinson

3. Drew Heiss

1. Rachel Winski

2. Isabel McIntosh

3. Lally Coleman

1. Ivan Liu

2. Adrian Marincas

3. Daniel Barbaric

1. Kate Seyer

2. Zoe Klicker

3. Lally Coleman

IT'S THE START OF

WHAT IS THE CLASS OF 2023 TAKING WITH THEM?

POSTSECONDARY PLANS

ANDERSON UNIVERSITY

Cate Murawski - Marketing & Kinesiology: Sports Exercise

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Luca Bir - Business Law

ARMY

Joe Van Slone - Medical Training

Adam Aaron Terpinski

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

Angelina Rago - Elementary Education

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Alexandra Tobin - Accounting

BELMONT UNIVERSITY

Charlotte Lumia - Songwriting

BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY

Damien Puma - Radiation Therapy

BRADLEY UNIVERSITY

Makayla Zurbuch - Biology

BUTLER UNIVERSITY

Kate Parisi - Business

CALVIN UNIVERSITY

Hailey Erickson - Kinesiology

CARTHAGE COLLEGE

Luke Holtmeier - Business/Undecided

Rachel Meilinger - Nursing

Kayla Munao - Elementary Education

Kailey Soltys - Nursing

Rey Trejo - Computer Science

Sofia Winterkorn - Pre Law/Undecided

CARROLL UNIVERSITY

Kenneth Behles - Exercise Science

Cole Cacini - Physical Therapy

CASE WESTERN RESERVE

Sara Maggio - Biomedical Engineering

CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL CENTER

Gregory Villafan - Electrician

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Meghan Kalsch - Education

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

Ava Hilder - Psychology

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

Emma Morandi - Sports Management

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

Hannah Weiss - Wildlife Biology/Animal Science

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

Luis Hernandez - Theater & Stage Management

Matthew Pancini - Fine Arts

Hector Toscano - Audio Arts

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

Juliet Aquino - Communications & Media

Jacob Burszczyk- Undecided

Cynthia Ciupeiu - Computer Science

Julia Cunniff - Economics

Carmela Annmarie Delvo - Film and Television

Dalia Duda - Business

Maeve Dwyer - Film + Television

Alexis Lundvick - Sports Communication

Julia Palma - Marketing

Rayaan Siddiqui - Computer Science

Martina Staykova - Marketing and International Business

Aiko Tai - Business/Economics

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

Elyse Depa - Psychology

DENISON UNIVERSITY

Julia Pandaleon- Psychology/Pre-Med

DISTRICT COUNCIL 14

Nicholas Russo - Undecided

CONTINUED ON PAGES 12-13

A “Baywatch” poster

GEORGE SULLIVAN

Drawn horse photo

JULIA NEUGEBAUER

Childhood stuffed rabbit

KATHERINE LYTLE

SOMETHING NEW

Typewriter

Mannequin head

Hawaiian shirt collection

Weighted cheetah

Gel nail kit

MARIA ANZALOTTI

NATALIE BOUZAS

VITO ABROMAITIS

ELLA MITCHELL

Five cans of Lyrical Lemonade

TITO GAVIN

EMILIA TOPORKIEWICZ

Parrot statue

ALLIE TOBIN

Tennis racquets

SAMMY HONG

Weighted dino

KATE RIESING

DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY

Amaris Santiago - Nursing

DRAKE UNIVERSITY

Drew Heiss - Business

EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIV.

Michael Madayag - Kinesiology & Exercise Science

ELGIN COLLEGE

Matthew Johnson - Mechanical Engineering

ELMHURST COLLEGE

Elise Knight - Health Science Tech

Rosario Pollina - Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Gianluca Vitoschi - Finance

EMBRY-RIDDLE

AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY

David Stoev - Aerospace Engineering

James Wojtasik - Aeronautical Science

Maria Anzalotti - Narrative Studies

ERASMUS UNIVERSITY

Lachy Shahova - Psychology

FASHION INSTITUTE

OF TECHNOLOGY

Julia Baltes - Fashion Business Management

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV.

Christian Kewarkis - Marketing

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

Kenichi Nguyen - Finance

Alex Uemura - Marine Biology/Psychology

GAP YEAR

Jessica Porada

Denzel Robinson

Maliha Waheed - Islamic Studies

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Ella Mitchell - Journalism

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Ivan Liu - Mechanical Engineering

Kate Woodland - Biomedical Engineering

Ronnie Raplan - French

Jaden Rovy - Engineering

Marc Ruffolo - Undecided

Matt Schacke - Undecided

Maya Sokolowski - Psychology

Matthew Sygnarowicz - Engineering

Jakub Sztafa - Business

Ava Thompson - Criminology

Maria Tovar - Nursing

Lucas Tutka- Undecided

Erin Vallesteros - Psychology

Alexia Wilson- Marketing

Monica Zabron - Undecided

Evelyn Zuniga - Dental Hygiene

HOPE COLLEGE

Jenna Young - Elementary Education

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

Jorge Espinoza - Mechanical Engineering

Hannah Foley - Interior Design

Owen Guagliardo - Marketing

Ethan Harold - Computer Science

Lukas Jacobsen - Business

Luke Karabin - Environmental Science

Andrew Katsogianos - Mechanical Engineering

Olivia Nellis - Actuarial Science

Sejin Park - Mechanical Engineering

Matt Spotak - Finance

Jalyn Tandy - Computer Science

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Jack Friar - Computer Science

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

Drew Alexander - History

Jack Cacciabondo - Music Education

Cain - Musical Education

Brandon Casey- Business Administration

Maya Denic- Game Design

Audrey Ellis - Elementary Education

Christopher Estrada - Business

Maggie Luncsford- Secondary Education (english)

Alex Martorelli- Elementary Education

Natalie Pearson - Music Education

Maryssa Ruffolo- Undecided

MARINE CORPS

Matthew Anstadt - Infantry

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

Greta Berkhof - Psychology

Matthew Czyzewski - Computer Science

Colin Flynn - Business

Ashley Medina - Direct Physical Therapy/Exercise Physiology

Amanda Podolak - Biological Sciences

Kate Seyer - Nursing

Viet Tran - Biology (ROTC Navy)

MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY

Logan Guliuzzo - Game Design

MCKENDREE UNIV.

William Klimek - Business

MIAMI UNIVERSITY

Alyssa Degan - Media and Communication

Erin Pinter- Psychology and Political Science

Ally Strimling - Kinesiology

Sarah Wright - Nursing

MICHIGAN

INSTITUTE OF TECH

Constantine Zafiris - Human Factors Psychology

MICHIGAN STATE

Will Gorstein - Marketing

Matt Melachrinakis- Construction Management

Izzy Klicker - Nursing

MISSOURI STATE

Taylor Linke - Environmental Science

MONTANA STATE

Ava Novak - Elementary Education

NAVY

Tory Martinez - Aviation Mechanics

Nathan Mazzucchi - Undecided

NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIV.

Aubrey Czapiewski- Mechanical Engineering

NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Diana Badillo - Psychology

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Frank Covey - Economics

Mia Schmitt - Journalism

GRAND VALLEY STATE HARPER COLLEGE

Emily Scolaro- Biology

Dominik Balenda - Kinesiology

Vito Abromaitis- undecided

Millie Alpizar - Business

Jake Anderburg - Engineering

Sarah Bartjen - Psychology

Leah Bauml - Social Justice

Abby Bielecki - Entrepreneurship

Justin Bolles - Advertising

Maximus Britos - Architecture

Jillian Brockie - Associates Degree

William Buelow- Undecided

Forest Chan- Arts

Ashleigh Cleary- Marketing

Andrew Deleanu - Computer Science

John De Mata - Engineering/Architecture

Max Dobosz - Undecided

Pieter Edwardsen - Business

Christopher Estrada- Marketing

Lamar Farah - Business

Charlie Frost- EMT Certification/ Paramedic School

Miguel Fuentes - Business

Daniel Georges- Cybersecurity

Ty Geraci - Kinesiology

Matija Hancock- EMT

Jack Imperial - Life Science

Norbert Jagoda - Architectural Studies

Aiden Johanson - Graphic Design

Dylan Jones- Computer Science

Karolina Kazuraite- Elementary

Education

Nielsen Le- Undecided

Andrew Lehmann - Environmental Engineering

Kystyna Leoschke - Undecided

Nikolay Mihov- Undecided

Nolan Murray - Fire Science

Matthew Niemczyk - Sports Management

Giovanni Nunez - Undecided

Sam Panagaulos - Undecided

Will Peisker - Undeclared

Marcus Popescu - Computer Science

Arturo Portilla - Finance

Alejandra Ramirez- UltraSound Technician

Kayla Smithe- Secondary Education

Trenton Tennyson - Biology

Emilia Toporkiewicz - Secondary Education

Brad Vierneisel - Finance

Christian Wesselink - Political Science & Legal Studies

Akira Wetmore- Psychology

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN

John Gavin - Finance

INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Daniel Barbaric - Undecided

Julia Bostrom- Dance & Psychology

Lally Coleman - Marketing

Danny Gruensfelder - Accounting/Finance

Sara Hasan - Human Resources and Management

Jakub Kielczewski - Computer Science

Adam Koury - Finance

Hannah Lifton - Business

Adrian Marincas - Finance

Jacob Popowski - Finance

Taylor Sand - Law and Public Policy

Mika Smith - Nursing

LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

Chris Morys - Finance

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

Ethan Erickson - Business

LIFE PROGRAM

Ellie Marchialette

Harry Zalusky

LORAS COLLEGE

Bryan Garcia - Criminal Justice

LOYOLA - CHICAGO

Angelina Agalianos - Biology

Danya Davida Hisoler - Computer Science

Jillian Egan - Biology

Lillie Gorby - Nursing

Basil Kamil - Biology

Adrian Kubacka - Business

Anthony Landsnes - Accounting

Giselle Salom Hamwi - Biology

Neha Vadakumchery - Psychology

Sean Konieczka - Kinesiology

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MANCHESTER UNIV.

Molly Gilhooly - Elementary Edu.

OAKTON COMMUNITY

Emma Batalia - Astronomy

Jameel Elahi - Business Administration

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

Alek Alexandrov - Computer Science

Andrew Colias - Mechanical Engineering

Adrian Kakareko - Finance

Henry Kauke - Business

Frank Mintmire - Finance

OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Valencia Yates - Psychology

OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

Brendan Laslau - Dietetics

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

Hugo Arzbaecher - Mechanical Engineering

Megan Soto-Benitez - International Politics

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

Katherine Lytle - Journalism

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Rocco Falls - Finance

Carolyn Glody - Environmental Geoscience

Sam Heintz - Computer Engineering

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY

Sabrina Al Dakka - Computer Science

AK Krafft - Undecided

ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Matthew Bonilla - Computer Science

SAN FRANCISCO STATE

Taijyu Nagai - Philosophy

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

Sophia Anast - Physical Therapy

Carlie Brennan - Occupational Therapy

Samurudha Jaimon - Occupational Therapy

Liya Thomas - Communication Sciences and Disorders

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

EMERSON COLLEGE

SARAH LAWRENCE

Josie Garkisch - Psychology

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

Gracie Luncsford - Psychology

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV.

Leah Persson - Zoology and Pre-Vet

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV.

CARBONDALE

Ethan Stone - Film and Fiance

Emma Watychowicz - Psychology

ST. EDWARDS UNIVERSITY

Cosmo Jannotta - Undecided

STEVENSON UNIVERSITY

Abby Bachman - Environmental Sci.

ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY

Emily Estacio - Business

ST. JOHNS RIVER STATE

Carley Jagiello - Undecided

ST. NORBERT COLLEGE

Adam Benson - Pre-Law

Alex Georgakas - Computer Science

TAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Ty Erickson - Business

Samantha Patterson - Nursing

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Maggie Rosenberg - Business/Marketing

TRADES

Ryan Atkins - Tech

Nate D’alessandro- HVAC

Jake Horcher - Welding

TRITON COLLEGE

Alex Granados - Pre-Dental

UNDECIDED

Adam Boesen - Animation

Alexander Bootz

Luke Bouzas

Maggie Cahill - Psychology

Luis De Santiago - Business

Steven Dimitrov

Colin Diversey

Susana Estrada - Cosmetology/Business

Saachi Kunnumali

James Mateos

Eliona Murati

Ethan Romero

Nadja Tyka - Pre-Med/Law

U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY

Dominick Pawlak - Mechanical Engineering

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY

Jack Berman - Cyber Security

Victoria Potoniec - Engineering

Undecided

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Sam Hibler - Pre-Law

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Molly Sullivan - Business

Clover Whalen - Psychology, Criminal Justice

UNIV. COLLEGE DUBLIN

Piper Bartsch - Creative Writing

UNIV. COLORADO - BOULDER

Emily Robinson - Business

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Caroline Lufitz- Political Science

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

Nick Beck - Political Science

Kathlin Lukoski - Elementary Education

Peter Theodossopoulos - Business

UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE

Nick Doherty - Civil Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Emily Naveja - Health Science

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Catherine Fogarty - International Affairs

Shelby Hiskes - Biological Science

Ben Conway - Economics

Kiera Cullen - Business

Sophia Deleon - Engineering Mechanics

Anastasia Doris - Political Science

Sofia Doris - Digital Media

Erin Farraday - Math/Statistics

Olivia Fila - Finance

Gavin Flanagan - History Education (Army Reserve)

Toshi Funaki - Linguistics

Caloway Gavin - Economics

Jacob Gavin - Actuarial Science

Charlie Gilmer - Undecided

Alexandra Golonka - Accountancy

Annalise Goodman - Aerospace Engineering

Holli Greenwald - Communications

Bryce Johnson - Political Science

Hannah Joo - Interdisciplinary Health Science

Pre-Nursing

Nadia Kastenmeier - Business Marketing

Luka Kuzmanovic - Kinesiology

Ben Lareau - Mechanical Engineering

Grace Lawlor- Business

Logan Madsen - Biology

Marina Makropoulos - Biology (Pre-Dental)

Jimmy Martinez - History

Antonina Mazur - Psychology

Metztli Medina - Psychology

Arjun Mehta - Biochemistry

Caroline Mogielnicki - Architecture

Lauren Mueller - Business

Tiziano Munoz - Political Science

Jack Murphy - Political Science

Muhammad Najam - Law

Jill Ninness- Elementary Education

Lily Neuer- Biology

Jasmina Ostrowski - Psychology

Jake Parisi - Economics

Eunice Park - Political Science/ Writing

Ivan Ramirez Arredondo - Mechanical Engineering

Kate Riesing - Secondary Education: Math

Addison Rule - Secondary Education

Ryan Schneider - Business

Ben Schram - Chemistry

Peyton Schwake - Mechanical Engineering

Maya Surlas - Communications

Cassiana Voicu - Business and Finance

Jonah Wannebo - Physics

Sebastian Wildhart - Economics

Kevin Wiszowaty - Electrical Engineering

Luke Wittenborn - Biology Pre-Med

Gabi Zabiegaj - Aerospace Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Nicole Atteo - Business

Lily Barich - Business

Kayley Bouzas - Exercise Science - Physical Therapy

Dylan Chung - Criminology Law and Justice

Michael Delea - Marketing

Joshua Grzesiak - Computer Science

Cameron Kalaway - Accounting

Isa Klimowicz - Human Physiology (Pre-Dental)

Nick Lobacz - Business

Molly McGuire - Business: Risk Management

Max Mho - Accounting

Claire O’Grady - Ethics and Public Policy (Pre Law)

Sofia Rizzi - Nursing

Chance Rolfe - Business

Mikolaj Salata - Mechanical Engineering

Rachel Winski - Speech and Hearing Sciences

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Nate Stachyra - Business

Brett Rueffer - Criminology

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

Reese Cory - Business

Zach Moreth - Sports Administration

Stephanie Puentes - Biology Pre-Med

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

Charlotte Dienhart - Marketing

Elliot Eberhahn - Civil Engineering

Stella Fitzpatrick - Nursing

Ryan Knauss - Biology

Erik Kremer - Business

Emma Letzig- Film Studies

Maggie McGarry - Health Science

Aidan Orlando - Applied Health Science

Esteban Pena - Business

Allie Quirk - Business

Maryn Taormina - Biology, Pre-PA

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

Andrew Littman - Business

George Sullivan - Forensic Science

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Katie Lynch - Communication Sciences and Disorders

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

Zach Greenwell - Biomedical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

Julia Neugebauer - Religious Studies

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Mia D’Onofrio - Nursing

Sammy Hong- Marketing

UNIV. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Gregory Louis - Cinema Studies

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

Adhira Darapaneni - Biomedical Sciences

Asmitha Darapaneni - Health Science

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS

Kevin Lynch - Journalism

Ella Murdy - Psychology

UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA

Angelina Georgieva - Secondary Education in Math

Victoria Koczaj - Pre-Law and International

Relations

Emily Maurer - Marine Biology

Matt Orzechowski - Business

Victoria Pawelko - Nursing

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Nick Barbanente - Communications

Alivia Foley - Nursing

UNIV. WASHINGTON ST. LOUIS

Emily DePaz - Architecture

Elise Gadson - Microbiology

UNIV. OF WISCONSIN - LA CROSSE

Katie Klicker - Marketing

Zoe Klicker - Special Education

Conor Mitchell - Business

Jillian Sawadski - Biology

UNIV. OF WISCONSIN - MADISON

Natalie Bouzas - Political Science, Spanish

Lauren Harrell - Pharmacy

Wiktoria Tofilska - Economics

Anna Washco - Business

UNIV. OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE

Jon Martin - Forensics

Matt Nolan - Marketing

UNIV. OF WISCONSIN - PLATTEVILLE

Angela Nicolau - Mechanical Engineering

Ola Sulaimon - Engineering

UNIV. OF WISCO. - STEVENS POINT

Jake Hiselman - Environmental Science

UNIV. OF WISCO. - WHITEWATER

Matthew Dawson - Undecided

Nathan Lopez - Physical/Special Education

Joel Muehlenbeck - Undecided

Suhani Patel - Undecided

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

Emily Smorczewski - Secondary Education & Mathematics

Grace Cassaidy - Architecture

Marko Djindjic - Psychology

Tommy Kim - Biology/MD

Deeya Rawat - Computer Science

Darya Reutenko - Computer Science

Fernando Schiopu - Pre-Med

Benedict Tolentino - Physical Therapy

Julia Wydro - Global Studies

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

UNIV. ILLINOIS - CHICAGO URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Helene Avila - Biology: Premed

Weronika Barloga - Political Science

Will Baysingar - Finance

Luke Bielawski - Math and Physics

Diego Brenis - Kinesiology

Ben Brosnan - Biology

Hannah Chung - Marketing

Brenna Baudouin - Business Management

Georgianna Crudele - Nursing

Maria Kemperas - Human Health Science

Taylor Knott - Human Health Sciences

Isabel McIntosh - Communication and Criminal Law

Anya Soriano - Nursing

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Maia Johnson - Computer Science

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Elizabeth Marinov - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Victor Chan - Computer Science

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Giuliana Berruti - Psychology

Aiden Fergus - Mechanical Engineering

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY

Jesse Rayburn - Mechanical Engineering

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY WORK

Kinga Slawacki - Criminology

Tyler Pappas

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIV.

Myhkia Johnson - Computer Science

GOOD LUCK TO THE CLASS OF 2023!

Crush confessions

“We love you Sammy Hong”

Vytautas Abromaitis and Nate D’Alessandro like each other.

-Alyssa Degan, Greta Berkhof, Cam Kalaway, Hailey Erickson, Isa Klimowicz, Kate Seyer

Samantha Gonzalez  likes Vytautas Abromaitis.

“I like Vytautas Abromaitis because he’s boo”

“I like Nate D’Alessandro because he’s my boo”

“Zach Greenwell is irresistible”

“Hey Ivan Liu, let’s grab some ice cream;)”

-Emilia

“I’m gay, but Vito Abromaitis always has my heart”

“Ben Conway I have loved you since the beginning of junior year.”

-Emily Estacio

“Drew Heiss, Hit us up baby ;)”

-Angelina Agalianos, Giselle Salom Hamwi, Anya Soriano, and Vicki Koczaj

Toporkiewicz

Denzel Robinson likes Maryn Taormina.

I, Stella Fitzpatrick, will my and Kiera Cullen’s yearbook skills to Lucy Neumann and Elena Katsogianos so they can kill it in Boston without us!

I, Matija Hancock, will the books I bought for HWOC to my little sister, Chloe Hancock, because life comes easy to the youngest.

I, Ella Mitchell, will the right mirror to my 2003 Honda Civic to Kevin Lynch so he can remember what he has done.

I, Emily Estacio, will give my endless supply of caffeine to the juniors next year because trust me you’ll need it.

I, Viet Tran, will pass down generational trauma from my family to my underclassman.

I will my brother the spirit to push through the rest of high school (-Piper Bartsch)

I, Tito Gavin, will my show Tito on the Street to Louie “lil bro” Caldrone. Don’t mess it up.

Survive. (Forest Chan)

Have a lot of money by the end of 2024 (Gianluca Vitoschi)

I, Nathan Lopez, will my Xbox to Joel Muehlenbeck so he can get good at the game.

I, Christian Wesselink, will my pet dinosaur (Chaloupa Batman) to the next bass clarinet section leader, Jacob Thoma. Take care of him buddy, don’t let them take our baby boy.

I, Bella Brouilette, will my missing assignments to anyone who’ll take ‘em.

I, Maria Anzalotti, will my Extemp notecards to Mina Bandic because I’m never doing limited prep again!!

I, Tiziano Munoz, hereby pass down the responsibility of teaching new debaters how it’s done to the most experienced debaters left.

I, Natalie Bouzas, will my box of tissues to the underclassmen girls soccer players so that they will never run out of tissues to shove in their socks during games.

I, Jack Imperial, leave my first car to my friends in reparations for the absurd amount of driving they did for me.

I, Emilia Toporkiewicz, will the remaining efforts I have to complete high school to my brother, Adam Toporkiewicz, because I know he won’t graduate otherwise.

I, Maeve Dwyer, will my sanity to Emily Caravello so she has a calm and relaxed senior year<3

I, Emma Letzig, will my lucky running ribbons to Charlotte Rossi, so she can continue to crush it in the hurdles next year.

I, Kevin Lynch, will Ella Mitchell and I’s table at Liquid Fusion to PJ O’Grady and Mollie Kearns so that they too can enjoy serious mental breakdowns over newspaper layout there.

I, Alyssa C. Degan, will my photography camera to Stella Margaret Palm to continue the legacy of ACD_Photographs to now become SMP_photographs. Don’t do bad!!!

I, Kayla Smithe, will all my old math notes to my younger sister, Hailey - so hopefully she will pass!

I, Denzel Robinson, will jump in the pool with all of clothes on for the last day of swim gym

I, Victoria Pawelko, will pass down my SAT score to my brother so he can pass high school and get into college.

I, Vito Abromaitis, will the expectation of wearing Hawaiian shirts to Sebastian Pieniadz.

I, Dominik Balenda, will my Pit Vipers to Jon Numani for track meets.

I, Taylor Sand, will my beautiful AP Psych notes to the underclassmen who need it most.

SENIOR WILLS CELEBRITY LOOKALIKES

I, Greta Berkhof, will my commitment to cross country to Megan Jablonski.

ACCORDING TO PROSPECT SENIORS

Ben Schram and Jackie Chan

Lally Coleman and Bella Hadid

Sammy Hong and Bruno Mars

Stella Fitzpatrick and Julia Stiles

Jack Friar and Ryan Evans

photos by Bella Brouilette

Drew Heiss and Patrick Star

Sammie Gonzalez and Rhea Ripley

SENIOR QUOTES

“New school same me with an even bigger caffeine addiction”

–Emily Estacio

“High school is like swimming, it is quite fun and easy but you’re wearing 50 pound weights and you’re currently drowning. Pretty fun!”

–Viet Tran

“Wake up”

–Forest Chan

“They asked me to write something…”

–Adam Benson

“Sometimes good guys don’t wear white”

–Piper Bartsch

“I am a Monocle Gentlesir”

–Nathan Mazzucchi

“No trees can grow to heaven unless it’s roots reach down to hell” -Carl Jung

–Samantha Gonzalez

“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.”

–Viktoria Abromaitis

by

“If it’s wet then it’s not water”

–Gianluca Vitoschi

“I put the pro in procrastination”

–Nathan Lopez

“Falafel”

–Christian Wesselink

“I want more Fridays and pancakes”

–Maya Denic

“Don’t forget the second T (MetzTli)”

–Metztli Medina

“Our time here on this planet is limited, just like the amount of push-ups that I can do in a row.” -Ethan Nestor

–Matija Hancock

“If there’s a will, there’s a way, if there’s a Quizlet, there’s an A”

–Dominik Balenda

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

–Ferris Bueller

–Alex Martorelli

“They wanted heaven from me. I gave ‘em hell :)”

–Maria Anzalotti

back in school by mother mother

“It is more important to find the truth than to win an argument.”

–Tiziano Munoz

“I’ll cry at the end of the day, not with fresh makeup on.”

–Charlotte Dienhart

“See kids? I told you I was good looking in high school.”

–Will Baysingar

“Can my diploma be pink?”

–Reyna Cameron

“Remember to enjoy the things in life, like blowing bubbles and riding roller coasters.”

–Jack Imperial

“People call me bubbles because I’m always rising to the top.”

–Trent Tennyson

“Call me a roller coaster because I’m here for the ride.”

–Ben Schram

“Cheers to all my haters! Best is yet to come.”

–Ola Sulaimon

“When things get tough, call out of class and take a nap!”

–Emilia Toporkiewicz

“We! Are! Women! In! Comedy!”

–Ella Mitchell

“Eat, Wake up, Eat, Go school, Eat, Go gym, Eat, Sleep, Do again”

–Nate D’Alessandro

I Made It by Panic! At The Disco

Left Behind by Slipknot

SONGS THAT DESCRIBE HIGH SCHOOL

I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic

1985 by Bowling for Soup

The Spins by Mac Miller I’m

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Firework by Katy Perry KICK BACK by Kenshi Yonezu

“Find what makes you happy and dedicate yourself to it”

–Natalie Pearson

“Don’t stress about the future because you can only control the present which can change your FUTURE”

–Denzel Robinson

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take - so shoot for the stars.”

–Victoria Pawelko

“You look for the person who will benefit… And uh, uh, you know, uh…”-The dude

–Vito Abromaitis

“No one can figure out your worth but you.”

–Alexis Lundvick

“Don’t let failing be the reason you stop trying. Everyone fails at one point or another. That’s life. Feel the discomfort, process what you’re feeling and why, then learn from it and move forward.”

—Sara Maggio

“This quote is the only original thought I’ve ever had”

—Carmela Annmarie Delvo “Love with your heart but your head for everything else”

–Addison Rule

“There’s a bit of blank space at the end of this text box, so I guess I’m doing a quote now.”

–Kevin Lynch

Signal alert by denzel robinson

When It Rains It Pours by Luke Combs

All Of The Lights by Kanye West

I Won’T BY AJR

Film Me and Finish Me Off by Apollo 440

Long Live by Taylor Swift

Learning to fly by Sheppard

8TEEN by Khalid

family ties by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar

Emma Letzig, Elise Gadson, Wiktoria Tofilska, Rachel Malik, Izzy Klicker, Maia Johnson, Kate Riesing, Ella Mitchell

Tito Gavin , Sam Heintz, Mick Delea, Nick Casaletto, Ryan Schneider, Jacob Popowski, Luke Wittenborn

Jillian Sawadski, Lauren Mueller, Taylor Knott

Taylor Sand, Taylor Linke, Jenna Young, Carlie Brennan

Cam Kalaway, Alyssa Degan, Greta berkhof, Isabel Klimowicz, Hailey Erickson, Kate Seyer

Nick Casaletto, Luke Wittenborn, Ryan Schneider, Tito Gavin, Sam Heintz, Ben Thomas

Nathan Lopez, Joel Muehlenbeck, Will Baysingar, Lennon Steinkuehler, Ivan Liu, Kenichi Nguyen

Danny Gruensfelder, Conor Mitchell, Alex Bootz, Damian Puma, Will Baysingar, Joel Muehlenbeck, Nathan Lopez, Lennon Steinkuehler, Ivan Liu, Luke Bouzas

Lally Coleman, Molly McGuire, Nicole Atteo

Olivia Fila, Julia Cunniff, Clauidia Koziol, Sofia Doris, Anastasia Doris, Julia Wydro

Julia Bostrom, Stella Fitzpatrick, Hannah Chung

Maggie Rosenberg, Katherine Lytle, Jill Ninnes, Shelby Hiskes, Lily Barich, Kate Woodland, Anna Washco, Meghan Kalsch

Owen Guagliardo and Dominik Balenda

THANK YOU FOR...

Prof Del Percio has impacted my time at prospect. She has been such an amazing figure in my life and she is just so sweet and caring for us students. On the exchange it was like seeing our prof in a whole new light. We all connected more deeply and just had fun. I will miss prof so much and that she is one of only teachers that I will miss. She makes such a positive atmosphere, and she is just the best. She makes me feel comfortable and is so understanding. I want to give my prof the biggest thank you of all and I can’t believe I won’t be in her class anymore. She has made me into the learner and person I am today. Thank you for all the help and many memories Prof. I will miss you tons! <3

–Alexis Lundvick

I would like to give a thank you to Mr. Sebestyen. Mr. Sebestyen always believed in me when things were hard and was super understanding of extenuating circumstances. He taught me to cherish the memories I make in class with my friends, and not the grades themselves.

–Victoria Pawelko

I would like to thank Mr. Wolowiec for being by my side since freshman year and helping me and guiding me to the right path from the start of my high school career until the end. I remember when I was freshman I could not stop talking at all whatsoever and I would have to be told multiple times to be quiet in the classroom. I’ve talked to him about my future plans after high school, which is being a social

media content creator and being a rapper and he supports my passion and he supports it to the max. For the past 5+ years I was dealing with a serious issue in my life and it was coming to a point where I didn’t even want to live, but he was very much open-minded and willing to let me vent to him about this situation and I was so nervous to even say what it was but he made me feel safe enough to even tell about it so Mr. Wolowiec, Thank You!!!!

–Denzel Robinson

Mrs. Tomeczko has helped me so much throughout high school. She was such a wonderful CNA teacher, and she was kind enough to send out numerous letters of recommendation for me. Thank you Mrs. T!

–Giselle Salom Hamwi

Rathe because not only was he my teacher but he was also my golf coach and was also supportive and wanted to see everyone succeed.

–Kate Riesing

Mrs. Menacker, thank you for making me see that I can be a great writer if I put a lot of effort into it; after a tough junior year English class, you helped me bounce back and bring back my love for writing:)

–Emilia Toporkiewicz

Mrs. Mathews was my sophomore year chemistry teacher, and really helped me learn a lot and foster my interest in a science career pathway.

–Trenton Tennyson

Mr. Barnum. Thanks for teaching me how to be John Wooden.

–Jack Imperial

Mrs.Tomezcko because she taught me

everything I need for my future

–Angelina Agalianos

Thank you, Mr. Trenkle, for always looking out for your students and always entertaining us and teaching us with your endless personal stories.

–Natalie Bouzas

One teacher that has really impacted me is Ms. Michelis. She helped me through a really tough time and was always supportive. She acted not only as a fun and friendly teacher, but as a friend. I was able to confide in her, as well as give a good rant. She is definitely someone that I will never forget. Without her, I don’t know how I would have survived freshman year, let alone biology. Thank you, Ms. Michelis, I will never forget you and what you had done for me.

–Charlotte

Mr. Levinson has been my debate coach since freshman year and I can’t thank him enough for being such an awesome coach these past four years.

–Tiziano Munoz

Miss Brej, thank you for showing me my love for biology and teaching me how to succeed as a student.

–Stella Fitzpatrick

Mr. Love has significantly impacted me by helping me become a better writer. He taught me what topic sentences were and how to write essays in general. Thank you, Mr. Love.

–Metztli Medina

Mr. Poisson! Thank you so much for seeing my potential in my work and for always being there for me!

–Maya Denic

Mr Piccoli because he reached me on

how to become more confident.

–Gianluca

Vitoschi

Andrews was such an amazing teacher and so down to Earth. I felt so motivated just to participate in class.

–Viktoria

Abromaitis

Mr. Heilman because if you’re nervous, try to do something while doing a speech. Thanks.

–Nathan Mazzucchi

Ms. Miles. She’s the only teacher who I think actually cares about their students. She’s laid back and the class is really fun to be in.

–Tyler Pappas

Mr. Hodges. He gave me a compliment my freshman year that really affected me. He said that he liked my writing and was impressed by it. It wasn’t a fake compliment and he wasn’t just trying to be nice, and it meant a lot.

–Piper

Bartsch

Mrs. Klaczek, thank you for everything that you have done for me. I really appreciate that you have helped me so much since when I first came to Prospect. I will miss you a lot.

–Adam Benson

I would like to thank the counselors that help me go through tough times.

–Forest Chan JMO because while I didn’t see him much my last year, he has helped me be confident with everything I do.

–Emily Estacio

Thank you Mr. Hammerstrom for all of your help throughout the past four years!

–Kaylie Pasternak

Prospector Editors-in-Chief

We’re writing this letter together because A) we’re running out of space in the senior issue and B) we’re a dynamic Editor-in-Chief duo (and clearly the cutest couple…). But then again, over the past four years, we’ve faced the reality of Block’s increasing baldness, an investigative road trip to Highland Park and the tragic loss of the right mirror to Ella’s 2003 Honda Civic (see Senior Wills on Page 15, Kevin); we’re not about to let a bunch of superlatives stop us now.

OK. Looking back, it’s hard to believe that we’re done (senior cliché, we know). From our roots as Entertainment Editors (Ella was Exec. Entertainment Editor (because there was no one else for the job)) to Copy Ediors to now as EICs, we’ve not only learned how to use em dashes — and semicolons — effectively; we’ve also learned how to write overly long sentences like these that trick our readers into thinking we’re Intellectuals™.

I, Ella, still remember the excitement I felt receiving my letter to be EIC in Spanish class (or in Kevin’s case, the apathetic “meh” he felt in photography), which turned into more-than-slight embarrassment when Block made us read it out loud. Looking back, that same giddy excitement has faded into a sense of pride for all we were able to accomplish. We published some good stories, sure, but teaching underclassmen font hierarchy lessons, arguing over word choice and, above all, working with each other’s best friend will be the memories that stick with us for years to come.

And maybe The Infamous Sock Puppet Video. That’s kind of hard to forget.

Our time on the Prospector has been an invaluable asset to our growth as journalists, and it is some-

thing we will both carry with us as we head to college at the University of St. Thomas (Kevin) and The George Washington University (Ella, who requested that “the” be capitalized like the newly-fledged East-Coast elitist that she is) to pursue journalism degrees. When news breaks, our experience adapting to ensure local coverage on extraordinary events — akin to the girls’ cross country team winning state and the subsequent four-page pull-out section — will guide us.

None of it would have been possible without the support we had along the way.

Thank you to our fellow heads of publications, Emma and Juliet, for always having our backs and debriefing with us in the podcast room.

Thank you to Alyssa for being a cutout queen.

Thank you to the other regular customers at Liquid Fusion who pretended not to notice our antics during our weekly designing and editing sessions.

Online Editor-in -Chief

My very first class, on my very first day ever at Prospect High School, was Introduction to Broadcasting in Room 162. It’s crazy to think back to that day, and the fact that I was calling Block, Mr. Block, I walked to school instead of driving, and I was so extremely nervous to head to my first class. However, knowing the people I met in Room 162 on that very first day would stick with me for the rest of highschool makes me smile.

Thank you to Block for giving us the freedom to push our boundaries as storytellers (and for letting Ella publish the word “rawdawg” in the Prospector — twice).

And, of course, thank you to the staff that we’re leaving behind: you’re in good hands with Mollie Kearns and PJ O’Grady as your EICs next year, and we couldn’t be more excited to see what’s in store for this publication. In the meantime, live long and Prospector (get it? like the Star Trek thing?).

Ella Mitchell and Kevin Lynch, Editors-in-Chief

KnightTV Executive Producer

I can confidently say that this program has changed my life for the better. KnightMedia taught me how to lead, work with others, produce stories that I am proud of, edit and so many more life lessons that I couldn’t be more grateful for.

From being a tiny freshman in the only Introduction to Broadcasting class that has ever existed to being a senior and the Executive Producer of KnightTV, I have loved every moment that I have had the privilege of experiencing in this program. Throughout these past four years, I’ve found my passion for editing and creating broadcasts and podcasts, and I was even lucky enough to compete at the state level three years in a row. There is no other program that gives you as much personal freedom as KnightMedia, and I am so thankful to Block for letting me share the stories that I am interested in and that excite me.

Even with all of the uncertainty that plagued our sophomore year, my fellow seniors and I have always been there for each other, and I’ll severely miss joking around with them during class or in the podcast room. I find it kind of ironic that our class was moved around the building for three years, but I started and ended my KnightMedia career in the same room; that makes

me more emotional than I would like to admit. I won’t lie, this is definitely a stressful position to have at times, but it’s all worth it in the end because I got to see strangers become my friends and grow into these amazing storytellers and even better people.

In conclusion, insert all of the sappy, cliché stuff that people usually say about graduating here. But for real, I do have one piece of advice about high school: I know everyone says this, but get involved. Join a club or audition for

a play, just find some way to be a part of something bigger than yourself because that is the best way to find your people and it makes high school just a little bit bearable.

Juliet Aquino, KTV Executive Producer

Juliet Aquino

Four years on KnightMedia went faster than I could have ever imagined. The countless deadlines, stories, interviews, and projects over the years — all completely over. As much work and dedication went into this program, I am forever grateful for KnightMedia.

As the inaugural Executive Producer of KnightTV my sophomore year, I learned so much about how to be a leader. I was all of the sudden in charge of 15 people, several of whom were older than me. I carried my same position over to junior year, and then decided to switch things up senior year and became Online Editor-in-Chief. The different leadership roles I have had in KnightMedia improved my communication skills and decision-making skills. I learned how to produce stories that I took pride in and found a passion for editing. I wouldn’t change a thing about my progression through my KnightMedia career.

Throughout the four different staffs I have worked with, the people in the program are what have made the memories so special: the suspense of pastups night dinner at 9:30 pastetups, gossiping in the podcast room, filming countless episodes of Tito on the Street, and the — quite atrocious — sock puppet video, just to name a few.

Thank you, KnightMedia, for giving me life-long friends, amazing memories, and a passion for journalism.

Emma Letzig, Online Edi-

“ONCE A KNIGHT, ALWAYS A KNIGHT.”