Prairie Ridge HS Wolf Prints - May 2017

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Wolf Prints Senior Edition | May 2017

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“WOLVES WIN! STATE CHAMPS!”

Seniors You Should Know Alli Jepsen, Salutatorian

Annie Qiu, Valedictorian

by Neha Konjeti

by Sanjana Nath

Annie “Snezzies” Qiu known for her life-saving quizlets, friendly smile, and humble nature, didn’t plan to be valedictorian.

When Alli Jepsen was young, she dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. Now, as the nextto-last salutatorian, she wants to pursue a career in the medical field. In the four years at PR, she has excelled in academics and enjoyed doing it.

“I take pride not only in the fact that I was able to maintain my momentum as a student, but also that I had a blast and made lifelong friends along the way.”

“I didn’t really realize class rank existed until people talked about it freshman year,” said Annie. “I just wanted to do well in my classes and challenge myself at the same time.”

And she certainly has. Being a part of Varsity Tennis, Math Team, WYSE, NHS, SNHS, Scholastic Bowl, and maintaining her impressive academic standing is nothing short of amazing.

It’s no surprise that with the long list of activities, Annie has a long list of accomplishments. During her four years on math team, Annie went to state four times!

Similarly in her sophomore to senior years, Annie went to state for WYSE. She earned 1st place in Chemistry not once, but twice! “It’s always an exciting experience to make it so far, but it’s even better when the whole team goes!”

Her secret of success? “I don’t know if I figured out a secret to success, but sleeping early is pretty important.” On top of the importance of getting lots of sleep, Annie advises students to “enjoy your time in high school, and don’t stress yourself out too much.”

She recommends to “use the school’s resources as long as they’re there, know that you have others to count on, but also learn to solve problems independently.”

Next year, Annie plans to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to join its highly-ranked computer science program.

“Although college is going to be a lot more difficult than high school, I’m excited to explore more and to take unique classes related to my major.”

When asked about what would she miss the most about high school, it was the meaningful relationships with her teachers and how they have been her role models and biggest supporters. She strongly believes that “the teachers at Prairie Ridge dedicate themselves to their students’ success, and I wouldn’t be where I am today without their help.”

From freshman year, she has seen her peers grow and is amazed by the amount of talent and personality they have. She has always aimed to reach her full potential as a student, but she didn’t expect to receive this honor. “I’m humbled by all of the brilliant students around me who also deserved this title.”

Alli has been a part of NHS, SNHS, and also Varsity Poms. Anyone would be surprised by how she managed to do it all, especially because of the competitive pressure there was to maintain a high GPA. Though she is honored by the distinction, Alli believes that elimination of the school rank will bring relief to the student body. “All students should be recognized as much more than a number out of 335,” she explained.

In the fall, Alli will attend Miami of Ohio as part of the honors program and the Premedical Scholars program. “I’m going to strive to stand out academically, immerse myself in activities on campus, and spend my free time enjoying downtown Oxford!”

2016-2017 WOLF PRINTS Wolf Prints is produced as an extracurricular activity, with students contributing stories and media throughout the year to PRWolfPrints.com. For this special print issue, seniors had the opportunity to complete an online survey between April 17 - May 1, 2017. Thank you to the seniors and faculty members for participating and/or providing photos. New this year: a digital archive at PRWolfPrints.com, starting with the November 1997 first edition. Share your favorites with #PRHS20.

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Megan Anderson, Jennifer Angeles, Jack Bartucci, Shannon Batliner, Isabell Dobrzycki, Emma Jewell, Neha Konjeti, Jack Lotito, Kayla Meadows, Erin Mahon, Sanjana Nath, Audrey Peterson, Emily Pollock, Collin Preves, Nina Raemont, Nicolette Schlup, Mikey Speziale, Carolyn Sveden, Katie Thompson

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PR Reacts to Cubs World Series Win

November 7, 2016 When Dexter Fowler got a home run on the very first hit, I knew it was gonna be a good game from there. [This means] EVERYTHING because it ends an era of bad luck with Billy the Goat - Amanda Heimos, freshman David Ross’s home run was my favorite moment. David Ross is one year older than me and the fact that they call him grandpa makes me feel old. It’s really neat that he was able to do that on such a big stage. I have been a lifelong Cubs fan and I was there for two games in ‘03. It’s very exciting. – Mr. Seiler, teacher

Special Effects Artist Jason Lopes Visits PR

by Megan Anderson - February 4, 2017

On Friday, January 20, Mr. Lopes talked about projects like designing Tony Stark’s suit from Iron Man at the beginning of his career to a Pistachios super bowl commercial his company did with Stephen Colbert.

Senior Tyler Harth said, “the presentation was very insightful and informative on the process of how these elaborate robots, armor suits, and props in films and commercials are created.” Bringing in a professional that uses technologies like CAD (Computer Aided Design) and 3D printers some students are learning in engineering classroom helped to connect the importance and relevance of learning new technologies to students involved in STEM here at school.

Senior Kaja Kropidlowska said that attending Mr. Lopes’ presentation “was the most inspiring and useful time leading to my possible future career as an engineer.” Students were awed and inspired seeing the different places a degree in engineering or CAD could take them, which ultimately was the goal of the presentation. “We could learn that behind the biggest success stands great passion and hard work.”

Alternative Facts: The Perils of Fake News

by Jack Lotito - February 21, 2017 Presently, we are just weeks into the Presidency of Donald Trump. While many young people are out demonstrating, journalists from the high peaks of prestigious publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to local papers to independent news sites and even school newspapers, are in the midst of a battle, a battle for journalistic integrity against the phenomenon of “fake news.”

Whether motivated by money or agenda, fake news has become a constant term thrown around by people of all political beliefs (see President Trump’s recent tweet and John McCain’s response). Whether liberal or conservative, each side is blaming each other for misinformation. It has become a major problem during the 2016 election cycle, when real decisions by people were influenced by information that was not real.

Directly after the Presidential election, thousands of protesters took to the streets in frustration. A man from Austin, TX named Eric Tucker, who had “about 40” followers on Twitter at the time, tweeted an image purporting that anti-Trump protesters had been “bussed in” and were fake. The news spread like wildfire, being retweeted more than 16,000 times while it was up. Turns out, the buses were there for a conference.

Misinformation affects everyone, and every student must be wary of fake stories, especially when for example, picking sources for an English paper. Need some reassurance on this? Look no further than our principal, Dr. Koch, who spoke recently with AP Language & Comp students: “When you look at a source, [ask yourself] what are they saying? Is this fake news? Is this someone’s opinion? It is a critical skill to be able to answer these questions. Anyone can write anything, and make it look legit. It’s quite dangerous,” he said.

Follow Dr. Koch’s advice when reading or viewing news. First, look at the publication. Is it credible? For example, one source cited above for publishing fake news, The Daily Mail, has recently been banned from use as a credible source on Wikipedia. If the source isn’t credible, you can’t totally trust the information.

If the information seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Whenever you read news, you’re just going to have to take it with a grain of salt.

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News & Opinion Filip Pajak Leads Veganism Lyceum

by Isabell Dobrzycki - February 25, 2017 Lyceum at PR found its roots in curious students that wanted the freedom to debate issues with others. It was started by Julia Kappil and Payton Gentges, who wanted students to “have a voice in issues” that impact our world. During Lyceum, students gather to listen and discuss a variety of student-generated topics, such as the first executive order on immigration and AP-heavy course loads. Upcoming topics include President Trump’s treatment by the media and Planned Parenthood.

To the 50+ students who attended February 24, Filip Pajak led a Lyceum during which he explained veganism and why he believes that a vegan diet is best for all. As Filip went through his presentation, he explained to the audience that eating vegan is not as difficult as many think, and that there is a whole variety of foods to choose from, including veggie options of products that are normally made from animals.

Editor’s Note: Students who wish to offer ideas for future Lyceum topics may contact Mr. Pellikan, International Studies Division Leader (jpellikan@ d155.org).

AP Tests: How to Handle the Stress and Ensure Success

by Emily Pollock - April 26, 2017

Dear Sophomores: Get Ready

by Nina Raemont - May 3, 2017

If I had to sum up junior year into one word, I would use the word exhausting. I need you to listen to me and listen well. This year could possibly break you.

Know your academic boundaries Try any extracurricular Prep for ACT/SAT ASAP Plan strategically your successes Approach with caution; accept mistakes

A 24-Hour School Day

satire by Emma Jewell - November 22, 2016 ... A twenty-four hour school day is not an unwise choice for those students who constantly face the College Board over their shoulders, whispering in their ears to fill their schedule with classes. Without AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, and AP Environmental Science how can one even consider becoming a scientist?

The classes students take in high school determine the rest of their life, so it is only necessary that twenty four hours of schooling are provided to take the necessary amount of courses ...

Elective Choices or Chains?

Collin Preves - March 21, 2017

My main interests are art and music, so naturally I chose choir, visual art inventions, and culinary arts as some of my electives. I also felt that world language was very important, so I decided to take Spanish for all of my four years.

Keep Calm-o-Matic

While that seems like a solid plan, a major problem was social studies.

AP testing is right around the corner, which means, according to Student Services Coordinator Mrs. Schwartz, 422 students will be cramming for 912 AP exams ...

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Social studies classes are required to be taken for 3 years in order to get into college, and because I didn’t take it this year, I will be stuck with it for the rest of my PR career.

I’m not saying that these classes are bad, but just that it limited me from continuing and advancing in my art and musical education and some sacrifices have to be made (just ask the girls who are in my bass choir).

With all of the different options to choose from, there’s very little to work with when all the factors come into play. Students hardly have any freedom at all.

It’s a real shame that this freedom to choose isn’t quite as good as it seems.

Opinion Trump vs. Clinton: Debating the Merits of the Candidates Jack Bartucci & Neha Konjeti - October 25, 2016

An American Parliament?

A Possible Solution to Bad Candidates Jack Lotito - November 1, 2016

The Prairie Ridge news team meetings this fall have been dominated by conversation about the presidential election, and specifically, the candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It seems there is always a breaking story or tweet that gets people talking. Who is the best candidate this fall?

Staff writers Neha Konjeti and Jack Bartucci debate the merits of the candidates: Neha: Hillary has a great tax plan for our country. Clinton will cut taxes for small businesses so they can hire and grow. She plans on raising taxes for those who earn more than $250,000 per year. She calls this the Buffett rule. This rule insures that the wealthiest families do not pay less than hardworking middle-class families in America. Meanwhile, Trump’s plan benefits himself and rich corporations.

Divided government. When Congress is controlled by one party and the presidency by another, how much can actually get done without compromise? Very little. The parliament helps fix that problem.

Jack: Trump’s website tells us he plans on lowering taxes “across-theboard, especially for working and middle-income Americans who will receive a massive tax reduction.” He also plans on having the rich pay a “fair share” tax, but not too much where it may have a bad effect on jobs.

Trump also plans on closing special interest loopholes and plans on lowering taxes for businesses so they can be competitive. Why do you think it is good for the rich to pay more in taxes?

Congressional districts would still exist, and voters would elect someone who represents their district. Across the country, whichever party has the most representatives gets to control the government. In effect, the ruling party gets to govern with impeccable efficiency. Anything it wants to do, which the citizens have blessed with their votes, gets done. It’s obviously a lot more complicated than that, but at its core it’s more efficient than our current system.

Neha: Trump thinks he has an advantage because he’s a businessman, when really Hillary has more experience in political office. And how can Trump be presidential if he has such a bad temperament?

Some say a parliamentary system would be too powerful. And to that I say, “Really?” As opposed to our current system? We’ve been in a good old game of gridlock for some time, and the proverbial broken window isn’t being fixed. Do we have a lot to lose? We’re only in control of one of the most powerful nations on the face of this Earth. But, we’re not going to keep that moniker if we can’t make progress.

Jack: Over thirty years, Clinton has made some bad choices. I guess experience isn’t always something that one-ups. Trump is like former president Zachary Taylor who had no experience before he ran our country.

Neha: I think you’re forgetting that Trump has made some bad choices as well, like avoiding federal taxes. When it comes to personality and temperament, he has said many rude comments about women, Mexicans, and many others.

Jack: Emails and Benghazi. Trump has never held office, so you can’t say he has made political mistakes. But then when I mention Clinton’s political mistakes, you bring up Trump’s personal mistakes. A completely different topic.

Neha: Do you actually think Trump has the right personality to be president?

Jack: Trump wants to protect our borders, defeat terrorism, lower taxes (to promote job growth), and ensure that our constitution is protected, respected, and upheld. So overall, he has the right ideas which will help guide him through his presidency.

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We Make America

by Mikey Speziale - March 21, 2017 The March for Life is an incredible example of what a peaceful and unified protest looks like.

This year, the 600,000 pro-life marchers were joined by the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence. He gave an unforgettable speech coining the phrase, “life is winning,” which has been used as a slogan by the pro-life movement since.

In addition, President Trump even tweeted out, “The #MarchForLife is so important. To all of you marching — you have my full support!” to voice his support for the marchers.

In America you truly can make a difference, so find something you’re passionate about and fight for it.

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Fine Arts Almost Maine is Almost Here

by Collin Preves - October 11, 2016

Directed by Mr. Dusenske, this play showed PR about

“... love in all possible forms, whether it is beginning or ending.”

Creator of A Tale of Two Cities, The Musical, Visits Prairie Ridge

by Carolyn Sveden - April 4, 2017 The students involved in Prairie Ridge’s spring musical, A Tale of Two Cities, received a very special visit from the award-winning composer, lyricist, and author of the musical, Jill Santoriello. Jill came for a surprise visit on the last day of performances to watch the show and speak with the cast and crew before rushing back to her life in New York.

The surprised looks on the students’ faces were priceless as Jensen introduced Jill and she walked into the room. Sylvia Hensley, a sophomore in the cast, stated that she was “so surprised and excited [that she] immediately started crying tears of joy and shock.”

Sophomore Jared Arkell asked Jill if she had ever gone to the Tony Awards. She responded with “No, can you take me?” which received many laughs.

AJ Weber, a junior who played Dr. Alexander Manette, expressed that “Jill had some wonderful insight into how we portrayed her production. I also thought it was really cool that she flew out here on a whim to see a random high school perform her show.”

Tim Blakewell, the pit band director, showed his appreciation for the experience in saying “I thought it was great that she was able to relate to the students so well and that she was willing to give so much time to meeting the students and talking to them.”

Jensen explains that Jill “said that the joy of watching performances of her show is discovered in that the story is only alive when it is being performed. This transparency made her both approachable and allowed all of us who love breathing life into stories to connect with the author and enjoy the process just a little bit more.”

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Tips for Auditions

by Collin Preves - November 15, 2016 For students who have always thought about auditioning but weren’t sure how it works, I interviewed Mr. Jensen.

Q: What do students need to do for a PR audition?

A: Sign up on the bulletin board outside of the choir room and plan to sing a 30 second segment from a song from any musical of your choice. Complete the online audition form on the Musical Activities webpage. A sample video of the dance is posted on the Musical Activities page so that you can learn the dance prior to the audition date.

Q: If a student is going for a certain character, what kind of monologue should he/she use?

A: Dramatic monologue, and it may be wise to look for something from the time period and nation of the author of this musical (Charles Dickens.....1800’s England.)

Q: What is the best strategy for finding a good music piece to perform during an audition?

A: Pick something that you are familiar and comfortable with, memorize it, and make sure that it shows off the most beautiful and powerful area of your voice. We want to hear you at your best.

Q: During this year’s musical, was there anything specific you are looking for?

A: Our initial auditions give the directors a read on the generalized ability of our students, relative to everyone else who is auditioning. As we watch students sing, act, dance we take notes and then discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each student, and how those might translate to the different characters in the show. Be sure to perform as a character. We know that you can play an American teenager. We want to see you create a new character and tell us a story with you face, hands, and body while you sing and perform your monologue.

Q: How does the dance audition work?

A: The audition segment is posted online for the students to watch and learn at home. We will review with all students for 20 minutes on Wednesday, and then we will begin watching students perform the dance in groups of 3, until every student has had at least two chances to dance for the judges.

Entertainment Beautiful New Twist on a Tale as Old as Time

by Emily Pollock - March 24, 2017

This spring, Beauty and the Beast joined the likes of Disney live-action remakes Maleficent and Cinderella after hitting theaters on Friday, March 17.

Beyond the beautiful melodies and intricate design work, the most impressive characteristic of this live-action remake is that it stays strikingly true to the animated film, yet it includes small changes sprinkled throughout the plot that give it a new twist.

The script in the new film is nearly identical to the old one, save for a few lines here and there and a handful of scenes that differ from the original. More similarities include the ongoing theme of “don’t judge a book by its cover” and the personas of each character. One difference in the new adaptation is that it explores Belle’s character through a bigger lens than before by showing her deep connection with family and really emphasizing her courage and eccentricity and willingness to accept others. A more obvious modification is the way the remake reveals more knowledge about the Beast’s past and how he became the person he is.

This spin on a tale “as old as time” is truly not one to miss, as ratings have flown through the roof ever since its release. Within a single week, it has been named the number one movie in the world and has grossed over $400 million at the box office.

The Naturals -- A Killer YA Read

by Katie Thompson - January 20, 2017

Follow Cassie and four other gifted teenagers as they learn to work together to solve the FBI’s cold cases in the Naturals program. Here Cassie learns to use her profiling gift to delve into the mind of a killer, and readers are brought right along with her as she discovers just what makes a psychopath tick.

What started as harmless behind the scenes work for the group of teens takes a dangerous turn when a serial killer starts to target one of their own. It doesn’t take long for their theoretical training sessions to become all too real, and no amount of protection from their FBI handlers can keep them away from the action. The stakes are higher for Cassie than any of the other Naturals, and she will stop at nothing to catch the person behind the killings.

A La La Lovely Movie

by Emily Pollock - February 15, 2017 Director Damien Chazelle brings to life a harmonious blend of music and romance in his critically-acclaimed and award-winning movie, La La Land, a movie about following your passions and falling in love.

The musical drama follows Mia (Emma Stone), a young woman trying to make it as an actress in Hollywood, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a struggling jazz musician waiting for his big break in L.A. After running into each other on several occasions, a magical romance blossoms between the the duo, and an enticing plot of the ups and downs of their lives in “La La Land” unfolds.

The realistic storyline portrays the many struggles of Mia and Sebastian with realness and raw emotion that audiences can relate to and appreciate, thanks to the admirable acting of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, which has won each of them a Golden Globe award.

The dynamic duo bring charm and passion to the movie, along with fantastic singing and dancing skills that make the music so lively and entertaining. The accompanying dance numbers and bold wardrobe choices such as Mia’s colorful dresses and Sebastian’s vintage-style suits work harmoniously to add to the playfulness and fusion of retro and modern.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

by Shannon Batliner - November 18, 2016 Set in the 1920s, around 60 years before Harry Potter was born, the growing dangers of dark wizardry in both Europe and America is becoming more evident, with the possibility of war between the Wizarding and No-Maj worlds inching closer to reality. Newt Scamander arrives in New York City with his leather case full of magical creatures he is rescuing and researching.

Things take a turn for the worst when a No-Maj (American English for non-magic folk/muggles), Jacob Kowalski, inadvertently releases some of Newt’s creatures into the city. The movie follows the journey of Newt, aurors, and the Magic government on their quest to restore order to the on-edge city and recapture the creatures before they can cause harm.

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We Wish We Had ...

Taken advantage of more AP classes - Addie Karlblom I wish I had participated in theater!!! Every single show I saw was amazing and everyone in them is so talented/nice! - Alli Jepsen Worked harder my freshman year - Allie Cole Spent more time having fun during class rather than being stressed out - Anna Kilhoffer I wish I had studied harder and done my homework freshman/sophomore year Annie Timm Been reminded not to stress the little stuff, since in the end, it really doesn’t matter as long as you’re happy and still successful. - Ariana Pitcher Chilled out my freshman year. - Ashton Michalak Not taken all honors classes freshman year - Audrey Mena A D2 offer - Austen Ferbet Wish I had went to art club every year not just senior year. - Autumn Pesina Known that everything would work out and not to stress too much - Ava McVey I wish I took more AP classes Bailey Udchik Tried more extracurricular activities. This school is exceptional in its capacity to offer various people opportunities that a normal high school wouldn’t necessarily offer.

- Bill Bauer Done all of my homework freshman year and got better grades - Brandon Stone A better freshman year - Brian Dorn Dropped honors chemistry - Cameron Glenn Been more risky - Christeen Duca Created a meme page - Cole Brown Worked harder freshman year Cole Collins Taken classes that suit me better.

- Cole Naumovski Someone to force me to join other clubs. I wish I would’ve gotten more involved. - Courtney Wallner Known that no one actually cares what I wear to school. - Danielle Tranter Taken AP classes - Danny Renteria Taken more classes freshman year, pointless to have 2 or 3 study halls a day David Tulke Taken an art class - Dylan Johnson Not spent so much time stressing about grades, and had some more fun! - Elise Reiche Motivation 4th quarter - Elizabeth Ponga Gone to Mrs. Steiner for college application help earlier/not waited until the day before every application was due to submit it - Elizabeth Routzahn I wish I had tried harder freshman year - Elle Giglio Tried harder freshman year - Ellie Gunwall Gone to more sporting events besides football and basketball. All the teams work really hard and love to have people come out and cheer for them. - Ellie Kirchberg Been more wild in class - Emily Alcock I wish I had gone to more sporting events like basketball or volleyball. - Emily Jacoby Studied harder my freshman year. - Emily Schneider

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Known that lockers are pointless - Emma Baker Ran track in high school - Gabby Fanning Studied harder - Gavin Rathjen I wish I had gotten more involved in extracurriculars earlier! - Gina Wozny Taken an Art Class and done theater freshman year - Grant Dlesk More time to sleep in - Gus Arellano Made more of an effort to connect with my teachers my freshman and sophomore year the way I did junior and senior year - Hailey Baker Not procrastinated so much... or binge watched so many TV shows. - Hanna Stovall Done math team!! - Izzie Murk Taken more classes with Jimmy Benson - Jacob Hanacek Been more of a risk taker earlier on in my high school career when it came to trying new things. - Jake Boddy Better time management, especially when it comes to doing my homework Jared Reichert Money - Jay Puca Applied to college earlier and saved myself the stress of rushing to meet deadlines! - Jenna Elliott I wish I had taken advantage of the College and Career Center! I would highly recommend stopping by and introducing yourself. Jenna Koffer Actually taken the time to studied my notes every night instead of the night before the test. - Jennifer Angeles Listened when they said every grade counts from freshman year - Jennifer Rau Tried other sports - Jeremiah Zhungu Not taken AP Economics - Jonathan Weissmann Focused hard freshman year on grades - Josh Duda Gone to Mrs. Steiner’s office earlier, rather than just second semester senior year - Josie Eriksen I wish I had utilized my resources more and made a photography club - Julia Perbohner Known that friends are very important for your development. Take time to know your classmates, make friends and respect each other. - Kaja Kropidlowska I wish I had stayed consistent with my work ethic throughout high school. Kassidy Belcher Taken German - Katie Elston Not taken calculus - Kayla Meadows Taken 6th majors - Kayleigh Manley Actually done my homework instead of copying it from the teacher’s website Kelsey Zange I wish I had tried more activities/clubs and been to any and all school events Kiara Weil More hair - Kyle Gut I wish I had cared about my grades in freshman and sophomore year. I bet I’d have a better GPA if I did. I also wish I went out for a sport. - Kylie Edwards Not taken so many hard classes senior year - Lauren Delisi Been a super fan all four years instead of waiting until senior year to really be

Advice to Underclassmen confident and get involved. - Lauren Emery Done Cross-Country before Senior year because they are an amazing group of people and made running a fun experience that I will never forget. - Liz Kendall Realized how fast high school goes by as a freshman - Maddie O’Malley Gotten more sleep my sophomore year and taken funner classes! - Maddie Schillinger Worked harder in higher level classes - Madelyn Flournoy Read more books - Maggie El Lethy How to manage my time - Manuel Gonzalez A reason to get out of gym - Marcus Schumacher Worked harder freshman year - Matt McDowell Taken advantage of the different clubs offered - Matthew Hoyland Learned how to study - Megan Riley Joined the musical - Melissa Bear Not taken Sophomore Honors English - Mike Ostrow Joined clubs as a freshman - Natalie Mustea Not taken my early years at Prairie Ridge for granted - Nick Hamilton I wish I had more time to procrastinate - Nick Ilkow Tried harder freshman year - Nik Koelblinger Tried harder freshman year - Noah Swatscheno Tried out for Poms earlier or joined a club freshman year. It’s the best and easiest way to make friends and make tons of memories. - Payton Gentges Not let senioritis get to me so early in the year. - Phil Mares Tried harder my freshman year!!!!! - Quinn Regner Not procrastinated as much as I did, and I wish I would have started looking at scholarships at colleges earlier (please don’t wait ‘til senior year) - Rachael Bomball Taken more time to enjoy high school and participated in more activities - Rachel Barnes Created a meme page - Robbie Masini The ability to slow down time... Work on all of your projects before they are due!

Seriously, do not waste your time! Do the work now so you don’t have to do it later! - Ryan Briske Known to not take three English classes. DON’T DO IT! As fun as they all sounded first semester, having to complete the work for all three this semester is a headache. - Sam Cortina Realized how hard I can push myself as a freshman! - Sarah Ripple More time with my friends - Scott Nygren Started looking into colleges earlier! - Shannon Sabol Made better connections with my teachers - Sierra Pesold Gotten out of my comfort zone earlier in high school. Everyone at PR is amazing and you can make so many awesome friends when you do things for yourself and not care what other people think! - Sydney Devitt Worked harder my freshman year - Sydney Proebsting I did everything I wanted - Tarek Abushamma Tried harder freshman year - Taylor Golt Studied - Taylor Langland I wish I had learned to shower at night instead of 5 min before I need to leave for school - Teagan O’Connor A ps4 to play in school - Tim Jackson Managed my time better in my first two years so my GPA would be higher. I also wish I didn´t take AP classes. - Trey Fuchs Joined Set sooner - Tyler Lentz Got involved in the community more - Warren Ndawula Been taller - Will O’Brien Doubled up on math sophomore year - Winston Hill

Some final suggestions ...

Make the most of your time, while it lasts. Pretty soon you’ll turn around and realize it’s gone. - Alex Piotrowski Don’t drive to school if you’re not a junior or senior - Alexis Petersen Most people like to do what makes them comfortable in life. If you want to grow as a person you need to go outside your comfort zone and do things that initially make you uncomfortable - Brittany Huellen 2 big pieces of advice: 1) DON’T SLACK OFF FRESHMAN YEAR! Once you tank your GPA, it may be very hard to get it up! 2) GET INVOLVED! Step outside your comfort zone-trust me, you won’t regret it! - Connor Pils To really do whatever makes you happy and be better than the typical high school kids. - Emily Pecoraro Make the most of your time here; it goes quickly. - Grant Bowman It’s only school... spend less time worrying and more time making memories Kaleigh O’Brien Work for your dreams, study hard, and find that balance between the different aspects of your life. - Katie Cox Do all your work on time and don’t take your time here for granted. Have fun! Kristin Golding Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. - Kyle Loeding Advice: always try your best and work hard because it will all pay off in the end!

Have fun in everything you do. - Lauren Brown Do your homework freshman year - Lauren Krawczyk Advice that I would give to underclassman is to just enjoy the time that you have at PR because it goes by so fast. - Maria Szubski Enjoy every moment. Don’t get involved with drama! - McKenna Corcoran Advice: Study, study, study, but remember to enjoy high school. Time flies! Megan Diskin Try as hard as you can sophomore and junior years - Morgan Kay Take more AP classes - the district will like you better - Nolan Yager Take math all four years - Riley Ullsmith Stop caring what other people think of you, because no one is thinking of you.

Everyone is more concerned with how others are perceiving them instead of judging others. You will have a much more enjoyable experience if you can truly be yourself. You’ll be happier with yourself, happier with your friends, and happier with what you’re doing with your time. Be fiercely yourself. - Sarah Jenkins Don’t worry about what other people think of you because they probably don’t care - Sydney Onoyan Don’t let senioritis get to you early - Trey Fowler Do what every upperclassman says. Try your hardest freshman year, and get involved. But personally in my opinion, my best piece of advice is to be open.

Be open to change, be open to new opportunities because while you go through high school, you change a lot as a person. - Will Cotsiopoulos Relax more in high school. Try some extracurriculars...don’t only go to school for school. - Zach Van Camp

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Favorite Underclassmen SARF - Adarsh Nanda Kira Karlblom, Olivia Annen, Colette Reiche - Addie Karlblom Jared Arkell - Alex Piotrowski Brett Nygren - Alexis Petersen Kaitlyn Bradshaw, Cassie Szot, Amelia Witt, Ally Akerberg, Abbey Lee, Rylee Jones and all of my other pom girls! - Alli Jepsen Hannah Olsen - Allie Cole Hope Yeomans - Annie Qiu Kaitlyn Theil & Macy Biggam - Annie Timm MAGGIE POPOVICH - Ariana Pitcher Angelina Marquette - Ashton Michalak Nick Fetzner - Austen Ferbet Tory, Calvin, Kylie, and Lizzy. - Autumn Pesina George Concialdi, Luke Fiantago, Chloe Keaty, Ryan Kirchberg and Jace Sparks - Bailey Udchik Jack Sullivan - Bill Bauer Konner - Brandon Stone Andrew Khoury - Brian Dorn Katie Kwiatkowski - Brittany Huellen Sammy Sikula - Brittney Aldape Gabby Carpenter - Cameron Glenn Stephanie Morales - Christeen Duca Caleb Jensen - Cole Brown Brennan Kelly - Cole Collins Ethan Kirchberg - Cole Naumovski Brian Pils, Adam Jensen, Camron Greetham - Connor Pils Chase Johnson :) - Cori Johnson Becca Elston and all my JV cheer girls Courtney Wallner Jake Koffer - Danielle Tranter Nick Fetzner - Danny Renteria Ryan Fist - David Tulke Kaleigh Doroba - Delaney Watson Brad Vosberg and Daniel Lamar - Dylan Johnson Lauren Bredeson, Eliza Dzurisin, Colette Reiche - Elise Reiche Zach Orr - Elizabeth Ponga Amber Johnson - Elizabeth Routzahn Grace Giglio - Elle Giglio Abby Gunwall - Ellie Gunwall Ethan and Ryan Kirchberg and friends Ellie Kirchberg Nick Fetzner - Emily Alcock David Pecoraro, Matthew King, Rachel Santi - Emily Pecoraro Colleen Schneider - Emily Schneider Gabby Carpenter - Emma Baker Niko Stier - Emmanuel Ebirim Max Kauffman - Gabby Fanning Nick Marconi - Gavin Rathjen Emma W, JoJo G - Gina Wozny Olivia Jewell, David Bradshaw, Rachel Cantin- Grace Leali Reanne Weil - Grant Bowman Josh Preskur - Grant Dlesk Sam Ripple - Gus Arellano Jillian Minutillo, Emmie Farnam, Maggie Schremp, Mackenzie Scully - Hailey

Baker Abby Gunwall and Sam Ripple - Hanna Stovall Destanee Brantley - Helen Morales Brad Vosberg and Daniel Lamar - Hunter Dowdle` Bailey Salvo, Jared Arkell, and Alyssa Rzany - Izzie Murk Grant Jensen and Major - Jacob Hanacek Benjamin Effinger - Jake Boddy Jacob Reichert - Jared Reichert Jared Zuniga - Jay Puca Hailey Shoup - Jenna Elliott Jake Koffer and Nick Falat - Jenna Koffer KC Osude, Kaitlyn Theil - Jeremiah Zhungu Erick Miller - Joe Pinsky Brad Vosberg - Jonathan Weissmann Alex Stetner - Josh Duda Emily Perhats - Josie Eriksen Jacob Reichert - Julia Kappil Gibby Carpenter - Julia Perbohner Emma Jewell - Kaja Kropidlowska Kylie Leverenz, Jill Minutillo, Maggie Schremp, Makenzie Skully - Kaleigh O’Brien Alaina Guenther - Kassidy belcher Danny Sievers and Macy Biggam - Katie Cox Becca Elston and Megan Emery - Katie Elston Jacob Manley - Kayleigh Manley Amber Johnson and Nina Gregory Kelsey Zange Reanne Weil, Colette Reiche, Melina Weil - Kiara Weil Mia Jackowski - Kristin Golding Ryan Fist - Kyle Gut Connor Kazin - Kyle Loeding Jessie Ahrens... Abbey Connolly... There are a lot of favs! - Kylie Edwards Emily Perhats, Adrian Kochmanski, Chloe Gale, & all the bball girls - Lauren Brown Cassie Szot - Lauren Delisi Megan Emery - Lauren Emery Maggie Popovich - Lauren Pabyanskus Gabby Carpenter - Liz Kendall Dannie O’Malley - Maddie O’Malley Rachel Santi - Maddie Schillinger Ghavin James, Dylan, and Colby Law Madelyn Flournoy Sarah Hildebrandt - Maggie El Lethy Justin Akers - Manuel Gonzalez Hannah Szubski - Maria Szubski Ben Wheeland - Matt McDowell James Lasak, Jack Hoyland - Matthew Hoyland Abby Singer cuz she’s cute - McKenna Corcoran Adam Diskin - Megan Diskin Bailey Schnyer - Megan Riley Cat Crounse - Melissa Bear Jared Zuniga - Mike Ostrow

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Lucas Rietz - Morgan Kay Baily Schneyr - Natalie Mustea Emilee Covers - Nick Hamilton Sam - Nick Ilkow Delaney Minutillo and Gabby Carpenter Nicole St. Clair Little Kirchbergs - Nik Koelblinger Owen Erickson or Ethan Covers - Noah Swatscheno Colette Reiche - Nolan Yager Sam Gentges - Payton Gentges Ryan Kirchberg - Pete Berg Bailey Lazar and Jordan Smith - Phil Mares Ethan Kirchberg - Quinn Regner Joie Gindorf & Sera Trigo - Rachael Bomball Abby Gunwall - Rachel Barnes Nate Wilson - Riley Ullsmith Caleb Jensen - Robbie Masini Joee Cortina because she’s my sister and one of my closest friends. - Sam Cortina Mia Jackowski - Sarah Jackowski Amber Johnson - Sarah Jenkins Sam Ripple - Sarah Ripple David Pec - Scott Nygren Nora Sabol ;) - Shannon Sabol Lauren Bredeson - Sierra Pesold Connor Devitt and Cassie Szot - Sydney Devitt Colette Reiche - Sydney Onoyan Rachel Santi - Sydney Proebsting Riley Smith - Tarek Abushamma Kaelyn Golt, Abby Klimkowski - Taylor Golt Nicole Dorn - Taylor Langland Gabby Carpenter, Micheala & Caitlin Peroni, Jared Arkell - Teagan O’Connor Ariana Meurlott and Alyssa Rzany - Tessa Shorten Daniel Lamar and Brad Vosberg - Thomas Dyra May LaRue - Tomas Burguete Jace Sparks - Trey Fowler Zach Gulbransen - Trey Fuchs Caleb Jensen - Tyler Covers Ryan Fist - Tyler Lentz Danny SIevers, Matty King, Cory Zordan, NIck Marconi - Warren Ndawula Sam Ilkow - Will Cotsiopoulos Hamilton - Will O’Brien Ryan Kirchberg <3 - Winston Hill Nathan Shutters - Zach Van Camp

“Whatever you do, make sure to include Ben Lea as my favorite underclassman.” - Ryan Tucker

Most Embarrassing Moments

Twerking during the guy poms dance right in front of Dr. Koch - Adarsh Nanda Freshman year I was trying to act smooth with this one girl I liked, and when I tried sitting on the desk next to her I fell on my ---. - Alan Miller When my car alarm wouldn’t stop going off in the parking lot. - Alex Piotrowski Swearing on TV at the state football game - Alexis Petersen I’m pretty sure I’ve called a teacher Mom - Annie Timm I forgot my best friend’s name for a week the first time we met. - Autumn Pesina Drinking milk out of a bag while everyone watched, and also getting in trouble for playing in the big curtain during gym volleyball - Ava McVey When I spoke of how I would “keep grinding in the sheets, not the streets” during a classroom discussion. - Bill Bauer Wearing a Trump hat and getting discriminated against - Brian Dorn When I flipped over the entire desk in freshman study hall to pick up my pencil from the ground - Brittany Huellen When I had my final presentation for AP Lang, and I was feeling super sick so I was just going to come in for that period … and I messed up what time 4th hour started so I came right as it ended!! S/o to Anna Kilhoffer for consoling me as I sobbed in the bathroom!! (Also no worries, Mrs. Fetzner was totally chill and let me do it another time) - Cameron Glenn Getting beat by Shawn Hentz in chess - Cole Collins Crashing my car - Cole Naumovski Crop dusting the entire incubator room - David Tulke Freshman year as a whole. Also, bad puns. - Delaney Watson Every time I get called out or did something dumb and my face becomes a ripe red tomato...AWESOME! - Elise Reiche Running (more like shuffling...I was wearing my tap shoes) through the halls and quick changing out of my costume during school day show of the musical Elizabeth Routzahn Walking into the wrong class as a senior - Elle Giglio Having only partial eyebrows freshman year - Ellie Gunwall Getting lost during a race at one of my first cross country meets and cutting off half of the course - Emma Baker Calling a referee at a soccer game “dad” on accident - Gabby Fanning I was in the booth setting up for an event, and I was with this guy that I had a crush on. I accidentally ripped my pants so I tried to hid the fact that it happened for 10 min while setting up stuff. After he left I grabbed a bunch of gaff tape and tried to tape my pants so that the rip wasn’t showing. Just saying, gaff tape fixes everything. - Grace Leali Tumbling and landing on my face in front of an entire football stadium my junior year - Grant Bowman Turning the lights on during a scene change for the 2016 spring play - Grant Dlesk Losing to Central in softball regionals junior year … ugh! - Hailey Baker

Getting cramps in both my calves in a soccer game and crawling off the field. Hanna Stovall Probably going to the wrong AP Psychology class for the first week of school because my schedule changed, and having the librarian tell me I was supposed to be in AP Psych instead of Commons. Then I walked up to Psych halfway through the period and said, “apparently I’m in this class now.” - Izzie Murk My freshman year realizing I was in the girls’ bathroom, running out and getting roasted by an upperclassman. - Jay Puca Taking the wrong bus home freshman year - Jenna Elliott The first day of freshman year, I sat in Spanish for 20 minutes when I should’ve been in CBA. I walked in 20ish minutes late, not knowing what my computer login was and afraid to ask about it. I dropped the class the next day and never looked back! - Jenna Koffer When I forgot to take my gym shorts off after 1st period PE and wore them around hanging under my dress for almost the rest of the day until my physics pod pointed it out to me. - Julia Kappil Having grape juice leak from my backpack as I walked across school, so it looked like a blood trail - Julia Perbohner Falling in the middle of the homecoming assembly dance and again during the football game. - Kassidy Belcher Going to sit in a desk, and missing the seat... so falling on the ground in a class of all juniors as a freshman - Katie Cox I was walking up the stairs with my friend freshman year, and my backpack decided it was going to not only break, but fall on my crush at the time. - Katie Elston When I had to stand up in choir, alone, and sing really high in front of everyone [and] my voice cracked. - Kelsey Zange Losing a dance off sophomore year during lunch - Kiara Weil When I asked the red shirt guy question at the election debate - Kyle Gut Playing “pass the maraca” in Spanish class and slipping on a mini white board when I tried to race up to the board. - Lauren Brown When my mom sent me a vocal valentine. I was not planning on it, and Mrs. Boddy got the entire thing on video. My face turned bright red. - Liz Kendall Tipping my desk over and falling in silent study hall. - Maddie Schillinger Leaving for lunch 4th hour, thinking it was 5th and having to come late to class Manuel Gonzalez The lights coming on while I’m in the middle of a solo scene change during Much Ado About Nothing. - Megan Riley Having my skirt fall off during Shrek, the musical - Natalie Mustea Dancing with a stuffed panda during lunch - Nick Ilkow When I ripped my pants on my butt and Mrs. Buck made everyone put their heads down on the desk so I could walk out of the room without anyone seeing me so I could go change. - Quinn Regner Tripping over my walker and falling down the stairs, on Senior Day during Hoco week, but I just tried to play it off as if I was acting. - Rachael Bomball Accidentally putting all of my stuff into the wrong locker at the beginning of sophomore year. - Shannon Sabol Second day of freshman year. I walked into the library and took two steps, turned around to walk out and the alarms went off and everyone watched me run away. - Sierra Pesold Coach Benson catching me take a picture of the love of my life then telling the team. - Sydney Proebsting When my One Direction ringtone went off in class - Taylor Langland When I was nominated from Prom Court and walked around with the balloon all day because I thought I needed to! My friends later told me I didn’t need to walk around with it and we laughed about it. - Tomas Burguete Walking out of the bathroom with a piece of toilet paper on my t-shirt - Will Cotsiopoulos Performing my dramatic lit monologue - Zach Van Camp

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Favorite Extracurriculars Math Team - Adarsh Nanda Track and tennis - Addie Karlblom Photography - Alan Miller Musical - Alex Piotrowski Soccer - Alexis Petersen Poms - Alli Jepsen Volleyball - Allie Cole Basketball - Anna Kilhoffer Tennis - Annie Timm Student Council and PRAC Ariana Pitcher Track - Ashton Michalak Napping - Audrey Mena Football - Austen Febet Art and writing - Autumn Pesina National honors society - Ava McVey Volleyball, spending time with friends - Bailey Udchik Drama Club - Bill Bauer Nutrition and wellness - Brandon Stone Cross Country - Brian Dorn Going to football games - Brittany Huellen Cross Country - Cameron Glenn Softball - Christeen Duca Football - Cole Brown Track and Field - Cole Collins Lacrosse - Cole Naumovski Choir/Theatre - Connor Pils Tennis - Cori Johnson Cheerleading, surprisingly - Courtney Wallner Choir - Danielle Tranter Football - Danny Renteria Intramural Basketball - David Tulke Lit Mag - Delaney Watson Cheer (most of the time) - Elise Reiche Hockey - Elizabeth Ponga Madrigals - Elizabeth Routzahn Cheerleading - Elle Giglio Soccer - Ellie Gunwall Anime club - Emily Alcock Soccer - Emily Jacoby Baseball and football games - Emily Pecoraro Cross Country - Emily Schneider Marching Band - Emily Yeomans Cross country - Emma Baker Vlogging - Emma Baker Football - Emmanuel Ebirim Soccer - Gabby Fanning Soccer - Gavin Rathjen Link Crew - Gina Wozny Marching Band and Theater (sound crew) - Grace Leali Madrigals - Grant Bowman Lights Crew - Grant Dlesk Football - Gus Arellano Softball - Hailey Baker Soccer - Hanna Stovall Band - Helen Morales Soccer - Hunter Dowdle Musical - Izzie Murk

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Cheerleading gave me a great group of girls before school even started. I got to see my best friends every day.

- Ellie Kirchberg Cross Country - Jacob Hanacek Soccer - Jake Boddy Tennis - Jared Reichert German Club - Jason Grady Cross Country - Jay Puca Photos - Jenna Ahrens French Club - Jenna Elliott Art Club - Jennifer Angeles Madrigals - Jeremiah Zhungu Playing football - Joe Pinsky Lax - Jonathan Weissmann Theatre lighting - Josh Duda Girls Soccer - Josie Eriksen Tennis - Julia Kappil Cross country - Julia Perbohner Musical - Orchestra - Kaja Kropidlowska Softball - Kaleigh O’Brien Dance - Kassidy belcher Tennis - Katie Cox Sleeping - Katie Elston Art club - Kayla Meadows Cross Country - Kayleigh Manley Musical - Kelsey Zange Cheerleading was all I did - Kiara Weil Gym - Kyle Gut Basketball - Kyle Loeding I really like Art Club... even though I never go. Kylie Edwards Basketball - Lauren Brown Poms - Lauren Delisi Link Crew - Lauren Emery Student Council - Liz Kendall Madrigals - Maddie O’Malley Softball - Maddie Schillinger French Club - Madelyn Flournoy Lunch release - Marcus Schumacher Softball - Maria Szubski Lacrosse - Matt McDowell Basketball - Matthew Hoyland Cheerleading - McKenna Corcoran Varsity Golf - Megan Diskin Theater - Megan Riley Soccer - Melissa Bear

Soccer - Morgan Kay Madrigals - Natalie Mustea Football - Nick Hamilton Sleep - Nick Ilkow Cross Country - Nicole St. Clair Football - Nik Koelblinger Soccer - Noah Swatscheno Poms - Nolan Yager Poms! I made the best memories of high school with those girls! - Payton Gentges Football - Pete Berg Senior Leader - Phil Mares Cheerleading - Quinn Regner Girl’s Golf/Volunteering for the Engineering Department - Rachael Bomball Cross Country - Rachel Barnes German Club - Riley Ullsmith Baseball - Robbie Masini The MUSICAL! - Ryan Briske Jazz Band - Ryan Tucker Musical/Drama - Sam Cortina Join Tech - Sam McHugh Madrigals - Sarah Jenkins Soccer - Sarah Ripple Baseball - Scott Nygren Choir/Musical - Shannon Sabol Cheerleading - Sierra Pesold Poms and Big Brothers Big Sister - Sydney Devitt Tennis - Sydney Proebsting Math Team - Tarek Abushamma Soccer - Taylor Golt Softball - Taylor Langland Cross Country - Teagan O’Connor Swimming and Musical - Tessa Shorten Thrashin’ in the trap van - Thomas Dyra Wrestling - Trey Fowler Intramural basketball - Trey Fuchs Football - Tyler Covers Track - Tyler Lentz Soccer - Warren Ndawula Soccer - Will Cotsiopoulos Football - Will O’Brien Theatre - Zach Van Camp

Seniors You Should Know

Well, I’m most proud of broadening my horizons. Initially, I was only involved in cheer and a couple clubs, but then senior year rolled around, and I realized how many things I wanted to get involved with before my time came to a close! So, I took advantage of odd opportunities (Dramatic Literature, PRAC), and made the most of EVERYTHING! - Elise Reiche I’m most proud of the relationships I have made with people outside of my friend groups. I love saying hi to everyone in the hallway. The most important thing to me is making everybody feel like somebody. I love greeting people by name... even if the last time I talked to them was some time ago.

- Hailey Baker

Of all the great wonders of this school, I will miss, most of all, the hollow brick at the end of the PE hallway. Ever since its first discovery freshman year, this simple building block of concrete has reminded me to be different and original, even when the structural integrity of something greater relies on you to conform. - Mike Ostrow

I will miss psteiner and Brockland. I spent so much time with those two teachers over my years at high school. I don’t know how college is going to be without listening to Brockland’s advice or sleeping on the College and Career Center couch - Samantha McHugh

I am most proud of Prairie Ridge Basketball because it changed the way I viewed a lot of things we HAVE to do on a daily basis. I learned a lot about trusting the process and a lot about hard work and group work.

- Trevor Potter

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Seniors You Should Know I’m going to miss the community. Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a people person, and extraverted. I love being friends with so many different people and I’m going to miss that the most.

- Elizabeth Ponga

I am going to Apostolic Bible Institute next year.

I just cannot wait to be a part of that amazing school.

- Kayla Meadows

Next year I hope to explore and continue to grow as a concert photographer.

- Jennifer Angeles

Next year I hope to continue getting good grades and staying connected with my friends from high school.

- Gus Arrellano

The thing I’m most proud of has to be winning a state championship. It was very rewarding to see myself and my teammates make a dream come true that we’ve all had since the first time we picked up a football. - Grant Golata 14 | Prairie Ridge High School

Seniors You Should Know

I am proud of my work as head of spotlight and as president of Prairie Ridge’s gay-straight alliance. As head of spot, I feel I was able to successfully accomplish my job while also having lots of fun with my crew. At GSA, I acted as a leader, an ally, and a friend. All of this I am proud to have done.

- Sam Cortina

I hope I am successful in college at Western Michigan University and I make a bunch of new friends and keep earning my ratings towards my flying career! I’m really looking forward to starting fresh at college.

- Alex Priester

I’ll miss the community that Prairie Ridge promotes.

I can walk through the halls and smile at all of my friends that I see in the hall. In college, there are too many people to know almost everyone there, and having a close knit community is the thing I will probably miss the most about high school.

- Megan Riley

When I moved here at the start of my junior year I didn’t want to be at this school at all. Fast forward almost two years later, about to graduate with amazing friends I wouldn’t have found anywhere else. I am proud of myself for getting through the scariest change I’ve ever had to go through.

- Brittney Aldape

Next year I am continuing my education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I will major in English and Spanish in hopes of becoming a high school teacher. I am very excited to meet new friends and teachers, but will definitely never forget the individuals that helped me meet my goals for next year.

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Seniors You Should Know

The one thing that I am the most proud of from my time at PR is that I was able to be involved in many different extracurriculars.

From madrigals to a co-president of SNHS, I feel like I put my all into everything I did and that is something that made me who I am today. - Maddie O’Malley

I hope that next year, I find a community as meaningful as the one I discovered here at PR. I never went a day in my high school life feeling like I was alone-I always knew someone had my back. I can only hope that the future holds more of the same, and that I continue to learn and grow as a person.

I’ve learned many valuable lessons during my four years, and I am by no means finished: I want more. - Connor Pils

Hopefully I will be remembered as a person who made school bearable. My goal was to make as many people laugh and enjoy class as I could. My only skill coming into high school was comedy, so I really relied on that during all four years.

- Nick Des Biens

I want to be remembered as someone who always had wise words. I try to post advice and mantras on my social media, instead of using it negatively. I want to be known as voice for the voiceless, as someone who is always willing to drop everything to help somebody else. - Sarah Jenkins 18 | Prairie Ridge High School

I’m most proud of the growth I’ve experienced as a musician these past four years. I began as an insecure freshman, afraid to let anyone hear me sing, and have grown into a confident performer, excited to pursue opera as a career. Through voice lessons, AP music theory class, choir, and the musicals, I’ve learned how hard work and practice truly impacts the goals you accomplish and those you don’t.

- Elizabeth Routzahn

Seniors You Should Know I am most proud of how PR has come together in times of need and happiness. Our school is amazing at helping out others.

Having everyone that came down to State for football was amazing to see. It also gave me an experience Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never forget.

- Joey Pinsky

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to miss all the homies because bros make life that much better. They made the transition back that much easier.

- Zach Teegen I hope to be remembered as a quiet leader. I was on the Student Council Executive Board for 3 years and helped organize many different activities - Homecoming, the Spring Honors Assembly and PRAC are just a few. When students look back at these activities, I hope that they enjoyed them as much as I did. - Liz Kendall

In the future, I would like to land a position with a company for cyber security.

- Brogan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor

Because I love to encourage others, I hope I am remembered by my reassuring smile and kind words.

I try to take every opportunity to brighten the lives of those around me, so I hope that people will remember that I am cheering them on even when they no longer pass me in the hallway. - Emily Yeomans

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Favorite Teachers & Classes Terhaar, Fetzner, Orsi - Adarsh Nanda AP Physics (Mrs. Senese), AP Bio (Mrs. Palese), Internship Program (my dad lol) - Addie Karlblom Mr. Wadlington for Sociology - Alan Miller Mr. Seiler - Alex Piotrowski Stantesly - Alexis Petersen Mr. Seiler- AP Chem; Mrs. Senese- AP Physics; Mr. Kennett- AP Lang & Comp; Ms. Orsi- AP Calc BC... but I’ve adored all of my teachers!!! - Alli Jepsen Mr. Powell, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Shah - Allie Cole Mrs. Boddy AP AB Calc - Anna Kilhoffer Passaglia, Lee, Wads & Gallagher - Annie Timm TERHAAR AND APUSH HANDS DOWN. - Ariana Pitcher Mrs. Billimack, Mr.Cummins - Ashton Michalak Keaty, Jensen, Fuerholzer, Powell, Cummins - Audrey Mena Passaglia - Austen Ferbet Art and study hall - Autumn Pesina Mrs. Fuerholzer, Mrs. Powe, and Best Sellers - Ava McVey Wads-AP Psychology, Mrs. Buck, Boldwyn-Bestsellers, Sra. Martin - Bailey Udchik Mr. Wadlington-AP Psychology - Bill Bauer Mr. Kennett, Mr. Petersen, Mrs. Boddy - Brandon Stone Mr. Wadlington AP Psychology - Brian Dorn Mrs. Stantesly and Mrs. Boddy - Brittany Huellen Ms.Tyler - Brittney Aldape Mr. Petersen, Mrs. Palese, Mrs. Fuerholzer, Ms. Tyler, Mrs. Senese, Mr. Wadlington - Cameron Glenn Mr. Powell - Christeen Duca Mr. Pellikan/Mr. Seiler/Coach Terhaar - Cole Brown Mr. Boldwyn - Cole Collins Koeppen - Cole Naumovski Honestly, I’ve loved every teacher I’ve had here, but to pick a few favorites: Jensen, Terhaar, Pellikan, Kennett, and Boddy! Connor Pils AP Environmental Science with Mr. Senese and AP Psychology with Mr. Wadlington!! - Cori Johnson Dr. Bleile and Terhaar (AP Bio and APUSH!) - Courtney Wallner Sra. Lee- Español, Mrs. Gilbert- Prob and Stats & Wads- AP Psych - Danielle Tranter Mr. Boldwyn - Danny Renteria Koeppen, Mechanical Design, Peckhart, Incubator - David Tulke Teachers: Mrs. Fetzner, Mrs. Hartnett, Mr. Higgins; Classes: AP Lit, AP Lang and Comp, AP Psych - Dylan Johnson English - Sullivan & Fuerholzer, US History - Pellikan, Physics - Senese, Psych Wads, Spanish - Taege & Lee, Dr. Koch - Elise Reiche Mr. Stastny & Mr. Terhaar - Elizabeth Ponga Madame Keaty, Mr. Pellikan, Mr. Jensen, Mrs. Boddy - Elizabeth Routzahn Lee, Boddy - Elle Giglio Mrs. Buck and Wads - Ellie Gunwall Mrs. Buck, Wads, Mr. Powell, all the teachers at PR are fantastic. My favorite class I took here was AP Psych, it may seem intimidating and is a lot of work but it is a great class and is really interesting. - Ellie Kirchberg Mr.Seiler/Health - Emily Alcock Mr. Terhaar and Mrs. Dunker and Mr. Kennett are amazing teachers and people!

- Emily Jacoby

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Mrs. Buck, Mrs. Boddy, Mrs. Passagila - Emily Pecoraro Mrs. Taege, Mr. Pellikan and Mr. Peckhart - Emily Schneider Mrs. Brockland, Ms. Orsi, and Mr. Dusenske - Emily Yeomans Mrs. Taege - Emma Baker Mr. Wadlington, Mrs. Boddy, Mr.Terhaar and Mr.Boldwyn - Emmanuel Ebirim Mrs. Tyler or Mr. Peckhart-Business Law - Gabby Fanning Mr. Boldwyn, Mrs. Boddy, Mr. Peckhart - Gavin Rathjen Mme. Keaty, Mrs. Gallagher, Language classes! (Spanish and French) - Gina Wozny Mr.B and Mr. Jensen - Grace Leali Mr. Jensen, A Capella Choir - Grant Bowman Mr. Seiler, Mr. Terhaar - Grant Dlesk Mr. Boldwyn - Gus Arellano Mr. Powell & Mr. Wadlington... For sure! I would recommend sociology to everybody! - Hailey Baker Sr. Taege and Mr. Terhaar - Hanna Stovall Madame Keaty, Ms. Tyler, and Mrs. Kendall - Helen Morales Mr. Boldyn and Mr. Benson - Hunter Dowdle` Mrs. Boddy, Mr. Wadlington (AP Psych), and Mrs. Sullivan - Izzie Murk Jimmy Benson, Digital Electronics - Jacob Hanacek Mrs. Senese, Mrs. Brockland, Mrs. Boddy - Jake Boddy Mrs. Buck, Mr. Senese & Sra. Lee - Jared Reichert Mr.Seiler - Jason Grady Mr. Seiler, Mr. Statsny, and Herr Higgins - Jay Puca Mr. Cummins - Jenna Ahrens Wads, Mme Keaty & Anthropology - Jenna Elliott Sociology was a lot of fun! - Jenna Koffer Mrs. Powe, Mr. Cummins, Mrs. Boddy, Sra. Martin, Mr. Wadlington, Mrs. Buck, Ms. Orsi, Mrs. Bland - Jennifer Angeles Mr. Powell, Mr. Wadlington - Jennifer Rau APUSH, AP Psychology - Jeremiah Zhungu Mr. Benson, Mr. Senese - Jonathan Weissmann Mr. Wadlington - Josh Duda Mr. Pellikan, Mr. Wadlington, Mrs. Passaglia, Anthropology, Modern World History - Josie Eriksen Señora Lee, Mr.Pellikan - Julia Kappil Wadlington-Psychology, Cummins-Visual Arts and Inventions - Julia Perbohner James Benson - Tech and Design - Kaja Kropidlowska Mrs. Boddy, Ms. Tyler, Sra. Lee - Kaleigh O’Brien Wads/Anthropology, Boddy/AB Calculus - Kassidy Belcher APUSH w/ Mr. Terhaar was the best class I’ve ever taken. And of course, Mrs. Sullivan, who changed my high school experience freshman year. - Katie Cox Ms.Tyler, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Kendall, Mr. Boldwyn - Katie Elston Boldwyn - Kayla Meadows Mr. Seiler! - Kayleigh Manley

Favorite Teachers & Classes Mr. Karlblom, Mr. Dusenske, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Gallagher, and Mr. Seyring Kelsey Zange Mrs. Buck, Mrs. Powe, Señora Lee - Kiara Weil Mrs. Buck, Bonnie from the library a.k.a. Honey B, Mrs. Hartnett - Kristin Golding Herr Higgins, German AP - Kyle Gut Coach Card + Sociology - Kyle Loeding I REALLY LOVE Ms. Tyler!!!! I love Precalc because of her and I enjoy sitting with her in the Stem Center during 8th hour! - Kylie Edwards Mrs. Fuerholzer, Mr. Simak, Mr. Kennett, Mr. Senese, Mr. Petersen, Mr. Mason, Mr. Koeppen, Mr. Wadlington - Lauren Brown Wads - Lauren Delisi Mrs. Boddy and Fuer - Lauren Emery Mrs. Stantesly, Mrs. Boddy and Mr. Karlblom - Liz Kendall Mr. Jensen and Mrs. Senese - Maddie O’Malley Mrs. Boddy & Mr. Senese (but AP calc was not my fav class) - Maddie Schillinger Madame Keaty and French class - Madelyn Flournoy Mrs.Boddy - Maggie El Lethy Sra.Martin, Mrs.Stantesly, Mr.Powell - Manuel Gonzalez Mr. Boldwyn in Bestsellers - Marcus Schumacher Sra.Lee, Mr.Pellikan, and Mrs.Buck - Maria Szubski Pellikan - Matt McDowell Mrs. Passaglia, Mr. Pellikan - Matthew Hoyland P-saggs/ you’re my homie - McKenna Corcoran Mr. Terhaar, Mr. Pellikan, Mr. Petersen, Mrs. Fuerholzer, Sra. Martin, Mrs. Hartnett, and Mrs. Kendall - Megan Diskin Brockland - Megan Riley Mrs. Steiner and Mrs. Passaglia - Melissa Bear Jimmy Benson - Mike Ostrow Boddy/AP AB Calc, Wadlington/AP Psychology, Kennett/Junior English - Morgan Kay Aaron Cummins, Studio Art; David Jensen, Choir; Tim Blakewell, Music Theory - Natalie Mustea Mr. Mason - Nick Hamilton Mr. Pellikan/Modern World History - Nick Ilkow Mrs. Boddy and Mr. Powell were both amazing teachers who made me look forward to their classes every day. - Nicole St. Clair Mr. Petersen - Nik Koelblinger Wads, Anthropology - Noah Swatscheno Mr. Boldwyn, Wads, and Mrs. Kendall - Nolan Yager Peace, love, J-Seiler. Even though AP Chem was the hardest class I’ve ever taken, Mr. Seiler made it so fun and got me excited to learn every day. He also taught me that it’s ok to make (a lot) of mistakes. - Payton Gentges Mr. Petersen - Pete Berg Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Buck, and Mr. Stastny - Phil Mares Mr. Seiler, Mrs. Buck, Mr. Petersen - Quinn Regner Mr. Koeppen & Mr. Low - Rachael Bomball Mrs. Palese, Mr. Terhaar, Mr. Taege, Mrs. Boddy, Mr. Seiler - Rachel Barnes Mr. Powell - Riley Ullsmith Mr. Koeppen and Mr. Low! Engineering! Ryan Briske Mrs. Palese - Ryan Nolen

BC Calc and AP Lang - Ryan Tucker Mrs. Boddy is the best math teacher I’ve ever had. Choir with Mr. Jensen is amazing. Everyone should be in choir. AP Psych with Wads is pretty great too.

- Sam Cortina Brockland, Boddy, Koeppen, Benson, Low. AP Chem, AP Calc and all the Engineering classes - Sam McHugh Choir-Mr. Jensen, Prob and Stats- Mrs. Gilbert, AP Envi Sci- Mr. Senese, Law in America. Mr. Mason - Sarah Jenkins Mr. Terhaar - Sarah Ripple Peckhart, Boldwyn, Pellikan - Scott Nygren AP Psychology, Choir - Shannon Sabol Wads/AP psych - Sierra Pesold Mr. Terhaar, Mr. Powell and Mrs. Fuerholzer - Sydney Devitt Mr. Pellikan, Mr. Mason, and Mrs. Buck - Sydney Onoyan Mrs. Buck, Mr. Wadlington, Mr. Pellikan - Sydney Proebsting Mr. Peckhart, Mr. Pellikan - Taylor Golt Madame Keaty - Taylor Langland Mr. Terhaar - Teagan O’Connor Mr. Jensen and Choir - Tessa Shorten Stastny and Seyring - Thomas Dyra Boddy’s AB Calc Class - Tim Jackson Mr. Senese - Tomas Burguete Mrs. Buck, Mr. Stastny, Mrs. Passaglia, Mr. Senese, Mrs. Stantesly, Herr Higgins - Trey Fowler Mr. Simak Sophomore Year Numeracy Center - Trey Fuchs Mr. Sieler, Mr. Peckhart - Tyler Covers Boddy, Jim Benson and Jameson Higgins - Tyler Lentz Mrs. Gallagher and Mr. Kennett - Warren Ndawula Bob Boldwyn - Will Cotsiopoulos Mrs. Gleixner - Will O’Brien Mrs. Fetzner - AP Lang & Comp; Mrs. Hartnett - AP Lit & Comp - Winston Hill James Benson - Zach Van Camp

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Best Decisions

Learning to enjoy my life more - Alan Miller To get involved with all the fun clubs we have at PR. - Alex Piotrowski Playing a sport - Alexis Petersen Trying out for Poms sophomore year because I made some of my most special friends on that team... including the adorable Ms. Tyler! Also taking AP Chem! Alli Jepsen Completing all my work - Allie Cole Being involved in both sports and music - Anna Kilhoffer Taking AP Psychology - Annie Timm Taking APUSH - Ariana Pitcher To transition - Ashton Michalak Taking 3 study halls senior year - Austen Ferbet To take Forensics. It was so much fun! - Autumn Pesina Challenging myself in and outside of school, and discovering how much I love to read and write - Ava McVey

Creative Writing Poetry Slam Winners April 3, 2017

Seniors in four sections of Mrs. Gallagher and Mrs. Powe’s Creative Writing classes competed in a Poetry Slam on Thursday, March 23. The winners were Jewl Amburgey (1st place: “Or So We...”), Sydney Onoyan (2nd place: “Now I Pronounce You ‘A Thing’”), and Ava McVey (3rd place: “Words”). Read Jewl’s poem at PRWolfPrints.com.

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Trying new things and keeping an open mind - Bailey Udchik Joining Drama Club - Bill Bauer Passing - Brandon Stone To try engineering - Brian Dorn Trying out for the tennis team - Brittany Huellen Getting involved in lots of activities with different groups of people. You get to meet so many more students and make more memories when you choose to do a variety of activities instead of just sticking to one or two things!! - Cameron Glenn Staying on task - Christeen Duca The IHOP finals tradition with Nick Hamilton - Cole Brown To join choir junior year - Cole Collins Playing Lacrosse - Cole Naumovski To follow my heart. It sounds cheesy, but trusting my instincts is what made high school the most memorable 4 years of my life thus far. - Connor Pils Joining the tennis team - Cori Johnson To continue being involved in the fine arts. - Courtney Wallner Joining tennis 2 weeks before freshman year. - Danielle Tranter Playing football - Danny Renteria Running cross country and track - David Tulke Deciding to like who I am - Delaney Watson Becoming a little bit of a slacker senior year - Elise Reiche Dropping AP Physics - Elizabeth Ponga Taking French - Elizabeth Routzahn Pushing myself with AP and honors courses - Elle Giglio Being a part of the friend group that I’m in. I love my friends so much. - Ellie Gunwall To get involved, and to try freshman year - Ellie Kirchberg Not caring too much about my grades - Emily Alcock Taking a lot of social science courses, especially Econ with Mr. Seyring. - Emily Jacoby Putting effort into super-fanning every year for football! - Emily Pecoraro Joining a sport my freshman year. I made so many friends that I feel I will keep for a long time. - Emily Schneider Joining cross country - Emma Baker Going on the Berlin trip for German class minus the school part of it - Gabby Fanning Going to sports events and being a part of school spirit - Gavin Rathjen Being on top of all of my assignments!!! (Using a planner!) I would be SO lost without it, and it becomes more and more useful the older you get! - Gina Wozny Joining Sound Crew my freshman year for the musical The Drowsy Chaperone.

From that I found what I love to do in life and have made some of my closest friends through the theater department. - Grace Leali Auditioning for madrigals my senior year - Grant Bowman Joining Tech for the theater - Grant Dlesk Joining football my senior year - Gus Arellano Picking the college that was best fit for me, not what others wanted me to do & taking that tardy to go to Starbucks... - Hailey Baker Putting friends in my life that support me and care for me no matter what. Hanna Stovall Not overloading with AP classes but taking enough that I could handle it without too much stress - Izzie Murk Joining the Cross Country Team - Jacob Hanacek Challenging myself and exploring new opportunities. - Jake Boddy Becoming friends with my best friends today, working hard and having as much fun as possible! - Jared Reichert Taking AP Chemistry junior year- Jason Grady To join the cross country team - Jay Puca Taking two English classes first semester senior year! - Jenna Elliott

Best Decisions Being part of the Fine Arts Department. Everyone is so welcoming, and it’s just an amazing experience. - Jennifer Angeles Getting involved & participating in the dress up days and going to the dances Jennifer Rau Trying choir - Jeremiah Zhungu Getting involved in sports - Joey Pinsky Joining football - Jonathan Weissmann Joining lights for the musical - Josh Duda Trying out for the soccer team my freshman year. - Josie Eriksen Being involved with different activities and starting a club with Payton. - Julia Kappil Playing sports - Julia Perbohner To always give 100%, no matter what - Kaja Kropidlowska Getting involved in activities other than school - Kaleigh O’Brien Becoming friends with Lauren Emery - Kassidy Belcher Taking APUSH and playing tennis all four years - Katie Cox Taking foods class - Katie Elston Giving my life to Jesus - Kayla Meadows To work hard every year - Kayleigh Manley Taking classes that I wanted and doing extracurricular activities that I wanted, not what others told me to do. - Kelsey Zange Taking US history over the summer - Kiara Weil Finding new friends - Kristin Golding When I didn’t go - Kyle Gut Traveling to all the sporting events that I could. - Kyle Loeding Filling most of my times with classes that I like, and giving myself a commons period to rest or do HW. - Kylie Edwards Sticking with basketball for all four years. All the hardships have taught me so much about life and the real world. I made some lifelong friends that I would have some of the best times with. - Lauren Brown Branching out and meeting new people - Lauren Delisi Joining Link Crew - Lauren Emery Joining Student Council because it allowed for so many more opportunities. I will always remember all the homecomings and assemblies that we hosted. We also did community service projects which showed how easy it is to give back. - Liz Kendall To do as many extracurriculars as I could - Maddie O’Malley Snowcoming 2015 - Maddie Schillinger Choosing the right friends I want/need in my life - Madelyn Flournoy Challenging myself - Maggie El Lethy Getting a job - Manuel Gonzalez Getting into computer science - Marcus Schumacher Reaching out to different people - Matthew Hoyland Staying true to who I am and surrounding myself with positive people - McKenna Corcoran Participating in golf, National Honor Society, and Spanish NHS. - Megan Diskin To let myself be happy and balance school and fun. - Megan Riley Taking a personal day and going to the Cubs parade. - Melissa Bear Joining the PLTW program - Mike Ostrow Not to pressure myself with a lot of AP classes - Morgan Kay Joining choir - Natalie Mustea Taking more time to sleep - Nick Ilkow Joining cross country - Nicole St. Clair Playing football instead of soccer - Nik Koelblinger Choosing my college, Ball State - Noah Swatscheno Respecting women. - Nolan Yager Trying out for poms! I made my best friends on that team and made so many memories that I will never forget:) - Payton Gentges Doing PRAC - Pete Berg Putting myself out there, and making friends. - Phil Mares

Seeing Mrs. Steiner. She helped me pick me college and major. - Quinn Regner Taking IED my freshman year. I only took it to get rid of my computer credit, and 4 years later I will be a Mechanical Engineering student in the fall. - Rachael Bomball Getting involved in clubs and activities - Rachel Barnes Taking Work Program - Riley Ullsmith Drinking water so I did not die of thirst - Robbie Masini Taking engineering classes... I love designing and building things! - Ryan Briske Talking to Ms. Steiner - Ryan Nolen Dropping AP Physics C and AP Chem - Ryan Tucker Saving up all summer to go on the spring break trip to Europe this year - Sam Cortina Taking classes that were not required of my major, like my law class! - Sarah Jenkins Branch out and talk to new people - Sarah Ripple Dropping math class for three study halls - Scott Nygren Taking AP classes as well as fun classes - Sierra Pesold Learning to be independent and choosing to surround myself with people who made high school as great as it could have been - Sydney Devitt Dressing comfortably everyday - Sydney Onoyan Joining tennis and softball - Sydney Proebsting To try - Tarek Abushamma Making friends that I will have for the rest of my life - Taylor Golt Playing softball freshman and sophomore year - Taylor Langland Allowing my brother to force me into doing cross country - Teagan O’Connor Joining choir! - Tessa Shorten Finding the lake - Thomas Dyra Not being afraid to talk to people, introduce myself and make amazing friends. Tomas Burguete Doing wrestling for 4 years - Trey Fowler Being active in my school and building connections with everyone in the community. - Trey Fuchs Sticking with Engineering and German for all four years - Tyler Lentz Meet a lot of new people - Warren Ndawula Choosing - Will Cotsiopoulos Playing football, made most of my friends from playing it - Will O’Brien Challenging myself - Winston Hill Joining choir - Zach Van Camp

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Seniors You Should Know

I am most proud of my decision to take classes which challenged me academically. It taught me how to be a better student and learner, and it taught me a lot about myself. The teachers which teach at honors or AP levels are incredible, and they molded me into an opinionated, thinking individual capable of intellectual autonomy. - Winston Hill

I hope to be remembered as a respectful and compassionate young man who could always make people laugh. - Rajiv Sehgal 24 | Prairie Ridge High School

I hoped to be remembered as someone who always tried to make other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day better. Whether that be making them laugh or just being someone for them to talk to, my goal was to brighten up the lives of those around me, and I believe I was able to do that on a day to day basis.

- Kaleigh Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien

I am most proud of how I have grown as a person while at PR. I have gained more confidence in myself, and I have become a more outgoing person.

Both of these things happened due to being involved in marching band, as a drum major for two years, and theater, as a head of sound for the past year. - Grace Leali

I am most proud of my team and I winning the 2016 IHSA 6A State Championship. Being able to go out and achieve one of your childhood goals with your friends is an unbelievable experience.

- Emmanuel Ebirim

I plan on attending Columbia College Chicago and studying music business because I want to eventually manage bands and musicians. I hope that I find myself in a place where I am surrounded by positivity and good music. I also hope to create positivity and good music.

- Delaney Watson

Seniors You Should Know

I’m most proud of stepping out of my comfort zone during senior year. I traveled to many new places around the world and made new relationships. I reached out to new people and tried new things.

PRAC was one thing that I would have never seen myself doing, but my friends and I decided to give it a shot and ended up winning and had the time of our lives.

- Nick Hamilton

The thing I will miss most about high school is my hometown. Moving off to college is an exciting yet scary feeling. I have lived in Crystal Lake all my life, and I appreciate everyone I know and everything this place has to offer.

Growing up here was awesome, but I can’t wait for what’s ahead.

- Nick Berg

I’ll miss the teachers most for sure! From freshman year to senior year, I have had so many teachers inspire me and change me to become both a better student and person. I would not be who I am today without their help and guidance.

- Payton Gentges

I hope to be remembered as a positive person, good friend, and someone you could always count on for a laugh. I would want people to remember all the times I made them smile and how I tried to care about others more than I did about myself. I believe that ‪the energy you put into the universe is what comes back to you, so choose positivity.

- Lauren Brown

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Best Memories

Guy Poms! - Adarsh Nanda Getting to play doubles with one of my best friends senior year - Addie Karlblom Hosting PRAC 2017 with Elise Reiche - Alex Piotrowski Super fanning at Friday night football games - Alexis Petersen Football games, TP night, dress up days, pep rally, and field trips to Chicago! Alli Jepsen Making new friends - Allie Cole Making friends - Anna Kilhoffer Playing tennis every year - Annie Timm Winning the progressive love boat competition in APUSH playing some crazy lady with a hatchet. - Ariana Pitcher Running through the halls after school with people on my back. - Ashton Michalak State Championship - Austen Ferbet Meeting my friends at the freshmen dance. - Autumn Pesina Laughing with my best friends and prom junior year - Ava McVey Winning state my senior year and going to the game with all my friends - Bailey Udchik Participating in A Tale of Two Cities, the musical. - Bill Bauer Commons - Brandon Stone The football team winning the 2016 class 6A state championship! - Brittany Huellen Meeting my best friends - Brittney Aldape Going to the state game this past year when we won. Pretty awesome way to the end of my last high school football game! - Cameron Glenn Making new friends - Christeen Duca Winning the state championship and going to parties - Cole Brown Performing at Orchestra Hall in Chicago - Cole Collins Going to all the fun field trips. - Cole Naumovski Senior Musical-A Tale of Two Cities. The sheer emotion, talent, and the fact that the author of the show attended closing night made this a completely surreal and unforgettable experience. - Connor Pils Competing at state with my cheer team in 2016. - Courtney Wallner Reading yearbooks everyday with my pals. - Danielle Tranter Winning the State Game - Danny Renteria

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Going to state twice for XC - David Tulke Finding my friend group - Delaney Watson Cheering on the football team at state! - Elise Reiche Graduating lol - Elizabeth Ponga My very first Madrigal dinner performance sophomore year - Elizabeth Routzahn Being under the Friday night lights with my amazing senior class - Elle Giglio Going to the state football game - Ellie Gunwall Cheering for all of the football games Friday nights under the lights; and when Dr. Koch would bring us food at the end of third quarter :) - Ellie Kirchberg April Foolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day ;) - Emily Alcock APUSH debates hands down - Emily Jacoby Winning the State football game with all my seniors!!!!! - Emily Pecoraro Cross Country: I will never forget making Varsity my senior season and all the fun activities we did together throughout my four years on the team. Emily Schneider Senior citizen dress-up day... I looked forward to that day for three years, and it was everything that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d hoped for! - Emily Yeomans 5 AM cross country practice & breakfast the Friday of Homecoming - Emma Baker Playing in the State Championship Game! - Emmanuel Ebirim Going to the state football game and celebrating the win - Gabby Fanning Leading the Superfans and being a part of a State Championship - Gavin Rathjen Traveling to France with the school! This was the trip of a lifetime and I had the most amazing experience!! - Gina Wozny Winning 1st place at the Settlers day competition for the 4th year in a row in marching band. Being able to receive the trophy for our band is one of my best memories in high school. - Grace Leali The time I got to spend with my cheer teams and madrigals my senior year Grant Bowman Being in Tech for theater - Grant Dlesk Winning state. - Gus Arellano Cheering on my best friends (the O-Line) my Junior year! - Hailey Baker Watching the football team win state. - Hanna Stovall Going to the Art Institute with Spanish senior year and just having a beautiful day in Chicago with friends or sprinting across Epcot in Disney to get my Minnie Mouse Ears that I left in a restaurant and still making it to the bus on time - Izzie Murk Driving through the sectional course with the Cross Country team - Jacob Hanacek Finishing my junior year (@ AP Bio). - Jake Boddy Everything! I had so many fun and happy memories each and every year at PR. - Jared Reichert Qualifying for state my sophomore year - Jay Puca Getting ready and taking pictures before homecomings and prom - Jenna Elliott The friendships that I made throughout high school and just spending time with them. - Jennifer Angeles Musical junior year - Jeremiah Zhungu Winning state for football - Joey Pinsky Winning State - Jonathan Weissmann

Best Memories The 2016 Disney trip - Josh Duda Going to the state football game - Josie Eriksen Seeing how many times Julia Kappil, Jordan Blanco and I could ride the elevator in one passing period - Julia Perbohner The dress-up days are just amazing. I love to see people in costumes, and I like experiencing different life for a day. I will always remember Speech Team or Engineering projects as well. - Kaja Kropidlowska Friday night football games - Kaleigh O’Brien Making it to state freshman and senior year for dance - Kassidy Belcher Dressing up for homecoming spirit days - Katie Cox Senior Citizen Day - Katie Elston Being involved in the Musicals and Art club. I also enjoyed football games. Kayla Meadows Cross country - Kayleigh Manley Spending time with the other student directors during musical season - Kelsey Zange PR football winning state 2016 - Kiara Weil The football games with friends - Kristin Golding Playing against Grayslake North in the game of the week. - Kyle Loeding Every single day during junior year, I’d wake up super early to go on coffee runs with my (then at the time) friend/crush Annie Timm. I loved every morning.

I never minded waking up at the butt crack of dawn to see her beautiful face. Kylie Edwards Too many to name. The friendships I’ve made and teachers that have impacted me will be memories that’ll last forever. - Lauren Brown Making friends and pep rallies - Lauren Delisi My freshman year positivity project - Lauren Emery When I got to pie my mom in the face. Freshman year at the homecoming assembly I was selected to pie her. She was not expecting me to do that and it was fun because after all the times she has shared my embarrassing moments it was nice to give her one. Plus she complained about it for an entire year. - Liz Kendall Performing in the madrigals for 3 years and making so many amazing memories - Maddie O’Malley Going to superfan at the State football game with all my friends! - Maddie Schillinger Getting the opportunity to go to France with some people from my French class - Madelyn Flournoy Gym class - Manuel Gonzalez Sophomore year chemistry with Mrs. Stantesly - Marcus Schumacher Dressing up for football games with my friends - Maria Szubski Football freshman/sophomore year - Matt McDowell Basketball practices and games - Matthew Hoyland State champs!!!! - McKenna Corcoran Bus rides home from golf matches and making great friends. - Megan Diskin A Tale of Two Cities when the playwright came - Megan Riley Superfanning for the state champs - Melissa Bear XOR Gates - Mike Ostrow Playing with my teammates on varsity soccer - Morgan Kay Singing at orchestra hall for choir - Natalie Mustea Playing in the state championship game - Nick Hamilton Diego - Nick Ilkow Winning state - Nik Koelblinger Going to practice every day after school and making some of my best friends Noah Swatscheno Taking notes in math class. The state game was fun too. - Nolan Yager The football games! From cheering on the sidelines to chanting in the bleachers as a Superfan, the football games were something I will never forget. - Payton

Gentges Winning state in football - Pete Berg My freshmen Senior Leading/TA class, I’ll never forget you guys! - Phil Mares Cheering at the state championship and winning! - Quinn Regner Getting 1st place in 2D Architectural CAD and Drafting at Regionals both my junior and senior year. It was really nice seeing all my hard work and passion for engineering pay off in the end. Also handing out butterscotches to all the underclassman on Senior Day, Hoco week. - Rachael Bomball The epic race; it is the best event hosted at the school - Rachel Barnes Donating blood for the first time - Riley Ullsmith Looking at memes - Robbie Masini My essay I gave about teleportation. That was one of the few times I actually gave a great presentation... - Ryan Briske When Rajiv got me hyped about gym every morning. - Ryan Nolen When everyone was crying their eyes out and giving endless hugs after the last performance of A Tale of Two Cities. - Sam Cortina Cheering on the football team when we won STATE! - Sarah Jackowski Performing in Orchestra Hall with Carthage Choir my senior year - Sarah Jenkins Cheering on the football team at every game. - Sarah Ripple State Championship - Scott Nygren Being a part of two musicals - Shannon Sabol All the dances and football games were so fun - Sydney Devitt Superfanning - Sydney Onoyan Softball team sleepover lol - Sydney Proebsting Leading the football team to a state championship. - Tarek Abushamma Watching the football team win state - Taylor Golt Going on the school trip to France - Taylor Langland Standing in a circle holding hands with the cast and crew before closing night of A Tale of Two Cities. - Tessa Shorten April 18th - Thomas Dyra When everyone welcomed me with their arms wide open because I was new to the school - Tomas Burguete My 4 years of wrestling - Trey Fowler Football games with friends and the State game. - Trey Fuchs Winning the Gary Everett Invite after falling in the 300m hurdles and winning the 4x4. - Tyler Lentz Football games - Warren Ndawula Playing volleyball in gym for choice day - Will Cotsiopoulos Winning State for football and winning PRAC - Will O’Brien The senior bow on closing night of A Tale of Two Cities, the musical - Zach Van Camp

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The Best Things about PR

Some of the teachers are pretty lit, and the lovely faculty workers - Alan Miller The relationships we can develop with our teachers - Alex Piotrowski Definitely the teachers!!! They’re always willing to help, and I couldn’t have survived some of my hardest classes without them. - Alli Jepsen The teachers - Allie Cole The teachers - Anna Kilhoffer The Staff/Teachers - Annie Timm Teachers!!!!!! Who actually act like human beings (fun fact). - Ariana Pitcher How accepting people are - Ashton Michalak Football - Austen Ferbet You always have someone to talk to if you’re down. - Autumn Pesina The churros and those cinnamon doughnuts in the cafeteria - Ava McVey How selfless and amazing the teachers are at this school - Bailey Udchik The staff - Bill Bauer Good academics - Brandon Stone AP classes - Brian Dorn Teachers who give the biggest inspirations - Brittany Huellen The teachers and their support for whatever you may be going through, whether that is academic or personal - Cameron Glenn Diversity - Christeen Duca The community and will to be the best - Cole Brown The support for athletics - Cole Collins Athletic games - Cole Naumovski A combination of the amazing faculty, the incredible student body, and the extensive school pride that is obvious within the community makes PR a fantastic school. - Connor Pils Great teachers! - Cori Johnson The mutual trust and respect between the students; being able to make a friend anywhere and everywhere. - Courtney Wallner Diversity lol - Danielle Tranter Teachers - Danny Renteria The teachers and how they prepare you for college. Athletics are pretty awesome too... - David Tulke The memes. - Delaney Watson Library - Dylan Johnson All the teachers are ROCKSTARS! - Elise Reiche The staff - Elizabeth Routzahn The people. I love the people here. The teachers here care about their students immensely and the students here make an effort to connect with others. - Elle Giglio

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How accepting we are and how we embrace diversity. - Ellie Gunwall The faculty. They are all super willing to help in any way they can and genuinely care about you. - Ellie Kirchberg The vending machines - Emily Alcock The ladies in the Dean’s office, Mrs. Penn, and the teachers. - Emily Jacoby Athletics and fans at them. - Emily Pecoraro The teachers. I learned so much from all the teachers at PR. They gave me so many opportunities throughout high school. - Emily Schneider The staff - Emma Baker Has some quality people sprinkled in - Gabby Fanning The culture - Gavin Rathjen Football games! I loved the school spirit, especially during homecoming weeks.

- Gina Wozny The theater department - Grace Leali Faculty - Grant Bowman How much the teachers care about the students and everything we do - Grant Dlesk School spirit - Gus Arellano The counselors that go above and beyond to make connections with all students.

I don’t know what I would have done without Berg, Steiner, and Mr. D! - Hailey Baker There is a place for everyone to fit in. - Hanna Stovall The people (teachers and students alike!) - Helen Morales Teachers - Izzie Murk Jimmy Benson - Jacob Hanacek The teachers and people I’ve come to know. - Jake Boddy Teachers - Jared Reichert Teachers - Jason Grady The teachers - Jay Puca The literacy center!

Take advantage of it. - Jenna Elliott The teachers for sure! - Jennifer Angeles

The Best Things about PR The atmosphere during football season - Jennifer Rau The amazing staff, and how much they care about their students - Jeremiah Zhungu The school spirit at the football games - Joe Pinsky The people - Jonathan Weissmann The great community - Josh Duda The opportunities that this school has for each and every student to get involved. - Josie Eriksen All the great teachers and

pride! - Julia Perbohner The atmosphere of motivation and believing in yourself - Kaja Kropidlowska The atmosphere - Kaleigh O’Brien Boddy/Wads - Kassidy Belcher The Faculty! Teachers are always willing to help. - Katie Cox Teachers - Katie Elston Teachers - Kayla Meadows All of the different courses - Kayleigh Manley The staff - Kelsey Zange The people. Everyone is so willing to help out others in any way possible. Kiara Weil Air conditioning - Kristin Golding You can’t get any service on the 1st floor - Kyle Gut The people inside - Kyle Loeding The teachers and staff. - Kylie Edwards The teachers and the weight room lol - Lauren Brown Teachers and faculty - Lauren Delisi Mrs. Boddy - Lauren Emery The teachers are the best part of PR because they are always there when you need them and they are wonderful people. They inspire us to try our best and provide an incredible environment to learn. - Liz Kendall The teachers - Maddie O’Malley All my amigos - Maddie Schillinger All the resources you have that can help you - Madelyn Flournoy The staff - Maggie El Lethy Leaving for lunch - Manuel Gonzalez Leaving - Marcus Schumacher The teachers and the people you meet. - Maria Szubski Our school pride – Superfans - Matthew Hoyland School spirit - McKenna Corcoran The teachers - Megan Diskin The opportunities that it offers - Megan Riley Being able to bust a move EVERYWHERE!! - Melissa Bear The number of opportunities - Mike Ostrow School pride - Morgan Kay The teachers are so friendly and love to get to know their students - Natalie Mustea The mix of people - Nick Hamilton Diego - Nick Ilkow Overall friendliness - Nik Koelblinger The people - Noah Swatscheno Shout out to Diego in the lunchroom. He’s the man. - Nolan Yager

The Chromebooks - Pete Berg The teachers, who are willing to help you succeed. - Phil Mares Teacher and student relationships - Quinn Regner All of the teachers that expect the best from you, but are willing to set you up for success along the way. - Rachael Bomball Staff - Rachel Barnes The teachers are really there to help you - Riley Ullsmith Tyler Covers - Robbie Masini The ease of being able to do what you want for your classes, and the freedom of being able to do as much as you want for that class... I’m a “tryhard,” so I like to go over the maximum to make something more worthwhile. I like how you’re able to do more if you want to. - Ryan Briske The fine arts department - Ryan Tucker The choir program for sure. - Sam Cortina I’m leaving - Sam Price The faculty - Sarah Jenkins We are a huge family and come together for everything - Sarah Ripple Athletics - Scott Nygren The teachers and students I’ve gotten to know and love - Shannon Sabol Acceptance - Sierra Pesold The teachers, the student body, and the events we have - Sydney Devitt Teachers - Sydney Onoyan How the teachers try and make relationships with the students - Sydney Proebsting Cool children here - Tarek Abushamma The athletics and lunch release - Taylor Golt We have great teachers - Taylor Langland The elevator - Teagan O’Connor The teachers: they’re so kind and really get to know their students. They make everyone feel important! - Tessa Shorten Jinx the cat - Thomas Dyra Library Leisure Time - Tim Jackson The way people welcome you. Everyone’s really friendly and understanding.

Teachers are amazing and I honestly couldn’t ask for a better school to spend my exchange year in. - Tomas Burguete My friends that I have - Trey Fowler Being able to leave for lunch - Trey Fuchs The Engineering Lab - Tyler Lentz Athletics - Warren Ndawula Volleyball tournaments - Will Cotsiopoulos The students and teachers - Will O’Brien The teachers - Zach Van Camp

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Fifteen Years From Now

Investment banker - Adarsh Nanda An orthopedic physician assistant - Addie Karlblom Have my own business - Alan Miller Making the big bucks and hanging with my family - Alex Piotrowski Living like Meredith Grey as a doctor with my very own Derek Shepherd and a happy, healthy family! - Alli Jepsen Married to the love of my life, living successfully and happy - Annie Timm A surgical pathologist - Ariana Pitcher A leader in mental health and to have my own TED Talk! - Ashton Michalak Debt free - Audrey Mena A writer/illustrator - Autumn Pesina Going to concerts, traveling, helping people while doing something I love, laughing with my friends - Ava McVey Happy & successful in life with some of my goals accomplished - Bailey Udchik An intelligent, accessible philosopher - Bill Bauer A medical coder and biller - Brandon Stone A leading innovation engineer for Mercedes Benz - Brian Dorn I hope to finish my degree in Special Education, and enjoy the beautiful moments in life! - Brittany Huellen Amazing - Brittney Aldape Settled down with a family and also working in a hospital as a neonatal nurse practitioner - Cameron Glenn Doctor - Christeen Duca 32 years old - Cole Brown A husband and father with a well-paying job in business - Cole Collins Enjoying life - Cole Naumovski Working as a partner at a major investment banking corporation (and hopefully still singing, too) - Connor Pils Happily working in a lab or doing research as a geologist - Cori Johnson Working in a veterinary clinic, finally surrounded by birds like I’ve always dreamed - Courtney Wallner In LA writing about things I’m passionate about for a living. Also, cats. - Danielle Tranter Working for Boeing making fat stacks - David Tulke A dog mom. - Delaney Watson Rompin’ about the cosmos - Dylan Johnson Having a grand old time traveling to different countries! - Elise Reiche Happy - Elizabeth Ponga Singing at the Metropolitan Opera - Elizabeth Routzahn A successful nurse practitioner - Elle Giglio A bestselling author - Ellie Gunwall Be at my dream job settled down with my family, or traveling the world - Ellie Kirchberg Living in the south - Emily Alcock

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An economist working in think tanks, and a wife, and a mother. - Emily Jacoby An elementary ed teacher - Emily Pecoraro I hope to be a part of a big family and working as a Speech Pathologist or a teacher. - Emily Schneider Happy & content with my career - Emma Baker A lawyer or veterinarian - Gabby Fanning Working on Wall Street - Gavin Rathjen A teacher! :) - Gina Wozny On the road with a band running audio for them. - Grace Leali A successful cheer coach and teacher - Grant Bowman A biologist working on research - Grant Dlesk Owning a business making a [----] load of money - Gus Arellano An elementary school teacher & married to the love of my life! - Hailey Baker Happy with my job and my life. - Hanna Stovall An architect in a big city (i.e. Chicago, New York, etc.) - Helen Morales Environmental Engineer - Hunter Dowdle A content occupational therapist and have a family - Izzie Murk Jimmy Benson - Jacob Hanacek A neurosurgeon - Jake Boddy Successful in my career, having an awesome family and living in a great house.

- Jared Reichert Living the life - Jason Grady Broadcasting live on a radio show or on TV - Jay Puca Happy - Jenna Elliott Hanging out in LA with my best buds Danielle and Taylor. I’ll be in the music industry, maybe making music. You might catch me as a regular on Taylor’s hit reality show, “Tay In LA”, drinking aged wine. - Jenna Koffer Living in Nashville and a tour manager/concert photographer. Hopefully, I will also have a cat or two by then. - Jennifer Angeles An orthopedic surgeon - Jeremiah Zhungu Be in the military and starting a family - Joey Pinsky An industrial engineer - Jonathan Weissmann Being with someone I love and working at a software company - Josh Duda A pediatric oncology nurse - Josie Eriksen Making the world an environmentally friendly place, especially in third world countries - Julia Perbohner A successful engineer, help to create systems that would be effective in saving

Fifteen Years From Now

the environment - Kaja Kropidlowska A teacher - Kaleigh O’Brien Married with a family, and I hope to be helping people for a living. - Kassidy Belcher A pediatric heart surgeon - Katie Cox A proud owner of a bakery - Katie Elston Doing the Lord’s work, wherever it is that he leads me. - Kayla Meadows Working with a family - Kayleigh Manley A teacher at PR - Kelsey Zange Working at a job I love or starting a family - Kiara Weil Successful - Kristin Golding On Mars - Kyle Gut

Married, having a few kids, buying some stuff, retiring to Florida. - Mike Ostrow Not in Crystal Lake - Morgan Kay College voice teacher - Natalie Mustea A doctor - Nick Hamilton A professional dancer - Nick Ilkow Successful with a family and enjoying life - Noah Swatscheno A physician’s assistant with a family and lots of puppies of course - Payton Gentges Happy - Pete Berg Enjoying life. - Phil Mares Married with kids, working as a child life specialist and being successful - Quinn Regner A successful engineer in a larger city. - Rachael Bomball Working at a doctor’s office as a pediatrician and married having kids - Rachel Barnes A physician - Riley Ullsmith A meme page admin - Robbie Masini In my basement or in my own office place, designing unique inventions and gadgets to help others avoid day to day problems. - Ryan Briske Naval Officer - Ryan Nolen In a hot tub somewhere. - Ryan Tucker A successful therapist who is helping teens deal with their stressors, challenges, and mental health problems. - Sam Cortina Living the high life with my pets and my lavish library - Sam McHugh

Living healthy, and well with my family starting up. - Kyle Loeding Working at a ZOOOOO!!!! I LOVE ANIMALS!!! I want to work in animal rehabilitation. - Kylie Edwards Happy, blessed, and surrounded by people I love most! Successful in the world of business and marketing and maybe some involvement with basketball! Lauren Brown A surgeon with a family - Lauren Delisi Teaching and making a difference in my students’ lives, but most importantly happy. - Lauren Emery In Belize doing mission work - Lauren Krawczyk I hope to become a nurse in my future because I want to make a difference in someone else’s life. I plan on having a house and a stable job along with a few dogs. In fifteen years I hope to have a family as well. - Liz Kendall A Spanish teacher (at PR?) - Maddie O’Malley Married with a cute family! - Maddie Schillinger A licensed cosmetologist, married, with 3 kids - Madelyn Flournoy Flying to a million different new cities - Maggie El Lethy Making bank - Manuel Gonzalez A great web designer or software engineer - Marcus Schumacher A nurse - Maria Szubski Successful - Matthew Hoyland Happy and enjoying life! - McKenna Corcoran An English teacher and fluent in Spanish - Megan Diskin Working as a Speech-Language Pathologist - Megan Riley Married to a rad skater boy - Melissa Bear

Teaching in a choir program that I had built from the ground-up. - Sarah Jenkins A successful nurse with a happy life. - Sarah Ripple Not in prison - Scott Nygren Successful with a family - Sierra Pesold A political scientist! - Sydney Devitt Having a ball - Sydney Onoyan A neonatal nurse practitioner - Sydney Proebsting A professional gamer - Tarek Abushamma Happy and working in the sports industry - Taylor Golt On my own reality T.V. show - Taylor Langland A proud owner of at least one trampoline - Teagan O’Connor Married, working as a nurse, maybe I’ll have a few kids. Maybe I’ll be living in Colorado, who knows! - Tessa Shorten A proud owner of at least two trampolines - Thomas Dyra Living my life how I want to live - Tim Jackson A very successful nutritionist, married and with 2 kids - Tomas Burguete A firefighter - Trey Fowler Traveling the world as a salesman or working for a professional sports organization - Trey Fuchs Billionaire - Tyler Covers Living in Germany working as an engineer - Tyler Lentz Working for Microsoft as a software engineer - Warren Ndawula A top forensic computer analyst in the state of Illinois - Will Cotsiopoulos Can’t predict the future - Will O’Brien A software engineer - Zach Van Camp Wolf Prints May 2017 | 31

Next Year University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Adarsh Nanda Miami University (Oxford, OH) - Addie Karlblom 2 Years at MCC and transfer to a University - Alan Miller Drake University-Des Moines - Alex Piotrowski University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point - Alexis Petersen Miami University in Oxford, OH - Alli Jepsen Indiana Institute of Technology - Allie Cole Iowa State - Anna Kilhoffer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Annie Qiu Augustana College - Annie Timm The Ohio State University - Ariana Pitcher McHenry County College - Ashton Michalak Arizona State University - Audrey Mena United States Military Academy (Westpoint) Army - Austen Ferbet University of Chicago – Austin Christhilf McHenry County College - Autumn Pesina Manchester University (in North Manchester) Ava McVey MCC - Bailey Udchik McHenry County College, and then Beloit College - Bill Bauer MCC - Brandon Stone Milwaukee School of Engineering - Brian Dorn Illinois State University - Brittany Huellen McHenry County College - Brittney Aldape Simmons College (Boston, MA) - Cameron Glenn MCC - Christeen Duca University of Kansas - Cole Brown The University of Missouri - Cole Collins MCC - Cole Naumovski I will be attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to pursue a major in Business and a minor in vocal performance. - Connor Pils University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Cori Johnson University of Nebraska in Lincoln - Courtney Wallner California State University, Northridge - Danielle Tranter University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Danny Renteria Iowa State University - David Tulke Columbia College Chicago - Delaney Watson Truman State University - Dylan Johnson University of Wisconsin-Madison - Elise Reiche Carroll University - Elizabeth Ponga Indiana University-Bloomington - Elizabeth Routzahn University of Missouri - Elle Giglio University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Ellie Gunwall University of Iowa - Ellie Kirchberg Illinois State University - Emily Alcock Miami University at Oxford - Emily Jacoby MCC for a year - Emily Pecoraro University of Northern Iowa - Emily Schneider University of Iowa - Emily Yeomans University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Emma Baker Washington University in St. Louis - Emmanuel Ebirim Purdue University Fort Wayne - Gabby Fanning Michigan State - Gavin Rathjen Truman State University - Gina Wozny

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Olivet Nazarene University - Grace Leali Oklahoma State University studying Secondary Education English - Grant Bowman Iowa State University - Grant Dlesk McHenry County College - Gus Arellano Kirkwood Community College - Hailey Baker Montana State University - Hanna Stovall University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Helen Morales Colorado State University - Hunter Dowdle Western Michigan University - Izzie Murk University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Jacob Hanacek Marquette University - Jake Boddy Illinois State University - Jared Reichert Drake University - Jason Grady Western Illinois University or MCC - Jay Puca South Africa to do volunteer work for children and elephants Jenna Ahrens Northern Arizona University - Jenna Elliott Columbia College Chicago - Jenna Koffer Belmont University - Jennifer Angeles University of Iowa - Jeremiah Zhungu Marshall University in West Virginia - Joey Pinsky Iowa State University - Jonathan Weissmann University of Texas at Tyler - Josh Duda Quincy University - Josie Eriksen University of Wisconsin-Madison - Julia Kappil Colorado State University - Julia Perbohner I will return to Poland and finish the VILO Bydgoszcz. - Kaja Kropidlowska University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Kaleigh O’Brien Augustana College - Kassidy belcher The University of Notre Dame - Katie Cox UW Whitewater - Katie Elston Apostolic Bible Institute in Minnesota - Kayla Meadows University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Kayleigh Manley University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Kelsey Zange Western Michigan University - Kiara Weil Kristianstad University, Sweden - Kristin Golding Maybe NIU, Maybe Iowa - Kyle Gut University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Kyle Loeding I hope to go to UW Platteville. However, I might go to MCC to get my general education classes out of the way before I go. :) - Kylie Edwards Miami University (OH) - Lauren Brown University of Wisconsin Madison - Lauren Delisi University of Dayton - Lauren Emery Franciscan University of Steubenville - Lauren Krawczyk University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Lauren Pabyanskus Carroll University - Liz Kendall University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign - Maddie O’Malley University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee - Maddie Schillinger Taylor Andrews Academy in Orem, Utah - Madelyn Flournoy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Maggie El Lethy McHenry County College - Manuel Gonzalez MCC - Marcus Schumacher Iowa State University - Matt McDowell Northwood University - Matthew Hoyland Iowa State - McKenna Corcoran University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign - Megan Diskin Western Illinois University Megan Riley University of Concordia, St. Paul - Melissa Bear Iowa State University - Mike Ostrow

Montana State University - Morgan Kay Millikin - Natalie Mustea University of Arizona - Nick Hamilton MCC - Nick Ilkow Saint Louis University - Nicole St. Clair University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Nik Koelblinger Ball State University, Go Cards - Noah Swatscheno University of Dayton - Nolan Yager University of Wisconsin-Madison! Go Badgers! - Payton Gentges University of Kentucky - Pete Berg MCC - Phil Mares Ball State University at Muncie, Indiana - Quinn Regner Milwaukee School of Engineering - Rachael Bomball University of Arizona - Rachel Barnes MCC - Riley Ullsmith Baylor University - Robbie Masini MCC - Ryan Briske Dartmouth College - Ryan Tucker Oberlin College - Sam Cortina Missouri University of Science and Technology - Sam McHugh Indiana University-Bloomington - Sarah Jackowski Carthage College - Sarah Jenkins Baylor University - Sarah Ripple MCC - Scott Nygren McHenry County College - Shannon Sabol Northern Michigan University - Sierra Pesold Boston University - Stephen Nalepa University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Sydney Devitt University of South Carolina - Sydney Onoyan Mchenry County College - Sydney Proebsting UCLA - Tarek Abushamma Central College - Taylor Golt University of Nebraska - Taylor Langland Marist College - Teagan O’Connor University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Tessa Shorten University of Iowa - Thomas Dyra MCC - Tim Jackson College in Portugal - Tomas Burguete MCC - Trey Fowler Saint Louis University - Trey Fuchs University of Kansas - Tyler Covers University of Wisconsin-Platteville - Tyler Lentz MCC - Warren Ndawula Western Illinois University - Will Cotsiopoulos Illinois State University Will O’Brien University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Winston Hill University of WisconsinPlatteville - Zach Van Camp