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Wolf Prints Senior Edition | May 2018
HUNDREDS OF STORIES
Seniors You Should Know Julia Alvey, Valedictorian
Sarah Reitmeister, Salutatorian
by Megan Anderson
by Megan Anderson
What do acting and German have to do with one another? Well, for salutatorian Sarah Reitmeister, they’re the two things that she’s spent the most time doing in high school.
The valedictorian of the 2018 class, Julia Alvey, certainly found ways to keep herself busy. She was a part of volleyball, Link Crew, musicals, madrigals, GEMS, Science Olympiad, along with being a board member for both National Honor Society and Spanish NHS. Julia describes her journey to the top of the class as one not “necessarily focused on [rank].” However, she sees her high school experience as her wanting “to do my best and find things I’m passionate about.” Her road to graduation wasn’t always straight and smooth, however. “Leaving my junior year, I definitely had a lack of self confidence. I felt like I didn’t trust myself as much as I should,” she explains. “And I think this year especially I threw myself into everything, and I like to think that I became fearless in a lot of ways.” Over the years, Calculus Christmas Caroling and Vocal Valentines have been the activities she’s enjoyed most. Singing in madrigals was “an opportunity I thought would never come my direction,” she confessed, but she worked hard and practiced as much as she could. It became one of her favorite experiences. Which class did Julia enjoy most? BC Calculus was Julia’s favorite. “It pushed me and helped me find out that I absolutely loved math, and put me on the path to figure out what I wanted to do.” In the future, you can find Julia attending Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., majoring in human sciences and minoring in math. Her ultimate goal is to go to medical school and become a pediatric surgeon.
During her time at PR, she participated in theater, German Club, math team, WYSE, Link Crew, Speech Team, and was a president of German NHS. Sarah says that playing the character Marci in the fall play (Almost, Maine) her junior year, was her favorite high school memory. “I had a great time getting to know the small cast and crew,” she explains. Her favorite class has been AP German, because “it’s a small group of kids, we get along well with our teacher, and it’s challenging.” Speaking of challenging, what was Sarah’s biggest struggle here? She says that dealing with learning to let things go, focusing on herself, and not worrying about competing with others was her biggest battle. So how exactly did she accomplish this honor? “The short answer would be time management,” she says with a smile. The long answer? “Just doing my personal best, and not thinking about my grades in terms of a rank but in terms of doing my personal best to accomplish my goals in the long run.” So where will she be in a couple of years? Next year, Sarah’s heading to Northwestern University, her “dream school,” to double major in Physics and German. Afterwards, she hopes to attend Humboldt University in Berlin to earn a Master’s and PhD in astrophysics.
2017-2018 NEWS TEAM Wolf Prints is produced by the extracurricular news team, with students contributing stories and media throughout the year to PRWolfPrints.com. For this print issue, seniors had the opportunity to complete an online survey between April 17 - April 30, 2018. Thank you to the seniors and faculty members for participating and/or providing photos. Staff Megan Anderson, Shannon Batliner, Halie Collins, Isabell Dobrzycki, Alex Gordon, Emma Jewell, Neha Konjeti, Monet Lindstrand, Jack Lotito, Allison Mattran, Kaitlin Martin, Grace Morgan, Sanjana Nath, Adnan Noorullah, Audrey Peterson, Emily Pollock, Collin Preves, Carolyn Sveden, Katie Thompson, Talija Tiskus, Leslie Villaseñor, Ciara Weber, Wyatt Wren, Emily Zanzola Photos Ian Anderson, Kaitlin Martin, D155 staff, and HR Imaging Sponsor Amy V. Bland
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Seniors on Stage
Christian Burgos, Nicola Falco, Iain Riemenschneider, Daniel Lamar and other senior Dramatic Lit students performed a modern Romeo & Juliet directed by senior Katie Hemstreet.
On Saturday, April 14, seniors started rehearsals at 7 am and performed High School Musical at 7 pm. Directed by Mrs. Buck, this senior project raised over $6,000 for the Mason family. Above: Ian Anderson performs as Ryan Evans.
PR raised $6500 for Puerto Rico with this year’s musical In the Heights. Diversify Club members worked closely with the cast as dialect coaches and Latino culture specialists. Above: Matt Blake, Katie Hemstreet, and Emme Jones
This year’s PRAC (Prairie Ridge Awards Ceremony) showcased the talents of seniors James Pykett on drums, and winners Sean Sullens (dance) and Emma Jewell (cello). Wolf Prints May 2018 | 3
Best Memories Being in the musicals - AJ Weber My best memory hands down was the Europe Trip. I highly suggest going on one of these trips because it will change you for the better AND you create SO many memories. Alli Clark Performing as Sharpay in the one day show of High School Musical - Anna Nash Going to state for cheer my sophomore year, then cheering for the football team when they won state both years. Lastly, of course, making new friends that I know are going to be there for me no matter what. - Ashley Blitek My school trip to Europe. - Audrey Peterson Going to football games and doing sidelines with my friends. - Bella Persino Winning State in football back to back - Ben Schultz Disney trip with choir program - Benjamin M. Walneck I loved Deans day. It was a very fun to hang with your friends and eat food Bill Rittenhouse The 2018 spring break baseball trip to Marion Illinois. - Cam Smith Going to state with the golf team - Cameron Karney Winning state this year. - Carter Collins All State Choir - Chris MacDonald Meeting my friends, and my gay bestie, Tiff! - Christian Burgos Being a part of the one day High School Musical production was something I will never forget not only because of how fun it was, but also how powerful of an impact it ended up having. Also, high school would have been so much different if I didn’t meet Melina Weil freshman year. She has had such a positive impact on my life and has persuaded me to get involved in so many clubs that I probably would’ve never done if it wasn’t for her. - Colin Lamb Winning State. - Cooper Tomlin Connor Kazin getting stuffed in volleyball by a freshmen - Cory Zordan PR tennis meat party where we fired up some grills and had a blast. Just guys being dudes. - Daniel Lamar Graduating if it happens - Danny Sievers Playing baseball - David Pecoraro Guy poms - Dean Reid Cheering at the football games , there’s nothing more exciting than being on the field with the boys in the act, especially at both state games - Emilee Covers Going to State for poms with all of my best friends :) - Emily Jepsen
Superfanning for the bros while they won at Cary last minute - Nicola Falco 4 | Prairie Ridge High School
PRAC!!!! It was great to see all my very talented friends! - Emily Nikolich Football games - Emily Perhats Playing in the pit orchestra for Tale of Two Cities - Emma Jewell Watching all of PR’s productions up in the cats with my best friends - Emma
Laurx Singing “Jacob’s Mom Has Got It Going On” to Mrs. Boddy for a school project in AB Calc. - Erik Truitt The day Mr. Senese gave me a “baja hoodie” - Garrett Weiler Joking around with all my band friends and Mr. B during band camp - Halle Baldwin Sophomore year because it was the most fun I have had in high school. Everyone was good friends and I started dating my boyfriend - Hayden Bellson Football games with my classmates and going to state twice but also senior year being apart of High School Musical - Hayley Smith Learning language - Iñigo Oropeza Gutierrez Getting Mr.Benson with the circle game in the middle of class. - Jack Coens Winning the Scholastic Bowl conference championship! - Jack Lotito Obtaining some super good lads - Jack Rudolf Winning state back to back. - Jacob Ommen Engineering - Jake Pavoris Volleyball in gym - Jason Giffels Falling down the stairs as a senior citizen on senior citizen day. (This event had caused my calculator to break) - Jawan Davis Superfaning most Friday nights, our school spirit is truly mind-blowing - Jena Berkland Winning state for football two years in a row! - Jenna Hussar Meeting Nic Oesau at Freshman Orientation - Jerod Lawrence Prom night senior year - Jessie Ahrens The various social moments like football games, dances, homecomings, etc. Jimmy Zitnik Both the state championships in football. - Joe Perhats Playing four years of high school hockey - Johnny Lenzi Going Calculus Christmas Caroling around the school with my BC Calc/Calc 3 classes - Julia Alvey Locker room celebrations after football games. - Justin Mikolajczewski The Senior performance of High School Musical. - Justine Golata Hearing Herr Kremer say “Hallo!” from down the hallway on the first day of junior year after not seeing him since freshman year. - Katarina Schaffer Going to the football games with friends and cheering so loud that you lose your voice the next day. And a memory that specifically stands out is when I got to run the flag at one of the games. - Katie Hemstreet
Best Memories Junior year when Katie and I joined 6 different clubs just for fun. - Katie Nowakowski When Katie Nowa and I joined 6 clubs junior year to be in all the club pictures - Katie Schaschwary Getting to go to all of the different games and performances with my friends to support everyone. - Katie Svehla Going to the state game! - Kaylee Langland Junior year homecoming :) - Kendall Greenberg The slip-n-slide with AP Chem - Kevin Gilbert Dancing in cutoff jorts with a bunch of guys in front of the school - Kyle Hamilton The Dramatic Literature production of Romeo and Juliet... both rehearsals and the performances. - Kylie Costello
Winning state for Science Olympiad after 3 years of failure - BJ Llaneta Participating in the one day musical of High School Musical with all my best friends. - Lauren Losch Definitely the football games - Lauren Mast Being in the 12 hour High School Musical. I got to work with different people and do something I’ve never done before. I had an absolute blast making everyone laugh and dancing my heart out with my friends. Or trying to convince Mrs. Brockland (all year) to take us to the Shedd Aquarium (and being successful). - Lillian Voce Field trips with language classes. - Lina Ramann Getting to sing Sweet Caroline with all of my friends after a football game Mackenzie Garis Being found by a janitor dancing to “Baby Got Back” after school in the hallway with Samantha Tucker. - Maddie Wittwer Playing volleyball and floor hockey in gym with some of my best friends. Madison Hawrysz Seeing my best friends win two state football championships. - Maraya Januszewski Dancing with my boy Sean Sullens at PRAC and catching a fat dub. - Matthew King Rapping Dr. Seuss with Owen Murk at PRAC - Matthew Tremblay The band and choir trips and the Europe spring break trip! - Megan Anderson Best memory was winning state for football... again. I also loved doing/being apart of the 12 hour musical, that whole day was awesome. Oh and of course meeting Colin, it wouldn’t have been high school without him:) - Melina Weil
BACK 2 BACK - Michael Pilafas The High School Musical one day musical for seniors, with the donations supporting Mr. Mason’s family - Mitch Mueller Mr. Senese roasting Danny in class every day - Nick Marconi Being pulled into a mosh-pit at Homecoming - Nick Sargeant My favorite memory from my time at PR was all the musical performances and the pit dress up days. - Nicolette Schlup Going on the Europe trip this year and being the last people on the top of the Eiffel Tower at night. - Nina Raemont Winning the Science Olympiad State Championship - Patrick Nasta Getting to be with my friends everyday. - Quinten Luri Standing backstage during the finale of the last show of this year’s musical. Rachel Cantin Going to Edwardsville for a tennis tournament. - Rachel Santi State championship Game - Sam Concialdi Crop topping Emmett Nugent in PE - Sam Hillman Scootering, Skirt Thursdays, Almost, Maine, and making Katie Frey eat one of our mystery substances at Science Olympiad Regionals junior year. - Samantha Tucker Making new friends - Samantha Wiles Basically living in the College and Career Center this year :) - Sanjana Nath Definitely being a superfan leader, it opened up new doors and allowed me to see how much fun both students and parents had at sporting events. - Scott Stetz Movies in the theatre during football play off season. - Sean Sullens Winning the Epic Race with three of my best friends. And homecoming week this year. - Shannon Batliner Taking the ACT - Sydney Riddell Watching the fireworks with my best friends on our choir trip to Disney World. - Sydney White Finding out Cozzi was verified on Twitter. - Tasha Schaffer Meeting a bunch of friends, my girlfriend, and my gay bestie Christian! - Tiff Petersen Playing Baseball - Tyler Hunter Super Fanning at the football games they were always super fun, and I never missed a home game. - Tyler Mead Winning State for Swimming my Sophomore year. - Valerie Tarazi Falling up the stairs and meeting one of my best friend Esme Demanos and my best friend Carmen Lopez - Vanessa Aguirre Winning back to back State Championships - Zach Gulbransen
Winning state two years in a row for football and being able to be on the sidelines and celebrate with my dad and sister. - Kylie Schremp Wolf Prints May 2018 | 5
Seniors You Should Know
I hope to be remembered as a positive person who anyone could’ve talked to if they needed help or had a problem. I say this because our world needs positive people right now, and I hope that I always spread kindness to others. - Melina Weil
I am most proud of how well-rounded my four years have been. I’ve been in athletics, the arts, and in an academic club all while maintaining good grades and a steady job. I have learned how to manage my time, knowing what’s important and what can wait. And I’ve learned how to handle my stress levels in a healthy way. - Carter Collins
Getting involved is the main thing I’m proud of. Playing three sports freshman and sophomore year! Along with extra activities such as community service. Two state championships in football was also a great accomplishment! - Joe Perhats
I’m proud of how much I have grown. I have become someone that my family and friends are proud of. I have learned many things from my time at PR and will continue to apply what I have learned into the future. - Maraya Januszewski
Next year I will be attending my dream school, Elmhurst College. I have been blessed with an amazing scholarship and I plan to make every penny of it count. I know that I will continue to make a difference in the lives of my peers and staff members by participating in several academic/social organizations as well as create new memories that I can look back upon and be proud of, just like the ones I have made here. - Lillian Rizo-DuBois 6 | Prairie Ridge High School
I am most proud of taking advantage of all that PR has to offer. I definitely surprised myself by competing on speech team and I couldn’t have made a better decision. Joining the team would be what I am most proud of. - Justine Golata
I’m gonna miss those people in gym class that you would walk the track with and talk about your lives. Y’all knew everything about each other even if you didn’t talk outside of class. - Nicola Falco
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I’m going to miss all the wonderful relationships I formed with my friends and teachers. So many individuals inspired me to work hard and become something of myself and I don’t think I would be who I am without these people. I believe that who you choose to be around really impacts who you are and being around inspiring individuals aids in the process. - Nina Raemont I’m excited to start fresh. It’s been great here in Crystal Lake, but I’m ready for whatever the future has in store for me next year. I hope for new friends and new adventures. - Rory Bis-Markel
I hope to be remembered as a hard-working, responsible student who was driven to excel in the classroom. My goal was to be a student my teachers appreciated having in class. I also want to be remembered as a dedicated and resilient teammate who set a good example both on and off the field/court because I wanted to be someone my coaches and teammates could count on. Lastly, I want to be remembered as a caring and loyal friend who people could go to for advice and who made them laugh. I take pride in my friendships (and sense of humor) and all of the awesome people I met along the way. - Colin Lamb Wolf Prints May 2018 | 7
Advice to Underclassmen Get involved as much as possible - AJ Weber If you aren’t successful in a class after meeting with a teacher or trying your hardest, drop it. It’ll affect your GPA more by getting a bad grade than by dropping down to a regular class. - Alli Clark Do your homework. It actually affects your grade!!! - Anna Miller Don’t stress about school. Grades are important, but having fun and making connections that will last forever is more crucial. - Anna Nash Get involved in everything. Try a sport if you never have, join a theater production if you never have, etc. - Anna Pontius Take advantage of help with teachers. If you’re struggling don’t be afraid to ask for help. All of the teachers are willing to help you. As much as we don’t like doing homework, do your homework anyway. That little category can actually boost your grade and it’s easy to do. - Ashley Blitek Don’t slack, but also remember that one test in Biology isn’t that big of a deal. - Audrey Peterson Be your own person! Don’t be afraid to try new things or to be yourself beGET INVOLVED!!! cause everyone deserves a chance! - Baylee Todd You will meet so many Realize the importance of GPA freshcool people that you man year - Becca Beecroft Don’t worry about what other people probably wouldn’t think. If you do what you want to do and have fun in the process, the result get to talk to in your will feel so much better than sticking classes.” to societal norms and going with the flow of the crowd. - Ben Schultz - Sydney White Keep your grades up and don’t blow things off. - Benjamin M. Walneck I wish I had taken classes around my interest, so I didn’t have to start with tech and design my senior year. - Bill Rittenhouse There are things that are out of your control but how you handle and what you do about them is in your control - BJ Llaneta If you love doing something, devote everything you have to it. - Cam Smith A little humor can go a long way. - Cameron Karney Don’t wish your years away and only look at the future. Live in the moment and focus on the present while you’re still here. - Carter Collins GET INVOLVED - Chris MacDonald RESEARCH YOUR COLLEGE OPTIONS!!!! TALK TO MRS. STEINER!!!!!! - Christian Burgos Don’t do everything your friends do. Branch out and try new things because you will meet a ton of new friends that way. - Colin Lamb Definitely learn how to landscape well. Playing with dirt never gets old. - Daniel Lamar Try freshman year - Danny Sievers Stay Frosty - David Pecoraro Do your homework - Dean Reid Don’t be afraid to try new things - Dominic Rubino Try freshman year; you’ll thank yourself in the long run. - Emilee Covers Saturdays are for the boys - Emily Jepsen Get involved and try in school! - Emily Keck Get involved! Try out clubs that you may be interested in, even if you’re not sure and just see if you like it. - Emily Nikolich Enjoy high school while it lasts; it goes by so fast! Start the college process early. - Emily Perhats
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Try something new next year! Look for announcements from various clubs and activities on the board in the main foyer. Don’t be afraid to dress up for the theme days. They are so much fun! - Emma Jewell Don’t be afraid to join clubs even if you have no friends because you’ll make some! Emma Laurx Make sure to take advantage of all the resources PR gives you. The Stem Center, Lit Center, Library, and all the teachers can help you tremendously! - Erik Truitt Run. - Garrett Weiler Join anything that interests you right away! I regret not doing Scholastic Bowl and Science Olympiad. - Halle Baldwin Stay involved during high school. Always be doing something. Make as many friends as possible. - Hayden Bellson Be friendly to one another. Get involved because it turns out to be amazing and these four years fly by; it feels like yesterday was my first day in high school. - Hayley Smith Go out of your comfort zone and try something new. Have fun. - Hunter Morlock TRY. HARD. FRESHMAN. YEAR. - Jack Lotito Try not to care so much about everything because it’s all probably going to be fine - Jack Rudolf Take a nap every day. - Jacob Ommen Do not mess up your freshman year. Try as hard as you can. - Jake Pavoris Expand your horizons and try new things James Michaelson Play Golf - Jason Giffels When walking up the stairs, always remember to skip a step. It makes you look very active even if you’re not. - Jawan Davis Don’t forget to have fun and get involved as much as you can or you will regret it later on! Make some memories! - Jena Berkland Whatever you do, do it well and take pride in it. - Jenna Hussar Be yourself and do not let anyone tell you who you are and what you can be Jessie Ahrens Just do your work early before you fall behind for the rest of high school. Jimmy Zitnik Branch out and try to meet new friends. You never know who your best friend could end up being!! - Joe Perhats It’s Just High School, Chill - John Pergler Be more involved freshman and sophomore year. - Johnny Lenzi
Advice to Underclassmen Dropping tilted towers improves all aspects of life - Joseph Hansen Don’t be afraid to try something new, even if it’s senior year! I was afraid to try new things in my first couple years, but I joined Science Olympiad this year, and I had so much fun. I honestly regret not joining sooner! - Julia Alvey Participate in class because classes where nobody talks are very boring. Justin Mikolajczewski My advice to underclassmen is to align your college, your job, or whatever you end up doing in life to your passions because at the end of the day who doesn’t want to be doing what they love? - Justine Golata Be open to change because a lot happens in these four years. - Katarina Schaffer It’s never too late to join a new activity! I joined Sci Oly junior year and musical my senior year and they were the best memories of my high school. - Katie Frey I wish I had put myself out there in the beginning of high school because I feel like I could have met my friends way before I did. - Katie Hemstreet Get to know your teachers because you can learn so much from them in and out of the classroom. - Katie Nowakowski Don’t run in the hallways. - Katie Schaschwary Get involved. Try out absolutely everything. Not enough people go out for sports, or theater, or math team. You never know if you don’t try. - Katie Svehla Don’t stress TOO MUCH. It goes quick, so enjoy it. - Kelsy Turskey Get involved with many clubs so that you can meet as many people as you can and don’t forget to enjoy the little moments. - Kendall Greenberg Try different extracurriculars - Kevin Gilbert Don’t Procrastinate. Ever. Don’t do it. - Kylie Costello Get involved as much as you can throughout high school and do not be afraid to be yourself. Put yourself out there and take advantage of as many opportunities as you can. - Kylie Schremp I would have mixed pretzels with peanut butter sooner - Larry Lawrence Don’t be afraid to ask for help when it’s needed. - Lauren Losch It’s much easier to enjoy your senior year if you kind of have an idea of what you want to do later in life before your senior year - Lauren Mast Don’t be afraid to get involved in something new or something that you’ve never done before because you never know how much fun you might have. Be okay with going outside of your comfort zone and meeting new people because that’s when you learn more about yourself. These four years go super fast and it’s YOUR time to leave your legacy... make it special. - Lillian Voce Do what you want to do. - Lina Ramann Join EVERY club or activity you possibly can! Doing this opens you up to meeting amazing people and all in all making you a better person! - Mackenzie Garis Take AP classes. I have saved over $800 from Dual Credit Spanish alone. Maddie King Don’t be afraid to stand out. Confidence can go a long way and people appreciate when you’re unique and yourself. - Maddie Wittwer Don’t be so serious all of the time and, though it may seem like it, the world won’t end if you mess up. - Madison Hawrysz Yeet or be yeeted. - Matt Merle Don’t try to be someone you’re not... - Matthew King Be kind to your teachers. If you make their lives easier, they’ll make your life easier. - Matthew Tremblay Don’t be afraid to talk to your teachers or join a club that interests you! Megan Anderson
The advice I have for the underclassmen is to live every day like it is your last! Don’t let bad people ruin your day!! Live your best life always :) High school is only four years of your life. You won’t ever get it back, so don’t waste it being mad or upset about something small. - Melina Weil Actually trying on school work. - Michael Pilafas Try to be friendly with everybody the whole time that you are here; you may end up meeting someone you never thought that you would. - Mitch Mueller Senior year do homework so you don’t have to take finals. - Nick Marconi You have four years of high school. But it really seems like two years. Don’t take your time here for granted. - Nick Sargeant Branch out, dude. Don’t be stuck with one descriptor. Get yourself known. Nicola Falco At the end of the day, your grades are just letters and your GPA/rank is just a number. Don’t have Skyward be your most visited app. Obviously try your best in school, but don’t miss out on the fun of high school. - Nicolette Schlup If you ever are talking to a boy when you should be studying for a test just remember your GPA is more permanent than a boy will ever be. - Nina Raemont Above all, make time for the things you’re passionate about - Patrick Nasta Make sure to start off at the beginning of freshman year with a good GPA since it is very hard to raise in the following years. - Payton Phelps Try your best from the very first day and on, and always surround yourself with positive people who will support you in anything you do. I also regret not getting into the fine arts program, a lot of my friends are in it and the people that run it are amazing. I have always enjoyed going to the band and choir concerts. - Quinten Luri Try everything. Get involved. You never know what you might want to do until you try it. Try a sport; try a club. You meet so many different people through activities and you build more communities. - Rachel Cantin Be friends with people you wouldn’t normally think to hang out with. - Rachel Santi RUN XC!!!!! - Ryan Figgs Simply enjoy your time. It will be taken away from you sooner than you think. - Sam Concialdi Have as many free periods as possible senior year. - Sam Hillman I wish I’d joined extracurriculars freshman year and learned that I don’t always have to save the world on my own - sometimes it’s better to ask for help. - Samantha Tucker Don’t worry about what other people think of you - Samantha Wiles Take AP classes, but don’t take too many AP classes. - Sanjana Nath Be a part of the school! Go to plays, sporting events, fundraisers, and step out of your comfort zone! High school is only as fun as you make it. - Scott Stetz Talk to literally everyone that’s willing to talk to you. You never know what you can learn from someone. - Sean Sullens Do something you’re afraid of doing at every chance you get. It’s worth it. Shannon Batliner Don’t procrastinate - Sydney Riddell Go to everything. Football games, plays. Just go. I promise you will have fun. - Tasha Schaffer Take an art class with Cummins. - Tiff Petersen When I was a freshman I wish that I worked harder on making sure my grades were better so that I would have a better GPA. - Tyler Mead Enjoy the moment because it goes fast. Don’t be afraid to try something new. - Valerie Tarazi Keep up with doing your homework!!!!!! - Vanessa Aguirre
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Seniors You Should Know I hope to be remembered as the one girl who always said “Hi” to you in the hallway even if we didn’t know each other that well. It was always my goal to reach out to others and to hopefully make them smile. - Kaylee Langland
I am most proud gaining the confidence to get on stage and perform an original slam poem. When I was first told I was nominated to perform it, I was extremely nervous, but I gained the confidence to do it, thanks to my extremely persistent and encouraging teacher, Mrs. Powe. I am very proud of myself for not only performing it but also for writing it. May La Rue
I will miss gym volleyball. Choice days were the best days. - Natasha Schaffer
I’m going to miss all of the teachers at PR. They always created such a great environment within the school. I will look forward to coming back from college to see my favorites. - Emily Perhats
I’m most proud of being able to be a “role model” in my automotive classes. It’s been really fun walking into class every day with the energy high, with the motive to get stuff done! I would like to give a special shoutout to Matt Hardt. He comes to class every day (I mean every day!) with a cheerful attitude and a smile on his face! He’s personally given me great advice, and he’s been a role model to me since I was a youngin’! I would say my greatest achievement in high school was becoming such a key to our shop community my senior year. I’ve been able to work around an amazing group of guys, and I’m excited to see where their talents take them! - Daniel Bruce 10 | Prairie Ridge High School
Seniors You Should Know I will miss Homecoming week the most. I really enjoyed the dress up days and how every senior went all out. I’ll also miss Fridays during football season because I loved blasting music in the hallways to get pumped before the game. - Alli Clark
I will definitely miss hockey the most. The past four years playing have been the greatest hockey years of my life and I’ve formed a group of brothers that I will always remember. - Johnny Lenzi
I am most proud of winning back-to-back state championships and seeing everyone from the school come together and accomplish something great. - Zach Gulbransen
I hope to be remembered as the girl that was always smiling and saying “hi” to everyone in the halls. I always wanted to give off positive energy because everyone needs some of that in their life. - Mackenzie Garis
I’m extremely proud of myself for never being afraid of trying things outside of my comfort zone. I started high school in a sport I’d only played a few times prior to tryouts and met some of my very best friends through it. Later in high school, I joined Science Olympiad and Makeup Crew on a whim and fell in love with the different groups of people I encountered throughout both. - Katie Frey Wolf Prints May 2018 | 11
Seniors’ Suggestions Try to make more time to improve the mental health of students. Sometimes we just need a break and it can be hard to find time during the school week to focus on ourselves without falling behind in all of our classes. - Megan Anderson
Get a swimming pool - Dean Reid
I would recommend bringing in the Service Dogs more often so we can pet the dogs all day long. - Erik Truitt
Allow kids to leave if they have free periods during lunch hours - Maddie King
Most Embarrassing Moments Falling into the stream by the Jr. Wolves football field during bio my freshman year. - Alli Clark Any time my voice cracked in choir. - Audrey Peterson I went home “sick” freshman year because my crush asked someone else to homecoming. - Baylee Todd When wasn’t it? - BJ Llaneta Walking into a junior class instead of Freshman Seminar and seeing my friend’s older sister, Paulina and her saying “awww it’s okay” - Cam Smith I farted really loud in the bathroom and my teacher heard :/ - Carter Collins When my pants fell down on stage in front of an auditorium full of people. Chris MacDonald People thinking I’m straight. - Christian Burgos Farting in business law junior year (I thought it was going to be silent...but don’t worry, I played it off well). - Colin Lamb One day, playing Freshman baseball in sub zero weather and then pitching without have any sense of feeling in my hands so the ball flew 30 ft above the catcher or directly into the ground every time I threw. - Jack Coens Stuttering while asking question during a Lyceum (those m’s are a bit dodgy) - Jack Lotito Ripping my pants 2x in the same month - Jacob Ommen Dropping my hot dog in the middle of the lunchroom first day of freshman year - Jason Giffels Getting a red card during my sectional soccer game. - Jena Berkland Getting hit in the face with a dodgeball in gym. - Jenna Hussar Cutting the wire off a Track Saw and leaving the wire plugged into the wall while I went to tell Mr. Cummins as well as breaking a measuring triangle by using it as a crowbar. - Jerod Lawrence Giving a Speech I made up on the spot - John Pergler Freshman year when I walked around with dog poop on the bottom of my shoe all day. - Johnny Lenzi My most embarrassing moment at school was completely messing up the pledge one morning on the announcements to the ENTIRE school. - Justine Golata My Sophomore year I was in the Musical “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and I was one of the chorus girls. In one scene we have these dresses that we had
Make the start time later and have the option to have multiple gym classes - Jack Coens
Install a ball pit. - Emma Laurx
Replace freshman/junior seminar with a comprehensive college-prep course; reduce focus on test prep. - Jack Lotito
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Winning the selfie with Dr. Koch - AJ Weber
Fears about the Future to take off during one of the dances to reveal lingerie (I know, already scandalous). Well the scene before that we had this elaborate costume that required a quick change to the next scene that was maybe 1 minute at the most and we had to put on multiple layers of clothing. So we start the scene where we take off the dresses and about 30 secs into the dance we take our dresses off, well I take mine off to see that I had forgotten the shirt part of my lingerie. And there was a crowd of maybe 300+ people in the audience. I finished the scene, mortified but thankful that I at least had on my nude leotard. - Katie Hemstreet Tripping during the pacer, not once but twice - Kaylee Langland Showing up to school with my shorts on backwards - Kevin Gilbert When my pants ripped when I sat down. And not at the seams but the fabric. I was low-key panicking while I stayed seated to decide whether or not I would stay at school for the last 45 minutes of the day. - Kylie Costello During the 12 hour musical, we had a dance circle and I impulsively decided to butt spin in front of the entire theater and I couldn’t stop spinning. - Lillian Voce Freshman year, a senior boy pointed me out to his friend as “the girl who fell down the stairs.” - Maddie Wittwer Trying to do a high kick in gym one day, failing, and landing on my butt - Matthew Tremblay I saw a girl and her parents walking into the office one morning, so I walked up to them and introduced myself thinking that they were a new family. Turns out they weren’t, and the parents recognized me because their daughter was in my grade! - Megan Anderson My most embarrassing moment was 1st semester senior year, Senora Lee’s Spanish class, on the 2nd or 3rd day of school, she makes us do an oral. I go up to the front of the class, and having practiced all day I felt I was ready to present and do well. However, my first line goes, “Hola me llamo Melino.” I screwed up my own name. Senora Lee had tears in her eyes she was laughing so hard!! I was so mad because that was the first grade in the grade book and the first impression that I had on my classmates that year... - Melina Weil Beginning of freshman year, grabbing all kinds of things to buy for lunch, going to pay and not having any money on my account and having to put everything back. - Mitch Mueller After my whole sophomore chem class placed bets that I’d be the first one to break glass and I denied it, then I broke two beakers the next day. - Molly Matts Laughing so hard I started to cry - Nick Sargeant Falling out of a 25 foot tree - Nicola Falco My freshman year, I was so excited to wear a new pair of jeans to school. I was having such a good day, until 3rd period when my friend told me that the huge sizing sticker was still on my back calf. I wanted to die!! - Nicolette Schlup At a speech tournament I was presenting my speech about the science behind love and my voice squeaked accidentally when I said the word “sex.” For thirty seconds afterwards I stood up in front of the judge giggling to myself without going on and the entire audience was laughing. - Nina Raemont I put on a sports bra for tennis practice and my regular bra got hooked on the back of my shirt... Then I went through warm ups until one of my teammates asked why my bra was just chilling on my back. - Rachel Santi Leaving my car running while in class - Ryan Eschman Spelling Cincinnati wrong on a banner where we wrote what we were doing after high school. - Shannon Batliner This year on the first day of school when I was getting into my truck, I ripped my pants so much that they fell off. - Tyler Mead Having to make out with a pillow in Mrs. Gallagher’s class - Valerie Tarazi
Ozone layer depletion (@ Mr. Senese) - Becca Beecroft
Fortnite losing the lawsuit to PUBG - Cameron Karney
Artificial Intelligence - David Pecoraro
Robot Spiders taking over the universe - John Pergler
Failing and having to live at my parents’ house for the rest of my life. - Madison Hawrysz
Doing my own laundry - Valerie Tarazi
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Favorite Teachers & Classes Jensen and B because they teach my favorite subjects and are just great people to talk to. - AJ Weber Both Ms. Tyler and Mr. Mason. They both are amazing role models and everyone loves them. They both are willing to do whatever it takes to help you when it comes down to anything. It can be school-related or personal. They were always there for me. - Ashley Blitek
Mr. Seyring because he is the man, and has great stories along with a great knowledge for what he teaches. Coach Pec because he provides some of the best quotes out there #coachpecquotes. Diego in the lunchroom because he was always happy and outgoing, and was fun to talk to throughout all four years. Mr. Powell because he helped me mature through the golf team, and also was a ton of fun. - James Michaelson Mrs. Billimack: most down to earth, understanding woman I have ever met. Mr. Boldwyn was very funny and made class enjoyable. - Jessie Ahrens
AP Seminar with Mr. Gimm (who doesn’t teach here anymore) because he’s so kind, understanding, funny, and made an effort to know his students. Audrey Peterson
“Overwhelmed thinking
about how many teachers I’ve really enjoyed having here at PR. Thank you, all!” - Daniel Lamar
Mrs. Boddy - SHE’S A G. Mrs. Billimack (Myth & Legends) Her storytelling is legendary! Mrs. Steiner - Her room is amazing and she deals with me in there almost everyday. Christian Burgos Mr. Seyring because he always has a story to tell. - Cory Zordan
Mr. Cummins, always has little to say but makes us laugh every time. Mrs. Boddy, always worried about her students, most kind person you’ll ever meet. I got the privilege to dress as her for Prom Week. - Emilee Covers Madame Keaty because she’s always there to talk, she’s a great teacher and she always provides an outlet for me to make weird videos. And Mrs. Kendall because she somehow manages to make even calculus fun. - Emily Nikolich Mr. Wadlington because he always challenges me to be my best. Mrs. Passaglia because I can talk to her about everything. Mr. Senese because he brings smiles to faces. Officer Dade because he goes out of his way to say hello. Dr. Koch because he is kind and has awesome snow day tweets. - Emily Perhats AP Seminar with Mr. Gimm because he is the happiest person I’ve ever met, Frau Kieffaber, Mr. Senese, Mr. Card, Mrs. Bland - Emma Jewell APUSH with Mr. Mason because class was always a fun time with him, and Current Events with Mr. Terhaar because the debates got heated. - Emma Laurx Mr. Senese, cause he is the greatest teacher every known to man. Garrett Weiler Mrs. Boddy, who is so nice and compassionate she made me care about her class even though I struggle with math. Jack Lotito
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Mr. Koeppen, Mr. Petersen, Mr. Simak, Mrs. Buck, Mrs. MacDonald. All these teachers had a huge impact on my life here at PR, making my experience here something I will never forget. - Joe Perhats US History because no one cares more about their students than Mr. Mason and Terhaar - Joseph Hansen Orsi: she brings such a passion to every class she teaches, and I absolutely love math because I took her classes. She’s always been there for me throughout high school, and I couldn´t be more thankful. Fetzner: her bright personality is always able to make my day! She’s everybody’s biggest cheerleader. Mr. and Mrs. Taege: I’ve known both of them since freshman year, and they’ve been some of my biggest supporters throughout high school. They both care so much about their students, and they truly love what they do which makes class fun every day! - Julia Alvey Prairie Ridge honestly has the best teachers. One of the most inspirational teachers I have had throughout high school was Mrs. Powe--my teacher for my favorite class of creative writing. I was lucky enough to become very close with Mrs. Powe, and it is amazing how much she cares for all of her students. She has forever impacted my writing with her encouragement and feedback, especially in creative writing. The class is inspiring and allows you to truly understand yourself and your classmates more than you thought was possible. - Justine Golata Mr. Peckhart sparked my love of marketing. Herr Kremer made every day of German fun. Mr. Senese made sure to care about every single one of his students. Mrs. Stantesly always made us laugh. - Katarina Schaffer Mrs. Powe! She was always extremely understanding and taught me that my voice was meant to be heard. Plus she helped me get into college (true homie) - Katie Frey Mrs. Hartnett genuinely cares about each and every one of her students. And my forever favorite teacher will always be Mr. Mason. He made class fun again, and he just always made it a point to talk and get to know every student. - Katie Hemstreet
Mrs. Boddy (AP AB CALC)- ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TEACHER. Mrs. Boddy is fun, cracks jokes, and makes calculus so enjoyable. I love spending time with her in the classroom or STEM center. Mr. Terhaar (APUSH)- Mr. Terhaar knows how to make a PowerPoint and history interesting. He is so passionate about everything he does, which is something to admire. Mrs. Dunker (H World Studies)- Her energy and positive attitude is so admirable. Mr. Wadlington (Ap Psych)- Mr. Wadlington showed me what a college class will feel like. I love psychology and the discussions we have had in that class. I highly recommend it!! Mrs. Powe (creative writing) - Mrs. Powe is such a kind and genuine person!! I loved her class!! Mr. Senese (APES) - Mr. Senese taught me how to not worry about the little things. Thank you, Mr. Senese! Mr. Low (IED)- Mr. Low has so much patience and you can tell that he really loves what he does. He really cares about his students! - Kelsy Turskey Mason because he made every day so much better. Seiler because he makes me laugh way too hard. Mrs. Powe because she is the cutest human ever. Mrs. Gallagher because she is so excited to teach about the theater. - Kendall Greenberg Mr. Boldwyn made every day in class a new experience and taught us things that have never been uttered in the history of humanity. - Kevin Gilbert Art because I need a creative outlet in life. Kylie Costello Mrs. Brockland, Mrs. Stantesly, Mr. Taege, Mrs. Fuerholzer, Mr. Pellikan, Mrs. Dunker, Mr. Zier, Mr. Koeppen, Mr. Wadlington - they all made class incredibly fun and made big efforts to get to know me as a person. They all care so deeply about their students and what they teach; they make PR such a wonderful place. - Lillian Voce Mrs. Passaglia: I always know I can come to her about anything that I need to talk about. And Mr. Boldwyn because he’s always making the classroom a fun atmosphere and making me laugh all the time! I never know what to expect each day because he’s always changing it up, which I love!! - Mackenzie Garis Mr. Mason: Mr. Mason ALWAYS had a smile on his face. He always made sure I was okay and having a good day. He spread so much good and happiness ...he also had really good dad jokes! - Maraya Januszewski Mr. Boldwyn, because he’s the biggest troll and one of the funniest guys I have had the pleasure of meeting. - Matthew King Mr. Seiler - AP Chem (and Brockland too) because I learned a lot and had a lot of the kind of fun that would make my mom freak out. - Matthew Tremblay Mr. Senese: always very passionate about what he is teaching. Mrs. Fuerholzer (AP Seminar): one of the most fun classes that I’ve ever taken, a lot of work, but totally worth it. - Mitch Mueller
Favorite Teachers & Classes Mr. Sargeant. He’s like a father to me. - Nick Sargeant Sr. Taege and all my spanish classes have been so fun and special because I’ve been in the same class with the same group of people for four years now and I’ve become close with so many new people. Spanish is so fun, and Sr. Taege genuinely cares about everyone in his classes. - Nicolette Schlup Mr. Pellikan because he is an all around awesome guy that I have had many classes with and someone I would consider a friend. Mrs. Boddy because freshman year I had algebra with her first period and she never failed to make the class fun. Mr. Boldwyn because although I have only had one class with him, he is a really funny and intelligent guy but also really likes to challenge his students. - Quinten Luri Mrs. Fuerholzer (AP Seminar) because AP Misled was a very challenging class and she tried to make the class as fun as possible. Mrs. Kallwitz (AP Physics and H Alg. II w/ Trig) because she’s so bright and bubbly and always made my day better with her daily stories. Sr. Taege ( Spanish III and AP Spanish) because he tried his best to make AP less tedious and shared his love for the Spanish culture and studying abroad. - Saffron Durrant AP Seminar with Mrs. Fuerholzer, because I learned how to use my voice (Mitch throwing the stapler out the window didn’t hurt either). Honors Chemistry with Mrs. Brockland, because I’ve never loved a challenge as much as I loved struggling through chem. AP Psychology with Mr. Wadlington, because I learned that I don’t have to handle everything on my own (and I had the psych squad). French with Mme Keaty, because she’s the best and so is that language. - Samantha Tucker Mr. Mason was one of a kind. He made class something I looked forward to, and he made an effort to connect with every student. He was the happiest teacher in the school and a role model to everyone. - Scott Stetz Mr. Dusenske because not only does he do his job as an amazing counselor, but he makes sure every single student feels important and loved. Also, Mr. Jensen because he taught me to be resilient, and that you can truly accomplish anything with hard work. - Sydney White Mr. O’Neill made learning fun, and made me want to work hard in his classes. Plus I loved when we watched Jokamel. - Tyler Mead
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A WALK ON THE BEACH
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Seniors You Should Know
I will miss the people that I met during high school the most. By far, my teachers at Prairie Ridge have been the best I’ve ever had, and other students that I have met have become incredible friends who have impacted me forever. As much as we all complain about going to school, Prairie Ridge is a great school, and there is nowhere else I would rather be. - Jillian Lenczewski
I am most proud of the fine arts department for never letting anyone down in the sense of family. I am so honored to call that portion of the my school home because it means something different to everyone. To me, it means a place I can feel comfortable and find a familiar face. - Elly Flemming
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I am most proud of my relationships with some of the faculty and students. I think being able to develop and hold onto healthy relationships was the most important to me because it’s nice to be able to get along with both students and staff from school. - Jen Gonzalez
Next year I hope to pursue my fire science degree and EMT certification, while continuing with the cadet program at the Cary Fire Department. - Cayden Gerlinger
Next year, I hope to meet a lot of new people and to continue dancing. Also, I am very excited to be studying Occupational Therapy at UW La Crosse. College will be difficult, but I am confident that my experiences at PR have prepared me for many of the challenges I will have to face next year. - Nora Harvel
Seniors You Should Know
I am most proud of getting really involved in my four years. Whether that was on the football field, being a 4-year manager, a link crew leader for two years, playing basketball and soccer for two years, and even stepping out of my comfort zone being Sharpay in the one-day show of High School Musical. - Anna Nash
I am most proud of my work with the band as Trumpet Section Leader, Band Staff President, and playing in various ensembles that I may never get to play in again, like the pit orchestra and Madrigal Brass Quintet. I am also very proud of achieving the Eagle Scout rank while playing in any ensemble I wanted and having an amazing high school experience. - Michael Randles
I will miss the many outlets for self expression. If it weren’t for choir and the theatre department, I wouldn’t have the wonderful friends and sense of self that I do today. - Emma Jewell
As much as I loved my time at PR, I am looking forward to meeting new people from around the country and having new experiences. It is important to not dwell on the past, and to remember to live in the moment. - Shannon Batliner
I am most proud of my work as drum major for the marching band because it was a a personal leap of faith and I believe that I have encouraged others to step out of their comfort zone as well. I also feel my position as a drum major helped me grow as a person and will have lasting effects in my life. - David Fejer Wolf Prints May 2018 | 19
Favorite Extracurriculars Choir - AJ Weber The musical, summer running and Track. - Alli Clark Track and Field, Student Council, Class Officer, Senior Class Project - Anna Miller Football managing - Anna Nash Cheer - Ashley Blitek Madrigals - Audrey Peterson Helping out with the musicals. I loved the fine arts environment - Baylee Todd Poms. - Becca Beecroft Poms! - Bella Persino Football - Ben Schultz Plays and musicals - Benjamin M. Walneck Math Team - BJ Llaneta Baseball - Cam Smith Golf team - Cameron Karney Musical - Carter Collins Madrigals - Chris MacDonald Choir - Christian Burgos Baseball and Basketball - Colin Lamb Football - Cooper Tomlin Hockey - Cory Zordan Tennis - Daniel Lamar Basketball - Danny Sievers Baseball - David Pecoraro Wrestling - Dean Reid Football weight lifting - Dominic Rubino Madrigals-the dinners! - Elly Flemming Art - Emilee Covers Track and Field - Emily Jepsen Interact Club - Emily Keck French club - Emily Nikolich Soccer - Emily Perhats Sound crew - Emma Jewell Lights crew - Emma Laurx Soccer - Erik Truitt Lion taming - Garrett Weiler Lighting crew for musical - Halle Baldwin Cheerleading and watching football games Hayden Bellson Volleyball, Class Officers, Link Crew and Student Council - Hayley Smith Basketball and Baseball - Hunter Morlock
“Art: it puts me in a happy place.” - Emilee Covers 20 | Prairie Ridge High School
Scholastic Bowl finally put some of the useless triva in my head to use. - Jack Lotito
Art club - Iñigo Oropeza Gutierrez Yearbook Committee - Isabel Fortman Tennis - Jack Coens Scholastic Bowl - Jack Lotito Track - Jack Rudolf Football - Jacob Ommen Lacrosse - Jake Pavoris Baseball - James Michaelson Golf - Jason Giffels NHS - Jena Berkland Softball - Jenna Hussar Set Crew - Jerod Lawrence Softball - Jessie Ahrens Intramurals - Jimmy Zitnik Football - Joe Perhats Hockey!!! - Johnny Lenzi Baseball - Joseph Hansen Madrigals! - Julia Alvey Football - Justin Mikolajczewski Speech team - Justine Golata Gymnastics - Katarina Schaffer Cross country - Kate Ferguson Science Olympiad - Katie Frey Fall and spring play - Katie Hemstreet Cross country - Katie Nowakowski Cross Country - Katie Schaschwary Speech team - Katie Svehla Golf - Kaylee Langland Poms - Kendall Greenberg Track - Kevin Gilbert Lacrosse - Kyle Hamilton Gym volleyball - Kyle Krcmar Cross Country - Kyle Sargeant Art - Kylie Costello Being a football manager alongside my dad, sister, and some of my best friends. - Kylie Schremp Cross Country/Track: - Larry Lawrence Costume Crew - Lauren Losch Choir - Lauren Mast Link Crew - Lillian Voce Tennis - Lina Ramann Link Crew - Mackenzie Garis Softball - Maddie King Musical - Maddie Wittwer Karate - Madison Hawrysz
Musical - Matt Blake Soccer - Matthew King Scholastic Bowl - Matthew Tremblay French Club - May LaRue Musical! - Megan Anderson Cheerleading, student council, and senior project. Melina Weil Baseball. - Nick Sargeant Spring play - Nicola Falco Pit orchestra for musical - Nicolette Schlup Speech team - Nina Raemont Scholastic Bowl - Patrick Nasta Poms - Payton Phelps Soccer - Quinten Luri Theatre - Rachel Cantin Tennis - Rachel Santi XC - Ryan Figgs Interact Club - Saffron Durrant Football - Sam Concialdi Science Olympiad! - Samantha Tucker Softball - Samantha Wiles Choir - Sanjana Nath Football - Sean Sullens Musical - Shannon Batliner Tennis - Sydney Riddell Madrigals - Sydney White Track and Field - Tasha Schaffer Baseball - Tyler Hunter Super fanning - Tyler Mead Swimming, French Club, and Track - Valerie Tarazi French Club - Vanessa Aguirre Football - Zach Gulbransen
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Favorite Underclassmen My children. (You know who you are) - AJ Weber Kelly Bradshaw, Fiona Olsen, all the alto sax’s, Olivia Jewell - Alli Clark Caitlyn Shore, Jaci Kuhn, Emily Cabay, Lily Alcazar - Anna Miller Matthew Porter, Maggie Schremp, Emilee Farstead, Aubrey Flournoy - Anna Nash Mandy Reitmeister - Anna Pontius Aaliyah Pooran - Ashley Blitek Olivia Jewell - Audrey Peterson Delaney Todd - Baylee Todd Fayth Bellson, Mackenzie Eiseman - Becca Beecroft Amelia Witt - Bella Persino George Concialdi and Rylee Smith - Ben Schultz Brian Pils - Benjamin M. Walneck Jake Koffer - Bill Rittenhouse Sera Trigo - BJ Llaneta Lucy and Riley Smith - Cam Smith Carlie Michaelson - Cameron Karney Cora Collins Carter Collins Josh Zakoian, Alyssa Rzany Chris MacDonald Brian Williams Christian Burgos Reanne Weil, Peyton Richardson, and Keegan Garis - Colin Lamb Riley Smith Cooper Tomlin Ben Wheeland - Cory Zordan The Kim twins, Andrew Glenn, Justin Stengel, and Jacob Manley - Daniel Lamar Matt Loucks - Danny Sievers Connor Devitt - David Pecoraro Ben Wheeland - Dean Reid Spencer Riley - Dominic Rubino Adam Jensen - Elly Flemming Reanne Weil, Ethan Covers, Abby Singer - Emilee Covers Kathryn Ladley - Emily Jepsen Georgie Durrant - Emily Keck Carson Veath and Jaimee Schneider - Emily Nikolich Chelsea Gale, Lucy Klimkowski - Emily Perhats Olivia Jewell - Emma Jewell Luke Janik - Emma Laurx Luke Wolf, Luke Kim - Erik Truitt George Concialdi - Hayden Bellson Caitlyn Shore, Jaci Kuhn - Hayley Smith Keegan Garis and Julia Vosberg - Hunter Morlock Allison Fortman - Isabel Fortman Matt Burseth - Jack Coens Chase Lotito - Jack Lotito Ben Effinger - Jack Rudolf Chef Crandall - Jacob Ommen Grant Klepitsch - James Michaelson Hunter Fredrick - Jason Giffels Lucy Klimkowski - Jena Berkland Jennifer Briske and Connie Jewell - Jenna Hussar
Collin Preves, people in Set Crew, Kevin Riedl, Dan Rykowski, Adya Kumar - Jerod Lawrence Emily Ahrens - Jessie Ahrens George Con, Josh Crandall, Bella Sassine, and SITTNER - Jimmy Zitnik Zach Orr, Lil Baker, Big Curls - Joe Perhats Mallory Lenzi - Johnny Lenzi Nick Sittner - Joseph Hansen Spencer Alvey, Ally Krizka - Julia Alvey Brett Nygren, Kyle Koelblinger, Drew Fryer - Justin Mikolajczewski Kira Karlblom, Maddy Kim, Cheyenne Pratola - Katarina Schaffer All my xc girlz - Kate Ferguson
Ryan Goudschaal, Noelle Wittwer - Katie Anderson David Bradshaw and Jake Kryger - Katie Frey Julia Vosberg, Sam Hemstreet, Tori Ostrow, Ally Krizka - Katie Hemstreet Jenna Robak, Chelsea Gale and Sam Gablenz - Katie Nowakowski Jake Koffer - Katie Schaschwary Will Anderson and Tristan Viegas - Katie Svehla David Bradshaw and Jake Kryger - Kaylee Langland Avery Tomlin - Kelsy Turskey Faith Bellson - Kendall Greenberg Ryan Fist - Kevin Gilbert Connor Hamilton - Kyle Hamilton Oliva Sheasby - Kyle Krcmar Cori - Kylie Costello Maggie Schremp, Emilee Farstead, and Aubrey Flournoy - Kylie Schremp Alana Mocchi - Lauren Losch Jen Briske - Lauren Mast Emma Backe, Jackson Willis, Kyle Undag - Lillian Voce Keegan Garis - Mackenzie Garis Claire Emery - Maddie King Noelle Wittwer - Maddie Wittwer Milana Becchetti - Madison Hawrysz Emma Backe - Maraya Januszewski Renee Crawley - Margot Crawley David Hamwi - Matt Merle
Jacob Reichert, Ben Wheeland, Chloe Keaty, Kyle Koelblinger, Matt Loucks, Conner Feezle - Matthew King Amber Johnson - Matthew Tremblay Kelly Bradshaw - Megan Anderson Reanne Weil and Peyton Richardson - Melina Weil Kyle Koelblinger, Josh Crandell, George Concialdi Michael Pilafas Will Anderson - Mitch Mueller Carson Veath and Luke Janik - Molly Matts Sittner - Nick Marconi BK (Steven) - Nick Sargeant Jack Rempert - Nicola Falco Halie Collins - Nicolette Schlup Adri Viegas, Olivia Jewell, Brian Williams - Nina Raemont Akash S. & Saif K. - Patrick Nasta Ryan Goudshaal and Holden Phelps - Payton Phelps Ben Effinger - Quinten Luri Ann Kolodzik, Cole Schneyrr, Hope Yeomans - Rachel Cantin Ryan Fist - Ryan Eschman Jared Zuniga - Ryan Figgs Georgie Durrant - Saffron Durrant George Concialdi, Josh Crandall, Kyle Koelblinger, Matt Loucks - Sam Concialdi Kriselle Kolek - Sam Hillman Ryan Tessman and Jake Koffer - Samantha Tucker Nicole Friedman, Maddie Schwantz, Sam Gablenz Samantha Wiles Tristan Viegas - Sanjana Nath Luke Wolf, Alex Milone, Will Komar - Scott Stetz Matt Loucks, George Con, Ben Wheeland XD, Kyle Koelblinger, Brett Nygren - Sean Sullens Little Susan - Shannon Batliner Macy Biggam - Sydney Riddell Jake Kryger, Adri Viegas, Adam Jensen, Alyssa Rzany, Sam Hemstreet, Jake Koffer, Brian Batliner Sydney White Lauren Bredeson - Tasha Schaffer Brian Williams (from Christian) - Tiff Petersen Mallory Lenzi - Tyler Hunter Jack stone - Tyler Mead Jamie Gindorf - Valerie Tarazi Emily Bista, Ryan Munter - Vanessa Aguirre Carter Evans, Big Curls, Blake Brown - Zach Gulbransen
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Seniors You Should Know
One of the things I will miss most about high school is Mrs. Steiner. She changed my life and helped me work through so much! Thank you, Mrs. Steiner, for letting me crash in your office every free period I had! - Anna Pontius
I will probably miss my family in the arts department. Everyone is so supportive of each other, and I feel loved by all. The musical this year was an emotional experience that I will never forget. - Halle Baldwin
I hope to meet a lot of awesome new people in college, and I can’t wait to encounter new challenges and experiences. I’m extremely excited to pursue my dream of a career in medicine. - Molly Matts
I think the thing I am most proud of from my time at PR has definitely been the amazing student body that our senior class has had. I feel like this was a class that bonded and meshed really well together and that transcended down to the rest of the school making it a very tight knit year. - Chris MacDonald Winning back to back State Championships was definitely the highlight of high school. It was such an amazing experience that I got to accomplish with my best friends. - Justin Mikolajczewski 22 | Prairie Ridge High School
Seniors You Should Know
I am most proud of being an active part of the marching band and drumline. I am also extremely proud of playing percussion in the pit orchestra for three musicals. - Alexander Abrams I hope to be remembered at a genuine person. Genuine people are who they are. They know that some people will like them and some people will not. And, we are okay with that. We believe in doing the right thing and not being swayed by others’ opinions. - Hannah M. Olsen
I am most proud of helping to construct the ticket booths for our athletic events and the ability to lead the Superfans this year. Being able to make a permanent mark on the school with the booths and being able to get everybody rowdy at the football games brought such great energy to my final year at PR. - Tucker Dilthey
I will obviously miss all my friends but what I will miss the most, though, are the teachers and how much they truly care about their students. The teachers in college most likely won’t make their students feel as welcome or be as caring as the ones at Prairie Ridge. - William Zakoian
I am going to miss all of the amazing faculty that have helped me through high school. I don’t know what I would have done without Mrs. Berg, Mrs. Brockland, or Mrs. Steiner. They have been so helpful throughout my years here in a variety of different ways. I am going to miss all of my teachers and the relationships I have formed here. - Rachel Cantin Wolf Prints May 2018 | 23
The Best Things about PR The people - AJ Weber The teachers and the classes - Alli Clark The teachers and SMA - Anna Miller The comfort dogs - Anna Nash Mrs. Steiner and the College and Career Center! Anna Pontius The staff: Everyone here welcomes you with open arms. The PR community is such an amazingly strong one, and it really is unlike any other and I couldn’t be more grateful for that. - Ashley Blitek We never really have violence and I always feel safe, which we take for granted. - Audrey Peterson The teachers! All the teachers really care about student success and push students to try their best. - Baylee Todd The people. I love how everyone contributes to the school spirit - Becca Beecroft Everyone has school pride. - Bella Persino The amazing teachers and staff that make every student who they are and in the end make this school the best in D155 - Ben Schultz Friends that I made - Benjamin M. Walneck The staff. Because every single one of them care about you in and out of school. - Bill Rittenhouse The great teachers that look out for the students - BJ Llaneta ALL of the teachers and the community within and around the school. - Cam Smith The teachers - Cameron Karney Our school is one big unit, one big family. Not many other high schools can say the same thing. - Carter Collins TEACHERS (Shoutout to J Boddyyyyyy) - Chris MacDonald Having therapy dogs. - Christian Burgos The way the teachers prepare all of us for the future and the numerous opportunities it provides for everybody. PR helps everyone find their passion in life. - Colin Lamb School spirit. - Cooper Tomlin The teachers and staff. - Daniel Lamar Our 2018 super fan leaders Danny Sievers The baseball team - David Pecoraro Diversity - Dean Reid The teachers - Dominic Rubino The sense of community - Elly Flemming The kindness people have for each other - Emilee Covers Neil Saini - Emily Jepsen The students and teachers :) - Emily Keck The staff. Everyone works hard to help you succeed in high school and far beyond. - Emily Nikolich Sports and Teachers - Emily Perhats The teachers - Emma Jewell The spirit - Emma Laurx How each and every one of us supports one another no matter what. Whether it’s going to game/production/etc. or being there for someone in a time of need, PR is always there for you. - Erik Truitt Proper funding - Garrett Weiler How much the teachers care about the students - Halle Baldwin
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The musicals. - Hayden Bellson Teachers and the environment - Hayley Smith Dodgeball - Iñigo Oropeza Gutierrez Gym Volleyball - Jack Coens Teachers that REALLY care about your academic and personal journeys. Jack Lotito The teachers are pretty cool - Jack Rudolf The teachers - Jacob Ommen The Industrial Tech family - Jake Pavoris Everyone can coexist together: no matter what groups of friends or whatever differences people have, everyone still gets along. - James Michaelson Coach Card - Jason Giffels The after school activities and events. - Jawan Davis Our school spirit! - Jena Berkland The football games and super fans. - Jenna Hussar The people - Jerod Lawrence The Epic Race. It is sooooo fun and so worth your while. Jessie Ahrens The opportunities Jimmy Zitnik The Teachers. They are really here for the kids and try to make a difference in each and every one of our lives. - Joe Perhats Being a Senior and not caring - John Pergler The caring and generous teachers - Johnny Lenzi Your opportunity to get involved with all the extracurriculars - Joseph Hansen The teachers! They’re like a second family to me, and I wouldn’t have had such an amazing high school experience without them. - Julia Alvey Teachers no doubt. - Justin Mikolajczewski The best thing about PR is the phenomenal teachers and students that you get to make relationships with throughout your four years. The encouraging notes on lockers from time to time are another best thing about PR. - Justine Golata The teachers - Katarina Schaffer Friendly environment and dedicated teachers - Katie Anderson
The Best Things about PR The school spirit! - Katie Frey The school spirit. People genuinely love this school. - Katie Hemstreet Teachers and school spirit - Katie Schaschwary The teachers, the majority of them are all so dedicated and amazing. Also this year’s class is super supportive and friendly to everyone. It’s awesome to be able to connect with anyone. - Katie Svehla The teachers and Officer Dade. He’s the best! - Kaylee Langland The teachers! - Kendall Greenberg
How invested the teachers are in your success as a person - Kevin Gilbert The staff really cares about you - Kyle Hamilton Staff - Kyle Krcmar Friends - Kylie Costello The incredible staff and the amount of resources the school has to offer. - Kylie Schremp The opportunities - Lauren Losch Our teachers! - Lillian Voce Environment of the school. - Lina Ramann The teachers and administration - Mackenzie Garis The Art Room - Maddie King How much support we show for our peers - Maddie Wittwer The library. It is much nicer than sitting in the cafeteria. Madison Hawrysz
How much of a family we are. Many devastating things have happened in my four years and this school has only grown and become more supportive. There has also been many enjoyable things and the PR community is always there for one another supporting. The best thing is definitely the PR community/family. - Maraya Januszewski Teachers and students - Margot Crawley The tight knit community - Matt Blake The pool - Matt Merle The people - Matthew King The amazing faculty who do their absolute best to make sure everyone learns and has fun, inside and outside of the classroom - Matthew Tremblay Being allowed to play music throughout the halls on Fridays during football season. - May LaRue The teachers and the theater department. - Megan Anderson The teachers and Dr. Koch are the best things about PR. No doubt in my mind. - Melina Weil The friendships that you can form. I met a lot of people that I wouldn’t have at other schools, with the very welcoming environment at PR - Mitch Mueller School spirit - Molly Matts Our 2018 super fan leaders - Nick Marconi The school pride. - Nick Sargeant Having a free period with Sam Con because he always has some wild story to tell - Nicola Falco The best thing about PR is all the amazing opportunities and incredible people. - Nicolette Schlup The hashbrowns at the cafeteria, Diego, Mr. Senese’s toe shoes - Nina Raemont Without a doubt the teachers - Patrick Nasta The opportunities that the teachers and staff allow us to have, whether it be field trips or visitors. - Payton Phelps The fine arts program - Quinten Luri Diego - Rachel Santi Graduating - Ryan Eschman XC - Ryan Figgs The community and all of the support from the faculty. Saffron Durrant The people - Sam Concialdi Curt Wadlington - Sam Hillman Filtered water fountains, sunrises in the stairwells, and our superfan section Samantha Tucker The support everyone gives each other - Samantha Wiles All the teachers and friends I met. - Sanjana Nath The best thing about PR is the amount of activities they offer. The best times were participating in the badminton tourney, wiffle ball, watching PRAC, and all the other events. - Scott Stetz Diego in the lunchroom! - Sean Sullens There will always be someone supporting you in what you do. - Shannon Batliner The teachers - Sydney Riddell How accepting everyone is. I feel like each club or sport has such a mixed group of people, and everyone respects each other. - Sydney White The teachers - Tasha Schaffer The Teachers at PR. - Tyler Mead Memories made my 4 years - Vanessa Aguirre The amazing teachers who will go out of their way to do anything for you Zach Gulbransen
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Seniors You Should Know I’d have to say I’m most proud of the connections I’ve made. Between my peers and teachers, I’ve made friends that will last a lifetime. - Katie Svehla
I think the thing I’m most proud of from my time at PR is the crazy amount of clubs/activities I tried! Being involved in wide variety of activities (NHS, Science Olympiad, Cross Country, Choir) introduced me to so many new people and showed me how valuable it is to step out of my comfort zone. I’m really glad that when I look back on high school I’ll be able to remember all the memories I made and the great people I met! - Katie Schaschwary
Next year I hope to develop myself into a better leader so that I can become as good of an Air Force officer as possible. I am most looking forward to basic cadet training and jumping out of airplanes. - Phillip Koenig
I’m definitely most proud of having joined Speech Team and participated in PRAC. My motto for senior year was “put yourself out there,” and I’m so glad that I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried new things this year. - Matthew Tremblay 26 | Prairie Ridge High School
I am looking forward to the freedom of being on my own surrounded by people in the same situation. I hope to find my place and passion while I am in college. - Iain Riemenschneider
Seniors You Should Know I’m gonna miss being in such an inclusive community where everyone supports each other. The students and staff are so welcoming and friendly. Having the opportunity to meet so many people and get involved in new groups was certainly something I’ll miss in the future. - Patrick Nasta
I am not afraid to embarrass myself to make others (or myself) laugh, so I hope people remember how goofy I am. - Rachel Santi
With a long school day often followed by extracurricular activities, I found it hard to fit in spending time with friends, fishing, hiking, reading etc. because of the little free time available. In college I hope to manage my free time well enough to allow myself to learn more and enjoy the things in life that I love the most. - Daniel Lamar I came into high school kind of living in my brother’s shadow and teachers always used to call me by my brother’s name. Now that senior year is coming to a close, I hope to be remembered by my name and leave my own personal legacy with the teachers and the students. - Devarsi Rawal
High school provides everyone with a unique opportunity to meet people they wouldn’t otherwise meet and succeed in areas they’ve never succeeded in. In every class I sat next to different people and made connections with all of them. I’ll miss the accessibility of new people and new experiences that high school provides. Also the gravy box. - Owen Murk
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Fifteen Years From Now
Working with children at a Children’s Hospital. Hopefully I’ll be a Neuro PA or a children’s Neurologist! - Alli Clark Able to tell people I have everything I want in life - Anna Miller Successful enough to not have to work and spend time at home with my kids - Anna Nash Living in California - Anna Pontius I hope to be a teacher, not sure what grade or subject yet but to be a teacher and a mother. - Ashley Blitek Settled down, married, and owning cats and dogs. - Audrey Peterson An inspiring teacher that continues to motivate kids to be themselves and to spread kindness not only in the classroom but outside as well. - Baylee Todd Enjoying life, traveling a lot, learning a lot - Becca Beecroft A veterinarian - Bella Persino Working in the design department of a major car company - Ben Schultz Successful - Benjamin M. Walneck A mechanical engineer for either Burton or STX lacrosse - Bill Rittenhouse Have a stable, decent paying job with enough free time to enjoy the world - BJ Llaneta If I enjoy being a Marine then hopefully still a Marine. If I’d rather do something else with my life, then at a stable job married to my current girlfriend. - Cam Smith Catching dubs on the PGA tour - Cameron Karney A high school guidance counselor. - Carter Collins At a steady job with my hot husband. - Christian Burgos Doing a job that I enjoy doing and hopefully a part of a loving family of my own. - Colin Lamb Successful - Cooper Tomlin Rich - Cory Zordan Grilling in sandals for a family/buddies or crafting something out of wood. If that doesn’t work out, working for Tesla would be cool I guess. - Daniel Lamar A good Fortnite player - Danny Sievers Knee deep in $100 bills - Dean Reid Following my passions - Dominic Rubino In the peace corps - Elly Flemming Working in art and design , or to be a art teacher in Colorado - Emilee Covers Living in my mansion in Steamboat Springs, Colorado - Emily Jepsen Successful with many dogs - Emily Keck Living in a sick apartment with my french bulldog - Emily Nikolich Successful - Emily Perhats Happy - Emma Jewell
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Chillin on yacht drinking out of a coconut - Emma Laurx As successful as Prestige Worldwide - Erik Truitt Alive and well, with some smaller me’s - Garrett Weiler Close to becoming a child psychiatrist! - Halle Baldwin Involved with working with animals in some way while making good money!! Hayden Bellson I hope to have found a passion in a career while being successful and have a family - Hayley Smith Independent art director or a cinematography director - Iñigo Oropeza Gutierrez Working at a successful company nearby - Jack Coens A successful writer living in New York or D.C. - Jack Lotito Making and playing music for a living - Jack Rudolf Rich and living a good life. - Jacob Ommen Driving a Ferrari - Jade Weil Still in the Air Force - Jake Pavoris Rich and amazing at golf - James Michaelson Selling golf clubs to big corporations - Jason Giffels Healthy and wealthy - Jawan Davis A physical therapist - Jena Berkland Happy being a nurse and helping people in the community and possibly out of the country! - Jenna Hussar An Industrial Arts Teacher Jerod Lawrence Living my best life with a good job - Jessie Ahrens A lawyer - Jimmy Zitnik Married and having kids, with a stable family and close friends. - Joe Perhats Still Alive - John Pergler 33 years old - Johnny Lenzi Making a ton of money and investing it all in Elon Musk - Joseph Hansen Working in a career I love! Right now I really hope that´ll be a pediatric surgeon, but in the end I just want to be happy in whatever I do. - Julia Alvey A husband and a father - Justin Mikolajczewski In fifteen years I hope to be thriving at a job I love with some sort of creative direction and have traveled and still continuing to travel the world. - Justine Golata On a marketing team for a major league sports team - Katarina Schaffer Working as a professional actor, hopefully with a few Oscars or Tony’s under my belt. - Katie Hemstreet
Fifteen Years From Now A pediatrician! - Katie Schaschwary Designing gowns for celebrities and showing at New York and Milan fashion week. - Katie Svehla A pediatric nurse who comes home everyday to her corgi - Kaylee Langland Happy - Kendall Greenberg Having a good time - Kevin Gilbert A mechanical engineer, working to make the world a better place for people. Kyle Hamilton A physical therapist for top athletes - Kyle Krcmar Driving. - Kylie Costello Married with kids, have a steady job, and hopefully living somewhere down south - Kylie Schremp Running - Larry Lawrence Owning a corgi named Crouton - Lauren Losch HAPPY, traveling the world, and maybe starting a family - Lillian Voce Successful - Lina Ramann A trophy husband - Lukas Sokalski
A special education teacher - Mackenzie Garis A restaurant owner - Maddie King Happily married, traveling, and a successful engineer. - Maddie Wittwer Somewhere nice with my dogs and hopefully my own vet practice. - Madison Hawrysz A pediatric nurse practitioner - Maraya Januszewski Successful in my field, happily married with kids - Margot Crawley Done with my PhD, married, and working in Food Science - Matthew Tremblay Exploring the world - May LaRue With a masters degree and living with a family and a dog. - Megan Anderson In 2033, I hope I am at least in a relationship, maybe married, maybe with children. :) I hope I am at a job that I love, in a state that I love, surrounded by people who make me the happiest. - Melina Weil Making $ - Michael Pilafas Running my own company, hopefully somewhere with a warmer climate... Mitch Mueller A physician assistant with at least 17 dogs - Molly Matts Rich - Nick Marconi 33 - Nicola Falco In fifteen years I hope to have graduated from UIndy with my doctorate in physical therapy. I hope to have traveled the world and have chosen a place to settle down. I hope to have a child that looks up to me and be surrounded by people I love and care about. - Nicolette Schlup I hope to have traveled abroad for a year, received my PhD in psychology/psychiatry, and begun research on the brain while living in a city. - Nina Raemont Doing what I love - Patrick Nasta A biomedical engineer, working for a company that allows me to travel abroad and apply my Spanish knowledge. - Payton Phelps
Happy with a wife and a steady job. - Quinten Luri Happy, healthy, and working in theatre or film. - Rachel Cantin Friends with the people I grew up with. - Rachel Santi An editor at a book company that allows me to travel around the world. - Saffron Durrant A happy person - Sam Concialdi Working for the FBI in Washington, DC as a criminal profiler Samantha Tucker Working as a nurse - Samantha Wiles Working somewhere I love! - Sanjana Nath Making bank and living life to its fullest. - Scott Stetz Married, kids, and maybe be living somewhere by the beach. - Sean Sullens Working as a chemical engineer or in the medical field after graduating from med school. Who really knows what the future holds... - Shannon Batliner A civil engineer - Sydney Riddell Living on a beach with a smoothie in my hand and a fluffy dog at my side... Also, probably very rich and married to John Mayer, but that’s unrealistic. Sydney White A marketing executive - Tasha Schaffer Working in an MLB Front Office Tyler Hunter Owning my own business and coming from China to live in America again Tyler Mead An Olympian Valerie Tarazi A Dental Hygienist - Vanessa Aguirre
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Next Year Find Us Arizona State University Sydney Riddell
Eastern Michigan University Mackenzie Garis
Auburn University Valerie Tarazi
Fashion Institute of Technology Justine Golata
Augustana College Megan Anderson Alli Clark AJ Weber
Florida Institute of Technology Tiff Petersen
Augustana University Anna Pontius Aurora University Michael Pilafas Brown University Patrick Nasta Carroll University Maraya Januszewski Lindsey Schmidt Lillian Voce Central Michigan University Katie Anderson College of Lake County Jason Giffels Scott Stetz Colorado State University Kyle Hamilton Concordia University, St. Paul Jena Berkland DePaul University Jawan Davis Saffron Durrant Emily Nikolich Drake University Elly Flemming Baylee Todd
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Georgetown University Julia Alvey Harper College Vanessa Aguirre Anna Nash Illinois State University Rachel Cantin Jack Coens David Fejer Tyler Hunter Sydney White Indiana University Katarina Schaffer Iowa State University Sam Concialdi Ryan Eschman Kevin Gilbert Joseph Hansen Daniel Lamar Emily Pollock Rachel Santi Danny Sievers Hayley Smith Sean Sullens Kent State University Christian Burgos Kirkwood Community College Anna Miller
“Thanks @PrairieRidgeSS for helping us find our way!� Marquette University Jenna Hussar
Loras College Emily Perhats
Maryville University Sam Hillman
New York University Audrey Peterson
McHenry County College Kylie Costello Maddie King Kyle Krcmar Jack Lotito Quinten Luri David Pecoraro John Pergler Dean Reid Bill Rittenhouse Jack Rudolf Benjamin M. Walneck Samantha Wiles Jimmy Zitnik
North Carolina State University Lauren Losch
Michigan State University Jessie Ahrens Lake Forest College Johnny Lenzi Cooper Tomlin Erik Truitt
North Central College Kate Ferguson Northern Illinois University Kelsy Turskey Northern Michigan University Emilee Covers May LaRue Jade Weil Miami University (Ohio) Maddie Wittwer Milwaukee School of Engineering Mitch Mueller Ohio State University Colin Lamb
Next Year Find Us Purdue University Katie Schaschwary
University of Indianapolis Nicolette Schlup
Purdue Northwest University Matthew King
University of Iowa Becca Beecroft Emma Jewell Molly Matts Bella Persino Kylie Schremp Cory Zordan
Red Rocks Community College Jerod Lawrence Larry Lawrence School of the Art Institute of Chicago Katie Svehla St. Olaf College Matt Blake Stetson University Emily Keck Universal Technical Institute Dominic Rubino University of Alabama Samantha Tucker University of Alabama at Birmingham Halle Baldwin University of Arkansas Payton Phelps University of Chicago BJ Llaneta University of Cincinnati Shannon Batliner University of Dubuque Nick Marconi University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Emily Jepsen Ben Schultz
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Margot Crawley Maddie Hawrysz Katie Frey Nina Raemont Tasha Schaffer University of Missouri Hayden Bellson Carter Collins Emma Laurx University of Montana Lukas Sokalski University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kaylee Langland Lauren Mast Justin Mikolajczewski
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tasha Berillo
“BEST WISHES”
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Tyler Mead
Garrett Weiler - “Moving to Hawaii to get my master in lateral beach combing”
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Nick Sargeant Melina Weil
Iñigo Oropeza Gutierrez - “Back to Mexico or to MCC”
Vanderbilt University Matthew Tremblay
Katie Hemstreet - “Majoring In Acting”
Western Illinois University Cameron Karney
Kendall Greenberg - “Gap year dancing and working in Los Angeles “
Western Kentucky University Ashley Blitek Western Michigan University Matt Merle Winona State University Zach Gulbransen Jacob Ommen Joe Perhats
Lina Ramann - “Finish school in Germany” Nicola Falco - “I’ll be partying it up with Drake, probably performing at Coachella, swimming with the dolphins and stuff. God’s plan, you know?”
Wisconsin Lutheran College James Michaelson
University of Northern Colorado Ema Miranda University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Kyle Sargeant University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chris MacDonald University of Wisconsin-Madison Hunter Morlock Katie Nowakowski
“THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE”
United States Marine Corps Cam Smith United States Air Force Jake Pavoris
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Class of 2018
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