Prairie Ridge Wolf Prints - May 2014

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Wolf Prints Senior Edition | May 2014

PROM Seniors You Should Know Favorites & Memories Next Year

Senior Project

District 47 Game Day

by Erin Wagner

Besides the District 47 Game Day, senior project activities included Breakfast with Santa, a food drive for the Crystal Lake Food Pantry, a toy drive for Toys for Tots, and the 5K to benefit the Brayden Spencer Powell Memorial Scholarship.

This past month on April 9th the senior class of 2014 invited local special needs children to a morning of fun and games.

The D47 Game Day has become a tradition among the senior classes at Prairie Ridge, with this year’s game day the 4th annual.

Participating seniors led the children through games like basketball, volleyball, and baggo, but many had fun just being pulled around on scooters.

Senior Project sponsor Mrs. Buck called this year’s event a “huge success.” She hopes that the participating seniors will “remember this day for years to come.”

As the morning of energy and excitement came to a close, the seniors in attendance could be seen with smiles across their faces.

Many simply didn’t want the morning to end.

Senior Ashley Duda called the experience “rewarding...and fun to see all the kids enjoying themselves.”

Hopefully future senior classes will continue this now special tradition. Though it is a tiring morning, nothing can compare to the sight of a happy child being pulled around on a scooter for an hour.

2013-2014 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 9 - May 3, 2014. Thank you to all the seniors and faculty members for participating and providing photos.

Staff - Joan Alcazar, Alena Hansen, Mitch Kazin, Emma Porter, Lexie Ruscheinski, Andie Shine, Anita Venkataswamy, John Williams Contributors - Matthew Altman, Simi Bharaj, Nathan Cherry, Riley Corcoran, Zach Davis, Royce Fuchs, Shelby Golonka, Jessica Grady, Matt Hordyke, Maddy Loch, Michael Lucchese, Kevin Lynch, Abby Mahnke, Adrian Nuño, Andrew Nuño, Tom Nelson, Claire Pipia, Neil Pretkelis, Jordyn Preusker, Mitch Stengel, Valerie Sveden, Joe Van Doorn, Jerome Veit, Erin Wagner, HR Imaging, MCT Campus Sponsor - Amy Bland

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Seniors You Should Know Anita Venkataswamy, Salutatorian

Fatima Khan, Valedictorian

When one hears the name “Anita Venkataswamy,” he or she may automatically correlate the name with great grades and a passion for learning. No wonder, either. Through her four years at Prairie Ridge, Anita worked hard, and her efforts definitely show. Anita Venkataswamy is Prairie Ridge High School Class of 2014’s Salutatorian.

Don’t let the title fool you thoughthere is much more to Anita than her grades. A hard worker, Anita shows her wide array of talents through many extracurricular activities. Not only is she Vice President of German Club, Treasurer of National Honor Society, a member of German National Honor Society and the school newspaper, and a diligent worker on props crew and in the musical, Anita is also a talented pianist and dancer.

A testament to the dedication rooted within Anita, for the past twelve years she has studied Bharatanatyam, an Indian classical dance.

This dance not only provides a fun release from school for Anita, but it also has “taught [her] a lot about perseverance and hard work [and] kept [her] rooted to the Indian culture.”

Anita’s hard work and perseverance through the trials we all face in high school have shaped her into a mold for success in college. Anita plans to attend Case Western Reserve University and study biomedical engineering. In her upcoming years at the university, Anita plans to put her strong mind to use as she participates in undergraduate research within the biomedical field.

Above all her achievements, Anita’s remarkably humble nature is a shining feature of her delightful personality. The salutatorian title was never her goal; she only aimed for four years of giving her best academic efforts. However, when considering this title, Anita explains that it “represents all the hard work that I have put into school. It’s an honor. There are so many students who are so intelligent and who work extremely hard, but it just so happened that I got the rank.”

Anita’s positive attitude and dedication will take her far in life, and Prairie Ridge wishes her all the best with whatever path she may take in the future.

A scholar, an athlete, the epitome of success, Fatima Khan proves that hard work and dedication will bring opportunities impossible to those lacking in her extreme desire. As the Class of 2014’s Valedictorian, Fatima exemplifies all of the possibilities Prairie Ridge has to offer.

Obviously, Fatima is not the average student, but her deeply intellectual nature has led her to the title she holds today. While many students study simply for good grades, Fatima connects her findings in one class to those in another, creating a class work symbiosis that has helped her become the learning powerhouse we see her as today. In fact, unlike most students who find studying labor intensive and dull, Fatima believes that “studying and enjoyment aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive.” The passion she has for school is enviable, and the resulting success downright covetable.

While one may think that Fatima arrived to Prairie Ridge with intentions of earning the title of valedictorian, this was never her primary goal. Fatima realized her potential for this astounding achievement freshman year, when she learned she was ranked second in her class.

With her determination and drive, Fatima kept her grades high and her goals higher, moving up to the top spot her senior year.

The workload Fatima has succeeded in managing, along with her intelligence, has earned her a spot at the prestigious University of Chicago. While the rest of us remain in awe, Fatima herself is coming to terms with this astonishing achievement. “I still can’t believe it’s happening!”

While at the university, Fatima intends to study a science such as chemistry or neuroscience on the pre-med track, while minoring in Spanish. To continue along the pathway of opportunity Fatima has forged for herself, she plans to involve herself in plenty of research and study abroad.

Fatima spent the past four years perfecting the role of a dedicated, motivated, highly intelligent student. For this reason Prairie Ridge is proud to name her valedictorian for the Class of 2014.

by Andie Shine

by Andie Shine

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If We Could Do High School Over ...

Play basketball sophomore year instead of taking a job. I regret not playing a sport. - Tyler Bills Join choir freshman year. - Mark Groe Definitely do all my homework and assignments. - Alex Beadell Branch out more freshman year - Aja Warner Take harder classes - Tim Culbertson

Try harder my freshman and sophomore year and probably get a job sooner. - Brooke Udchik Talk to more people and be more outgoing. - Jessica Grady Enjoy every second of it. It goes way too fast. - Alyssa Doomis Make more friends - Kc Bornholt Read more books - Jake Sjodin Not have dropped Spanish - Amanda Sperling Probably do my homework - Sean Spangard Join track, go to all the musicals and plays, taken marketing class. Claire Mollitor

Get more involved! For real though - Rachel Crimaldi

Take more AP classes. - Michael McCracken Honestly, the same thing. - Rachel Terracina Have dated someone. - Gina Malouhos Play more sports and take less classes - Danny Burris Play more sports, grow earlier - Ryan Gilbert Try harder - Vincenzo Clesceri Study more for US History - Caitlin Kauneckas Not change a thing. I worked hard for everything; therefore, I wear all my badges proudly. - Lili Schiller I wouldn’t do anything different. I’ve have a good high school experience and learned a lot from my mistakes that I wouldn’t have otherwise Jordyn MacDonald Never, ever ever play the evil, addictive, sadistic Candy Crush Saga ever....... - Evan Czarnik Play football - Nick Bernardino Take World foods and try A LOT more than I ever did or thought about trying. - Connor Sheets Have focused on cross country and track more - Erin Wagner Take foods or woods - Hannah Reed Play football freshman year - Max Ayers Avoid the mistakes I made junior year. - Emily Parczany Want to get better grades - Emily Sheils

Study harder - Cheyenne Row

Actually try freshman year - Tanishq Dubey Take more classes - Michael Lucchese Tell more people how I feel - David Maguire Take engineering classes because everyone who is in those classes only has positive things to say about them - Joey Weissmann

Be in more clubs! - McKenzie Zettlmeier 4 | Prairie Ridge High School

Not change a thing - Danny Giffels Do my homework and study for tests - Megan Melbourn Have gone through it with more confidence in myself, and cared less what others thought of me. I only started to get it senior year, and even though I have no regrets really I think that knowing who you are and keeping your head up high is something everyone can improve on. Cecilia Smith Have work release for more than a semester - Abby Mahnke Try not to focus on things that don’t matter like the amount of friends you have or the clothes you are wearing. - Jess Wilk Worked harder on my grades - Claire Bowman Branch out and make more friends freshman year. - Kayla Carpentier Be more social and get a 4.0 GPA - Tristan Rogers Try harder in all my classes - Sonya Quinto Spend more time studying - Sydney Branson

Study more - Paige Roeser

Play more sports - Charley Popp Try and be more open - Shray Chevli Study more and work harder - Emma Carrion Try harder. - Kris Killips Continue to play football! Definitely my biggest mistake in high school. Nick Polonsky Take AP classes sooner, take art classes, go to more games - Fatima Khan Make smarter decisions and try harder early on. - Ryan Schofield

Get more involved- you can never do too much! - Rosie Ridge Take more time to hang with the friends I won’t be able to see much Olivia Jensen Eat more cookies and try a tiny bit harder - Mattie Beaudette Try harder sophomore year - Evan Delisi Keep the grades I had first semester of freshman year. - Matthew Slomka Try harder freshman year, and take honors. - Colin O’Connor Not have procrastinated so much on projects. - Ashley Duda

Try harder freshman year. - Mason Switzer

I would play Soccer and I would take German class for 4 years - Rich Mena Actually do my homework. - Cara Dvoracek Try out for the tennis team. - Emily Widger Not procrastinate so I wouldn’t have to stress so much about school. Jasmine Regner Take AP Physics instead of Honors Physics. - Kevin Lynch Have attended more sports events and theater productions. - Tricia Pagor

Try harder! - Ryan Sennholtz

Favorite Extracurriculars Do more intramurals and get more involved - Connor Sullivan Take it easy during freshman and sophomore years, and NOT stress out about school that much. Also, I would take APUSH!! - Anita Venkataswamy Probably be involved in a play or musical. - Maddie Drain Actually take school seriously. - Karlie Cunniff Try to enjoy it more than I did as well as get involved in school musicals and plays. - Rie Stone Care less what other people think - Liz Dominski

Try harder my freshman year. - Jude Mariutto

Take more electives like foods and preschool education - Jennifer Gulgren Work harder in my classes and try to make better friends. I’d also join after school activities. I regret not doing that. - Liz Pincsak Put the extra half an hour a day to do more of my homework, especially during musical season. - Jerome Veit Be more social and attend more school related events - Erin Ginsberg

get more involved

Attend more sporting events and .Hannah Ginsberg Keep everything the same. I really enjoyed my high school experience.

I have so many great memories with so many great people. - Grace Jamieson

Get involved more my freshman year. - Lauren Eskoz

I would have liked to try out different sports and to have taken another foreign language class. - Abby Mann Join marching band. - Kelly Byker Work harder freshman year!! Those classes are so much easier than my classes this year. - Gabby Trexler Have gotten involved in more extracurriculars sooner - Brandon Kuhn Get out of my comfort zone more often. - Matt Altman Definitely had joined choir and theater MUCH sooner! - Andrew Nuño Have without a doubt done more of the plays, musicals and would’ve taken choir all four years of high school. - Adrian Nuño

Study harder.

- Mike Harrison Go back and focus more on grades freshman and sophomore year Jackie Bashor Have chosen different electives freshman year and done choir 1st semester. - Sarah Jepsen Keep the straight A’s I had freshman year going - Tyler Kempa

Class of 2014’s Favorite Extracurriculars Two common themes emerged in what seniors regretted not trying hard enough and not participating more.

So . . . try something new and give it your all!

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Seniors You Should Know

These four years at high school have shown me that what I will miss most is the friends I made here. The people I have known have defined who I am and have taught me so much about how to live my life. I wish to stay connected with them throughout my life, and want to say best of luck to them for their futures, and thank you for being in my life. ~ Tanishq Dubey

I am most proud of how much I’ve grown as a person. I feel like my friends and my teachers have influenced me to act better in my day-today life over the last four years, and I am very grateful for that. ~ Michael Lucchese

My best memory at PR was definitely the 2013 Homecoming Pep Rally. I had so much fun participating in Guy Poms with friends and being the Master of Ceremonies with Connor Sullivan. Getting pied in the face by Erica Walsh was easily the icing on the cake. ~ Tanner Danek

My best memory of PR would honestly be the day Mrs. Boddy told us the story of the roller coster noise. I have never laughed so hard in my life, and I will never forget it. ~ Sam Moore

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I am most proud of my participation in Madrigals! I worked so incredibly hard and pretty much dedicated my high school career to it. It’s my life! I have made so many good friends and wonderful memories just by being in three different groups. I wouldn’t change a thing; I loved every moment and am so grateful for the opportunity. ~ Lili Schiller

Faculty Farewells

Mr. Lemoine: From CG to PR and Back Again

by Claire Pipia and Anita Venkataswamy

No more scary knocks on your classroom door from Prairie Ridge’s tallest staff member. After his ten years of dedicated service as a dean, Mr. Lemoine will be leaving Prairie Ridge to return to CaryGrove, where he taught math for eleven years before he became a dean here.

He explained how his interest in serving as the dean stemmed from his desire to know students on a different level. “At the time, I was looking for a new challenge,” he described.

What has he liked about being a dean? “I enjoyed the freedom of being able to walk around and getting to know kids more intimately,” he reflected. “There are things you don’t always get to know as a teacher--their hopes, their dreams, their life outside of PR.”

When asked what he struggled with when working at Prairie Ridge High School, he responded, “Watching kids fall.

How far do you let them fall before you catch them?”

Mr. LeMoine’s intention was never to play “gotcha.” He was just trying to help students be who they really are. He never saw pulling students out of class as a punishment. He saw it as an opportunity to help them grow and mature into better people.

As much as Mr. LeMoine has positively impacted the students’ lives, they have also impacted him, and he has learned much from his experience. “I learned that there’s usually a reason why students behave the way they behave. You need to figure it out before you help them change their behavior,” he explained.

Looking back on his experience at PR, there are many things that Mr. Lemoine will sorely miss, one of which he states are the people.

“We have amazing students, teachers, and support staff,” he expressed.

“I’m going to miss popping into class, joking around with the teachers and students, and watching the football games and the musicals.”

Despite his sadness at leaving PR, Mr. Lemoine says he has the “itch to be back in the classroom.”

As dean this year Mr.LeMoine completed fourteen teacher evaluations, and sitting in the classrooms showed him how much the teaching system has changed and how much he has missed teaching.

“I’m looking forward to getting back to what I loved and just having fun with the kids in the class,” he explained. Unlike with the role of dean, “There’s more of a comradery with teaching.”

As Mr. LeMoine leaves PR, he gives a few words of advice to the class of 2014. “Take ownership of your future,” he encourages. “Find a dream, and go for it.”

DEAR SENIORS, When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

- Lao Tzu (and Mr. Mason) Your brain is no different than a farmer’s fertile field. You get to choose what type of seeds you want to grow, and eventually the crop you will harvest. ~ Mrs. MacDonald

Go to Class.

Call your Mom. Make New Friends. ~ Mrs. Treadwell

Chase your dreams Burst out at the seams Never stop trying Never stop learning Life life to the fullest Give it nothing but your best ~ Mrs. Buck

Whatever you do, respect yourself enough to do it well!

Keep in touch! ~ Mrs. Boddy “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our If it is too good aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too to be true, low and we reach it.” it probably is.

- Michelangelo ~ Mr. Bleile Set your sights high, seniors! ~ Mrs. Steiner “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

Confucius (and Mrs. Swett)

Take advantage of opportunities, study abroad, maintain a hobby or workout to get you through stressful times, and find a career you can be passionate about every day! And remember Physics is always Phun! ~ Ms. Glover

Zig when others zag ~ Ms. Morris

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Best Decisions

Taking a job, I was able to do so much more with my life after I got a job.

- Tyler Bills Participate in musicals and plays - Mark Groe Taking Best Sellers - Alex Beadell Playing softball and getting to know amazing people! - Aja Warner Staying true to myself even if that meant losing friends. - Shelby Golonka Taking engineering classes - Tim Culbertson Taking the ACT more than once and taking US History over the summer.

- Brooke Udchik Taking a lot of different types of classes because it helped me decide what I wanted to do when I grow older. - Lewis Shadel To participate in the German exchange program, living in a different country with a different family was an experience I will never forget with people I will never forget. - Jessica Grady To play for the Prairie Ridge softball team. It was so much fun to accomplish goals with my fellow teammates and classmates. - Alyssa Doomis Playing basketball, and becoming best friends with the girls on the team.

- Kc Bornholt Taking senior speech class. - Claire Mollitor Meeting new people! - Rachel Crimaldi To play football my freshman year because I made many friends. - Michael McCracken Being in an activity from freshman year. - Gina Malouhos Taking classes that I liked - Ryan Gilbert Making all of the friends that I have! - Caitlin Kauneckas Becoming a Madrigal - Lili Schiller Taking high school seriously - “seriously.” - Evan Czarnik Taking easy classes - Nick Bernardino Joining track and cross country. I have so many memories from that

Foods teacher Erika Jones poses with Connor Sheets, Connor Sullivan, Oliver Kremer, and Jordyn MacDonald who all listed “taking foods class” as their best decision.

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team and my teammates are some of my closest friends. I’ll never forget my time on this team. - Erin Wagner To completely avoid drugs and alcohol - Max Ayers To forgive others and let go of past mistakes - Emily Parczany Not to do drugs and drink - Emily Sheils Choosing the career I want - Cheyenne Row Taking AP classes and becoming more social - Tanishq Dubey To take APUSH - Michael Lucchese Talking to Mrs.Stiener a lot - David Maguire Playing tennis - Joey Weissmann Guy poms - William Gadd Playing Football - Danny Giffels Dropping math senior year - Megan Melbourn Joining National Honor Society - Abby Mahnke Making lots of friends and being as social as possible. - Claire Bowman Taking challenging classes-AP classes offer great opportunities. - Kayla Carpentier To take AP Psychology - Tristan Rogers To take BC Calculus and do poms all four years - Sydney Branson Being social - Paige Roeser Wrestling - Charley Popp Joining Choir - Katelyn McLaughlin To be me and drop the fake people - Emma Carrion Getting out of my comfort zone and meeting people. - Kris Killips APUSH, duh - Fatima Khan Dating Matt (: - Elizabeth Jones Dating my girlfriend Julianne Allen - Evan Delisi Trying out for section leader of the BEST section in the world - Marli Henderson Running XC. It got me in shape, and taught me how to become intrinsically motivated. - Colin O’Connor Joining the track and cross country team! - Ashley Duda Make new friends - Rich Mena Taking Honors Physics with Mrs. Kallwitz - Brooke Johnson Working hard to get get good grades, and joining National Honor Society. - Emily Widger Joining choir because I met so many new and wonderful people! Also, taking classes that I enjoy senior year - Jasmine Regner Breaking away from the popular group after they started to challenge my morals sophomore year. - Kevin Lynch Committing to University of Illinois. - Tricia Pagor Taking AP Music Theory. Best class ever. - Paul Sindberg Joining the musical junior year. I met so many awesome people who were so supportive and encouraging! I also learned a lot about myself, and it definitely helped me grow as a person. - Anita Venkataswamy

Best Decisions Joining Speech Team. I don’t remember why I ever joined in freshman year, but I am forever glad that I did.

- Olivia Jensen Joining speech team and theater! Very character building for me!

- Cecilia Smith Not graduating early and three sports all four years - Maddie Drain Not taking anything too seriously - Steven Ladd Becoming friends with Jackie Bashor - Karlie Cunniff Joining choir :) - Rie Stone Having as much fun as I wanted. - Liz Dominski Joining cross country and track. - Jude Mariutto Becoming a Drum Major - Lindsay Stoddard I had no idea where to start so getting help looking for a job was a big thing for me. I learned the proper skills to acquire one, and it actually did help me find one later on when I started looking. Thank you to all the teachers that helped me; I appreciate it. - Liz Pincsak Taking APUSH! - Maddy Loch To be part of the fine arts department. - Jerome Veit Getting a job. For the first time, I didn’t have to beg my parents to give me money. My coworkers have also become amazing friends! - Courtney Huellen Getting involved in everything that I could and making as many friends as I could - Erin Ginsberg Taking challenging classes because they better prepare you for life after high school. - Hannah Ginsberg Getting involved in sports. They really became an important part of my life throughout high school. The people on those teams I was able to create bonds with and it was like having a second family for that season.

- Grace Jamieson Deciding to take challenging classes and participate in sports. - Abby Mann Joining choir and doing theater! - Kelly Byker Choosing to take electives that have nothing to do with my post-high school plans. Some of my favorite classes were random electives. Gabby Trexler Taking AP classes. They really teach you how to manage your time Brandon Kuhn Deciding on a college, joining the golf team senior year, and making new friends that have always been there for me! - Julia Myjak Playing tennis - Matt Altman

Dating Andrew Graf.:) We have so much fun and always have great weekends with our friends. He has good hair too. - Jennifer Gulgren

To do the spring play my sophomore year, hands down! - Andrew Nuño Choosing to be a part of the fine arts department by getting involved in the plays, musical my senior year and by joining choir. It changed my life, made me more confident in myself and the department blessed me with a number of great friends. - Adrian Nuño Joining clubs around the school and getting involved. This made everything so much more enjoyable for me. - Tanner Danek Taking APUSH - Mickey Rubino Joining the spots crew. - Mike Harrison Going down to regular precalc - Juli Thomason Making the best of my four years here - Jackie Bashor Definitely getting involved in the fine arts. I’ve done so many things that I never would have considered doing when I was in junior high. I also learned that I love singing and performing. - Sarah Jepsen To join choir and musical. - Dindi Prasta Pushing myself to take a bunch of AP classes - Victoria Saldan Joining marching band - Tyler Kempa

Asking Emily Doomis to prom - Jake Sjodin

To date Claire Mollitor ;) - Mason Switzer

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Here’s Some Advice ...

Although this is what everyone says... just try during high school. It’s 4 years, not that hard. You can do it. I believe in you. - Tyler Bills JOIN CHOIR!!! I WISH I DID! - Mark Groe Do your homework! You won’t regret it. - Alex Beadell Try your hardest and the last quarter of your senior year, act like you’ve never loved school more. Don’t give up and be yourself! - Aja Warner Walk away from the people that surround themselves with drama. - Shelby Golonka Do your homework 4th quarter - Tim Culbertson Try your best but don’t stress yourself out about school. - Brooke Udchik Always do your best, and just have fun because before you know it, high school will have passed you by. - Lewis Shadel Take advantage of all the things high school has to offer. These four years will go by faster than you think. - Jessica Grady Go to all the school dances and football games. And find yourself a good group of friends that will always be there for you. - Alyssa Doomis Participate in any foreign exchange program provided. Also, go to all the sporting events possible. - Kc Bornholt Hugs not drugs - Jake Sjodin Go to all the dances, be a good kid, and find a good group of friends. - Emily Doomis Do not do drugs - Amanda Sperling Don’t be lazy - Sean Spangard TAKE SPEECH CLASS. And really put effort into your school work. It pays off I promise. - Claire Mollitor Do anything you can to meet new people - you would be surprised how fun high school is once you extend your friend group outside of the 3 “best friends” you have. - Rachel Crimaldi Play football, lift weights - Ben Mack Read Toni Corrado’s advice - Rachel Terracina Don’t eat crayons - Toni Corrado Stay in school kids!! - Gina Malouhos Enjoy your time in high school. Don’t stress the little things. Know where the good drinking fountains are. - Ryan Gilbert Don’t stress over school; have fun. - Caitlin Kauneckas Be smart and work hard; nothing comes unearned. If you want to succeed, you must make good decisions that will only benefit you and make you a stronger human being. But if you think you deserve everything...good luck in the real world! - Lili Schiller Try to get work release and save money for college as soon as you can - Jordyn MacDonald Don’t mess around with trying to fit in. Just go with the flow and become your own person and establish your own personality first. Also I learned to never trust anyone in high school. Don’t debate it. We’ve all had the drama. - Evan Czarnik Take easy classes - Nick Bernardino Take Foods classes - Manny Stier Keep it real - Robin Barcroft Work Hard, Play Harder. - Oliver Kremer Try hard and take all the Foods. - Connor Sheets Get involved in clubs and sports - you meet a lot of new people and the memories you make will last a lifetime! Besides looking great on a college application, you learn more about yourself and the things you like to do. - Erin Wagner Do your homework. - Hannah Reed Take grades seriously and have fun - Max Ayers Work hard, but please remember to treat yourselves and others right! - Emily Parczany Always turn in homework on time - Emily Sheils

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Study - Cheyenne Row Don’t stress, about anything - Tanishq Dubey Take as many classes as you can, and don’t be afraid to debate with fellow students and even teachers. - Michael Lucchese Don’t worry too much - David Maguire Don’t procrastinate. You will regret it. Study hard. - Joey Weissmann Never give up! Even when life gets too hard, get back up and try your very best!

- McKenzie Zettlmeier Play football - Danny Giffels Always be yourself. There’s only one of you, and you are special and important.

Don’t let anyone who tells you otherwise stop you from doing the things that you enjoy. Know when to speak up for yourself and others, and when to not. I think that high school does a great job of preparing you for beyond, but like most things, it is what you make of it. - Cecilia Smith GET INVOLVED - Abby Mahnke Try hard and take classes that you know you will be successful in. Balance is key. - Jess Wilk Your grades are important but remember to let loose and have fun. Enjoy your time here while you can! - Claire Bowman Try new things! Step outside of your comfort zone. Oh and study hard :) - Kayla Carpentier Try hard and don’t do drugs - Tristan Rogers Get work done on time/stay on task - Sonya Quinto Actually do your homework... I’m not kidding. - Sydney Branson Do your homework - Paige Roeser Play every sport you can - Charley Popp Never do your homework - Richard Kingdon Join Choir - Katelyn McLaughlin Have fun and take advantage of all the opportunities at school, especially during senior year - Shray Chevli Study hard and take your time. - Emma Carrion Get in as many extracurricular activities as possible! - Nick Polonsky Mrs. Steiner is your best friend! There are things you’ll miss about high school; don’t just go through to motions. If there’s something about the school you don’t like, CHANGE IT - Fatima Khan Enjoy high school because it’s over before you know it. - Ryan Schofield Be yourself and don’t stress the little stuff - Elizabeth Jones Surround yourself with people who are just as weird as you are. All of your best memories will be made with them. - Olivia Jensen Have fun kiddos ;) try hard and be yourself! - Mattie Beaudette Don’t stress out over homework. Only do it if you need practice - Evan Delisi Eat a high fiber diet and avoid undercooked brownies - Marli Henderson Try hard all of your high school career - Matthew Slomka Do something. Don’t waste your 4 years of freedom without responsibility on the couch wasting time. Have fun, meet new people, and try new things. - Colin O’Connor Challenge yourself! You’d be surprised at how much you can do! - Ashley Duda Get involved in the music and drama programs for they will open your eyes. Mason Switzer Have a fun time in high school because it will fly by so fast! - Rich Mena Don’t get behind on your annotating! - Brooke Johnson Work hard to get good grades, try to meet new people, and get involved in extracurriculars. - Emily Widger Delete all games/social networking apps on your phone! They waste so much time! - Stephanie Marinelli Take advantage of your teachers’ free periods! If you’re struggling it helps a lot to go in for help. Also don’t procrastinate, especially if you have to do the My Life project - Jasmine Regner

... to Favorite Underclassmen

Class of 2014’s Favorite Underclassmen Just be yourself, and never conform to those who stand in the way of what you believe in. Conformity is a drug. If you overuse it, it will control you and turn you into someone you never wanted to be right before your eyes. - Kevin Lynch Stop trying to fit in and don’t take anything too seriously. Also, take lots of pictures. - Tricia Pagor Join a sport or do intramurals. Really just get involved. Also go to a lot of football games. - Connor Sullivan Try hard in school cause if you don’t you’re screwed - Ryan Sennholtz Remember to work hard, but have fun! - Anita Venkataswamy Work hard. But honestly, pick your friends carefully because so many of them are only temporary and the drama is not worth it. Have fun and enjoy your time here because it goes fast. - Maddie Drain Have Fun... You can get into good colleges with a C average - just do well on the ACT - Steven Ladd Do not wear belly shirts with yoga pants to school. You don’t look cute. You look stupid. - Karlie Cunniff Enjoy your time in high school...It goes fast. - Rie Stone High school will end- Enjoy every moment and don’t fret the little things; they won’t matter in the end. - Liz Dominski Don’t procrastinate on projects because they come up faster than you think. Jude Mariutto Eat healthy or you will get fat. And remember that everyone goes through struggles so be nice to everyone :) - Jennifer Gulgren Get involved and do your homework. - Liz Pincsak Find an activity you enjoy and do it. There are so many things to part of in this school and everyone should be able to find one thing they enjoy. Get involved and enjoy these four years. Don’t let it be a waste of time. - Jerome Veit Don’t be afraid to take chances and push yourself out of your comfort zone.

Enjoy the years of high school that you have left because it really does fly by and before you know it you will be wearing the cap and gown. - Erin Ginsberg High school really does go by fast so make as many memories as you can now and participate in everything you can because you will be graduating before you know it. - Hannah Ginsberg

Get involved. High school is so much more fun when you get active and participate in the fun activities the school has to offer! - Grace Jamieson Study a lot and work hard because it will pay off! - Lauren Eskoz Work hard and keep studying- it will all pay off senior year when applying for colleges! - Abby Mann Join choir! - Kelly Byker Take the random class that you secretly want to take!! I guarantee that the electives you want are way more fun than commons. - Gabby Trexler Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone - Brandon Kuhn Do something every day that makes you happy. I guarantee that life is going to be hard sometimes, but if you have great friends that make you smile and laugh, getting through the rough patches will be so much easier! - Julia Myjak Don’t be afraid to get out of your comfort zone. - Matt Altman Remember that grades aren’t everything and that high school is about exposing yourself to new things. - Andrew Nuño Grades are important. But never let academics rule your life. Always make time for friends and especially for your family because when you get to college, you will then realize how significant they were in your life. - Adrian Nuño Work hard for good grades. You will thank yourself when you are a senior. Enjoy yourself and join clubs. You will not regret it! - Tanner Danek Work hard and study. - Mike Harrison Have fun!!!!!! But also take school seriously and be the best you can be! - Jackie Bashor Work and study hard. - Dindi Prasta Stay in school? Don’t do anything stupid! - April Ortiz Don’t ever let anyone try to steer you away from what you’re interested in or passionate about. High school flies by before you know it. Taking classes that will help you make the decision of what you want to pursue as a career are really important. I would also advise you to try something completely out of your comfort zone. It can be absolutely anything, from doing a sport, joining a club, volunteering, or getting involved in the fine arts. You might discover that you really love it. - Sarah Jepsen

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I hope to be remembered as someone that was always good for a laugh and could be counted on no matter what. ~ Ben Mack

My junior year, I was chosen to be in the Tug-of-War competition during the Homecoming Pep Assembly. I was the anchor, and thought it would be a good idea to sit down. It was a good idea, except for the fact that my butt hung out for the entire school to see. ~ Max Kipp Wolf Prints has the video!

Search for “Homecoming Tug of War” at PRWolfPrints.com

Want more embarrassing moments? Turn to p. 23.

I loved Homecoming each year.

Going with my friends was so much fun. The parade and block party before made it even better.

I will miss going to the sporting events at PR and supporting my friends. ~ Lydia Ceglarski

My best memory at PR would have to be my senior year of basketball. We made a great run and ended up winning regionals. Also I made it to state for the three point contest. ~ Sarah Le Beau 12 | Prairie Ridge High School

I was part of a drum line called the All Star Strikers. It is made up of percussionists from many different high schools. This drum line is for high school students only so it is something that I will truly miss upon graduation. I’ll miss the friends I made and of course the performing! ~ Joe LeBreck

Turn to p. 20 for more memories.

Seniors You Should Know My best memory at PR was definitely attending the football games and being part of the super fan section. There’s something about chanting encouraging phrases at the football team that makes you feel like you’re part of something bigger than just a high school. ~ Sandra Ebirim

I will miss the most the Drama Department. For four years I have practically lived my life in that program and I couldn’t have asked for a better family and the amazing memories I created there. ~ Marissa Gabel

I hope to be remembered as a student who always gave their best effort even if I failed. I’ve had my fair share of tough days, whether it was dropping out of a bad race in cross country or getting a bad test grade. As I’ve grown I’ve learned to cope with tough days, and understand that it is a part of growing up. We learn from the mistakes we’ve made.

In the end, it doesn’t matter that I failed. What mattered was that I got back up and kept going even if I didn’t want to.

The experience of failing and remembering that pain was what pushed me to succeed above and beyond later. ~ Erin Wagner

Next year I hope to successfully learn how to live more on my own, learn how to manage all that free time in college, make new friends while still keeping old connections, working, and continuing to work on certifications with my pilot’s license. ~ Brandon Kuhn

I’m really proud of the fact that I got into things that I always thought were the opposite of who I was as a person. I never saw myself in choir but joining it opened a new world to me of options, friendships, experiences, and talents that I didn’t think I had. I wouldn’t trade my 4 years in it for the world. ~ Brandon Fritchley

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Teachers and Classes ...

Mr. Hacker is the best teacher in the history of ever. He took initiative this year and made an impact on so many students’ lives in 9 months. Without him this year would not have been what it was. - Tyler Bills Mrs. Hartnett’s first semester speech class because she taught me how to give a great speech and express myself. - Mark Groe Ms. Tyler- she made me love math and always made it fun Mrs. Powe- she always believed in my writing even if it wasn’t the best or strongest and Vic- he’s the best Aja Warner The Taeges: I love them. Mr. Mason: He understands my personality and just rolls with the punches - Shelby Golonka Mr. Low. Awesome teacher, taught me work ethic - Tim Culbertson Mrs. Jones, the most laid back teacher I’ve had, so nice. - Brooke Udchik Mr. Low and Mr. Wadlington because their classes taught me how to have a better work ethic and they always pushed me to be better. - Lewis Shadel Mrs. Powe because she convinced me to take speech my senior year, even when I absolutely hated speeches - Jessica Grady Sociology with Wads - it was so much fun, and I always walked out of that class with my mind blown. I also loved second Semester History class with Petersen. I loved learning about World War II, and the Decades project. - Alyssa Doomis Boddy’s class helped me decide my major for college. - Kc Bornholt Mr. Boldwyn’s Humanities- Most real world knowlege gained - Jake Sjodin Sociology with Wads!!!! U.S. History with Petersen - Decades project was soooooo fun - Emily Doomis Mr. Pellikan. I learned a lot from him not only as a coach for golf, but also as a teacher. - Sean Spangard Speech class. Best class ever. Only 8th hour class would know why it was so great.

We learned how to respect others, even when they may be a little different than you.

- Claire Mollitor McGowan - for keepin it real; Stantesly - just being awesome; Wads – IT’S ME RACHEL - Rachel Crimaldi I would say that math had a positive impact on me because I want to teach math at the high school level. - Michael McCracken Fuerholzer because her class was always exciting - Ben Mack Favorite teacher is Bachta (TORRES)!! My Science and Society class changed the way I think about eating and the environment. One of the classes that is valuable in life, but underrated. - Gina Malouhos Engineering with Mr. Low helped me figure out what I wanted to do in college. AB calc with Mrs. Gilbert - it was a good class. - Ryan Gilbert Mrs. Hartnett, senior Speech; Mrs. Buck, Geometry ; Mr. Boldwyn, Freshman English - Vincenzo Clesceri Psych! Pellikan is a fantastic teacher and the class is always exciting. Visual art and community galoshes with Mr. Cummins. - Caitlin Kauneckas Mr. Blakewell and Mr. Jensen because they helped me succeed in my strongest area: music. They allowed me to flourish among the student body and I couldn’t be more grateful. - Lili Schiller Science and Society taught me a lot about the real world and I could really relate to a lot of the topics - Jordyn MacDonald Boddy in Pre-calc because Boddy is awesome - Andrew Koenig Mrs. Passaglia for helping me out with college prep/life prep and an awesome year of Chem! and Mr. Higgins for giving me an awesome opportunity to go on a German Exchange Trip and none of it would have been possible without you! - Evan Czarnik Mr. Powell. He is the man and an amazing teacher. - Nick Bernardino Foods class has changed my life in ways I can’t describe - Manny Stier Coach Peckhart. He always had my back - Robin Barcroft Mrs. Jones - She has been one of the best teachers I have ever had. She is always in a good mood and her class is the best. - Oliver Kremer Mrs. Jones... take all the Foods classes and you’ll understand. - Connor Sheets Sir Gimm & Glovebox - Hannah Reed Both of the Taeges for being rock solid, also Mrs. Palese - Max Ayers Wadlington, who taught us grit and determination and treated us like adults. Fuerholzer, with her enthusiasm and wit. Cummins, for being honest and encouraging. THANK YOU SO MUCH. - Emily Parczany

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Mr. Hardt- Principles of Engineering - Mike Whetter Mrs.Sanford - Emily Sheils Mr. Kennett, Mr. Gimm, Mr. Seiler, Ms. Orsi: These teachers have not only taught me about what I needed in class, but also taught me life lessons about how I could improve myself and become a better person. - Tanishq Dubey Mr. Wadlington and Mr. Pellikan, because they were unafraid to challenge my beliefs on a daily basis. - Michael Lucchese Mr. Koeppen, helping keep me focused during my EDD project - David Maguire Mr.Senese because he taught me new ways to make fun of people. - William Gadd Mrs. Kendall! She always is there to help you and will never let you down! - McKenzie Zettlmeier All the football coaches taught me how to become a better person on and off the football field. - Danny Giffels Mrs. Sullivan because she seems more like my friend than a teacher - Megan Melbourn Mr. Wadlington’s AP psych class taught me so much about what the rigor of a college class means. Along with this, Mrs. Hartnett has always been very supportive of me as a speech coach and a teacher! Mr. Jensen and his inspirational talks and him pushing me to do my best in choir was also very influential! - Cecilia Smith Mr. Petersen’s History Classes- His class really made me interested in history and taught me a lot about this world. Mrs. Billimack English- She really taught me how to write great papers and find my voice - Abby Mahnke Mrs. Buck- She helped me with math throughout my high school career and she is an all around awesome person. Mr. Terhaar- I had so much fun in his class and that made my learning experience very positive. - Jess Wilk Mr. Terhaar, he helped me find a love for history and was an awesome guy to meet. Claire Bowman Mrs. Senese made our science classes much more fun and enjoyable - Drew Perry Mrs. Gilbert, Mr. Wadlington, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. and Mr. Taege you guys were the absolute best. You made your classes enjoyable! - Kayla Carpentier Psychology, Math, Consumer Ed - Tristan Rogers Mrs. Sullivan. She was very friendly and easy to talk to. - Sonya Quinto BC Calculus with Orsi was the hardest but best class I ever took. So much time was spent worrying and studying but without Orsi, I don’t think I would be as prepared for college as I know I am! - Sydney Branson Mrs. Jones, she was the best teacher I had. - Charley Popp Mr. Jensen. He’s cool - Katelyn McLaughlin Mrs. Boddy and Mr. Pellikan- Great teachers that taught fun classes - Shray Chevli Mr. Boldwyn is the best teacher I’ve ever had. He is incredibly funny and a very nice person. If I even had a question about life, I would go to him. - Kris Killips APUSH; I’ll never forget Henry Clay. AP Psych; “Read the book” –Wads., BC Calc; separate your variables/don’t forget +c - Fatima Khan Mrs. Fuerholzer because she really cares and relates to the students - Ryan Schofield Mrs. Stantesly- a great teacher and supporter inside and outside the classroom. always there to talk to and made chemistry fun! Mr. Mason- His classes never have a dull moment, makes learning fun and interesting. Mr. Zier- Great math teacher, my favorite class, always made class enjoyable and fun. - Rosie Ridge Mrs. Boddy, always making class fun and being an awesome teacher. Mrs. Brechbiel, helping me with all my college stuff. She’s the best. - Elizabeth Jones Mrs. Hartnett - thanks for always being there for me and teaching me not only about public speaking, but about character and life! - Olivia Jensen Mr. Rick!! He is the best teacher alive - Mattie Beaudette Mr. Mairet for being awesome and helpful. Brockland for being awesome and very good at teaching AP Chem. - Matthew Slomka Art. I met people I wouldn’t have normally met if just took what was “normally” taken i.e. spanish, core, social studies. - Colin O’Connor Mr. Powell pushed me to take a more challenging math class, which helped me realize what I was capable of! - Ashley Duda Mr. Koeppen -was my Engineering Design and Development teacher! He always helped me in class even if I did not understand what I was doing. Mr. Terhaar, U.S. History teacher. He always was fun and always helped me when I needed it! I will never forget how fun the decades project was!! Mr. Gott- English, always told me different ways how to look at things and how to manage life! - Rich Mena

... That Impacted Our Lives Mrs. Boddy and Mrs. Kallwitz - Sydney Sirotzki MRS. KALLWITZ!!! - Brooke Johnson Mrs. Palese - Cara Dvoracek Mrs. Dunker and Mr. Petersen were my favorite teachers, their history classes were always so much fun and I loved what we learned about. - Emily Widger Coach Card- known him forever and I’d just like to thank him for being my dad away from home! - Aja Warner Mr. Gimm’s AP Lit class! By being his only class this year, he really took the time to get to know each student and that means a lot. - Stephanie Marinelli Mr. Jensen has been such a positive influence in my life because he has taught me so many valuable life lessons. - Jasmine Regner Mrs. Hartnett’s Senior Speech class because it helped me turn my greatest weakness (communication) into one of my strengths, and Mr. Wadlington’s AP Psychology because it helped to prepare me for life after high school. - Kevin Lynch Mrs. Fetzner was my favorite teacher because she was hilarious, but was totally oblivious to it. - Tricia Pagor Mr. Powell is just awesome and helps a lot with everything, Ms. Franco because she is sick and cool to talk to, Mr. Pellikan because he wears the coolest clothes. - Connor Sullivan Mrs. Billimack - inspiration, motivation, role model, super genius who I admire to a ridiculous degree. Mr. Jensen proved to me that music is really cool and it’s something I could actually have success in - Paul Sindberg Lemoine and Boldwyn. They are the bomb.com - Ryan Sennholtz Orsi and Pellikan for always challenging me and getting me to think at a deeper level; Fuer for not only being my teacher, but also, my mentor; and sooo many other teachers for the time and effort they put into helping me succeed! - Anita Venkataswamy Mrs. Stantesly :) she has always been there for me and is someone I know would jump in front of a bullet for me. She is honestly so amazing I wish I had her every year. - Maddie Drain Terhaar, Lawlor, Fuer, Boldwyn, Bartells, Gott, Petersen - Steven Ladd MRS. BUCK!!!!!!!!! and MRS. BERG!!!!!!! - Karlie Cunniff Mr. Jensen not only taught me how to be a better singer but also to be more confident on stage. Ms. Billie helped me get through difficult times - Rie Stone Mr. Low is the bomb - Zach Paxson Mrs. Buck- She’s just as good of a friend as she is a teacher - Liz Dominski Environmental Science because it opened up a whole new view on the world. - Jude Mariutto Mr. B made me realize that band is not only a passion of mine but something I want to continue for the rest of my life. - Lindsay Stoddard Dunker - an amazing teacher and person. She rocks! - Jennifer Gulgren Mrs. Mattingly - If I ever needed someone to talk to, or was really over stressed and anxious she is the person I would go to. I’m going to really miss her after I graduate.

- Liz Pincsak Wads, Dunker, Mrs. Fetzner, Mrs. Boddy, Herr Higgins, Madame Keaty, Mrs. Senese, and Mrs. Fuerholzer - Maddy Loch Mr. Pellikan - Kody Peterson Mr. Cummins - Just have one conversation with him and you will see why everyone likes him so much. Mr. Jensen - He is the only teacher I have had for all four years of high school and he has taught me life lessons I might never have learned in any other class. Mrs. Boddy - She is the best math teacher I have ever had, plus she is just a great and funny person. If you never have her you’re really missing out. - Jerome Veit Mrs. Kallwitz and Mrs. Boddy have had the biggest impacts on my life. I loved their classes because they always knew how to make learning fun. Their personalities inspire me to stay positive 100% of the time :) - Courtney Huellen Mrs. Boddy!! only reason why I stuck through with calc was b/c of her:) I can’t thank her enough! - Erin Ginsberg Mrs. Kallwitz, Ms. Morris, and Mrs. Boddy because they are all great teachers as well as great people! - Hannah Ginsberg Mr.Pellikan changed my whole perspective on the learning process and truly influenced me to choose the major I did. - Grace Jamieson Mr. Mairet, Mr. Pellikan, Mr. Gimm, and Ms. Orsi. They were all amazing and I’m glad to have been a part of their classes. - Abby Mann

Mr. Jensen because he is so inspirational and awesome, and Mrs. Dunker because she is always so happy and positive in AP Euro. When I am a teacher, I hope I can be like them. - Kelly Byker Pellikan-he challenged us every day. Brockland-amazing teacher. She knows her chemistry! Others include: Maloney, Brechbiel,and Morris. - Brandon Kuhn All the classes and teachers I have had have left lasting impressions and life lessons that I will take with me. Some of my favorite classes were IED with Mr. Low, U.S. History with Mr. Terhaar, PreCalc with Mrs. Boddy and English with Mrs. Fetzner because they are all amazing teachers that helped me decide what to do with my life after high school. - Julia Myjak Mrs. Boddy. She’s an amazing teacher... and story teller. - Sam Moore Mr. Senese and Mr. Petersen - Matt Altman Mr. Kennett and Mr. Jensen, for giving me the privilege to allow talents to grow inside me that I didn’t even know I had. - Andrew Nuño Mr. Kennett and Mr. Jensen for helping me find out what I truly had a passion for in high school: the fine arts. - Adrian Nuño Mrs. Boddy - She is the sweetest woman alive. Enough said. Mrs. Buck - Invited me to play games with the special needs kids from D47. - Tanner Danek Creative Writing. I learned a lot on how to improve the stories I write. - Mike Harrison AP Psych taught me that nothing is real and we’re all horrible people - Juli Thomason Mrs. Berg- most understanding and caring woman at this school. Mrs. Buck- her sense of humor is awesome and I just love her. Mr. Karlblom - He’s such a chill guy.

He rocks - Jackie Bashor Mr. Jensen because he is awesome and made my year - Dindi Prasta Mr. Gimm, Mrs. Fuerholzer, and Miss Morris - Margaret Fortman Mrs.Billimack, Mrs.Brechbiel, Mr.Boldwyn, Ms.Lashway and Mr.Gimm for being awesome teachers that were always there and have taught me not only the material but life lessons as well! - April Ortiz Mr. Gimm for being hilarious and laidback and Vic the janitor since we’ve become buddies over the years and speak in Spanish together in the halls after fist bumping - Victoria Saldan

Mr. Pellikan in APUSH re-defined my whole outlook on learning and provided healthy challenges.

- Adam Poole AP U.S. History - Mickey Rubino Mr. Pellikan for APUSH: that class was awesome!

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Seniors You Should Know I hope to be remembered as a guy that never failed to bring joy into people’s lives. I say this because whether it was through theater or other clubs or in person, if I was capable of making someone smile, then it was worth it! ~ Andrew Nuño

I will definitely miss the fine arts department at Prairie Ridge. It is a department that I have grown so close to over the course of just two years and has changed my life in ways I never imagined.

Without the fine arts, I would be nowhere as confident as I am today. ~ Adrian Nuño

Next year I hope to be successfully getting the hang of college and being a good student. At the same time, I want to have fun and enjoy the whole new experience of being independent and away at school. I’ll be working on becoming a nurse. I’m excited to start that! I will also be involved with the Army ROTC, so I hope I can handle everything at one time. ~ Rosie Ridge

My best memory was our French IV AP trip to Chicago where we went to the French Market, the Chagall Mural, the Bean, and the Art Institute and just had a blast exploring Chicago. ~ Maddy Loch

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I am most proud of the friendships I have made. I have had some people tell me I have helped them through tough times, and that is something I am very proud of and will never forget. My only hope is that I continue to help people and make friends that will help me when I am in need like the ones I have made here at PR. ~ Neil Pretkelis

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I’m most proud of the person that I’ve become through all my years at PR. I’ve become a more mature and responsible person because of PR. ~ Amanda Waugh

One of my favorite memories of PR is when the Beauty and the Beast Pit Orchestra played “the floor is lava” and made it from the band room to the scene shop using nothing but band room chairs and pure, unadulterated teamwork. ~ Marli Henderson

I want to succeed in my classes, and that will require a lot of studying.

But the thing I want the most is a few people who I can honestly call friends. Not just people who know my name, but real friends. ~ David Maguire

I’ll miss the sense of security and all the friends I’ve made here. Starting over in college is exciting, yet nerve-wracking. The teachers and friends here made my high school experience unforgettable, and it’s going to be hard to leave it behind. ~ Kelly Krepel

Without a doubt one of the best memories I have had was being a part of the State Championship football team my sophomore year. The feeling running out of the tunnel at U of I is indescribable. Knowing that the work you put in during the season helped the varsity team accomplish their goal felt great. Another great memory I will always have was the last game of my senior year at Boylan. Even though it was one of the saddest moments of my life, I will never forget standing on the football field for the last time with my friends. ~ Oliver Kremer

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Best Memories Playing badminton with Ray Markel freshman year - Tyler Bills Being a part of the theatre department with all of the musicals and plays.

- Mark Groe Getting a triple in softball sophomore year! - Aja Warner Spanish 4. We were a tight little family - Shelby Golonka Going to state football game - Tim Culbertson Going down to state and watching football take home the win. - Brooke Udchik Competing at the IDEA competitions for engineering. - Lewis Shadel Almost getting kicked out of the gym during freshman year basketball because I was dancing during practice. - Jessica Grady Achieving my greatest goal: making the Varsity softball team my freshman year - Alyssa Doomis Participating in the GAPP German Exchange Program. Those 6 weeks, 3 weeks here and 3 weeks in Germany, changed my life. I made a bunch of new friends, not only in Germany, but in the other participating school, Crystal Lake South. I will never forget the memories and family I made. - Kc Bornholt Volleyball tournament - Jake Sjodin The dances, and the decades project junior year. - Emily Doomis All the really cool people. And of course prom. - Claire Mollitor Meeting Sarah Le Beau for the first time AND the football games :) Rachel Crimaldi Being on the field for the football State Championship. - Michael McCracken Hartl in the pie eating contest - Ben Mack Pirates of Penzance - Toni Corrado Meeting all my best friends and remaining best friends with them throughout all 4 years - Gina Malouhos Beating Taege and Senese in the baggo tourney junior year. - Danny Burris Getting to smash a pie in my dad’s face at a pep assembly - Ryan Gilbert When we won state in football - Vincenzo Clesceri Lunch with Aja and mangos in the library - Caitlin Kauneckas When Aidan O’Connor used the shaker wrong during Drum Circle... He knows what he did. - Lili Schiller Getting third place at state in cheerleading freshman year - Jordyn MacDonald The German Exchange Program was the best memory I have of PR because it was so much fun having high school kids from Germany have fun at our school! I made many great friends in the program. - Evan Czarnik Seeing Siggy - Nick Bernardino Senior year football - Manny Stier Good times with my best buds - Robin Barcroft Winning state in football sophomore year. Also getting food items on the Duke’s menu. - Oliver Kremer It’s a tie between the state championship football game and my state cross country race - Erin Wagner 20 | Prairie Ridge High School

Senior dress up days for Homecoming week, especially senior citizen day.

Everyone had so much fun with it! - Jasmine Regner Post-AP test Physics Class - Hannah Reed Total compilation of Tim Beecroft and Erick Scott fails - Max Ayers Becoming closer to my best friend - Emily Parczany My entire AP U.S. History class. It was a great group of students led by a brilliant teacher. - Michael Lucchese My whole football career-I have made more memories with my football teammates than anyone in my life - Joey Weissmann Guy poms - William Gadd Beating Lakes in the first round of the playoffs - Danny Giffels Participating in the senior project - Megan Melbourn State Speech Tournament and every performance - Cecilia Smith All the games, parties, and school events and the friends that I made Claire Bowman Playing soccer with my friends - Drew Perry Homecoming! The dances are so much fun! - Kayla Carpentier Hanging with the students and teachers - Tristan Rogers Going to State for the football team sophomore year and performing on the U of I field with the poms - Sydney Branson Making real friends who I can count on. - Paige Roeser Making it to state senior year - Charley Popp Leaving - Richard Kingdon Being in Choir - Katelyn McLaughlin Competing in the Epic Race - Shray Chevli Freshman Year football! - Nick Polonsky Finishing junior year - Fatima Khan Attending dances and athletic games with my friends! :) - Rosie Ridge All the dances/sports events with my friends - Elizabeth Jones Being praised for a great performance in The Good Doctor! The cast and crew made me feel very loved and welcomed, and I thank them from the bottom of my heart. - Olivia Jensen Hanging with all my homies - Mattie Beaudette Winning first place in Marching Band at Marengo! Side two! - Marli Henderson

Best Memories Mr. Mairet’s 1st and 2nd hour Honors Chemistry retirement party. When we made a huge chain of people with bubbles of natural gas in their hands and attempted to light them all at once. - Matthew Slomka Not being in school and learning, but doing extracurriculars like XC and Lax - Colin O’Connor Going down to state with my cross country team! - Ashley Duda The football games with all of my friends and family - Mason Switzer When in Autos class we were taking out oil from an oil barrel with compressed air and the oil shot up out of the barrel and went all over the ceiling and the autos teacher and two students were covered in oil for the entire day! Also Homecoming dress up week was the best of Senior year! - Rich Mena Mrs. Kallwitz’s stories before class starts - Brooke Johnson When Amanda Sperling crashed her car into the tree when we were out to lunch. - Cara Dvoracek Winning the JV lacrosse championship my sophomore year. - Mark Orjuela Placing top two in all of our marching band competitions senior year, which was considered impossible during the other three years - Kevin Lynch Going to see the football team win state - Tricia Pagor All of the dances and winning the volleyball tournament - Connor Sullivan Going with a couple other kids from our APUSH class to the US Foreign Policy discussion meeting. That was seriously so awesome. - Paul Sindberg Sophomore year homecoming football game ;) - Ryan Sennholtz During sophomore year when Abby Mann, Ashley Duda, Preeti, and I used to discuss the previous night’s reading of 1984 in commons… :) Anita Venkataswamy Being girls basketball regional champs and beating Cary Grove and seeing Keith Hawkins - Maddie Drain This year’s playoffs in football - Steven Ladd Going on the band/choir trip to Florida. - Rie Stone Frisbee in physics - Zach Paxson Lima’s 9th period gym class - Liz Dominski Going to the state finals for cross country - Jude Mariutto Going to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the state football game and being able to perform at halftime with the marching band. - Lindsay Stoddard Costa Rica Spanish trip with my amigos - Jennifer Gulgren Hiking field trip for Earth science my freshman year. It was my first field trip in high school and my teacher tripped while racing another teacher and he fell in mud. It was funny, and we were talking about that the rest of that year. - Liz Pincsak Being part of the shows on and off stage, especially The Pirates of Penzance in 2011. It was the most fun show to be in, and to do crew for.

- Jerome Veit Coming in second in state for soccer - Erin Ginsberg

The football state championship and watching the girls’ soccer team become second in state. - Hannah Ginsberg Going down to U of I to watch our football team win state when I was a sophomore - it was a really cool experience that I’m glad I was able to be a part of. - Grace Jamieson Meeting a bunch of fun people and making memories through the crazy times that I’ve had in cross country and track. - Abby Mann All of my choir experience. - Kelly Byker Being at U of I when we won the state championship football game Gabby Trexler Senior year homecoming week - Brandon Kuhn Was going to sectionals for swimming junior year, AP chem study groups and going to the state football game with my awesome friends! - Julia Myjak The field trip to Northrop Grumman freshman year - Matt Altman Doing the musical The Drowsy Chaperone! - Andrew Nuño When I got a lead role in the spring musical The Drowsy Chaperone. It being my first and sadly only musical, it was a tremendous privilege and I got to share the stage with my friends, both old and new. - Adrian Nuño Guy Poms at the Homecoming Pep Rally. So fun! - Tanner Danek Learning history in Mr. Pellikan’s class - Mickey Rubino Dressing up as Slender for the fall play. - Mike Harrison All the football games, the homecoming dress up days, and the dances - Jackie Bashor Musical and choir - Dindi Prasta Senior year homecoming, the PE volleyball tournament and hearing all of Mr. Gimm’s hilarious anecdotes. - Victoria Saldan We were throwing eggs at a blanket in honors physics and Andie Gibbons missed and hit the AP physics room door and it exploded everywhere - Tyler Kempa

Going to all of the football games! - Lauren Eskoz

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Senior Reflections Keep Learning

by Anita Venkataswamy

During my first few weeks as a freshman, I wandered the halls of this huge three-story labyrinth, with confusing twists and turns at every corner. I felt so overwhelmed, lost in a sea of unfamiliar faces.

Now, the hallways of Prairie Ridge are like my second home; I can navigate them with much ease, and when the time comes, I will be sad to leave them.

While I have learned about electron affinity and the motifs in Crime and Punishment, these four years at high school have certainly taught me much

more than subject materials.

The teachers here have taught me about dedication.

From the countless hours Mr. Seiler spent answering my chemistry questions to Ms. Glover’s extra physics help sessions on Saturdays, I have learned the importance of finding a passion and pursuing it. Their enthusiasm for their jobs inspires me to find something that I will love to do as well, for I see how much it positively impacts them and those around them.

In addition, several of the teachers here have pushed me to apply my knowledge to the real world. Now, whenever I watch snow falling outside my window, I think of calculus, speculating the rate at which the snow falls and the rate at which the snow is plowed. When I use the internet or text message my friend on my cell phone, I ponder whether these technologies would have existed without the Cold War.

My extracurriculars, too, have helped me grow. I’ve learned how to time-manage, I’ve developed different interests, and I’ve connected to so many different types of people. Through Newspaper Club, I’ve seen myself become more confident in approaching other people as I conducted more interviews. Through the musical, I’ve learned so much about teamwork and the importance of helping one another in order to achieve a common goal.

As I finally leave the halls of Prairie Ridge, I will carry several invaluable memories, experiences, and lessons with me. While I am nervous and sad to leave, at the same time, I’m extremely excited to take a giant leap from a three-story building to a university campus. I know that I will be lost amidst the strange faces and the unfamiliar pathways of the campus, just as I was four years ago. Yet, from my experiences at PR, I know that although the future is uncertain, I will gain much valuable insight for my years ahead. I will keep learning.

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Geodes from Tsunamis

by Alena Hansen

Last week, I met myself.

It was not actually me but a guy in my grade whose high school experience was identical to mine. We had the same tsunami of health problems, which essentially drowned the last four years for us.

I spent those four years desperate for someone who could empathize with my situation. For so long, I yearned for someone to talk to. But not having anyone who understood forced me to become my biggest supporter. I got myself through the tsunami and know I always will have strong self-efficacy through whatever challenge comes my way.

Like me, most of the senior class experienced a rite of passage during the last four years. Whether their parents got divorced or someone passed away or someone lost their job, it seems like we all have come to the same conclusion: we are not kids anymore.

Suddenly, the ugly in the world is more apparent. As we become older, smarter, and take on more responsibilities, we become more aware of the problems around us. This gives us the ability to fix them.

When the tsunami first hit freshman year, it consumed every aspect of my life. It was hard to figure out who I was when I was just “the sick girl” to everyone. When I would be asked to describe myself upon meeting new people, my illness was always what I thought of first. It was the biggest part of me. And I hated it.

So I forced myself to pretend that part of me was not there.

Forced to focus on my interests, values, and decisions, I gained a strong sense of who I am.

I noticed most people let themselves be defined by their social class, a tragedy that struck, or a part of their environment. Challenges such as the ones my double and I faced force you to make hard decisions and figure out your priorities.

A rite of passage is not a part of your personality, but it can help expose who you are. A friend of mine summed this up nicely in a paradox--people are like geodes: when they break, you see what they are made of.

A rite of passage is a true test of character. The challenges from our past and the challenges in our future are opportunities to find out who we are and what is important to us, giving our lives direction and meaning.

Most Embarrassing Moments Soph year falling face first, knocking out a tooth - Tyler Bills Tripping up the stairs the first day of freshman year - Aja Warner Walking into the boys’ bathroom my freshman year - Brooke Udchik Slipping on crutches because they were wet from snow. - Lewis Shadel I was sitting backwards on a chair in physics. I dropped my phone on the floor, then hit my head on the desk trying to pick it up. Then I slid off the back edge of the chair and ended up on the floor. - Jessica Grady When my gym shorts slid off during the National Guard obstacle course during PE class. - Kc Bornholt When I accidently flashed half my gym class - whoops... - Amanda Sperling Having to take my senior ID picture with a swollen face - Rachel Crimaldi Tripping up the stairs at least once a year. It’s especially embarrassing when you have coffee with you and it spills everywhere and you don’t know whether to clean it up because the halls are so busy or to just walk away.... - Gina Malouhos Walking home from practice for wearing sweat pants - Vincenzo Clesceri Almost crushing Mr. Cummins’ car with my Dad’s truck. I was probably about an inch away from running that thing over. - Lili Schiller Getting an apple thrown at my head - Jordyn MacDonald Probably Karaoke for Cancer, I mean who can actually understand me rapping in German? To them it’s just a dude shouting random stuff. Evan Czarnik Giving my first speech freshman year...it was awful. - Connor Sheets Sophomore year I was waving hi to my friends at the bottom of the stairs and I slipped and fell and threw my books down the stairs. - Erin Wagner Trying to parkour over a pickleball net and completely eating it in front of my entire gym class. Sprained ankles are NOT fun. - Emily Parczany I ate it playing volleyball..... HARD! - Tristan Rogers Throwing up while giving a speech - Richard Kingdon When I tripped down an entire flight of stairs - Kris Killips First day getting lost about 3 times and needing help - Elizabeth Jones After watching a choir concert, I was talking to a friend in the aisles of the theater. While complimenting his dance moves, I gestured widely with my arm, accidentally slapping an old man in the face. - Olivia Jensen Falling down a whole flight of stairs in front of all the seniors my frosh year - Mattie Beaudette Getting squirted by Mr. Mairet for being tardy - Evan Delisi Accidentally walking into the classroom a floor above mine the first day of second semester freshman year and having to awkwardly leave when I realized it wasn’t my math class. - Marli Henderson The time I thought I missed my final and emailed my teacher freaking out...and it turns out it was actually the next day! - Ashley Duda When I messed up my solo on stage in front of a full crowd. - Mason Switzer Getting a flat tire after the neon dance, changing it in the parking lot. Rich Mena When I had to give a speech and I stood up there and didn’t say anything. - Cara Dvoracek Dropping everything to run around the school parking lot and climb snow banks in order to catch a very important piece of paper... and then having to explain to Officer Harris how I wasn’t kidnapped and why my hand was bleeding. - Stephanie Marinelli

Falling out of my stool during Chemistry notes - it was quiet, so everyone stared at me! Also, walking into the boys’ bathroom...as a senior!

- Jasmine Regner Coming to my very last home football game I realized I had left all of my marching band gear at home, so I had to leave to get it. Once I came back, I had to put on my uniform as quickly as possible and (here’s the best part) sprint into the stadium and onto the visitors’ sideline while the rest of the band were about to march onto the field for pregame. - Kevin Lynch Punching Katie Green at homecoming on accident - Tricia Pagor Singing a not-so-school-appropriate song in front of a teacher freshman year without knowing she was there - Connor Sullivan Eh, probably the time I tripped up the stairs three times in a row - Paul Sindberg Every day of every week of every year in high school - Ryan Sennholtz When Jessie Schalz spilled tea over my khaki pants… I had to wear a really nice shirt with my gym shorts that day. - Anita Venkataswamy When I walked into the library with toilet paper hanging out of my shorts - Steven Ladd When I wore my 5TH GRADE graduation T shirt to school (who does that)... and then after changing in gym, I walked into Spanish only to realize that I was wearing it backwards and inside out (Thank you Sammi for noticing) - Jennifer Gulgren Falling up the stairs... Apparently that’s possible and it was during passing period. Ugh. - Liz Pincsak The time I went to the wrong class my freshman year, I sat there for ten minutes, before I realized I was in an AP class. I got up and just left. The teacher was really confused. - Jerome Veit Ripping my pants in the middle of the day once. Luckily it was only a small tear so I don’t think anyone could see it... - Abby Mann Failing Calculus - Harry Hillman Walking into the window in between the front doors as I was talking to friends and not paying attention to where I was going. - Brandon Kuhn Either finding a pair of underwear in the leg of my pants while walking into school or almost fainting during the tour of Nick’s Pizza. - Sam Moore Walking and sitting in the wrong class for an entire period during the first week of freshman year. - Andrew Nuño Breaking my arm the first day of freshman year by tripping over a soccer ball during a warm-up lap at soccer practice. Ouch! - Tanner Danek One time at lunch, I accidentally filled the tip cup at Jimmy John’s with soda... - Juli Thomason Well it wasn’t in school but at one of the football games I fell backwards on the bleachers and everyone saw... - Jackie Bashor Walking into the gym for 1st period P.E. with my uniform on and everyone was sitting in the bleachers...staring at me! I had entered the school through the loading dock about 2 minutes before school started so I couldn’t see the sign that said “No Dress Today” - Sarah Jepsen I ate it at a track meet during the 100 meter dash - Dindi Prasta Spilling HCl and ammonia on both hands at the same time in honors chemistry - Tyler Kempa

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The Best Things about PR Dedicated staff - Tyler Bills Meeting new people and making great friends that last! - Mark Groe Teachers and the dances - Aja Warner

TEACHERS

- Shelby Golonka Engineering classes - Tim Culbertson Engineering classes, lunch release - Lewis Shadel The teachers. They are always willing to meet with you for help, and they can be pretty cool too. - Jessica Grady We are the best school in District 155. I loved being a Prairie Ridge wolf, wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. - Alyssa Doomis Mrs. Penn. In the faculty office, she takes care of anything and everything for anyone. - Kc Bornholt Diversity of students and teachers - Jake Sjodin The friends I get to spend every day with - Amanda Sperling The teachers! So friendly and helpful - Claire Mollitor

The teachers - they really care

and make sure you are not only having fun, but learning the material. - Rachel Crimaldi Teachers - Sean Spangard The help you can receive if you need help in any subject. - Michael McCracken The library - Rachel Terracina The theater - Toni Corrado Late start Mondays!! Should think about double lunches... - Gina Malouhos Well it’s never hard to find Snapple - Danny Burris There’s a vending machine around every corner - Ryan Gilbert Mr. Pecoraro, Mr. Lima, Mr. Hardtl, Mrs. McGowan and Mr. Card are all awesome. - Vincenzo Clesceri The people and teachers that are here - Caitlin Kauneckas The music department and my friends. But really, doe. - Lili Schiller The cookies - Jordyn MacDonald Andrew Koenig - Andrew Koenig

amazing staff

We’re so lucky to have this help us reach our life goals even if we aren’t sure what we want to do in life! Just everything that you’re able to do at PR. Sports, clubs, aid from teachers. Also Vic is da man! - Evan Czarnik The easy classes - Nick Bernardino Friends - Robin Barcroft The people, classes, teachers - Connor Sheets My friends and the sports! - Erin Wagner

All the teachers

- Hannah Reed Friends - Max Ayers Sense of community - Emily Parczany The people and environment here - Tanishq Dubey Mr.Senese - William Gadd Meeting new people! - McKenzie Zettlmeier All of the great teachers - Danny Giffels

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The Best Things about PR THE TEACHERS ARE GREAT

- Abby Mahnke The teachers - Megan Melbourn The excellent teachers, and the general support that we receive from the whole staff. Not to mention the rigorous academics and opportunities through involvement in extracurricular activities - Cecilia Smith Teacher guidance and forming bonds with those teachers - Jess Wilk The teachers and cafeteria cookies - Claire Bowman The teachers. There are some excellent teachers here that really help you reach your goals. - Kayla Carpentier Teachers and atmosphere - Tristan Rogers The chocolate chip cookies! - Sydney Branson Teachers and cafeteria cookies - Paige Roeser The teachers - Charley Popp Their choirs - Katelyn McLaughlin The parking - Emma Carrion MRS. STEINER <3 - Fatima Khan The theater program, the marching band, the speech team...they’re all amazing ;) - Olivia Jensen

PR is a community

I really feel like , instead of just a school. - Michael Lucchese The cookies in the cafeteria - Marli Henderson Cookies and Mr.Rick when he was here - Mattie Beaudette The architecture - Colin O’Connor

All the teachers that really care

about you and your future - Ashley Duda The variety of incredible programs and opportunities - Mason Switzer The staff - Rich Mena The teachers are amazing, and the school dances are very fun! - Emily Widger The pool on the 4th floor - Mark Orjuela All the teachers and how much they really care about all of the students - Jasmine Regner I think it’s safe to say that I never had a teacher who legitimately disliked me in all four years of high school - Kevin Lynch In the end we all stick together and stand up for one another. - Tricia Pagor

great teachers

All the we have and the quality of things in the school - Connor Sullivan We haven’t institutionalized an arbitrary and falsely meritocratic fitness grading system. Oh wait yes we have. - Paul Sindberg The weekends - Ryan Sennholtz The teachers - Anita Venkataswamy The teachers - Maddie Drain Late Start Monday - Steven Ladd When the bell rings 9th hour - Karlie Cunniff Every student has at least one person-faculty or peers- that genuinely cares about them. - Liz Dominski

The teachers

- Jude Mariutto Cross dress day when you see all of your best guy friends wearing dresses and heels lookin all fabulous and disgusting at the same time. Jennifer Gulgren The staff - Liz Pincsak

dedication

Their to the arts and allowing it to live on in a time when many schools got rid of the arts: Band, Choir, Theater, Art, Woods, and so much more. Because what is society or culture without art.

- Jerome Veit The teachers. They really do care about how you are doing and sometimes it is hard to find a teacher who cares about your grades as much as you do. - Erin Ginsberg The teachers because they truly care about you and want the best for you - Hannah Ginsberg The teachers. They are always there for you with any advice you need, even if it’s not about school. - Grace Jamieson All of the people that I’ve met here. Lauren Eskoz The teachers and staff. Most of the teachers who I’ve had interactions with have been very encouraging to me and have helped me succeed in both school and with my college decision. - Abby Mann Choir - Kelly Byker

teachers go above and beyond

All of the to ensure we all succeed - Brandon Kuhn Meeting some amazing people that I am lucky to call my best friends!

Thanks for always being there for me guys! - Julia Myjak The faculty. You all rock. - Sam Moore The teachers - Matt Altman That there are teachers here who you truly come to form friendships with whether it is in the classroom or through extracurricular activities Andrew Nuño

opportunities

and ways that the school offers The amount of for each student to get involved. Get out there and find an activity that interests you! - Adrian Nuño The environment...it’s splendid. :) - Tanner Danek There’s always some sort of activity to get involved in. - Mike Harrison The teachers, the cookies, and work release - Jackie Bashor The best thing about PR is the variety of classes we have. We sometimes don’t realize how lucky we are to be able to have these options available to us. A lot of schools don’t have certain classes or programs that District 155 has. Sarah Jepsen The fine arts program Dindi Prasta How some of the teachers put in so much effort to help us succeed Victoria Saldan Wolf Prints May 2014 | 25

Fifteen Years From Now On my path to owning my own business if not already.

32 HERE I COME! - Tyler Bills A software engineer for some big time company - Mark Groe A Radiologist - Alex Beadell A preschool teacher - Aja Warner Successful in whatever I do and own a little farm with any animal I want - Shelby Golonka A successful engineer, helping to make the world a little bit better and easier. - Lewis Shadel Healthy and happy:) - Jessica Grady I hope to be married, with children, and working a career that I love. Oh, and living next door to my sister, so I can annoy her the rest of my life. :) - Alyssa Doomis A high school math teacher, learned from Mrs. Boddy and Mr. Powell Kc Bornholt An American Soldier - Jake Sjodin Married with little munchkins of my own, oh, and living next to my sister!!!!! - Emily Doomis Married to a rock star Amanda Sperling A mechanical engineer working at a car company - Sean Spangard A food scientist!! - Claire Mollitor A math teacher - Michael McCracken Excelling at my job and raising a family - Ben Mack A Veterinarian - Rachel Terracina A functional member of society - Toni Corrado Successful with a husband and or family - Gina Malouhos Loaded with 3 World Series Rings and Two Stanley Cups - Danny Burris Living in a nice house making bank and starting a family - Ryan Gilbert Happy - Vincenzo Clesceri A producer for SNL. Dream big, right? - Lili Schiller Working as a nurse practitioner and married with kids - Jordyn MacDonald Not in school - Nick Bernardino Livin it up - Robin Barcroft Married to a smoking hot wife with billions of dollars living on the beach 26 | Prairie Ridge High School

Oliver Kremer I hope to be in the police as a canine handler. Connor Sheets A physical therapist. I also hope to compete in marathons and ultramarathons and run on a professional club team.

- Erin Wagner In the Amazon rainforest - Hannah Reed Retired - Max Ayers Happy and successful - Emily Parczany A preschool teacher - Emily Sheils A successful Electrical/Computer Engineer - Tanishq Dubey Enjoying life - David Maguire Have a successful career in finance - Joey Weissmann Winning - William Gadd A fashion designer and own my own company! - McKenzie Zettlmeier With my family - Danny Giffels Helping others while pursuing my passions of performance and communication. What this means exactly, I’m not sure yet. But I’m on my way to figuring that out. - Cecilia Smith A successful business woman! - Abby Mahnke A travel nurse, seeing the world and seeking out adventure - Jess Wilk Happy and enjoying my life - Claire Bowman Happy in whatever I am doing - Kayla Carpentier Successful, living the good life - Tristan Rogers A working speech pathologist and married:) - Sydney Branson Happy and successful - Paige Roeser A math teacher - Charley Popp Not in jail - Richard Kingdon Married, with a job, in a choir - Katelyn McLaughlin An astronaut - Kris Killips A Physical Therapist at some professional organization - Nick Polonsky Doing what makes me happy - Fatima Khan Livin’ large in a penthouse in NYC - Ryan Schofield A psychologist and married (: - Elizabeth Jones Rich, happy and somewhere warm - Mattie Beaudette Married and successful - Evan Delisi Alive, preferably as the President of Luxembourg (if they have presidents there) - Marli Henderson Successful and in a good job with a family - Matthew Slomka On an island fishing - Colin O’Connor Working at a pharmacy company! Ashley Duda Married, working at a Mechanical Engineering Design project by day, and racing bikes on the weekend. Mason Switzer A large animal vet - Caitlin Kauneckas

Fifteen Years From Now A nurse - Cheyenne Row An orthodontist and have a side job like buying and selling to make a profit and make so much money I would have no idea what to spend it on.

Also I want to see and travel around the world - Rich Mena

Rich - Sydney Sirotzki A successful engineer - Brooke Johnson Working at a job I love, and married with a family. - Emily Widger Happily living overseas! - Stephanie Marinelli Happy! Have a family, and have a job that I love! - Jasmine Regner Living out my dreams and have a dog and cat that are friends - Tricia Pagor Living in the Carolina’s with a family and a job - Connor Sullivan Smashing the patriarchy and hetero-normative white male privilege, also probably still playing Pokemon, also probably sleeping - Paul Sindberg Hangin pool side with all my people gettin our bronze on and gettin burnt - Ryan Sennholtz A biomedical engineer - Anita Venkataswamy A writer of some type, competing in sports somewhere - Maddie Drain Wealthy with a nice wife who can cook - Steven Ladd Married and have a lot of money! (: - Karlie Cunniff Married with a family of my own with my dream job. - Rie Stone Happy and successful - Liz Dominski A successful person that is living life to the fullest. - Jude Mariutto A band director at either the high school or collegiate level. - Lindsay Stoddard Happily raising some kids, taking them to preschool, continuing to do art, and have a smokin hot husband of course. - Jennifer Gulgren Doing a job I love and be married... I don’t know! Just so I’m happy with my life :) - Liz Pincsak Working for the State Department or an NGO doing work in the Middle East or Northern Africa in women’s empowerment. - Maddy Loch In Hollywood, working on movies. I would like most to be a cinematographer for feature films, but I really don’t care what my job is as long as I am involved in making something special. - Jerome Veit Working my dream job, settled down and married possibly with kids. - Erin Ginsberg I want to have an amazing job that I love and I want to be married possibly with children. - Hannah Ginsberg Happily working as a speech-language pathologist. I hope that I have figured out whether or not I would like to work in a school or have my own practice. I also hope to be married, living somewhere in the south where the weather isn’t as brutal as it is here. - Courtney Huellen

A history teacher at a high school with a husband and kids - Grace Jamieson In a successful career and traveling a lot! - Lauren Eskoz Maybe still serving in the Coast Guard, out on a cutter finding adventure.

Also I hope to have a family by then. - Abby Mann Teaching in a different country! - Kelly Byker Coloring and learning the alphabet (aka teaching elementary school) Gabby Trexler Operating my own accounting firm and enjoying life! - Brandon Kuhn Happy because being happy is the only thing that matters in life - Julia Myjak Living on a beach somewhere - Sam Moore Successful in whatever career path I choose - Matt Altman Continuing to express my love for filmmaking either as a career or strong hobby! - Andrew Nuño Either a filmmaker, software engineer or a teacher. But most of all, I want to be happy with the choices that I have made and with the life that I will be living. - Adrian Nuño The president. Nah, just kidding. I want to be helping people as a job.

That way I won’t have to work a day in my life. - Tanner Danek An entrepreneur - Mickey Rubino A Pharmacist with a family living on my grandparents’ property in Pennsylvania. - Evan Czarnik Working in cybersecurity and living in a warm climate - Mike Harrison Rollin in cash money - Juli Thomason A nurse in a children’s hospital! I also plan on having kids around this time too! - Jackie Bashor A pediatrician - Dindi Prasta Traveling the world, learning about different cultures. - April Ortiz Living in California - Victoria Saldan A software engineer - Tyler Kempa

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Next Year Find Us ...

Auburn Sydney Branson Sarah Le Beau Augustana Danny Burris Danny Giffels Illinois State Rachel Brucki Kelly Byker Evan Delisi Cara Dvoracek Courtney Huellen Abby Mahnke Katelyn McLaughlin Ryan Schofield Iowa State Ryan Gilbert Sarah Jepsen Tyler Kempa Kevin Lynch Claire Mollitor Joey Weissmann

Purdue Tanner Danek Liz Dominski Hannah Ginsberg Trinity International Alyssa Doomis Emily Doomis University of Illinois Kc Bornholt Shray Chevli Tanishq Dubey Tricia Pagor Hannah Reed Lindsay Stoddard University of Iowa Ashley Duda Mike Whetter University of Minnesota Shelby Golonka Julia Myjak Jessica Schalz

Loyola University Chicago Lauren Eskoz Stephanie Marinelli Rosie Ridge

University of Wisconsin – Madison Erin Wagner University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Jude Mariutto Jess Wilk University of Wisconsin – Platteville Tim Culbertson Kody Peterson Matthew Slomka Sean Spangard University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Maddie Drain Rachel Terracina Western Illinois Michael McCracken Nick Polonsky

Southern Illinois University Kris Killips MCC Jerome Veit Matt Altman Jackie Bashor SIU - Edwardsville Alex Beadell Lewis Shadel Toni Corrado Marquette University Juli Thomason Rachel Crimaldi Elizabeth Jones Olivia Jensen Sarah Magnuson University of Kansas Brandon Kuhn April Ortiz Evan Czarnik Rich Mena Gina Malouhos Adrian Nuño Northern Illinois Mark Orjuela Mike Harrison University of Kentucky Liz Pincsak Andrew Koenig Brooke Udchik Sonya Quinto Emily Parczany Jennifer Gulgren Tristan Rogers Ashley Potts Jasmine Regner Cheyenne Row Ryan Sennholtz Northern Michigan University of Missouri Manny Stier Mattie Beaudette Sydney Sirotzki Aja Warner Vincenzo Clesceri Emily Widger Jordyn MacDonald Cecilia Smith

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Flyin’ Solo Robin Barcroft - Colorado Mountain College Claire Bowman - Winona State University Kayla Carpentier - University of Notre Dame Colin O’Connor - Hope College Margaret Fortman - Lake Forest College Erin Ginsberg - Maryville University Jessica Grady - Bradley University Mark Groe - Milwaukee School of Engineering Marli Henderson - University of Michigan Grace Jamieson - Central Michigan University Brooke Johnson - Trine University Caitlin Kauneckas - Murray State University Fatima Khan - University of Chicago Steven Ladd - Iowa Michael Lucchese - Hillsdale College Maddy Loch - George Washington University Ben Mack - Indiana University Bloomington David Maguire - Kansas State University Maia McLin - University of Dayton Sam Moore - Fairfield University Andrew Nuño - DePauw University Zach Paxson - Universal Technical Institute Adam Poole - Drake University Charley Popp - North Dakota State University Paige Roeser - Regis University Victoria Saldan - University of Miami Lili Schiller - DePaul University Paul Sindberg - Brandeis University Amanda Sperling - Eastern Illinois University Connor Sullivan - Grand Valley State University Mason Switzer - Principia College Gabby Trexler - University of South Carolina Anita Venkataswamy - Case Western Reserve U. McKenzie Zettlmeier - Harper Community College

Serving our Country Abby Mann - U.S. Coast Guard Academy Jake Sjodin - Army Special Forces Connor Sheets - United States Air Force Mickey Rubino - Naval ROTC