SEN ORS 2023
HOLT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VOLUME 30-ISSUE 5-6.3.23 Page by Isaiah Wummel
C lass of 2023 by the numbers
Did you play sports?
69.2% 30.8% YES NO
Have you ever had a detention?
24.6% 75.4% YES NO
Which year was hardest?
Have you ever faked being sick to miss school?
80% YES NO 20%
Have you ever parked in the staff parking lot?
41.5% 58.5% YES NO
Have you ever cheated on a test?
76.9% 23.1% YES NO
Did you ever go off campus for lunch?
Where is your go-to?
48.4% McDonald’s 18.8% Taco Bell
28.1% Wendy’s
4.7% Arby’s
Have you been to a high school party?
Have you ever failed a class?
67.7% 32.3% YES NO
Did you participate in Senior Skip Day?
84.6% 15.4% YES NO
75.4% 24.6% YES NO
Have you ever crushed on a teacher?
60% 40% YES NO
Do you think high school prepared you for college?
33.8% 66.2% YES NO
40% 60% YES NO
Have you ever pulled an all-nighter on a school night? 60% 40% YES NO
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65 peopled polled Page by Mariahna Hatfield
9.2%
26.2% SOPHOMORE 15.4% SENIOR 49.2% JUNIOR
FRESHMAN
Glow up, glow up, on the wall...
What’s your secret?
Isiah Maloney: “My mom’s genes.”
Alexis Alvord: “I really spend time focusing and prioritizing myself, and I use hair dye and Grande Lash.”
Allison Pollard: “New hairstyle, new image.”
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CLASS OF 2023
Page by Jazmin Anderson
Blast From The Past
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Bryce Cornelius, Robert Weil, Brogan Sutterlin and Rhys Thurston
Photo Courtesy of Tina Sutterlin Lexi Guardiola, David Leblanch, Hayden Dorer
Photo Courtesy of Lexi Guardiola
Max Akright and Abe Alvarez
Photo Courtesy of Amanda Alvarez
Savannah Himbaugh, Lexi Alvord, Audrey Huhn, Hayden Massey, Emerson Freburg, Grace Chapman and Peyton James
Photo Courtesy of Hayden Massey
CLASS OF 2023
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Samuel Shuler
Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Shuler
Holt Junior Rams Football team
Photo Courtesy of Tina Sutterlin
Hannah Hoang-Pham, Savanna Whitakes, Paige Lennon and Catie Underhill
Photo Courtesy of Julia Toomey
Hayden Massey and Abby Metzger
Photo Courtesy of Hayden Massey
Carson Knapp, Sophie Miller, and Riley Souza
Photo Courtesy by Riley Souza
What got you through lockdown?
“My dog Sailor, because he was my main shawty during quarantine.”
- Autumn Rockafellow
“The Edge by Panicland made me feel like I was in another world, I’d listen to it on full blast, close my eyes and for a few minutes forget about the decaying world around me.”
- Emmett Thompson
“My bed because I loved laying in it all day.”
- Lucy Acero
“The Dreamer is just all around fun to listen to and gave me something else to think about during lockdown.”
- Carter Hodges
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CLASS OF 2023
Senior class of 2023 take a trip back to elementar y s cho ol
Favorite Memory of High School: “Theatre.”
Favorite Memory of Elementary: “Playing kick ball after school in child care”
Favorite thing to do at recess: “Play kick ball (was the champion for a whole year)”
One thing you could bring back from Elementary: “The lack of homework”
Favorite Memory of High School: All the classes I got to take
Favorite Memory of Elementary: Any time at recess
Favorite thing to do at recess: Swinging on the swing and gossiping with friends
One thing you could bring back from Elementary: Field Day
H O L T R A M S
Favorite Memory of High School: Joining the volleyball team and having a first game.
Favorite Memory of Elementary: Field Day
Favorite thing to do at recess: Teatherball or the slide
One thing you could bring back from Elementary: Field day, or jumping off the slide, going out in the snow without snowpants, neon shorts”
Favorite Memory of High School: The connection I made with students and teachers
Favorite Memory of Elementary: Field Day
Favorite thing to do at recess: Play on the monkey bars
One thing you could bring back from Elementary: Holiday parties”
Favorite Memory of High School: Prom 2022
Favorite Memory of Elementary: Beating my fourth grade teacher in teather ball
Favorite thing to do at recess: Playing roadkill with the swings
One thing you could bring back from Elementary: Recess or naptime
Simon Menold
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Hayden Massey
Ethan Holdcraft
Emerson Freeburg
Rowan McConnell
Page by Jacob Mc Millen
The results are in...
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Page by: Evie Cook and Kayla Fogarty
CLASS OF 2023
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Key:
Time on staff
Staff Position
Best memory while on staff
Favorite story you wrote
Miss most about school
Final Thoughts
Senior staffers signing off
2 Years
Managing Editor
“Deadline Nights”
Ella
Westmoreland
1 Year
Staff Writer
“Reading books while in class”
“The puzzle one”
“Nothing”
During my high school career, I thought 10 people were cool. Good Luck.
“My BeReal Story”
“Seeing my friends everyday and Ms. Milton”
I absolutely loved everything about this class. The people, the freedom, and, of course, the food. I learned so much from this class as well as from the people. Thank you, journalism class, it was fun!
2 Years
Photo Editor/ Staff Writer
“Taking pictures for sports”
“Spring Sports”
“Nothing”
The past four years at Holt High School have been a roller coaster. Meeting new friends and experiencing new experiences have meant a lot to me thoughout the years.
2 Years
Social Media Editor/ Staff Writer
“Deadline night parties”
“Last year about the school fights”
“Missing all the people I grew up with”
My past four years at Holt High School have been an experience i’ll forever cherish. Through all the ups and downs i’ve learned so many lessons that i’ll take with me onto my next steps. I wanted to thank the whole senior class for such a fun last four years.
SENIOR
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Julia Toomey
Kayla Fogarty
Jada Price-Williams
Senior staffers share their final thoughts and say their goodbyes
Grace Laubenthal
2 Years
Copy Editor/ Staff writer
“Fergi’s national anthem”
“Shadow and Bone review”
“The social aspect of it”
I’ve always had a passion for writing fiction and wanted to experiment a new style of writing. Journalism has allowed me to grow as a writer and allowed me to experience many fun moments with my fellow staff members along the way.
Social Media Manager / Staff Wrtiter
“Fergi’s national anthem”
“Center spread of midterm election or Lana Del Ray album review”
“Seeing all my friends everyday”
Journalism has been an interest of mine since sophomore year. I’ve discovered a lot about my preffered writing style, and discovered that I have the desire to continue my journalism career through freelance writing, hopefully about plants.
Jazmin Anderson Abe Alvarez
1 Year
Staff Writer
“Going ad selling with Grace and Jacob”
“The manifestation story’
“Having the ability to change my mind if I feel like it”
I have stepped into high school as an insecure teenager, and I’m stepping out of it as an independent woman.
1 Year
Staff Writer
“Taking pictures for football”
“March Madness”
“The homies”
I wish I would’ve cherished high school memories more thoughout the years. It flew by, and I am now regretting not doing more and not taking a second to take the experience in fully.
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The Graduate Games
HOLT SENIOR CROSSWORD
ACROSS
2. This teacher teaches the new aviation class
3. This club went to the international competition this year
7. This is the college most seniors will attend
8. This teacher teaches journalism
9. This science teacher is retiring next year
11. Your teacher might’ve left halfway through the school year in this class
12. This is how many mirrors were dismantled and put into toilets
14. Hornak makes videos in honor of this
15. Chemistry teacher Mrs. Daniels honored Black scientists in her ____ of Black Scientists
16. This is when the first ever school newspaper came out
19. This is the last name of the student who made this page :3
20. This is how many times a student has fought a staff member
DOWN
1. This is the name for the students who usually throw paper airplanes in their math class
4. Juniors read this book featuring a character with a red hunting hat
5. The 25th Annual Putnam County ______ ___ was performed this year by the Holt High School students
6. This is the total amount of student toilets in the main campus
10. The Holt High school principal’s first name is _____
13. You solve these in a newspaper
17. This is the name of the machine that bikes in Schnepp’s advanced placement calculus class
18. This is how many years old the main campus is
Sudoku, but “H-O-L-T-R-A-M-S-!”
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WRITER WORD SEARCH Crossword Answers: Across: 2.) Smith 3.) Robotics 7.) LCC 8.) Ashman 9.) Hodges 11.) Earth Science 12.) Two 14.) Snowday 15.) Periodic table 16.) Seventeen ninety nine 19.) Westmoreland 20.) One Down: 1.) Juniors 4.) The Catcher in the Rye 5.) Spelling Bee 6.) Twenty six 10.) Michael 13.) Puzzles 17.)
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Professional soccer player Married to someone rich Orthopedic Doctor
Princess Therapist
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Lord of the Rings: magic the gathering pre-release
Friday, June 16 6:30-10:30 pm
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Clara Holtry
From Holt High School to...
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Tate Alward, Max Akright, Carter Hodges
Tayveon Warren
Lucas Adams, Diego
Paige Lemmon
Berceli, Connor Collins, Janelle Curry, Tabytha Deleon, Kylee FlowerSpeed, Ethan Holdcraft, Isaiah Maloney, Hayden Massey, Marcus
Anna Woodrough
“I chose DePaul becuase they have a really good film program. I love Chicago and my sister lives there.”
Janae Tyler
McCarrick, Kyla Mitchell, Shadiya Mohamed, Lukas Nowak, Mercedes Purdue, Mikey Thomas, Eddie Tobias, Anesa Tricic, Savanna Whitaker
Grace Laubenthal
“I chose Kentucky because I wanted to go out of state and campus is beauitfiul.”
Hadley Vandenberghe
Brannigan Gonzalez
Charles Thompson
“I chose Utah so I can ski
Abby Murar
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Robert Weil
Katie Lackman
Jake Bortnichak
“When
Kayla Fogarty
Abe Alvarez, Kayla
Giles, Ty Hafke, Lukas Hartley, isabella Scott, Alex Spalding, Julia
Toomey, Ryan Vandlen, Cole Welch
Lexi Alvord, Isaiah Denning, Hayden Dorer, Jordan Gomez, Lexi Guardiola, Steven Hodges, Peyton James, Catie Underhill
Logan Dextrom
“They
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and be able to start something new.” Alma College Central Michigan University Davenport University DePaul University Kent State University Ferris State University Univerity of kentucky Lake Erie College Grand Valley State University Lansing Community College Liberty University Marian University Michigan State University University of Michigan Oregon Tech Seton Hall University Trine University University of Utah University of WisconsinWhiteater Miluake School of Engineering Univerity
I visited, I loved the enviorment. Plus it balances academics and fun really well which is what I wanted.” Paige
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Audrey
Lemmon
Murar
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have a pretty good presports med program as well I was offered a swim spot spot.” Sophie
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