Senior Issue 2022

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Volume VIII, Issue 8 » June 3, 2022 » Thousand Oaks High School » 2323 N. Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 » www.tohsthelancer.org » thelancer.tohs@gmail.com » Circulation 1,900

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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4 BEST MEMORIES

SENIOR REWIND

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“... from plagues, to fires, sprinkle in a bit of political division, and then end with Among us, these horrid events that attempted to ruin our time at this school haven’t won.”

editor’s note

KENDALL FLEMING

All of my car homies ended up pulling up so we had a car meet in the school parking lot. This is was the best.

— ZEDEKAI KISH

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9 COLLEGE STATS

5 VALEDICTORIANS I am one of the best players in the world in a mode of the video game Rocket League.

22 States 77 Schools 93 CSU 93 UC 95 California

— QUINN FETCH

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14 TEACHER TRIBUTE

SENIOR MAP

“Mr. Loose, your class environment was always so much fun and never boring which made learning a new language feel like a comfortable and possible journey”

15 SENIOR LEADERS

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16 GREEN HOLE

I hope the Green Hole continues the legacy of being the best student section in SOCAL, as we are always the loudest and most spirited student section.

— LEAH FORDE

17 STAR ATHLETES

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TWINS

I ate a Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich in the bathroom before playing Oaks Christian.

— CALEB CHIN

Editor in chief and senior, Kendall Fleming reflects on her past three year of high school and her feelings about graduating. She definitely did not cry while writing this.

It’s finally that time of the year when a wave of nostalgia and anxiety hits, forcing each of us seniors to realize that our twelve standard years of education have ended. Twelve years seemed like so long to little Kendall, as I have a fond memory of doing long division in fourth-grade math class, making a promise to myself that I would never graduate, but instead opt to move to the middle of nowhere Iceland and raise cattle. Of course, this never happened, as I’m writing my final article for my high school newspaper, the high school in which my attendance was predestined from birth. Not to be dramatic or anything.

My mom graduated from Thousand Oaks High School in 1988 and my dad a year later, although I always found it funny how they never met each other until college. I guess I follow in my mother’s footsteps, as I too keep my distance from the class of 2023 (no offense). But this graduation, my graduation, is bittersweet. While I’m glad to have accomplished everything I did in the past three years, I must be honest, it doesn’t quite feel complete.

I’m writing this with 13 days until graduation, 8 days until my last day of school, and 1 day until this paper is delivered to the printers. I’m completely outing myself with my poor habit of procrastination, but in this case, it felt okay. I needed some time to let everything soak in, maybe a little bit of time for the motivation to hit.

You know that bargaining you do in your head when you need to get up and do something, but you’re waiting until you have some motivation or incentive to finish whatever that task was. That strange limbo when you know you could be accomplishing so much in that time of waiting, but you cannot bring yourself to do anything else. I think I just described my senior year.

The year itself felt strange. While dull is not the correct word to use to describe it, as it was full of exciting events, there’s no other word that comes to mind. Maybe this is what normal is like. After managing an entire year of virtual learning, I must admit, my perception of normal is a little bit off.

But writing this I’m reminded that I finished playing four years of varsity golf, I passed a college-level math class last semester (if you’re more of an English person, like me, you’ll understand how fulfilling that feels), and I finally became the editor in chief of my high school newspaper.

There’s no way to manage reflecting on any of these moments without feeling like I wish I had done something different, or wishing one thing hadn’t happened, but I can tell you one thing. My younger self would be incredibly proud of where I’m at and where I’m going, and Kendall at this very moment sure as hell is.

PHOTOS » KENDALL FLEMING » THE LANCER PHOTOS » ELLA WAUCHOPE » THE LANCER

How Will You Go down in HisTory?

best housewife ever a valedictorian that did NOT join the center

as the girl who got mistaken for a freshmen 5 times the first day of senior year probably exorbitant tax fraud

an AP Euro tutor

probably in a cemetery? I don’t know

A Guiness World Record for most days procrastinated on doing a homework assignment

FOUR YEAR REVIEW

FRESHMAN BODEN ADEMA

SOPHOMORE GRIFFIN LESTER

Staff Writer

PHOTOS » FIVE07.COM, PIXABAY,

JUNIOR Staff Writer

SENIOR REWIND The Lancer goes back in time to recap on the graduating class’ high school experience.

a few select teachers band

no responsibilities

SENIOR

MARVEL, EPIC GAMES

The entire start to this year was plagued, pun intended, by Covid, and to determine if we had it we had the wonderful experience of our brains being tickled with q-tips.

With everyone inside for what we thought would be just a few weeks, we made whipped coffee and cloud bread from TikTok recipes to consume as we binge-watched “Tiger King”. The Netflix series left all of us stunned and googling “did Carol Baskin kill her husband?”

With online media on the rise due to our situation, this was a great time for musical artists. One of the more memorable ones was Cardi B with her hit 2020 song WAP. Many people returned to their Minecraft roots and found the new popular YouTuber Dream. He speedran his way to infamy but was later discovered to have cheated on his famous speedruns. The infamous Dream SMP also was started and became popular during 2020, a multiplayer Minecraft server where American and British men come together to argue and start wars in a children’s video game.

To no one’s surprise, the entire state ignited in flames for like the 30th year in a row to make one of the worst fire seasons ever. The good news is we were all already staying indoors.

This year also held the 2020 election with Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. and Donald John Trump as the main candidates, along with Kanye Omari West for a while, for some reason. At least it was entertaining, and certainly a year we won’t forget!

friends

Staff Writer

The year started off with one of the most significant pop culture moments we have ever seen in “Avengers Endgame”, a movie which was 11 years in the making it managed to gross the biggest box office of all time.

Meanwhile, the not-so-amazing ending of “Game Of Thrones” managed to change character arcs so often it felt like they were just throwing at a dartboard to decide what happens next. Similarly, another of the longest-running shows on television, “The Big Bang Theory”, ended in May 2019 but this one basically disappointed nobody- Bazinga!

One of America’s favorite musicals, “Cats”, became a CGI monstrosity that unintentionally became one of the best horror movies of the year, though it still failed at the box office. The film “Joker”, however, came out with rave reviews and made us realize we live in a society.

Then the year threw us a curveball when a Facebook group came up with the idea to raid Area 51 and find out what secrets were hidden there. They eventually realized that doing that probably was not a good idea so it became a festival instead.

Our campus flooded this year, like every time it rains on a California campus, creating “Lake TO”, where one of our high schoolers starred in a viral video where they swam across the puddle.

Then, one of the biggest trends of the year began popping up: the VSCO trend, and our halls were filled with hydroflasks and “sksksk”s.

The freshmen in 2018 had no idea what was going to happen: fires, Fortnite and Five07. No matter what way you look at it, 2018 was a very interesting year.

Five07 opened at the Oakbrook plaza and quickly became popular among the stereotypical young coffee shop crowd. On any given day a majority of people are doing homework on their laptop. Five07 didn’t just become incredibly popular among the youth but also reached parents and adults, a feat very few local new coffee shops accomplish.

The battle royale game Fortnite seemingly blew up overnight generating a revenue of 5.4 billion dollars in just a year. In 2018 the game netted a total of 125 million users just after 5 months of being released in July 2017. Although it said the game was free, many of us still regret the sheer amount of money we spent on skins and other items that gave us zero game advantage at all. Fortnite spread like wildfire across social media with many celebrities playing it, only increasing its popularity.

Speaking of wildfires, we had the worst wildfire season on record in California this year.

In what seems to be continuing tradition, fire alarms were pulled continuously this year. It was the good old days when if a fire alarm went off we would follow the correct safety instructions. Perhaps the sheer amount of vape smoke around the school set off the fire alarms and nobody was ever pulling them.

Though, it was still a good excuse to get out of class.

JAKE CRANDALL

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SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK Scan this code with your phone for a nostalgic playlist of songs from 2018 through 2022.

being at TOHS

being young

rallys @tohs_bathrooms

school events

seeing my friends everyday Mr. Mcginnis

Staff Writer

Our school was plagued with thievery during a certain “devious lick” trend. They then took away the entire goddamn boys’ soap dispensers, and still hasn’t given them back. To be fair at least, I don’t think the soap would save us students from the diseases lurking in the bathrooms.

The Netflix original show “Squid Game” took hold of the internet and our collective free time as we binge-watched this peak Netflix show.

Our football team came back from about a 40 game loss streak and even winning against Westlake.

Good job football players, we love you all so much, many kisses and hugs!

Non fungible tokens, or NFTs, also became popular this year, selling for millions of dollars as the newest form of cryptocurrency. Though there was discussion of validity and environmental destruction, mostly we all got tired of seeing those little monkey profile pictures everywhere.

Nearing the end of quarantine, the new game “Among Us” kept everyone entertained. In the chat, other than spamming “sus”, our vocabulary also began to include such lit phrases as no schlat, bussing, fire, and based.

Seniors, our departure from Thousand Oaks High School begins now, from plagues, to fires, sprinkle in a bit of political division, and then end with Among us and NFT drama, these years might have been different than we could have ever imagined but were still memorable and special.

dance

book club

my dog

JAKE CRANDALL

cafeteria fruit cups

What WILL YOU MISS MOST NEXT YEAR?

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NEWS

RILEY GOODNIGHT

JUDE DELKASCAMP My favorite memory from school was my very first football game we lost miserably but the environment and atmosphere was so fun and it felt like home.

So, it’s March 1st, 2021. I’m driving to Wendy’s for a very important quest. It’s Hunter Uliasz’s birthday, and to my surprise, he has never experienced the excellent “fresh never frozen” taste of Wendy’s. So, as the good friend I am, I decide what better gift to give him than the gift of a burger, fries, and a Frosty. I’ve had my license for three months so I was a fairly new driver, but pretty comfortable with my ability on the road. This would soon change.

I made it all the way to Wendy’s with no issues (besides the terrible road planning of Newbury park stressing me out). I went into the drive-through and ordered a meal for Hunter. And If you’ve ever been to this Wendy’s, you know that it has by far the worst designed drive through I have ever experienced. It has small but very sharp turns that provide very little room for error, and no I am not making excuses for what’s to come. Before you go to the window to pay/pick up the food, you have to do a very small sharp right turn around a corner and boom you’re at the window.

As I’m waiting to make this turn, I’m not very focused on what’s ahead of me, because during this time I was waiting for the driver ahead of me to finish while I was getting change from my change drawer because I’m an old person. Then, as the driver ahead of me leaves, I gently touch the gas pedal with the delicacy and care needed to perform surgery, and crash into the building. It wasn’t until two hours after the incident I delivered Hunter’s now cold Wendy’s meal.

DOWN

MEMORY LANE BROOKELYN BONILLA

SARAH RUSH

Some memories last a lifetime, and some of those are from High School.

Staff Writer

In sophomore year, I had Mr. Geisler and we were taking notes one day.

The classroom next door started playing a movie way too loud. Mr. Geisler stopped our note taking and told us to be quiet while he took a video of the noise from the class next door and said in the video “You suck. You are the absolute worst,” and texted the video to the teacher playing the movie next door.

My sophmore year, I was with a group of friends at lunch. It was the day before one of my friends was leaving and he had a bottle of ghost pepper sauce that day. I decided to put a dab of that hot sauce on my finger and eat it. And I felt like my insides were on fire. I felt like I was going to throw up all of my guts and I had to go home that day. Even better, the only drink I had to act as a refreshment was half a bottle of Gatorade. It sucked.

GISSEL ROMERO It was my junior year of high school and I was walking out of class to go home and I saw a girl walking backwards talking to a teacher and I saw her getting closer and closer to the brick tree and I thought she was going to turn around but she didn’t and she ended up falling back into the bus with her leg straight up into the air and she was with a guy and the guy tried helping her butcouldn’t because he was laughing too hard and it was the most hilarious thing I’ve ever seen because she try to walk it off but she just looked really nervous but she was laughing it was really funny.

SAM AMES

I left school early to pick up my new exhaust system, but I didn’t have any of the tools so I borrowed them from metal shop. I ended up putting in the exhaust system in the school parking lot. All of my car homies ended up pulling up so we had a car meet in the school parking lot. This is my best memory.

ZEDEKAI KISH

ALL PHOTOS » DYLAN COCKERIL » THE LANCER

most bizarre high school memory?

eating ice cream out of a bucket in the green hole

COVID-19

the milk locker

when my friend brings full loaves of bread to class

falling on my face trying to jump over the chains that used to be around the planters online physical education

the guy who swam in the rain puddle

Jack Harrington saying batter my heart meant batter frying a heart

I don’t have any, I’m a hermit

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CLASS AND WHY? Psychology because I find myself applying what I learned in that class to daily life.

WHAT IS YOUR WEIRD STUDY HABIT? I don’t study, which I guess is weird for a Valedictorian.

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WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? University of Chicago WHAT IS THE MOST UNIQUE THING ABOUT YOU? I have seven failed Duolingo language attempts and 350 unread emails from the Duolingo owl.

PROUDEST HIGH SCHOOL MOMENT? To be honest, getting into college. God, am I excited to get out of here.

KENDALL BROWN

Technology

IAN ADAMS

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? Steven’s Institute of

HENRY BALDWIN

VALEDICTORIANS

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? UC Merced

WEIRD STUDY HABIT? I always study to the daily wellness playlist on Spotify.

FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY? Band awards banquet

VALEDICTORIANS WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR COLLEGE? Out of the UCs, it has the best program from my major, chemical engineering.

Also there’s a lot of good food downtown.

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR BUCKET LIST ITEMS? Travel literally anywhere.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY OF SENIOR YEAR? Seeing everybody for the first time after a year in quarantine and finally being able to talk to people in person.

THE CLASS OF TWENTY TWO ACHIEVED AN INDEXED GPA OF 4.65 TO BECOME COVALEDICTORIANS

CHLOE COLE

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? UC Santa Barbara

TWENTY TWO SENIORS IN

QUINN FETCH

UC Berkeley

DEVIN BURKHART

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? University of Utah

WHAT IS YOUR MOST REWARDING EXTRACURRICULAR AND WHY? Video editing because I have learned a lot about how software works and how I can visually represent my artistic ability.

PHOTOS » ELLA WAUCHOPE » THE LANCER PHOTOS » KENDALL FLEMING » THE LANCER

Three Amigos burrito Mrs. Chow

penne pasta, tiramisu, and a motherly figure Starbucks

my Airpods

motivation

meaningful bonds, activities that you truly love, and money

laptop, bottle of water, phone, and headphones live laugh love

patience

WHAT are the BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE?

VALEDICTORIANS

University of Pittsburgh (BS/MD)

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY OF SENIOR YEAR? Probably

WHAT MAKES YOU MORE THAN YOUR GPA? I have always given more importance to efforts rather than outcomes. So even if I would have not had a good GPA, I would still be satisfied because of my efforts to remain consistent and work hard.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? Vassar College

WHAT DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I’ve had a life long dream to be an opera singer.

WHAT IS YOUR GOOD LUCK CHARM? Mismatched socks. I haven’t worn the same color socks in over three years.

California Institute of Technology

WHAT IS YOUR WEIRD STUDY HABIT? Study for tests while playing poker with the family.

WHAT IS YOUR GOOD LUCK CHARM? About 5 years ago, my sister gave me a mechanical pencil with her university’s name on it. I’ve used this pencil for nearly every exam I’ve taken and it’s a miracle that it still works after all the Krazy Glue it’s been through.

FRIDA MORENO

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

CALEB KAY

Georgia Institute of Technology

Football and it’s not even close. This sport teaches you how to battle even when your chips are down. In this war of the trenches, you form a band of brothers that will last years beyond high school.

DEVANSH KAUSHIK

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

WHAT IS YOUR MOST REWARDING EXTRACURRICULAR AND WHY?

ZAINAB NEEMUCHWALA

ANY TIPS FOR GETTING INTO COLLEGE? Make yourself sound better than you actually are.

CONNOR HENRY

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? Georgetown University

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? UCLA

ERIN KAUFMAN

club meetings for Book Club we ended up having so much fun this year and I’m so glad it was something I got to be a part of.

KYR GOYETTE

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

JACK HARRINGTON

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WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? UCLA

WHAT MAKES YOU MORE THAN YOUR GPA? Just normal things to be honest. I like cooking, swimming in the ocean, and road trips.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? USC

ANY TIPS FOR GETTING INTO COLLEGE? Write all your essays in Morse code.

WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST HIGH SCHOOL MOMENT? Making my parents proud of me.

PHOTOS » ELLA WAUCHOPE » THE LANCER PHOTOS » KENDALL FLEMING » THE LANCER

VALEDICTORIANS

UC Berkeley

WHAT IS YOUR MOST REWARDING EXTRA CURRICULAR? The Center for Advanced Studies and Research. Yes, it is painful to go through, but the people there do help you through it.

MATTHEW TU

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

ANY TIPS FOR GETTING INTO COLLEGE? “Be yourself

ANUSHKA SHAH

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR BUCKET LIST ITEMS? Travel and tour Africa.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? Claremont McKenna College WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR BUCKET LIST ITEMS? First author on a published research paper.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? UCLA

ROSE WANG

WHAT IS YOUR WEIRD STUDY HABIT? I would drink a lot of water while I was doing an assignment and I would only go to the bathroom after I finished it.

SOLIANNA SAMSON

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? UC Berkeley

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WHAT IS YOUR MOST REWARDING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY? Tennis because I played all four years and got to see my growth over that time.

and plan ahead.”

UC Berkeley

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR BUCKET LIST ITEMS? Hot air balloon ride in Turkey.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CLASS AND WHY? Chinese. Mr Loose is the bomb.

TIM YU NATHAN YU

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? Grinnell College WHAT IS YOUR WEIRD STUDY HABIT? Listening to music from video games and theme parks.

ANY TIPS FOR GETTING INTO COLLEGE? College admissions aren’t fair to students; they’re only fair to the colleges themselves.

ALEKSEY YEVMENKIN

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CLASS AND WHY? Japanese because it was a break from the rest of my Honors/AP classes.

NATHAN YANG

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? UCLA

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE? Vassar College

WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR BUCKET LIST ITEMS? Find a significant other

WHAT IS YOUR GOOD LUCK CHARM? Bad things; they somehow always bring good things.

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TENNESSEE

Q&A With Adrian Nevolo Adrian Nevolo is a senior and business man at Thousand Oaks High School that is making a career for himself. The Lancer asked Adrian about his future.

Rocco Olivo

Staff Writer

Q: WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GET INTO REAL ESTATE?

Q: WHAT DOES YOUR FUTURE LOOK LIKE IN REAL ESTATE?

A: I LOVED REAL ESTATE FOR A LONG TIME. MY MOM IS A BROKER AND I WOULD ALWAYS GO TO OPEN HOUSES AND REAL ESTATE EVENTS WITH HER AS A KID. THAT, HOWEVER, IS MORE ON THE SALES SIDE OF THINGS, WE ARE ON THE INVESTMENT SIDE NOW.

A: THE GOAL FOR ME IN REAL ESTATE IS TO KEEP GOING. I AM GOING TO EXPAND THE COMPANY TO ITS HEIGHTS AND EVERYONE AROUND ME. BECAUSE I HAVE SO MUCH PASSION FOR REAL ESTATE, I WILL PROBABLY BE IN REAL ESTATE INVESTING FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I REALLY ENJOY WHAT I DO, IT MAKES ME GOOD MONEY AND AS OF RIGHT NOW I WILL BE DOING IT FOREVER.

Q: WHAT DID THE PROCESS OF GETTING WHERE YOU ARE NOW LOOK LIKE?

A: MYSELF AND JACK MUNRO STARTED AJ’S VIRTUAL TOURS AND WE MET SAM MESKIMEN. WE GREW A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP AND I JOINED FLIPUR INVESTMENTS TO LAUNCH THE COMPANY IN FULL AFFECT.

Q: IF YOU HAD TO MAKE A ESTIMATE HOW MANY HOUSES WOULD YOU SAY YOU HAVE HELPED SELL?

COLUMBIA STATE TENNESSEE

Bridget Elias

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Jack Munro

A: SO AS A COMPANY, WE ARE TRYING TO PURCHASE AS MANY HOUSES AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. ON AVERAGE WE CLOSE ABOUT 12 PROPERTIES A MONTH. GOING INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT NUMBER SEEMS TO BE GROWING.

Q: HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD YOU SAY YOU HAVE MADE IN TOTAL? A: THAT IS A HARD FIGURE TO SAY, BUT I HAVE MADE A DECENT LIVING. I PERSONALLY PAY MYSELF A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL PROFITS, THEN THE REST GOES INTO THE COMPANY ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR THE OFFICE, MARKETING, PROPERTY VISITS, ETC. SO ON AVERAGE WE ARE TRYING TO CLOSE $75K-$100K PROFIT PER MONTH.

Q: HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DO YOU WORK WITH?

A: MY TEAM IS MADE UP OF ONLY A COUPLE PEOPLE. SAM, ME, TYLER, KATE, DYLAN, RAFAEL, JOSE, AND ALLISON.

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SENIOR MAP

CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Frida Moreno CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY Jorge Castro Matthew Crellin Charles De Leon Kendall Fleming Renee Fournier Triston Gentry Nazo Niazi Hailey Starr Casey Townsend UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING Nicole Aguirre CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE Anushka Shah

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CAL POLY HUMBOLDT Remy Fortney CAL POLY POMONA Mira Zedan CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO Sean Collins Turner Hayes Christopher Lee Kiona Spielman Lauren Yamane CHANNEL ISLANDS Janely Fernandez Devin Hiebert Nicole Virgines LONG BEACH Jiayue Sun Miya Trapse MONTEREY BAY Liam Tiffany NORTHRIDGE Julianna James Hayli Krasowski Jack Levi Aaron Magana Clint Rosales Bryana Sesic Gavin Springer Christopher Sullivan Mira Zeden SAN DIEGO Jacob Coners Kenneth Melvin Shane Weeks Rachel Valencia Jadyn Yamashita SAN FRANCISCO Dylan Miller Logan Shumaker SAN JOSE Ceora Duran Sophia Heirshberg Jade Moya

SENIOR DESTIN

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY kristin Bousman Jade Freitag UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Cade Huggins Kendall Huggins Zainab Neemuchwala UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Peyton Miller LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OAKLAND Brianne Morris Lily Morris LA VERNE UNIVERSITY Matix Springer LOYOLA MARYMOUNT Kaela Richards Rachel Yoon

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY Devin Burkhart Lily Colbert Soliana Samson Matthew Tu Nathan Yu DAVIS Om Patki IRVINE Nicholas Calara Emma He Ellis Liang Ashlynn Moore Lauren Thai Sydney Uliasz LOS ANGELES Jack Harrington Caleb Kay Sara Nguyen Rose Wang Nathan Yang MERCED Kendall Brown RIVERSIDE Yvon Kim SAN DIEGO Andrew Bigelow Kate Ginzburg Isabela Holland Benjamin Greenberg SANTA BARBARA Chloe Cole Patrick Saari SANTA CRUZ Lauren Cessna Hailey Savage Wyatt Sheldon Miya Stafford

ARIZONA ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Anthony D’Amico Charlie Ellis BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY MESA Dylan Pfankuchon OTTAWA UNIVERSITY Makayla Swain UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Jakob Admon Brenna Stone

COLORADO

OREGON

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER Jake Litvak Carlos Spencer Ava Srery Rachel Valencia UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Laine Beaudoin Anna Ricketts

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Sydney Miller UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Thomas Barrington James Hatch Lily Kramer Joseph Krostag Connor Stephens UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND Sofia Olin WILLAMETTE OREGON Sean Macri

IDAHO BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, IDAHO Emma Mackay BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY Nicole Freitag Payton Stagrook Sean Sieger Finley Quintard

NEVADA NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Joshua Lindwall

TEXAS TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY Sydney Hale TRINITY UNIVERSITY Jordan Arce

UTAH BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Matthew Snyder Callie Whitman UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Quinn Fetch Whitney Lauritzen UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Zachary Rupp

WASHINGTON GONZAGA UNIVERSITY Dallyn Bohn UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE Payton Tetzlaff SEATTLE UNIVERSITY Aidan Sales WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Grayson Braaten

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NATIONS 2022

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FLORIDA

FLORDIA SOUTHERN COLLEGE Braden Hopkins

GEORGIA

GEORGIA TECH Divansh Kavvshik David Zhou UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Johnny Freid

HAWAII MASSACHUSETTS

ILLINOIS

SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE Braden Gonzales WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Jackson Morrow Jeselle Yeomans WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY Charlie Spencer WHEATON COLLEGE Joy Schmutz

LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY Jaden Granda UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE Olivia Stillerman

NEW JERSEY

IOWA

NEW YORK

KANSAS

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Leah Forde Dean Pak

CORNELL UNIVERSITY Nicolas Alexander HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Alondra Padilla LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, BROOKLYN Logan Morgan RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Amelia Metz VASSAR COLLEGE Erin Kaufman Aleksey Yevmenkin

MILITARY

GAP YEAR

WASHINGTON D.C. GEORGETOWN Connor Henry

WISCONSIN

COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL NASHVILLE Adrian Nevolo Katie Lloyd Hayden Given INSTITUTE OF CULINARY EDUCATION LOS ANGELES Liam Rodriguez THE SALON PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY NASHVILLE Kalyssa Hickman SIMI VALLEY INSTITUTE FOR CAREERS AND EDUCATION Sarah Rush

BUTLER UNIVERSITY Maxwell Feltner

STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Ian Adams

TENNESSEE

WORK

INDIANA

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Shelby Richmond

DREXEL UNIVERSITY Shreya Dokhale UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Kyr Goyette

CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION

BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY Dylan Pfankuchen COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO Charlee Lambert DEPAUL UNIVERSITY Abigail Thompson LOYOLA MARYMOUNT CHICAGO Evelyn Shin UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Henry Baldwin

NEW HAMPSHIRE

PENNSYLVANIA

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Austin Manser

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I AT MANOA Natalia Solis

Bridget Elias Riley Goodnight’ Stockton Sipes

GRINNELL COLLEGE Tim Yu IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Brianna Nelson

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN Samuel Johnson

ADULT SCHOOL CONEJO OAKS Tommy Cooper Daniel Granados Rolando Hernandez Aiden Jimenez Andrew Rizzo Ariel Tamir

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TEACHER TRIBUTES

TEACHER Tributes After years of teaching Chinese and history, beloved teacher, Mr. Loose is leaving.

With plans to move across the country, students, describe his presence on campus as “irreplaceable”.

Thank you for all your help teaching us such a difficult subject. I’m so glad that I have been able to be in your class every year of my high school career. I really appreciate all that you have done for both the many programs at our school ALL PHOTOS » ELLA WAUCHOPE » THE LANCER

DEAR MR. LOOSE, Thank you so much for being an amazing teacher while I learned Chinese for four years.

Your class environment was always so much fun and never boring, which made learning a new language feel like a comfortable and possible journey. I will miss you and your class so much!

I think you already know how much I loved your class, but here’s one more reminder for you: I absolutely loved every second of Chinese. And I could ramble on about all these memories I have but that would take too long. Because like I said, I think you already know. So anything I could day would just be a repeat of what I’ve always said: “Mr. Loose is the best”. Thank you for everything.

— LAINE BEAUDOIN

You are my favorite teacher ever. The culture that we had in the class was something unlike any other class with the same people being in the course for the four years or the victory challenge. At the end of the week, everything was nice. I intend to study Chinese in college and continue after that.

— INGRID SLATTUM

— PAYTON STAYROOK

— SEAN MACRI

2022 TEACHER TRIBUTES Mrs. Glusac,

Mrs. Chiapuzio,

Mrs. Abrams,

Mr. Corbett,

I just want to give Mrs. Glusac the biggest thank you there ever was. Thank you for being my teacher during freshman year and once again during junior year. Thank you for encouraging me into taking honors, which then led me to take AP classes. I appreciate everything you did for me, and for always believing in me. Having you as a teacher made me discover things I didn’t know I could do and those memories I will forever cherish. Thank you so much for everything and I hope you don’t forget me because I won’t forget you.

Thank you for teaching and mentoring me for 4 years and helping me understand what it means to be a leader in life. The amount of skills, responsibilities, and life lessons I learned in ASB is something I will always remember.

I want to thank you for helping me realize how much I can make an impact on the student body. Looking back, I realize that I have dedicated so much time to ASB and there are so many fun high school memories I shared with you. It is not easy being the advisor of ASB, but for four year you never failed to always be there for your students as that they enjoyed their high school experience.

Coming into my senior year with a whole year of COVID previously. English was one of the most welcoming classes I’ve had. Mrs. Abrams is one of the funniest and most caring teachers I’ve met. With all of the ups and downs this year I knew Mrs. Abrams would be there when I needed help. I have also never had such an engaging class, I have never been more interested in English than in this class.

Mr. Corbett, I just want to say that you are one of the greatest teachers I have ever known. I am so glad I got to take your class! Your stories, your endless patience, the way you genuinely care for and look out for all of your students. You have so much genuine love for your subject. You are a very good person, and you’ve persevered though COVID and cruel people. I am always inspired by you. You taught me a lot— European history, sure, but also kindness and care and things that can’t be put into words. I love you Mr. Corbett! Thank you for being my favorite teacher.

— GENESIS ARRIAZA

— GAVIN SPRINGER

— CASEY TOWNSEND

— LUCÍA DAVIDSON

SENIOR LEADERS

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SENIOR LEADERS JIMENA CARBAJAL NATHAN YANG

Staff Writers

“I’ve known Sara ever since I was in 4th grade. At first, I was in no mood to meet the “new girl” at school, but after being “forced” to meet her through our mutual friends, I wouldn’t change it for the world. Right off the bat, we hit it off and became the best of friends. Sara is the type to be easy-going, super approachable, and dependable when in need. I think that although we’ve passed our honeymoon phase, arguing and fighting phase, as well as distance phase, we are beginning to enter our forever friends phase as we graduate. I will always cherish all the memories, laughs, tears, and food dates we’ve had, and will continue to appreciate her/our friendship as we go on to separate colleges. I love you to pieces Sally!”

The role of the ASB Vice President is to report about events and activities occurring at the school at a student board meeting. In addition, ASB Vice President has the responsibility to take on leadership roles in events such as the homecoming parade, talent show, and rallies.

“My main goal for this year was to make it as normal as possible by bringing back rallies, events, and fundraisers to have a fun comeback year from Covid,” ASB Vice President Sara Nguyen said.

Sara hopes that future generations will keep the Thousand Oaks High School spirit alive in spite of the troubling years of the pandemic.

Close friends of senior leaders, Sara, Kendall, and Evelyn share their appreciation for one another.

The role of the Senior Class President is to organize and carry out activities for the senior class in order to get them more involved in school activities besides academics. Events such as Senior Sunrise, Senior Sunset, May Day/Senior Commitment, and fundraising are managed by the Senior Class President.

“As Senior Class President, I hoped to bring back old events that we couldn’t do due to the pandemic so that seniors could have more fun in school activities outside of their daily classes and extracurriculars,” Senior Class President Kendall Huggins said.

Kendall also hopes that future generations will keep the tradition of holding events to get more seniors involved in their last year.

“Not everything has to be perfect,” Huggins said, “just have fun with it.”

— Emma He

The Lancer takes time to appreciate the seniors who have educated themselves to making these past four years the most memorable yet.

The role of the ASB President is to lead with integrity and kindness whilst considering all groups on campus in order to plan a school year that benefits all. The ASB President plans school events, ensures budgeting, and approves clubs. As the face of ASB, the President is responsible for upholding acceptance, involvement, and inspiration.

“I hope to create moments that can lead to great memories for all students at this school,” said ASB President Evelyn Shin, “I would like to say that I have successfully succeeded in this goal but the year isn’t over yet.”

Shin hopes that future generations will have the same motivation to create events compatible with all groups of the student body so that they may have a more enjoyable high school experience no matter the size of the event.

“Lead with confidence and never undermine your capabilities.” Shin said, “Keep fighting for what you believe in and you will be rewarded in the end.”

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Everyday I see countless examples of traits which make her the great leader she is. I don’t know anyone else who has the sternness, passion, and love Evelyn has towards being ASB class president. However for most that’s all they see. I have the privilege of seeing the sides of her no one else does. The sides of compassion, tenderness, and vulnerability. I get to see her have heart to heart Korean conversations with her relatives, being a mentor to her little brother, and her obsessive love for her dog. What I’m trying to say is that Evelyn is our school’s best leader, but at the same time she is so much more than that. The traits she possesses can not be taught in a classroom. I know that she is going to excel at Loyola Chicago. Most of all, I am proud to call her my girlfriend. I know you will do great things and I wish you the best!”

— Cade Cutler

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GREEN HOLE LEADERS

GREEN HOLE SPIRIT PHOTO »@TOHS_GREENHOLE INSTAGRAM» WITH PERMISSION

The Green Hole has been named one of the best student sections in the nation.

This year, we asked the senior Green Hole leaders how they have left a mark in the community and how they plan to continue the legacy they leave behind.

MADELINE CONVY

News Editor

THE LANCER: How has the Green Hole impacted you, your peers, and the community as a whole?

SARA NGUYEN: The Green Hole creates a welcoming and spirited environment for any Lancer to join. I think that’s the greatest thing about it, that we are able to include everyone, even our parents and staff. We are known throughout our community and force other schools to bring out their spirit as well.

MATTHEW SNYDER: The Green Hole has been one of the most fun things of high school for me. It brings all students together and everyone just has a fun time losing their voices together.

GAVIN SPRINGER: Being a green hole leader has shown me that I am able to make a big impact on such a large group of people. Knowing that there are many students that look up to me is a very comforting feeling and I use that to be the best version of myself.

THE LANCER: How do you hope the Green Hole

will continue its legacy in future years?

DYLAN JACKSON: I hope the Green Hole keeps growing. The more people that come the more popular it gets and it makes it more fun.

HAYDEN GIVEN: I hope to see our traditions like the flour toss and chants continue on throughout the years. I hope to hear that the energy of the green hole remains high and that we remain the best student section of the nation!

LEAH FORDE: I hope the Green Hole continues the legacy of being the best student section in Southern California, as we are always the loudest and most spirited student section.

THE LANCER: What are your favorite memories?

DYLAN JACKSON: My favorite memories are definitely the turn outs we had at the Westlake and Newbury Park football games. Getting that many people and being louder than the home student section was an amazing experience.

GAVIN SPRINGER: Running with the flags, doing

flips to hype up the crowd, and beating Westlake and Newbury park in the same football season have to be some of my favorite memories this year.

THE LANCER: What tips would you give the next set of leaders?

LEAH FORDE: The tips I would give to the next leaders is to make sure you keep the whole Green Hole involved and loud during games. Never drop off and make sure to mess with the other teams.

MATTHEW SNYDER: Next year’s leaders need to get creative. Find new props and toys to just have fun with and get the crowd going. Make posters and advertise a ton on the Green Hole and Instagram and your personal accounts.

GAVIN SPRINGER: The next leaders have to be fearless, loud, energetic, and bold. Each leader should strive to be a respectable role model for students because here at TO, we love to keep things classy.

HAYDEN GIVEN: Keep that energy high, get people involved, and scream until you lose your voice.

“Keep that energy high, get people involved, and scream until you lose your voice.”

—senior HAYDEN GIVEN

PASSING ON THE TRADITION...

PHOTOS »EVELYN SHIN» WITH PERMISSION

CARTER SUPPLE

TYLER LINVILLE

WHO WAS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL crush?

REMINGTON BEAUDOIN

BRADY FRANCISCO

we don’t speak of him John Higgins

CY MITCHELL

GAVIN SAINT

Mr. Smith Matt, the security guard

Ryan Reyolds (he is more if a lifetime crush tbh) Dean Pak

Kanye

IAN MALONEY

all of my English teachers Kendall Huggins

the queen (not niki minaj)

I have too many to count

SPORTS

Sports Standouts As the 2021-2022 School Year comes to an end, The Lancer Recognizes the Four Year Varsity and Recruited Senior Athletes who have left a mark, and achieved everything from making it to CIF Finals to winning Marmonte League Championships 4 YR

RECRUIT

4 YR

RECRUIT

4 YR

Easton Rulli

Atticus Hall

Shelby Richmond

Sport: Baseball College: Undecided Who Inspired you: My older brother

Sport: Track and Field College: Undecided Pregame Meal: Pasta

Sport: Track and Field College: Dartmouth College Hype Song: Praise God- Kanye West

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

4 YR

4 YR

RECRUIT

Kyr Goyette

Leah Forde

Turner Hayes

Sport: Track and Field College: Pittsburgh University Who Inspired you?: Katerina Stefanidi

Sport: Soccer College: University of Wisconsin-Parkside Pregame Meal: Coffee and fruit

Sport: Track and Field College: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo University Hype Song: HUMBLE- Kendrick Lamar

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What is your Biggest Regret?

homecoming 2019

choosing the stem route

having a boyfriend not asking my crush out during sophomore year

not engaging more in classes

not doing more things during senior year with friends I regret nothing letting other people define my success

not keeping up with my classes not bringing breakfast to school

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SPORTS

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

Charlie Ellis

Matthew Crellin

Lauren Thai

Sport: Cross-Country College: Arizona State University Pregame Ritual: Ice baths a day before

Sport: Track and Field College: California Lutheran University What would you say to underclassmen: Dedication is key

Sport: Track and Field College: UC Irvine Favorite Memory: Winning two CIF championships in the 100

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

Lillian Morris

Sport: Soccer College: Lincoln University Best Pregame Meal: Pickles and a Celcius

RECRUIT RECRUIT

Brianne Morris

Makayla Swain

Sport: Soccer College: Lincoln University Hype song: Element-Kendrick Lamar

Sport: Soccer College: Ottawa University What will you miss: Bus rides home

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Fall Records Football: 6-5 Girls Golf: 5-8 Girls Tennis: 0-13 Girls Volleyball: 13-9 Boys Water Polo: 15-4

How Have You changed since freshmen year?

I’m not weird anymore gained a better fashion sense

Winter Records

Spring Records

Boys Basketball: 18-6 Girls Basketball: 5-18 Boys Soccer: 6-9-3 Girls Soccer: 9-8-1 Girls Water Polo: 13-7 Boys Swimming: 5-1 Girls Swimming: 4-2

Baseball: 14-11 Softball: 6-16 Boys Golf: 7-8 Boys Tennis: 0-13 Boys Volleyball: 17-3 Boys and Girls Track: 18-2

I found more things that make me happy I’m not that ugly anymore and I got a girlfriend

I learned calculus

a cup size or two

finally got out of my emo phase

I realized how annoying I was as a freshman

taller

SPORTS

4 YR

4 YR

Kayla Murdoch

Sport: Volleyball College: Ventura College Hype Song: Man in the Box 4 YR

4 YR

Emily Baughn

Sport: Waterpolo College: Ventura College Pregame Ritual: Lay on office counter

Sport: Waterpolo College: Undecided Pregame Meal: Chicken and Rice

Sport: Golf College: University of Utah Hype Song: Angst RECRUIT

RECRUIT

Payton Del Omo

Quinn Fetch

Charlie Spencer

Sport: Football College: Westfield State University Pregame meal: Jersey Mike’s

Caleb Chin

Sport: Basketball College: Moorpark College Motivation: Competition

RECRUIT

Jackson Volk

Sport: Football College: College of the Canyons Hype song: Master of Puppets

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How do you feel about graduation?

little scared but excited

terrified fantastic

I am so excited get me out of here

meh

I’m stoked amazing

bittersweet I’m ready to leave man

It’s a slay

scared as heck

pretty mid neutral

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SEEING DOUBLE

JADE & NICOLE FREITAG

What’s your favorite thing about being a twin?

“My favorite thing about being a twin is being able to share the same interests without feeling judged and being able to talk to her about anything.”

—senior BRIANNE MORRIS

HUNTER & SYDNEY ULIASZ

FREITAG

What’s your favorite thing about being a twin?

“It’s a built in friend, she’s always around me somewhere, always there for help, since we grew up together.”

What’s it like as a twin?

“Going to the same school as a twin did not have much effect or influence on any of our classes as I anticipated.”

—senior CADE HUGGINS

—senior SAWYER MILLER

What was it like these past 4 years as a twin going to the same school?

“It’s been what i assumed just a normal time, there’s no difference from what I’ve heard from other people with siblings, it is funny sometimes because certain teachers will be like I know your sister vise versa.”

—senior HUNTER ULIASZ

CESAR & NICOLE VARGAS

SEEING DOUBLE

What’s your favorite thing about being a twin?

“We are able to share a lot of experiences together, its nice to be able to have a person who understands more than anyone else.”

What’s your favorite thing about being a triplet?

“My favorite thing is that I can steal my brother’s clothes.”

—senior PAIGE CARPENTER

PAIGE, DEAN & SHAE CARPENTER

—senior GRIFFIN MILLER

The Class of 2022 has 6 sets of twins and 2 sets of triplets.

Even though they are different people, many think alike.

GRIFFIN & SAWYER MILLER

What was it like being a twin these past 4 years?

“It’s been fun, actually cause it’s just fun to have somebody in class with you that you’ve known forever, someone you just know and can trust.”

What’s your favorite thing about being a twin?

“You always have someone to hang out with, there’s always someone there.”

PEYTON & SYDNEY MILLER

—senior KENDALL HUGGINS

—senior CESAR VARGAS

BRIANNE & LILLY MORRIS What’s your favorite thing about being a triplet?

“The way people react when they find out we’re triplets.”

—senior SHAE CARPENTER

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