The Marquee Volume 37 Issue 6

the marquee

editor in chief

Alex Thornfelt

managing editor

Muna Nnamani online editor

Hyunsung Na design editor

Jennifer Banh

photo editor

Ana Myers-Olvera business manager

Aishani Raju reporters

Garrison Acree

Emily Couch

Roslyn Dobbins

Raksha Jayakumar

Owen Oppenheimer

Lex Paull

Kaelen Reed

Harrison Hamre designers

Sarina Mahmud

Dylan Sorensen

photographer

Colby Murray adviser

LaJuana Hale principal William Skelton

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The Marquee Seniors

Ironically enough, I’ve never been much of a writer myself, so composing my letter to the senior class was a challenge for me.

Reminding the 2023 Senior class of their battle with Covid quarantines, AP classes, and submitting college applications made me feel like a broken record. We all remember the trials and tribulations of high school, but the important thing is that we made it.

Some made it with straight A’s; others with straight C’s. Some with the same group of friends they've had since middle school; others with people they met just last semester. Some with excitement for their future; others with hesitancy. No matter where you are in your journey, I assure you there is much more to come.

Congratulations to the senior Class of 2023, thank you for reading, skimming, or maybe just taking a moment to look at the design.

Sincerely,

Alex Thornfelt Editor in Chief

cover Alex Thornfelt senior edition

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My secret crush

Nick Mazzola ....... Zach Kirkpatrick

My girlfriend

Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

Kirk ................. Nick Mazzola

No. I have a boyfriend

Dakota Meserole

Hamlet .............. Isis Richardson

Abhi Bulusu (not Olivia Pier)

Vaibhav Sridhar

I don’t like people .... Ben Whittaker

Kazuma Crull Grace Kim

Vaibhav Sridhar Hyunsung Na

Christian Wintermute Eva Chandler

Nicolas Contreras ...... Alexa Carson

Johei Elizabeth Neill

Jason Farris Owen Oppenheimer

Aubrie Condra ....... Emma Bowling

My girlfriend Hunter Olsen

Martin Gabriella Solis

Girlies, I’m taking that to the grave ....

Alison Julian

Zane Benson Brynli Carder

Rozzy Hoff ........... Jayce Jackson

Gabe Ondrey .......... Claire Capek

Jenny Holbrook Aaron Ramirez

Audrey Boughton Abigail Zuniga

I won’t say, but she has been in the same

AVID class with me for at least 2 years

Reid Castillo

Taylor Faith Good ..................

Audrey Boughton

A person Teague Bates

Ally Tackett ............. Seyeon Lee

That guy from 4th period.............

Jordan Thompson

Maddie Brennan loml Emily Couch

I don’t know his name ..............

Hunter Olson

Catalina Santana

Ty Krueger

Alan Kettle ............ Darius Uhler

Don’t have one Jacob Clark

The person who works at Walmart (hmu

shawty).............. Muna Nnamani

Ethan Shepherd, but don’t tell anyone

Alex Thornfelt

My dog ................. Amber Jain

Matt Colleen Moran

Emily Wachal Steven Loeffler

Jacob Duthie .............. Taylor Bir

Christian Wintermute Ally Horton

Mady Morrison Jennifer Holbrook

Yoselyn Gomez ......... Johei Cedillo

My boyfriend <3 Skylar Cahoone

Mady Morrison Elise Randall

Drew Howard .......... Rae Ferrando

Jennifer (sussy) Holbrook

A kid I work with (hehe)

Mady Morrison

. Rea Jaramillo

- Marley Roberson

Phillip Ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Dahl

Girl we all know Ana Myers-Olvera

Me Haven Emerson

Micah Dooley ........ Joshua Nownes

Evyn Francis Mason Whitesell

Mya Sulivan Taylor Mcenaney

I rather not say .........Ryan Lassahn

Harley Smith :) Myra Baqar

Isis Richardson Lily Edwards

Raegan Sucher ........... Gage Riley

Hyunsung Na ............... Eli Will

Taylor Bir Jacob Duthie

Reese Martin Bond Igbinosa

My bed <3 ............ Colby Murray

Chill no one can know

. Chance Sautter

Lawyer Wroblewski Erin McGrath

My bf Kyndle Gabel

Shrek .............. Shane Fox-Boice

Rachel Sturton Parker Mikulas

My boyfriend Chloe McNeil

Andrew Hunt ....... Matthew Mcatee

Gertrude Cole Braun

Ella Chaney Sabryna Gordon

Myra Baqar ........... Logan Jimenez

Noelle Laws Annie Pellegreen

Kyndle Gabel Ella Chaney

Me Eddie Velazquez

Ife Oluwole ........................

Alexander Horner-Wheeler

Steven Loeffler (100%)

. . . Luke Chadwick

Matthew Jeremy Schubert

The Rock Micah Dooley

Christian Wintermute ............... Veronyca West

Lol… We’re keeping that on the DL

. . Skyler Clay

I don’t have time for all that ..........

Sophia Florence

Lora Jordan Makayla Dudley

Evelyn Lee .......... Jarrett Carpenter

Bowser Charley David

Dylan Leighnick Max Boyd

The cockroach in the girl’s soccer locker rooms Elizabeth Graham

I’m aromantic Theia Myers

Andrew Hunt ......... Milaina Drain

Dillan Lengnick...... Harrison Hamre

Jarrett Carpenter Evelyn Lee

Jordan Nate Caine-Grider

Logan Hessing.......... Ryleigh Reiff

Liz Graham Emily Leone

Logan Hessing Aidan Clark

Megamind and Peter Pan(like come on) Anna Hillier

Haven Emerson Roslyn Dobbins

Jackson Wang ........... Jianing Lin

Connor Ortiz Landon Wooldridge

Freddy Kruger Kenneth Melendrez

The odd ball and chain

What I’ll miss the most

Lunch Zach Kirkpatrick

Choir and my friends . . . . . . . . .

Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

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I will miss the sports teams I have been a part of and the friends I’ve made

Reagan Doll

Football games . . . . . . . . Nick Mazzola

Career Center

My teachers

Sara Bedgood . . . . . . .

Being a kid

Dakota Meserole

Chloe McNiel

. Isis Richardson

Vaibhav Sridhar

The pizza sticks from the cafeteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ben Whittaker

My football, softball team

Brynli Carder

I’m going to miss my small social circles and the friends I have within them I’m also going to miss my teachers who have been a large part of my daily life

Jayce Jackson

The cafeteria spicy chicken sandwiches. They got me through some rough semesters . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Thornfelt

My friends & my ceramics class

Amber Jain

Mr Howard yelling Rae Ferrando

My friends and MOB MOB is such a creative outlet for me and I absolutely love it . I’ve also made so many friends here <3 Rea Jaramillo

Everything! I loved Marcus and the memories I made . . . . . . . Reece Roome

The weekly hijinks Anna Hillier

The yearbook camera closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ana Myers-Olvera

That one thing Marley Roberson

People I will have to leave behind to continue my life, losing connections

Grace Kim

Being around all my friends & the easier, simple life

The boys restroom, specifically the dirty ones with apple juice in it . . . . . . . . . .

Bullying my friends

Hyunsung Na

Sarina Mahmud

Football on Friday nights

Cade Colley

The freedom of being a high school kid .

Alex Tertzakian

How loud or wild the kids can get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Elizabeth Neill

Aubrie Condra under the sweet fluorescent lighting

Kenneth Melendrez

Mr Aquino’s class Steven Loeffler

I have made with people here, and my boyfriend Claire Capek

My teachers and friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.Rhu Manderfeld

Friends Preston Winter

Extracurricular activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aaron Ramirez

Seeing my friends every day

Abigail Zuniga

Beef tacos from the cafeteria, Senior in/ out, AVID olympics, M9, IPads

Reid Castillo

Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ayden Burris

My friends . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Bowdouris

My friends here. The AVID class.

Teague Bates

Owen Oppenheimer

Overhearing very loud high school conversations or students complaining about the lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seeing everyone from ROTC and leaving early to see my parents <3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Watching Marquettes dance & all the sports from Marcus Athletics

Seyeon Lee

Emily Kaslik

Having to navigate all the bathrooms because you never knew if they would be locked or not . . . . .

Aubrie Condra

Pep rallies

Kailani Frisella

Emma Bowling

Gabriella Solis

Seeing my friends Taylor Bir

Football games

Avery Koonce

Going to the serenity garden during lunch with my best friends

Ally Horton

I’ll miss my theater friends, they got me through high school

Jordan Thompson

I’ll miss newspaper (cause everyone’s so great) Emily Couch

Games in the fall, friends, & drama

Not paying tuition

My friends and black out pep rallys

Evelyn Lee

Alison Julian Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Jennifer Holbrook

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Catalina Santana

Behind the scenes shenanigans . . . . . . .

I’ll miss my favorite classes like art, fashion design, math and English . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Friends

Lauryn Wells

Gosiah McLeod

The free food

Johei Cedillo

Jamie Campopiano Veronyca West

Dually Noted . . . . . . . . . .Micah Mowl

My electives like choir and art

Skylar Cahoone

Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elise Randall

04 design

Alex Thornfelt

Gossiping in yearbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ty Krueger

Kayla Wilkins

Alan Kettle Darius Uhler

Pep-rallies, my close friends, football games, ROTC, art, and napping in class

-Alexa Carson

Friends

.Alex Abulail

Running cross with my friends

Elizabeth Farrar

90% of my social life

Jacob Clark

Muna Nnamani

Haven Emerson

Ceramics Ella Chaney

Noelle Laws Annie Pellegreen

Classmates . . . . . . . Eddie Velazquez

Isaac Ludlam Micah Dooley

Seeing my homies every day .

. . Luke Chadwick

Matthew Jeremy Schubert

Football games Jack Kash

I’ll miss going to Marquettes. I’ll also miss having lunch with my friends

Jayni Gogineni

The enchanting hallways filled with magical statues that move every 7 minutes

Micah Dooley Joshua Nownes

Football

My friends

Friday night lights

My friends

Mason Whitesell

Anna Pittman

Taylor Mcenaney

.Ryan Lassahn

Knowing so many people and being able to do dumb things at school

Orchestra with my friends

Myra Baqar

Lily Edwards

Seeing the boys every day . .

Gage Riley

Marching band season Eli Will

Playing guitar for everyone whether it’s in the library, at lunch, or in class . . .

Bond Igbinosa

Skyler Clay

Mrs Granberry, she’s cut me so much slack<3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophia Florence

Track Jarrett Carpenter

Senior out Makayla Dudley

Year long ap classes with a small group

The combined stress, fun, and general craziness of those classes make for great bonding with a whole class and strong friendships Charley David

Being around my friends and seeing them in the hallway Ashley Barsam

Mr. Jones and Dylan . . . . . . . Max Boyd

Maybe my friends Theia Myers

Dillan Lengnick Harrison Hamre

Bathroom fights . . . .Nate Caine-Grider

Hanging out in the MMFC locker room

Aidan Clark

The mural upstairs . . . . . . . Emily Leone

Colby Murray

The smell of the chicken sandwiches in the halls . . . .

The staff <3<3<3 Erin McGrath

Outdoor Ed class

Katherine Lemley

Laughing with my friends

Roslyn Dobbins

. Andrew Hunt

Our school spirit and hometown friends .

My friends and the funny memories

Cadyn Grantham

Not having to care about money . . . .

Shane Fox-Boice

Alan Dahl . . . . . Landon Wooldridge

I will miss being in the hot dry summer heat during band camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

My cats

Benjamin Schuh

Damien Fine

Family and Home Parker Mikulas

Being around all my friends from when I was young Matthew Mcatee

Going to ceramics class every day and talking tea with Ms . Reyburn . . . . . . .

Sabryna Gordon

My friends at school Logan Jimenez

Friend I’ll miss the most and why?

Matthew McAtee . . . Zach Kirkpatrick

Zoey and Kate-Morgan, they’ve done so much for me

Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

Skylar bc she is like a sister to me and I love her so much Reagan Doll

Logan, Andrew, Van Nick Mazzola

I won’t, I see my friends outside of school

Madeline Riley

My friend Jupiter Friend of 10 years

Dakota Meserole Claire, she is traveling after graduation

Chloe McNeil

Olivia Pier, she will be so far away . . .

Isis Richardson

Tyler Haslem bc I’ve been friends with him since second grade and I’ve basically grown up with him . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ben Whittaker

Kazuma Crull because he’s my best friend and we might have to do long distance ): Grace Kim

Alex Thornfelt, I’ve missed her since the accident Hyunsung Na Don’t make me choose

Sarina Mahmud

Emily Kaslik (my best friend for 4 years) and Nick Contreras (best boyfriend ever)

I’ll miss them so much!

Alexa Carson

I’ll miss Circle of Friends in the Library

Because we do lunches and fun things together Lauryn Wells Avery, Kenny, Caroline, Mellisa Brynli Michelle Carder Stella, but I think I’ll miss her car more Ana Myers Olvera Chair C4L Vaibhav Sridhar

I’m going to miss Aiden Alvarez the most because he has been with me for a very long time . He’s also been the funniest and nicest friend I have had . . .

Jayce Jackson Hyunsung Na, I hope Mizzou treats him well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Thornfelt

Mady Morrison Throughout the past 4 years at Marcus, she has always stuck by my side through thick and thin

Jennifer Holbrook

Emma Bennight Eva Chandler

The Keanu Reeves cutout in room C108 Garrison Acree

Isabella Anderson . She was the best best friend I had ever been given the opportunity of having . Shame what happened though . . . . . . Johei Cedillo

Ally Horton . We’ve been friends for so long and I’m going to miss seeing and talking to her every day

Veronyca West

All of my friends! I love y’all <3 Jamie Campopiano

Muna Nnamani Skylar Cahoone

Junior friends, Van Pui, Jonathan Banh Elise Randall

Jennifer (sussy) has been my rock the past four years, and my shoulder to cry on after things go wrong Forever grateful to her <3 Mady Morrison

Jake Jund . . . . . . . . . . . . Cade Colley

Alan Kettle . A real goober . Ty Krueger

Aubrey, Taylor, Molly Amber Jain

I’ll miss all my friends and people I talk to at school I’ll miss my best friend

Mr. Howard, he’s my homie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rae Ferrando

I’ll miss my home slice bacon, Jonathan George . He is such an amazing person, who always puts a huge smile on my face He is always positive and super energetic . I love that kid so much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carter Webb Logan Bard

All of them Henry Hasbrouck

Everyone in yearbook Kayla Wilkins Raegan Sucher, she’s funny and nice Avery Koonce

Katelyn Gainey, Katie was my first ever friend here and she’s always been there for me Rea Jaramillo

Alex Tertzakian

Abree because how wild she is . . . . .

Elizabeth Neill

Jason Farris, Austin Lantz, and Tommy Raymond because junior humanities ruled Owen Oppenheimer

Some of the ROTC kids Not Sophia

Koshy (jk + not) Emily Kaslik

Aubrie Conda Emma Bowling

Ty cuz he’s a homie Hunter Olsen

Erika Garcia, Autumn H , Will H , Audrey

Leach, Kaitlyn M Ciara Chavez

Chase Dion He is my best friend

Connor Ortiz

Mrs . Janczak because she slays .

Kenneth Melendrez

Aubire Condra, that sick little weirdo with a deceptively soft voice . .

Alison Julian

Can’t just choose one . . . . . Jacob Clark Preston Oats, Trinity Hoffman, Emily Wachal, Ethan Scott . . . . Steven Loeffler Molly and Amber, we have been friends since freshman year . . . . . . . . Taylor Bir

Vaibhav, he is my Just Dance buddy

-William Yoon

All of my friends! I’ll be away from them so that’ll make me sad Reece Roome

Any one of my friends that don’t come to church with me . . . . . . . . Anna Hillier

I’m going to college with them . . . . .

. . . . . Ayden Burris

Chloe Mcniel, we have been friends since 7th grade, and we will have to go separate ways Gabe Ondrey, he is still a junior, and I will miss him when he has to go back to school Claire Capek

I’ll miss Circle of Friends in the library... -Lauryn Wells

All of my track/soccer friends, as well as my friend Emily Rhu Manderfeld

Alan Kettle He’s dope Darius Uhler

All of them, they’re my guys

Preston Winter

My teammates , my church friends

Aaron Ramirez

Audrey Boughton because she’s my best friend Abigail Zuniga Abigail bc she’s my BFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. Audrey Boughton

Ty Kruger, my best friend since 6th grade . A funny guy I would play video games with almost every night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reid Castillo

Trinity Hoffman because we’ve had a class together for the past four years and she makes me laugh

Sarah Bowdouris

My dive friends Known them for forever, gonna be hard to leave them after high school Teague Bates Sarah B, Reilyn H Sam (Seyeon) Lee Lora Swindle, she’s my best friend

Jordan Thompson

MUNACHISO NNAMANI I’ve gotten to know her really well and she is an incredible human being . She’s always real with people . . . . . . . . . Emily Couch All, because we’ll be all separated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Catalina Santana Madi, Elli, Abi, Jord . . . . . . Alex Abulail My bestie boo Jianing Lin . One of the best people I know Muna Nnamani

Junior friends, Van Pui, Jonathan Banh -Elise Randall

Alex Thornfelt

Hyunsung Na

Muna Nnamani Ana Myers-Olvera

Aishani Raju

Garrison Acree

Sarina Mahmud

Harrison Hamre Owen Oppenheimer

Roslyn Dobbins

Colby Murray

Jennifer Banh

Dylan Sorensen

Lex Paull & Emily Couch

Raksha Jayakumar

Kaelen Reed

In 20 years I will be...

In the MLB . . . . . . . . Zach Kirkpatrick

Teaching my business & student with my friend Laci

. . . . . . . . . .

.Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

E-commerce marketing manager

Gosiah McLeod

Living in a big house, married, with 2 kids and a dog . . . . . . . . . Reagan Doll

Rich Nick Mazzola

A forensic scientist Madeline Riley

A graphic designer and crazy cat lady . .

Teaching

Dakota Meserole

Chloe McNiel

Olivia Pier’s neighbor . . . Isis Richardson

Happy and so alive Vaibhav Sridhar

Working somewhere in the medical field

Grace Kim

Married to Vaibhav William Yoon

Owner of an Applebee’s . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hyunsung Na

An investor in Hyunsung’s Applebees

Making money . . . . . .

Colby Murray

.Sarina Mahmed

A homeowner & business owner

Alex Tertzakian

37 years old . . . . . . . . .

Working overseas

.Elizabeth Neill

Owen Oppenheimer

Somewhere

A traveling magician and snake oil salesman Alex Thornfelt

Successful and super rich Amber Jain

Working for a sports team . . . . . . . . . . .

Logan Bard

Rich Henry Hasbrouck

Owning dogs in the city . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colleen Moran

Married, with kids Avery Koonce

Having a networth of $10,000,000, living in a mansion in Florida living the perfect life Steven Loeffler

A successful pilot or business man, with a wife and 2 kids . . . . . . Jacob Duthie

Living somewhere on the east coast with a mini Australian shepherd

Sarina Mahmud

Working full time as an engineer & raising a family . . . . . . Aaron Ramirez

A travel nurse Abigail Zuniga

A screenwriter for film/TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reid Castillo

An event planner with my own wedding venue Audrey Boughton

Hopefully a pilot . . . . . . .Ayden Burris

A trophy wife Sarah Bowdouris

An orthopedic surgeon Teague Bates

Physical therapist . . . . . . . . Seyeon Lee

A fashion designer . . Jordan Thompson

The owner of a furniture store, particularly sofas Emily Couch

A linguistics teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Catalina Santana

Far gone, broke and alone, but free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ty Krueger

Alive hopefully Kayla Wilkins

Ballin Darius Uhler

Working as a software engineer . . . . .

Alex Abulail

Having

$10,000,000,

A famous film director Jacob Clark

Living in the mountains and wearing flowy dresses Muna Nnamani

Thinking about Micah Dooley

Joshua Nownes

Famous . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Mcenaney

Hopefully starting my own business

Ryan Lassahn

Studying the stars from an observatory in the middle of nowhere with my pet frogs

Lily Edwards

Successful . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Golden

A physical therapist Peyton Fredrick

Hopefully working as a sports analyst for a major tv company Gage Riley

Living in Montana and working as a mechanical engineer Eli Will Pediatric nurse practitioner

A lawyer

Bond Igbinosa

.

Erin McGrath

Alive hopefully Kyndle Gabel

Famous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Hunt

Old Shane Fox-Boice

Living under a bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Schuh

A sales manager for a sports company .

Parker Mikulas

Teaching people ceramics in my self owned pottery shop . . . Sabryna Gordon Working with professional athletes

Matthew Mcatee

Teaching pottery . . . . . . . . . . Ella Chaney

With Noelle Laws Annie Pellegreen

In NYC taking care of my accounting firm I started . . . . . . . Eddie Velazquez

A animal rights activist as well as a veterinarian for an animal reserve

Alexander Horner-Wheeler

Missing Isaac and Josh . . . Micah Dooley

The CEO of Amazon/world’s first trillionaire Luke Chadwick Successful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Kash

I’ll be a doctor and hopefully have a family Skyler Clay

A psychologist that helps people worldwide and a wife with 2 kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophia Florence

Rich Makayla Dudley

Running my own businesses as an entrepreneur . . . . . . . . Jarrett Carpenter

A lawyer hopefully Ashley Barsam Allergic to gluten probably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charley David

Working for the cowboys . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brayden Linker

38 Harrison Hamre

Happy with a cat and an egg eating snake Theia Myers

Long gone Milaina Drain

Incarcerated for shop lifting . . . . . . . . .

Emily Leone

A large animal vet Evelyn Lee

Making bank . . . . . . . . . . .Aidan Clark

Working for the Cowboys

Brayden Linker

Dropping my own kids off at Marcus decked in Lululemon . . . Ryleigh Reiff

Working in whatever business my parents start up I’d like to stay close with my parents and be helpful to them

Katherine Lemley

Idk probably an accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In a 3rd world country

Roslyn Dobbins

Landon Wooldridge design

Sarina Mahmud

In 20 Years ___ will be ___!

I will be running my business with Laci . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

I will be at my dream job and very successful and happy Reagan Doll

Dakota will be a graphic designer .....

Dakota Meserole

Chloe will be successful

. Chloe McNiel

An Italian vineyard will be mine

Isis Richardson

. . . . . .

Owen Oppenheimer

Aubrie Condra will be Aubrie Condra

Emma Bowling

I will be a crafter doing art and sewing .

Lauryn Wells

Mrs. Wootten will be president . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brynli Michelle Carder

Aubrie Condra will be president

Kenneth Melendrez

My family & friends will be happy & successful .................

I will be married to Vaibhav

Grace Kim

William Yoon

Alex Thornfelt will be in the NBA dunking on Luka Doncic Hyunsung Na

I will be 7 inches taller. I just know it. I’ll prove the doctors wrong. .. Alison Julian Hyunsung Na will be the proud owner of an Applebee’s franchise.

. Alex Thornfelt

Alex Thornfelt will be co-owner of Hyunsung’s Applebees Colby Murray

world ............... Mady Morrison

Madi Riley will still be my best friend in the whole world <3 Rea Jaramillo

The school will be still making a difference to children ...

Elizabeth Neill

Ms. Popp will be a supreme court justice

The Dallas Cowboys will be Super Bowl champs Logan Bard

Veronyca West will be a professional bowler :) Ally Horton

Marcus will be a distant memory in the far back of my brain Jennifer Holbrook

Emma Marroquin Johei Cedillo

Jack Klotzman will be bald still ........ Veronyca West

The Marquee website will be a cryptocurrency front. ... Garrison Acree Marcus will be social distancing

Micah Mowl

The school, over populated ...........

I will be the biggest trendsetter OMG and

Taylor Swift will be supreme ruler of the

I will be rich......... Sarah Bowdouris Disney will be the owner of everything Reece Roome

Rea Jaramillo will be president of sports Marley Roberson

Gabe Ondrey will still be my best friend & extremely successful.... Claire Capek

I will be thriving ...... Rhu Manderfeld

I will be successful Preston Winter

Aaron Ramirez will be working full time & have a family ........ Aaron Ramirez

I will be slaying at life Abigail Zuniga

Home schooling/virtual class will be greater than in person learning ....... Reid Castillo

Veronyca West will be a professional bowler. . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Campopiano

I will be rich Audrey Boughton

School technology will be full-on computers Ayden Burris

I will be a physical therapist ..........

Seyeon Lee

I will be older Emily Couch

I will be living overseas teaching kids & traveling with family Catalina Santana America will be in civil war

Ty Krueger

Mallory Favre will be my best friend still Kayla Wilkins

Marcus HS will be gifted a new main campus (smh)

- Emily Kaslik

An Italian vineyard will be mine

-Isis Richardson

celebrity makeup artist - Skler Clay

Owen Benish will be rich Darius Uhler

Alex Abulail will be a millionaire

Alex Abulail

Emily Couch will be traveling the world and living her best life

Muna Nnamani

The bathrooms will be locked as always

Kaililani Frisella

Micah Dooley will be in my mind .....

.Joshua Nownes

Abby Geddes will be president

Taylor Mcenaney

Marcus will be forever remembered as one of the greatest schools in Texas.

Ryan Lassahn

In 20 years Isis Richardson, Olivia

Pier and Metzly Rodríguez will be my neighbors

School will be the same ...

I will be married

Lily Edwards

Nate Golden

Gage Riley

Marcus band will be the best Eli Will V8, V10, and V12 engines will be gone . . .

A woman will be president

Jacob Duthie

Bond Igbinosa

Andrew will be famous .. Andrew Hunt

An ASL interpreter

Cadyn Grantham

Preston Buice will be destroying humanity

Benjamin Schuh

My cats will be kings ..... Damien Fine

Caden Sorrel will be in the MLB.......

Parker Mikulas

Andrew will be a country music artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Matthew Mcatee

In 20 years June Kim will be in a position of power. Ella Chaney

I will be an accountant. Eddie Velazquez

In 20 years my car will be totaled

Logan Jimenez

I will be successful ..........Jack Kash

Gosiah will be Rich Gosiah McLeod

Ella Gu will be a celebrity makeup artist.

Skyler Clay

My baby brother will be 21 years old ..

Sophia Florence

Taylor Good will be famous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Makayla Dudley

Severe water shortages will be global.

Theia Myers

Cadence will still be my best friend ....

Milaina Drain

Cars will be flying Aidan Clark

Phones will be required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brayden Linker

I will hopefully be an artist or care taker

Anna Hillier

Owen Oppenheimer will be president . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roslyn Dobbins

Alex Xu will be a billionaire

Joshua Yoo

Liz Graham will be in the jail cell with me .....................

Emily Leone

My cats will be kings - Damien Fine

Veronyca West will be a professional bowler

Eva Chandler

I learned how to love people the right way

Sabryna Gordon

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How to treat others with respect Andrew Hunt

You have to be motivated to change for it to happen Cadyn Grantham

How to manage my time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Schuh

How to slack just enough to pass, but not Have to put effort in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shane Fox-Boice

Don’t let the opinion of others affect who you are or what you want to do

Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

The importance of winning . . . . . . . . . Parker Mikulas

Have a good time while you can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Mcatee

People are naturally selfish

Ella Chaney

How to get into Yale

Elizabeth Graham

I learned how to write plenty of essays when I was in 10th grade I never really knew before, but since Mrs Popp’s class she helped me with my list of things I was just bad at Logan Jimenez How to better articulate myself . . . . . . . . Alexander Horner-Wheeler

How to be rich Jeremy Schubert

How to sleep better on a desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theia Myers

How to launder money

Harrison Hamre

Solitaire skills . . . . . . . . . Emily Leone

Procrastination works as long as you know what you’re doing Evelyn Lee

Never tell yourself you can’t do something because you probably can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Micah Dooley

The best thing I learned was time management with all my classes and extracurriculars . . . . . . . . . . . Skyler Clay Sometimes it’s better to do it alone.

Jarrett Carpenter

The best thing I learned was how to be comfortable in my very own skin!

Sophia Florence

Time management . . . . . Ashley Barsam

It’s important to grow up, but it’s okay to always be a kid Charley David We are Marcus we are one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aidan Clark

The best thing I learned is how to get on every teacher’s good side Just don’t talk

Ryleigh Reiff

Honestly, no one cares what you do in high school just be yourself Also you’ve got one life so just do everything!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Hillier

Food Science because knowing how to make food is a very useful skill

. Katherine Lemley

Pythagorean theorem

Eddie Velazquez

Learning how to make a proper work and study schedule

Noelle Laws is ticklish behind her ears

Annie Pellegreen

It’s best to save then to spend Brayden Linker

I am myself Joshua Yoo

Roslyn Dobbins

Grades don’t matter as much as you think they do . . . . . . . . . . . Jianing Lin

Most MomentEmbarassing

Presenting Gosiah McLeod

Getting bad grade Nick Mazzola

Coming to school every day

Madeline Riley

Presentations Chloe McNiel

Me getting picked to go in one of those balls that hit each other in 8th grade. I went up against a girl in front of my whole school & lost badly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Whittaker

Shoutout to every girl I’ve had a crush on. My bad . . . . . . . . . . . Hyunsung Na Fell UP the stairs . . . . .Sarina Mahmed

None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cade Colley

Got stuck in a trash can in the girl’s locker room freshman year

Alexa Carson

Making JV baseball as a Junior

Alex Tertzakian

Falling in front of the lunch line

Elizabeth Neill

Winning the CoServ scholarship because a bunch of teachers and staff called me up in front of the class

Owen Oppenheimer

I think getting an orange thrown at me while in uniform . . . . . . . Emily Kaslik

Tripping up the stairs freshman year (first day of school) Ally Horton

Thinking boys are worth my time

Jennifer Holbrook

A guy squeezed an egg and it exploded and got all over me lol Eva Chandler

When I tripped over a red barrier on my first day here. Johei Cedillo

Standing in front of the cafeteria while being sent off to state for bowling

Too many to choose

Veronyca West

Jamie Campopiano I can’t remember

Don’t have one Jacob Clark

I’m never embarrassed

. Gunner Scheer

Having Abby witerally griddy around me . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . Alex Abulail

Once I farted really loud in class. . .

Darius Uhler

I block out everything embarrassing. .

Falling down the stairs

Kayla Wilkins

Catalina Santana

That phase freshman year where I would walk around the hallways and show people a picture of Yoshi on my iPad (I’m sorry) Garrison Acree

Falling up the stairs, hitting my forehead, and flashing people. Also one time I hit myself in the head with a sledgehammer Emily Couch Failing a dive at Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Teague Bates

Falling up the stairs in 9th grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Bowdouris

I asked a girl who I thought was single if she wanted to go to the state fair in front of her friends and she said she was already going with her boyfriend

Reid Castillo

Kaililani Leimomi Frisella

I have tripped far too many times on the stairs in this school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

My backpack pulling up my shirt

Skylar Cahoone

When I farted in class and my teacher asked why I was laughing

Emma Bowling

When I didn’t know Aubrie Condra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sophomore year, my car horn broke and the entire time, I was honking at people and cars while leaving the parking lot

Ryleigh Reiff

Dating. In general. BOO STAY SINGLE

Elise Randall

Being told off by Drew Howard

Rae Ferrando

Wearing spirit overalls to school on the wrong day Mady Morrison

Abigail Zuniga

When I broke my leg tripping in a gopher hole

Fell going up the stairs

Aaron Ramirez

Rhu Manderfeld

Brynli Michelle Carder

When my dad, Coach Carder, comes into my classroom

Falling from a stunt in front of everyone at a football game

Ciara Chavez

Being shorter than Coach Singleton

Connor Ortiz

None, I slayed Alison Julian

Getting both of my hands stuck in Mrs. Minich chair in freshman year. I was trapped. The whole class saw… sorry

Mrs . Minich . . . . . . . . . .Alex Thornfelt

All of sophomore year, anorexic Steven from 9-10th grade . . . . Steven Loeffler

Oversleeping Jack Kash

I couldn’t find my class on my first day so I walked the circle around S Hall probably about 100 times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rea Jaramillo

We were talking about Super Smash Bros in choir freshman year, so I asked my director if he wanted to smash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reece Roome

I fell over the net in tennis.

Ayden Burris

Freshman year Colleen Moran

Falling in the S hall bathroom while on crutches #neveragain

Ana Myers-Olvera

I have a lot. I fell down the stairs in front of a class, I fell up the stairs on freshman campus, I got broken up with in front of the whole wrestling team, that was cool (freshman year). . . . . . . . Claire V Capek

I fell out of a rolly chair and it was completely quiet . . . . . Audrey Boughton

My crown falling off at prom !!

Muna Nnamani

I don’t get embarrassed Theia Myers

When that embarrassing thing happened that one time Haven Emerson None because I’m perfect

Jayni Gogineni

Sleeping in class Landon Wooldridge

I think getting an orange thrown at me while in uniform

-Emily Kaslik

When I spoke directly to Micah Dooley

Joshua Nownes

Forgetting to mute your mic during a zoom call freshman year. . . . . . . . . . . .

Mcenaney

When I got accused of calling someone stupid when I didn’t actually say it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Lassahn

Carrying a fake knife in the hall for a class project and getting pulled into a classroom to put it in a paper bag cause it looked too real

Last summer I was with friends and was handed a love note with a number on it, and the note was written in a way that we thought it was a joke. I called the number on speakerphone and was messing around until we realized that he was being serious. My friends helped me come up with a response to get out of the conversation. Now I keep the note as a memory in my room

Micah Dooley

Not telling you Joshua Yoo

Getting hit by a chair by Emily Elizabeth Leone . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabeth Graham

Probably when I tripped and fell on the stairs…multiple times . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kaililani Frisella

Getting hit by a car in the parking lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emily Leone

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Passing out in front of M9 after a hard workout Evelyn Lee Sniffin someone’s hair

Myra Baqar

Asking if milk chocolate had milk

Lily Edwards

Nate Caine-Grider

Reading the wrong book for my English

3 class Aidan Clark

Gage Riley

Raising my hand to answer a question and when I said it with my chest it was wrong

Last year I feel down the stairs during passing period in W hall. Still keeps me awake at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eli Will Spanish class, I hated talking in front of people, and I really hated trying to speak Spanish in front of the class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Duthie

Reading the wrong book for English 3 class -Aidan Clark

I thought ‘nice guys’ were actually nice

When my car horn broke sophomore year and I had to drive out of the parking lot, and home while honking at every innocent person Ryleigh Reiff Having water spill all over me while I was getting my blood drawn… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anna Hillier

High school is just embarrassing in

I don’t really have any embarrassing moments

Bond Igbinosa

Getting whiplash when standing up for the pledge and fell Colby Murray I don’t do embarrassing things in school

Kyndle Gabel

I didn’t know the name of someone I talked to for months until recently

Shane Fox-Boice

Getting into a loud argument in class

Damien Fine

Losing to Lewisville in Baseball 5-4

Parker Mikulas

Tripping up the stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

Owning a Mercedes (its the wrong color) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cole Braun

Dropping my water bottle and it spilled on the floor . . . . . . . . . Eddie Velazquez

Falling down the steps

Gosiah McLeod

Creating funny pictures with my friend and sending it on my story

Seyeon Lee

Farting really loud in class lollll

Jeremy Schubert

Probably tripping up the stairs at the TECC Center Skyler Clay

My yearbook quote Sophia Florence Failing a mid term quiz

My hair freshman year

Right now

Makayla Dudley

Charley David

Max Boyd

Spilling orange juice on myself during lunch . . .

Brayden Linker

When I drove into the wrong lane while learning to drive making my mom never trust my driving Logan Jimenez I fell down the stairs

Milaina Drain

What got me in the most trouble?

Y’all, I’m the daughter of a Marine and a teacher, I don’t play that game. Good Luck though. Alison Julian

Aubrie Condra Kenneth Melendrez

Getting breakfast at M9 .............. Connor Ortiz

Leaving for lunch and skipping class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gabriella Solis

Wearing my hoodie Hunter Olsen

Aubrie Condra Emma Bowling

Not enough sleep + dumb friends = stupid decisions due to mob mentality. “I go down with the bit”

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Kaililani Leimomi Frisella

Parking in teacher and guest spots. Thank you Mr. Smith for letting me do my I.S.S. in the library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owen Oppenheimer

My friends Alex Tertzakian

Literally forgetting my ID 3 times in a year and getting detention ...........

Alexa Carson

Getting kicked out of Walmart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cade Colley

18 design

Alex Thornfelt

Forgot to finish one of my college applications, my parents were not happy

Sarina Mahmud

Kissing boys ...........Hyunsung Na

My ADHD Dakota Meserole

Being myself

Cheating ...........

Madeline Riley

Zach Kirkpatrick

Hyunsung Na, such a potty mouth on that boy. Tsk Tsk. Alex Thornfelt

Food fight/not going to tutoring ......

Amber Jain

Sleeping Henry Hasbrouck

My phone ............ Colleen Moran

Being late to Fusion rehearsals

sophomore year Ally Horton

My adhd Jennifer Holbrook

This one girl made fake messages because she was butt hurt. <3 Eva Chandler

Skipping Johei Cedillo

I literally never got in trouble ........

Being tardy all the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Veronyca West

Jamie Campopiano

Fighting Micah Mowl

Not being in school. Gunner Scheer

Not standing up for the pledge of allegiance Elise Randall My dazzling personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mady Morrison

In freshman year this guy came over to choir to tell us how to sell tickets for a fundraiser and I asked him if I could sell tickets to Joe. He said, “sure, who’s Joe?” and I made the Joe Mama joke. I’ve never seen Mr. Howard so mad. ............

. . . . . . . . Michael Henry

Probably just getting called out for talking Reece Roome

In 10th grade my friend and I were putting away paint for theater and we interrupted a performance. The teacher yelled so loud my ears hurt. ..........

Anna Hillier

The yearbook camera closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ana Myers-Olvera

Being late to zoom meetings during COVID Jacob Clark

Shenanigans. Darius Uhler

Not doing an assignment, getting a 0, and my dad yelling at me.

Kayla Wilkins

Having a smart mouth. .... Ty Krueger

Nothing really but no parking sticker.

Catalina Santana

Being too nice........... Emily Couch

Talking to my friends in class!

Jordan Thompson

Miscommunication between teachers in middle school. ............ Seyeon Lee

Probably talking. I talk alot and sometimes teachers get upset by it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rea Jaramillo

Skipping school. Teague Bates

Nothing :) Sarah Bowdouris

Talking ........... Audrey Boughton

I made a very out of pocket joke about someone's appearance and had to talk to an AP and apologize. ..... Reid Castillo

Talking in a country accent.

Abigail Zuniga

Trying to draw a face on Mr. Howard’s shiny bald head - Rae Ferrando

I leave ___ to ____

The Marquee to Jennifer Banh

Alex Thornelt

School in 2023 to go and live the rest of my life and make new memories

In 5 minutes to go home .

Marcus to UNT

Reagan Doll

Nick Mazzola

Madeline Riley

Marcus High School to UNT!

Dakota Meserole

Marcus High School to the University of North Texas

Hate to love

Chloe McNiell

Isis Richardson

$3 million in cash; Mr Duenes, in an unmarked duffel bag in his room

Vaibhav Sridhar

Everything to fate Ben Whittaker

Sometime in the summer; I don’t know yet Grace Kim

All of my ceramic monstrosities to Mrs Hale

Hyunsung Na Marcus High School to go to college

Sarina Mahmed

My jersey number (44) to Colton Pickett

Cade Colley

My mustard to Ms Bellevue . . .

Alexa Carson

My parking spot to whoever gets it next year

Alex Tertzakian

My $2 .73 of lunch money; whoever can find it under the vending machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Owen Oppenheimer

My legacy crazy leadership skills; the juniors I like <3

Emily Kaslik

All my stress from difficult classes; the underclassmen Good Luck lol

Kaililani Leimomi Frisella

Aubrie Condra to all my money when I die Emma Bowling

High school to slay the world

- Audrey Boughton

Jayce Jackson

My school experiences to slowly be forgotten

A huge hug to Coach Hebert for being the best teacher since middle school

Ciara Chavez

My crippling fear of whales to Aubrie Condra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alison Julian

Marcus to go to OU . . . . . . . Amber Jain

Marcus to grow up in the world, go to UNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logan Bard

Marcus to go to Arkansas . . . . . . . . . .

Henry Hasbrouch

Music Theory to Tate Dodson

In August to BYU-Idaho

Ally Horton

Jennifer Holbrook

The Soprano section to Emma Benight

My snack empire to burn

Eva Chandler

Johei Cedillo

Dually Noted to Mia Arostegui

Veronyca West

All my love to my teachers who loved me and cared for me Anna Hillier

Electric blue & Taway to Sabryna & Ella

Ana Myers-Olvera

My sanity to Drew Howard . . . . . . . . . . .

Rae Ferrando

School to go to another school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gunner Scheer

Marcus High School to UNT . .

Abigail Abulail

My desk to Tabor Haigh Darius Uhler

Procrastinating work in yearbook to next year’s staff Kayla Wilkins

My philosophy to everyone who needs a wakeup call Ty Krueger

Marcus High School to live in a different state and meet new people

Catalina Santana

Crusty bathrooms to future students

Jamie Campopaino

The viola section to Joe! You’ll be a great section leader next year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marcus to go to UNT . . . . . Micah Mowl

Emily Couch

The costume crew to Keelin Placido, Sloane Burpo, and VanBer. . . . . . . . . . .

Skylar Cahoone

A legacy to Emerson Cahoone, my brother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

My fashion legacy to Drew Howard

Elise Randall

In August to Texas Woman’s University

Mady Morrison

Everything in my possession to Drew

Howard

Michael Henry

Sports director to no one, I will ALWAYS be sports director (kidding, I give it to anyone that wants it) Rea Jaramillo

Marcus High School to go to A&M

Reece Roome

.Jordan Thompson

In August to go to the University of South Dakota to dive in college and Study Medical Biology . . . . . . . . . . .

Teague Bates

Marcus High School to be happy. . . . . .

Sarah Bowdouris

Home to live on my own

Ayden Burns

High school to slay the world

Audrey Boughton

The Marquee website to Lex Paull

Garrison Acree

Marcus High School to go out to the real world Reid Castillo

Flower Mound, TX to Santa Fe, Bolivia .

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Aaron Ramirez

MOB to Hyunsung . . . . Marley Roberson

Marcus High School to become/ continue being a professional model/ actress . Travel and walk as many runways I could dream of Truly become my own person

Claire V Capek

My legacy to Chimdi and Chidubem

Nnamani Muna Nnamani

All my stress and piles of work to the underclassmen Good luck lol

Kaililani Frisella

My heart, Micah Dooley, Joshua Nownes, home, Oklahoma Mason Whitesell

All my teachers with happy memories that will be forever remembered

Ryan Lassahn

I leave the Isis Richardson fan club to Sara Bedgood

Lily Edwards

High school to go to college

Gage Riley

Highland Village to go to New Jersey

Eli Will

My car detailing business (Duthie Detailing), to my younger brother

Jacob Duthie

Campfire club to Dylan Bond Igbinosa

Benjamin Schuh

I leave my cats to the streets

Damien Fine

Flower Mound to Fayetteville

Sabryna Gordon

My failed pottery projects to whomever can find them hidden in the ceramics room

Marcus to Oklahoma

Andrew Hunt

N/A Cadyn Grantham

I leave Jupiter to not be stupider

Shane Fox-Boice

I leave Marcus to do better things

- Sabryna Gordon

Parker Mikulas

MHS to University of Arkansas

Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

Marcus to Oklahoma

Matthew Mcatee

myself Sophia Florence School, to go home Brayden Linker

My legacy to go to Yale

Elizabeth Graham

Ella Chaney

I leave the crack floor tile I cracked to my future fans

Peyton Scheffler to Noelle Laws

Annie Pellegreen

UNT to major in accounting

Eddie Velazquez

My helmet to whoever buys it

Alexander

School to gym

Go to UNT . . . . . . . . . .

Horner-Wheeler

Jeremy Schubert

Luke Chadwick

Early August to go to BYU

Charley David Hope to my younger brother

Theia Myers

My gambling/drug ring to Jason Hoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Harrison Hamre

The pad on the stairs to Aria Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emily Leone

Micah Dooley

The stupid lessons I’ve learned, Isaac L and Jake D . . . . . . . . . . .

My school id to an incoming freshman . . .

Jack Kash

Marcus High-School, University of Oklahoma

Gosiah McLeod

Marcus to go to UNT Seyeon Lee

Going to the vending machine and getting sun chips to Ella Gu Skyler Clay

I leave Texas to attend college in Iowa and pursue my dreams

Jarrett Carpenter

I leave my insecurities to feel truly like

My grades to chance (I don’t study) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Evelyn Lee

Technology to the professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Anna Hillier

If you’re asking what college I’m going, the answer is none I’m done with school after this unless a job really requires it

Katherine Lemley

The awful bathrooms; the juniors

Roslyn Dobbins

School, feel sane Jianing Lin

My legacy, the 9th graders Joshua Yoo

I leave my car to my grandson

Landon Wooldridge

My failed pottery projects to whomever can find them hidden in the ceramics room

Teacher I’ll miss the most

Mrs. Hightower Zach Kirkpatrick

Howard and Davis, they’ve done so much for me

Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

Mrs. Dimmit, because she was a very helpful teacher ........Gosiah McLeod

Coach Reinberg because he has always been there for me and believed in me ..

Reagan Doll

Mr. Gillem because he’s the GOAT.....

Nick Mazzola

Mr. Franklin at TECC West

Madeline Riley

Mrs. Jankczak because she’s cool

Hunter Olsen

Mr. Ceb and Mrs. Robertson

Dakota Meserole

Mrs. Hall and Ms. Janczak because they are the sweetest Chloe McNeil

Mr. Duenes. The best man I know and a lifelong friend Vaibhav Sridhar

Mr. Pike because he’d ask me how I was doing everyday and check up on me. You could just really tell he cares for his students and is there for them ........

Ben Whittaker

Mrs. Brininstool because she’s an amazing teacher and helped her students pass the AP test! Grace Kim

Mr. Pike, he is so amazing and he always helps me when I need William Yoon

Ms. Joykutty because she is always there to listen and is the reason I am where I am today .........Owen Oppenheimer

ROTC instructors (Benito Salinas, Andras Szucs). My high school experience wouldn’t have been the same without them Emily Kaslik Mrs. Frisella. I get to hang out with her during her conference period in 4th since I have senior out. What can I say, I love my mom Kailani Frisella. Mrs. Jankczak Emma Bowling

Mr. Ceb, Ms. Janczak, All the football coaches, Coach Dion Connor Ortiz

Mr. Ceb Nathan Moudy

I’ll miss Mrs. Wooten and Mr. Pirtle. Because we do some cool things in classes with their helpers Mrs. Theresa and Mrs. Tami ...........Lauryn Wells

Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Wootten, Mr. Pirtle, Mrs. Murdock, Football coaches .

Zane Benson

I will miss Mrs. Murdock the most because out of all of the teachers I have had, she has been the most fun and has treated me more like a friend instead of a student Jayce Jackson

Mr. Fletcher, he was the best!

Amber Jain

Mr. Ward because he is awesome to talk to, Mr. Fletcher because he is the goat, Coach Webb and Coach Scales

Logan Bard

Professor Sultanov. She was always uplifting Colleen Moran

Mr. Crump, Mr. Aquino, Mr. Ward, Mr. Ceb! Steven Loeffler

Mr. Fletcher, he’s awesome ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taylor Bir

Mrs. Courtney House. She was just the sweetest and made learning so fun .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ally Horton

Mrs. Janczak ............Ciara Chavez

Mrs. Mccarter. Mccarter has been my light through out being at Marcus and I will miss laughing together

Jennifer Holbrook

Mrs. Talley! Eva Chandler

Mr. Howard because he taught me the most over the past four years

Johei Cedillo

Every English teacher I’ve ever had, thank God they kept lying to me that my writing was good Hyunsung Na Mrs. Janczak, she’s so sweet and really easy to talk to

The Hovdawg (Mr. Hovde)

Alison Julian

Sarina Mahmud

Mr. Ceb Cade Colley

Chief Salinas, Ms. Bellevue and Mrs. Murdock because they’ve all helped me find myself and helped me prepare for my future ..............

Alexa Carson

Coach Fuel because he was always my favorite person to talk to, and I could always go to him if I had a problem.

Alex Tertzakian

Mrs. Stone because she would always help me with random questions and Ms. Reyburn, she was always so supportive

Elizabeth Neill

Sarina Mahmud

Mrs. England because she has been very welcoming and I can talk to her about everything Veronyca West Mrs. Bragg, she’s always supported me and helped me through some tough times ................

Skylar Cahoone

Mr. Howard, he’s goofy .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rae Ferrando

Mrs. Janczak because she’s the best ....

Gabriella Solis

Mr. Howard, best teacher I’ve had Michael Mowl Coach Conrad, he was the only reason I had the motivation to keep playing after being bullied by my team

Mady Morrison

Mr. Howard Michael Henry

Mrs. Hall because she was my first ever teacher I met at Marcus and she’s always shown love and compassion to me and has stayed in touch even after last year .

Mr. Fletcher, I have won so many competitions solely because of his help.

-Alex Thornfelt

Hahn, I really wanted to learn more ASL. I only took 2 classes ...... Anna Hillier

Mrs. Strauss! She’s always so fun to talk to whenever I need advice, and made my unbearable English class bearable with her humor <3 Ana Myers-Olvera

Mr. Hinsley because he was so patient & his class was fun Catalina Santana

Mr. Ceb. He was the realest one

Ty Krueger

Mr. Lieberman, cause he has been a great ................ Kayla Wilkins Gillem. He is funny....... Darius Uhler Drew Howard/Wes Davis ............

Elise Randall

Mr. Ceb, he’s the goat Jacob Clark

Ms. Hale bc she was there for my whole high school evolution Muna Nnamani Mr. Gillem. I’ll miss his bright Kaililani Frisella

Mr. Lieberman Haven Emerson

Mr. Hovde cause he’s always been a real one Jayni Gogineni

Mrs Dirks because she was my favorite teacher. We both liked The Beach Boys and her food science class was awesome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Lassahn

Ms Vara, she was the nicest teacher I had ..................... Myra Baqar Mrs. Washler because she has influenced me greatly as a musician and student Lily Edwards

Coach Garza, bc I have been with him for 4 years Nate Golden

Marley Roberson

Ms. Hale she had a huge impact on my life

Freshman: Mr. Wilson, he was so warm and welcoming, Junior: Mrs. Straussabsolutely hilarious, Senior - Mrs. Felan - also very funny & very real, along with every other teacher who supported me on my path!

I’ll miss Mrs. Talley because her class was very fun and she was a very good teacher to have Gage Riley

Mr. Ceb I would miss all the talks we would have and all the games we would play Eli Will

Claire Capek

Mr. Howard, and Mr. Davis helped me grow in singing. Mr. Tipps made geometry fun

Mrs. Courtney, she was a really awesome teacher and her classes were always super fun even tho it was AP Stats.....

Reece Roome

Ms. Hale. She has been my journalism teacher for a long time ...............

Rhu Manderfeld

Ms. Powers, she was chill ............

Preston Winter

Jacob Duthie

Ms. Vara, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ceb, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Apperson.......... Bond Igbinosa

Mrs. Dodson because she is so kind and understanding Erin McGrath

Aaron Ramirez

Mr. Ceballos because he made economics fun

Frenzel - because I’ve had her class for 3 years

Frenzel bc she slays

Abigail Zuniga

Audrey Boughton

Mr. Wilson because he helped me find my major

Ayden Burris

Mr. Ward because he is so funny

Sarah Bowdouris

Proff. Hale, actually the best English teacher I’ve had Teague Bates

Mrs. Talley, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Duck ...... . . . . . . .

Seyeon Lee

Ms. Regent, I really enjoyed her class & how sarcastic she was ...............

Jordan Thompson

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Probably Mrs. Murdock. I’ve gotten to know her really well and is a great teacher and friend. I know if somethings wrong, I could go to her Emily Couch

All my fine arts directors, Mr. Howard, Mr. Darius, and Mrs. Washler! ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I will miss Coach Fuel the most because he was the funniest coach and the nicest Kyndle Gabel Coach Baker cuz he’s great Andrew Hunt

Jamie Campopiano

Mr. Brooks, because Micah Dooley is in his class Joshua Nownes

Mrs. House, I’ve known her for a long time and she’s the best Mason Whitesell

Mrs. Joykutty. She was the best teacher ever and she made me have so much fun sophomore year Anna Pittman

Mrs. Strauss because she’s my best friend! Taylor Mcenaney

Brooks because Isaac and Josh were in his class Micah Dooley

Ms Vara, She has really built a connection with me and I can tell she strongly cares about my wellbeing

Cadyn Grantham

Mr. Ceb he was aight ................

Shane Fox-Boice

I will miss Mr.Hovde the most because I won’t get anymore 0s ................

Benjamin Schuh

Mrs. Brininstool Damian Fine

Mrs. Courtney, because she always made class fun and enjoyable

Parker Mikulas

Mrs. Baxter, W 6th grade teacher

Cole Braun

Senior year, 1st semester, creative writing teacher, Mr. Lieberman. One of the most energetic, engaging, and chill teachers ever.

-Reid Castillo

Ms. Reyburn, she is the reason why I want to be an art teacher because the love she has for what she does

Sabryna Gordon

Mr. Sherrill Matthew Mcatee

Mrs. Pope, she always has a fun vibe and is never afraid to talk about anything

Logan Jimenez

Jeff Jones because he’s awesommmee!..

Max Boyd

Ms. Bellevue for her fruit snacks

Elizabeth Graham

Mrs. Talley. She is the nicest and easiest to talk to Brayden Linker

Coach Jund ............

Milaina Drain

Mr. Pike for giving Liz all her quizzes and always being helpful

Emily Leone

Mr. Ward, he’s a good teacher and treats us like people instead of just kids

Evelyn Lee

Ella Chaney

Ms. Reyburn. She deserves the entire world

Noelle Laws Annie Pellegreen

Mr. Ward Eddie Velazquez

Mrs. Strauss cuz she was chill

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Alexander Horner-Wheeler

Me ...................Luke Chadwick

Mrs.Hightower ....... Jeremy Schubert

Talley, because she’s the nicest and easiest to talk to Brayden Linker Ward Nate Caine-Grider

Mrs. Hazlewood cause her class is so fun Aidan Clark

Mrs. Janczak because she is so sarcastic, and will always make sure everyone is happy .................. Ryleigh Reiff

Mrs. Jennings because she was a great teacher .................... Jack Kash Wales and Reinberg, Mrs. Sistrunk, they all had a positive and enjoyable impact on my high school days

Skylar Clay

I’ll miss Professor Sultanov the most because she genuinely cared about her students. She was also an excellent teacher and explained concepts very well

Mrs. Hazlewood or Mr. Duenes

Sophia Florence

Mr. Wagner Makayla Dudley

Jarrett Carpenter

I liked all of my teachers Joshua Yoo Mr Ceb, the one who taught me World History and Economics. He’s really fun and has a great sense of humor

Theia Myers

Mrs. Kerns. She’s really pushing me to graduate

Mr. Ward, Mr. Sherrill, Mr. Gillem, Coach

Mr Hovde, because he’s one of the best teachers I’ve ever had and he’s so goofy

Charley David

Katherine Lemley

Lieberman - He’s awesome and super chill

Roslyn Dobbins

I’ll miss Ms. Lee the most because she’s the best Jianing Lin Mrs.Beck ......... Landon Wooldridge

Ashley Barsam

Mr. Ward because he is awesome! ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ms. Reyburn, she’s so kind and is patient with teaching people how to work with clay, and being a source for students to talk to about any problems

-Colby Murray

What I’ll miss the least

Walking by all my failed talking stages in the hallway

Worrying about school shootings

Ryleigh Reiff

Not Aubrie Condra Emma Bowling

Homework

Colleen Moran

Avery Koonce

School (no offense) mainly homework, mental breakdowns because of classes.

<3 ..................... Claire Capek

Kaililani Frisella

Annoying freshman that stand in the middle of the hall to talk to their friends.

Locked bathrooms Steven Loeffler

Having to ask to use the restroom and having to knock to get back into class

English class .......... Aaron Ramirez

School work and homework and wearing an ID ................. Abigail Zuniga

Emily Kaslik

The commons during passing period (literally move!)

The parking lot Owen Oppenheimer

High school drama Alex Tertzakian

Taylor Bir

The drama that followed you around everywhere Jennifer Holbrook

Yucky school lunch Eva Chandler

Forced paths to walk during covid year, desk divides, only 2 bathrooms being unlocked in the whole school, forced locked doors, forced sign out, cafeteria

The people crowding the commons like a bunch of animals........

Alexa Carson

STAAR, SAT, ACT......... Cade Colley

I won’t miss the drama that happened here .................... Johei Cedillo

American food/pizza Reid Castillo

English Audrey Boughton

Freshman year Ayden Burris

My friends who I love and care for deeply, clean break ...... Hyunsung Na Homework & tests ......

All the students

Class

Chloe McNiel

Dakota Meserole

Nick Mazzola

The W-Hall Hayleigh Vieyra-Hackney

School work

Taking tests & SATs

The parking lot

Waking up early ....... Veronyca West School ID’s......... Jamie Campopiano

English/History .......... Micah Mowl

The fluorescent lights .. Sklyar Cahoone

All dual credit classes I took Sarah Bowdouris

Assignments collected until due date

Gabriella Solis

Ciara Chavez

Nathan Moudy

Alison Julian because she has a crippling fear of whales

Kenneth Melendrez

The sinking feeling of knowing I’m stuck in this building for hours of my life for every day with no escape

Alison Julian

Waking up early, ACT, SAT, testing ....

Logan Bard

Academics in general I don’t have work ethic

Seyeon Lee

Elise Randall

UIL with Drew Howard Rae Ferrando

The class work. It was always so much for me since I work almost every day of the week Rea Jaramillo

Probably nasty bathrooms

Reece Roome

The bad vibes. W Hall traffic!!!

Ana Hillier

That one thing Marley Roberson

Sophomore year Rhu Manderfeld

High school parking lot .............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preston Winter

The nasty dusty crusty school bathrooms with the peeling seats. . . . . Emily Couch

Homework .......... Catalina Santana

Passing period through the commons .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ty Krueger

Fake people ..............Ally Horton

The school work

Kayla Wilkins

English Darius Uhler

The school work Alex Abulail

The really annoying time wasting assignments Jacob Clark

Snakes (cough, Isaac Ambrose, cough)

Muna Nnamani

Nne

Muna Nnamani

“I feel like I failed.”

I stared at my text with red eyes. An hour earlier, I opened the decision letter for my dream college, just to read the words “I am very sorry to inform you” at the top.

Seventeen years of my hardest work. School years and summers spent neglecting my emotions in the name of extracurriculars and practice tests. Sacrificing time with my family and friends, just to bump my grades up a few points, and it wasn’t good enough. I wasn’t smart enough.

I spent an hour mentally self-destructing on my bedroom floor. Then I texted Zee.

Zee is my older brother — but he’s also my best friend.

I was born exactly one year and eleven days after him. Once my parents brought me home from the hospital, he started spending all his free time standing over my crib and “talking” to me.

Before he was big enough, he would

When we immigrated to America, we’d mimic our preschool teachers’ mannerisms because there was nothing funnier to us than being called “sweetie” or “honey”. On any given day, we would make our parents buy cake and candles so that we could sing “Happy Birthday” for nobody in particular. The weekly parties didn’t make sense to anybody else, but they didn’t need to.

We would stay up all night in our bunk beds playing on my DS and making incoherent jokes. Childhood consisted of sunny Saturdays spent playing computer games in the library and then walking to the dollar store to buy candy.

When we got older, the video games turned into drives around town and midnight conversations. When my mental

I told him to call me later and went back to bed.

And for most of senior year, I ignored how my best friend lived several states away. I barely thought about how as we neared adulthood, our friendship would change — because I didn’t want it to.

But now, I’m about to leave for college, just like he did last year. I’ve come

try to carry me around the house to help out my mom. And before he could even properly articulate words, he had a constant nickname for me: Nne, which means “child” in our native language.

As a kid, I had a hard time making friends. I didn’t always understand social cues or know the right thing to say. But with Zee, I was always enough as myself. I was always Nne.

health plummeted during quarantine, he sat on my bedroom floor with me at 2 am and gave me reasons to keep trying.

I’ve never known what it’s like to be without a friend, because I’ve always had Zee.

The day he left for college marked another chapter. He was loaded down with bags and in a rush to get to the airport with my parents. I was half asleep and not ready to face my grief — so I didn’t.

to peace with leaving my friends, because I know that outgrowing friends is natural.

But I never want to outgrow my brother.

I’m not good at telling people that I love them. That’s why I rarely tell my brother that he is the kindest, funniest person I know. And that when it felt like everybody in my life was walking away, he was always there, sitting on my bedroom floor and helping me sort out my mind.

Over seventeen years, I made and lost friends. I switched personalities and tried on different goals like outfits, but this friendship never changed. And I’m scared that as we enter adulthood and get busier, it will become a memory.

But the past year showed me that even though we’re hours away, I will still text to see how his week was. We’ll still count down the days until the next visit. He’ll still always be up for a phone call.

That’s why when I thought life was over because I didn’t get into a college, I told him I needed to talk.

Two seconds later, he texted back.

“Let me call you.”

I’ve never known what it’s like to be without a friend, because I’ve always had Zee.

I spent an hour mentally selfdestructing on my bedroom floor.

Not in my head story

Aishani Raju

“It’s all in your head,” the doctor repeated. I gripped the white exam table paper, trying not to double over in pain listening to him say: “You just need to change your diet and sleep pattern.” When he left, I looked at the white sheet under me—it was torn to pieces.

When most people go to the doctor, they’re hoping nothing’s wrong. But for a full year, as I shuffled from specialist to specialist, I desperately searched the technician’s face as she smeared the cold blue ultrasound gel over my stomach, or as she eyed the spikes on the EKG

such extreme and visible fatigue that my teacher once offered to let me sleep in class. It was a world away from how I would normally take on my days.

Instead of constant fatigue, I would roll through my days with bundles of energy. My free time was spent cheerfully with friends and teachers instead of finding a place to rest.

My journey through ill health

and listened to podcasts about mental health. I felt calmer, but my stomach pain intensified until I was writhing in bed. My mom rushed me to the hospital, and the next thing I knew I was having a scope of my intestines.

When I woke up, everything was blurry and bright and the doctor told my mom that they had found the physical problem.

“Did I get this from stress?” I immediately asked. When he said “no,” I became so euphoric.

I took pictures with the nurses, still loopy from the anesthesia. There was finally a cause and a treatment plan for my unexplainable pain. It wasn’t all in my head.

My health journey through my sophomore and junior year taught me to trust myself and never again doubt my own perception of the world . I wrote a column my junior year about how my health journey redefined life. Soon students in my classes started to open up to me after reading it.

monitor, hoping for some indication that she had found something wrong with me.

In my sophomore year, I developed severe, unexplained symptoms: constant sharp, burning stomach pain like knives stabbing the underside of my belly and

was physically exhausting, but more importantly, mentally draining. Every test was negative. The more they told me I was anxious, the more anxious I grew.

I believed that the pain was all in my head.

If I had created it, then I could defeat it. I meditated, read self-help books

I saw myself as a voice for students who struggle with health issues. Rather than being controlled by my flare-ups, I discovered ways to vocalize mine and other people’s journeys. What I once saw as a future filled with uncertainty about my health was replaced with empowering myself and others through our stories.

I believed that the pain was all in my head. If I had created it, then I could defeat it.

Finding your passion

story Emily Couch

When I was a little kid I wanted to be a ballerina and a spy. That was before I realized that I can’t dance and I’m about as sneaky as a spider on roller skates. In 3rd grade, I wanted to be a chef. My life’s goal was to be on “Chopped Junior”,

but then I discovered that I was way too anxious to be able to successfully make a gourmet dish out of cow tongue and Jello in 20 minutes.

As I grew up, I wanted to do a million

It was like in the flip of a switch the silly little kid answers of future dreams were no longer acceptable — I had to actually know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

The wild journey of finding what I wanted to do was a trainwreck. Freshman year, I thought I could be a therapist. Then I realized that I’d have to deal with other people’s problems. Sophomore year, I was stir crazy from COVID and just wanted to get out of the house. My idea then was to be a barista in Europe so I could travel and have coffee. A master plan.

Junior year, I discovered that I could literally get paid to be something called a “dog transport nanny” and emotionally support dogs during flights. It felt like a win-win. Hanging out with dogs and traveling. The only problem was, I wanted to make bank.

different things, but had no idea what would actually stick. I was that one kid in the class who had been in soccer, basketball, a boys baseball team, softball, art, theater, choir and basically any other after school activity you can think of. But once I got into high school, people started wanting a legitimate answer as to what I wanted to do. Despite hours of soul searching, I was stumped.

Determined to find an answer, I would sit in my room, staring at the purple walls, begging the universe for a sign.

That was when I finally discovered it: I could be a nurse. I was set. The mental confetti cannon exploded. No adults would judge, saying I needed a grown up job. And I could travel. And I could make bank. It was a win-win-win situation –even better than the dog nanny job.

Now look, if you’re still worried about what you want to do with your life, do not fret. There are a lot more people out there with less of a clue than you. You’ve got to break a couple eggs before you find the golden idea of what you want to do. Be patient with yourself.

What you definitely don’t want to do is jump into something you know nothing about just because you wanted to get the big bucks. Because suddenly, four years of schooling later, you’re twiddling your thumbs behind a pharmacist desk at CVS, handing someone hemorrhoid cream. Nothing against pharmacists, it just could never be me. Do things you legitimately want to do that will make you happy.

Nothing’s ever going to happen perfectly. Look at what you want to do and do that. It’s that simple.

You’ve got to break a couple eggs before you find the golden idea of what you want to do.

What I wish I'd known

story

Roslyn Dobbins

I’m not going to try and tell you that high school was the best experience ever. For some people it was, but for others it felt like drinking bad milk. Sour and unpleasant. Most of my years here have been the latter. It’s a struggle trying to navigate your teenage years dealing with homework, relationships, hormonesand planning for your future. With all that in mind here are my God honest tips to make high school less miserable. Or at least as honest as I can be while still getting the thumbs up from the editors.

1. Not everyone is going to like you, no matter how hard you try. Trying to pander to people who refuse to like you, will mean you will lose yourself along the way.

2. Don’t stress so much. Take things step by step, and things tend to work out.

3. Be able to make yourself happy. Relying on others to be happy leads to unhealthy relationships.

4. Acting self-conscious to garner compliments is lame. Be proud of the things you are good at.

5. You will make some big mistakes.

7. People will try to make you feel bad about yourself. Don’t let them.

8. Try new things, even if you are scared. There are so many things I wish I had done but was too nervous.

9. Let yourself feel. These teen years are when people feel lots of emotions, and that’s okay. Learn to address them now, or you’ll be an emotionally immature adult.

10. Don’t rush into relationships. The best connections form as friendships first.

11. Just be a decent person. The things people experience now leave lasting impressions.

But that’s okay because I have too, and so has everyone else.

6. Be open-minded. Just because someone thinks differently doesn’t mean they are wrong.

Fashionably late

story

Harrison Hamre

If I’m going somewhere, I’m probably running late. It’s not that I don’t respect your time, I just respect mine more.

Now just to clarify, I don’t try to show up late. Generally, I overestimate how much time I have to get things done, hence all my late grades. But if I leave home to go to work, get caught in traffic and show up a couple minutes late, it’s not the end of the world. I won’t get fired for being 2 minutes late, and I won’t make any more money by showing up 5 minutes early.

And any meeting or class I’ve ever attended takes about 5 minutes to actually start. So why would I sprint through the hall to listen to a preamble about my teacher’s weekend escapades before class even starts?

People say you should show up 5 minutes early. Do you know how much I can get done in those 5 minutes? I could use the bathroom or eat a quick snack. I could make a call or try on a different

shirt because the first one looked kind of weird.

In general, if I show up to a place early, I just make awkward small talk or sit around bored on my phone.

Though high school had a rough start for me, things improved a lot this past year, largely because I realized those important things. High school isn’t easy, but there still will be a lot of good times. If you work on improving yourself and the things around you, high school will be an even better experience.

Why would I sit there and throw away 10 minutes just to show someone that I “value their time?”

Time is money, so just like how I wouldn’t give you 5 bucks to make you

like me, I’m not going to be 10 minutes early just to make you like me.

I tend to procrastinate too, but that’s mainly because I do other things that seem more important at the moment, like reorganizing my entire closet and desk before I do my homework. If I really care about something I’ll usually get it done on time, except for all the times that I don’t. Also, sorry to my teachers for not working in your classes. It’s not you, it’s me.

I remember when I figured out that I could just not do my FASTT Math in 3rd grade with minimal consequences. I’ve been a changed man ever since.

I’ve put off countless assignments until the last second, and I only partially regret it. However, I’ve been able to value my own time over inconsequential things, while only bringing minimal consequences to others.

While my lifestyle of cramming and running late may be anxiety inducing to some, I find comfort in it. I’ve had poor time management my whole life, but I’ll work on it later.

From beginning to end

story Garrison Acree

Dear eighth-grade Garrison,

I don’t have to tell you about how life-changing high school will be. You’re already wide-eyed and excited, ready for the next four years. You’re ready to start socializing, join all the after-school clubs and finally have your independence. Although the next four years will be awesome in a lot of ways, I can’t promise there won’t be some turbulence.

Most of the people you meet freshman year, for better or worse, you’ll never see again. Your first year of high school is short, you were always told. In 2020 though, it was cut even shorter when that year’s spring break never ended.

Sophomore year wasn’t like anyone was expecting. The entire campus became restricted and distanced, people being forced to stand away from their friends.

Between the lockdowns and the loss of life, you’ll think your peak was bound to be junior year. It was the year you started driving. It was the year you got a job. It was the year you finally started growing up.

In some ways, junior year was a major transition. It was the year back from COVID, a return to normalcy. It was the year that you earned your first officer position in ROTC. You also started to step up on the newspaper staff, earning your first major writing award.

Junior year was also a year of loss.

By the start of senior year, two dogs will have been rehomed, one dog will have died, Grandma will be among the many to be taken by COVID and Dad will be estranged from your family.

The losses of 2022 were one of the defining parts of junior year. Going into senior year though, things were sure to finally be on the upswing. But senior year would be defined by a different kind of loss.

don’t have expectations, and you’ll never be disappointed. But you did have expectations, especially going into senior year. Because of factors both in and out of your control, none of your expectations were met.

High school was supposed to match up with everything you wanted to happen, and nothing was ever supposed to go wrong. When the path didn’t match up with what you wanted, you couldn’t live with yourself. But in the moments where you’re so despondent that you don’t know what to do, that’s what the school counselors are going to be there for you. They were there when you opened up to Mom. They were there to get you the help you needed. When you weren’t talking to the counselors, Chief and Major would check on you from time to time, making sure things were going okay.

It was a year of broken promises, disappointments and blunder after blunder. From totaling your first truck to getting in trouble at school, there were several times that you came dangerously close to losing everything.

Like your wise mom always said,

I can’t prepare you fully for the next four years you’re about to go through, but I leave you with this: No matter what might be happening, there will always be someone looking out for you. You were out of school for almost two weeks when Grandma died. The day you came back, people you had barely even met before were asking where you went and if you were all right. If you disappear, people will notice, and they will be upset. So before you make a bad decision, remember: You’re never alone.

Sincerely,

Graduated Garrison

Alexa Carson

L rizz8

Hyunsung Na

For my last column, I wanted to write at the most ridiculous level of openness and transparency I possibly could. Some might call it “oversharing” and something “I’ll regret in a couple years. But in the name of journalism and feeling adventurous, I’ll do anything.

I chose to write about crushes. For some people, crushes mean less than nothing and it dies hours after it was born. They’ll see some person in their second period class, wearing a nice little outfit and their hair’s just perfect. Then the next day, they’re wearing some ugly shoes and it’s over.

But for me, every crush I’ve had, falls into two categories. I either run away and hide, avoiding them completely. Or I courageously open my mouth to speak to them and spit out some of the most nervous small talk, ever heard.

We’ll go through them all, but we have to move fast so there won’t be enough space for specifics.

Freshman year, was my first ever and last relationship in high school.

I know. I am an impressive specimen.

She was smart, put together and I felt so lucky that she liked me. But I ruined everything and went bonkers crazy. Gaping insecurities and a lack of self esteem made me overly attached very fast. She broke up with me three weeks later.

But I was crazy and that’s important to remember. She was 100% in the right

and I was a little baby-man unprepared for anything close to a relationship.

No unreliable narration here.

We’ll skip sophomore year, it was hard to have a crush on anyone while everyone was stuck inside. It was probably for the better. I was walking around my house with these uneven, janky fades I got from my dad in our bathroom.

experience of my life occurred and she never spoke to me again.

Senior year has been a whirlwind. It’s been like a really good Russell Westbrook game. Lots of shots and definitely some makes, but the amount of makes in proportion to the attempts makes you really ask yourself, was it worth it.

I have plenty of enthusiasm and spunk though.

Shoutout to all the people who I messaged a very unfunny joke to or some nonsense about music, (W rizz by the way). I absolutely had a crush on you guys.

Then there’s the handful who I then had a talking stage with, a phrase that makes me want to barf and a disgusting term to write. I also had a crush on you guys, but clearly something didn’t work out.

And that’s about it. I amassed a historic statline of one, three week relationship, four talking stages and a handful of rejections. But all of them fit into the category of the many times I crashed and burned with a lot of different people.

Junior year, I had a crush on a girl. Huge mistake. We talked here and there, developed a normal classmate-friend relationship. She said a lot of concerning things that I could’ve picked up on. But I found her funny. And hot.

She said yes to a date, then ghosted me. I went on with life.

Then she came back and said she wanted something only physically.

So after some pondering, the strangest

For all of them, I feel slightly embarrassed. But really, I have no regrets. I see it all as a glass half full. My friend Alex says I have no problem with the lack of people liking me but then I open my mouth. It’s hilarious to me but to me a positive scenario.

Like hey I fumbled the bag pretty badly. But I was in position to secure it and to me that’s not half bad. I’m still winning, I think.

Year in review

Varsity cheerleader Hallie Brown energizes the crowd during the team's routine show off before nationals on Jan 13.

Junior Halaa-Elia Tartir sprints down the track at the first annual Circle of Friends race on April 6.

Sophomore Jayden Ramnanan drives past his defender on the baseline. Ramnanan made the All-Tournament team at the Carlisle Krueger Classic Tournament earlier this year on Jan 6.

Junior Sami Valor takes the stage at the Marquette Spring Show on April 14. design Alex Thornfelt photos Ana Myers-Olvera