The Marquee Volume 34 Issue 7

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The Marquee Staff Editor in Chief

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Michael Minton Assistant Sports Editor

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Corey Hale Principal

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The Marquee Seniors Class of 2020,

These past few months have been unfair and unkind.

Although we have been robbed of our last semester as Marauders, this will not define our future. What will define us is the strength and determination we have found within ourselves during this period.

These uncertain times have united us all through unique, universal experiences. During our time together, we’ve also shared many other experiences and memories, including those influenced by music and the emotions it creates. So, in honor of this year’s senior class, “The Marquee” has commemorated our high school career through song. Throughout this issue, songs and playlists can be found to help us look back on the past four years.

Congratulations to our graduation seniors! May we continue to create great, new memories in our promising futures.

Sincerely,

Sam Thornfelt

Editor in chief

senior edition

my secret crush Emily McLeod ........................Hayden Self Hayden Self ........................Emily McLeod Remi Dzwolak ......................Peyton Gibbs Not a secret but Joseph Tiller .................... ................................................Claire Reader Meg Thee Stallion .................Jordan Litten Chance Castleberry ......Sadie Riestenberg Ellie Smrstik ..........................Nathan Tonti Maxwell Holt ..................Autumn Dodson Kaya Roof ............................Ben Contreras Garrett Karbs .....................Lauren Szlosek My boyfriend ....................Madalin Dotzel Andrew Korber ................Hayden Phillips Corey Taylor ........................Parker Bastie Collin Sutherland or Jake Ballard ............. ..............................................Bella Whitesell Matthew Heare .............Victoria Cheshire Chaitanya Bashyam .................Hana Ajam Riley Laplante (heart eyes) ......................... .............................................Emma Janeway Marc the Marauder .......Madeline Cherry Ethan Lee .............................Allison Leone Bryce Fenton .........................Bailey Roden Mai-An Nguyen ........................Albir Rifati Stone Raunam .....Arianne Van Der Stuyf Liam .....................................Kendall Bailey Carson Moseley lol ...........Natalie Bonner Dana Paponette ...................Addison Eads My boyfriend .........Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Pierce McCaffrey ................Lauren Herba Carson Germany ...............Chloe Hudson

Alsa Kahn .............................Garrett Karbs Annie Beth Clark .................Justice Douse I don’t have “secrets” ...........Miguel Elliott Kendall Bailey .....................Abigail Frantz Renee Gomez .................Destiny Simpson Piper Hemperly ........................Ethan Barr You don’t know her, she goes to a different school .................................Grant Papazian Bella Fortino .........................Bella Fortino

The lunch cookies.

-Gwyneth Glanton

Ryan Vaughan .......................Sarah Wilson Ashleigh Jooste ......................Dahlia Clark William Swigart ..................Mary Handley My girlfriend, Destiny Simpson ................ ................................................Renee Gomez Ashton Owen ................Noah Kirkpatrick My Phan ...................Mai-An Luu Nguyen I’ll ask my girlfriend ...........Patrick Bevins Mark Roby ............................Riley Vaughn

David Dobrik ......................Nancy Benitez Amanda Foust .............Carol Anne Starks Timothée Chalamet ............Logan Collins Myself .....................................Noe Morales Chaitanya ....................Preslie Hutcherson Jamie Scheetz .....................Brittyn Halbert Chaitanya Bashyam .............Celine Tobias My boyfriend ...................Sydney Linquist The lunch cookies ........Gwyneth Glanton Maysen, Emma and Shelby ........................ ...............................................Harvey Castro Armie Hammer .................Nikhita Ragam Steve Harvey (he’ll understand when he sees this) ................................Shalina Sabih Cole Pulsipher ....................Allie Crinklaw Olivia O’Brian .................Adam Matthews That’s a secret I’ll never tell ....Sierra Scott Morgan Pasieka .........Cameron Neustupa Pete Buttigieg ..........................Brigit Reese Garrett Karbs ...............Miranda Lutterbei Shalina Sabih (not so secret) (friendzoned) (simping) ......................Jadan Ruckdeschel Han Solo ..........................Emma Eidmann The guy I pass in the hallway ..................... .............................................Lauryn Walters JJ Watt .................................Aynslee Barber Myself ......................................Cade Maner Carson Meyer .......................Tatum Green Noah Soqui without a doubt. But I’m pretty everyone knew that already .......... ...............................................Caitlin Kinder

freshman year playlist

“Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran, “Closer”

by The Chainsmokers, “Attention” by Charlie Puth and more!

senior edition

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Teacher I’ll miss the most and why Mrs. Sudderth because she was always helpful and sweet ...................Jordan Litten Coach Reinberg because he is always a positive energy and is passionate about his work ...........................Autumn Dodson Mrs. Petkoff because she is the best ........ ...................................................Brigit Reese Mrs. Forthun. Her kindness always made my days brighter ..............Michael Minton Mrs. Lawrence, she is always super nice and encourages me to be great at everything ..............Kaitlyn Reichenberger Mrs. Dack and Mrs. Hladky because Marquettes was the best .....Lauren Szlosek Mrs. Wilson, she’s the only teacher I can cry in front of and not be judged ............ .................................................Riley Vaughn Mr. Pollone, he is the best math teacher in the school without a doubt .................. ......................................Cameron Neustupa Mr. Sudbrook because he always made me laugh .......................................Bailey Roden Mr. Howard because he’s the best ever .... .............................................Morgan Mayers Coach Peña because I spent a lot of fun memories with him .......Andrew Wegendt Mr. Poe, just because it was the best class I ever had ...................................Ryan Poles Mrs. Vancleve, because she was the best Food Science teacher out there ................ ..................................Zeke Camden Dayton Mr. Hovde because he is super cool and always had a trick up his sleeve ............... ..................................................Jenna Hauck I’ll miss so many teachers but I have got to give a shoutout to Mr. Aquino and Mrs. Brininstool because of the energy and care they brought to the classroom each day ........................................Harvey Castro Coach Reinberg because you can tell how much he loves his job and cares about his kids .........................................Tatum Green Mrs. Day because she has been a huge support system for me throughout high school ..................................Nikhita Ragam Ms. Mudd because she helped me find my love for theatre again ...........Justice Douse Mr. Hovde, because his shaming keeps me in check .................................Lauren Herba Mrs. Minich and Mrs. Jennings because they have been my biggest supporters in high school ....................Adriana Pueskens Mrs. Guy because I would rant to her about everything ..................Allison Leone

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Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Yonis, Mrs. Varin, Mrs. Kushnir, Mrs. Talley, Mrs. Sultanou, Mrs. VanCleve, Mrs. Gabel, Mr. Henderson, Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Fox .....Madalin Dotzel Major, because every day I walk past his Corvette, it encourages me to one day own one ............................Emma Eidmann Ms. Olmstead because just knowing she existed kept me grounded ...Abigail Frantz Ms. Lambert, she is fun and cool and taught me a lot about theatre over the past four years ...............................Nathan Tonti Mr. Stoberel and Mrs. Petkoff, also Mrs. Frisella. All amazing and passionate about their classes! .........................Tatiana Beach

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Mr. Crump because he was a funny guy and was very helpful ............Shalina Sabih Mrs. Talley because she was very calm and understanding ............Ryan Whitfield Mr. Pike, most well-rounded teacher ....... ...............................................Remi Dzwolak Mrs. Strauss because she was laid-back and really cool .....................Parker Bastien Mrs. Forthun, she was a savage ............... ...............................................Morgan Lyons Ty Kelly, twinning with Hawaiian shirts .. ..................................................Dahlia Clark Mr. Gillem because he always matched my sarcastic level ..................Sarah Wilson

Mrs. Sultanov ............Mai-An Luu Nguyen I can’t pick favorites... but probably Ms. Felan because she makes learning fun and she’s crazy (in a good way). Oh, and of course the substitute Mr. Richardson because he has a nice smile that brightens everyone’s day ...........................Hana Ajam Mr. Sudbrook, he always made pre-cal interesting and is easily the most helpful teacher here .........................Ben Contreras Mrs. England because she was such an amazing teacher to me and would take the time to get to know her students. She was always there for me when I needed help. Also Mr. Detrick because he was super fun and goofy with his students and always there when we needed help with anything ..............................Bailey Tadolini Mrs. Strauss, she has definitely had the biggest impact on my life. I had her two years in a row for English and in that time we were able to become good friends and she pushed me to do better in a class I struggled at ..............................Hayden Self Coach Miller because she was always there for me and has my back .. Allie Crinklaw Mrs. Karbs because she taught me how to live fast and die young .........Celine Tobias Coach Dibiaso because he let us have Caprisun parties ...................Riley Vaughn Mrs. Dodson ..................Noah Kirkpatrick Ira Sherrill, he made my day every day ... .................................................Peyton Gibbs Mrs. Minch. I consider her my mentor, in faith, language arts, and boy problems.

And in return, I babysit her precious kids.

There is only one Nikki Minich ................ ...............................................Caitlin Kinder Mr. Davis, I have had all four years and he always made us feel valued. I will always miss his class as well as his funny personality ................................Sierra Scott Mr. Gillem, because he was the best teacher ever ...............................Albir Rifati Ms. Scarbrough, she always pushed us to do our best, and she was always supportive of her students ...................Aynslee Barber Mr. Howard and Mr. Davis, they were extremely helpful for me growing as a person. Coach Jund, Coach Lawrence and Coach Cartwright for helping me get tougher and be a better young man ......... ...............................................Patrick Bevins

senior edition

Ms. Lambert, I had her every school year .................................................Logan Pasion Mrs. Dack ...............................Bella Fortino Mr. Sherrill, making me laugh with his Sherrillisms ....................................Joy Yang Mr. Kelly, he is equal parts good teacher and comedian .....................Emma Janeway Mrs. Regent because her sense of humor lights up my day every day ...................... .............................................Brittyn Halbert Strauss, always so fun................................... .................................Arianne Van Der Stuyf Mr. Poe, he always made it feel like everything would always be okay ............... ..................................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Ms. Vancleve, we’re tight like velcro ....... .............................................Grant Papazian The Hales for all they’ve done for me as both a student and a writer ...................... ...............................................Sam Thornfelt Mrs. Varin because she puts up with me ... ...............................................Mary Handley Nathan Allison because we went to Belize ................................................Miguel Elliott Mr. Pike, the way he taught made the most sense to me despite not being good at math ..................................Victoria Alonzo Mr. Sherrill, he is such a character ........... ...................................................Cade Maner Mr. Davis and Mr. Howard, I’ve been in choir with them all four years .................. ...............................................Kendall Bailey Mrs. Santos. I had been able to learn a lot from the four semesters I have been with her. Even though I was not the most interactive, I enjoyed every minute in Latin ...............Marcus Anderson-Valencia Mr. Kelly during AP Euro because his lectures always woke me up and made me laugh in the morning .........Ayra Charania Minich and Jennings. It feels like they have the answers to everything and all of the love for their students ....Claire Reader Mr. Stoeberl because he is always positive and funny ...........................Lauryn Walters Ruth Scarbrough because she’s always understanding and there for advice ......... ..........................................Madeline Cherry Mr. Yost because he made my last semester of junior year amazing in Statistics. Even though our class was probably the worst for him, I enjoyed every second of it and he made it fun in every way possible ....... ............................................Hayden Phillips Elizabeth Lambert because I’ll miss feeling special .......................Logan Collins Mrs. Sudderth because she was an amazing teacher and now she is leaving too ..................................Gwyneth Glanton

senior edition

“To the Class of 2020! Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your journey! Many of you I have watched grow up since elementary school and I couldn’t wait for you to walk the halls with me at Marcus. Many of you I was lucky enough to meet these past four years during your time as a Marauder. Regardless of when we met, I love you all the same! You will always be “my special class!” You have brought me more joy than you could ever imagine! Wishing you all the best of luck and I hope you know that S121 will always be open for you to come back and share your amazing stories with me! Love you bunches!”

Ms. Karbs

“I hope you all have some great adventures when you leave Marcus, but remember your time here fondly! Can’t wait to hear about your accomplishments! Stay in touch!”

Ms. Hutley

“To my AVID class of 2020never forget the seating chart strike or the mystery of the missing toilet of 2016. Go forth and conquer the world with that same ferocity and determination. You will do great things!”

Ms. Hughes

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Teacher I’ll miss the most and why cont. from page 5

Mr. Sherrill because he’s my best friend .... .....................................................Sarah Long Mr. Howard because he has the best memes and is an amazing director! ........ .......................................Julia Campopiano Mr. Wagner because he treats us as adults because we are about to head off to college and Mrs. Schwolert was the nicest teacher on the face of the planet .....Erik Niborger Mr. Wagner, he was very encouraging and uplifting ................................Annika Barry Kelly Sudderth because she changed my educational life .....................Garrett Karbs Mrs. Sudderth because she was an amazing teacher and now she is leaving too ..................................Gwyneth Glanton Coach Brown, she really showed she cared and treated me like an adult ...................... ..........................................Adam Matthews Mrs. Frenzel! ...............Catherine McKisic All of my math teachers because they have been amazing mentors and have taught me so many important life lessons that I will carry with me forever ........................ ........................................Miranda Lutterbei Mr. Pollone because he’s super supportive and came to most of the soccer games ... ......................................................Sam Coad Mrs. Lawrence because she is the sweetest person ever and introduced me to art .... ........................................Sadie Riestenberg Ira Sherrill because he is the best teacher I’ve ever had and has prepared me for college ...................................Addison Eads Mr. Henderson because he always put up with me and was a great teacher .............. ...............................................Nancy Benitez Mrs. Karbs because she’s lowkey my mom and I love her ...............Preslie Hutcherson Mr. Hinsley, he was everyone’s best friend!! .................................Emily McLeod Mrs. Strauss, she is the best teacher ever! .. .....................................................Ethan Barr Mr. Wylie, I’ll miss getting yelled at and having my simple name constantly misspelled .............................Renee Gomez Mrs. Walta because of our talks and she gives good advice .............Raquel Redmon Mr. Pike because he has been the most optimistic and fun coach to me, motivating to achieve great things in UIL academics ........................Annette Nguyen

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sophomore

year playlist “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons, “New Rules” by Dua Lipa, “Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man and more!

Mr. Kelly, one of the percussion private lesson teachers, because he has been my teacher since 6th grade. I spent 3 of my summer bands with him and I talk to him every time I see him at Starbucks to catch up on life with him. It’s going to be weird walking into a Starbucks and not seeing that familiar face .............Pidge Cheatham Mrs. Hazlewood because she made math not terrible ............................Tyler Dawson Mrs. Hazlewood, she was always so sweet and there to help me with whatever I needed ..................................Ashlynn Mays Mrs. England for always believing in me and being the best teacher all around and being someone to talk to when I was upset or just asking about my day and life ......... ..............................................Chloe Hudson Mrs. Sudderth, Mrs. Petkoff, and Mr. Stoeberl ...............................Natalie Bonner Mrs Reyburn!! She is the kindest person I know, and I love talking to her for hours while we work on projects in ceramics! ... ........................................Carol Anne Starks Mrs. Strauss because she was the coolest teacher and person ............Bella Whitesell I will miss all of my teachers but one of the teachers I will miss the most is Ms. Vara.

I only got to have her as my teacher for nine weeks but I loved it! Ms. Vara is so kind and I loved hearing her stories. Her class was a great combination of fun and learning. I will miss her smiling face! ..... .........................................Victoria Cheshire Ms. Lawrence. I’ve known her for almost half my life and she taught me so much about expressing myself and going my own path. Although she is an art teacher, she was the first person to believe in me regarding my creative talents and that helped me develop new talents as well .... ...............................................Aaron Guerra Mrs. Petkoff because she always let me use her microwave ................Destiny Simpson Mr. Ramirez - I’ve had him for physics for two full years and I will greatly miss having Phun with Phriends ...Katie Mann Coach Dibiaso the most because he has been the most fun and caring teacher I have ever had. Going to his class has been the highlight of my high school career ... ............................................Delayna Darvin

senior edition

“To my wonderful seniors, I have missed seeing you in my room these past few weeks! I will miss you and your crazy antics.

I hope that your time in Latin and JCL gave you good memories (and some excellent grammar and vocabulary skills!) I wish you all the best as you go out into the world. I will always be here for you!”

With love, Magistra Santos

“Dear Class of 2020... as Bob Dylan once opined, The Times, They Are A-Changin’, and for you guys, change did come indeed. We do live in interesting times and your graduating class is surely one of the all-time winners for uniqueness, if nothing else.

We in the Western World tend to believe that the Chinese word for “crisis” has a double meaning, signifying both “danger” and “opportunity” respectively…

So to the class of 2020, what say you? Are you going to view yourself as the graduating class known for seeing only danger… or the graduating class known for seeing opportunity? The choice is up to you to decide.”

Mr. Kelly senior edition

“You people are incredible! What a fun year we had together! I will always cherish the memories we made. Thank you so much for giving everything you have to the student section this year! You all have left a legacy of school spirit that will live on long after you leave these halls. Keep being amazing! To LOGAN STRAUSS - You have made me such a proud mama!

I am so going to miss your surprise visits and seeing your sweet, smiling face in these halls. LOVE YOU SO MUCH! -Mom” Ms. Strauss

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___ is most likely to ___ Haley Lawford is most likely to be the female Tan France ................Abigail Frantz Chaitanya Bashyam is most likely to find the cure for corona ........Adriana Pueskens Albir Rifati is most likely to become a millionaire .................................Albir Rifati Siddarth Jayjumar is most likely to let me crash on his couch ................Shalina Sabih Chaitanya Bashyam is most likely to rule the world ...........................Annette Nguyen Kendall Bailey is most likely to become the headline for vegans everywhere ........ ...............................................Chloe Hudson Brooke is most likely to have her own business ................................Ashlynn Mays Addison Eads is most likely to become the richest person ever out of the class of 2020 .......................................Addison Eads Renee Gomez is most likely to live under a bridge after college because she doesn’t want to pay rent ...............Pidge Cheatham Shalina is most likely to work in the NFL .. .............................................Hayden Phillips Mason Patterson is most likely to still make TikToks in his parent’s house after college ...................................Ben Contreras Savannah DeCrow is most likely to be on Broadway ............................Lauren Szlosek LA Herba is most likely to marry rich ...... .........................................Gwyneth Glanton Mai-An Nguyen is most likely to be a rich and happy gal ...........Mai-An Luu Nguyen Maggie Boyd is most likely to go to the Olympics ...........................Delayna Darvin Shalina Sabih is most likely to marry Jadan Ruckdeschel ......Jadan Ruckdeschel Caitlin Kinder is most likely to change the world, for the better .............Tatiana Beach Savannah Decrow is most likely to become a famous actress ...........Miranda Lutterbei Hayden Self is most likely to succeed ..... ...............................................Patrick Bevins Savannah DeCrow is most likely to be famous on Broadway ............Nathan Tonti Jlitt is most likely to become famous for camera work ...............Cameron Neustupa Sam Thornfelt is most likely to succeed .. ..........................................Madeline Cherry

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Lauren Szlosek is most likely to be my wife ........................................Garrett Karbs Pete Buttigieg is most likely to be president ...........................................Brigit Reese Chaitanya FC is most likely to be adopted as the national soccer team! ...................... ..............................................Natalie Bonner Garrett Karbs is most likely to be a billionaire. .............................Tyler Dawson Mr. Sherrill is most likely to be on American Idol ..........................Sarah Long

Caitlin Kinder is most likely to be a cute Instagram mom .............Victoria Cheshire Sidney is most likely to shoot a basketball and score ...........................Raquel Redmon Noor Khader is most likely to become a political leader ......................Justice Douse Lauren Szlosek is most likely to be president .......................Preslie Hutcherson Delaney Hemperly is most likely to marry her high school sweetheart ........................ ...............................................Allie Crinklaw

Savannah Decrow is most likely to be on Broadway!

-Julia Campopiano

Bella Mathis is most likely to become a famous artist .......................Nancy Benitez Emily McLeod is most likely to become the newest member of the Hype House .... ...............................................Sam Thornfelt Alysa Cheatham is most likely to visit me in my well-decorated bridge and help me move in a couple of broken lawn chairs .. ................................................Renee Gomez Tatum Hines is most likely to become a Kilgore Rangerette ................Riley Vaughn Logan Manual is most likely to be a funny dad ......................................Grant Papazian Annette Nyguen is most likely to abandon her future medical career and become a full time TikTok-er ............Nikhita Ragam Shalina, Melissa, Adam, Desi, Bella, and Ryan are most likely to have the best time at college ..................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald

Sierra Scott is most likely to always be there for you .......................Aynslee Barber Remi Dzwolak is most likely to fall in love with Peyton Gibbs ................Peyton Gibbs Chai is most likely to become a doctor .. ...................................................Hayden Self Katie Myers is most likely to marry a millionaire ...........................Morgan Lyons Griffin Joy is most likely to say some random fact about Wisconsin. Ryan Poles William Swigart is most likely to run the Air Force ..............................Mary Handley Gwyn is most likely to crash her car ........ ................................................Logan Collins Sarah Hill is most likely to own 10 cats ... .................................................Sarah Wilson Morgan Lee is most likely to become a plastic surgeon and eventually do my mommy makeover ........................Joy Yang

senior edition

Nikhita Ragam is most likely to become president ..............................Ayra Charania Hana Ajam is most likely to be free spirited ............................Autumn Dodson Vicky Venegas is most likely to answer the phone to me crying ........Destiny Simpson Kendall Petteway is most likely to be the richest man alive ...............Madalin Dotzel Mr. Howard is most likely to miss me the most .................................. Morgan Mayers Savannah Decrow is most likely to be on Broadway! ......................Julia Campopiano Justus Lewis is most likely to remain in my life as a long friend ........Erik Nibarger Russell Raunam is most likely to become a comedian ............................Tatum Green Dillon Jewett is most likely to become famous .....................................Cade Maner Ethan Peterson is most likely to become a vehicle technician .............Aaron Guerra

Emma Stewart is most likely to forget about showing up to graduation ................ ..............................................Emma Janeway Sam Coad is most likely to win the Ballon d’Or ..............................................Sam Coad Allison Leone is most likely to become a trophy wife .............................Bailey Roden Sami Schnoor is most likely to date a boy named after an inanimate object or onomatopoeia ......................Lauren Herba Hayden Self is most likely to be a senior again .....................................Emily McLeod Nathaniel Daniel Tonti is most likely to open a successful restaurant that serves macarons .............................Caitlin Kinder Owen Yap is most likely to be in a world famous band .....................Michael Minton Zeke Dayton is most likely to (maybe) be in the world record book one day .......... .................................................Zeke Dayton

Logan is most likely to be in the future ..... .................................................Logan Pasion Bella Whitesell is most likely to transfer to Arkansas sophomore year ..Allison Leone Peyton Gibbs is most likely to be president ......................................Remi Dzwolak Sarah Saleem is most likely to be a successful politician ..............Dahlia Clark Noah is most likely to be a billionaire .... .........................................Noah Kirkpatrick Maddie Meiner is most likely to win an Olympic medal ..............Sadie Riestenberg Dan Ball is most likely to work a 9-5 forever .............................Andrew Wegendt Bella Fortino is most likely to become a trophy wife .............................Bella Fortino Abigail Frantz is most likely to be a movie star ........................................Kendall Bailey Isa Pedroche is most likely to move to Spain ....................................Bella Whitesell

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senior edition

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Friend I’ll miss the most and why Morgan Lee because she is moving to Nebraska ........................................Joy Yang Colby Rohr, because he’s lived by me since kindergarten and since he’s a junior I won’t be seeing him next year ................. ..................................Zeke Camden Dayton Adriana Pueskens because she doesn’t wanna be my roommate .....Emily McLeod Any of my high school friends because my communication skills are poor, so I will miss them all ..................Nathan Tonti I can’t pick one friend. I think I’m gonna miss all my friends .......Jadan Ruckdeschel McKenna Cowley because she always makes me laugh ..................Nikhita Ragam

My past self because self love is the best love ............................Mai-An Luu Nguyen Chaitanya because he always knows how to make everyone smile ............................ ........................................Miranda Lutterbei Ally Galvan because we have been friends and lived only a minute away from each other for 13 years and it will be hard not to be with her always .........Brittyn Halbert David Rocha, he’s my brother and best friend rolled in one. We’ve been through it all together .......................Ben Contreras Trin, my lil sis, because she’s the best friend I’ve ever had. And the six seniors in the Marcus color guard. Tatiana Beach Carson Applegate - brothers since elementary and baseball days and he’s moving to Michigan for college .............. ...............................................Patrick Bevins Abbie Barr because she does whatever I tell her to ................................Bailey Roden

Max Walsted, Ethan Barr, all of my underclassmen friends. I hope I’ll be able to keep up with all of these friends in the future. The friends I know I’ll have to keep track of are Brayden Bailey and Bradley Prince because they won’t be able to survive on their own ..........Hayden Self Autumn Dodson because she is my only friend, and also because she’s really funny ....................................................Hana Ajam Hunter Fields because she has the best roast .......................................Justice Douse It doesn’t feel right to pick one. I love all of my friends. It won’t feel like home without them. Maybe I’ll miss Ila Telford the most, idk ............................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Austin Cork. He always made me feel special ................................Michael Minton Chai Bashyam because he will be too rich and famous to hang out with me ............. ..............................................Lauren Szlosek

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Emma Lasater because she is always down to do random stuff and has been my BFF.... ...............................................Allie Crinklaw Katelyn Harvey and Adriana Pueskens.

They made me a better student and friend and person, and I would not be where I am without them. They are so kind and hardworking and smart and supportive ... ................................................Claire Reader Natalie Allread because she’s a junior ....... ...............................................Mary Handley Reed, he is the goat ..........Noah Kirpatrick Mr. Sherrill because I will miss all of his funny quotes (Sherrillisms) ........................ .............................................Lauryn Walters

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All of them because they are my friends .. ...................................................Cade Maner Ashley Start because she is the sweetest person ever .........................Bella Whitesell Brice, he’s always been a fun and nice guy ..............................................Ryan Whitfield Izzy Martinez because she always made me laugh and she was my go to girl for talking about boys ................Sarah Wilson Trevor Walls. He was the FIRST person I interacted with at Marcus High and has been by my side since then ...................... ........................Marcus Anderson-Valencia Paige Hunden because she has been my best friend since she was a freshman and I was a sophomore. We are in different grades so our lives are going to be completely different now so I know it will be harder to see her versus the friends I have in my grade. We never have a dull moment together and we see each other 24/7 so I’m not ready for that to change .... .............................................Delayna Darvin Mickenley Rodgers, because we are best buddies in cheer .....Kaitlyn Reichenberger Tatiana Beach, I love her and she’s my best friend ....................................Morgan Lyons Sanski because she is so cool .................... ..................................................Jenna Hauck Parker Edwards because we’ve been friends our whole lives and have always been able to text each other and decide to meet up randomly. Next year we’re going to be 7 hours away ...........Pidge Cheatham Tyie, we grew up together and now that we are getting older our friendship changed a little bit ..............................Raquel Redmon Jessica Schubert for always getting me in and out of trouble ................Chloe Hudson Griffin Joy, played hockey together and he’s a sophomore .......................Ryan Poles Hannah Godsey because she is my best friend, 17 years and counting! ................. .............................................Emma Janeway Ari and Bri because they are my best friends .................................Bailey Tadolini Fredrick Chung, he humbles me ............. .............................................Grant Papazian Remi Dzwolak, he’s beautiful ................... .................................................Peyton Gibbs LA because she truly understands me without explanation ............Logan Collins Zach Ohlemeier because he is my favorite underclassman ..........................Ethan Barr

senior edition

My best friend Shalina because we’ve been friends since eighth grade and we have hung out almost every day since then. She will always be my person to lean on and have for moral support, she’s the best .... ............................................Hayden Phillips Natalie Bonner — she’s going to Bama 8 hours away from OU ............Riley Vaughn Elizabeth and Cheyenne because they have been there for me anytime I ever needed them .........................Aaron Guerra Emma Vega, Emily McLeod, and Adriana Pueskens. They’re some of the few people that can make me cry-laugh .................... ...............................................Sam Thornfelt Nick Schnan because he is the savior of Marcus soccer .......................Garrett Karbs Madeline Cherry, we’ve been friends since 3rd grade ..............................Kendall Bailey Sara Wilson, because she keeps me on my toes ........................................Renee Gomez Sarah Saleem because she’s a little genius and going to Yale!!! I’m so proud of her, but me and our best friends will miss her at UT ..............................Carol Anne Starks Chandler, I’ve known him since primary school ................................Adam Matthews Nick Underwood because I care about him a lot and he’s going far away ............. ..........................................Madeline Cherry Emily Reynolds; I’ve known her for 8 years ........................................Bella Fortino Madeleine George because we are going to different schools that are far from each other ..........................................Sierra Scott My friend is going to college with me ...... ................................................Addison Eads Sandee Gipson, that’s my favorite freshman there is ........Cameron Neustupa Tori Rees because she’s my girl ................. .............................................Morgan Mayers Brigit Reese because she’s been my bestie since Briarhill and we are gonna be 14 hours away from each other next year ... .........................................Sadie Riestenberg My best friend because we have been friends since middle school ....................... ............................................Victoria Alonzo Sadie Riestenberg because our last names are very close ...........................Brigit Reese Ethan Kappler because he always gave me food/candy on game days ..Nancy Benitez Ben Contreras because he runs like a turkey .....................................Shalina Sabih My cross country friends, I’ve been with them every morning and almost every evening, they’ve seen me at my worst and at my best, and they’ve always been there for me ...................................Ashlynn Mays

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The swim team because they have been with me through all of my crazy moments ............................................Annette Nguyen Natalie Bonner because she’s moving all the way to Bama ...................Riley Vaughn Peyton Gibbs .......................Remi Dzwolak Kaitlyn Reichtenberger because we’re literally the same person and she’s the best friend I’ve ever had ......Preslie Hutcherson None. All my friends that I’ll miss I’ll talk to anyways .............................Miguel Elliott LA Herba cause she’s cool I guess ............. ................................................Abigail Frantz Riley Vaughn, Maddie Meiner and Logan Collins because I will be over 600 miles away .....................................Natalie Bonner Kristine Tabios because I won’t have someone to goof off with in AP music theory anymore ...................Ayra Charania

junior year playlist

“Malibu Nights” by LANY, “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo, “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X and more!

Adriana Pueskens, we’ve been besties since fifth grade ....Arianne Van Der Stuyf Jahitza, she has been the best friend I could ask for ...........................Noe Morales Kendall Petteway — he is my best friend duh ......................................Madalin Dotzel Jet B because he’s my best friend ............... ..........................................Andrew Wegendt Brooke, Blythe, Ryan L., Ryan, Travis, Rosater, Bryce, many more ....................... ...............................................Parker Bastien Emma Vega, Emily McLeod, Sam Thornfelt, Claire Reader ............................ .........................................Adriana Pueskens Abby Atkinson because we’ve been close my whole high school career .................... ................................................Allison Leone Lexie Hernandez because she was there for it all ............................Autumn Dodson Justus Lewis, Aidan Forgay, Lexie Nyland, Taylor Charolton, Kristen Sullivan, Caelyn Bayer and so much more but I love them (can’t forget Jonah Ball or Kendall Petteway) ...............................Erik Nibarger Kaitlyn Hughes and Madeline Cherry because they’re just as weird as I am and the sweetest people ever ............................. .........................................Julia Campopiano Logan Collins because I’ll just never see him again .......................Gwyneth Glanton The cockroaches in the halls for always being there ........................Emma Eidmann Ainsley Durham because she listens to me complain about every single person I know ................................Destiny Simpson I’m going to have to say Andrew Gange.

I’ll miss my best friends of course, but I know I’ll see them again. I just think Andrew is really special for some reason, and I wish I had more time to figure out why I believe that ................Caitlin Kinder Caitlin Kinder because she is a joy to be around, she makes me laugh, she holds me accountable and always encourages me to be a better version of myself ............. ..........................................Victoria Cheshire Logan Collins, because his shaming keeps me in check ..........................Lauren Herba Exclusive bros because of the comradery .. .................................................Jordan Litten Ashleigh Jooste, she’s a foot taller than me ..................................................Dahlia Clark Sydney Marie Stoeberl. She’s been my closest friend since 7th grade, and I wouldn’t be who I am today without her .. ..............................................Aynslee Barber All my friends on soccer because I made so many great memories with them ........ ................................................Tyler Dawson

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In 20 years I will be A doctor of some sort, saving lives ........... ...................................................Hayden Self A stay at home dad .......Noah Kirkpatrick Coaching little league soccer with my husband .................................Riley Vaughn Happily thriving under a well-decorated bridge ....................................Renee Gomez An athletic trainer or coach ....................... .................................................Justice Douse Working, hopefully .............Abigail Frantz Still Zeke ................Zeke Camden Dayton I will be in South America working on archaeological digs of ancient native tribes .................................Pidge Cheatham Evading my taxes ..............Grant Papazian A surgeon already with my kids ................ ..................................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Happy (hopefully). Also married to Shalina ...........................Jadan Ruckdeschel Retired ..................................Miguel Elliott Living still ...........................Ben Contreras On a beach ignoring my responsibilities .. ............................................Sydney Linquist Working for the NFL ...........Shalina Sabih Working .............................Ryan Whitfield In the future ..........................Logan Pasion Stopping world hunger .............Sam Coad Hopefully a vet and have a family ............. ...............................................Kendall Bailey Ideally owning an architecture firm .......... ..................................................Jenna Hauck A professor/dean ................Mary Handley A nail technician, movie director, traveling the world .....................Madalin Dotzel Thinking of what’s my next goal ................ ..................................................Noe Morales Living my best life in Arizona ................... ...........................................Adam Matthews In Europe ...........................Natalie Bonner In New York owning a restaurant ............. .................................................Nathan Tonti Married, with kids, being a chiropractor................................................Albir Rifati A businessman ....................Tyler Dawson An engineer ........................Remi Dwzolak Hopefully in a successful career ................ ............................................Victoria Alonzo At Walmart ...........................Peyton Gibbs A dog owner ......................Lauryn Walters Raising my kids ............................Joy Yang Married with some kids and a pilot .......... ................................................Addison Eads A happy and rich fairy ................................ ....................................Mai-An Luu Nguyen Running my own hospital ...Allison Leone

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Hopefully rich, married, and raising 3 kids .....................................Morgan Mayers An international commercial pilot ........... ...................................................Cade Maner Rich and sexy ................Andrew Wegendt A travelling nurse living my best life ........ .............................................Brittyn Halbert A trophy wife ........................Bella Fortino A tattoo artist ......................Parker Bastien Hopefully in a psychiatry position with a family maybe, or at least a good financial position .................................Erik Niborger Living in luxury not being affected by money or fame ..................Raquel Redmon Playing Hacky sack with the boys ............. ................................................Garrett Karbs

Addicted to seltzer water.

-Emily McLeod

Hopefully also doing something I love ..... ..........................................Madeline Cherry Addicted to seltzer water ..Emily McLeod In a small cottage in the Colorado mountains .........................Michael Minton Married, paying off college debt ................ ....................................................Sierra Scott Married to Garrett Karbs ........................... ........................................Miranda Lutterbei Less sleep deprived ............Ayra Charania Studying reef sharks and advocating for policies to protect them ..Destiny Simpson A captain at a major airline living in a house with my husband and two-ish kids ................................................Claire Reader Jealous that Zach Hudson is married to Alsa Khan ..............................Celine Tobias Married to someone wealthy ..................... ...........................................Autumn Dodson An entrepreneur promoting STEAM and CTE .......................................Aaron Guerra Happily married with children ................. ................................................Logan Collins Looking at a 20 year high school reunion invite ...............................Gwyneth Glanton

Rich, hopefully ..........................Ryan Poles Old .......................................Aynslee Barber Claire Reader’s children’s wine aunt ........ ................................................Lauren Herba A doctor ..............................Bella Whitesell A mechanical engineer ...........Katie Mann Hopefully doing something that makes me successful ..............Cameron Neustupa Happy and hopefully successful ................ .................................................Tatum Green Living in a van by the river ...Dahlia Clark Hopefully writing and performing my own songs for the world to see! ................ .........................................Julia Campopiano 38 .......................................Emma Eidmann Married with 10 dogs ...........Sarah Wilson A wife, mother, and teacher. I will be teaching special ed at an awesome school .. ..............................................Bailey Tadolini A sports marketer or manager for the NHL ...................................Hayden Phillips 38...at my 20 yr high school reunion, seeing who peaked in high school ........... .............................................Emma Janeway Campaigning for my second term as president .............................Lauren Szlosek Living with the utmost fortune and working on physical sciences ............................. ........................Marcus Anderson-Valencia Married with kids - hopefully not quarantined! ................................Patrick Bevins Teaching at the same elementary school as my best friend and I’ll be married to a rich husband ....................Nancy Benitez A holistic doctor and healer living in South America!! .......................Hana Ajam A working nurse ..................Ashlynn Mays 37 ...............................................Brigit Reese Married with 2 kids ..........Delayna Darvin Running my own business ..Annika Barry Still in school ..........Kaitlyn Reichenberger Living halfway across the world bringing hope to people! ...............Victoria Cheshire Still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up ....................Cailtin Kinder Fat chilling on stacks of money ............... .....................................................Ethan Barr Married to an NFL player ...Allie Crinklaw An astronaut or environmental activist .... ........................................Carol Anne Starks Showing my kids all the TikTok dances I’ve ever done ...................Annette Nguyen A wine mom ..................Adriana Pueskens Flying away from all my problems, I wanna be a pilot ...................Tatiana Beach

senior edition

In 20 years ___ will be ___ People will (still) be mixing up Shreena and Preena ................................Katie Mann In 20 years, Madi Olivier will be a genius working at the CDC ...........Ayra Charania Alex Warren will be the cool mom with all the good snacks ...............Riley Vaughn Robots will be cooking my food and driving me around ........................Joy Yang A corporate lawyer and wine mom living in Spain ...............................Nikhita Ragam Julia Campopiano better be famous, or I’m suing the music industry. The whole thing ......................................Renee Gomez Sam Thornfelt will be doing what she loves .................................Madeline Cherry Nuss will be signing my agency checks .. .................................................Jordan Litten Josh Condon will be in love with Bailey still ........................................Allie Crinklaw Sarah Saleem will be president! ............... ........................................Carol Anne Starks Sam Coad will be a father .........Sam Coad Julia Campopiano will be as famous as Ariana Grande, but better ...Abigail Frantz Devansh Dalal will be fathering 10 kids .. ..................................................Dahlia Clark Mrs. Karbs will be my mother-in-law .... ........................................Miranda Lutterbei Ellie Smrstik will be living in the New England area, with three kids and a job as a first grade teacher ........Caitlin Kinder Taylor Bryan will have her own fashion line .......................................Bella Whitesell Adriana Pueskens will be my neighbor and fellow D.C. wine mom ..Sam Thornfelt Savannah Decrow will be famous ........... .........................................Sadie Riestenberg Aryel Jacques will be famous ................... ............................................Delayna Darvin Renee Gomez will be a writing god living under a bridge with her wife ..................... ...........................................Destiny Simpson It will be 2040 .....................Grant Papazian Katelyn Harvey will be living in a tree probably ..............................Natalie Bonner Tomas Pondeca will be smashing other soccer teams and living lavishly ............... ...............................................Ben Contreras Zeke Dayton will be hopefully known for something ...............Zeke Camden Dayton MMFC will be undefeated state champs 20 years in a row and counting ................... ..............................................Emma Janeway

senior edition

Lauren Szlosek will be the democratic nominee ................................Lauren Herba Albir Rifati will be the coolest person ever .....................................................Albir Rifati Landon Bradley will be a conductor for a really amazing college choir ...................... .........................................Julia Campopiano Trump will be out of office .....Brigit Reese Taylor Bryan will be TikTok famous ....... ................................................Allison Leone Allie Crinklaw will be still not over her ex. .................................................Bailey Roden LA Herba will be the wine aunt to my children .................................Claire Reader My friends will be living their best and healthy lives ...........................Justice Douse Tatum Hines will have her own reality TV show ....................................Lauren Szlosek Zach Hudson will be married to Alsa Khan ......................................Celine Tobias Shalina will be married to the game of football ..............................Hayden Phillips Landon Brandley will be teaching music ... ...............................................Patrick Bevins Bella Fortino will be rich and beautiful ... .................................................Bella Fortino Ari Jeter will be living next door to me and teaching at the same elementary school with me ...................Bailey Tadolini Risha Bhuta will be still killing every TikTok dance ...................Annette Nguyen Chaitanya will be president ....................... .................................Kaitlyn Reichenberger Life will be wherever it has taken me ..... ................................................Erik Nibarger Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald will be giving me a new pair of lungs ..................Shalina Sabih Shalina Sabih will be filming for the NFL. And will be my wife. Just sayin’! ................ ........................................Jadan Ruckdeschel Apple will be a world power ....................... ...............................................Mary Handley Joy Yang will be a nurse ....Lauryn Walters Chaitanya FC will be competing for their 10th consecutive MLS Championship ...... ................................................Garrett Karbs Mr. Davis will still be teaching choir kids about solfege ........................Kendall Bailey Straws will be banned ...........Nathan Tonti Ryan LaFollette will be a world famous rockabilly singer ...............Michael Minton Morgan Lyons will be the most successful person I know .......................Tatiana Beach

Skye Hoffman will own her own business .. ......................................Cameron Neustupa Julia Campopiano will be a famous singer/ songwriter .........................Morgan Mayers Serina Patel will be the funniest doctor on earth ........................................Jenna Hauck Morgan Lyons will be a rocket scientist ..... ..........................................Victoria Cheshire Marissa Altshuler will be teaching at the same elementary school I do .................... ...............................................Nancy Benitez Sam Thornfelt will be the next Charli D’Amelio ..............................Emily McLeod Our planet will be screwed ..Miguel Elliott America will be a socialist country ......... ................................................Addison Eads Peyton Gibbs will be president .................. ...............................................Remi Dzwolak Sarah Hill will be an astronaut ................. .................................................Sarah Wilson Julia Campopiano will be famous ........... ....................................................Sierra Scott Remi Dzwolak will be drinking sweet tea with me ..................................Peyton Gibbs The hallway cockroaches will still be there ............................................Emma Eidmann Mai-An Nguyen will be happy and rich .. ............................................Mai-An Nguyen Emily Mcleod will be TikTok famous ...... .........................................Adriana Pueskens Noah will be a stay at home dad ................. ..........................................Noah Kirkpatrick My family will be in the future .................. .................................................Logan Pasion Zoria Lilly will be a pharmaceutical technician .............................Aaron Guerra Meatball will have opened his own restaurant named “Meatball’s Shack.” ........ .....................................................Ethan Barr Savannah will be on Broadway ................. ................................................Logan Collins My kids will be friends with Logan’s kids ... .........................................Gwyneth Glanton Brooke will be a veterinarian ...................... ...............................................Ashlynn Mays Ryan Glenn will be famous ....................... ..............................................Aynslee Barber Shalina Sabih will be a NFL wife .............. ...............................................Chloe Hudson John Wegendt will be an NFL kicker ....... ..........................................Andrew Wegendt Logan Collins will be the Head Director at Marcus High School .........Riley Vaughn

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The comparative degree

Samantha Thornfelt Since I was little, I knew whatever I was going to do would be something that would help others in my community. I thought that the only way to accomplish that was by pursuing a career in the medical field. From elementary school all the way through high school, I imagined myself in many different roles — a veterinarian, a nurse, sometimes even a doctor. When I would tell others about my career plan, they would always positively respond and ensure that I should continue to explore the STEM field.

While I knew that I could have some level of success as a STEM major, I never felt a strong passion for it. I did well in science classes and had always found an interest in learning about biological sciences, but I had always known that

what I truly loved was writing.

After working on the high school paper for a year, I finally began to realize my love for journalism. I knew that not only was it a way for me to share my work with others, but it also gave me a unique ability of telling others’ stories, as well as informing my community. Halfway into my senior year, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in the field for the rest of my life.

I decided to apply to the Mayborn School of Journalism at UNT, and was later accepted. While I knew it was much different than my previous one, I was positive that a job in journalism was made for me. When I excitedly began to tell my friends and peers about my new career path, I was met with drastically different reactions. They no longer seemed excited, but confused. The congratulatory smiles on their faces now seemed strained, and for a while I couldn’t figure out why. I finally realized what they were thinking when a classmate’s blunt response caught me off guard.

“A liberal arts degree? Good luck making any money with that.”

My heart sank. I realized that while I knew the many unique, fulfilling aspects of a liberal arts degree, most do not. Others had only heard the negative stigmas of the field. That all liberal arts majors are nothing but hopeless dreamers and starving artists. That they can never be as successful as STEM majors.

I soon became jealous of the many engineering and pre-med majors that sat in my classes. I had once received the same reaction that they had when

“Congratulations to the Marcus High School Class of 2020! I have no doubt that each of you will blaze new and positive paths. I will miss many of you who I had the pleasure of teaching. The only regret is not having these last few Sincerely, days to say goodbye. Do great Mrs. Sistrunk things in the future...and keep in touch!”

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discussing their future with others. They all received a pat on the back and a “You’ll do great,” whereas all I got was a confused smile and a condescending “Oh. Why that major?”

Rather than continue to belittle myself based off of my classmates’ reactions, I began to look at my mother’s career path.

After receiving a B.A. in psychology, she decided to work for the state as a social worker. Every day, she worked with at risk children and families that were in need of various services. While it wasn’t a high paying occupation, her job satisfaction was immense, as she got to help those in need.

This is what I hope to one day accomplish with my own degree. While a job with a journalism degree may not be as lucrative as one with a medical degree, I know the work I will do will still be important. Whether I become a journalist or a member of a communications team, having the responsibility of informing my community will achieve my lifelong goal of wanting to help others.

Just because some in the STEM field may have higher pay than those with liberal arts degrees, it by no means makes them more successful. While a salary is an important aspect of one’s job, I find the most important aspect of success to be the fulfillment of working in what you’re passionate about. Everyone has chosen their path for a reason, so no one should belittle another’s choice based on their own definition of success. Any person can experience their own version of success, no matter the field.

“Congratulations 2020 Seniors! Wishing you the very best in the next chapter of your lives! We know that you will accomplish great things and can achieve anything that you set your mind to.”

Mrs. Tarin senior edition

The limit to friendship does not exist

ayra charania It was fourth period, and I was absolutely exhausted. My brain had zero energy to socialize, and I just wanted to nap.

Rushing into the AP Calculus BC classroom, my face fell as I realized I barely knew anyone in the room. Being an AP kid for five semesters, I thought I would have at least one friend in the class.

I just wanted one person who I could sit down with, complain for a few minutes and mentally nap in front of.

However, I knew no one. I claimed an empty table and stared into space as all the other tables began to fill. Finally, I saw a single person I knew. It was someone I hadn’t talked to since eighth grade, but at least I knew them. She came to the table with a friend I never met before.

The friend was not completely

exhausted, like me. She was wearing a colorful striped dress with overalls and clunky combat boots, and she had the most shiny and vibrant hair I had ever seen. She was not tired or sleepy. She was so hyper and energetic that she reminded me of Spongebob.

I absolutely hated it. She was so peppy, and I could not process it. It was not only the end of a long school day, but we were stuck in calculus. There was nothing fun about integration or infinite series or polar graphs. How was she not ready to go home yet?

I never thought that this giant ball of sunshine would eventually become my best friend. Although, it didn’t happen without a few fights.

Our most memorable little fight happened during our first group quiz. My group consisted of the girl I hadn’t seen since eighth grade, Little Miss Sunshine and a guy who used to be my lab partner in AP Chemistry. We had done every practice problem we could to prepare, and we were ready to ace the quiz. We breezed through it until we got to the last problem.

I became frustrated. I was the only one who was able to figure it out, and I integrated the whole thing by myself. I could do each step except the last one.

The last one required me to remember trigonometry, something that I had long forgotten since pre-calculus. I assumed that my other group members could finally contribute and help out with this final step, but I was sorely mistaken.

We were all dumbfounded and sat still for 20 minutes trying to figure it

out. I glared angrily at each of my group members, and Little Miss Sunshine finally called me out.

“None of us know it, and you being annoyed isn’t going to solve anything,” she said. “Why can’t we just turn it in?”

In all my pettiness and anxiety, I refused to turn it in. I checked everyone’s quizzes seven times, to be exact, and did not bring a single paper to our teacher until the bell rang at 3:35 p.m. Truthfully, it made me happy to annoy Little Miss Sunshine, but that eventually became the solid foundation of our friendship.

We received a 98 on the quiz, a grade below average according to my identity as a high-achieving Asian. Little Miss Sunshine laughed at my disappointment, reminding me that I still tried my best.

This happened many more times because it was truly impossible to make a 100 in AP Calculus BC. At each disappointment, Little Miss Sunshine was there to remind me that I was neurotic. She taught me that trying my best mattered more than whatever grade I received. To my surprise, we ended up going to prom together and keeping in contact through summer.

She became the person I would message at 3 a.m. because I felt homesick while I was doing research in Boston. The person I would hug and vent to when college applications became too stressful.

The person I looked up to for positive advice.

Thank you Chersey Tabios for always believing in me and helping me believe in myself.

“Class of 2020, I wish you all the best as you approach your dreams. It was my honor and privilege to work with many of you in my classes. There are so many that are inspirational, hard-working, and determined. Stay focused on your career path, embrace challenges, Stay in touch, and always remember how much we Mrs. Sultanov love you at Marcus!” senior edition

“Congratulations and best wishes to the Marcus High School Class of 2020!”

Mrs. Munro

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Not so fairytale

alyssa cheatham High school isn’t the fairytale movies, books and TV shows make you believe it is. That’s a pretty general statement, and I’m sure a lot of us understand that.

However, I’ve learned a few tricks that have romanticized my high school career in my own way.

One of the pivotal moments in my happiness was sophomore year when I realized that some of my closest friends were toxic to my mental health and I needed to cut them out. Renee, one of my best friends to this day, had been telling me for weeks that certain people around me had been bad mouthing me behind my back, and finally after getting comments

about it from other people, I confronted them. It was hard for me, seeing as I am a people pleaser, but I had to get past my anxiety and do what was best for me.

I also realized my sophomore and junior year that just because you aren’t the best at something, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. I’m the third percussionist of my siblings, and my brother was one of those prodigy students who was drumline captain for 3 years, a wind symphony member for 4 years, and a GDYO member for most of high school. But percussion is what he wanted to pursue in life. It isn’t what I’ve ever wanted, and I’ve always spent more time on my academics, as well as writing and drawing skills. It was tough to realize that even though I’m not as good as my brother at percussion, and can’t fulfill all these expectations people have for me.

Even if you have a commitment to a group or organization, make sure you spend time doing what you love. Even with percussion, I spent the rest of my elective classes either writing or drawing.

Elective classes that may be considered a blow off class by most may become your favorite part of the day. Some of my favorite teachers, and ones I have asked for letters of recommendations, have been those teachers.

Also, getting a group of solid friends who you are comfortable with is so important. I didn’t find my group of people until my senior year. I’ve had

“Seniors, my heart is broken to see the year end like this for you. However, you have all proven how resilient you can be in the face of adversity and you will only be made stronger moving forward. I am excited to see everything you will accomplish going forward and the future you will build for our community and society as a whole. Don’t forget to come back and say hi every now and then!”

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friends all throughout high school, and I’m super close to a few of them, but when in group settings I’ve always been sort of an outcast. A group or organization isn’t always going to bring you your people. I was in percussion for all 4 years and even though I’m friends with a lot of band kids I’m not super close to many. Joining the newspaper was the decision that ended up giving me a friend group. We aren’t the friends who only text either. Before quarantine we hung out almost every weekend and even ended up studying for classes together. Now I video call or Netflix with at least 2 or 3 of them almost every night. Aside from them, I only have a few friends I would consider my best friends High school may not be the amazing four years you expect it to be. The work is hard and finding your friends and yourself makes it extremely lonely at times, but that doesn’t mean all of your time in high school is going to be like that. You may find your group of close friends freshman year and continue to kick it together for the rest of high school or maybe you’ll be more like me and have a hard time finding your place even if you are involved in organizations. Whatever it is, it doesn’t matter how different it is to those movies you oh so wish your teenage years looked like. High school is all about romanticizing your own experiences and making it the best time you can, even if it doesn’t seem fun at the moment.

“I have missed you all so much.

I wish you all the best! Please keep in touch.

I am here to encourage you along the way Ms. Scarbrough when you need it.”

Mr. Pike senior edition

What can I say?

mckenna cowley I sat down to write my last published work at Marcus High School, my senior column, and I was at a loss. I have no clue what to say about my experience these past four years. At first I thought there wasn’t much to say.

Then I thought about my friends.

We had late night conversations and talked about our fears and hopes. We ate countless meals together. We were there for each other through heartbreaks, successes and humiliating moments. It’s okay that you tried to hit on the Jersey Mike’s cashier and he didn’t want to talk,

come sit down. Our table is in the corner where he can’t see us; we can laugh about it.

I remembered my romantic relationships. I learned about love and loss, emotional maturity and a lack of it.

I learned about sharing memories with someone else and being able to reflect on them peacefully, even after a messy breakup. I learned how to argue and work through relationship issues. I learned about heartbreak and that my mom knows exactly how to heal it. Drink some tea, let’s watch “The Real Housewives.”

Then I remembered my teachers.

I was taught by people who were passionate about learning. I suddenly became invested in Government, Econ and English. Who knew I would care about Algebra II? Some teachers were role models, some were confidants and some were both. Friends for just a moment.

I didn’t know how to handle what was going on at home, I needed an adult to give me advice. Friend problems, family problems, they listened. It’s okay, that’s tough, I’m here for you.

I couldn’t leave out band.

I learned about acceptance. I stood with the other kids in my program, even when it seemed like others didn’t. I learned about leadership and hard work.

I pushed through some of my toughest moments, emotionally and physically. I

“Keep precious these memories of your past because they have molded you, have high goals to aim for your amazing future, and most importantly celebrate and enjoy today because it is only here until tomorrow! Love everyday, live every minute!!!

Blessings to you Class of 2020!” senior edition

learned about unconditional unity.

I was in newspaper my senior year.

I reconnected with my love for writing. I looked for and found stories to tell. I reviewed new restaurants in our community. I told the world how to be alone on Valentine’s day. I told the story of a family who faced tragedy. I learned about the importance of journalism. I told my own stories. I was accepted into the Mayborn School of Journalism at UNT. I was united with others through one love for newspaper.

When I sat down to write this column, I felt sad and robbed of my senior year.

In the beginning, I truly felt like it would be easier to deal with missing the best three months of school if I acted like it was insignificant. In reality, I met some of my best friends. I figured out who I am as a person and what I am good at. I took advice from adults that will have a lasting impact on my life. I grew into an adult with the help of my classmates, friends, teachers, advisors and directors.

I would say that I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything, but it will always be disappointing to have to miss the senior breakfast, the prom, and have a different graduation than I had dreamed of. However, I find comfort in the fact that I have grown, learned, loved and been loved so much during these past four years, and those experiences are valid.

“Félicitations! Vous nous manquerez!

(Congratulations! We’ll miss you!)”

Mademoiselle Lee

Ms. Lawrence

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The art of mediocrity

renee gomez Mediocrity has always been my strong suit. I’ve never excelled, yet I haven’t failed. In elementary school I didn’t get picked first for dodgeball, but I wasn’t last.

Averageness is the perfect disguise for any high school transfer student. I was invisible and invincible, a combination that always let me fit into the background.

Though I’d mastered the art of averageness, I was unaware of how intensely I was about to fail.

As a middle school drummer, I was fifth or sixth in a class of 12, mathematically mediocre.

However, the Marcus drumline isn’t average. They’ve won every competition, they’re the only drumline that marches and they’re the first high school group to perform at TMEA. It’s a constant uphill battle that only stops when your mom lets you quit. Mine did not.

Of course, I didn’t know those statistics. I thought that being sub-par in

middle school would make me sub-par in high school. During my first rehearsal, it was apparent that I was wrong.

When I entered the auditorium, stage lights illuminated Mr. Wylie, who immediately noticed my presence. Today I know him as my percussion instructor and one of the most terrifying yet inspiring people I know. In that moment he was just terrifying.

Suddenly, he flung his arms in the air and waved them around like a plane conductor with orange glowsticks.

“Stop! Everybody stop!” he hollered while pointing to me, and I became three inches shorter.

“This is Renee, everybody say ‘Hi, Renee!’”

About 30 sweaty kids grumbled an unenthusiastic “Hi, Renee.”

This was fine with me. The less attention I got, the better. After all, my goal was mediocrity and this half-hearted “hello” fit that description perfectly.

As though he had read my mind and decided to go against it, Wylie called their attention.

“C’mon guys, you can do better than that! From the top, ‘Hi, Renee!’”

Suddenly, every eye was on me and I made around 30 enemies. I had disrupted a rehearsal that was top priority to these marching marionettes.

I was shoved behind a marimba and told to “play along” to extraordinarily fast scales, and it hit me that I had completely failed. I was drowning, and no one could offer me a life raft.

I didn’t know any scales, was barely aware of what a marimba was and shook when people talked to me.

I ordered a new uniform, T-shirts with giant “M”’s on them and uncomfortable

khaki shorts. We performed every other week and I never knew what was going on. I didn’t make any friends and instead developed a lovely farmer’s tan.

When school started my luck didn’t waiver. The freshman campus was a double decker misery of identical halls and classrooms. I sat with people I vaguely remembered while cramming homework I’d neglected the night before.

However, I slowly became average again. I stayed up late to figure out how to play more than three scales. I talked to more people, raised my hand in class and said more than “I dunno” when called on. I learned names, got phone numbers and was able to play all 12 scales.

Sophomore year mediocrity was almost in sight. I played the fourth vibraphone and made non-band friends.

Then, junior year, it happened! I was average! I was the second vibe, had everyone in drumline’s number and I had the most average car made, a grey Toyota Camry. Everything was sorted out until my APUSH class.

I was a week late because of a schedule change, so the last seat available was adjacent to the prettiest girl I’d ever seen. Suddenly, I was very interested in becoming above average.

Now it’s my senior year, and after spending hours studying, performing, filling out scholarships and promposals, I’m finally above average.

I play the marimba in the Symphonic Band, am the president of a club, got accepted into UT and have been dating my girlfriend for over a year. I could’ve excelled like this for years if I’d realized that failing miserably would lead to success that put me out of mediocrity’s grasp.

“To all our amazing seniors, we know this is not the way you wanted to end your year at Marcus, but we are so proud of you and your resiliency in such a challenging time. You have accomplished so much in your time here and we know you are all meant for great things in the future!!! Much love!!”

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Ms. Granberry

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Dark chocolate

nikhita ragam In a bustling cafeteria of nose-picking, immature third-graders, I sat with my peanut butter sandwich, quietly nibbling on it, amongst the girls from my class.

Macey, a rambunctious basketball player, proposed the idea of comparing our skin colors to types of chocolate. Fear crept into my stomach.

One by one, she identified my friends as “white chocolate, white chocolate…,” but when it came to me, she immediately came to the conclusion of “dark chocolate.”

Dark chocolate.

Those words have haunted me since.

At the time, I was appalled. I had worked incredibly hard to remain as fair as possible. I would sit in the shade during recess and avoid direct contact with the sun. I expected “milk chocolate” at most. Although she didn’t mean it, “dark chocolate” was equivalent to a malicious insult.

Growing up in an Indian household, I’ve been exposed to colorism, prejudice within an ethnic group of favoring lighter

skin over darker skin, from a young age.

When I was born, my parents rejoiced seeing my white skin. Little did they know, the extra five days I spent in my mother’s womb caused me to develop an extra layer of skin that I shed off during my early weeks of life. While my parents never made me feel lesser because of my darker skin, hearing comments of the advantages I would have with fairer skin caused me to foster a negative perception towards my skin color.

During one of my visits to India, my dad took me on a walk. We sauntered across the busy streets, observing rushed children hastily jumping into autos and men congregating around food stalls to enjoy their morning chai. We even stopped to savor fresh roadside coconut water. Upon coming home, I washed my hands, looking into the mirror above me. I was horrified. The words “dark chocolate” were ringing in my ears. How could I have been so careless?

After returning from India, I made it my mission to never repeat such a mistake.

During recess, in 100 degree Texas heat, I would wear jeans and a sweatshirt to ensure the sun wouldn’t prey on my skin. I forbid myself from entering a pool unless it was indoors.

This past summer, I attended the Telluride Association Summer Program.

Given that my group was 50% Asian, the dichotomy, or contrast, between the East and West was a reoccurring discussion topic. Within mainstream media, the West tends to otherize the East by portraying it as an exotic phenomenon.

For example, in The Cheetah Girls: One World, India is depicted as a vibrant country where everyone supposedly lives in palaces and wears elaborate outfits.

Obviously, this is far from the reality,

but this is often how Eastern countries are shown in Western media. During one of my late-night conversations with peers about the exoticization of Eastern cultures, I realized something: this East/ West dichotomy exists specifically within South Asian representation in media.

Popular South Asian actors in Hollywood, such as Mindy Kailing (The Office) and Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), have played characters where their ethnic identity is tied to their role.

Some may have accents but one uniting feature between these actors is their darker skin color. It’s the same one the West uses to identify me as South Asian.

Oddly, in the East, fairness is preferred amongst actors. It’s frustrating to live at this intersection of the East and West, as in the East, I’m expected to strive to be as white as possible. But in the West, I need to be just the right shade of brown to fit in this formulaic description of how a South Asian looks, otherwise I would be confused as Hispanic or racially ambiguous.

I used to harbor hateful feelings towards Macey. Looking back, I realize that her idea of comparing skin color to chocolate was definitely problematic, but I was at fault for allowing her words to affect me under the influences of colorism.

Although “dark chocolate” shaped the rest of my childhood, I’m grateful for the experience. I have grown to love and embrace my skin color.

Today, I could care less about how much I tan. I simply find it fascinating how I’m an embodiment of the East/West dichotomy and have to play different roles in each to be recognized and accepted.

Given my experiences, I hope to set an example for young South Asians on how to be dark and accepting of oneself.

“In class, we often talked about how your past experiences have shaped your current relationships. Perhaps this is the moment that will shape your FUTURE relationships. Praying for even MORE growth in your next season of life.

Love you all!”

Ms. Vara

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Perfect Imperfection

adriana pueskens Tie-dye is a trend that’s always been around. On 70s day in school, everyone dresses up in shirts with splotches of mixed colors, and in chemistry we choose our favorite colors and design tie-dye t-shirts. Tie-dye has always been in fashion, but for me, it’s unique because I have a “tie-dye” leg.

I was born with a port-wine stain, a birthmark that makes the skin on my left leg appear red because of overexcited blood vessels that don’t “shut off ” and are larger than normal. It can appear anywhere on the body, mine just happens to cover my entire leg. Since about only three out of every 1,000 people have it, many people are unaware of the condition and believe it’s just a bad sunburn. My unique birthmark, put simply, looks like someone spilled wine all over my leg and only cleaned up certain spots.

My birthmark created the disadvantage

of looking odd in pictures, but it also provided special advantages. Growing up, it made learning basic directions a lot easier. Since the port wine stain is on my left leg, all I had to do was look down, and I’d instantly know my left from my right. While most kids were struggling to remember directions, I had a built in navigation system.

In preschool, a girl in my class told me she didn’t want to play with me because my legs were different colors. I remember being a little shocked at first, and though I didn’t let it affect me for long, it’s still something that’s stuck with me for years.

As a child, I was in and out of doctor’s offices when there was still limited research on port-wine stains. Some birthmarks go deeper than the skin and cause internal problems in veins that can have future implications, so from an early age, I was monitored and became used to x-rays and MRI scans. I’ve even visited doctors in New York and California to make sure we could rule out every medical problem that was a possibility for me.

As I grew older, doctors told me to consider swimming because the motion of kicking in the water helps shrink the blood vessels and reduce the risk of varicose veins. I had to quit dance, a sport I loved, to try swimming even though it was not my favorite activity.

Unexpectedly, this became one of the best decisions anyone has ever made for me.

I found a great group of friends on my club team and decided to sign up for my high school swim team freshman year.

I continued to enjoy the camaraderie found in high school swimming so much that the early practices at 6 a.m. didn’t faze me. I loved cheering on my peers,

and throughout the wins and losses I’m grateful I always had my team supporting me.

Swimming became way more than a medical solution. It continued to boost my confidence through my teenage years as I ironically pursued a sport that put my entire “tie-dye” leg on display, with no options for hiding my uniqueness.

Swimming also facilitated my competitive side, pushing me to not only compete against other people, but also to improve on my own best times.

I was lucky enough to serve as a captain my senior year, and though I’m sad I never got to finish my senior season of water polo, I’m happy I found a sport and team that have meant the world to me. Through swim, I learned the meaning of responsibility and teamwork. My teammates saw me at my best and at my worst and always pushed me to be true to myself. My tie-dye leg isn’t something that defines me by any means, but it has brought me to a sport that plays an integral part of my identity.

Although it’s just a physical appearance, my birthmark has helped shape who I have become and gave me a place in high school. From an early age, I learned that appearances aren’t everything and to focus on myself rather than the opinions of others. What I used to think was an embarrassment has led me to some of my greatest blessings. I’ve become so accustomed to my birthmark that I forget my legs are even different colors.

Many people don’t notice the difference anymore, and I believe that’s because I’ve stopped treating it as something that makes me different. If tie-dye is making a comeback, I guess I’m ahead of the trend.

“I have such a soft spot for this graduating class. As freshmen, you were quirky, funny, compassionate, creative, and wildly intelligent. As seniors, you are even more so. I am so proud of who you are and am so grateful to have been part of your educational journey. Thank you for all the joy you’ve brought me!”

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Mrs. Minich

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The good, the bad and the ugly

michael minton The 1966 spaghetti western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” is a movie about an outlaw who teams up with a wandering stranger, played by Clint Eastwood, to scam the law for bounty money.

Eventually, they turn on each other only to unite again to find the buried money of a Civil War soldier.

This was one of the first movies I remember seeing with my dad. Something

about the good working with the bad all while the ugly tracked them through the desert mesmerized me.

My dad and I loved watching movies together as I grew up. Some of my best memories are spending hours with him, watching movies from classic Westerns to comedies. When I was really young I was a total Momma’s boy. My dad would always joke, “I guess he likes you more,” and try to pass it off with a laugh, but my mother knew it bothered him.

But one day my dad came home with a plastic case holding the greatest video game ever made, “Lego Star Wars” for the original Xbox. We spent hours playing together and as we collected every coin in the game, we grew closer and closer.

Now, a 2006 video game isn’t the only reason I love my father. Throughout the years he has taught me so much. He’s taught me to keep a cool head while others panic, to always be kind to others despite their circumstances and to always do the right thing no matter how tempting the alternative. I could fill a book with the lessons I’ve learned from that man, but by far the most important is perseverance.

When my dad came to Texas for a job that

was promised to him, he instead found himself without a job, battling a lawsuit with two kids and a third on the way. A lesser man would have cracked under the pressure.

“I will beat this or I will die trying,” Brian Minton said.

He would work himself to the bone before he let his family down, so he fought back. Now he’s a respected doctor with a base of loyal patients who trust my dad with their lives.

Over the years me and my dad have grown closer and our communication has improved. Watching “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” now with my father reminds me of our relationship as father and son.

I think that’s why I love that movie so much. My upbringing was the combination of a lot of good with a little bad, all being chased by an ugly truth. But in the end instead of having a Mexican standoff in the cemetery over who gets the gold, you find me. A boy who hopes that one day he can live up to his father’s example and carry on the lessons he taught him.

I love you, Dad.

“To our peeps in the Class of 2020, you guys were amazing to have in class as fishies and it has truly been a joy to watch you grow up! You taught us so many things like the power cry and that bromances come before romances. The poetry slam was like none other and we love you have always come back to support each class since then. I went to my first Holi Festival with you guys and discovered that the red powder doesn’t wash out of blonde or grey hair. Your service projects were top level and so impressive! The field trip shenanigans and what turned out to be a somewhat stalkerish sounding class shirt.

Throughout your time at Marcus you have given so much of yourselves and we are thankful and proud of all that you have accomplished and will continue to do! Love you guys and remember you can leave 9th grade AP Humanities but you can never really escape it!” senior edition

Mrs. Jennings

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Teachers telling me to put my ID on ........ ...................................................Cade Maner Being able to play soccer for Marcus ........ ................................................Tyler Dawson The smell of the 9th grade campus ........... ....................................................Hana Ajam MMFCG squad ....................Sarah Wilson My friends because I know we’re all going our separate ways but I do hope to stay in touch .............................Jadan Ruckdeschel The never ending construction ................. ...........................................Emma Eidmann Being in the musical and making memories with choir and acapella .......... .........................................Julia Campopiano The savage things I’ve done in my past and some of my goons I used to rock with in class ...................................Erik Nibarger Seeing my friends ...............Nancy Benitez Coach Dibo ...........................Riley Vaughn Every teacher and student that made the 2020 class what it was ........Harvey Castro Sharing a brain cell with Emma Vega ....... ..............................................Emily McLeod Marcus football games, Mr. Marcus, and all the Marquettes .............Natalie Bonner Seeing my close friends every day and hanging out with them. They made my days better and happier ....Hayden Phillips The relationships with all of the people that I’ve met over the past 4 years .......... .........................................Sadie Riestenberg My friends. Weather party, if you read this, I love you guys forever. I’m so lucky to have had y’all all through high school and can’t wait to see you all soon ............ ................................................Claire Reader My friends and the football games ........... ...............................................Kendall Bailey Being constantly told to have my ID on a lanyard around my neck ............................ ...........................................Destiny Simpson The feeling when I heard the final bell ..... ................................................Abigail Frantz Chaitanya FC games ............Celine Tobias I’ll miss the excitement of track season .... ...........................................Autumn Dodson S121 .......................................Garrett Karbs The mil ball/ROTC .............Mary Handley Tech week of Marcus Theatre shows ......... .................................................Nathan Tonti Friday night football games ....Ethan Barr The memories and friendships .................. ......................................Cameron Neustupa

Not having to do anything ......................... ...........................................Adam Matthews Water polo games with the team ............... .........................................Adriana Pueskens My track team .......................Tatum Green AVID ............................Catherine McKisic Marching season and competitions.They were always fun to compete at and also to spend time with my friends at and it will feel weird having free Saturdays at the beginning of the year next year .............. ..........................................Pidge Cheatham High school soccer ....................Sam Coad Those I knew well ........................................ ........................Marcus Anderson-Valencia Seeing my friends every day ..Katie Mann AVID or DECA ...................Miguel Elliott My theatre program ............Logan Collins Getting to spend time with my friends in Senior In ............................Victoria Alonzo All of my friends .............Annette Nguyen Volleyball and football games .................... .................................................Riley Vaughn The memories ...........................Albir Rifati

The good teachers ...........Sydney Linquist Marcus theatre .....................Lauren Herba Making memories with my theatre and choir families .................Gwyneth Glanton Not paying for school .........Renee Gomez S121 .....................................Lauren Szlosek Sushi at lunch ..........Mai-An Luu Nguyen All of my friends .................Ashlynn Mays All the people I reconnected with senior year, and the new friends I made. In the end, I’ll miss most my classmates that I wasn’t really close enough to see again ... ...............................................Caitlin Kinder Marcus Idol ..........................Justice Douse All my friends/cheer ................................... .................................Kaitlyn Reichenberger (Most) teachers ....................Logan Pasion The end of the year, where did that go?

But really, the color guard, I love those girls .......................................Tatiana Beach Ira Sherrill .............................Peyton Gibbs I’ll miss how the whole school comes together for different events like the musical and Friday night lights. I’ll miss pep rallies and spirit days and all the times where I truly believed that We are Marcus, We are One .....Victoria Cheshire Seeing my close friends every day ............. ..........................................Andrew Wegendt Having all my friends together in one place and being able to play football with my closest friends ...................Hayden Self Being a part of the swim team ................... .............................................Lauryn Walters My lunch buddies. They were the only thing that powered me through senior year ......................................Nikhita Ragam Lunch with my friends .........Noe Morales The football and basketball games and the memories I made here ........Addison Eads My friends, the laughter, the memories, the home like feeling of a school ............. ..................................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Being a Marauder .............Aynslee Barber School lunch, nachos .......Grant Papazian Soccer and sushi .................Ben Contreras Ceramics class with Ms. Reyburn ............. ............................................Raquel Redmon Color guard .........................Morgan Lyons Senior out ................................Brigit Reese FNL .......................Arianne Van Der Stuyf FFA ........................................Annika Barry My ASL class, the 9 of us grew so close over this year and I’m not ready to let go

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of them yet ..........................Chloe Hudson All my underclassmen friends and volleyball season ...............Delayna Darvin Heated lunch room debates ..Dahlia Clark All my underclassmen friends ................... ................................................Allison Leone Seeing my friends every day and all the school events like the football games, plays, pep rallies, etc ................Sierra Scott Being at school with all my friends ........... ..............................................Bella Whitesell

Friends ................................Remi Dzwolak Football games ......................Bailey Roden Talking with my friends ...Ryan Whitfield Acapella group, choir and football ............ ...............................................Patrick Bevins Seeing my best friend and sleeping in class ....................................Madalin Dotzel My friends, teachers and coaches ............. .................................................Shalina Sabih The people .................................Ryan Poles Seeing my friends every day ......................

...............................................Parker Bastien Those peanut butter pretzels Mrs. Karbs always gave me ......................Jordan Litten The opportunity to keep “flying” and learning techniques in track. I finally know what I’m doing! .........Aaron Guerra My other newspaper staffers ...................... ...............................................Ayra Charania Friday night football games ....................... ........................................Miranda Lutterbei C108 .....................................Sam Thornfelt

What I’ll miss the least Having class at 8:10 every single day ........ .........................................Sadie Riestenberg Getting parking stickers #rageagainstthemachine!! ........................Autumn Dodson Dodging people in the hallway .................. ...............................................Ashlynn Mays Seeing couples standing outside classrooms holding each other and gazing into each other’s eyes as if they were in a movie instead of in the upstairs C hall ............... ................................................Claire Reader The steps on the 9th grade campus ........... ..............................................Aynslee Barber The parking lot .................Delayna Darvin 8 minute passing periods .......Sierra Scott TESTS ....................................Shalina Sabih The MHS restrooms and cafeteria ............ ................................................Aaron Guerra Crowded hallways, mean people and the over populated cafeteria ....Chloe Hudson Work .......................................Noe Morales 6:30 workouts before school ...................... ................................................Garrett Karbs Homework .............................Bella Fortino Satan’s mile ............................Riley Vaughn The random nonsensical conversations ... ............................................Michael Minton Hallway traffic ...............................Joy Yang School IDs ..........................Allie Crinklaw The food ...............................Tatiana Beach My uncontrollable schedule ...................... ........................Marcus Anderson-Valencia Everything but Mr. Sherrill ....Sarah Long Miss Rona and social distancing ............... ..................................................Dahlia Clark Having to wear my ID ..Madeline Cherry Waking up at 5 for swim practice ............. .........................................Adriana Pueskens

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I don’t think there is anything I’ll miss the least because all the bad things will be falling with me ........................Hayden Self Probably my physics class- we’ve all been together for three physics classes (1,2 and C) so it’ll be weird not having physics with those same people in the future ..... .........................................Carol Anne Starks Math and the dress code ...Parker Bastien Marcus or Mah-rock-uss ..Madalin Dotzel Jacob Minick ...............Preslie Hutcherson Homework ..........................Ben Contreras

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Waiting for the band parking lot to open up after marching season .......................... ........................................Julia Campopiano Homework ................................Albir Rifati Wearing an ID to school and getting in trouble for it .......................Bailey Tadolini Having a first period .........Lauren Szlosek People walking really slow in the hallways ........................Kaitlyn Reichenberger Running in basketball ..........Bailey Roden Fake girlies .........................Emma Janeway The cafeteria food .................Jenna Hauck MathXL.com ..............................Sam Coad IDs .........................................Annika Barry

Taking tests .......................Victoria Alonzo English class .....................Raquel Redmon The dead cats we dissected in biology ...... ........................................Miranda Lutterbei PreCalc .................................Sam Thornfelt AP English III ..............Jadan Ruckdeschel Waking up early .................Remi Dzwolak Math .....................................Patrick Bevins Stepping in puddles of pee in the bathroom ..................................Grant Papazian Marauder time ..........................Ryan Poles AP test week/cold cafeteria ........................ .............................................Natalie Bonner Trekking up the A hall stairs ...................... ..............................................Emily McLeod AP exams ..............................Riley Vaughn Wearing an ID ...............Victoria Cheshire The homework! ......Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Waking up early ................Bella Whitesell IDs .........................................Peyton Gibbs How there are only pep rallies for football, and only one or two the spring semester................................Hayden Phillips Waking up early and ID checks .................. ...............................................Allison Leone Wearing my ID around my neck every day ..........................................Sarah Wilson The bathrooms .....................Nathan Tonti 8 hours of school a day ....Morgan Mayers Waking up so early ............Ayra Charania High school homework .....Kendall Bailey Marauder Time ....................Justice Douse 7 hour school days ............Lauryn Walters People who don’t know how to properly use a hallway ....................Emma Eidmann A lot of things .......................Tatum Green Teachers asking me to put on my ID ......... ...............................................Addison Eads

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Driving for 25 minutes to get back home from school .....................Annette Nguyen Having to get up for the bus ...................... ..............................................Ryan Whitfield Underclassmen ...................Mary Handley The cafeteria for sure. It’s always so packed that I get anxiety when I walk in so I’ve avoided it as much as possible in my 4 years .................................Pidge Cheatham School work .........Arianne Van Der Stuyf

IDs ..........................Zeke Camden Dayton The long walks into the school building .. .................................................... Ethan Barr The smell of the downstairs choir hall bathroom ..................................Hana Ajam Marauder Time ...........Catherine McKisic Asking to go to the bathroom .................... ...................................................Brigit Reese All the homework and tests I always had to take ...................................Tyler Dawson

Starting a sentence with “There are” in Mr. Sherrill’s class .............Morgan Mayers Talking during choir ....Julia Campopiano Forgetting volleyball gear .....Riley Vaughn Wearing someone else’s ID badge and ordering pizza (extra cheese) ...................... ................................................Miguel Elliott Procrastination .............................Joy Yang My smart mouth. Sorry about that, teachers ....................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Not having my parking pass on my car ..... ...................................................Hayden Self Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fan Club prank on Coach Rakestraw ............Autumn Dodson Running our one act play at 39:57 .............. ................................................Lauren Herba Trying to twerk in Mr. Marcus ................... ................................................Garrett Karbs My friends ...............Kaitlyn Reichenberger How much I talk ........................Ryan Poles Dress code ..........................Briltyn Halbert Not wearing my ID ...............Peyton Gibbs Bringing an aluminum pen to school ...... ................................................Aaron Guerra Skipping my off-campus first period ......... ...............................................Mary Handley Not showing up for classes ......Hana Ajam Cheerleading ......................Bella Whitesell Talking in class. Always .....Caitlin Kinder My phone ...........................Lauryn Walters Sitting on top of a car and driving in the Marcus parking lot ..............Kendall Bailey Not being at school the day before spring break 2020 .......................Destiny Simpson IDs ...........................Zeke Camden Dayton Natalie Walker, we made some poor decisions .............................Emma Janeway Vaping in the locker room as a sophomore.

I have learned my lesson .......Tatum Green

When I was being too loud out in the hallway in ninth grade ......Hayden Phillips Being on my phone in Mr. Sherrill’s class ... ................................................Tyler Dawson Skipping .................................Shalina Sabih Anything I did in volleyball ...................... ................................................Allison Leone Forgetting assignment deadlines .............. ..................................................Jenna Hauck Sneaking out and Ubering ........................ ............................................Raquel Redmon Letting Caiya wear my roller skates in school ........................................Katie Mann Having my phone out in class ................. ....................................................Sierra Scott My friends and I planned to steal the BOA Ax and we got caught in the process of making the plan .............Andrew Wegendt Going to 151 and being late to 1st period ... .........................................Sadie Riestenberg Not showing up to class .......Nathan Tonti My mouth .........................Adam Matthews Not wearing my ID ...............Sarah Wilson I went to get Chick-Fil-A during lunch one day and I got caught by a teacher while trying to come in through the band hall dooors .......................Pidge Cheatham Stuntin’ on the daily ..........Grant Papazian Attempting to stand up to homophobes.

It’s fine. I’m fine ....................Renee Gomez My friends being too loud in the morning .................................................Justice Douse Not wanting to follow rules that don’t make sense .....................Victoria Cheshire Mrs. Talley ...........................Nancy Benitez Accidentally hitting a car in the parking lot .........................................Emily McLeod Not having a parking pass ...Abigail Frantz ID infractions .................Madeline Cherry

Getting lost in the circle ............................. ..........................................Destiny Simpson How cold the school is all the time ........... ................................................Renee Gomez The work .....................Cameron Neustupa Busy work ..............................Jordan Litten The school food ...............Sydney Linquist People walking on the wrong side of the hall .................................Gwyneth Glanton Life 360 .................................Lauren Herba

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My actions and words ...Jadan Ruckdeschel Denise Tooch .......................Logan Collins Fighting with Mrs. Karbs ...Lauren Szolsek Connor Vaughn making me late to things .................................................Riley Vaughn Eating carrots in Mr. Sherrill’s class ....... ....................................................Sarah Long Breathing too loud in the library ............ ...................................................Brigit Reese A temporary parking pass that was 3 weeks expired ................Gwyneth Glanton Asking dumb questions ........Dahlia Clark Being in classes with Abby Biggins ............ .............................................Delayna Darvin Skipping ...............................Ben Contreras Talking ...................Arianne Van Der Stuyf Wearing my hats to school every day! .... ...............................................Patrick Bevins Josh’s house ..........................Allie Crinklaw Kendall Bailey .....................Chloe Hudson Disagreeing with a teacher .....Cade Maner Talking back to my teachers ..................... ..............................................Bailey Tadolini Skipping first period more than I should ... ....................................Mai-An Luu Nguyen Goofing off in basketball ......Bailey Roden Laughing too much .........Annette Nguyen Parking in a senior spot as a junior ....... ...........................................Michael Minton When I cussed when I saw a roach running at me ..............Preslie Hutcherson Eating in class .....................Remi Dzwolak Missing class .......................Parker Bastien Failing a college class ..........Tatiana Beach Not wearing my ID .........Emma Eidmann Forgetting to pack my ID ......................... ...........................................Victoria Alonzo Messing around in Magistra Santos’s class ................................................Addison Eads

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I leave ___ to ___ The Thornfelt legacy to Alex Thornfelt ... ...............................................Sam Thornfelt All of my good memories of high school behind to go to Texas Tech and make new memories .................................Hayden Self Class to play poker on my phone ............... ..........................................Noah Kirkpatrick Volleyball pre-game prayer to Riley Einspahr ................................Riley Vaughn My collection of broken tools and mallets and my secret band hall snack stash to Natalie Valdez ......................Renee Gomez Marcus high to the class of 2021 with hope and pride ......................Justice Douse The God-given right to lead theatre warm ups to Peyton Drew .............Abigail Frantz My friends and family behind to start my own life but also carry all the love, joy, peace, and lessons that they taught me ... ..................................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald My newspaper room chair to Andrew White .................................Michael Minton Absolutely nothing to nobody ................... ........................................Jadan Ruckdeschel My house at 6:45 every morning to pick up my mate Trevor and go to soccer ......... ...............................................Ben Contreras My love for football to Sammie Erwin .... .................................................Shalina Sabih Marcus High School to go to UNT .......... ...............................................Kendall Bailey My confidence to Natalie Allread ............... ...............................................Mary Handley Marcus to become a world renowned nail tech .....................................Madalin Dotzel My heart and soul to Marcus High School .....................................................Albir Rifati Home to go to school every day .............. ................................................Tyler Dawson MHS to pursue a life full of purpose and joy ...................................................Joy Yang Marcus with good memories to make better ones in college ...........Addison Eads My swaggy old self and talents to Mai-An Luu Nguyen ..............Mai-An Luu Nguyen My morning iced coffee legacy to Shayda Tabari and Tori Rees ........Morgan Mayers All of my stress to start a new chapter ..... ...................................................Cade Maner My wrestling skillz to John Wegendt ....... ..........................................Andrew Wegendt School to go to sleep .............Bella Fortino

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My school troubles to the past ................. ...............................................Parker Bastien All my belongings to Justus Lewis .......... ................................................Erik Nibarger Track practice so I can go home to change ............................................Raquel Redmon My cake to Porter Pomykal ........................ ................................................Garrett Karbs I leave my McLeod legacy to Kaitlyn McLeod ................................Emily McLeod Being a bomb EIC to Sam Thornfelt ...... ..........................................Madeline Cherry Having the hottest car in the parking lot to the driver of the orange Mustang ....... ........................................Miranda Lutterbei

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My waterpolo enthusiasm to Ainsley Durham ...........................Destiny Simpson All my notes and prep books to Julia Cate Reader ...................................Claire Reader Annoying Mrs. Karbs to Morgan Zimmerman ..........................Celine Tobias Class favorite to Reagan Dodson .............. ...........................................Autumn Dodson The PV leadership position to Elizabeth Collins ...................................Aaron Guerra The presidency of Troupe #4268 to Doris .. ................................................Logan Collins Positive notes on Tooch’s board to Haley .. .........................................Gwyneth Glanton My WHOLE HEART to Lauryn Walters ..............................................Aynslee Barber Stage management to Myra Chauvin ...... ................................................Lauren Herba

Erin Bookout my cheer locker ................. ..............................................Bella Whitesell Marcus Theatre costumes to Haley Lawford .....................................Katie Mann The pitch pipe for Fusion to my fellow perfect pitch sister, Hannah Howard! ..... .........................................Julia Campopiano Scaring the freshman on soccer to Leah Rhoulston ..............................Sarah Wilson My football to Shalina ......Hayden Phillips Yearn to learn tutoring to Emily Yoon and Zoey Kaul .......................Sadie Riestenberg My hair to Mr. Andrew Howard .............. ...............................................Patrick Bevins My love to my friends ........Ashlynn Mays 20-20 vision to Carla, Emily, and Morgan ....................................................Brigit Reese Volleyball Pre-Game Prayer to Riley Einspahr ................................Riley Vaughn My love for boy bands Ria Chacko ........... ...............................................Chloe Hudson The Ragam legacy to Aaditya Ragam ...... ..............................................Nikhita Ragam Being an absolute idiot in cheer to Erin Bookout ..................Kaitlyn Reichenberger Wearing tutus on spirit days to Mary Jane ..........................................Victoria Cheshire My jacket stealing tendencies to Hannelore Chaney ..............Caitlin Kinder My volleyball locker to Alex Lengyel ...... ................................................Allison Leone All my stress to Shriya Mukkavilli ........... ...............................................Ayra Charania My jersey to Emma Kay Martin ............... .................................................Bailey Roden My Fun Run clan to Jordan and Patrick .. ........................................Catherine McKisic My Crown to Emma Lasater ..................... ...............................................Allie Crinklaw All of my in progress writing pieces to Liana Malaxos ..................Pidge Cheatham All of my jackets to Sarah Saleem because I already left them at her house ................. .........................................Carol Anne Starks The responsibility of bopping out during every workout to Kaylyn King ................. ............................................Annette Nguyen I leave the Pueskens legacy to Vanessa Pueskens ........................Adriana Pueskens My broken pencil to Emily Myers, now you have two pencils, you go girl ............ ................................................Tatiana Beach

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Most embarrassing moment Running upstairs with a gallon jug in my hands, then I tripped, face planted, and dropped my jug and water burst everywhere ..............................Hayden Self Being in the dress code video ..................... ..........................................Noah Kirkpatrick Just look up @rileyv.sings (no I don’t know the password) .............Riley Vaughn Dropping my water jug in the band hall and spilling water everywhere, Kevin with the chili bowl style ...............Renee Gomez I was walked in by a teacher singing a bad rendition of “Hallelujah.” .....Justice Douse I don’t do embarrassing things. Rip to everyone else but I’m different ................. ................................................Abigail Frantz Falling over in my chair while leaning against the wall to take a nap ..................... ..................................Zeke Camden Dayton Pooping my pants in kindergarten (worst day ever) .............................Grant Papazian Maybe walking into random classes or dropping things in the hallways ................ ..................................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Shalina Sabih friendzoned me sophomore year. I will never give up though ................ ........................................Jadan Ruckdeschel Walking into the women’s restroom on the first day ...........................Miguel Elliott Anytime I existed freshman year .............. ...............................................Ben Contreras

Sitting on a table and breaking it and falling in the field house in front of the varsity FB boys ......................Shalina Sabih Dropping my phone in a school toilet while taking a #2 ........................Sam Coad When we were taking a test and an UNWRAPPED tampon somehow fell out of my backpack and my male teacher had to point at it so I would pick it up ............... .......................................Preslie Hutcherson Going to the wrong class ....Kendall Bailey Don’t remember, probably something dumb .......................................Jenna Hauck My first day at MHS junior year I accidentally charged at a random girl thinking it was my friend ....Mary Handley Coming to school freshman year after getting an awful haircut ...Adam Matthews Nothing I’m perfect ...........Natalie Bonner Spilling white paint all over the stage two days before “Beauty and the Beast” was shown at Marcus ...................Nathan Tonti Mr. Sherrill correcting everything I wrote in front of the class ...............Tyler Dawson Any presentation I had to do because I can always expect to mispronounce a word ...................................Victoria Alonzo When Remi Dzwolak rejected me ........... .................................................Peyton Gibbs Falling down the stairs in 9th grade ........... .............................................Lauryn Walters

“Class of 2020, I can’t thank you enough for what I learned from you (yes a teacher/coach learned from his students). I have seen you grow and develop into great men and women of amazing character.

Never forget where you came from, and never settle for less than your best. This group is going to accomplish amazing things in this world. Whether it was out on the track, on the cross country course, in my Economics/Psychology Class, or in the halls, the class of 2020 inspired me to be the best teacher/coach I can be. Thanks for the memories!”

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Love, Coach Reinberg

I pooped my pants in class ..Addison Eads When my swag is too much for people to handle ........................Mai-An Luu Nguyen All moments ......................Morgan Mayers When I was the mascot ..........Cade Maner Taking an embarrassing wrestling picture and one kid found the picture and spread it around .........................Andrew Wegendt Laughing so hard that I fell off a chair in newspaper and left a skid mark from my boot on the floor ..................Ayra Charania Driving my car over a parking bumper in the Marcus parking lot while everyone was walking out of a football game and watched me get my car stuck on top of it .. ..............................................Briltyn Halbert Spilling Orbeez in class .........Bella Fortino When I had to tell the whole school the lights weren’t going to turn off in the blackout pep rally .................Garrett Karbs Cursing in front of my directors ............. ..........................................Madeline Cherry Breaking the scalpel while dissecting our biology cat because I was trying to cut off the toe (sorry Mr. Hinsley) ......................... ...............................................Emily McLeod Getting a 9 on my first quiz in high school and being dubbed “Single Digit Sam” (my favorite nickname to date) ..Sam Thornfelt When I accidentally called 911 in biology trying to fix my phone ..Miranda Lutterbei

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When my skirt was hiked too far up the second day of freshman year .................... ...........................................Destiny Simpson Admitting my crush to a boy and giving him my number after stalking him at his job (he did not call me) ........Claire Reader When I fell in the middle of the floor during the biggest competition of the season in front of several thousand people ..... ...............................................Morgan Lyons Leading the red and white chant at the black out pep rally when the lights didn’t work .......................................Celine Tobias Too many ..............Arianne Van Der Stuyf Getting called out for walking the halls ... ...........................................Autumn Dodson Not ending the 2020 track season with a PR ..........................................Aaron Guerra I once peed myself in my car on the drive from Marcus to my house after seeing a play ........................................Logan Collins Freshman year ...............Gwyneth Glanton I blew a snot bubble in front of 3 people during a study sesh ............Aynslee Barber My Last Lifeboat callback ....Lauren Herba Getting kicked out of cheer practice ....... ..............................................Bella Whitesell When my gym teacher thought my older sister and I were twins .............Katie Mann Sophomore AVID trip ............................... ......................................Cameron Neustupa When I tried to deadlift in Crocs ............ ............................................Michael Minton I peed my pants timing the mile in track. I am not a distance runner .....Tatum Green

Jumping a fence at XC practice and ripping my shorts ...................Dahlia Clark Falling on my face in front of the entire choir ...............................Julia Campopiano Forgetting my ID at home ......................... ............................................Emma Eidmann Hitting my boot on a mat and tripping in front of the whole school during a pep rally ........................................Sarah Wilson During a fire drill I was on crutches and It was raining outside. The whole school was already outside and watching as me and Dakota (who was also on crutches) struggle to get to where we needed to be ... ..............................................Bailey Tadolini When I ate a Kit-Kat wrong in my college prep math class and everyone started yelling at me ......................Hayden Phillips Eating a cashew sophomore year even though I was allergic to prove I could and ended up throwing up in the A hall trash can .......................................Emma Janeway Sleeping through my last student council meeting ever .......................Lauren Szlosek Getting a C in APUSH .............................. ........................Marcus Anderson-Valencia HOCO Carnival-riding mechanical bull for 9 secs, falling off and celebrating too early over my 9 secs that the bull’s head swung around and hit me in the back of the head in front of my gf and friends .... ...............................................Patrick Bevins Never knowing what school event was going on ...............................Nancy Benitez 9th grade through 12th grade. Except

“AVID 2020 Senior Class: It has been my pleasure being your teacher for the last two years.

Each one of you will always hold a special place in my heart. I know you’re ready for the next chapter and I can’t wait to see you soar.....so now go find your PASSION and live your best life!

“Nothing is as important as passion...no matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate”” senior edition

for that one time Mr. Wilhite put me in a Kahoot as an option for “Who is Mr. Wilhite’s favourite student?” and I got 2 votes including myself .............Hana Ajam Dancing with the volleyball team on the court during a set change at the middle school volleyball game .....Delayna Darvin A conversation I had freshman year with my service project group a Whole Foods ..............................................Nikhita Ragam That time I split my leggings entirely down the middle in Mr. Stoeberl’s class ..... .................................................Riley Vaughn Getting caught vaping under a blanket on a field trip ...............................Jordan Litten When my stunt fell during the patriotic pep rally .................Kaitlyn Reichenberger How could I possibly choose? .................... ...............................................Caitlin Kinder When the entire Flower Mound student section chanted “We want Allison” during the Mound Showdown volleyball game ... ................................................Allison Leone When I had my flashlight on during the pep rally .................................Bailey Roden Forgot to bring a paper for AP World. Not fun .................................Catherine McKisic Didn’t happen at school, but I was studying in the library with friends and farted REALLLLYYY loudly ..................... .........................................Carol Anne Starks When I passed out after the blood drive .. .........................................Adriana Pueskens Dislocating my thumb on my mom’s birthday ................................Tatiana Beach

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The best thing I learned Work ethic ...........................Remi Dzwolak When necessary, confidence is key. Act confident when speaking even if the information may be slightly outdated as to not easily discredit sources ................... ................................................Aaron Guerra Who my real friends are .....Bella Whitesell Math ........................................Noe Morales Quizlet is your best friend ......................... ............................................Sydney Linquist Go to every sporting event ...Bailey Roden Aside from my education, how to be the best person I can be, not only for myself but for everyone else ...........Ashlynn Mays Shalina Sabih is the master of friendzoning .................................Jadan Ruckdeschel All the meme trivia I got out of Meme Jeopardy at staff parties.......Ayra Charania To participate in everything, like go to football games and prom, and don’t have any regrets ..................................Ryan Poles

................................................Renee Gomez Comparison really is the thief of joy ....... .........................................Adriana Pueskens Keep change flip .................Natalie Bonner To not take everything for granted. You may think you have all the time in the world in high school but it goes by so fast and you won’t realize it until it’s too late.

So go out and have fun with your friends while you still have the time to ................... .............................................Hayden Phillips The best thing you can do is be yourself, everyone else will figure themselves out ... ................................................Tatiana Beach That your true friends will stick with you through the ups and downs in life and that having 3 best friends are better than surrounding yourself with people who don’t care about you or your wellbeing ..... ...............................................Chloe Hudson Always try to make yourself and everyone

senior year playlist

“Say So” by Doja Cat, “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa, “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd and more!

Stuff ........................................Logan Pasion Work smarter not harder .....Riley Vaughn Social skills .......................Adam Matthews Nothing matters because you are only in class for an hour and a half ...................... ................................................Abigail Frantz Everyone has a story .....................Joy Yang The ability to be independent and be able to make my own decisions and study on my own .....................................Hayden Self The magic finger of banking ..................... ..................................................Dahlia Clark Success is different for everyone ............... ...............................................Kendall Bailey How to listen to music in class ..................

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around you happy ...Zeke Camden Dayton Bring a hairband to school .....Brigit Reese Keep your goals high and expectations low .......................................Nikhita Ragam Don’t procrastinate in college ................... ................................................Tyler Dawson Life is too short to be sad and brought down, live your life like it’s a fantasy ....... ...............................................Ben Contreras God is always with me.................................. ........................Marcus Anderson-Valencia Mrs. Brininstool is never wrong ................ ..............................................Lauren Szlosek The art of vibing: aka being able to find joy in any situation ..........Annette Nguyen

The MOST important thing is to wear your ID around your neck ....Sarah Wilson The best skill you can learn is how to teach yourself when you need to ......................... ...........................................Michael Minton To have fun over schoolwork ................... .................................................Bella Fortino Grammar usage in Ira Sherrill’s class ...... ................................................Addison Eads What to expect in a college class. Also how to rush through an assignment I forgot about ......................Victoria Alonzo It’s OK to have fun as long as work gets done .......................................Justice Douse Cherish the simple moments! Life moves too fast .................................Emily McLeod How to make friends .............Jenna Hauck Your true friends will stick with you through whatever happens ........................ ..............................................Morgan Lyons Stay in your 3 foot world ......................... .......................................Catherine McKisic You have to know your needs in order to be successful in anything, whether it be in a class, or in a relationship or anything .... ................................................Claire Reader “It’s not your fault, but it is your problem.”

- Mr. Davis .........................Morgan Meyers Put your mind in a dream world ............. ...............................................Nancy Benitez Calculus is not my friend ............................. ........................................Miranda Lutterbei I learned that high school is filled with good and bad experiences, but when you go back to look at the bigger picture, it’s beautiful ....................................Hana Ajam How to graph exponential functions ...... ................................................Garrett Karbs To enjoy the moment ....Andrew Wegendt How to fake being a good student so the teachers leave you alone .....Parker Bastien Beatboxing and how great it is to be part of an amazing music/choir/acapella program. THE BEST!! ........Patrick Bevins Always pack an extra pair of pants in case you split yours .......................Riley Vaughn That this isn’t like High School Musical at all and life isn’t perfect ..Gwyneth Glanton Time goes by super fast, enjoy the little things ......................................Jordan Litten D.C. is the DISTRICT of COLUMBIA .... ..............................................Aynslee Barber DON’T CUT BANGS .........Lauren Herba

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How you properly wash your hands ........ ..............................................Ryan Whitfield You get in what you put out. Always try and stay positive no matter how hard it gets. The First impression is everything .... ...................................Mia Taylor-Fitzgerald Do not let anyone else determine your self worth .....................................Logan Collins That gum doesn’t stay in your stomach for 5 years after you swallow it ........Sam Coad Hold your people close for as long as you can and never waste a second with them, because change is inevitable. But change can be the best thing that’s ever happened to you, and if those friends are really family, they’ll still be there ....................... ...............................................Caitlin Kinder Never count yourself out .....Miguel Elliott Don’t take life too seriously and cherish the time you are given ........Emma Janeway That every person has a story you don’t know and to take the time to learn a person before you judge them. Also a really great recipe for cookies .................. ..............................................Bailey Tadolini Focus on those who care about you as much as you care about them .................. .........................................Julia Campopiano Be myself ................Kaitlyn Reichenberger

To be myself no matter what and that every single person that I come in contact with has so much more to them than meets the eye. It’s worth getting out of my comfort zone to make a new friend ........... ..........................................Victoria Cheshire How to stand up for myself ......................... ............................................Pidge Cheatham They keep talking, I keep running ........... ....................................Mai-An Luu Nguyen To cherish every moment ........................... .............................................Delayna Darvin Too many to count ...............Erik Nibarger Take things one day at a time .................. ..........................................Madeline Cherry The quadratic equation and formula ....... .....................................................Albir Rifati How to balance life ....Cameron Neustupa Physics gang signs ...................Katie Mann Don’t plan your life away ...Grant Papazian Not to stress over stup things .................... .................................................Shalina Sabih Remi Dzwolak is so handsome ................ .................................................Peyton Gibbs A lot of things that worry you now won’t matter in 5 years. Focus on the things that matter .....................................Tatum Green Practice makes perfect. Many hands make light work ...............................Nathan Tonti

graduation playlist

“History” by One Direction, “American Teen” by Khalid, “We Are Young” by fun. and more!

“Dear Class of 2020, It has been an honor for me to watch you grow into wonderful young adults over this past year. Although none of us would have ever imagined an ending quite like this, you have navigated through this uncertain time with grace and style. I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for you all. You guys really outdid yourselves on your Senior Skip Mrs. Regent Day and Senior Prank! Rock on!”

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