The Matador: May 2016

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THE MATADOR

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

Whitman gets water filter from fundraising

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Seniors awarded scholarships Lu Yue Wang

Photo by Britney Ting

Environmental and Earth Science teacher David Whitman stands by his water filter, which is located in his class (E207), filling up a water bottle. He hopes to make San Gabriel High School more environmentally friendly by reducing the use of plastic water bottles, thus saving money as well. The filter is motion-activated and has so far filled over 250 bottles. It cost $799, and extra filters cost another $95 each, but they were paid for by the collective effort of Whitman’s fundraising campaign and students’ donations. He walked around campus during lunch for nine days and collected $1,074.02 in order to broadcast his endeavor.

Through their hard work and perseverance, a number of San Gabriel’s graduating seniors received scholarships this year to aid them in their future college careers.

Among those fortunate few to gain scholarships were seniors Betty Zamora, Michelle Pham, and Quoc Ho. Betty Zamora was one of the four students in the Alhambra Unified School District to acquire the Alhambra Latino Association (ALA) Scholarship. Her efforts gained her a monetary award of $1000.

“From the moment the scholarship came out, I knew the scholarship was for me,” Zamora said. “[When] my mom gave [the mail] to me, I was expecting it to be Riverside or Santa Barbara or some of the colleges I applied to as usual. And as soon as I [saw] ALA, I screamed, [I was] crossing my fingers, and then I just tore it open like a savage and I took the letter out. I just felt really happy that all my hard work was worth it.”

According to Zamora, the money will put into paying for her college expenses at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Quoc Ho received a scholarship for having the most service hours (50 to 60 hours) in the Red Cross Club. The scholarship itself was from the Red Cross Foundation.

“I was surprised because I didn’t even apply, [the club picked me]. It’s going to help me a lot because college is going to be really expensive,” Ho said.

Ho will be majoring in Mechanical Engineering and will be attending SLO (Cal Poly) in the fall.

Michelle Pham received the Westminster Dean’s Scholarship. According to Pham, this scholarship was worth up to $60,000 and would cover 70 percent of her college tuition. With financial aid, Pham’s family will only have to pay for 10 percent of her total college expenses.

“It was a pretty difficult process. In the beginning, I had to get recommendation letters all together early,” Pham said. “I’m planning to save it for my entire college tuition, towards the school in nursing, and towards my double major which is in biology.”

Pham will be attending Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah this fall.

As these scholarship winners set their eyes toward the future, their advice to their underclassmen is to keep a lookout for any scholarship opportunities.

Xanax meeting spreads awareness to parents, faculty K i m Ta and Vivian Wong In order to spread information about the rise in the use of Xanax as well as other drugs among teenagers, a town hall meeting was held on April 28 at Alhambra High School to discuss this growing epidemic.

Xanax (Alprazolam) is a drug that treats anxiety and panic disorders. There is a nationwide epidemic of Xanax. Excessive abuse of Xanax can cause serious complications like paranoid or suicidal thoughts and impair memory, judgment, and coordination. If combined with other substances, it can slow breathing and possibly lead to death.

“Xanax is a very addictive drug and it’s closely monitored when prescribed,” school nurse Karen Carrillo said. “The reason it needs to be monitored... is that it causes people to be awake and alert, but partially unconscious.”

Carrillo said that being informed can potentially save lives.

“Every student should learn about this because if you have a friend, an acquaintance, or a classmate who is having these kind of symptoms, you need to report it right away and you might be saving a life,” Carrillo said. “In actual fact, you can save someone’s life by understanding and knowing about Xanax, so it makes sense for everyone to know about it. Being aware makes you hear things that you would never have heard.”

Around 70 parents and faculty attended the meeting. Videos and images were projected to inform parents and school faculty about Xanax’s effects and its symptoms. Some symptoms include drowsiness,

dizziness, blurred vision and more. Assistant Principal of Student Welfare Jocelyn Castro was present at the meeting and said that she wished more parents came.

According to Carrillo, the use of Xanax began around the beginning of March, and there have been around 13-18 known cases on campus. The numbers are continuing to rise.

“I know of the drug because of how many students have been brought to the nurse’s offices, but also from my peers talking about it,” senior Luis Nunez said. “It’s really a crazy drug, I mean the kids [who] are brought in hardly remember what they did or how they even got there in the first place. It’s sad to see all these kids drugged up.”

The school nurse explained her views on the students who are taking the drug.

“It’s very alarming as a nurse to see kids using such potent and risky things to feel better. They’re so many better ways to learn how to feel better without using things that can harm your health,” Carrillo said.

Nunez stated that there is light at the end of this dark tunnel, and drugs or alcohol is not the answer to any situation.

“Whether it’s broken families, bullying, break ups, etc, there’s a way out of it, and I just hope that some kids could realize what they’re doing like I did, because everyone’s here for a reason. Just gotta set your mind on something and don’t stop until you get it,” Nunez said.

More information about Xanax can be found on the following sites, which were provided by the Alhambra Police Department in the town hall meeting: <drugs. com>, <webmd.com>, and <urbandictionary.com>.

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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

SG hosts LCAP Expo

Peer Assistants transition from Peer Counseling

J e s s i ca Tran Student displays, presentations, demonstrations, and performances filled the quad area on April 30 in the morning. These activities were all a part of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Expo, in which approximately 250 people attended.

In an effort to shed more light on what the LCAP is and what it does, the Alhambra Unified School District (AUSD) organized the LCAP Expo at San Gabriel High School. There, parents and community members learned about the LCAP’s goals, services, and expenditures.

The proposal is a vital part of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) which gives each school district an opportunity to connect with parents, educators, employees and the community to establish these plans.

Assistant Superintendent Gary Gonzales, Ed.D., states that the LCAP is a formal plan that contains goals, actions and services, as well as budget expenditures. The development of the LCAP requires stakeholder input, and the plan is focused on improving student achievement.

Schools and the programs that participated in the expo were asked to display about three to five LCAP actions or services through student performances. For every performance displayed, there was to be a teacher, administrator, or instructional specialist representing that program or service. Additionally, some schools had students present to answer questions about their work.

“The expo went very well,” Gonzales said. “All 17 of our schools [in our district] were represented and there were great examples of student work and performances on display.”

Many parents and students were active in presenting issues that the LCAP should address. When asked about what LCAP should focus more on, junior Winnie Liang suggested environmental concerns.

“If you go to the front of the school, there’s only one trash can,” Liang said.

Due to its well-received first attempt, the LCAP Expo may be an annual event.

Photo by Sunny Chen

The 10 new Peer Assistants pose for a photo.

Britney Ting After an application and interview process narrowed the number of applicants from nearly twenty to just 10, the new Peer Assistants have been revealed to be sophomore Xochitl Flores and juniors Kylie Tran, Kelly Tam, Ivy San, April Vuong, Jose Lozano, Jennifer Gomez, Hector Hernandez, Samson Tran, and Azucena Pacheco.

Peer Counseling is a course that trains students to provide a listening ear to their peers and ask questions in an attempt to help them figure out a solution on their own. In order to become a Peer Assistant, students must have completed both Peer Counseling ½ and ¾ courses. After that, each aspiring Assistant needs to fill out an application and go through an interview process in order to be considered for the position.

‘Noises Off’ showcases students’ acting talent E d w a rd R i v e ra After three months of construction and preparation, San Gabriel High School’s second play of 2016, “Noises Off,” went on, featuring five performances in the auditorium, all of which were major successes.

Generally, the audience enjoyed the play as it was made apparent by the enthusiastic applause at the end of each segment, but there seemed to be a common trend of confusion about the beginning of the plot.

The plot itself revolves around one main point— a play within a play. The first act of “Noises Off” featured a rehearsal of another play called “Nothing On.” The first act introduced almost all the characters, including the director of “Nothing On.” In act two, however, the plot came into focus as the audience identified each cast member of “Noises Off” as having two roles—one for “Noises Off” (the actual play) and another for “Nothing On” (the play within the play). In the midst of act two, the audience basically experiences the emotional drama behind the stage of one of the performances of “Nothing On” a month after the rehearsal. At this point in the play, the histrionics elicited widespread laughter.

Finally, in act three, another month later, the audience enjoys another performance of “Nothing On,” as the play of “Nothing On” hysterically falls apart before our eyes and ends the way it began—with sardines. The physical comedy of the play was genius, notably senior Daymian Castro, playing Gary Lejeune, who effortlessly fell down a flight of stairs.

Undoubtedly, the cast was amazing and impeccable, along with the colossal and sturdy two-story set made by Theater Tech. In between acts, the audience applauded as the crew slowly and carefully turned the set around to reveal the “backstage” area.

Freshman Lily Cabrera, playing Brooke and Vicky

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(Brooke’s stage name), made her second appearance on San Gabriel High School’s stage this year.

“The play was actually really complicated to understand in the beginning, [but] I [still] got a lot of positive feedback from this play. [The audience] really enjoyed it,” Cabrera said.

In addition to the hilarious acting, some of the costumes surprised the audience and elicited cat calls. Assistant Principal of Business and Activities Matt Dultz said when he signed his approval for the play, he only read the script and did not see the costumes beforehand.

“One in particular stood out, and I had to ask what kind of approval was given for that. We checked with different administrators; they all seemed to give it the thumbs up,” Dultz said. “I did talk to Mr. Posada. He showed [the actress’s mom] pictures of the costume and she approved. I haven’t received any phone calls or complaints.”

Drama teacher and play director Patrick Posada said that they got everything cleared regarding parent concerns and that this has happened before in the theater program.

“The play was called ‘Nothing On.’ We got script clearance [and] as long as the parents were on board, we felt okay,” Posada said.

While there were a few unexpected developments, the play overall was a success in the eyes of the audience, but in the hearts of the cast it was more than a play.

“When I first got here I was kind of shy and it broke me out of my shell performing in front of people. I think it made me a better person and I am more outgoing. Everybody got really close. We even got close to Mr. Posada. We became a big family overall,” Cabrera said.

“The interview process I think is the most nerveracking part, but other than that, it’s pretty easy,” Gomez said. “It’s not so much pressure; you just gotta believe in yourself.”

The application asks for the strengths and weaknesses of each applicant, including a portion in which they must evaluate themselves on certain characteristics, such as honesty, from a scale of 1-5. In addition, the applicant must reflect upon what they learned and liked during their past two years in Peer Counseling.

“At first, I was like I guess I’ll just do [Peer Counseling] for a year and not continue it,” Samson Tran said, “but after my first year of Peer, I really, really fell in love with getting the satisfaction of helping people.”

Although Peer Counseling helps a person overcome conflicts, a Peer Assistant’s aim is not to come up with solutions for the person. Rather, the Assistant asks questions, listens, and encourages the person to voice their thoughts and gradually come up with a solution on their own. In addition to helping students solve their problems, Peer Counseling helps develop an Assistant’s communicative skills on a daily basis by teaching them to ask more open-ended questions when conversing with other people, whether it be for lighthearted or serious purposes.

“When you talk to a student there’s always a better way of listening or reflecting or asking questions, and there’s going to be a wide variety of different issues that my students and peer assistants will see,” counselor Solinet Wong said. “What I want for [the Peer Assistants] to gain most is confidence when they talk to students.”

As these students transition from being counselors to assistants, they take on new responsibilities that will provide for both their peers and themselves.

OPINIONS Mi “Casa,” su “Casa”

Cassandra Chen On my own path For the past three years, I have been desperately trying to avoid fate. Shuffling away nervously during pitches, avoiding eye contact with anyone at any cost, pushing the job onto other people, promising the editors “I’ll do it next month”—I eventually was subjected to write a column for this month.

It’s not that I don’t want to talk about myself.

In fact, I love talking about myself; I’m pretty great. But to be honest, I’m not interesting at all.

I don’t have any insightful advice to give nor have I experienced any drastic life-changing events. My interests are pretty shallow, and my outlook on life is pretty neutral, pessimistic even. I’m practically a hopeless cause when it comes to being deep and inspirational.

As a senior, the most interesting thing in my life right now would probably be where I’m going after high school. In about three months, I am going to be moving approximately six hours away for college. Where I am going isn’t exactly a secret, but I will not be putting it in the paper out of pettiness, thanks to a conversation I had with my friend.

Disregarding the fact that I’m basically five years old, I will be away from my little Socal bubble that I’ve grown comfortable in and expanding my world, for better or for worse.

When people ask why I want to move that far, I hesitate before replying. There are a few things I could say, such as “it’s my dream school” (which is a lie) or “the program for my major there is good” (which isn’t). Neither of them are the real reason. In reality, I simply want to become independent.

It’s pretty dumb of me to try to assert something so minor by moving so far. But to me, it is important. If I don’t do this, I don’t think I will ever change. I’d just be reliant on my family or friends and stay as I am, but I can’t depend on them forever.

According to America’s standards, I’m 18; I’m already an adult. It is inevitable that I will have to face reality, focus on the future, and ready myself for reality to punch me in the face.

If I am going to be punched anyway, I might as well step in the ring and plead to be hit just so I can get it over with.

Honestly, I’m not really sure what I’m doing. Currently I am just diving headfirst into the “real world” without thinking it over and hoping I can go with the flow and learn how to adult somewhere along the line. I think this is probably a big mistake on my part, but hey, people learn from their mistakes, right? I’ll definitely be learning a lot.

Am I really putting myself in this situation just because I want to grow up? Yeah. Do I have any idea what I’m doing? Nope. Am I stupid? Extremely. Am I prepared? Absolutely not. Will I die? Maybe. But as long as I end up somewhere, I think I’ll be okay.

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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

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Letters from the editors High school was nothing like any of the animes I’ve watched.

I never ran to school late with a piece of bread in my mouth. I never bumped into a stranger who told me to “watch where I’m going” only to meet again in first period. I never dated said stranger who happened to be the successor of a prestigious company that makes more than $10,000,000 a month.

For starters, I would probably die if I ran to school since I live an hour away on foot.

In any case, I am not actually delusional enough to think there was any chance of my high school life being like anime. It is not like I expected my experience to be anything more than normal. In fact, it went

by so normally the most exciting thing that happened in my entire high school career was joining journalism.

In sophomore year, I blindly joined journalism without knowing what was to come. Never would 15 year old me had expected to win so many awards, travel to a different state, become Editor-in-Chief, cover a teacher’s dismissal that would later become controversial, and start senior year without an adviser.

Journalism was definitely a wild ride.

There were a lot of twist and turns accompanied by various bumps, not to mention the incredibly high amounts of screaming.

But it was fun.

Although it was not what I expected, I was able to experience my anime-like high school life. There was no bread nor a rich stranger, but I managed to become the protagonist of my own anime. But unfortunately, all shows come to an end.

Before it all ends, I just want to say thank you. Thank you to my newspaper staff who came along for the ride. Thank you to everyone who has helped me become the person I am today. No amount of thanks can express how grateful I feel, but hopefully, my feelings can be conveyed. And with this concludes my story—thank you.

Nine years ago, Gabriella told Troy: “I gotta go my own way.” I loved that scene. I loved her. I loved Gabriella so much that I wanted to be just like her, and I entered high school expecting to perfectly mimic her experiences.

But my life didn’t end up resembling Gabriella’s at all. Yes, my friends: Disney lied to us all. To all of us. Unlike Gabriella, I never became outgoing, joined tons of extracurriculars, or even got a boyfriend. In fact, the only thing that Gabriella and I had in common was that we were both in publications.

Well, journalism is a lot more important to me than it was for Gabriella, although many would be shocked to learn

that I don’t actually like journalism.

Sure, I enjoy it, but it’s not something I want to do for the rest of my life. Journalism was my three-year commitment, and I gave it my all.

I don’t plan to continue journalism after I graduate because, frankly? It’s too hard. Real-world journalism is dangerous, unappreciated, and has very little job security. For someone like me, who needs stability to thrive and would rather not work harder than she has to, it’s just not applicable as a future career.

But high school journalism was everything to me.

For The Matador, I cried, I fought, I threw myself into situations that I wasn’t

comfortable with, and came out all the stronger for it. I became the Editor-inChief, capital E-I-C, in both name and spirit; or at least, I tried to. I tried to lead and become a better person, and now, when the time has come to swap out my newsboy hat for a graduation cap, I know: despite all the strife I’ve been through because of journalism, it’s only because of my publications family and experiences that I am able to graduate with my head held high.

From the bottom of my heart: thank you, journalism, for letting me pass on without regrets.

Cassandra Chen 2015-2016 Editor-in-Chief

Erin Truong 2015-2016 Editor-in-Chief

OPEN LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Teacher, I am writing to you as a San Gabriel High School alumna. As the 2016 school year comes to an end, I would like to leave you, along with the graduating class, with a lesson that I had took with me when graduating high school. I can assure you, however, that this letter was not written from a place of animosity.

During my freshman year, you were introduced to me by the San Gabriel Red Cross executive board as an adviser. As an incoming member, my dedication earned me the title of Most Valuable Member. By the end of my sophomore year, I earned myself the Treasurer position and continued to be an active participant for three consecutive years.

At the end of my junior year, you took away my ability to become Red Cross president. I would understand if there were a more fitting candidate. However, I was the only member left from the previous executive board and the only one who ran for that position. Still, you, who would not even be an adviser for the following year, got to dictate the way this election would carry out. You forced my name out of the presidency ballot, despite it already winning the executive board vote and more than the majority of general member votes. You then made candidates for the vice president and treasurer positions change their applications, ensuring that I would not receive the title.

To lessen your guilt, you offered me the position of Public Relations, to which I declined.

Despite my dedication to the organization, recognition of my vigorous efforts by both the executive board and members-at-large, and support for my presidency from the future adviser, you were convinced that you were right. You allowed your own personal agenda to influence the future of organization, rather than to look at facts and numbers.

On the day in which the results are announced, the general members glanced at me for a reaction, wondering why the person whose name they had voted for was not once mentioned. Instead, I walked to the new executive board and congratulated them. I did so because I wanted to be the bigger person. While the students looked to you, the adviser, for answers, you did not spare a moment to offer an ex-

planation. Throughout this entire process, you did not once look me in the eye, nor did you offer me an explanation yourself. Instead, you hid behind your questionable actions, and used the executive board as messengers. You did so because while you claimed to be an adult, you failed to act like one.

For all of this, I challenge you to offer me an explanation for why you did everything you could to prevent me from becoming president.

While you might argue that I am simply making too big a deal out of this entire situation, I would argue that it is wrong for you, as an administrator, to perceive someone’s high school career as “too little.”

Every single action that you take has an enormous effect on a student’s future. That being said, I urge you to not wield your authority lightly.

I also hope that students will now be able to see the situation in a different light, because the respect that an authority figure thinks they deserve from them should not come from privilege; it should be earned.

To the graduating class, I would like to offer you a word of advice.

Growing up, we are taught to give adults the respect that they so rightfully deserve. We look up to them because we are told that they will always be fair, trustworthy, and have better judgements. However, in light of recent events at San Gabriel, we should know better than to toss that trust around. Our school clearly has a problem with overpowering and overlooking. Sometimes, it is not we who cannot rise up to the expectations of adulthood and receive recognition we worked hard for. Rather, it is oftentimes adults who cannot perceive us in a different light, who use their authoritative titles as a way to dictate our future the way they see fit. I did not end up where I am by listening to the words of the person whom my letter is directed towards, who only saw me as a lazy, apathetic worker. So when you do encounter individuals like them, continue to work hard. But don’t do it to prove them wrong--do it to prove to yourself that you have been right all along.

Sincerely, Annie Huang San Gabriel Class of 2015 Emerson College Class of 2019

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Farewell Letter from Coach Kwan

Greetings, I never thought I would be doing this so soon. I was really hoping I would have twenty more years to think about this. It has been a pleasure to be a student, coach, and teacher at San Gabriel High. For 31 years, I have had the greatest time a person can possibly have. I showed up every day, put in a good day’s worth of work, and eventually realized how much I enjoyed it. I would complain and be frustrated but I came back the next day. It only meant that majority of you made being here worth it.

To the staff, thanks for the support through the years. It is always fun looking into the stands and see you supporting the teams. I know how much the student athletes appreciated your effort. The counselors—you are awesome, especially Ms. Wong. Remember the first time we met?

We can laugh about it now. Luci and Vicky, you do not get enough credit for the work you have to do. Karen Carrillo, congratulations!

To the Physical Education Department who took their time to help me grow into the teacher I am today: I learned so much from all of you.

Mr. Keller, Mrs. Buchicchio, and Ms. Fujimoto—thank you all for everything you have done for me. I know some of you have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support me through the years. Words cannot

describe my gratitude. The only thing I can do is continue growing and become the teacher all of you can be proud of.

To all my Athletic Directors and Eddie, there will never be a group of people who have been so supportive. You made coaching simple.

The job you do is not easy. All of you always had my back and I will forever be grateful. Thank you, Mr. Jones and Ms. Hill, for the sacrifices both of you made to help me.

To the Volleyball Family, every day with you made the sacrifices worth it. I got to do something I enjoyed on a daily basis and I have all of you to thank for. I want to thank you for letting me be part of your life. You always gave me your absolute best. I wish the best for all of you. I know it will be different at first but time will heal all wounds.

For me, you will always be missed and I will look forward to the day that I get to see you. Vicky Ong, I will keep my promise!

Mr. Kanow, thank you for letting me be a part of the family and giving me the opportunity to meet such an awesome group of young people.

Until we see each other again, Mr. Kwan P.S. Thank you, Ms. Kim, for everything you do for San Gabriel High and the students.

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Editors-in-Chief

Cassandra Chen Erin Truong Carolina Garcia Amy Yee News Editors Nathan Ta Sydney Trieu Opinions Editors Carolina Garcia Amanda Molina Focus Editors Christy Deng Emmanuel Maresca Life and Art Editors Ileana Perez Kim Pham Sports Editors Frank Lieu Carolina Loaisiga Features Editors Kelly Ho Amy Yee Copy Editors Ying Chow Eva Fong Chelsea Huynh Photo Editor Sunny Chen Artists Eva Fong Kim Ta Lu Yue Wang Business Managers Katherine Hoong Jessica Tran Website Editors Stacy Chau Thomas Wang Multimedia Editors Tom Cheah Anthony Yang Blogs Manager Katherine Hoong Adviser Jennifer Kim Reporters: Hellgert Almontes, Shirley Dinh, Manny Ibarra, Susan Lam, Mario Mandujano, Edward Rivera, Uyen Sy, Britney Ting, Vivian Wong

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Managing Editors

The Matador is published monthly by the journalism class of San Gabriel High School. 1,600 copies per issue are published at J. E. J Print Inc. The Matador is a public forum for student expression and highly encourages responses in reaction to issues discussed in the paper. The opinions expressed are those of the writers, not the faculty or administration. Articles without bylines are the opinion of the staff. Submit comments as a letter to the editor, signed (anonymity is guaranteed if requested), to H-2, or Ms. Kim’s mailbox.

Dear Ms. Kim, You have taught us to be brave, hardworking, and open-minded. With you at the helm, we are inspired to produce the best paper that we can and to treasure the truth. We will carry the lessons you have taught us even beyond H2.

Sincerely and with love,

The Matador Staff.

How much importance should we give to the opinions of others?

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I feel like we should value them a lot because you get to know them more and understand their mindset of thinking.”

-Jacky Huynh, 9th grade

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We should take it seriously, but not too seriously.”

-Jose Cortez, 10th grade

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We should value others opinions to a certain extent, but we shouldn’t let it change our own.”

-Belainey Yuen, 11th grade

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We shouldn’t concentrate on other people’s opinions.“ Esmeralda Martinez, 12th grade

Photos by Sunny Chen

De “man”ding change

Mario Mandujano This is for you As a young Mexican raised in the ‘ghetto’ side of Rosemead, I have witnessed many situations capable of causing trauma. However, I am fortunate enough to have never witnessed a beheading or my family being killed by shells or my local hospital being bombed by an air strike.

Thinking about it now, I have not witnessed anything that could stop me from fulfilling my responsibility as a student. I admit to having slacked off a bit during my last two years of high school but not enough to have prevented my admission into a four year university. I am unsatisfyingly proud with the way I end my high school career.

I write this in dedication to all those who feel like there is no way from the life other than the one leading to health and success. There is a way. I was adopted by an aunt and uncle in order to become a United States citizen. So legally, her children—my cousins—became my siblings.

Among my siblings is an older guy (around 20 years older than me) who played a huge influence in my life and in a sense convinced me not to live a life like him. He is the type of guy who, though not directly affiliated, always hung with a crowd of local gang members. I have been around guns, I have seen cocaine laid right in front of me, and I have witnessed stabbed people barely walking.

I have seen young men my age throw their life away, participating in criminal activities.

“You can still withdraw yourself from this,” I told a fellow who at the time was a 15-year-old new initiate into the gang life. He answered with a showing of his tattoos, a silent look at his circumstances and, “It is too late.”

To me, there is a bad and good menace to society. One destroys the integrity of its city by dealing drugs, mugging, and spray painting nonsense on walls and one acknowledges how the system traps young minorities, spreads that knowledge, and saves the youth from falling into that trap. Whom would you rather belong to? A person who loves something will not be willing to destroy it. I say that to emphasize that showing love for your city is not using taxpayer money to cover unnecessary graffiti or destroying lives by dealing drugs. To love one’s city is to keep it clean, to keep the youth positively inspired, and to keep the environment safe.

I do not know how difficult the life of anybody is. I can only make the reminder that there are kids who die crossing borders and traveling hundreds of miles just to be able to have the privilege of sitting in a seat at an American school. It is perplexing how one born into that privilege does not take advantage of it. For as long as education remains free, there is no excuse to not excell.

I know what it is like to live with alcoholics.

I lost my mother days before my fifth birthday. I have had to work my whole high school career.

I know the struggle. What it all comes down to is choices. College is not for everybody and one does not have to attend to be deemed successful.

The whole point is to continue to be productive.

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Rodriguez pursues career in beauty M a n n y I b a rra It all started when Cassandra Rodriguez was a small little girl who was unable to tie her hair up in a ponytail the way she liked it. Her sister offered to do her hair, but her act of kindness resulted in tangled hair and tight knots.

The knots were so badly tangled that poor Rodriguez had no other option but to cut her hair off.

After that traumatizing experience, she forced herself to learn how to do her own hair. She liked the results so much that she began working with other people’s hair.

“I like to try new kinds of hairstyle and different types of Photo by Manuel Ibarra hair—for example, doing cornrows, soft braids, curls, pin ups, different types of culture—because culture relates to hair a lot,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez enjoys working with different types of hair, which allows her to gain more experience. Being a hairstylist has allowed her to pursue her dream and open her own Insta-

gram account, CASSY_HAIRSTYLING, dedicated to her hair styling career.

“I made my Instagram account my freshman year because I thought that maybe if I started my account, people would notice me and would like me to do their hair,” Rodriguez said.

Her work is appreciated by her customers, many of whom have put their t ru s t i n t o h e r hands to create the hairdo that they want. She has done girls’ hair for different occasions, including prom, dances, and personal events.

People contact Rodriguez through direct messaging or directly to her, and she provides all the supplies needed to give her customers the best result.

Rodriguez is pursuing her ambition and attending college to study Cosmetology. Her goal after getting certified as a hair stylist is to be able to work with models and celebrities. What once started as a dreadful event has helped guide her to her future career.

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A Twisted Fantasy is the New Reality

It is said that “Truth is Like Poetry”, But unfortunately the general populace hates poetry, Disregarding the aforementioned negativity for it was only ephemeral, And any other Brobdingnagian word eluded me at the time, The words and phrases I write, Imitate the way silk curtains flow and at the same elicit the same effect on the reader, By concealing the true meaning of words, The intent of derogatory words do not lie within the contents of a dictionary, But lie behind the silk curtain, But it is often misconstrued, Anger for depression, Sadness for sleep deprivation, Again digressing from the truth of the pretext only validates that truth can only be found amongst lies, But even as my thoughts are transcribed to poetry, I still find myself lying, But not to myself, To you the reader, I hide behind this cloak of metaphors and vocabulary to avoid the twisted reality, We all do, Immerse ourselves in our own insanity, entertaining ourselves with a twisted fantasy Alright I’m done with this poem Now back to video games While you go back to Netflix Hypocrites make the best writers

by Edward Rivera, 10th

Lockers express Schoolwide Learner Outcomes E m m a n u e l M a resca What use does San Gabriel have for the dusty lockers in the SA building? As an alternative to demolition, lush colors and vibrant expressions now adorn the cool metal of long-abandoned lockers as student artists in Keller’s and Jung’s art classes repaint them to match the academically positive attitude of San Gabriel High School.

“We have a lot of hands out here working together to paint these masterpieces.” art and ceramics teacher Karen Keller said.

The pieces on different sections of the lockers reflect the new Schoolwide Learner Outcomes, or SLO’s, posted around school to lead students in their academic journey.

“We have one on globally minded citizens, environmental concerns, and other parts of the SLO’s,” Keller said.

Student artists are bringing their visions to life through a collaborative effort. Each piece in the hallway is carefully sketched, lined, and painted by teams of students.

The images on the lockers are symbolic of progressive themes of diversity, universal respect, knowledge, and learning to express oneself.

“My piece is about embracing diversity; I think that is important,” junior Erin Vong said.

The first of two hallways are decorated with inspiring artwork to motivate Matadors. Next year, future students will have the honor of painting the rest of the lockers in the SA hallway, giving students eye candy for years to come.

Left: A team of student artists painted the images shown above in the SA building lockers. The images represent diversity and educational goals.

Right: Students paint images that represent the Schoolwide Learner Outcome goals.

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LIFE & ART

Squad poses become modern family pictures K i m P ham Family photographs have never given young people many options. Location, outfits, awkward hugging, stiff smiles—all decisions are dictated by parents trying to prove that you are all indeed a family and not just a group of random strangers living under the same roof. You do not get to pick the family photos, and you certainly do not get to pick the family.

But in high school you have a say in the classes you take, the sports you play, and, most memorably, the friends you make. Although graduation may seem to mark the end of these relationships, high school squads are crucial to these formative years. Your squad are your go-to people for inside jokes and AP test stress. These people will make fun of you (but only because they like you), and they will buy your Krispy Kreme donuts despite being extremely broke.

But with celebrity squads like Taylor Swift posting pictures of her countless famous friends and the easiness of creating a fake persona online, there is a pressure among young people to make it seem like they have a lot of friends. But according to senior Nathan Andrade, genuine squad is a solid friend group that functions, in its way, as a family.

“Your squad is like your family away from home,” Andrade said. “and poses are everything. It shows that you all decided to do something together and you’re all in unison.”

Searching #squadgoals on social media sites will result in the modern version of the family picture. And every squad picture is a representation of the relationship, built upon a common goal or trait. Every squad may have a signature pose or look, such as a peace sign or an intimidating facial expression. There is always something to signify unification.

While #squad may be dismissed as another simple fad of internet linguistics, we should still let take a moment to appreciate the celebration of camaraderie. So when the time of upgrading to college squad comes around, just remember that quality will always trump quantity.

Photos by Christy Deng and Sunny Chen

Illustration by Kim Ta

SPORTS

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2015-16 Spring Sports Scoreboard

BOYS VOLLEYBALL VARSITY 4/21 @ Alhambra 4/26 vs Bell Gardens 4/28 @ Schurr 5/3 vs Mark Keppel 5/10 vs Highland 5/12 @ Warren

3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2

BOYS TENNIS VARSITY 4/19 vs Montebello 4/21 @ Alhambra 4/28 @ Schurr 5/3 vs Mark Keppel

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BADMINTON VARSITY 4/14 vs San Marino 4/19 @ Alhambra 4/21 vs Mayfield

12-6 9-9 3-15 4-14

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VARSITY 4/19 vs Mark Keppel 4/21 @ Montebello 4/26 @ Alhambra 4/28 @ Schurr 5/3 vs Bell Gardens 5/5 @ Mark Keppel 5/10 vs Montebello 5/12 vs Alhambra

TRACK AND FIELD 12-9 20-1 21-0

W W W

VARSITY 4/14 vs Mark Keppel 4/21 vs Montebello 4/28 vs Alhambra

Boys W W W

Powderpuff Game returns to SG left in the first half. However, the juniors were right behind them by just 10 seconds, making a touchdown and tying the game with a score of 7-7.

With three seconds left in the fourth quarter and a Back at it again, the seniors scored a touchdown touchdown from the juniors, the game was tied 21-21. in the third quarter with less than two minutes left From the first quarter to the fourth, the junior and senior in the game, altering the score to 14-7. girls participated in a seven-player flag football game.

With various time-outs and penalties given to The first PowderPuff Football game in three years both teams, the second half began with an equal was held on May 5, where the class of 2017 girls went opportunity for either team to score. Within the first up against the class of 2016 girls. three minutes of the game, the juniors had once The girls on the juagain tied the game to nior side were Kiana 14-14, making a touchSaucedo-Moreno, Shecdown and bringing the cid Duarte, Skye Lynn screaming crowd up on Bojorquez, Hazel Larios, their feet.

Mina Lam, Alexis Chapa, Soon after, senior Jennifer Yan, Kitty Lu, Jazmine Cabrera scored Lila Macias, Gabriela a touchdown at three Flores, and Analiz Marminutes and 15 secmolejo. The senior side onds, bringing the consisted of Sabrina Gonscore to 21-14. zalez, Jazmine Cabrera, With the last minute Lindsey Huynh, Leslie in the game, the juniors De La Cruz, Hazel Tun, attempted to tie the Cassey Servera, Cassanscore up once again dra Rodriguez, Ashley but failed. Then, just Espinosa-Alvarez, Es12 seconds later, with meralda Martinez, Brethree seconds left in the ana Ascencio, and Emily game, a phoenix rose Perez. from the ashes. Well, All players warmed in this case, junior Kitty up for the big game while Lu brought the score Photo courtesy of Jazmine Cabrera the crowd roared and to a tie with the last cheered as the first Powtouchdown. derPuff football game Seniors and juniors gather together at the end of the Senior captain game to celebrate the return of the annual seniors Jazmine Cabrera recalls commenced.

Seniors started with vs juniors flag football game. the game as a good a 22-yard throw. Both experience. teams had multiple in“It was very cool complete passes, falls, and interceptions all in the first to see people you would never think would have quarter. The audience expressed a wide range of emobeeen athletic or somewhat ‘tough’,” Cabrera said. tions, from laughs to cheers to boos, especially when “It’s a memory you will definitely remember.” the juniors had a near touchdown.

The junior and senior girls tied with the score Out of nowhere, the seniors attacked with all their 21-21. Afterwards, the game was put into overtime might, scoring the first touchdown thanks to senior for three minutes; however, the scores remained Carolina Loaisiga with two minutes and 33 seconds the same at 21-21.

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BASEBALL 7-2 10-9 9-3 1-14 13-2 16-1 14-4 7-1

W L L L W W L L

VARSITY 4/26 @ Mark Keppel 4/29 vs Mark Keppel 5/3 vs Montebello 5/6 @ Montebello 5/9 vs South Pasadena 5/10 vs Alhambra 5/13 @ Alhambra

4-2 2-0 6-2 3-2 3-2 7-0 5-0

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SWIM Girls W L W

VARSITY 4/14 vs Mark Keppel 4/21 vs Alhambra 4/28 @ Gabrielino

Boys L W L

Girls L W W

Last game tribute to Kwanow

Ki m Ta

Photo by Sunny Chen

Larry Kanow sits alongside alumni as he watches his final volleyball game as head coach. The game ended with a victory against the visiting Mark Keppel Aztecs.

Carolina Loaisiga As the last days of the Larry Kanow and Chris Kwan legacy came to an end, the Matadors’ last league volleyball game against Mark Keppel marked the end of an era.

Alumni, past volleyball players, and current students all gathered around to commemorate Kanow and Kwan, celebrating their 20 years of coaching together. The Matadors’ last league game on May 8 was against the Mark Keppel Aztecs, which resulted in a win, leading the boys volleyball team to yet another undefeated season.

The celebratory night started with a speech congratulating Kanow and his leadership skills as a coach, marking the end of a great run. The speech also moved on to Kwan, also celebrating his success as a coach, highlighting all his wins throughout his successful 24-year career as a coach.

The game started off with a strong lead from the Matadors, leading the scoreboard 12-7. The game kept going in the Matadors’ favor; they won the game in three sets, 24-15, 24-12, and 24-18.

Senior volleyball player Peter Ma reflects back on the memories on the court and off, bonding with his teammates and his coaches throughout his four years in volleyball.

“It was very emotional for me and my teammates,” Ma said. “But also, it was a very fun night because a lot of alumnus came out to watch us play,” Ma said.

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what’s the

WORD. Famous Hallway quotes, Volume Seventy-four

“UCLA didn’t want my anime!”

-Student complaining about college rejection.

“I prefer the straight ones.”

-Student talking about different parking spaces.

“What are these memes that people keep going on about?

-Confused teacher to students.

“Do I even have to buy a yearbook? Can I just buy inserts?”

-Student complaining about yearbook prices.

“I’ll pay someone to hire me.”

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

Kakazu’s art displayed at Prepárate Conference in NYC U yen S y Since picking up a paintbrush at the tender age of six, senior Ashley Kakazu began to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. Now, twelve years later, the fruits of her labor have begun to show, with this year seeing her artwork displayed at the 2016 Prepárate conference room in New York City.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Prepárate Conference, Kakazu participated in an art contest called College Board’s Prepárate Conference Call for Artists and placed as one of the top 10 finalists. The contest required artists to create a piece of artwork that represented the theme of academic and creative achievements of the Latino culture.

“My work featured Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, an architect and sculptor, but most notably known as an Argentinean human rights activist,” Kakazu said. “He was a professor of architecture and positively influenced the art world with his murals and monuments. He had encountered many struggles in his life, including the death of his mother, poverty, and the Dirty War, but still managed to push through and save his people.”

Faced with competition from over 230 other

-Student confused about pronounciation.

All quotes overheard

by The Matador Staff.

submissions from around the United States, Kakazu entered the contest with uncertainty. However, with her skillfully created artwork and outstanding interpretation of the theme, Kakazu earned a spot for her artwork in the Prepárate conference room.

“I was very surprised that I placed because students taking AP Studio Art were all given the chance to enter. I knew there were a lot of talented students around. Knowing that my art is out there, it’s definitely really cool,” Kakazu said.

Virginia Parra, Kakazu’s English teacher in freshman year, attended the conference and was one among the many that got to observe Kakazu’s work.

“I was awed by her work as it is very detailed and realistic. I am also proud that one of our own students was represented in this national conference,” Parra said.

Along with winning the contest, Kakazu received an art scholarship from the Jeanne Ward Foundation as well. In the future, she plans on committing herself to her art career.

“I had the chance to go to New York and Chicago to visit the schools that I got into, but I have decided to stay in California and attend the Art Center College of Design to study graphic design,” Kakazu said.

As a passionate artist, Kakazu advises

others to pursue what they want to do because in the end, it will be worth the effort.

Photo courtesy of Virginia Parra

Kakazu’s “Selfless,” featuring Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, was created using acrylic paints.

Photo by Sydney Trieu

Student leader Ma wins paid internship in Washington D.C. S hi rl ey Di nh It is not often that the opportunity to go on a paid trip to Washington D.C. starts through an Instagram photo. After a San Gabriel alumnus shared her photos of her trip to Washington D.C. on Instagram last year, senior Yu Lin Ma immediately took interest.

Deciding to follow in the footsteps of the alumnus, Ma applied for a scholarship funded by the Bank of America. After going through the application process, such as listing extracurricular activities, answering questions about participation in the community, and writing an essay, Bank of America selected Ma as a student leader through the Student Leaders Program. This program awards eligible high school juniors and seniors with the opportunity for a paid summer internship with local nonprofits.

“I needed money for college, [and] rather than just handing you free money, the program is giving you experience that you could learn and grow from,” Ma said.

“The trip to D.C. was alluring and I’m just a sucker for new experiences.”

After finding out that she had been selected as a leader, Ma shared her thoughts on being awarded with this opportunity.

“I was surprised mostly, because I was notified way earlier than I thought,” Ma said. “Overall, [I am] happy, because now I don’t have to struggle when people ask me what I’m doing this summer.”

Ma stated what she looks forward to and how this trip will help her in her future endeavors.

“I’m looking forward to [attending] luncheons and dinners with influential people in government and visiting the White House,” Ma said. “I don’t really know what I want to do in the future, so this is going to help me branch out and get a taste of the government and service sector, and what they do.”

From July 10-15, Ma will be in Washington D.C. carrying out her paid internship and will start school at University of California, San Diego in the fall.

Photo by Sunny Chen

FBLA, HOSA students triumph at state competitions, qualify for nationals

-Student’s attempt at jobhunting.

“What do you mean ‘dinglehopper’ is supposed to be doppelganger?”

FEATURES

Photo courtesy of Richard Ma

Cui (not pictured), Lam (left), Ma (middle), and Tran (right) qualified for HOSA’s national competition.

Bri t ney Ti ng After dominating at the regional competition, members of HOSA—Future Health Professionals—and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) continued their streak at the state level and captured competing spots at nationals. HOSA, a health care association, will be sending seniors Mary Tran, Yvonne Cui, Katelin Lam,

and Megan Ma, while FBLA, a business organization, will be sending sophomore Justin Phan to nationals.

“After they called up second place, I could see Ms. Wu in the audience—she’s our adviser—and she was freaking out with me,” first place winner Ma said.

“And then I made nationals and my dad has it on camera and I was freaking out and I was really happy.”

Ma, who participated in Extemporaneous Health Poster, had to create a visually appealing infographic based on a topic that was given to her right before the event started. This year’s topic was antibiotic resistance, and using the three hour time limit, Ma created a comic featuring a doctor bear and a patient bear discussing the importance of antibiotic resistance awareness.

The other HOSA competitors, Lam and the Cui-Tran team, received silver and bronze in their respective events. Lam participated in Healthy Lifestyle, in which she took a test and submitted a portfolio documenting her efforts toward a healthy lifestyle. Tran and Cui participated in Emergency Medical Technician, in which they took a test and performed a medical skill.

For FBLA, Phan won 4th place in Financial Math, an eventinwhichhewastestedonhandlingmoneyandcredit.

“It was kinda nerve-racking [during the test] because there was no air conditioning in [the room], and you’re in a suit,” Phan said. “It’s nerve-racking because you might be sitting next to a first place winner.”

HOSA nationals will be held at Nashville, Tenn. from June 22 to June 25, and FBLA nationals will be held at Atlanta, Ga. from June 29 to July 2.

Photo courtesy of Diana Kou

Phan receives his fourth place award onstage at FBLA’s state competition.

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Chef Cruz, Nurse Carrillo retire after decades of service Vi v i a n Wo n g From educating students about food to showcasing their talents, culinary arts teacher Debra Cruz, also known as Chef Cruz, has decided to retire from her teaching career after a dedicated 27 years of working at San Gabriel High School.

Prior to teaching, Cruz had a restaurant of her own called Sidney’s Ventura, where she found a greater love and passion for food. She then held cooking classes, which ultimately inspired her to teach culinary arts to students.

Throughout the years that Cruz has taught, her favorite memories were the times she interacted with her students, all the experiences she made, and the awards she and her students received.

“I’m going to miss all these kids—just seeing everybody grow and advance,” Cruz said. “[I’ll miss] the different backgrounds of how my students cook; I have learned so much myself and it’s been fun to be able to s h a re t h a t w i t h t h e m

and they’re still teaching me.”

She will also treasure the Matador Cafés that she organized with her students for 17 years and the commercial kitchen that she had the privilege of using for several years.

“I’m going to miss running the Café with all the kids and having them put on their chef jackets and walk around delivering all the beautiful food,” Cruz said.

After her retirement, Cruz plans to pursue her interest in crime scene investigation as well as work for and with celebrities, now that she will have more free time. Some celebrities that she worked for previously include Johnny Carson, Olivia NewtonJohn, and Frank Sinatra.

“I’ll be doing these cool, private parties with celebrities again…I do a little demo and feed them lunch...I a l s o l o o k f o r w a rd to traveling, I just love it,” Cruz said.

Her ultimate wish for her students is for them to work hard, take all the things they learned, and apply it in their everyday lives.

Kelly Ho Nurse Karen Carrillo always knew she wanted to be a nurse—she wanted to help those in need.

After graduating 44 years ago, Carrillo began her career in Canada doing direct care in psychiatry; afterwards, she became a director of nursing in home health care, providing specialized, personal care to homebound patients. Later, Carrillo found herself working at San Gabriel High School, where she will now be ending her long career in nursing after 25 years as a school nurse.

“It’s time for me to retire, but I honestly could work until I die. It wouldn’t bother me one bit if I worked for another 10 years,” Carrillo said. “[Being a school nurse] is just the most amazing opportunity and role that anyone could play.

[It] has never stopped being a challenge; there’s always something more to accomplish at a school.”

Throughout her time at San Gabriel, Carrillo has done more than just treat minor headaches and slight fevers.

In the late 1990s, she helped organize a “Mental Health Week” that provided workshops giving much-needed support to students, teachers, and parents struggling with issues such as grief,

Seniors offer advice to underclassmen What was your first impression of high school?

“I was one of those people who thought high school was going to be scary. My first impression was ‘There are so many people on campus.’ There were so many upperclassmen, and I was scared of them.”

— Anastasia Ramirez

What got you through high school?

“My time management wasn’t that great, I just did whatever I liked and procrastinated. However, that was earlier in my high school career. Now, I try to manage everything and space everything out beforehand, but I mainly stay up until one, two, or three in the morning, and wake up at 5 or 6 a.m. for zero period.”

— William nguyen

How did you decide what college you would go to?

“It came down to financial aid for me because my family [doesn’t] have that much money. I got accepted to USC, but USC is so expensive, and we just could not afford it. Even if I did want to go, I don’t think I could go.

But also, it’s about what the school could offer you and how it’s a good fit for you, because you don’t want to go to a school just for its good reputation. What if you go to Stanford or Harvard, and just hate it there?”

Briefs and photos by Anthony Yang

— Tiffani Vuong

alcoholism, and acceptance of mental illness.

With her contributions, Carrillo is undoubtedly a mentor and influential figure to many; however, Carrillo focuses more on the knowledge she has gained from interacting with students.

“Teenagers are my favorite people. I say that over and over, but I’m not kidding you. I learn more from teenagers than I could possibly ever teach them in a million years,” Carrillo said.

While working as a school nurse, Carrillo also juggled additional jobs; at one point, she worked four jobs at the same time. After much thought, she decided that 2017 would be the year she would retire.

“I have so many hobbies and things that I’d love to do,” Carrillo said. “I’m almost 65, so I’ve decided I’d like to get all those other things into my life before I’m gone.” Her hobbies include making jewelry, knitting, and reading.

Carrillo expresses that she will always remember the courage that she has seen students carry in face of adversity.

“When you’re hurt and you’ve had adults that have done you [wrong] for years and years, you don’t have much reason to trust anybody. For those students to come in here and trust an adult they don’t even know to help them... that has really left an impression on me every day since I came here,” Carrillo said. “That is a thing I will always carry with me—that ability and trust that kids have to be able to change their lives.“ Photos by Sunny Chen

Juniors share goals for senior year adriana Olmos “During my senior year I expect to have a job, as well as my own car. I’m looking forward to only taking five classes and being able to participate in the varsity cheer team.”

alberto garcia “I’m planning on having an easier year aside from the usual stressful classes. I’m looking forward to going to Mexico since I’m probably going to attend school there. What I’m looking forward to the most is leading the band as a senior leader.”

mei chau “I expect senior year to be fun because I will be able to take part in many different classes, but I don’t look forward to the homework load.

[However], I [do] look forward to expanding my knowledge in everything. The highlight of my senior year would be my graduation because I would get to see my family members and party.”

Valeria Duran “I expect first semester to be very stressful because of college applications, but hopefully second semester will be more relaxing because I can focus on swimming and passing my AP classes. The highlight of my senior year would hopefully be getting into a college that I want and SIRing to the college of my choice.”

Briefs compiled by Manuel Ibarra, Photos by Sunny Chen and Sydney Trieu

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NATHAN ANDRADE Future Plans: My plan is to continue to date Christy until she gets tired of me Will: I, Nathan Andrade, the SaVaGe, bequeath my lethargy to Christy Deng because the girl needs to slow down, my savagery and love to my SQUA and my musical taste and wisdom to my youngins.

Quote: “Youth is something I never wanna take for granted. I just want to smile and live life.” -Tyler the Creator Memories: I remember a lot of things Predictions: I predict that my true friends and I will overcome our obstacles as friends and prosperity together as a family Thanks To: Ms Chung, Mr Whitman, Mr Posada, Ms Parra, Ms Wu, Mr Romero, Ms Boettcher, to my Squad, Christy Deng, and especially my loving Family ALLEN AU YEUNG Future Plans: Major in Computer Programming, Join Track and Cross Country at PCC, get a job, travel the world, run marathons, get big, and continue to learn!

Will: I, Allen Au Yeung, bequeath my 1600m and 800m to Carlos Carrillo and Brandon Lau, my Ambitions to Richard Ma, my calm personality to Winston Yang, my humor to Justin Huynh, and my work ethic to Sherrie Viraphandeth and Marco Tam. Quote: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony” - Mahatma Gandhi Memories: Running 12x400m repeats under 60 seconds, doing calisthenics with my team, Striated Shoulders, hanging out with my friends at Ms. Basstte during lunch, getting first place at PCC invitational and winning first place team award.

Predictions: Eric Huynh will become a future Mr. Universe, Richard Ma will hustle hard and get accepted into a prestigious college, Winston Yang and David Au Yeung will be a great influence to everyone, and Steven Goh will have a successful business.

Thanks To: Coach Morales and Coach Kong for making me the great runner that I am today, Ms. Bassette for spending extra time to teach me in math and teaching me about being a great athlete, and my friends for everything.

ISAAC AVINA Future Plans: In the future I plan to major in finance from one of my favorite universities and get a job at Wall Street; the rush the focus is what I’m looking towards to. I also want to look around and see the ones who matter most to me on the top with me.

Will: I, Isaac Avina, leave everything I can give to my brother Eric Avina, let his following years in high school be more than successful, and to have a great future ahead of him.

Quote: “You have to climb the highest mountain to master the hill, you have to climb over your ego to master your will” - Logic Memories: Listening to the “Under Pressure” album by Logic almost every morning to keep me motivated, having BTA classes with the same people for 3 years to create a family, spending time with the people I care about.

Thanks To: My teachers for seeing the potential I have to succeed in school year, my girl, Dayana for bringing me all happiness in the world, my best friend, Daniel for being competitive with me to achieve more, my Squad for being family and bringing laughs JOSHUA BENAVIDEZ Future Plans: Score 180 on LSAT....rest will play out.

Quote: “The World is yours.” - Nas Memories: Establishing a surprisingly deep friendship in Mrs. Cognetta’s piano class. Ditching...

Predictions: Kellen Edwards finna be one of the top producers in the game. Rodney Ma gonna declare for the NBA after freshman year.

Thanks To: Miguel, Don, Nellek, & John. Benaj finna put y’all in chains STEVEN BUI Future Plans: Majoring in being sick at ITT Tech or computer science at SDSU whatever Will: I, Steven Steve Stephenson BuiBui Bui, bequeath my low batting average to the baseball youngins, sick shoes to Janelle, math skills to Gabriel and Victoria, and my humor to no one because I’m not funny.

Quote: “Do it alone” Memories: All the times I had fun and laughed with my friends that I won’t remember but it doesn’t matter because it happened.

Predictions: Lisa will be a creepy EXO manager, Diana will be a dancing dumpling nurse, Kimberely will be a charming mother of 8, Kenny will dance for spare change, Joe will be a male-only

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 masseuse, Wilson will live in a forest, and Raymond will stop eating.

Thanks To: Mr. Whitman for being the funniest narc and chillest teacher, Kimliana for keeping me alive, English Squad for the food adventures and bad jokes, Curbside homies for smash bros and MALL, Boba Ave for supporting APES squad, Physiohomies for my breath JASON CHANG Plans: Major in Mechanical Engineering @ Cal Poly Pomona. M.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineer @ n/a (undecided) Will: Leave all my belonging to my dog. Cremate me and send my ashes to space.

Quote: “Stick with the right crowd and you should be fine” Memories: Working on projects in wood shop, hanging out with my friends @ lunch, competing in competitions in MESA, donating blood drew by amateurs.

Predictions: Engineer working for a company, or state. Maybe working for google after that.

Mr. Nguyen for introducing me into MESA. The Career Center ladies for helping me with scholarships, college apps, and teaching me how to use the printers. The good friends that helped me throughout high school (you know who you are… maybe) STACY CHAU Future Plans: Become the spokesperson for Crocs, the next Hokage, and a rap star.

Will: I, Stacy Chau, of 100000/10 rapping skillz and crocs, bequeath my rapping skills to Thomas Wang, desktop wallpaper in H2 to Tom Cheah, 11/10 singing skills to Susan Lam, and the (very little) willpower I have to complete my work to my Newspaper and Conflict Mediation egglets.

Quote: “NARUTOOOOOOOOO” Memories: My classmates putting caution tape on my desk and joking about me having Ebola for missing 3 days of school, Wild Wednesdays in Conflict Mediation, competitions with Newspaper, and all of the great friends I’ve made.

Predictions: Tiffany will spend too much on Starbucks, Katherine will accidentally eat something inedible, Tina and Casa will end up in jail for being a “major” and furry, Ivy will become allergic to Tea Brick, and Michelle will be shunned for disliking cheese.

Thanks To: My squaddies, friends (you guys know who you guys are), Conflict Cabinet-chus, Newspaper Web/MM Editors, all of my teachers, and everyone who genuinely said they liked my crocs and put up with me.

BRENDA CHAVEZ Future Plans: To major in Sociology and become a social worker Will: I, Brenda Chavez, will leave all my troubles, people, my past at SGHS that has brought me down, I shall continue to succeed Quote: “I’ve always stood on my own two. I don’t need a team.

I don’t do the entourage thing. 30 people. I don’t do that. That’s just not me.” - Kevin Gates Memories: My science teachers Mr. Whitman, Mr. Tran. My little friends I had that would make me smile and laugh. Last but not least, my roll dawgs, the security guards at SGHS. I will be successful in life.

Thanks To: My favorite teachers, staff members, my parents, Ronnie, Eminem, and Kevin Gates JOANNA CHE Future Plans: Be my own boss. Travel. Major in Business Accounting and Finance at Cal State Fullerton.

Will: I, Joanna Che, king of weirdness, bequeath my: hitting legacy to Vicky & the Annas, superb ability to do hw in 0 period to Winston, ever-lasting energy to stay up reading manga to Laura, all that I am to Christine Doan because I am hers to keep.

Quote: “Baseline.”

Memories: Crying over dropped popcorn. Emotional rollercoasters in freshman english. Vball tourneys w/ doughnuts. Tender Greens.

Dried up saliva glues lips together. Reigning champ of Thumps & Ninja. Every LA county fair.

Predictions: Tommy Liung will feel the sparks again. Amy Nguyen will own a dachshund. Everything will go smoothly in the school and outside the school.

Thanks To: Ms. Schecter for always taking me in like her own.

Ms. Mar for listening to my rants during 6th period. Mr. Kanow & Coach Chris for basically everything bc vball is life. Last but not least, Amy Nguyen for never leaving.

ZHENG CHEN Future Plans: Hey Zheng, try not to party too hard in UC Santa

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Barbara as a History Major, ok?

Will: I, Zheng Chen, of Frost and Poetry about the horse, shall bequeath my 250 word limit to whoever needs more space to finish.

Quote: “The experience of all these years had taught me one thing, that there’s nothing you can’t screw up if you try hard enough.”

- Z, Frost Memories: Only when I look back, would I notice what a life of water I lived, healthier than drinks but boring as heck! But I am who I am, the firework of a different colour, I wish you are, too.

Predictions: No... I will be a freshman again. No... the next year will be 2017. Yes... SGHS will be great as always.

Thanks To: Mr. Man, my mentor. Mr. Hendrickson, Chinese History Major not speaking dah language. Ms. Burkhart, granting me the precious title Frost.

CASSANDRA CHEN Future Plans: He gets down on one knee, pulls out a ring and shyly asks, “Will you marry me?” I gasp and reply, “omg yes Nick ofc” and we move to Zootopia together.

Will: I, Cassandra Chen, bequeath my memes (XDDD) to Sydney since the other EIC passed on her low-tier memes to Nathan, what little chill I have to Kelly, and my trade in minions to Annie and Serena.

Quote: Me: *looks at a real person* “Maybe if you lost a dimension...”

Memories: Hangsies with squad, pudding dates with Sydney and Kelly, sharing chisme in Lit, endless hours of deadlines in H2, and visiting Washington D.C. with Kristy and Ms. Kim. Predictions: Michelle will start her own designer brand, Tiffany won’t knock out all the time, Stacy will become a part-time Crocs model and full-time rapper, Ivy will stop being allergic to everything, Tina will be found, and Katherine will draw the right Matsu.

Thanks To: The teachers who had to put up with me at least once these past four years, especially Ms. Kim, Ms. Keller, Ms. Jung, and Mr. Nong. ...and Erin too, I guess.

BEN CHEN Future Plans: Major in Computer Science and Engineering at UC Irvine, get an MBA at Cal State LA, buy a house and a car, start my own company, reunite with my friends from high school in 5 years, and to find my special “significant other” in the years to come.

Will: I, Ben Chen, of laziness and saltiness, bequeath my hangout spots and the school garden to the rest of BTA, my spirit and stress to Johnny Fu, my responsibilities to Victoria Le, and my legacy to the teachers of BTA and my little brother, John Chen.

Quote: “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” Sam Levenson Memories: Joining and taking classes with BTA, hanging out in B5 at lunch and afterschool, awkward moments with My, Andy, Vincent, Tingting, and Elaine, doing Project Echo, and the last two stressful months of my senior year.

Predictions: Vincent and Jorge will become YouTubers, Andy will be a teacher, Steven will be like Mr. Nguy, Alex is going to party hard at UCSB, Tingting will be a singer, and My and Elaine will have a promising, successful future awaiting for them.

Thanks To: Mrs. Lee, Ms. Manalang, Mr. Nguy, BTA cabinet and the rest of BTA as well, and my influential friends Bryan, Vincent, Andy, Steven, Alex, Marcus, Jorge, My, Tingting, and my best friend, Elaine.

JESSICA CHENG Future Plans: I plan to become the next Dark Lord, bow before me.

Will: I, Jessica Cheng, Sorceress Supreme, bequeath my greatness to Socheata, my senioritis to Maliyah, my creativity to Diana. As for my math buddies, Tina I grant you my madness, Lina I grant thy my awesomeness and of course Joshua I grant you my evilness.

Quote: “All those moments will be lost in time like tears... in... rain” - Roy Batty, Blade Runner Memories: The sweetest memory is watching our friendships grow over the years. These four years were wonderful I will never forget them. I cannot wait to make more memories, let the good times roll.

Predictions: I have the utmost faith that Kyle will make Miss Jung go mad before he graduates and that Diana will make it to prom court. As for my friends, they will probably fly then crash and burn.

Thanks To: the Dream Team for sticking by me for the past four years. Special thanks to Debbie the love of my life for standing by me for the past 6.5 years. To Miss Jung the greatest art teacher alive, I love you. To all my friends thanks for the memories.

STEVEN CHHOR Future Plans: Major in Computer Science at a CSU. Will: Will I am.

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Quote: “I luh you Mr.Gin :)” Memories: Sophomore year of cross and track, beating my boy Timothy Fong for ditching me in the one mile event, ditching practice wiff mah friends, never being involved in Drama, and all the banquets I have / will go to while I’m still at this school.

Predictions: Justin Phan’s going to win Nationals for FBLA and make us proud.

Thanks To: Mr. Nong for allowing me to sleep in class (although you disapprove), Mrs. Lopez for being an awesome teacher to TA for, friends I’ve met throughout my 4 years here, my section and other band members for making my senior year enjoyable.

YVONNE CUI Future Plans: Stay alive and active. Be healthy and happy. Make friends and money. Find my passion and my place in this world.

Will: I, Yvonne Cui, of dead silence and well-disguised passiveaggressiveness, bequeath my lost dreams to the most trustworthy homie Dang and best luck to Giang!

Quote: “Change is the only constant.”

Memories: Adventures with MYM and PYM, HOSA trips, WTTF’s “successful” bake sales and field trips, SAVE events, all the lastminute chem lab reports of DYM, ROP, old collab schedule,useless alarm clocks and unnecessary morning exercises Predictions: Mary will be the coolest and prettiest corpse cutter, Dang will head to the east coast, Megan will be sleeping on all the money she earned as a doctor and an artist Thanks To: Ms. Wu, Mr. Hendrickson, Ms. Bishop, Mary for making sure I don’t turn into a boring old lady, Megan for amazing makeup and drawing tutorials, Dang for saving the group, Phong for grammar and fashion lessons, Francine for guiding me through junior year.

ANITA CUNG Future Plans: Rub myself in oil and deep fry myself at UC Berkeley.

Will: I, Anita Cung, made of 68.3% China, bequeath my rubbing alcohol to Kimberly Wong and Kailah Situ, my towels to Casey Lau, my beatboxing skills to Leann Tang, and my egg tarts to the person I’m gonna miss most in high school, CINDY TRAN. Quote: “Wanna buy spam?” - Me Memories: Sitting on the library floor in my freshman-junior year, trying out to be a “leader of the century,” and hiding in the restroom during swim practice.

Predictions: Emily Le will be an eggroll, Julia Vuong will be a wonton, Chad Nguyen will be a spring roll, Chanelle Truong will be an egg tart, Vicki Wu will be a corndog, Cindy Tran will be a banh bao, and Margaret Loc will be a bun thit noon.

Thanks To: Mr. Tran, Mr. Gin, Ms. Larsen, Mr. Nguyen, and Ms. Ulloa. You guys were the best teachers I had in high school.

SHIRLEY DAM Future Plans: Major in Biology at UC Riverside.

Will: I, Shirley Dam, the queen, bequeath my tennis skills and Kpop knowledge to Kylie Chow, my fashion sense to James Choy, and my ability to run to Lilian Ngo. Quote: “Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you’re drunk.” -Unknown Going to concerts with my friends and late night adventures with the tennis girls Memories: Ying will become a millionaire, Vivian will become a successful business woman, Amy Yee will become a Las Vegas dealer, and Katalyna will become Gemini’s love.

Thanks To: Coach Marcela, Coach Steve, the Oreo gang, the squad, tennis girls, and my homies Vivian and Ying.

PHONG DANG Future Plans: Run away to UCSB, become a trophy husband to someone great, multiply my genetics with the said someone great, be a PTA daddy during the afternoon and the hostess with the mostest at night where I can finally fulfill my stay-at-home dad fantasy.

Will: I, Phong Dang, of articulated snarkiness, bequeath my “donuts” to the yerds, the EICdom to Kimberly, Gilberto, and Victoria, my swagger to Kylie, and my old man experience to Jenny.

Quote: “Know what you’re worth, and demand three times that.”

-Trixie Mattel Memories: Fangirling about RuPaul’s Drag Race to Ericka and Ruben, Yearbook Camp with the Editors, “sun-tanning” with Jenny, laughing at Judy when she has to pass back papers, and witchcackling and eye-rolling when Mary and Yvonne tell me what’s up.

Predictions: Ashley will be Picasso status, Andrew Tum Ph.D., Megan will quit college to be makeup artist, Yvonne will get rich because she’s literally good at everything (golf and bowling), and Mary will finally settle down in a place that she truly deserves.

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Thanks To: My teachers: Mason, Schecter, Sumi, Kim for being cool, Melissa for always complimenting my outfit but mostly for being my bestie, and everyone else that offered refuge and/or crossed paths with me where we exchanged a smile whether past or present.

CHRISTY DENG Future Plans: Major in graphic design at Otis College of Art and Design, live a prosperous life, and make lots of money.

Will: I, Christy Deng, of great chisme and coconut bread, bequeath my energy and enthusiasm to Nathan Andrade because he is tired 24/7, my deadlines storytimes to Nathan Ta, Kelly Ho, and Sydney Trieu, and my legacy to my bro, Kyle Deng.

Quote: “The ones who start at the bottom can easily rise to the top. The ones who were already at the top and hit the bottom are screwed.” -My dad Memories: Going on adventures around L.A. with Laura and Nikki, the chisme with Danielle, Ashley, Daisy, Lisa, Tammy, Leah, Kyleen, Javier, and Magaly. MW with Ileana, Amanda, Kim, Manny, Loaisiga, and Garcia, getting poke with my boys Nathan and Emmanuel.

Predictions: Ashley Kakazu will have her art displayed in all the art museums in the world, William La will become a legendary English teacher, Laura Huynh will be making bank and finally meet Louis Tomlinson.

Thanks To: My family, my best friend Kassy, my squads, Nathan Andrade, One Direction, and last but not least, my journalism adviser, Ms Kim. DIANA DO Will: I, Diana Do, bequeath my passion for dancing to my lovely Choreo girls, my social skills to Cathy Do, my cheerfulness to Henry Do, my kindness to Michelle Lam, my love for boba & Potato Corner to my freshmen and sophomore homies.

Quote: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

-Henry David Thoreau Memories: I will always remember the ER5 hangouts with the squad, my Choreo experience at games, competitions, and rallies, my 17th birthday party, my Homecoming and Prom experience, and my amazing friends.

Predictions: Jared Gao will become the president of the world. The “Garvey” group will do great things in life and make billions. The “Baldwin” group will one day get to go on a road trip. Caren Ly and I will work in the same hospital as pediatric nurses.

Thanks To: Robert Y., Caren L., Lisa L., Kent T., Steven B., Kimberely T., William T., Wesley L., Cathy D., My H., Michelle L., Steven N., Paris P., Nian C., Veronica Q., Kenneth S., Corey T., Randy L., Andrew M., Quoc H., Kevin L., Charlotte T., & CHOREO RICHARD DOAN Future Plans: Master the art of becoming the world’s greatest DJ but in case that doesn’t work out, I will study finance in college.

Will: I, Richard Doan, of sunshines and rainbows, send my freedom to Margaret and Jeffrey, my thanks to everyone I’ve met in high school and especially my love to SC Quote: “You’re not down.”

Memories: Going to almost every football game freshman year eating hot Cheetos with cheese and jalepenos with Amy, staying up late at night with the APLang homies doing essays every week with the APLang homies, and having late night adventures with the best.

Predictions: I predict Margaret will be a party animal in college jk xD. I predict Alissa will take over the world with her dogs. Lastly, I predict that all the seniors will be awesome possums and do great things.

Thanks To: Everybody but the haters and fomies who’ve made my high school career amazeballs.

GABRIEL DOYNEL Future Plans: I plan on attending Cal State LA for 4 years and majoring in something that will make it so I don’t end up working at a Starbucks. Making lots of money and having a life I could look back with no regrets.

Quote: “IF U DONT GET WATERY EYES AND GOOSE BUMPS WHEN YOU SEE ME iN THE ALL GOLD ROLLS THEN YOU PROBABLY DONT EVEN HAVE A SOUL” - -RiFF RAFF TWiTTER Memories: 21 w Predictions: Jasmine and Kelvin get married and have a bunch of little black babies. Abel becomes CEO of McDonald’s, not a surprise.

Jeff is in a stupendous amount of debt due to his divorce. James has now become a HS soccer coach. Alex yet to be heard of.

Thanks To: Everyone that has showed me love and appreciation that have supported me through all my 4 years of SGHS, I truly could not have had a better support system in high school.

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CHRIS EM Future Plans: I plan to be a part of plays and musicals, or even movies.

Will: I, Chris Em, with all my amazing abilities in breaststroke, give Brendan Duong my legacy. My idiocy and hard headed personality to Jordan Lee. My theatre passion to Jesse Rodriguez and Dilon Diaz.

Last but not least I bequeath my heart to An Chac.

Quote: “I would rather regret doing something, than doing nothing.”

Memories: I will forever remember the long, grueling rehearsals. All the mistakes and flaws in the sets we built. The long sleepless nights studying for a test the next day.

Predictions: Theatre crew will be dope and better than this year.

The swim team will rise to a higher division and wreck everyone.

Thanks To: Alex Liang, An Chac, Annie Luu, Andy Le, Ashley Kakazu, Calvin Yu, Caren Ly, Chris Bell, David San, Dilon Diaz,Jordan Lee, Jesse Rodriguez, Julianne Low, Justin Lam, Kaitly Zhu, Laura Huynh May Lo, Raven Tsan, Ruben Li, Vivian Gip, Vy Tran EMILY ENG Will: I, Emily Eng, of enthusiasm, weirdness, and moody emotions, bequeath the band to Alberto and Samson, my reckless bravery to the No Chill Squad, and my fierceness to my clarinet section.

Memories: Doing dumb things with my band mates, adrenaline rushes before leading a parade/football game, and getting pooped on by a bird 3 times in one week.

Thanks To: Coach Marcela for teaching me teamwork and leadership as well as for being my second sister, Ms. C for teaching me how to express my love for music, my teachers for bringing the best out of me, and my friends for always having my back.

JOSE ESPANA Future Plans: Major in Nutritional Science at Cal State LA. Will: I, Jose Espana, of planet Earth, give my magic cards to Caleb Ventura, a hug to Noah Rodriguez, my anime list to Nathan Andrade, my music to Giovanny Rivas, and a list of anti-jokes to Javier Martinez.

Quote: “Everything’s going good, now don’t mess it up.”

Memories: I remember all the all-nighters I had, the lunches I skipped, the afterschool group gatherings to play video games or magic, the times when I booked it to the bus, the last minute printing in the career center, and the tests I didn’t study for. :) Predictions: I predict that Caleb Ventura will become a famous artist, Noah Rodriguez will become a famous photographer, and Justin Lam will become a famous daredevil.

Thanks To: Vicky, Dena, Dultz, Caleb Ventura, Noah Rodriguez, Kevin Liou, Rodney Ma, Giovanny Rivas, Suki Liang, Karla Lucarelli, Nathan Andrade, Javier Martinez, Jonny Pizarro, David Nguyen, Raven Tsan, Kenny Limias, Hawk Wang, William C. and Carolina Loabj-ga ANDREW GARCIA Quote: “The best measure in life is how you deal with failure”Ronnie Radke CAROLINA GARCIA Future Plans: I am going to to transfer to Hogwarts after two years of college with Cassandra Rodriguez.

Will: I leave my OI skills to Ernest, Mathew, Jasmine and Kyle. I leave all the trash on the campus to Maxwell and Chris Lu. I leave Nice Nic to my three MESA baes and leave Ap Lit skills to Amanda Molina. I leave my muses to Goose Erika and Edward. I leave Dion all of my love.

Quote: “You do you, boo.”

Memories: Pizza thursday’s with my Get Lit team. BC with Carol and Ruby. Practices, tournaments, hangouts at pan pan and fun trips with debate. Late deadlines with Newspaper. MESA competitions and building VEX robots. ER5 with Lenhy and Dion.

Predictions: Lizze and I will open a cupcake shop. Carol will live in a house filled with 20 dogs and Ruby will live in one with 30. Shay will own a pizzeria that will drive Kenny’s Taco truck out of business.

Cassey will only eat spam for a year.

Thanks To: To Ruby, Carol, and Cassey for their unconditional friendship. To Ms. Kim and Mr. Nguyen for being the best advisors.

To the teachers who have supported me and Mrs. Vergo for all of her help. Thanks to anyone who has ever made me smile.

TIFFANY GIANG Future Plans: Hopefully get a good job to supply my need for food and useless stuff. Oh and maybe become the next CEO of Starbucks.

Will: I, Tiffany Giang, will hopefully not bequeath my tardies to all

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the underclassmen I’ve met and befriended.

Quote: “Starbucks? Starbucks.”

Memories: That time I was 1 point away from a Mars Bar. Predictions: I’m going to graduate without earning a Mars Bar. Stacy will get a Crocs tan, Cassandra will rule hell, Tina will become a crazy dog lady, Michelle will get a better sticker for her car, Katherine will get a new phone, and Ivy will not eat fruits.

Thanks To: All my friends and teachers for turning me into the mess I am today.

VIVIAN GIP Future Plans: Major in Business Administration at UC Irvine.

Will: I, Vivian Gip, of weird jokes and sarcasm, bequeath my tacos and buffooness to Kathy Bach, my totally awesome jokes to An Chac, my flag to the color guard peeps, and my swaggy swagger to Henry Gip. Quote: “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Memories: Performing with the team, that one week when the color guard prop girls had to balance 4 routines and the school play, hanging out with the cool kids and laughing our butts off, and getting served one plate of rice for six people.

Predictions: An Chac will get into her dream school and become a successful nurse, Kathy will save the world with her savage power, and Laura will hold parties with One Direction in her big mansions.

Thanks To: My brother Henry, Color Guard, and the coolest people in the world: Kathy Bach, An Chac, and Laura Huynh.

JOSHUA GIRON Future Plans: I plan on striving to become a successful high level basketball coach and living a happy life.

Will: I, Joshua Giron, leave my super chill personality to my girlfriend Lila, and my sick basketball IQ to the young ballers coming in to SG in the future.

Quote: “When all is said and done, more is always said than done.”Drizzy Drake Memories: Having the High School basketball experience, taking bus rides to games, staying for late for practices...it’s all really something you take for granted until it’s all over.

Predictions: The basketball team will go at least 8-2, volleyball team is going to CIF..again, and the SG is going to continue being the best high school in the country.

Thanks To: Lila Macias for being the best girlfriend in the world, all the homies, you know who you are, and the chill teachers who don’t give a lot of homework. SG, you were great, thanks for the memories.

YIRAN GUO Future Plans: Transfer to a four year university and be a nurse.

Will: To learn a lot of things.

Quote: “People don’t need to be perfect, but you have to trust yourself you can do it.”

Memories: Make a lot of friends in SGHS, and learn a lot of stuff that I never knew.

Prediction: I could learn a lot of things during college year.

Thanks To: The teachers that helped me a lot on English that I don’t really understand.

WILSON HA Future Plans: I will gladly work for a company owned by Kelly Giang.

Will: I, Wilson Ha, will give whatever luck I have to Kelly Giang to pursue her dreams.

Quote: “Don’t give up.” - Kelly Giang Memories: When Kelly Giang would tell me to start doing my work in 4th period.

Predictions: Kelly Giang will succeed in whatever she plans on doing in the future.

Thanks To: Kelly Giang JIMMY HA Future Plans: Lifting kids out of poverty Quote: “Good vibes only.”

Memories: Ms. Parra’s kindergarten classroom Thanks To: My mom, Ms. Parra, and especially I want to thank Jesus.

TOMMY HA Future Plans: To have a financially stable future to help support my gaming life.

Quote: “Sleep is for the weak.”

Memories: After I finished WHAP homework at 4 a.m. in the morning, I hit up my friend Tony Tran and played some league until 5 a.m... it was also the day of a final. Worth!

Predictions: Brian “Ho” Dam will be the leader of the Viet communist party, Pierce Wei will be a rhythm tapping master, Barry Young will

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Thanks To: Coach Steve for everything in Track, Barry Young for being there throughout these years, Pierce Wei for making those vulgar music videos, Tony Tran for making the day more bright, and Javier Jarquin! 2255.

FELICIA HANO Future Plans: Major in business economics at UCLA, and also compete for their gymnastics team.

Will: I, Felicia Hano, of laughter and happiness, bequeath my stats notes to my favorite junior Kelly Nguyen and my work ethic to my younger sister Joy Hano.

Quote: “Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” -John Wooden Memories: Meeting a bunch of new people throughout my four years at SGHS, having classes with my friends, and always missing a lot of school for gymnastics.

Thanks To: Mr. Vogel, Ms. Ulloa, and all my friends and supporters :) DAVID HE Future Plans: Be a successful entrepreneur.

Quote: “Be a real person.”

Memories: Time flies but you can’t keep breaking its wings Predictions: Work hard study hard Thanks To: All my teachers and brothers BRIAN HO Future Plans: Major in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Quote: “Life is a game; it is free to play, but pay to win.”

QUOC HO Future Plans: Attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, practice Kanowism, dunk on Andrew Huang, make more money than Kelly Chu, be more LIT than Melissa Quach jk never will happen, rival companies with coach Jiaming “The Greatness” Liu, and find happiness in life.

Will: I, Quoc Ho, bequeath my 3-point skills to the Canizals, my hops to Preston S, my handles to Nick M, my height to Jarrett T, my post game to Andy C, my lay-ups to Alan T, my weight-lifting abilities to B-Tum, and my business to Horse.

Quote: “Nothing good ever happens after 2 AM”-HIMYM Memories: Prom with lit people, best basketball season, Senior Night, KBBQ with squad, weightroom chisme with Jeffrey O, class convos in Gin’s, Sports Club, life lessons in Kanow’s, surprises in Tran’s, and Mars bars in Mar’s.

Predictions: A-Tum will be rank 1 at UCLA, Frank will have an AND1 mixtape, Jarett will dunk in a league game, SG Boys BBall will win league in 2017, Andy will go to practice, Dlam will turn up in college, and Lisa will get her quarters back.

Thanks To: Mr. Kanow for all the advice, Coach Meador for believing in me when I didn’t, Coach Chris for preparing me for the future, Ms. Parra for 0 period, Mr. Gin and Mr. Hendrickson for their humor, and Red Cross President and A-Tum for the luck.

STANLEY HOANG Future Plans: Major in Mechanical Engineering at UCI Will: I, Stanley Hoang, bequeath my hurdle skills to Daniel Tran, “The Chosen One” title to Henry Nguyen, and my lunch spot to the incoming underclassmen.

Quote: “Sometimes, walking away is one step forward.”

Memories: Sitting on the library floor with PDK, practices and track meets with my Track and Field family, roasting Amy Tang, and showing my love to Tom Quach.

Predictions: I predict that Gene Xiang will become a player, Carolina L. will become a superstar athlete, Huong Phu will pass down our jellyfish hands to others, and Gilbert Gallegos will be head captain of Track.

Thanks To: PDK, Coach Mitchell for being an inspiration and motivator, Gene Xiang for all the memories we share in high school, and the Track & Field family that I won’t leave behind.

KEVIN HONG Future Plans: Become a multi-billionaire then I’ll buy all my lovely friends super big houses and super expensive sports cars, wife up Dannie Riel or Victoria Justice, and continue making sick videos on my dope Youtube channel at: Youtube.com/kevinhongdoesnttalk.

Will: I, Kevin Hong, the Master of shrugging, bequeath my left lung to Hung Diep, my right lung to Brandon Ly Nguyen, my 4 a.m thoughts to Gabriel Grijalva, all my high fives to Ella Sanchez, and my hi’s and hello’s to Gwyneth Fabella. Make me proud! (: <3 Quotes: “Hey girl, you look so good, I’d marry your brother just to

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-Will Smith, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Memories: Getting banned for life at Walmart, having long Justin Bieber hair 2012-2014 then cutting it all off, lunch with the COOL homies, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, and getting 54 volunteer hours for Red Cross 2014-2015 THAT’S WASSUP. Predictions: Brandon will be the sickest Asian in the SGV, Hung will have 5 bomb girlfriends ALL AT THE SAME TIME, Ella I promise we’ll high five again one day, Jordan Lee will be the next Michael Phelps, and my boy Jimmy Nguyen will work at Mickey D’s forever.

Thanks To: Matt Vong for being too down, Bryan Lac for Clash Royale battles, Mrs. Hunt and Mr. Posada, HUGE THANKS to all of my friends and homies out there, especially the super duper lovely ones! I love you and hope we all meet again one day!

ASHLEY HUA Future Plans: Solving the cheMYSTERY at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Will: With the nearing arrival of my very fortunate departure, I leave my Acadec fam my “360 no study” skillz(go snipe those medals!!!), my anti-anime sentiments to Michael Lam, and my “pet Chad Chet the dog daily” responsibilities to Sophia Ngo. Quote: “Thanks For The Memories / Even Though They Weren’t So Great” - By Fall Out Boy Predictions: Tiffany Tran will become a CEO(Corporate Evil Overlord) and destroy every clothing designer producing pants with shallow pockets. Lillian Liu will destroy Common Core with the utmost vigor, zeal, and spite. Tiffani Vuong will wear shades more often.

Thanks To: Mr. Ma, Ms. Sune, and Ms. Tien for being awesome Acadec coaches and to my Acadec fam for the SICK 7th periods, Ms. Wu and Ms. “Satan” Tran for being phenomenal math teachers, Mr. Kanow for infinite wisdom and understanding of the universe.

MICHELLE HUA Future Plans: Become rich enough to pay extra for guac at Chipotle.

Will: I, Michelle Hua, of good looks and hair buns, bequeath my dancing skills to Marilyn, Cindy, and Katie, my snake emojis to Mia, my YSL boots to Jess and Susan, my cakes to Ninfa, my boba to Vivian, my glasses to Vincent, and my Youtube account to Amanda and Monica.

Quote: “It’s called a hustle, sweetheart.” - Nick Wilde Memories: Talking with Chisme group, Wild Wednesday in Conflict, SCC sleepover, Squad hangouts, Late practices with Drill, Failing every Calculus test and Prom.

Predictions: Cassandra will find her own Nick Wilde, S-Dot (Stacy) will rap about Crocs, Tiffany will drive at speed limit, Katherine will make us proud, Tina will be found, Ivy will stop getting crafty, and Helay will take my McDonalds order.

Thanks To: Ms. Johnston, Ms. Burkhart, Ms. Keller, Ms. Revilla, Ms. Jung, Diana, Angela, Regina, and Violet.

ANDREW HUANG Future Plans: What future plans do I have? Probably something along the lines of computer science and business. I mean.. I don’t have to worry about someone else with coding and business relations if I can do it by myself.. right? Ehh.. that’s a start.

Quote: “Quoc, if you make three three-pointers the next game, I’ll give you $20.”

Memories: First three years were basketball related and all the ups and downs helped create some lovely moments. Senior year happened so quickly, yet I developed relationships with some friends that I will always trust.

Predictions: I predict Thomas Wang to thrive off of two hours of sleep during his senior year. I predict Winston Hau to be the most OG senior out of all the plebs out there. I predict that I will probably do nothing productive during the summer.

Thanks To: Mr. Woo, and Mrs.Tran for helping me with the maths.

Mr. Tran for being an awesome teacher who can smoke you in almost any game. Mr. Vogel for being an amazing teacher that will take his time to talk to you when you’re in need of someone to talk to.

BORIS HUANG Future Plans: To dj at birthday parties and chinese weddings and to become head chef at Banh Mi Che Cali.

Will: I, Boris Huang, of school pizza and Sports Club, bequeath my knees to David Hoang, my passing skills to Billy and Raymond, and my gains to Jarrett.

Quote: “What are you, dumb or stupid?” -Chris Kwan Memories: Playing basketball with my homies, the abandoned zoo, #keepkwan, the tradition, and playing volleyball with the squad.

Predictions: Austin is going to play D1 volleyball at Long Beach, Tommy is going to buy a lot of zot apparel, Kenneth is going to sin at

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Humboldt, Peter is going to fish, and Margaret is going keep trying to roast people but fail badly.

Thanks To: Coach Jay, Coach Chris, Mr. Kanow and the entire volleyball coaching staff for being amazing. Also thanks to Ms. Stone and the smallest guy in the world, Joe Renteria.

JOHNNY HUI Quote: noooo uncle Jimmy Thanks To: Hardcore Henry ELAINE HUI Future Plans: Travel the world, see Yixing and Luhan in person, drive a Maserati, study abroad in Korea or Hong Kong, graduate college and work in the business field.

Will: I, Elaine Hui, of drama addiction and sleeping, bequeath my terrible procrastination skills to all my underclassmen.

Quote: “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.” --Brene Brown Memories: Going to concert with my besties, spontaneous trips to lunch or dinner with a group of last minute, indecisive people, waking up at unruly hours for zero period.

Predictions: Kat will finally pick between Kai and Sehun, Shelley will be cruising in her Bumblebee, Emily Nguyen will become Emily Style.

Thanks To: Shelley Wong, Cynthia Tu, Katalyna Pablo, Emily Nguyen, Alyssa Castro, Cody Soong, Steven Young, Psych group,Trixie Quiocho, Ruben Li Wu, Mr. Wong, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Chung.

CHELSEA HUYNH Future Plans: To do great things at Cal. Will: I, Chelsea Huynh, of petite frame and awkward convos, bequeath my copyediting skills to Eva and Shirley, my optimism and work ethic to Jocelyn, and wisdom to the student body.

Quote: “No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future.” ― Roy T. Bennett Memories: Green light rampages before zero period, spending lunch near the library, meeting amazing people in XC (and sweating profusely everyday), stressing out on Dr. Wang’s worksheets, AP Lit boot camp, and fun times in newspaper.

Thanks To: Chao Yi for being such a great friend & sticking by me all these years. Thanks to all my teachers, Mrs.Vergo, & family for your guidance/ support. Lastly, thank you to The Matador for making my high school experience a bit more bearable.

LAURA HUYNH Future Plans: Keep an eye out on the red carpets and the award shows because y’all are gonna be seeing me next to A-list celebrities in a couple years. But first, I’m going to be studying Media and Business at UC Berkeley so yeah. My stardom is gonna have to wait.

Will: I, Laura Huynh, captain of the Colorguard team, bequeath my flag down to the hands of my very spirited underclassmen, my optimistic outlook to An Chac, my big dreams to Kathy Bach, and my love for HSM and 1D to the future generations of Colorguard.

Quote: “Live life for the moment because everything else is uncertain.” - Louis Tomlinson Memories Running backstage with my prop girls, getting hyped at games with my Colorguard bbys, getting LIT at rallies, crying at the end of my LAST rally, crying over the future, crying over the present, crying over boybands, crying over life, crying.

Predictions: @Claudia, Michelle, Anthony, Ezra, Ada, Senh, An, & Kathy are gonna rule the school with their flags!! I bet @Vivian, Caren, Lenh, & Jennifer will find baes 2 days into college <3 @Jared & Terri hmu when y’all make that $$$ @Ruben Mr.Future-Beyoncé!!

Thanks To: Colorguard & theater for building me, 1D for literally nothing, Ms.Jung for hiding me, SCC for being fire, Gippers for adopting me, Janet & Kathy for the love, Lisa & Co. for the memories, Christy for all the adventures, & everyone for just existing.

DANIELLE HUYNH Future Plans: Major in Biochemistry at University of California, Riverside. Become rich. Travel the world and grow old with Stephen Lin. WilI: I, Danielle Huynh, the queen of naps, bequeath my nice personality to Phung Ngo, my weirdness to Cindy Lam, and my awesome sash making skills to KK. Thanks To: Christy Deng, Lisa Li, Tammy Ka, Tina Trinh, my Kahana Kai sisters, and my best friend & love of my life Stephen Lin. LAWRANCE HUYNH Future Plans: Buying the $1000 gift card at Boiling Point so I could get 10% off.

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

Will: I, Lawrance Huynh, of fried chicken and hot pot, bequeath my dance moves to April Vuong, my German chocolate to Roxanne Fong, and my collection of toys to Wendy Luong.

Quote: “Every day is treat day.” - Lawrance Huynh 2016 Memories: Getting Popeyes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, worshipping a certain person in the flute section, Band Tour, FBLA State, going to the taco truck, going to Snowhouse, and convincing people to go to Boiling Point with me.

Predictions: Kevin will actually open up his own studio, Mason will date a hot Korean girl, Roxanne will marry Noah, William will own the largest corn fields in the world, and Kent will set sail to the Chu Chu Express.

Thanks To: Kevin Loc for suffering through countless jokes, Kent Tran, Mason Tran, and Richard Yue for roasting people with me, William Tea for late night support, Mr. Myers for helping me do well on the SAT, and April Vuong for making football games fun.

LINDSEY HUYNH Future Plans: I plan on discovering a career that’ll always be interesting to me, most likely a medical path or bio chemist.

Will: I, Lindsey Huynh, bequeath my crown of jewels to Scott Lam the drama queen, my ray of sunshine to Serena Tran on her sick days, my mirrors and passenger seat to Hazel Tun, and my luck to Jacob Huynh.

Quote: “Stop trying to plan the future and live in the moment.”

Memories: I will remember all the laughs and tears I shed with my friends. The basketball practices that made me wake up at 7 am. The memories of HOSA competition. I will forever remember waking up and convincing myself to go to school.

Thanks To: Amy Wu for all that she’s done for HOSA and her students. Serena Tran, Scott Lam, Sydney Nguyen, and Hazel Tun for being by my side. Jacob for waking me up when I overslept, and all my other friends for making my high school career a blast.

JASMINE HUYNH Future Plans: Major in Kinesiology at Cal Poly Pomona Will: I, Jasmine Huynh of smiles and kindness, bequeath my amazing driving skills to Elizabeth Nguyen, my ability to control my laughter and intelligences to Nicole Nguyen, my love for adventures and tacos to Amy Tang, and my kindness to Kelly Nguyen.

Quote: “Nobody else’s footsteps lead exactly where you’re going” Memories: Spending four amazing years with Kelvin Huang, many good and bad volleyball games, tournaments & staying late for club practice, winning league every single year, dinners and team outings with Coach Chris, many life lessons & stories from Mr. Kanow Predictions: Amy Tang will still be bothered when she doesn’t know the answer to a question, Gabe & Abel will still be the biggest flirt around, Chris Chen will pull up to the taco truck in a Lamborghini, Austin Lieu will no longer have a bedtime.

Thanks To: Kelvin Huang for loving me unconditionally, Mr. Kanow and Coach Chris for watching over me and helping each of us become a better athlete and person.

ASHLEY KAKAZU Future Plans: Major in Graphic Design at Art Center College of Design Will: I, Ashley Kakazu, of kindness and awkwardness, bequeath my bananas to Nathan Ta, my baby face to Kylie Tran, my resting mad face to Grace Li, my jumps to Daniel Tran, my art skills to Victoria Le, and my peace signs to Ryan Lin. Quote: “...”- Ashley Kakazu Memories: Multiple trips to Sharetea with Will, Homecoming with the squad, Skype calls with Kylie, Crying over design mistakes with Judy, Girl talk with Kent Pham, Dying during club picture day, burning my hands while opening the jumps pit, and Yearbook Camp.

Predictions: Christy will move to London, Phong will have 10 different hairstyles in the next 4 years, Justin will become the next Dr.Phil, Francine will join me in the plant life, Chris will become a triathlete, and Calvin will find a really great girl.

Thanks To: William La for always supporting me in everything that I do, my children for all the love, Ms. Keller and Ms. Jung for pushing me when I needed it the most, Ms.Kim for trusting me, Ms. Castro for the constant support, and the Yerds for staying strong.

TAMMY KHA Future Plans: Major in Business Economics at UC Riverside Will: I, Tammy Kha, of laughter and tears, bequeath my awesome Reference Editor position to Truc Luong and my sanity to Jennifer Cheung.

Quote: “Yes, I am going to graduate.” -Amy Yee Memories: Tennis w/ my smurfs. YBK camp w/ my yerds. Hot wings w/ Kelly. Skype sessions. New Years. Studying extra hard

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w/ Judy for Myers tests. Being extra extra w/ Erica. Aileen reading me LOTF. Having the worst stomach ache after Big Rice. FBLA SLC. Predictions: Kelly will still be stressed about life. Aileen will marry Eric. Erica will be a famous historian. My ship for Shayna will sail.

Kat will get that 90 degrees w/o even trying. Helay & I will win The Voice. Judy Tu will not be in denial.

Thanks To: Aileen, Erica, Kelly, & Shayna for always being there for me when I’m either crying my eyes out from laughter or sadness and dealing with my craziness. Chismoso for always willing to drive me home. Physio Homies. Stats Squad. My teachers. My family.

MARCUS KISLER Future Plans: I plan on ruling the world. Starting with the local 7-11.

Will: I, Marcus Kisler, the lord of saltiness, bequeath tallness to Victoria Le, my saltiness to Nathan Ta, my bruised 3DS to Mr Tran, my awesomeness to Ryan Ung, my muscles to Steven Le and my Scooter to Peter Retep Snail King Vuong.

Quote: “Don’t forget. Believe in yourself. Not in the you who believes in me. Not the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself.” - Kamina Memories: Habaneros, Pro-FIT, not profit, broccolini, UNO, Garden, students do I look angry?, having to walk to find food, Mom’s spaghetti Predictions: Peter will only eat habaneros for his meals, Alex will get straight hair and a girlfriend, Steven will own a beachside gym, Nathan will get buff, Victoria will get a 10 minute mile Thanks To: The BTA teacher for putting up with me, Jesse (the gardener) for getting me out of the house, Mr. Tran for letting us use his room for 3 years, and all of my friends who put up with my salt and laughed (or cringed) at my jokes.

ABEL KOBAYASHI Future Plans: Hopefully, move up in the ranks of McDonald’s and become senior Vice-President Will: I, Abel Kobayashi, bequeath my locker room entertainment title to Quan Jia Luh, and my swim attendance to Adrian Kobayashi Quote: “And at the end of the day, I do this for my mama” -Slim Kronic Memories: Guys locker room LOL. super smash bros and chillin at Gabes. Nutella and Waffle Ice cream sandwiches. Going on random bike rides due to our lack of a car and boredom Predictions: Gabe will be both the heart breaker and heart broken forever, Alex is going to be the next Jordan Belfort, James will start the new dance trends on Twitter, and Tony will relive the eighth grade soon Thanks To: Praise GOD for making high school an experience to remember :* /.\ JOSHUA KUANG Future Plans: Finna have like a job of some sort mang.

Will: I, nah.... too lazy to finish this Quote: “Ayeeeee luhhhh meowwwwww” Memories: Some kid asked me for gum in class.

Predictions: Predictions? Nahhh Thanks To: Thanks to Thanks to Thanks to peoplez WILLIAM LA Future Plans: I’m going to Stanford University and transferring to Pasadena City College. GO LANCERS! Will: I, William La, of memes and dreams, bequeath my legacy to Kaylly Cai, my Janoskis to Michelle Meng so she can start looking presentable, my personality to Shirley Dinh because she needs one (jk), and my legs to Huong Phu because she’s always injured.

Quote: “Just because you’re trash it doesn’t mean you can’t do great things. They’re called trashCANS not trashCANNOTS.” Memories: Being left for dead at Knotts, Waiting at track meets for Ashley, Late night gaming with the Meme Team, Trash talking with my lil sis Christy, Movie nights with the No Chill squad, Crazy adventures with the MK boys Predictions: Kevin Loc will open up his own salt mine, Steven Le will drop out of clown college, Mason Tran will find himself a girlfriend at UCLA, Hawk Wang and Kevin Lam will find their perfect 2D girl Thanks To: Ashley Kakazu, Christy Deng, Sylvia Diep, Mason Tran, Steven Le, Alec Lai, The Kevin L’s, Hawk Wang, Pierce Wei, Andy Lam, Barry Young,The No Chill Squad, and my boys from Mark Keppel ALEC LAI Future Plans: Being able to decide on a major I’m interested in and graduating with it in college, Hanging out and having good vibes with friends.

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Will: I, Alec Lai, of memes and yes, bequeath my knowledge, dank memes, puzzle and dragons skills, and LoL skills to Michael Loi. Quote: “If you like water, then you already like 60% of me.”

Memories: Great times in Ms. Bingham’s class, Hanging out near the library for lunch for all 4 years, food/boba runs with friends.

Predictions: Hawk will contribute in an anime/manga, William will enjoy life and not drink bleach, Pierce will become top 5 in sound voltex, Kevin will reach global elite.

Thanks To: My family and cousins, Patrick and Richard for being the real MVPs, My friends, the Baldwin crew+Andrew for staying together all 4 years of high school, School staff, Ms. Vicky, Mr. Dultz, and Ms. Dena for spoiling me with snacks.

DEREK LAM Future Plans: Become a rice farmer in India. Train to fight ISIS. Climb the Great Wall of Trump. Become Challenjour. Channel my inner caucASIAN at San Luis Obispo. Graduate from Cal Poly in Computer Science.

Will: I, Derek Lam, of fast food and dank memes, bequeath my league skills to Maxwell, my fashion sense to Kelsey, my rolls to Christina, my ability to get A’s to Tim Loe, and my heart to Andy (and Big D, Danny, and Timothy.)

Quote: “If you don’t get a 5, I will skin you alive.” - Ms. Tran 2016 Memories: Running to the bus freshman year, participating in interesting drumline practices, eating lunch in the forever-crowded cafeteria, going to volunteer events for free bags and lunch, saying no to senioritis, and worshipping Adam Norris.

Predictions: Maxwell will drop to Bronze 5, Kelsey will be the best bells player, Christina will become CEO of Crocs, Justin will burn down the Golden Gate Bridge, Eythan will hack North Korea, Tum will travel to Hong Kong, and Eric will become a farmer at Davis.

Thanks To: Eric, TR-8R, Bae, Hong Kong, Quacamole, J-Wong, Mestagon, Band members, Drumline, and family.

SCOTT LAM Future Plans: Majoring in Biochemistry at Tsinghua University Will: I, Scott Lam, of chips and soda, bequeath my excellent performance in school to Jarett Tan, my sellingz to Chow, benchwarming skills to Andy Chen, my numerous AP classes to Jerry Tran, and my perfect swag style to Casey Lau. Quote: “Set your goals high, and don’t stop til you get there” - Bo Jackson Memories: Basketball games, O.H, FunkyV w/ the brodies, lunch group, HOSA, anything involving Serena, Baseball pratices/games Predictions: Serena and I will take over Disneyland and become owners of the Los Angeles Lakers, Joey will become a 20x NBA Champion for the Philadelphia 76ers , Hazel will be the queen of Burma, Lindsey will own a nail salon and her main ingredient will be nuocmam.

Thanks To: O.H, Basketball, Lunch group, Ms. Ochoa, and Ms. Wu WESLEY LAM Future Plans: Major in Biology at UCR, get that PhD, travel the world, spread some Weslosophy, don’t mess, and settle for the best and nothing less Will: I, Wesley Lam, of 4 A.M. and resting angry faces, bequeath my rational logic to Cas and Mandy, my easygoing attitude to Kelly H, my guy magnet to Dang, my social skill to Aaron L, my ability to procrastinate to Jenny L, and my sexiness to Randy Y. Quote: “Figuratively, you could relate to anything, fire hydrants.”

- Me Memories: Creating sausage fest, going on spontaneous trips, asking “where are we going today guys” everyday, going on ER5 trips with Caren and Diana, talking sincerely to Shayna and Sammy, getting late night tea with Ivy, crashing at Justine’s with Lian.

Predictions: Jared will rule the world; Kent will become the new Heisenfort; Will will finally accept his destiny; Kloc will sell his mixtapes and photo albums; Lawrance will open a Popeyes in Africa; Mason will hit the quan into the hearts of the girls at UCLA. Thanks To: Sausage Fest, Almost Band Call, San Keppel Squad, Badminton Team and Mr. Wong, Stacy C, Snowhouse group, Corn Cas group and lastly Jared Gao and Sammy Chen for always being there from square one.

KEVIN LAM Quote: “I am the best!” - Diana Do Memories: : From being bullied in psychology, to trying to teach math as best as I could, to walking to 4th period, to screwing around in English class, to walking around aimlessly during lunch, and to walking home from the bus at the end of the day.

Thanks To: My precious, my psychology group who loves Zimbardo, my math partners, Diana and Lian, who still need help in that class,

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 my FRIENDS, Francine, Bin, and Sita who walk around with me during lunch, and to Anthony and Shelley.

EYTHAN LAM Future Plans: Major in Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara and continue loving to learn.

Will: I, Eythan Lam, of great zealousness and ambiguity, bequeath to Wendy Luong the title Best Friend Ever, my everlasting motivation to to Brandon, my sarcasm and a bag of Skittles to Roxanne and Elaine, and my track skills to Joey.

Quote: “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”-Henry Ford Memories: Trying out for badminton. Running at Legg Lake for Cross Country even though I wasn’t in Cross Country. Winning medals at MESA competition. Pulling several all nighters during my sophomore and junior years.

Predictions: Anthony will own Coca-Cola. Brian Ho will become President of Vietnam.Tommy Ha will grow to 6’ 5. Derek will become a farmer. Justin will build a lot of bridges...like 3. Timothy will start his own dance team. Tony will open up a fried chicken store.

Thanks To: My friends, family and especially the teachers for providing me the resources to succeed in high school and life.

WENDY LE Future Plans: Major in Psychology & Criminal Law at Cal State Fullerton Will: I, Wendy Le, of faith, trust, and pixie dust, bequeath my after school Disneyland trips to Kylie Tran, Cheer Captain title to Dominique Bell and Jason Reyes, and my positive attitude to all of the newcomers on the Cheer team and the Peer Assistants.

Quote: “When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don’t know you think.” -Beyoncé Memories: Cheering at football and basketball games, celebrating Peer Assistant birthdays in the office, having “Adventure Wednesdays” with my friends during lunch.

Predictions: Kylie Tran will become President of everything and conquer the world, and that the cheer team will win Nationals.

Thanks To: Coach Nielsen for being a second mom to me, Mrs. Wong and Mrs. Vergo for being the greatest two people you could ever meet, to all of my cheer babies, Peer Assistant family, and best friends, you guys were everything and more.

ANDY LE Future Plans: I’m going to UC Santa Barbara as an English major. I plan to go into teaching in order to torture... uhh... I mean help kids pursue their dreams and pass on my own knowledge.

Will: I, Andy Le, of lameness and nerdiness, bequeath my awkwardness and DI skills to the whole DI fam.

Quote: “If my life were a garden, certainly I can find the thorns. I can only hope to find the roses.”

Memories: The highlight of high school was definitely going to State Champs in my junior year. Not only was it a chance to compete at a very high level, I had my first team dinner. I made so many lovely and embarrassing memories during that tournament.

Predictions: I predict Joy Portinga and Raymond Hu will continue the legacy of the DI family. Angela Lu will break out of her shell of self-doubt to ascend to become my true successor in leadership and skill. Seena Ngiem will stay very salty and competitive.

Thanks To: My two closest friends Eric Thai and Raven Tsan for dealing with ANY problem I have. My heart goes to Derek Lam and David San because you guys were my friends since the beginning.

Shout outs to the DI fam but most notably Joy for being there for me.

STEVEN LE Future Plans: I will major in Business Administration at Merced.

Will: I, Steven Le, of Meme Team, will give my collection of Rare Pepes to the 2017 Super Senior William La. Quote: “Yes I’m Can - Brian Ho 2016.”

Memories: The hours on end where the Meme team would be in a Skype call not doing homework.

Predictions: Kevin Lam will carry C9 in Dreamhack 2020.

Thanks To: Mason Tran, Alec Lai, The Kevin L’s, Hawk Wang, Pierce Wei, Andy Lam, Barry Young, William La. KIM LE Future Plans: Sell oranges on Garvey Ave. Will: I, Kim Le, bequeath my fabulousness to Lisa, my dance moves to the Tenor fam, my thick eyebrows to Kylie, my tenor case spot to Jennifer Flores, my acne to Vannak, my height to Hong, my attention span to Judy, and my fighting area to David.

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Quote: “If the shoe fits, take it.”

Memories: Football games, LACF, and hot parades, teasing Hong with Judy, having Friday night dates with Annie, dancing with the tenor fam, going to prom with Zachary, going to band tours, being prom princesses with Emily and Erick, and being a high schooler.

Predictions: Vannak will shrink, Vivian will be 6 feet tall, Junior will finally have ONE girlfriend, Justin will get straight B’s, Hong will be the same height, Judy will have a deep voice, WenYin will have a taco, and Emily will collect cats in real life.

Thanks To: Mr. Osborne, Mr. Kanow, and Mr. Johnson for life advice, my band friends and Ms. C for 4 years of memories, Lian for helping me order food, Annie for the fashion advice, Jennifer and WenYin for helping me survive my classes, and Koby for being Koby.

EMILY LE Future Plans: Become a food critic with Julia but go to college to get a degree just in case.

Will: I, Emily Le bequeath my Amor presidency to Emily Phu, my 5/10 skillz to Jarett Tan, my lack of attendances to Pearl n Darlene, my BIG2 skillz to Calvin Truong, and my black market business to Cindy Tran.

Quote: “You only live once, but if you live it right, once is enough.”

Memories: Lunch at the tree, jogging at parking lots, getting roasted daily, nailing my British accent w/ Serena, playing tag with my friends, avoiding class w/ Franklin, & all the laughters shared w/ my friends.

Predictions: Jimmy will realize he’s in love w/ me, Chad & Vicki will get married, Chanelle will open up her own clothing store, Julia will become a criminal, Cindy & Anita will get deep fried by BM. Thanks To: Mr. Tran & Ms. Ulloa for being so understanding & every1 who made my hs experience unforgettable. Luv u all :* RUBY LEAL Future Plans: Major in Biological Science at SFSU. Live with Carolina Loaisiga, and explore San Francisco. Become a pediatrician and live a good life with good people.

Will: I, Ruby Leal, of laughter and kindness, bequeath my sassiness to Manny Ibarra, my ability to turn up to Mia Rodriguez, my love to Krystal Leal, my kindness to Liz Gardea and my little Eva Loc, and my dance moves to my choreo babies.

Quote: “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” - Steve Martin Memories: Cheering like a maniac for basketball and football games.

Laughing about nothing or everything with Garcia and Carol. Last minute choreographing with Cassy. Waking up at 4 to set up for Pep rallies. Having the time of my life with the people I love.

Predictions: Carolina Loaisiga will get married to Frank Lieu and have 10,000 dogs. Carolina Garcia will be rich and become the next Eminem. Cassandra Rodriguez will be a professor at Hogwarts.

Kyleen, Brittany, and Andres will become famous bloggers.

Thanks To: my bestfriends (they know who they are), Ms.Parra for always being there, Ms. Deniz for making me smile everyday for three years, Ms.Revilla for being awesome, my sister for loving me, Bryan Alvarez for being you,and everyone who I got a chance to meet. Thank you Mom. IVY LEAO Future Plans: Major in Sociology at UC Santa Barbara Will: I, Ivy Leao, of tea and tears, bequeath my cramming skills to Sharon, my high kicks to Katie, my bad jokes to Marilyn, my fleekness to Cindy, my coolness to Huong, my tendency to frequently pass gas to Kelly, my extreme love for bands to Amanda Quote: “I’m a damsel, I’m in distress, I can handle this. Have a nice day.” -Megara from Hercules Memories: Getting out of bed before sunrise to volunteer, getting ready for rallies at 6AM, tea house hang outs, spontaneous trips, beach days, watching bad horror movies, crying over dogs Predictions: Tina and Stacy will open a dog cafe together, Katherine and Cassandra will paint the biggest anime mural ever, Michelle will be famous for her eyebrows, Tiffany will own Honeymee, Kevin will get a corgi and chill out, and Jared will become president Thanks To: Kevin, Tina, Michelle, Tiffany, Katherine, Stacy, Cassandra, Hoa, Wendy, Kelly, Jared, Kent, Wesley, Lenh, Carolina G, my drill babes LISA LI Future Plans: world domination !!

Will: I, Lisa Li, of hot cheetos and dog filters on Snapchat, bequeath all my dumplings to Diana, my quarters to Quoc, my swimming skills to Steven, & my club penguin account to Kimberely.

Quote: “The only club I get down at is club penguin.”

Memories: Hanging out with my friends during lunch, Kimliana, & ER5 gang

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Predictions:I predict that Tammy will find a special boy that’s taller than her, Steven will become a quietleaf blower, Kimberely will come to LOVE kids, Wilson will forever have broken eyes & Laura will finally meet Louis.

Thanks To: Mr.Whitman, Ms.Ulloa, Mrs.Bishop, stats squad, apes squad, physiohomies, pysch squad, & my best friends Diana, Kimberely, & Steven !! :^) SHIQI LIANG Future Plans: I want to be Mr. Bean :) Quote: “Excuse me, I’m looking for the fun fair.” --- Rowan Atkinson Memories: Going to prom with friends together and having lunch with my besties everyday.

Thanks To: Mr. Lemoine, Ms. Morales, Mr. Li, Ms. Lee, Ms. Boettcher, and Ms. Bishop.

ALEX LIANG Future Plans: Do anything and everything in my power to make sure everyone around me has a great day - a great life.

Will: I, Alex Liang, from endless hours on my computer, leave my office supplies to my cat Guppy, my piloting skills to the new crew of the Kestrel, my fragments to the Kid, and my backpack to Wilson. To all who knows what I’m talking about, (Thumbs up) Memories: Tutoring sessions with my friends, playing D&D, being with my friends during lunch, cleaning, making holiday grams, and cake.

Predictions: My friends will become what they want to be - whether it’s a dancer, an engineer, a Korean popstar, and whatever else.

And also get that UR.

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

Thanks To: Ms. Keller, Ms. Larson, Mr. Kanow, Ms. Suñe, Mr. Ma, Ms. Parra, my counselor, Mr. Nguyen, Ms. Lapi, my friends at the planters, and my friends in Academic Decathlon.

HELAY LIANG Future Plans: Major in Media Studies and minor in Digital Arts Will: I, Helay Liang, bequeath my sass to Chi, my design skills to Gilbert, Socheata, and Truc, my chisme to Kim, my soul to Vicki because Yearbook will consume your life, my slayage to Angela Quote: “Can I be excused for the rest of my life?” - Spongebob Squarepants Predictions: Mich being an absolute savage, Kat dreaming about her men, Mel shouting “IT’S LIT” every second, Koby coming into English with “something” to tell me, Amy helping me through my “pet peeve”, roasting Brian and Leo, Kim and Chi slaying them photogs Victoria will be Miss Universe, Kenny will have a 0.01% chance of marrying rich, Terri will never be named Spencer, Wendy will be the new Gordon Ramsay, Trista will be on Dancing with the Stars, Judy Tu will open her own Tastea, Ericka will own a cat Thanks To: My best friend Trista, Terri for being there for me, Villar for Fairy Tail, Tammy for keeping the shade real, Shayna for defending me against our arch enemies, Judy Ly for responding ASAP, Ms. Parra for taking me in, Ms. Kim for your guidance KEVIN LIEU Future Plans: Major in Computer Science at Neumont University or any colleges that specializes in computer.

Will: I, Kevin Lieu, of Otaku life and lame jokes and laziness, bequeath my bicycle cards to Andrew Zhou, lame but funny jokes

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to Alex Phan.

Quote: “There is more than one way to win a game. You can win without fighting!” - Sora from No Game No Life.

Memories: When someone was singing a song on the Pancake and David was dancing up there. Wow. Predictions: I will be struggling with after I leave High School, Andrew will still be buying junk food, and people will still be playing LoL. Katie Tran will be the best at errthang and Corey Tran will be just doing his thang.

Thanks To: my friends, fellow classmates and my teachers. Oh and there is google as well.

FRANK LIEU Future Plans: Marry Carolina Loaisiga and retire young in a beach house in Miami so I can bathe in champagne, house parties every Wednesday bumping West Coast Wed. in South Beach, purchase Zapopan Park and make it bigger than Rucker, and buy my parents a house...

Will: I, Frank Lieu, of tucked in pants and vending machine gummy worms, bequeath my shot to Miguel Quintana, my shift team moves to Alan Ta, my nonexistent minutes to Wesley Tamaki, and my nose to Richard Yue, and my position to Uyen Sy!!

Quote: “God gives and takes some pieces.”

Memories: Shout out to Quoc for the late night shootouts, Jeff Wat for coming through @ Mt. High, Merick for all the late night drives, Andrew Huang for entrusting me, Moc for picking me up all the time, and Ruby for letting me sleep in 1st.

Predictions: Ashley and Lillian with a position for me in their billion dollar corporation. Jia Mao would stop his shrugging and would finally know something. We all might make as much as

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Aaron Sou. The Lakers with another chip. Tupac’s resurrection.

Thanks To: Ms. Kim for giving me the confidence to be cocky, Journalism, Helay+Mel <3, Tum, and Leo for believing in me in Calc, Chisme group in Johnston’s, Kimbo, Dre for driving me home after practice, Josh for KC, and special thanks to Caro for everything.

KEVIN LIOU Future Plans: Executive Chef Will: I, Kevin Liou, the buddha, bequeath my hunger for Carl’s Jr and Boba to Christopher Ly and Benson Lu. Quote: “When life gives you lemons, make apple juice.”

Memories: Taking Pierce’s Penta at Bowling.

Hitting Airplanes with Pierce in 4th period.

Watching Bill Lam leave for Coconut Island. #Winning claw machine prizes with Bill Lam. Predictions: I predict that Bill Lam will be a Claw Machine Champion.That Chenghao Chen will become a Pokemon Master.

And Cody Soong will go on to meet Sunny from Girls Generation/ SNSD and also become a rice planter.

Thanks To: Auntie Kim for being there for me at my times of need.

LILLIAN LIU Future Plans: Major in Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara; program AI’s to take over the world Will: I, Lillian Liu, of nerdiness and ambition, bequeath my physics and calculus power to Jane Zhang, the CLUE nerds, and the AcaDec kouhais; my senpai and anime power to Michael Lam; and my college knowledge to the Horizons kids.

Quote: “Passion is my fuel; thought is my engine. I’m driving down a winding road full of rocks and cracks and veering paths, but I myself am deciding where to go.”

Memories: Meme-ing with Tiffany Tran, Tiffani Vuong, Amy Yee, Erin Truong, and Ashley Hua; eating food in Academic Decathlon; and point-grubbing with my teachers.

Predictions: Tiffany Tran will own the dragon empire, Tiffani Vuong will be a game show host, Amy Yee will love ranch dressing, Erin Truong will never escape the curse that is Love Live, and Ashley Hua will become a CEO and make the U.S. a socialist nation.

Thanks To: MsBassette,MrPosada,MrJones,MsWaits-Smith,MsRo driguez,MsKim,MrJohnson,DrWang,MrNong,MsHill,MsSchecter, MsManalang,MsLarsen,MrOlivos,MrKanow,MrOsborne,MsLapi, MrVogel,MrGarcia,MsTien,MrNguy,MsDominguez,MsParra,MsD eniz,MsTran,MrMyers,MrRomero,MsSune,MrMa LEO LIU Future Plans: Major in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. Coach the Lakers to their 17th NBA Championship.

Will: I, Leo Liu, bequeath my good looks, sense of humor, and toes to Kylie Tran, open ears and advice to Diana Kou, FBLA VP of Membership to Charlene Vong, my 360, between-the-legs dunk to Winston Hau, and my volleys to Christopher Ly. Quote: “If you want it, get up, get out, and go get it.”-Laymon Hicks Memories: Tennis bus rides, FBLA conferences, playing cards in Mr. Kanow’s.

Predictions: Joe Renteria will become Greatness! Shayna Quach will cease to be fake..maybe not. Frank Lieu will be drafted by the Celtics. Charharhar will hop off the Clippers bandwagon. Koby Khauv will never get to suck my toes.

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 Thanks To: Mrs. Bishop, Sra. Schecter, Mr. Nguy, Mrs. Tran, Ms. Jong, Coach Steve and Coach Marcela, Michael Vong and his monster serves, Brian Diep and the library dates, FBLA, Red Cross, and MOMA. TOMMY LIUNG Future Plans: To get mad money and spend it all on my family and friends.

Will: I, Tommy Liung, bequeath my passing skills to Raymond & Derek, my setting skills to Henry & Nick, my charms to Jarett and Matthew, my swag to Lucy, Kimbo and Dang.

Memories: I will remember practicing all year-round with the homies, messing around at tournaments, sleeping on the bus, eating lunch with Sports Club, and #keepkwan.

Predictions: That Boris will own Runescape, Austin will get all the girls in college, Peter will have a fatter butt, and Margaret will cry and miss us.

Thanks To: Coach Kwan, Mr. Kanow and the rest of the volleyball coaching staff for years of support and dedication to the program.

Also, thanks to Ms. Stone for being the best principal ever.

DAVID LO Future Plans: My future plans are to become a great animator.

Will: I, David Lo, of the neutral wise bequeath my position as the gray to any willing to take it.

Quote: “Always move forward and endure the trials ahead, for great rewards await for those who do.”

Prediction: The next generation will succeed where we failed.

MAY LO Future Plans: Major in global studies and find a way to be involved in theatre in college.

Will: I, May Lo, bequeath future plays to Alina Hurtado, Jesse Rodriguez, and Dillon Diaz. (good luck!) I also bequeath my distance swimming to Matthew Chau, Crystal Lam, and Winnie Laing. (may you always be faster than me) Quote: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

Memories: Late nights in the auditorium and little theatre with the cast and crew, swim meets with the swim team, eating out with my friends, and late night dinner w/ my boyfriend after rehearsals Predictions: I predict that Crystal Lam will do great things with the swim team next year. Alina Hurtado, Jesse Rodriguez, and Dillon Diaz will keep trying to do better shows.

Thanks To: All my friends that I’ve met throughout high school.

Whether it was just a hi in the hallway kind of friend, or late night chats friend each person has made high school an experience to remember.

CAROLINA LOAISIGA Future Plans: Marry Frank Lieu and adopt as many dogs as I can before he notices the amount of dogs that are in the house.

Will: I, Carolina Loaisiga, bequeath my 3-step to my hurdle girls, my independence to Andrew Moc, my jokes to Sylvia Son, and my weird “YAAASSSS GET IT” to Mia R, Valeria D, and of course, Emmanuel Maresca.

Quote: “You can be a delicious, ripe peach and there will still be people in the world that hate peaches.”

Memories: Going to FTB freshman year, arriving in yellow socks to my first soccer practice, getting ALL the “chisme” with MW,

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saying “ALL ME” with Jenny, crying whenever I had to run 4x4, also, getting in trouble because I was too loud.

Predictions: Angie’s going to YALE, Annie’s setting a world record for tacos, Moc’s going to SF, Manny and Amanda will start a reality show, Kylie and Sherrie will dominate CIF together, Crystal will become the best defender in league.

Thanks To: my best friends, Carol and Ruby for laughing with me and at me, Ms. Deniz for always believing in me, all my coaches, my other best friend, Frank, and all my friends throughout the years, you know who you are.

MARGARET LOC Future Plans: Major in Health Science at Cal State Fullerton, find me a rich husband, and become a trophy wife Will: I, Margaret Loc, Supreme ruler and Queen of Sports Club, bequeath my royal highness to my future off spring and no one else, my AP Chem skills to my cousin Celine Loc, and my swag to my brother Edmond Quote: “Whoever tries to bring you down, is already below you.”

Memories: Roast sessions, the greatest rap battles with Eric Thai, unfinished homework, cringing with Terri, the freshman forest, the Asian forest, insiders with the squad, rainy days with no umbrella, my APLANG group, and meeting my boyfriend Predictions: Anita Cung will be a carrot farmer, Austin will be a famous rapper, Boris is the new Kobe, Tommy will be a potato, Peter will find a hot wife, Emily will marry, Vicki will marry a smexy white guy, Chad and Chanelle will get secretly married Thanks To: Mr. Wong and Mr. Kanow for all their kindness and guidance, my boyfriend for supporting me in everything I do, and Sports Club for giving me a home and making high school more bearable. Through all the ups and downs, I will never forget you.

KEVIN LOC Future Plans: Major in Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine.

Will: I, Kevin Loc, of extreme saltiness and vulgarity, bequeath my fire rap game to Joseph S, my saltiness to Alvin Y, my ball skills to Winston H, my “safe” driving skills to Jenny L, a fresh outfit to Brandon T, and my ability to throw games to Samson T Quote: “So, are we doing anything today?“ - Squad everyday after school Memories: Getting lost in LA, almost dying at KBBQ, performing with band, super spontaneous plans, plant potting with enviro, getting thrown into a trunk multiple times, pregame adventures, and excessive arguments in skype calls Predictions: Jared will rule a small country,Wesley will write “Weslosophy”,Kent will become a street pharmacist,William will open up a casino,Mason will write book about Tilting,Lawrance will display his “acquired” items, and Ivy will open up a dog sanctuary Thanks To: Ivy L, William T, Wesley L, Lawrance H, Kent T, Jared G, Mason T, The Extended Group, The Meme Team, The Mark Gabriel Group, Fairy Squad Mother group, and the Band Squad ANNIE LUU Future Plans: To be courageous, to be happy, to explore and to hopefully inspire Will: I, Annie Luu, bequeath the best of luck to Alvin, Andy, David and Kaitly ; my brutally honest commentary to Amy, Jakob, and Debbie; my moments of pure stupidity to Kim. Last but not least,

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to the guy who broke my heart, it’s still yours.

Quote: “To live doesn’t mean you’re alive.”- Nicki Minaj Memories: pep rallies, terrible puns, random high-pitched noises, laughter, group projects, afterschool Starbucks trips Predictions: I predict that Johnny Ly will own a business, Kaitly will help him run it and the rest of the squad will be the minions.

Thanks To: everyone who has put up with my moods all this time, every teacher that I’ve got to learn from, SG faculty for always keeping a look out for us,and Mr. Tran and Mr. Posada for always making bad days a little bit better with their class.

JOHNNY LY Will: I, Johnny Ly, founder of Exclusive Quality co, bequeath my debts and shark loans to Charlie Vuong.

Memories: Playing 3 before 2 at the tennis courts with the tennis team (past and present). Crashing Andrew’s house. Going to The Broad with Janet, Melisa, and Wendy.

Predictions: Michael Vong, you already know. Leo Liu will become the next Kobe Bryant. Johnny Hui will be the lead singer of a rock band. Kevin Liou will be reincarnated into Buddha. Chenghao Chen will be in the army, leading the commando unit.

Thanks To: Stats crew : Melisa Figgy, Wendy Le,and Janet Wong JUDY LY Will: I, Judy Ly, of long burps and loud sneezes, bequeath my math skills to my Calculus juniors, my weirdness to Victoria Vu, my hotness to my little Kailah Situ, and my good looks and good grades to my brother Jimmy Ly. Quotes: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Memories: Laughing uncontrollably in 6th period with Tammy Kha and Phong Dang, going to K-town with my Korean babies, roasting Brian Diep and Leo Liu, getting in trouble for talking in English in French class with Lynh Luong.

Predictions: Erica Tan will be part of the Kardashians, Helay Liang will marry someone rich, Kim Le will stop being a little baby, and Ericka Yap will turn into a cat.

Thanks To: Mr. Kanow and Mr. Myers for being amazing, Ms. Mar for being picky on handing out Mars bars, Mr. Nguyen for letting us stay in his room for lunch, Kahana Kai, and Andrew Tum for being my first date to my first dance.

MEGAN MA Future Plans: Raise a cow named Sailor Moon and binge eat cookies with Eric at UC Davis. I will also adopt a corgi (or ten) and learn how to cook so Edney will stop judging me for being a cake roll.

Will: I, Megan Ma, bequeath my HOSA presidency to Richard Ma, my sushi addiction to Kyle Qi, my derpiness to Kelvin Huynh, and my love for HOSA to all my HOSA babies.

Memories: Getting desserts with Edney, dying from two rounds at Sushi Damu, being a lead facilitator for GetEmpathy, going to prom with squad, making HOSA Nationals with my best friends, watching Caleb perform in the play, and touring Davis with Justine.

Predictions: Richard will get striated, Kyle will still make highquality art, Mary will hunt me down in NorCal, Hawk will produce dank memes, Steven will become a certified corgi breeder, and Edney will forever blink in photos.

Thanks To: My family, Caleb, Mary, Yvonne, Edney, Mary Ann, Simon L., Jerby, Nathan, Eric, Phong, my AP Stats group, my AP Psych group, Kaleen, Amy Y., Beth, Koby, HOSA, MCA, Interact, Ms. Lee, and Mrs. Wu for believing in me when I didn’t believe in myself.

ANNIE MA Future Plans: Become a successful engineer and vball player at UCSB in order to impress Larry Kanow. Probably date a physics professor. Then become a big shot working for Buzzfeed w/ Kelly Chu while collecting cats from around the world w/ Jamie Yang and Eva Fong Will: I, Annie Ma, bequeath my extreme fangirling to Ashley Chen, my craziness and death glare to Giang Nguyen, Sophia Zhao to Eva Fong, my signature swag to Victoria Huynh, my maturity and good looks to Fatima Uc, and my enduring love to the girls in swim Quote: “You’re not that much taller than me” -Ying Chow aka my leprechaun Memories: Matthew’s promposals, Joshua’s 1st kiss w/ Matthew, Crystal’s daily cat videos, Kelly Giang’s squats, Fatima’s attempts to make Hector jealous, Thuan’s tongue, slapping butts during swim, fangirling over Daniel w/ Magaly, kissing Shirley Dam’s hand Predictions: Emily and Harry will get married, Kelly Giang and May Lo will evict me from our dorm, Jenny will take over the

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world, Jamie will get all the guys and continue to break their hearts, Hang will cut her hair, I will actually fight Hector and Dennis Thanks To: Lisa Zhou aka my snapchat bff, Sharon for holding my hand when I need it, Carolyn for distracting my bae, Julia who saw parts of me that no one else did, Leann aka my accomplice in mischief, and my wife who may not be Sofia the First but she’s my #1 MARIO MANDUJANO Future Plans: I will become a millionaire at a young age and everyone who ever despised me will … become a friend.

Will: I bequeath my gainz to Cristian Solis, my great intelligence to Daniel Morales (though it will be too much for him to handle), and my love to Merick Szeto.

Quote: “How are y’all chasing dreams when what’s tangible still outruns ya?” -Aesop Rock Memories: The motivation for straight A’s I had my freshman year.

Senior ditch day. #47 Predictions: Solis will forever be alone in a childish attempt to find love at a young age. Daniel will be my partner in business while his name becomes known in economics. I shall continue to chase Hello Kitty until my days end.

Thanks To: Tehya for being there despite the hell I put her through.

Solis for being the pal he is. And all superiors that passed on the knowledge/inspiration that will shape my future. Much love.

DAYANA MEDINA Future Plans: Major in Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona.

Will: I, Dayana Medina, full of laughter and joy, bequeath my sense of humor to Dominique Bell, my Spanish skills to Ashley Arce, and my cheer spot to Cindy Tran.

Quote: “Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.”

Memories: Friday Night Lights out on the field cheering,the feeling before rallies and while performing, and all the presentations in Spanish class.

Predictions: Kevin Soto will be Twitter famous and run his own business. Omar Villegas will become an amazing police officer.

Gustavo Enciso will become a fire fighter. Daniel Morales & Isaac Avina will work at Wall Street.

Thanks To: My best friends Rosa Gamino, Wendy Le, and Karla Lucarelli. My JV baby Dominique Bell. My boy Isaac Avina.

Mr.Nguyen, Ms.Parra, and Ms.Deniz.

JENNIFER MEZA Future Plans: Major in Psychology.

Will: I, Jennifer Meza, of pointless laughter and A1 sarcasm, bequeath my 4 year supply of “burns” to the next savage in line.

Quote: “We screw up, we lose our way. Even the best of us have our off days. Still we move forward.” - Meredith Grey Memories: Being dared to speak in a British accent all day, going to Juan the paletero everyday and hearing him make jokes, and walking the halls with several friends exchanging the latest chisme.

Predictions: Carolina Loaisiga will become an all gold medalist at the Olympics, Ruby will become a rich doctor in Beverly Hills, and Margaret will take back her crown as Queen of Glawkma.

Thanks To: Margaret for always making me laugh, to Caro L. for being the Christina to my Meredith, to Ruby for being there for me since Garvey, to Alex for making pep-rallies karaoke sessions, to sw for some of the best times of my youth..

BRIANA MEZA Future Plans: Become an Author.

Will: I, Briana Meza, of Realism and sauciness, bequeath my books to my heart and my smiles to my sister Destiny.

Quote: “I’m as solid as a rock but words can hurt me, What am I? Silence.” -The Riddler Memories: Always finding a new book to read.

Predictions: I will become a writer, my boyfriend will be known throughout the world due to his service in the Air Force, and my sister will be a Princess. Nathan will be the school custodian.

Thanks To: Ms. C, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Bishop for making me love literature again, and my boyfriend for always finding a bathroom for me so I can pee. You’re the real MVP. DESTINY MEZA Future Plans: Graduate from a four year and start my own business that way I can be successful and rich.

Will: I, Destiny Meza, of awkwardness and laughs, bequeath my BTA spot to whoever wants it.

Quote: “For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you

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want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” F. Scott Fitzgerald Memories: One of my favorite memories is spending all day at Six Flags with my BTA family. Another is definitely prom, I had the time of my life.

Predictions: The future is never set in stone so I have no idea.

However I want to be a Queen some day. Does that count?

Thanks To: Mr. Riley B. Mason, Madame Sally Arscott, Mrs. Armenta aka home G, and Mrs. Lee and most of all my twin sister Briana for being by my side.

ANDREW MOC Future Plans: Major in Business at Cal State LA. Become the first Asian to become President of the United States.

Will: I, Andrew Moc, of laughter and dryness, bequeath my boba addiction to Veronica Quach, my love for the LA Clippers to Chloe Salazar, and my Hot Wheels collection to no one.

Quote: “I’ll be okay... Is that what you want me to say?” - Unknown Memories: Wendy’s run after basketball practice, 1 AM KBBQ run with the basketball boys. Walking to food locations with my favorite person. Roasting sessions during 3rd period and lunch.

Predictions: The LA Clippers will finally get past the second round for the 2016-2017 NBA season. Carolina and Frank get married. I will finally find happiness outside of my comfort zone.

Thanks To: Mrs.Jong, Felicia Hano, Kimberly Wong, Diana Do, Carolina Lasagna, Boris Clemente, Jerry Moo, Veronica Quach, Maggie Cong for always supporting me through every situation and guiding me to happiness.

AMY NGUYEN Future Plans: Major in Chemistry at Cal Poly Pomona Will: I, Amy Nguyen, bequeath my undying love for Nicki Minaj and humor to Vincent Tieu, my generosity to Cindy Tan, my cheerfulness to Socheata Sun, my senioritis to Kelsey Phan, and my feistiness to Michelle Lam Quote: “If you’re mad well too bad sounds like a personal issue.”

- G Eazy Memories: “Daisy”, recording Spencer’s world records with Kelsey and Vincent, exposing the fakes, hanging out at Santa Monica beach, Andy’s failed promposal, and roasting my friends.

Predictions: Shelley will get married to Justin. Cynthia will get her Lexus dented by Steven improperly opening the car door. Jakob will get married to Jessica. Steven Chhor will be my servant. Michael, ChinChiao, Hao, and I will reunite to be TMNT. Thanks To: Mr.Kanow, Mrs.Mar, Mr.Nong, Mrs.Johnston, the Dream Team, the fourth period pod for spicing things up Jake, Annie, and Debra, Shelley and Cynthia for always having my back, and my physics partner ChinChiao for making me laugh hysterically.

CHAD NGUYEN Future Plans: Major in Animal Science at Cal Poly Pomona.

Will: I, Chad Nguyen, father or six girls, bequeath my kindness to Raymond Yip, my sassiness to Vicky Ong, my toughness to Brandon Nguyen, my coolness to Henry Vuong, my passing skills to Jarett Tan, and my driving skills to Cindy Tran.

Quote: “they call me daddy 8D” Memories: Jogging and whistling with friends, numerous hours of vball practices, going to Tastea, daily roast sessions, lunch in Nguyen’s room, & events with my girls+Jarett.

Predictions: Vicki will become a stress free hippie. Julia will own Boiling Crab and a cat. Chanelle will marry Mason. Emily will continue being clumsy. Anita will become an exotic dancer. Cindy will finally stop screaming.

Thanks To: Coach Chris, Mr. Kanow, Mr. Tran, Ms. Manalang, Ms. Blackwood, underclassmen, and Daddy’s Girls.

LEAH ON Will: I, Leah On, resident hedge-pig keeper, graciously leave my tech set design skills and confidence to Alina Hurtado, my seat on the bus to BBBS to Jennifer Yan’s disposal, and my spot at the table for Eric Avina to guard with his life.

Quote: “I now walk into the wild.”

Memories: The continuous roasting at the Squad table, periods spent working on sets or hanging out in the Roost, gardening with my friends in Mrs.Lee’s class, gossiping in Ramsay’s, and he who shall not be named.

Predictions: Hopefully, Alina will inherit my curse.

Thanks To: Squad for being who they are, most of the staff I’ve ever been in contact with, Betty because yes, tech crew, Javier and Justin, and last but not least everyone at BBBS.

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JEFFREY ONG Future Plans: Nothing Will: I, Jeffrey Ong, bequeath my wide chest to Jarett Tan and my terrible SAT score to my brother, Caden Ong. Quote: “Is weight room open?”

KATALYNA PABLO Future Plans: Getting numbers in different area codes.... Just kidding you’ll be able to find me at Mt. SAC Will: I, Katalyna Pablo, bequeath my amazing dance skills to my bae Shelley Wong. My infinite amount of snacks to my fourth period squad. Alyssa Castro can have my nail polishes, Shirley can have all my albums. Elaine will get whatever she wants.

Quote: “Everything I like is either illegal, immoral, or fattening.”

-Alexander Woollcott Memories: There isn’t enough space to write about every memory I had with each of my friends. Just know that if you’re my friend we have memories together that I will always cherish.

Predictions: Elaine Hui in the future will be at raves, Shirley Dam will be traveling the world for work, my love Alyssa Castro will be out with Elaine at raves, and Shelley Wong (My bae) will be in her room playing league with her boyfriend.

Thanks To: All my friends, without them these four years would have been a pain for me. Thanks to everyone for dealing with my craziness, and just me in general. I will try hard not to forget about everyone, but it’s bound to happen. So, I’m sorry in advance.

MILTON PERAZA Future Plans: My future plans is to complete college have an awesome job and raise my family and accomplish greatness.

Will: I, Milton Peraza, of sports and wood shop, bequeath the field to upcoming Football seniors to keep our team at a high level, and I also bequeath all wood shop tools for any interested woodworkers.

Quote: “The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.”

Memories: I’m going to remember my time on the field with my bros having lots of laughs and all the sweat and pain I’ve endured.

Also off the field with my friends hanging, and let’s not forget about my girlfriend Daisy.

Predictions: I predict that SG will become a well known school and academically it will continue to advance.

Thanks To: All my teachers that helped me improve and made me a better student. Especially Mr.Mason and Mr. Nguyen for showing me what I like to do.

EMILY PEREZ Future Plans: I plan on continuing my record collection and keeping my passion for music alive in anyway I can.

Will: I, Emily Perez, of swag and blue hair, bequeath my vast knowledge of bands to Alina Hurtado, dabbing skills to Miriam Flores, headbanging skills to Dillon Diaz, and my mixtape to Jesse Rodriguez.

Quote: “Fries before Guys” Memories: I remember all the stress, blood, sweat, and tears while working in the Drama Club, but in the end we always miss the time we spent together. Also meeting all of the Seniors in BTA, they are like family to me and I will never forget them.

Predictions: Brizeth Lomeli will become a great comedian, Alina Hurtado will be a flower crown queen, Miriam Flores will slay all dance battles, Alex Li will make the best mom’s spaghetti, and Emmanuel Maresca will be a great artist Thanks To: May Lo, Ms. Manalang, Mrs. Lee, Mr. Posada, Kimberly Yslas, Jorge Martinez, Alina Hurtado, Brizeth Lomeli, Miriam Flores, BTA Cabinet, Drama Club, Show Choir, Swim peeps, and my friends I have made throughout my high school career.

ILEANA PEREZ Future Plans: Attend Cal State Fullerton and major in Journalism and Spanish. Eventually work for Univision and become extremely famous and have a lot more fans.

Will: I, Ileana Perez, of funny stories and sassy comments, bequeath microwave privileges and many fans to Kim Pham, my full-time fangirl job and celebrity ex-boyfriends to Amanda Molina, and my Mexican mom comments and lame jokes to Manny, my son.

Quote: “Live life smiling!” -Prince Royce Memories: Dancing in my Spanish classes, telling funny stories in Journalism, hanging out with my friends during lunch, and all the crazy times with SCC. Predictions: All the MW’s will be rich and be mansion neighbors, that have their own reality T.V. show. Amanda will marry Maluma and invite all the MW’s to her organic cook outs. Jazmin will marry Zabdiel, and Magaly will marry Erick.

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 Thanks To: Ms. Deniz for literally everything she has done for me, all the friends I have made throughout my four years at SG, my amazing fans, and my family.

AMY PHAM Future Plans: Graduate from UCLA, live in a studio apartment in my 20’s while I’m still young & hip, then settle down in the East Coast (preferably Boston or anywhere it snows) with my fiancé Zac & our 2 kids while fulfilling my dream of becoming a hot soccer mom.

Will: I, Amy Pham, of Boiling Crab & Potato Corner, bequeath my sick vb skills to my bffl Raymond & Vicky, my love of competition to my frosh babies, my patience & yerdness to Victoria, Kimbo & Gilbert, & all the love & confidence in the world to my scrub, Austin.

Quote: “So, do it. Decide. Is this the life you want to live? Is this the person you want to love? Is this the best you can be? Can you be stronger? Kinder? More compassionate? Decide. Breathe in.

Breathe out and decide.”

Memories: crying over fried rice #dikichanelle, victoria’s broken leg, rain hobo #yippie, #dinkle, #keepkwan, ms.kim’s crazy cats, ash <3s yellow, tudy’s dancing, cookies in the oven #kenny, mcdonalds monopoly #joe, & chem tests #thanksmel, “sticks and stones won’t break my bones.”

Predictions: Alissa is the world’s fastest ice-cream scooper, Kenny Y owns a taco truck, Kenny U meets Puspos, Chanelle gets banned from poshmark (again), Judy buys a Mac & stops bothering me for mine, Brian finally stops being annoying, & Helay busts a cap.

Thanks To: Uncle Larry, Chris, & Mr. Wong for helping me find my passion & fearlessness, Ms.Bishop & Mr. Hendy for teaching me how to love myself, Auntie Kim for teaching me how to stand up for myself, & my frosh bbs for the laughs. Mami luvs u! (for u, kelvin) CINDY PHAM Future Plans: Creating new memories in life. Do well in college and don’t give up in anything even when times are rough because life goes on.

Will: I, Cindy Pham, of generosity and diligence, bequeath my Kpop love to Roxanne Fong, my Sprinkle cupcakes to Cindy Tran, my fangirling skills to Kelly Tam, my makeup skills to Cassidy Pham and my bowls of white rice to Mia Rodriguez.

Quote: “Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.” -Lewis B. Smedes Memories: Hanging out with friends and building great friendships over the past 4 years. Tears were shed at happy and sad times but in the end thing happened for a reason. I will never forget the memories made here at SGHS. Predictions: I predict Andrew Tum will become world famous in whatever he becomes. Lian Zhang will travel the world and find her prince. Vy Tran will marry rich and will come back to me for advice.

Thanks To: Mr. Kanow for teaching and being there me all these four years with snacks. Mr. Gin for the great advices. Mr. Nong for a place to eat at lunch. Mr. Wong for all the teasing. Mrs.Tran for her entertaining stories.

JONNY PIZARRO Future Plans: Major in Audio Engineering at Citrus College Will: I, Jonny Pizarro, of wherever, bequeath my title of mantis toboggan to Eriq Avina.

Quote: “I won’t come back, I hope someday you’ll understand” - The Get Up Kids Memories: Going to FTB, and playing cards against humanity Predictions: Nathan will own a taco truck, Abel will grow taller, and Brandon will buy In-N-Out Thanks To: Everyone really ZACHARY PUENTES Future Plans: Major in Music at Cal State Fullerton Will: I, Zachary Puentes, bequeath my trumpet skills to Justin Phan, Jenny Luu, Jonathon Nguyen, and Christian Lopez. They’re gonna need it.

Quote: “Failling to prepare, is preparing to fail.”

Memories: Ask Erick Predictions: I predict that Jenny Luu will be 7 feet tall. Christian Lopez will lose his sanity to the trumpet section. Jonathon will forever be called Chow Mein Thanks To: Mr. Vogel for being that one chill teacher, Ms. C for pushing my interest in music, Mr. Gin for all that useful and useless advice, and thanks to Erick for making senior fun and expensive

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SHAYNA QUACH Future Plans: Eat pizza, become related to Tammy after she marries the love of her life, go to SF w/ Lian, repay Jared, Wes, Kevin, Kent, & Will for all the rides they’ve given me, become a watermelon w/ Judy, go to Quickly w/ Kenny, move in w/ Cass, and be gr8.

Will: I, Shayna Quach, of pizza and constant burps, bequeath Original Oratory to Tim, NHS to Calvin and Sydney, all the pineapples in the world to Dion, my guy issues to Roxanne, my gr8 arguing skills to Thomas, and a stress-free senior year to Kelly.

Quote: “Pizza is the opium of the people.” - Karl Marx Memories: Mama Lu’s, Tastea, and tennis with tastea squad, APR w/ SophCC, JCC, and SCC, singing Happy Birthday w/ Carol, making smoothies w/ Baemily, playing cops and dealers, mafia, and paranoia w/ squad, and roasting Brian and Leo w/ Helay and Judy.

Predictions: Jerrick, Jonathan, & Anthony will get all the girls. Leo will become an exotic dancer at UCB. Terri won’t change her name to Spencer. Aileen and Eric will get married. Amber will name her kid Gidley. Tom will be an LCS player. Randy will be a Daddy.

Thanks To: Debate, Coach Nguyen, Angel, NHS, Ms.Keller, Ms.Jung, Nice Nick, and Mr. Kanow for dealing with me. Aileen, Kelly, Erica, and Tammy for being there 5ever. Mr. Osborne, Mr.Mason, Ms.Wu, and Senor Gin for being gr8, and Mr. Wong for always judging me.

MELISSA QUACH Future Plans: If things go as planned, I’ll marry rich(bonus if cute) & just chill at home catching up with the latest CHISME from everyone’s lives. I will get off LA waitlist and turn up with my sister Alissa. Maybe move into “So” house bc they’re my 2nd family Will: I, Melissa Quach, bequeath my: pg skills to Chrissy Poo, uno trabajo to Lynhy, sassiness to Becca, height to Jenn, A1 defense to Kitty, long hair to Lucy, speed to Dee, normal-ness to Chow, Mandarin to Kaylee, shyness to Cait & young legs them all Quote: “A wise, sarcastic, magnificent person once said, ‘My name is Melissa Duyen Quach.’”

Memories: Chicken Wang w/ Chip(Serena), guava juice @ CSULB w/ yerds, Tran’s Calc project, waking up @3am for APR, turning up @ PROM, lunches w/ phong, teasing helay, broken phones, practices, MEETING KATIE WONG, & getting on Honda&Ari’s nerves xD xoxo Predictions: Victoria will be the 1st female prez, Christine will be the best pg ever, Serena will be S.lam, Lynh will be unstoppable, Jenn will play college, Becca will be sassier, Sydney will be EIC, Alissa will be sober, Helay will get roasted 4ever Thanks To: Coach Honda, Ari, & my parents for everything, my team for dealing with me & making this yr LIT (infinite love), my Spanish group for translating, Phong for being a romie for 6 yrs, Victoria for covering me @ deadlines, Helay for being a real 1.

JOE RENTERIA Future Plans: My plans for the future are simple: it is to not die, be great and become something, and someone who could make a difference.

Will: I, Joe Renteria, AKA Uncle Joe AKA Leo Liu AKA Joenobli bequeath my greatness to all the students of San Gabriel Quote: “No dude” - Leo Liu 04/29/16 9:33 am in Ms. Johnston’s English class Memories: Every practice, game, bus ride to every game and back for every sport I have played. Hanging out with friends as well.....

Predictions: I predict Leo Liu will rule the world, Steven Bui will be BUUDAWG, Kenny Ung will know the meaning to life, Wilson Ha will eat food and not be full, Scott Lam will work for me, and Boris will continue to be small Thanks To: Frank Lieu, Ms. Vergo, Ms. Wong, Mr. Hendrickson, and Mr. Mason NOAH RODRIGUEZ Future Plans: I plan to Major in Music Performance or Music Education at California Baptist University Riverside.

Will: I, Noah Rodriguez, bequeath my flute playing skills to Eddie Thai, and my favourite practice room in band to Christian Le. Quote: “If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”Mahatma Gandhi Memories: Performing on the football field with the marching band, playing baseball, and making new friends that will last for the rest of my life.

Predictions: I predict that Erick Velasco, Zachary Puentes and I will become music teachers.

Thanks To: Mr. Villenueva, Mr. Vogel, Ms. Larson, and especially

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Ms. Bassette, and Ms. Cognetta.

JUSTINE SALAZAR Future Plans: I will go to PCC to complete my 2 years of general ed. then transfer to either Cal State L.A. or Cal State Fullerton where I will major in nursing.

Will: I, Justine Salazar, of sarcasm and senioritis, bequeath my intense ab workouts to Kim Pham, my rubber bands to Azucena Pacheco, my sick dance moves to Erika Duran, my love for the medical field to MCA, my poetic words to YAWP, and my sass to Ms. Wu. Quote: “I may have a lot of pimples, but at least I’m always poppin” - Me Memories: Speed walking instead of running to avoid looking like a freshman, spending lunch with my one and only: Lee, asking Mrs. Wu for countless rec. letters, and gossiping with my home girl Marilyn.

Predictions: Ms. Burkhart & Mr. Vogel will be awarded Best Poetry Coaches, Ms. Wu will make a million dollar invention and share her profits with me, Lee will buy me lots of food, Marilyn will have 3 kids and own a daycare, and I’ll have 2 kids named Ty & Rosie.

Thanks To: Ms. Wu & Loggins for supporting my nursing career, Ms. Burkhart & Mr. Vogel for making me a poetry goddess, Mr. Mason for his support & love, Ms. Vergo & Wong for making me a peer assistant, my parents, and my best friends Lee and Marilyn.

TINA SAM Future Plans: Get my dogs and father a nice house Will: I, Tina Sam, of coolness and cooler dog shirts bequeath my memes to Cindy, zapatos to Tracy but crocs to Alicia, Bri, Genesis, and Sara, stalker tendencies to Miriam and Alina, and Athletics Committee to Jenny and Daniel.

Quote: “I don’t like to be touched by people who don’t have money.” - Seto Kaiba Memories: Late rehearsals, hanging out in the Little Theater, staying in for ASB, waking up early but being late, Mr. S saying he’d come to my house but never pulling through, crying bc of math Predictions: Cassandra will somehow lose a dimension. Ivy will stop being allergic to apples. Katherine will paint anime. Michelle will be a sugar mommy. Stacy will have a rap out on iTunes. Tiffany will find PSL in her blood samples.

Thanks To: Drama Club, theater kids, ASB, Athletics Committee, Show Choir, Ms. Bassette, Mr. Myers, Mr. P, Ms. Revilla, Ms, Jung, Mrs. Tran, Mr. Gin, Ms. Fuji, Ms. Parra, Dr. Wang, Mrs. Wu, Mr. Osborne, and my squad DAVID SAN Future Plans: Will be awesome and stay awesome. Graduate somewhere, sometime, because I don’t really mind; as long as I learn new things and get to my most realistic job: being a butler (not butter as some people somehow read).

Will: I bequeath:scepter o leader-Randy; greatness-Wendy B, Vanessa&Wendy L; swol-Alvin; scepter o semileader-Michelle; skill-Ezra;care-Anthony; caution-little Lenh; “TOLD YOU SO”slittle Dexin; bag o nothing-Andy&Jordan;& giant bag o nothing to Ada&Senh.

Quote: “You never know, it might come in handy!” - Mario Memories: Waiting as a frosh bc I had nothing better to do; being told ships & thinking, “OHH, I SEE IT”; pep rallies; the, “DAVID YOU HAVE TO STAY 5 FEET WITHIN ANOTHER COLORGUARD PERSON” rule, band games, bus rides, & parades; & the striggles & the luff.

Predictions: Elections committee will continue on growing better, Ezra will be able to do a triple, little Dexin will bring Colorguard back in a full circle, Senh will convince more people her name is spelled “Sehn”, & Ada will achieve her dream.

Thanks To: Everybody that I got to know, your personalities and traits will always be remembered. Every teacher I got to know, whether I’ve had their class or not, but especially Ms. C for all the CG related activities, and Ms. Revilla for everything in ASB. ALISSA SO Future Plans: Skydive in every continent. Hike in every country.

Rooftop in every city. Adopt more pets. Actually make a successful career out of my visual art endeavours.

Will: I, Alissa So, of blonde hair and ice cream shops, bequeath my understanding of the world to my wonderful little Kimberly Wong, tolerance level to Chi Hoang, my Asian tourist poses to Brandon Lau, & my love for his brother to Nick Yeh. Quote: “Young lady!” -Security & Administration every time my shoulders were showing Memories: Late night donut runs, McDs during morning collabs,

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

Kahana Kute meetings, chisme sesh in h2, canyon runs, hurdle fam, FBLA SLC, kbbq/kpop lyfe, hitchhiking in south lot, XC dai los, ybk summons, LAdvntures, Randy Pandy & Diana.

Predictions: Amy will find her a chocolate man, Merick’s arms will get bigger, Frank will be DD forever, Melissa will end up at UCLA because she will miss me so much she just HAS to transfer closer to me.

Thanks To: Mr.Hendy for being the first teacher to ask me if I was okay & actually meant it, PDK for the gr8 beginnings, Henry Ta for being there always, wish we could’ve finished hs together.

Coco, Johnny, Justin, Andrew, my big bros. Myers, Parra, Kim, P. MERICK SZETO Future Plans: Major in NBA, male modeling, and Chinese and end up on the Dean’s List. Graduate, become a doctor, and live my life as a bachelor. Enter a cycle of endless bulking and cutting.

Will: I, Merick Szeto, of 5.0 GPA and 2400 SAT, bequeath saltiness to Andrew H, big arms to Daniel T, big brain to Andrew T, big appetite to Andrew M, gains to Gordon and Brandon, SAT score to Aaron S and my big dreams to the unfortunates.

Quote: “Live in such a way that even if given another opportunity to live your life all over again, you would still choose to live it exactly the same way that you are living your life now.”

Predictions: Aaron becomes buff, Richard loses all his hair, Courtland gets his first A, David auditions for the 7 Dwarves, Eddie still waiting on his acceptance letters, Frank gets whipped to death, Alissa world’s best ice cream scooper, everyone gets fired.

Thanks To: Frank Lieu, Aaron Sou, Alissa So, Richard and Jared for the hookups, my friend Mario for the gains, and Mr. Kanow for Sports Club.

LYNNE TA Future Plans: Major in Communicative Disorders Will: I, Lynne Ta, of laughs and lover of all dogs, bequeath my knowledge of AP exams to Dustin, my fashion disasters to Emma, my attempts to go “all out” during practices to Huong, and my optimism to Kim. Quote: “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” –William Shakespeare Memories: Delivering hundreds of summons, eating at Boiling Point on minimum days, performing at pep rallies with my team, and struggling to stay awake in choir.

Predictions: Linh will be a registered nurse whose fame will rise because of her makeup tutorials, Eva will be a nurse who will work in the same hospital as Linh, Bryan will be a famous game designer, and Lisa will still continue to laugh at almost everything.

Thanks To: my friends, parents, and Ms. Irene.

ISABELLA TAM Future Plans: Attending college at CSULA for free, join their cross country and track and field. Transfer after my first two years to a UC. Major in Political Science.Then dominate the world starting with the San Gabriel Valley.

Will: I, Isabella Tam of sass and YOLO, bequeath my distance to Eileen O., procrastination to Aron D., calc skills to Marco Z., Spanglish to Juan C., and my sass, confidence, and determination to Alice Tang and Li and my kouhai Victoria L. Quote: “Never confuse yourself with the people who are around you. It’s ok to be different because we are all individuals.”

Memories: Running my first race alone, my sophomore year of high school, there were not many distance running girls, consequently I was the only girl from SGHS who ran the 1 mile and 2 miles for the races that year and the next.

Predictions: Victoria Le will be the best corgi artist ever, Eileen the fastest cross country varsity girl, Marco Zamora on the national team for League of Legends, Vanessa and Alyssa hit a 5 minute mile and Daniel Tran will jump over the moon in long jump.

Thanks To: Ms.Wong, Ms.Lee, Ms.Parra, Mr.Wong, Mr. Woo, Mr.Gin, Coach Morales, Ms.Haslam, badminton team, cross country team, track and field, all my friends that I can count on for all four years of high school Ashley Kakazu and Sharon Law. ERICA TAN Future Plans: Major in Civil Engineering at UC Irvine Will: I, Erica Tan, bequeath my ability to sleep through the whole period of calc to Jenny Gip, Katie Wong, and Victoria Vu, my love for Grey’s Anatomy to David Gomez(Sister Beverly), and my sarcasm to my sister Monica Tan. Quote: “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” - Forrest Gump’s momma Memories: Seeing Tammy carry six bags of Hot Cheetos to our seat during choir. Buying Hot Cheetos after lunch everyday with

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Aileen to eat in WHAP. Stressing out about physics with Kelly.

Zero period PE with Shayna sophomore year.

Predictions: Venny(Victoria and Kenny) is gonna become a thing, Tumly(Judy Ly and Tum) will become a thing, and Katie will marry Aaron(Kaaron) Thanks To: Tammy Kha, Shayna Quach, Aileen Lu, and Kelly Chu for still being my friends even after Baldwin, for putting up with my meanness, and most importantly for understanding my sarcasm.

WILLIAM TANG Future Plans: Go to college and open my own shop one day on Valley.

Quote: “Sucks to suck, just deal with it. Strength and guidance will get you a long way in life.”

Thanks To: All my friends and family that helped me get through high school.

WILLIAM TEA Future Plans: I hope to travel the world and take a lot of photos.

Quote: “One reason people resist change is because they focus on what they have to give up instead of what they have to gain.” John Assaraf Memories: Countless hours spent at Band Camp, enduring deathblock to winning ninja to APP to football games, hours spent on key club, from DCMs to fall rally to DCON, and of course all the time spent with my best friend. Asking my best friend to Prom.

PROM!!

Predictions: Caren will be somewhere in my life no matter how far apart we are. Trumpet Section will become the “best” section in band. My friends will probably go far in life and achieve whatever they want in their lives.

Thanks To: Caren Ly, my best friend since 8th grade, for always listening to me complain throughout high school, for sticking with me through all our hardships, and for always being there.

ERIC THAI Future Plans: Major in Political Science - Public Service at UC Davis; minor in Communication and Environmental Policy. Will work in State Capitol. Will advocate for civil justice, human rights, environment, education, and public safety.

Will: I, Eric Thai, the @thai_teasy (follow me on IG), the tall and magnificent, will bequeath my unwavering love to my friends & ex-friends, my diligence to Speech and Debate members, and my passion to ASB members.

Quote: “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde Memories: Rap battle during Myers. 4 steps of inference test, Calc group, ASB, AP Govt class, APES group and class. Late night annotating. AP Lang, Prom, Speech and Debate, NHS, and long FB chat with best friends. Sharing laughs with speech and friends.

Predictions: Speech team will continue growing, Speech class of 2017 will go to top universities. RT will become a romantic movie writer. AL will become an English teacher at SG and take over as coach of Speech. EL will be a successful electrical engineer.

Thanks To: Mrs. Bishop, Mr. Whitman, Mrs. Tran, Mr. Hendrickson, Ms. Kim, Mr. Nguyen, Mrs. Wong. My friends for putting up with me. Junior and senior year for the best two years. My family for making me the luckiest man. UC Davis. EL, RT, and AL. SERENA TRAN Future Plans: Graduate from UCR with a pre-business degree.

Become successful and the richest woman alive.

Will: I, Serena Tran, of chubby cheeks and bby hairs, bequeath my supa consistent shot to Lynh Luong, my gr8 dribbling skills to Christina Nguyen, my height to Jen Yan, my humor to my KK bbs Cindy, Kimbo, KC, Kailah, & the Tran legacy to my lil bro Jerry Quote: “People say that nothing is impossible, but I do nothing everyday.”

Memories: All the bball games and tourneys, bus rides, scouting games, foodruns, Kahana Kai, hotdogs & bologna w/ Mel, eating chicken bake for breakfast for a week w/ Emily, ft calls w/ Richard, lunch w/ Linds & Hazel & all the times spent w/ Scott hehe <3 Predictions: Scott will still be a master charmer & a drama queen, Hazel will still be Burmese, Lindsey will still drink nuoc mam and own a nail salon. Melissa Quach will still wear glasses. Christina Nguyen will be a BEAST PG. Thanks To: Coach Am, Ari, Tiff, Morgan, & Honda for teaching me everything I know about bball. The teachers who guided me thru school. My bball team for making high school fun. My Chinese lover, Scott Lam, for helping me survive these four years.

VY TRAN Future Plans: Following Mama Bear’s footsteps to be the next

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Miss Vietnam.

Will: I, Vy Tran, of smiles and sunshine, bequeath my quirkiness to LizBiz, my main H. position to Nicole Nguyen, my fashion style to Vicky Ong, my coolness to Christine Doan, and my zap zap moves to Anna Lam. Quote: “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” - Babe Ruth Memories: Volleyball practice in the summer and after school, waking up at 6 in the morning to go to tournaments, CIF games, supporting Chris at the spring pep rally with the whole volleyball family, and spending Sundays with the most fabulous people.

Predictions: Ruben will find the man of his dreams, Chris will become a sumo wrestler, Julianne will be white washed, and Calvin will stop hiding in his car.

Thanks To: Mr. Kanow, Coach Chris, Mr. Wong, Mr. Myers, Mrs. Wu, Mr. Nong, volleyball family, my bud David, Cindy, my oppas Andy Chhor and Kevin Trang, Celinie, Jessie, the procrastinators Calvin Yu, Chris Em, Julianne Low, and Ruben Li, and my carry Kelvin Huynh.

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 bequeath my bio notes to Dang Pham, my duty in worshipping Ms. Tran to my two pets, Edward & Thomas Wang, elegance and grace in winning EMT events to Giang Nguyen.

Quote: “Good things happen to good people.”

Memories: Bus rides with Phong, MYM hangouts and gossip sessions, HOSA competitions, spontaneous adventures to Hollywood, WTTF fieldtrips, SAVE Sac trip Predictions: Yvonne will become a successful surgeon, Megan will become a talented makeup artist, Phong will have the budget to support his fashion taste and Dang will attend an Ivy League school Thanks To: Ms. Bishop, Mr. Hendrickson, Ms. Wong, Ms. Wu, Yvonne Cui for pulling through high school with me and Megan Ma for making me look like an Egyptian goddess and Phong for improving my vocabulary

TONY TRAN Future Plans: CEO of GMO Ice along with Tiffany Tran and Andy Le Will: I,Tony Tran, of magic tricks and horrendous jokes, bequeath my kdrama stories to Lin Myint and Gmo ice skill to Michael Loi. Quote: “Powerschool has no power.”- Dr. Wang Memories: I was watching kdrama at 4am until Tommy Ha hit me up with some League of legends on the day of finals, showing my resident evil driving skill to Pierce Wei, praying to lord Gaben before every psychology test with Barry Young, and ice skating.

Predictions: Brian “Ho Chi Minh” Dam will be the leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, Pierce Wei will be a professional sound voltex player, Barry Young will produce a movie about Pablo Chacon, Tommy Ha will always call Brian “Ho Chi Minh” a beaver because Dam. Thanks To: My fellow compadres, the T Society, the biker gang crew, the Jesus Club, and my band peeps.

KENT TRAN Future Plans: Major in Astrophysics at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Will: I, Kent Tran, of superior height and savageness, bequeath my procrastination skills to Lisa Nguyen, my sax skills to the young Alto section, my “love for calc” to Vicki L and Crystal L, my favorite sax player, Amirouche, to Kylie T. Quote: “So you coming to school today?” - the Squad Memories: Always asking William Tea for a jump start, performances with band, last minute plans, staying out late with people who really matter to me, and doing the most stupid things with the Squad.

Predictions: I predict that Jared G will rule the world, Wesley L’s “Weslosophy” becomes worldwide, Kevin L will open his own photography studios, William T will reunite with his “family”, Lawrance H’s concept of “open phone” lives on, and Mason T still tilting.

Thanks To: Kelly C, Diana D, Caren L, Ivy L, William T, Wesley L, Jared G, Lawrance H, Kevin L, Mason T, Charles C, Calvin L, Mr. Hendrickson, Mr. Mason, the Alto Swagaphones, the Almost Band Call, the Chat to plot stupid things, and Elote Cas chat.

MASON TRAN Future Plans: Major in English at UCLA. Will: I, Mason Tran, bequeath my club to Winston H, my last name legacy to Samson T, my driving skills to Alvin Y, my savagery to Joseph S, my lack of game to Brandon T, my embarrassing dance moves to Cassidy P, and my procrastination to Wilson T. Quote: “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” - Oscar Wilde Memories: Getting lost in LA, almost dying at Castle, Football games with band, Enviro clean ups, cramming homework, clutching borderline grades, hanging out with friends, basketball with the homies, but most of all making friendships that will last forever.

Predictions: Winston will find true love, Brian D and Leo L will be the next goats, William T will be a famous photographer, Kevin will program something amazing, Lawrance will still hit me up for Popeyes, and Kent will become the next lead singer for Maroon 5.

Thanks To: Winston H, Kevin L, Sam T, Alvin Y, Joseph S, Brandon T, the Garvey guys, Meme team, my fellow goats, future roomie, the squad, Mr. Osborne, Mrs. Bishop, and Ms. C.

TIFFANY TRAN Future Plans: Business Administration at UC Irvine, Capitalistic Accent Satan on Flight Rising, Shipping Trash on Tumblr [s/o to France/UK, Stony, Spirk, 00q, Napollya, Marvey shippers] , and Fanfic Writer on ao3 Will: I give my multiple choice guessing skills to Michael Lam, my hate for love triangles (aka love angles) to Mr. Myers, my pun love to Ivy Leao aka Basil and Ms. Daniels.

Quote: “I ship it. I ship it so hard. Just look at them. How can you deny their love.”

Memories: Spending late nights arguing over homework, reading 100k word Star Trek fanfics at 3AM, fandoms all the time, AP Wednesday, AP Thursday regret, crying over calculus, pun day everyday w/ Ivy Leao, salting over everything.

Predictions: Tiffani will become a classy assassin. Amy will create a new color darker than black. Erin and Lily will become school idols.

Ashley will own Wall Street. Tony, Andy, and I will be joint CEOs of the GMO Ice™ company with Mr. Whitman as a consultant.

Thanks To: All my teachers for dealing with me haha! <3

KIMBERELY TRAN Future Plans: Major in Civil Engineering.

Quote: “Are we there yet?”

Memories: Katherine teaching me how to drop it like it’s hot at prom, supporting Diana at her dance showcase, surprising Steven with my music, Kimliana, ER5, driving lessons with my bb, and getting a swollen chin after Lisa headbutted me.

Predictions: Steven will find love and learn to walk faster, Diana will stop taking so many naps, Lisa will marry someone as special as she is, and Laura will meet Louis Tomlinson.

Thanks To: Diana for being down to do anything, Lisa for making me laugh until I cry, Joe for reminding me that everything will be okay, and Steven for doing everything that he possibly can for Kimliana.

CHANELLE TRUONG Future Plans: To explore the world and continue roasting one another within Daddy’s Girls.

Will: I, Chanelle Truong, bequeath my ability to roast people to Vicky O. ,luck to Nicole N. for being stuck with Vicky,driving skills to Jarett T., towels to Casey L., LIT sc stories to Kailah S., BC eating to Cindy T., pepcid to Kim & sass to Vion T. Quote: “Fake it til’ you make it” (; Memories: Spending lots of time at Boiling Crab, clogging the bathroom at Starbucks with Amy Pham, roasting Vicky and Nicole with Julia Vuong, boba runs with Chad and Vicki, getting LIT with Daddy’s girls, and singing High School Musical with the vball girls.

Predictions: Daddy’s girls will take over the world, Amy Pham and I will flood another store, Vicky Ong will not get less annoying,Vion will start loving Boiling Crab like me, and my sisters will follow in our steps in becoming LIT. Thanks To: my coaches Mr. Kanow, Coach Chris, and Tiff Ha for everything they have done for us, Daddy’s girls for being crazy with me. my volleyball babies for making practice so memorable, and Amy Pham for just being in my life.

DON TRAN Future Plans: Creator Will: I, Don suave Tran, pass my musical creations to the rest of the school to listen to. #mixtapecomingsoon Quote: “Don’t trip” - I don’t know Memories: Going to school and being who I want to be with the people around me.

Predictions: I predict that everyone I know will be able to do what they want in life and achieve.

Thanks To: The crew, group chat, and HMAILC. In squad we trust MARY TRAN Future Plans: Crossing out my bucket lists and cutting up dead body legally (becoming a medical examiner) Will: I, Mary Tran, of unnecessary extra-ness and snarky remarks,

ERIN TRUONG Future Plans: Okay, I’m either going to end up as a journalist, a teacher, or a mortician. Maybe even all of them at some point. Either way, I’m going to get my act together and make the light of my life proud of how I’ve finally got my head in the game.

Will: With my passing I leave my amazing pun-making skills to Ai Hong, who’ll probably need them, my memeing abilities to Nathan Ta, since Syd took after the other EIC, and my ability to write good

WILLS

to the newspaper kids. Bring that trophy back home again!

Quote: “I knew I shouldn’t have asked Erin.”

Memories: Burning up under the sun with the squad, falling asleep on the floor in Mr. Gin’s room, maybe too much time screaming and pacing in circles in H2, and forgetting to answer people or finish my sentences because-Predictions: Ash makes bank, Lily accidentally becomes a lawyer, TT’s her client, TV’s the star witness, Amy’s the judge, and I’m reporting on the case. My journalism fam sweeps ELAJEA, and the Stanford/ Berkeley EIC trend is reestablished with my successors.

Thanks To: Ms. Kim, I wouldn’t be where and who I am without you!

Thanks to all my teachers for pushing me, and especially to Ms. Suñe and Mr. Ma for being great coaches. Thanks to Casa, for not being as terrible as she could’ve, and to journalism for three unforgettable years. As for the squad?

Love you.

JENNIFER TRUONG Future Plans: Attend UCI the following fall. Become rich and travel around the world- first class!

I, Jennifer Truong, of smiles and laughter, bequeath my mediation wisdom to my future Conflict Cabinet, my color guard skills to my Color guard peeps, my studying skills to Ada, and my openmindedness and communication skills to my brother, Jake.

Quote: “Fighting!”- Running Man Memories: Football games, suffering through AP Calculus BC and Physiology, Karaoke with my Color guard team, banquets with Conflict and Color guard, and screaming my lungs out at APR Predictions: Ada will be crowned queen of procrastination, Kathy will marry a Korean star, Ezra will be become a famous actor who will give me free goody bags, Monica will become a preacher, and everyone else will become Pokémon masters.

Thanks To: Mrs. Bishop and Ms. Wong for guiding me through the college process, my Color guard team for showing me that no struggle is too hard to overcome, and Ms. Burkhart and Conflict for opening my eyes and helping me cope with everything.

RAVEN TSAN Quote: “You can do whatever you want in life. If you don’t want to face the consequences, don’t get caught.” - Anndi Memories: Eating oranges, getting breakfast, working backstage, and making fun of my friends.

Thanks To: Speech & Debate, Tech Crew for ‘Noises Off’, Anndi, Eric, Vi, Kitty, Hawk, and everyone that made senior year really fun for me.

CYNTHIA TU Predictions: Major in Biology at UCI, explore the world with Kevin, live in a castle where Shelley and Farhan will be my slaves Will: I, Cynthia Tu, of napping and eating, bequeath my impressive Spanish skills to Claudia and Brandon, and my gems to Payton Hong Quote: “Sometimes it’s not the people who change, but the masks that falls off.”

Memories: Receiving partial credit on my calc hw for writing the wrong dates/period, exploring the world with Kevin, getting replaced by Justin, risking my life every time I step into Steven’s car, running to 0 period, marathoning tv shows Predictions: Kevin will become a well-known sneakerhead and have a mansion filled with shoes, Shelley and Justin will make beautiful lambs, Elaine will be living in a castle made out of diamonds, Amy will marry a black guy, Steven will be controlled by his corgi Thanks To: Shelley Wong, Elaine Hui, Steven Young, Amy Nguyen, my calc group, my Spanish peeps, and the wonderful teachers that made me stay up all night, and last but not least Debbie Stone.

JUDY TU Future Plans: Rot in bed Predictions: I, Judy Tu of fabqueenz, will bequeath my seat and gr8ness to Roxanne Fong, the supply box and cabinets to Melanie Van, my constant request for a fork to Cassidy Pham, photoshop and cutout skills to yearbook designers xD. Memories: Afters & Mamalu’s almost every week w/ Tastea Squad, Amber’s swollen knee, Amy “choking” me w/ my hair, Kenny taking us to a temple for a view, dying @ Yearbook camp, owing Aida kidneys with Kenny, Ya Yeet, gradual squats @ school dances.

Predictions: Brian will finally get breakfast & a corgi, Roxanne will be a crazy cat lady, Amy will have many pugs, Kenny will marry rich, Victoria will marry Shawn Mendes, Amber will get her dream car and name it Gidley.

Thanks To: Tastea squad for a fun filled year, Activities, cluster 4bic, class council, Ms. Revilla for being my 2nd mom, Ms. Jung and Ms. Lee for being a stellar advisors, Ms. Kim for everything, Tammy and Helay for keeping me sane, Amy for dealing with me.

ANDREW TUM Future Plans: Attend USC home games in Bruin gear, dunk a

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basketball before Andrew Huang, being able to post-up Brian Tum, hyped for Bruin-Trojans rivalry, squat more than Quoc Ho, TRAVEL THE WORLD!!

Will: I, Andrew Tum, of humbleness and superior intellect, bequeath my valedictorian ranking to my brother, Brian Tum, my girl-getting skills to Derek Thai, my athletic abilities to Duncan, my high-note vocals to Andrew Huang, my kindness to Judy Ly. Quote: “Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself.

- Joel Hawes” Memories: WHAP weekends with Quoc Ho, 4 APRs and quad chalking, Football, Volleyball, and Basketball games, Quoc hitting 3/4 on threes, aftermaths of KBBQ, 4 am finishing cross sections project, food from snack bar, Prom 2016 Dance with Judy Ly ;) Predictions: Derek Thai will get Nicole Nguyen, Quoc Ho and Derek Lam will date white girls at SLO, Kim Le starts to pay attention to things, Brian Tum dominates the Senior-Faculty Game, Duncan conquering sand dunes, and significantly taller than Judy Ly. Thanks To: Ms. Beda, Ms. Vicky, Ms. Wong, council members and advisors, the squad, JAK, and all the teachers I’ve had.

HAZEL TUN Future Plans: Major in Criminal Justice at Cal State L.A Will: I, Hazel Tun, of many laughs, bequeath my cuteness to Analiz, my humour to my little ducklings, my energy to basketball babies, my worries and stress to the future students of San Gabriel High School.

Quote: “I may not be where I am today, but at least I am closer than yesterday.” - unknown Memories: Being friends with my best pal Lindsey for all four years.

Basketball practices. Running suicides for every missed free throws.

BTA fieldtrips. Eating lunch with Lindsey, Serena, Scott, and Sydney.

HOSA with mojitas. Prom night.

Predictions: I predict that Lindsey will always eat pho and bun rieu, Serena will have to deal with her drama queen, Scott Lam. Thanks To: Ms.Wong, Ms. Lee, Ms. G, Ms. Manalang, Ms. Wu, Mr. Nguy, Ms. Kanik, Ms. Bassette, Mr. Nong, Mr. Romero, Ms. Wu, the office staff, and all the San Gabriel High School staff.

KENNY UNG Future Plans: Kinesiology at Cal State Fullerton, International choreographer Will: I, Kenny Ung, of all skills combined of Choreo Cookies, bequeath my legacy to All Male and reach Nationals, my hatred and senioritis to Kevin Huynh, and my roasting to Steven Bui, Wilson Ha, and Joe Renteria.

Quotes: “When in doubt...that’s life homie boy.”

Memories: The talks about just dropping out, roast sessions by the libraries, and never going full out during rallies.

Predictions: Joe will become hairier, Steven will fight people for a living, Wilson will be able to do a backflip, and All Male....will be all female.

Thanks To: Steven Bui, Joe Renteria, Wilson Ha, Amy Pham, Raymond Trau, All Male, Ms.Wu SAUL VALDEZ Future Plans: My future plan is to be a music producer. I plan to expand my skills inside the music industry, looking forward to be a well-known lyricist/producer.

Will: I, Saul Valdez, of the finesse’d swaganometry, bequeath my fashion killa scence and class clown crown to Alan Duran, lunch spot to the roaches and rats, and my ballin’ skills to the varsity basketball team. Good luck!

Quote: “I’m out for presidents to represent me” - Jay Z Memories: I am the master of ding dong ditching classrooms. And killing time in the restrooms. Theater and Tech is dope! Shout out to everyone who sold chips and candy and spam! Lol Predictions: Francisco Muñoz will become a police officer, Alan Duran will play football in college, and SG will always have prison food Lol. Thanks To: Ms.Deniz, Ms.Parra, Mr.Posada, Mr.Myers, Ms.Wu, Mr.Tran, & Ms.Wright. Ya’ll classes were fun, looked forward to your periods. And to the campus supervisors who let the boy slip outta trouble!

ANDY VALDIVIA Future Plans: The future plans I have are to become an architect and then go back to school to study in Nutrition and to be able to design my father his own home in Mexico.

Will: I, Andy Valdivia, of bench and and squats, bequeath my weights to the underclassmen Quote: “In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35 Memories: My 1st year of high school and the 1st year of football.

Predictions: My predictions is that my friends will become successful.

Thanks To: All my teachers and my new family and friends that’s

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EDNEY VAN Future Plans: Go up to Sacramento State and eventually transfer to UC Davis, will also adopt some dogs, preferably samoyeds, corgis, and huskies once I have my own place to stay, and teach Megan to cook so she doesn’t starve when I’m not there.

Will: I, Edney Van, will give my CS skills to Chris Luu and Randy Yip, my dance moves to Cassidy Pham, and my sleep anywhere mentality to Lisa Nguyen.

Quote: “I almost dropped the dumplings” Memories: Going running and eating at The Habit or Blockheads with Megan, trying to ball up at Zappopan with Lawrance, laughing in Spanish because of Randy, dabbing with Kenneth everyday, and annoying my sister Melanie daily.

Predictions: Megan will still be a fetus, Lawrance will own a fried chicken shop, Cass will be able to dance, Duong will never sleep, Charlie will reach number 1 in Clash Royale, Lian will die from the sun, and Shayna will own a pizza shop.

Thanks To: Megan for an amazing year and more to come, Justine for the late night talks, Randy for being a little brother to me, Kenneth for making Spanish bearable, Cassidy for being a corn, Joanna for being my best friend, and Melanie for putting up with me.

ERICK VELASCO Future Plans: Major in Music Education at Cal State Fullerton Will: I, Erick Velasco, bequeath Alberto Garcia and Samson Tran the control of the marching band and all my leadership skills for you to carry on my legacy. My section, superb awesomeness and swagness. Gucci.

Quote: “The strongest people face the hardest challenges.”

Memories: I forgot Predictions: I’ll be older than I am now.

Thanks To: Mr. Vogel for being the true homie. Ms. Cognetta for giving me the opportunity to feel like a teacher, and Zachary Puentes for making senior year not boring.

CALEB VENTURA Future Plans: I plan on taking life seriously, starting with wearing pants. I would like to major in speech pathology but I have known life long enough to expect some crazy curve balls. I can’t wait to see what’s up ahead, besides the sky.

Will: I, Caleb Ventura, of hairiness and funny shirts, bequeath my wandering friendliness to Tim, my bright spirit to J-rex, my endless respect for others to Lloyd, and my spot in school to Brooke, you may not stay but you’ll always be SG... you know.

Quote: “I wasn’t sure if I should make my own quote or take somebody else’s. So I did this. Maybe you like it. Maybe you don’t.

If high school has taught me one thing though, it’s to not care what you think. Unless I like you, then, sorry for the bad quote.”

Memories: I have way too many to pick one. Actually I’m drawing a blank on all of them right now. I do remember that all of you made this a memorable 4 years and I thank you for that. Thank you. I hope we can make more memories for me to try and remember.

Predictions: Jonny will be the world’s most exciting librarian, Raven will star in the hit TV show “Beach House,” Daymian will... you know, Manny will show the world something beautiful, and the rest of ya, well I’m just gonna have to wait and see. Good luck.

Thanks To: Ms. Parra, Mrs, Kanik, Mrs. Wu, my family in drama, and my best friends, Jose, Tomoboy, and Raven.

MICHAEL VONG Future Plans: Major in Mechanical Engineering at the school that shall not be named Will: I, Michael Vong, of the great kingdom of the one and only G.O.A.T, leave all the roasting to the one and only Christopher Ly, for he needs to live up to his legacy, passed down from generations before him. May he be a great captain next year.

Quote: “THE ONLY THING STANDING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR GOALS IS THE STORY YOU KEEP TELLING YOURSELF AS TO WHY YOU CAN’T ACHIEVE IT!” - The Wolf of Wall Street Memories: The sheer adrenaline during competitive matches when the team is counting on you to pull out with the W, practicing day in and day out until you get it right the 1,000th time, and having the accomplishments to prove all the hard work paid off.

Predictions: Christopher Ly will make the team great again and give all his opponents what’s coming to them.

Thanks To: Coach Steve Akiyama, for roasting me so much for the past 3 years to the point where every other insult feels like nothing compared to what you’ve put me through. To the G.O.A.T, for the best partner a guy could ask for, you already know!

LENH VONG Future Plans: Marry Oh Sehun and write an epic love story about our love.

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Will: I, Lenh Vong, of endless love for 9 handsome men, bequeath my dolphin screech to Michelle, Claudia, Anthony, Ezra, and Kathy, my chronic sleepies to An Chac, my cookies to Adopando, my granddaughter, and my sassies to Senh ChongChong.

Quote: “Shawty, Imma party till the sun down.” - Oh Sehun Memories: Selling my soul to EXO at Exo’luxion 2k16, late night practices with my babies, after school boba run with Nic, lunch in Nguyen’s, MESA competition, and Moon.

Predictions: Laura will meet LT, Caren will meet me at LB, Viv will conquer Maple, Jen will find love like her parents, Carol will succeed in e’rything, Dave will set record for being NicestGuyonEarth, Wendy will celebrate 80th w/ me, & Ivy will be my bridesmaid.

Thanks To: Colorguard for the experience, Nic for the boba, and everyone who befriended me.

DEBBIE VONG Future Plans: Maybe major in Biology to become a teacher, but I’m also interested in doing radio or television management in the Communications major at Fullerton. Planning to fill my next years with more goods of life that has for me ahead.

Will: I, Debbie Vong, of weirdness, here to say hello & I will miss you to Christina Lov, goodbye to my fellow juniors in 1st period; you all treated me as if I was a teacher even though I might be giving out wrong information haha.

Quote: “If you always say no, you’ll never say yes.” - Ryan Higa Memories: Having those random moments with the dream team that creates laughter in the atmosphere but then later everyone is quiet and spaces out. Leveling the craziness as high school years go up.

My wins in Scrabble WOOHOO. Predictions: I can’t predict...no one can...unless you are a fortune teller...but Jessica would be the Dark Lord of Hogwarts. I will not be a fortune teller but a fortune teller of your deep desires....

Thanks To: Ms. Wu for teaching me Physiology & making a big impact on my science interests. Mr. Whitman & Mr. Tran with your punny jokes & all teachers I had encountered with. Dream Team for existing.

Andy Chhor for being a weird, funny chipmunk.

JULIA VUONG Future Plans: I am going to UCI majoring in criminology and becoming an investigator in the future.

Will: I bequeath my ditching skills&humor to my vball bb Vicky, my luck w/ ids to the youngest member of daddy’s girls, Cindy, my love&support for next year to my litto, Casey, my low tolerance to kk bbs Kimbo&Kailah, my ap calc knowledge to jarett & my unstoppable sweating to Nikki.

Quote: “Try Not. Do or Do Not.” Memories: karaoke, snow, escape, beyond, new years party, buying kimberly, parking lots, cif games, dreadful suicides, bc, bp, jcp, cvs, the jerks at work, grunion run, & the craziest senior year ever with the loves of my life, Daddy’s girls Thanks To: Mr.Kanow, Coach Chris, Mr.Tran, Ms. U, Mr.Wong, Uncle Jim, Big Girl Tony, Bic&Hanna HAWK WANG Future Plans: I plan to perform in the erotic arts in the sleazy back alleys of Los Vegas and major in dance.

Will: I, Hawk Wang, nicest smelling girl in the world, bequeath my collection of pictures to Thomas Wang, my bad music to Sydney Trieu, and my lack of sleep to Alex Zhang.

Quote: “asl?”

Memories: When Peter became a snail, late night fun with William, Kevin, and Andy, almost dying at prom because I did not watch where I was going, and tilting every single moment of my life.

Predictions: Steven Le will become one with the salt mines, William La will become a meme, Pierce Wei will marry his pillow, Kevin Lam will find a real cat girl, Andy Lam will become a dancer, Anthony Huynh will burn his house down, and the squad will drop out of college.

Thanks To: Mason Tran, Steven Le, Alec Lai, The Kevin L’s, Pierce Wei, Andy Lam, Barry Young, Tommy Ha, Brian Dam, Andrew Huang, Anthony Huynh, Tony Tran, and everyone that got me here.

PIERCE WEI Future Plans: Go to PAX, KAC, E3, EVO, APEX, and reach Challenger in League, Infinite Dan in Sound Voltex, top 100 in Osu!, and become a professional Smash player.

Will: I, Pierce Wei, of games and puns, bequeath my knowledge of puns to Thomas Wang, and my button-mashing skills to all my groups out there.

Quote: “Since Julius Caesar was an epileptic, why not call it a Caesar Seizure?”

Memories: League games late at night with friends, dumb memes and inside jokes, puns, and trying to convince my friends to play League, Sound Voltex, and Smash.

Predictions: William L. will become the master of memes, Anthony H. will be a pyromaniac, Alec L. will become a bundle of sticks, Steven L.

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will stop smashing his keyboard, Hawk W. will become the prettiest man, and the January crew will finally do squad goals.

Thanks To: My lunch group, my January crew+Steven C., my ridiculous Skype group, Mr. Li, Mr. Wong, Mr. Woo, Mr. Myers, Mr. Posada, Mr. Whitman, Mrs. Tran, and my Keppel friends.

SHELLEY WONG Future Plans: Fill my gram with food pictures from around the world, get the title Dr., go to UC Irvine every week to crash at Cynthia’s dorm, and have the best gaming setup so I can watch anime.

Will: I, Shelley Wong, of sleeping and gaming, bequeath my dank earphones to Maxwell, my awesome league skills to Aron, my beautiful hair to Chris, and my hugs to Payton.

Quote: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” - Albert Einstein Memories: Intense Pirate King battles with Justin, ExtaliaMS with Amy, getting abandoned by bus driver with Cynthia, spending all my money with Elaine and Steven, going out with Cody and Auntie Kim, and pulling all nighters watching kdrama.

Predictions: Justin will make London bridge fall down, Cynthia will have beautiful peas with Kevin, Elaine will be rolling down the streets in her Maserati, Steven will turn into a corgi, and Amy will end up living in a mall.

Thanks To: Cynthia Tu, Justin Wong, Elaine Hui, Amy Nguyen, Alyssa Castro, Katalyna Pablo, Anthony Huynh, Aron Duong, April Chong, Cody Soong, Steven Young, Christopher Chen JUSTIN WONG Future Plans: Major in Structural Engineering at UC San Diego, carry Derek to Challenjour, become a professional DJ, and workout everyday.

Will: I, Justin Wong, of lychee and sleep, bequeath my laziness to Maxwell Wong and my Shark Tank pitching skills to Jeffrey Fong.

Quote: “We do not remember days, we remember moments.” - Cesare Pavese Memories: Playing interesting League of Legends with the 7urtle squad, ExtaliaMS with Infinitedays, beating Eythan by 1 point on tests, weird texts with Timothy, and waking up at 5 A.M. for volunteer events.

Predictions: Shelley will put everyone to sleep. Derek will become a kangaroo and make me currykirai to eat everyday. Timothy will choose me as his awesome roommate. Eythan will get to Lv. 250 in AriesMS and catch up on FairyTail, and Pierce will stop punning.

Thanks To: Shelleyfish, daderekx325, TIMOTHY FONG, Jeffrey Fong, Eythan Lam, Anthony Huynh, Steven Chhor, Andrew Tum, and my family.

EVA WONG Future Plans: Major in Nursing Will: I, Eva Wong, of smiles and laughter, bequeath my eyebrows and eyelashes to Helen Dang, my clothes to Sehn Chong, my jokes and giggles to Kelly Tam, and my unconditional care and love to Kenneth Nhut Lam. Quote: “Out of the mud of your fears, struggles, pain and confusion; the lotus flower of your inner heart will spontaneously grow.”

Memories: Volleyball games, conditioning with my volleyball sisters, hiking, taco nights, late night boba runs, reconnecting with my childhood friend Lynne Ta, dissecting a cat in physio with my besties, being teased in 4th period with Kenneth L. Predictions: Helen Dang & Lynne Ta will grow eyebrows, Lynne Ta & Linh Q. will have the biggest makeup collection, Stephanie Gip will forever be slaying, Kenneth Lam will learn how to use chopsticks, cook, and go on wild adventures with me.

Thanks To: Caren Ly for always being there through thick and thin, Lynne & Linh for being amazing girlfriends, Kenneth Lam for being an amazing boyfriend, best friend, the love of my life, and making this the best year of my 4 years of high school.

ALEX WOO Future Plans: My future plans are to hopefully get a degree in Computer Science, then get a job with Google, and from there, World Domination.

Will: I, Alex Woo, of SGHS Swim and PGOD, bequeath what’s left of my swimming ability to all swimmers returning next year and incoming newbies.

Quote: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” -Albert Einstein Memories: Everyone that I’ve met at SG, you will always be in my memories.

Predictions: I predict SGHS Swim to be League Champions at least once the next 3 years.

Thanks To: All the people that I’ve met throughout my high school life. You guys know who you are. Thank you to all my friends for supporting me. If you’re one of my friends, I will always consider you to be my friend, nothing less but perhaps more.

VICKI WU Future Plans: Get Alberto’s carne asada fries (no beans) more often at 4am.

Will: I, Vicki Wu, bequeath my hitting skills to Vicky Ong, passing

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 skills to Nicole Nguyen, “IT’S LITTT” moments to Kailah Situ, taro slushies to Casey Lau, gum to Jarett Tan, MORE tacos to my bbyboo Cindy Tran, and all my love to my little Kimbo Wong.

Quote: “You ain’t down.”

Memories: Our motivational circles before CIF games, $1 chocolate chip cookies during freshman year, KK events, concerts, ootd Wednesdays, laughing with Margie about Madonna kissing Drake.

Predictions: Chad will have another baby sister named Kylie, Chanelle will one day buy her last makeup palette, Anita will continue shuffling, Julia will spell karaoke correctly, Emily will stop INTRUDERS, and Cindy will buy me a drank. c: Thanks To: Mr. Kanow for coming up with weird, funny nicknames for me, Coach Chris for pushing me to be the best, Mr. Wong for comparing me to his doggy and asking which one’s cuter, Chanelle for being my LA sista, and Chad for being my #1.

ANNIE WU Future Plans: Study Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley and hopefully one day open a grapefruit plantation, or at least a taco truck.

Will: I, Annie Wu, of craziness and confusion, bequeath my leg muscles to my soccer teammates, my weird playing style to my badminton teammates, and my counseling skills to Hector and future Peer Assistants.

Quote: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss Memories: Practices. Soccer games. Badminton matches. Always getting hit by the ball or birdie. Peer Counseling. Being late to zero period. Pep rallies and APR. Sleeping during lunch. Trying to convert all my friends to eat healthy.

Prediction: Class of 2016 will all be amazing people in the future.

Thanks To: Mr.Hendrickson, Mr.Mason, Ms.Wong, Ms.Vergo, and Ms.Tran for peer counseling. My soccer coaches and Mr.Wong for looking after my craziness. My peer assistant family, soccer and badminton teammates. All my friends, teachers, and classmates.

GENE XIANG Future Plans: My future plan is to become Barney Stinson and wear suits all day everyday. If that won’t work out, I’ll stick to my original plan which is to get a degree in veterinarian. If that won’t work out too, I’ll become a rapper like Tom Quach.

Will: I, Gene the machine, bequeath my 300 meter hurdles to my Team Sexy, my player skills to my twin brother Brandon Lua, my bad trumpet blowing to Steven Yu, and math skills to Vincent Tieu.

Quote: “Somewhere out there’s a yellow umbrella for everyone.” Ted Mosby Memories: Track meets, bonding with the track family, asking the other teammates how to salsa dance, meditating with Team Sexy before each race but failed because everyone wouldn’t stop laughing, ALL FOUR YEARS OF TRACK WERE ALL MY MEMORIES. Predictions: Stanley Hoang will become the world’s next sexiest man, David Auyeung will become an awesome monk, Amy Tang will finally find her man after 40 years old, and Tom Quach will end up in Compton.

Thanks To: Everyone in Track and Field who made me grow stronger mentally and physically, you guys are the one who made me want to stay after school everyday.

ANTHONY YANG Future Plans: Major in Chemical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, visit South Korea to experience its fast internet, and marry C9 Hai or IMT Pobelter Will: I, Anthony Yang, bequeath the Newspaper camcorder to Tom Cheah, my quirkiness to Gordon Truong, my volatility to Rebecca Carrillos, and my love of eSports and NA LCS to Thomas Wang.

Quote: “Tomorrow is a hope, never a promise.” Kindred, League of Legends Memories: Food runs for H2, playing with Poppin Cookin with my web and multimedia team, and laughing my butt off in Mr. Gin’s class.

Predictions: Tom Cheah will become a world dictator, Stacy Chau will date Kuroo Tetsuro, Jessica Tran will become a bodybuilder, Eva Fong will be a famous college professor, Edward Rivera will win the Nobel Prize, and William Nguyen will marry Taeyeon.

Thanks To: Ms. Tran for setting high standards for me, Tom Cheah for being a bit like a little brother I never had, Stacy Chau for being my winggirl, Ms. Chung for helping me realize reading can be fun, and William Nguyen for putting up with my craziness.

AMY YEE Future Plans: Major in Humanities at UCSD Will: I, Amy Yee, of bad decisions and sleepless nights, bequeath my music collection to Nathan, strength for the tennis girls, and writing prowess to the lovely people of H2.

Quote: “Amy, are you going to graduate?” -Tammy Kha Memories: Losing my sanity along with the family during deadlines, going on adventures with my tennis homies, midnight talks with my squad, prom with Andrew.

Predictions: Ashley and Lillian will fight capitalism, Tiffany will direct a

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Trek movie, Tiffani will own a fashion company, Erin will stop sinning, Ying will be a billionaire, Christy will be Mrs. Horan, Megan will get chicken nuggets, Kelly will receive a burrito.

Thanks To: Mr. Myers and Ms. Kim for guidance, Coaches Steve and Marcela for the support on the courts, my squad for always having my back, and everyone who has made me laugh over the years.

KENNY YEUNG Future Plans: Marry rich.

Will: I, Kenny Yeung, bequeath my kidney to Victoria, toenails to Randy and Wendy L, liver to Cassidy, hair to Tom, Thomas, Calvin, & Kelly, thumb to Courtney, teeth to Sydney, eyebrows to Wendy B, large intestines to Ivy, & small intestines to Melanie.

Quote: “With everything?” -Taco truck man Memories: Countless hours spent “practicing” in Speech, selfie album, FTB practice, APR skits, taco truck, slow dancing, getting juice, being the nicest and hottest person on campus.

Predictions: Victoria watches Pride and Prejudice. Nobody knows where I go for college. Cass becomes a tyrant. Kelly withers from stress.

Tom, Thomas, and Calvin get into every college. I move to Korea and meet Park Shin Hye and she falls in love with me.

Thanks To: Coach Andrew Nguyen, Debbie S., Jim S., Mr. Gin, Mr. Mason, Ms. Revilla, Ms. Marilynn, Ms. Jung.

BARRY YOUNG Future Plans: Finish college at UCR, keeping in touch with friends, sleeping all day without a worry, loving my job, travel and chill with the squad, living with friends or family, and not have to worry about anything.

Will: I, Barry Young, of no chill and no sleep, bequeath my no chill and no sleep to Nelly Young, lunch spot to whoever wants it, and parking spot to whoever is willing to park that far.

Quote: “Life is what you make it, but it’s up to you to take it” - David So Memories: Praying to Lord Gaben with Tony Tran, Pierce Wei’s life flashing before his eyes, being everyone’s Uber, getting poked by Gene Xiang, Alissa So losing my pencil, getting mentally abused by Roland Fang and getting hit with a water bottle by Tommy Ha. Predictions: Pierce Wei will love my driving, Tony Tran will hang the poster I gave him, Roland Fang will stop sending me mean texts and hang out, and Tommy Ha will be a prodigy, let me live in his basement and provide me solar powered AC. Thanks To: Alec Lai, Anthony Hyunh, Brian Dam, Hawk Wang, K-Loc, K-Lam, Eythan Lam, Steven Bui, Lisa Li, Laura Huynh, Eric Thai, Gene Xiang, Elaine Ta, Alissa So, Tina Trinh, Timothy Fong, Steven Chor, Tony Tran, Pierce Wei, Roland Fang, and Tommy Ha. FRANCINE YU Future Plans: Go to UC Davis to major in agriculture engineering and open up my own farm and raise cows Will: I, Francine Yu, bequeath my acting and swimming talents to Joanne Lee, my super fast running speed to Eileen and Cindy, my awesome badminton skills to Bin, my jumping skills to Daniel Tran and my incredible writing skills to Nathan Ta. Quote: “Not everyday is a good day, but there is something good in everyday.” - Anonymous Memories: Walking home with Ashley and Yvonne, hanging out at FTB, going to track practice, competing in track meets, running the 400s and 800s, getting food stuck in the vending machines, hanging out in the career center and library.

Predictions: Yvonne and Katelin will become doctors, Emma will work on Wall St., Ashley will become a famous artist, Kevin will do origami for a living, Ulysses will be a DJ, Joshua will go to Korea, Sita will be a rich business person, Lillian will be a nurse.

Thanks To: all my friends who’ve been with me these past four years; Mr. Wong, Ms. Wong, Mr. Gin, Ms. Keller and to everyone who helped me these past 4 years; and my family of course.

CALVIN YU Memories: “There’s a method to my madness,” my girlfriend once told me. I thought about it and there is a method to my madness.

Procrastination, stress, no sleep. This is what I saw my 4 years as; finding a method in the madness called high school.

Predictions: Brendon will reach CIF for 100 Breast, Varsity Girls relay will reach CIF next year or maybe even this year, Ricky and Justin will be Varsity and break that 29, and Pcam will return to coach next year.

Thanks To: Chris, Vy, Ruben, Julianne, Andy, Annie, Kaitly, Alvin, David, Johnny, Derek, and a special thanks to my amazing girlfriend.

CUITING YU Future Plans: Major in Architecture (perhaps minor in Structural Engineering) at UC Berkeley. Save enough money and retire at age 55 and start traveling the world by myself or with someone special.

Will: I, Cuiting Yu, of happiness and depression, bequeath my love for Art Club and bravery to Jocelyn, the bad woman to my honey (Eggrika and Azucena and Edward), and “A Student” to John.

Quote: “Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t

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Seniors recognized for superb performance Phoenix Award

Renaissance Award

The Phoenix Award was presented to seniors Brenda Chavez and Lee Hernandez, both of whom overcame formidable obstacles and turned their lives around despite their environments. Even though they faced difficult circumstances, Chavez and Hernandez were able to surpass them and move on to a better future.

Chavez encountered several difficulties during her years at San Gabriel High School, but her eventual expulsion from school made her realize that she could not live aimlessly. Her biggest obstacle was coming back to school and “trying to fix everything [she] screwed up.” Though the task was daunting, Chavez still motivated herself to bring her grades up by coming to school everyday and dissociating herself from bad influences.

“I feel proud of my accomplishments because if I hadn’t been expelled, I wouldn’t be standing here about to graduate,” Chavez said.

Hernandez also surrounded himself with some bad influences during his earlier years of high school, and as a result, he had little reason to do well in school. However, during his sophomore year, Hernandez realized that he needed to change his lifestyle because it would not benefit him in the long run. With the help of his girlfriend and family, he motivated himself to try harder in school, made up all his classes, and never gave up no matter how tempting it was. Hernandez gives the underclassmen one piece of advice.

“Don’t mess up and keep your head clear from all the drama and keep pushing forward,” he said.

Liu participates in tennis, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Red Cross, Motivating Matadors (MOMA), Courtesy Committee, and National Honor Society (NHS).

Wu is involved in badminton, soccer, Red Cross, Do Something, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Peer Counseling.

Both Liu and Wu have demonstrated leadership skills in their sports and clubs.

The Renaissance Award was presented at the Academic Pep Rally to acknowledge two top model students. This award is given out to students who have shown dedication and commitment outside of their academics and contributed to their school through club service and extracurricular activities.

Teachers and administrators nominated seniors Leo Liu and Annie Wu to receive this prestigious award.

Perfect Attendance Award

Athletic Scholar Award As a proficient player in both badminton and soccer, senior Annie Wu was awarded the Athletic Scholar Award.

Along with being self-motivated to acquire good grades in school, Wu also maintained a strong work ethic, being the captain of the girls soccer team.

“I was really happy and proud because I know the award means a lot [to me] and I know my hard work and sleepdeprived days were worth it,” Wu said. “Since I love both badminton and soccer, playing [sports] help me forget about all the homework and projects in school.”

Wu has been in the varsity soccer team for her entire high school career as one of its best midfielders and has also participated in

CIF for badminton while also obtaining a 4.6 GPA from freshman to senior year.

Senior Austin Tien was also awarded the Athletic Scholar Award for his efforts in varsity basketball and varsity volleyball. Throughout his high school career, Tien played a significant role in both his basketball and volleyball teams, while maintaining a GPA average of 3.9 from sophomore to senior year.

Upon learning that he had won this award, Tien was “shocked.”

“I just tried my best to balance out sports and school,” Tien said.

Tien has played basketball for three years, but he is known for his prowess in volleyball, where he has contributed to deep CIF runs with coach Chris Kwan.

Going to school is not the hardest thing to do in the morning; it is getting up. But to five seniors, it was no big deal. Seniors Sylvia Diep, Steven Le, Quyen To, Tiffany Tran and Lisa Zhou were celebrated for a record of perfect attendance during their four year career at San Gabriel.

Achieving perfect attendance during four years consists of hard work and commitment on part of the students, not missing a single day of school, through sick and healthy days.

Senior Tiffany Tran felt happy about her accomplishment.

“I think it’s really cool that it exists, and I’m glad that I got a ribbon to show for it,“ Tran said.

The perfect attendance seniors received a sash during Academic Pep Rally and a certificate congratulating these five seniors for their outstanding accomplishment.

Los Renembrados Award

San Gabriel’s 2015-16 Los Renombrados winners were revealed by faculty members and administrators on Friday, May 13 in the Matador Stadium.

This year, there were a total of 24 finalists: seniors Joanna Che, Carolina Garcia, Gabriela Gonzalez, Quoc Ho, Ashley Kakazu, Koby Khauv, Wendy Le, Manuel Lemus, Lillian Liu, Carolina Loaisiga, Jiaming Lu, Connie Luong, Milton Peraza, Melissa Quach, Trista Rios, Emma Rivera, Justine Salazar, Isabella Tam, Terri Tang, Annie Wu, Kenny Yeung, Cuiting Yu, Betty Zamora, and Lian Zhang.

Briefs written by Ying Chow, Frank Lieu, and Carolina Loaisiga/Photos by Sunny Chen

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THE MATADOR

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016

WILLS

A DREAM COME TRUE PROM 2016

Prom Court: (Top) David San, Ruby Leao, Emma Rivera, Margaret Abuede, Erick Velasco, (Bottom) Kim Le, Amber Huynh, Carolina Loaisiga, Andrew Tum, Jessica Vasquez, Emily Eng, (Not Shown): Daymian Castro

Prom Queen and King, Carolina Loaisiga and Andrew Tum dance together after being crowned.

mind.” -Dr. Seuss AP Thursday, FBLA SLC w/ Connie, being Art Club President, having Ms. Lapi for 2 years, Ms. Jung’s art class, arguing w/ Stephen in Calc, logging into family portal more than 100 times, prom, and last but not least, my favorite, Get Lit! Predictions: Eggrika, Azucena and Edward will be on next year’s Get Lit team and kill the final.

Yulin and Connie will be in love with UCSD. Emma will end up being where she wants to be.

Annie and I will learn to live well together. John will get that 5.0 for me.

Thanks To: Yulin for not judging me. Tingting for bearing with me, Mr. Vogel&Ms. Burkhart for doing magic on my poems, Ms. Wong for listening to me, Ms. Lai for changing me, Mr. Kanow for his Kanowism, Ms. Bishop for helping me on my personal statement.

RICHARD YUE Future Plans: Major in economics at UCSB and probably not even remember half my nights.

Graduate, win the lottery, marry my best friend, and then blow it all away. Couch surf in different 40 countries, hit my life’s epiphany, and aspire to become a white dad.

Will: I, Richard Yue, of last minute winging and insomnia, bequeath my huge arms to Daniel, sick crossovers to the Tums, AP struggles to Crystal, and silver eggs to Vicki.

Memories: Snowhouse, frosh bball bus rides, baseline, SB, PROM, Anna, APUSH, Kanow’s, L building lunches, back row of Daniels, “er5,” kickbacks, league nights, ER, taco runs, Gin’s, fall rally & dcon, 6th per FTB, blackout, exes, and TC cell.

Predictions: Lawrance owns & bankrupts his Popeyes store, Mason writes a book & sells 5 copies, Kent gets a new car, KLOC opens a studio, Drew owns the Lakers, David goes pro in CSGO, Alissa shows up to school, Frank is still whipped, & Merick is custodian at UCR. Thanks To: Ms. Daniels for everything, Woo for that GPA drop, Mrs. Wong for believing in this slacker, Dad for picking me up half dead at night & putting up with me, Kent for the ride & dies, Lawrance for the laughs, & people who took care of me at parties.

LIAN ZHANG Future Plans: Become a special education teacher, visit China with my mom to see grandparents; TEFL(Teach English as a Foreign Language) at least once in either Africa and/or Thailand, and be happy while doing it all.

Will: I, Yulian Zhang, shall bequeath my patience to ASB, my cow milking skills to the tenor sax section, my assertiveness to the new eb president, my sincerity to the incoming peer assistants, and my optimism to each and every one of the underclassmen.

Quote: “It’s okay to be a glow stick sometimes, you have to break before you shine.”

Memories: “THERE ARE NO CAN’TS IN THIS WORLD!” “DANCE TENORS! DANCE!” & field shows,counseling,APR skits,parades,getting PR ink everywhere,dancing w/my lil tenor bbys,stressing over calc,skipping lunch for ASB,Tues&Thurs Popeyes,and much much more :’( Predictions: That everything will work out in the end. You’ll realize that all the struggles you’ve gone through happened for a reason & you’ll finally enjoy every moment of life without looking back with any regrets.

Thanks To: Ms.Parra&Mr.Vogel for the endless amount of books I’ve borrowed; Ms.Vergo&Ms. Wong for all the support & love; Ms.Tran&Mr.Woo for my study habits; Ms.Revilla for being a gr8 ASB adviser & Ms.C for being a gr8 band director I LOVE YOU ALL :’) KAITLY ZHU Future Plans: College Will: I, Kaitly Zhu, of narcissism and conceitedness, bequeath my lunch spot to Alvin Yu, the Clarinet Section to Truc Luong, and my skills to Elaine Tran.

Memories: Band tour, making up lame dances with the clarinet section, random trips to Dollar Tree, Big Lots and Rite Aid, and David’s haircut.

Predictions: Annie Luu will become Youtube famous, Calvin Yu will be Balvin, David San will be a trash can and Andy Le will be a trash can’t.

Thanks To: Mr. Tran for being the coolest teacher on the block and Quocvi Mai for always being there.