“and so...
THE ADVENTURE begins.”
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PAGE 2 || COLLEGE PLANS MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ERIN WILLIAMSON JULIA ROSARIO ROMAN PETRUSHA CHRISMARIA WILLIAM ANDREA COTA AMANDA CAPALDI LOGAN MIERZWA JACK BEDDOW MARK MATYNKA EVAN HUBBLE MARK LANDRY AUDREY BEVACQUA PAUL LEO MACKENZIE FURGERSON DELANEY HERCZEG SYDNEY ASUNCION SEAN GILLOW NICK ANDREN AKASH VAGHASZA HAMZA KAAKARLI SAM ELLISON JAE KIM JADEN ROWLAND MARY MURPHY JOHN DUBECK ANUJ MALAVIA GABRIELLE GUERRA NICOLE CUBBA
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY EMMA SMITH BRENDA GRIJALVA RACHAEL HYMES KATE GARDNER LOGAN HUBBARD NEKO SEVILLA SARAH OROW ANDREW PLATTO NISHCHAY KULKARNI JENNIFER WICKLUND MARISA PATEL MICHAEL LEE VIVIAN IVEZAJ SHELBY KERRE STEPHEN KADDIS HUNTER CREMEN QINGCHANG WANG HUNTER CREMEN LAUREN POSTEK
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEGAN MCMURRAY WILLIAM SCOTT MATTOX ROMIR SHETH NINOTCHKA VALDEZ AMY MENG DIPRA DEBNATH KEVIN JUNO IM ANDREW KOHRMAN ERIKA YANG
OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
JACOB SALEEM ASHLEY STARR ANA SOFIA VALLES ZUBIA MEGAN LUCAS
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY ALYSSA DYJA CLAIRE ZUCKERBERG
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY JACOB JACKSON ANNA CLOUTIER BROOKE BUSSE JIGAR PATEL GEORGE SWEDA OLLIE NAJAR ROXANNE PARMAN ADRIANA NIKAJ MORGAN GALLAGHER
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO JESSIE CARL
JACOB PERRY KYLE ELLIS
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
MORGAN LIBBY KELLIE CHUBA JOHN HUFFMAN AMANDA LEWIS ANNA DEAN
BELMONT UNIVERSITY LOGAN MUELLER
ROLLINS COLLEGE KIERA MAY
DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY MICHAEL WILLIAMSON ZY TURNER
MICHIGAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY JAKE KOMER
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ANDREW SMITH
CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY CHARLIE WARD
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ELI KUSKY
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY ANGAD KHATRA DANIEL IYOK DEMETRI PLIAKOS KAYLEE UH
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ELIZABETH INGRAHAM
CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY NYJAH DUNBAR
TZIPORAH TILLER
SOPHIA SHAFKALIS
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY ASHLEY WIEDBUSCH
COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES MELANIE KELLEY LAUREN LAUTH
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIAATHENS MAYA GILGENBACH
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HARRISON CATLIN
WEST POINT - USMA SHREYANS MUNOT
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISCHICAGO MRUDULA SRIRAM
SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY ALEX MCCARTHY
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY MAGGIE ROEHLING ESTHER SONG LAUREN ALISON RACHAEL MORIN
ADRIAN COLLEGE CATE BENNETT
CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY SARA CLAPPER
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PAGE 3 || SCHOLARS SCHOLARS OF HIGHEST DISTINCTION GPA: 3.9-4.0 AP: 4 OR MORE COURSES ACT: COMPOSITE OF 32 OR HIGHER SAT: COMPOSITE OF 1450 OR HIGHER
SCHOLARS OF DISTINCTION GPA: 3.8-3.899 OR HIGHER AP: 3 OR MORE COURSES ACT: COMPOSITE OF 28 OR HIGHER SAT: COMPOSITE OF 1310 OR HIGHER Hiba Abbas John Alsaigh Jasneet Aulakh Owen Bennett Audrey Bevacqua Jessica Carl Areej Chaudhry John Dubeck Kadry Elkalawozgy Sean Galer Morgan Gallagher Sean Gielow Maya Gilgenbach Madeline Halsey Kate Harding Matthew Hawke Delaney Herczeg Kevin Im Lauren Kaliszewski Melanie Kelley Angad Khatra David Kim Andrew Kohrman Jake Komer Christopher Labadie Michael Lee Avery McMillan Claire McPherson Yue Meng Michelle Mertz Megan Nakoneczny Lisa Nasiadka Christian Nguyen Maleyna Oehlberg Cameron Page Marisa Patel Roman Petrusha Louis Rolland Joshua Saluk
Emily Schneider Sarah Schneider Romir Sheth Mrudula Sriram Anthony Su Tziporah Tiller Erin Williamson Shuting Yang Olivia Yee SCHOLARS OF ACHIEVEMENT GPA: 3.500 -3.799 OR HIGHER AP: 2 OR MORE COURSES ACT: COMPOSITE OF 26 OR HIGHER SAT: COMPOSITE OF 1240 OR HIGHER George Azzam Drew Boudreau Amanda Capaldi Bradley Carlson Anna Dean Andreas Eickhoff Bianca Elias Mackenzie Furgerson Kiyon Govender Andrew House John Huffman Neha Jabeen Jacob Jackson Kyle Johnson Shelby Kerre Paul Leo Amanda Lewis Anuj Malavia Mark Matynka Sarah Menad Benjamin Morrow Mary Murphy Oliver Najar Roxanne Parman Jigar Patel Jacob Perry Demetri Pliakos Margaret Roehling Emily Smith Christian Storinsky Uno Strzelichowski Kaylee Uh Ashley Wiedbusch Brandon Wright Erika Yang
HARRISON CATLIN ACTIVITIES: JV Soccer (1 year), Varsity Soccer (3 years), NHS (2 years), Green club (2 years), Class Ambassador (1 year) AWARDS/HONORS: Presidential Scholar Candidate, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended Scholar, Departmental Awards FUTURE PLANS: Economics and Finance at Northwestern University PARTING WORDS: “‘You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretzky’ - Michael Scott.” - Harrison Catlin
DIPRA DEBNATH ACTIVITIES: Robotics (4 years), Cross Country (3 years), Outdoor Track (2 years), Science Olympiad (3 years), HOSA (2 years), NHS (2 years), GNHS (1 year) AWARDS/HONORS: Block Science and Anatomy Departmental Awards, National Merit Finalist FUTURE PLANS: Biomedical Engineering at University of Michigan PARTING WORDS: Thank you to my teachers for instilling in me lesson that’ll continue to shape who I am well into the future. I greatly enjoyed my time at RHS!
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ZACHARY DELANG ACTIVITIES: Tennis (12 years), Golf (10 years), STUGO (4 years) AWARDS/HONORS: Math, Science, Language Arts, and Spanish Departmental Awards, National Merit Scholarship commended Student FUTURE PLANS: Study Business at Michigan State University PARTING WORDS: ROC News out.
HOPE FRYER ACTIVITIES: Cheer (6 years), Piano (4 years), Shot Put and Discus (2 years) AWARDS/HONORS: T & F Varsity Award, CCCAM Cheer Academic All State and All State Awards, CCCAM Cheer All Region and All Distric Awards, OAA Scholar Athlete, National Society of High School Scholars Award FUTURE PLANS: Study Architecture at University of Michigan
ANA IMAM ACTIVITIES: FNHS (3 years), HOSA (2 years), Model UN (1 year), Science Olympiad (1 year), Muslim Students Association (1 year) AWARDS/HONORS: Scholar of Highest Distinction, Presidential Scholarship FUTURE PLANS: Study Health at Oakland University PARTING WORDS: “Impossible is nothing.” - Muhammad Ali
HAMZA KAAKARLI ACTIVITIES: Soccer (2 years), Swim (4 years), NHS (2 years) AWARDS/HONORS: Swim Team Captain FUTURE PLANS: Neuroscience/ Pre-Medicine at Michigan State University PARTING WORDS: I may not like RHS, but I sure learned a lot about life, myself, and people when I was here.
PARTING WORDS: Have fun with what little time you have here, and when you’re gone- off to college or something else- always remember you’re still a Falcon.
SCOTT MATTOX
RACHAEL MORIN
ACTIVITIES: Soccer (6 years), Green Club (2 years), NHS (2 years), SNHS (3 years)
ACTIVITIES: Varsity Swim (4 years), NHS (2 years), SNHS (2 years), FNHS (3 years), Captains Club (1 year)
ACTIVITIES: Varsity Swim (3 years), NHS (2 years), FNHS, GSY (2 years), JOY, (2 years) BPA (4 years), Palav (3 years)
AWARDS/HONORS: Scholar Athlete, All-State Acaemic Swim Team, Individual Academic All-State, NISCA Academic Al American
AWARDS/HONORS:All-State Academic, Scholar Athlete, BPA State Qualifier, National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, French Departmental Award
AWARDS/HONORS: Spanish 2 and World History Departmental Award, Scholra Athlete, Perfect Attendance FUTURE PLANS: Economics Major and Business Administrator Minor at University of Michigan PARTING WORDS: You can’t change what you’ve already done or failed to do. All you can do is choose what you’re going to do next.
FUTURE PLANS: Study Business Management at Grand Valley State University PARTING WORDS: Every day is a great day to be a Falcon!
SHREYANS MUNOT
FUTURE PLANS: Study at West Point PARTING WORDS: I would like to thank all the teachers that didn’t mark me tardy in hopes that one day I’d show up on time.
RONITH MURALI ACTIVITIES: Track (3 years), Varsity Cross Country (2 years), Soccer (2 years), FNHS (4 years), HOSA (2 years), BPA (1 year), Science Olympiad (1 year), NHS (3 years) AWARDS/HONORS: Scholar of Highest Distinction FUTURE PLANS: Study Pharmacy at University of Michigan PARTING WORDS: It’s been fun.
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MARY KELLER ACTIVITIES: Dance team (4
years), German NHS (2 years), NHS (2 years) AWARDS/HONORS: Scholar of Highest Distinction, departmental awards in math and German, AP Scholar with Distinction FUTURE PLANS: Study at the University of Michigan
MEGHAN RHOADES ACTIVITIES: Marching Band (4 years), Piano (11 years), Percussion (7 years), NHS (2 years) AWARDS/HONORS: Performed at the Biennial Suzuki Confererence, 1st Place MAC Fall Classic Competition FUTURE PLANS: Study Piano Performance and Linguistics at University of Minnesota Twin Cities PARTING WORDS: Thank you to all of my teachers and friends for providing me so much help and support throughout this high school journey!
JOHN KIM
JULIA LABBAN
MARK LANDRY
ACTIVITIES: Talon (2 years), NHS (1 year), HOSA (1 year)
ACTIVITIES: Hockey (3 years), German Club (2 years)
AWARDS/HONORS: Bronze Medal at HOSA Regionals
AWARDS/HONORS: Scholar of Highest Distinction
FUTURE PLANS: Study Computer Science
FUTURE PLANS: Study Nursing at Oakland University
PARTING WORDS: Don’t be stupid.
PARTING WORDS: There are so many different ways to be “successful” in life. Academics are just one category, so find what kind of success story you want to have and don’t let your grades or scores define you.
FUTURE PLANS: Study Applied Mathematics at Michigan State University
ANDREW SMITH
NINOTCHKA VALDEZ
ACTIVITIES: Swim (4 years), Track (2 years), Cross Country (3 years), Neighborhood House (2 years), NHS (2 years), SNHS (2 years), Marching Band (4 years), Science Olympiad (3 years)
ACTIVITIES: NHS (2 years), HOSA (2 years), Class Ambassadors (2 years), Rotary Interact (3 years), The Talon (3 years)
ACTIVITIES: Key Club (1 year) AWARDS/HONORS: Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award
AWARDS/HONORS: National Merit Finalist, AP State Scholar with Distinction, Junior Grand Marshall, NHS officer FUTURE PLANS: Study Chemistry and Biophysics at University of Notre Dame PARTING WORDS: Thank you to all my English teachers for at least pretending to be able to read my essays.
AWARDS/HONORS: World History and Language Arts Departmental Award, Editor-in-Chief of the Talon, Gold at HOSA Regionals FUTURE PLANS: Neuroscience at University of Michigan PARTING WORDS: I still don’t really know anything, but that’s life.
PARTING WORDS: Life is about three thigs: sass, class, and assets.
CHRISMARIA WILLIAM ACTIVITIES: NHS (2 years), SNHS (3 years), SSNHS (2 years), BPA (3 years), HOSA (3 years), Rotary Interact (3 years), Varsity Tennis (4 years), SHO (3 years), Class Ambassadors (3 years) AWARDS/HONORS: World History and Spanish 2 Departmental Award, BPA Winner and Qualifier FUTURE PLANS: Neuroscience at Michigan State University PARTING WORDS: Enjoy the little things, because it’s not something you can re-live.
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ANDREA COTA
ANNA DEAN
SOPHIA SHAFKALIS
EMMA SMITH
CHRISMARIA WILLIAM
ACTIVITIES: NHS (2 years), SSNHS (1 year), Mentor Team ( 1 year), STUGO (4 years), Competitive Dance (9 years), Soccer (2 years), Theatre (4 years)
ACTIVITIES: STUGO (4 years) NSSHS (2 years), NHS (2 years), Volleyball (1 year), Golf (1 year), Class Congress (3 years), Rotary Key Club (1 year), Intern for Mayor (1 year), Campaign Manager (1 Year), Rochester Pride (1 Year)
ACTIVITIES: Volleyball (4 years), Lacrosse (4 years), STUGO (3 years), Seminary Graduate (4 years), Mentor Team (2 years), NHS (2 years), Youth Group (5 years)
ACTIVITIES: Dance (12 years), Volleyball (6 years), STUGO (3 years), NHS (2 years), NSSHS (2 years), Mentor Team (2 years), Peer Mentoring (1 year)
ACTIVITIES: NHS (2 years), SNHS (3 years), SSNHS (2 years), BPA (3 years), HOSA (3 years), Rotary Interact (3 years), Varsity Tennis (4 years), SHO (3 years), Class Congress (3 years)
HONORS: Senior Class President, Junior Class President, Head of Homecoming Dance, Two time STUGO Member of the Month COLLEGE PLANS: Michigan State University, Major in Global Studies. WORDS OF ADVICE: Never underestimate what you’re capable of.
HONORS: Michigan Student of the Year Nominee, Ronald Reagan Student Leader, RAYA Youth Recognition, Most Improved Player, STUGO Member of the Month, STUGO Member of the Year, OAA Academic Athletics, Blue and White Golf
FAVORITE TEACHER: Mrs. Cusmano. She taught me how to be a leader and how to be strong yet caring.
COLLEGE PLANS: Central Michigan University, Honors Program, Major in Political Science, Minor in Business Leadership.
BUCKET LIST: Travel to every continent.
WORDS OF ADVICE: Stay Classy RHS.
PARTING WORDS: “Celebrate good times, come on, dun dun dun dun.”
FAVORITE TEACHER: Mr. Zwolinski. I enjoy his passion for his job and dedication to students. Mrs. Cusmano. I admire her dedication to leadership and compassion for others. BUCKET LIST: Go to the Kentucky Derby, create a just political system, and world domination. PARTING WORDS: “Your parting words”
HONORS: Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, Scholar Athlete, National Guild Honorable Mentions, Grand Marshall for Rochester Christmas Parade, Senior Class Executive Board Vice President COLLEGE PLANS: Brigham Young University, Major in Nutritional Science WORDS OF ADVICE: Work hard and aim your dreams high, I promise you it will pay off. FAVORITE TEACHER: Mr. Duffy, for pushing me to learn in new ways in the classroom, and Mrs, Cusmano for teaching me to become a better leader and person. BUCKET LIST: Travel, serve a mission for my church, go sky diving, and start a new organization to benefit others. PARTING WORDS: “It’s been real RHS.”
HONORS: Sparkle Award, Blue and White Volleyball, Most improved Player, STUGO Memeber of the Month, Ronald Reagan Student Leader, Academic Achievement Award in Language Arts and Spanish COLLEGE PLANS: Oakland University, Major in Special Edcation or Elementary Education. WORDS OF ADVICE: Get as involved as you can! These four years fly by so fast, so surround yourself with positive people and enrich yourself with all off Rochester’s amazing opportunities. FAVORITE TEACHER: Mr. Zwolinski was, by far, my favorite teacher at RHS. BUCKET LIST: Make pizza in Italy. PARTING WORDS: “Sign up for the Blood Drive.”
HONORS: World Departmental Award in Spanish and History, BPA Regional, State, and National winner and qualifier, Varsity Tennis Captain COLLEGE PLANS: Michigan State University, Major in Neuroscience. WORDS OF ADVICE: Study hard, be kind, eat lots of sushi. FAVORITE TEACHER: Sarah Monroe, because no matter the day, she always smiles at you and even if you are having the worst day, you can’t help but be happy. And she is a great listener. Laura Matthews, because she always listens to all my issues and is probably the reason why I got into college. BUCKET LIST: Be a contestant on wipeout, visit the bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico, and Bike the Camino de Santiago in Spain. PARTING WORDS: “Enjoy the little things because it’s not something you can relive.”
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CHRIS CRAWFORD
DIPRA DEBENATH
ZACH DELANG
JACOB JACKSON
ANDREW SMITH
ACTIVITIES: Baseball (4 years), Student Council (3 years)
ACTIVITIES: Robotics (4 years), Cross Country (3 years), Outdoor Track (2 years), Science Olympiad (3 years), HOSA (2 years), NHS (2 years), German NHS (1 year), Violin (8 years)
ACTIVITIES: Tennis (12 years), Golf (10 years), STUGO (4 years)
ACTIVITIES: Theatre (3 years), Student Council (3 years), NHS (2 years), NSSHS (1 year), Baseball (4 years), Skiing (4 years), Football (4 years), Choir (2 years)
ACTIVITIES: Swim (4 years), Track (2 years), Cross Country (3 years), Neighborhood House (2 years), NHS (2 years), SNHS (2 years), Marching Band (4 years), Science Olympiad (3 years)
HONORS: Sparkle Award, Falcon of the Month COLLEGE PLANS: Michigan State University, Major Speech Pathology. WORDS OF ADVICE: Enjoy high school because it goes by super fast. FAVORITE TEACHER: Mrs. Cusmano. She is such a nice lady and would do anything for her students. BUCKET LIST: I would love to visit places all throughout the world. Also, I would love to live in one of the Carolinas when I’m older. PARTING WORDS: “ROC news, out.”
HONORS: Departemental Honors in Block Science, Astronomy, and Physiology, HOSA Regional and State Recognition, Optimist Satorical Contest Winner, National Merit Finalist, MLK Contest Winner, Science, Olympiad Regional Award COLLEGE PLANS: University of Michigan, Major in Biomedical Engineering. WORDS OF ADVICE: Take chances and don’t get hung up on your mistakes; tomorrow is a new day. FAVORITE TEACHER: Mrs. Slomka and Mr. Duffy for being so supportive in my passion for health sciences; Mr. Campbell and Mr. Zwolinski for their inspiring, unending energy and enthusiasm. BUCKET LIST: To learn to speak at least two more languages. PARTING WORDS: “Thank you to evey one of my teachers for instilling in me lessons that ‘ll continue to shape who I am well into the future. I greatly enjoyed my time at RHS!”
HONORS: Departemental Awards in Math, Science, Language Arts, and Spanish, National Merit Scholar Commended Student, Scholar of Highest Distinction COLLEGE PLANS: Michigan State University, Major in Business. WORDS OF ADVICE: Don’t slack in class. There is nothing worse than having to catch up. FAVORITE TEACHER: Mr. Campbell, because AP Physics is supposed to be boring, but he gets the class excited about it. BUCKET LIST: Get on Forbes 30 under 30. PARTING WORDS: “ROC news, out.”
HONORS: Student Athlete COLLEGE PLANS: Wayne State University WORDS OF ADVICE: Don’t take life too seriously. FAVORITE TEACHER: There are many wonderful teachers, but my favorite is Cusmano because she understands life’s ups and downs and is always there to lend an ear or get food. BUCKET LIST: Anything outside of my comfort zone/try every food ever. PARTING WORDS: “Roll with the punches, surround yourself with good people, and smile a lot. #Bleedblue”
HONORS: National Merit Finalist, AP State Scholar with Distinction, Junior Grand Marshall, NHS officer COLLEGE PLANS: University of Notre Dame, major in Chemistry and Biophysics. WORDS OF ADVICE: Don’t be shy - It’s not awkward till you let it be. FAVORITE TEACHER: Mr. Duffy and Mrs. Burke... must I explain? BUCKET LIST: Get T-Swift to write a bomb song about me, shamelessly wear cringe worthy sandals and shorts to embarass my future children, and make restaurant quality sushi. PARTING WORDS: “Thank you to all my English teachers for at least pretending to be able to read my essays.”
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TWITTER KING/QUEEN CRAIG MICHAEL WILLIAMSON & CARLY
BIGGEST FLIRT RYAN GLADSTONE & LAUREN JANNEY
PRETTIEST EYES MORGAN LIBBY & GEORGE SWEDA
MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT JACOB JACKSON & ANNA CLOUTIER
BEST SMILE ROBERT RIVARD & VIVIAN IVEZAJ
MOST LIKELY TO GET THEIR LICENCE REVOKED ERIC YEZZI & KAYLEE UH
MOST LIKELY TO BE FRIENDS FOREVER
MADDIE HALSEY & MAYA GILGENBACH | BEN COMPTON & IVAN BARRAZZA
BEST LAUGH ANDREA COTA & ALEX TILFORD
SOCCER MOM/DAD DELANEY HERCZEG & BRAD CARLSON
SURVIVAL MAN/WOMAN ROMAN PETRUSHA & JENNIFER WICKLUND
BEST STYLE MEGAN MCMURRAY & JADEN ROWLAND
MOST ARTISTIC GAVIN LACY & MELANIE KELLEY
CLASS COMEDIAN MICHELLE MERTZ & OLLIE NAJA R
BEST BANDO CAMERON PAGE & MEGHAN RHOADES CUTEST COUPLE CHRIS CRAWFORD & SAM ELLISON
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MOST LIKELY TO GO PRO BROOKE BUSSE & DEMETRI PLIAKOS
LE SHOULD’VE BEEN A COUP CHRISMARIA WILLIAM & SHREYANS MUNOT
MOST LIKELY TO BE FAMOUS
JESSIE CARL & CHRISTIAN ROBIN
BEST DATE TO BRING HOME TO MOM & DAD SOPHIA SHAFKALIS & ZACK DELANG
MOST LIKELY TO BECOME PRESIDENT SCOTT MATTOX & ANNA DEAN
BIGGEST SWEETHEART JOHNNY ALSAIGH & KATE GARDNER
TEACHER’S PET RACHAEL MORIN & NEAL THOMAS
BEST FACIAL HAIR/HAIR ANGAD KHATRA &SYDNEY ASUNCION
#1 HISPTER MORGAN GALLAGHER & REID WILLIAMS
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TEN YEARS FROM NOW I’LL BE “28.” -RILEY DJORDJEVSKI
“Living and Sleeping.” SON -JORDAN HUD
“Hopefull y not dea d.” -LISA NA SIADKA
“Working for politicians” -ANNA DEAN
“Living the
American Dream.” -ALEX McC ARTHY
“Hopefully in space or sending things into space.” -BRAD CARLSON
wn “Minding my o g business, gettin money.” AR -NYJAH DUNB
“Trying to
get out of debt.” -ELI KUSK Y
WHAT I’LL MISS ABOUT RHS
“Waking up at 7:00.” -JAE KIM
a “Being close as ol.” class and scho -MATT HAWKE
s.” “My insecuritie -OLLIE NAJAR
“Mrs. Prindle, what a lady.” -ASHLEY WIEDBUSCH
ty “Jan the securi guard.” T -CATE BENNET
and the “The diversity me teachers I beca close with.” -NEHA JABEEN
irit.” “The school sp GER -MAX FRITZIN
usic “The elevator m they play in the morning.” -ERIKA YANG
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MY FAVORITE TEACHER IS “Mr. Campbell because he’s Gary Freaking Campbell!!!.” -HARRISON CATLIN
“Ms. Burke because she’s sassy and classy.” -AUDREY BEVACQUA
is se he u a c e b iesch me.” “Mr. M s extra as Y E just a JANN N E R -LAU
“Brandon Schurter because he raps & has a dragon tattoo.” -KYLE ELLIS
s atthew “Mrs. M e makes e sh becaus ms about oe bomb p ting” chea TILLER -ZIPPY
“Mr. Duffy because of his God-tier Euchre game.” -ANTHONY SU
“Ms. Shooks because cats.” -NICK ANDREN
“Mrs. Cusmano because she is mom.” -JACOB JACKSON
I LAUGHED SO HARD WHEN
“I saw my grades.” -DAVID KIM
“When I got a D on a math test and my grade went up.” -AMANDA CAPALDI
“Carly Craig started ‘sad girls’ with Morgan Gallagher.” -TAYLOR ISENBERG
“The seniors last year got their phones taken away.” -LOGAN HUBBARD
“When Mr. Wescott was ‘bringing the rain’”. -ESTHER SONG
“When Josh D. fell off the lockers.” -MICAH MASSEY
his entire “Ollie made ject on why AP Lang pro f uld be out o pennies sho circulation” EN -NEHA JABE
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FIRST HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH
er.” “Kate Gardn -ERIC YEZZI
n “Probably Etha e we Hawke becaus Poets watched Dead Society.” -MORGAN GALLAGHER
alis.” “Sophia Shafk NBACH -MAYA GILGE
“Nope.” -HUNTER CREMEN
“Maya Gilgenbach.” -SOPHIA SHAFKALIS
“(and ONLY high school crush) Ronith Murali.” -MELANIE KELLEY
“Mr. Zwolinski.” -MRUDULA SRIRAM
kh.” “Jasneet Aula a -Angad Khatr
MY FAVORITE RHS EVENT WAS e “Lunch becaus ery it happened ev day.” -NICK ANDREN
r “Freshman yea ament dodgeball tourn el Murri because Micha a month ignored me for out.” after I got him IER -ANNA CLOUT
“Homecoming week because there’s so much excitment everyone comes together.” -MEGAN MCMURRAY
als “The music m very because I’ biased.” ARL -JESSIE C
“Prom it’s like because aw with a edding ll yo friend ur s.” -RACH AEL H YMES
“Mr. Rochester because all the special talents were really funny to watch.” -GABRIELLE GUERRA
“The Charity Ball because I danced my butt off.” -BRENDA GRIJALVA
“Cheer states because we won and it was a great memory.” -MORGAN LIBBY
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RHS WILL REMEMBER ME BY names.” “Having two COTT -WILLIAM S MATTOX
g “My annoyin voice.” -ASHLEY WIEDBUSCH
“Having a nam e no sub can pronounce.” -NINOTCHKA VALDEZ
“My Crocs.” IG -CARLY CRA
Soccer’s #1 “Being RHS fan.” EDA -GEORGE SW
.” “Hamzagate A AK RLI -HAMZA KA
h “The kid wit .” the ugly twin -CODY ELLIS
“Having a neckbeard.” -ALEX MCCARTHY
YOU KNOW YOU’RE A SENIOR WHEN s is your “Spark note site.” most-visited BARD -LOGAN HUB
“You actually don’t know what the future will hold.” -ANDREW KOHRMAN
“You’ve stopped worrying about pleasing others and just focus on yourself.” -MAGGIE ROEHLING
a “You’ve had on your countdown phone.” DKA -LISA NASIA
in “You compla about where .” juniors park -ELIZABETH INGRAHAM
“90% of your wardrobe is gear from the college you’re going to.” -AUDREY BEVACQUA
OPC “You have an .” membership ELLEY -MELANIE K
“You’re too lazy to even copy homework.”
-MRUDULA SR IR
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CATE BENNETT
BROOKE BUSSE
MADDIE HALSEY
ROSE MYERS
ACTIVITIES: Karate (10 years), Soccer (2 years), Softball (1 year), Basketball (6 years), Track and Field (4 years), Robotics (2 years)
ACTIVITIES: Varsity Golf (4 years)
ACTIVITIES: Volleyball (4 years), Track (1 year), NHS (2 years), SNHS (1 year)
ACTIVITIES: Travel Softball (12 years), Varsity Softball (4 years)
HONORS: Schlolar Athlete, Iron Falcon, All-State and AllConference in Weight Throw COLLEGE PLANS: Adrian College, Major in Business Entrepreneuership and Physical Therapy. PARTING WORDS: “I’ll never forget the feeling I got stepping into the circle.”
HONORS: Regional Champion, Super Team Honorable Mention, OAA Red 1st Team State Championship, OAA Red Dream Team Regional Champions COLLEGE PLANS: Wayne State University, Major in Business. PARTING WORDS: “I will remember all the memories left.”
HONORS: Scholar Athlete, AllState Academic, All-league, AllRegion COLLEGE PLANS: University of Tennessee, Major in Business, Minor in Finance and Entrepreneurship. PARTING WORDS: “The senior lot is for seniors to park, not for parents to drop off their kids!!!”
HONORS: All-League, All-District, All-Region, Team MVP, Team Captain COLLEGE PLANS: Wayne State University PARTING WORDS: “I’ve learned so many things at RHS and met some people that have made me who I am. RHS will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you RHS.”
IVAN BARRAZA
MATT HAWKE
THOMAS LOFTUS
DEMETRI PLIAKOS
ACTIVITIES: Basketball (4 years), Captain’s Club (3 years), NHS (2 years)
ACTIVITIES: Hockey (4 years), Baseball (4 years), Key Club (1 year), NHS (2 years), SNHS (1 year)
ACTIVITIES: Baseball (3 years), Football (3 years), Captains Club (2 years), Green Club (1 year), NHS (2 years)
ACTIVITIES: NHS (2 years), Soccer (4 years), Euchre Club (1 year), Green Club (1 year), Captain’s Club (2 years)
HONORS: Scholar Athlete, Academic All-State, All-OAA Hockey, All-County Hockey, First team AllState Hockey
HONORS: MVP Football, All-OAA Football, Honorable Mention AllState Football, All-District Baseball
HONORS: Scholar of Achievement
COLLEGE PLANS: Michigan State University.
COLLEGE PLANS: Undecided
HONORS: All-League OAA, Scholar Athlete, Beat Adams in the Crosstown Showdown COLLEGE PLANS: Oakland University or University of Arizona, Major in Med. Wants to become a pediatrician. PARTING WORDS: “On to the next one.”
PARTING WORDS: WO
RDS
PARTING WORDS: “Thanks for the memories.”
COLLEGE PLANS: University of Detroit Mercy, Major in Business Administration. PARTING WORDS: “Thanks RHS for a great 4 years.”
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