Senior Issue, publication date 5-18-17

Class

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ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL

Letter to the Seniors

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Senior Profiles

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Senior Survey

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#Throwbackthursday

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Pictures worth 2017 words

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2017 valedictorians

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Senior Superlatives

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Dear Seniors,

It has been a tremendous honor to serve as your principal during your final year of high school. I remember walking in the first day of school through a tunnel of Seniors to an office full of balloons and thinking to myself, this class is always going to be very special to me. As most educators do, I will always refer to you as “my kids” but also as “my first graduating class” at AHS. I honestly can’t think of a better group of students to start my time at Andover High School. You have set the bar high for future Seniors.

Graduation is an exciting time. You are just beginning a new chapter of your life. Whether you are heading to college, joining the Army, starting a career or just taking your time to decide, remember that YOU are the only person that is responsible for your happiness. You are embarking on a new adventure in life, and my greatest wish for you, no matter what you choose to do after high school, is that you are happy. You will fail and struggle at times, but keep going, knowing that your hard work and perseverance will pay off in the end, just like it is now as you graduate. You have all worked hard, and deserve to take some time to celebrate your accomplishments before you move on to bigger and better things in your lives.

I hope you will reflect on your time at Andover High School fondly and focus on the bright future you all have ahead of you. I can hardly wait to shake your hand as you accept your diploma and become a graduate of AHS! Congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2017!

With Trojan Pride,

Dr. Kristen Kuhlmann Principal, Andover High School

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Elizabeth Aikman University Of Kansas

“My friends keep telling me I'm indecisive. I haven't decided if they are right.”

Paige Alexander

Butler Community College

Omar Alfraih Michael Anaya

Wichita State University

“It’s actually pronounced ‘Anaya’”

Lukas Andersen

Marselisborg Gymnasium

Alex Anderson

Butler Community College “Travis Scott god level.”

Daphne Bacci

Trevor Bateman Mission Trip

“We are never defeated unless we give up on God.” -Ronald Reagan

Josephine Beaver

Kansas State University

“It’s been magical, but I’m done.”

Emily Bell

University of Kansas

“Are you a speeding ticket?

Because you’re fine!!”

Evan Bell

Baker University

“When I started balling I was young.”

-Post Malone

Jonah Bell

University of Kansas

Michael Bell

University of Kansas

“I know this isn’t gonna end well, but the middle part is gonna be awesome.”

Nathan Bergman

Cosmetology School

South Dakota State University

Elijah Bailey

Levi Bittle

Grace Ball

Derek Blagrave

Butler Community College

University of Missouri-Kansas City

“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present. :)”

Karter Barry Employment

“I live in my own world, but that’s ok. They know me there.”

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Wichita Area Technical College

Morgan Borovetz

Kansas State University

Peter Botsford

Wichita Area Technical College

Abbigail Bracken Airforce

“It was fun while it lasted, but I’m so glad it’s over!!”

Kirschten Chapman Wichita State University

Kassady Clausing

Butler Comunity College

“Do one thing everyday that scares you.”

Ethan Brenner

Hannah Coggeshall

“Ethan, don’t put anything dumb for your senior quote.” -Mom

“A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.”

University of Kansas

Zachary Brooks

Kansas State University

Mason Cole

Wichita Area Technical College

“Go in as Hobos, come out as rich people.”

Benjamin Brown

Dallas Baptist University

Jacob Brown

Kansas State University

“If you ain’t first, you’re last.”-Ricky Bobby

Robert Bundy

Emporia State University

Alex Bunting

Kansas State University

“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.”

Joshua Busch

Kansas State University

Cheira Combs

Emporia State University

“I should’ve burned this place down when I had the chance.” -Michael Scott

Anastasia Compton

Butler Community College

“The end of one story is merely the beginning of another.”

Ashlee Courson

Butler Community College

Skylar Craft

Kansas Air National Guard

“You find what you’re looking for when you stop looking.”

Nicholas Crain

“Issa knife”

Taylor Casady

University of Kansas

Connor Crawford

“I’m not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”

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Katherine Dakan

Wichita State University

Joseph Fajardo

“Run like the wind.”

Ashley Dorf

University of Missouri “Yes, I’m a senior.”

Garrett Dorf

University of Arkansas

“Honey, where’s my super suit?”

Cooper Dreifort

Butler Community College

“If you’re five minutes early, you’re fifteen minutes late.” -Rick Vice

Delaney Drumright Dallas Baptist University

“I’m not convinced I know how to read, I’ve just memorized a lot of words” -Nick Miller, New Girl

Noah Dubuc

St. Ambrose University

“Work hard in silence, let success make all the noise.”

Austin Dubus

Wichita State University

Zachary Edwards

Butler Community College

“You can’t have bad grades if you don’t check them.”

Richard Erickson

Butler Community College “Live From The Garden.”

Parker Esworthy

Kansas State University

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Kyler Fisher

Wichita State University

Kylie FitzGerald

Oklahoma State University

“This moment will be just another story someday...”

Macy FitzGerald University of Kansas

Samuel FitzGerald

Wichita Area Technical College

Carly Flake

University of Kansas

“The past has helped me appreciate the present-and I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.” -Audrey Hepburn

Christopher Flatan Michael Flores US Army

Marshall Gaddy

Wichita Area Technical College

Grant Geddeis

Wichita State University

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow.

Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Noah Gordon

Pittsburg State University “Why squat”

Ashley Gorton

Butler Community College “Jeez Louiz”

Cameron Greenfield Kansas State University

“No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.” -Calvin Coolidge

Connor Guthridge University of Kansas

“I love inside jokes. I hope to be apart of one someday.” -Michael Scott

Carter Guyer

Kansas State University

“Is mayonnaise an instrument?”

Blake Hachen

Kansas State University

“I got all diamond guns in black ops 2.”

Aspen Hamilton

Wichita State University

Nathan Hammar University of Kansas

Parker Hanna

Butler Community College

Nicholas Harbin

Kansas State University

William Harrelson

California State University Maritime Academy

“Bet you guys thought I rowed.”

Carson Harries

Wichita Area Technical College “It took long enough!”

Mick Harris

Fort Hays State University “You’re killing me smalls”

Adi Hays

Wichita State University

Ema Hays

University of Kansas

“Life’s too short to be drinking crappy coffee and crying over boys who don’t care.”

Matthew Henry

Wichita State University

“So, cool beans?” “Yeah, cool beans.”

-Rod Kimble/Kevin Powell

“We’re deaaaad! We’re deaaaad! We survived but we’re dead!” -Dash, The Incredibles

University of Kansas

Butler County Community

Sarada Han

Jacob Herrs

Jacob Hammil

“When the going gets tough, rely on God..... and some Sonic Sweet Tea to ease the pain.”

Kansas Air National Guard “WHO’S MANS?”

Halle Herndon

“Need em’”

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Madison Hill

Emporia State University “There is only one you,

Dane Johnson

Butler Community College

live your life to the fullest.”

“I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There’s no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it.” – Eminem

Luke Hopper

Murphy Jonas

Butler Community College

Braeden Hovorak

Jericho Jones

Wichita State University “Bye”

Michelle Huber Lily Hurt

Kansas State University

“Life is a theatre set in which there are but few practical entrances.”

Peter Huynh

Wichita State University

Evan Just

Kansas State University

“Find someone who loves you like how Evan Loves memes” -ancient philosophers

Brett Kabler

University of Kansas “Whatever you boys do, don’t go hill-hopping.”

-Liz Matthew

Lisa Kaiser

Oklahoma State University

“Life’s a climb. But the view is great.”

Connor Inman

Pittsburg State University

“Nice hands... (you fill in the blank)”

Kyle Janssen

Butler Community College

Emma Jenkins Butler Community

Nicholas Kellerman Kansas State University

Elizabeth Kim

University of Kansas

“Don’t hate yourself, celebrate yourself!” -DJ Weidert

Megan Kinnane

Kansas State University

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” William Shakespear, The Tempest

University of Kansas

Butler Community College

Stuart Jenkins

“Those who teach...learn.”

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Izabelle Kirkendoll

“Don’t put anything stupid for your senior quote” -Dad

Larissa Klatkiewicz

Elise Lindemann University of Kansas

“Would you like to sign my petition?”

Chase Knackstedt Baker University

“I spent 113,880 hours of my life for a handshake and a piece of paper.”

Andre Kurait

University of Kansas

Mattie Lippoldt

Butler Community College “Sorry I’m gluten free.”

Joshua Loflin

Wichita State University

“I’m gonna steal the Declaration of Independence!” -Nicolas Cage

“People only know me because of soccer.”

Friends University

Wichita State University

Jacob Kurtz

Alec Kuthan

University of Kansas

Trent Madden

“Never let anyone treat you like a yellow starburst. You are a pink starburst.”

Mahmoud Madi

Wichita State University

“Yes my parents own Doc Greens.

No, I can’t get you free Doc Greens.”

“Don’t follow your dreams follow my twitter @mm99yer.”

Wichita Area Technical College

Butler Community College

Ethan Lahey

“D’s are for Diplomas” - Ken Dusenbury

Lindsay Laub

Emporia State University

“It’s fine, I’m fine, everything is fine.”

Abree Leach

University of Kansas “wait what.”

Travis Lenz

Allen Community College “It goes unsaid.”

Alexa Lesperance Coe College

John Maki

“Somehow I made it out in one piece.”

Lauren Marion

Kansas State University

“Well, well, well, how the turntables.”

Saige Masonhall

Kansas State University

“Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.”

Levi Mathis

Butler Community College

“Sometimes people call me Levon, but you can call me anytime.”

Levon Mathis

Butler Community College

“I’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal tryin’ reach my goal.”

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Dylan Mathew

Seth Montgomery

Coffeyville Community College

Kansas State University

Holly McCoy

Gisselle Montoya

“Proud Andover Central dropout.”

“Mientras más leas, más cosas sabrás.

Mientras más sepas, más lejos llegarás” -Dr. Seuss

Newman University

Chyna McDonald Leticia Melo

São Paulo University

“Life is not about who you are, it is about who you want to be.

Paulina Mendez

University of Chihuahua

“Today is our own. Tomorrow perchance may never come.” -Peter Marshall

Camryn Messmore Wichita State University

“Did someone say lunch?”

Harper College

Randi Morrison

Timothy Munson

Kansas State University “No, it’s not a perm.”

David Neas

Wichita State University

“You don’t need a rainbow to find the pot of gold”

McKenzie Needham

Emporia State University

“Bipolar can be a great teacher...it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.” -Carrie Fisher

“Don’t worry about what the others are doing.

You must embrace what is special about you.”

-Vitruvius, The Lego Movie

University of Kansas

University of Kansas

Julia Miller

Sarah Miller

Cosmetology School

“I myself am made entirely of flaws stiched together with good intentions.”

Oliver Milmine

Wichita State University “Fear the Underdog”

Alexander Moen

Wichita State University

“No sir, I will not date your daughter”

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Wesley Ng

“Done for the day. Put your stuff away.”

Han Nguyen

Butler Community College

Tien Nguyen

Boarding school in U.S.

“Why you no doctor yet?” Mom

Nathan Nichols

University of Kansas

“Well, I am not usually one for speeches.

So, goodbye. “-Ron Swanson

Matthew Nolte

Wichita State University

Jordan Pearce

University of Kansas

“Go confidently into the directions of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

Chase Oberg

Butler Community College “RIP Hub”

Austin Osburn

Wichita State University

“Super devil juice? Gimme that”

Dylan Osburn

Butler Community College

Peyton Owen

University of Denver

Whitney Pepper

Kansas State University

“I just like to smile, smiling’s my favorite!”

-Buddy the Elf

Abigail Phelps

Kansas State University

“Sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come.”

Jared Pierce

Kansas State University

“Sometimes success is just getting the laundry into the dryer before the mildew sets in.”

Samuel Pittman

Wichita State University

“Every child is an artist until they get to high school.”

“Is mayonnaise an instrument?”

University of Tulsa

Butler Community College

Abigail Parker

Samuel Pomeroy

“Be excellent to each other!” -Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

“The worst thing about high school was--was the Dementors.”

Butler Community College

Kansas State University

Dean Pappademos

“I still don’t know what Applesauce means.”

Wichita State University

Heather Parsons

“If no one comes from the future to stop you from doing it, then how bad of a decision can it really be?”

Mallory Paske

Kansas State University

“I’m heading home to have myself a juice, snuggle with my blankie, and go nap nap.”

-Tommy Pickes, Rugrats

Cherai Payne

Butler Community College

Ethan Plummer

“Thank you Larry Tesler”

Washburn University

Zachary Quam “I’m rollin’”

Stephen Ramge

Kansas State University

“Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome”

Paige Ramsett Friends University

“Life is a bowl of soup.....I’m a fork.”

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Samuel Rather Mission Trip

Naomi Sage

“I did it.” -George Bush

Christopher Reardon Butler Community College

Sarah Sage

Christina Rebarchek

Madison Sailsbury

“What is meant to be will always find a way.”

“Let’s go to California” -Kristin Walty

“lok’tar ogar”

Kansas State University

Natalie Rigby

Utah State University

“The past places no absolute limit on the future.” - Lin Manuel Miranda

Kyla Rikoff

Kansas State University

Cami Saville

Kansas State University

“Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk. But no flowers grow on it.”

-Vincent van Gogh

Jessica Sawyer

Kansas State University “Will there be food?”

Parker Ritchie

University of Kansas

Issac Robinson Police Academy

Connor Schillings University of Kansas

“Do they speak English in what?”

Tobias Schlunck

Gymnasium Nieder-Olm

“Make Germany Great Again.”

Xavier Rodriguez

Spencer Scott

“Never walk with your head down, you’ll lose sight of where you’re going.”

“ALL HAIL THE MAGIC CONCH!!!”

Butler Community Colllege

University of Oklahoma

Newman University

Evan Roney “Front cup”

Hannah Russell

Marymount Manhattan College

“If you hear a voice within you say, “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” -Vincent van Gogh

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Navy

Erin Seabrook

“I’ve been Kaitlyn this whole time...”

Kaitlyn Seabrook

University of Oklahoma

“I’ve been Erin this whole time...”

Ashley Shandy

Hannah Steinert

“Once a savage, always a savage.”

“I don’t plan on being European. They could be fascist anarchists, it still doesn’t change that fact that I don’t have a car.”

Kansas State University

Shirin Shashova

Wichita State University

Yasmin Shashova

Wichita State University

Sydnie Shupert

Butler Community College

Garrett Sims

Wichita State University

“Why do people call you Hair?”

Tyris Sisson

McPherson College

Lydia Sleichter

University of Kansas

University of Kansas

Will Stewart

Kansas State University

Kayla Stone

University of Kansas “Crushed It”

Payton Stone

University of Kansas

“Tis but a scratch” -The Black Knight

Paul Stuart

Kansas State University

Jeremiah Sturmer

Wichita Area Technical College

Emily Stybr

Wichita State University

“Call it close enough.”

“Sorry guys I was taking a nap”

Fhai Snook

Jackson Sumrall

Friends University

“Making mistakes is better than faking perfection.”

Cale Solomon

Wichita State University *bass boost drop*

Emma Starks

University of Kansas

Senior quote G.O.A.T.

Nawh fam more like senior Greatest Of All Time

University of Kansas

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us”

Liana Tauke

University of Kansas

“The roof is not my son but I will raise it.”

Sarah Taylor

University of Kansas “Peace out witches”

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Jamie Tew

Wichita State University

“Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”

Olivia Thomas

Kansas State University

“Be happy Be bright Be you”

Rebecca Timmermeyer Pittsburg State University

“This is not what I want, This is not what I planned, and I just gotta say, I do not understand!” - Sharpay Evans

Enrique Trujillo Bethel College

“Well.. looks like I’m going to another 4 year sentence”

Dominik Wheeler Dawson Wagner

Kansas State University

“Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.” - Jim Carrey

Kristin Walty Employment

Devin Wapelhorst

Kaylee Turner

Madison Watkins

“You either be consistent or become nonexistent ~ whiskey words & a shovel II, r.h. Sin”

“Get Schmoney”

Butler Community College

Richard Vaivada

Wichita State University

William Valentas

Butler Community College “I gotta go home”

Isabella Vardaman Kansas State University

“Hope will fall like rain when you speak life with the words you say.”

Aaron Vaughan

University of Kansas

Sara Weber

Wichita State University

“It’s been magical but I’m done.”

Stefanie Webster

Wichita State University

“Have Faith In the Things Unseen.”

Sophia Weidner

Kansas Air National Guard

“You shall not pass” - Mr. Schaefer

Abigail Wenninger University of Kansas

“I realized that probably I’m just perfecr and it’s everybody around me that’s got issues.”

-Scott Disick

Reagan Vierthaler Kansas Sate University

“Whould ya hand me the boom shnoz.”

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Jose Wetter

Kansas State University

“I’m not Mexican.”

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”

-Forest Gump

Jasmine Williams Montclair University

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” -Forrest Gump

Anna Wilson

University of Kansas

“The only time I set the bar low is for limbo.”

-Michael Scott

Cydney Wilson

Kansas Air National Guard

Andover High School, “that name no longer has any meaning for me.”

-Cydney Wilson/Darth Vader

Jacob Wilson

Kansas State University

“We’re not aiming for the truck.”

Brooke Wiltshire

Wichita State University

Steven Winningham

Butler Community College

“You have no idea how high I can fly.:” -Michael Scott

Audrey Wolf

University of South Carolina

“Goodbye everyone, I’ll remember you all in therapy.” -Plankton

Brittany Woodbury Wichita State University

“I think I’m quite ready for another adventure.” -Bilbo Baggins

Colin Wreath

University of Kansas

“Just buy a Snickers, be a normal guy.”

Tyler Wright

McPherson College

“Better late than ugly!”

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#ThrowbackThursday

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pictures worth 2017 words

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The Brainy Bunch: What extracirricular activities are you involved in?

Editor-in-chief of the yearbook and NHS What was your favorite senior activity?

The zoo trip (aka finally winning something!)

What accomplishment are you most proud of?

Placing 3rd out of 126 works of art in the congressional art competition in 2016 What are you going to miss about high school?

The Sweet Cathy and Sour Steve debate

Abby Lisa Wenninger Kaiser University of Kansas

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University of Kansas

What are you going to miss about high school?

Being able to see my dog everyday What extracurricular activities do you participate in?

Golf, swim, and volunteer regularly at the Humane Society

What’s the number one thing on your bucket list?

Visit Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland Would you like to thank any teachers?

Ms. Koehn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Roper, Mrs. Kaylor, and Ms. Miller

Hannah Paige Coggeshall Ramsett Kansas State University

Friends University

What accomplishment are you most proud of?

3rd place at state soccer Any advice for underclassmen?

You aren’t “too cool” for anything. Get involved.

Nathan Hammar University of Kansas

2017 Valedictorians How/why did you What are you going How/why did you What accomplishchoose this college? to miss about high ment are you most chose this college?

Scholarships and in- school? proud of?

They have a well ternship opportunities I have run out of respected honors Achieving my dream What’s the number chances to get more program, an excellent of being a collegiate one thing on your Schaefer/Alexander engineering departathlete. bucket list? “you did it” stickers ment, and they were What are you going Backpacking Europe/ Any advice for under- generous with to miss about high traveling the world classmen? scholarships. school?

Take APUSH, it is hard What extracirricuEveryone from StuCo and time consuming, lar activities do you and having my parents but Schaefer makes it participate in? do my laundry worth it.

Scholars Bowl, football, Band, NHS, Baseball, student council, and Link Crew.

Trent Elizabeth Nathan Madden Aikman Nichols

Wichita State University

University of Kansas

University of Kansas

What’s the number one thing on your bucket list?

Run a marathon Would you like to thank any teachers?

Mrs. McGuire for encouraging me to pursue math and Mr. Ross and Mr. Alexander for preparing me for college.

How/why did you choose this college?

It is the ideal distance from home, has my exact major and a good med school, and by far my favorite basketball team Any advice for underclassmen?

Don’t take online classes 2nd semester of senior year…senioritis is real

Carly Whitney Taylor Flake Pepper Casady

University of Kansas

Kansas State University

University of Kansas

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Senior Superlatives Best Friends Sam Rather & Trevor Bateman

Best Friends Erin Seabrook & Kaitlyn Seabrook

Best eyes Julia Miller & David Neas 24 Senior Issue | The Bluestreak

most likely to end up on broadway Liana Tauke & Dawson Wagner

Most likely to be president Megan Kinnane & Sam Pomeroy

Class mom & Dad Delaney Drumright & Nathan Hammar Senior Issue | The Bluestreak

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Best School SPirit Abree Leach & Evan Roney

class clown Emma Starks & Evan Just

most likely to marry rich Liz Kim & Chase Oberg 26 Senior Issue | The Bluestreak

Most likely to be an olympian Carly Flake & Alex Moen

most likely to be late Brooke Wiltshire & Reagan Vierthaler

most likely to be on reality tv Ashley Shandy & Jacob Brown Senior Issue | The Bluestreak

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And that's a Wrap