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Volume XXXVIII Senior Issue 26 May 2016

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Class of 2016: A year to remember

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Michelle Choi Allison Mendoza Feature Editors

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SENIORS CELEBRATE (From left to right): Arrow staff members Alex Shi, Michelle Choi, Heidi Chiu, Annanlee Chang, Kallyn Hobmann, Rachel Finegold, Allison Mendoza, Clare Doyle and Pranav Kaygee welcome the future with enthusiasm as they say goodbye to WHS.

The Class of 2016 is a class of brains, talent, perseverance and inspiration.

“Seeing all the different personalities [of the students] makes me feel like this class can really make an impact on the world,” said Principal Jason Branham. “It makes the craziness of being a high school principal worthwhile.”

The 566 member student body is impressively astute.

WHS has 11 National Merit finalists, a 99% graduation rate and a 3.35 average GPA. Amanda Schwartz was recognized by the Ventura County Star for her stellar academic achievements. “I didn’t get to go because I was sick,” said Schwartz, “but it still felt really great to feel recognized for my work.”

WHS’ Computer Science Independent Honors program has given students the opportunity to create programs, machines and 3-D print objects and tools that can be used in daily life. Chase Dudas and Alex Vita revived a vintage arcade machine under the guidance of computer science and math analysis teacher Lisa Ryder.

“Initially, Ms. Ryder came up to me and told me that she had an old arcade machine,” said Dudas. “At that point I was working on a small computer called a raspberry pi. I was looking for things to do with the mini computer and one of the ideas was an arcade machine.”

Students such as Cynthia Hsu have embarked on research, both locally and abroad. Hsu has done research at UCLA, Cal Tech and National University of Singapore. “The research was awesome, but it was also incredibly isolating,” said Hsu. “There’s so much more out there, so I want to explore different fields and work in a field where I get to discuss more.”

Athletics are a large part of the WHS culture, with 183 seniors participating in various sports offered on campus. WHS also houses some of the state’s top athletes. This year, teams have taken home eight league titles (girls volleyball, girls soccer, girls track, boys and girls swim, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, boys golf and boys volleyball).

Twenty-five WHS athletes will go on to compete in collegiate athletics in the fall. One of these outstanding athletes, Kyle Carrillo, recently set the all time record in WHS history and Ventura County history for the discus throw.

“It’s not as big of a deal to me as people may think,” said Carrillo. “My ultimate goal is to break the state record, which I’m still working towards, so this is more like another step towards that.” Carrillo is saving his state record breaking throws for Sacramento State University, the school he will attend next year. He is skipping this year’s State Championship to attend WHS’ prom.

“I’ve already been to state and I wanted to take a very special girl to prom,” said Carrillo. “She’s worth missing state for.”

Casey Labrenz will compete in figure skating at Adrian College. Labrenz has been skating for 12 years and was initially apprehensive about pursuing the sport in college. However, the school was incredibly welcoming and the team’s inviting atmosphere won her over.

“I’ve never been part of a team really since [skating] is such an individual sport, so having all these girls who are my age and figure skate too was really nice,” said Labrenz. Labrenz hopes to continue skating for a few years after college before pursuing a different career path.

WHS is also known for its stellar music program filled with incredibly talented instrumentalists and musicians.

Megan Trach and Alex Smith received recognition from the National YoungArts Foundation for piccolo and percussion excellence. The YoungArts Foundation is a program that identifies and develops the skills of accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts.

Budding entrepreneurs and moguls contribute to the senior class’ stellar reputation. Simone Liao and Nate Young were both vexed by the awkward dance of finding a prom date. In order to remedy this, they created “Settle.” “Settle” takes the guessing and anxiety of finding a prom date, but uses an analytical and algorithmic approach. Users input a list of preferable dates and the application finds them the perfect match.

“We have around 24-30 students using the app,” said Liao.

“It’s small but it’s smart. Next year, I’m hoping that its survivors will make it bigger.”

Thank you to the Class of 2016 for an incredible and memorable year. Your legacy will live on forever.

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World according to...

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Goofing Off (From left to right): WHS seniors Chase Jasmin, Sophie Bachmann, Brooke Reilly, Dale Maclean, Michael Otero, Marisa Moore, Henry Moe and Allison Lee all reflect on their past four years as Warriors. In “World according to,” they provide insight about what the high school experience is like from their perspectives. These WHS seniors, just like all the rest, reminisce about the years behind them and look forward to what the future holds.

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World according to...

Rachel Finegold Sports Section Editor Each student enters WHS as a freshman at the same time, takes similar classes and participates in similar extraccuriculars. However, all students will graduate from WHS as their own individuals with different personalities, experiences and perspectives.

Everyone will have different regrets and different goals for his or her future. Some seniors like Dale Maclean regret taking seven classes every year, while other seniors such as Henry Moe agree that they “regret nothing; high school was crazy.”

Lurking ahead in the not so distant future is leaving friends and life as we know it behind to either go to college or start a job. Seniors’ goals range from Chase Jasmin’s goal to not drop out,

to Brooke Reilly’s and Michael Otero’s goal of getting into medical school.

The memories from high school that will stay with us forever are the ones that broke the monotonous drone of early alarms and every day classes. For seniors, the student parking lot seems to make its way into a few of those memories. As a place where seniors come together each morning and meet after school, the student lot became the spot for many crazy activities.

When asked about the craziest thing that has ever happened to him on campus, Maclean immediately answered with a response interrupted by laughter, “falling out of a moving car window in the student lot.”

With a widening grin, Moe remembered the time he “committed arson in the student parking lot and got away with it.”

Keeping these experiences in mind, Marisa Moore and Sophie Bachmann described their high school years as a “learning experience” and “bittersweet.”

Throughout the past four years in high

school, students have realized new things about themselves. Allison Lee discovered that she “can make people laugh easier and that [she is] more outgoing” than she thought she was.

Moore has realized that high school has given her experiences that have helped her mature. “I found out that I take adversity well. High school exposed me to some things that I’ve been able to learn from and not get stuck with later in life when it really matters,” said Moore.

Because of the different opportunities students have made available to them and the various activities students are involved in, seniors have gone through a variety of changes—both small and large.

When asked how Maclean had changed over the past four years, he simply responded, “six inches and 70 pounds.”

Other students, however, had to think for a few minutes. After a long pause, Bachmann and Moore both responded that they have started to care less about what people think about them.

Jasmin responded that he had “become

more mature,” while others claimed to have changed in other personal ways.

For the students who still have a few years to go, seniors certainly have a lot of advice to give.

“Keep a list of all the funny things that have happened to you in high school so you can tell your kids,” said Lee. “I always like when my dad tells me about his high school experiences that he can remember.”

Ironically, Maclean, while yawning, advises underclassmen to “appreciate sleep while you can get it.” On the other hand, Jasmin wants all students to appreciate the time that they have left in high school because it goes by too fast.

As we graduate, most of us will go our separate ways, venturing beyond the Westlake playground. We will use the experiences we gained together to start the next chapter of our lives.

The best advice I have for anyone, no matter what the future holds, is to not stress too much about the present or the future. It will all work out in the end if you persevere, and you’ll find your place in this big world.

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Valedictorians

Class of 2016 Valedictorians

Heidi Chiu Managing Editor As seniors finish their final stretch of high school, the top students have distinguished themselves from other students through rigorous academics and stellar grades, as well as lack of sleep and piles of homework.

Students with a 4.65 indexed GPA have earned the status of Valedictorian and will be honored during the graduation ceremony. Despite the demanding requirements, 30 students from the class of 2016 have achieved Valedictorian status.

These students have made vast accomplishments such as winning awards in national chess tournaments, researching at various prestigious colleges, dissecting human cadavers as well as a multitude of other activities and commitments.

Throughout high school, stress relief is as important as studying.

“When you’re taking a break from studying, spend time with people you really care about and who also

care about you,” said UCLA-bound Alina Yen. Despite the status, not everything has to be about competition. “A-’s are 4.0s too,” said Simone Liao, who will be attending the University of Pennsylvania next fall.

This honored title, however, comes with a great amount of determination and effort. “After getting into my dream school, all of my hard work, my anatomy injuries and my tears shed over AP tests have paid off,” said Annie Heyman.

Heyman will attend Boston University in the fall for its accelerated seven year liberal arts/medical program.

Donovan Tokuyama, who will attend Stanford University, stresses that grades and test scores are not everything. “Relax and don’t take everything so seriously,” said Tokuyama. “Try everything, but also know your limits.”

Matthew Forbes, who is off to UC Berkeley next fall, said, “I feel very fortunate that, over the last four years, I had the opportunity to learn so much with a great community of people.”

Stephanie Bague • Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Malani Bydalek • UC Santa Barbara Marcela De los Rios • Stanford University Emily Demsetz • UC Berkeley Matthew Forbes • UC Berkeley Cameron Foster • UC San Diego Nakul Gupta • UC Los Angeles Annie Heyman • Boston University Cynthia Hsu • UC Berkeley Eddie Hu • UC Los Angeles

Pranav Kaygee • University of Pennsylvania Simone Liao • University of Pennsylvania Christopher Lim • Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Clara Liu • UC Berkeley Dale Mac Lean • Yale University Garrett Muscatel • Dartmouth College Ethan Ng • UC Berkeley Alister Pino • Harvard University Amanda Schwartz • UC Berkeley Kanhai Shah • University of Southern California

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Madhav Soni • UC Berkeley David Suslik • UC Santa Barbara Noah Sylvester • University of Pennsylvania Donovan Tokuyama • Stanford University Megan Trach • Barnard College Lydia Wagoner • California College of the Arts Angela Wang • UC Berkeley Alina Yen • UC Los Angeles Zoe Yoo • UC Berkeley Nicholas Zhang • Yale University

Marcela De los Rios

Simone Liao

Matthew Forbes

Chris Lim

Major: Biomechanical Engineering Favorite class: Physics C High school career in one sentence: “My head’s in the game, but my heart’s in the song” Last words: The horror! The horror!

Your passion: Serenading my anatomy friends with songs about hearts while holding a heart Favorite memory: When Jordan Erickson stepped into a bucket of minks and meeting Simone Liao <3

Major: Finance High school career in one sentence: It wasn’t curved (sorry, Alina) Last words: Heidi, I’m not on my deathbed yet Proudest accomplishment: I think the best part is my horde of adoring fans. All of them.

Interjection: What?

Simone Liao: Yeah, all two of them. Thanks Mom and Dad. Favorite memory: Marcela de los Rios <3

Major: Economics Favorite class: AP Human Geography Advice to underclassmen: Do things that scare you Last words: It’s only calculus.

Proudest accomplishment: Finishing junior year with a 105% in APUSH Favorite memory: Vincent Huang and I pulling pranks in Mrs. Lynch’s class and conducting Mafia games in Ms. Tomkins’ APUSH class

Major: Electrical Engineering Favorite class: Jazz band, because it’s fun and relaxing for me Proudest accomplishment: Getting an A on an essay High school career in one sentence: Never enough sleep Your passion: Music, playing and listening Favorite memory: Phillip Patenaude’s Biology Honors class

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Amanda Schwartz

David Suslik

Alina Yen

Noah Sylvester

Major: Environmental Sciences Favorite class: Advanced Anatomy because it’s an amazingly unique experience, both academically and socially High school career in one sentence: Tiring but worth the effort Proudest accomplishment: Getting into almost all of the colleges I applied to Your passion: The environment and animal rights/welfare

Major: Physics Favorite class: Economics High school career in one sentence: A gradual descent Last words: So long and thanks for all the homework Proudest accomplishment: Being in AcaDeca, winning the county competition and going to state for three years Your passion: Physics

Major: Pre-Business Favorite class: AP Calculus because Korshavn teaches the material and treats us with life lessons/life stories High school career in one sentence: “Wait is this test going to be curved?”

Proudest accomplishment: Beating Cameron Foster in Cards Against Humanity Your passion: Marvel movies Favorite memory: Goats under the bridge

Major: Undecided High school career in one sentence: “Such is it with the uncompleted ‘great enterprises’ thus spoke by the Danish Prince, a lack of action can be derived only from fear of death; thus it is imperative that we use the inevitable morbid reality of life to achieve the ‘special providence’ that occurs in the fall of the sparrow.”

Proudest accomplishment: Sarina Favorite memory: Sarina

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Senior reflections The “Choi”sen one Michelle Choi Feature Editor

Until high school, my life has been a series of undeserved successes. A blue ribbon here and congratulatory trophy there, I was primed to believe that I was a child star in the movie of triumph. My admission to Harvard and Stanford, I believed, were guaranteed at the tender age of seven. I was a child prodigy with a bookcase full of awards after all.

It’s insane to think that there was a time when 2400 was an ambiguous string of digits, A and P two completely unrelated letters and naps a pastime I relentlessly resisted because there was too much of the world to explore, and I had too much energy to fight against it.

Somewhere between the road from youth and excitement to adolescence and cessation, I had lost the energy to explore the world and succumbed to the futility of naps.

I woke up from my stupor, shocked at the mess around me, fragments of dreams, shattered and scattered, hopes deflated and hanging limp, aspirations withered and dried. The hurricane of the universe had stormed through the room of my life and destroyed and obliterated everything in its path and no one had come back to repair

the damage left behind. The faded blue ribbons and rusted congratulatory trophies were the only things in tact. Entropy had settled and I had settled too.

I glorified the successes of my youth because they were the only parts of my life that were still intact. They were of a better time, a simpler time where I felt that I was in control in the entire universe.

As I uncluttered the trash and waste that littered the ground, I realized that it was all going to end up okay in the end.

Frames could be replaced, trophies glued back together. I just needed to start now, rather than later.

Procrastination, the folly of every student, has been the monster, the hurricane trying to rip my life apart. It would be easier to succumb. To succumb, to sleep, to dream, like Hamlet, would be the easiest option out of the abyss of the universe.

But giving up is easy; living is harder.

Every day I woke up for the last four years was a constant repeat of the mantra, “Why didn’t I do this a year ago?”

The destruction built and built year after year until I was drowning in a self perpetuated sea of troubles. But no more.

Now, I’ve decided to find the raft of motivation and float, swim, and fight to the shore where I’ll finally be able to catch my breath.

But even if I don’t make it there, at least I’m willing to die trying.

De“Fine”ing moments Rachel Finegold Sports Section Editor High school is filled with many decisions. Most decisions are unimportant, some decisions may seem important but aren’t and on rare occasions, these decisions are actually meaningful.

I learned that high school is a time to live life and learn from your mistakes before these decisions actually matter. In high school, the consequences are often temporary, if there are any.

As senior year is less than a week from ending, I continue to meet more friends that I wish I could’ve met years ago. Seniors seem to be coming together more than ever to make the last month of high school memorable.

I have made so many memories with my friends that I will never forget. From sipping Hubert’s lemonade and listening to Dylan Gardner, to eating more popcorn mixed with M&M’s than we thought possible. From sneaking through an orchard of oranges to “smiling through the pain” in every awkward situation we got ourselves into.

I’ll never forget any of these memories and the decisions that made our nights so memorable. On these nights, never could I have realized that “the biggest decision of my life” (it’s probably not) was still ahead of me. Throughout my decision, I always kept in mind the advice of my dad. “Most important is what you do in college when you get there.”

At what seemed like the last second, I de-

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Heidi Chiu Managing Editor I’ve never moved in my entire life. I mean, I’ve moved my bed around and changed the arrangement of my room for fun, but it’s always been the same room in the same house. Except now, I’m moving across the country, more than 2,700 miles away to experience the oh so magical, yet slightly frightening world of college.

Of course I’m excited for this new chapter, but I already know that I will be homesick in the beginning.

A couple weeks ago, I was walking around the WHS campus when I realized that I’ve been at this school for four years. That’s approximately 23% of my life.

As the last month of high school rolls around, I’m experiencing all my lasts. My last orchestra concert, my last AP test and my last day of waking up at an ungodly hour to come to class. Oh, one more last: my last issue for the Arrow.

My time on the Arrow staff is coming to an end, but it can really document my growth throughout high school. The naive, young freshman who thought she was so cool and took journalism just for fun became the sophomore who realized the importance of motivation, time commitment and communication. These

experiences led to the well versed junior, who was busy with school and activities. And now, the senior who knows all about the process of print production and wishes that she knew what she now knows four years ago.

Unlike what many over-competitive Westlakians think, high school is not all about getting into a prestigious college with a perfect GPA and test scores. It’s about discovering your passions, gaining self confidence and understanding your morals.

That, my dear stressed out juniors, is what will get you places once you leave high school.

Admittedly, there were many, many downsides: all the time wasted within four walls when the weather was perfect for a hike, that time when I walked into the pole in the quad or all the traffic every morning and every afternoon.

But I wouldn’t change my high school experience for the world. During these four years, the memories I’ve made and the people I’ve met have shaped me into my current self.

I like to think that I’ve changed a lot since freshman year, but there are some things that haven’t changed. My height, for example, is still a towering five foot three inches, and I hope that all the friends I’ve made and lessons I’ve learned will stay with me as I move away from WHS. At the same time, leaving WHS isn’t a sorrowful event, and the school will always be a permanent part of my life.

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cided to take a risk and commit to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to become more independent, meet more people and experience life across the country.

What made my decision so difficult, when my instinct was telling me to go to Illinois all along, was leaving my sister, Sarah, in California. Sarah was always there for me helping me make it through the day. Even though she is younger, I look up to her and (I like to think) she looks up to me too.

I wish I could continue spending every day with her, but I know she will visit me so I can show her all the fun I’m having.

As graduation day approaches, I can’t help but become more excited about my decision.

I will always remember journalism, sports and all the other activities I was involved in during high school and am looking forward to being even more involved in college.

I will truly miss my close friends and of course I will miss my parents who have always been there for me.

They have both supported and helped me get to where I am today. I will never be able to thank them enough for everything they have done for me, especially letting me gain experiences out of the ordinary which made me more independent.

This has given me the opportunity to become more mature, responsible and prepared to make my own decisions across the country.

I have made many decisions already and I know I will have many more to come. However, I know I am going to keep family, friends and my interests close to heart, remember to live in the moment and that everything always works out in the end.

There is so much hype surrounding senior year. It’s said to be the easiest and most fun year during the entire high school experience. Let me be the one to tell you—this is false. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had a fantastic senior year and I’m incredibly excited for all the things us seniors get to do: winning rallies, senior picnic, wearing college sweatshirts and meaning it, prom, graduating, leaving forever—all that fun stuff. But what people seem to forget to tell you is that a lot of senior year is actually a long and difficult journey, and a lot of times you just want to quit and take a ten year nap, just like during all the other school years (especially you, junior year, bane of my existence).

Senior year is a weird time. By the time you’re used to being on top and being the big kids on campus, the year is almost over. Suddenly, soon you’ll be at the bottom of the food chain all over again.

It’s also weird (and terrifying and stressful) because this is when we pick where to live for the next four years. We don’t go a day without hearing someone talk about college. We’re constantly reminded of how soon our entire lives are going to change. We’re also picking what we want to study, which will then lead to picking what we want to do with the rest of our

lives. I can’t even handle deciding what to eat for dinner or what to wear in the morning.

I’ve also noticed that senior year seems to be the time when you meet people who you wish you had met four years ago. It seems like the people I’m closest with right now are the people I’ve only met in the past year or two, and it makes me so sad because these are people I wish I could have gone through all of high school with instead of just the last stretch of it.

There are also the people I’ve never talked to. We have a huge senior class. There’s no way I could meet everyone, and I can guarantee there will be names at graduation that I won’t even recognize. I find that so strange.

I have gone to school with these people for four years and yet I have never run into them and probably never will. If any of you reading this are those people, hello, it’s wonderful to meet you. I wish you all the luck in the world as we enter the next stage of our lives.

And so friends, enjoy high school. No matter what year you are in, no matter what classes you are taking, just enjoy it.

Talk to the kid behind you even if you don’t know his name. Smile at the girl you had English with freshman year; she probably remembers you too. Before you know it, you’re going to be leaving. I know we all can’t wait to get out of here and start putting our lives together, but once that process starts, you will never go back. There are going to be places and people you never want to leave, so wherever you’re at in life, make the most of it and enjoy.

capacities for even the most mundane bisonwaste (thanks school newspaper censoring) that is strewn my way.

In all honesty, I have no conclusive idea as to how I survived the last 2,095,640 minutes. Maybe it’s because I perceived the world as my own personal playground… literally.

To any normal person, a desk in Mr. Erickson’s room was a sturdy hunk of epoxy resin countertop used as a chemical workstation. However, to a strangely abnormal (and immature) group of people like my obnoxious friends and me, Erickson’s tables served as a racetrack for an intense, shirt-eroding round table-surfing.

The concept of materializing the universe

into a personal plaything (though as absurd as it may sound) has its unique perks and benefits.

Often times my own academic success can be boiled down to my own unique perspective on approaching your every day trivial high school tidbit. After all, what uncouth, tasteless degenerate would stoop so low to perceive chemical laws in a lessthan-appropriate manner. (To all my chem folks: Gay Lussac prefers to have his P’s over T’s).

In all essence, I’m the essential foil for Dunbar, the unrelenting sloth of a character from one of my favorite novels of all time, Catch-22.

While my good ol’ fictional friend Dunbar found

the metaphorical fountain of youth: prolonging life by being as absurdly bored as possible, I have reduced the 34,944 hours of my high school life by entertaining myself at every step.

I mean, how many students find the freedom to fire rubber fowls at their anatomy teachers (I’m looking at you, Vincent Huang), discreetly place a photograph of Mrs. Battaglia at 10% opacity onto a random page of the Arrow (sorry, Mrs. Lynch) or be the chief mastermind of one of the most intricate water balloon pranks at this school?

To all my underclassman, I wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors, and I hope that you can adhere to my pseudo-satirical message on life.

Maybe Dunbar is right. Maybe I’m killing myself faster. But heck, at least I’m having fun doing it.

Kallyn Hobmann Feature Section Editor

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Senior reflections

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I’m a “Shi”nior now

Alex Shi Editor in Chief Looking back, I slept a lot. Not so much at home, but more so in classes. Even now, I still remember the first time I slept during class. It was during freshman year, AP Human Geo (sorry Mr. Lynch). The lights were off and the video Guns, Germs, Steel (yes the one you watch at least five times throughout high school) was playing. The wall behind me never felt so soft, and I could feel myself drifting off to the soothing voice of Jared Diamond.

If I had to reflect on the past four years, the naps in my classes were truly memorable. AP Euro was always there for me, welcoming my dreams and giving me the honor of falling asleep in the presence of Mr. Freed. How could I forget the times when I would repeatedly bang my head against the chalkboard in Mr. Korshavn’s

room, trying to find a more comfortable sleeping position. And of course, my naps in AP Art History are always a phenomenon. Half the time I don’t know I’m asleep, and the other half of the time I really am asleep.

However, these are just a few of the naps I’ve had. If I were to list them all, well—I probably couldn’t.

But maybe these midday dozes weren’t the defining parts of my high school life.

Of course, my undeserved naps deserve an undeserving spot on my list of high school memories, but so do many of my waking memories.

As a freshman, crossing the bridge at the front of the school felt like a rite of passage.

When I first walked onto the campus, it was almost completely empty. I still remember how peaceful, quiet and surprisingly pretty WHS was.

However, this first impression was

shattered when school actually started and the hallways, stairs and pretty much anywhere and everywhere became overly crowded with people.

Still, there’s a time and place for everything, and I can’t deny that WHS really is pretty. Try looking up every once in a while.

Some of my best memories of WHS come from me being awake (makes sense I guess).

An immature trio of beginning journalists who played way too much Happy Wheels in class, a surprising and somewhat awkward raven jump scare in the Jane Eyre movie, an AP Chem video with a guy wearing a dress at least a few sizes too small for him and finally a college admissions letter.

There really are countless memories where I’m glad I wasn’t asleep, and I wouldn’t give

I’m “Ann&Lee”avin’ Annanlee Chang Feature Editor It is a truth universally acknowledged that a senior with slight senioritis must be in want of more reflections. Satire? Maybe, maybe not (senior year English should have taught you the difference).

Hi, I’m Annanlee—my mom’s middle name is Ann, my dad’s is Lee: ‘Ann-and-Lee’ but without the ‘d’ in ‘and.’ Glad we got that settled.

Okay, here we go.

High school is like a mini world in that it encompasses so much of daily life—when I came to WHS in junior year, I never intended school to become my safely-bubbled world, but it slowly invaded every aspect of my life until it was. The way I spend my time, the way I think and react. High school is seen in every facet of my exhausted being—I’ve been six feet Underwood and lower.

I’ve started out multiple weeks with motivation and ended many more in procrastination. I’ve met so many people and tolerated few. I’ve learned an immense amount and understood some. But the most influential thing that I’ve come across in the past two years (other than my “<10 people I’ll keep in touch with” list) is the difference between knowing and understanding. I knew so many things about physics and academics, people and myself in the beginning of junior year, and as I reach the end of senior year, I realize that I understood little about physics and academics and people and even less about myself.

High school is monotonous, it’s boring and repetitive. But its consistency and traceable pattern allow you to see the discrepancies and nuances that you may have missed the first time round as you were running to be on time for first period.

It’s surprising how much you can learn

about a person, talking to them for thirty seconds every nutrition, passing them enough times between second and third. There are people I understand just because I catch their eye every time I pass by them—by the same token, sometimes the game gets the best of me.

High school is all about the game. Who’s dating who, who got into Ivy Leagues, who’s nice, who’s mean. The game allows me to ignore one of my best friends for as long as “it” takes and commit many other unspeakable crimes, yet it also provides an excellent outlet for romance —the romance of the ages. Falling in love, chasing after dreams, believing in fiction. High school is a beautiful, contorted creature that is constantly shifting and providing new perspectives.

I will always (cause everyone I met that day won’t let it go) be that girl who wore red pants for her first day of public school. But I didn’t do it for attention, just statement.

And the statement was only for myself—I would never dress or act or be in any way that I didn’t agree with. It’s my way of always being aware of who I am and where I am and I think this is my personal secret to surviving high school.

It’s frightening to leave what’s familiar, to leave all the people who are familiar, to miss a community of individuals that has been my family. But now I’ll have my <10 excuses to jet set around the world. I have allies to use as examples for the best friends a girl could have (some of them believe they’ll be my maids-ofhonor, but we’ll see). High school has made me doubt myself, cringe, cry. But most of all, it’s made me strong. It’s given me reasons to stand up for myself. Reasons to laugh and reasons to love. It’s made me smile. Always.

Dancing in the football field in the rain, asking a question in class that was just answered, these moments momentarily define you. But eventually the present takes over, and all you’ll remember is gratitude towards the people who, by making or breaking your high school career, have been the means of creating you.

them up for even the most luxurious of naps.

However, these are just a few of the memories that come to mind. If I were to list them all, well— I know I couldn’t.

A wise Chinese man (me) once said that the greatest teacher is experience, while the greatest student is adaptation. Throughout these past four years, I’ve learned just how important adaptation is.

Just as I’ve adapted to sleeping in uncomfortable positions at school, I’ve adapted to a busier workload, wrought with standardized testing, APs, APs, more APs and a variety of extracurricular activities.

The road is never easy, unless you choose to make it easy. I’ve come to understand that Robert Frost, with all his wizened wisdom, was right. You are the one who chooses the road that you go down, and that will make “all the difference.”

For me, the future holds many more memories. I just hope that I’m awake to experience them all.

Giving it a little “Clare”-ity Clare Doyle Feature Editor In the cramped backseat of a cream-colored convertible Chrysler, I peered out at the gradually fading gold and maroon sunset that covered Nevada’s endless skyline. It was July in the desert and the air was crisp. I had John Mayer blasting through my headphones and my feet up near the edge of the window. Confusion and excitement were battling each other to take over inside my head.

The plumes of dust that had kicked up behind our UHaul earlier in the afternoon haze of heat had ceased. Everything felt surreal: the night, our move…and the last three years of events flashed by in the dark.

Freshman year was spent in a little town called Chapel Hill located in the heart of North Carolina, where finding a field of grazing cattle was only a mile away from your nearby gas station and Target. It’s only fitting to think of my freshman year as the year of “firsts.” It marked the end of private schooling and my first year in a public school, my first year on varsity soccer, my first year seeing the signs of my parents impending divorce and my first year filled with a feeling of pure loss , not knowing where I could possibly place myself in the world.

Freshman year is candy-coated and glossy—at least for me it was. Everything ahead of you is so uncertain (what the next two years brought I had definitely not seen coming). I learned to leave room for utter naivety, partook in football blackouts and spirit rallies and worried way too much about who I would dance with at winter formal. I now realize it’s more important to make friends, start strong in your classes and keep your mind open and curious.

As a sophomore, I was called upon for more focus. It was the true beginning of

“keeping balance” between the want-to and need-to.

Excel in honors classes, be treasurer of this club, be an actress in that play, begin your first job at a local restaurant, start your first long-term relationship: 10th grade was a packed schedule.

In addition, I remember this as a year I’ll never forget. I went to prom. I was televised with my high school soccer team as we won state for the first time. I began getting scouted by college soccer coaches from around the U.S..

I began paying for my phone bill and other expenses and I moved out of the house I’d grown up in for seven years.

With this, “mom’s house” and “dad’s house” began, and during a random Sunday afternoon in March of 2014, I was told I would drop the life I had built in North Carolina and drive across the country with my mom to begin a new slate on the Pacific Coast. It was sophomore year when I truly began to grow up.

Junior year began that night in July when our headlights shined against a sign welcoming us to the state of golden sunsets and bronzed skin.

I woke up at my grandparents’ house in Westlake Village sometime in the early morning of July 4, 2014.

In a pair of tattered black cowboy boots, I met WHS. When I stepped onto campus for the first time, something about my mind set changed. I don’t know when it hit me, but a newfound passion to push myself to my limits embodied everything I did that year—both with academics and extracurricular activities. I had to take on some of the school’s toughest classes and save up to study abroad in China. Most importantly, I learned it wasn’t just about doing it for my parents or for anyone else.

It was doing these things for myself.

Junior year, I learned independence.

For me high school was epic and I hope for college to serve as the thrilling sequel. So for whatever the future holds, bring it on.

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It seems like my parents have always had this espresso maker that they purchased from a Starbucks in the late 90s. It’s a small cube made out of stainless steel and black plastic. It only has three buttons and one knob: the on button, the button you press to start the espresso, the button for steam, and the knob for how much steam you want. It’s simple, loud and screechy and it’s been pumping out espresso for longer than I’ve been alive.

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faster, but on weekends, the steam screeched downstairs and I wondered why we hadn’t gotten rid of that old espresso maker yet. There were newer, faster and quieter ways to make coffee, and I was tired of being rudely awakened by the sound of that bothersome machine.

But after that, the espresso maker disappeared, shoved away in a box or cupboard somewhere. For four years, I’d acquire my morning fix from a not-soancient coffee pot and would throw in a ton of cream. And then somehow, I grew up.

While navigating the twists and turns of high school, I always turned to coffee. The excitement of flirting, the pain of learning to forgive, the thrill of my first college acceptance, my first flat tire on Malibu Canyon, the exhaustion of learning that Ph

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of the espresso maker disturbed my weekend slumber. I would achingly open my eyes and groan about how annoying that screech of steam was. Eventually, I’d get up and go sit at the breakfast counter with my parents and marvel at their giant cups of coffee. We used to have these giant white mugs that were so large they just looked like bowls with little handles.

I’d dreamily run my finger across the foam on the top of my mom’s cappuccino and then sweetly ask her for my own cup. She’d almost always say no, but every now and then I got a little less than a quarter cup of my own morning joe.

Years later at 13, I started to drink coffee almost every morning. During the week my family just used a coffee pot since it was

sometimes, no matter what you do, you can’t memorize everything—it was all celebrated or placated with coffee. Becoming who I am was fueled by that bittersweet blend. I’d say at least 20% of my high school memories involve coffee in some way, shape or form.

When I received my first college acceptance letter, my mom put a plastic storage bin in the corner of our garage with a yellow sticky note that said “Allie–College,” and sitting inside the bin was a white coffee pot. I walked past the bin and went into one of the cabinets nearby to look for something and once I got to the back of the shelf, I saw that old espresso maker. I dug it out and washed off the dust, and now I use that to make my coffee every morning.

That coffee maker has seen me through, from crib to dorm. From girl to graduate. Every time I make my coffee with that ancient espresso maker, I remember that no matter how far I’ve come or how far I go, there are some things that will never leave me.

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Prom

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Students make a lasting impression with memorable promposals

Noah Schwartz and Skylar Brock

Noah Sylvester and Sarina Freda

When Allison Lee ‘16 pretended to lose her phone in the sandbox, Lauren Hom ‘16 found the first clue.

Tim McGinley ‘16 set up a scavenger hunt that led Hom to a predetermined location where he formally asked her to prom with letters decorated with pictures of them from the past four years.

Spaces were purposely left on the letters for future prom pictures. “[The scavenger hunt] was not very good, and some stranger ate one of the clues,” said McGinley. “Yeah, don’t leave donuts alone in public.”

Nonetheless, Hom and McGinley are very excited for the upcoming dance. “Any time spent with Lauren is a great time, so just being there with her will be the highlight,” said McGinley.

Noah Schwartz ‘16 took advantage of his passion for baseball when planning his promposal.

Schwartz took his girlfriend, Skylar Brock ‘16, to a Dodgers game with another couple Joseph Brandalino ‘16 and Zoey Harrison ‘16.

Causally, Schwartz excused himself to go to the restroom during the game. “I didn’t assume anything was going to happen,” said Brock.

When Schwartz returned, he had a shirt in his hand as a gift for Brock. Still unaware of Schwartz’s intention, Schwartz turned the shirt around to reveal a promposal ironed on to the back. The promposal stated, “PROM 16.”

After WHS’ performance of Taming of the Shrew, Noah Sylvester ‘16 hosted the cast party at his house, where the cast distributed the traditional Paper Plate Awards.

“He asked me by giving a speech to the entire cast [about] how our relationship started and how incredible it has been,” said Sarina Freda ‘16. Sylvester then presented Freda with a Paper Plate Award titled “Prom?” as “Hey Jude” by The Beatles played in the background, a song special to the two as it had been used in a previous theatre production.

Freda is looking forward to prom pictures with Sylvester. She hopes one day her grandchildren will look at the pictures and see how nicely their grandparents cleaned up for their senior prom.

Ilan Morad and Kelly Fobes

Warren Berg and Casey Labrenz

Grant Musso and Brooke Katz

It was already an exciting night for Kelly Fobes ‘16 as she performed her solo for the last time in the Spring Dance Team Showcase. She was taken completely by surprise, however, when her performance ended with a promproposal.

“I suspected nothing, not even when he and a couple of his friends [from the] co-ed routine decided to stay backstage,” said Fobes.

During Fobes’ solo, the curtains closed behind her and when they reopened at the end of her dance, Ilan Morad ‘16 was there with gold foam letters that he and his dad had made, spelling out “prom.”

“I remember freaking out and making sure we spelled prom right,” said Morad.

Fobes and Morad look forward to an incredible night.

Warren Berg ‘16 was able to figure out when Casey Labrenz ‘16 had figure skating practice and planned his promposal so that he could ask her at the ice rink.

Being that Berg plays hockey and Labrenz is a figure skater, he figured it was the perfect way to ask and accompanied the theme with a sign that read, “Let me score a date to prom with you.”

When Labrenz was warming up to start her practice, Warren laid out hockey pucks on the ice to spell out prom.

“I had a worker at the rink call her over to where I was and I proclaimed, ‘Will you go to prom with me?’” said Berg.

“She said yes.”

Brooke Katz ‘16 was in the middle of enjoying one of her last CPT days of high school at Breakfast Cafe with her friends.

Suddenly Grant Musso ‘16 walked into the cafe dressed up as a policeman and held up his cop themed sign. Musso also had Katz’s favorite flowers and spelled out prom in donuts.

“I know the original plan was to get me pulled over by one of his cop friends, but that didn’t happen, so he went to plan B,” said Katz.

Musso then arranged for the cop to walk in to the cafe and ask Katz to step outside where Musso would be waiting, but the cop was a no show that morning, which left Musso with plan C.

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Compiled by Kallyn Hobmann and Rachel Finegold

A night to remember Rachel Finegold Sports Section Editor On June 4 at 7 p.m., hundreds of seniors will line up to enter the Ronald Reagan Library for prom.

The color theme is black and white with metallic accents to create an elegant and original atmosphere.

“It’s a modern take on the starry night with midnight strobe lights added to it,” said Maddy Candioty ‘16.

This year the location in the Ronald Rea-

gan Library has changed to the hanger in the Air Force One room.

“I’m really excited that we get to go to the Reagan Library,” said Noah Sylvester ‘16 while laughing. “I mean I don’t affiliate politically with Reagan that much because it’s pretty clear that his supply side economics theory proved largely ineffectual. But Airforce One is really cool!”

This new location provides three different floors which will all be decorated and host various activities.

When students first walk into the Ronald Reagan Library, they will check in and vote for prom king and queen.

“The second level is where the food is accompanied by tables decorated with center piec-

es,” said Jeniffer Modolo. The menu includes pasta, bread and refreshments.

The first floor of the hanger, will host the deejay table and dance floor. “I’m looking forward to eating some good food and dancing to some good music with my friends,” said Lauren Hom ‘16.

Adjacent to the first floor is a patio where students can go outside and relax on lounge chairs and keep warm under outdoor heaters.

Additionally, there is a photo booth, a coat check and a casino with poker tables and other games. The casino will be larger than last year’s set up.

“I am really looking forward to taking photos with my friends in the photo booth and checking my coat into the coat check,” said Alex

Arnaout ‘16. “I love myself a good coat check.”

Be sure to be at the Ronald Reagan Library by 9 p.m. when the doors will close. No students will be allowed to enter after 9:00 p.m. Prom will end at 12 a.m. sharp.

“I am really looking forward to having a fun night with Noah Schwartz ‘16 and my friends and all the memories to come with the night,” said Skylar Brock ‘16.

The last day to buy a prom ticket is Friday, May 27. Ticket prices are $95 with an ASG card and $100 without.

“I’m excited to be with my friends,” said Erik Kostin ‘16. “It’s one last chance to see everyone dressed up nice and make some last memories.”

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Senior favorites

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*Senior favorites are based on responses to The Arrow senior survey.

WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE YEAR OF...

New BEGINNINGS

The MAMBA

Donald TRUMP

The ELECTION

Most annoying trends

NOW SHOWING Senior Movie Favorites

High School Musical 3

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

“DAMN DANIEL”

MAN BUNS

THE DAB

WHIP/NAE-NAE

Superbad

Favorite Teachers

Scott Holloway Physics

Greg Korshavn Math

Tom Donahue Social Science

Lisa Ryder Computer Science

Darin Erickson Science

Doug Freed Social Science

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Sacramento State Kyle Carrillo UC Berkeley Sulaiman Alvi Sophie Bachmann Emily Demsetz Margaret Dorhout Derek Fang Matthew Forbes Cynthia Hsu Chloe Lim Claire Liu Ethan Ng Matt Panec Alex Peltz Amanda Schwartz Evan Schwartz Madhav Soni Angela Wang Zoe Yoo Nate Young Pierce College Noah Chess Destiny Greene Garrett Hartman LA Makeup School Abby Dempsey

Oxnard College Jonathan Cruz Patrick Mahon Skyler Weil

Ventura College Sabrina Cherfane Kaitlin Peters Adam Ramzi Marco Resendiz Julian Roberts Riley Stull Ally Sweet

CSU Channel Islands Tory Borovay Makenzie Hall Summer Hatae James Hipolito Alexandra Infeld Max Maynard Karina Rabadan Kenia Vazquez

Moorpark Darya Abbassi Desireh Abbassi Andre Agostinelli Paul Aguilera Leo Alonso Kylie Appleford Brenda Arevalo Adrian Arias Danielle Ash Tomas Atkinson Inga Ayala Luis Ayuso Milad Azmoudeh Shayan Bahri Pranav Balsubramanian Ayana Baker Allie Barham Zac Beeker

Humboldt State Cayley Corridorri Brandon Light San Francisco State Sean Chen Karysn Kapur Jackson Kritsch Jorah Landberg Tynan McGrady Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Stephanie Bague Danielle Bain Mariah Denchfield Brian Fornatoro Daniel Fox Shane Ho Kallyn Hobmann Jacob Jung Mitchell Klein Chris Lim Blake Matsumura Henrik Moe Sarah Orth Ashwin Rangarajan Joshua Rogers Brandon Tsouanatos Loyola Marymount Quentin Close Justin Egelske Lauren Katz Ben Kern Ally Scarpa Chris Syfacunda UC Santa Cruz Adrienne Cotton Jacob deRonde Charlie Douille Tim McGinley Ally Stuart Wesley Smith

Saddleback College Jacob Montoya UC Irvine Taik Wang

UC Riverside Jiayin Sun Nina Schatz Victor Valley Evelyn Guereque

Duncan Bielman Abby Briones Ana Bruno Carolyn Buckley Grant Bunker Erwin Calabrano Walter CalderonSchweitzer Josiah Carillo David Castillo Alexandra Champion Michelle Choi Hunter Coffaro Iliana Correa Vincent Corso Nathanael Cox-Bridge Delaney Des Baillets Julia Dewing Gabriel DiCenza

Adventure

University of San Francisco Morgan Haines San Jose State UC Davis Benjamin Weisberg Marianne Adamian Sean Yeung Pattie Chen UC Santa Barbara Lauren Hom Allison Adams Cuesta College Erica Adams Darilynn Chase Fareen Ali Frank Sumell Malani Bydalek Ethan Thomas Clare Doyle Sonoma State Kelly Fobes Sophia Casalenuovo Dagnall Forsberg Emily Astor Emily Garnica Kevin He College of the Jordan Kuchta Canyons Osvaldo Lopez Brandon Shook Samantha Nelson California College Tyler Robinson of the Arts Emma Rose O’Brien Lydia Wagoner David Suslik Alex Vita CSU San Marcos Jackson Weiss Rojan Safavieh Ashley Wold Stanford Marcela De los Rios CSU East Bay Donovan Tokuyama Morgan Horvatich UC Los Angeles Nolan Dellibovi Nakul Gupta Theo Howard Eddie Hu Casey Monahan Crawford Pierson Alexander Schultz Spencer Soosman Alina Yen Santa Monica CC Jamie Hechal Nicholas Pearson Behrad Rabiel CSU Northridge Joe Eskanos Kayla Fontenot Cameron Jackson Matt Katz Ryan Ketcham Robert Leicht Ilan Morad Pepperdine Noah Bissonette Bobby Hariri Allison Lee Harry Zhou

Laguna College of Art and Design Gillian Hei

Justin Dulay Kyle Ebrahimi Evan Epstein Herbert Farfan Baas Edris Farhadi Maclain Fischer Jake Fitzwater Samantha Ferguson Connor Freeborg Jamie Foster Sarah Georgian Summer Gharakhani Courtney Goff Rafael Gonzalez Colton Gorian Pablo Guzman Tryston Harrison Grace Henbest Vanesa Jeronimo

Westmont College Lizzy Green

FIDM Olivia Glass California Baptist University Sydney Bennett Mara Mann California Lutheran University Connor DeDecker Jordan Erickson Melissa Flores Julia Garcia Natalie Nazarbekian Ana Park von Simun Jackquelin Quintero Vincent Rosales Cameron Tadayon Claire Thompson Columbia College Hollywood Avery Jaffe

UC San Diego Nolan Au Ryann Corpuz Jesse Craighead Cameron Foster Ethan Lowe Roni Merrill Daniel Sanchez-Cruz Jeffery Tsang

Bailey Jeffery Kevin Jimenez Sierra Johnson Sabrina Kalil Evan Kealey Michelle Khav Michelle Khou Michael Kronenberg Chris Le Marissa Legal Leroy Leong Diego Lopez Odalys Lopez Silverio Luna Fallon Lytwyn Jason Macedo Kollin Madden Julian Marzioli Orfa Menendez

Whitworth University Heather Ferkranus Hannah Miller

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California Northstate University Alexander Gribble

University of Washington John Buffalo Azusa Pacific University Taylor Corpuz Isabella Aldridge University of Oregon Griffin Hardy Melissa Adler Cal Poly Pomona Warren Berg Oregon Tech Mason Badgley Jack Gardner Spencer Bradbrook Jihoon Kim Boise State Emily Hill Jeremy Model Portland CC University Grace Levin Kathleen Preston Alex Wilson Jake Corey Rachel Mason USC Sarra Foerster Madeline Reznik Anya Arami Sean Mays Michael Teobaldi Alicia Burrell Emily Wetherwax Maddy Candioty Annanlee Chang University of Nevada, Isabella Dake Reno Utah Valley University Moziz Haywood Andrew Cooper Kaitlyn Knapp Eden Lederer Tyler Flores Quentin Montoya Nick Petroccione Noah Schwartz Brigham Young Kanhai Shah University Cassidy Wechsler Annika Bergsma Daniel Taylor Orange Coast College Santa Barbara Arizona State Taylor Storrie City College University Pasadena City College Danela Binsol Brooke Katz Jaylon Gray Harry Daniels Joshua Conner Jordan Matute Anson Francis Skylar Brock Chapman University Spencer Harris Makayla Bush Spencer Afshari Mason Harvey Arizona Western Emma Ballen Luke Kudirka College Celine Chavez Miles Merkley Jazmin Ramos Noah Fischer Ruth Morgan Grand Canyon Amulya Madhav Devin Papadol University Brianna Rawlings Julien Williams Jayda Richardson Anika Heintz San Diego Mesa Art Center of College University of College and Design Brandon Hall Arizona Steven Han Ryan Osborne Natalie Anselmo Soo Kim Cooper Richman Trevor Burtzloff Cabrillo College Andrew Cahalan San Diego State Jensen Northrup Kailey Ghaderi Kevin Barlev Raquel Joelson Simi Valley Gabby Corralejo Matthew Ng Cosmetology School Vanessa Chen Lucas Sabin Keely Talbot Cameron Godbehere Spencer Wood Zoe Harrison University of San Diego Morgan McLaughlin Laura Power Jeremy Principe Bibi Renssen

Leah Henry Chase Jasmin Emily Javid Summer O’Shea Samuel Orue Ryan Sjodin Marissa Veis

Lucas Miller Edward Millet Shaun Moffat Dayna Montgomery Marisa Moore Antonio Morales Thomas Morley Genieva Munoz Grant Musso Blake Osborn Beatriz Pantoja Sofia Pergolizzi Jennifer Perez Dominic Perrino James Peterson Jack Powell Michael Rapp

Daniel Rash Brooke Reilly Everett Rittenhouse Luis Rodriguez Michael Rodriguez Brian Russo Sydney Schalk Amanda Schatz Ana Schilke Alexander Schilling Hunter Schmidt Antonio Segura Chris Sepulveda Basiq Shah Kyle Shah Ulysses Sklavenitis Justice St. Rose

University of Hawaii Gunar Kristjanssan Everett Schuett

Jake Stevens Nicholas Storey David Stuart Victoria Suruy Erica Szaldobagyi Patricia Tanglao Garrett Tinguo Maria Tinti Michael Trejo Eyan van Geest Giovanna Vera Mikaela Vespe Chad Vreeland Khalil Washington George Weisfuss Nicholas Weiter Abigail Winitzky

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the class of 2016 University of Utah Cassandra Bateman University of Northern Colorado Lexy Mehler Colorado School of Mines Preston Smith University of Colorado, Boulder Kayla Arendts Chase Dudas Kelly Fahy Katherine Hill University of Colorado, Denver Kal Kapur University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Yukino Arimitsu Nicole Puigdevall

Creighton University Peter Lazar-Arellano

University of Kansas Saleena Chapa Marissa Hair

Sarah Lawrence Charlie Kanter Hofstra University Andy Barbosa Grace Delson List College Kayla Pollack Vassar College Hunter Gettings Barnard College Megan Trach Syracuse Katelyn Eaton Eastman School Hannah Ramirez of Music Avery Scanlon New York University New York Conserva- Maya Ayed tory of Dramatic Arts Sarina Freda Nicolas Parada Bailey Tait Yorai Vardi The New School University of Idan Morad Adrian College Pennsylvania Casey Labrenz Marist College Heidi Chiu Carsen Horvatich Rebecca Huang Ohio Northern Pranav Kaygee Katherine Ballesteros Simone Liao Baldwin Wallace Alex Shi Maddie Lovejay Purdue Noah Sylvester Ohio State University Bucknell Pardis Shahamat Noah Isemeyer University University of Illinois, Stephen Zhong Brooke Stark Urbana Champagne Casey Zurek Juniata College Rachel Finegold Michael Young Aurora University Western Kentucky American University Katie Smart Joseph Brandolino University Alexandra Palkovic Washington and Lee University Vanderbilt Allison Webb University University of Kyra Levenson Tennessee Allison Mendoza Jared Archer Savannah College of Art and Design Brandon Hubbard

University of Texas, Austin Ashley Donovan Baylor University

David Cisi Haley Clark Caleb Harris Sanjana Kurapati Paula Logsdon

University of Georgia Ryan Gebhardt Gillian Howe

Trinity University Jonathan Boal Kristen Canepa

Rice University Zach Hutchings

Tulane University Gabby Edelman Danielle Ghazarian

Marine Corps Landon Anderson Kenika Beck Morgan Evans Katie Johnson Evelyn Moya Gissel Vargas US Army Naomi Doane David Lopez James Vollrath US Air Force Tres Garcia

University of British Columbia, Canada Vanessa Low Nick Morse

St. Johns University Blair Eckman Dartmouth College Garrett Muscatel James Sullivan Yale University Dale MacLean Nick Zhang U Mass, Amherst Ryan Harper

Boston University Annie Heyman Breann Tobias

Harvard University Alister Pino Northeastern University Kameron Mori Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science Anil Kundal M.I.T. Frank Ozello Johns Hopkins University Vincent Huang Loyola University of Maryland Bridget Ahrens

Southeastern University Luke Rachels Graham Peeples Jacksonville Univesrity Brett Reilly University of Miami Alex Arnaout Abby Bryman

Technical University of Munich, Germany Alex Baiklov National Chengchi University, Taiwan Jaime Ocon

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Dorm Essentials

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BARE NECESSITIES

Power strips Keep plenty of outlets available to power your way through freshman year!

Bookshelf

Place it above your desk for extra storage space.

Makeup mirror

Defeat fluorescent lighting and solve all your makeup woes!

Sticky putty

Hang up posters and tapestries even on cinder block walls!

Slippers and shower shoes

Keep your feet warm and combat the communal bathroom germs!

KITCHEN

Electric kettle

French press

For tea and for brewing your coffee, especially with the French press.

Smaller than a Keurig and no need for K-Cups!

Pantry cart

Keep all your dry foods organized! You could also repurpose it for a bedside storage table.

Tupperware

Take it to the cafeteria when you eat and bring back snacks like vegetables and fruit.

KEEP CLEAN

Keep all your dirty clothes off the floor while adding a splash of personality to your room.

Keep all your collared shirts, slacks and blazers pressed and professional without taking up too much space.

Detergent, softener and dryer sheets

Folding board

Make your laundry routine quicker and less stressful with a tool that folds for you!

Keep your clothes soft, clean and smelling like home.

comforter throw blanket bed shelf sheet straps beach towel shower towels hangers drawer organizer shoe organizer extra closet rod vacuum seal bags bathing suits

• dressy jacket/coat • random costume clothes • clothes that can get dirty/messy • gym bag • HDMI cable • SD card • external hard drive • push pins • plastic utensils • tissue boxes

Drying rack

Keep hand washed items and delicate clothing in pristine condition by line drying them like the tag says to do!

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ADDITIONAL ITEMS • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Hamper

Iron and small ironing board

• Cards Against Humanity • trash bags • door stop • basic tools • step stool • waterproof blanket • floor rug • cups • bluetooth speakers • file holder

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washcloth nail clippers coffee mug(s) sewing kit assorted batteries printer ink cartridges quarters big warm football game blanket • professional clothes

• copy of birth certificate • key dish • boot bins • Christmas lights • winter gloves • baseball caps • plastic wrap • aluminum foil • facepaint • sleeping bag • air freshener

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Teachers of WHS: college advice

Annanlee Chang Feature Editor

Over the last four years, teachers of WHS have taught their students many academic and life lessons.

Now, as the seniors escape off to college, teachers Lora Novak, Lisa Ryder, Michael Lynch, Beth Grasel and Doug Freed offer graduating seniors some final practical bits of wisdom that can be applied to the world beyond high school.

Novak, one of two WHS 12AP English

teachers, attended Pepperdine University and “under the influence of [her] dad the doctor,” started out pre-med before receiving a degree in English and business.

Math analysis and APCS teacher Ryder attended Bryn Mawr College and majored in math because it was “the major that involved writing no papers,” and her freshman year math professor was “the coolest person [she] had ever known.”

Social science teacher Lynch attended Cal Poly SLO and always wanted to teach high school/college. He said he realized he didn’t want to “clean toilets for a living” and that “getting a degree in college, doing something you want” is what would be most beneficial to him.

Grasel, statistics and math teacher, majored in chemical engineering at UC Berkeley, said to “take advantage of all the opportunities college offers and don’t forget to call home.”

Handsome history teacher Freed “attended” Pyongyang Naval Academy (which is not the university somewhere in California where he is rumored to have gone) and never changed his major due to the general knowledge that “change is forbidden at PYNA.” It’s the care and concern for their former students that connect teachers and students and bring WHS alumni back for visits years after graduation. Students keep in touch with teachers through social media, email them

“The world is full of fascinating things and ideas that I know nothing about. I should spend my life trying to explore as many as I can.” -Ryder

“Go to class. Your parents are paying a lot for this education...you’re wasting hundreds of dollars each time you skip a single class.” -Novak “Live college like you’ll live your life.

Don’t be afraid to do something you love.” -Lynch “Make lots of other friends and you won’t have to see your roommate that often.” -Grasel

“I was lucky to never have a roommate. Truly.” -Ryder “Everything in moderation.

Nothing in excess.” -Ryder (but really Socrates) “More time means more procrastination. It’s the paradox of time.” -Lynch “You don’t have to be the best, but you should enjoy the opportunity you have been given.” -Ryder “Just do it.” -Grasel “Stay together.” -Ryder

with questions and update them on jobs and marriages. Novak is even known for setting up two of her former students who are now happily married.

Although many life lessons are learned simply by being in the high school environment, many of the more useful guidelines to surviving college and the world come from the teachers themselves. Their advice comes from the stories they tell and the experiences they’ve gone through.

As you leave the halls of WHS, carry these words of wisdom with you and remember that the WHS community will always be a place where you can return to.

Favorite and least favorite aspects of college

Novak:

Favorite: “Engaging literary discussions and the study abroad programs (London and Heidelberg).”

Least favorite: “Watching others make poor choices.”

Ryder:

Favorite: “Living on my own, making all my own decisions.”

Least favorite: “Living on my own, making all my own decisions.”

Lynch:

Favorite: “Intellectual stimulation of being with like-minded people.”

Least favorite: “Acclimating to new roommates was a learning experience and the most difficult aspect of college.”

Grasel:

Favorite: “Meeting lots of new and interesting people.”

Least favorite: “It was all pretty good.”

Freed:

Favorite: “The discipline!”

Least favorite: “Not enough discipline.”

“My favorite acronym is GAJ–get a job. My daughters will be job-ing in college.”

“JOB.” -Lynch

Surviving Finals

Novak: “I used to study in advance for my finals so I could go to the movies and relax during finals week.”

Ryder: “If you stay on top of your work all semester and keep up with all the reading, then “You can party and not drink alcohol.” -Lynch finals are fine.”

Lynch: “You can only be successful if you go to class.”

Most influential thing you took away from college?

Grasel: “Do your homework and the as “Time management.” -Novak signed reading from the first day.”

“Don’t get too absorbed in yourself; you’re no more special than anyone else.”

Freed: “Purge yourself of indi“You’re gonna make friends by being open to new ideas. Be open to all the different avenues vidualism.”

“Who eats ramen? Ick.” -Novak

“Ramen is a decadent luxury!” -Freed

of college.” -Lynch

“Hang out with people you know and trust and beware of your surroundings.” -Grasel “I would caution students who study abroad to be very careful where they go. Do your research to make sure that you are safe when you get off a train at night in a foreign city.” -Novak

“Find friends and rely on each other; travel in packs. Go as a group and leave as a group. You gotta be a jerk to keep them safe.” -Lynch “The best way to get along with your roommate is to establish behavioral parameters up front...come to an agreement on basic rules of respect.” -Novak Compiled by Annanlee Chang

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Senior standouts

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2016 senior standouts

GARRETT MUSCATEL After graduating from WHS, Garrett Muscatel will study government at Dartmouth University.

Muscatel volunteered for Julia Brownley’s successful 2014 election campaign. The following summer, Muscatel interned at Julia Brownley’s office in Washington, D.C. for a month. He gave tours of the Capitol Building, completed clerical duties and attended briefings on pressing issues around the world.

“I’m not sure if I want to do [government work] internationally or within the U.S., but I really enjoyed my internship in D.C. and I could definitely see myself out there,” said Muscatel.

LAURA POWER Following this year, Laura Power will attend the University of San Diego to pursue a career as a music therapist for students with special needs. In her high school career, Power has volunteered hundreds of hours to Many Mansions and Therapeutic Recreation. Along with this, Power is a teacher’s assistant for the special education class at WHS. “It’s really tough, but it is worthwhile when you see all [the kids’] smiles and how much they appreciate it,” said Power.

Power hopes to continue reaching out to assist the special needs population in her future.

BROOKE STARK

Brooke Stark will head to Bucknell University next fall to play Division I volleyball for the Bisons. Stark is a four year scholar athlete, as well as a captain of the WHS varsity team. Last year, Stark played up an age group for the Legacy Volleyball Club.

“I got to play with older girls who were all going off to college, and I had to mature to play on a team that was a higher ranking team than I had ever played on before,” said Stark.

Stark was originally offered an admission slot for her athletic position. She is currently admitted academically as undeclared but is looking towards biological sciences as her major.

KELLY FAHY

Kelly Fahy will head to the University of Colorado at Boulder to pursue a business major.

At the end of her sophomore year, Fahy began a pet-sitting business with her friend, which eventually grew into an official licensed and ensured company. Her company not only serves Thousand Oaks families, but also includes the Newbury Park, Moorpark and Agoura areas.

“It was a great experience both working with animals, working for adults and learning how to maturely handle situations.” said Fahy.

Fahy is uncertain whether she will continue her pet service company in college. She does however, hope to translate her passion of entrepreneurship in her future.

ABIGAIL WINITZKY Abigail Winitzky will attend Moorpark College in the fall of 2016 to begin her path towards attaining a business degree. “For [Moorpark] college I’m focused on getting a business degree,” said Winitzky. “I want to eventually go to SDSU or UCLA and then branch out into... making a business with interior design. I think that would be really cool.”

Winitzky became interested in interior design through her love of fashion and pop culture trends. Now, she hopes to incorporate that passion into her career path.

ERIK KOSTIN

Erik Kostin will take a gap year after graduating from WHS this summer. Kostin holds a unique interest in multiculturalism and hopes to continue his education abroad in South Korea.

“There’s a whole new realm of experiences that you can participate in just by going to a new country,” said Kostin. He currently hopes for a chance to immerse himself in Korean language and culture.

“I already have everything I need from America—I have the mindset of an American,” said Kostin. “I’ve reaped the benefits of the culture, so therefore, I wanted to expand on that and see what else I can learn. How can I add this to my career? My future?”

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To the spectacular Class of 2016:

I, Marianne Adamian, of caring mind and spunky body, will my undeniable sense of humor to Anna Adamian because she needs it.

I, Melissa Adler, of blank mind and exhausted body, will my laziness and procrastination to senioritis.

I, Bridget Ahrens, of Mindy Kaling mind and Nicki Minaj body, will my mock trial prowess to Jerry Song.

I, Isabella “Izzy” Aldridge, of awesome mind and sleep deprived body, will my sweet dance moves and awesomeness to my Dance Team girls and future yearbook seniors.

I, Fareen Ali, of stressed mind and tired body, will my statistics homework to the freshmen and sophomores.

I, Leo T. Alonso, of lucid mind and free body, will my passion and truth to one.

I, Sulaiman Alvi, of feeble mind and furry body, will my poor attitude and boyish good-looks to Stan Liao.

I, Landen Anderson, of empty mind and no body, will my no no to Westlake High School.

I, Anya Arami, of sarcastic mind and sad excuse for a body, will my nonvital organs to Stan Liao and love for historical politicians to Katia Arami.

I, Jared Archer, of astonishing mind and able body, will my brain of knowledge to Chase Walian.

I, Kayla Arendts, of savage mind and tired body, will my feathered headdress and lululemons to Ally Barron.

I, Alexander Arnaout, of malfunctional mind and questionably meaty body, will my 2006 Runescape account and love for bat poo coffee to Mike Lynch.

I, Danielle Ash, of questionable mind and fine body, will my never washed backpack and TI-84 to Rebecca Beerstein.

I, Maya Ayed, of contradictory mind and translucent body, will my wire corset to Hannah Ayed.

I, Luis Ayoso Jr, of a soccer mind and a Messi body, will my legacy live on at Westlake High School to my soccer coach Dino.

I, Milad “Sir Milad” Azamoudeh of savage mind and fit body, will my knowledge and strength to the future leaders.

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Congratulations on a fantastic four years as a Warrior! It’s definitely a bit surreal to be graduating, isn’t it? But what’s even crazier is knowing that our class will be across the country—across the globe, even—by this fall! Continue the legacy of Warrior domination, and whatever you do, remember to keep learning.

It’s been a pleasure to serve such a vibrant, talented and successful group of individuals. I’m so proud of your victories. May whatever follows June 9 be an incredible adventure.

Dale MacLean Senior Class President Eric Zhong.

I, Sydney Bennett, of caffeine induced mind and bionic body, will my Birkenstocks and Dwight Shrute obsession to Paige Higham.

I, Warren Berg, of innovative mind and chiseled body, will my extraordinary ability to pick up ground balls and Jersey Mike’s Student Meal Deal Card to Nick Reilly.

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Duncan Bielman, of floccinaucinihilipilification mind and (I’m scared) “Hug me-body,” will my hair and my snare (please) to Noah Santos and Josh Olivas, respectively. (Help!)

I, Danela Binsol, of peaceful mind and sleepy body, will my positive attitude and severe case of senioritis to the juniors.

I, Jonathan Boal, of erratic mind and fit body, will my skillz to Ryan Bough.

I, Tory Borovay, of creative mind and short body, will my obsession to Jersey Boys, artistic skills, and Friday hangouts to Jake and my friends.

I, Abby Briones, of broad mind and spiritual body, will my sassiness and enthusiasm to Rachel Polakow, Evangeline Bautista, and Sophie Katz.

I, Grant Bunker, of sarcastic mind and beautiful body, will my game to Chad, Dean, and Cali McMillan.

I, Alicia Burrell, of roaring mind and subpar body, will my sassiness, “objectiveness,” and napping abilities to Amy McFarland and Stephen Michaels.

I, Malani Bydalek, of Pete mind and Michael Albanil’s body, will my deli meat and mini BB-8 to Trevor Bock.

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I, Sophie Bachmann, of absent mind and busy body, will my undying love of Leah Henry and I, Maddy Candioty, of bodacious body and Maggie Henry to Benjamin Harris. mind, will my savagery and dashing good looks I, Stephanie Bague, of spiritual mind and to Kailey Rosensweig and Tommy Perry. flannel-wearing body, will all of my patience I, Kristen Canepa, of joking mind and giraffeand my ability to like body, will my fairy run function on minimal to Kristen Enriquez and unk your kid in Hannah Sharts. amounts of sleep to Macie Gettings and a bucket of Jello. I, Sophie Casalenuovo, of Kennedy Mori.

You can’t stay innocent mind and always I, Emma Ballen, of injured body, will my luck, mad like that.” passion and sense of humor blonde mind and showchoir body, will to the Warriors softball team. my pitchiness and -Julia Dewing I, Jack Cassidy, of Christ-like Disney obsession mind and Spirit-filled body, to Jen Chadick and will my soul sing of praises Caiden Babbitt. and wonder to the king of I, Katherine Ballesteros, of mind and siq body, heaven to the God of unlimited glory. will my coolness be noticed to everyone.

I, David Castillo, of open mind and tight body, I, Andy Barbosa, of thoughtful mind and happy will my swag. body, will my annoyingness and love for my I, Alex Champion, of cloudy mind and teammates to Eddie Kutt. euphoric body, will my effortless intelligence I, Kenika “Swag Daddy G” Beck, of large mind and reputation of being a champion to Devon and beautiful body, will my Pokemon collection Joelson. and swag to Eyan.

I, Annanlee Chang, of perceptive mind and I, Zac Beeker, of analytical mind and pencil-like sassy-stanced body, will my coffee tolerance to body, will my noteflighting and sightreading to Amari Huang, my rushed hall hugs to JR, and

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I, Vincent Corso, of aloof mind and gladiator I, Darilynn Chase, of weird mind and energetic body, will my superior intelligence, unmatched body, will my life of enjoyment and happiness to athletic ability and radiating confidence to the my school friends and favorite teachers.

Westlake football program.

I, Celine Chavez, of free-spirited mind and I, Adrienne Cotton, of eccentric mind and unbreakable body, will my never-ending charm hyper body, will my ability to plan out every and love for Merlin and the Arrow to Megan minute of my day and still be late to every Wu, Angela Zheng, VK.J., Daniel Chow, and rehearsal to the regiment alto section.

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I, Nathaniel Cox-Bridge, of analytical mind and I, Sean Chen of clueless mind and non-existent possessed beautiful body, will my reputation body, will my intense senioritis to all the current and good looks to Nate Bridge. junior Asians.

I, Dylan Craig, of bored mind and lazy body, I, Vanessa Chen, of somewhat decent mind and will my effort and grades to failure. okay-ish body, will my 10 out of 10 shoe game I, Jesse Craighead, of devious mind and and sock collection to Phyllis Chen. unbreakable body, will my dream to take over I, Sabrina Cherfane, of sick mind and athletic the world to Cameron Johari. body, will my craziness and sense of humor to Selena Cherfane.

I, Heidi Chiu, of confused quirky mind and squishy body, will my journalism skills to the future editors, all my old work and I, Isabella Marie Dake, of American beautiful infinite attempts to be funny to Logan Chiu, mind and creamy quiz body, will my penguin and my love for Anatomy to future Anatomy waddle, Grease pants, and love of all snacks to Mina Dake and Layne Consales. students (G2!).

I, Harry Daniels, of logical I, Michelle Choi, of cat lovin’ mind and hen in doubt, mind and steezy body, my Bad Boy clothing fab body, will my pinkie out.” will collection and car Sally 3000, kitten enthusiasm to Sebastian Kimble, Gianluca to Lisa Ryder and Doug Freed, awkward -Tim McGinley, quoting Lucchina, Devon Johnson, Yoshimoto, and Navid dancing to Amanda Patrick Star of Spongebob Kyle Azouri.

Yao and journalism Squarepants I, Marcela De Los Rios, of skills to Marc Choi.

Gabriella Montez mind and I, David Cisi, of Troy Bolton body, will my powerful mind and sound body, will my beach outfits go off to Annie Heyman’s art socks to Lily Rosenberg, dried-hand high-fives to Stan Liao, and my college for good.

I, Haley Clark, of predictable mind and dissection scissors dance move to Malia Corpuz. unpredictable body, will the Ralph’s Grocery I, Grace Delsohn, of trusting and kind mind Store on TO Blvd. to Kelly Mason, my gold- and young, scrappy, and hungry body, will my framed picture of Dwight Schrute to Lily WWSFD mentality to Sam Goldstein.

Rosenberg, and my dimples to anyone who has I, Abbie Dempsey, of scattered mind and pale body, will my skill of getting ready in under ten ever loved me.

I, Quentin Close, of incredible mind and minutes to Isabelle Dempsey. incredible body, will my grades and life to Kobe. I, Emily Demsetz, of lofty mind and stout body, I, Josh Conner, of intelligent mind and willowy will my meatballs, guppies, and treasures to body, will my witty jokes and confidence to Nick Matt Brucell.

I, Jake de Ronde, of logical mind and Adonis Gemberling.

I, Andrew Cooper, of the Academy mind body, will my genius and physique to Kye Daniels. and energetic body, will my lazer tag gun and I, Julia Dewing, of capable mind and petite body, will my aglets, banmans and mascara to membership to my day one’s.

I, Jake Corey, of chaste mind and celibate body, Kimberly Magglos. will my glow in the dark Chris Daughtry action I, Naomi Doane, of WHS mind, will my cowboy figure to my girlfriend that goes to a different boots and beautiful truck to Evelyn Giureque.

I, Ashley “Ash Dono” Donovan, of unstable mind school. You don’t know her. I met her at camp.

I, Ryann Corpuz, of untapped mind and weary and very weak body, will my Indesign skills to Jacob body, will my deadweight loss and dirty scrubs Moscovitch, love of Mao to Joey Itkin, love of dogs to to Malia Corpuz and Jackie Grubel, respectively. Phyllis Chen, and awesome shuffles to Jen Carlson.

I, Gabby Corralejo, of sassy mind and midget I, Clare M. Doyle, of colorful mind and hardbody, will my lamp to Lindsey Hallen and my working body, will my curiosity to all those wishing to take one step farther out of their front door.

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I, Iliana Correa, of simple and gullible mind I, Chase “the young duder” Dudas, of altered mind and solemn body, and clumsy body, will my sarcastic a n d will my presence and defiant nicknames to Cameron legacy to the chosen one.

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Question:

What is your favorite memory that never happened?

“When someone promposed to me by painting prom on an elephant at the San Diego Zoo.”

-Bridget Ahrens

“When we made the student lot a slip ‘n slide with soap and oils and Mrs. Harrison came and stopped us.”

-Jaime Ocon

“When the WHS Dance Team did a flash mob for me in the quad.”

-Kayla Arendts

“When I entered a sumo wrestling match against Mr. Freed.”

-Kevin Barlev

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I, Justin Dulay, of sound mind and out-of-shape body, will my locker to the highest bidder.

body, will my football locker and whatever is in utation and fashion sense to the Goofs.

I, Noah Isemeyer, of peanut mind and stick it to Will Lymann.

I, Griffin Hardy, of too-fast mind and too-flex- body, will stunning looks to WHS. ibile body, will my Mongolian BBQ and driving skills to Amari Huang (aka her older sister).

I, Justin Egelske, of childish mind and unathletic I, Ryan Harper, of glut mind and delicious body, will my stunning good looks and endless body, will my atrocious golf game to Matt Wolff.

I, Cameron Jackson, of humorous mind and I, Jordan Erickson, of sarcastic and superior wit to my brother, Bryce. witty body, will my memories to the freshmen.

I, Summer Hatae, of obsessive mind and smol mind and foxy body, will my sass and french fry I, Brandon Jacobs, of an old man’s mind and fabody, will my Harry Potter knowledge and fanlunch box to Natalie Anders.

I, Evan “Lucious Lyons” Epstein of the golden girling to Gwynne Stevenson, Jake Schuman, therly body, will my knowledge and wisdom to the younger generation. methodical mind and impressive body, will my and Jake Rittenhouse. years of service and reputation to make sure I, Moziz Haywood, of a powerful mind and inde- I, Vanesa Jeronimo, of radiant mind and mysstructible body, will my hunger for greatness, in- tical body, will my heart and kindness to JenWestlake will never be forgotten.

I, Joe Eskanos, of underachieved mind and dull tense work ethic and ability to love to Jalen Turner. nifer. body, will my senioritis and horrible reputation I, Kevin He, of platitudinous mind and wither- I, Chase Jasmin, of briling body, will my tear stained pillow and worn to Matt Apell. liant mind and beautiful out flip-flops to Kevin She. I, Gillian “Gill Gill” Hei of fish-smelling mind body, will my comedic geand dead-tired body, will my fishing rod and Sa- nius, bulging biceps, and physical prowess to my I, Kelly Fahy, of creative mind and pale, British dahaw to Gin Chan “Gintoki.” body, will my wanderlust and love of ducks to I, Grace Henbest, of forthcoming mind and vig- little brother Cameron R. orous body, will my unwavering pursuit of hap- Jasmin.

Tommy Perry (Tomcat).

I, Derek Fang, of Nick Zhang mind and Idan piness to the forthcoming graduates of Westlake Morad body, will my King Kunta dance moves High School.

I, Leah Henry, of soccer mom to anyone who got the funk. mind and Starbucks Gold card I, Melissa Flores, of lost mind I, Pranav Kaygee, of empowering mind and and goddess body, will my life ame.” holder body, will my procrastina- swole body, will will my will to Will Oken and tion and infinite supply of Pepe and humor to no one. my eyebrows to Cameron Johari. memes to Rahel Bachmann.

I, Kayla Fontenot, of demandI, Annie Heyman, of enthusias- I, Matt Katz, of obsessively compulsive mind ing mind and amazing body, will and statistically average body, will my 10 volmy persuasive ways and hatred -Kevin He tic mind and probably hunched umes of self-written romantically abstracted over-studying body, will my of everyone to Marissa Menler.

I, Matthew Forbes, of dank “beeps beeps” to Connor Matro poetry interjections to Stephen Michaels. mind and groovy body, will my FUNKY FRESH and the rest of the physics fam, my scrubs to I, Ben Kern, of Ben Kern mind and Ben RHYMES, to Jason Forbes.

Lily Guo, my G2 love to the G2 Anatomy new- Kern body, will my Ben Kern Ben Kern to I, Dagnall Forsberg, of mindly mind and bodily bies, and my undying love for “the visitors” and Ben Kern.

I, Michelle Khav, of creative mind and body, will my awesomeness and tardiness to Saif Starbucks Gold to Lily Rosenberg. skinny body, will my tests and homeworks Nasim.

I, Katherine Hill, of fatigued mind and jelly to nobody.

I, Jamie Foster, of intellectual mind and great body, will my AP review books to the other I, Mitchell Klein, of broken and emotionbody, will my mind ease to soul. suckers who are taking the test.

I, Daniel Fox, of half breed mind and ethnically I, James Hipolito, of tangy hippo mind and ally compromised mind and sculpted Godly confused body, will my lightskin, to Cross Saveg- poopshack body, will my Kyle Kinney to the body, will my study guides, notes and homework to those who still have to go through eau and Isaih Bradshaw, enjoy. class of 2010.

I, Anson Francis, of strong mind and intense I, Kallyn Hobmann, of wandering mind and this wonderful school.

I, Jackson Kritsch, of witty mind and absolutely body, will my passion turn to paper. impressive pale body, will my Pacsun clothes I, Sarina Freda, of blow my mind and love my to Carly Durrer, belly button to Josh Sobotka, swole body, will my butteriness to Keefer Mehan. body, will my legacy be remembered to the gen- and volleyball dedication to Stephen Maxey.

I, Jordan Kuchta, of Einstein mind and moderations to come?

I, Lauren Hom, of squishy mind, will my elesque body, will my peanut butter cookie mom-ness and endless supply of fruit snacks recipe and my endless supply of Ice Blended to Hannah, Esther, Coffee Beans to Kelly Mason.

Kate, Jasmine, and I, Sanjana Kurapati, of tired he only problem I, Ryan Gebhardt, of Charlie Gordon mind and Cristina and my dad body, will my chessboard and Yeezy busi- poster making skills is, whenever I try mind and zombie body, will my high school tips and ness to Brooke Sand. and bathroom runs to make a taco, I tricks, humor, and newI, Sarah Georgian, of adventurous mind, will to Grace, April, Maget too excited and I crush it.” found coffee love to Smayana my car and mixtape to Karly and Silva. rissa, Allison, Julia, Kurapati.

I, Hunter Gettings, of superior mind and pasty and Trevor. body, will my white-chocolate basketball skills to I, Brookelynn -Sydney Bennett, quoting Bing Huang.

Homan, of a clever Kevin Malone of The Office I, Olivia Glass, of creative, obnoxious mind and mind and a wizard’s sassy body, will my loud jokes and the WAHnderful body, will my magiI, Peter Lazar-Arellano, of all grimace, to Sophie Bartley, Lara Edwards, Uulanda cal wand powers to my little sister, Mila, to mind and boss body, will my power to procrasMedina, and Gwynne Stevenson. carry on my wonderful but hazardous chal- tinate and succeed to Matt King.

I, Courtney Goff, of beautiful mind body, will my lenges and accomplishments.

I, Allison “Aleeson” Lee, of black mind and fun memories here and reputation to Madison Goff. I, Gillian Howe, of witty mind and In and Out yellow body, will my socks and sandals legacy, I, Chandler Greding, of lazy mind and tired #2 spread only built body, will my ability to be- birdcall and thighs, to Cristina Kostin, almost body, will my body rest from 8pm to 3pm over come one with the ASG copy machine and my valedictorian GPA bibbers to Kate Faulkner, the summer. dance moves to Jasmine, love for Mao to Phylsandwich crust to Hannah Dye. I, Lizzy Green, of squishy mind and squishy I, Eddie Hu, will my health initiative to the stu- lis Chen, bibbers to Kate Faulkner, brain to Esbody, will my awkward dances and uncomfort- dent PTSA. ther Chang, burps and farts to Hannah Kreitable situations to Parker Clemons.

I, Rebecca Huang, of sleep-deprived, crazy man.

I, Nakul Gupta, of perceptive mind and solid mind and food-filled body, will my 95% on I, Marissa Legal, of beautiful mind and delicate body, will my physics acumen and love for Iron point lobs and serves to Anjali, Cherry, and body, will my heart and soul to the ocean.

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Katherine, and slight bit of life wisdom to Alyssa I, Robert Leicht, of passionate mind and stellar body, will my Jazz trumpet, music heart and and Connie.

I, Zach Hutchings, of patient mind and energet- soul to Malia.

I, Leroy Leong, of great mind and splendid body, will ic body, will my stress to the incoming juniors. my ability to learn while not paying attention in class I, Morgan “Squidward Tentacles” Haines to Kenneth Vite. of ethical mind and depressed body, will my I, Grace Levin, of sass master mind stubbornness and pessimism to Remy Mitchell and sparkly white body, will my “Lord Farquad.”

I, Brandan “Bhall” Hall of tired mind and tired I, Alexandra Infeld, of tired mind, will my rep- on-fleek eye-

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I, Simone Liao, of Ryan Lochte mind and Stephen Hawking body, will my highly profitable organized crime cartel to Stan Liao ‘17 (Stan, you know what to do).

I, Chloé Lim, of judgmental mind and fun condensed body, will my unfulfilled self-esteem to Ethan Lee. I, Warren Litberg, of awesome mind and cool body, will my pranks and jokes to Deadpool.

I, Clara Liu, of cultured mind and freshman fifteen body, will my red hoodie to Anjali Devgan and every griffin to Lily Guo. I, David Lopez, of our ego is not pink, squishy mind and brown body, will your amigo.” my secret account of held to whomever.

-Jesse Craighead I, Maddie Lovejoy, of confused mind and fabulous body, will my sarcastic jokes, spinning skills and random noises to my color guard team.

I, Vanessa Low, of absent mind and present body, will my sister to Alyssa Tomkinson.

I, Fallon Lytwyn, of my college bound mind and exhausted body, will my senioritis and my #2 pencil to Jackson Jones.

M I, Dale MacLean, of delirious mind and giraffelike body, will my senioritis snuggie to Brett Kallman, my booty popping powers to April Ball, and my inability to speak Chinese to Devon Johnson and Steven Maxey.

I, Kollin Madden, of clouded mind and relaxed body, will my girl scout cookies to Kevin Taylor and Steve Taylor.

I, Amulya Madhav, of wise mind and humbled body, will my love for ABCD and my sass to Isra Din, Shalmali Miraykav, Anita Ramasastry, and Ritika Iyer.

I, Mara Mann, of caring mind and adventurous body, will my procrastination skills to Sarah Rivera.

I, Jacob Mannisto, of FIFA mind and giraffe body, will my FIFA skills and Ms. Tomkin’s heart to Duke Cohen.

I, Rachel Mason, of Haley Clark mind and Coffee Bean infused body, will my Morgan Freeman to Kelly Mason and Madison Melito.

I, Blake Matsuura, of a scheming mind and tireless body, will my knowledge and adversity to the world.

I, Timothy Robert McGinley, of tired mind and tired body, will my senior will to Will.

I, Tynan McGrady, of MLA mind and dank memes body, will my 360 no-scope stink to scrubs.

I, Morgan McLaughlin, of sound mind and capable body, will my knowledge help those who are sick to adequate health.

I, Lexy Mehler, of creative mind and extravagant body, will my heart and soul to Marlon Blanquart.

I, Allison Mendoza, of disturbed mind and small body, will my survival strategies and ability to stay up late to my track girls. <3 I, Orfa Menendez, will my snacks and water bottle to Marta Menendez.

I, Roni Merrill, of sarcastic mind and sore body, will my man-like shot, quality leadership, and frankisms to Kristen Enriquez and Hannah Sharts, my Spotify playlist to Brooke Wynalda, and my gumpy cat face to Elijah Lomeli.

I, Alex Millet, of childish mind and stent body, will my sense of humor and lady killer looks to Jonathon Byxman and Bryce Howard.

Seniors of Westlake “When we put a cow on the roof, and they had to get a helicopter to get it down.”

-Kameron Mori

“When my friends and I had a Nerf war on the school campus.”

“When everyone just got up and left class.”

-Griffin Hardy

-Landen Anderson

“When Mr. Holloway revealed he had a pet monkey named Curious George.”

-Ashwin Rangarajan

“When I had fun at a rally.”

-Noah Sylvester

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I, Hannah Miller, of spontaneous mind and not-beach-ready body, will my sarcasm and lack sporty bod, will my incredibly agile thighs to of motivation to Michael Hunter.

I, Alex Peltz, of serene mind and orange body, Emilee Linares.

I, Jeremy Model, of brilliant mind and exquisite will my shin splints to Noelle Schiller, my body, will my thoughts and actions to work serious dedication to track to Katelyn Sand, my leg sleeves to Layne Consales, my mediocre together to change the world.

I, Shaun Moffat, of brilliant mind and exquisite athletic ability to Saralynn Chick, my AP Bio body, will my ideas and motivation to help Master Skills to Philip Bliss and Sam Polinger, and my memes to Phyllis Chen and Lily Guo. others.

I, Casey Monahan, of slightly sane mind and I, Sofia Pergolizzi, of colorful mind and possibly possessed body, will my lack of a fergalicious body, will my contagious laugh and smile to my dog Bubba. reputation to that I, Dominic Perrino, of absent obscure kid in the r. Nigro, why is mind and wholesome body, corner.

I, Quentin Armando your computer will my miniature plastic goose to Victor Gonzales.

Montoya, of artistic black?” “It I, Kaitlin Peters, of mind and prime represents my soul.” independent mind and physiqued body, will swimmers body, will my my tree-top like hair legendary wave storms and and gracious outlook -Adrienne Cotton John Wayne sunscreen to to my sole heir, Tallulah Lund-Sidi.

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I, Nick Petroccione, of I, Marisa Moore, of energetic mind and short body, will my D1 unfiltered mind and lotion lathered body, will my long shirt dresses and lightsaber to Cross volleyball skills to Morgan Bogust.

I, Idan Morad, of dramatic mind and Sauvageau. scrumptious body, will my Corvette to Jackie I, Alister Pino, of disorganized mind and uncoordinated body, will my inability to walk Cacciarelli I, Ilan Morad, of copious mind and bodacious down the stairs to Kylee Morray.

I, Crawford Pierson, of the kicker mind and body, will my man cave to Alexa Kasparian.

I, Kameron Mori, of forgetful mind and centaur body, will my finest stallion and my ‘08 lifeless body, will all of my college shirts FIFA to Zack Lorch. to Kennedy Mori and my sister to Macie I, Mikey Pilla, of crazy mind and beautiful body, will my beautiful body to Brook Homan.

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I, Thomas Patrick Morley, of powerful mind I, Jack Powell, of sarcastic mind and and convivial body, will my films and comic lackadaisical body, will my sense of humor and spirit to Caiden Babbitt. books to Stephen Michaels.

I, Nicolas Morse, of day-like mind and birthful body, will my everlasting birthdays to Cameron Johari.

I, Grant Musso, will my good looks, I, Sean Radinsky, of vascillate mind and toned charmingness, and sense of humor to Daniel body, will my attitude and baseball handshake Brandolino. to Jack Pryor.

I, Ashwin Rangarajan, of sharp mind and hot body, will my perfect figure and good looks to Pranav.

I, Ethan Ng, of deep mind and strong body, will I, Madeline Reznick, of witty mind, will my my brick-wall thighs to Andy Xia and Cooper love of The Office and coolness to Zach Lorch Fuchs (1 each). and my horse crazy swag to Julia Raulinaitis and I, Matthew Ng, of forward-thinking mind and my never-ending croc rocking abilities /love to compassionate body, will my influential and Natalie Alkazian. inspiring way of life and soul to Hailey Ng and I, Everett Rittenhouse, of mathematical mind Josh Garelick. and musical body, will my sword and reputation I, Jaime Ocon, of sharp mind and perfect body, to juniors. will my intrinsic slipping and sliding of DM’s to I, Brian Russo, of enigmatic mind and Pranav Kaygee. contumacious body, will my straightforward I, Sam Orue, of cleared mind and relaxed body, advice tactics to Stephen Maxey. will my soul and spirit to Adam Hess. don’t want to be in a

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I, Lucas Sabin, of swift mind and pleasant I, Ryan Osborne, of ignorant mind and non-Benjamin Weisberg smelling body, will my love for the game to flexible body, will my Zack Lorch. flat bosoms and plump I, Avery Scanlon, of buttocks to Nick Silver.

I, Frank Ozello, of mediocre mind and decent convoluted mind and intelligent body, will my love and goodwill to everybody. body, will my jug to everyone.

I, Ally Scarpa, of scattered mind and sleepdeprived body, will my band jokes to Dylan Scarpa.

I, Noah Schwartz, of mind and ehh body, will I, Alexandra Palkovic, ummmm mind and my vertical leaping ability and love for noodles to Bing Huang. tired body, will my ummm... to sorry.

I, Matt Panec, of secluded mind and tan I, Amanda Schwartz, of witty mind and tiny body, will my potential and sarcasm to Nick body, will my enthusiasm and wild spirit to Colby Friedl and Remy Mitchell.

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I, Devin Papadol, of open mind and nervous I, Evan Schwartz, of passionate mind and hot body, will my air drumming techniques and body, will my ingenuity and power to Bernie Sanders. witty comebacks too Ryan and the Goofus.

I, Ana Park von Simun, of not-sound mind and I, Hunter Schmidt, of powerful mind and

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physique body, will my mind and body as I go off to college.

I, Antonio Segura, of open mind and I mind, will my perfectly located locker to whoever gets it.

I, Sophie Sehizadeh, of indecisive mind and indecisive body, will my secret formula for super long hair to Britney Spears (in case she goes crazy again).

I, Kanhai Shah, of grandiloquently humble mind and mouthwatering body, will my bootylicious wardrobe and Bollywood passión to Katelyn Sand and Megan Marino.

I, Kyle Shah, of complex mind and calm body, will my sketchbook and pencil bag to a hole in the ground.

I, Alex Shi, of best of men mind and sleepy body, will my stolen chairs to Arhan, Peter, David, and Shiv, my change of shirt to Stephen Maxey, my Judy Moody books to Jenny Cheng, food to Steven Huang and Andy Xia, and the future of journalism to all the journalism people.

I, Ulysses Sklavenitis, of spiritual mind and cultivating body, will my gains of strength to Hoge Twins.

I, Katie Smart, of Abby Normal mind and Hobbit-like body, will my preciousss to DM, MC, RL, AP, JY, HS, RK, JC, and the sister I look nothing like.

I, Wesley Smith, of simple mind and average height I Swear body, will my used gift cards and lack of money to those whose birthdays live forgotten.

I, Madhav Soni, of supple mind and lithe body, will my mock trial prowess to Jerry Song and my unyielding affection to Emily Schultz.

I, Spencer Soosman, of determined mind and talented body, will my pureness to Drupac.

I, Brooke Stark, of punny joke filled mind nad stud outside hitter, will my problem of crying when I laugh to Emily Schultz and my ability to fire on all cylinders #Ernie to April Ball.

I, Ally Stuart, of quick-witted mind and tonedby-showchoir body, will my group chat naming skills to Lara Edwards and Kuranda Medina.

I, James Sullivan, of fat mind and fat body, will my D1 calves to Will Lyman.

I, Frank Sumell, of erratic mind and god-like body, will my infinite knowledge to Giles Kirshner.

I, Jiayin Sun, of over-excessive mind and weary body, will my senioritis to end of senior year.

I, David Suslik, of spent mind and shell of u body, will my -- --- .-. … . / -.-.

--- -.. . to Johari, my right brain to Daniel Chow, my left brain to Megan Wu, and nothing to Jerry Song.

I, Noah Sylvester, of nevermind and everybody, will the science guy to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

I, Erika Szaldobagyi, of persistent mind and healthy body, will my love of choir to this year’s women’s chorale.

mind and moshing body, will my former lunch seats to the ghost of my high school self.

I, Garrett Tingus, of cultured mind and caring body, will my character and my kindness to all future students at WHS! I, Donovan Tokuyama, of fergalicious mind and bootylicious body, will my sensational twerking ability to the flute section and my passionate distaste for Connor Matro to the physics table.

I, Megan Trach, of overflowing mind and constantly-jacketed body, will my contentment with life to anyone who needs it.

V I, Evan van Geest, of intellectual mind and swole body will my childhood and reputation to Westlake High School.

I, Gissel Vargas, of gary mind and happy body, will my trap car to the Dream Team.

I, Alex Vita, of repetitive and redundant mind, will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my will my.

W I, Lydia Simone Wagoner, of sound mind and sick body, will my harsh judgement of knees to Kyle Kinney (Keiki).

I, Allison Webb, of intelligent mind and athletic body, will my Westlake volleyball shirts, whatever little sass I still possess, and the couch to Ashley Webb.

I, Skyler “Potato” Weil, of Greenville mind and ample body, will my starch and potassium to breakfast/lunch and dinner.

I, Benjamin Weisberg, of open mind and exhausted body, will my dog and car to Kaitlyn and Yuki.

I, George “King George IV” Weisfuss IV, of twisted mind and broken body, will my caring attitude and reputation to anyone who wants this burden.

I, Jackson he only time I set “Wees4tas” Weiss the bar low is for of smarter mind limbo. and bigger body, will my nothing to Kevin Gosland.

-Marisa Moore I , E m i l y Wetherwax, of maternal mind and squeamish body, will my wicked lacrosse skills to Kelly Mason.

I, Julien Williams, of calm mind and compassionate body, will my life to Jake Sehuman.

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T I, Bailey Justice Tait, of slightly sound mind and rocking body, will my crucial role in leading the rebellion against the theater regime to Connor Storrie.

I, Patricia Tanglao, of exceptional mind and impeccable small body, will my love, huevos, and burnt sky lanterns to Women’s Chorale and Kuranda Medina.

I, Daniel Taylor, of distracted mind and immobile body, will my eternal slumber to Eric Zhong.

I, Michael “Pudge” Teobaldi, of huge mind and huge body, will my bars to Connor Maclea.

I, Claire Thompson, of nostalgic

Y I, Alina Yen, of witty mind and potato body, will my lack of computer skills to Nikki, Settlers game to Esther, extended edition LOTR to Steven, and infinite views of Tangled to Philip.

I, Sean Yeung, of derisive mind and pained body, will my memes and rare pepes to Alvita.

I, Nate Young, of irreverent mind and irrelevant body, will my computer science, math, and physics ability to Mitchell Sayer, David Hacker, and Allan Tran.

Z I, Nick Zhang, of sleepy mind and swole body, will my 100-fly and underwaters to Emily Yuan and Joâo Casaca, and my sexy tennis forehand to Everbrook Zhou.

I, Casey Zurek, of mindful mind body-like body, will my penny to Davis Thuillier.

Seniors of Westlake “When school was canceled because of a purple hippo invasion.”

-Rebecca Huang

“When I skydived off the top of the third story.”

-Tom Morley

“When Mrs. Ryder walked into anatomy while they were dissecting. Then Bow gifted her a cadaver.”

-Jeffrey Tsang

“When the entire senior class went to the Bahamas with the teachers.”

“When I got hit by the track bus and had to run to the track meet, but I still won first.”

-Steven Han

-Alex Peltz

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