5.24.18 by The Westlake Arrow

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Arrow 100 Lakeview Canyon Rd. Westlake Village, CA 91362 Volume XL | Senior Issue | May 24, 2018

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Farewell from the principal

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WHS Graduating Class of 2018— Since rejoining the Warrior family in the fall of 2015, I have witnessed your class of outstanding young men and women successfully navigate the triumphs and challenges that come with being high school students. As a class, you have grown and matured while learning a variety of educational, social and life lessons that will serve you well as you move onto your next endeavor. Whether that leads you into higher education, trade school, military or the workforce, I am confident that you will be successful in whatever you choose. As a last thought before graduating from WHS, be reminded that life is not about what others do for you, but instead, what you do for others. Always think about what you can do to make your school, city, community and world a better place for others. Others will not see many of these actions and you may not be recognized for your efforts; however, the positive impact you will make in a person’s life or community is what leads the change in our world. Always remember that as a graduate from WHS, you will always be a part of the Warrior family. It has been my honor and privilege to be your principal for the last three years, and I wish you the ability to take the lessons learned at Westlake High School and reach all of your goals in life.

Sincerely,

Jason Branham Principal

Senior Wills Pages 17–19

College Map Pages 10–11

Senior Favorites Page 6

Teacher Advice Page 9

Dorm Necessities

Prom Info

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editors-in-chief

news section editor kay lim & albert zhang

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sports section editor

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The Arrow is written, designed and run by the students of the Advanced Journalism and Journalism 1CP classes at Westlake High School. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent those of the Conejo Valley Unified School District, Westlake High School administration, faculty or student body. We welcome feedback. Letters must be signed by the writer.

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arts & entertainment section editor katie reul

arts & entertainment editor prarthana kaygee

feature section editors

featured columnist

marc choi & sydney schlesinger amanda ju

social media manager sona bhargava

feature editors nate brenner, akhil gutta, elliot kim, jamie lee, daryn mink, sydney rosinski, matt zhang & melanie zhang

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opinion section editor alex li

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VALEDICTORIANS

Valedictorians reign victorious

PHOTOS BY KATIA ARAMI, ISRA DIN& MICHELLE HANG

Katia Arami (UCLA) Jessica Chen (UC Berkeley) Franklin Chian (UC Berkeley) Saralynn Chick (UC Berkeley) Sarah Clarke (Northwestern U) Megan Ervin (UCLA) Summer Faille (Carnegie Mellon) Jenna Farfan (Stanford) Macie Gettings (Boston College) Aditi Goyal (UC Davis) Emily Han (UCSD) Nolan Horner (UC Berkeley) Marissa Huang (UCLA) Will Huang (UC Berkeley) Kelly Jiang (UCLA) Andy Jin (Stanford) Valedictorians are individuals who have accumulated a 4.65 indexed GPA throughout Audrey Kao (UC Berkeley) their high school career. Through the various study sessions, all–nighters and grade Jake Kim (Amherst College) calculations, these 37 students embody great perseverance and mental fortitude. Here’s Rachel Kraft (UCSD) what they have to say about their success and future ambitions. Joseph Litwin (USC) What advice would you give to your younger self? What is your favorite high school memory? Andy Luan (U Pacific) “Chase your dreams like there are only five minutes left for the “Going to McDonalds during CPT” –Kelly Jiang Kyle Osborn (UCLA) English essay” –Nolan Horner “Beating Palos Verdes in lacrosse for the first time in school history Kirsten Pacia (UC Berkeley) my sophomore year” –Drake Seldin “Take more naps” –Mominah Subhan Jagan Rangarajan (UCLA) “Period 5 Novak” –Emily Yuan “Finesse everything. It'll turn out fine” –Kirsten Pacia “Paint day for softball— It makes a huge mess, but every year it’s Katelyn Ross (UCSB) “Invest in Bitcoin and sell in December 2017” –Kyle Osborn always so much fun” –Summer Faille Drake Seldin (UCLA) “Non omnes vagantes aberrarunt” –Davis Thuillier “Lunch with my friends every single day” –Felicia Wang Jonathan Sham (UC Berkeley) “Don’t stress over the little things” –Jenna Farfan “FBLA state conferences” –Jonathan Sham Maya Sharp (Yale) “Time continues, so enjoy life while possible” –Jagan Rangarajan “Winning the CIF Division II Championships last year with all of my teammates and best friends” –Maya Sharp “Don’t start homework so late” –Audrey Kao Mominah Subhan (UCLA) What are your hopes and dreams for the future? Bobby Tatum (UCSD) What is your favorite quote/What quote do you live by? “Getting on the Time ‘100 most influential people’ list” –Aditi Goyal “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man how to fish Davis Thuillier (UCSB) and he will eat for a lifetime” –Andy Jin “To cure epilepsy” –Megan Ervin Jacob Varat (U of Chicago) “Keep your face always towards the sunshine, and shadows will fall “An Italian lover boy to follow me around and compliment me on behind you” –Katelyn Ross Eric Wang (Williams College) demand” –Macie Gettings “If there’s a Will, there’s a way” –Will Huang Felicia Wang (UCLA) “To be a leader in the field of impact investment, but also to have “So it goes” –Franklin Chian new experiences ... and travel the world” –Katia Arami Joanna Yang (UCLA) “‘All that matters in life is how much fun you're having’ –Mr. Freed” “I’d like to learn how to juggle” –Joseph Litwin Emily Yuan (MIT) –Rachel Kraft “Graduate college” –Jacob Varat Albert Zhang (UCLA) “When in doubt, run faster. It is important to believe in yourself “Improve as many people’s quality of life as possible” –Marissa Huang because sometimes you will struggle on your own” –Emily Han

Compiled by Marc Choi & Melanie Zhang

by michelle hang business manager The 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars were announced by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on May 8. Out of the 5,200 qualified high school seniors, 161 received this award. One male and one female are chosen from each state as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. families that live and study abroad. In addition, 15 students are chosen at–large, 20 in the arts and 20 in Career and Technical Education. According to a press release from the United States Department of Education, “The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects honored scholars annually based on their academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and

transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership and demonstrated commitment to high ideals.” Six California seniors were chosen by Betsy DeVos for the various presidential awards, and Jake Kim ‘18 was nominated and recognized as one of them. He was asked to nominate a teacher, and he chose physics teacher Scott Holloway. “I have a great relationship with many of the teachers that I have, [and] they’re all mentors to me,” said Kim. “They all guide me not only through science, but also how to [approach] issues and [overcome] obstacles in general.” Kim is involved in programs and organizations both in and outside of school. He co–founded the Science Center with Aditi Goyal ‘18 and biology teacher Sophie State and created a non–profit organization called

Tech–Up Armenia. “It’s really how well can you characterize yourself amongst other people,” said Kim. “If you look at me, I’m a self starter on a lot of the things that I did.” The satisfaction of self– improvement is apparent. All his work is paying off with this recognition. “It’s pretty cool seeing [programs I helped create] in action,” said Kim. “It’s a different feeling when your ideas finally become reality.” Along with the outside activities that he does, he is involved with Advanced Anatomy at school and is one of

PHOTO BY MICHELLE HANG

Senior awarded California Presidential Scholar the valedictorians this year for WHS. Holloway has taught Kim as a student for two years. He thinks of Kim as a unique and strong student and mentioned that he and Kim talk about physics outside of the classroom as well, often tangenting into deeper conversations outside the academic realm. “Jake is highly critical of his learning,” said Holloway. “He likes to challenge himself … [and] keeps trying to progress to that perfection of understanding— both in the academics and human conditions.” Through his dedication and effort, Kim has brought pride and honor to WHS. “It’s very clear [Kim] has worked very hard for all his achievements, and [he has] the drive, an insatiable hunger to learn,” said Holloway. “As a person, I have great respect for him.”

REFLECTIONS

The seven wonders of journalism

Call me Big Baby Bert It’s going to be oKAY

by albert zhang “best father” co–editor–in–chief When our basketball season came to an end, I cried. Picture me— a six–foot–nine giant— bawling like a baby. And now, as I write my final story for The Arrow, those exact emotions are beginning to return. I’m crying because that’s how much The Arrow means to me. For me, and every member of the newspaper, it has been the highlight of every day throughout high school. I can’t express the honor it’s been to see dramatic improvements with each new issue— I’m truly a proud dad of our journalism family. We’ve shared such an incredible, unforgettable ride together. My time at WHS has been a journey as well. As a senior, I see my former self in the freshmen on campus. I thought I was the coolest kid around. Looking back, I realize how annoying I must have been, and I wish I could apologize to all the upperclassmen I bothered. I realized that it doesn’t matter how many followers I have

by lo yarnall “the globetrotter” sports section editor “I feel like every year has a new energy, and I feel like this year is really about, like, the year of realizing stuff. And everyone around me, we’re all just, like, realizing things.” I don’t think I could find a better quote that encapsulates my high school experience like that epic one by Kylie Jenner if I tried. While my retrospective memory of the past three years is fuzzy, I know that each year did bring with it a new energy. Freshman year brought me a new group of peers and a new name. Deciding to transfer

or how many times I got kicked out of the mall. None of that made me cool. At WHS, I grew up from a stupid kid into a mature young adult. Perhaps that’s why I’m having trouble saying goodbye— because saying goodbye to high school means saying goodbye to my childhood. After all, being a kid is all I’ve ever known, and adulthood comes with many new, scary responsibilities. Or perhaps I don’t know how to say goodbye to all of my friends who I’ve grown up with. It’s crazy to look around and realize that, although we’ve been together since kindergarten, I’ll never see most of these people again— they might as well be dead. Now that my reflection is beginning to sound depressing, I’m going to dry my tears and turn this baby around. Not everything has to die, though. Memories that we’ve made over the years will last forever. I’ll always remember the chilling roar of the student section in the gym. The laughs shared with so many people— laughs that we will still laugh about for years to come. And as much as I’d like to forget it, I’ll always remember the anxiety before my first AP test, and the annoyance every single time someone asked me how tall I was. There will always be a place in my heart for every single one of my amazing teachers and also Mrs. Ryder (who refused to sign my yearbook), who have taught me not only the material, but also the skills that I will use to succeed in life. And there will always be love for each and every one of my classmates, who have gone through this adventure by my side. I can’t wait to hear each of your success stories at our reunion. So, as I dry my eyes, I close an amazing, unforgettable chapter of my life. But I can’t wait to flip the page and see what the future holds.

by kay lim

“mother of memes” co–editor–in–chief

So I’m sitting here, guac on my jeans, not knowing where to start. It’s hard trying to sum up four years of my life into about 600 words. Looking back, it went by all too quickly though I can only remember myself groaning and agonizing about how slow high school went the entire way. Now I’m here admitting that I kind of wish I took the time to enjoy what high school had to offer despite my high school experience not being completely exciting … oh well. So I guess I’ll just start at the beginning. I’m just going to say it. Freshman year sucked. A LOT. Coming in as a 4’11’’ (I’m 5’2’’ now, so yeah, I’m pretty intimidating) girl into a completely new environment and being surrounded by hundreds of new faces was just overwhelming. Trying to get into the routine of things, assimilating into new cliques of friends, and trying to “step out of my shell” and socialize on top of keeping up with the GPA grind was

too much. It was honestly a blur because all of it was one whole nightmare mushed together. Sophomore and junior year got better though! I had people I could talk to every day, I enjoyed my classes, got involved in clubs that I thought would look great for college applications (but my forgetful self probably didn’t put any of them in my applications … or did I?), and everything was great except one thing: I didn’t really feel like myself for being who I was. I spent the entirety of those two years trying to reshape myself into someone I wasn’t. But the fact that I was spending a good portion of high school wondering what people thought of me, whether my appearance would make people judge me and who I was hanging out with bothered me the most because I wasted a good chunk of my precious time when I could have been having ten times more fun if I didn’t care about judgement. Senior year made me realize the people who I actually care about, who actually care about me and who I actually want to be around. My advice to the underclassmen: be who you want to be, and those who like you for who you are really do stay. There shouldn’t be a need to impress people whether it is what you wear, who you hang with, etc. Don’t make my mistake because senior year passes by way too quickly for you to cherish those that matter the most to you. High school is like a cesspool of toxic people who will judge you for whatever you do, even the minor things, and you know what? It doesn’t matter. Who cares? WHO CARES? All that matters is that I know who I am, and I am going to remember these mistakes as I continue onto college (let’s go Highlanders!). Everything is going to be okay, I’m here now and I’m a better me, aren’t I?

The next stage of life is LOading... from Sequoia Middle School and break out of my snug Newbury Park box made me feel like I was the living embodiment of Blonde Ambition. To seal the deal on my personal transformation, I started insisting that my teachers, classmates and friends call me Lo instead of Lauryn. Both transferring and artificially changing my name remain some of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Sophomore year felt like it lasted longer than my previous nine years of education combined. All the traumatic experiences students typically associate with junior year were delivered to me a year early in the form of a John Cena body slam. Tenth grade aged me like presidency aged Obama, and I was so shell–shocked and brain dead afterwards that I figured junior year was going to be the final nail in the coffin I was already lying dead in. Junior year was

nowhere near the disaster my friends had warned me about. Now an exclusive member of the upperclassmen, newfound confidence inspired me to work hard. My parents believed that they were finally starting to understand the extent of the psychological damage from sophomore year when I told them that I had Physics (CP, mind you) on my schedule. As it turns out, I was just fine. In fact, junior year flew by, and, before I knew it, I was getting my makeup done for my senior pictures.

And now I’m almost done with my senior year. This beautiful twelfth year has helped me discover life–altering things about myself I never knew before. One, I tried sushi for the first time and loved it; the Rainbow Roll from Cho Cho San will undoubtedly be the food I miss the most when I move to Connecticut. Two, I got a gym membership and a trainer to help me get my act together before college softball workouts. Going there every day after fifth period gave me a space to explore my different physical and mental strengths that make me “me.” I also cultivated a love for makeup and green tea. While the classes, clubs and sports we stack our schedules with seem like they define who we are, it’s the memories and self– awareness that you carry with you into the future that’ll matter the most. I really can’t thank my teachers enough for making my high school experience a meaningful one and my friends for making it memorable. I’m ready to live my best life and I can’t wait to see what things four more years of school will help me realize. PHOTOS BY MICHELLE HANG

REFLECTIONS

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Chill, it’s only four years ZHang loose, everyone

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by sydney rosinski “the kween” feature editor On my first day at WHS, I forgot my locker combination. Imagine the panic freshman me must have felt at the thought of not having my health textbook and walking in late to Mr. Grayson’s class all the way in the bungalows. That same day, I had the pleasure of tripping up the quad stairs, an experience that I believe everyone should have to go through at least once. It builds character. Looking back, these typical freshmen misfortunes seem so miniscule, but at the time they felt as if they would be the talk of campus. That brings me to the first lesson I learned in high school: no one cares as much as you think they do, and, of course, everybody trips. Sophomore year began with a failed permit test; eventually I learned that, by studying (who would’ve thought!), I could pass. Driving taught

me responsibility, but, more importantly, it taught me that you can’t always trust your backup camera. Especially in the student lot. Junior year rolled around, and college was starting to become a reality. Who knew that these four years would eventually come to an end? I started to worry that I didn’t have what it took to get into my top schools. My dad changed my perspective by giving me this piece of advice: you can have whatever you want in life, but the only person that can help you get it is yourself. For the last two years of high school, I applied that advice to my life and ended up getting into the school I had been worried about. Now I’m set to attend Michigan State University in the fall, the school I’ve dreamt of going to since I was little. Much to my disappointment, senior year has been nothing like High School Musical 3: Senior Year. I can say that it has been pretty great, from making memories with my friends and family to my prized collection of yellow passes piled up in my glovebox. As you’re reading this, I have six days left of high school. That’s only six more dreaded walks up to the student lot, six more periods of pretending to read 1984 in Ms. Wat’s class and six more days of a routine that’s been so familiar for the past four years. It’s hard to imagine that in only three months, my closest friends won’t be a short drive away, but instead 2,253 miles away, and that my daily commute to school will no longer be on Westlake Blvd. Senior year has taught me two things: there is always time for Chick–fil–a iced coffee and never take an online math class through BYU.

Hermès link, ice blue Mink

by daryn mink “ice blue mink” feature editor When people say your time in high school flies by, you think they’re exaggerating until you get to the point I’m at right now, realizing as I’m writing this, there are only 34 school days left. It feels like yesterday was the last day of sophomore year and I was congratulating myself for being halfway done. But, here I am, 34 school days away from finishing the monumental stepping stone into adulthood that is high school. I came to WHS my freshman year from a small, Catholic, all–girls school, and I was terrified to say the least. A giant public high school was the complete opposite of what I was used to, and let me tell you, it was nothing like the movies made it out to be. I only had two friends I knew going into the year and I remember just wanting to be liked and considered cool (though I would’ve never admitted it then). Looking back on it now, I

realize I wasn’t the only person who felt that way, and, in reality, most freshmen come into high school afraid of what people will think about them. Luckily, four years provides a lot of time for one to grow into themselves, and I can confidently say I’ve changed a lot from the nervous 14–year–old I was four years ago. I’m not done learning who I am yet though, and ,as scared as I am, I’m starting to finally come to terms with that now. There’s a huge pressure on high schoolers to know who they are and who they want to be by the time applications role around, but it feels like too much to think about at only 17. I mean, college students change their major at least once on average anyway, don’t they? What I’m getting at here is that I don’t think it’s such a bad thing to be unsure of yourself or the things you want to do. I spent most of the time feeling anxious about the uncertainty of my future instead of seeing the opportunistic value of it. Even though things didn’t work out exactly the way I wanted them to initially, I believe everything happens for a reason and everyone will end up where they’re supposed to. I have faith in the fact that I’m aware of my strengths and ability to push myself, and that I need to stop selling myself so short along with many others that might be in a similar position. It’s easy to doubt yourself, especially in high school when it’s nearly impossible to not compare yourself to your peers, but it’s important to step back and recognize your abilities too. As one of my childhood inspirations for writing, Dr. Seuss, once said, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.”

by matt zhang “señor senioritis” feature editor Since the beginning of second semester senior year, I’ve continued to come across the phrase “I don’t know” more often. It’s the result of a typical, incurable disease among graduating students: senioritis. While many people live by more positive and outgoing phrases such as carpe diem or YOLO, I’ve been living my life in accordance with how little I know and how little I’m prepared for the future. Freshman year was the “walk–straight– since–you’re–new” year. It was the “walk–in– front–but–not–behind–a–group–so–I–don’t– look–like–a–follower” year. I had no idea what to expect when I took my first step on campus. The most frequent piece of advice I got was “George kills Lennie,” which technically wasn’t even advice and something every freshman knows by now. Despite all this, freshman year was unarguably

one of my favorite years of high school because of the friendships I was able to establish. Sophomore year was a time of reckoning. I hit a point some would call my slump, which is surprisingly early for high school. This isn’t to say I didn’t try in my classes; I just wanted to wake up each morning without being forced onto the same track as everyone else. While junior year was the busiest of them all, I decided that I shouldn’t cram my life into books and to live my life more happily. Although it was a time where most people came to the realization of what they want to do with their lives, where they want to go to college and what they plan to major in, I came to a lifelong realization of clarity and broadened horizons: how school and stress shouldn’t dictate my life. To be frank, I don’t know my future plans. I don’t know what I’m going to do for my major and I don’t know where I want to live. Yet, I feel as if all this stuff I don’t know has started to become beneficial. Over these last four years I have much to be thankful for: the friends I’ve made along the way and the memories I’ve shared with countless people, but all this isn’t to say it’s the end. It’s to say that there will be many more friends and memories to come. Knowing everything isn’t always necessarily the best option. I know it seems like goodbye, but we’ll all always remember this time in our lives. In retrospect, coming to WHS was a decision I can never regret. Through school– related activities and academic endeavors, WHS has helped me to become the best version of myself. As I enter the next phase of my journey, I am confident I will know what to do and where to go.

This Isra–diculous

by isra din

“the culinary critic” co–web editor

Summing up these last four years seems virtually impossible to me. How could I ever incorporate the friends I’ve made, the tears and agonizing hours spent trying to finish my geometry homework (just to end with a fat C in the class) or the fact that everything I ever imagined high school to be wasn’t true? My queen, Hannah Montana, said, “Life’s what you make it, so let’s make it right,” and she’s totally right. It’s hard to do what you want to do, especially when entering high school, but if you want to make it an experience, you have to do it on your own, and, fortunately, I was able to do just that. WHS took me in as a transfer my freshman year. This was the year I developed senioritis. Tragic, I know, but at least I stayed consistent with it throughout my four years; colleges love consistency! I was a little brown girl, totally not

impressed by the classmates I had and their Louis Vuitton bags and pencil cases with the words PINK thrown up all over them. They didn’t have to flex that hard. We were literally 13. It was traumatizing, but I got used to it and also learned to understand the demand for Lululemon. In sophomore year, my friend group expanded and so did my knowledge on all things Westlake. I learned about Sea Casa, the Vons that everyone talks about for some reason and that competition is everything. I grasped the habit of napping everyday after school, and it was that year I realized those mini comas were the greatest thing to happen in all of high school— I still stand by that. In junior year, I took my first bite out of a Malibu–Ritto at Sea Casa— that changed me mentally, emotionally and physically. My senioritis grew larger than life, which was terrible. I survived the plague, and my GPA survived it too. Kind of. I became closer with so many more people and learned to just go with the flow. Senior year came and so did my Nike slides. For three months straight, socks and slides made it on my feet every morning. It was so routine that I almost forgot how to tie shoes and almost wore them to my first job interview (shoutout to Target). Senior year is a wonderful time— I love it here. I have made so many memories and, when people say it’s the best year, they really aren’t exaggerating. Although I would never in a million years want to relive these past four years, if there is one thing I would do differently, it would be to never treat myself to a 144 hour study break the week before a test. (mic drop)

SENIOR FAVORITES

160 senior survey responses received

GRAPHIC BY SONA BHARGAVA & KATIE REUL

DORM TIPS

Dorm essentials College is a nerve–racking experience: living in a new environment with new people and most likely in an entirely different culture than what is expected. A dorm room can be a safe haven from stress. It’s easy to dream about the perfect dorm: matching sheets, mini fridge stocked, rayger lights up, but in reality, there’s not much room for more than the necessities. Consider these necessary items to make a dorm a little less dorm–y and a little more home–y. Space saving hangers

Mattress toppers & extra long sheets Typically, dorms are filled with only the basic standard issue furniture. Mattress toppers are an addition that can be put on any mattress to give a softer, more at –home feeling in the dorm and protect the mattress from stains and the students from dust mite allergies. Get the ultimate twin dorm bedding topper on dormco.com starting at $98.39. Don’t forget the extra long bed sheets needed to fit most standard issue dorm mattresses.

Having to iron clothes or even having to fold them into drawers is a hassle when in a rush. Space saving hangers keep clothes wrinkle–free and will create more space in a miniscule dorm room closet. Each hanger is specifically designed to hold up to six regular hangers. They can be bought at Home Depot starting at $6.95 for a set of 10.

Desk organizer Organization is the key to success, and an organizer such as this is a great way to keep everything you need for studying, testing and anything else all in one place. Get one at Target for $12.99.

Waterproof flip flops or slides

Shower caddy

Under–the–bed bins Pack the things you need in this bin before leaving for college for easy transportation and convenient storage. Keep extra sweatshirts or whatever you please in these bins and store them under your bed. These will help declutter and save space. They come in multiple sizes. Find one that fits under your bed at Target or on Amazon for $34.99.

Many colleges have communal bathrooms, which means sharing a bathroom with dozens of people everyday. The shower caddy will make it easy to transport all showering necessities from dorm to bathroom without having to juggle it all at once. “Interdesign orbz” is a high rated item with 4.1 stars on Amazon. Prices start at $14.50.

Easy dorm recipes to prevent the 1 Overnight oats 1. Put all ingredients in a jar or bowl. 2. Stir until everything is combined. 3. Put lid on and store in refrigerator overnight. 4. In the morning, stir oatmeal with a dash of milk. 5. Enjoy warm with some honey drizzled on top! What you’ll need: ½ cup old fashioned oats, ½ cup milk (and more for later), ¼ tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. flax seeds, 1 tsp. maple syrup, ½ cup fresh blueberries.

2 Breakfast cookie 1. In a mug, mash banana thoroughly with a fork. 2. Stir in peanut butter, milk and honey to taste. 3. Add in oats and raisins and mix until combined. 4. Microwave for 45–60 seconds. 5. Enjoy warm with some whipped cream! What you’ll need: ½ medium banana, 1½ Tbsp. peanut butter, ½ Tbsp. honey, 1 Tbsp. milk, 4 Tbsp. oats, 1 Tbsp. raisins, nuts or chocolate chips.

It’s a scary walk from the dorm room to the communal bathroom. When showering, using the restroom or even walking the halls in general, flip flops are a must. Throw them in a shower caddy and never worry about the floors again. Find the perfect waterproof pair at Target starting at $9.99.

Power strip

A multi–outlet power strip will not only give your electronics the electrical source access they need to function in a room with only one or two outlets, but it will also save the backache of reaching across the room without moving from your bed just to reach your phone charger. Get one (or more) on Amazon for $9.29.

freshman 15: 3 Pita pizza

1. Spread sauce on one side of the pita bread. 2. Sprinkle as much cheese as you desire on the sauce. 3. Add any desired toppings. 4. Heat in the microwave for one minute and enjoy! What you’ll need: 1 pita bread, mozzarella or cheddar cheese, 2 Tbsp. of marinara sauce, toppings of your choice.

energy 4 Nutella bites 1. Combine all the ingredients in a medium sized bowl. 2. Place the dough in a cool area or the fridge for 30 min. 3. Once the dough is firm, scoop out the pieces with a spoon and roll into balls. 4. Enjoy with a drizzle of caramel or Nutella. What you’ll need: 1½ cups oats, ⅔ cup Nutella, ½ cup agave (or honey), ½ cup chopped hazelnuts, ½ cup coconut flakes, 2 tsp. vanilla.

Compiled by Isra Din

SENIOR BUCKET LIST

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TEACHER ADVICE

Four years is a long time to spend around the same familiar faces every week. Many of those faces belong to teachers who become some of the most influential people in students’ lives. Providing the guidance and life skills to move forward, WHS teachers are amazing and always seek to inspire and educate. As students, it is our responsibility to trust that guidance and follow it into the rest of our lives.

What is your advice to this year’s departing seniors as they prepare to enter a new phase in their lives?

“I offer this quote from Hamlet: ‘This above all: to thine own self be true.’ Avoid being pulled along with the crowd if it goes against your personal beliefs, and always defend the right to free speech.” –Lynne Kelsey

“Make everywhere you go a little bit better because you were there. Try to always be helpful, kind and honest.” –Emily Dale

“The noblest of dogs is the hot dog, for it feeds the hand that bites it.” –Doug Freed

“We are indirectly told to passively accept the problems in our world, to overlook them and maybe even accept them as ‘just how things are.’ Do not be indifferent to these issues. Be inspired and take action.” –Jennifer Boyd

“Don’t do something you’re not in love with. Do what you love because if you do what you love in college, you’ll love college and then you’ll love learning for the rest of your life.” –Mike Lynch

“In whatever you do: be nice, be kind and don't be stupid.” –Greg Korshavn

“Nothing in this world comes for free. Would you be willing to give your eyeball for knowledge of how you’ll die? Would you give your first born son for the riches of the world? Be mindful. Be bold.” –Roger Biersborn

“To major in finance, become a hedge fund manager, work on Wall Street, retire at age 40, buy a yacht and don’t become a teacher.” –Tom Donahue

“Work hard. Play hard. Challenge yourself over the next four years, as college is an adventure.” –Scott Holloway

“Go to class. You’re paying A LOT for every minute of college class time. Follow Hamlet’s conclusion in Act V and live a life of meaning: ‘The readiness is all.’” –Lora Novak

Compiled by Nate Brenner & Daryn Mink

SENIOR

Warriors acro UC Berkeley Krista Askenas Jessica Chen Franklin Chian Saralynn Chick Daniel Chow Nolan Horner William Huang Audrey Kao Capri Krug Kyle Lee Elle Lindenlaub Kirsten Pacia Jonathan Sham UCLA Katia Arami Megan Ervin Marissa Huang Kelly Jiang Kyle Osborn Courtney Park Jagan Rangarajan Sean Reede Drake Seldin Mominah Subhan Felicia Wang Joanna Yang Albert Zhang UC San Diego Michael Bertagna Tristan Bowman Blake Crisp Matt Dixon Joshua Eis Griffin Goldberg Emily Han Timothy Han Rachel Kraft Luis Rivera Bobby Tatum UC Santa Cruz Manasa Kancharla Alexis Tran Sophia Vita Moorpark College Christian Aguilera Joseph Alvidrez Justin Appell Arya Aramesh Ariesson Aranas Andrea Arias Justin Armendariz David Arreola Nicolas Ashely Jude Atia Jorge Avalos Jessica Ayuso Koosha Baf Sophie Banihashemi Victoria Barrios Samuel Bathan Sam Bell Robert Bradford Kevin Brito Matthew Brucell

UC Davis Olivia Bayers Faith Culpepper Asli Doymaz Aditi Goyal Rafael Millan Natalee Newcomb Jeffrey Simpson UCSB Razeen Ahmed Amin Bolorforosh Alyssa Cabral Alison Canton Jayde Ellis Anastasia Escalante Megan Foster Josh Garelik Sophia Lake Matthew Lee Iris Renssen Noah Rios Katelyn Ross Justin Surmani Katherine Tavasoli Davis Thuillier Samantha Togno Nicola Youhanaie Matt Zhang UC Riverside Jennifer Alvarez Nina Haq Kay Lim Eder Poot UC Merced Ladi Oladokun UC Irvine Anthony Drabeck Shixi Jin Inaya Khan Merve Kocak Jennie Rao Nicholas Zhang Omar Buenrostro Chase Butler Cameron Caldwell Matthew Calvert Leidy Cancino Stacy Ceja Jason Centeno Jasmin Chaya Joshua Chess Aminta Chinchilla Sean Clancy Rilee Cord Malia Corpuz Joshua Cronin Jake D’Alonzo Jacob Damrau Laila Elgamiel Ashley Erlig Daniela Estrada Genevieve Flemmons Ashly Flores

CSU Long Beach Ryon Adams CSU San Marcos Gabryella Caracciolo CSU Long Beach Roberto Franco CSU Channel Islands Alexandra Campbell Adam Hesse Dylan Scarpa CSU Northridge Mia Armendariz Drew Crespi Jennifer Ly Leon Mallillin Paulangelo Marques Kylee Murray Trever Nachimzon Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Spencer Alonge Bella Amador Jordan Brook Cole Bunker Andrew Burr Phoebe Dorval Caitlin Mack Taylor Magon Nhu Vi Tran Audrey Williams Cal Poly Pomona Novin Ghara Brandon Kramer Kristin Watmore

Sonoma State University Abigail Nash University of San Francisco Nicole Diaz Lily Fogel Joseph Garay Shaun Gilson Victor Gonzalez Gianni Gorini Alexis Hartsuyker Anelis Heim Emily Henbest Tristan Hess Paige Higham Noah Hollander Daniela Hurtado Sam Ikeuchi Seth Jablonowski Alen Jacob Kai Jacobs Brenna Kennedy Kamron Keynejad Maryam Khatibzadeh Sebastian Kimble Austin King

Chapman University Talia Mohajer Hebe Moore Jeanna Polisini Sean Robbins Hannah Tempkin Stanford University Jenna Farfan Andy Jin University of the Pacific Andy Luan Maddie Tawa Mount Saint Mary’s University Elyse Matsuura Santa Monica CC Marcella Giuffrida Jacqueline Kahn Alexa Kasparian Werkneh Ourga Nicholas Silver Sam Schepke Los Angeles CC Gentry Peeples USC Shane Cronin Ryan Freilich Bryce Levenson Joseph Litwin Seamus O’Brien Adam Omary Pepperdine University Kiana Felker Kendall Hefty Ventura CC Mark Banos Kuranda Medina Malulani Tucker Owen Kohler Gianna Lane Kylee LaRue Andi Lerma Yeeun Lim Mackenzie Lima Luis Lopez Rowdy Lyons Ana Carolina Marin Michael Martinez Sean Mason Cameron McCauley Hunter Meherin Cielo Mejia Keyri Mejia Destiny Milbourn Naomi Montoya Merry Morales Heidi Novelo Darlyn Ocana Kenneth Olivas

San Francisco State Santa Clara Tammy Lopez University Joshua Rothaupt Matthew Habermann Anna Valdellon–Vergara Pierce College Preston Tsouanatos Annabella Martinez Sonoma State Tessa Marmentini Abby Nash San Diego State San Jose State Duke Cohen Brittany Dinerman Maila Dauskurdas Sydney Roughan Claire Hegre California Lutheran Lauren Hegre University Lauren Holliday Hannah Brock Amanda Jones August Bynum Tyler Kuecks Alexander Cho Makai Montague Marjorie Dye Makayla Morman Christian Jamgochyan George Neeson Jordyn Kinsley Ben Ruby Anastasia Martinez Eric Rueger Alexandria Smith Eliana Sandoval Alexa Soto Avery Smith Tamarra Sylber Michael Stuart Spencer Voest Mikayla Thiesen Makensey Werring University of Cuesta College San Diego Nolan Brooks Michael Carner Van Bush Victoria Wilson Giovanni Montoya Michelle Zaichik Santa Barbara CC San Diego CC Nathan Brooks Karli Edwardsen Brandon Cohen Jacqueline Frantz Alexandra Flygare Loyola Marymount Gisele Hakim University Nicholas Huffine Michael Lang Bianca Ieraci Joyce Lee Ava Lytell Madison McGovern Cameron Moeller Aidan O’Donnell Cameron Olandt Jack Schlesinger Vanguard Katherine Shirinyan University Brendan Udolph of Southern Kyle Yoshimoto California Miranda Garnica Sara Riessen Jose Orellana Karla Ortega Ali Pazokitabar Fatima Peralta Wendy Pereira Aleli Perez Christian Perez Marvin Perez Davin Person Cassidy Petroccione Bailey Porras Evan Posner Raychel Radinsky Anita Ramasastry Johnny Ramos Jack Rice Karina Riley Jesse Rivera Sarah Rivera Analia Roberts Ryan Roberts

Brianna Rodriguez Natalie Rodriguez Jordan Ross Shaelyn Rowen Breann Ruiz Jessica Samuels Shaka Sanani Sonia Santillan Danielle Saputo Jessica Short Ryan Shymkiw Zubair Sidhu Juan Sosa Shane Spence Sabrina Stark Jack Stephenson Fernando Suruy Yvonne Tamayo Tien Tang Elliot Taylor Shane Thompson

University of Puget Sound Juliet Balkian Washington State University Ashlyn Cobb Madeline Croall Seattle University Sydney Clark Morgan Garand Kaitlyn Steckel Western Washington University Griffin Hutchings Portland State University Olivia McBride University of Portland Andrew Douille Oregon State University Max Meyers Southern Oregon University Veronica Miller Occidental College Aliya Fang Biola University Katherine Faulkner University of Nevada, Reno Hunter Friedl Sydney Geller Giulia Meloni Glendale CC Izabelle Khanzetyan Keira Thorgusen Samantha Torres Jacob Townsend Jalen Turner Alexis Valdovinos Siena Vanzee Gabriela Varona Luis Vazquez Francesca Vespe Gregorio Vicente Zhilin Wang Austyn Weeks Conner Weir Michaella Weston Brandon Wilson Taylor Yamamoto Angel Zendejas Jake Zeuner

University of Washington Michael Mitnick Boise State University Kylie DiFabritis Zoe Light Jake Moss University of Oregon Samantha Olesker Alex Yu Brigham Young University–Idaho Tanner Call Becca Jones Mesa CC Jack Holloway University of Utah Connor Kuhl Connor Staley Arizona State University Alexis Allen Erol Arik Chris Chen Jaden Greenberg University of Arizona Michael Blackburn Will Chen Sarah Finegold Haley Floyd Megan Giwa Nolan Zamora

University of Hawaii at Manoa Matthew Ito Devon Johnson Michelle Way

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the class of 2018 Concordia University Wisconsin Cameron Kohler

Montana State University Sophie McLean

University of Wisconsin Matthew Mitnick Kayla Schwartz

Colorado State University Logan Cuccia Lauren Lefitz University of Colorado Boulder Grant Adams Isaac Berger Jonathan Bryman Jennifer Carlson Joey Dinardo Melissa Kern Kyle Kinney Nicholas Mitchell Carolina San Martin

Purdue University Thomas Hubauer Kennedy Mori Alexa Mushovic University of Kansas Jocelyn Blander Ashlyn Wolfe

Northern Arizona University Chris Mena Grand Canyon University Lindsey West

Bethany College Deon Francois

University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign Boyan Hu William Zhang University of Chicago Jacob Varat Northwestern University Sarah Clarke University of Missouri Columbia Jamie Maron

Johns Hopkins University Dante Basile Nick Hirayama Pace University Madison Wechsler Loyola University Chicago Roy Sutton Michigan State University Sydney Rosinski Butler University Jamie Goodman Indiana University Shawn Alarcon Cade Hess Jake Kaplinski Cristian Valenzuela Kylie Wexler DePaul University Alyssa Bai University of Tennessee Olivia Cohen The University of Alabama Blake Steaman

Baylor University Nicholas Furton Sam Houston State University Jared Gould

Grambling State University Arianna Anderson

Williams College Eric Wang Syracuse University Allison Firestone Samantha Goldstein Temple University Antonios Gravink N’Faly Kouyate Lehigh University Elodie Clowes West Virginia University Trevor Tamburro George Washington University Ritika Iyer Newberry College Michaella Pirozzi

Dartmouth College Kristen Chen Amherst College Katherine Chang Jake Kim Fordham University Alyssa Morales The New School Hee Eun Chung Boston College Macie Gettings Brown University Madeline Charles Carnegie Mellon Summer Faille University of Maryland College Park Cameron Sylber

Quinnipiac University Lo Yarnall St. John’s University–Queens Campus Poon Yuwawanit Yale University Maya Sharp M.I.T. Emily Yuan Northeastern University Michael D’Amore University of Massachusetts, Amherst Jasmine Arenivar

Hollins University Grace Hilton

NYU Shanghai Chase Walian

Duke University Jonathan Victor

University of Exeter Maxwell Walshaw US Marines Daniel Cano Jack Ingles Ivan Olivares Josh Olivas Josue Perez US Air Force Daniel Khalilov

Clemson University Andy Odell Georgia Institute of Technology Adele Payman Florida State University Daryn Mink

US Navy Anthony Villeda

Southeastern University Josh Rachels

University of Miami Thomas Fry

Ringling College of Art and Design Rose Marcello

University of Tampa Daniel Brandolino

does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” –Confucius

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After high school graduation, the norm for most students is to follow the path of attending a community college or four–year university, but a few students choose to pave their own paths into the future. Featured below are four WHS seniors who decided to take roads less traveled or non–traditional paths after high school.

Model & Actor Why did you choose to leave high school? I chose to drop out because I was starting to get a lot of auditions and booking some short films, and I just knew that I couldn’t balance school and work, so I chose work over high school.

University of Exeter England

Embry–Riddle Aeronatical University

United States Marine Corps

What made you decide to go to college abroad? I play field hockey for the U21 USA Team, and there aren’t any opportunities here for me to continue to get better due to it not being a very popular sport in this country.

Tell me about Embry–Riddle. It’s an aeronautical school that really focuses on airplane mechanics, but they also work with NASA and SpaceX. It’s a four–year university, but I’m going to go to Moorpark for two years then transfer there. It is a bit pricey, but I have sort of a plan for that.

What made you decide to enter the Marines rather than take the typical college path? I didn’t have a mom and dad to help me with finances. I’m probably going to do college at some point, but I don’t know why everyone’s in such a rush to get it done your first four years. I’m gonna do it my own way.

What are you currently doing? Right now I’m auditioning and searching for Why England over other European the next gig. Acting is always about putting countries? yourself out there and waiting. I hold British citizenship and have been going there all my life because my dad was born and What type of job are you looking to raised in England. It feels like a second home to have in the future? me, especially with all the family I have there. I had one “normal” job, and it was sophomore year at McDonald’s. I promised myself that that Is there anything in particular you’re was my last job. I have, am and will commit going to miss about America? 150% to my career in acting. I know it sounds I’ll obviously miss the amazing weather and the crazy, but crazy is what it takes. beautiful beaches and my dogs. What excites you the most about life after high school? For me, high school is already over. I can [say] that I enjoy not having homework, getting up later than 5 a.m. in the morning and getting to enjoy weeknights.

Do universities in England function the same as they do here? In England, there’s no general education, so you jump straight into your degree, and undergraduate degrees only last three years. So, realistically, you’re spending more time on your chosen area of study than in the U.S.

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What would you say your life motto is? Honestly, my motto in life is “I will be dead one Do you plan on coming back to the day. I don’t know when or how, so I should just States when school is over? do, say and be what I want.” I’m going to wait and see which opportunities present themselves, but I love the quality of life Who is your biggest inspiration? in Southern California and would like to come I sound really pretentious saying this, but I back at some point. I may decide to spend an honestly don’t have an inspiration. There are so extra year for a Master’s degree or play field many people that I admire, but I really try and hockey professionally in Europe. focus on who I am and run with that. I admire Twiggy more than anyone.

Have you always wanted to pursue a career in the space/aeronautical field? Yes— more astronomy and space science because I’ve always been interested in that since my dad told me about the Orion constellation when I was nine, and I’ve always found that super interesting, so I’ve always wanted to pursue a career in that. What’s your dream job? Working for NASA, specifically focusing on planets and nebulas, maybe. Who is your biggest inspiration? Stephen Hawking. He was one of the greatest minds of our time. What made you decide to go to a school specifically for aeronautical things rather than a typical university? Embry–Riddle has such good connections with NASA; that was a very big factor. Also, they have a really big observatory over there that a lot of the students get to work in. Another thing is that sometimes the students from there get very high recommendations to go into an internship.

Why [did you choose] the Marines over other military branches? If I was going to join the military ... I wanted to [join] the most elite fighting force in all of the military, and I was going to go all out, so the way to do that was to go through the Marines. Is there anything you’ve done this year or are doing currently to prepare yourself for service? The recruiters prepare us throughout the year until we’re ready to go to bootcamp to make sure that we’re physically ready. I want to keep on improving until my bootcamp day comes ... on July 23. What would you say your life motto is? Moderation is for cowards. What area are you looking to pursue in the Marines? For my first four years, I’m going to be a car mechanic, learn the basics doing motor transport. Then after that, [for] my second contract, I’m gonna try to be behind a desk a little more, doing a lot more paperwork, getting more administration experience.

Compiled by Daryn Mink & Lo Yarnall

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SENIOR CONFESSIONS

Seamus O’Brien: “My friends and I would get ghillie suits and then ding dong ditch people and then lay on their front lawn, and they would be right next to us but couldn’t see us.”

Owen Kohler: “I sold out Giselle, [my girlfriend], to Josh Cronin in Water Assassins, and I was never going to tell her.”

Matt Calvert: “Two girls were going to fight over me, and I didn’t want to see it happen because I hated all the drama, but lowkey, looking back on it now, I definitely wish that I saw the fight over me.”

Justin Appell: “My phone had a remote control blaster on it, the little thing that controls TVs and stuff. In 10th grade with Mr. Erickson, I would always turn on and off his projector, and he never found out it was me, and he would always yell at everybody because he couldn’t figure out who it was.”

Jackie Frantz: “One night we decided to come to the school and put a bunch of little SpongeBobs everywhere around the school. Each of us had a stack of SpongeBob characters that we just put in strategic, random places.”

Deon Francois: “When I was a sophomore, I snuck onto the varsity basketball team. We got a new coach who told us to come to a meeting if you’re varsity, and I didn’t want to stay on JV, so I went.” Compiled by Akhil Gutta & Sydney Schlesinger

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SENIOR QUOTES

Life, laughs and everything in between: pearls of wisdom from your favorite seniors.

“Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. y=mx+b. Shakespeare was cool. Britain colonized everything. Wait, how do I file my taxes?” –Sebastian Kimble “It’s not the size of the wave but the motion of the ocean.”

–Connor Kuhl

“You can pick your friends. You can pick your nose. But you can’t pick your friend’s nose.” –Courtney Park

“To master the art of sandbagging is to master oneself.”

–Kyle Lee

“Perfection is what I strive for. When I think of perfection, I think of Mr. Freed’s beard, That’s the definition of class.”

“Strive to be your best self, and blame others when you can’t.”

–Jake D’Alonzo

–Amin Seyed– Bolorforosh

“‘It’s so hard to do something wrong when you’re so used to doing everything right.’ –Mr. Nigro” –Macie Gettings

“Mama didn’t raise no ditz.”

–Malia Corpuz

“Send it.” –Ally Flygare

Compiled by Elliot Kim, Jamie Lee & Milla Wu

SENIOR WILLS

B I, Koosha Baf, of obese mind and intelligent body, will my math be right to prove two plus two equals four. I, Alyssa Bai, of creative mind and cupcake body, will my filmmaking skills to Katelin Zhou. I, Alexis Roberto Balderas Flores, of spiritual mind and squishy body, will my kindness, sassiness and car knowledge to the fellow junior class. I, Juliet Balkian, of tired mind and muscle body, will my sick scalpel skills to all future Advanced Anatomy head dissectors. I, Victoria Barrios, of non–binary mind and soon–to–be tattooed body, will my first love to myself. I, Olivia Bayers, of wild, courageous mind and athletic body, will my car (Margo) and my great taste in music to my sister, Sydney, and my brother, Justin. I, Sam Bell, of holy mind and sanctioned body, will my love of the Lord to Kyra Berg. I, Isaac Berger, of Eddie Vedder’s mind and Austin Powers’ body, will my height to Jason Heller, my steez to Will Lyman and my rap flow to Seth Figgins. I, Michael Bertagna, of wandering mind and lanky body, will my mathematical wit to my sister, Claudia. I, Jocelyn Blander, of insane mind and capable body, will my lack of Gelson’s coupons to Peter Beer. I, Daniel Brandolino, of mindful mind and dad body, will my sparkling disposition to Will Lyman. I, Jordan Brook, of punny mind and dramatically improved body, will my Diabeto and math skills to my amazing sister, Aly.

To the Amazing Class of 2018:

Joey Dinardo Senior Class President

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I, Cole Bunker, of astute mind and robust body, will my linebacker expertise to Erick Villegas. I, Van Bush, of a gassed mind and tired body, will my high school stories to those who are roots.

C I, Tanner Call, of witty mind and strong body, will my track and cross country skills to my fellow underclassmen. I, Alex Campbell, of crazy and boring mind and short body, will my Environmental Science knowledge to Patricia. I, Leidy Cancino, of an adventurous mind and small body, will my soul take me to fascinating places to explore. I, Jennifer Carlson, of tweakin’ mind and Mariah Carey body, will my overreacting and overthinking skills to Brandy Alps. I, Madeline Charles, of transient mind and adrenaline–crazed body, will my existential crises (sorry) and dingers to the WHS softball team. I, Chris Chen, of my mind and ripped, masculine body, will my intelligence and charm be forever cherished to me, myself and I. I, Kristen Chen, of boba mind and milk tea body, will my physics skills to Arabella and Connie, will my golf skills to my golf team and my obsession with boba to Celina and Lauryn. I, Franklin Chian, of cheerful mind and stick body, will my procrastination skills to Bryan, Chenpapi, Jerry, Brohil and Dank Duck. I, Daniel Chow, of questionable mind and undefined body, will my couponing mastery to Pranav Pomalapally and Brian Xiao, my enviro awesomeness to Courtney Leung and my glorious swim chanting to Ian Sherill. I, Sarah Clarke, of undeniably pragmatic mind and surprisingly masculine body, will my position as WHS swim team mom and resident sweat heart to my lane buddy Jillian Gallardo. I, Ashlyn Cobb, of jumbled mind and tired body, will my ability to be first chair and make honors band despite my squeaks to

other bass clarinets. I, Duke Cohen, of visor–wrapped mind and gnar body, will my laxtastic skills to CJ Woodall and my love to Natalie Nitzsche. I, Joseph A. Contreras, of cynical mind and five out of ten body, will my math skills and ability to talk my way out of work to my sister Julie. I, Shane Cronin, of creative mind and twig– like body, will my “Sir, Please” T–shirts to Raquel Startz. I, Logan Cuccia, of abstract mind and short body, will my glorious facial hair to Ryder Cuccia. I, Faith Culpepper, of overly excited mind and rockin’ body, will my positive attitude at 7 o’clock in the morning to Bailey Culpepper and my love for WHS football to Ema Kirksey and Kaitlyn Spiwak.

D I, Michael D’Amore, of genius mind and thicc body, will my coding skills to Peter Beer. I, Kylie DiFabritis, of empty and colorful mind and pale body, will my clean police record to Kevin Taylor. I, Isra Din, of super quirky mind and Mariah Carey body, will my Target paychecks and self checkout to Layla Vanadi. I, Joey Dinardo, of cluttered mind and ripped body, will my ability to fall asleep before getting any homework done to Olivia Dinardo. I, Brittany Dinerman, of Disney–crazed mind and sugar–filled body, will my business skills to FBLA members, my junk food to Katelin and Amanda and my happiness and love to my sister Julia. I, Matt Dixon, of incredibly lazy mind and overly fatigued body, will my naps to the overencumbered juniors and my senioritis to the class of 2019. I, Phoebe Dorval, of Stevie Nicks and Ms. Frizzle mind and Lorax body, will my love for the natural world, bubbles, Joi Cafe, the central coast, live music and transcendentalism to the future gypsies of WHS.

“When Matt Calvert won the Matt Bowl”

Zoie Zhu “When I came to Ms. Ryder’s class on time”

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We’re finally done! After all of the grueling studying, sleepless nights and near nervous breakdowns, it is all finally done. Reach around and give yourself a nice pat on the back because we both know that we deserve it. Regardless of where you all are going, either across the globe or staying right here in Westlake, I cannot wait to see all of the amazing things we accomplish. As we share these last special moments of high school together at grad nite, prom and graduation, enjoy it because we all know we earned it.

I, Ryon Adams, of rushed mind and also rushed body, will my college stress and senioritis to Keilani. I, Spencer Alonge, of Kate Upton’s mind and Albert Einstein’s body, will my can of stale nuts to my brothers, Ashton and Braeden. I, Bella Amador, of tired, absent and distracted mind and lanky body, will my accidental intelligence, mediocre running abilities, the dregs of my motivation and all my luck to my XC girls: Gaby, Luna, Connie and Ashley. I, Andrea Arias, of hedgehog mind and ninja body, will my ceramic skills to Angela Alarcon. I, David Arreola, of great mind and amazing body, will my intelligence and hard working skills to Will Decker. I, Krista Askenas, of serotonin–lacking mind and slim thicc body, will my decaying body to Stephen Saw to fertilize his garden and my Sephora VIB points to Katelin Zhou, Anthony Huynh and Hayley Kang.

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I, Joshua Eis, of woke mind and skinny body, will my 800m speed to Titan Teachman. I, Megan Ervin, of labradoodle mind and Starbucks body, will my piano fingers and 9– level English essays to Milla Wu, Arabella Raab, Katelin Zhou and Annie Wong.

F I, Summer Faille, of corruptible mind and permanent summer body, will my dry sarcasm to Abigail T., my dissection skills to Jada M. and GPA and test scores to Sammie S. I, Jenna Farfan, of sleepy mind and tired body, will my passion for Netflix binging and naps to my little sister, Jessica Farfan. I, Sarah Finegold, of scattered mind and tall body, will my ability to survive USA camp and tilt jump like Trevor to Taylor Nitzsche and Mina Dake. I, Lily Fogel, of clouded mind and smokey body, will my excessive truancies and love of Takis to Kevin Kasparian. I, Deon Francois, of goofy mind and slender body, will my basketball career and leadership skills to Bryce Howard. I, Hunter Friedl, of sound mind and less– than–sound body, will my Meme PhD to Odin Woodward–Wen. I, Nic Furton, of distractible mind and wacky inflatable tube man body, will my knowledge of wrestling to Hugh London and Josh Berns.

G I, Morgan Garand, of adequate mind and functional body, will my musical abilities to Carlo Pergo. I, Josh Garelik, of mercurial mind and bodacious body, will my ASG golf cart keys and my initials to Ryan L’Heureux and Jeremy Garelik, respectively.

Seniors of WHS What is your favorite memory that never happened?

Luis Vazquez

Cole Bunker

“Never wearing flip flops to school ever”

“Beating Paul in a soccer shoot out”

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Phoebe Dorval

Compiled by Michelle Hang & Megan King

SENIOR WILLS

I, Sydney Geller, of kinda smart mind and no souled body, will my fleeky nails to Olivia Dubell. I, Macie Gettings, of superior queenly mind and clumsy body will my sick dance moves, remarkable wit, coffee addiction and snorting laugh to all future academic decathletes, anatomy newbies and the one and only Mr. Nigro. I, Shaun Gilson, of sixth grader mind and Groot body, will my energetic mind to Anna Graziano and positive mind to Brooke Sommers. I, Marcella Giuffrida, of wandering mind and really tall body, will my attendance record to Dylan Giuffrida, my signing ability to Chad McMillan and my infamous picture to Kelly Mason. I, Samantha Goldstein, of whimsical mind and theatrical body, will my “Broadway Girl of Theatre” title to Isabelle Rogerson and my ladybug farm to Evan Goldstein. I, Jamie Goodman, of LOUD mind and thiqq body, will my extreme limbo skills to Sammie Schalk and my Spanish rapping abilities to Ylse Petro. I, Gianni Gorini, of endless mind and schlump body, will my ambition for knowledge to continue in years of growth to explore my mind. I, Aditi Goyal, of daydreaming mind and uncoordinated body, will my ability to nap for 15 hours and my prowess at rock, paper, scissors to my yearbook freshies. I, Jaden Greenberg, of saucy mind and saucier body, will my ability to organize water assassins to Nate Brenner and everything else to Jordyn and Justin Greenberg.

H I, Kendall Hefty, of yellow obsessed mind and avocado filled body, will my nap taking abilities as well as my last minute but effective study habits to my fellow coffee lovers. I, Adam Hesse, of mostly sound mind and incredibly average body, will my platinum Overwatch rank and my Twitch prime Fortnite loot to my friends Yuri, Matt, Sam, Chase, Rachel, Evelyn and Carson. I, Paige Higham, of happy mind and dancer body, will my heart for dance and funny memories to the dance team. I, Grace Hilton, of thick mind and skinny body, will my Musically followers to Emma Hilton and Kelby Lewis. I, Noah Hollander, of talented mind and amazing body, will my golf skills to Nate Brenner, Mitchell Dorhout and Jeremy Mettel. I, Lauren Holliday, of creative mind and tired body, will my ability to avoid procrastinating to my fellow seniors. I, Nolan Horner, of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious mind and hakuna matata body, will my bare necessities and the friend in me to a whole new world. I, William Huang, of lethargic mind and sleepy body, will my choir skills to Vince Daurio, Josh

Karasik, Joey Sipos and Adam Asad, and my cool sound effects to Jacqueline Gomez. I, Boyan Hu, of benevolent, boon mind and buoyant, babyish body, will my will to live to Alan Gallardo and Bob Xia. I, Griffin Hutchings, of an able to read mind and Beef heart body, will my small feet to Zach Ahmadi, the TRAP to Carson Kuhl and Jack’s hairline to William Lyman.

I I, Jack Ingles, of decisive mind and intense, capable body, will my catcher’s gear, short temper and garage privileges to Kevin Taylor, Dan Hernandez and Kevin Bleier. I, Ritika Iyer, of ridiculously loud mind and tanned chlorinated body, will my Mock Trial voice to Arabella, my snarky swim comments to Chloe, Patricia and Shaina and my Ritika plague to the class of 2019.

J I, Seth Jablonowski, of lovely mind and of blessed body, will my overwhelming swag to help one to enjoy life. I, Kai Jacobs, of crazy mind and tall body, will my love for books and quick wit to Autumn Jones. I, Christian Jamgochyan, of trained mind and burly body, will my determination for success and optimistic mindset to my brother, Alex. I, Andy Jin, of math–magical mind and cheerful body, will my intellectual vitality to Daniel Yao, my passion for leadership to Katelin Zhou and my entrepreneurial spirit to Jane Zhang. I, Becca Jones, of nonexistent mind and untoned body, will my stupidity and procrastination and inability to drive to my not–as–stupid sister Autumn Jones, and to all my strange choir friends, Abby, Jasmin, Serena, Vince, Rowdy, Siena, Kendall, Alec, Tommy Ballis, Austyn, Ben, Westin, Jill, Krista, etc.

K I, Manasa Kancharla, of exquisite mind and real classy lady body, will my cynicism to my fellow seniors. I, Audrey Kao, of milk tea mind and boba body, will my procrastination tendency, the Language Center and all my high school work to Ethan Kao. I, Alexa Kasparian, of grey and white matter mind and brown, epidermis body, will my collection of Russian nesting dolls to Kevin Kasparian and Sergio Emanuel to Naomi Sylvester. I, Melissa Kern, of a routine filled mind and sore, bruised body, will my entire cheer and stunt knowledge and technique to the entire

L I, Chloe Lam, of diva mind and coffee body, will my passion for fashion to Courtney Lam. I, Gianna Lane, of worrying mind and Italian body, will my ability to miss first period multiple times a week and maintain an A+ to Raquel Startz and my love for Raquel Startz to Colton Bourne. I, Kylee LaRue, of incorrigible mind and rockin’ body, will my fantastic sense of humor and abundant beauty to Lily G., Taylor B. and Lance M. I, Joyce Lee, of hopeful and lost mind and clumsy body, will my ability to procrastinate and finesse my way through the semesters to Jeffrey Goodwin. I, Matt Lee, of panda mind and dolphin body, will my sarcasm to Bob Xia and my humor to Raymond Sun. I, Kay Lim, of salty mind and rose milk tea– filled body, will my salt to Esther Kim, spicy memes to Raymond Sun, my undamaged reputation to a certain someone, my dry and strained eyes from press week to the next editor team and my affinity for being loud at the wrong time to Milla Wu. I, Elle Lindenlaub, of colorful mind and yolked body, will my athleticism and optimism to Nina Sharp. I, Tammy Lopez, of sarcastic and vegan mind and diabetic body, will my perfect attendance record and asthmatic tendencies to Katelyn Patillo. I, Jennifer Ly, of shoujo manga mind and panda body, will my subpar viola playing skills to my section, my dream of being in chamber to Allinta, my weird, quirky behavior to Sachi and my love for volunteering/Kpop to Lizbeth. I, Rowdy Lyons, of pro–2nd Amendment mind and American body, will my hard work and

dedication to complete my goals in life to next year choir uniform officers.

M I, Leon Magnus Mallillin, of humor filled mind and food filled body, will my single acre plantation and single grapefruit tree to my dear friend Connor Chatfield. I, Ana Carolina Marin, of not–so–creative but beautiful mind and not–so–athletic body, will my funny jokes, Portuguese knowledge, and school spirit to Jade Meneley, Alivia West, Makenna Conahey, Alivia Infeld and Amy Steinman. I, Paulangelo Marques, of great mind and thick body, will my Fortnite skills to Ashton Alonge, Tucker Grace, Andy Odell, Andrew Douille, Will Chen, Spencer Alonge, Michael Bertagna and Shane Spence. I, Cielo Mejia, of confused and saddened mind and tubby body, will my cell phone password to Tara and Ray to keep updating my cell phone and keep my streaks. I, Destiny Milbourn, of big mind and small body, will my heart to go to art. I, Daryn Mink, of perpetually confused mind and Asian mix body, will my love and appreciation for Heather Godfrey and fossil collection to Sydney Schlesinger and Nathan Brenner. I, Matthew Mitnick, of Los Angeles Dodgers mind and diplomatic body, will my mentality, power, and leadership to Titan Teachman, Marc Choi, Owen Kobett and Kevin Cruz. I, Michael Mitnick, of motivated and strong– willed mind and experienced body, will my attitude, mindset and drive to Titan Teachman and Kevin Cruz. I, Kennedy Mori, of moist and bodacious body, will my procrastination skills and amazing humor to Sarah and Nina.

N I, Trevor Nachimzon, of big mind and small body, will my volleyball skills and show all my hard work to all the people who doubted me.

O I, Andy Odell, of genius mind and amazing body, will my Fortnite skill to Ashton Alonge. I, Aidan O’Donnell, of tired mind and sore body, will my anger towards the swim team to Paul Grace and my distrust of thoughts to Jeremy Marcin. I, Oladipupo Oladokun, of disorganized mind and awkward body, will my unorthodox viola skills to Allinta Tadesse and Cleavon Andrade and my slightly above average high jump skills to Jada. I, Sami Olesker, of always active mind and vertically deprived body, will my vast collection of Birks and cold toes to Ivy Schlosser.

“Passing my driving test on the first time”

“Doing my homework on time”

Seniors of WHS What is your favorite memory that never happened?

stunt team. I, Isabelle Khanzetyan, of tired and lazy mind and exhausted body, will my philosophical questions and drained AP kid mentality to Anthony Huynh. I, Jake Kim, of Jake mind and bodacious body, will my violin skills and Science Center duties to Joanne Ma, my medical skills to Alexa G., my mad science inquisition to May Li and my pretentious musicality to Dara M. I, Sebastian Kimble, of highly unstable mind and insanely god–like body, will my parking spot to Gemma, English books to Sydney S., volleyball to Nico and my energy to everyone. I, Owen (Daddy) Kohler, of brilliant mind and gorgeous body, will my unmatchable modesty to Michael Wood. I, Rachel Kraft, of confuddled mind and procrastinating body, will my “superb” musical skills to violerz Alan, Jen, May and Pranav, and my Bazooka powers to Julianna Gin. I, Connor Kuhl, of vertical mind and horizontal body, will my feet to move.

Sophia Vita

Cade Hess

“When I got a nine on my English essay”

“Winning water assassins with Shawn , Robbie, Paul and Will”

Jake Knapp

Alexa Mushovic

SENIOR WILLS I, Adam Omary, of tired mind and caffeinated body, will my crippling senioritis to future anatomy students to study and hopefully find a cure.

P I, Kirsten Pacia, of meme queen mind and small, angry body, will my salt, finessing ability and Asian driving to Arabella Raab, Jen Ruffing and May Li. I, Courtney Park, of silly mind and clumsy body, will my awesome dance moves to Addison Barton, Rilee Roberts and Ella Houssein Pour. I, Gentry Peeples, of an old surfer dad’s mind and fun–sized body, will my theatre program’s broken segway and all the rats who live in the closet to the newest members of WHS Drama. I, Fatima Peralta, of senioritis–filled mind and short body, will my laziness to Kattie Godoy, my faking skills to Amy Perez, my finessing skills, accomplished feeling and my happiness to Jennifer Matiz and Ely Vallejo <3 <3. I, Josue Perez, of busy mind and sexy body, will my car parts and cars to my junior homeboys. I, Carlo Pergolizzi, of laughable excuse of a mind and disappointingly average body, will my non–charismatic character and lack of confidence to Ned Jacobs and Noah Lunn. I, Jeanna Polisini, of creative mind and sugar fueled body, will my shopping debt to Amanda Hacker. I, Eder Emanuel Poot–Martinez, of Pooty mind and Russel the wilderness explorer body, will my highly fashionable shorts and my inexplicably sexy calves to Micah Meyers, Andrew Lopez and Sarah Sullivan. I, Hampton Porta, of complete litness mind and overly attractive body, will my clout levels and beanie wearing wave to my boi Oliver Wyman.

R I, Jennie Rao, of effortlessly intelligent mind and tiny Asian body, will my medical work and raw data studying high schoolers to cure senioritis and love for BTS to Monique Savner. I, Iris Renssen, of super–hyper–overstressed mind and definitely–not–summer body, will my backspotting abilities to Ashley Jou, my senioritis to Katelin Zhou and my Dutch–ness to my brother, Tyko. I, Shane Rompson, of creative mind and improving body, will my flying and racing passion to become a thriving notion. I, Sydney Rosinski, of #spunky mind and lengthy body, will my exquisite math skills and Lip Smackers collection to Chad McMillan. I, Katelyn Ross, of confused mind and sleep– deprived body, will my somewhat decent dissecting skills to Advanced Anatomy 2019, my passion and time management skills to the Westlake Regiment, and all my love to the best

sister and meme queen in the world, Lily Ross. I, Ben Ruby, of competitive mind and combo hitting body, will my ability to vlog and be optimistic to Sydney Schlesinger. I, Eric Rueger, of special mind and dad body, will my junior girls to the junior boys. I, Breann Ruiz, of dumb mind and tiny body, will my nothing to no one.

S I, Carolina San Martin, of excited mind and uncoordinated body, will my constant enthusiasm about everything choir related to Kiera Price. I, Dani Saputo, of open mind and tired body, will my hours of sleep that I never got to Samantha Snyder. I, Dyland Scarpa, of mostly present mind and somewhat in shape body, will my Discord server to Ethan Abes. I, Samantha Schepke, of exceptionally intellectual mind and skinny legend body, will my sister Vivian to Zach Frazier. I, Amin Seyed–Boloforosh, of delusional mind and behooved body, will my Mercedes and house to Kazy Martin. I, Jack Schlesinger, of simple mind and thicc body, will my strength, infinite wisdom and beauty to Will Lyman. I, Kayla Schwartz, of exhausted mind and ill body, will my “doctors appointments” to Micah Meyers and Matthew Schwartz. I, Jonathan Sham, of stone mind and stick body, will my Nintendo Switch to Pranav Pomalapally and my League skills to Connor Chen. I, Maya Sharp, of curious mind and unusually long armed body, will my talent for running around in circles to Claire Adams and Layne Consales and my excellent annotating skills to Nina Sharp. I, Jeffrey Simpson, of elevated mind and tired body, will my average volleyball ability and short–shorts to Kenny Kim, my son. I, Avery Smith, of punny mind and iced chai tea–filled body, will my patience at Kumon to Amanda Hacker and my love of blueberry cars to Maya Singh. I, Shane Spence, of mindful mind and bodily body, will my willful will to Brendan Soules. I, Kaitlyn Steckel, of discombobulated mind and well–rested body, will my amazing attendance to Jordan Hossini and my rejection letters to my two sisters. I, Jack Stephenson, of genius mind and amazing body, will my Fortnite skills to the future owners of the world. I, Justin Surmani, of ample mind and optimal body, will my basketball skills and squad duties to Connor Chen. I, Tamarra Sylber, of intelligent, sound–ish mind and titanium body, will my work ethic, determination and “amazing” painting skills to

the future tech crews of WHS. May you never miss a cue, may you always come together and work as a team, and never forget that if one kind of tape doesn’t work, try another.

T I, Yvonne Tamayo, of my wandering mind and soulful body, will my advice and words of wisdom to Kadin C. Bolton, and all the other sophomores and junior at my chem table. Always do your homework and study for tests. Involve yourself in school more. Time goes by fast; don’t waste it doing things you don’t like. Don’t hold grudges; learn to forgive. I, Trevor Tamburro, of wandering and clueless mind and awkward and skinny body, will my sarcasm and carefree attitude to Evan Marlow and my sister Mia. I, Bobby Tatum, of sound mind and stick body, will my court vision to Connor Chen. I, Maddie Tawa, of squirrely mind and bruised body, will my overly loud voice and ability to catch a toss with my elbow to Rose, Stephanie, Erica and Colin, and my sarcasm and salt to my brother Jake. I, Hannah Tempkin, of chiller mind and rollerblading body, will my 20/20 vision to the future Mixed Chorale secretary. I, Mikayla Thiesen of tired mind and lethargic body, will my stress and homework to my brother Zach. I, Jacob Townsend, of empty mind and relaxed body, will my jokes be ever terrible to most people. I, Alexis Tran, of senile mind and banana– colored body, will my dad jokes to Arabella, my superb trashcan basketball skills to Molly and my missing watch to whoever finds it.

U I, Brendan Udolph, of unique mind and thicccc body, will my junior girls to Connor Udolph.

V I, Cristian Valenzuela, of Gabriel Iglesias mind and taco–filled body, will my bushy eyebrows and exuberant social and math skills to Sarah Sullivan and Raquel Startz. I, Siena Vanzee, of an astronomy filled mind and my coffee infused body, will my ukulele playing abilities and my love for science (mostly space science) to my fellow video gamers and my best friends. I, Jacob Varat, of sound mind and strong body, will my determination to next year’s juniors. I, Francesca Vespe, of confused mind and tired body, will my ability to avoid class B whipping kills to Kailee Follette and Delaney Waggoner.

“Being on time to first period”

W I, Maxwell Walshaw, of thirteen–year–old mind and eighteen–year–old body, will my field hockey ability and excessive absences to my brother Spencer Walshaw. I, Nicki Warren, of blonde, free mind and energetic body, will my easygoingness and acceptance letters to Alexa Warren. I, Madison Wechsler, of empty mind and thicc body, will my ability to miss class more than I attend to Raquel Starz and Micah Meyers. I, Austyn Weeks, of optimistic mind and caffeine addicted body, will my insane napping habits and love for choir to Joey Sipos and Vince Daurio. I, Kylie Wexler, of optimistic but exhausted mind and Hoosier Daddy body, will my torn ACL and amazing driving skills to Sawyer Dumond and my sarcasm to Jen Trephan.

Y I, Joanna Yang, of nonchalant mind and miniature body, will my lack of stress to Julianna, my Deemo scores to Ian and my love of hugs to Jen. I, Lo Yarnall, of easily–distracted mind and chunky yet funky body, will my taste in music and game day playlist power to Kylie Chung. I, Nicole Youhanaie, of overworked mind and underworked body, will my remaining brain cell and Greg Korshavn’s admiration to Monique Savner and Nate Brenner, respectively.

Z I, Michelle Zaichik, of chiller mind and huggable body, will my curtain pulling skills and classic dance moves to my choir stagehands #DFTL. I, Albert Zhang, of squished mind and stretched body, will my ability to show up to practice late but on time to Bryce and Bryce and shame upon anyone who fails to bring snacks to the journalism squad. I, Matt Zhang, of unpredictable mind and heavenly body, will my trap life and quarter of Ethan Ng’s thigh will to me by Andy Xia to Paul Grace and Simon Ng. I, William Zhang, of Golden State mind and thicc body, will my thighs and cheeks to Andrew Wang, the cute freshman.

“When any of my teachers liked me”

“When I dressed for the weather”

Sienna Vanzee

I, Sophia Vita, of distracted mind and exhausted body, will my last bit of effort to Shloka Homa and my will to live to Katrina Raab. I, Spencer Voest, of erratic mind and quirky body, will my enthusiasm and dull sense of humor to my friends Jordan, Kyle, Novin, Shayan and Panthil.

What is your favorite memory that never happened?

Matt Habermann

Mominah Subhan

“I [got] a new phone for my birthday”

Seniors of WHS

Natalee Newcomb

ASG

Congratulations!

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Class of 2018

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UC Santa Barbara Josh Garelick

UC Berkeley Capri Krug

CU Boulder Joey Dinardo

Colorado State University Logan Cuccia

University of Oregon Sami Olesker

San Diego State Univesty Duke Cohen

CU Boulder Melissa Kern

UC Los Angeles Marissa Huang