Sr 08 by The Westlake Arrow

The Westlake High School ARROW Presents the

Seniors

2008 PHOTO BY ALESSANDRA CATANESE

SENIOR ARROW STAFF: TOP ROW: Stephanie Nieves, Wynn Burson, Nora Sobczak, Elyse Kaplan, Ally Ackourey, Brittany Weber, Jamie Hendry, Spencer Schloss. BOTTOM ROW: Phillip Shao, Vicky Lou, Ellen Wang, James Jee, Sabrina Samedi. NOT PICTURED: Christina Cipriani.

Ceremony to Recognize over 590 Students SABRINA SAMEDI ADVERTISING MANAGER

The WHS Graduation ceremony for the Class of 2008 will take place on Thursday, June 12 at 5:00 p.m. at the Warrior Stadium. Graduates will meet in the gymnasium at 3:45 p.m.; however, the gates to the stadium will open at 3:30 p.m. in order to provide the parents, friends, and family of over 590 graduates the opportunity to select seating for the event. As the graduates walk to their seats, the ceremony will begin with a processional performed by the WHS Instrumental Ensemble, which precedes their performance of the National Anthem. After the anthem, Senior Class President Sara Hagey will welcome all graduates and honored guests to the occasion. A Class Act will then perform “If We Hold on Together,” which will be followed with a speech by Jeremy Bachrach ’08 and Andrew Garvin ’08 entitled “From Bears to

Goats.” Next up will be a presentation of the WHS Class of 2008 Valedictorians introduced by Assistant Principal Drew Passalacqua, which will be followed by “Make a Memory,” performed by graduates Ari Kaplan, Eric Lan, Adriane Lim, Lia Woodward, and Brandon Woodward ’10. Elyse Kaplan ’08 will then deliver her speech “Thanks for the Memories,” which leads into a performance of “In My Life” by seniors Nicole Ackerman, Corey Esparza, Jillia Fongheiser, Matt Garcia, Matt Goldberg, Natalie Hajian, Ashley Ormsby, and Michael Wismann. Finally, Principal Ronald Lipari will speak. Then, with the assistance of counselors and board members, he will present the Class of 2008 with their diplomas. School Board member, Dorothy Beaubien will recognize the accomplishments of the Class of 2008 on behalf of the CVUSD. Graduates are arranged into two separate sections on the Warrior Field. Stu-

dents with last names of A-L will be on one side of the field; students with last names M-Z, on the other. All performers, speakers, and valedictorians, however, will sit in the front row of each section. When accepting diplomas, one senior poses alongside a teacher for a photo, while another graduate is called to the front of the stage. Seniors are advised to have their parents drop them off for the ceremony since parking spaces will be limited. WHS plans to use the student parking lot as well as the Verizon parking lot for guests. A shuttle service and handicapped parking will be provided for all guests upon request to Mr. Marshall. For all graduates planning to attend Grad Night at Disneyland, they will not receive their diploma during the graduation ceremony but collect them at Senior Breakfast the following morning June 13 in the WHS cafeteria at 7:30 a.m. Each senior who is participating in the ceremony will receive four free tickets,

while up to eight additional tickets can be purchased at the student store for $10 (cash only) starting May 27. Upon availability, additional tickets can be purchased starting June 9. All tickets will be given to students on June 11 during graduation practice. In addition, Baccalaureate is a nondenominational ceremony jump-starting the events of graduation week. Baccalaureate will take place at the Westlake United Methodist Church on June 8, 2:00 p.m. Beginning with a speech made by the ASB President Rachel Borowski, senior Kailynn von Kronemann will follow with her goodbye words. Then WHS seniors Alex Kreger, Teri Akahoshi, and John Harrison will each be performing solo songs to say goodbye to their graduating class. Finally, 2008 seniors Linda Peng and Nini Xie will make a closing speech to their fellow graduates and the families. Seniors who wish to attend this service must report to the church at 1:30 p.m. wearing their cap and gown.

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Top Students

This year, 16 students make the minimum 4.65 GPA cut. Andrew Maleki and Ben Liu lead the group.

Nominated by their teachers, these senior standouts have demonstrated dedication to their programs.

Seniors Nicole Glaser, Caitlyn Byrne, and Michael Aranda impart words of wit and wisdom as they look ahead to life beyond high school. See page 4.

College Map

Wills

Scholar Athletes

Seniors announce their As seniors leave the school, commitments to the colSeniors Aislinn Smallthey have willed memoleges of their choice. ing and Adam Burke rable personality traits, objects, were chosen for their athletic and skills to the WHS underability and scholarship. classmen among others. Seniors say their goodbyes as they approach graduation day and prepare to move on from WHS.

The World According to . . .

PHOTO BY WYNN BURSON

Senior Standouts

Sports Montage

Farewells

11, 14

Selected by their coaches, these outstanding athletes epitomize The votes are in! great sportsmanship and Seniors select favorite notable teamwork. teachers, movie, song, and worst fad of the year.

Senior Favorites

Memories

Sports Standouts

ASG Seniors

Nine Associated Student Government students graduate and move onto nine different colleges. See back.

IN THE

MAY ISSUE News NHS Induction

Twenty-four juniors who demonstrate leadership, strong academics, and community service were selected for next year’s National Honor Society.

Feature

Retiring Teachers

Judy Morrow, Henry Rollins, and Pippa Phillips (right) share their plans for the future as they leave Westlake.

Opinion

Entertainment

College Limitations

Flight of the Conchords

With colleges becoming more and more competitive, students find themselves choosing majors prematurely rather than discovering their interests in their first two years.

Artist-comedians prepare to release first full-length album.

Fashion

Summer Style

Carina Wolff photographs warm-weather fashion for stylish sizzle in the summer heat.

Sports Juniors to Watch for in 2008-2009

Eight athletes stand out from the crowd. Look out as they roll in next year.

VALEDICTORIANS

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Tied for First:

Liu, Maleki

Head for

YALE

“ It is important to pursue the ac-

tivities that you truly enjoy. Only then can you get the most out of high school. Andrew Maleki

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AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASS: Valedictorians Ben Liu and Andrew Maleki share the number one seat for the 2008 graduating class.

TERI AKAHOSHI FEATURE EDITOR

For Ben Liu and Andrew Maleki, their four years of hard work and dedication are to be recognized by the school this June. Tied for the number one rank in their class, both are well-rounded individuals in every aspect of their lives. Ben Liu, the smart guy with an always-comfortable smile spread across his face, is well-known to the Class of 2008. Contrary to the dictionary description of a valedictorian bookworm, Liu balances school work with athletics, community service, and even the responsibilities of having a job. For each of his four years at WHS, Liu has filled his school schedule with almost every AP class available, along with Advanced Anatomy, while upholding a number one spot in the class. Always striving to learn and achieve more, Liu relies on his constant “curiosity” and his “genuine interest in learning.” Liu appreciates not only the loving support of his parents, but also that of teachers such as Calculus AP teacher Greg Korshavn and English 11AP teacher Margaret Schlehner. He named them as the two teachers who have supported and influenced him most during his time at WHS. “They really do a great job, they are great teachers who teach on a more personable level,” said Liu. Liu will graduate with an accumulated 4.72 GPA. He shares that his most

cherished memory at WHS was not an extracurricular activity or senior festivity, but rather “the people” that he has become friends with throughout his four years. Liu earnestly states, “I love everyone.” Liu is President of Math Club and coeditor-in-chief of the WHS Literary Chronicles. Off-campus, Liu is a board member of the Youth Commission, a civic government to help after school programs for young children in the District. Liu has al-

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Never compromise your own values, and always maintain a curious disposition in life. Ben Liu

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ways loved to get involved. Pulling all-nighters to cram in as much information before the next day’s test and hibernating inside his room all weekend to study for AP tests, Liu knows the secret to achieving good grades. Liu played on the WHS boys basketball frosh-soph team both his freshman and sophomore years, and led the team as a co-captain his sophomore year. As graduation approaches, Liu leaves behind some words of wisdom, “never compromise your own values, and always maintain a curious disposition in life.” This valedictorian looks forward to attending Yale University in New Haven,

Connecticut and expects to major in political science, physics, or chemistry. Most students remember Maleki by his unforgettable mustache, his formidable mountain of books, and the well known fact of his exceptional grades in each of his classes. This valedictorian leads a far from typical high school career. His schedule has always been loaded with AP classes as well as Advanced Anatomy. He is the copresident of the Mu Alpha Theta Club and leads the Physics Club’s robotics team at every competition. He is the record-setting top scorer for WHS AcaDeca and a key contributor to Mock Trial. He has even studied on his own to earn his real estate agent’s license and used his knowledge to propose consumer education programs for embattled homeowners. Maleki thrives on what might seems overwhelming to others. This top scholar knows the benefits of time management coupled with an “internal motivation to make myself better.” Ever modest, Maleki maintained that out of the substantial number of honorable awards he has received, being selected as a National Merit Scholar has stood out the most to him. Aside from the flawless and ideal school record that Maleki has built, this senior has fun hiking in the hills in the Conejo Valley, being a part of the WHS’s boys JV tennis team, and escaping schoolwork by playing the piano. Beginning piano lessons ten years ago as a young child, he still continues to

brings joy to many in the community with the artful melodies he performs at each recital. Unlike the movie cliché describing the school’s valedictorian as one hiding behind books and quietly soaking up every new idea taught in class, this senior is confident in his knowledge when sharing what he knows in class discussions. To his younger sister, Maleki has become a role model and the embodiment of the benefits of working hard during school. To his closest friends he has become proof of the success that can come from persistence and kindness. Maleki has decided to major in economics and mathematics, and though he eagerly anticipates lectures taught by leading professors, Maleki is most excited about “the new people [he] will meet.” Yet, he heads off with a deep appreciation of his time at WHS. When asked about the one thing that he will miss most, Maleki says, “the one thing I’m going to miss most is the people that I have met here.” Maleki has overcome the stress of AP tests and course finals, the anxiety of acceptance letters, the pressure from parents and competing classmates, and his personal insistence on always improving himself. From his own experience, Maleki advises that the only way to get through the mountains of high school is to “never give up” because in the end the results will be worth the commitment and hard work. To Maleki, despite his grand aspirations and enormous talents, he attributes his success to simply making good choices. He advises aspiring underclassmen, “I think it is important to pursue the activities that you truly enjoy. Only then can you get the most out of high school.”

Sixteen students qualified as valedictorians, earning an indexed 4.65 GPA or above (in alphabetical order): Lucy Darago Ellen Friedman Robert Headley Dominic Insogna Arielle Kirk Jonathan Kotzin Benjamine Liu Kathleen Lo Andrew Maleki Kathryn Nary Brian Park Linda Peng Sidney Primas Philip Shao Aislinn Smalling Nini Xie

FEATURE

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The World According To... SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA FEATURE EDITOR

As the senior class prepares to take its first steps as high school graduates, and the school year comes to a close, it is time to consider the future. One more year has passed, and one more group of students is leaving WHS and heading out into the real world. But once they dive into the murky waters that constitute adulthood, there’s no coming out. This world that adults live in has real problems that are more significant than the gossip we whisper in the halls during passing period. And once they enter, they’ll be confronted with issues like health care and drugs, religion and war, technology and privacy, and world hunger and diseases. WHS students will eventually have to face these problems on a daily basis. Health is one of the topics that will require attention, especially concerning issues such as obesity, health care and world hunger. “The expense or problems in health care may be helped by at least lowering the rate of obesity in America. Through simple exercise and proper diet, we can lower the rate of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension etc. And people will just feel a lot better,” said senior Caitlyn Byrne. Similarly, world hunger is one of the problems that the upcoming generation hopes to end. “I believe if all of the brilliant people going into college put their heads together, we’d find a way at least to get food to everybody. I don’t think a large enough effort has been made yet, so why don’t we throw our hat in the ring?” said Lia Woodward. Also, with the constant creation of technological advances and their increasing influence in our lives, issues about privacy will continue. “As more and more technological advances are made and the inventions that spawn from them become available to the general public, I believe that intrusions on privacy in order to regulate the use of these innovations will be inevitable,” said Michael Aranda. Dealing with issues like these will be a change for students who are accustomed to ignoring the bigger problems of the world. The stereotype of the “self-involved” high school student will have to be shed as students enter college. “The fault of high schoolers is political apathy and a lack of concern for issues that directly affect them,” said Aranda. After leaving high school, students will have to take a position on issues that they have avoided up until now.

“ I t would be redundant to say that we’re generally selfish. Instead, I feel like a bigger fault of ours is that in one sense we aren’t selfish enough. Doubt, fear of rejection, and a lack of fortitude in our beliefs keep us from expecting greater things for this world,” said Woodward. Although this new step in life may be daunting, WHS students will always have with them comforting memories from high school. “A lot of people would say that the mysterious bear was quite m e m o rable, but I think the Nicole Glaser most memoramoments for Class of 2008 ble a lot of us were the moments when we felt true friendship and even love for those we have been close to,” added Woodward. Now that it’s time to leave, students have begun to notice what they are going to miss and what they are leaving behind. “Everyone complains about the Westlake bubble - how small it is, how there’s nothing to do—but now

“Now that it is time to leave, we realize that we really are going to miss Westlake after all.”

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that it’s actually time to leave, we realize we really are going to miss it after all,” said Nicole Glaser. With graduation approaching, students are spending time trying to bond with their fellow students before they head off for college. “When we were further away from graduation, everyone still maintained their cliques as their little safety nets. We’re all about to leave and its very palpable—the social structures are dissolving and all of the seniors are very close,” said John Condello. Even though the graduates will miss WHS and may be sad to leave it behind, it is time for them to depart and dive into a new world.

“Without a doubt, the people who made a difference to us in some way or another will be missed. The teachers that looked you in the eye and wordlessly told you they cared through their actions will be missed.” Lia Woodward

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Caitlyn Byrne

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Nicole Glaser

“I will miss interacting with the personable and unique teachers who go beyond the call of duty to make our classes interesting.” Michael Aranda

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SENIOR STANDOUTS

FEATURE PRESENTATION:

ORCHESTRA

CHOIR

Haynes, Richardson Sing to the Tune of Success

In the 1960s, there was The Supremes. Present time, 2008, there are the girls from “A Class Act,” Hartlyn Haynes ’08 and Rebecca Richardson ’08. Their love for music and singing is infectious. People have heard of child prodigies who were born talking, but have they ever heard of Haynes, the girl who has “basically been singing all of [her] life?” Haynes began singing with the Colina Middle School Chorus program and soon

began taking piano and private voice lessons. So it was no surprise when Haynes decided to join the WHS Choir Program upon entering high school. These past four years have been a metamorphosis period: Freshman Chorus, Women’s Chorale, Vocal Ensemble, and A Class Act. Haynes has done it all. Integrating herself into the program, Haynes has traveled from San Diego to San Francisco and Seattle to Australia since her freshman year. From that beginning in ninth grade, she dreamt of being a part of ACA because of “all the great opportunities and extra performances we do.”

REGIMENT

Boisvert to March Forward into USC LUCY GAO STAFF WRITER

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Because of “lack of any real athletic ability,” Michael Boisvert ’08 “plays” differently from the usual senior standouts. Yet his favorite activity also requires quick reflexes, an open mind, and the ability to adapt quickly to any situation. Playing the tenor saxophone, double bass, cello, flute, and clarinet, Boisvert is a proud member of the music program. He dedicated most of his high school experience to music. Outside of school and aside from playing his music, “which does not leave very much time,” he said, Boisvert has a part-time job at Mrs. Fields Cookies at the mall and also tutors math and teaches saxophone. “After that, I spend time with friends,” said Boisvert. After elementary school, Boisvert chose the saxophone, what he thought was the best instrument, and “began to absolutely love it” by his second year of playing it. “I haven’t looked back since,” he said. “I like the versatility of the saxophone, and I thinks it gives saxophonists a great advantage that we can play in jazz groups, as soloists with many works in the classical repertoire, as well as in pop groups.” After seven years of experience, Bois-

vert believes that the best part about being in the music program is “hands down, the thrill of success after having worked extraordinarily hard to come together for a great performance.” “The common desire to do well in music... leads to overwhelming support from each of us, to each of us, which only helps the ensemble. “I will miss the closeness of all my classmates,” Boisvert said about finally leaving high school. This coming fall, he will be attending the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where he will major in Saxophone Performance. He hopes to be a professional musician in ten years, hopefully in the Los Angeles area. Overall, Boisvert is extremely involved in band, having participated in Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, the jazz program, Regiment, and even the orchestral programs. Outside of high school, he has been in the Ventura County Honor Band for four years, the Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Honor Band for two years, the All-Southern California and AllState Honor Bands, and the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra.

As a last message to underclassmen involved in music, Michael Boisvert said, “Above all else, learn to accept criticism from others. Whether that criticism is from your teachers, your parents, or even your peers, your teachers want you to succeed, and they have valuable advice for you.”

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Haynes admits that there is a lot of “stress and huge time commitments,” but she has made “lasting friendships in high school.” Haynes will be attending UC Berkeley, majoring in biology and minoring in music. Haynes plans to continue her love for music and views college as the next step in discovering her musical talent. Richardson has also been apart of the choral program for all four years of high school. Like Haynes, Richardson has been a part of almost every group: Freshman Chorus, Women’s Chorale, Vocal Ensemble, and A Class Act. Richardson’s interest in choir began when she attended the Christmas assembly at Los Cerritos Middle School. She liked the way the WHS choir sang and danced and knew she wanted to be a part of that group. “I went to a couple of their shows and made my decision to come to WHS because of choir,” said Richardson. Looking back, Richardson reminisced about the various trips she has taken with choir, her most significant being the San Francisco trip back in freshman year. But one thing she will definitely miss is the after show cast parties. Richardson will attend Pepperdine University, working towards her undergraduate and graduate degrees in music. Pepperdine offers a mixed choir, but Richardson hopes to start an a cappella group. For Richardson, the music dream doesn’t end once she receives her music degree. She hopes to move to the Big Apple. New York City, home of Broadway and the Metropolitan Opera, may just be the home for Richardson.

Li to Take Musical Talent to Juilliard JULIE SCHRAMM STAFF WRITER

Rachel Li ’08 discovered music when she was seven years old. Starting out with the violin, Li switched to viola after two years under her teacher’s guidance. Li enthusiastically picked up the new instrument and enjoyed “the beautiful, deep tone.” “I was introduced and inspired to music by my family,” stated Li. Her mother is a percussionist, and her brother is a violinist, who also played in the WHS Chamber Orchestra. While her father does not play any instrument, he enjoys listening to music. She has always had talent, but her playing especially matured when she switched teachers and attended Colburn School of Music to take music lessons. “This switch was a big change for me. It helped me improve a lot, because I got to meet many top musicians who are better than me,” she said. Li has been in the WHS Chamber Orchestra for four years. In addition to her involvement in the school’s musical program, she is a part of the Colburn Chamber Program Honor’s Quartet and has performed the Mendelssohn quartet in Carnegie, New York for the show “From the Top Live in Carnegie Hall.” The Honor’s Quartet also recorded Mozart for the radio and will soon perform live on PBS. In previous years Li was part of other orchestras: CVYO, CCO, and YMF Chamber Program. She quit CVYO to join the CCO (Colburn Chamber Orchestra), in which she is currently playing. Besides music, Li is also an avid tennis player. She played for the WHS JV tennis team during her freshmen year, and became a Varsity player as a sophomore. “I really liked playing on the team, but I quit when I started to spend more of my time on music and played in many different orchestras outside of school. Music is my entire life,” said the senior. Li enjoys listening to classical music. Two of her favorite classical composers are Dvorak and Brahms. Besides classical music, she also likes listening to Christian music and Chinese pop. In the future, Li plans to have a career in music. She was accepted at The Juilliard School, a conservatory for music. “I chose Juilliard because I believe that I will improve a lot when I am surrounded by top musicians.”

SENIOR STANDOUTS

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DRAMA

Silver, Smith Shine in the Spotlight IRIS YAN FEATURE EDITOR

ple and relationships allowing us to express our deepest emotions through beautifully written, poignant words. It’s a way to personify literature and make it come alive and have true stories reborn with every performance.” She doesn’t plan on becoming a theater major, but maybe theatrical performances. Initially, Smith started performing in drama just like everyone else—to fulfill UC performing arts requirements. Little did he know that he would have plans to minor in

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Lights, Camera, ACTION! Ever since sophomore year, Samantha Silver and Alex Smith ’08 committed their time to practicing and perfecting their performance on stage. Now, as seniors, their enthusiastic energy for drama has evolved into a permanent passion for acting. After seeing a sign on a locker during her sophomore year, Silver took the chance and skipped softball practice to try out. “I knew no one in drama and had little experi- ENCORE!: Seniors Samantha Silver and Alex Smith begin a new milestone in their acting career. ence. Luckily, the audition went well. Nevertheless, I drama. true empathy, living and breath- but also inspiring actors. “My fawas terrified,” said the senior. After three years of performSilver excelled in the theat- ing as a character, touching the vorite performers are actors I’ve ing in drama, Smith has concludrical plays by taking characters audience as much as the char- met inside the WHS Theater de- ed that his favorite plays are “Cat and transforming them on stage. acters and cast members moved partment. Michael Lang ’06 a on a Hot Tin Roof,” and “Our former student, inspired me as a Town”. Smith loves the interacThrough the various charac- each other,” said Silver. Silver’s most memorable ex- young actor. Catherine Conti also tions with other theater actors. ters that Silver has acted out on stage, she said “I’ve learned a lot periences would not be complete taught me pretty much every“It has definitely given me from each character I’ve acted as without her friends and support- thing I know. Rafael Velazquez more self-confdence and sincere ’09, Michael Dorid ’07, Melanie friends. Drama has given me a and the playwrights who created ers. “It has given me a group of McCorkle ’09 are some of my best stronger sense of self.” them.” “It has given me a chance to amazing friends who make me friends who blow me away conSmith’s most inspiring actor lead; it was awesome because ev- feel like I belong and can make a stantly with their acting and im- is Harrison Ford. “He is a great provisational talents.” eryday I could walk through the difference.” example of how to build a career Throughout the three years To Silver, drama is not only a out of nothing. Hugh Laurie and theater doors and leave my problems at the door to go in and cre- of participating in drama, Silver hobby, it is an art. Hugh Jackman are also very tal“Acting for me is about peo- ented actors.” ate something meaningful. It’s has not only met life-long friends,

COMPETITION CHEER

Cipriani, Hendry Pursue Perfection RACHEL BERNSTEIN STAFF WRITER

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It takes passion, perseverance, and strength to compete in a sport that is filled with challenges. Seniors Jamie Hendry and Christina Cipriani have mastered the true meaning of ambition. Both dedicated athletes have been a part of competition cheer for four years and have received a number of awards. Hendry has contributed enormously to the team by always trying her best to set positive examples and encourage the other girls to work together. “It is important to always try your hardest. Focus on what you want, and make it happen. Your mind is always stronger than your body, especially in competition cheer,” said the senior. Hendry has many BRING IT ON: Christina Cipriani ’08 and Jamie Hendry ’08 are awards to show for her two of the team’s most valued members. commitment to the sport. working hard at practice, but taking tumShe earned awards for “Best Jumps,” “Best Stunts,” “Best Danc- bling classes during her own time. Her er,” “Best Facials, “and her most valuable hard work paid off considering she has earned numerous awards including, “Most award, “Star of the Year. “ “Star of the Year means the most to Improved,” “Star of the Year,” “Most Dedme. All three of my first years I received icated (after breaking both hands),” and only athletic awards. This year I was nomi- her favorite, “Most Valuable Cheer Leadnated by the team as a whole,” said Hen- er Award. “ Cipriani was honored most by the last award, which was bestowed by the dry. For many people, being in front of a whole team. Cheer coach Jane Stammire, feels crowd is nerve-wracking. But for Cipriani, it is the competitive aspect of performing honored to spend time getting to know Hendry and Cipriani. that she loves best. Stammire believes Hendry and Cipri“I’m going to miss being so close with my friends on the team and getting that ani have incredible passion for their sport, nonstop adrenaline rush while walking on which translates into inspiration to the other team members on the competition stage,” said Hendry. Cipriani’s secret to success is not only cheer team.

SPIRIT CHEER

Remington Dedicated to Spirit Cheer ALANNAH BRADLEY OPINION EDITOR

Courtney Remington ’08 started cheering for Braves Popwarner cheer in middle school. She is the only senior this year who has dedicated four years to the WHS spirit cheer program. “This is the accomplishment I value most because I was the only four year cheerleader in my senior class and it shows that I stayed dedicated, “ said Remington. Remington is one of three captains on the varsity cheer squad. During her high school exeperience, she enjoyed the football games and will miss the Homecoming games and all the girls on cheer. Outside of school she modeled for several agencies. She plans on going to Loyola Marymount University and is majoring in biology. Remington says her secret to success is staying motivated and learning to manage her time. “Stay dedicated, but have fun with it because high school goes by so fast, “ said Remington.

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SENIOR STANDOUTS

ASG

MOCK TRIAL

President of ASG Leads the Way to UCLA in the Fall

Mock Trial Leaves Lasting Impression on Wang

TIFFANY LOH FEATURE EDITOR

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As the 2007-2008 ASB President, Rachel Borowski has proven her skill and strong leadership in ASG. “Every minute in ASG is memorable. Even with the worst tasks ever, we manage to have so much fun. ASG initiation every year is a crazy and exciting adventure to bond with all the new class members,” said Borowski. Even before high school, Borowski displayed her passion and talent for leadership. At Colina Middle School, she participated in ASB as the Girls Sports Director and the Friendship Director. When she began school at WHS, she was inspired to join ASG with the encouragement of several older students, including alum Tiffany Hsiou ’05. “I loved all the older kids I met in ASG. They were so welcoming to me and took me under their wings. From observing them and listening to their stories, I learned many different ways to lead the class, settle disputes, and manage all my school work during my term as ASG president,” said Borowski. Her experience in ASG also helped Borowski develop her character as a leader. “I have learned how to work

well with all sorts of people. I feel that my greatest accomplishment as a leader was becoming very close with all of my peers and understanding their strengths in group projects and their motivation for being in ASG,” she said. Borowski also added that she “Has grown to love public speaking” and will “miss every- MS. PRESIDENT: Rachel Borowski has been involved in one so much. student government since middle school. I couldn’t have asked for a greater group of kids to In addition, she hopes to take work with. They taught me so part in the student government at much. They are the ones who UCLA and assume a leadership really connected me with all the role in the various clubs. different groups on our campus,” With the experience and she said. skills she has acquired throughAttending UCLA this fall, out high school, Borowski will Borowski will be majoring in undoubtedly excel in her goals. International Business/Relations After all, she was born to take the and hopefully run a global busi- lead and guide others to a better ness in the future. future.

IRIS YAN FEATURE EDITOR

Through the nerve-wracking debates, endless hours of preparation, and intense mock trials, Ellen Wang, a three-year participant, definitely shined on the Mock Trial team. When she was younger, Wang always thought she would follow a career in medicine and become a doctor like the rest of her family. “My whole family knew how much I disliked law, so they were quite shocked when I told them I was trying out for Mock Trial,” said Wang. However, Wang mainly chose to try out for Mock Trial because she wanted to be a part of the diverse activities in high school and she was not exactly sure what was in store for her future. Initially when Wang tried out for Mock Trial freshman year she did not make it. However, because Wang was in Journalism, she participated in the Ventura County Mock Trial Contest and won third place for her case article. Mock Trial requires constant public speaking; Wang joined Mock Trial because she was always shy and passive around people she was unacquainted with.

During her sophomore year, Wang was an expert witness in People vs. Markson. Her junior year, she was a defense attorney in People vs. Casey—her favorite case, This year, she was the prosecution team captain in People vs. Palmer. “There were so many theories that the teams came up with and ways to side step some damaging evidence. It was exciting to see how an attorney could manipulate a case and almost prove a witness as unreliable,” said Wang. Through the three years in Mock Trial, Wang has concluded that she loves arguing and objecting to opposing councils the most. “Catching the defendant in a lie is extremely rewarding,” said Wang. All in all, Wang enjoyed the people the most in Mock Trial. “The people are great and very diverse; I love the coaches and their interesting stories including the tough love they showed towards certain team members.” For college, Wang has decided to attend UC Berkeley. Though she acknowledges that college Mock Trial is extremely different, she still plans on trying out. Wang is on track to major in business and possibly study law later.

WILLS

I, Caroline Abraham, of crazy mind and vivacious body, will my crazy knee kicking skills and love to Rory, Sasha, and Alex. I, Nicole Ackerman, of happy and crazy mind and broken body, will my late night studying, constant worrying, and cheery spirit to the members of Lunch Club, my “sister” Tessa Ballas, “brother” Erik Tallen, and future members of Advanced Anatomy. I, Ally Ackourey, of quick mind and tired body, will my napping skills to Amanda Ackourey and Kevin Weiss and my intense snowboarding skills to Danny Neeves. I, Lindsay Adler, will my laziness and senioritis to Marisa DeWames, Amanda McNutt, Taylor, and Ana Poa. I, Naveed Afshar, of adjective mind and even better adjective body, will my Pikachu prowess and definitely non-broken ankle to Diggy, D-caps, studebaker, sang-bary, CR7, and Hubs. I, Talish Aghababayan, of optimistic mind and feeble body, will my excessive homework and my Anatomy stress to Alexis Rosenthal. I, Teri Akahoshi, of heartfelt mind and little body, will my boy crushes, outbursts of laughter, and choir talks to Alanna Cowan. I, Kelley Anderson, of forgetful mind and restless body, will my love of partying and unforgettable nights to my younger brothers, Trent and Chris. I, Laurence Anderson, of confused mind and tired body, will my ability to nap and refuse to go to school to Austin Walker, Taylor Ignoto, and Chantal Hart. I, Michael Aranda, of delphinic body and jurassic body, will my undesirable everything about me, which is everything, to James Giraffalo. I, Nicole Arentzoff, of ample mind and bodacious body, will my ability to not do homework to Allison Arentzoff, my skills at spitting game to Hayden Fongheiser, and my sass to the girls of WC. I, Kaleigh Aucoin, of underestimated mind and ‘like totally’ slamming body, will my lack of coordination, fluent sarcasm, and undying passion for music to Erik Tallen and Hayden Fongheiser.

I, Jeremy Bachrach, of questionable mind and able body, will my musical abilities and teeth to Caitlin, my drama to Asia and Julianne, my golf cart to K.T., and my short stature to Soumya. I, Jenna Becerra, of all-knowing mind and phenomenal body, will my #1, good jokes, softball skills, and greatness to Erika Clark, Katy Pippin, Caylin Campbell, and Ben Conlin. I, Michael Beck, of impulsive mind and strong body, will my cole boat to Nick Charton. I, Chelsea Berg, of forgetful mind and tired body, will my inability to show up on time to first period to anyone with a first period. I, Morgan Berliner, of musical mind and energetic body, will my proverbial beard to Lexi Benes, my ability to watch documentaries upside down to Lourdes Hippolito, my squirrel-spotting skills to the ‘07-’08 regiment trumpet section, my amazing hairstyling skills to Brina Simon, and my chair throwing skills to Austin Asano. I, Erika Binsley, of abstract mind and vertically-challenged body, will my

inherited senioritis to Maddie, Brina, and Erica; my knowledge of useless musical terms to Michelle; my artistry with offbeats to Allison and Clara; and my room to Paige and the cats. I, Jason “Bo” Bliss, of slightly perverted mind and busty body, will my warm seat on the bench, hatred for basketball, and love for the bengals to Justin Silber, Nic Cammuccio, and Casey Bliss, respectively. I, Michael Boisvert, of absent mind and present body, will my full-length pants and door-opening skills to Richard Sutedjo. I, Rachel M. Borowski, of curious mind and little, energetic body, will my laughter and love of fun to all my buddies in ASG and basketball. I, Tyler Bramhall, of genius mind and absolutely jacked body, will my knowledge of everything, homerun swing, and my incredible six pack to Dakota Bramhall, Dillon McElvaney, and Miguel Cerezo. I, Austin Brown, of masterful mind and beastly body, will my french skills to ben Rosenthal-Guillot, the girls throw team to Alyssa Gogesch, and my scholastic ambition to my brother, Ryan. I, Josh Brown, of spiritual mind and good body, will my face and G&G scar to Zach Lunde. I, Luke Brown, of ignamatic mind and sculpted body, will my awesomeness in paradoxes of the universe to geppticus. I, Wynn Burson, of sly mind and perfect body, will my knowledge of fashion to Alannah Bradley, Carina Wolff, Jessica Kane, Dena Gallucci, and Kayli Miletich. I, Caitlyn Byrne, of eccentric mind and toned body, will my ability to stay semiconscious in classes and stellar writing abilities to Jessica, Ashley, and Zack.

I, Colin Campbell, of unused mind and worn-out body, will my apathetic attitude and careless work ethic to Chelsea Campbell. I, Nick Canfield, of dirty mind and rippling muscular body, will my abilities to woo the ladies to Taylor McMorrow. I, Cathy Canzano, of creative mind and nimble body, will my tradition of “adopting a freshie” to all my freshies (I love you guys!). I, Cole Carlsan, of colorful mind, will my bad grades and troublesome habits to everyone. I, Victor Carrillo, of sound mind and whole body, will that my life will change for the better. I, Melissa Carson, of A.D.D. mind and tan, germa-phobic body, will my unforgettable weekends and real hair to Alana Cowan...Love you! I, Guinevere Chan, of dancing mind and bootyless body, will my head nod to the remaining cheetahs, Rory Platt, and Sasha Lewis. I, Michael Chen, of daemonic mind and celestial body, will my amazing short-term memory and spiking skills to Shannon Chen and Roger Gaulke. I, Christina Cipriani, of boy crazy mind and bootylicious body will my obsession of shopping and never wearing the clothes I buy to Heather Riley. I, Stephanie Cohen, of crazy mind and athletic body, will my good times and laughs on the volleyball court to Jessica Kane, Michelle Ketter, Dena Gallucci and Megan Tuttle. Love you girls! I, John Condello, of stout mind and

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sensuous body, will my unique and dynamic individuality to Brandon Woodward.

I, Alex Daley, of calculating mind and exhausted body, will my demons (associated with Westlake High School) back to Westlake High School. I, Lucy Darago, of multitasking mind and cross country body, will my grades and study habits to my sisters, Nora and Maggie, my Mt. SAC Mondays to KA, and my trips to State and love for all of my teammates to MNC, AK, CH, MM, and the XC girls. I, Bianca Darkhor, of spiritual mind and sexy body, will my locker and beautiful fashion trends to Freshman. I, Valerie Davis, of P.L.U.R. mind and crazy body, will my P.L.U.R.R. Ness and long nights to Taryn Sternlight. I, Kady DeMartini, of ready mind and bruised body, will my love of coffee to anyone taking a first period. I, Alison Degnon, of thoughtful mind and precious body, will my heart and soul to Brian Degnon. I, Austin Del’Ve, of clean mind and bangin’ body, will my extreme popularity and bomb fashion to Jay Dorkman. I, Kirsten DiPippo, of sound mind and bootylicious body, will my extremely good looks and athletic ability to Nicole Gilbert. I, Sam Diaz, of open mind and driven body, will my optimism and acceptance to all those after me. I, Tahnee Dixon, of an open mind and well-defined body, will my love and best wishes to Lou Eckley. I, Kristina Dollman, of peaceful mind and bangin’ body, will my extreme senioritis and love forever to my girls Erin Bovard, Lexie Macedo, Vanessa Perry, and Emily Vines. I, Kyle Dotzler, of sound mind and body, will my grades and senioritis to Peter Mont. I, Waseem Dulloo, of determined mind and robust body, will my spiky hair, hyper personality, and locker to AZM Naseem.

I, Sugeera Eckley, of over worked mind and swim tanned body, will my love for Lori to Ray Zhang, karaoke ways to Marish De Wames and manly belch to Amanda and Alyse. I, Kasia Edlund, of goofy mind and lanky body, will my inability to dance to Neda Hajian. I, Chris Elvin, of genius mind and bodybuilder style body, will my amazing ability to not do any work and still get good grades to Nick Smith. I, Shawna Erhart, of awkward mind and intimidating body, will my good taste in brutal music to Julien Bonnefoi. I, Michelle Evans, of calm mind and vegetarian body, will my newly found love of Indian food to MM, insane study habits to Nicky, and non-spandex shorts to Annie and Kelsey. I, Darcy Evelhoch, of magic mind and belligerent body, will my excellent taping skills to the Connors.

I, Rachel Fernandez, of sarcastic mind and frolicking body, will my magical powers and rusty spoons to Vivian Shih.

I, Jacob Ferrin, of sound mind and great body, will my speeding tickets back to the cop that gave them to me. I, Jillia Fongheiser, of crammed mind and petite body, will my determination to my brother Hayden, and my crazy good looks and awesome personality to Haeley, Elmira, and Tessa. I, Ellen Friedman, of quirky mind and desirable body, will my brother, Mark, my car, so now he can make 1AM Taco Bell runs on his own. I, Zach “Big Byrd” Friedman, of tech mind and nane body, will my philosophy and nonchalant attitude to Victor, Robbie, James, and Lean. I, Camden Frush, of elephant mind and duck body, will my contagious laughter and impeccable listening skills to Haley Sallitt.

I, Jourdan Gantt, of intelligent mind and my hot bod, will my good grades and determination to Tom Gantt, and my beautiful voice and intelligence to Connor Gantt. I, James “Matt” Garcia, of criminal master mind and slightly attractive body, will my awesome dance moves and overall awesomeness to Sherwood Egbert. I, Julie Garcia, of candid mind and svelte body, will my affinity for nested loops, mugs of oatmeal, and Starbucks runs to John, Ally, Leah, Lindsay, and Chelsea. I, Andrew Garvin, of intelligent mind and strong body, will my good looks, smartness, and coolness to my brother. I, Thomas Gaulke, of lazy mind and fit body will my brother Roger Gaulke to Scott Kevorken. I, Chris Gebhardt, of interesting mind and average body, will my good times and decent grades to my younger sister, Catherine. I, Caroline Gilbert, of quick mind and spartan body, will my procrastination skills and bedrooms to Samantha Gilbert. I, Jon Gillette, of lazy mind and milk chocolate body will my godly shots to Nate Denshaw. I, Alex Gillingham, of honest mind and pitcher’s body, will my perception into reality to Christian Yelich. I, Nicole Glaser, of sunny mind, will my one last crazy year of ASG to CH, CL, MNC, and RP, Sam’s ghost and psychic connections to MP, and three more years at WHS and everything else but my room to RG. I, Stefan Goehring, of solid mind and rock HARD body, will my marvelous bari sax skills to A.D., N.K., and M.B., my band room etiquette to J.B., A.R., A.B., L.A., A.R., E.R., W.T., K.M., and J.C., my position in the “Backpack” to D. Miller, and finally my RSL position to M.A. I, Thomas Goehring, of unrestrained mind and German body, will my possession of Linda’s tortured genius to the Joes and Logan. I, Matt Goldberg, of comedic mind and tall body, will my sense of humor to David Soloway. I, Evan Green, of razor-sharp mind and rock-hard body, will my boys to Sonia, my elusive campus-leaving abilities and subsequent booty to TL, my sax appeal to Daniel, my favorite piece of cutlery to AR, and Mr. G to Natalie. Tim, I have nothing for you but my French books and my undying love.

I, Daniel Greentree, of in-the-gutter mind and slob-like body, will my academic dishonesty, mentally-troubled behavior, and problematic ADD to the future Pope of Westlake High School, Richie Greentree. I, Jake Gregoire, of abstract mind and chiseled body, will my much needed jumping ability to Scott Kevorken. I, Jorge Guerrero, of free mind and completely cool body, will my “Brave New World” book and all my money ($.01) to Susan Torres.

I, Sara Hagey, of driven mind and sleepdeprived body, will my countless hours in the ASG room to Siara Behar, Sam Gilbert, and Caroline Hollister, and all of my senior president wisdom to Austi Walker. I, Arshad Haider, of brilliant mind and straight jacked body, will my Mach 3 turbo to Eric Wirdak. I, Natalie Hajian, of underestimated mind and Kim Kardashian body, will my 4.4 GPA and habit of hanging out in the history building to Neda Hajian, my tooshie to H-Mo, my title of “creeper” to Svetlana, and my Persianness and boy problems to Atooosa. I, Zoe Harmala, of latitudinarian mind and vulpine body, will my necromantic thoughts and love of latin to Vivian Shih. I, John Harrison, of A.D.H.D. mind and sound body, will my voice to Erik Tal. I, Jake Hartz, of behemoth mind and herculean body, will my willable things to anyone who wants them. I, Jordan Hass, of pundit mind and about 165 lb. body, will my copy of I am American (and so can you) to Justin Rosenberg. I, Maya Hayashi, of jumbly, many-treed mind and green spotted body, will my poly-corns and quiz night team to Lana, my Epic poem worthy taping skills to conn (e/o) r2, and my ostrich farm to Karina. I, Jasmine Hayes, of insane mind and nonconformists’s body, will my running shoes to Michelle B. and my afore mentioned insanity to E. Mad, E. Powell, and Weasil. I, Hartlyn Haynes, of open mind and classy body, will my crazy diva trills to MS and MP, terrible baking to MM, friendly sarcasm to KM, and my ability to laugh when it counts to ET and HF. I, Jamie Hendry, of classy, never trashy mind and seductive body, will my love for sugar, and always having true friends to Little Jamie Jarett and Heather Riley (who is following in my footsteps, perfectly). I, TJ Hennessy, of increasingly intellectual mind and majestic body, will my charm, noteworthy grades, and frequent doctor appointments to Lauren Hennessy. I, Tyler Henry, of infinite mind and strong body, will my work ethic and exceptional time management to Kate Henry and Natalie (Donkey) Henry. I, Megan Hess, of scattered mind and energetic body, will my tendency to be late to my sister, Allison. I, “Tuba” Sara Hinds, of blank mind and sleeping body, will my ADD-ness to Oblivion Asano, let’s see how you like it. I, Jade Hoffenberg, of understanding mind and hot body will my dedication and sense of humor to everyone. I, Johan Holmes, of crazy mind and crazy body, will my logic to David Winston and emotion to Bret Ignoto. I, Jordan Huffman, of relaxed mind and feeble body, will my study skills and stress to Lucas Huffman.

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and dancer body, will my styling skills to the dance team members.

I, Philip Idell, of mind and body will my share to Sarah, DCI fanaticism to Austin.

I, Daniel Kocen, of lost mind and beastly body, will my Marlin to Nate Denshaw.

I, Lauren Iezza, of gorgeous mind and studly body, will my incredible math abilities to Michael Pelleg. I, Bret Ignoto, of blown mind and chiseled body, will my purple shirt and undying love to Chantal Hart.

I, Adam Kolodney, of quincuncial mind and rhizocephalon body, will my shekel and my shillelagh to Nikki Fay, Amanda Kolodney, Sedona Kolodney, and Casey Bliss.

I, Ashley Impellitteri, of eccentric mind and Italian body, will my caffeine addiction and eav de formaldehyde to Brittany Impellitteri. I, Dominic Insogna, of Holden’s mind and rock-solid body, will my grades and good judgement to my sister, Julianne, my improvising skills and the Beefcakes legacy to Pelleg and the studio jazz band, and the A-run, my immaculate sportsmanship, the responsibility of defending TWO league titles, and the power and glory of earlymorning ABS to Zach “Z-Diddy” Drost, Raul, and my brothers on the tennis team.

I, Joseph Jacques, of deteriorating mind and useless body, will my “King of the parking lot” status and 5 star driving to Jim Van Dijk, Alex Ross, and Teddy Baum. I, Julie Jarett, of complacent mind and exotic body, will my locker, car, and leftover clothes to my baby sister, Jamie Jarett. I, Blake Jassenoff, of artistic mind and rock n roll body, will my taste in music to Nick Smith. I, James Jee, of obsessive mind and neglected body, will my mediocre grades and genius to AL, JA, and my (loving) bro Michael, my diverse heritage to whomever wants it, and my journalism skills to ‘09. I, Katie Jewett, of scattered mind and rockin’ body, will my artistic frustrations and squishy eraser to Vivian Shi. I, Nathan Joe, of complex mind and rippin’ sicky body, will my late nights and E-Crew skills to Vanilla Fish and Aamir Iqbal, respectively. I, Craig Johnson, of feeble mind and bodacious body, will my everything to Shannon Ceglarski. I, Tyler Johnson, of smart mind and respectful body, will my senioritis and friends to my brother. I, Brendan Johnston, of intellectual mind and spartan-like body, will my amazing social skills and good looks to Taylor McMorrow.

I, Ari Kaplan, of sober mind and sensual body, will my steaming necrophilia to Ben Hubbard. I, Elyse Kaplan, of sarcastic mind and klutzy body, will my ridiculous photoshop skills and sassy journalism comments to Jimmy (when I get around to it), and Mr. Azevedo to Mark Friedman. I, Casey Kell, of adjective mind and adjective body, will my stuff to C.M. J.T. A.B. T.M. L.C. J.S. C.T. H.C. M.C. D.J. and C.P. I, Grayson Edward Kemp IV, of outrageous mind and ridiculous body, will my obsession with Radiohead to Will Smith. I, Christy Kim, of emotional mind and lanky body, will my stylish hair crimper to Diana Kim. I, Michelle Kim, of choreographed mind

I, Jonathan Kotzin, of ripped mind and genius body, will my glorious ABS skillz and ability to hold onto my racket to Zack Drost and Turkey Lee. I, Alex Kreger, of ridankulous mind and outrageously ripped body, will Drake Martian to Melanie, my blank cds and Thor’s hammer to Carl, Triforce to Greggire, and 50lb dumbells to my weight training freyunds.

I, Nikita Mac, of genius mind and little body, will my partying beliefs and nonstop fun to Jonny Suser. I, Kyle Manning, of determined mind and and strong body, will my patience and dedication to Jaime E. I, Lisa Marchand, of peaceful mind and confining body, will my blatant disrespectful attitude toward WHS to Kayla McNerney. I, Anthony Margott, of sound mind and body, will my bad grades to everybody. I, Virginia Martin, of loving mind and lively body, will my constant stress and outrageously fun times to Stephannie Martin.

I, Shane Kroker, of brilliant mind and fit body, will my good baseball skills and athleticism to Cameron Cuneo.

I, Morgan Mathias, of slender mind and lucid body, will my political incorrectness and healthy skepticism to Daniele Chapa.

I, Amanda Mays, of lovely mind and long body, will my tennis faces to Megan Weiner.

I, Eric Lan, of chaotic mind and squishy body, will my fun-loving attitude to Adam Raudonis, violin playing to Karen Tsai, mone to Korshavn and overall love to everyone. I, Thomas Lang, of technical mind and clean-cut body, will my league championshipness, Tex’s strict weight loss method and some nail polish remover to Jason Villa. I, Eric Lange, of mad money mind and smokin’ body, will my Jim Cramer Bobblehead and paper airplanes to the highest bidder on ebay. I, Elana Langer, of exhausted mind and physically drained body, will my favorite descriptive adjectives to all the people who already use them. I, Erin Langlois, of mythical mind and bizarre body, will my half of the music stand and my knowledge of all things Harry Potter to Michelle Bonthius. I, Katie Laubscher, of determined mind and energetic body, will my amazing attendance and love for God to Martin Tanzarelli and Connie Hunt. I, Jonathan LeFevre, of conscious mind and warrior body, will my opossum abilities, coach’s love, and some more nail polish to Jason Villa. I, Devon Leong, of genius mind and super buff body, will my relaxtion skills to Cohberg Ng. I, Rachel Li, of erudite mind and amazing body, will my awesome junior year grades to Tommy Lee and my musical abilities to Iris Yan and Miko Shudo. I, Adriane Lim, of silly mind and petite body, will my logic to Ashley, smiles and enthusiastic waves to Lisa, Shannon, and Helen, JSA loving and organization to Adam, Robert, and Alexis, and CALM to Jennifer Fang. I, Ben Liu, of insatiable mind and immaculate body, will my athletic form, cosmopolitan interests and unfinished endeavors go to Mike Rigg, Jake Kneller, and Ray Zhang. I, Kathleen Lo, of random mind and restless body, will my last chair by Sally to Soumya Karlamangla and my physics lab ethics to Svetlana Lyalina. I, Amanda Lotspike, will my damaged planet to our younger generation. I, Vicky Lou, of ♥ mind and ★ body, will my prodigious vocabulary to Jessica Kane, Tiffany Loh, and Iris Yan.

I, Joe Mazeika, of ADD mind and beanpole-like body, will my additional pylons and grade point average to Sano, the Bowman Archives to the JV Council, Bowman’s wisdom to Lou Eckley, my sanity and the rights to wear a bucket hat to Travis, my running ability to Kevin, my position as Vice President to Joe, Joe and Logan (and 85.3% of my nerdiness), and the remnants of my intellect to anyone not mentioned, but deserving. I, Stephanie McAlister, of love mind and caring body, will my good grades improved during school to Martha Aggazotti for being the best. I, Brent McCunney, of scrawny mind and absent body, will my ability to skip homework to NS, PG, JS, JZ. I, Samantha Meyer, of lazy mind and really short body, will my motivation and crazy spanish skills to my sister, Suzie. I, Risa Middleton, of wandering mind and lucky body, will my cake decorating skills and optimism to anyone in need. I, Katelyn Miller, of great mind and dancing body, will my moonwalk and thizz face to Bri Maranga and Stephanie Knipprath. I, Sarah Miller, of clouded mind and ridiculous body, will my mad French skillz to Kyle Holden. I, Celeste Montes De Oca, of beautiful mind and fatty fat body, will my loudness and outgoingness/good grades to Jennifer Laura Lopez.

I, Brendan Nahmias, of ridiculously exhausted mind and chiseled body, will Chris Frank to Dave Brewer, my polo skills to the team, my procrastination to Blake, and my boundless energy to Megs, Logan, Rory, and Claudia, good luck next year! I Kathryn Nary, of unique mind and water polo toned and tanned body, will my anatomy dissection skills to Faryar Ghaemi and Ray Zhang, left-handed shot to the varsity junior girls and tanness to my sister Caitlin Christensen. I, Linnea Nielsen, of republican mind and conservative body, will my political views to Mr. Mcdermott. I, Stephanie Nieves, of brilliant mind and loud voice, will my driving skills, car rides, taco bell runs, mammoth trips, RAWR!, and everything else to my little brother, Danny Nieves, and my good grades, lame jokes, and uggs to Victoria Firestone.

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I, Kyle Oglesby, of insane mind and hot, sexy body will my never coming to class to Michael Tack. I, Ashley Ormsby, of dirty mind and slender body, will my laziness, allergies, and silent confidence to Kirstyn Ormsby.

I, Arturo Padron, of powerful mind and rock-solid body, will my astonishing speed, endless endurance, and old running shoes to David Miller. I, Alexander Pardy, of questionable mind and tired body, will my sleep deprived ways to myself. I, Brian Park, of mindly mind and bodily body, will my undergarments and power procrastination to Tim Pang. I, Dan Parks, of modest mind and great looking body, will my amazing looks and charming attitude to Derek Leung. I, Linda Peng, of buoyant mind and sleepy body, will my love of politics to my fellow JSAers, Adam, Robert, and Alexis and my annoyingly consistent tennis skills to MC, MM, DK, TM, CR, JL, LG, LP. I, Christina Perce, of blank mind and weary body, will my hyper activity, procrastination, ninja skills, cookies to my fan-girl friends and Tobi. I, Ana Pino, of adventurous mind and energetic body, will my flowers, photos and playlists to Courtney Thomas. I, Jack Polson, of a beautiful mind and body will my stake in Lars Stadium(Ryan’s garage) to all future generations fortunate enough to befriend a Porush. I, Ryan Porush of tenacious mind and tenacious body, will my Planet X and its SuperPhunThymes to my sister Katie, and brother Daniel(the future generation). I, Sidney Primas, of hungry mind and imitable body, will my shaggin-wagon to Joshua Brian Primas. I, Sarah Primm ,of superhuman mind and little ninja body, will my survival methods to Shaida Primm. I, Blaine Prober, of Kenyan mind and Valumptuous body, will my ability to shred to Mike and Becca. I, Cole Puente, of odd mind and rock hard body, will my laziness and lack of motivation to Taylor McMorrow. I, Natasha Purington, of sarcastic mind and fearless body, will my cinnamon room spray and organization to Bert O’Hagan.

I, Katarina Reed, of spastic mind and clumsy body, will my will to live and 2 pints of my grade A blood to the shark I dissected in AP Biology class. I, Courtney Remington, of thoughtful mind and healthy body, will my white cheer tryout polo to Melinda Peters. I, Jeremy Resella, of philosophical mind and sexy body, will my random obsessions and hyperness to Eric Resella. I, Becky Richardson, of sporatic mind and awkward body, will my creative aspirations and lack of organization to Hayden Fongheiser and Eric Tallen. I, Ryann Roberts, of colorful mind and graceful body, will my creative humors and motherly intuition to Rachel Burnstein. I, Rachel Roth, of distracted mind and voluptuous body, will my great driving

skills and musical talents to Emily Roth and unlimited pinkberry to Soumya. Rothbard, Amanda, of unsound mind and obese body, will my uncanny slacking abilities to Daniel Rothbard. I, Scott Rubenstein, of cloudy mind and exhausted body, will my ability to chill hard and party harder to Ian Fitmyloff, Robby Chambers, Josh “Jursh” Diaz, and Sammy Boskovich. I, James Rumenapp, of artistic mind and body, will my trombone talent and awesomeness to Lexi Benes and Austin Asano.

I, Stephen Salazar, of fuzzy mind and disgustingly tall body, will my bad grades, my cello, and derick to Vivian Shi, Miko Tishudo and Alvin Sun. I, Sabrina Samedi, of brave mind and sculpted body, will my management abilities to RB, my photo skills to VS, my wisdom to HM, and my speedy driving skills to MP.

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my sister, Cayley; my ability to balance school and swimming to my CLASS Aquatics buddies, my perfume of chlorine and formaldehyde to Ray Zhang, my determination to Jackie, and peanut m&ms to my bus buddy, Thomas! I, Alex Smith, of feeble mind and beautiful body, will my harpoon gun to Rafael Valasques. I, Victoria Smith, of compassionate mind and athletic body, will my running skills and princess tent to Molly NC, Ali Kazen and Garret Drogest. I, Nora Sobczak, of competitive mind and softball tanned body, will my superior athletic ability, great dance moves, and MaxPreps obsession to my teammates Becca Esquivel and Melissa Preish. I, Jensyn Sparks, of smart mind and respected body, will my senoritis and loving personality to Londyn Sparks. I, Austen Specht, of intelligent mind and respected body, will my brilliant learning skills and sweet smile to Jensyn Sparks.

of rhythm to the sophomores of WC.

I, Shelby Wakeman, of caffeinated, yet absent mind and gym-reliant body, will my clever nicknames, addiction to Red Bull, ingenious procrastination tactics, descriptive adjectives, and fantastic taste of music to Shelby Bowman and any other lower classmen that need them. I, Cody Walian, of amazing mind and skinny body, will my athletic deficiency and procrastination to Kayla Walian. I, Ellen Wang, will my prosecution captain position to Kevin Weiss and my all knowing photoshop skills to Soumya K., Iris Yan, and Tiffany Loh. I, Kellie Warren, of optimistic mind and extremely short body, will my horrible hours of AP U.S. History worksheets to Nisha. I, Kaitlyn Watase, of wandering mind and risque body, will my flamming five stars and ball handling abilities to Flea, Baby Ket, JKane, and Tuttle.

I, Chris Sanchez, of intelligent mind and brown colored body, will my stein color and salvadorian blood to Nate Denshaw.

I, Kristen Stankowski, of insane mind and shaky body, will my emoness to Adrian Doan and eyes to Leo Hei.

I, Ashley Sands, of smart mind and respected body will my senioritis and fun personality to Patrick Sands.

I, Zack Stenger, of extreme mind and beautiful body, will my scars and ice cream and candy to Soaps.

I, Jillian Webster, of fruitful mind, will my thrill for adventures to Amanda Gordon, my insane ability to slack to Julie Miller, and P-Loops lane 5 to Alyse Brehm and Caitlin Christiansen.

I, Bree Saranik,of free mind and body will my Earbal tea to Kelly Buckley.

I, Alex Stokes, of sound mind and feeble body, will my musical knowledge to Pablo Burreta.

I, Andrew White, of simple mind and exploding body, will my crappy movie collection to Will Smith.

I, Kate Sullivan, of exhausted mind and athletic body, will my big white car to Matt Sullivan and my set plying skills to Caitlyn Christensen.

I, Stephen Whitten, of relaxed mind and awesome body, will my this isn’t funny and Kool-aid to anyone willing.

I, Nicole Schloss, of risky mind and flexible body, will my crazy unforgettable nights and love for malibu yogurt to Lauren Schwartz. I, Spencer Schloss, of all knowing mind and teddy-bear body, will my COD skills, BP skills, and rockin’ social life to Justin Silber, Jake Kneller, and Becca Winter, respectively. I, Erica Selenkow, of spontaneous mind and rockin’ hard body, will my horrible attendance and casual sarcasm to Sherri Babien. I, Vlad Serbulea, of dirty mind and clean body, will my faulty intelligence, compassion, and sleeping pills to Becky, Roseanne, and Iris. I, Chris Severn, of sporadic mind and abundant body, will my unintentional innuendos to WHS Comedy Sportz. I, Swar Shah, of medical mind and brown body, will my superior beard growing ability to my beloved ABCD’s. I, Mona Shakibai, of thoughtful mind and volumptious body, will my senioritis and mad crazy memorization skills to Mikayla Miletich. I, Philip Shao, of corporeal mind and mental body, auction my massive collection of AP books to the highest bidder; no n00b offerz. (shaoster@gmail.com) I, Karissa Sherrill, of stressed out mind and desperate need of summer body, will my uncontrolable laughter and story A.D.D to Haley Sallitt. I, Audrey Sievert, of sarcastic mind and stout body, will my back corner and rallyplanning ways to Siara Behar, Sam Gilbert, and Caroline Hollister. I, Aaron Silbering, of amazing mind and beautiful body, will my sword of truth and shield of truth to Caesar Chavez.

I, Andreas Svenneford, of simple mind and eloquent body, will my charm and coordination to little Sven.

I, Sarah Willis, of spacey mind and luscious body, will my spiritual touch with Mama Earth and Prod to Nicky Vatim Boston and Erik Tallen.

I, Maha Syed, of epic mind and brown body, will my socialist views, sarcastic comments, and superior music sense to Sidra Mobin.

I, David Winston, of brilliant min and super human body, will my awesome music skills and random t.v. references to Justin Rosenberg.

I, Vanessa Szeto, of inquisitive mind and wonderland body, will my sassiness to Josh and Leo, my intense racing skills to Paul and Michael, all my anatomy material to Max, and my grades (and maybe my car) to Helen.

I, Michael Wismann, of moderate mind and descent body, will my hands to Nate Denshaw.

I, Mohammad Tadayon, of CAJ mind and deece body, will my intelligence and amazing personality to Alexis Rosenthal. I, Monet Thornburg, of duck mind and tiger body, will my dancing abilities and all around greatness to Sienna Thornburg. I, Jamie Topper, of magical mind and melba-toasted body, will my moon stones and turning fork to my brother, Michael and Vivian Shih. I, Rachel Trushinski, of powerful mind and strong body, will my overwhelming stress, and fun times to Sherwood Egbert. I, Karen Tsen, of random mind and scarecrow body, will my artistic skills and hyperness off of gatorade rain to Chelsea, Taylor, and Daneli.

I, Gabby Villagomez, of sound mind and voluptuous body, will my English books and my disdain for track to Carol Yu.

I, Samantha Silver, of emotional mind and neglected body, will my relaxation and perspective about what’s important to

I, Nestor Virgen- Valadez, of over stressed mind and sexy body, will my constant non-coming to school and amazing looks to Katya Frankom and Baby Bell.

I, Kylen Skaggs, of opened mind and awesome body, will my everything to Jessa Hustead. I, Aislinn Smalling, of stressed out mind and weary body, leave my lap counter to

I, Kailynn Von Kronemann, of laughable mind and curvacious body, will my mojo to Helen Szeto, my empty gas tank to Leo Hei, the entire country of Kenya and parts of Zimbabwe to Josh Primas and my lack

I, Kyle Wood, of mechanical mind and tone body, will my football number and license plate to Trever Wood. I, Lia Woodward, of clever mind and scrumtrulescent body, will my organization and joyous success and Prius to Brandon, my first chair in WS to T.W., a legacy of laughs to CSZ, some spice to chamber, my SAT score to the Junior buddies, my falsetto to Regiment, my romantic magic to A.R., and every quote I ever wrote to G.B. I, Brian Wu, of intellectual mind and godly body, will my superior golfing abilities to Kevin Santos. I, Isaac Wutkee, of deliberate mind and body, will my concentration and understanding to Trevor Goodwin.

I, Allie Yaldezian, of goofy mind and quirky body, will my drum playing/ dancing Guantanamera skills to the juniors in Spanish 5 and my lovely garden party throwing/rolling on the field tactics to Molly Case, Taylor Barrett, and Mary Case. I, Sasha Yan, of exhausted mind and tired body, will my superior swimming skills to Roxy and Nikki and my road rage to Neda (Neh-Dah, NOT Neigh-da!)

I, Kelly Zhou, of chaotic mind and tan body, will my pre-senior year work ethic and personal restraint to Jenny Zhou and Pamela Guo, respectively.

May 30 ,2008 • THE ARROW

MEMORIES

CLASS OF

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UC Santa Cruz Brooke Andersen Stephanie Doris Sugeera Eckley Kasia Edlund Darcy Evelhoch Ale Farnum Jake Hartz Rambod Kermanizageh Amanda Lotspike Paul Mckenzie Hank Rigali Samantha Silver Danielle Zaghian UC Santa Barbara Andre Abrahamian Daniel Barrera Lucy Darago Evan Graves Daniel Greentree Arshad Haider Katharine Linebaugh Joe Mazeika Brent McCunney Ryan Porush Natasha Purington Ryan Ranjbaran Jake Richard Rachel Roth

University of San Francisco Marcel Khalil San Francisco State University Ryan DeJesus Rachel Fernandez Joshua Gannon Anthony Haghighi Denise Harkins Jeremy Resella Natalie Ray Roman Sarah Willis

James Rumenapp Sabrina Samedi Vlad Serbulea Matthew Seyhun Mona Shakibai Kevin Sloan Zack Stenger Max Susa Andreas Svennefiord Maha Syed Jamie Topper Alex Welter Allie Yaldezian

Chico State University Katie Jewett The Academy of Art University of San Francisco Ana Pino UC Davis Bo Bliss Erik Aidukas Michelle Evans UC Berkeley Michael Chen Jillia Fongheiser Jasmine Hayes Hartlyn Haynes Kathleen Lo Brian Park Chris Severn Ellen Wang Rachel Wisuri Stanford University Jenna Becerra Jonathan Kotzin

Santa Barbara City College Colin Campbell Henry Staaterman Kristina Dollman Alexandra Cox Alison Degnon Britney Neumann Austin Delve Scott Rubenstein Caroline Gilbert Christian Houston Jorge Guerrero Caroline Gilbert Sarah Miller Alexandria Fiori Jayne Mendiaz Kelly Fitzgerald Ashley Ormsby Gerry Gornez Shaum Summers Sam Frankel Kim Doberman Erica Allbritton Ross Barnett Jennifer Greynald Gabby Wallace Christy Needels Patrick Ready Breann Dengler

CSU Channel Islands Alexander Daley Stefan Goehring Eric Lange Lisa Marchand Audrey Sievert Mark Sumell David Winston Sydney Liebes Janna Van Tamelen Brianna Jones-Estrada Alana Rosenblum Cliff Slay Benjamin Sheldon

Moorpark College Chlesea Akita Stephany Alfaro Kourosh Babaeian Taylor Barone Jessica Berman Chris Biggs Alex Billings Rachel Blair Ian Bradley Toree Bradley Steven Brotcke Cameron Brown Michael Beck Chelsea Berg Luke Brown Josh Brown McKenna Buegler Jensyn Burr Lindsey Calubayan Nick Canfield Tanya Carcamo Cole Carlson Baudelio Castreion Katie Catapano Tim Chang Amna Chaudhry Amie Clark Kaleigh Coffman Jennifer Commons Garrett Cook William Crooks Nayeli Cuellar Victor Carrillo Bianca Darlehor Valerie Davis Brittany DeRose

Sara Hinds Kyle Hlebasko-Johnson Jade Hoffenberg Johan Holmes Katherine Holt Bradley Hosking Adam Hughes Melissa Hundley Paul Hunter Hannah Huxster Joseph Jacques Blake Jassenoff Shabdeez Jelvani Tyler Johnson Brendan Johnston Shelby Johnston Jonathan Juarec Megan Klafta Lauren Klein Clair Kolaja Sean Konenakean Chanel Kouhanim Taylor Kral Erika Lake Zachary Lande James Lane Fernanda Larriva Kaitlin Laubscher Adam Levi Joseline Livingston Cameron Louis Rachel Mantor Keegan Martinez Michael Masterson Charles Match Stephanie McAlister

Elizabeth Diarbeurian Alexa Diaz Zachary Dorff Waseem Dulloo Cody Eng Blance Escobar Allen Escobeds Caitlin Febres Cameron Fernandez Robert Galletly David Garcia Sidney Garvin Thomas Gaulke Ashley Ghaderi Jon Gillette Matt Goldberg Grant Goldstein Angela Golvan Anthony Gomez Jessica Gonzalez Mireida Gonzalez Troy Gross Nathan Gottlieb Hannah Graham Sarah Grant Justin Griffin Jorge Guerrero Nichole Gurney Spencer Hall Taylor Hampson Jordan Hass Jordan Heisser Alex Henderson Demi Hendrick Edgar Hernandez Kaylan Hill

Sonoma State University Christina Cipriani University of the Pacific Kaleigh Aucoin Natalie Hajian Lauren Iezza Karen Tsen

San Jose State University Nicole Ackerman Anthony Gallucci Bret Ignoto Becky Schneider Victoria Smith Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Teri Akahoshi Nicole Arentzoff Tyler Bramhall Guinevere Chan Matt Garcia Leah Herbert Nora Sobczak Kaitlyn Watase Jillian Webster Scott Patterson Guy Duer Stephanie Sun Gerard Siazon CSU Monterey Bay Sarah Lorsch Taylor Herlihy

California Lutheran University Lindsay Adler Nicholas Bague Adam Kolodney Katelyn Miller Zach Sipos Sam Ruchman Eric Norris Conejo Valley Adult School Justine Tamayo

and be a L CSU Northridge Cathy Canzano Ashanofy Dixon Tahnee Dixon Kirsten DiPippo Jake Gregoire Anthony Haghighi Nikita Mackerron Risa Middleton Chris Sanchez Michael Williams Nolan Gordin Casey Groves Ashton Sherer Alex Oberg Michelle Osinski Tovah Ahlvers Mathey Reinig Nan Xing Pierce College Melissa Cortez Sofia Ruggio Alex Stokes Michael Wismann Loyola Marymount Camden Frush Alex Gillingham Courtney Remington Oxnard College Kyle Dotzler

Pepperdine University D.J. Frees Ventura College Casey Rhoades Kyle Manning Becky Richardson Derek Ring Garrett Poliquin Scott Salas Brendin Williamson

Kristina Melnichenko David Michael Kathryn Milano Kady Miller Cassie Moi Mark Molchan Lesley Morales Shoaib Najmuddin Cody Neal Sydney Nelson Matt Nespor Matthew Nidetz Kyle Oglesby Sean O’Hanlon Kyle Olandt Bryan Opdecoul Arturo Padron Matt Pettis Corie Prendergast Sarah Primm Cole Puente Alexandra Randall Brian Ranieri Justina Roberts-Ruiz Ryann Roberts Myles Rowland Joanna Ruiz Ashley Sands Juan Santos

Bree Saranik Lauren Schloss Nicole Schloss Karissa Sherrill Aaron Silbering Jessica Silberman William Sinnett-Smith Kylen Skaggs Chrisine Smith Jennifer Smith P. Alex Smith Jensyn Sparks Tommy Stuart Mohammad Todayon Denvin Talavera Rachel Trushinski Ericka Valencia Nicole Van Eman Cordelia Vargos Sean Vennersammy Nestor Virgen-Valadez Calan Ward Jeremy Wesel Andrew White Nicholas Witkowski Rey Yerena Laurel Yetter

Seattle Central Community College Chris Barthe

CSU Fresno Graham Johnson Lauren D’Atri

University of Washington Michelle Kim Samantha Meyer

Universal Technical Institute Mike Strong Kyle Wood

University of Oregon Christine Connors Casey Kell Alex Esrich Spencer Schloss

Art Institute David Rathaus Musician’s Institute Sam Diaz USC Michael Boisvert Erika Binsley Andrew Garvin John Harrison TJ Hennessy Ashley Impellitteri Greg Kestenbaum Christy Kim Eric Lan Adriane Lim Linda Peng Jack Polson Lia Woodward Brian Wu Santa Monica City College Xavier Aguilera Nathassia Benjamin Natalie Morin-Guzman Carolina Hernandez Natalie Mian Brent Nunnez Kelly Russell Nancy Samaniego Tristan Wheeler

Everest College Sara Almanza ACI College Bryan McIntyre UC Irvine Naveed Afshar Talish Aghababayan Julie Garcia Arielle Kirk Daniel Kocen Joel Kupfer Daniel Medvedev Anastasia Nikitina Kristen Stankowski Monet Thornburg

UC Los Angeles Rachel Borowski Cutter Dykstra Ellen Friedman Evan Green Robert Headley Philip Idell Jung Seung Lee Devon Leong Alexander Pardy David Richardson Vanessa Szeto Annie Tigranyan

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Glendale College Anthony Margott Chapman University Brendan Nahmias Irvine Valley Matthew Mazarei Cal State Fullerton Kady DeMartini Grayson Kemp Graham Johnson

UC Riverside Sohail Ahmed Sam Hong Matthew Lofgren Dan Parks Abilasch Sekhar California Maritime Academy Craig Johnson

CSU Long Beach Morgan Berliner Virginia Martin Stephanie Nieves Johanna Spokny

Cuesta College Chuy Muguerza Luke Snyder

Grossmont Angelea Heyl Austen Specht

University of San Diego Tess Poliakin

UC San Diego Nadia Abu-Gheida Ally Ackourey Ali Athar Michael Aranda John Condello Corey Esparza Thomas Goehring Vivian Hur James Jee Andrew Orr Stephen Salazar

San Diego State University Zach Friedman Zoe Harmala Jamie Hendry Nathan Joe Elana Langer Amanda Mays Cody Walian Brittany Weber

Us Go Out

Light in the World... Yale University Dominic Insogna Ben Liu Andrew Maleki Philip Shao Vassar College Alex Kreger

University of Minnesota Stephen Whitten

Middlebury College Nicole Glaser

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University of Colorado, Boulder Melissa Carson Chris Elvin Jourdan Gantt Julie Jarett Erin Miller

University of Arizona Kelley Anderson Laurence Anderson Tyler Henry Erica Selenkow Jake Tracy

University of Missouri, Kansas City Swar Shah

University of Denver Megan Hess

New Mexico Tech Christina Pierce Arizona State University Caroline Abraham Lily Marston Mimi Sander LDS Business College Linnea Nielsen

University of Michigan Christopher Bury Blaine Prober University of Pennsylvania Kathryn Nary

University of Oklahoma Adam Burke

Indiana University Ari Kaplan

Washington University at St. Louis Sasha Yan

Ohio State University Celeste Montesdeoca

New York University Shelby Wakeman Cornell University Tommy Doupe

Juilliard Rachel Li

Wagner College Kailynn von Kronemann Emerson University Bryan Persichetti Williams College Austin Brown Boston University Kate Sullivan Wellesley College Vicky Lou Harvard College Nini Xie

Parsons the New School for Design University of Connecticut Wynn Burson Dayna Stanley Jeremy Bachrach Seton Hall Princeton University Chris Bennett Aislinn Smalling

Drexel University Elise Leizerovich Bard College Maya Hayashi

University of Elon Caitlyn Byrne George Washington University Lachlann Tierney Rhodes College Adam Insul Emory University Sara Hagey Kelly Zhou

Duke University Sidney Primas Gabby Villagomez Le Cordon Bleu Flavio Higureda

College of the Holy Cross Elyse Kaplan Qunnipiac University Jordan Huffman Liberty University Ashley Siegle

Wake Forest University Shane Kroker

University of Georgia Chris Gebhardt

Southern Methodist University Ian Stanley

MILITARY SERVICE US Military - Navy Alexander McNurlan

University of Hawaii Stephanie Cohen

Air Force Academy Krystin Shanklin

US Military - Marines Maximiliano Hernandez Michelle Nielsen Steven Nielsen Travis Watkins US Army Sebastian Veltze

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MEMORIES

May 30,2008 • THE ARROW

Dear Class of 2008, Thank you so much for making this year as Senior President so amazing. The excitement of winning our first rally, seeing the talent at senior showcase, and relaxing at senior picnic made all of the stress and planning worth it. Thank you especially to Ms. Simpson, Ms. Funfar, Ms. Dritz, and Ms. Harrison and the many parents, teachers, and administrators who contributed so much of their time and effort to make this year memorable. Four years ago, many of us gathered in the gym as nervous freshmen ready for WOW Week. We clung to our friends from middle school as we were thrown into the crazy world of high school. In a few days from now, we will gather one last time in the gym altogether as we prepare to receive our diplomas—many of us clinging to the same friends, many of us clinging to new ones. No matter how we all chose to make it through high school—who we chose to spend our time with and what classes we decided to show up to—that will soon all be in the past. We will no longer be able to rely on the safety of our Westlake bubble. Despite countless nights of complaining of “nothing to do,” I know we will all miss our days here. As we finish our last few days at Westlake, we must prepare ourselves for new experiences. While some of us will register for classes, search for jobs, or prepare for life without homework, others are still scrambling to learn exactly how to do the laundry. No matter what your path may be, I wish you all the best of luck and endless happiness. As you grow into your futures, I hope you all take your memories at Westlake with you—if not every detail at least the lessons you have learned. I am so proud to be a part of this class and thanks for the memories. Yours truly, Sara Hagey, Senior Class President

A Caroline Abraham: Bye dance team. Love you more than life! TPD always and forever! Nicole Ackerman: I will miss all my junior friends that have made my high-school experience so much better. I love you all and I will see you soon. Ally Ackourey: To all the underclassmen—your turn will come. But not now! Have “fun”! Naveed Afshar: Teenagers 4 life... especially after that one night, bro. Talish Aghababayan: Thanks Westlake for the great 2 years! I will miss my friends and my lovely teachers especially Mrs. Bowman, Sra. Blackburn, Mrs. Kelsey, and Mr. Rollins. Xavier Aguilera: Bye. Thank you for whatever good you did for me. Teri Akahoshi: To every friend who has laughed with me, and reminisced of good times and memories, to every friend who has touched my life... Already missing you!

much fun. Jason (Bo) Bliss: Good luck to all my young disciples, I love you. Luke Brown: Hope you survive!!! Ok, no I don’t... Wynn Burson: “To live a life of style is the greatest revenge.” Caitlyn Byrne: I would just like to say goodbye and much thanks to all of the administrators and the teachers who have helped me this far.

C Cathy Canzano: It has been a wonderful experience of a lifetime being with you all. I will never forget you so please forget me never.

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Valerie Davis: Chill out Westlake, it’s just high school.

Sam Diaz: I hope I speak for all seniors when I say, “You haven’t seen the last of me.” We’ve just begun.

Nick Canfield: All I wanted was a friend; hopefully I will get one in college.

Kirsten DiPippo: It’s been an amazing four years. I feel bad for all of you who are still stuck here.

Guinevere Chan: My dance team girlies, I’ll miss you so much! Kick El Dorado’s butt again and TPD always! M. Jack, you know I love you.

Michael Chen: Your high-school experience will NOT be complete until you’ve met Keats Stanley.

Alex Fiori: Peace Out!

prosperity in your life. Love H2.

Ellen Friedman: Thanks for the good times. Peace.

Arshad Haider: Farewell to all my bros, just kick back and drink a monster.

Zach Friedman: Upside-down frown. Camden Frush: Don’t let yourself get caught up in the drama. Enjoy yourself; you only experience high school once.

G Jourdan Gantt: High school is a one time thing: Live it up while it lasts. But thank the Lord it’s over! James “Matt” Garcia: It’s been real, it’s been fun, but it hasn’t been real fun. Thomas Gaulke: Farewell to all of those I’ve affected, all 3 of them. Chris Gebhardt: There have been great times that I won’t forget, MJACK, TG. You’ve all been great friends and I can’t believe high school is finally over. Jon Gillette: I want to say bye to all my friends staying at Westlake. Alex Gillingham: End Line. Nicole Glaser: To all of my friends, thanks for the memories and good times (especially the hard but easy ones). May your lives be as great as you have made mine.

The Journey is the Destination. -Dan Eldon

Colin Campbell: I leave Westlake High as happy as one can be, but still wondering why I was here for the last four years.

Kaleigh Aucoin: Miles don’t create distance; people allow themselves to drift apart. You’re in my heart, don’t forget that. Call on me and I’ll be there.

Morgan Leigh Berliner: Farewell to the WHS music program. Thank you to the program itself and the amazing people in it for making high school and life so

Bianca Darya Darlehor: I will not miss high school, and I am happy I can finally start building my future in college.

Cole Carlsan: Farewell Mr. Donahue and Mr. Salem and most my teachers. Later!

Melissa Carson: I will never forget my years at Westlake; they made me who I am today. Learning from the past while looking forward to my future.

Jenna Becerra: Goodbye, Westlake. It’s been a great 4 years.

Alexander Daley: After everything that has gone on here, know that it will never be forgiven and never ever be forgotten.

Alison Degnon: To all my friends, they helped me to be the person I am today. They will never be forgotten and always in my heart. Love you all!

Nicole Arentzoff: To all my friends who have impacted my years at Westlake, I thank you for the memories, and I will miss you so much.

Jeremy Bachrach: Barack the vote Westlake!!! Honestly go vote!!!

FAREWELLS

May 30, 2008 • THE ARROW

Tahnee Dixon: To all my friends, I’ll miss you! I’ll definitely miss choir! Keep reaching for the stars. To Mr. Rose and Mrs. Kelsey, I appreciate you very much.

E Sugeera Eckley: Goodbye to my soon to be senior girls, Baby C, Alyse, Amanda, AP, Denames and boys Ray, Jaime, and Lou. Keep it real!

Christina Cipriani: To all my friends that I’ve made throughout these last four years. I will miss every single one of you. Jamie Hendry, Kaylan Hill, Julie Jarett especially! Brittany Weber, I might need some of your home cooked meals next year!

Kasia Edlund: Goodbye to the greatest group of friends I could have ever wished for. You are the best and I will truly love you forever. Thank you.

Melissa Cortez: Good luck, have fun doing 4 years.

Jacob Ferrin: High school was fun.

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Matt Goldberg: Trucks, touchdowns, and parties. Man, it’s been a great four years!

Jake Gregoire: Stay classy. Andrew Garvin: I want to say Farewell to all my Westlakers and best of luck in the future. Jorge Guerrero: I want to thank all my teachers for showing me so much in life, and I will make something of myself in the future. Thomas Goehring: Goodbye to all my underclassmen friends. I wish you the best of luck. Daniel Greentree: Getting into college is overrated. Stay up too late, slack off too much, give hugs to too many people, but just remember, go green!

H Sara Hagey: KW, AS, MS, LM, TA- you have all always been there for me. You made this year the best of my life, I miss you already. John Harrison: “Goodbye, yellow brick road”- In other words, adios! Jacob Hartz: “Farewell, your baited hooks shall tangle me no more!” Hartlyn Haynes: AK, BR, KA, VS, SW, MT, JG, JF, KN, G5, TAThank you for defining the past four years of my life. I love you all dearly and will miss you immensely. Keep in touch. Good luck in your future and peace and

Natalie Hajian: This is the place where everything’s better and everyone’s safe, enjoy it while you can. Goodbye to my vivacious friends and my compassionate teachers! Zoe Harmala: Farewell Vivian Shih! I will miss you and your pretty face. Jordan Hass: Bob Barker reminding you help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered. Goodbye Everybody! Maya Hayashi: “Nada y pues nada” Jamie Hendry: Thank you to my best friends, always the quality, not the quantity: JJ, AI, CC, KH. BW- SD, get ready for us! OREO always. Timothy (TJ) Hennessy: I would like to thank all of my friends and family for making my four years at Westlake some of the most enjoyable in my life thus far. Megan Hess: To all you lower classman, especially 5th period Spanish! Keep it real Westlake! Flavio Higareda: Peace an love late. Lets Party! Sara Hinds: It’s been great. I’ll miss all of you dearly promise to visit. Love you all band@ Ps. I can see you David, stop that! Jade Hoffenberg: Thanks for the good times, PEACE! Tyler Henry: Dream big, have fun, and stay in school. Hannah Huxster: I have learned many things at this school. These things will stick with me and help me in my future. Thanks for the experiences.

I Philip Idell: I’ll miss you all. Make the best of what you have. Lauren Iezza: I’m finally done! Good luck to everyone else. Bret Ignoto: Ignoto out. Ashley Impellitteri: Papa John’s runs, music video shoots and crazy nights out are mere examples of the bond we share. OREO forever. Dominic Insogna: Abs for life!

J Julie Jarett: JH, AI, KH, CC, BWBest friends forever! James Jee: Farewell to all, friends and family. And if you’re reading this, thank you for reading the Arrow this past year. This school will always mean a lot. Katie Jewett: Goodbye to the friends who were always there, the teachers who believed in me and to those who challenged me and made me stronger. Thank you. Nathan Joe: Farewell to Westlake and thanks for teaching me how to run and hide from bears.

FAREWELLS

Brendan Johnston: Farewell to all my beautiful lady friends, you know who you are. Craig Johnson: Fair winds and following seas to all.

K Ari Kaplan: Farewell to Manzanar. Grayson Edward Kemp: R.I.P. Cooper Kemp Casey Kell: Aight late... Christy Kim: To all my friends and all the great memories of ditching track, rent, and Pinkberry, farewell. Michelle Kim: I love you dance team members. Good luck! Daniel Kocen: Goodbye Westlake, I’ll try to visit but I may be unsuccessful. Adam Kolodney: “Berries? Berries and what else?” Alex Kreger: Keep it real. Shane Kroker: Bye bye, Westlake! Hello Wake!

L Eric Lange: This is arguably the best farewell ever! Elana Langer: To my favorite youngn’s: Brenda, Kate, Amanda, Chelsea, Hayley, Devyn, Sydney, Emily, Shayne, Kayli. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do! I love you girls! Kaitlin Laubscher: To everyone in yearbook, good luck next year, and I’ll be back. Very nice... Devon Leong: Bye. Rachel Li: Goodbye Westlake High! Life has been good, but I’m glad to go off and start fresh! Adriane Lim: Bye bye! Ben Liu: Thanks for the best Erin Langlois: DONE! Erin Lan: Goodbye! Bye Bye! Kathleen Lo: Farewell to all those manly men (you know who you are) whose beautiful muscles I will sorely miss. Vicky Lou: Farewell to all my wonderful friends. ˇYJ

M Maxx Mannheimer: I’m not going to miss any of you. Nikita Mac: All my friends I love you and I wouldn’t be who I was today without you guys! And my “Boys” thanks for saving me every weekend and taking care of me! Love you and little Heather I love you. Kyle Manning: Goodbye Lisa Marchand: Their isn’t anything I could say. Anthony Margott: Farewell to my favorite teachers. Virginia Martin: Thank you so much to everyone that made these past four years amazing. I love you all and I will miss you.

Morgan Mathias: So long and thanks for all the fish. Joe Mazeika: So long and thanks for all the fish. JU4LIFE, and may the force be with you. Jayne Mendiaz: Don’t take your senior year seriously and have fun with everything you do, just enjoy it. Katelyn Miller: I will miss you girls from dance team. TPD! Don’t forget your thizz face. Peace out! Sarah Miller: Goodbye. Read some books. See the world. Stephanie McAlister: I really enjoyed these years I have been here. I’m going to miss it.

N Brendan Nahmias: Polo players, swimmers, businessmen, ASG, Italiano, Hardcore Kids, and all of my teachers and friends-Thanks for an amazing four. I love you all! Linnea Nielsen: M2 for life--Katie--I’m going to miss chillin with you in L1=’08. Katie and Carly. Keep it hott indiano. Stephanie Nieves: NS, NG, RW, AA, and AY - I love you all and thank you for the unforgettable memories. I will miss you so much next year! DN- Good luck with your last two years- enjoy it with no regrets!

O Ashley Ormsby: Thank you to vocal ensemble for always being there for me when I’m down. I love everyone and will miss all of you

P Arturo Padron: I wish the best of luck to all of my cross country buddies. Stay strong and keep pushing. JV for life!! Brian Park: Lates Linda Peng: To my little sister Lisa: I will miss you and even our arguments. I wish you all the best. Good luck and enjoy high school and beyond. I know that you’ll be great at anything you do! I love you! Christina Pierce: Good bye and for those not fortunate enough to the leaving too, soon...soon. Ana Pino: To all my friends,family, teachers, and administratorsthank you so much for helping ready myself for the real world. I love you all! Jack Polson: Look not for the happiness in the parties you attend but in the friends you attend them with. I hope you leave Westlake with brothers like I have. Ryan Porush: Mrs. Hronek taughted me to color good! Sidney Primas: This is to the Network, where a farewell is never permanent. Sarah Primm: It’s been real. And it’s been fun. But it hasn’t been. Real fun. Blaine

Prober:

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taughted me to color good! Cole Puente: Goodbye, Taylor McMorrow I will love you forever.

R Becky Richardson: I am forever grateful to every friend, teacher, and mentor who has influenced my life and made me the person I am today. Katarina Reed: M2 rox! Can’t wait to see you guys in college. Linnea, your the best. I’m going to miss you times a million, you better come visit! Courtney Remington: Good luck to all the cheer girls! I’m going to miss you guys! Jeremy Resella: Thanks for the good times! Later! Natalie Roman: Drop out while you still can. Rachel Roth: Thanks to all my friends for all of the good times. I love and will miss you all! Amanda Rothbard: GO TEAM! James Rumenapp: I will deeply miss all of my band friends, but I assure them, I will visit, unlike some other graduated alumni... Scott Rubenstein: legacy alive.

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Sofia Ruggio: My time at Westlake High School was a great adventure and experience.

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you may forget, any accomplishments you have made you will forget.

friends, thank you so much for everything you’ve done for me. I’ll miss you all.

Chris Severn: Thanks Grayson, Krystin and Nikki for making WHS a good choice. Lia, couldn’t have managed Comedy Sportz without you. Leo, real dece.

Karen Tsen: Kiwi, keheh

Swar Shah: Good luck to those that follow, and I know you will do well. Philip Shao: I’ll miss you like the fat man misses his super-sized Big Mac Meal. I hate McDonalds... Audrey Sievert: SH, KW, RR, LM, MS- You guys are honestly the best. you have some how managed to be my friends with my dance schedule, amazing. I’m going to miss you! Samantha Silver: To all my theater juniors who have made this year one I want to last forever: don’t forget to enjoy senior year, every minute! Aislinn Smalling: I can’t believe high school is over! I want to wish good luck to the Anatomy newbies and the Westlake girls swim team next year! P. Alex Smith: We can dance if we want to , we can leave our friends behind, because your friends don’t dance, and if they don’t dance, then they ain’t no friends of mine! Victoria Smith: Bye favers, make them taste it!

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. -Maria Robinson

S Stephen Salazar: I’m so happy to be graduating this year with all the great friends I’ve made. Good luck to everyone and never settle for anything less than perfection. Sabrina Samedi: Try to enjoy every moment of high school and trust Walt Disney’s belief that “All our dreams can come true...if we have the courage to pursue them.” Ashley Sands: I love all my friends I made and learned who was real and who was fake. Through ups and downs high school was the best years! I love you Jensyn! Chris Sanchez: I would like to say goodbye to all of my homies that are going to be at Westlake next year. Spencer Schloss: Seeeeya Westlake! To all my friends: make all of your dreams come true. Live the dream guys! You only get to live life once.

Nora Sobczack: To SN, RW, NG, and AA who have made my 4 years at WHS the best time of my life. And to AG who has made this year the most memorable one yet. Love you all.

V Nestor Virgen-Valadez: At the moment high school may seem like a drag and you wonder why you’re still there. You may think you’ve been there forever and all you want to do is just get out, but trust me, when the end finally comes, you’ll wish you could go back to start. Just always remember to have fun as you go along.

W Shelby Wakeman: To all my friends you mean the world to me. I will miss you so much. ANATOMIES it has been an unforgettable year. We made it! Kellie Warren: Love to Nisha (team Kellie owns you!) Rachel, Lindsey, Corter, Nathan, and everyone else! I’ll miss you guys! HUGS! Kaitlyn caught.

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Brittany Weber: To all of my friends- this last year with you has been so much fun! We’ve had so many crazy memories and I’m glad they were with you. I will miss you all next year... come visit me on the beach in San Diego! Xox

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Jillian Webster: Vamos Pagui! I’m gonna miss you guys so much. The CVS trips to visit Lim, the ridiculously cool goggle tans, cross eyes and smiles. It’s been real.

Andrew White: Never gonna give you up. Never gonna let you down. Never gonna run away and break your heart, and hurt you. Stephen Whitten: Good bye to all. Thanks, I guess.

Jensyn Sparks: Thank you to all of my best friends, mom, dad, and sister Londyn for never giving up on me.

Sarah Willis: Thanks friends I love you all. Peace and gratitude. -Willis P.S. Hartlyn I’m your number one fan.

Austen Specht: Farewell to Westlake High, I had a great time growing and learning. But it’s time to go...

Michael Wismann: It’s been real, it’s been fun, but it hasn’t been real fun.

Alex Stokes: How do we say goodbye when we never want it to end? Maha Syed: “I think it’s fair to say, school’s out for bloody summer.” Spike Vanessa Szeto: To my acquaintances, friends, and best friends, you complete me. Here’s to songs about January, video games, waiting until next week, and Tom Hanks..

Erica Selenkow: My four years of non-stop, crazy experiences, and incredible times are dedicated to Chase Arnett. My memories will stay with my forever. Live it up!

Justine Tamayo: Peace!

Vlad Serbulea: Remember, my young friends, that high school means nothing. Anything that has happened that you dislike,

Jamie Topper: “We only part to meet again” -John Gray

Monet Thornburg: If we hold on together, I know our dreams will never die.

Rachel Trushinski: To all my

Lia Woodward: I owe my success to all the smiles, music, love, laughs, and borrowed paper and pens from my friends over the years. Thanks for that. Isaac Wutkee: Mrs. Kelsey’s English 12 class got me through the year. Thank you!

Y Allie Yaldezian: Hey guys! It’s Al. I had a dandy time. Sasha Yan: Emma, I will miss your curly hair and broken nose. Haley Moore, you are the coolest Asian ever. Kim, I’ll miss your vegetarianess and ceramics.

Z Kelly Zhou: Goodbye to everyone =)

FEATURE

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Senior Favorites 2008

What Really Matters After Four Years

Senioritis:

As Defined by Class of ’08 “Senioritis is waking up to go to school only to realize it’s two in the afternoon.” -Lindsay Adler

Most Annoying Fads

Soulja Boy: Everybody learned what “crank dat” really means.

Oversized Sunglasses: Got my stunna’ shades on.

Fur-lined coats: ‘cause 65 degrees is soo cold.

Slang: Hey man, I’m dead pumped! Tonight is going to be so dece!

Bling: Necklaces are not just for girls anymore.

“A disease contracted the first day of summer after junior year, impairing every desire to work.” -Austin Brown “Sleeping in the car in the Jamba Juice parking lot instead of going to second period.” -Colin Campbell “Marc Berns” -Ellen Friedman “Deciding to skip over this question because thinking about it takes up too much time.” -Nicole Glaser “Leaving your backpack in your car every night.” -Craig Johnson “When you move from hitting the snooze button 10 times to not setting your alarm at all.” -Casey Kell

Ugg Boots: Every year without fail, they return.

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Favorite Activities

Favorite Movie

“A condition developed in 4th year high school students not yet recovered from junioritis, causing burned outness and fatigue, creating a nonchalant attitude.” -Adriane Lim “Let me get back to you on that. I’m going to go grab some lunch and head out to the beach.” -Brendan Nahmias “A horrid disease that takes over a student’s ability to do any work. Side effects include drowsiness and low attendance i.e. Marc Berns.” -Blaine Prober “The best thing that’s ever happened to me.” -Vanessa Szeto “When I get to third period, find half of Mel Han’s old yellow passes in my pants pocket and leave to get Malibu Yogurt, “cause its been a long day.” -Kailynn Von Kronemann

Too big jeans: New meaning to low rider.

Too short skirt: Nobody wants to see what’s under there—promise.

Common Planning Homecoming Football Games Choir

Superbad Juno Across the Universe

Favorite Songs

“Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey “Low” by Flo Rida

Favorite Teacher Mr. Donahue Stand-up comedian, legendary basketball coach, and world class traveler, Tom Donahue is also the favorite teacher named by the graduating class of 2008. He narrows his favorite moment of the year to the boys varsity basketball game against Simi Valley, when they were up 17 points by halftime.

He also adds that the Class of 2008 has the best basketball team he has ever coached, a great personality and a large portion of students moving on to outstanding universities all over the United States. When he is not in the classroom or on the court, he enjoys traveling around the world, especially to the

south of France. It is good thing that Donahue did not get drafted to the NBA, otherwise WHS would be short a highly admired teacher. When asked about the honor, Donahue jokingly replied, ”It’s about time and much deserved.” Interview by Laura Nutter

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

May 30, 2008 • THE ARROW

Brains & Brawn

Seniors Aislinn Smalling and Adam Burke excel in both the classroom and on the field. These two seniors have distinguished themselves as CIF Scholar Athletes by competing at the CIF level, while maintaining a high ranking in their class with at least a 3.5 GPA.

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As the final days of the 2008 school year draw closer to an end, scholar athlete Aislinn Smalling ‘08 prepares herself for the journey ahead. After four years of varsity swimming at WHS, Smalling plans to take her dedication and enthusiasm with her to Princeton University starting in the fall. Majoring in either Psychology or History of Science, she plans to specialize in sports medicine. “In 10 years, I will hopefully be in a residency program after medical school, “ said Smalling, “on my way to achieving my goal of working at a college with student athletes.” As a scholar athlete, Smalling has dedicated a substantial amount of time and effort into her schooling and athletics. Her senior year alone consists of four AP classes, Advanced Anatomy, and almost 20 hours of pool time a week. Smalling began taking swim lessons at the age of two, and was advised to join a summer league swim team at five. Her coaches saw great potential at ten and quickly placed her on a year-round club team where her “involvement in swimming...evolved.” Joining the WHS varsity swim team as a freshman, Smalling stunned coaches with her speed, ambition, and drive. She walked away from the 2005 swim season with WHS’s Most Valuable Player award, became an NISCA First Team All American in the 200 and 500 yard freestyle, CIF-SS Division II finalist in the 200 and 500 yard free, Marmonte League champion of the 200 and 500 yard free, and made it to the SCS selection Western Zone Meet in Kearns, Utah where she was Zone champion in the 200 and 800 meter freestyle, runner-up in the 1500 meter free, and placed third in the 100 meter free. Three years later, Smalling has received numerous awards for swimming and academics. She is presently a valedictorian candidate with a 4.68 GPA and broke TOUR DE FORCE: Aislinn Smalling and Adam Burke leave a legacy that future WHS sports particithe WHS 200 yard Individual Medley and pants will have to work hard to live up to. 200 yard freestyle records. She ends her career the four year undefeated Marmonte League Champion in the 200 and 500 yard freestyles. Along with the other graduating seniors, Smalling leaves behind a legacy of WHS victories. Her contributions individually and with the team have helped the varsity girls triumph at Marmonte League finals for the past three years and a CIF Division II championship in 2007. “I will miss the team spirit, “Smalling reminisces, “Westlake girls have won league three years in a row and that feeling of being on top, that desire to continue to be number one with girls who you really like and respect has been wonderful.” As summer quickly approaches, Smalling looks forward to summer practices and participating at Junior Nationals in Minnesota in August. However, Smalling’s plans don’t stop there. If all goes according to plan she Adam Burke hopes to become a collegiate All—AmeriAislinn Smalling can, make NCAA’s, and eventually make it to the US Olympic Trials.

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Westlake girls have won league three years in a row, and that feeling of being on top, that desire to continue to be number one with girls whom you really like and respect has been wonderful.

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My school work has always been first priority, but playing soccer helped balance and take away some of the stress of all my AP classes by giving me a break when I was on the field.

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Grass stains, turf burns, pain, and sweat, the physically demanding sport of soccer has kept senior Adam Burke mentally tough to be successful at WHS. Burke has been kicking around the soccer ball since he was four years old when he began playing on AYSO teams. As a contributing factor on the WHS boys soccer team, Burke was first asked to help out the varsity team during CIF playoffs in his sophomore year. Then in the following season, the soccer player was moved up to play Varsity during his junior and senior years. During the boys varsity 2006-2007 season, the team took the league champion title, and moved into the CIF playoffs. The highlight of Burke’s athletic career at WHS was “making the CIF semi-finals” during his junior year, along with getting to be teammates with older brother, Kyle Burke ’07. This reflection on the team’s accomplishment may have been Burke’s greatest memory, yet the most valuable award he received throughout his soccer career was being awarded MVP while playing on his CVU club team. His persistent hard work and positive attitude made Burke a team player, and one who gained the respect of his teammates. Not only does this senior love playing soccer, but he also finds enjoyment in coaching the game for young, new players. Burke exudes commitment as a team player, causing his determination to become contagious to the other ten players on the field. What’s his secret to sticking with a sport for over fourteen years? “Always keep a positive attitude and don’t let anyone, even the coach, keep you from playing your game,” stated Burke. His consistent love for this game has been fueled by the motivation to always become a more player, the aggressive contact of the sport, and the benefit of staying in “really good shape.” This admirable sportsman is unique not only in his athletic ability as a defensive player at WHS, but also through his academic achievements. His four years at WHS have yielded a demanding schedule filled with countless AP classes, the role of a participating member in WHS Choral Music Department’s Vocal Ensemble, and tasks as an extracurricular contributor in various clubs such as Junior Achievement and Future Business Leaders. Burke has defined his high school career as an honored WHS student scholar. “Playing soccer helped balance and take away some of the stress of all my AP classes by giving me a break when I was on the field,” said Burke. This well-rounded and well-liked student has plans to attend the University of Oklahoma in the fall. Burke plans to major in civil engineering. Yet, what Burke will miss most about playing at WHS is the luxury of playing on a turf field, and playing with a great group of players.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Kolodney, Mazarei Take Basketball Skills to New Heights NIKKI FAY FEATURE EDITOR

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While each sports team usually has only one senior standout, there was too much talent on the 2008 varsity basketball team to choose just one athlete. MVP Adam Kolodney ’08 and Defensive Player of the Year Matt Mazarei ’08 have left a lasting legacy on the court, both with their coaches and their peers. Kolodney remembers starting his basketball career “on the blacktop at Westlake Hills Elementary with Bo, Jake, and Ryan,” and Mazarei was “born into a basketball family” working hard to live up to the reputation of his three older brothers. Both have proved over their four years at WHS that hard work and dedication always pay off. Kolodney plans to attend California Lutheran University next year and also plans to play basketball there. Some of Kolodney’s accomplishments include the ’08 boys varsity basketball MVP, First Team All Marmonte League, and records of eight three-pointers in one game, and a high of 32 points in one game. While Coach Tom Donahue says he will miss Kolodney’s ability to “get the ball in the hoop,” he also admires his attitude. “Adam has the best attitude of anyone I have coached since 1986,” said Donahue. “Anytime you have a good player with a good attitude like Adam, it brings out the best in me as a coach.” Donahue knew going into this season that choosing the 2008 MVP was going to be tough, especially with the amount of talent the team had, but throughout the season Kolodney was “consistently the best.” Kolodney’s ability to perform well on

the court as well as maintain a consistently positive and hard working attitude has earned him his standout spot on the team of 2008. Next year Mazarei will play basketball at Irvine Valley College for one year then transfer to UCSB where he plans to major in dentistry. Mazarei, who eats, sleeps, and breathes basketball, says that he loves the game because it “keeps me focused and in a good direction. It is the most beautiful sport ever given to man.” Mazarei’s strategy of hard work and dedication earned him the Defensive Player of the Year SLAM DUNK: Matt Mazarei ’08, left, and Adam Kolodney ’08, right, show off their skills playing the “greatest sport given Award. to man.” “He is by far the hardest working at practice and in games,” said Donahue. unquestionable natural skills have con- Matt Baldwin, because they always stayed “Sometimes he even works too hard, but tributed to the success of the 2008 varsity positive and pushed their players to be the basketball team and will be greatly missed best that they could be. that’s a good thing.” Aside from the fact that the whole next year. “I will miss the team this year. They Both Kolodney and Mazarei attribute are without doubt the best team I have team is extremely talented, Mazarei says he would gladly take this team with him their success to their coaches Donahue and coached,” said Donahue. for the rest of his basketball career because “they have all become my best friends and I love them to death.” Mazarei’s work ethic and dedication combined with Kolodney’s attitude and

DANCE

Chan, Miller Got the Moves

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

C0-MVPs Set High Goals For Life After Volleyball

Dancing for WHS for four years, Guinevere Chan and Katelyn Miller ‘08 have become cherished members of the WHS dance team. Since ninth grade Chan has been part of the team, enjoying every minute of her classes, traveling to different places IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Katelyn Miller ’08 and Guinevere Chan ’08 for competition, and love dancing at WHS. dancing at rallies. What makes get a job with a big company that allows Chan the most outstanding dancer is the her to pursue this dream. passion and determination she has when Since she is pursuing a career in busishe steps on the dance floor. ness, she won’t have time to dance, but she These four years that she has been will be taking classes once in a while. here, WHS dance team won many awards, Also since the ninth grade, Katelyn but the biggest was winning the title of Miller has danced at WHS. Grand National Champions. She will miss Miller, from the time she was nine the girls on the team and the opportunities years old, knew in her heart that she was WHS gave her to dance in school events. destined to be a performer of arts in the What she likes most about dancing is field of dance. that “it is not only athletic, but it’s someMiller’s most exciting win was earnthing expressive and emotional, and I can ing first place in the Super Dancer division connect with the girls on different levels of at Nationals. emotion,” she said. “I was completely surprised. I really Chan began dancing when she was didn’t think I would get into the top ten four years old. dancers, let alone first place.” “I used to get up on the dinner table Miller has many great opportunities and dance,” said Chan. headed her way after high school. Outside of school, Chan practices for Looking back at her four years at many hours, but she tries to maintain a so- WHS, she will miss bonding with her cial life. friends on the team and performing at She claims the secret to success is games and rallies. “keeping a sense of humor, working to the Miller is hoping her dance career will greatest of your abilities, and being able to quickly take flight. She will attend Cal Lulaugh at yourself.” theran University, majoring in multimedia She will attend in the fall the Orfalea music editing. School of Business at Cal Poly San Luis Her advice to those interested in Obispo, where she will concentrate on fi- dance and performing: nance. “Don’t give up or get lazy. It is imporShe loves to travel and hopes she will tant to just keep pushing through.”

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cess, so I always try not to get frustrated,” said Joe. Both players have received numerous awards for their hard work during their four years at WHS, even though they have only been varsity members for two years. Joe started his volleyball career at Colina Middle School in the eighth grade and Gaulke started in the ninth grade. Ever since then, they have been playing volleyball. “My awards proved that all of the hard work and dedication paid off at the end,” said Gaulke, particularly commenting on his co-MVP award. The volleyball team is known to be one of the closest teams out of all WHS’s organizations. Gaulke and Joe both agreed that they will miss their teammates. The players admitted to spending most of their time either at tournaments, games, or practices. The team even has “bonding time” before each game at their teammates’ NEXT SET: Seniors Nathan Joe and Thomas Gaulhouses in Sherwood, so they can preke have played together since freshman year. pare the dominating their opponents. Gaulke and Joe are considering continuing their volleyball careers at NATALYA SIVASHOV STAFF WRITER the colleges they will attend. Joe is going to San Diego State Thomas Gaulke ’08 and Nathan Joe while Thomas Gaulke will be attending ’08 are standout players on the boys var- Moorpark College. sity volleyball team. The two players deAlthough the two are leaving the team scribed their favorite moment as winning as well as the school, they will always be the Marmonte League last year. remembered as the top players of the volGaulke believes that dedication is the leyball team, because of making the record key to his overall success in the sport. books of WHS. “Positive attitude is important for suc-

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SOFTBALL

May 30, 2008 • THE ARROW

WRESTLING

Becerra, Sobczak Leave Lasting Impression Lang Leads Marmonte

Win and Heads for BYU

CHRISTINA CIPRIANI JAMIE HENDRY FEATURE EDITORS

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Passion, determination, and perseverance. These strengths make up seniors Jenna Becerra and Nora Sobczak, outstanding leaders and players on the girls varsity softball team. Upon leaving WHS, Becerra and Sobczak will both continue to play at the Division 1 level. Both receiving a scholarship, Becerra will be attending Stanford University and Sobczak has decided to play at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Becerra will possibly be major in Journalism or Business, while Sobczak will major in Graphic Communications and minor in Journalism. Before beginning their reign as all-stars on the WHS girls softball team, Becerra and Sobczak were both involved with basketball and volleyball, but decided to drop those two sports to focus on softball. “I like the fact that it is a team sport, and in order to win you have to work as a team,” said Sobczak. Ending the season, Becerra posted a .598 ERA, while as teammate Sobczak led the team in batting with a .427 overall average. In the four years here at WHS, Becerra’s highlight was the experience of playing and representing her school along with earning her awards. “I’ll miss all the joking around we do at practice the most,” said Becerra. Outside of softball Becerra feels as if she’s way to busy for anything else, but finds the time to hang out with friends and family when she can. Same goes for Sobczak, who has to manage a normal life along with the demanding schedule of her travel softball team, the Pumas. Through their high school softball careers, Becerra and Sobczak have won numerous awards and have been voted by the coaches of

SPENCER SCHLOSS SPORTS EDITOR

BATTER UP!: Co-captains Jenna Becerra and Nora Sobczak leave WHS as all-star players.

Marmonte League to the All League 1st team. After losing 2 to 0 against La Sierra in their final game, Becerra and Sobczak were sentimental about ending their season and leaving their team, especially with a loss. “I will miss my teammates the most. We always knew how to have a good time and they were the ones who made playing high school softball fun and entertaining. My high school memories will mostly consist of them,” said Sobczak. Being the only two seniors on the WHS softball team, the team will miss the leadership of Becerra and Sobczak, as well as their performance on the field. Sobczak leaves advice for the underclassmen pursuing softball: “Work hard and give it your all. You will be rewarded if you show interest and a desire to learn.”

Thomas Lang embodies hard work and excellence as a senior and a captain on the WHS wrestling team. This year, Lang went 36-6 and his opponents found it extremely difficult to pin him down. Though he ended up with a successful wrestling career, his career began by accident. After being cut from the WHS soccer team sophomore year, Lang decided to try his luck at wrestling, and it stuck. Throughout his two years as a WHS wrestler, he believes that his finest achievement was being the Marmonte League Champion at 145 pounds. When asked what helped him accomplish his goals he said, “hard-work and year long practice schedule.” The highlight of Lang’s athletic career was his varsity debut as a sophomore against Newbury Park High School

when he won the match by pinning the guy, leading WHS to their first Marmonte League victory in over a decade. In the fall, Lang will attend Brigham Young University and plans to study accounting. Lang envisions that in ten years, he will be married and graduated from college. Lang says his dream job is to be a part of the SWAT team one day. “I will miss all my friends on the team. This year was a special team and even though it is an individual sport, we are all one together,” said Lang. Lang wishes the best for the team next year, and reminds again that the key to success is all the hard work you put in at every practice. Next year, Lang said the leader of the team is going to be Jason Villavisencio ‘09. “Hard work and year round effort is what will turn WHS into a dominant wrestling program,” said Lang.

TRACK

Vickers Continues Race at SFSU

BOYS TENNIS

Insogna, Kotzin Ace Way to Top

CHELSEA HERTLER JESSICA KUECKS STAFF WRITERS

The future looks bright for the boys varsity tennis co-captains and valedictorians Jonathan Kotzin and Dominic Insogna. Heading off to Stanford and Yale, respectively, the two guys will miss their “boys” and team camaraderie. Their tennis careers began with a little help from family. Insogna started tennis after he saw his older sister play and thought “it looked fun.” Kotzin’s love for the sport began when he “dragged around” his parents’ rackets. Both seniors view tennis as a diverse and complex sport. “I really enjoy the intellec-

tual element of tennis—it is as much a mental struggle as it is a physical one. The fact that you must outplay, and outsmart your opponent in order to win makes tennis, in my opinion, one of the most challenging and rewarding sports there is,” said Insogna. Another benefit of tennis over other sports is its potential to be played at all ages. “Tennis is a life-long sport that offers a unique mix of team and individual competition,” said Kotzin. While pursuing similar interests in high school, both captains have their own unique aspirations. Kotzin hopes to become a doctor, going to medical school and completing his residency while also continuing to play tennis. On the other hand, Insogna’s

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GRAND SLAM: Senior co-captains Jonathan Kotzin and Dominic Insogna look to their futures with high hopes.

big plan is to become president of a global Will Ferrell appreciation organization. Throughout their high school careers, the competitors have achieved numerous awards. Kotzin values the Sportsmanship and Scholar Athlete Award the most. “Sportsmanship demonstrates character, and the Scholar Athlete Award shows balance with an incredibly heavy schedule of academics and other activities,” said Kotzin. Insogna, meanwhile, is more proud of the team accomplishments, he values “defending two concurrent league titles in true WHS tennis fashion.” Even with their heavy schedules filled with schoolwork and tennis practices, these high achievers fill their itineraries with other extra-curricular activities. “I am very busy with tournament and club tennis. I also play the violin in a symphony orchestra, other ensembles and solo performance. I participate in Mock Trial and I volunteer on a regular basis,” said Kotzin. Insogna enjoys playing music. These two golden boys will carry on to college with their distinct character. After four long years of playing on the tennis team, the pair has some guidance for future players. “The match is not over until someone has won, even when you are fighting off match point,” advised Kotzin.

FAST FINISH: Mhiah Vickers sprints 100m hurdles during a WHS track meet. ELLEN WANG EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Mhiah Vickers has the true athletic prowess that most athletes yearn for. She is a star runner, and she is on top of her game. Running for four years along with the WHS track and field, Vickers has found her true love. “I love running because it’s a great way to challenge yourself, to get recognized for your individual accolades,” said Vickers. Vickers has set and broken school records in 100m, 100m high hurdles, 300m hurdles, and the relay race. As a runner for different racing events, Vickers is constantly trying to improve her game and beat her personal best, 12.8 sec. in 100m, 14.8 sec. in 100m high hurdles, and 44.9 sec. in 300m. It is not what Vickers feels while running but what she feels after it. For the best or the worst, she feels that adrenaline rush moments before the starter shoots

the gun, indicating the start of the race. When she is not able to run, Vickers feels the worst when “you can’t help your team to win.” Vickers will attend San Francisco State University and major in kinesiology. There, she will continue her passion for running. Vickers is not only known as a runner but also a basketball player. San Francisco State University, though barely known to her during the start of college applications, seemed like a good choice from the beginning. “After talking to the coach and touring the school and city I decided that SFSU had all the things I needed and mostly everything I wanted in a college,” she said. Wherever, Vickers will go, there’s no doubt that she will be running in front of the crowd. But no matter how far ahead of the race she may be, she will always look back at WHS and remember the friends she has made and the coaches who supported her.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Four-Year Runner Smith Crosses the Finish Line ROBERT DILLON STAFF WRITER

and student and it was an honor to receive the award from her mother, Coach Johnson. I still feel extremely blessed,” said Smith. Out of her four years of running, Smith will never forget her “teammates and the outstanding coaching staff.” “I think what I’ll miss most about Victoria is her lively and fun-loving spirit. She’s the life of the team,” said Snyder. To the underclassmen in the cross country and track programs who Smith leaves behind, she offers some wisdom: “Push through the pain and train hard. It all pays off! Stay true to yourself, your teammates and never let go.” After high school, Smith will attend San José State University where she hopes to compete on the cross country and track teams while majoring in nursing and forensics.

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Victoria Smith ‘08 has not only become one of WHS cross ountry’s top runners in her four years, but also left an indelible mark on her coaches and fellow teammates. “More than anything, Victoria brings energy to the team. She just exudes energy,” said Coach Cheryl Snyder. In the program, Smith is known for her positive attitude, dedication, and enthusiasm. “I love the team atmosphere, the coaches, the challenging courses, and the competitive athletes,” said Smith. Smith cites her Colina Middle School science teacher Troy Burns, who is also a coach for the cross country and track programs, as the one who introduced her to the sport. “He forced me to run because he knew my capabilities and talents as a competitive runner,” added Smith. In cross country, Smith

excelled. Her personal record of 18:18 on the three mile course established her as one of the notable female runners in the extremely competitive Marmonte League. In her senior year, she was an asset to the team as a frontrunner for the girls varsity squad. Smith said the secret to her success is “training hard, eating the correct foods, and mental preparations.” Her methods helped her in track as well where she ran 5:24 in the 1600 meter race and 11:19 in the 3200. For Coach Snyder, the most memorable moment of Smith’s athletic career came when she earned a fourth place finish at Marmonte League Finals. “She just ran incredibly,” said Snyder. One of her most cherished memories was receiving the Nicole Marie Johnson Memorial Award. “Nicole was a stellar athlete

STEP BY STEP: Smith has taken uncountable strides to attain multiple victories for WHS track and cross country.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Sander, Watase Pass on Legacy Ventura County. After graduating high school, she will attend Arizona State University and major in business. “Sander brought a unique and undying will to keep the ball off the floor at all costs. As fiery as they come, Sander continued the fine WHS tradition of superior

MVP Needels Carried Tennis to 2nd in League NATALYA SIVASHOV FEATURE EDITOR

Senior Christy Needels has come a long way in only four years as a tennis player. Ranked number three singles, Needels was nominated as a stand out tennis player for WHS. Needels did not make the team her freshman year at San Clemente, but she continued to practice and improve tremendously in the period of a couple months. MVP: Christy Needels plans to attend SBCC in She then the fall, where she may continue tennis. made the team her sophomore year. off: they had a winning season. The Needels family moved The WHS tennis team is in to Thousand Oaks in the middle Division I and took second place of her sophomore year, and when in their league. Needels tried out for the WHS Needels plans to attend team the following year, she Santa Barbara City College and made varsity. then transfer to UCSB. ”I like to be challenged and She will start off her career see myself improve,” she said. this summer by studying abroad Her passion for tennis in Ireland and learning about the earned her the position on the unique culture. team. Needels received the MIP “It’s hard to predict where award in 2007 and the MVP I will be in ten years, but I see award in 2008. myself traveling and working “It meant a lot to me that abroad,” said Needels. my team voted me MVP,” said This summer she will move Needels. in with her older sister and friend As the end of her years who attend UCSB. Needels is at WHS is approaching, she keeping her options open, but continues to practice tennis with she is highly considering playing various coaches and attends for the SBCC tennis team. regular matches to gain useful “I’m going to miss my techniques from other players. teammates the most,” added ”I just work as hard as I can,” Needels. said Needels. Her commitment “The girls made it a really and dedication to the team paid memorable season.” COURTESY PHOTO

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UC Santa Barbara summer camp and began to play as a middle blocker. She also played on the Four year varsity member Crush and Gene’s Team volleyMimi Sander and three year varball clubs. sity member Kaitlyn Watase led “I love how competitive volthe WHS girls volleyball team to leyball gets and how it is such a a league record of 11-3, an overall team sport. I met a lot of my closrecord of 20-6 , and second rankest friends from volleyball,” she ing in Marmonte League. said. Sander began playWatase was chosen ing volleyball in seventh as the Most Improved grade because she wanted Player her sophomore to try a different sport. She year, and given the Warplayed on the Zuma Bay, rior Award her senior Point West, Sports Shack, year. She was also named and Gene’s Team volleyball All Marmonte League. club teams. “I am so competitive “I like the people I and I have so much fun, meet and the lasting friendespecially my last high ships I make. It is also a fun school season. It was the release for me to get rid of most fun I have ever had stress; instead of working with a sports team and out, I play volleyball,” said the secret is having fun Sander. while trying to improve,” The highlight of her she said. volleyball career here was As the team Co-Capmaking varsity her freshtain, she ended the season man year, the only freshwith 220 kills, 99 digs, 43 man to do so. Playing the aces, and 46 blocks. position of libero, she was “As the stats show, named the Best Defensive she has a tremendous allPlayer senior year. She finaround game. Because ished the season with 343 she could hit a variety digs, 22 kills, and 14 aces. of sets so well, she was “She plays with phe- DIG THIS: Mimi Sander, left, with Kaitlyn Watase. very difficult for our opnomenal quickness and enponents to stop,” said Ritergy. She was the type of defend- defensive grit and determination. tenhouse. er who frustrated the best hitters The passion and technical excel“Watase led on the court on the opposing teams,” said lence Sander shared on the court with an exuberance and joy unHead Coach Ernest Rittenhouse. will be missed,” said Assistant matched on the team. Offensively Sander bases her success on Coach Myron Cayabyab. versatile and supremely competiSander will miss her team- tive, she was a source of firepow“my passion for the sport and my dedication. Have fun, play hard, mates the most, “they became my er and excitement. Big hits, big keep a good attitude and you’ll family,” she said. blocks, lethal aces—she truly did Watase also said the things it all for the WHS squad this past succeed,” she said. Sander’s favorite years play- she will miss the most are her season. More importantly, apart ing volleyball at WHS were her teammates. “I loved my team- from her athletic gifts, Watase’s freshman and senior years. “My mates so much. We meshed real- cheerful and effective leadership freshman year was one of my fa- ly well and we had so much fun. will undoubtedly be missed,” vorites because everything was They made the season unforget- said Cayabyab. so new and exciting, and I was table,” she said. Watase will attend Cal Poly, She began playing in eighth San Luis Obispo and will study so happy I was on varsity. All the games were extremely competi- grade at Colina Middle School, Animal Science. She may play when Principal Mike Waters club volleyball for Cal Poly if she tive,” she said. Sander was named All wanted her to play because of her has enough time outside of her Marmonte League and All height. After that, she went to the studies. VICKY LOU MANAGING EDITOR

GIRLS TENNIS

SPORTS STANDOUTS

GIRLS WATER POLO

May 30, 2008 • THE ARROW

BOYS SWIM/WATER POLO

Nary to Test New Waters at UPenn

McCunney Continues Water Career at UCSB

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BOYS GOLF

Long-time Golfer Severn Heads for Berkeley

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BERKELEY BOUND: Multi-talented Chris Severn anticipates college in the fall. KIMBERLY HA STAFF WRITER

When senior Chris Severn was four years old, his father put a golf club in his hand so his parents would not have to worry about their young son being left home alone. Severn has been playing since elementary school, even appearing on television while at a tournament in seventh grade. “It was my 15 minutes of fame and I had a really high-pitched voice,” said Severn about his TV experience. He first attended Oak Park High School, where he helped their golf team win league and advance in CIF, and then transferred to

WHS for his junior year. As for his personal records, Severn jokingly said that he has made 10,000 birdies in his life. “Golf is something I’ll always have in my back pocket to enjoy my entire life,” Severn said. Some of the best parts about golf for Severn are: hanging out with friends on the course, the relaxing atmosphere, and the “leisurely challenging” nature of the sport. Even though Severn struggled with sore back muscles, it never slowed him down. This easy-going senior’s secret to success is three naps a week and relaxing. “A lot of people take golf too seriously,” said Severn. “Find some new hobbies and don’t neglect school because you still need good grades to get into college.” Outside of school and his practice schedule—two hours, four to five times every week during golf season—Severn tutors, hangs out with friends, plays guitar, and studies Portuguese. As co-president of the Comedy Sportz club, Severn is always busy performing and making people laugh. His newest hobby is racquetball. Severn plans to attend UC Berkeley this fall and major in business. But with his love for the foreign langauges, he also plans to study Spanish and Portuguese. He hopes to use his language skills working as an interpreter in a foreign country, traveling, and then settling at age 28 in a cool apartment in Brazil. Leaving for college, Severn said he will miss the team and “Turtle,” a.k.a. the golf coach, Dave Costley.

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Team captain. Valedictorian. Prom Queen nominee. Senior Kathryn Nary is all of the above. A member of the WHS girls water polo team for four years and a member of the swim team for three, Nary managed to juggle the difficulties of a rigorous academic and athletic schedule in her four years at Westlake. A swimmer since the young age of five, she watched older brother Nathan Nary ‘06 play on the water polo team and was inspired to do the same in her freshman year. Four years later, Nary has become team captain, offensive MVP, and in her junior and senior years, an honored member of the First All Marmonte League team. Reflecting on the sport, Nary feels that the “team as- PENNSYLVANIA BOUND: Nary proves that she has what pect” is the part she enjoys it takes to succeed in Philadelphia. most. “I loved the thrill of every game, the a valedictorian. fun I had in every practice, and the valuIn her senior year, Nary took on the able experience of the sport as a whole,” task of four AP classes as well as the deNary says. manding workload of Advanced Anatomy. Her experience was enhanced by team She attributes much of her success to “inbonding at tournaments and sleepovers, vesting my time in things I enjoy so I will and the addition of new coach Brian stick with them and surrounding myself Alexander, an Olympian, to the water with amazing people.” polo family. Nary advises any water polo In the fall, Nary will be attending the player, “Don’t hold back. And it’s really Ivy League institution University of Pennokay to have big shoulders.” sylvania as a student in the school of nursIn addition to her numerous achieve- ing. Her plans for the future may involve ments as an athlete, Nary has also been further education in graduate school to successful academically, qualifying to be eventually become a nurse practitioner.

will be tough there, but McCunney will also concentrate on becoming a chemical engineer, a profession which he finds Sweeping Thousand Oaks in water interesting and thinks he will do well in. polo in senior year was the highlight However, McCunney will miss the of his time playing for WHS for senior different kinds of people while playing at Brent McCunney, a water polo player and WHS. varsity swimmer for four years at WHS. “The people here have a laid back Although the win against TOHS was quality and are really humorous,” said by only one point, the number of steals McCunney. “In college, people are really and goals that McCunney made this year serious about their sport.” far outnumbers For younger the 108 steals students looking and 104 goals into water this past water polo or swim, polo season, McCunney breaking the advises to school record. “always push McCunney, yourself, even who has during practice, received several and do not have awards for other people MVP, coach’s push you.” award, and McCunney most improved, was first attributes his drawn to water success to his polo because drive. of his older “I’m never brother, Bruce happy about McCunney ’06, being beaten whom he often RECORD BREAKER: McCunney plans to continue because I always playing water polo at UCSB. copied. Back want to do better when he was than everyone only seven years else,” said McCunney. “When I do well, I old and his brother was nine, Brent began think I should have done better.” to play water polo, and has proved his His determined mentality also carries love of the game since he has been actively over in swimming where he excels in playing for 11 years. freestyle, competing in CIF in the 200 and “I like how water polo is really 500 yard free and placing 16 in the 500, physical, a sport designed for people who though his favorite event was the 4 x 100 are tough,” said McCunney. free relay. This season he swam lifetime “It’s a lot more exciting [than bests. swimming]. You’re actually out there “Brent never swam club so he got all goofing around whereas in swim it’s just the times he did by working hard,” said back and forth.” head coach Todd Irmas. For this talented multi-sport athlete, McCunney will continue playing water the options are many. polo for UCSB, a school ranked top ten in “He was the backbone of the varsity the NCAA every tear, and hopes to join boys’ team this year,” said Irmas. “He will the national polo team. The competition be missed.”

May 30, 2008 • THE ARROW

SPORTS MONTAGE

ATHLETICS 2008

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Congratulations ASG Seniors!

Associated Student Government Class of 2008 Top Row: Jack Polson, Aaron Alpert, Nathan Joe, Rachel Borowski, and Nikita Mac Bottom Row: Brendan Nahmias, Audrey Sievert, Sara Hagey, and Nicole Glaser