2023-05-31-senior

CLASS PORTRAIT

West High seniors draw themselves for their final project of high school.

COMPILED BY KRISHA KAPOOR

DESIGN BY SACHIKO GOTO

Senior Confessions

I love OLIVES

I peed myself in the middle of the pacer test (stress urinary incontinence, yay) and I just kept running because I was too competitive to give up.

I've clogged the school toilets more than once I speed in University Heights

I used to use the stairs that lead up to the roof in the history hallways as a makeout spot … never got caught

I’m actually a huge Justin Timberlake fan

My freshman year I thought I was going to be a virgin till I got married but that changed real fast my sophomore year I personally think Mr. Witt should grow out his hair into a mullet

COMPILED BY HEIDI DU ART & DESIGN BY SILA DURAN

SENIOR SURVEY

COMPILED BY MAYA CHU ART BY WILLIAM CHENG & MAYA CHU DESIGN BY MAYA CHU

What 58.2%

is 12.7% 8.5%

political affiliation? 20% 4.8% 12.7%

32.7% 29.7% 11.5% 8.4% 41 SENIOR MAY 31, 2023

Which year of high school was the hardest?

Have you ever cheated on a test?

Were you sexually active in high school?

Do you believe in a higher power?

Have you ever been caught cheating on a test?

Have you ever...

Done illicit drugs?

What is your sexual orientation?

64.4% Straight

22.7% Bi/Pan/Queer

5.5% Asexual

4.3% Gay/Lesbian

3.1% Other

None of the above: 69.7%

What was your longest relationship in high school?

As the 55th class to graduate from West High, the WSS seniors have compiled the five most nostalgic things in five categories.

Songs

COMPILED BY ROSEMARY TIMMER-HACKERT

CLAS S-IFIE D

COMPILED BY JACK ALDEN & ROSEMARY TIMMER-HACKERT

SENIOR STAFF SUPERLATIVES

Vivian Polgreen: Most likely to bike around the world.

Krisha Kapoor: Most likely to accidentally become POTUS.

Rosellyn Rubio: Most likely to stalk and marry a K -Pop idol.

Rosemary Timmer-Hackert: Most likely to Irish dance on TV.

Sila Duran: Most likely to become a major fashion designer.

Audrey Parrish: Most likely to bring “grandmacore” into high fashion.

Heidi Du: Most likely to become a crazy cat lady in her 20s.

Lily Prochaska: Most likely to move to Utah.

Ella De Young; Most likely to befriend a random grandpa.

Maya Chu: Most likely to make it to Broadway.

Howaida Musa: Most likely to be a popcorn company CEO.

As this year’s WSS senior staffers get ready to graduate, see what their futures (possibly) hold.

COMPILED BY KATHERINE SHOPPA

Alaina Greenlee: Most likely to work for “SNL.”

Sachiko Goto: Most likely to overdose on caffeine and survive.

Jay Mascardo: Most likely to throw a funeral after party.

Katherine Shoppa: Most likely to say “slay” when it’s not slay.

Jack Alden: Most likely to be reincarnated as Spongebob.

Helena Wa Kalala: Most likely to marry Neymar.

Eva Jordan: Most likely to win the Hunger Games.

Angel Wells-Lu: Most likely to become a professional gamer.

Laney Prelle: Most likely to grow a goatee and be a trucker.

Paige Albright: Most likely to be on “Dancing with the Stars.”

Camille Gretter: Most likely to marry a 7ft tall A-list celebrity.

William Cheng: Most likely to have lower back pain.

SENIOR COLUMNS

ART & DESIGN BY ANGEL WELLS-LU

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SLAY

BY KATHERINE SHOPPA

If you’ve ever heard me speak, you’d probably use the word “extra” to describe me, or at least, my language. Everyone has been pestering me to include “slay” somewhere in my column, so I might as well center this around my iconic language (see, I’m already doing it). With the help of some of my most-used words and phrases, here are some things I’ve learned in high school.

“I hate people.” I think the lesson here is pretty obvious. Some people suck, so why waste time caring about whether they like you? You don’t even like them. “YOLO.” Everyone is way too focused on themselves to care about you. Just think about it: can you remember what the person who sits next to you in math was wearing yesterday? Two days ago? A week ago? You were probably thinking about yourself, as most people are when you’re worried they’re judging you. So, you might as well do what you want: wear what you want, listen to the music you want and talk however you want.

“ at’s so silly.” I say this when things are far from “silly.” e past four years have been a silly little roller coaster, and even now, things still feel all over the place. Some days, I feel like I’m healing; others, I feel stuck. Healing isn’t linear, and grief doesn’t just disappear. You’ll learn to work with it, and even on the silliest days, you’re still growing.

“Pop o .” Don’t be afraid to pop o . Don’t feel bad for growing — growing faster or in a di erent direction than others. Be proud of your growth. Embrace it. You aren’t meant to be the same person forever, be around the same people forever or have the same dreams forever.

“Slay.” Probably my most-used word of the year. e word that has somehow, through its mere existence, taught me to always be myself. I’ve learned to embrace who I am, even my funky way of speaking. If there’s one thing I can get you to take away from this, it’s that no matter what, just keep slaying.

WHERE ARE THE TREES GOING?

BY KRISHA KAPOOR

Sitting in the back of our 2000 Toyota Corolla, I spent most of the 10-minute drive to gymnastics with my nose pressed to the window, watching buildings, cars and trees zoom out of sight. As a child, I o en wondered, ‘Why don’t the trees come with us? Will I ever see them again?’

Now, as I imagine myself driving to college on my most extensive journey yet, I look back on all the trees I passed along the way.

e oak tree in the front lawn of West High where I took my infamous rstday-of-high-school photo: As I look back at my bobbed haircut and materialistic personality, I wish I could tell my freshman self my motto by the end of high school, “It’s never THAT serious.”

My neighbor’s sugar maple: In the height of quarantine with a shattered ankle and wrecked mental health, my mom forced me to attend my fourth-period class under the shade of this tree. is tree taught me that life without your loved ones is sappy, so don’t take your people for granted.

e evergreens in my backyard: I can feel the pines that poked at the feet of my friends, spending late nights around the bon re, playing spikeball or stargazing on the trampoline. Navigating your true self and interests will have its thorns, but what matters most is doing the things and spending time with the people that help you grow.

e mango trees in India: In an unexpected turn of events, I spent much of my college application process in my dad’s childhood home in India. As I sat in the swing that my dad built 25 years ago and re ected on my parents’ journey to America, the weight of my future li ed slightly. ere are too many beautiful things to watch on the journey to be consumed by the destination.

As I embark on my furthest adventure yet — if not by distance, then by heart — the trees I see in passing remind me to stay grounded and appreciate where I have been and where I am going.

BY ELLA DE YOUNG & LILY PROCHASKA

I, Lily, honestly can’t believe I’m graduating high school already! Looking back at my four years at West, I realize how much I’ve grown. Everyone always says that it goes by in the blink of an eye, but I didn’t actually believe that phrase until now, with just a few days until I walk across the stage. I’ve learned to soak in every single moment, the good and the bad. When I stop for a minute to look around at the people in my grade, I realize that we all made it together.

Well holy moly guacamole, I, Ella, am graduating high school in a few days too! As I reminisce about my school journey, I can’t help but be reminded of the “I Survived” book series I spent hours reading in second grade. While I didn’t live through the San Francisco Earthquake or Hurricane Katrina, I did survive West High, and let me tell you — it was a whirlwind. However, a few pieces of advice helped Lily and me get through it, so here are Ella De Young and Lily Prochaska’s high school survival tips:

When you have good music by your side, almost anything is possible, so go on and make that re playlist, and feel free to listen to it every day all day!

Hip hip hooray, celebrate those happy days! Be proud of your accomplishments and realize that while not every day is a good day, there is a good moment in every day.

Sleep! We suggest that every person gets at least seven hours of sleep per night — you’ll feel so much better.

*ReadtherestofEllaandLily’s“GoodbyeWHS”highschoolsurvivaltipsonwsspaper. com.

WE SURVIVED CHANGE OF HEART

BY SACHIKO GOTO

Welp, it feels very weird to be writing this. Considering the number of times I contemplated quitting journalism, then decided not to, then contemplated quitting again, it wasn’t clear if I would ever write a senior column. But alas, here we are. e designer-photographer faces the demon of writing one last time in her high school journalism career.

I know what some of you may be thinking: ‘Sachiko, on the print sta ?’ ‘Sachiko, writing? What?’ Yeah, I know. I feel the same way. Somehow, the girl who decided the Northwest Junior High yearbook might be a good distraction from herself and the pit of hell that was junior high ended up as the design editor for the high school newspaper. She chopped o her hair, ditched the shorts and sports headband for jeans and button-downs, learned how to do winged eyeliner and started wearing blue light glasses. I think it’s also safe to say that she’s changed quite a bit on the inside too. I won’t necessarily say she “matured” considering her f***ing dirty-a** language, but I think going from trying to end it all before high school to having the con dence to take photos in public and be a Trojan Marching Band drum major is quite the change.

Final thoughts. ank you Sara for your constant love and support. You taught me almost everything I know about good leadership and honest work. Shoutout to all of the designers from the past three years; you guys made being a part of WSS worthwhile. I wish you all nothing but the best. Finally, a huge shoutout to Xiaoyi and Sila, my design editing partners for the past two years. I respect and love both of you more than you will ever know. ank you for everything.

BY ROSEMARY TIMMER-HACKERT

I went into this show expecting an inspirational coming-ofage story. What I got instead was a decent romcom — minus the romance. e decision to not have a single love interest was certainly an interesting one, but it ultimately rang true to Rose’s character. However, I will question the inclusion of the COVID plotline in the second season, her sophomore year, and the director’s decision to wait until the fourth season to introduce some of her most in uential friendships.

Season two was a huge missed opportunity for character development. At rst, I thought they were going to use the online school year to force her to develop time management skills, but instead, the writers gave her a crippling fan ction addiction.

e only redeeming part of the second season was it being Rose’s rst year working for WSS. It was amazing watching her go from a girl who would rather cry in her car than ask the Pancheros workers about the missing burrito she ordered online to a girl who can walk up to the employees at any establishment and ask, “Can I leave some copies of the WSS here?”

e show’s highlight was its fourth season. For her senior year, the writers decided that Rose wasn’t going to take a full class schedule, and even had her drop a class halfway through the year. At rst, I thought both of these choices were a little out of character, but I can’t be mad a er it led to us having more screen time of her with her friends and the exploration of her interest in creative writing — a character trait I thought the producers forgot they gave her.

Overall, while there were some questionable choices (like the soundtrack being 80% K-Pop), I’ll de nitely be tuning into the college spin-o when it comes out.

TEARING UP

BY HEIDI DU

I cry at least twice a week, sometimes daily — I even have a cry calendar (my favorite day to cry is Tuesday). Looking back on the past few years, I decided to re ect by recounting a few of my most memorable cries.

Sitting in the back of Mr. Norton’s eighth-grade geometry class, I stare at the “85/100” on my test. A B?

e waterworks begin. Little did I know, in bio, calc and physics, I’d earn plenty of unking scores. I probably cried because of each one. However, I’ve decided crying is okay. It shows that I care (maybe a bit too much), but I refuse to let myself grow discouraged because of a bad grade.

I remove my goggles, relieved that practice is over … until I spot a fresh set written on the board. It’s been two hours, my whole body hurts and I have three exams tomorrow. My goggles well up, and it’s not pool water. Daily practices stretched my time thin all throughout high school, but I wouldn’t trade the memories made from swimming with my friends for anything.

Oh, college decisions. Each was a weighted possibility, and the pressure, delight or despair all resulted in tears. While considering my options, I cried too, overwhelmed with the many (equally important) factors to consider: Can I a ord it? Is blue my color? Do I like bears? Would I belong there? I realize, however, that college isn’t just about the next four — I have to look ahead eight, ten years, and decide what’s best for future me. is thought was what ultimately guided me to my decision.

When I look through my cry record, I o en smile and feel a little silly. Why’d I cry over that? Nonetheless, each cry marks a moment in my life where I grew from an experience. And so I embrace my future cries and look forward to adding them to my calendar.

SOME HANDY THOUGHTS

BY SILA DURAN

I still nd it very strange that I’m going to be graduating soon. Of course, it’s only now that my time in high school is up that I feel like I’ve started to get the hang of it, gured out what my priorities are and how to manage my time and stress levels. It’s kinda like the movie ““Nanny McPhee””: now that I get it, I have no choice but to move on from it.

If you’re reading this in search of advice, I think the best thing I have to o er is this: forgive yourself. I’ll be honest, I felt a lot of regret these past four years, and in the moments where I’ve felt disappointed in myself, I’ve found self-forgiveness to be the only way through. Just know that you’re growing and going through a lot, and it’s normal for everything to feel frustrating and unfair. ese years aren’t going to be perfect, and you probably won’t quite reach your maximum potential, but if you can forgive your mistakes, you can still get pretty far. And now that everything’s been said, it’s time I reveal my secret identity. I am West Side Story’s o cial hand model. Peace out.

NEWSPAPER NEWBIE CONFESSIONS

BY JAY MASCARDO

Confessions from a Newspaper Newbie:

1. While on sta , I o en felt like an old man taking a kindergarten class where I was just as lost, if not more so than the other new sta ers despite being a senior.

2. I thought I was going to be a writer. For my rst cycle, I wrote an opinion piece that would mark the beginning and end of my writing career (hence why this column is so bad).

3. I don’t understand InDesign and still need my design editors to format my pages. I don’t plan to learn how to use any Adobe applications, so my editors will get FaceTimes from me every now and then.

Ending this year, I realized that it’s okay to not know everything, and I shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help, not just in this class but in life in general. I want to thank Ms. Whittaker for tolerating my monthly internal job crisis, Will and Sachiko for formatting my pages every cycle and Ella for giving me extensions on my iPad art.

MAMMA MAYA

BY MAYA CHU

It seems tting that I’m writing this at 3 a.m., weeks a er the deadline — just one last (senioritis-infected) hurrah, I suppose. e truth is, I thought long and hard about what to write, but no idea seemed to stick. So, I did what I always do in times of trouble: I listened to the “Mamma Mia!” soundtrack.

With 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, “Mamma Mia!” o ers a surprising number of life lessons. Here are a few of my favorites.

Take the leap: My regrets come from inaction, not defeat. Whether it’s joining theatre as a senior or going for “alien life > humans” in my nal round of high school debate, I always ask myself: “But who the hell am I, if I don’t even try?”

Happiness comes from within: When Donna sang, “And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the same,” I felt that. For four years, I’ve derived happiness from external rewards like college acceptances and straight As (no jinx). But in the end, it’s what you think of yourself that really matters. Go meditate or something.

Soak it in: Cherish every moment, because life truly feels like it’s “Slipping through my ngers.”

ank You For e Music, West High.

C-DAWG OUT

BY CAMILLE GRETTER

Nearing the end of my senior year of high school, I am now looking back on my previous years and re ecting on how much I have grown and changed. In just four short years, I’ve gone from a freshman with braces, bangs and glasses to a senior ready to walk across the stage. During those years full of face masks and uncertainty, I always found a home in West High journalism. Since my rst day in Foundations of Journalism, I knew this was something I could see myself doing for a long time. It helped me decide which college I wanted to attend and what major I wanted to pursue. It’s provided me with so much stability, something that I know will be there for me through every stage of my life. Most of all, though, journalism gave me some of my best friends whom I know will outlast graduation. at is truly what I am most thankful for, and while it is impossible to express words to each and every person, a few deserve a shoutout. To Owen, my mentor and role model for the longest time, who always has and continues to show me up in everything he does. To Zoe, my mentee and amazing friend, I cannot wait to see what you do with this publication next year, I know it will be amazing. For Krisha, seven years of friendship and I have never gotten tired of your presence. I could not have asked for a better copilot this year. Finally, for Alaina, Big Al, one of my best friends in the entire world, I know I can always count on you to give me a shoulder to cry on, whether it be tears of joy, laughter or sadness. I truly could not have asked for a better team and support system, so thank you my friends, thank you West High and thank you West Side Story. It’s been a pleasure. C Dawg out.

18 AND LIFE TO GO

BY ANGEL WELLS-LU

When I think about my high school experience in (mostly) hindsight, it’s clear that my time here wasn’t at all like the nostalgic coming-of-age movie I had envisioned for myself so o en as a little girl. Due to the pandemic, my experience as a teenager was forced to become quiet, a bubble in which I spent more time with myself than with anyone else. To be honest, I don’t really have any memories from my sophomore year: an enigma that lived its life to completion in the con nes of my room. Still facing the e ects of lockdown as a member of the graduating class, I struggled to accept this for a while, wondering if I’d been robbed of an experience that’s seemingly always made out to be one of the de ning moments of one’s life. I gured something out recently, however, as I was looking through my phone for photos to put on my graduation card. Slowly scrolling through all the events I’d been through in the past four years that had been deemed signi cant enough to immortalize with a picture, some crazy but most mundane, a great deal of nostalgia and an even greater sense of pride washed over me. ere was a photo of a friend and me in my car last summer, zooming down the highway singing to Lana Del Rey, our cheeks rosy from the heat of the a ernoon sun. It looked like a snapshot taken right out of a movie, and it’s a picture that I know I’ll surely put in photo albums dedicated to my childhood someday. More echoes followed this one: skateboarding for the rst time with a group of strangers so late at night that it was already morning, meeting a cosplayer from one of my favorite video games while walking the streets of San Francisco, sneaking into a eld of tall grass and making crowns from the wild owers (that I still keep on my windshield to this day). I had a lot less time than people in other graduating classes to really embrace the ins and outs of high school, but taking a trip down memory lane made me realize that life, in its entirety, isn’t meant to be a movie, but instead a photo album lled with snapshots of our favorite scenes.

I I S 1

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Four West High seniors signed to play their sports at the Division I level.

JADE ROGHAIR

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES (MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA)

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

COMPILED BY ELLA DE YOUNG & LILY PROCHASKA

CAMILLE GRETTER

DRAKE UNIVERSITY (DES MOINES, IOWA)

WOMEN’S ROWING

“I wanted a smaller school in the Midwest that I could still row at that wasn’t too far away from home. Drake checked off all the boxes, and they have really good scholarship opportunities. So, it’s not going to be that expensive, which is good. Also, the coaches are great.”

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“I chose to go to Minnesota because it’s relatively close — I like seeing my family. And Minnesota is good for medical school, and I want to do that when I grow up to be a pediatrician. Then, when I went and visited there, they had a nice family, and they had a lot of resources for me.”

EMILY ELIZALDE

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA)

WOMEN’S ROWING

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

“I wanted a college that made up the town, and Clemson has 10,000 people without the college. Then, I also wanted a program that was heavily funded and that was competitive; Clemson just felt like home.”

“The team, the coaches, the atmosphere — I just love the family vibe of it. And the academics are a really big thing.”

PHOTOS BY DEFNE BAYMAN, CECI DE YOUNG, EVA JORDAN & ZOE SMITH DESIGN BY EVA JORDAN

COMPILED BY KRISHA KAPOOR & KATHERINE SHOPPA ART & DESIGN BY WILLIAM CHENG

Asma Ahmed Mohamed Abakar

Elfatih Abaker

Cora Abbas

Abdelrahman Abdalla

Abdelrahman Abdalla

Ahmed Abdullmaged

Hana Abou Alaiwa: Will be attending the University of Iowa on the pre-med track and a minor in Arabic.

Anita Acharjee

Riddhiman Acharya: A er high school, I will attend University of Iowa where I will study computer science.

Alaa Ahmed

Lana Ahmed

Joseph Alarape: College at the University of Iowa Studying Computer Engineering and later something music related

Paige Albright: I will be attending Boston University, studying both journalism and international relations as well as competing with the dance team at BU.

Jack Alden: I will be going to college out of state at the University of Rochester in New York. During college I plan on networking and slowly overthrowing the government. en I plan on becoming a book writer and editor.

Adam Ali

Khalid Ali

Lienah Ali: I will be attending the University of Iowa, to study pre-dentistry and human physiology.

Bellona Allou

Abdalla Almagzoub

Jumana Altom

Amnazo Alutha

Nathan Anderson

Srimaan Aravamudhan: I’ll be attending either Carnegie Mellon or uChicago if I get o the waitlist (lol) when there I’ll study something for sure

Alex Arens: A er some careful consideration and some hard decision-making, I have decided to attend the University of Iowa majoring in Geoscience.

Jannell Avila: A er High School I plan on attending Baker University in Baldwin city, Kansas. I will major in biology and minor in ecology.

Heisy Ayala

Aiden Babka

Ayman Bakhit: I will be attending the University of Iowa where I will study Data Science.

Megan Barnes: As much as I love the hawkeyes, I will be attending Kirkwood Community College to double major in Early Childhood Education and Photography.

Robyn Barton

Jacob Baum

Madison Beiermann

Finley Bevelacqua: Medical Assistant Program through the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics

Biswash Bhattarai: I will be attending Washington University in St.Louis where I’ll be studying Entrepreneurship and Financial Engineering.

#WASHU27

Bralyn Bigley

Olivia Boeglin: I will be attending the University of Iowa as a marketing major.

Rayquan Brown

Cole Bruxvoort

Zachary Buchholz

Abdalhade Budr

Derek Buettner

Samara Burnett

Gabrielle Burns: Going to Kirkwood, then University of Iowa to become an English teacher! (books not teaching the actual language)

Chico Jr. Butt

Antwan Butler

eton University. Huge shoutout to the admissions committee for recognizing how good I look in orange. #GoTigers!

Bryan Chuong

Abram Collaguazo: Alongside with plans to study abroad, I will be attending South Dakota State University majoring in nance and entrepreneurial studies.

TreVaughn Coney

Ava Conrads

Kylin Crittenden

Vianey Calderon-Stubbs

Jordan Caperon

Warren Carpenter

Creed Carson

Adriana Causevic

Mara Caylor: I will attend the University of Northern Iowa with plans on majoring in Elementary Education.

Kaniya Chambers

Corentin Charles

Nathan Chen

Seth Cheney: I will attend Iowa Central Community College for pre-engineering. I’m also proud to say that I will be running both cross country and track at ICCC.

Fanshuo Cheng

William Cheng: I will be studying psychology at the Univerisy of Iowa.

Andrei Cherascu

Kyle Chi: I will attend e University of Iowa and study computer science as well as economics.

Elle Christensen

Maya Chu: I’ll be studying economics at Princ-

Lina Dahab

Henry Dai

Abhinav Damodaran

Elias Davis

Gabrielle Davis: I will be attending Iowa State University studying Computer Science and Entrepreneurship!

Morgan Davis

Tess DeGrazia: I will be going to Viterbo University to attend the musical theatre conservatory and receive my BFA in musical theatre.

Grace Delowery

Jacob Deninger

Carson DeSaulniers

Sanket Deshpande: I will be attending the University of Minnesota Twin Cities to study Economics.

Sophia Deyak

Ella De Young: I will attend Gustavus Adolphus College where I will double major in biology and peace, justice and con ict studies while competing on the tennis team.

Ibrahima Diallo

James Dickens

Torey Dickerson

Hayden Dillon: I will be going to Iowa State and studying statistics

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TJ Donovan

Alice Doresca

Wyatt Dotson: University of Iowa and I plan on pursuing pre-pharmacy.

Heidi Du

Sila Duran: Grinnell College

Emily Elizalde: I will be studying Health Science as well at Clemson University. I will also

be a part of the rowing team.

Mohamed Elnagib

Awa Elola

Bilalle Elola

Firas Elsheikh

Minou Emmad

Saara Engineer

Gabriella Esch : I plan to go to the University of Iowa where I will study nursing and eventually become a child life specialist.

mass communications and journalism, all in hopes of being able to get trampled by Nathan Harlan while broadcasting for ESPN courtside.

Camille Gretter: I will be attending Drake University where I will be rowing division 1, double majoring in Public Relations and Strategic Political communications and minoring in Marketing.

Zola Gross: I will be attending the University of Iowa, and I will be double majoring in psychology and sports studies with hopes of becoming a sports psychologist.

Madelyn Grueter

Christian Janis

Jiarong Jin

Brennan Johnson

Luke Johnson

Shawn Jones

Eva Jordan

Francisco José Francisco

Luis Juarez

Jonathan Fan: I will attend Yale University and plan on majoring in Applied Mathematics + Economics.

Terrance Fice

Alexandra Filerio

Aviva Fraer

La’Nya Franklin

Carter Freidhof

Mitchell Frey

Sierra Frisvold : I will be attending the College of William and Mary with plans to major in Biology or the Marine Sciences.

Alyssa Hagiwara

Mayasa Hamid: Much to the majority of my class staying in Iowa, I will be attending Boston University.

Ahmed Haroon

Dakota Harris: I will be moving to chicago to study music production and sound engineering at SAE Institute and start working in a studio

Olivia Harris

Imani Hedt: I am going to the University of Iowa in the fall for a double major in Criminology, Law and Justice, and Creative Writing.

Ava Heilskov

Arden Kalnins

Krisha Kapoor: I will be attending Washington University in St. Louis to study chemical engineering.

Helen Kearney omas Keen

Sierra Keeney: I plan to attend Iowa State University where I will study So ware Engineering

Gabriella Kelley

Drew Kellogg

Jasavion Kelly omas Kerns

Abdoul Gado

Rayan Galal

James Gannon

Emma Genkinger: I will attend the University of Kansas and will be majoring in exercise science.

Gracey Genkinger

Julian Gentiluomo

Kaylee Gibson: I will be attending UNI to study Elementary Education with an endorsement in Special Education.

Katherine Gleason

Jazmin Gonzalez

Mason Goodale

Ryan Goodman: Iowa State University

Sylvie Goodno

Sachiko Goto

Ava Graf

Emma Graf: I will be attending the University of Iowa where I will follow the pre physical therapy track

Alaina Greenlee: I will head REALLY far down the road to the University of Iowa to study

Aseel Higgo: I’ll be attending the University of Iowa to study pre-medicine.

Benjamin Hoefer: I will be attending the University of Iowa to study Civil Engineering.

Clare Hollenbeck: I will attend Kirkwood Community College for an animal grooming certi cate. en I plan on working at the local animal shelter where I have been volunteering for four years.

Benjamin Hourcade

Kevy Huynh: I will be attending the University of Iowa, double-majoring in education and psychology.

Aria Khalil

Damien Kim

Alexa King: I will be heading to community college and then UNI for elementary education.

Cameron Knox

Fatma Komi

Sadie Koski

Greta Kraske: Health Science major on the premed track at Mizzou

Tank Kuppachi: I’m attending Emerson College for eatre Design and Tech; far enough away from home but close enough to family to where I can get free food.

Isreal Kuta

Manasse Kuta

Himani

Owen

Amre Ibrahim Khogali Ibrahim Kholood Ibrahim Noura Ibrahim

Wesley Lair

Laroia

Larson

Shima Ibrahim: University of Iowa Waad Ibrahim

Justin Lin

Anish Lodh

Jacob Longmire

FJ Lopez

Hanna Lopez

Yeilyn Lopez Aguilera

Melany Lopez Vazquez

Mona Luong: I will attend the University of Iowa to study in nance and accounting. GO HAWKS!!

Exauce Luzolo: I will be attending University of Iowa where I will double major in Elementary Education and mathematics.

Ayman Mohamed

Hussein Mohamed

Yaseen Mohamed

Mohammed Mohammed

Trey Montgomery

Davontae Morris

Howaida Musa

Cooper Myers: I’m going to Purdue for engineering

Audrey Parrish: I’m going to attend Iowa State University in the fall where I might study psychology, but I am still deciding about that.

Lincoln Paulsen

Shaunay Payton: I will be attending the Uni-

versity of Iowa where I will be studying interior design and architecture.

Ste anique Perkins

Leonardo Perniciaro

Jessica Nauman

Ella Nelson

Zeinab Mahgoub

Shivy Mannengi: I will be attending Washington University in St. Louis doing their joint degree in comp sci and business

Hasan Manzoor

Diego Marcos Raymundo

Jay Mascardo: I will be attending Luther College where I will major in nursing and play tennis.

Hanae Matsumoto: I will study architecture at Cornell University!

Lily McCarragher: I will be attending the University of Iowa where I will have a major in criminology and minor in psychology.

Deuce McClanahan: Not wanting to instantly go into debt with no desire for a certain profession, I’ve decided to take an o year and pursue music full time with my band.

Carter McLaughlin: I will attend the University of Iowa for an English and Creative Writing major.

Emma McMahon

Emma McPearce

Ruichar Medina

Shariah Meeks: I’m attending Kirkwood where I’ll be starting my journey in Nursing, eatre, and dancing! ree things that I’m passionate about.

Azucena Mendez Perez

Micael Meneses

Wendy Meng: I’m going to be studying psychology at the University of Iowa.

Alexandra Merkle

Leonard Merkle

Alexis Meza

Olivia Milks: Real estate

Aubrey Miller: I will be attending the University of Northern Iowa to major in elementary education and minor in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Grace Miller

Jayden Minor-Nidey

Eylaf Mohamad: I will be attending the University of Iowa where I will study political science.

Laura Nelson: I’m taking a gap year and volunteering through Americorp next year, probably at a public library (I haven’t nished my applications yet).

Michael Nelson: I am going to attend St. Olaf college. I will be playing soccer and furthering my education up there.

Luis Nevarez

Adelaide Nierling: I will be attending Kirkwood to get my Paramedic and also plan to become certi ed to interpret American Sign Language.

Yasmine Nour

Leana Noureldaem

Distony Ntumba: I’ll be attending e Kirkwood Community College where I’ll study computer science for two years and then I’ll be transferred to a higher university.

Carolyn Pierce: I will be going to Grinnell College and studying Psychology

Grant Podhajsky

Andrew Polgreen

Vivian Polgreen

Andrew Pottor

Laney Prelle: I’ll be attending St. Olaf College in the fall.

Lily Prochaska: I will be attending Iowa State University in the fall where I will study sports communication and business administration.

Anna Prouty: I will be attending Carnegie Mellon University in the fall where I will be studying psychology and biology on a pre-veterinary track. I will also be playing basketball!

Eliezer Pululu Kanianga

Cristina Oijangbe Kuznetsova: I will be attending the University of Iowa with an interest in biomedical engineering and pre-med.

Willow Oleson: I’m going to the University of Iowa.

Bennett Olson

Munzir Omer

Keiko Ono-Fullard: I will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison roll badge

Mohannad Osman

Asher Overholt: Much to the dismay of myself, I will be attending Kirkwood for a year and then hopefully transfer to U of I.

Seth Overton

Jakari Owens

Nao Oya

Alexis Nash

Pammie Quintero Rodriguez: I will be out in the workforce.

Paul Ode

Kamryn Rairden: I will be attending Arizona State University, where I plan on studying pre-law and forensic science.

Teresa Raymundo Cobo

Aman Reddy: Studying biology at Northwestern University

Ava Reed

Harrison Reimers

Angel Revelez-Poindexter

Sariyah Richmond

Pedro Rivera Ramirez

Jade Roghair: I will attend the University of Minnesota with an interest in biology on the pre-med track and join their women’s swimming and diving program.

Jaida Rost

Rosellyn Rubio

Bryn Russell

Jade Spicher: As most people in Iowa, I will be going to the University of Iowa majoring in Secondary Education Art.

Helenipa Stephens

Amelia Stevens

Eghe Sule Mohana Sunkara: I will be attending the University of Iowa where I will major in neuroscience and minor in economics and global health.

Rachel Swack: Attending the University of Iowa, and double majoring in creative writing and journalism.

Aiden Van Iddekinge

Mason Van Waning

Ryne Vander Leest: I will be attending Iowa State University where I will be studying nance. Go Cyclones!

Courtney Vest

Parker Vick

Evan Villarreal

Anel Vukovic

Eleanna Sanchez

Jared Sanchez

Soumaila Sanogo

Garrison Schamberger

William Schau

Tatiana Schmidt

Kaitlyn Schmidt-Rundell: I will be attending the University of Iowa where I will be studying pre-dent!

Annie Schwartz: Attend the University of Washington.

Ella Scott: I have accepted my o er to the University of Iowa to study nursing.

Zoe Scott: I will be attending the University of Minnesota Twin Cities next year.

Ashley Seo: I will be attending Columbia University to study Computer Science and Financial Engineering.

Tyler Severt

Masood Shah: Going to the Kirkwood Community College

Musawir Shah

Ahmed Sharif

Jayden Shin: I will be attending the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn!) studying biology.

Lydia Shin

Katherine Shoppa: I plan to attend the University of Iowa to major in Film and Media Studies.

Mustafa Sidahmed

Emily Sierra Carbajal

Brady Simcox

Nathanial Sinn

Ava Smithey: University of Iowa - Elementary Education

James Taddonio

Ahmed Taha

Tasrin Taiba

Meena Tate

Carson Teghanemt

Tamiah Teran

Kara omas: I will attend Eckerd College to study marine science, possibly with a minor in French or visual arts (focus in photogra-

phy).

Rosemary Timmer-Hackert: I will be attending the University of Iowa, studying secondary education.

Bryan Torres-Castro

Carlo Tran

Arion Tullis

Neena Turnblom

Anijah Turner

Helelia Wa Kalala: I will attend the University of Iowa on a Pre-dental track.

Ava Waddilove

Darek Wahe: I will be attending the University of Iowa with a major in Business Administration.

Momina Wako

Alicia Walker

Macie Walker: I will be attending the University of Iowa.

Qingyi Wang

Zhanghe (Nomi) Wang

Bonheure Wankana Masengu

Hebah War

Cory Watson

Nate Weimar: I will be attending the University of Iowa to major in English and Secondary Education. I also hope to eventually attend law school.

Jaxon Wells

Angel Wells-Lu

Ephraim West

Erik Whittaker

Loren Wolf

Miles Wood

John Woodward

Haoran Wu

Melissa Uc: I will attend the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a major in Political Science. Roll Badge!!

Natalie Urmie: I will be attending the University of Iowa to study chemistry.

Moneeb Yagoub

Catherine Yang

Jenny Zhang

De’Kaylah Zims

Dakota Zirker

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