Class of 2010

IB Diploma and Honors students

Kong Yang

Honors speech: the Computer Science Dossier

CAS activities: Tennis, observing art Favorite memory from Kindergarten:

raising Monarch butterflies Looking forward to in college:

Independent learning “Stealthy Honor”

Matt Wells

Honors speech: CAS: soccer & golf Advice for underclassmen: Don’t fall

behind on your work Will miss about HP: friends and free

golf

“steady humor”

Lor Vang

Honors Speech: Spino Cerebellum Degeneration and sense perception

CAS activities: Community youth work and badminton

Looking forward to college to: meet new people

Advice for parents: Support your children

“Judicious brilliance”

Libby Stone

Honors speech: “Body Language” CAS activities: Orchestra, gymnastics,

Simpson shelter, musicals Favorite memory from Kindergarten:

touching a deer’s heart Theme song thus far: Prelude to the

Bach Cello Suites

“Incisive Clarity”

Ellie Schneider

Honors speech: Color Theory in Advertising CAS activities: Volunteering at Longfellow

Elementary, HP newspaper Most valuable project in high school: the

english oral during Junior year Will miss about HP: some people, the funny

teachers, and being a part of HP tennis

“Gentle Honor”

Nate Rue

Honors speech: CAS activities: Hockey, tennis, tutoring Will be missed at HP for: always varied

hair styles, and never varying good humor

“Radical Precisions”

Erin Prizant

Honors speech: Autism CAS activities: Archery, SPNN video editing,

Drawing Looking forward to college: Getting more

experience in editing and motion graphics Advice for juniors: Do all your college stuff

and testing in the summer after your junior year

“Singular Voice”

Joey Otte

Honors speech: Physics of Frisbee CAS activities: Coaching baseball, playing

music and frisbee Favorite memory from Kindergarten: incubating

chickens Advice for teachers: Don’t overwork your

students! Theme song thus far: ‘These colors flee the

scene’

“Soul of the Game”

Mark Macapagal

Honors speech: Culture and tradition in the Phillipines

CAS activities: Tutoring for children’s programs

Looking forward to college: the freedom to shape own future and education

Will miss about HP: the comfortable social environment that allows me to be myself here

“Truthful humanitarian”

Shelby Malcolm

Honors speech: Languages taught in high schools

CAS activities: camp counselor, Wabasha National Eagle Center volunteer

Most valuable project: Did Dinosaurs exist? Will miss about HP: all her friends Advice for parents: Get involved in kid’s

school life

“Gentle Strength”

Mai Nhoua Lee

Honors speech: The Medical Ethics of Designer Babies

CAS activities: Band, Asian Culture Club, Salvation Army, Lao Family Soccer Tournament

Advice for underclassmen: Sleep now, because you will not be getting any later…

Theme song thus far: ‘Live like we’re dying’

“Wickedly Brilliant Thinker”

Andrea Lane

Honors speech: Comparing the curriculum of various high schools

CAS activities: jewelry making, softball Will be missed at HP for: thoughtful

civic actions, and low key kindnesses

“Soulful Honesty”

Elena Kronmiller

Honors Speech: Flaws with the Myers Briggs Personality Profile

CAS activities: Badminton, food shelf Advice for underclassmen: pretend to know

what you are doing, even if you don’t. Looking forward to college: being in a new

environment, with independence!

“Worldly Balance”

Derek Krautkremer

Honors speech: Steroids in professional sports around the world

CAS activities: Mission trip to New Orleans, hockey

Favorite memory from kindergarten: my class had a pool full of rice we got to play with

Looking forward to college: being able to study a specific area I am interested in

“Righteous Ease”

Sean Kopp-Reddy

Honors speech: CAS activities: music and tennis Advice for teachers: Homework has

fallen out of favor with current high school students… There is no longer any reason to continue assigning it.

Theme song thus far: ‘Rancid’“Ironic Sincerity”

Miles Davison

Honors Speech: Interpretation of Rap Music CAS Activities: Basketball, music, senior

class council Most valuable project in school: 9th grade

biology rap Looking forward to college: being away from

Minnesota

“Honest Quest”

Jack Coyne

Honors Speech: Steroid use in sports CAS Activities: Tennis, Jazz Band, Tutoring,

Food shelf Favorite memory from Kindergarten: Flat

Stanley and Grandparents Day Advice for underclassmen: Don’t

procrastinate, and have fun in high school.

“Judicious Energies”

Joshua Corner

Honors Speech: analysis of ‘Howl’ CAS Activities: Theater, speech, and

volunteerism at Cedar Cultural Center Will be missed at HP for: the raised

eyebrows as he poses a ‘But you could think about it…’

“Subversive Potential”

Tierney Broberg

Honors Speech: Apartheid in South Africa CAS Activities: service trip to South Africa,

golf, piano Most valuable project in school: The French

IB oral, because it was one of the most terrifying things I have had to make myself do.

Will miss about HP: her friends

“ Steady Integrity”

Owen Boardman

Honors Speech: ‘Politeness Overvalued’ CAS Activities: tutoring, speech, and running Favorite memory from kindergarten: learning

to breakdance Advice for teachers: Don’t take it personally

when people are not interested in what you have to say.

“Sees through the obfuscation”

Andrei Bergthold

Honors Speech: Chess in Schools CAS Activities: Teaching chess, playing

music Most valuable project in highschool: the

WWII timeline for history Advice for parents: Let your children be the

masters of their own fate. The power of the creative mind is unstoppable.

“Consummate Strategist”

Luis Benavides

Honors speech: How playing in a band develops life skills

CAS Activities: playing in a band Most valuable assignment in

highschool: the computer dossier Favorite memory from Kindergarten:

snack and nap time“The Edge of Valor”

Wendy Batch

Honors Speech: The future - is it here? CAS Activities: working on house on Pine

Ridge, volunteering at Planned Parenthood Favorite memory from Kindergarten:

Performing ‘Somos como las Flores’ in giant flower costumes

Advice for underclassmen: Befriend the exchange students. You may end up making a life long friend!

“Luminous Analysis”

Sarah Alvarado

Honors Speech: Global warming and environmental progress

CAS Activities: music, NHS volunteerism, tennis Most valuable project: the 15 minute English

oral- it helped me overcome my fear of orals. Advice for teachers: Keep the work going and

motivation high, and take short breaks. When we take long breaks its difficult to work hard again.

“Clarity of Intellect”

Tiwa Ajibewa

Honors Speech: Ethics of sports heroes CAS Activities: running, Haiti relief Looks forward to in college: studying abroad Advice for parents: encourage your kids Theme song thus far: ‘Forever Young’

“ A Man’s Wisdom”

Sebastian Zeck

Extended Essay: The Influence of Anarchism and Politics on the Case of Sacco and Vanzetti

CAS Activities: photography, music Will be missed at HP for: the ease with

which he entered into class discussions, leaving others feeling welcomed and relaxed.

“Independent Vision”

Kate Siess

Extended Essay: Aristotelian Love in Pride and Prejudice

CAS Activities: Children’s Hospital Super Volunteer

Will be missed at HP for: her dedication to service as a fundamental good which needs no other reward.

“Genuine Action”

Abby Setterholm

Extended Essay: Philosophy and Practicality: An Analysis of the Purpose of Hadrian’s Wall

CAS Activities: theater, Model United Nations, mission trips

Looking forward to in college: studying what I am actually interested in, meeting people from around the world

Advice for teachers: remember that students have lives outside of school also

“Seeker of Truths”

William Robertson

Extended Essay: The Finn Ski War CAS Activities: volunteer music

counselor, skiing, sound director/JCC Favorite memory from Kindergarten:

finding my lunch box after someone threw it on the roof of the school

Will miss about HP: the diversity “Valor and equanimity”

Christopher Penning

Extended Essay: The Soviet Regime’s Effect on the Musical Career of Mstislav Rostropovich

CAS activities: cello, soccer, tutoring Will be missed at HP for: his ebullient

nature and universally kind manner to others- even at 7:51 am.

“Thoughtful abandon”

Jack Kolb

Extended Essay: The pursuit of the four minute mile

CAS activities: running, Math team, Habitat for Humanity

Favorite memory from Kindergarten: snack time (I wish we had it in HS)

Advice for teachers: Keep up the good work, and don’t lose your passion for what you do.

“Humane Brilliance”

Sher Her

Extended Essay: Imperialism on the Eve of WWI

CAS Activities: United Hospital Volunteer, Youth Literary Program, tennis

Looking forward to college: Life on campus, being on my own

Advice for underclassmen: Do not procrastinate, stay organized, and know your due dates. Be active in your community.

“Sincere Truth”

Cynthia Hang

Extended Essay: Religious Influences on Medieval Artwork

CAS Activities: Volunteering at Museum Magnet school, making jewelry, tennis

Favorite memory from Kindergarten: crawling on stage instead of using the stairs at graduation

Advice for parents, underclassmen, and teachers: Don’t worry about it

“Crystalline Vision”

Ananda Guneratne

Extended Essay: The Measurement Problem: Schrodinger’s Cat Revisited

CAS Activities: Speech/debate, Model UN, NHS, Math team, bicycling

Advice for underclassmen: Have fun with your projects and assignments. Learning can and should be fun, not stressful.

Theme song thus far: a unnamed tune I made up that I whistle from time to time.

“Renaissance Sensibilities”

Jerusalem Gobeze

Extended Essay: The Role of the Media in the Rwandan Genocide

CAS Activities: Tutoring, theater, knitting for a shelter

Looking forward to college: pretty much everything

Will miss about Highland: the HP Thespian Society

“Quiet and Momentous”

Sonal Chakrasali

Extended Essay: Symbolism in Da Vinci’s Art CAS Activities: volunteering at Longfellow

Elementary, badminton, art Favorite memory from Kindergarten: being

friends with someone after knowing them for a few minutes

Advice for parents: Trust your kids- you raised them after all!

“Lithe Intellect”

Elizabeth Boyd

Extended Essay: Tourism- a Study of Cologne, Germany

CAS Activities: Stage crew, STLF, softball, skiing

Most valuable project in high school: the extended essay

Looking forward to college: All the different types of classes!

“Practical Abandon”

Rose Bowen

Extended Essay: How far did the Hominid Fossil specimens ‘Lucy’ and ‘Ardi’ contribute to the scientific understanding of human evolution?

CAS Activities: Camp counselor, NHS, tennis and badminton

Favorite memory from Kindergarten: Learning songs in spanish

Advice for teachers: Make due dates very clear- keep patience with struggling students.

“Multifaceted Luminescence”

Kimberly Andrews

Extended Essay: The Chemistry of Luminol CAS Activities: Soccer, Orchestra, coaching

youth sports Most valuable project: the extended essay Will miss about HP: teachers and friends

“Singular Humanitarianism”

Thank you, and Good Luck!