senior issue 2010

The RoosevelT News: seNioR issue

3: Senior wills4: Photo page5: Timeline of our years6: Corey Dansereau: Your 2010 valedictorian6: College bound for talent7: Seniors taking a different path

Senior Staff ReportersLeifur Gunnarsson

Liam MunroAri Newman

Izaac PostBridget ReardonMark Van Winkle

Business ManagerMiriam Bornstein

Theme EditorMiriam Bornstein

Opinion EditorsNick Borriello

Zoe Kahn

A&E EditorCate Gelband

Copy EditorClaire McConnell

Web DesignMichael Sheffels

Senior ArtistAmy Stromme

Senior Haiku PageIzaac Post

AdviserChristina Roux

The Roosevelt News aims to rep-resent the diverse student population at Roosevelt. We strive to provide ac-curate, fair and unbiased news in order to increase reader awareness of issues apparent to the immediate and global community. We are a student-run pub-lication serving students, staff, parents and alumni and are an open forum for opinions of all those we serve.

Signed opinion pieces represent the views of the writers and not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. The Roos-evelt News accepts signed letters to the editor. Please submit them to Room 235 or Ms. Roux’s mailbox or by email to [email protected].

The Roosevelt News reserves the right to reject any advertisement deemed unacceptable for publication. The Roosevelt News does not run illegal, hateful, or inappropriate advertisements. If you are interested in placing an ad, call (206) 252-4880.

Mission Statement

Senior PhotographersRiley King

Abby Mahler

News StaffSEN10R

Editor in ChiefEmily Dugdale THE

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ISSUE!See where our caps land!Page 8-9: Senior Destinations

8-9: Senior destinations10: Do’s and Don’ts11: Senior regrets11: Embarrassing moments12: Truth be told12: Leifur says get healthy this summer! 13: Senior blind date

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Senior Wills Mark Van Winkle Staff Reporter

illusTRaTioNs by a. sTRomme

Dear Riley Peschon,

You have the potential to be one of the greatest men, if not

the greatest man ever to live. The only advice I have for an

illustrious man such as yourself - don’t get hung up on the

ladies. They will fool you; use you for the millions of dollars

you will make as a professional athlete. Do not be phased my

friend, for they are only after your stacks.

–Mark Van Winkle

I, Emily Nitz Ritter, bequeath my kick-ass girl, bari sax player

spot to Wayana Dolan and Britta Swedin. Go get ‘em.

- Emily Nitz-Ritter

Dear Nicholas Zelle,

I, Lucas Sconyers, bequeath all of my worldly soccer abilities

to you. You are definitely going to need them over the next

three years. May the spirit of the true defender guide you

well into a few games during your time on the RHS soccer

team. Make a difference.

–Lucas Sconyers

We hereby bequeath the Green Lake Lightweight Varsity boat

to Savanna Rowe. Keep reaching for inches and don’t poke

the bear.

- Sarah Coney, Greta Karlholm and Julia Stone

To my one and only Brother Bear,

I’m passing down to you the punk-gene, may you put it to

good use young grasshopper. I am also passing down the

honor of being Mr. B’s favorite student. I am so proud of you

Brother Bear and love you dearly. But more importantly, you

now have the whole world in your hands. So, what are you

going to do with it? -Miriam Bornstein

Dear Haley Seymour,

I leave with you my flawless white tee that has my beautiful

scent, Ms. Seymour. You can smell this whenever you get

“Ivan nostalgia.” –Ivan Ivashchenko

Dear Lily Myers,

As your mother, it is my duty to give to you, Lily Myers, my

four years of cross-country. Let your motivation and long

speeches lead the team further than mine. And I give to you

my college essay that led me to New York. You better be close

by next year!!!

–Zoe Kahn

I hereby bequeath my trumpet playing abilites to Katrina

Lane, although she doesn’t need it ‘cuz the girl got chops.

- Shandra Benito

I, Lauren Glass, hereby give my obnoxious laugh to you,

Maddie Davis. It is a unique trait in this world to have such a

laugh as ours that is so contageous, offsetting, and alarming at

the same time. We disturb jokes with our loud cackling, and

make others around us fall silent with utter confusion at the

sounds coming out of our mouths. Maddie, I encourage you

to interrupt class with your laugh, make your friends turn their

backs in shame, and be the loudest one in the school. It is

now your job.

- Lauren Glass

I leave my “Pirates of the Carribean” lunch box and Mr. Kar-

lovich’s cat walking duties to Riley Prince.

- Sis Odland

Our dearest Magster,

The past couple of years have been more enjoyable than you

will ever know; the sleepovers, prs (not only in pv) and cloth-

ing creations will forever have a special place in our hearts.

We leave you with our dogs in hopes that they will one day

have homes, we leave you Mckane, our only accomplishment,

as well as the endless record-breaking possibilities we know

you can achieve. Finally we leave you our fantastic music taste

and talent (haha).

We love you Mags, oh yeah.

- Taylor Johnson and Lauren Lucke

To Anne McGowan I leave the softball - Sports Boosting

legacy. Like myself and Kelsey Paul before me, may she man-

age her time efficiently while balancing coloring and playing

ball. Do it big little sis, and fill those Nike clippers like you

know how!

- Isabel Batayola

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The RHS football team plays for its fans on local television on CBS’s Game of the Week in a close 34--32 loss to Garfield at home.

Seniors girls on Twin Day: (First row, left to right) Julia Amado, Bryanna Nelson, Robyn Nielson, Savannah McAlpin, Miro Justad. (Second row, left to right) Sophie Turnberg, Montana Powell, Elise Sherman, Emma Woods, Molly Payne, Alex Coe.

Senior Ryan O’Connor and junior Cameron John-son celebrating at a RHS swim meet in the winter.


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RHS’s marching band adds to the crowd’s noise at a home game at Memorial Stadium.

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The Senior Sweatshirt Bonfire was an idea origi-nally taken from an episode of “The OC.” It proved to be just as popular at RHS this year.

Past to present: In case you didn’t remember what he looked like, here’s former principal Dick Camp-bell. Principal Vance has his classic youthful face on that has made him so endearing in the hallways.


The timeline of the class of 2010All the bits and pieces that made our class specialNick Borriello

Opinion Editor The rest of Roosevelt

Freshmen Year• Roosevelt opens and every class, not just the fresh-men, starts off with a new building to get used to.

• Principal Dick Campbell - Not to be disrespect-ful, but seriously, does anyone remember this guy?

Sophomore Year• Vance arrives – Our principal that we’ve all come to know and…. Yeah, we know him.

• AP Euro debate – The “great” debate: Was the class elitist or was the administration fas-cist by keeping sophomores from taking it?

Junior Year• Arson! – Some poor troubled soul won the hearts of the student body with their fire drill-inducing habit.

• Car on the outside Commons – I have to say, that’s the best senior prank I’ve seen be-sides those on MTV’s “High School Stories.”

Senior Year• New senior events – College Sweatshirt Bonfire and Senior Scooter Day are cheaper, less-tra-ditional additions to the senior slate of events.

• Ms. Grace – Winning the Pressly Prize for best social studies teacher in the state is actually amazing.

FacultyA few that have left us since freshman year• Rose – Security• Mr. Mendes – Math• Ms. Pehling – Biology• Mr. Ehrich – LA/Newspaper Advisor (You mean Ms. Roux hasn’t been working here forever?)

Note to Freshmen:

Take these teachers’ classes. These are all teachers I’ve had the pleasure of taking classes from multiple times. That wasn’t by accident. If you have the means with your counselor, take their class.

• Mr. Malcolm – World History/Government• Mr. Marenstein – Math/Physics• Ms. McDonald - US History

The Difference Four Years Makes

Four years ago…

• We had all had the exact same counselors we do now. It’s pretty impressive that they’re managed to keep that Counseling Office intact.

• It was the “WASL,” not “HSPE.” It still sucks.

• Ms. Schwentor was a science teacher, not Vice Principal.

• RHS dances hadn’t yet gotten an overhaul with “face to face, but leave some space.”

• We all looked forward to an “easy” senior year.

Over the last four years we’ve gone through quite a bit together. And after those four years, I know that I’ve forgotten a lot of what has happened already. So here’s a refresher course in the memorable moments and changes of the journey of the Class of 2010.

There are many things we take in every day at Roosevelt; broken chairs, circles of people blocking the most traffic-heavy intersections of the hall, or the occasional spotting of Liam’s signature. These are the things that make Roosevelt, Roosevelt. For seniors, these things become faded from consciousness as the repetitive act of go-ing to school for years washes out all the things we used to notice.

When did Liam start writing on things?

Liam began writing his name on things when he was 14.

Why are all the wooden fold out chairs broken?

You may be shocked to learn that they aren’t broken, but disassembled. The school disassembled most of them be-

cause people vandalized them.

Does Will Lytle know everyone knows who he is?

When I asked him he responded with “What? Why do people know me?” So, I assume not, until now that is.

How many students go to Roosevelt?

There are 1,617 students attending Roosevelt.

How did the “camo-couple” meet and is there a reason they wear camouflage?

Nichole and Jeff met in Japanese class, there’s no particular reason why they both wear camouflage, they just started wearing it.

Why are there no mirrors in the mens’ bathrooms?

The mirrors kept getting vandalized.

Where does Squid get his fashion sense?

Squid gets his inspiration from all the shops on Broadway.

How many custodians work at Roosevelt?

I may be the only one curious about this, but in case your’re curious too, there are eight custodians.

How many students left Roosevelt this year? (In-cluding all grades)

Roughly 33, it’s hard to find an exact number because some students left Roosevelt and others became Roosevelt students.

Who lives in the house across from smokers’ cor-ner and what do they think of Roosevelt students?

Sandi and George live next to smokers’ corner. Surprising-ly, they like Roosevelt students. They don’t mind the noise

and consider it an upgrade from their previous home in the University District. Sandi asked if I could ask whoever plays

the bag pipe to play it louder. So I did.

Michael SheffelsWeb Editor

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Will Lytle

University of Wash ing t on : Seattle, WACrew

Will plans to row in college as he has done in high school. He is hoping to

make the varsity boat his freshman year, and have a strong crew career at the UW.

Corey Dansereau is the class of 2010’s vale-dictorian. He will be attending Columbia University in New York City, NY next year.

Roosevelt High School’s pride and joyCorey Dansereau: your 2010 RHS ValedictorianEmily Dugdale

Senior Corey Dansereau, age 18, has been chosen out of a talented pool of high-achiev-ing students as the valedictorian of the class of 2010. The first runner-up to this incred-ible achievement is Aimie Kawai, and second runner-up is Brenda Seymour. The Roosevelt News took some time to sit down with Dansereau and talk to him about his achievement.

The Roosevelt News: What are the key messages in your graduation speech?Dansereau: I haven’t written or planned out my speech yet, but I imagine that it will have something to do with knowledge, the power of intellect, our collective past as children and students, our collective future as college students and adults, the meaning and pursuit of happiness, the place of humans in the universe, the beauty of logic, etc. Along those lines. People might be bored, but I don’t really care.

RN: What advice would you give to the incoming freshman of 2013 and beyond aspiring to balance academics and extracurriculars?D: Do some serious, deep soul-searching. Sort out the things you care about. Then, devote yourself entirely to the things that are most important to you. Juggling school and extracurriculars can be difficult, but it is certainly possible. Sometimes you may have to recognize that you are going through a busy time, lower your head, and just plow through it all, trusting that you’ll emerge on the other end a stronger person.

RN: Do you have a particular experience you can use to describe your time at Roosevelt?D: One day in 10th grade biology with Ms. Pehling I came into class to find that we had a sub. His name was Mr. Carpenter. Somehow, me and my friends began talking to him and we found out that he was some sort of religious guru. We expressed interest in spiritual/theoretical topics, so he abandoned the lesson plan and we spent the entire pe-riod discussing Eastern mysticism, higher dimensions, relativity, the human brain, music, and quantum mechanics. It was an incredibly stimulating and somewhat bizarre hour of free intellectual inquiry and discussion, all of it completely spontaneous. We left the class and never heard anything about him ever again, but that hour I spent with him has always remained in my memory as one of my most memorable Roosevelt experiences.

Fun facts that people might not know:

1) I’m a complete movie fanat-ic. I love Stanley Kubrick more than I can put into words.

2) I have a Hilary Duff poster in my room.

3) I was very, very, very close to going to Garfield.

4) I once collected almost every Pokémon in “Pokémon Red” but then Mark Van Winkle saved over my game.

5) I cried during the last “Lord of the Rings” movie.

RHS students pursuing their talents in collegeLeifur Gunnarsson

Staff Reporter

Corey’s Tips to SuccessLearn how to focus your entire being on one thing, and how to freely and consciously switch that focus from one thing to another.

Do only what you love. Remove unnecessary distractions from your life.

Treat everything with complete seriousness and a com-plete lack of seriousness, simultaneously.

Be both a warm, outspoken member of the community and an austere, impenetrable outcast.

Become well-read outside of your school assignments, but don’t be a pretentious jerk about it.

Learn to embrace being wrong.

Always question, always contemplate, always try to ex-pand your own perception of the world.

Constantly strive to understand just how awesome Mr. Landreville really is, and constantly strive to model your-self after him.

Chloe Bell

Gary Manuel Aveda Institute, Seattle, WAHair and make-up

C h l o e will study hair and m a ke - u p in hopes of become a fashion stylist after she fin-ishes her education.

Hannah Wendel

Boston Conservatory: Boston, MADance

Hannah has been dancing since she was five and has made dance a prominent part of her life throughout high school. She will continue to dance in college, where she plans to study ballet and modern dance. Following her studies in college, she aspires to dance professionally.

Max HolmbergBerklee College of Music: Boston, MA

Music

With nearly a full ride in college tuition, Max intends to study everything related to music. Following his career in the RHS Jazz Band and his fu-ture experience in col-lege, he wants to tour and then teach music.

Students are often talked about for their academic merits and achievements, but here are some RHS students who are go-ing to further their educations in college in fields outside traditional academia.

Andy Clausen

Juilliard School: New York, NYMusic

Andy will play jazz trombone at Juilliard with close to a full ride for expenses. He wishes not only to improve as a musician, but also to travel, and to become a professional in the musical world.

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6) I have a big, extremely fluffy puppy dog named Quasar Hadron Lesereau.

Editor In Chief



Unique opportunities for Roosevelt studentsMark Van Winkle

Staff Reporter

Tucked away in the corner of the second floor lies a class-

room where the homework isn’t copied into a planner every-day, and the students don’t sit (or sleep) in rows of desks and chairs. In room 209, teachers, students and peer tutors come together to form Roosevelt’s ac-credited autism program, and senior Michael Andrews, 18, is just one of the successful stu-dents that emerge from the cur-riculum. This year, Andrews will walk with his peers in the 2010 graduation ceremony on June 17.

His teachers all point to his incredible smile and ability to make others laugh as his most redeeming quality. “He’s defi-nitely a funny guy,” says Mr. Morris, a teacher in the autism program. Michael, a transfer stu-dent from Ballard High school, has grown progressively more independent this year, and even has an off campus job sorting sil-verware at Secret Chef everyday.

“Community is my favorite part of the day” says Andrews, referring to the time of day when

students and their peer tutors (or independently, as in Andrew’s case) go out into the surround-ing Roosevelt area, often shop-ping at QFC for lunch food that they later take back to school and prepare themselves. “We walked him through the steps,” says peer tutor Mika Aoyama, who has worked with Andrews for the entire year, “but by the end [of first semester], he was able to master grilled cheese sandwiches all on his own.”

Next year, Andrews will move to a transitional program associ-ated with Roosevelt at its new site in Northgate. The program will collaborate with businesses such as Starbucks to provide job experience and training to the students. “He has really become independent this year,” Heather Varvaro, the head teacher of the autism program, says about Andrew’s progress. “He’s ready to move on and train for a job.”

Roosevelt’s autism program runs on a curriculum called Functional Academics, created by a previous Roosevelt teacher. “The focus of the program is on functional academics, mean-ing that they will work with real

money in the classroom, and go out into the community with peer tutors,” says Varvaro. “The hope is that they will be metro trained, have an on campus or off cam-pus job, have an ATM, go gro-cery shopping and learn how to prepare their own food.” This program is highly structured, and includes lots of one on one time with peer tutors. “The downside to a close contained classroom is that there is not much peer to peer interaction,” Varvaro ex-plains. “That’s why the peer tu-toring relationships are so impor-tant to this program.” Andrews has developed very personal re-lationships with his peer tutors, seniors Mika Aoyama, Ari New-man, and Taylor Johnson, over the course of the year. He is such a quick learner, very attentive, and has a great sense of humor” says Aoyama. “I am so excited to see him graduate with our class.”

If you are interested in be-coming a peer tutor next year for the autism program, an appli-cation is available. Two teacher recommendations and a short interview are also required.

Emily DugdaleEditor In Chief

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Students exploring new horizons

Senior Michael Andrews shows off skills learned through the autism pro-gram at Roosevelt High School. He will be graduating with his class this year.

While most of us start lives after high school at one of the thousands of colleges, there are some who choose to take a different path to life. As many of our peers move on to such destinations, here are just a few who are living unconventional lives next year:

Katie Judge is a do-it-all kind of girl who always has a smile on her face. Next year she would like to work for Citiyear, which is a branch of AmeriCorps. Tutoring those less fortunate for nine hours a day is a commitment that may be even greater than that of a college student. She would be compensated with a scholarship for further education. She is excited for this opportunity. While she is still uncertain about whether or not this will pan out, she will surely do great things for both herself and others in the future.

Melie Ros will be traveling to Cambodia next year where she will be living with her aunt and uncle who are members of a missionary. She will be there for up to a year, and is going to be teaching English in an impoverished village. Ros is excited for this extremely rewarding, yet difficult experi-ence. While she didn’t apply to any colleges this year, Melie plans on applying to colleges when she returns from her volunteer work overseas.

Anthony Yang wants to do it big in his life, and sav-ing people may be his calling. He is going to start taking an EMT course at North Seattle Community College and then move on to a fire officer degree at Bellevue College. His main goal is to become a firefighter, one of the most brave and heroic jobs out there. In the meantime, Anthony will be helping with his family business. While he may not be at a universi-ty living in a dorm next year, he’ll be working hard to-wards his future aspirations of becoming a firefighter.

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2010 Senior Destinations Arizona (4)Arizona State UniversityTaylor JohnsonSpencer NastMallory PettasOlivia Sittauer

California (18)California Baptist UniversityMargaret Ellis

California Maritime Acad-emyChloe Cox

Chapman UniversityEric Otten

Gnomon School of Visual EffectsMichael Sheffels

Humboldt State UniversityJustine Nishitani

Occidental CollegeAndrew FeatherstonRuby Miller

Pitzer CollegeKeiko BudechMadeline FeigClaire McConnell

Pomona CollegeNathan Yale

San Diego State UniversityBryanna Nelson

St. Mary’s CollegeNicole Nevin

Stanford UniversitySean Christofferson

University of California - Los AngelesIrvin Lien

University of RedlandsErica HellmanBen Kidder

University of San DiegoErica Lieppman

University of Southern Cali-forniaIsabel Khalili

Colorado (4)Colorado CollegeNathan Hahn

Colorado State UniversityIsabel Corrado

University of Colorado – BoulderAbby Mahler

University of Denver Sophie Amster

Connecticut (1)Trinity CollegeLucy Bauer

Florida (1)Florida University Jared Eaton

Georgia (1)Emory UniversityHallie Martin

Idaho (1)Boise State UniversityIan Sherrow

Illinois (3)De Paul UniversityMiriam BorensteinJenelle Mack

Olivet Nazarene UniversityNikki Stokell

Indiana (1)Indiana UniversityAnnika Kounts

Massachusetts (6)Berklee College of MusicMax Holmberg

Boston CollegeWill Gerhardt

Boston Conservatory Hannah Wendel

Emerson CollegeCate Gelband

Smith CollegeElaine Spear

Williams CollegeEmily Dugdale

Michigan (1)University of MichiganSarah Ziker

Minnesota (2)St. Olaf CollegeEmily KarboskiJohn-Michael Verrall

Montana (2)Montana State UniversityKayla AndersonMichael Garrigan

New Mexico (1)College of Santa FeMark Westberg

New York (9)Columbia UniversityCorey Dansereau

Ithaca CollegeBlake CristElise Sherman

Julliard College of MusicAndy Clausen

New York UniversityPaxton FarrarZoe Kahn

Sarah Lawrence CollegeAudrey Irving

State University of NY – PurchaseRaven Blue

United States Military Acad-emyIvan Ivashchenko

North Carolina (1)University of North Carolina at WilmingtonMaddi Tangney

Ohio (3)The College of WoosterDylan Jurcik

Denison UniversityAtaur Rahman

Oberlin CollegeAva Keating

Oregon (11)Linfield CollegeMegan Kearns

Chris Mapp

Oregon State UniversityIsabelle Batayola

Pacific UniversityKaley AdamsLucas Sconyers

Portland State UniversityYelena Barabanova

University of OregonMax BrettlerNick Drummond Carolina ReidJack Ross

Willamette UnversityNick Borriello

Pennsylvania (4)Bryn Mawr CollegeAni Chen

Franklin and Marshall Col-legeKayte AultSelena Boro

University of PennsylvaniaBen Notkin

Rhode Island (1)Brown UniversityAimie Kawai

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2010 Senior Destinations Texas (2)Texas Southern UniversityDiamond Kelley

University of TexasJon Lee

Vermont (2)Middlebury CollegeMichi AraiLuke Greenway

Washington (129)Cascadia Community Col-legeSarah Asp

Central Washington Univer-sityAlec KeithGemma Koreski

Cornish College of the ArtsSarah Cohen

Digipen Institute of TechnologyJacob Zoepfl

Everett Community CollegePhung Vuong

Fairhaven CollegeJessa Lowe

Gary Manuel Aveda Insti-tute Chloë Bell

Gonzaga UniversityMika AoyamaLauren Lucke

North Seattle Community CollegeBen CarpenterZach DanielsRyan Sherwood

Claryssa Sweet

Pacific Lutheran UniversityKai HoytPaul JohnsonSam Watkins

Seattle Central Community CollegeNimo HersiAhmed SiyadKelsey Waldon

Seattle Pacific UniversityAmy Helmuth

Jon McAferty

Seattle Univer-sityShandra BenitoGabriella DionisioJoel HaberLauren Kastanas

Stephanie Mazziotta

Shoreline Commu-nity CollegeSaida AdenJorge Castillo

South Seattle Com-munity CollegeBarzilai Ramos Arce

Western Washington UniversityCarolyn ClausenLukas CzernieckiLeta EmterSandy Glasgo

Matt GrossSerene Hastings

Nathan HaugerMiro Justad

Naomi KarasawaFrankie Krupa-VahdaniSara MarksGracie McPhadenJamel MinnixQadar OmarMatt PearsonIzaac PostJake RiddellBrian RobertsDru SeedSam SpagnaTed StevensSpencer StevensonBridget StoneChris TaberKunga TsheringLina Tietz

Whatcom Community Col-legeJulia AmadoMolly PayneEmma Woods

Whitman CollegeSugarsuren ByambasurenLiz ClagettEmma ManheimerJoe SimsJulia Stone

Whitworth University

Katie Templeton Colman

University of Puget SoundKerry EggerBrenda SeymourAmy Stromme

University of WashingtonAngie AndersonErin AntovichWil CarlettiDana ChanTiffany ChanBill ChauSarah ConeyJay DahlstromAllie DraperZoe FunaiLauren GlassLeifer GunnarssonNick HaussmannTristan HuberJohn HwangJames JohnsonThomas KaghanGreta KarlholmLyuda KimValeria KoulikovaWil LytleJohn MacfaddenAnika MartynowychBrianna McNairChung Ae MoRichard McGovernRachael MurrayNiko NakaiEmily Nitz-RitterTriet NguyenColin NoteboomSophi ObenzaRyan OconnerSis OdlandCecilia Rachel RahandjaAkihisa ShimazuAndy SiegelMing SiwaduneOlivia SmithChloe StiggelboutJack StilsonSrinya SukrachanKevin TangBrian TarceaMolly UtterBerit WickNolan WoodleMichael YoonTC ZhangBang Zheng

University of Washington – BothellJustin Bales

Felix HuynhLiam MunroWesley Nead

Washington State UniversityArianna AikenMolly CampbellYi Shan Chen Dianna HermensenAndrew JohnsonAnne KenneyRachel LohseAndrew LupalovskyMaddi MobergJesse Pearson

Washington D.C. (1)American UniversityNathalie von Veh

International (7)McGill UniversityAri NewmanMax Williams

Universidad de ChileFernando Heiden Zapata

University of British Colum-biaAriel FriedmanDerrick PawlowskiAlex Polyak

University of VictoriaColin Featherston

Americorps (2)Katie JudgeRiley King

EMT Training (1)Anthony Yang

Other (8)Liam McCarthyTieler DavidsonAnnie PittsBridget ReardonKatharina SchulzAllie SeroussiGenet WeretaRyan Wilson

Traveling (3)Melie Ros – CambodiaLuis Martinez – MexicoRobyn Nielsen

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FUN FACTS - 56% of RHS is going to school in Washington - Top 5 schools with RHS students 1. University of Washington (50) 2. Western Washington University (26) 3. Washington State University (10) 4. Seattle University (5) 4. Whitman College (5) - 3 people are attending Ivy’s - 24 states will be represented by RHS seniors - 68.6% staying on the West Coast


Cate Gelband, Liam Munro, and Izaac Post

Embarrassing stories and regretsJuNe

Joel Haber: “I always wanted to bike on the inside of the school. Then, I did it. I also always wanted to come to school without a shirt all day.”

Sugar Byambasuren: “I always wish I took a P.E. class. I see all these people playing kickball and I’m jealous.”

Sophie Amster: “My confession is my crush on Sean Christofferson. I feel the need to keep the blonde popu-lation alive.”

Olivia Sittuaer: “Nick Drummond’s always been my secret crush, he looks like Corey from Boy Meets World.”

Isabelle Batayola: “I wish I did Dramafest. That’s my biggest, greatest regret.”

Morgan Vassiljev: “I wish I had tried out for the bas-ketball team.”

Bang Zheng: “I regret ever joining wrestling and going to prom.”

Srinya Julie Sukrachan: “I regret taking both of the AP Gov and Comp tests.”

Alex Gittelman: “I wish I did more school activities.”

Rachel Murray: “I wish I went to more sports games.”

Liz Claggett: “I regret not going to more open mikes.”

Davis Lockett: “I wish I’d paid more attention in Wals-eth’s class.”

Sarah Conor: “I regret not doing Roosevelt soccer.”

Max Brettler: “I regret not eating school lunch every day every year.”

Will Gerhardt: “I regret being in ‘Cats.’”

Senior Regrets:

Yelena Barabanova:“I was running after Dominique one

day, and continue chasing him down the attendance office hallway. The hallway

was really crowded because the bell just rung. When I was halfway down the hallway I tripped…on nothing. I even

melted my pants from the friction…I had gnarly ass bruises. Later, I went down to the weight room and all the guys were

making fun of me.”

Paxton Farrar:“In 2008 after the Apple Blossom Parade in Wenatchee, Zach Daniels, Luke

Pendegrass and I decided to sit on a small grass hill and then roll down it. After rolling around, we went across the street to the A/W KFC buffet to get some food.

While we were standing in line, a woman in front of us with a Southern accent asked, ‘Where’s the girl you were with?’ I looked around, and then she said it again; ‘Where’s the girl you were with in the hay?’ The guy next to her with a

mullet wearing a black leather jacket said, ‘it’s all over your back son.’ I looked at my back, noticed it was grass and responded saying, ‘Oh, that’s just grass. And

also, it was a guy.’ The lady then said, ‘I probably wouldn’t have said that if I was you.’ I ignored her and got my food. We brought the food back to the hill and

started eating our food. I noticed that the mullet man was in his car driving by. He stopped his car, and I started hand feeding Zach to egg him on. He looked at us,

then reversed his car and gassed it.”

Jason Stevens:“So one day I was peeing in the stall, and Leifur pops up and scares me. To protect the goods from Leifur’s eyes, I shifted my stance and ended up peeing all over my

shirt. I had to wear Leifur’s jacket for the rest of the day.”

Ellen Smith:“In math class last year, I excused

myself to go to the bathroom. As I was walking out, there was a chair in the middle of the way, and I decided that it would be a good idea to make an exciting exit. I decided to jump over

the chair. Unfortunately it wasn’t so suc-cessful and I fell on the chair. Grunting noises were heard, and my whole class

laughed.”

Carolina Reid:“One day in class freshman year I

started singing ‘What’s your fantasy’ by Ludacris in a Ludacris voice. I sang the lyrics, ‘I wanna, li-li-li-lick

you from yo’ head to yo’ toesAnd I wanna, move from the bed

down to the down to the to the flo.’ My teacher Mr. Chaisson was stand-ing behind me. I couldn’t look at him

for the rest of the day.”

“I regret taking both of the AP Gov and Comp

tests.”- Srinya Julie Sukrachan

A&E Editor and Staff Reporters

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“ I wish I’d paid more.attention in Walseth’s class”

- Davis Lockett

Embarrassing stories and regrets Senior class Do’s and Don’ts1. Do say “Hi” to Mr. Vance in the halls.2. Don’t mistake him for a student.

3. Do give your ASR campaign speech in Russian.4. Don’t give it in Icelandic.

5. Do have a bowling competition with yearbook.6. Do win it.

7. Do rep the 206.8. Don’t get your education on the AVE.

9. Do chair race.10. Don’t run into janitors.

11. Do evacuate the dance floor.12. Don’t if you’re Connor McCarthy.

13. Do play a sport.14. Don’t get your Sports Booster poster until three weeks after the season ends.

15. Do park in the parking lot.16. Don’t take up two spots.

17. Do skip on Senior Skip Day.18. Don’t dip on Junior Dip Day.

19. Do obsess over “Twilight.”20. Don’t come to school wearing a “Team Edward” shirt.

21. Do say you’re “tanorexic.”22. Don’t deny you’re orange.

23. Do go to the counseling office.24. Don’t show Ms. McEwen your pass.

25. Do celebrate Diversity Week.26.Don’t if you’re JSA.

27. Do use chinchilla advertisements.28. Don’t read “The Teachings of Bud-dha.”

29. Do run around in army garb and throw fake grenades into classrooms.30. Don’t get caught by Ms. Nand.

31. Do lose Powderpuff.32. Don’t say you run this school.

33. Do go to open mic.34. Don’t read your emo poetry.

35. Do go to Red Robbin.36. Don’t order “Clucks and Fries.”

37. Do enjoy the sun.38. Don’t wear a mini skirt if it’s 50 de-grees out.

39. Do take Mr. Louie’s class.40. Don’t let him come to class wearing a dress.

41. Do let yearbook listen to Lady Gaga.42. Don’t let them overplay it.

43. Do talk to Karlovich.44.Don’t let him ramble for 20 minutes.

45. Do go to a Ballard vs. Roosevelt game.46. Don’t eat beaver meat.

47. Do say “Brrr.”48. Don’t say it after you drink lemonade.

49. Do take Mr. Walseth’s class.50. Don’t expect to pass.

51. Do use the garbage cans in the boys’ bathrooms.52. Don’t set them on fire.

53. Do brag about getting to take AP Euro.54. Don’t brag about getting to take the WASL.

55. Do dance at prom.56. Don’t sneak into the girls’ bathroom.

57. Do take AP Statistics.58. Don’t have any clue of what’s going on.

59. Do smoke even though all the hiding spots were torn down.60. Don’t worry about getting caught.

61. Do insist that R&R hardware is a crack house.62. Don’t be right about that.

63. Don’t waste time arguing with some-one.64. Do solve the dispute over Twitter.

65. Do make of fun of hipsters.66. Don’t be one.

75. Do draw random drawings in the green AP test booklets.76. Don’t let your teacher see that you didn’t do an outline.

77. Do a senior project.78. Don’t actually do a senior project.

79. Do skip on Senior Skip Day.80. Don’t have your mom excuse your absence that day.

81. Do go pee in the bathrooms.82. Don’t miss…

83. Do make a comment about how far down it is to the small urinal.84. Don’t strike up a con-versation with someone at a urinal.

85. Do wear spandex.86. Don’t wear it every damn day.

87. Do go poop in a stall.88. Don’t take it out of the toilet.

89. Do have a crush on a boy that no other girl has a crush on.90. Don’t have a crush on the entire jazz band.

91. Do use “nose goes” to solve all problems.92. Do not abuse it.

93. Do use Sparknotes.94. Don’t if you’re read-ing “Catcher In The Rye.”

95. Do get 12 absences.96. Don’t bother appeal-ing.

97. Do dance like a freak.98. Don’t freak dance.

99. Don’t have 99 prob-lems because...100. There are No eXcuses, we dominate ya’11

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67. Be a Mac.68. Don’t be a P.C.

69. Be on the news staff.70. Don’t show up half the time.

71. Do sit in the front at the moving-up assembly.72. Don’t forget to wear underpants under your skirt.

73. Do have an amazing jazz band.74. Don’t hog ALL the Ellington victories.

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Truth be told...Rites of passageA narrative of transition and coming of ageAri Newman

Staff Reporter

Leifur GunnarssonStaff Reporter

As our time here at Roosevelt High School comes to an end and we leave our homes to embark on individual paths., I take heart from an experience I had on a trainride through Turkey.

The train rumbled on through the night across the Turkish countryside. Our railcar was filled with the sounds of snoring strangers and whimpering bab i e s , and the unfamiliar odors of sweat,

cigarette smoke and stale air. I could not fall asleep. In

the dim light, the sight of my mother and

father sleeping across the aisle provided me with

a surge of comfort and confidence. Yet,

a glance at my watch told me that there were many hours ahead until dawn and our destination. Through the

window, my eyes searched for more than the dull outline of rolling hills

and dimly-lit villages. While I

was only 14 years old, I felt strangely compelled to

begin exploring this

mysterious new land. Making my way down the endless rows of

slumbering passengers, I nervously passed from one cabin to the next, feeling ever more distant from my parents and everything I once knew. I finally reached the doorway of the dining car, its bright lights beckoned me to enter and find refuge. Inside, tobacco smoke rolled into the air, as cooks prepared appetizers and men laughed over whiskey and cards. Cautiously, quietly, I slipped into a vacant booth in the far corner of the dining car. A short waiter with a thick mustache hastily presented me with an indecipherable menu. When he returned to take my order, a series of empty words and pointing eventually earned me a bag of Lays potato chips and a bottle of Coca-cola. As I devoured my processed Western cuisine, I became aware of five pairs of dark, alien eyes staring at me.

Glancing up, I met the gaze of a group of middle-aged Turkish men. I awkwardly smiled back at them, hoping to return to the safety of my seclusion. Yet they excitedly gestured for me to come and join them, saying, “Amrika? Amrika? You sit?”

I politely declined their offer and looked over my shoulder, checking to see if my parents would come to my rescue. Yet they were many railcars away, sound asleep. Once more, the strangers summoned me. “Amrika,” they beckoned, “come, come!”

I sighed and reluctantly slid out of my seat, making my way toward the crowded table, wondering what these old Turks could possibly want from an American boy.

A man with gray hair, olive skin and a peppered mustache placed a welcoming hand on my shoulder and guided me to a small spot beside him. The other men crammed around the small table, probing me with their dark eyes. For a moment, I sat in utter silence, surrounded by a swirl of unintelligible voices, uncertain of how to react. Finally, I could no longer endure the silent tension.

“Hello, uh… my name is Ari. What are your names?” “They do not speak English, my friend,” said one of

the men. “I am Adnan. I know a little English. Welcome.” Using Adnan as our translator, the men barraged me

with questions. “What city are you from? Where are you going? What do you think of George Bush? What do Americans think of Turkey? Do you know my son? He looks just like you.” Before long, we were discussing our families, hobbies, histories and political views.

As the hours flew by and the train sped on, I found myself drinking Turkish coffee, laughing at classic Turkish jokes, exchanging slaps on the shoulder and playing countless games of Maca kizi, a Turkish version of Hearts. The human connections made that night exceeded the bounds of language. I cherished my new friends not only for their spontaneous hospitality and their open hearts, but even more so for treating me as a respected equal.

At dawn, my father entered the dining car, desperately searching for his lost son. When his eyes rested upon me, an affectionate smile came across his face. My father locked eyes with the Turks sitting around me. I sensed the now familiar, unspoken connection between them, as they exchanged affable nods. As quickly as he had come, my father retreated from the dining car, leaving me to my new friends, to my newfound independence, as a young man among men.

Graduation marks the transition from adolescence to adulthood. While there is a mutual feeling of sadness for leaving the comfort of our singular lifestyle among us seniors, we have the distinctive opportunity to reshape ourselves and find independence in the broader global community. Along our journeys, remember to embrace the many strange and wonderous people and experiences you come across, as well as the important life lessons you have garnered from your time here at Roosevelt High School.

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Exercise and diet reality, finally

We live in a society in which the ideal body image is

repeatedly depicted in the media. It is no wonder that almost everyone strives for the perfect body. The seemingly easiest and therefore most common solution is to go on a diet for a few weeks. But in reality, if any weight loss is achieved after the person survives mood swings and nagging temptations, it is generally short lived. This is for two reasons. First, previous eating habits are often reverted, but perhaps more importantly, exercise was never accompanied with the weight loss routine.

The often shunned truth is that our bodies must burn more calories than they take in for weight loss to occur. The average American burns around 2,000 calories per day, but consumes substantially more than that. In

fact, on average, for every 3,500 calories that are not burned, a pound of weight is added to our bodies. This begs the question, how does one avoid starving but still have a positive body image? The answer is exercise.

Exercise has continuously been overlooked as an integral part of losing weight. Most people recognize Jared Fogle or “Subway Jared,” who lost 240 pounds by going on a Subway diet. What people do not realize is that after losing some weight from his reduced calorie intake, he began exercising, first by walking, and later moving into more intense aerobic activity. It is very doubtful that Jared would have lost the weight he did and stayed at that level had it not been for exercise.

Over the last hundred years, the average American has become much heavier, and the percentage of overweight or obese adults has exceeded 50 percent. This is commonly believed to be due to a much unhealthier

diet that has developed in the last century. This belief is false. Americans consumed almost as many calories per day a century ago as they do today. The difference is physical activity. Over the last century, technologies such as the car and television have made the American population a static one. In addition, a rise in white-collar jobs and a reduction in blue-collar jobs have caused exercise to be virtually irrelevant in the work place.

Intense aerobic or anaerobic activity far surpasses any other form of activity as a way to burn calories. Although aerobic activity (moderately intense activity for long periods of time) tends to be more effective in burning calories, anaerobic exercises (short bursts of highly intense activity) can boost a person’s metabolism for eight hours, whereas aerobic exercise only

boosts metabolism for about an hour. An increase in metabolism is very helpful for weight loss. Additionally, intense exercise can act as an anti-depressant, elevating a person’s mood significantly, and in many cases make dieting a lot easier. This is due to the release of endorphins during and after exercise of moderate or high intensity. Endorphins are generally not released during commonplace activities such as walking or doing dishes, and thus will not benefit a person who engages in these activities.

Finally, aerobic and anaerobic activity can strengthen one’s bone structure and blood flow, which might not be a common concern of the young population, but will surely become one later in life.

The mainstream population needs to realize that the easy way out is by no means always the best one. In the case of weight loss, it is most certainly not. For decades, many Americans wishing to lose weight have barely been doing 50 percent of what is necessary. It is time that we finally incorporate the other 50 percent.

Workout #1: Upper Body Workout #2: Lower Body100 Pushups 50 Squat Hops 100 Pull Ups 50 Lunge Leaps 100 Dips 30 Side to Side Hops 20 Shoulder Posts / Shoulder Sequence 100 Quick Feet on Ball Planks 50 Steps Ups Twist 50 Leap Frogs Center Clams/ Side Clams Kick Up Kick Outs Scissors/ Crossovers Row Boats (Center and Side)

Senior Taylor Johnson bounds across the floor at Sky High during her blind date with senior Francesco Bramante.

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Love is in the air for Taylor and FrancescoRoosevelt seniors seek adventure at Sky HighAbby Mahler

Staff Photographer As high school draws to a close, no one is looking for a serious relationship, but for seniors Taylor Johnson

and Francesco Bramante, a summer fling doesn’t seem to be out of the cards. The two friends were truly surprised when they saw each other. As we walked to the car I announced that we were headed to the trampoline Mecca, Sky High. Their faces lit up like little kids in a candy store. As we approached the car Taylor offered to ride in the back seat. Instead of accepting shot gun like most boys would, Francesco climbed in the back seat to sit next to Taylor. On the way to Bellevue, Francesco made a failed attempt to teach Taylor some Italian phrases and Taylor teased Francesco about coming back to be a super senior and graduating with ‘011. He rebutted, “at least I’m not going to ‘Areesona’ State.” The two continued to joke until we reached Sky High.

As we approached the building Francesco ran ahead to open the door for Taylor and continued to flaunt his gentlemanly behavior by paying for her $11 pass. The two quickly kicked off their shoes and socks and ran towards the trampoline floors. They double bounced each other and raced up and down the long warehouse trampolines until they were exhausted.

After a quick water break, Francesco suggested doing flips into the foam pit. After the first round of flips they both struggled to get out of the foam pit and

a fight emerged. Foam flew through the air, almost hitting an angry staff member. After they managed to get out of the pit they raced to the dodge ball trampolines and the games began. The intensity was raised when the staff on duty joined in on the game. One of the creepy staff members offered to teach Taylor to do flips, if she came back on his day off. Francesco, completely oblivious to the come on, did not come to Taylor’s defense. Instead, Francesco enthusiastically asked him how to do flips, after half an hour of lessons and attempts, Francesco was still unable to do the flip. Taylor was unimpressed by Francesco’s inability to do a flip, and in retaliation he tackled her, resulting in a trampoline burn on Taylor’s foot and Francesco’s leg.

As the date was coming to a close Taylor proposed getting food and drinks. Francesco offered to pay for Taylor but he had no money and she was left to fend for herself. The car ride home was filled with talk about prom. Francesco reluctantly admitted that he wished he would have known he could go to prom

sooner so he could ask “someone better” hinting in Taylor’s direction. The date ended with a hug and a promise to hang out during prom. The chemistry between the seniors was undeniable, and it is safe to say a summer fling is a definite possibility for these two.

Seniors Taylor Johnson and Francesco Bramante leap across the expanse of trampolines as the success of their blind date soars.Senior Francesco Bramante makes an astonishing catch as the couple challenges the experienced Sky High staff.

Taylor: “A 9, a real 10 would have been able to do a back flip.”

Francesco: “A 9, she was an incredible gymnast.”

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