messengerspecial edition | senior issue

May 7, 2010

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letter from the editorsTo the class of 2010,

This special edition of the “Messenger” looks back at the events and people that shaped the class of 2010. We hope to provide our readers with a glance back at the most memorable experiences from their last four years. These moments will show how our senior class has grown and ma-tured. This issue serves as an archive of the past four years.

During our high school years, some of the most moving moments of the 21st century occurred, changing the world and the class of 2010 along with it. Stories that shaped the class of 2010 included Barack Obama’s election as the first black president, the disaster in Haiti, and the shooting of George Tiller in his Wichita church.

Through our time working on this senior issue, we dis-covered the fascinating stories of some of the seniors that walk these halls.

During our time on the newspaper staff, we have done our best to keep the entire student body both informed and entertained through our writing and photography. We ap-preciate all the feedback (both positive and negative) that we received. Thank you for your readership over the years. We sincerely hope that you enjoy both this issue and your bright futures..

Jenice Duong, Ian Bailey, John Camenzind, and Jeremy Koehler, are the senior members of the “Messenger” staff. Not pictured: Suhayla Sibaai. ASHLEY MATTHEWS, HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER

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JEREMY KOEHLER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

the times they are a-changin’Past 4 years highlighted by 2008 presidential election

At first glance, one might say that the world has not

changed so much in the past four years. The Kansas City Royals still suck, politicians are still having sex with every pros-titute and intern in sight, and half of the country still hates the political party in power.

With that said, change might be the most accurate word to describe these past four years. From local changes, like the opening of the Intrust Bank Arena, to the election of the first minority president, this world has definitely changed.

2008 electionThe world event that many

students remember was the 2008 presidential election in which Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John Mc-Cain after a lengthy primary battle with fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton.

“The election of Obama really stood out to me,” Matt Phillips, sr., said. “He is the first Demo-cratic president in eight years and our first black president.”

Obama won the Nov. 4 elec-tion by capturing 365 of the 538 possible electoral votes. Anasta-sia Gomez, sr., understood the importance of the 2008 presi-dential election.

“To be the first African-Amer-ican president will go down in history for sure,” Gomez said.

Many seniors said that the historical relevance of the elec-tion stood out them.

“The election itself occurred in the midst of economic and political turmoil,” Bradley said. “Thus, Obama’s ability to rise to office despite being a minority provided hope when it was hard to come by.”

H1N1 outbreakThe past four years have also

included health scares. The H1N1 influenza virus (often referred to as the swine flu) caused over 3,600 deaths in the United States in 2009. Outbreaks of the virus caused

schools in 19 states to close. “The swine flu really stood

out to me,” Crystal Ceballos, sr., said. “It was all over the news and everyone was talking about it. When we heard we had a student infected at East we were all shocked.”

Haiti EarthquakeOn Jan. 12, 2010, tragedy

struck the small island country of Haiti in the form of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

“The earthquake in Haiti was devastating to see what happened to that country,” Bailey Avery, sr., said.

In the days and weeks after the earthquake, international response greatly helped the already impoverished coun-try. East students and faculty raised over $12,000 to send to Haiti.

“The earthquake stood out to me because of our school’s re-sponse to the disaster,” Melyssa Warren-King, sr., said.

Tiger WoodsA November 2009 car acci-

dent in the front yard of profes-sional golfer Tiger Woods led to allegations of adultery and a stint in a rehab facility.

“Tiger Woods being addicted to sex stood out to me,” Chaquil Reed, sr., said. “I just thought it was funny.”

2008 Beijing OlympicsThe 2008 summer games

were highlighted by the per-formance of Michael Phelps. Phelps broke the record of fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz by winning eight gold medals.

“The 2008 Bejing Olympics stand out to me,” Daniel Gao, sr., said. “China is my country.”

Jamaican Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 100 and 200 meter dash while setting the world record in both.

“Bolt breaking the record in the 100 meter dash stood out to me,” Dylan Morlan, sr., said. “That dude is fast.”

A man steps through the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. Tragedy struck Haiti, Jan. 12 in the form of an earthquake. Casualties were esti-mated between 93,000-230,000. PHOTO FROM HUFFINGTON POST

General David Petraeus testifies in front of congress April 2008 regarding the progress of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Almost 4,400 American soldiers have been killed in the conflict to date. PHOTO FROM TIME MAGAZINE

Golfer Tiger Woods attracted headlines in 2009 after allegations of adul-tery. After the allegations surfaced November 2009, Woods did not partici-pate in golf events until the April 2010 Masters. PHOTO FROM NIKE

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in local news...

Former University of Kansas head football coach Mark Mangino cele-brates an Orange Bowl win January 3, 2008. The Jayhawks finished the season with only one loss. ASH-LEY MATTHEWS, HEAD PHOTOG-RAPHER

Scott Roeder reacts to his life sen-tence for the shooting of abortion provider George Tiller. Roeder shot and killed Tiller May 31, 2009. PHOTO FROM WICHITA EAGLE

Mario Chalmers shoots the three point basket that sent the April 7, 2008 National Championship game into overtime. The Jayhawks won 75-68. PHOTO FROM ESPN

Wichitans celebrate the opening of the Intrust Bank Arena January 2. PHOTO FROM WICHITA EAGLE

Barack Obama waves to a crowd at INVESCO Field during the Democratic National Convention August 28, 2008. Obama

was named the 2008 Democratic Party presidential candidate during the convention Aug. 25-28. PHOTO FROM BBC

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CapturingMemories“Freshman year I got pushed into the pond. I will never forget that.”-Aracea Castaneda

Seniors recall their best memories from the past 4 years

“I will never forget when the heater exploded in the art room my junior year. The whole room flooded and we had to stand on the tables clutching our artwork. Crazy stuff!”- Taylor Broadfoot

“Spending an entire class listening to GH ( Gary Harden) tell stories of his lifetime.”- Gianni Santucci

“When Madison, Andrea, Rebecca, and I skipped out on prom last year and had way more fun than everyone else!”- Abbey Balzer

“Mostly Kapaun football games.”-Ashley Murphy-Lehman“Participating in the Multi-cultural assembly is my best memory from East High. It was a fun experience.”-YiYi Zhang“My best memory was actually spring break my senior year. It was the drama trip to NYC and DC. It was phenomenal!” - Aaron Elliot

“All of my best memories from high school came from being on the East High dance team, specifically laughing so hard at dance camp every year.” -Amanda Britt

“I think my best memory is to actually be at the best school ever, and enjoying it for four years.”- Cameron Head

“All my band days of go-ing to the games and the pep assemblies made high school so fun.”-Lakin Ballard

“Meeting my best friend Giovanni Poland in French class freshman year and naturally deciding to be friends.” - Jorge Ponce

“Getting girls.”-Michael Garrett

“Just the little things senior year as an exchange stu-dent.”-Eef van den Broek

“Catching a fist fight in front of the tower that lasted about 20 minutes.” -Adan Pena

“Always hanging out in the parking lot and skating during lunch.”-David Whiteside

“My best memory is when I went on a camp-ing trip with my field ecology class with Mr. McHugh.”-Julio Silva“Going to the National Ultimate Frisbee tour-nament in Minnesota.” -Christian Kaufman

“Spending time with my ‘fam-ily’ in senior hall everyday after school.” - Stacy Mar

“Probably winning prom queen and getting crowned. It really didn’t matter if I won or not, but, I mean, be grateful for what you have.” -Van Anh Teresa Nguyen

“AP Chemistry with Mrs. White. Everyday in class all we did was laugh and have fun.” -Bryllan Gill

“Performing in the musical ‘Chess’, had a great time with my friends.”- Mackenzie Augustin

“The Group 4 IB project. Even though the water was a bit cold, it was great to take a day off from school and enjoy the outdoors with a touch of science education allong with it.” -Kha Nguyen

“Playing in the quarterfinals my senior year, in an intense fast paced, 100 minute game.” -Matt Mally

“The friends and the experiences.”-Olivia Duran “Meeting the person I’m

going to marry.” - Aaron Bryson

Pom camp my senior year. We took 1st place home. -Caitlin Badgett

“Da Loui-sianna Chicken and Waffle House.”-Jonathan Lewallen

“My best memory from high school was when my psychology class helped the specialed class.”- Jaclyn Huerta

“Qualifying for state wrestling.”-Aldo Hernadez

“Going through long nights of homework and difficulties in life along with my fel-low classmates. No matter how tired we are, we can always find something to look forward to together.” -Qiao Yi Chen

“The Aces for Haitians week.”- Ra-chel Butler

“Being a mother, making new friends.” -Tierra Cook

“Finding who I am and meeting new people just about everyday.”- Naomi Mitchell

“When me and my boyfriend hooked up in science class. We’ve been together ever since and we’re getting married soon.”-Katherine Soto-Lopez

“My first homecoming as a Spirit Cabinet member. They made me feel welcome and we all had a lot of fun together.”-Tamber Koss

“The fashion show my fashion merchandising class put on.” -Ciana Turner

“Aces in the Commu-nity, junior year, when the group I was with helped at the zoo.”-Melyssa Warren-King

Evan Hernandez, sr., and Chris

Clark, sr. relax on the 2010 Spain

trip.

Joshua Pack, sr., sings at Nights of

Glee.Giovanni Poland, sr., gets ready to throw a pie at the pep assembly. Dillon Park, sr.,

Gianni Santucci,

sr., Joe Hutchinson, sw

im coach,

Richard Nguyen, sr., and AJ

Greenwood, pose at a swim

competition.

Tyler Martin, sr., competes in a DECA

Fear Factor competion, 2009.

Melyssa Warren-King

Richard Nguyen

Abbey Balzer

Amy Knoblauch

Pooja Sheth

Tim Dukes

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Laurenjoy Graves, sr., works for Anime Club at the Big Do.

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CapturingMemories“Freshman year I got pushed into the pond. I will never forget that.”-Aracea Castaneda

Seniors recall their best memories from the past 4 years

“I will never forget when the heater exploded in the art room my junior year. The whole room flooded and we had to stand on the tables clutching our artwork. Crazy stuff!”- Taylor Broadfoot

“Spending an entire class listening to GH ( Gary Harden) tell stories of his lifetime.”- Gianni Santucci

“When Madison, Andrea, Rebecca, and I skipped out on prom last year and had way more fun than everyone else!”- Abbey Balzer

“Mostly Kapaun football games.”-Ashley Murphy-Lehman“Participating in the Multi-cultural assembly is my best memory from East High. It was a fun experience.”-YiYi Zhang“My best memory was actually spring break my senior year. It was the drama trip to NYC and DC. It was phenomenal!” - Aaron Elliot

“All of my best memories from high school came from being on the East High dance team, specifically laughing so hard at dance camp every year.” -Amanda Britt

“I think my best memory is to actually be at the best school ever, and enjoying it for four years.”- Cameron Head

“All my band days of go-ing to the games and the pep assemblies made high school so fun.”-Lakin Ballard

“Meeting my best friend Giovanni Poland in French class freshman year and naturally deciding to be friends.” - Jorge Ponce

“Getting girls.”-Michael Garrett

“Just the little things senior year as an exchange stu-dent.”-Eef van den Broek

“Catching a fist fight in front of the tower that lasted about 20 minutes.” -Adan Pena

“Always hanging out in the parking lot and skating during lunch.”-David Whiteside

“My best memory is when I went on a camp-ing trip with my field ecology class with Mr. McHugh.”-Julio Silva“Going to the National Ultimate Frisbee tour-nament in Minnesota.” -Christian Kaufman

“Spending time with my ‘fam-ily’ in senior hall everyday after school.” - Stacy Mar

“Probably winning prom queen and getting crowned. It really didn’t matter if I won or not, but, I mean, be grateful for what you have.” -Van Anh Teresa Nguyen

“AP Chemistry with Mrs. White. Everyday in class all we did was laugh and have fun.” -Bryllan Gill

“Performing in the musical ‘Chess’, had a great time with my friends.”- Mackenzie Augustin

“The Group 4 IB project. Even though the water was a bit cold, it was great to take a day off from school and enjoy the outdoors with a touch of science education allong with it.” -Kha Nguyen

“Playing in the quarterfinals my senior year, in an intense fast paced, 100 minute game.” -Matt Mally

“The friends and the experiences.”-Olivia Duran “Meeting the person I’m

going to marry.” - Aaron Bryson

Pom camp my senior year. We took 1st place home. -Caitlin Badgett

“Da Loui-sianna Chicken and Waffle House.”-Jonathan Lewallen

“My best memory from high school was when my psychology class helped the specialed class.”- Jaclyn Huerta

“Qualifying for state wrestling.”-Aldo Hernadez

“Going through long nights of homework and difficulties in life along with my fel-low classmates. No matter how tired we are, we can always find something to look forward to together.” -Qiao Yi Chen

“The Aces for Haitians week.”- Ra-chel Butler

“Being a mother, making new friends.” -Tierra Cook

“Finding who I am and meeting new people just about everyday.”- Naomi Mitchell

“When me and my boyfriend hooked up in science class. We’ve been together ever since and we’re getting married soon.”-Katherine Soto-Lopez

“My first homecoming as a Spirit Cabinet member. They made me feel welcome and we all had a lot of fun together.”-Tamber Koss

“The fashion show my fashion merchandising class put on.” -Ciana Turner

“Aces in the Commu-nity, junior year, when the group I was with helped at the zoo.”-Melyssa Warren-King

Evan Hernandez, sr., and Chris

Clark, sr. relax on the 2010 Spain

trip.

Joshua Pack, sr., sings at Nights of

Glee.Giovanni Poland, sr., gets ready to throw a pie at the pep assembly. Dillon Park, sr.,

Gianni Santucci,

sr., Joe Hutchinson, sw

im coach,

Richard Nguyen, sr., and AJ

Greenwood, pose at a swim

competition.

Tyler Martin, sr., competes in a DECA

Fear Factor competion, 2009.

Melyssa Warren-King

Richard Nguyen

Abbey Balzer

Amy Knoblauch

Pooja Sheth

Tim Dukes

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Laurenjoy Graves, sr., works for Anime Club at the Big Do.

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I think it’s my personality, pretty much. I have a bubbly personality, and I like to make people laugh and have fun at all times.

“”

class clown// GiovanniPoland

facesof

2010next olympian// GeoffStanford

Funny thing is that I don’t do a sport in the Olympics, but it’s nice to see athletic accomplishment recognized.“

”Next Top Model-

Alex Burcham

next president// EvanHernandez

I’m a very outspoken person, espe-cially in school. I’m involved in a lot of clubs and activities, and I’m very opinionated in just about everything.

“”

next American Idol// Gaylon Nickerson

I sang the National Anthem two times at basketball games, the mul-ticultural assembly, in which I was the lead singer in three songs, and won an award for it. And I just sing around the house.

“”

next Bill Gates// DanielGao

I appreciate the honor. I tried to stay focused on my goals and still be involved socially. But as all my goons know, I’m all about my money, cheese, guap, mullah, cheddar, and mozzarella. If you’re not about your money, you’re not motivated enough.

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Next Olympian-

Geoff Stanford

Next American Idol-

Gaylon Nickerson

Class Clown- Geovanni Poland

Next President-Evan Hernandez

Next Bill Gates-

Daniel Gao

Best Hair-Clara Gamon

The following students were selected through the Senior survey to the following titles:

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...find a cure for cancer//NivanthikaWimalasena

I’ve always thought doing medical/drug research would be an exciting career, and it’s actually what I plan to do after college. Curing cancer might be a tiny bit on the ambitious side but I’ll do my best.

“”

...streak at a sporting event//TylerO’Quinn

I honestly don’t know why people voted for me. Maybe because I’m the one person crazy enough to do it. It’s an honor and kind of negative. At least my class is thinking of me. I feel great that I could possibly streak and show my booty everywhere.

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”...start a cult//KelbeFox

I think it’s because of the way I do my own thing, sometimes a little eccentrically. I’m into anime, and a lot of other weird, not-so-normal stuff like Japanese horror films. And obvi-ously I dress weird sometimes.

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” Best Dressed-Ciara Turner

Prettiest Eyes-Marlinne Rodriguez

Best Smile-

Amanda BrittMost Tech Savvy-Cameron Head

Nivanthika Wimalasena

Kelbe Fox

Tyler O’Quinn

photos by//AshleyMatthews

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AMERICAN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, D.C.

Robin Dauster

AMHERST COLLEGEAMHERST, MAAdrianna Turner

BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

GREAT BEND, KSBailey Avery

BELMONT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TN

Cora Kilgour

BETHANY COLLEGELINDSBORG, KSJeremy KoehlerMelissa Presnall

BOWDOIN COLLEGEBRUNSWICK, ME

Rami Stucky

BROWN MACKIE COLLEGESALINA, KSKieria Miller

BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

EL DORADO, KSTara Austin

Vanessa AyalaKeitiza BakhtiarLakin BallardPeter Bastian

Nathan BaughmanArlette BernalK’La BeruniAlisa Buggs

Alexandra BurchamRachel Butler

Crystal CeballosTierra CookOlivia Duran

Joseph Fandozzi-BuggsBreeanna Gwyn

Kenishia HaggardJameelah HaleyJaclyn HuertaTiyauna McGill

Shemeka McNealNaomi Mitchell

Karen MontesAnthony Ochoa

Irvin PerezJonah PerezSon Phan

Shamari RamirezChaquil Reed

Katherine RomeroTamber Ross

Angela SchillingerAlyssa Sones

Katherin Soto-LopezAndrew Tenbrink

Ashlie TracyCiana Turner

Stephanie Voldrich

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

CLEVELAND, OHPooja Sheth

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

McPHERSON, KSMackenzie Hobbs

CLOUD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CONCORDIA, KSCori Bennett

COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COFFEYVILLE, KSJaleel Burns-Guidry

Demetrius Johnson-Reed

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE

MONTGOMERY, ALAaron Elliott

COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGEARKANSAS CITY, KS

Akia BuchananCassandra Gosvener

Aldo HernandezEdgar Morales

Michael Nguyen

CULINARY ART INSITUTELENEXA, KSJenny Nguyen

DARTMOUTH COLLEGEHANOVER, NH

Christopher Clark

DAVIDSON COLLEGECHARLOTTE, NC

Samanvitha Sridhar

DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE

DENMARK, SCMads Jesperson

ERIC FISHER ACADEMYWICHITA, KS

Alexandria Dooms

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITYEMPORIA, KSAbbey BalzerAustin Oetting

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY

FORT HAYS, KSRuth Ebersole

FRIENDS UNIVERSITYWICHITA, KS

Dezuan HillErin Isherwood

Benjamin McCoshChristina Millhauser

GRACELAND COLLEGECENTERVILLE, IAAntonia Davidson

GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY

GRAMBLING, LAShemika Cannon

HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE, MA

Nivanthika Wimalasena

HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY

LAWRENCE, KSMichael Hamilton

HESSTON COLLEGEHESSTON, KSDavid Whiteside

HUMBOLT UNIVERISTY OF BERLIN

BERLIN, GERMANYEef Vandenbroek

HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HUTCHINSON, KSAndrew BaileyTimothy Dukes

INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGEINDEPENDENCE, KS

Randall Rogers

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

WICHITA, KSAnastasia Gomez

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

BALTIMORE, MDDivya Chivukula

JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGEOVERLAND PARK, KS

Phoenix Keane

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

MAHATTAN, KSEric Bishop

Christian KaufmanTroy MorrisAlicia Teufel

Altovise Williams

KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYSALINA, KS

Mackenzie Augustin

McPHERSON COLLEGEMcPHERSON, KS

Jacob Bauman

MIAMI UNIVERSITYOXFORD, OHPirrita Porter

Oh, the Places You’ll Go!*College!

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Military!

Other!

MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

SPRINGFIELD, MOHope Clayton

Alexandria GatesPreston Richey

Geoffrey Stanford

MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE

MARSHALL, MOPhillip Wright

NEOSHO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

OTTAWA, KSAaron Greenwood

NEWMAN UNIVERSITYWICHITA, KSTram NguyenAurora Norris

Shanaye SandersMelyssa Warren-King

PAINE COLLEGEAUGUSTA, GAClyde Samilton

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY PARK, PAYi Yi Zhang

PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

PITTSBURG, KSKira Moravec

PRATT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PRATT, KSTabitha Bohnstehn

Michael Garrett

ST. PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIATatyana Smirnova

TARRANT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FORT WORTH, KSVictoria Woods

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL

Evan Hernandez

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAGAINESVILLE, FL

Amanda Britt

UNIVERSITY OF KANSASLAWRENCE, KS

Arshia AhmedEva AndersonSonam Bhakta

Taylor BroadfootJohn Camenzind

Anna ChangQiao Yi ChenDaniel GaoKori Hays

Erick HeimanAllie JenkinsTyler Johnson

Stacy MarNawal Musleh

Richard NguyenDillon Park

Pann PichetsurnthornGianni SantucciSuhayla SibaaiAlesha ShearsMichelle Smith

UNIVESRITY OF MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR, MIJonathan Lewallen

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH

DULUTH, MNDylan Morlan

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY

KANSAS CITY, MOHuy Dao

Kha NguyenVanAnh Nguyen

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN

LINCOLN, NEAshley Murphy-Lehman

Lynn RichKaylee Wheeler

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

DENTON, TXBryllan Gill

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

NORMAN, OKLaura Combs

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

ROCHESTER, NYTina Bui

UNIVERSITY OF TULSATULSA, OK

Timothy BrownJack Welch

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYLOGAN, UT

Kristen Allsup

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITYWICHITA, KSCaitlin Badgett

Ian BaileySarah Blake

Alexzandria BuggsNicholas Coates

Megan DavisJenice Duong

Mackenzi EdensMeghan Edminston

Sandra FloresMegan Janusz

Xiaotian JiAndrew KeeferAmy KnoblauchBridget KoenigAmanda LoweMatthew MallyTaylor McKee

Trissauna McGillLacey Montague

Anastasiya NosovaAvery PerryJorge PonceMichelle Tran

Martha VelasquezDomonick Venskus

Toan Vo

WICHITA AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

WICHITA, KSAlia Edmond

Khaliah HarrisMatthew Phillips

Julio SilvaTina Thai

Erick Vasquez

WICHITA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

WICHITA, KSAaron Bryson

WESTMINSTER COLLEGEFULTON, MOGreer Horning

WESTMINISTER COLLEGESALT LAKE CITY, UT

David Perales

UNDECIDED COLLEGENathaniel Bradley

Erika DevilliShamari GriffinLarissa Kolsch

Breanna OwensRameka Poole

Laurence ReynoldsValeria RosalesLandon SalazarTeance Walton

AIR FORCEJose Manuel Tuan Nguyen

ARMYAdan Pena

William Sanchez

OTHERLadarius CornwellKathryn FreemanCameron Head

Kyle HillKenneth KickeryRyan Lockaby

Anthony MatheniaCaleb MitchellLeshae Squires

Salvador Valenzuela

UNDECIDED GENERALJustin Hartman

Francisco-Javier Salazar-Caballero

*students not listed did not fill out Senior Surverys by

press time

As the year comes to a close and we say goodbye to our school, and most importantly, our friends, we must look forward to our futures. May those futures involve college, military, the work force, others will want to know the places you’ll go. So, here it is, our plans for the future and beyond.

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Derrick Gronewold is the staff member that has influenced Cora Kilgour most. “Mr. G. is more than just a teacher or director, he’s a friend too,” she said. He has high expectations for us and chal-lenges us. He really wants us to suc-ceed. He’s like a second dad.”

YOU?Who influenced

Seniors reflect on classmates and faculty who most shaped their high school years

“I know this is cheesy, but Alex Buck, my boyfriend. He has taught me how to just look at things and evaluate how insignificant they will be in the long run.” - Rachel Butler

“Mr. (Stan) Reimer taught me a lot about life and calculus. He helped me with study skills and taught me how to work through chal-lenges.” - Allie Jenkins

“Mrs. (Jennifer) Fry is the teacher that inspired me and encouraged me throughout the years.” - Qiao Yi Chen

“Mr. (Casey) Christofferson has pushed me to better myself.” - Vanessa Ayala

“Sergeant (April) Floyd and Colo-nel (Michael) George have kept me on track. They are like second parents to me.” - Ashley Tracy

“Anastasia Gomez has taught me to believe that I should not care about what others think.” - Angela Shillinger

“Mrs. (Joan) Kornelson has been a great influence. She has helped me get into many of the organiza-tions I participate in now.” - Erick Heiman

“Mr. (Brandon) Reith has pushed me to do things beyond and above my regular abilities and stan-dards.” - Clyde Samilton Jr.

“Mr. (Ashok) Surender was hard on me at first but as the years went on and I became more ma-ture I realized it was for a good reason.” - Troy Morris Jr.

“Coach (Ron) Allen has been there for me since I came to East. He’s been a great friend and coach to have.” - Randall Rogers

“Mr. (Steve) Maack has incluenced me the most. He has been an amazing English teacher to me during my senior year and an effective coach on the Ultimate team.” - Christian Kaufman

Alesha Shears was most influenced by Lisa Kellerby, english instructor. “She has pressed me on and been sup-portive. She’s a teacher and a friend in one,” she said. “She’s always really open to questions.”

LeShae Squires has been affected most by Doug Riney, choir instructor. “I’ve been in choir for three years and he has always shown me that it’s okay to be serious and have fun at the same time,” she said.

Stacy Mar has been helped by Joe Hutchinson, physics instructor. “He has a great sense of humor but knows when it’s time to get serious and can push us to do our best,” she said.