Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Elena! She is graduating from Highland High School and plans to attend Cal Poly San Louis Obispo, majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?

Fight For Your Right To Party, Beastie Boys

Which school tradition are you most proud of?

HTVS chicken dip

What was the most memorable school event of the year?

Freak East

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year?

Heart Of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why? 

Kyle Bracken, because he gave depth and context to history, and overall made it fun.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

Probably working for a corporation installing renewable infrastructure in an LDC nation.

What is your best school memory? 

Winning Academic Allstate at the cross country banquet

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

• Be yourself
• Be friendly
• Be consistent

Describe your senior year in three words.

Strenuous, rewarding, and transformative

What advice would you give to future seniors?

Keep in mind that alongside all the other work your gonna have to do, you have to dedicate a large portion of your time to writing college applications, and taking SAT subject tests.

Congratulations Elena!

 

Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Drew! She is graduating from Highland High School and plans to attend Utah State University, majoring in Business.

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?

We Built this City, by Jefferson Starship

Which school tradition are you most proud of?

Senior sunrise and sunset.

What was the most memorable school event of the year?

The girls basketball team winning state.

If you were in charge of planning a concert for the school, which three artists would you bring? 

The Head and The heart, Mumford and Sons, The Avett brothers. 

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year?

The Other, by Wes Moore

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why? 

Katie Houston, she was my choir teacher and always is there for her students and teaches us how to be our best. 

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

Graduated college with a degree in business management and a minor in real estate. To be married and have a very nice job.

What is your best school memory? 

Singing with Foreigner at the state fair.

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

• Cherish the moments
• Make the most of high school
• Make videos earlier

Describe your senior year in three words.

Friends, short, amazing

What advice would you give to future seniors?

Make the most of senior year, make videos and quote books of your friends. 

Congratulations Drew!

Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Isabella! She is graduating from Juan Diego Catholic High School and plans to attend the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, majoring in Social Anthropology.

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?

Lost, by Frank Ocean

Which school tradition are you most proud of?

Every time there is a birthday in our friend group we would skip a bit of school and go out for lunch. 

What was the most memorable school event of the year?

Going to post-football game ice cream with all my friends! 

If you were in charge of planning a concert for the school, which three artists would you bring? 

Post Malone, Foster The People, and One Direction 

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year?

Sarem, by Edward Rutherford

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why? 

My favorite teacher from high-school is Mr. Hauser. He was the funniest and most engaging teacher I had the pleasure of knowing, and he made every class so much fun.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

Hopefully I have a job that I love that is supporting my family and I, or maybe traveling the country by van. 

What is your best school memory? 

Getting to spend everyday with my best friends.

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

• Trust your gut, 9 times out of 10 you are going to know whats best for you.

• Recognize that people are going to come in and out of your life, but the way you act can change how that happens and how you come back from it.

• Spend as much time with your friends in and out of school as possible.

Describe your senior year in three words.

Frustrating, Emotional, Heartwarming 

What advice would you give to future seniors?

Go to all the events, all the friend hangouts, anything that allows you to connect and be with your people, because before you know it, there won’t be anymore football games or dances.

Congratulations Isabella!

Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Rosie! She is graduating from Jordan High School, and plans to attend Taylor Andrews Cosmetology School

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?

There was not any one song, just anything country

If you were in charge of planning a concert for the school, which three artists would you bring? 

Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year?

The Awaken Series

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why? 

Mrs. Mikel because she made me feel special, and Mr. Lundstrom

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

In a high-end salon with regular clients, and maybe married 

What is your best school memory? 

Being with my friends at lunch

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

• Do more school
• Get out of your shell
• Make more friends

Describe your senior year in three words.

 Long, stressful, fun

What advice would you give to future seniors?

Just have fun and make the most of your last year

Congratulations Rosie!!!

Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Moira! She is graduating from Highland High School, and plans to attend the University of Utah majoring in Math and Physics with an ACCESS Scholarship for Women in STEM

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?

Snuff by Slipknot

Which school tradition are you most proud of?

The H Rock

What was the most memorable school event of the year?

Carcinogen Gang’s Spirit Bowl Hell journey

If you were in charge of planning a concert for the school, which three artists would you bring? 

Hannah Montana, Nine Inch Nails, Muse

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year?

“Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome” – Lynne C. Lancaster

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why? 

Mr Dittmer. Because he was a good friend and a proud accomplice in my shenanigans.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

In a physics lab after getting my PhD 

What is your best school memory? 

Too many good ones, but probably when my soccer team beat the undefeated Skyline on their senior night after we hadn’t won essentially all season, or exploring the dusty catacombs of the school with the carcinogen gang.

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

• Please Google what a GPA is
• There is a whole other world beneath the school, Hell. (extensive underground network underneath Highland High)
• Don’t take a single moment of these four years for granted.

Describe your senior year in three words.

Chaotic, new, asbestos.

What advice would you give to future seniors?

It goes by really fast, even without a pandemic, probably. Take as many photos and make as many memories as you can.

Congratulations Moira!

Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Jackson! He is graduating from Alta High School, and plans to attend the University of Utah.

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?

Champagne – 311

Which school tradition are you most proud of?

The Doom Circle

What was the most memorable school event of the year?

The burning of the A

If you were in charge of planning a concert for the school, which three artists would you bring? 

311, Living Legends, Joji

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year?

To Kill a Mockingbird

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why? 

Ms. Heffner, she had an environment that felt like home.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

Some stable career

What is your best school memory? 

XC State 2018

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

• You make good friends
• You’re going to be fine
• It’s only 4 years

What advice would you give to future seniors?

Don’t work too hard, it only gets harder from here.

Congratulations Jackson!

Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Katie! She is graduating from the Academy for Math, Engineering and Science, and plans to attend the University of Utah.

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?

Dream On by Aerosmith

Which school tradition are you most proud of?

There are some traditions specific to seniors, but I didn’t really get to experience some of them due to the unfortunate events of the coronavirus. One thing I do get to do that my school does every year is something called Senior Presentations. We’re given the task of creating a presentation to present to a group of peers, teachers, parents from the community, as well as some of the school’s board members to show them what AMES has done and meant to us. It means something different to every person and everyone has a unique story to tell. They embrace this by giving seniors the freedom to present however they’d like. We haven’t presented yet, but I’m excited to showcase how important high school was to me and what made it such an amazing time!

What was the most memorable school sporting event of the year?

My robotics team’s regional competition! We’re the largest team at our school and it’s just so much fun! This was my fourth year of being on the team and I was actually in charge of it this year, which was an amazing experience!

If you were in charge of planning a concert for the school, which three artists would you bring?

Panic! At The Disco, The Rolling Stones, and Lizzo

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year?

I didn’t have to read any books this year, but one of the most memorable books I’ve read throughout my high school life was Macbeth by Shakespeare. We actually acted the book out and had to make a video on it as like a “book report.” These are the reasons why I love that book now!

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why?

Mr. Hendricks, the physics, engineering, and robotics teacher has been not only a phenomenal teacher, but also a great mentor and friend. In addition to his professional background, he is extremely dedicated to his teaching. He doesn’t assign busywork and he is always teaching things that are actually applicable to the real world- something most teachers don’t do.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I see myself graduating from college with some degree in engineering, out of student debt, and with a fantastic job that I love! I hope to be a mentor for my high school robotics team.

What is your best school memory?

One of my all-time favorite memories is when my robotics team made it onto the World Championships. Our 10 year old team had never really received any awards and had definitely never made it to the World Championships, so finally making it was AMAZING! Not only was my entire team so happy to be making history, but we were excited to be competing with these international and world-class teams. I remember hearing our name be called at the competition to advance onto the World Championships and everyone just started jumping up and down, screaming and cheering, and we all just started balling our eyes out! Then when we went to school right after, the entire team was basically famous and everyone kept congratulating us and it was just an amazing feeling! I’ve never felt that proud and happy in that way before.

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

Don’t worry about getting that 4.0! Just get the best grades you can, but don’t kill yourself over them. It really takes a lot of pressure when you don’t have to worry about getting an -A for one quarter in one class. Start figuring out what college you want to go to earlier rather than later…that way you don’t have to work as hard your junior and senior years! It’s important to balance your social and school lives. Make sure you get a good amount of both and that one is too much more dominant than the other.

Describe your senior year in three words.

Busy, crazy, unbelievable

What advice would you give to future seniors?

Start on college stuff no later than the summer before senior year! Once the school year starts you have like a few weeks before a bunch of really important deadlines and it’s really stressful, so don’t do that to yourself. It’s important to have fun! I know a lot of seniors who are basically only taking college classes and have no free time. I bet that’s great, but you’re only in high school once, so enjoy it! College will take up enough of your time, believe me, so make sure you still leave time for normal high school things and have fun!

Congratulations Katie!

Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Sophie! She is graduating from De Pere High School, and plans to attend UW Eau Claire with a major in Nursing.

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?

Eighteen by Khalid

Which school tradition are you most proud of?

My school’s Mr. De Pere talent show. It’s a hilarious talent show that the senior boys put on for the school.

What was the most memorable school sporting event of the year?

Redbird Rally, it’s my school’s little version of the homecoming football game.

If you were in charge of planning a concert for the school, which three artists would you bring?

Khalid, Lana Del Rey, and AJR

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year?

Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why?

Mrs. Zielinski, she was a very caring teacher who wanted to hear about your day or how you really were doing. Although she was a busy teacher, she would always check in on us and would always help us with our school and personal problems.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Hopefully working my dream job as a nurse.

What is your best school memory?

Dancing at prom with my best friends 

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

• Take many pictures to capture the amazing moments 

• The friends you had in middle school may not be the friends you’ll have when you graduate but that’s ok because you will make new amazing friends

• Get involved with school activities and clubs.

What advice would you give to future seniors?

Do not take advantage of the moments you share with your friends; eventually you will have to come to terms with the fact that everyone will carry on their own path after high school. Make sure to attend every major school event you can and don’t take anything for granted. 

Congratulations Sophie!

Senior Spotlight – Though the end of the school year for the Class of 2020 is a challenge, it certainly does not define these incredible students and their hard work over their last four years in high school. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Adrian! He is graduating from Walden School of Liberal Arts, and plans to attend SOKA University.

What was your most listened to song on your morning commute this year?  Lord Huron – Meet Me In The Woods by TubboMac

Which school tradition are you most proud of?   Climbing MT. Timpanogos every year

What was the most enjoyable book you had to read for school this year? White Noise, by Don DeLillo

Who was your favorite teacher throughout all of high school and why?   Josh Faulkner because he has a nice teaching method, plus we went to his concert where his band, Conquer Monster played

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?   I see myself either living in a separate country or traveling between different countries

What is your best school memory?   Eating with all of my friends at a park outside of the rec center

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.     Not to worry, that I would make great friends & to take as many trips as possible with them. And to work hard in my 3rd and 4th year in high school

Describe your senior year in three words.   Difficult, Stressful and Chaotic

What advice would you give to future seniors?   If you want harder work during senior year, take IB and if you don’t, don’t

Congratulations Adrian!!

Congratulations Ben!