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 Sydney! She is graduating from Judge Memorial Catholic High School and plans to attend the University of Utah.

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

Harry styles on repeat

Which school tradition are you most proud of?

Every late start day during finals, me and my friends would always go get breakfast before and give each other gifts.

What was the most memorable school event of the year?

The admin let all of the students check out to go to the state basketball during school.

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

I really loved the Glass Castle by Jeannette Wallsoseph Conrad

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

I really enjoyed being in Dr. Dasch’s classes. He made learning fun and entertaining and applicable to the real world. I also loved how he cared for every student.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

Hopefully having a job that I enjoy

What is your best school memory? 

Going to Catalina Island for oceanography class. I loved going with friends!

Name 3 things you would tell your freshman self.

• Be yourself
• Don’t stress too much about college 
• Enjoy it

Describe your senior year in three words.

Chaotic. Unpredictable. Fun.

What advice would you give to future seniors?

Senior year is fun and challenging. Try to do everything that you want to. 

Congratulations Sydney!

… and up next, her twin sister Sophie!

Graduate 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. Their future is a bright one, and I am excited to hear what they do with it.

Congratulations to Jennifer! She is graduating from the University of Utah with a Master of Science Degree in Speech-Language Pathology.

What was your most listened to artist on your school commute this year?

Luke Combs

What was the most memorable school event of the year?

Jesse McCartney performed last Fall, Amazing!!!!

What was the most enjoyable book you read this year?

Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens

Who was your favorite professor and why? 

That’s a hard answer as I love all of my professors! But, Mark Cantor has supported me from the beginning of the of the program and is the reason I pushed through even in the toughest of days!

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? 

Hopefully, in a city I love surrounded by people I love doing a job I love!

What is your best college memory? 

I loved our late night study nights the night before a big exam! We would order pizza and create pop quizzes!cademic Allstate at the cross country banquet

Name 3 things you would tell yourself when you started your program.

It will all work out, you will find your true passion, work hard and believe in yourself. 

Describe your last college year in three words.

Hard work, life changing, and worth it. 

What advice would you give to future college seniors?

Don’t give up, it all pays off in the end!

Congratulations Jennifer!!!

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 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!!

I was so excited to be hired to photograph this wonderfully talented artist from Heber, UT. How do you capture such a colorful personality and occupation for your client? I feel that eventually everyone drops their nervousness and shines through the lens, and I love to get to show who I see!

Candace, I wish you the best with your business! Check out www.candacemclane.artcall.org or on IG: @candacemclane_art

This sweet couple is so excited to meet their baby, and their home was the perfect place for a session – I love their style! Pregnancy and the anticipation of a newborn is such a fun time to celebrate with a portrait session!

This little darling was so sweet during his portrait session! It is always so fun to see families snuggle their newborns and I love to capture those new memories.