The time of year has come once again, seniors are saying their last goodbyes to the only life they have ever known. Now they will venture into the world, whether they like it or not, as adults. The fresh graduates are going to college, venturing into the workforce, and planning the rest of their life.
Emily Fogarty
“I’m going to Northern Colorado to study Spanish education. I’ve always really loved the Spanish language ever since I started taking the class. And then my Freshman year teacher, Ms. Hinton, made me love the class even more. She made a difference in my life- as cliche as that sounds- and I just want to be able to do that for someone else. Hopefully soon, I’ll be a Spanish teacher and not living with my parents. I’m going to miss high school, but I am glad to be finished.”
(Photo Credit - Trisha Balani)
Ty Robinson
“I’m going to school to play football. I think it’ll be good for me. I’ll have things to do to keep me disciplined and keep me busy. I think it’ll be a really fun experience. Playing in the NFL is my dream.”
Ty Robinson in the number 1 jersey. (Photo Credit - Brendan Belfield)
Malia Logan
“I’m going to Belhaven University to study creative writing. In five years, hopefully I’ll be interning to get my feet wet or even publishing more of my books. In 20 years, I’ll be almost 40- yikes, that’s old. My dream is to become an author, and just to be writing wherever I can. That’s the plan.”
(Photo Credit - Trisha Balani)
Caden Larson
“I’m going to take a year off [from school] just working. I work at a landscaping company for my neighbors. But in a few years, I want to be an electrician. I always thought it’d be interesting- and the pay is good. I get paid while I work. I don’t have to go to school for it; I can just learn on the job.”
(Photo Credit - Trisha Balani)
Estelle Hackos
“I’m planning on studying marketing. I want to have my own business or work for a company because I did FBLA here. I found that marketing, the creative side of things, is what I wanted to do. In college, I think there will be a lot of opportunities there. I’m looking to be on the speech and debate team, and I want to join marketing organizations. In 20 years… hopefully I’ll be better than I am now.”
Sawyer Slauson
“I’m going to study civil engineering. I want to be able to design bridges and roads and stuff like that. As a kid, my dad would drive us around and would point to something. He’d say, ‘I designed that.’ I want to be able to do that with my kids too- I think that’s just really cool.”
Slauson catching his breath at a cross country meet. (Photo Credit - Nick Sampson)
Natalie Lanigan
“I’m studying chemistry, but I’m thinking about changing to linguistics. Hopefully, with chemistry I’d like to be a crime scene investigator. And for linguistics. I’d like to teach English as a second language. I know I want to have a house [in 20-30] years, but it’s weird imagining myself as an adult.”
(Photo Credit - Trisha Balani)
Lacie Tuengel
“I’ve always wanted to be a teacher; my mom’s a teacher. Tutoring really helped prepare me. I just loved helping the kids and seeing them grow, and I even liked seeing them outside of class. I definitely see myself in the classroom, maybe even an Eaglecrest one. In the future, I just want lots of friends, traveling as much as I can, and just to be happy.”
Credits:
Trisha Balani, Brendan Belfield