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<strong>Cover</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Taylor</strong> <strong>Mann</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong>
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Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Contents<br />
Each year, it is tradition<br />
for the Hawkeye View staff<br />
to publish a Senior Issue<br />
that is put together to commemorate<br />
their time here<br />
at <strong>Hoffman</strong>. The purpose<br />
of this issue is to provide<br />
seniors with a momento of<br />
their time in high school<br />
as well as give underclassmen<br />
<strong>and</strong> juniors something<br />
wonderful towards which to<br />
look forward.<br />
The theme for the senior<br />
issue this year is “Once<br />
Upon a Time: Stories of Our<br />
Lives.” As we have moved<br />
throughout high school, we<br />
have all had our ups <strong>and</strong><br />
downs, but through it all,<br />
there is some type of story,<br />
whether it be a TV show,<br />
movie, or book with which<br />
that we have been able<br />
to identify. We connected<br />
with the stories of magical<br />
wizards, talking toys, <strong>and</strong><br />
ambitious lions to take a<br />
break from reality <strong>and</strong> enter<br />
a fantasy world. However<br />
through it all, we were<br />
able to use inspiration from<br />
these tales to write our own<br />
stories.<br />
While seniors have only<br />
finished writing a chapter of<br />
their books, there are still<br />
many more pages to come<br />
as we embark on our future<br />
plans.<br />
The Hawkeye View staff<br />
hopes the seniors of 2011<br />
will take this issue as a momento<br />
of high school. We<br />
wish the graduating class<br />
the best of luck.<br />
Amita Prabhu Jenn Gehrke<br />
-Editors in Chief<br />
Front <strong>Cover</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Taylor</strong> <strong>Mann</strong><br />
Back <strong>Cover</strong> <strong>by</strong> Jenn Gehrke<br />
Top 10 Scholars<br />
(4-5)<br />
Top 10 Fine <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
(6-7)<br />
Top 10 Male<br />
Athletes (8-9)<br />
Top 10 Female<br />
Athletes (10-11)<br />
Colleges<br />
(12-13)<br />
?<br />
Wills<br />
(14-15)<br />
Top 5 Favorites<br />
(16-17)<br />
E m b a r r a s s i n g<br />
Moments (18-19)<br />
Teachers<br />
(20-21)<br />
Future Plans<br />
(22-23)<br />
Advice<br />
(24-25)<br />
Favorite<br />
Memories<br />
(26-27)<br />
Miss Most<br />
(28-29)<br />
In 20 Years<br />
(30-31)<br />
Farewells<br />
(32-33)
Awards Hawkeye<br />
View May 2011<br />
3<br />
Honors Convocation Awards<br />
Illinois State Scholars:<br />
Yogi Barot, Kyle<br />
Caldwell, Scott Corcoran,<br />
Spencer Davis, Krina Desai,<br />
Nicholas Hommowun,<br />
Neha Kumar, Seung lee,<br />
Zachary Lentino, Victor<br />
Lugo, Joseph Lynn, Matthew<br />
Pahl, Kunal Parekh,<br />
Tejas Parmar, Harsh<br />
Patel, Kamal Patel, Neal<br />
Patel, Priya K. Patel,<br />
Hammad Razzak, Umer<br />
Rehman, Andrew Roesch,<br />
Elizabeth Saffold, Kailey<br />
Scholosser, Angela<br />
Serwin, Parth Soni, In<br />
Suh, Dishant Swaminath,<br />
Amreen Syeda, Kevin<br />
Tednes, Juhi Thakkar,<br />
Kaitlyn Tykal, <strong>and</strong> Zachary<br />
Winters.<br />
Presidential Scholars:<br />
Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>ylala.<br />
Illinois State & Presidential<br />
Scholars:<br />
Bailey Armstrong, Weston<br />
Bruemmer, Justin Clarke,<br />
Jacob Didier, Isabelle<br />
Ezra, Jessica Flach, Rachel<br />
Frame, Neel Goyal,<br />
Jordan Habel, Eiftu<br />
Haile, <strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong>,<br />
Carlie Iehl, Em,ily Kuhn,<br />
Sean McGarry, Melanie<br />
McGinn, Jessica Marie<br />
Pablo, Isha Parikh, Matthew<br />
Pasik, Aashutos<br />
Patel, Krupa Patel, Nilam<br />
Patel, Parth U. Patel,<br />
Priya I. Patel, William<br />
Payne, Amita Prabhu,<br />
Trent Rehusch, Adit Shah,<br />
Vicki Shah, Vishwa Shah,<br />
Carissa Summerfelt, <strong>and</strong><br />
Daniel Vanek.<br />
Perfect Attendance<br />
Awards:<br />
Neel Goyal, William<br />
Payne, Elizabeth Saffold,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Shuhei Ueda.<br />
Academic Scholars:<br />
Yogi Barot, Weston<br />
Bruemmer, Krina Desai,<br />
Jessica Flach, Rachel<br />
Frame, Neel Goyal, Jordan<br />
Habel, Eiftu Haile,<br />
Emily Kuhn, Sean Mc-<br />
Garry, Melanie McGinn,<br />
Jessica Marie Pablo, Matthew<br />
Pahl, Isha Parikh,<br />
Aashutos Patel, Krupa<br />
Patel, Nilam Patel, Priya<br />
I. Patel, Priya K. Patel,<br />
William Payne, Amita<br />
Prabhu, Elizabeth Saffold,<br />
Kailey Schlosser,<br />
Angela Serwin, Sdit<br />
Shah, Vicki Shah, Vishwa<br />
Shah, Priyanka Sharma,<br />
Parth Soni, Juhi Thakkar,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Daniel Vanek.<br />
National Merit Finalists:<br />
Emily Kuhn.<br />
National Achievement<br />
Scholarship:<br />
Eiftu Haile.<br />
Peers <strong>and</strong> Leaders<br />
Leadership Award:<br />
Franco Fumagalli <strong>and</strong><br />
William Payne.<br />
Kim Fischer 211 Teachers<br />
Union Scholarship:<br />
Kailey Schlosser.<br />
Heather Frostholm Creative<br />
<strong>Art</strong>s Award:<br />
Nicholas Hommowun.<br />
Daniel Fox Memorial<br />
Scholarship:<br />
Yasmin Ware.<br />
H.E.L.P. Scholarship:<br />
Sara Brooks, Rachel<br />
Frame, Nicholas Hommowun,<br />
Chrstian Huerta,<br />
Carlie Iehl, Melanie<br />
McGinn, Matthew Pahl,<br />
Maryna Rath, Angela<br />
Swerwin, <strong>and</strong> Daniel<br />
Vanek.<br />
Christopher S. Fischrup<br />
Memorial Scholarship:<br />
William Ruthe.<br />
Dr. Richard C. Kolze<br />
Service Award:<br />
Jordan Habel.<br />
Thomas Heidkamp<br />
Memorial Award:<br />
Mercedes Curry.<br />
2010 S<strong>and</strong>ra Dowty<br />
Distinguished Thespian<br />
Award Scholarship:<br />
Thomas Squires.<br />
W<strong>and</strong>ro Best Thespian<br />
Award:<br />
William Payne.<br />
David Hirsch Honorable<br />
Thespian Award:<br />
Justin Clarke.<br />
Chung Family Scholarship:<br />
Spencer Davis.<br />
Nirmam Vasanwala Memorial<br />
Scholarship:<br />
Isabelle Ezra <strong>and</strong> Vishwa<br />
Shah.<br />
Theresa L. Busch Hawk<br />
Pride Award:<br />
Jonathan Pape.<br />
Harper College Scholarship:Distinguished<br />
Scholars:<br />
Justine Clarke, Neha<br />
Kumar, Esmeralda Lopez,<br />
Joseph Lynn, <strong>and</strong> Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
Swartzell.<br />
Harper Board of Trustee<br />
Scholar:<br />
Gustavo Gonzalez.<br />
Daily Herald Leadership<br />
Team Award:<br />
Rachel Frame, Eiftu<br />
Haile.<br />
Daily Herald 2010<br />
Leadership Honorable<br />
Mention:<br />
Isabelle Ezra.<br />
Schaumburg Township<br />
Council of PTA:<br />
Amruta Bhatt, Angelika<br />
Galecka, Kristy Michalski,<br />
Kaley Schlosser, <strong>and</strong><br />
Daniel Vanek.<br />
Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Service<br />
Awards:<br />
Isabelle Ezra, Rachel<br />
Frame, Franco Fumagalli,<br />
Jordan Habel, Eiftu Haile,<br />
Jonathan Pape, Kelsey<br />
Pellus, Thomas Squires,<br />
Jada Stotts.<br />
Bonnie Parken Scholarship:<br />
Rubair Abuhamama <strong>and</strong><br />
Victor Leon-Zavala.<br />
Service Awards:<br />
Liridon Ballazhi, Yogi<br />
Barot, Evan Chikeles,<br />
Regina Emiliano, Emily<br />
Fett, Jennifer Gehrke,<br />
Nicholas Hommowun,<br />
Ashley Howell, Shawn<br />
Lascelles, Zachary Lentino,<br />
Melanie, McGinn,<br />
Matthew Pahl, Tejas Parmar,<br />
William Payne <strong>and</strong><br />
Vicki Shah.<br />
Advanced Placement<br />
Scholars:<br />
Bailey Armstrong, Michael<br />
Currie, Jordan Habel,<br />
Neha Kumar, Zachary<br />
Lentino, Joseph Lynn,<br />
Alej<strong>and</strong>ro Mancera, Tejas<br />
Parmar, Priya I. Patel,<br />
William Payne, Maryna<br />
Rath, Trent Rehusch, Adit<br />
Shah, Parth Soni, In Suh,<br />
Carissa Summerfelt, <strong>and</strong><br />
Danielle Zengri.<br />
Advanced Placement<br />
Scholars with Honor:<br />
Yogi Barot, Jessica<br />
Flach, Rachel Frame,<br />
Eiftu Haile, Emily Kuhn,<br />
Esmerelda Lopez, Sean<br />
McGarry, Jessica Marie<br />
Pablo, Aashutos Patel,<br />
Krupa Patel, Parth U.<br />
Patel, Priya K. Patel,<br />
Amita Prabhu, Umer<br />
Rehman,Vishwa Shah <strong>and</strong><br />
Juhi Thakkar.<br />
Advanced Placement<br />
Scholars with Distinction:<br />
Nilam Patel, <strong>and</strong> Daniel<br />
Vanek.<br />
Fran Beckett/Caroll<br />
Walters Student Activity<br />
Scholarship:<br />
Sara Brooks, Jessica<br />
Flach, Angelika Galecka,<br />
Ashley Howell,<br />
Dana Jones, Kesley<br />
Pellus, Amita Prabhu,<br />
Angela Swerwin, Thomas<br />
Squires, <strong>and</strong> Colleen<br />
Thomas.<br />
Learning Through the<br />
Community Action<br />
(LCAP) Award:<br />
Maquese Weaver.<br />
Prairie State Achievement<br />
Exam Award:<br />
Jessica Flach, Eiftu Haile,<br />
Emily Kuhn, Joseph<br />
Lynn, Nilam Patel, Parth<br />
U. Patel, Vishwa Shah,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Zachary Winters.<br />
W-T Engineering scholarship:<br />
Daniel Vanek.<br />
Tzu Chi Scholarship:<br />
Sara Brooks.<br />
Schaumburg A.M. Rotary<br />
Club Scholarship:<br />
Sara Brooks.<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong> <strong>Estates</strong> Jaycees<br />
Scholarship:<br />
Daniel Vanek.<br />
Women’s Club of Inverness<br />
Scholarship:<br />
Angelika Galecka <strong>and</strong><br />
Katelyn McKeague.<br />
B’nai B’rith Sports<br />
Lodge Scholarship:<br />
Jennifer Knobloch.<br />
Roary District 6440 Vocational<br />
Scholarship:<br />
Sara Brooks.<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong> <strong>Estates</strong> Chamber<br />
of Commerce Scholarship:<br />
Sara Brooks.<br />
Departmental Awards:<br />
Applied Technology:<br />
<strong>Taylor</strong> Gizel, Victor<br />
Leon-Zavala <strong>and</strong> Joshua<br />
Suszek.<br />
<strong>Art</strong>:<br />
Rachel Frame, Claire<br />
Kaplan, <strong>and</strong> Shwan Lascelles.<br />
Business Education:<br />
Gustavo Cisneros, Hassan<br />
Shamsuddin, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Taylor</strong><br />
Stacy.<br />
English:<br />
Bailey Armstrong, Isabelle<br />
Ezra <strong>and</strong> Franco<br />
Fumagalli.<br />
English as a Second<br />
Language:<br />
Svetoslav Angelov, Zaira<br />
Herrera, Victor Leon-Zavala.<br />
Family Consumer Sciences<br />
Steven Grajek, Kailey<br />
Schlosser <strong>and</strong> Christine<br />
Witt.<br />
Mathematics:<br />
Neel Goyal, Aashutos<br />
Patel <strong>and</strong> Carissa Summerfelt.<br />
Media Services:<br />
Courtney Schupp <strong>and</strong> Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
Swartzall.<br />
Music:<br />
Nicholas Hommowun,<br />
Alej<strong>and</strong>ro Mancera <strong>and</strong><br />
Carissa Summerfelt.<br />
Physical Education:<br />
Nelanie McGinn, Isha<br />
Parikh <strong>and</strong> Olaoluwa<br />
Yeku.<br />
Science:<br />
Aashutos Patel.<br />
Social Studies:<br />
Trent Rehusch, Aashutos<br />
Patel <strong>and</strong> Marquese<br />
Weaver.<br />
Special Services:<br />
Mercedes Curry <strong>and</strong> Rachel<br />
Pilling.<br />
Student Services:<br />
Jonathan Pape, Nicole<br />
Reed <strong>and</strong> Andrew Roesch.<br />
World Language:<br />
Michel Christen, Crystal<br />
Hartsough <strong>and</strong> William<br />
Payne.
4 Top 10<br />
Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Eiftu Haile<br />
Activities <strong>and</strong> Offices held<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Forensics: CPA<br />
(3 years), German Club (3),<br />
Musical/Thespians (4), Volleyball<br />
(4), <strong>and</strong> Vocal Jazz (2).<br />
Special Honors <strong>and</strong><br />
Awards: National Achievement<br />
Scholarship Finalist/<br />
Winner, Daily Herald Leadership<br />
Team Honorable Mention,<br />
Illinois State Scholar.<br />
Greatest accomplishment:<br />
Working hard at helping at<br />
helping out at the Hope Center<br />
in Palatine <strong>and</strong> making a<br />
genuine difference in the lives<br />
of some of the people who rehabilitate<br />
there (also on the<br />
Student Board of Directors).<br />
Favorite class <strong>and</strong> why: AP<br />
Physics B: I accepted the challenge,<br />
learned a lot, <strong>and</strong> ended<br />
up doing well because of<br />
how much I enjoyed the class.<br />
Most challenging course<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: AP Calculus BC:<br />
it seemed as if I could work<br />
very hard <strong>and</strong> still not be<br />
able to underst<strong>and</strong>, but towards<br />
the end I finally began<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing the class. It<br />
requires a TON of hard work!<br />
Future plans: Study biology,<br />
pre-med track at Washington<br />
University in St. Louis.<br />
Become an allopathic primary<br />
care pediatrician <strong>and</strong><br />
eventually open my own<br />
clinic back home in Ethiopia.<br />
Most memorable teacher<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Mr. Swanson!<br />
No matter how many times<br />
I complained about how<br />
hard his class was, he never<br />
EVER pitied me, but instead<br />
he told me to buckle<br />
down <strong>and</strong> do the work. His<br />
advice permeated throughout<br />
my junior year <strong>and</strong> I am still<br />
learning from him today.<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: The teachers<br />
that have left such a<br />
huge impact on me <strong>and</strong> my<br />
four years here at Hoff -<br />
man; thank you all so much!<br />
Motivation for academic<br />
excellence: My parents:<br />
they work so very hard to<br />
provide me with every need<br />
<strong>and</strong> want <strong>and</strong> all they ask for<br />
return is that I strive to be<br />
the best student <strong>and</strong>, overall,<br />
person I can be; that<br />
is the very least I can do.<br />
Moral of YOUR story: Never<br />
ever stop chasing your<br />
dreams. Life is a direct product<br />
of the effort you put into<br />
it so never stop trying. If you<br />
fall, don’t be afraid to get up<br />
<strong>and</strong> never stop helping others.<br />
Rachel Frame<br />
A c t i v i t i e s a n d O f f i c -<br />
e s h e l d ( a n d y e a r s ) :<br />
N H S , p r e s i d e n t ( 2<br />
y e a r s ) , a n d C o s t u m e<br />
& m a k e u p ( 3 y e a r s ) .<br />
G re a t e s t a c c o m p l i s h -<br />
m e n t : L e a d i n g o n e o f t h e<br />
w o r k s i t e s d u r i n g a m i s -<br />
s i o n t r i p l a s t s u m m e r.<br />
F a v o r i t e c l a s s a n d<br />
w h y : A r t – i t ’s a w h o l e<br />
d i ff e r e n t t y p e o f l e a r n -<br />
i n g . I t ’s n o t a b o u t f a c t s<br />
a n d m e m o r i z a t i o n , i t ’s<br />
a b o u t e x p l o r i n g d e s i g n<br />
a n d c r e a t i n g t h i n g s<br />
y o u n e v e r e x p e c t e d .<br />
M o s t c h a l l e n g -<br />
i n g c o u r s e a n d w h y :<br />
C a l c u l u s . W h y d o I<br />
n e e d t o k n o w t h i s ?<br />
F u t u re p l a n s : G o t o<br />
M i a m i U n i v e r s i t y a n d<br />
m i n o r i n a r t . C o n t i n u e<br />
w i t h m i s s i o n / c h a r i t y<br />
w o r k . Tr a v e l t h e w o r l d .<br />
M o s t m e m o r a b l e t e a c h -<br />
e r a n d w h y : M r. M e d i n a<br />
b e c a u s e d u r i n g c l a s s h e<br />
r a n d o m l y q u o t e s K e $ h a .<br />
T h i n g s y o u w i l l<br />
m i s s m o s t a b o u t<br />
H E H S : M y b r o t h e r.<br />
M o t i v a t i o n f o r a c a -<br />
d e m i c e x c e l l e n c e :<br />
G o h a r d o r g o h o m e !<br />
M o r a l o f Y O U R s t o r y :<br />
F i g u r e o u t w h a t y o u<br />
l i k e , w h a t y o u w a n t , a n d<br />
w h a t m a k e s y o u h a p -<br />
p y. S u r r o u n d y o u r s e l f<br />
w i t h p e o p l e w h o a r e a<br />
p a r t o f t h a t . K n o w w h o<br />
y o u a r e a n d l i v e u p t o<br />
y o u r o w n e x p e c t a t i o n s .<br />
Parth Soni<br />
Activities <strong>and</strong> Offices<br />
held (<strong>and</strong> years): PALS<br />
President (2 years), Math<br />
Team (4 years), Scholastic<br />
Bowl (3 years),<br />
<strong>and</strong> Volleyball (2 years).<br />
Special Honors <strong>and</strong><br />
Awards: 2nd place<br />
at State for Math<br />
Team <strong>and</strong> AP Scholar.<br />
Greatest accomplishment:<br />
I went to India<br />
last summer alone<br />
<strong>and</strong> learned Sanskrit.<br />
Favorite class <strong>and</strong> why:<br />
Physics C because I applied<br />
math, which I also<br />
love, to real situations.<br />
Most challenging<br />
course <strong>and</strong> why: Physics<br />
C because it is a<br />
concept-driven class.<br />
Future plans: Bioengineering<br />
<strong>and</strong> to continue<br />
teaching Sanskrit.<br />
Most memorable teacher<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Mr. Swanson<br />
because he expressed his<br />
enthusiasm for the subject<br />
he teaches the most.<br />
Things you will miss<br />
most about HEHS:<br />
The teachers, the people<br />
<strong>and</strong> the atmosphere.<br />
Motivation for academic<br />
excellence: I am<br />
the first person from my<br />
family to go to college.<br />
Moral of YOUR story:<br />
I worked hard, planned<br />
ahead, but also made sure<br />
I didn’t overwork myself.<br />
Hermione Granger grows from<br />
<strong>and</strong> strong woman. Her story<br />
who have learned so much dur<br />
Isha Parikh<br />
Activities <strong>and</strong> Offices<br />
held (<strong>and</strong> years): Swimming<br />
(2 years), Water polo<br />
(2 years), Golf (1 year) <strong>and</strong><br />
NHS, vice president (2 years).<br />
Special Honors <strong>and</strong> Awards:<br />
Representative at Illinois<br />
Leadership Seminar (ILS), AP<br />
Scholar, Illinois State Scholar.<br />
Greatest accomplishment:<br />
Getting into UIC’s<br />
GPPA dentistry program!<br />
I still can’t believe it.<br />
Favorite class <strong>and</strong> why:<br />
Physics, for sure! I had a really<br />
awesome class <strong>and</strong><br />
Mr. Swanson knows how<br />
to make physics super fun!<br />
Most challenging course<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Calculus BC. I<br />
have nothing more to say.<br />
Future plans: I’m going to be<br />
attending the University of Illinois<br />
at Chicago to pursue a<br />
career in dentistry. I plan on<br />
getting married, having three or<br />
four kids, <strong>and</strong> definitely getting<br />
a dog. Also I want to travel a lot!<br />
Most memorable teacher <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Mr. Swanson! He teaches<br />
physics really well, but at the<br />
same time he makes class fun!<br />
He helped me whenever I needed<br />
it, even if it meant giving up<br />
his lunch hour. He used to entertain<br />
out class <strong>by</strong> singing “Let’s<br />
get physics started in here.”<br />
Basically if you’ve never had<br />
Swanson, you’re missing out.<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: My teachers,<br />
goofing around during passing<br />
periods, lunch with Rachel<br />
<strong>and</strong> seeing Vishwa every day.<br />
Motivation for academic excellence:<br />
My parents have<br />
always pushed me to do well<br />
in school <strong>and</strong> although I hate<br />
their nagging more than anything<br />
else, it helped. Also, my<br />
sister set the bar pretty high<br />
for me so trying to live up to<br />
her has motivated me a lot.<br />
Moral of YOUR story: It<br />
you let others define you,<br />
you’ll never realize what it<br />
is that you truly want. But<br />
if you define yourself, not<br />
only will you realize everything<br />
you want, you’ll get it.<br />
Vishwa Shah<br />
A c t i v i t i e s a n d O f f i c e s<br />
h e l d ( a n d y e a r s ) : S w i m -<br />
m i n g ( 4 y e a r s ) , Wa t e r<br />
P o l o ( 2 y e a r s ) , S o c -<br />
c e r ( 2 y e a r s ) , N H S Vi c e<br />
P r e s i d e n t ( 2 y e a r s ) ,<br />
PA L S / H O P E ( 2 y e a r s ) ,<br />
S TA N D ( 2 y e a r s ) , F o -<br />
r e n s i c s : C PA ( 1 y e a r )<br />
S p e c i a l H o n o r s a n d<br />
Aw a r d s : A l l - A c a d e m i c<br />
S e n i o r A t h l e t e Aw a r d ,<br />
S c h o l a s t i c A c h i e v e -<br />
m e n t Aw a r d , I l l i n o i s<br />
S t a t e s c h o l a r, F r e n c h<br />
Honorable mentions<br />
N a t i o n a l H o n o r S o c i e t y<br />
G re a t e s t a c c o m p l i s h -<br />
m e n t : C o m p l e t i n g 4 y e a r s<br />
o f s w i m m i n g w h i l e b a l a n c -<br />
i n g s c h o o l w o r k . I t s u c k e d ,<br />
b u t s o m e h o w I l o v e i t .<br />
F a v o r i t e c l a s s a n d w h y :<br />
A P E u r o – t h a t c l a s s<br />
w a s g e n u i n e l y i n t e r e s t -<br />
i n g a n d M r s . J o h a n s -<br />
s o n i s a g r e a t w o m a n .<br />
M o s t c h a l l e n g i n g c o u r s e<br />
a n d w h y : A P C a l c u l u s<br />
B C – I ’ v e n e v e r f e l t s o<br />
s t u p i d i n a c l a s s b e f o r e .<br />
Juhi Thakkar<br />
F u t u re p l a n s : I w i l l b e<br />
a t t e n d i n g t h e U n i v e r-<br />
s i t y o f I l l i n o i s a t U r-<br />
b a n a - C h a m p a i g n i n t h e<br />
f a l l t o p u r s u e a c a r e e r<br />
i n m e d i c i n e . S o m e d a y, I<br />
w i l l l i v e i n C a l i f o r n i a .<br />
M o s t m e m o r a b l e t e a c h -<br />
e r a n d w h y : M r. A h n<br />
– h e t a u g h t a b o u t E n g l i s h<br />
a n d l i f e s i m u l t a n e o u s l y.<br />
H e i s a l s o v e r y f u n n y.<br />
T h i n g s y o u w i l l m i s s m o s t<br />
a b o u t H E H S : I w i l l m i s s<br />
m y b e a u t i f u l s w i m t e a m ,<br />
g o o f i n g o ff d u r i n g p a s s -<br />
i n g p e r i o d s , s e e i n g m y<br />
w o n d e r f u l f r i e n d s e v e r y<br />
d a y, a n d b e i n g w i t h I s h a<br />
B . P a r i k h a l l t h e t i m e .<br />
M o t i v a t i o n f o r a c a d e m i c<br />
e x c e l l e n c e : M y b r o t h -<br />
e r f o r c e d m e t o w o r k<br />
h a r d . I h a t e d i t , b u t I<br />
g u e s s i t s o r t o f h e l p e d .<br />
M o r a l o f Y O U R s t o -<br />
r y : K e e p s m i l i n g a n d<br />
l a u g h i n g e v e n w h e n<br />
t h i n g s d o n ’t g o w e l l . I t<br />
m a k e s e v e r y t h i n g b e t t e r.<br />
Amita Prabhu
Scholars<br />
Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
5<br />
Activities <strong>and</strong> Offices held<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Badminton (4<br />
years), Tennis (4 years), Student<br />
Congress (3 years) Vice<br />
President, Math Team (4<br />
years), Scholastic Bowl (3<br />
years), STAND (2 years),<br />
B<strong>and</strong> (4 years) Section Leader.<br />
Special Honors <strong>and</strong> Awards:<br />
Being in the Top 10, Getting a<br />
black belt in Tae Kwon Do, NHS,<br />
National Spanish Honor Society.<br />
Greatest accomplishment:<br />
Getting a black belt in tae kwon<br />
do. After years of hard work,<br />
I finally passed my final test<br />
<strong>and</strong> got my first degree black<br />
belt. It was a great feeling.<br />
Favorite class <strong>and</strong> why: Chemistry<br />
– The experiments we did<br />
(making smores, ice cream,<br />
tie-dye t-shirts, etc.) were a<br />
LOT of fun. Also Mrs. Sowle<br />
was an amazing teacher who<br />
always made class enjoyable.<br />
Most challenging course<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: AP Calculus<br />
BC – enough said.<br />
Future plans: Go to Loyola<br />
as a part of the Honors program.<br />
I plan on majoring in<br />
Biology <strong>and</strong> minoring Visual<br />
Communications <strong>and</strong> going to<br />
med school. I hope to one day<br />
open a small business in digital<br />
art <strong>and</strong> be a doctor as well.<br />
Most memorable teacher<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Mrs. Schildt – She<br />
is one of the nicest <strong>and</strong> most<br />
fun teachers I have ever met.<br />
She always knows how to put<br />
a smile on a student’s face,<br />
<strong>and</strong> her bubbly personality<br />
makes her so fun to be around.<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: The people. I’m<br />
going to miss seeing all my<br />
friends <strong>and</strong> all my teachers.<br />
Motivation for academic excellence:<br />
My parents always<br />
taught me to work to my full<br />
potential. My older brother was<br />
always my role model <strong>and</strong> seeing<br />
him succeed in school <strong>and</strong><br />
being a top ten scholar drove<br />
me to work even harder <strong>and</strong> do<br />
the best I can in everything I do.<br />
Moral of YOUR story: Work<br />
hard, but remember to enjoy<br />
yourself too. Everything happens<br />
for a reason <strong>and</strong> things<br />
always work out in the end.<br />
Don’t lose sight of who you are,<br />
<strong>and</strong> remember to HAVE FUN.<br />
Krupa Patel<br />
Activities <strong>and</strong> Offices held<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Math Team<br />
(4 years), Tennis (4 years),<br />
Badminton (4 years), NHS (2<br />
years), Hawk Hooks (2 years)<br />
Special Honors <strong>and</strong> Awards:<br />
AP Scholar with Distinction,<br />
Illinois State Scholar,<br />
Spanish Honor Society<br />
Greatest accomplishment:<br />
Always trying to<br />
remain positive <strong>and</strong> graduating<br />
from Nrutyakalashree<br />
Dance Academy<br />
Favorite classes: AP Euro,<br />
AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Calc BC<br />
Most challenging course<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: AP Spanish<br />
– I realized that I cannot<br />
speak in Spanish AT ALL<br />
Future plans: I’m going<br />
to Loyola next year then<br />
to medical school then<br />
to become an ER doctor<br />
Most memorable teachers:<br />
Mr. Schumacher, Mr. Swanson,<br />
Mrs. Sowle, Mr. Loh,<br />
Mr. Fivelson, Mrs. Johansson<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: I will miss<br />
the teachers <strong>and</strong> my friends.<br />
Motivation for academic<br />
excellence: My parents have<br />
always inspired <strong>and</strong> encouraged<br />
me to give everything<br />
I do a hundred percent.<br />
Anything less than my best<br />
is not allowed in my mind<br />
since I know I can do better.<br />
Moral of YOUR story:<br />
Always believe that everything<br />
happens for a<br />
reason, never let an obstacle<br />
slow you down, just<br />
keep going for your goals.<br />
Nilam Patel<br />
a young bookworm into a loyal<br />
reflects those of our scholars<br />
ing their time at <strong>Hoffman</strong>.<br />
Activities <strong>and</strong> Offices held (<strong>and</strong><br />
years): Tennis (4 years, 3 years<br />
Varsity), PALS (2 years), Scholastic<br />
Bowl (3 years), Math Team<br />
(4 years), Science Bowl (2 years).<br />
Special Honors <strong>and</strong> Awards:<br />
NHS (2 years), Spanish<br />
Honor Society (3 years).<br />
Greatest accomplishment: Being<br />
born <strong>and</strong> making top ten scholars.<br />
Favorite class <strong>and</strong> why: AP<br />
Bio/AP Chemistry: Both classes<br />
are fun <strong>and</strong> have two awesome<br />
teachers along with outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
peers. They are both also interactive<br />
<strong>and</strong> once again, really fun.<br />
Most challenging course <strong>and</strong><br />
why: AP Language <strong>and</strong> Composition<br />
since this class has required a<br />
great deal of work <strong>and</strong> time in <strong>and</strong><br />
out of class to get to where I am now.<br />
Future plans: My plan after<br />
high school is to go to<br />
UIC <strong>and</strong> major in Biology.<br />
Most memorable teacher <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Mr. Schumacher – he is a boss.<br />
Things you will miss most about<br />
HEHS: I’ll miss the friends I made<br />
in high school the most, but I’ll<br />
miss HEHS’s awesome teachers<br />
that I have learned so much from.<br />
Motivation for academic excellence:<br />
My brother – he pushes<br />
me to my potential trying to help<br />
me make the best out of every<br />
situation class <strong>and</strong> life in general.<br />
Moral of YOUR story: Try your<br />
hardest, have fun, <strong>and</strong> reach for your<br />
goals <strong>and</strong> you will enjoy high school.<br />
Aashutos Patel<br />
Activities <strong>and</strong> Offices<br />
held (<strong>and</strong> years): Volleyball<br />
(2 years), Badminton (2<br />
years), Gymnastics (2 years).<br />
Special Honors <strong>and</strong><br />
Awards: AP Scholar,<br />
Academic Scholar.<br />
Greatest accomplishment:<br />
Making it into Top 10.<br />
Favorite class <strong>and</strong> why:<br />
AP Physics B because I had<br />
some pretty amazing people<br />
in my class <strong>and</strong> Mr. Swanson<br />
is basically just awesome.<br />
Most challenging course<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: AP Calculus BC.<br />
It’s just hard for me in every<br />
way. Even learning how<br />
to use the TI-89 calculator<br />
was hard, <strong>and</strong> that was supposed<br />
to make things easier.<br />
Future plans: Next year,<br />
I’m going to Loyola University<br />
of Chicago on a<br />
pre-med track. As of now, I<br />
honestly have no idea what<br />
kind of doctor I want to be.<br />
Most memorable teacher<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Mrs. Johannsson.<br />
Because of her, I loved<br />
AP Euro. She is just a great<br />
teacher in general. She<br />
knows everything there is to<br />
know about European History<br />
<strong>and</strong> she’s fun! It’s also<br />
easy to keep in touch with<br />
<strong>and</strong> talk to her even after<br />
you’re done with her class<br />
because she genuinely cares<br />
about how you’re doing.<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: All of my<br />
teachers! I’ve had so many<br />
awesome teachers these<br />
past 4 years <strong>and</strong> I’m sad I<br />
won’t be able to see them<br />
next year. I’m also going to<br />
miss the huge crowds that<br />
form <strong>by</strong> the auditorium lockers<br />
during passing period.<br />
Motivation for academic<br />
excellence: My main motivation<br />
for excellence is my parents.<br />
They’ve never pressured<br />
me to get good grades or do<br />
well. All they ask is for me to<br />
try my best, which makes me<br />
want to succeed even more.<br />
Moral of YOUR story:<br />
All you can really do is put<br />
in effort <strong>and</strong> after that you<br />
should just accept what<br />
you get, stop stressing<br />
<strong>and</strong> just be happy about it.<br />
Priya I. Patel<br />
Activities <strong>and</strong> Offices held (<strong>and</strong><br />
years): B<strong>and</strong> (4 years), Water<br />
Polo (4 years), Swimming (4<br />
years), National Honor Society<br />
(2 years), Hawk Hooks (1 year).<br />
Special Honors <strong>and</strong> Awards:<br />
AP Scholar with Honors, Illinois<br />
State Scholar, Spanish<br />
National Honor Society.<br />
Greatest accomplishment: I’ve<br />
always had the dream of writing<br />
a novel. For my sophomore<br />
Gifted project, that is exactly<br />
what I did. Despite some minor<br />
setbacks, I managed to finish before<br />
the expo <strong>and</strong> do a little extra.<br />
Favorite class <strong>and</strong> why: AP Bio<br />
was definitely my favorite class.<br />
I actually liked the subject so it<br />
was kind of fun actually learning<br />
about the topics. Field trips were<br />
a bonus too. I think the people in<br />
my class made me enjoy it more.<br />
Most challenging course <strong>and</strong><br />
why: AP Spanish was my most difficult<br />
class. I was good with grammar;<br />
but when it comes to reading,<br />
listening, or speaking, I am lost.<br />
Future plans: I will be attending St.<br />
Louis University, participating in the<br />
Med Scholars program. I will either<br />
major in biology or neuroscience.<br />
Most memorable teacher <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Mr. Schumacher is the teacher<br />
I’ll remember the most. Not<br />
only was he my swim coach for<br />
three years, he was one of the reasons<br />
why AP Bio was my favorite<br />
class. He made class interesting<br />
<strong>and</strong> the topics easy to underst<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Things you will miss most about<br />
HEHS: I’ll miss the people that<br />
I met at HEHS the most. After<br />
four years, they start to grow<br />
on you. It’ll be weird not seeing<br />
them pretty much every day.<br />
Motivation for academic excellence:<br />
A major thing that motivated<br />
me was that I knew what I wanted<br />
to be in the future, so I had a goal<br />
to work towards. Also, I thought<br />
of grades as a little competition,<br />
which motivated me a little more.<br />
Moral of YOUR story: For me,<br />
I learned that procrastinating is a<br />
very, very bad choice. Whether it<br />
was homework or college applications,<br />
I would wait until the very last<br />
second, which would really stress<br />
me out. Do NOT procrastinate.<br />
Jessica Pablo<br />
Priya K. Patel Sean McGarry Jordan Habel Jessica Flach
6 Top 10<br />
Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Isabelle Ezra<br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken:<br />
Freshman B<strong>and</strong> (1 year), Symphonic<br />
Winds (3 years), Vocal<br />
Ensemble (1 years), <strong>and</strong><br />
Concert Choir (3 years).<br />
Performances: All 4 musicals<br />
(Evita! Grease, Beauty<br />
& the Beast, <strong>and</strong> Children of<br />
Eden), Spring plays (Charlotte’s<br />
Webb, Little Shop of Horrors,<br />
<strong>and</strong> You Have the Right to Remain<br />
Dead), b<strong>and</strong> concerts,<br />
choir concerts, madrigal gigs,<br />
<strong>and</strong> jazz b<strong>and</strong>/vocal jazz performances.<br />
Dance shows (’08,<br />
’09, ’10), dance club, orchesis<br />
<strong>and</strong> Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Assemblies.<br />
Special Awards/Honors:<br />
Thespian <strong>and</strong> Choir<br />
president. Sopranos section<br />
leader. Honor Thespian.<br />
Greatest Accomplishments:<br />
Playing Belle in Beauty <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Beast because it is a fun, childhood<br />
favorite but also has a lot of<br />
really challenging songs to sing.<br />
Most Memorable Experience:<br />
In Children of Eden, singing<br />
this big, huge gospel song <strong>and</strong><br />
receiving a st<strong>and</strong>ing ovation<br />
in the middle of the show. Really<br />
topped off the work I’ve<br />
put in over the last four years.<br />
Other Activities: PALS/<br />
HOPE, API, Literary magazine<br />
editor, dance club/orchesis,<br />
NHS, Freshmentors.<br />
Future Plans: Attending Azusa<br />
Pacific University in California<br />
for a psychology major with an<br />
addiction counseling specialty.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers:<br />
The entire music department,<br />
theater directors <strong>and</strong> Mr. Brown,<br />
Mrs. Chung <strong>and</strong> Mr. Ahn.<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: I’ll miss the diverse<br />
community – it has been<br />
such a great experience to get<br />
to know teachers <strong>and</strong> students<br />
well <strong>and</strong> work alongside them.<br />
Favorite Performance: Playing<br />
“Sweet Mama” <strong>and</strong> “Doris”<br />
in You Have the Right to Remain<br />
Dead. Working with such a<br />
small cast on our quirks <strong>and</strong> trying<br />
not to laugh. (I’m a terrible<br />
story teller – it really was funny.)<br />
The Moral of YOUR story:<br />
Do anything <strong>and</strong> everything<br />
you want to during high school.<br />
You won’t get this many opportunities<br />
to do what you<br />
love <strong>and</strong> laugh while you do it.<br />
Thomas Squires<br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken:<br />
B<strong>and</strong>: Concert B<strong>and</strong> (1 year),<br />
Symphonic Winds (3), <strong>and</strong><br />
Choir: Concert Choir (3).<br />
Performances: Evita, Much<br />
Ado About Nothing, Plaza<br />
Suite, Grease, Little Shop<br />
of Horrors, Picasso at the<br />
Lapin Agile, Beauty <strong>and</strong><br />
the Beast, The Complete<br />
Works of William Shakespeare<br />
(Abridged), Children<br />
of Eden, Of Mice <strong>and</strong> Men.<br />
Special Awards/Honors: International<br />
Thespian Troupe<br />
1055, <strong>and</strong> Honor Thespian:<br />
80+ points (20 are required<br />
to be an Honor Thespian).<br />
Greatest Accomplishments:<br />
I was graced with<br />
two lead roles as a freshman.<br />
Most Memorable Experience:<br />
Theatrefest senior year,<br />
<strong>and</strong> braving a snowstorm for<br />
IHOP with Zach Lentino, Dominic<br />
Zeier, <strong>and</strong> John Barrath.<br />
Other Activities: Forensics<br />
<strong>and</strong> Boy Scouts (Eagle Rank).<br />
Future Plans: Major in Musical<br />
Theatre at Viterbo University<br />
in LaCrosse, WI. I hope<br />
to perform professionally.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers:<br />
Mrs. W<strong>and</strong>ro, Mr. Macnider, Mr.<br />
Stevens, <strong>and</strong> Mr. Schlesinger<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: I’ll miss the<br />
auditorium <strong>and</strong> music area,<br />
my home away from home.<br />
Favorite Performance:<br />
Beauty <strong>and</strong> the Beast<br />
because I got to fly.<br />
The Moral of YOUR story:<br />
“The only thing constant is<br />
change.” –Jekyll <strong>and</strong> Hyde<br />
Nick Hommowun<br />
Amita Prabhu<br />
Eiftu Haile<br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken:<br />
I took 3D Design (3 years),<br />
Choir (4 years), B<strong>and</strong> (3<br />
years), Volunteer B<strong>and</strong> (1<br />
year), <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> Design (1<br />
year), 2D Design (1 year),<br />
<strong>and</strong> Drawing (1 year).<br />
Performances: I’ve been<br />
in Evita, Grease, Beautiful<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Beast, Children of<br />
Eden, <strong>and</strong> Of Mice <strong>and</strong> Men.<br />
Special Awards/Honors:<br />
I have recieved the Spirit<br />
of the Hawk award for<br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken:<br />
B<strong>and</strong> (4 years).<br />
Performances: Charlotte’s Web,<br />
Plaza Suite, Picasso at the Lapin Agile,<br />
Madrigal dinners, Stronghold,<br />
<strong>and</strong> a LOT of speech tournaments.<br />
Special Awards/Honors: Won 3<br />
Speech Regional Championships,<br />
Academic Scholar, AP Scholar with<br />
Honors Greatest Accomplishments:<br />
Balancing an AP schedule<br />
while maintaining commitments to<br />
activities <strong>and</strong> growing from a very<br />
shy person to being able to speak<br />
confidently in front of large crowds.<br />
Most Memorable Experience:<br />
The two day Downers Grove South<br />
speech tournament, the biggest meet<br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken: Orchestra<br />
(2 years), <strong>and</strong> Choir (2 years).<br />
Performances: State Final Impromptu<br />
Speech Performance,<br />
<strong>and</strong> D211 Honors Choir (2 years).<br />
Special Awards/Honors: D211<br />
State Achievement Award<br />
(Speech), <strong>and</strong> Choir Section Leader.<br />
Greatest Accomplishments:<br />
3rd place at state, 1 for Choir<br />
District 7 Contest Junior Year.<br />
Most Memorable Experience:<br />
Getting 3rd place at State in Impromptu.<br />
The feeling was indescribable<br />
as I realized that all<br />
my hard work <strong>and</strong> the work of<br />
my coaches, Mr. Clarke <strong>and</strong> Mrs.<br />
Honorable mentions<br />
Choir <strong>and</strong> <strong>Art</strong>, 6th place in<br />
state for 4x5 show, Honorable<br />
Mention in Schaumburg<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Show, <strong>and</strong> was<br />
able to participate in NHS.<br />
Most Memorable Experience:<br />
Being Zach Lentino’s<br />
“little” brother.<br />
Other Activities: I also<br />
participated in Lacrosse (3<br />
years), Math Team (3 years),<br />
<strong>and</strong> Scholastic Bowl (1 year).<br />
Future Plans: I plan<br />
to become a Math<br />
held in the state where I took 3rd<br />
place. My more recent memorable<br />
experience is reading some of the<br />
funny <strong>and</strong> not so funny entries seniors<br />
have submitted to this issue.<br />
Other Activities: Forensics,<br />
Newspaper, NHS, Madrigal<br />
Recorders, <strong>and</strong> Jazz B<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Future Plans: I will be attending<br />
the University of Chicago next year<br />
where I plan to major in Psychology<br />
<strong>and</strong> maybe minor in English <strong>and</strong> Creative<br />
Writing. I also hope to be part<br />
of some sort of public speaking team.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers: Ms.<br />
Carroll, Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Swanson,<br />
Mr. Schumacher, Mrs. Davey, Mr.<br />
Calisch, Madame Frost Things you<br />
Phillips, <strong>and</strong> my friends, namely<br />
Bailey Armstrong, paid off!<br />
Other Activities: Vocal Jazz-<br />
“Shades of Blue”, Musical,<br />
German Club, <strong>and</strong> Thespians.<br />
Future Plans: Study biological<br />
sciences at Washington<br />
University to become a pediatrician<br />
<strong>and</strong> work in a clinic in<br />
Ethiopia. I will also keep up<br />
with cello <strong>and</strong> singing at Church.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers: Mr.<br />
Benschish – He is my vocal jazz<br />
teacher <strong>and</strong> he has helped me develop<br />
my voice in the jazz style<br />
for two years now. His enthusiasm<br />
for the genre is inspiring <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Art</strong> teacher.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers:<br />
My favorite teachers<br />
are Mr. Medina, Mr. Fivelson,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Mrs. Ordonez.<br />
Things you will miss<br />
most about HEHS: I will<br />
miss spending late nights<br />
putting shows together.<br />
Favorite Performance: My<br />
favorite performance was being<br />
Lennie Of Mice <strong>and</strong> Men.<br />
The Moral of YOUR story:<br />
Doing it all is possible.<br />
will miss most about HEHS: The<br />
tight knit community I have grown to<br />
be a part of <strong>and</strong> all the relationships<br />
I have built. I will miss being part of<br />
such an encouraging environment.<br />
Favorite Performance: Performing<br />
my Dec (A B+ is Just Fine) at<br />
the Regional Performance Night<br />
this year. I love speaking on<br />
stage <strong>and</strong> I think this was one of<br />
my best recieved performances<br />
The Moral of YOUR story: Working<br />
hard for what you want <strong>and</strong><br />
getting it is easy. Working hard for<br />
what you want <strong>and</strong> not getting it is<br />
heartbreaking, but it can also lead to<br />
an incredible path of self discovery<br />
<strong>and</strong> new opportunities, if you let it.<br />
I’ve learned so much from him.<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: The teachers that<br />
have left such a huge impact on<br />
me <strong>and</strong> my four years here at<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong>; than you all so much!<br />
Favorite Performance: Playing<br />
“Aida” at graduation freshman<br />
year. This performance was<br />
fantastic <strong>and</strong> I have never heard<br />
such a lively string orchestra.<br />
The Moral of YOUR story: Never<br />
ever stop chasing your dreams.<br />
Life is a direct product of the effort<br />
you put into it so never stop trying.<br />
If you fall, don’t be afraid to get<br />
up <strong>and</strong> never stop helping others.<br />
Charles Schultz explores the<br />
ing the wonders of music an<br />
eder, Charlie Brown, Linus,<br />
what our own fine arts stud<br />
Justin Clarke Regina Emiliano Vicki Shah
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
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Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken:<br />
Symphonic Winds (3 years)<br />
Performances: Performed b<strong>and</strong><br />
concerts (jazz <strong>and</strong> classical) <strong>and</strong> was<br />
a featured soloist in a jazz rendition<br />
of America the Beautiful during a<br />
European tour through Engl<strong>and</strong>,<br />
France, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>, Austria, Lichtenstein,<br />
Italy, <strong>and</strong> Germany; Varsity<br />
Show (sax); Friendship Village;<br />
WARP (rock b<strong>and</strong>), block parties.<br />
Special Awards/Honors: Was selected,<br />
through audition, to be the<br />
only alto sax in the pit of the Illinois<br />
allstate musical Urinetown, District<br />
211 Honors B<strong>and</strong>, IMEA (Illinois<br />
Music Educators Association)<br />
District 7 high honor b<strong>and</strong>, IHSA<br />
music solo/ensemble competition<br />
“Best Performance of the Day”<br />
award, ISU’s “outst<strong>and</strong>ing drum<br />
major” award <strong>and</strong> 8th in state in dramatic<br />
duet acting for speech team.<br />
Greatest Accomplishments: Having<br />
the honor of working with such<br />
an amazing b<strong>and</strong> as the only drum<br />
major. To all the b<strong>and</strong> members: be<br />
leaders next year. We made so much<br />
progress in the marching, concert,<br />
<strong>and</strong> pep b<strong>and</strong>s this year that it would<br />
be an awful shame to forget about<br />
the great work that you all did.<br />
Most Memorable Experience: After<br />
I played a saxophone solo in Paris<br />
with the Illinois Ambassadors of Music<br />
Jazz B<strong>and</strong>, a guy who looked like<br />
the oldest man in France came up to<br />
me <strong>and</strong> started talking. I didn’t have<br />
the faintest idea what he was saying,<br />
but it seemed very complimentary.<br />
Other Activities: Baseball (3<br />
years), Cross Country (2), Swimming<br />
(1), Volunteer at St. Alexius<br />
Medical Center (3), NHS member<br />
(2), Forensics (4), Jazz B<strong>and</strong> (4),<br />
Pit Orchestra (4), Drum Major (2),<br />
Thespian (3), Hawk Hooks (2).<br />
Future Plans: I am attending Miami<br />
University in Oxford, Ohio, where<br />
I will be studying music education<br />
through their honors program. Until<br />
then, I hope to teach saxophone<br />
lessons to junior high students.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers:<br />
Mr. Erickson, Mr. Schumacher,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Mrs. Phillips.<br />
Things you will miss most about<br />
HEHS: The conversations with Mr.<br />
Reese in the Music office. That man<br />
has an opinion about everything<br />
<strong>and</strong> I think they are all hilarious.<br />
Favorite Performance: My favorite<br />
performance was the marching<br />
b<strong>and</strong> concert this year because I<br />
realized that my aspiration to become<br />
a doctor wasn’t the right fit.<br />
Teaching high school students music<br />
is what I would really make me<br />
happy. I just hope I can come back<br />
to District 211 to be able to do it!<br />
The Moral of YOUR story: I’m glad<br />
that I got very involved over my four<br />
years. Without taking risks <strong>and</strong> joining<br />
all kinds of activities, I wouldn’t<br />
have met so many amazing people.<br />
Jordan Habel<br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken:<br />
I took Concert<br />
Choir <strong>and</strong> Orchestra.<br />
Performances: I performed<br />
in Evita, Grease,<br />
The Little Shop of Horrors,<br />
Beauty <strong>and</strong> the Beast, as<br />
well as Children of Eden.<br />
Special Awards/Honors:<br />
I recieved the Spirit of<br />
the Hawk award, Musical<br />
Awards, <strong>and</strong> Choir awards.<br />
Greatest Accomplishments:<br />
My greatest accomplishment<br />
was being<br />
in musicals while acting<br />
<strong>and</strong> singing my heart out.<br />
Other Activities: I enjoy<br />
reading, singing,<br />
playing video games,<br />
<strong>and</strong> listening to music.<br />
Future Plans: In the future<br />
I want to become<br />
a singer or an actor.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers:<br />
My most memorable<br />
teachers are Mr.<br />
Schlesinger, Mrs. Ordonez,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ms. Pham.<br />
Things you will miss<br />
most about HEHS: I will<br />
miss my friends, teachers<br />
<strong>and</strong> participating in musicals<br />
here at <strong>Hoffman</strong>.<br />
Favorite Performance:<br />
My favorite performance<br />
was Children of Eden.<br />
The Moral of YOUR<br />
story: Be yourself.<br />
Eric Movssessian<br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken: <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Design, Drawing, Painting,<br />
AP Commercial Design,<br />
2D studio Performances:<br />
Dance Show <strong>and</strong> I-Fair Special<br />
Awards/Honors: 1st in<br />
Schaumburg Township District<br />
Library <strong>Hoffman</strong> <strong>Estates</strong><br />
Student <strong>Art</strong> Exhibition,<br />
1st in Advanced Graphic Design,<br />
3rd in Graphic Design,<br />
Congressional <strong>Art</strong> Recognition,<br />
3rd in Congressional<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Competition Greatest<br />
Accomplishments: Getting<br />
into the U of I <strong>Art</strong> School,<br />
getting a Peak Performance<br />
<strong>and</strong> Fivelson’s US ‘A’ list<br />
pencil Most Memorable Experience:<br />
Doing dance show<br />
because it was my first <strong>and</strong><br />
last year doing it. It was fun<br />
because I usually go to watch<br />
it but this time I was in it!<br />
Yay! My other memorable<br />
experience is meeting all<br />
my friends! Other Activities:<br />
Golf, Badminton, Gymnastics,<br />
NHS, Math Team,<br />
Scholastic Bowl, Yearbook,<br />
Mural Club, API, <strong>Art</strong> Club<br />
Future Plans: I’m going to<br />
U of I to study art. Right now<br />
I plan to go into graphic design<br />
but I’m still deciding.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers:<br />
Mrs. Davey, Mr. Schumacher,<br />
Mrs. Johansson, Mrs.<br />
Surtz, Mr. Scott, Mr. Peak,<br />
Mrs. Schildt Things you<br />
will most about HEHS: All<br />
the wonderful people! YAY!<br />
And my friends Favorite<br />
<strong>Art</strong>work/Performance: The<br />
girl with paint on her h<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
(It doesn’t have a title) The<br />
Moral of YOUR story: Always<br />
look on the bright side.<br />
<strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong><br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken: B<strong>and</strong><br />
(4 years), <strong>and</strong> Choir (1 year).<br />
Performances: Evita, Charolette’s<br />
Webb, Plaza Suite,<br />
Grease, Little Shop of Horrors,<br />
Picasso at the Lapin Agile,<br />
Beauty <strong>and</strong> the Beast, You Have<br />
the Right to Remain Dead, The<br />
Complete Works of William<br />
Shakespeare (Abridged), Children<br />
of Eden, Of Mice <strong>and</strong> Men.<br />
Special Awards/Honors:<br />
Academic Scholar,<br />
Spirit of the Hawk, <strong>and</strong><br />
B<strong>and</strong> (Vice President).<br />
Greatest Accomplishments:<br />
Continuing an AP<br />
track while keeping up with<br />
the theater commitments.<br />
Most Memorable Experience:<br />
Pretty much every day.<br />
But I’d have to say it would be<br />
when Mr. Stevens <strong>and</strong> I came<br />
in early to program lights for<br />
the musical day show. We<br />
had been working for about 2<br />
hours when the board crashed.<br />
Other Activities: Theater,<br />
Math Team <strong>and</strong> Work.<br />
Future Plans: Secondary<br />
Education (Math).<br />
Most Memorable Teachers:<br />
Mr. Medina, Mr. Stevens,<br />
Mrs. W<strong>and</strong>ro, Mrs. Ordonez,<br />
Mr. Schlesinger, Mrs. Gilbert,<br />
Mr. Fivelson, Mr. Ahn,<br />
Mr. Beers <strong>and</strong> Mr. Erickson.<br />
Things you will most about<br />
HEHS: The people – so many<br />
good friends <strong>and</strong> teachers.<br />
Favorite Performance:<br />
Complete work of William<br />
Shakespeare (Abridged).<br />
The Moral of YOUR story:<br />
“Everybody wants a little piece<br />
of lan’. I read plenty of books<br />
out here. Nobody never gets to<br />
heaven <strong>and</strong> nobody gets no l<strong>and</strong>.<br />
It’s just in their head. They’re<br />
all the time talking about it,<br />
but it’s jus’ in their head.”<br />
Will Payne<br />
life of children experiencd<br />
art. The stories of Schro<strong>and</strong><br />
Lucy are examples of<br />
ents have gone through.<br />
Claire Kaplan Zach Lentino John Barrath<br />
Fine <strong>Art</strong>s Classes Taken:<br />
I took Speech, <strong>and</strong> B<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Performances: I performed in<br />
Much Ado About Nothing, Evita,<br />
<strong>and</strong> also spoke for Forensics.<br />
Special Awards/Honors: I<br />
qualified for state in Extemp<br />
<strong>and</strong> Impromptu speaking my<br />
Junior year <strong>and</strong> qualified for<br />
state in Extemp my senior year.<br />
Greatest Accomplishments:<br />
Getting on to the Western<br />
Kentucky speech team.<br />
Most Memorable Experience:<br />
Probably all the times<br />
riding on the bus, reading<br />
my critiques <strong>and</strong> complaining<br />
about the judges.<br />
Other Activities: Cross<br />
Country <strong>and</strong> Track.<br />
Future Plans: Going to<br />
Western Kentucky to double<br />
major in Film <strong>and</strong> broadcasting<br />
with an emphasis<br />
in TV <strong>and</strong> Film production<br />
<strong>and</strong> minoring in history.<br />
Most Memorable Teachers:<br />
My favorite teachers<br />
are Mrs. Phillips, the<br />
Browns, <strong>and</strong> Mr. Clarke.<br />
Things you will miss most<br />
about HEHS: I will miss<br />
all of the different types<br />
of people at <strong>Hoffman</strong>.<br />
Favorite Performance: My<br />
favroite performance was<br />
the speech I gave on Afghanistan<br />
at Wheaton North.<br />
The Moral of YOUR story:<br />
Even if you get really sick,<br />
hard work <strong>and</strong> a little luck<br />
can help you reach your goals.<br />
Bailey Armstrong<br />
Honorable mentions
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Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong> years):<br />
Basketball (1 year), Football (3<br />
years), <strong>and</strong> Track & Field (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: German Club.<br />
Most embarrassing moment: My<br />
junior year against Schaumburg I<br />
got laid out in front of their cheerleaders.<br />
The entire time I was in the<br />
air, I was only thinking how embarrassing<br />
it’s going to be getting back<br />
up knowing you just got rocked.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: All my coaches were great.<br />
It was an honor to play under<br />
Coach Murphy, Helzer <strong>and</strong> Jones.<br />
However, I do want to thank Mr.<br />
Mead for not only coaching me<br />
but also ba<strong>by</strong>sitting me at practice.<br />
I also want to thank Coach<br />
Moersch for making D-line practice<br />
a lot of fun. Oh <strong>and</strong> I want to<br />
tell Coach Murphy I finally realized<br />
I’m not good enough for the<br />
NBA. I would also like to recognize<br />
Jedi Master Lew, of course.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Being a student athlete<br />
is not easy. You need to learn<br />
how to balance school <strong>and</strong> sports<br />
but once you learn how to prioritize,<br />
it’s a great thing that<br />
can be useful later on in life.<br />
Future plans: I plan on attending<br />
UIC next year where I might<br />
participate in Track & Field.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): I would like to recognize<br />
Mike DeNight who was truly<br />
a gifted athlete. He brought a lot<br />
of glory to this school from both<br />
Track <strong>and</strong> Football. It was sad he<br />
couldn’t finish his senior year at<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong>. I would also like to recognize<br />
“The Night Train” Mike<br />
Reeves who doesn’t get any recognition.<br />
He can run over anybody,<br />
except me of course. Haha! And<br />
my lifting buddy David Gutierrez.<br />
Favorite sport memory: my junior<br />
year against Fremd I went<br />
up against an offensive tackle<br />
that’s playing at Notre Dame right<br />
now. He was honestly the biggest<br />
human being I’ve ever seen.<br />
But I was up to the challenge <strong>and</strong><br />
wanted to show the coaches what<br />
I can do <strong>and</strong> I had a great game<br />
against him. I watched that game<br />
film every night before I went<br />
to sleep, haha! Then this year<br />
they had another heavily recruited<br />
kid <strong>and</strong> I broke him in half.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: I don’t<br />
want to sound too cliché, but I’ve<br />
realized that hard work is truly the<br />
key to success. In a tough conference<br />
like ours where everybody is<br />
talented, doing more than what is<br />
expected of you is the only thing<br />
that will help bring that success.<br />
Paul Albani<br />
Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong><br />
years): Football (4 years), Wrestling<br />
(4 years), <strong>and</strong> Track (1 year).<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
As a freshman I wrestled<br />
a freshman <strong>and</strong> when I was<br />
down my coach said, “Do you<br />
have the heart?” <strong>and</strong> I yelled<br />
on top of my lungs, “Yes I do!”<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Coach Ganas- when times<br />
were going bad he still kept a<br />
positive attitude <strong>and</strong> kept his<br />
composure. He makes me believe<br />
in myself; telling me that every<br />
situation is “no big deal…just<br />
get after it.” Coach Lou- He motivated<br />
me to come to practice<br />
every day, focus, <strong>and</strong> be positive.<br />
He has helped me be successful.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Athletics have kept me<br />
disciplined. The strict schedule,<br />
athletic eligibility, <strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong> for<br />
me to perform my best <strong>and</strong> have<br />
kept me focused. I know that if I<br />
can accomplish my goals on the<br />
mat, I can bring that same energy<br />
<strong>and</strong> perseverance to the classroom.<br />
Future plans: I’m going to<br />
Harper, <strong>and</strong> will wrestle, lift<br />
weights, <strong>and</strong> work. I will transfer<br />
to NIU after my first year at<br />
Harper. I want to study business.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): Mr. Bryant- his<br />
genuine support for my academic<br />
success has helped me in<br />
so many ways. Thanks Mr. Bryant<br />
for being a mentor in my life.<br />
Favorite sport memory: In wrestling,<br />
I lost to a kid from New<br />
Trier but <strong>by</strong> the end of the season,<br />
I beat him pretty badly. Also<br />
in football, I sacked the quarterback<br />
from Conant <strong>and</strong> it changed<br />
the momentum of the game.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: Set<br />
goals, be motivated to reach those<br />
goals <strong>and</strong> make the best out of high<br />
school. Four years go <strong>by</strong> in a flash.<br />
Mike Christen<br />
Sports participated in<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Swimming<br />
(4 years), Water Polo (4<br />
years),<strong>and</strong> Soccer (1 year).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: <strong>Art</strong> Club <strong>and</strong> German Club.<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
Mr. <strong>Hoffman</strong> Hawk my junior<br />
year. They turned the lights<br />
off in the middle of my skit.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Coach Fidler – He taught<br />
me how to be a better swimmer<br />
<strong>and</strong> he stabbed me with a pencil.<br />
Coach Schumacher – He made<br />
me push myself during every<br />
swimming practice. Without<br />
him I don’t think we would’ve<br />
been able to break out school records.<br />
Coach Fetterman – He is<br />
a big influence on me. He gave<br />
me opportunities that meant a<br />
lot to me. He taught me how to<br />
be a better water polo player. He<br />
always knew how to push me.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Athletics helped me become<br />
a better person. Athletics<br />
also made me appreciate what<br />
I have. There are many people<br />
that would love to do sports<br />
but they can’t because they<br />
have some kind of disability.<br />
Future plans: Go to Harper<br />
College for one or two<br />
years then transfer somewhere<br />
but I’m not sure yet.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): Coach<br />
Fetterman, I would like to<br />
thank him for not giving up<br />
on me after sophomore year.<br />
Favorite sport memory:<br />
Swimming – breaking two of<br />
the school’s records. Water<br />
Polo – winning our first tournament,<br />
Elk Grove Shootout.<br />
The moral of YOUR story:<br />
Give everything you<br />
have now so you don’t regret<br />
it later <strong>and</strong> have fun.<br />
Kevin Lang<br />
Sports participated in<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): I’ve participated<br />
in Cross Country (4<br />
years) <strong>and</strong> Track (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: I’ve also<br />
been in B<strong>and</strong> (2 years).<br />
Most memorable coaches<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Coach<br />
Dowd <strong>and</strong> Jones, are my<br />
most memorable coaches<br />
because they have<br />
taught me that when you<br />
think you give something<br />
your all you still<br />
have a little left to give.<br />
I n f l u e n c e a t h l e t i c s h a d<br />
o n l i f e / s c h o o l : Athletics<br />
have had a positive influence<br />
on my life because<br />
it has taught me the importance<br />
of teamwork.<br />
Future plans: I will<br />
be going to Harper for<br />
two years <strong>and</strong> then<br />
I’m going to transfer<br />
to a four year college.<br />
Person(s) you want to<br />
recognize (<strong>and</strong> why):<br />
I want to recognize my<br />
cross country team because<br />
it has been fun.<br />
Favorite sport memory:<br />
My favorite memory<br />
was conference<br />
my freshman year.<br />
The moral of YOUR<br />
story: The moral of my<br />
story is to never give up.<br />
The classic tale of overcoming adversit<br />
is one that can resonate with all athle<br />
dergone growth <strong>and</strong> change as they re<br />
David Gutierrez<br />
Honorable<br />
Sports participated in: Football (4<br />
years) <strong>and</strong> Track & Field (4 years).<br />
Other activities: Freshmentors<br />
(3 years).<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
Freshman year against Rolling<br />
Meadows, I was scrambling out<br />
of the pocket <strong>and</strong> looking for a receiver.<br />
Then when I threw the ball<br />
it slipped <strong>and</strong> spiraled upward<br />
<strong>and</strong> one of their players caught it<br />
<strong>and</strong> ran it back for a touchdown.<br />
P.S. we were winning before this.<br />
Most memorable coaches: Coach<br />
Lew my father, the Jedi warrior<br />
master, because he really helped<br />
me out a lot <strong>and</strong> related things for<br />
me to underst<strong>and</strong>. Also he always<br />
made me laugh, he was a comedian.<br />
I will never forget him. Coach Helzer<br />
because he really believed in<br />
our class <strong>and</strong> thought we had what<br />
it took to be good. He also had a<br />
lot of belief in me <strong>and</strong> thought I<br />
could be very successful. Thank<br />
you. Jones because I was one of<br />
his warriors <strong>and</strong> taught me how to<br />
give people the bizz! His motivational<br />
speeches I will never forget.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Athletics <strong>and</strong> school<br />
were hard to balance at times but<br />
in the end I knew I would get<br />
through because of the hard work<br />
<strong>and</strong> dedication I had for sports.<br />
Future plans: I plan on attending<br />
Harper for two years <strong>and</strong> then transfer<br />
somewhere else. While in college I<br />
Mike DeNight Weston Bruemmer Steven Grajek<br />
plan to play football <strong>and</strong> maybe track.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize:<br />
Mike “Denasty” DeNight because<br />
he was a stud receiver who should<br />
have touched the ball more. Sadly<br />
he had to move but I thank him for<br />
everything. Mike the night train<br />
Reeves – him <strong>and</strong> I made a deadly<br />
duo but at times I should have given<br />
him the ball more to do damage.<br />
Thank you! My heavyweights, “my<br />
offensive” line who put their bodies<br />
on the line to protect me, thank you.<br />
Liridon Ballazhi for all the hardcore,<br />
intense lifting we did to get beefed<br />
up over the summer. Lastly, all of<br />
my other team members who I competed<br />
with during my 4 years. They<br />
were awesome <strong>and</strong> I will never forget<br />
them. (Rasta Shawn, Kru, Ninja<br />
Kim, Biggie Smalls aka Spiffasaurous,<br />
Cutest Kid in School, P<strong>and</strong>a<br />
Choi, 50 Tyson, <strong>and</strong> Fataslav.)<br />
Favorite sport memory: Last year<br />
coming back from an injury I rushed<br />
for 193 yards against Schaumburg<br />
<strong>and</strong> finished the year strong <strong>and</strong> became<br />
all conference. This year week<br />
8 against Conant I executed the final<br />
drive <strong>and</strong> set Niko for the game<br />
winning field goal. We brought back<br />
the majors cup to where it belongs.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: Always<br />
play like there is no tomorrow<br />
<strong>and</strong> leave no regrets. Always<br />
do your best at anything you do<br />
because you never know who is<br />
watching. Failure is not an option.
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Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong><br />
years): Basketball (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: MSL leadership<br />
conference (2), National<br />
Honor Society (2), Hawk<br />
Hooks (2), Junior Class Club<br />
(1), <strong>and</strong> Freshmentors (1).<br />
Most<br />
embarrassing<br />
moment: Finishing<br />
my senior year with<br />
an awful record of 6-20.<br />
Most memorable coaches<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Mead: Because of<br />
his crazy love <strong>and</strong> passion<br />
for the game. He was <strong>by</strong> far<br />
the most animated coach I<br />
ever had, but in a good way.<br />
Influence athletics had<br />
on life/school: The biggest<br />
thing athletics taught<br />
me was perseverance, hard<br />
work, <strong>and</strong> always finishing<br />
the job regardless of what<br />
kind of obstacles were in the<br />
way. Impossible is nothing.<br />
Future plans: I plan to attend<br />
the University of Illinois<br />
<strong>and</strong> get my Bachelors<br />
degree in graphic<br />
design. As for sports, I<br />
plan to take an intramural<br />
team to the championship!<br />
Person(s) you want to<br />
recognize (<strong>and</strong> why):<br />
Mom & Dad for pushing<br />
me to be the best I could<br />
be on <strong>and</strong> off the court.<br />
Brother Nick, for teaching<br />
me all I know about<br />
sports <strong>and</strong> practicing with<br />
me for countless hours,<br />
even though he always won.<br />
Favorite sport memory:<br />
The chemistry my senior year<br />
basketball team had. We all<br />
liked each other <strong>and</strong> we all<br />
had fun wherever we were,<br />
whether it was on the court,<br />
on the bus, out at night, or<br />
at Coach W<strong>and</strong>ro’s house.<br />
The moral of YOUR story:<br />
Athletics always gave me<br />
something to look forward<br />
to, <strong>and</strong> always something to<br />
work on. Although it made<br />
the academic life tough at<br />
times, I wouldn’t trade it for<br />
the world. Without basketball<br />
these four years, who knows<br />
where I would be today. It<br />
might sound cliché, but<br />
basketball really did make<br />
me the person I am today.<br />
Matt Pahl<br />
Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong> years):<br />
Volleyball (4 years), Soccer (1<br />
year), <strong>and</strong> Swimming, (2 years).<br />
Other activities participated in: Variety<br />
Show, Chess, Dance Show, I-Fair.<br />
Most embarrassing moment: I<br />
got spiked in the face on the first<br />
day of volleyball – I didn’t feel<br />
anything for the rest of the day.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Mr. Ahn is really funny during<br />
my volleyball seasons. He is really<br />
motivating <strong>and</strong> he can tell me what<br />
I did well <strong>and</strong> what I need to work on.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: I always looked forward to<br />
volleyball practice because spring<br />
was usually such a stressful part of<br />
the school year – AP tests, graduation,<br />
prom. Practice was a stress reliever.<br />
Future plans: I am going to Harper<br />
to pursue an Associate’s Degree in<br />
Nursing. I just plan on working to save<br />
some money for an art education later.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize (<strong>and</strong><br />
why): Mrs. Yereb – she is one of the coolest<br />
math teachers ever! Always exciting,<br />
pumped for Calculus, competitive. I enjoyed<br />
being in her everyday math class.<br />
Gregg Lugo – he is a freshman <strong>and</strong> he is<br />
my brother. I hope he grows to be a better<br />
person <strong>and</strong> a better volleyball player. And<br />
I hope he continues doing what he loves.<br />
Favorite sport memory: Palatine<br />
game, home. Both <strong>Hoffman</strong> <strong>and</strong> Palatine<br />
were cheering loudly. Nobody<br />
could hear anything. Score is 26-26.<br />
Everybody played their position. Bump,<br />
set, spike. The crowd goes wild. Fire<br />
in our chests, we couldn’t help but<br />
scream for victory. That was the most<br />
amazing game any of us had been in.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: Try something<br />
new, do what you love, love what you<br />
do, keep working hard <strong>and</strong> don’t give up.<br />
Victor Lugo<br />
Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong><br />
years): I played in Football<br />
(4 years), Track (3 years),<br />
<strong>and</strong> Lacrosse (1 year).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: I was in B<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
Forgetting to<br />
bring my helmet to practice<br />
on multiple occasions<br />
during summer camp.<br />
Most memorable coaches<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Coach Garaffalo really<br />
set the foundation for how<br />
I play football. Coach Lew<br />
inspires me to work hard <strong>and</strong><br />
he also taught me how to be a<br />
thrower in track. And Coach<br />
Helzer gave me a second<br />
chance to play running back.<br />
Influence athletics had<br />
on life/school: Athletics<br />
has helped me stay focused<br />
<strong>and</strong> made me work<br />
hard. It has also allowed me<br />
to meet many new people.<br />
Future plans: I will be attending<br />
Wisconsin Lutheran<br />
College while continuing<br />
to play football.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): I would<br />
like to recognize William<br />
Jones because he is a great<br />
guy <strong>and</strong> it was fun playing<br />
with him on the line.<br />
Favorite sport memory:<br />
Winning the mayor’s cup<br />
with my teammates was my<br />
favorite memory of sports.<br />
The moral of YOUR story:<br />
In the end hard work is worth<br />
it even if it doesn’t make the<br />
big picture better, it will make<br />
several small details better.<br />
Mike Reeves<br />
y to reach personal <strong>and</strong> athletic goals<br />
tes. The athletes at <strong>Hoffman</strong> have unached<br />
the pinnacle of their talent.<br />
Sports participated in<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Lacrosse (4<br />
years), <strong>and</strong> Golf (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: Intramural basketball,<br />
FreshMentors, B<strong>and</strong>, Musicals.<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
Hitting two consecutive<br />
balls out of bounds<br />
at regionals junior year.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Coach Mills, always there<br />
for me in every way <strong>and</strong> treats<br />
me like his own son. Took me<br />
from nothing to something.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Athletics made me a<br />
better leader as well as a more<br />
dedicated <strong>and</strong> passionate person.<br />
Future plans: Attend Augustana<br />
College in the fall to play lacrosse.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): My boy, Evan<br />
Chikeles, aka Ev Chik. Met<br />
him when I first picked up the<br />
sport <strong>and</strong> he’s been there ever<br />
since. He always inspires me<br />
to try my hardest, never give<br />
up, <strong>and</strong> always have fun. He’s<br />
taught me a lot about the game<br />
<strong>and</strong> is always a great friend.<br />
Favorite sport memory: Lacrosse<br />
–beating Conant at home<br />
in a comeback overtime win.<br />
Great win <strong>and</strong> I played well. Golf<br />
– Hole-in-one. I’ll never forget it.<br />
The moral of YOUR story:<br />
Always use the people <strong>and</strong><br />
resources around you, especially<br />
here at <strong>Hoffman</strong>, to get<br />
you where you want to go.<br />
Jon Pape<br />
Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong> years):<br />
Football (4 years) <strong>and</strong> Track & Field.<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> Weight Training.<br />
Most embarrassing moment: My<br />
most embarrassing moment would<br />
definitely be the sectionals track<br />
meet my sophomore year. I started<br />
off the meet <strong>by</strong> missing the 400<br />
meter dash because I wasn’t paying<br />
attention. After that in the 4x400 I<br />
merged to lane 1 when I was supposed<br />
to stay in my lane. I prevented two<br />
or three teams from going to state.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: My most memorable coach<br />
is Coach Jones. Coach Jones is one<br />
of those coaches who knows when<br />
to mess around <strong>and</strong> have fun, but<br />
knows when it’s time to work. Tack<br />
is a very training intensive sport.<br />
Having a coach like Coach Jones<br />
is important because he knows<br />
how to push <strong>and</strong> motivate you.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Sports have taught me<br />
many things such as respect, work<br />
ethic, determination <strong>and</strong> more.<br />
The most important value it has<br />
taught me is risk versus reward.<br />
The amount of short term risk<br />
you take in life may be painful,<br />
but the long term rewards you receive<br />
will far outweigh the pain.<br />
Future plans: I plan to become an artist.<br />
Regardless of whether I continue<br />
to play sports in college, I will carry<br />
the values it taught me through life.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): I want to recognize<br />
some of my co athletes. As an athlete,<br />
I have to be very self dependent<br />
to succeed, but it helps when<br />
you have a group of guys who are<br />
willing to work just as hard as you.<br />
Favorite sport memory: Surprisingly,<br />
my favorite sports memory is<br />
the off-campus football camp we had<br />
at Benedict University. Despite the<br />
fact that a majority of our time was<br />
spent practicing, we still had a lot of<br />
fun. We had team building moments<br />
such as talent competition, where we<br />
were able to build the chemistry that<br />
is essential to a football team. Alex<br />
Kim, Daniel Choi, Jason Sumling,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Mike DeNight were all people<br />
who inspired me to work hard.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: The<br />
moral of my story is to never give<br />
up. I could write a seven page long<br />
list of painful moments I’ve experienced<br />
in sports, whether it be a<br />
crushing loss or an intense workout.<br />
While the hardship I’ve experienced<br />
in sports may have outnumbered my<br />
success, it could never outweigh it.<br />
When you reach your moment of<br />
success, you’ll know that all of the<br />
pain <strong>and</strong> loss was worth it. You will<br />
always be remembered for when<br />
you succeeded, not when you failed.<br />
Shawn Lascelles<br />
Josh Pearson Trent Rehusch Sishu Zerihun<br />
Mention
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Amruta Bhatt<br />
Sports participated in: Tennis (4<br />
years), <strong>and</strong> Badminton (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated in:<br />
Newspaper, Forensics, STAND,<br />
<strong>and</strong> National Honors Society.<br />
Most embarrassing moment: At<br />
my very first varsity badminton<br />
match as a freshman, during my singles<br />
match my shoes were very loose.<br />
I didn’t have proper court shoes at<br />
the time so during one of the points I<br />
jumped for a shot <strong>and</strong> both my shoes<br />
flew off my feet completely!<br />
That was pretty embarrassing.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Coach Stenger, because she<br />
has the best sense of humor out of<br />
everyone I know <strong>and</strong> she taught<br />
me how to have fun on the court.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Being involved in sports<br />
really gave me a chance to believe<br />
in myself <strong>and</strong> my abilities. I also<br />
learned how to manage my time better<br />
<strong>and</strong> balance my life out more.<br />
Future plans: I will be attending<br />
Honors College at University of Illinois<br />
at Chicago with a major in biological<br />
science. I hope to enter medical<br />
school <strong>and</strong> become a physician.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize:<br />
I want to recognize Coach Stenger<br />
for being more than just a coach to<br />
me-she has been more like a second<br />
mom. She has helped me build<br />
character <strong>by</strong> teaching me to have<br />
values like confidence <strong>and</strong> integrity.<br />
Favorite sport memory: My<br />
doubles partner, Maiko Matsubara,<br />
<strong>and</strong> I lost in the championship<br />
round at the sectionals badminton<br />
tournament against York<br />
High School but a week later we<br />
beat them at the state tournament!<br />
The moral of YOUR story: I learned<br />
how to balance myself out both physically<br />
<strong>and</strong> mentally. Being involved<br />
in sports has given me the chance<br />
to believe in myself <strong>and</strong> how to be<br />
a good person in my daily actions.<br />
Jada Stotts<br />
Sports participated in<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Basketball (4<br />
years), Volleyball (4 years),<br />
<strong>and</strong> Track & Field (2 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: FreshMentors council<br />
member, Junior Class Club.<br />
Most embarrassing moment: It<br />
was a home basketball game; the<br />
b<strong>and</strong> was counting down the last<br />
5 seconds. I stole the ball <strong>and</strong> shot<br />
from half court; turned out there<br />
was actually 10 seconds left.<br />
Most memorable coaches<br />
<strong>and</strong> why: Andersen was one<br />
of my favorite coaches I’ve<br />
had. He pushed me to levels<br />
I never knew I could reach<br />
<strong>and</strong> his love for the sport <strong>and</strong><br />
dedication was inspiring.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Being involved in <strong>Hoffman</strong><br />
sports I focused more on<br />
my school work. I always had to<br />
make sure I kept my grades up<br />
to be eligible. Sports have influenced<br />
my life <strong>by</strong> helping me start<br />
amazing friendships that I’m sure<br />
I’ll have for a lifetime. I spend so<br />
much time with some teammates<br />
they’re pretty much family.<br />
Future plans: I will be playing division<br />
1 volleyball at Austin Peay<br />
State University in Tennessee.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): My mom- She<br />
has been my biggest supporter<br />
<strong>and</strong> biggest fan ever since<br />
I’ve started playing sports, 13<br />
years ago. I wouldn’t be where<br />
i’m at right now without her.<br />
Favorite sport memory: My<br />
greatest memory was when my 4<br />
<strong>by</strong> 1 track relay team <strong>and</strong> I got<br />
9th in state. St<strong>and</strong>ing on that<br />
podium in front of hundreds of<br />
people <strong>and</strong> getting that metal<br />
was an indescribable feeling.<br />
The moral of YOUR story:<br />
Hard work <strong>and</strong> having<br />
a true love <strong>and</strong> passion for<br />
a sport definitely pays off!<br />
Precious Ogunleye<br />
Sports participated in<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Basketball (4<br />
years), <strong>and</strong> Track (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: Fashion Club, Coffee<br />
Club, HBSU, Intramural<br />
Weight Lifting, Best buddies.<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
Falling out of the discus ring <strong>and</strong><br />
twisting my ankle in the state finals.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Mr. Anderson <strong>and</strong> his jokes<br />
that weren’t funny but he thought<br />
they were hilarious. Mr. Peak<br />
who gave me this wonderful opportunity<br />
to get a scholarship <strong>and</strong><br />
he made me to be the person I<br />
am today. Mr. Bryant who always<br />
rooted for me <strong>and</strong> always kept<br />
me going when I wanted to quit.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: I think without athletics I<br />
wouldn’t be the student or the person<br />
I am today because it’s helped me<br />
mature throughout the years. It also<br />
kept me focus to pass my classes.<br />
Future plans: To attend the University<br />
of Central Florida (UCF) on a<br />
Track <strong>and</strong> Field full ride scholarship.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): Mr. Peak because<br />
he’s the man behind my success.<br />
Mr. Lacni for never giving<br />
up on me <strong>and</strong> for always being<br />
there. Mrs. Marshall for motherlike<br />
support. Mr. Bryant <strong>and</strong> Mr.<br />
Rucks for their positive support.<br />
Favorite sport memory: My<br />
freshman year being able to go<br />
to state <strong>and</strong> having so many<br />
people rooting for me. I felt really<br />
welcomed <strong>by</strong> everybody.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: I<br />
would have never expected anything<br />
that came out of my four<br />
years of high school athletics but I<br />
was given an amazing opportunity<br />
to not have to pay for school <strong>and</strong><br />
compete at a district 1 level at the<br />
sport I love. It just proves anything<br />
you set your mind to is capable.<br />
Mel McGinn<br />
Sports participated in<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Volleyball<br />
(4 years), Basketball (4<br />
years), <strong>and</strong> Soccer (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: Hawk Hooks, Peer Mediators,<br />
Special Olympics Volunteer,<br />
<strong>and</strong> National Honor Society.<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
Laughing at soccer practice <strong>and</strong><br />
the whole team calling me a<br />
walrus <strong>and</strong> then marking their<br />
own animal laughs (dolphin, pig,<br />
dinosaur) to make fun of me.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Coach Hamma – taught me<br />
how to be a leader. Coach Ahn<br />
– Taught us how to have fun <strong>and</strong><br />
improve at the same time. Coach<br />
Ihms – Always easy to talk to.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: It has kept me involved<br />
<strong>and</strong> it is where I have met my<br />
closest friends. It taught me<br />
about teamwork <strong>and</strong> dedication.<br />
Future plans: Attending<br />
ISU <strong>and</strong> double majoring in<br />
Learning <strong>and</strong> Behavioral Sciences<br />
<strong>and</strong> Speech Pathology.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): My family<br />
for supporting me <strong>and</strong> making<br />
all of the drives to come watch<br />
every game I played from the<br />
beginning. Also my friends<br />
for always being there for me.<br />
Favorite sport memory: Coach<br />
Youngblood getting hit in the<br />
back of the head with a volleyball<br />
<strong>and</strong> both of her contacts<br />
popping straight out of her eyes.<br />
Also Coach Hamma demonstrating<br />
how a ladybug crawls.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: Get<br />
involved, have fun, <strong>and</strong> don’t be<br />
afraid to be yourself. Don’t take any<br />
of these years for granted because<br />
they’re over before you know it.<br />
The unity <strong>and</strong> strength exempli<br />
of Their Own parallels the hard<br />
female athletes. These girls ha<br />
at their training, growing both<br />
Maiko Matsubara<br />
Honorable<br />
Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong><br />
years): Tennis (4 years),<br />
<strong>and</strong> Badminton (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: Theater Guide, API,<br />
Dance Show, S.A.V.E. Club.<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
During the fall sports assembly I<br />
threw a blue crew shirt to one of<br />
the kids <strong>by</strong> the st<strong>and</strong> but the shirt<br />
flew away because of the wind.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Coach Lisa Stenger because<br />
she likes to joke around<br />
a lot. She’s very sarcastic <strong>and</strong><br />
makes fun of me a lot for eating<br />
all the time. She admitted that<br />
she does that to me a lot because<br />
I know she’s kidding but I play<br />
along with it. Coach Stenger<br />
is my favorite coach <strong>and</strong> I’ll<br />
miss her a lot after this season.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: I made a lot of friends<br />
<strong>and</strong> I learned to become responsible.<br />
Other activities, school work<br />
<strong>and</strong> athletic events are very hard<br />
to manage with a short amount of<br />
time. However it was all worth<br />
it because I wouldn’t have experienced<br />
so many things or make<br />
close friends if I never joined.<br />
Future plans: College for 4 years<br />
in Japan. Hopefully come back to<br />
America, work <strong>and</strong> get married.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): Coach Stenger<br />
for helping me recognize that I<br />
have potential <strong>and</strong> that I should<br />
be confident. Badminton is a<br />
mind game, so I can’t go on court<br />
thinking I’m going to lose because<br />
no one knows what might<br />
happen. Amruta Bhatt, my badminton<br />
partner for four years.<br />
Without her, badminton wouldn’t<br />
have been so memorable!<br />
Favorite sport memory: Sophomore<br />
year badminton conference.<br />
Amruta <strong>and</strong> I got second place as<br />
third doubles. It was funny because<br />
for first, second, fourth <strong>and</strong><br />
fifth doubles the championship<br />
round was BG vs Fremd but only<br />
third doubles was <strong>Hoffman</strong> vs<br />
Fremd. As well as badminton state<br />
’10, best three days of my life!<br />
The moral of YOUR story: Join<br />
a sport. You never know what<br />
experiences or memories you’ll<br />
gain from it. The earlier the better.<br />
Join a sport as a freshman <strong>and</strong><br />
you can determine your likes <strong>and</strong><br />
dislikes from it. I only had tennis<br />
in mind when I came in high<br />
school, but I joined badminton<br />
just for fun <strong>and</strong> now badminton<br />
has become a big part of my life.<br />
Niki Adelaja Stephanie Castro Jessica Flach
Athletes<br />
Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
11<br />
Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong><br />
years): Volleyball (4 year), Basketball<br />
(4 years) <strong>and</strong> Softball (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated in:<br />
Hawk Hooks (2 years), Peer Mediation<br />
(2 years), Student Council<br />
(2 years), <strong>and</strong> NHS (2 years).<br />
Most embarrassing moment: When<br />
I went to set a ball during a volleyball<br />
game <strong>and</strong> it went straight through my<br />
fingers <strong>and</strong> hit my right in the face.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Coach Hamma was my most<br />
memorable <strong>and</strong> influential coach.<br />
She taught me to have confidence<br />
in my abilities <strong>and</strong> the importance<br />
of being a leader. Lessons I will<br />
carry with my for the rest of my life.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Being a three sport athlete<br />
definitely taught me time<br />
management <strong>and</strong> the importance<br />
of dedication. It also has taught<br />
me how to be a leader, in both my<br />
classes <strong>and</strong> my athletic teams.<br />
Future plans: I am going to the<br />
University of Illinois <strong>and</strong> majoring<br />
in Human Development<br />
<strong>and</strong> Family Studies, I hope to return<br />
back to <strong>Hoffman</strong> <strong>Estates</strong><br />
high School as a social worker.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): I would want to recognize<br />
my Dad, Coach Hamma (my<br />
softball coach) <strong>and</strong> Mr. Wietlispach,<br />
all of them had huge impacts on both<br />
my academic <strong>and</strong> athletic career. My<br />
dad was my foundation <strong>and</strong> Coach<br />
Hamma <strong>and</strong> Mr. Wietlispach helped<br />
me through my high school years, I<br />
couldn’t have made it without them.<br />
Favorite sport memory: Beating<br />
the #1 ranked team in the state<br />
(Elk Grove) my senior year. It<br />
was 6-5 <strong>and</strong> we won it in the top<br />
of the 7th. It was the best game<br />
of my high school softball career<br />
<strong>and</strong> I’ll always remember it.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: Being<br />
involved in sports makes<br />
high school the best 4 years of<br />
your life. Your team becomes<br />
your escape <strong>and</strong> your family.<br />
Kelsey Pellus<br />
Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong><br />
years): Bowling (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated in:<br />
Theater/Thespians (4 years), Madrigals<br />
(3 years), B<strong>and</strong> (4 years),<br />
Hawk Hooks (2 years), <strong>and</strong> NHS<br />
(2 years), Honor Roll (4 years).<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
Sophomore year I was going for<br />
a 10 pin <strong>and</strong> I fell on my butt<br />
during a meet. Luckily I didn’t<br />
foul <strong>and</strong> picked up the spare.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: If it weren’t for Coach B, I<br />
would have never gotten this for<br />
today. He helped me become the<br />
bowler I am <strong>by</strong> teaching me to shrug<br />
off the little things, like a missed<br />
spare. I’m so glad he was my coach.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Bowling has taught me<br />
to push myself. I’m not a natural<br />
athlete <strong>and</strong> I work hard to make<br />
myself better. This only pushes<br />
me to do better in all aspects of<br />
my life. Also, it has taught me<br />
to never give up on my dreams.<br />
Future plans: I’m attending V<strong>and</strong>erbilt<br />
University next year, where<br />
I’ll hopefully figure out my major<br />
<strong>and</strong> compete on the bowling team.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): My parents for taking<br />
me all over to different tournaments<br />
<strong>and</strong> all the support given.<br />
Will, without you I wouldn’t have<br />
the game I have today <strong>and</strong> the drive<br />
to always up my game. Pfligler, Bagel<br />
<strong>and</strong> K for a fun season this year.<br />
Favorite sport memory: Winning<br />
sectionals with my team. That<br />
was the best feeling, plus I accomplished<br />
my goal of winning one of<br />
the major tournaments as well as<br />
sectionals. Also, thanks to Pfligler,<br />
I got to see Soldier Field this year.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: What<br />
doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.<br />
I went from a freshman on JV<br />
with a 160 average to a collegiate<br />
athlete going to her dream school.<br />
Liz Saffold<br />
Sports participated in (<strong>and</strong> years):<br />
Bowling (4 years), Tennis (2 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: National Honor Society,<br />
Senior Class Club,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Freshman Class Club.<br />
Most embarrassing moment: One<br />
day at bowling practice my h<strong>and</strong><br />
got stuck in the ball <strong>and</strong> I ended<br />
up on the lane. I didn’t know what<br />
to do, so I just started laughing.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Bagel – she was the reason I<br />
even made the bowling team freshman<br />
year. Pfligler – he helped us go<br />
to state <strong>and</strong> win sectionals this year!<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: Bowling <strong>and</strong> tennis have<br />
kept me very busy, but I wouldn’t<br />
want it any other way. After having<br />
knee surgery last year I was<br />
unable to participate in tennis. I<br />
had to work really hard in order to<br />
be ready for bowling season, but I<br />
think I proved I was able to overcome<br />
the surgery’s repercussions.<br />
Future plans: I am going to North<br />
Central College in the fall. I’m going<br />
to study elementary education.<br />
Since the school doesn’t have bowling,<br />
I will do outside tournaments.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): Jen Knobloch – she<br />
is the reason I even tried out for<br />
bowling in the first place. The<br />
2010-11 bowling team – thank<br />
you for making this year my favorite<br />
4 years! My parents – they<br />
are always there for me <strong>and</strong> support<br />
me in every way they can.<br />
Favorite sport memory: At the<br />
state meet for bowling this year, I<br />
bowled my highest series of 680 for<br />
3 games, which included my high<br />
game (for the second time) 0f 269.<br />
The moral of YOUR story: Try<br />
out for anything that interests<br />
you. You don’t have to be perfect.<br />
Just show you have a great<br />
attitude <strong>and</strong> don’t sweat the rest.<br />
Kailey Schlosser<br />
fied <strong>by</strong> the women in A League<br />
work displayed <strong>by</strong> <strong>Hoffman</strong>’s<br />
ve persevered in <strong>and</strong> excelled<br />
mentally <strong>and</strong> physically.<br />
Sports participated in<br />
(<strong>and</strong> years): Volleyball<br />
(4 years), Basketball (4<br />
years), <strong>and</strong> Soccer (4 years).<br />
Other activities participated<br />
in: NHS (1 year).<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
One time before a volleyball<br />
game someone hit a ball <strong>and</strong> it<br />
hit me in the face <strong>and</strong> my contact<br />
popped out. People were laughing<br />
at me <strong>and</strong> it was not fun.<br />
Most memorable coaches <strong>and</strong><br />
why: Mr. Bryant – because he<br />
taught us how to love basketball.<br />
Mr. Ahn – we always had fun in<br />
practices but still worked hard.<br />
Mr. Ihms – although he wasn’t<br />
really my coach, we became good<br />
friends <strong>and</strong> I could always come<br />
to him for help with anything.<br />
Influence athletics had on<br />
life/school: It kept me active<br />
all the time <strong>and</strong> I met great<br />
friends because of playing them.<br />
Future plans: Attending Illinois<br />
State University <strong>and</strong><br />
majoring in exercise science.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize<br />
(<strong>and</strong> why): My parents<br />
because they came to every<br />
single game <strong>and</strong> drove me to<br />
practices when I didn’t have<br />
my car. They also supported me<br />
in every decision I ever made.<br />
Favorite sport memory:<br />
Sophomore year in soccer we<br />
had a stretching practice <strong>and</strong><br />
while stretching we all came up<br />
with different animal noises.<br />
It was like a farm in the gym!<br />
The moral of YOUR story:<br />
Have fun in life <strong>and</strong> live it<br />
with no regrets. Also be yourself!<br />
And make new friends!<br />
Tanya Skworch<br />
Sports participated in: Volleyball<br />
(1 year), Water polo (4<br />
years), <strong>and</strong> Swimming (3 years).<br />
Most embarrassing moment:<br />
When Stephanie Castro ripped<br />
my suit in front of everyone<br />
<strong>and</strong> I was exposed at one of our<br />
swim invites <strong>and</strong> another one of<br />
my embarrassing moments was<br />
on Homecoming I was dancing<br />
<strong>and</strong> Schu was right behind me<br />
<strong>and</strong> I didn’t realize for a while.<br />
Most memorable coaches:<br />
Schumacher because he was the<br />
one that made me push through<br />
every set we did. He taught me<br />
how to be dedicated <strong>and</strong> to always<br />
give 110% of everything. Koch<br />
because she really helped me out<br />
my freshman year when it came<br />
to underst<strong>and</strong>ing water polo. Fetterman<br />
because he was always<br />
there to motivate me <strong>and</strong> give<br />
me good tips. He made me want<br />
to succeed in everything I do.<br />
Influence athletics had on life/<br />
school: If it weren’t for swimming<br />
<strong>and</strong> polo I wouldn’t be as dedicated<br />
<strong>and</strong> motivated. It helped me to<br />
balance school work with practices<br />
<strong>and</strong> game <strong>and</strong> to create a schedule<br />
that allowed me to get everything<br />
done that I needed to with school.<br />
Future plans: I’m going to U of I<br />
Champaign-Urbana <strong>and</strong> I’m thinking<br />
about playing club polo there.<br />
Person(s) you want to recognize:<br />
I want to recognize my team<br />
because they were always there<br />
to push me. I know that they always<br />
have my back no matter<br />
what. We all wanted everyone to<br />
do the best that we could <strong>and</strong> that<br />
made us a really close team. Also,<br />
I want to recognize my parents<br />
because they’re at every swim<br />
meet <strong>and</strong> polo game. They’re<br />
really supportive <strong>and</strong> they always<br />
were cheering everyone on.<br />
Favorite sport memory: When I<br />
swam 59.97 at a swim invite. It<br />
was my goal for so long <strong>and</strong> then<br />
I finally got it <strong>and</strong> it was a big accomplishment.<br />
Also there was a set<br />
Regina Emiliano Colleen Thomas Emily Allan<br />
Schu gave us on Homecoming this<br />
year called “c<strong>and</strong>y set.” It sounded<br />
fun but it ended up with all of<br />
us crying. We were so mad at him.<br />
The moral of YOUR story:<br />
Sports made me who I am today.<br />
I was taught not to do something<br />
with half your effort because I’ll<br />
regret it <strong>and</strong> I do this with everything<br />
now, not just sports. It<br />
taught me so many lessons that I’ll<br />
always go back to <strong>and</strong> I’m really<br />
thankful for the coaches <strong>and</strong> my<br />
team who taught me them. Sports,<br />
my team, <strong>and</strong> my coaches made<br />
me a better person for so many<br />
different reasons <strong>and</strong> they’ve<br />
impacted my life every day.<br />
Rachael Gallo<br />
Mention
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Colleges<br />
Like many <strong>Hoffman</strong> seniors will do<br />
this fall, Mr. Potato Head packs for a<br />
long journey ahead.<br />
University of Iowa<br />
Leila Mustafa<br />
Colleen Kelley<br />
Iowa State<br />
Daryl Dunning<br />
Celeste Estrella<br />
Drake University<br />
Maryna Rath<br />
Loras College<br />
Colleen Thomas<br />
St. Louis University<br />
Jessica Pablo<br />
Washington University<br />
Eiftu Haile<br />
Viterbo University<br />
Catherine Swan<br />
Tom Squires<br />
Marquette University<br />
Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Labeots<br />
Carroll University<br />
Emily Allan<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong> Valley State University<br />
Kate McKeague<br />
Michigan State University<br />
<strong>Taylor</strong> Stacy<br />
Miami University<br />
Indiana University Jordan Habel<br />
Jenn Gehrke Rachel Frame<br />
Valparaiso University<br />
Molly Mangione<br />
Wittenberg University<br />
Danielle Zengri<br />
After 3 movies,<br />
Andy’s going off<br />
Azusa Pacific University<br />
Isabelle Ezra<br />
Colorado School of<br />
Mines<br />
Carissa Summerfelt<br />
to college...what<br />
about you?!<br />
Arzona State University<br />
Luke Lewicki<br />
Japan<br />
International Christian University<br />
Maiko Matsubara<br />
Western Kentucky<br />
University<br />
Bailey Armstrong<br />
Austin Peay State University<br />
Jada Stotts<br />
V<strong>and</strong>erbilt University<br />
Liz Saffold<br />
Southern Methodist University<br />
Spencer Davis<br />
University of Tampa<br />
Marty Trojan<br />
University of Central<br />
Precious Ogunleye<br />
Valencia Community College<br />
Mariah Pitts
Colleges<br />
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University of Illinois at<br />
Chicago<br />
Nick Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
Wase Siddiqui<br />
Isha Parikh<br />
Amruta Bhatt<br />
Vicki Shah<br />
Aashutos Patel<br />
Danielle Kiel<br />
Shrutva Parikh<br />
Elmhurst College<br />
Rhianna Stringer<br />
Illinois Wesleyan University<br />
Jessi Flach<br />
Trent Rehusch<br />
University of St. Francis<br />
Steven Grajek<br />
Columbia College<br />
Miriam Bigurra<br />
Robert Morris University<br />
Kara Hartel<br />
University of Chicago<br />
Amita Prabhu<br />
Harper College<br />
Justin Clarke<br />
Rubair Abuhamama<br />
Parth Joshi<br />
Am<strong>and</strong>a Ross<br />
Edwin Blanco<br />
Svet Angelov<br />
Lissette Lagunas<br />
Milady Rodriguez<br />
Rubi Castro<br />
Edwin Albarran<br />
Pia Gelline delRosario<br />
Mike Graham<br />
Devin Thompson<br />
Elif Kucuk<br />
Lauren Fera<br />
Amber Banner<br />
Zaira Herrera<br />
Gus Cisneros<br />
Smit Thakkar<br />
Sharoon Iqbal<br />
Bipin Nath<br />
Victor Leon<br />
Enedelia Gonzalez<br />
Jay Gonzalez<br />
Samar Nazar<br />
Eric Movsessian<br />
Mercedes Davalos<br />
Lacy Marlow<br />
Victor Lugo<br />
<strong>Taylor</strong> <strong>Mann</strong><br />
Kuburot Bodejo<br />
Juan de la Cruz<br />
Alfredo Balderas<br />
Paola Rodriguez<br />
Dean Hackbarth<br />
Cristina Constantin<br />
Maryann Mousheh<br />
David Gutierrez<br />
Rachel Pilling<br />
S<strong>and</strong>y Oranam<br />
Roxy Mombini<br />
Lara Manadero<br />
Stephanie Gomez<br />
Brad Karlson<br />
Arlington Heights Academy<br />
Karina Trejo<br />
University of Illinois, Urban<br />
Champaign<br />
Daniel Yi<br />
Rachael Gallo<br />
Jordan Loikits<br />
Kelsey Pellus<br />
Michael Currie<br />
Harsh Patel<br />
Matt Pahl<br />
Judson University<br />
Luan Mawi<br />
Niki Adelaja<br />
Rianna Schmidt<br />
Juhi Thakkar<br />
Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>yala<br />
Claire Kaplan<br />
Dishanth Swaminath<br />
Vishwa Shah<br />
Illinois Institute of <strong>Art</strong><br />
Alex Dibattista<br />
Lewis University<br />
Anthony Christianson<br />
North Central College<br />
Kailey Schlosser<br />
Roosevelt University<br />
Marcos Galvan<br />
Illinois State University<br />
Ashley Femrite<br />
Mel McGinn<br />
Meryl Helfrich<br />
Kaitlyn Tykal<br />
Northwestern University<br />
Emily Kuhn<br />
Nicole Reed<br />
Augustana College<br />
Chris Huerta<br />
Will Payne<br />
Loyola University<br />
Farahnaz Niroum<strong>and</strong>pour<br />
Neel Goyal<br />
Neal Patel<br />
Krina Desai<br />
Angee Serwin<br />
Nilam Patel<br />
Krupa Patel<br />
Northern Illinois University<br />
Christina Balwierz<br />
Nicole Carbonaro<br />
Dorota Knaga<br />
Ashley Kooiker<br />
Jennifer Knobloch<br />
Stephanie Castro<br />
Benedictine University<br />
Priya K. Patel<br />
Marvin Blanco<br />
Southern Illinois University<br />
Yazmin Lopez<br />
Quintyn Schiff<br />
Eastern Illinois University<br />
Samantha Neumer<br />
Kerry Pajor<br />
“Whoa! Look at all<br />
the people staying in<br />
Illinois!”<br />
Joliet Job Corps Center<br />
Ulysses Lopez<br />
DePaul University<br />
Karla Lopez
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Wills<br />
Giving gifts to bri<br />
The Giver’s story includes him imparting<br />
his gift of color to Jonas, much as the<br />
Seniors pass along their valued items to<br />
those who will follow in their footsteps.<br />
“Nick <strong>and</strong> Kyle, you guys should go<br />
to state (Gymnastics).”<br />
-Daniel Yi<br />
“I would like to will Jilaine Heitkotter<br />
my sense of humor, optimism,<br />
<strong>and</strong> tolerance to deal with jerky<br />
people.”<br />
-Am<strong>and</strong>a Ross<br />
“To Oscar Blanco- my hardworking<br />
attitude. Don’t give up on school.”<br />
-Edwin Blanco<br />
“I’d like to will my best regards to<br />
Morgan Spiegel (just because she<br />
is amazing). My height to Connor<br />
Schwarz because he can’t be my<br />
little brother forever.”<br />
-Anthony Christianson<br />
“To Pooja Shah, my math skills <strong>and</strong><br />
my cell phone minutes to always be<br />
able to call me. To Khalid Mustafa,<br />
my swag <strong>and</strong> my car.”<br />
-Leila Mustafa<br />
“I want to will my swim locker to<br />
Faith Sheely. I want to will my team<br />
my dinosaur walk.”<br />
-Rachael Gallo<br />
“I would like to will the “Fera Swag”<br />
to my little brother Br<strong>and</strong>on. I will<br />
the weight room to Sebastian Myers-<br />
try to get swole like me.”<br />
-Lauren Fera<br />
“Leslie <strong>and</strong> Soe-go to class <strong>and</strong><br />
don’t ditch.”<br />
-Rubi Castro<br />
“Dear Poms girls, I will you my booty<br />
shaking <strong>and</strong> hope you will make<br />
good use of it.”<br />
-Marcos Galvan<br />
“To my little sister Samah, I will my<br />
amazing art locker.”<br />
-Sabrina Khan<br />
“The gum under the desks to everyone!”<br />
-Chris Morrison<br />
“I will my legacy as the weirdest kid<br />
at school to the first senior whose<br />
birthday/name is closest to mine.”<br />
-Devin Thompson<br />
“Julius Lopez, I will to him my<br />
swag.”<br />
-Milady Rodriguez<br />
“Antonio Cole- I will you my defense<br />
skills in Lacrosse…Lay ‘em<br />
out…Dous.”<br />
-Chris Huerta<br />
“Jacklyn Nailor- my unbelievably<br />
amazing dance moves <strong>and</strong> singing<br />
skills in my car, Betsy! Samantha<br />
Callahan-the ability to say your<br />
name like me! The Double D’s- me<br />
<strong>and</strong> Tanya’s craziness!”<br />
-Mel McGinn<br />
“Julius Lopez- my patience to deal<br />
with all the stresses of high school<br />
<strong>and</strong> to deal with all the work in the<br />
next 3 years. I love you bro!”<br />
-Yasmin Lopez<br />
“I will my cousin Fermin my gym<br />
locker.”<br />
-Enedelia Gonzalez<br />
“I will off my senioritis to the incoming<br />
seniors. I also will off my car to<br />
my ba<strong>by</strong> brother to go to every<br />
football game he can.”<br />
-Samantha Neumer<br />
“I will my brother some advice so he<br />
can follow the advice.”<br />
-Shivangi Patel<br />
“Eric Brooks- Lacrosse abilities.”<br />
-Michael Currie<br />
“I will my awesomeness <strong>and</strong> being<br />
the oldest Mousheh in <strong>Hoffman</strong> to<br />
Simone Mousheh, <strong>and</strong> I will food<br />
(because you are obsessed), my<br />
dashing looks, <strong>and</strong> a razor to Michael<br />
Mousheh.”<br />
-Maryann Mousheh<br />
“I would like to will Fresh off the<br />
Beat to Jenny Woo, Kim LaRosa,<br />
<strong>and</strong> my brother, Gregg Lugo. I<br />
would also like to will my volleyball<br />
skills <strong>and</strong> dance abilities to my<br />
brother, Gregg.”<br />
-Victor Lugo<br />
“I would like to will all my shot <strong>and</strong><br />
disc to Anna Luna <strong>and</strong> Banke Ogimi,<br />
<strong>and</strong> my great fashion sense to<br />
Destinee Young.”<br />
-Precious Ogunleye<br />
“To Avni Bavishi – my fat so she will<br />
always has something to poke, <strong>and</strong><br />
my calculator. To Meran Liu – my<br />
photo-taking obsession because<br />
she never takes pictures unless completely<br />
necessary. To Jaime Notzen<br />
– my reeds. To Cass<strong>and</strong>ra <strong>and</strong> Kasia<br />
– my craziness during b<strong>and</strong>. To<br />
Sam Soriano – my clarinet.”<br />
-Krina Desai<br />
“I will my little brother Edward my<br />
knowledge when he comes next<br />
year.”<br />
-Marvin Blanco<br />
“I would like to will Arouj Rizwan all<br />
of my old homework because she’ll<br />
probably need someone to help<br />
her with her homework when I’m<br />
away at college.”<br />
-Mia Rizwan<br />
“None! Buy your own belongings!”<br />
-Farahnaz Niroum<strong>and</strong>pour<br />
“I’d like to say that high school gets<br />
easier <strong>and</strong> a lot more fun. Keep<br />
your head up.”<br />
-Lacy Marlow<br />
“To Mark Roberts I will my silky<br />
smooth talents on the baseball<br />
field…just kidding those were always<br />
his.”<br />
-Trent Rehusch<br />
“Soe Reyes: you are an amazing<br />
person, I wish you the best <strong>and</strong><br />
keep up with school. I love you!<br />
Julio Bravo: you’re a great kid,<br />
very funny too. Try not to get involved<br />
with drama <strong>and</strong> do your<br />
best in school. I love you lame!”<br />
The young lacrosse team- you<br />
know who you are, keep up with<br />
this sport <strong>and</strong> make me proud. I<br />
love you all.”<br />
-Mercedes Davalos<br />
“Nick Gafron, I will you the future<br />
of the tenor section.”<br />
-Eric Movsessian<br />
“Kelly Rottman: My tape ball from<br />
soccer. Becca: obnoxious colored<br />
sp<strong>and</strong>ex <strong>and</strong> the volleyball team.<br />
Mary, Megan, <strong>and</strong> Billy: enjoy <strong>Hoffman</strong><br />
with only 3 family members.”<br />
-Colleen Thomas<br />
“Kasia Serwin- my good looks <strong>and</strong><br />
involvement in <strong>Hoffman</strong>. Also my<br />
ability to wake up in the morning<br />
to get ready for school <strong>and</strong> NOT<br />
miss the bus.”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“Maitri Majithia, I will to you fun<br />
<strong>and</strong> goofy passing periods <strong>and</strong> I<br />
will Mehul Patel an amazing senior<br />
year with lots of time to go on oovoo<br />
to ‘talk’.”<br />
-Isha Parikh<br />
“My sister- my room. Diana Arroyomy<br />
soccer sweater. Vince Liscanouseful<br />
class notes. Jeanine Liautaudmakeup<br />
lectures.”<br />
-Miriam Bigurra<br />
“Don’t goof around because your<br />
freshmen, focus on school <strong>and</strong> don’t<br />
let people pick on you.”<br />
-Vanessa Diaz<br />
“Jessica Stacy- I will all my chores<br />
to you <strong>and</strong> Matthew…”<br />
-<strong>Taylor</strong> Stacy<br />
“I will Kimmy my New York balls.”<br />
-Meryl Helfrich<br />
“Am<strong>and</strong>a Harris- the will to deal<br />
with one more year.”<br />
-Kaitlyn Tykal<br />
“Am<strong>and</strong>a Harris: my parking spot.”<br />
-Molly Mangione<br />
“I will Dee Dee Delahunt my gym<br />
locker with all my ID stickers in it.”<br />
-Jessi Flach<br />
“Antonio Cole, Jimmy Wood, <strong>and</strong><br />
Jake Voegtle, I’ve known them over<br />
the past years <strong>and</strong> I feel I’ve gotten<br />
close to them over sports <strong>and</strong> they<br />
have had a huge impact on me as<br />
well. I will them my love!”<br />
-Alex Kim<br />
“I will my double knee to Jimmy<br />
Wood.”<br />
-Michael Spiff<br />
“I will my sister Amber all my drag<br />
suits, <strong>and</strong> hopes she has as many<br />
great times as I did.”<br />
-Rhianna Stringer<br />
“I would like to will Ali Engelhardt<br />
all of my inspirational quotes.”<br />
-Maryna Rath<br />
“I would like to will Sharul my determination<br />
to succeed in AP Bio<br />
<strong>and</strong> AP Chem. I would like to will<br />
Avni my ability to fall down.”<br />
-Nilam Patel<br />
“Sarah gets the power to annoy Pfigler<br />
for the next 3 years. Sam <strong>and</strong><br />
Brittany get the bowling team (oh<br />
boy…). Kelsey gets my locker (yes,<br />
the one right next to yours). Jill,the<br />
power to breathe. Jill <strong>and</strong> Cate, the<br />
uniform room. And Carlos, my dynamics.”<br />
-Liz Saffold<br />
“Matthew Brajczewski- car keys.<br />
Pooja Shah- my hair. Brittany A- all<br />
my glee cds/dvds.”<br />
-Samar Nazar<br />
“My tan to Kristin Hagen. My athleticism<br />
to Rinku Patel. My cuteness<br />
to Jordan Hudak (my other half)!”<br />
-David Gutierrez<br />
“I will to Kailee Keyser my locker in<br />
the b<strong>and</strong> room <strong>and</strong> my chair next<br />
to Jaime in orchestra pit because I<br />
know you really want to play next<br />
year!”<br />
-Rachel Pilling<br />
“I will like to will my diligence to my<br />
sister Fatima Quadri.”<br />
-Kuburat Bodejo<br />
“I will a tithe of my sense of humor<br />
to the remaining b<strong>and</strong> kids. They’re<br />
going to need it. I will a sliver of my<br />
intelligence to my sister Cass<strong>and</strong>ra<br />
Summerfelt as per her request.”<br />
-Carissa Summerfelt<br />
“Jack Fabbrini – my swag, Doug<br />
Johnson – my love.”<br />
-Marty Trojan<br />
“Saad Razzak, I will you my social<br />
prowess; Jeremy Thomas, I will you<br />
my reckless flirtation; Devi Shastri,<br />
I will you my ability to find humor<br />
ANYWHERE.”<br />
-Hammad Razzak
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ng COLOR to life<br />
“I would like to will the seat in the<br />
bowling van to Sarah Wille <strong>and</strong> the<br />
power to annoy Pfligler all season.<br />
You go mini me!”<br />
-Kara Hartel<br />
“Robert Alverado – my skills, Hakeem<br />
Moulton – my swoleness.”<br />
-Brad Willis<br />
“Brittany – my r<strong>and</strong>omness <strong>and</strong> our<br />
memories, Cate – my enthusiasm,<br />
Christina – my notes.”<br />
-Catherine Swan<br />
“Destinee Young – the basketball<br />
team, Austin Terry – another cute<br />
prom date.”<br />
-Jada Stotts<br />
“I will give the whole freshman class<br />
some common sense.”<br />
-Steven Grajek<br />
“I will Kruti Bhatt my good looks<br />
<strong>and</strong> sisterly instincts, Sanam Nazar<br />
my ‘shoe’ <strong>and</strong> my cuteness, my gorgeous<br />
smile to Cielo Macaraeg, my<br />
buff body to Sharul Saxena, my<br />
Italian-ness to Sumran Haryani <strong>and</strong><br />
Jenny Woo, my time management<br />
skills to S<strong>and</strong>hya Hayrani, my work<br />
ethic to Komal Patel, the ability to<br />
make my opponents cry in tennis<br />
to Courtney Lang, my assertiveness<br />
to Anja, my natural charm <strong>and</strong> my<br />
ability to make on-the-spot pick-up<br />
lines to Rachel Seweryn, all my love,<br />
my heart, <strong>and</strong> my adorable laugh<br />
to Stephanie Pfeifer, my robot girl<br />
jokes to Meran Liu, my ability to retrieve<br />
badminton smashes to Avni<br />
Bavishi, my tomboy-ness to Pooja<br />
Sharma, <strong>and</strong> my six pack abs to<br />
Maaria.”<br />
-Amruta Bhatt<br />
“My wits to my younger brother<br />
Ryan Hackbarth. Also, my good<br />
looks to Anthony Vaderheyden.”<br />
-Dean Hackbarth<br />
“I will Jasmine Liu everything music.<br />
I wish her the best senior year ever<br />
<strong>and</strong> a less severe case of senioritis.”<br />
-Isabelle Ezra<br />
“I would like to give all the stuff in<br />
my locker to Alex Proskey <strong>and</strong> Jack<br />
Minogue.”<br />
-Michael Shirahama<br />
“Jovi: the focus to do well in school<br />
but still have fun. That ‘Ah!’ moment<br />
when you find out what you want to<br />
do. And, the best last two years of<br />
high school with fun times <strong>and</strong> lasting<br />
memories.”<br />
-Jessica Pablo<br />
“Meran Liu: I (hopefully) leave my<br />
lax attitude, so she chills out a bit<br />
senior year.”<br />
-Emily Kuhn<br />
“Maitri: musical inspiration.”<br />
-Priya K. Patel<br />
“Danny Levski: rides in my car to go<br />
visit Scott in Iowa.”<br />
-Kamila Sierputowski<br />
“To Devi Shastri, I will the extemp<br />
torch, <strong>and</strong> my spot at the state tournament<br />
(because she WILL make<br />
it).”<br />
-Bailey Armstrong<br />
“Kaileen Hendle: my life savings<br />
<strong>and</strong> neon green shoewlaces; Sam<br />
Acosta: my lovely sarcasm; Micki<br />
Agins: my senioritis.”<br />
-Emily Allan<br />
“Alicia Sanfillipo: my amazing ‘vegan’<br />
recipes; Myra Siddiq, my painting<br />
abilities.”<br />
-Vicki Shah<br />
“To Brittany Gray- I will you the<br />
ability to st<strong>and</strong> up for what is right.<br />
To Kyle Wozny- I will you my love.”<br />
Jennifer Knobloch<br />
“Austin Terry : My good looks to<br />
help him with the ladies his senior<br />
year.”<br />
-Matt Pahl<br />
“Tiffany Pitter- I will my bible <strong>and</strong><br />
Kirk Franklin cd, <strong>Taylor</strong> Roddy- I will<br />
the tape measure <strong>and</strong> the chalk,<br />
Olu Adelaja- I will my report card<br />
<strong>and</strong> unused basketball skills.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“I would like to will the front seat of<br />
the bowling van <strong>and</strong> DJ powers to<br />
Samantha Hoglund. I would like to<br />
will Sarah Wille the ability to bother<br />
Pfligler for the next 3 years without<br />
getting yelled at. I would also<br />
like to will Isabella Zach the ability<br />
to find a ride to school next year!<br />
-Kailey Schlosser<br />
“Dan Tatara: the right to writing the<br />
drumline V-show act.”<br />
-Justin Clarke<br />
“I will Alex<strong>and</strong>ria Garcia my tardiness,<br />
weirdo moments, <strong>and</strong> absents<br />
to big events. I also will my “ghettoness”<br />
Nihada.”<br />
-Elizabeth Ramirez<br />
“Jenny Woo- I will you my ability to<br />
watch dramas during senior year.<br />
Takshaka Patel- I will you the “quiet<br />
section” of the library <strong>and</strong> the ability<br />
to say “babe” naturally.”<br />
-<strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong><br />
“Jenny Woo- My 1st chair. Avni<br />
Bavishi- A book <strong>by</strong> Tamora Pierce<br />
about the trajectory of the sun<br />
creating mirages, dragons, <strong>and</strong><br />
flipped s<strong>and</strong>wicher. Also, the secret<br />
to skillful tennis plaing using the<br />
“upper maar” <strong>and</strong> “patee ma ja”<br />
techniques”. Haley Goers- My hugs.<br />
Takshaka Patel - Wife #1 status.<br />
-Krupa Patel<br />
“To SADD club- successful fundraisers,<br />
unforgettable <strong>and</strong> memorable<br />
snowballs, awesome SADD club<br />
hangouts <strong>and</strong> the loudest songs<br />
ever!! To Kasia Serwin- My obnoxious<br />
laugh (even though we’re always<br />
told that we have the same<br />
laugh) <strong>and</strong> my ability to wake up in<br />
the morning to make the bus every<br />
day,”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“Takshaka Patel- My racing ribbon.<br />
Solome Haile- My track athletic<br />
locker. Elsa Haile- My sense of<br />
balance <strong>and</strong> on of my cross country<br />
ribbons. Katie Johnson- to be godmother<br />
of Jayde. Cristine Dorb<strong>and</strong>-<br />
My morning run shower<br />
-Rianna Schmidt<br />
“Jack Kelley- my charming personality.<br />
Sanam Nazar- Some Becky’s.<br />
Shannon Keane- My “student of the<br />
month” parking spot every month.<br />
Wasey Nazar- My attitude.<br />
-Colleen Kelley<br />
“Matt Capone- Good looks <strong>and</strong><br />
charm…wait, you don’t need it!<br />
Elise Matthews- Hope for a duet<br />
partner that doesn’t make you want<br />
to pull your hair out. Sean Habel-<br />
Blue steel <strong>and</strong> a bimonthly magic<br />
game with the guy who couldn’t<br />
be luckier to be your brother. Ryan<br />
Hasler- The intimidation factor (not<br />
that I have a lot to give), ping-pong<br />
skillz, <strong>and</strong> the happiness of being<br />
in school with your sister- she’s an<br />
amazing person.”<br />
-Jordan Habel<br />
“To be kind <strong>and</strong> friendly <strong>and</strong> to not<br />
fight with others.”<br />
-C<strong>and</strong>ice Wilson<br />
“Jonathan Corral- Axe Spray. Kaileen<br />
Hendle- My love, My life savings<br />
<strong>and</strong> turning off the scoreboard<br />
after every game. Sam Acosta- My<br />
niceness <strong>and</strong> turning off the scoreboard<br />
after every game.”<br />
-Emilly Fett<br />
“Emily D’Amico- Footsnike, Brittany<br />
Love- The thug life”<br />
-Nicole Reed<br />
“Stephanie <strong>and</strong> Carlos- the yearbook<br />
half of the Pub…use it well.”<br />
-Danielle Zengri<br />
“To Cory Liang my swimming Senior<br />
Locker, to Damaris Vera my LATINA<br />
FIRE on the water polo team, to<br />
Stephanie (Pu) Lynn my number 8<br />
cap in water polo, to Faith Sheely<br />
a new ride home, (BYE FAITH!), to<br />
Alex Vick all of my love for water<br />
polo AND swimming, to the future<br />
boys’ swimming team managers,<br />
the Stephanie Castro phone spot”<br />
-Stephanie Castro<br />
“Shaurya- All my books! especially<br />
my ACT books, Maitri- everything!”<br />
-Shrutva Parikh<br />
“Paras <strong>and</strong> Suraj—everything.”<br />
-Aashutos Patel<br />
“To Shriji Barot, my younger brother.<br />
I give you the wisdom to work hard<br />
<strong>and</strong> don’t fall back. The sky’s the<br />
limit for you!”<br />
-Yogi Barot<br />
“Haley Goers: exemption.”<br />
-Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>yala<br />
“Vince Hern<strong>and</strong>ez – Senior swag.”<br />
-Brad Karlson<br />
“I will my ‘little sister,’ Melissa<br />
Kempf all of the opportunities I’ve<br />
gotten to succeed here at <strong>Hoffman</strong>.<br />
I also will her my ability to wake up<br />
on time.”<br />
-Jenn Gehrke<br />
“I will leadership of the Forensics<br />
team to Elise Mathews <strong>and</strong> Jaime<br />
Notzen, the organization of the<br />
Tenor Sax section to Jilaine Heitkotter,<br />
the Newspaper half of the pub<br />
to Avni Bavishi <strong>and</strong> Meran Liu, <strong>and</strong><br />
the forces of the universe to Carlos<br />
Garcia.”<br />
-Amita Prabhu<br />
“To Lara Isphahani- the best year<br />
of high school. To my swim/water<br />
polo girls- fantastic seasons to fill<br />
you with nostalgia. To Cory Liangmy<br />
good looks.”<br />
-Vishwa Shah<br />
While some of the items willed here are<br />
more tangible than the memories <strong>and</strong><br />
images gifted to Jonas, they demonstrate<br />
the bond that the older <strong>and</strong> wiser often<br />
have with those who comeafter them.
16 Top 5<br />
Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Favorite Teachers<br />
1. Mr. Schumacher/Mr. Ahn<br />
2. Mr. Seely<br />
3. Mr. Bryant<br />
4. Mr. Swanson/Mrs. Bromley<br />
5. Ms. Yereb/Mrs. Roesner<br />
Most Difficult Class<br />
1. AP Calculus<br />
2. Geometry<br />
3. AP Physics C<br />
4. Trig/Pre Calc<br />
5. Algebra 2<br />
Favorite Class<br />
1. Gym<br />
2. Cinema/Bio 2<br />
3. AP Psych<br />
4. English<br />
5. AP Bio/AP Physics
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Favorite Place to Eat Off<br />
Campus<br />
1.Taco Bell<br />
2.Home<br />
3.Wendy’s<br />
4.McDonald’s<br />
5. Subway<br />
Favorite Movie<br />
1. Hangover<br />
2. Titanic<br />
3. Inception<br />
4. Stepbrothers<br />
5. Harry Potter 7<br />
Favorite Musical <strong>Art</strong>ist<br />
1. Eminem<br />
2. Drake<br />
3. Lady Gaga<br />
4. Kanye West<br />
5. John Mayer<br />
Favorite TV Show<br />
1. Glee<br />
2. Jersey Shore<br />
3. Pretty Little Liars<br />
4. Criminal Minds<br />
5. The Office
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Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Embarrassing<br />
Let’s hope graduation do<br />
“I was once at lunch <strong>and</strong><br />
I was walking to the line<br />
<strong>and</strong> there was apple juice<br />
spilled on the floor that<br />
I didn’t see. I walked<br />
over it <strong>and</strong> fell in front of<br />
everyone.”<br />
-Samar Nazar<br />
“Walking in the wrong<br />
class on the 3rd day of<br />
school freshman year <strong>and</strong><br />
actually staying there for<br />
10 minutes. Also tripping<br />
up the stairs during passing<br />
periods.”<br />
-Maria Velez<br />
“Ask Mr. Medina…”<br />
-Liz Saffold<br />
“Junior year, over spring<br />
break, there was a skunk<br />
<strong>by</strong> my house so I had<br />
to go to practice every<br />
day smelling like a skunk<br />
while everyone wondered<br />
where that smell was<br />
coming from.”<br />
-Nilam Patel<br />
“When Vicki Shah<br />
grabbed my backpack<br />
<strong>and</strong> spun me around in<br />
the hallway <strong>and</strong> then<br />
stole my backpack <strong>and</strong><br />
hid it from me. I was<br />
looking for my backpack<br />
for 5 minutes <strong>and</strong> looked<br />
like an idiot.”<br />
-Maryna Rath<br />
“It was this year on our<br />
AP Bio field trip. The<br />
whole class played a joke<br />
on me <strong>by</strong> telling me that<br />
we had to dress up to go<br />
to the Museum of Science<br />
<strong>and</strong> Industry. It was so<br />
planned that the teacher<br />
was in on it. I was the<br />
only one in the museum<br />
wearing a tie.”<br />
-Wase Siddiqui<br />
“Getting made fun of in<br />
Psych for being bright<br />
red.”<br />
-Rhianna Stringer<br />
“Being called Charles for<br />
the first three years of<br />
high school.”<br />
-Michael Spiff<br />
“I slept during class <strong>and</strong><br />
woke up with the lights<br />
off <strong>and</strong> no one inside the<br />
classroom. The class decided<br />
to leave me there<br />
alone.”<br />
-Alex Kim<br />
“Being put on the spot in<br />
AP Lang every day <strong>and</strong><br />
turning bright red every<br />
single time.”<br />
-Jessi Flach<br />
“As a freshman I went to<br />
the Shamrox game with<br />
the lacrosse team <strong>and</strong><br />
one of my teammates<br />
spilled his purple slushie<br />
on my white jersey.<br />
Freshman jersey number<br />
30 will have a stain on it<br />
forever.”<br />
-Quintyn Schiff<br />
“Everything.”<br />
-Kate McKeague<br />
“When Mr. Mallon imitated<br />
me toughing Abraham<br />
Lincoln’s bed.”<br />
-Mia Rizwan<br />
“Every year I seem to<br />
mess up my classes <strong>and</strong><br />
end up where I’m not<br />
supposed to be.”<br />
-Sabrina Khan<br />
“My sophomore year<br />
at our Elk Grove Swim<br />
Invite it was on the<br />
Saturday of Homecoming<br />
<strong>and</strong> I was excited so<br />
I was jumping around<br />
<strong>and</strong> dancing <strong>and</strong> I turned<br />
around <strong>and</strong> Schumacher<br />
was behind. I accidently<br />
danced a little too close<br />
to him.”<br />
-Rachael Gallo<br />
“When my slipper<br />
ripped.”<br />
-Karina Trejo<br />
“During a V-Show performance<br />
I was getting the<br />
piano off stage <strong>and</strong> the<br />
lights flipped on when<br />
the curtains were still<br />
closing <strong>and</strong> I froze like<br />
a deer in the headlights<br />
<strong>and</strong> the audience laughed<br />
until they closed. Also,<br />
pretty much anytime I<br />
was clumsy in tech.”<br />
-Am<strong>and</strong>a Ross<br />
“I fell down on the stairs<br />
in my sophomore year<br />
<strong>and</strong> people stepped on<br />
me.”<br />
-Daniel Yi<br />
“When they put me in<br />
the front of the class on<br />
my first day.”<br />
-Lissete Lagunas<br />
“Not a specific moment,<br />
but all my class presentations.”<br />
-Edwin Albarran<br />
“Messing up the speech<br />
during the Homecoming<br />
ceremony. Slipping on<br />
water when running out<br />
of bio class 4th block.”<br />
-Marcos Galvan<br />
“Tripping up the stairs<br />
many times.”<br />
-Ashley Femrite<br />
“Dressing up as a woman<br />
complete with make up<br />
for German.”<br />
-Devin Thompson<br />
“When I walked into the<br />
wrong class sophomore<br />
year.”<br />
-Maria Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
“I’m too cool to get embarrassed.”<br />
-Svet Angelov<br />
“First freshman indoor<br />
track meet, I didn’t know<br />
how long an indoor 400<br />
was <strong>and</strong> I was in first<br />
place <strong>and</strong> stopped because<br />
I thought I was<br />
done. It turns out I<br />
wasn’t finished <strong>and</strong> got<br />
disqualified.”<br />
-Parth Brahmbhatt<br />
“At a basketball I was<br />
going to the concession<br />
st<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> I slipped on<br />
water in front of everyone.”<br />
-Edwin Blanco<br />
“Too many to count.”<br />
-Anthony Christianson<br />
“Freshman year I wore<br />
my Addidas flip flops<br />
on the stage during our<br />
Shakespeare play.”<br />
-Leila Mustafa<br />
“Asking a student to use<br />
the restroom because I<br />
thought they were a substitute.”<br />
-Farahnaz Niroum<strong>and</strong>pour<br />
“Every speech I gave.”<br />
-Josh Suszek<br />
“Falling down the stairs,<br />
I’ll never forget that!<br />
It was horrible having<br />
people stare at me.”<br />
-Elif Kucuk<br />
“Tanya Skworch spilling<br />
coffee all over me!”<br />
-Lauren Fera<br />
“Being called on in class<br />
<strong>and</strong> not knowing the<br />
simple answer.”<br />
-Kayla Kester<br />
“Going up the stairs <strong>and</strong><br />
then I trip in front of everyone<br />
during my junior<br />
year.”<br />
-Chris Huerta<br />
“Math class freshman<br />
year.”<br />
-Celeste Estrella<br />
“Last week I fell all the<br />
way up the stairs, hitting<br />
my face on the girls<br />
backpack in front of me.<br />
Oops!”<br />
-Mel McGinn<br />
“I fainted in m physics<br />
class while watching a lip<br />
piercing video.”<br />
-Parth Joshi<br />
“Classroom moments<br />
where I would appear<br />
stupid <strong>and</strong> the class<br />
would laugh or giggle at<br />
me. Or when the teacher<br />
would drag me to the<br />
center of attention <strong>and</strong><br />
all eyes were on me.”<br />
-Pia Gelline delRosario<br />
“Falling down the stairs.”<br />
- Rubair Abuhamama<br />
“One time I was all into<br />
the music walking up<br />
the stairs <strong>and</strong> I fell <strong>and</strong><br />
dropped everything.”<br />
-Lacy Marlow<br />
“Freshman year I was<br />
looking for my class,<br />
had to go upstairs <strong>and</strong><br />
I tripped going up them<br />
<strong>and</strong> ended up cutting my<br />
knee. Horrible!”<br />
-Mercedes Davalos<br />
“Falling up the stairs <strong>and</strong><br />
creating a massive hold<br />
on the staircase because<br />
I couldn’t get up.”<br />
-Kelsey Pellus<br />
“Talking during the moment<br />
of silence.”<br />
-Amber Banner<br />
“Every time I had to<br />
speak in front of people.”<br />
-Marco Montoya<br />
“It was my first day <strong>and</strong><br />
I couldn’t find my way<br />
around. I went to the<br />
bathroom. When I came<br />
back I got lost, walked<br />
into a class of upperclassmen,<br />
<strong>and</strong> sat down.<br />
I took me a minute to<br />
figure out I was in the<br />
wrong class.”<br />
-Samantha Neumer<br />
“Gym – getting rental<br />
shorts that were very<br />
short.”<br />
-Gus Cisneros<br />
“My friend tripped me<br />
down the stairs <strong>and</strong> I<br />
l<strong>and</strong>ed flat on my face.”<br />
-Stephanie Garcia<br />
“Made fun of in the<br />
morning for being late to<br />
class.”<br />
-Martin Stoilor<br />
“My embarrassing moment<br />
was when I fell<br />
down in the gym.”<br />
-Enedelia Gonzalez<br />
“When I was a freshman.”<br />
-Sarthak Shah<br />
“When I knocked down a<br />
pole in the cafeteria <strong>and</strong><br />
people started clapping.”<br />
-Marvin Blanco<br />
“At the spring sports assembly,<br />
I ran out with<br />
the rest of the badminton<br />
team, but tripped <strong>and</strong><br />
fell in front of the whole<br />
school!”<br />
-Krina Desai<br />
“Falling down the bleachers<br />
at the Schaumburg<br />
v. <strong>Hoffman</strong> basketball<br />
game.”<br />
-Precious Ogunleye<br />
“Way too many…thanks<br />
HEHS!”<br />
-Maryann Mousheh<br />
“Losing to the juniors at<br />
the Powder Puff Game<br />
<strong>and</strong> being called a freshman<br />
<strong>by</strong> people that<br />
didn’t know me well my<br />
three years in <strong>Hoffman</strong>.”<br />
-Kuburat Bodejo
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esn’t follow these trends<br />
“Falling on the bleachers.”<br />
-Molly Mangione<br />
“At a home basketball<br />
game, completely airballing<br />
a wide open three<br />
pointer.”<br />
-Colleen Thomas<br />
“As I was rushing to<br />
swimming practice after<br />
school, I walked out onto<br />
the pool deck relieved<br />
that I wasn’t late to<br />
practice. I get in, do the<br />
warm up set we always<br />
do <strong>and</strong> realize that I<br />
never took me underwear<br />
off…this happened about<br />
4 times…”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“Eating <strong>by</strong> myself on my<br />
first day of school.”<br />
-Alfredo Balderus<br />
“When I fell straight in<br />
my knees running so I<br />
could see a fight.”<br />
-Paola Rodriguez<br />
“My freshman year, I was<br />
running up the stairs<br />
thinking I was going to<br />
be late to class. I totally<br />
wiped out (My nose<br />
l<strong>and</strong>ed on the step above<br />
me) <strong>and</strong> I turned around<br />
to find the upperclassmen<br />
pointing <strong>and</strong> laughing<br />
at me.”<br />
-Abegail Tiongson<br />
“Falling on my butt during<br />
Grease <strong>and</strong> also<br />
falling up all the stairs in<br />
the school.”<br />
-Miriam Bigurra<br />
“Having no idea of what<br />
to say for the Question<br />
<strong>and</strong> Answer for Mr. <strong>Hoffman</strong><br />
Hawk.”<br />
-<strong>Taylor</strong> Stacy<br />
“The first day of senior<br />
year, I walked into an<br />
English class after looking<br />
at m schedule. Turns<br />
out that I had looked at<br />
my schedule <strong>and</strong> I was<br />
really supposed to be in<br />
me AP Calculus class,<br />
so I ended up being late<br />
to my Calc class. It was<br />
pretty embarrassing,<br />
especially doing that as a<br />
senior.”<br />
-Amruta Bhatt<br />
“When Ben Adler pushed<br />
me in the cafeteria.”<br />
-Dean Hackbarth<br />
“I remember one day<br />
when I was a sophomore<br />
<strong>and</strong> I was called to<br />
the main office to get a<br />
spirit of the hawk reward<br />
for a class. I was really<br />
sick that day <strong>and</strong> I was<br />
sweating <strong>and</strong> felt myself<br />
getting red all over<br />
my face <strong>and</strong> body <strong>and</strong><br />
when I heard that they<br />
were taking pictures, I<br />
was about to run away! I<br />
eventually got over it <strong>and</strong><br />
even saw how looked in<br />
those pictures.”<br />
-Cristina Constantin<br />
“Probably the many<br />
times I have fallen up the<br />
stairs.”<br />
-Michael Shirahama<br />
“When I sprained my<br />
ankle charing a ball while<br />
playing basket ball during<br />
free gym.”<br />
-Jessica Pablo<br />
“Definitely has to be<br />
the time Vicki made me<br />
laugh so hard that I was<br />
crying <strong>and</strong> accidently spit<br />
in her backpack.”<br />
-Priya K. Patel<br />
“Fell down the stairs.”<br />
-S<strong>and</strong>y Oranam<br />
“Walked in the wrong<br />
class.”<br />
-Marty Trojan<br />
“Running into Mr. Reese<br />
during the day show of<br />
Grease <strong>and</strong> knocking his<br />
food all over the place.”<br />
-Emily Allan<br />
“That one time where I<br />
did that one thing with<br />
that one person. Yeah,<br />
that was pretty bad.”<br />
-Bailey Armstrong<br />
“Running up to a girl<br />
screaming Farah <strong>and</strong><br />
when she turned around<br />
she gave me a dirty<br />
look… oops.”<br />
-Kamila Sierzputowski<br />
“Tripping all the time because<br />
I’m so clumsy.”<br />
-Roxy Mombini<br />
“Freshman year biology:<br />
we were doing an experiment<br />
on mold <strong>and</strong> my<br />
friend <strong>and</strong> I had to go to<br />
the girl’s bathroom for<br />
samples. We saw something<br />
disgusting <strong>and</strong><br />
started screaming…like<br />
freshmen. All the teachers<br />
from surrounding<br />
rooms rushed inside---it<br />
was sooo embarrassing!”<br />
-Vicki Shah<br />
“There was one time I<br />
walked around with 6<br />
hats on… I still haven’t<br />
lined that down.”<br />
-Hammad Razzak<br />
“As a freshman, st<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
up for the ten minute bell<br />
in gym class.”<br />
-Brad Willis<br />
“My freshmen year I<br />
was getting ready for<br />
a chorus concert when<br />
I slipped on a patch of<br />
ice. I ended up going on<br />
stage to sing with a few<br />
bruises on my face!”<br />
-Jennifer Knobloch<br />
“Getting red Gatorade<br />
spilled on my new white<br />
outfit freshman year, in<br />
lunch <strong>by</strong> Anthony Klebba.”<br />
-Matt Pahl<br />
“The most embarrassing<br />
moment was losing to<br />
the juniors in powderpuff.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“My most embarrasing<br />
moment would have<br />
to be my friend <strong>and</strong> I<br />
running down the hall<br />
screaming because we<br />
were playing a game.<br />
And while we were running,<br />
we ran into the<br />
boys bathroom thinking it<br />
was the girls bathroom.<br />
Everyone looked at us<br />
weird like we were complete<br />
idiots.”<br />
-Lara Manadero<br />
“Breaking my arm, again,<br />
second night of V-Show<br />
senior year.”<br />
-Justin Clarke<br />
“Freshmen or sophomore<br />
year, I was in a hurry so<br />
I ran <strong>and</strong> slipped on a<br />
banana that was on the<br />
floor. But on the upside,<br />
that got me out of running<br />
my laps.”<br />
-<strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong><br />
“I was swearing like a<br />
sailor with m friend <strong>and</strong><br />
Mr. Medina was right behind<br />
me. ‘<br />
-Elizabeth Ramirez<br />
“I had a crush on someone<br />
<strong>and</strong> it embarrassed<br />
me.”<br />
-Nisa Mujahed<br />
“Getting asked to homecoming<br />
my senior year.<br />
It was a good kind of<br />
embarrassment.”<br />
-Emily Fett<br />
Junnie B. Jones goes through a lot of scenarios<br />
as a young child similar to the ones students<br />
go through in high school- especially when we do<br />
something embarrassing, we often feel like this.<br />
“One of my most embarrassing<br />
moments<br />
at HEHS is when I just<br />
walked out from the rain<br />
<strong>and</strong> into the cafeteria,<br />
<strong>and</strong> since my shoes were<br />
wet I slipped <strong>and</strong> fell in<br />
front of everyone! Another<br />
moment was when<br />
I wore two mismatching<br />
shoes to school <strong>by</strong> accident<br />
my freshman year.”<br />
-Rianna Schmidt<br />
“The fake interview for<br />
CWT class.”<br />
-Ulysses Lopez<br />
“Falling up the stairs.”<br />
-Alex Labeots<br />
“Throwing up all over the<br />
stairs outside in front of<br />
a group of seniors my<br />
freshman year.”<br />
-Colleen Kelley<br />
“Freshman year I had to<br />
go to the bathroom <strong>and</strong><br />
I ran into the girls’ bathroom<br />
on accident.”<br />
-Jeremy Palucska<br />
“When I passed out.”<br />
-Nicole Reed<br />
“I walked into the trainer<br />
for the first time my<br />
freshman year after cross<br />
country, trying to figure<br />
out how to take an ice<br />
bath <strong>and</strong> looking more<br />
confused than normal.<br />
After asking if I was lost,<br />
the trainer, Rick, tells<br />
me to walk back out <strong>and</strong><br />
take my shoes off like<br />
everyone else. Then<br />
after I st<strong>and</strong> around like<br />
a moron looking for the<br />
ice bath he points me to<br />
the right room. I proceed<br />
to put ice in one<br />
tub, only to find out from<br />
Rick it was the heat bath<br />
<strong>and</strong> start to get in the<br />
ice bath without a towel.<br />
Rick rolled his eyes <strong>and</strong><br />
says ‘You’re a freshman,<br />
aren’t you?’”<br />
-Jordan Habel<br />
“Seeing Mr. Heyse walking<br />
down the hall <strong>and</strong><br />
screaming out, “Hey Mr.<br />
Fivelson.” Mixed them<br />
up.”<br />
-Yogi Barot<br />
“Too many to list!!”<br />
-Danielle Kiel<br />
“The most embarrassing<br />
moment was losing to<br />
the juniors in powderpuff.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“My most embarassing<br />
moment at HEHS was<br />
the first swim meet my<br />
freshmen year. I was in<br />
the Medley Relay <strong>and</strong><br />
was sopose to swim<br />
breast stroke, but when<br />
I dove in I swam freestyle...”<br />
-Stephanie Castro<br />
“Falling up the stairs<br />
Freshman year.”<br />
-Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>yala<br />
“Tripping on the stairs at<br />
least 5 times a year.”<br />
-Brad Karlson<br />
“My junior year before<br />
regionals we have a pre<br />
regional performance <strong>and</strong><br />
I had just made some<br />
last minute edits to my<br />
speech so when I went to<br />
perform in front of everone<br />
I completely forgot<br />
the intro <strong>and</strong> it was a<br />
mess.”<br />
-Amita Prabhu<br />
“One day after school, I<br />
pulled the heart monitor<br />
alarm. I was curious as<br />
to what it is so I opened<br />
it <strong>and</strong> the alarm rang<br />
throughout the school.<br />
Many people laughed at<br />
me.”<br />
-Vishwa Shah
20 Teacherisms<br />
Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Math:<br />
Mr. Hutton<br />
“Are you going to check<br />
him out.”<br />
“You’re killin me!”<br />
“Why are you late?!”<br />
“Go talk to a Locker!”<br />
“Not doing your homework<br />
is like robbing a<br />
bank!!!”<br />
“Are you going to do that<br />
in college too?”<br />
Mrs. Yereb<br />
“I was just checking if<br />
you were paying attention.”<br />
“SHUFFLEBOOOARD!”<br />
“Chapter 1, Chapter 2,<br />
guts of the semester.”<br />
“It’s not the calculus<br />
that’s hard, it’s the algebra.”<br />
“Ding, ding, ding!”<br />
Mrs. Schildt<br />
“Teenie, tiny, tiny, tiny<br />
positive.” *high pitched<br />
voice*<br />
“Illegal Algebra!”<br />
“Oh my cow!”<br />
Mr. Mead<br />
“This is a debacle.”<br />
“Gosh darnit.”<br />
“Trig=Friend.”<br />
“You guys are embarrassing.”<br />
Mr. Fivelson<br />
“If someone tells you<br />
that you are a zero, tell<br />
them that you’re the<br />
most desired limit of<br />
integration.”<br />
“My wife won’t let me<br />
wear my leather pants in<br />
public.”<br />
“This is uncooked!”<br />
“If you’re trapped on<br />
a desert isl<strong>and</strong>, all you<br />
need is the Fundamental<br />
Theorem of Calculus.”<br />
Mr. Pfligler<br />
“Hint, hint.”<br />
“You’re killing me.”<br />
“Are you blind?!”<br />
Mr. Harkin<br />
“Plug & Chug.”<br />
“You should be done<br />
already.”<br />
Mr. Jones<br />
“By golly!”<br />
Ms. Bagel<br />
“Put your ID on.”<br />
Business:<br />
Mr. Bryant<br />
“There is a no touching<br />
policy at <strong>Hoffman</strong> <strong>Estates</strong><br />
High School.”<br />
“Stop yourself.”<br />
“Dipstick.”<br />
Mr. W<strong>and</strong>ro<br />
“Stop poking the stick in<br />
the monkey cage.”<br />
Science:<br />
Mr. Swanson<br />
“That extra credit, don’t<br />
even worry about it.”<br />
“Yeah, I think A days<br />
are better too, because<br />
I would like to see you<br />
every day, <strong>and</strong> not in a<br />
creepy way.”<br />
“Let’s get Physics started<br />
in here!”<br />
“It’s a Christmas miracle!”<br />
Mrs. Fetherling<br />
“Don’t do anything I<br />
wouldn’t do.”<br />
Mr. Andersen<br />
“Easy peasy lemon<br />
squeezy.”<br />
“What movie?”<br />
Mr. Schumacher<br />
“It can only happen<br />
when you’re 25, married,<br />
<strong>and</strong> holding h<strong>and</strong>s.”<br />
“Hint, hint.”<br />
“Studies have shown…”<br />
“Effectively…”<br />
Mrs. Sowle<br />
“That’s not very nice,<br />
Nilam.”<br />
“I know you’ll be glad to<br />
know I got a 5.”<br />
Mr. Konecki<br />
“Back to the formula!”<br />
“I’m the Juggernaut!”<br />
“This just in!”<br />
Mr. Loh<br />
“Have a great weekend!<br />
Don’t do anything I<br />
wouldn’t do!”<br />
English:<br />
Mr. Brown<br />
“Write like the wind.”<br />
“Hey lady.”<br />
“I like words…<strong>and</strong> Doritos.”<br />
“Attitude towards the day<br />
<strong>and</strong> propensity to learn.”<br />
Ms. Carroll<br />
“Totes!”<br />
“Hey Newsies!”<br />
Mrs. Bromley<br />
“Always keep an open<br />
mind.”<br />
Mrs. Ordonez<br />
“Stop being tigers.”<br />
Mr. Ahn<br />
“Listen up, orphans.”<br />
“It’s like Sunday at the<br />
outlet mall.”<br />
“Congratulations on<br />
Waldo-ing the tone!”<br />
Mrs. Davey<br />
“They are all degrees of<br />
suck.”<br />
“Nose Goes is a stupid<br />
way to do things. Rock,<br />
Paper, Scissors is the<br />
only way to settle anything.”<br />
“Oh she (Angee Serwin)<br />
is just off being cute.”<br />
Social Studies:<br />
Mr. Seely<br />
“I killed a guy in prison<br />
once.”<br />
“I’m afraid.”<br />
“I don’t listen to gingers!”<br />
“She’s not a cougar,<br />
she’s a bobcat.”<br />
Mr. Brown<br />
“Stop yourself.”<br />
“You knucklehead.”<br />
Mrs. Ryon<br />
“Government is sexy.”<br />
“Her button said, ‘You<br />
show me yours, <strong>and</strong> I’ll<br />
show you mine.’”<br />
Mr. M<strong>and</strong>el<br />
“WOG with your dog.”<br />
“My first child’s name is<br />
going to be Pangaea.”<br />
Mr. Beebe<br />
“Jersey Shore is a train<br />
wreck, those people are<br />
idiots. Do I watch it?<br />
Heck yeah!”<br />
“Don’t hate me ‘cause<br />
I’m beautiful.”<br />
“Things are easy for us<br />
beautiful people.”<br />
Mr. Clarke<br />
“Once I know Psychology,<br />
I can’t turn it off.”<br />
Mr. Dowd<br />
“Always work harder.”<br />
Mr. Armstrong<br />
“Super Parth, Fake<br />
Parth.”<br />
“So according to you<br />
guys, I’m sarcastic, extra<br />
sarcastic, <strong>and</strong> very sarcastic.”<br />
“…things like dollars,<br />
pesos, rupees, <strong>and</strong> in<br />
Doni’s country, goats.<br />
One house cost two goat<br />
legs.”<br />
ESL:<br />
Ms. Nelson<br />
“Wherever you go, go<br />
with all your heart.”<br />
Mrs. Cho<br />
“In order to earn something,<br />
you have to lose<br />
something.”<br />
Foreign<br />
Language:<br />
O. Rod<br />
Foreign Language<br />
“Basicamente”<br />
Madame Frost<br />
“Oh le pauvre! Le pauvre!”<br />
“Je ne suis pas une dictionnaire.”<br />
“People have sex, words<br />
have gender.”<br />
Physical<br />
Education:<br />
Mrs. Roesner<br />
“Moment on the lips,<br />
lifetime on the hips.”<br />
“No free day for you!”<br />
“It’s measurement day!”<br />
Mr. Lew<strong>and</strong>owski<br />
“Purple cheetah.”<br />
Mr. Garofalo<br />
“Get off the field.”<br />
“Knuckle s<strong>and</strong>wich.”<br />
Special<br />
Education:<br />
Mr. Ihms<br />
“Peeps are marshmallows<br />
on acid.”<br />
Music:<br />
Mr. Schlesinger<br />
“White milk comes from<br />
white cows, chocolate<br />
milk comes from brown<br />
cows <strong>and</strong> strawberry milk<br />
comes from ducks.”<br />
Ms. Pham<br />
“You have to slap the<br />
note.”<br />
“Wait for me, wait for<br />
me, wait for me!”<br />
“I’ve had caffeine today!”<br />
Mr. Erickson<br />
“Can you wiki that?”<br />
“Squeeze the dime.”<br />
“Ph.”<br />
Mr. Reese<br />
“Now, there really isn’t a<br />
point to this story, but…”<br />
<strong>Art</strong>:<br />
Mr. Beers<br />
“Devin, you are the<br />
most slappable person I<br />
know.”<br />
“Wipe your own butt!”<br />
Applied Tech:<br />
Mr. Ligman<br />
“What the eff. Eff is for<br />
frank.”<br />
“Common sense is not so<br />
common.”<br />
Mr. Walser<br />
“Happy Friday.”<br />
Family &<br />
Consumer<br />
Sciences:<br />
Ms. Ecker<br />
“Smiling faces are looking<br />
at me.”<br />
Ms. Jones<br />
“You learn something<br />
new every day, if not it’s<br />
a wasted day.”
Retiring Teachers Hawkeye<br />
Mr. Phillips:<br />
Favorite Memory: “Having hundreds<br />
of screaming fans with faces painted orange<br />
<strong>and</strong> blue supporting our boys gymnastics<br />
team as we competed at the State<br />
Meet over at Schaumburg High School<br />
in 2000. That was a sight to behold!”<br />
Advice: “Move on to the next phase<br />
of your life <strong>and</strong> MAKE A DIFFER-<br />
ENCE.”<br />
Mr. Boeckelman:<br />
Favorite Memory: “My favorite memory<br />
is not an event but of all the wonderful<br />
people I have encountered in my time at<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong>. The faculty, support personnel,<br />
<strong>and</strong> maintenance staff are all dedicated to<br />
making <strong>Hoffman</strong> a great place for students<br />
to become prepared to be positve contributors<br />
to society. I have been blessed to<br />
have known so many incredible people in<br />
my career at <strong>Hoffman</strong>.”<br />
Advice: “To the class of 2011--be lifetime<br />
learners, that’s the only way to get ahead<br />
in this quickly changing, highly technology<br />
oriented world.”<br />
Mr. Rucks:<br />
Favorite memory: “The first playoff<br />
football game against Streamwood<br />
in 1988. There was an unbelievable<br />
atmosphere in school that week in<br />
anticipation of that Wednesday afternoon<br />
game which the Hawks won.”<br />
Advice: As for the seniors remember<br />
to give everything you can to be successful.<br />
In the real world things will<br />
not be given to you!!! MAKE AN<br />
EFFORT NOT AN EXCUSE!!!!!”<br />
View May 2011<br />
21<br />
Mr. Bryant:<br />
Favorite Memory: “My favorite<br />
memory will always be the time spent<br />
with students <strong>and</strong> staff here at <strong>Hoffman</strong>”<br />
Advice: “My advice to graduating seniors<br />
would be to find something you<br />
are passionate about <strong>and</strong> you will never<br />
work a day in your life.”<br />
Mr.Loh:<br />
Favorite Memory: “<strong>Hoffman</strong> basketball<br />
reaching the state finals; teaching two of<br />
my own children in chemistry <strong>and</strong> astronomy<br />
classes; working with parents, teachers<br />
<strong>and</strong> students to pass the referendum;<br />
the 2010 Gifted Expo; but, mostly, teaching<br />
<strong>and</strong> coaching every day in the diverse<br />
<strong>and</strong> rich environment of <strong>Hoffman</strong>.”<br />
Advice: “Your experiences at <strong>Hoffman</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the great teachers here, give you a<br />
huge advantage in college <strong>and</strong> in your career.<br />
Choose wisely to find a balance –<br />
work, fun, friends, family, school, career,<br />
marriage. It’s the secret of life.”<br />
Mr. W<strong>and</strong>ro:<br />
Favorite Memory: “My favorite<br />
memories were the State Finals<br />
Basketball Teams of 1996 & 2004<br />
(Two outst<strong>and</strong>ing groups of athletes,<br />
coaches, <strong>and</strong> administrators), having<br />
Walter Payton as a HEHS assistant<br />
basketball coach from 1992-1995,<br />
<strong>and</strong> watching students that didn’t<br />
think they could do it, do it.”<br />
Advice: “Move on to your passion<br />
not someone’s expectations.”<br />
Mrs. Loh:<br />
Favorite memory: “This is is<br />
really impossible---but I did<br />
love Gifted field trips especially<br />
those with the class of<br />
2012!”<br />
Advice: “Be nice to one another.<br />
That is all.”<br />
Thank You <strong>and</strong> Good Luck!<br />
Mr. Kazlusky:<br />
Favorite memory: “Any time a student<br />
burst into the College Room <strong>and</strong> said<br />
breathlessly, “Mr. Kaz, I got accepted at<br />
____!”<br />
Advice: “There are many things that will<br />
catch your eye, but only a few that will capture<br />
your heart. Pursue those…with passion.”<br />
Note:<br />
The teachers included on the page were teachers who participated in the Hawkeye View teacher survey. Other 2010/2011 teachers<br />
retiring this year include Kathy W<strong>and</strong>ro <strong>and</strong> Glen Zawacki. Support staff members who also retired this year include Michael Beers, Jerry<br />
East, Barbara Wertz, Joanne Reemer, Valrie Doppke, Mary Ann Chaney, <strong>and</strong> Dane Gawron.
22 Future Plans<br />
Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Simba just can’t wait to be<br />
“Loyola University in Chicago<br />
studying pre-med/biology<br />
<strong>and</strong> visual communications.”<br />
-Krupa Patel<br />
“I plan to go to Harper College,<br />
transfer to Elmhurst<br />
College, <strong>and</strong> major in Music<br />
Ed.”<br />
-Justin Clarke<br />
“I’m going to Harper College<br />
in Palatine.”<br />
- Rubair Abuhamama<br />
“I will attend Arlington<br />
Heights Academy (Beauty<br />
School).”<br />
-Karina Trejo<br />
“I want to be a civil engineer<br />
<strong>and</strong> I will attend Harper College<br />
in Palatine.”<br />
-Parth Joshi<br />
“I will be going to Harper<br />
College to get my gen eds<br />
out of the way <strong>and</strong> begin<br />
taking classes for my major<br />
in Behavioral Psychology to<br />
be a social worker as well<br />
as a minor of Culinary <strong>Art</strong>s<br />
to become a pastry chef. I<br />
will be attending East-West<br />
University in Chicago after<br />
Harper.”<br />
-Am<strong>and</strong>a Ross<br />
“I will be attending college at<br />
Harper, then transferring to<br />
either NIU or ISU.”<br />
-Edwin Blanco<br />
“USP <strong>and</strong> transfer to ISU<br />
after a year.”<br />
-Parth Brahmbhatt<br />
“I will go to Harper <strong>and</strong> then<br />
transfer to UIC or some other<br />
university where I will most<br />
likely study computer engineering.”<br />
-Svet Angelov<br />
“I’ll be attending U of I <strong>and</strong><br />
I’m in the school of undecided<br />
but I want to transfer<br />
into Biology.”<br />
-Rachael Gallo<br />
“Iowa State College to study<br />
mechanical engineering.”<br />
-Daryl Dunning<br />
“I will attend Harper to become<br />
an accountant.”<br />
-Lissette Lagunas<br />
“I plan to attend Harper.”<br />
-Milady Rodriguez<br />
“Harper for 2 years, UIC for<br />
criminal justice.”<br />
-Kayla Banahan<br />
“I plan on going to Harper<br />
<strong>and</strong> going into Nursing after.”<br />
-Rubi Castro<br />
“I’m going to Roosevelt University<br />
in Chicago to study<br />
Psychology.”<br />
-Marcos Galvan<br />
“Judson University in Elgin<br />
for Education.”<br />
-Luan Mawi<br />
“College at Harper then<br />
transfer maybe to NIU.”<br />
-Edwin Albarran<br />
“My future plans are foggy.”<br />
-Sabrina Khan<br />
“College at Oakton Community<br />
College.”<br />
-Chris Morrison<br />
“Go to Harper College. Study<br />
nursing or go into the medical<br />
field.”<br />
-Pia Gelline delRosario<br />
“I will be attending Illinois<br />
State University in Normal,<br />
IL to become a teacher.”<br />
-Ashley Femrite<br />
“Off to Harper College <strong>and</strong><br />
then transferring to University<br />
of IL for computer<br />
science.”<br />
-Mike Graham<br />
“I plan on going to Harper for<br />
two years, then going to a 4-<br />
year college for a major in IT<br />
Tech <strong>and</strong> a minor in Animation/Psychology.”<br />
-Devin Thompson<br />
“I want to be an auto mechanic.”<br />
-Josh Suszek<br />
“I’m attending Harper College.<br />
I know I’ll be there for<br />
a long time <strong>and</strong> I have to<br />
find a job. When I’m done<br />
studying nursing, I’ll find my<br />
real job <strong>and</strong> work there.”<br />
-Elif Kucuk<br />
“Harper College <strong>and</strong> afterwards<br />
transfer <strong>and</strong> go into<br />
medical school.”<br />
-Lauren Fera<br />
“I’m going to Augustana<br />
College in Rock Isl<strong>and</strong>, IL<br />
to study Math, Secondary<br />
Education, <strong>and</strong> Computer<br />
Science.”<br />
-Chris Huerta<br />
“I will be attending Iowa<br />
State University <strong>and</strong> I will be<br />
going into Business.”<br />
-Celeste Estrella<br />
“Attending Illinois State University<br />
<strong>and</strong> double majoring<br />
in Learning Behavior Sciences<br />
<strong>and</strong> Speech Pathology.”<br />
-Mel McGinn<br />
“I’m going to Northern Illinois<br />
University to study<br />
kinesiology.”<br />
-Christina Balwierz<br />
“I’m going to Southern Illinois<br />
University in Edwardsville,<br />
IL for Pre-Pharmacy.”<br />
-Yazmin Lopez<br />
“I am going to the University<br />
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<br />
studying human development<br />
<strong>and</strong> family studies. I hope to<br />
come back to <strong>Hoffman</strong> as a<br />
social worker or counselor.”<br />
-Kelsey Pellus<br />
“I’m going to Harper College<br />
<strong>and</strong> studying diagnostic<br />
sonography.”<br />
-Amber Banner<br />
“After high school I will go<br />
to Harper College <strong>and</strong> I will<br />
become a veterinarian.”<br />
-Zaira Herrera<br />
“I want join the Navy <strong>and</strong><br />
get a job as an officer that<br />
makes sure that everyone<br />
gets paid.”<br />
-Cesar Arroyo<br />
“I will attend college (University<br />
of Phoenix) <strong>and</strong> have a<br />
successful career.”<br />
-Marco Montoya<br />
“I will go to trade school <strong>and</strong><br />
the start working.”<br />
-Cedric Brooks<br />
“My dad just showed me the whole kingdom.<br />
And I’m gonna rule it all.” -Simba<br />
“I plan to attend Eastern in<br />
Charleston <strong>and</strong> major in Elementary<br />
School Education.”<br />
-Samantha Neumer<br />
“I plan to graduate from<br />
school <strong>and</strong> go to college.”<br />
-Shivangi Patel<br />
“I’m still indecisive but I’m<br />
75% sure I’m going to De-<br />
Paul.”<br />
-Karla Lopez<br />
“I’m going to Harper College<br />
then to Eastern Illinois.”<br />
-Gus Cisneros<br />
“I’m majoring in psychology<br />
at DePaul University in<br />
Chicago.”<br />
-Stephanie Garcia<br />
“I want to be an engineer<br />
<strong>and</strong> I’ll be attending Harper<br />
College.”<br />
-Smit Thakkar<br />
“I’m going to Harper College<br />
<strong>and</strong> I’m interested in Pharmacy.”<br />
-Sharoon Iqbal<br />
“I’m going to the University<br />
of Illinois at Champaign-<br />
Urbana in the Division of<br />
General Studies.”<br />
-Michael Currie<br />
“Harper College <strong>and</strong> Palatine<br />
College to take an Autos<br />
class.”<br />
-Bipin Nath<br />
“I will go to Harper College<br />
<strong>and</strong> take computer classes.”<br />
-Victor Leon<br />
“My plans are to work <strong>and</strong><br />
then go to Harper College.”<br />
-Enedelia Gonzalez<br />
“I will go to college in Arizona.”<br />
-Rodrigo Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
“My future plans are going<br />
to Harper College for 2 years<br />
then transfer to Northern<br />
Illinois University College of<br />
Business.”<br />
-Sarthak Shah<br />
“I’m going to Benedictine<br />
University to study Biology<br />
for the medical field.”<br />
-Marvin Blanco<br />
“I will go to U of I to major in<br />
Economics <strong>and</strong> scale Mount<br />
Everest.”<br />
-Harsh Patel<br />
“I will attend Loyola University<br />
in Chicago to major in<br />
forensic science.”<br />
-Krina Desai<br />
“I will attend the University<br />
of Illinois at Chicago.”<br />
-Nick Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
“Next year I will be attending<br />
Southern Methodist University<br />
in Dallas. I will be majoring<br />
in Dance <strong>and</strong> minoring in<br />
Biology.”<br />
-Spencer Davis<br />
“I will be attending V<strong>and</strong>erbilt<br />
University in Nashville,<br />
Tennessee.”<br />
-Liz Saffold<br />
“I will be attending Drake<br />
University in Des Moines, IA<br />
to major in Business Administration<br />
<strong>and</strong> Marketing.”<br />
-Maryna Rath<br />
“I plan on going to UIC in the<br />
fall. After 2 years I plan on<br />
transferring out to a better<br />
university to pursue a degree<br />
in law.”<br />
-Wase Siddiqui<br />
“I am going to Elmhurst <strong>and</strong><br />
studying speech pathology.”<br />
-Rhianna Stringer<br />
“I will be attending a 4 year<br />
university. I’m not sure yet<br />
which one I am going to<br />
decide on. I might either<br />
go into Law, Kinesiology, or<br />
architecture.”<br />
-Alex Kim<br />
“Wherever Alex Kim is going.”<br />
-Michael Spiff<br />
“Illinois Wesleyan University<br />
in Bloomington, IL to study<br />
chemistry.”<br />
-Jessi Flach<br />
“Harper for two years then to<br />
Columbia College.”<br />
-Jay Gonzalez<br />
“I am going to Southern Illinois<br />
University in Carbondale<br />
to study Automotive Technology.”<br />
-Quintyn Schiff<br />
“I will go to Gr<strong>and</strong> Valley<br />
State in Allendale, MI to<br />
study film production.”<br />
-Kate McKeague<br />
“I will attend Northern Illinois<br />
University in DeKalb,<br />
Illinois to study Pre-physical<br />
Therapy.”<br />
-Nicole Carbonaro<br />
“Harper for 2 years. Then<br />
I’m going to UIC for physical<br />
therapy.”<br />
-Samar Nazar<br />
“I will attend the University<br />
of Central Florida <strong>and</strong> major<br />
in Biology to become a<br />
radiologist. Also to compete<br />
in track <strong>and</strong> field at a division<br />
I level.”<br />
-Precious Ogunleye<br />
“Harper College for vocal<br />
performance.”<br />
-Eric Movsessian<br />
“I’m attending Harper this<br />
year, I haven’t decided what<br />
I want to be- a nurse or veterinarian.<br />
After Harper still<br />
haven’t decided.”<br />
-Mercedes Davalos<br />
“Illinois Wesleyan. Undecided.”<br />
-Trent Rehusch<br />
“I plan on going to Harper<br />
for 2 years <strong>and</strong> then going<br />
to Loyola or UIC for either<br />
nursing, writing, or possibly<br />
business.”<br />
-Lacy Marlow<br />
“Going to DePaul University.”<br />
-Mia Rizwan<br />
“I’m going to Harper for an<br />
Associate’s Degree in Nursing.<br />
After finishing those two<br />
year of education, I’ll get a<br />
job <strong>and</strong> go from there. And I<br />
will eat rice.”<br />
-Victor Lugo<br />
“Eastern Illinois University to<br />
major in sociology.”<br />
-Kerry Pajor<br />
“I plan to attend Harper College<br />
for about a year <strong>and</strong> a<br />
half <strong>and</strong> transfer somewhere
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Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
king - what will you be?<br />
out of state. I plan to major<br />
in accounting <strong>and</strong> probably<br />
minor in interior design.”<br />
-Kuburot Bodejo<br />
“Next year I’m going to Illinois<br />
State University.”<br />
-Meryl Helfrich<br />
“Illinois State University to<br />
study nursing.”<br />
-Kaitlyn Tykal<br />
“Valparaiso University for<br />
nursing.”<br />
-Molly Mangione<br />
“ICU (International Christian<br />
University) in Tokyo, Japan<br />
for Linguistic Education.”<br />
-Maiko Matsubara<br />
“Loras College in Dubuque,<br />
Iowa. I will major in Sports<br />
Broadcasting <strong>and</strong> Communications.”<br />
-Coleen Thomas<br />
“Next year, I will be attending<br />
Loyola University in<br />
Chicago. I’m going to study<br />
Pre-Med <strong>and</strong> Psychology but<br />
I’m not 100% sure.”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“I am attending the University<br />
of Illinois at Chicago to<br />
pursue a career in dentistry.”<br />
-Isha Parikh<br />
“2 years at Harper then Arizona<br />
University to become a<br />
lawyer.”<br />
-Juan de la Cruz<br />
“I’m going to Harper College.”<br />
-Alfredo Balderas<br />
“I’m going to Harper College<br />
<strong>and</strong> then to medical school.”<br />
-Paola Rodriguez<br />
“Going to college <strong>and</strong> being<br />
successful.”<br />
-Ricardo Flores<br />
“I plan on going to Harper for<br />
a year or two, then moving<br />
out to live with my sister in<br />
Nevada to go to school for<br />
nursing.”<br />
-Abegail Tiongson<br />
“I will attend a community<br />
college in Florida named<br />
Valencia, then transfer to<br />
Florida State. I will go to<br />
medical school <strong>and</strong> become a<br />
nurse.”<br />
-Mariah Pitts<br />
“I plan on attending a four<br />
year college, most likely Columbia<br />
College. I am majoring<br />
in Theatre Performance<br />
<strong>and</strong> maybe minoring in<br />
Costume <strong>and</strong> Make-Up.”<br />
-Miriam Bigurra<br />
“Michigan State University<br />
for Marketing/Finance.”<br />
-<strong>Taylor</strong> Stacy<br />
“University of St. Francis,<br />
Joliet, IL for <strong>Art</strong> Education/<br />
Photography double major.”<br />
-Steven Grajek<br />
“I will be attending University<br />
of Illinois at Chicago with a<br />
major in the Biological Sciences.”<br />
-Amruta Bhatt<br />
“Harper College, Undecided.”<br />
-Dean Hackbarth<br />
“My future plans are to go to<br />
Harper College for Nursing.<br />
After a year or two, go to the<br />
<strong>Art</strong> Institute <strong>and</strong> then take a<br />
photography class. Then, go<br />
back to school <strong>and</strong> do something<br />
else. There is never<br />
ogy <strong>and</strong> Anatomy of the<br />
Digestive System.”<br />
-Rachel Pilling<br />
“I will be attending Loyola,<br />
studying Biology/Pre-Med”<br />
-Nilam Patel<br />
“Harper for two years then<br />
going to a university.”<br />
-S<strong>and</strong>y Oranam<br />
“I’m going to Colorado<br />
School of Mines, majoring in<br />
probably whatever engineer-<br />
“I’m going to Harper College<br />
for a year or two then<br />
transferring <strong>and</strong> getting out<br />
of here!”<br />
-Roxy Mombini<br />
“I will attend college <strong>and</strong><br />
become a nurse.”<br />
-Kamila Sierzputowski<br />
“I am attending Northern Illinois<br />
University in DeKalb, IL<br />
to study Photography.”<br />
-Jennifer Knobloch<br />
“Everything the light touches will be yours.” - Mufasa<br />
‘too much’ education. We<br />
somehow learn every day.”<br />
-Cristina Constantin<br />
“I’m going to St. Louis University.”<br />
-Jessica Pablo<br />
“I will attend Northwestern<br />
University; undergraduate<br />
<strong>and</strong> graduate schooling <strong>and</strong><br />
then work, I guess.”<br />
-Emily Kuhn<br />
“I will be finishing my prerequisites<br />
at Benedictine<br />
University <strong>and</strong> then to Midwestern<br />
university as I have<br />
been accepted in the Dual<br />
Admissions Program.”<br />
-Priya K. Patel<br />
“University of Illinois at Chicago,<br />
Biology/Pre-Medicine.”<br />
-Vicki Shah<br />
“Harper College.”<br />
-Maryann Mousheh<br />
“I plan on majoring in Marine<br />
Biology at Carroll University<br />
in Waukesha, Wisconsin, for<br />
two years <strong>and</strong> then transferring<br />
to Hawaii Pacific University<br />
in Honolulu, Hawaii, for<br />
the last two.”<br />
-Emily Allan<br />
“I will be attending Harper<br />
for two years then transferring<br />
to a bigger university,<br />
but not sure where.”<br />
-David Gutierrez<br />
“I am attending Harper for<br />
two years, then hopefully<br />
transferring to Dominican<br />
University to major in Nutrition<br />
with minors in Psycholing<br />
thing I told them <strong>and</strong><br />
minoring in Business <strong>and</strong><br />
possibly Music. I don’t know<br />
what I’m doing after that,<br />
but I’d like to do something I<br />
like. Cass<strong>and</strong>ra thinks we’re<br />
going to open a cupcake<br />
shop in Germany.”<br />
-Carissa Summerfelt<br />
“Attend Austin Peay State<br />
University in Tennessee <strong>and</strong><br />
play Division 1 Volleyball.”<br />
-Jada Stotts<br />
“I’m going to Viterbo University<br />
in Lacrosse, WI to double<br />
major in Theater Studies <strong>and</strong><br />
Psychology.”<br />
-Catherine Swan<br />
“I will attend the University<br />
of Tampa in Florida for athletic<br />
training.”<br />
-Brad Willis<br />
“I’m attending Robert Morris<br />
University in Chicago for<br />
culinary to become a pastry<br />
chef also on a bowling scholarship.”<br />
-Kara Hartel<br />
“Depaul! To study Psychology<br />
<strong>and</strong> Law.”<br />
-Hammad Razzak<br />
“University of Tampa for Marine<br />
Biology.”<br />
-Marty Trojan<br />
“Going to Western Kentucky<br />
in Bowling Green. Double<br />
majoring in Film <strong>and</strong> Broadcasting<br />
(concentration in TV<br />
<strong>and</strong> Film Production) <strong>and</strong><br />
minoring in History.”<br />
-Bailey Armstrong<br />
“I will be attending the Univsersity<br />
of Illinois – Graphic<br />
design major.”<br />
-Matt Pahl<br />
“I will be attending the<br />
University of Illinois Urbana-<br />
Champaign <strong>and</strong> will be<br />
majoring in agricultural <strong>and</strong><br />
biological engineering. After<br />
graduating I want to go to<br />
medical school in the east<br />
coast.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“I am going to attend North<br />
Central College in Naperville,<br />
IL. I will study Elementary<br />
Education.”<br />
-Kailey Schlosser<br />
“I will be attending Harper<br />
College <strong>and</strong> transferring to<br />
either UIC or <strong>Art</strong> Institute. I’ll<br />
also be studying nursing <strong>and</strong><br />
cooking.”<br />
-Lara Manadero<br />
“I plan to attend the University<br />
of Illinois at Urbana<br />
Champaign, <strong>and</strong> going into<br />
<strong>Art</strong> ( Graphic Design).”<br />
-<strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong><br />
“I’m going to Wittenberg University<br />
in Ohio <strong>and</strong> majoring<br />
in psychology.”<br />
-Danielle Zengri<br />
“I am attending Marquette<br />
University.”<br />
-Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Labeots<br />
“I will be going to University<br />
of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign<br />
<strong>and</strong> I will be Majoring<br />
in social work.”<br />
-Rianna Schmidt<br />
“Singing <strong>and</strong> dancing.”<br />
-Breanna Marski<br />
“Job Corps, Joliet, Military<br />
Career Prep.”<br />
-Ulysses Lopez<br />
“University of Iowa, Iowa<br />
City - Radiation Science Interest<br />
- with Leila Mustafa!”<br />
-“Colleen Kelley<br />
“Go to Eastern Illinois <strong>and</strong><br />
major in journalism.”<br />
-Jeremy Palucska<br />
“Northwestern University in<br />
Evanston, Illinois.”<br />
-Nicole Reed<br />
“Musical Education Major at<br />
Miami University in Oxford,<br />
Ohio.”<br />
-Jordan Habel<br />
“I plan on going into mechanical<br />
engineering.”<br />
-Yogi Barot<br />
“ Biology Major at UIC.”<br />
-Aashutos Patel<br />
“I will be attending UIC<br />
studying criminology.”<br />
-Danielle Kiel<br />
“I will be attending the<br />
University of Illinois Urbana-<br />
Champaign <strong>and</strong> will be<br />
majoring in agricultural <strong>and</strong><br />
biological engineering. After<br />
graduating I want to go to<br />
medical school in the east<br />
coast.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“Next year I’ll be going to<br />
Northern Illinois University,<br />
majoring in Business Management/Administration.”<br />
-Stephanie Castro<br />
“I’m majoring in Accounting/Business<br />
at U of I Urbana<br />
Champaign next year.”<br />
-Juhi Thakkar<br />
“My plan is to attend a four<br />
year college <strong>and</strong> major in<br />
chemical engineering.”<br />
-Carlie Iehl<br />
“I’m going to UIC to become<br />
a physical/occupational therapist.<br />
I also plan on getting<br />
my dance degree sometime<br />
in the future.”<br />
-Shrutva Parikh<br />
“University of Illinois at Urbana<br />
Champaign. LAS-Biology.”<br />
-Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>yala<br />
“I’m going to Harper <strong>and</strong><br />
then transferring to Robert<br />
Morris. Planning to become a<br />
nurse <strong>and</strong> work in the ER.”<br />
-Stephanie Gomez<br />
“I will be attending Indiana<br />
University where I will continue<br />
my knowledge of not<br />
only core classes, but also<br />
journalism <strong>and</strong> whatever aspect<br />
of journalism I choose.<br />
It’s between either international<br />
studies or political<br />
science at the moment.”<br />
-Jenn Gehrke
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Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Advice<br />
Passing of wisdom to undercla<br />
“Even though school sucks<br />
sometimes, you have to make<br />
the best of it. If you don’t,<br />
you’ll regret it <strong>and</strong> you’ll wish<br />
that you had more fun <strong>and</strong><br />
gotten more involved. Also, do<br />
you school work! It pays off<br />
<strong>and</strong> after you get into college<br />
you won’t have to do anything.”<br />
-Rachael Gallo<br />
“If you are not smart, then<br />
learn.”<br />
-Daryl Dunning<br />
“You have all your life to have<br />
fun so for now, stay in school.<br />
Make memories with your<br />
friends <strong>and</strong> teachers.”<br />
-Lissette Lagunas<br />
“Do your best, <strong>and</strong> do not<br />
regret.”<br />
-Daniel Yi<br />
“Be yourself no matter what<br />
anyone says, because as long<br />
as the end of the day you can<br />
look in the mirror, recognize<br />
<strong>and</strong> like the person staring<br />
back at you-who cares about<br />
what everyone else things?”<br />
-Am<strong>and</strong>a Ross<br />
“Don’t get peer pressure.”<br />
-Karina Trejo<br />
“Do all your homework because<br />
it all really counts.”<br />
-Milady Rodriguez<br />
“Study for tests! Don’t give up<br />
on school; it’s hard but in the<br />
end it will pay off.”<br />
-Edwin Blanco<br />
“Don’t wish your life away<br />
high school only comes once.”<br />
-Anthony Christianson<br />
“Don’t waste your time in<br />
drama. You’re wasting your<br />
life.”<br />
-Leila Mustafa<br />
“Strive for what you want,<br />
work hard, <strong>and</strong> drink plenty<br />
of milk.”<br />
-Victor Lugo<br />
“Just to be yourself <strong>and</strong> trust<br />
no one.”<br />
-Precious Ogunleye<br />
“Pretend like you always know<br />
-Michael Currie<br />
“Do your homework if you<br />
want to pass your class.”<br />
-Sharoon Iqbal<br />
“Pay attention in class <strong>and</strong> do<br />
your homework.”<br />
-Smit Thakkar<br />
“Have all the fun you can,<br />
experiment <strong>and</strong> lover yourself<br />
but look out for your future, or<br />
all this fun will end quickly.”<br />
-Stephanie Garcia<br />
“Do all of your homework on<br />
time.”<br />
-Gus Cisneros<br />
“Don’t make school a drag, you<br />
still have plenty of more years<br />
of school left.”<br />
-Karla Lopez<br />
the end.”<br />
-Kelsey Pellus<br />
“Cherish your time in high<br />
school. Do everything <strong>and</strong><br />
anything you can do to get involved.<br />
Your high school years<br />
go <strong>by</strong> so fast. Make as many<br />
memories as possible.”<br />
-Yazmin Lopez<br />
“Be yourself <strong>and</strong> do what you<br />
love best.”<br />
-Eric Movsessian<br />
“Don’t worry about the high<br />
school drama honestly focus<br />
on finishing school the best<br />
way you can.”<br />
-Mercedes Davalos<br />
“I say keep up with your<br />
school work <strong>and</strong> just keep<br />
moving forward, things get<br />
better.”<br />
-Chris Huerta<br />
“Don’t slack off the first 3 high<br />
school years. Leave that for<br />
senior year.”<br />
-Kayla Kuester<br />
“Get involved! I regret not<br />
being involved in more activities.”<br />
-Lauren Fera<br />
“Don’t screw up your 4 years of<br />
high school. Take the classes<br />
you need.”<br />
-Elif Kucuk<br />
“School doesn’t last long so try<br />
to see some value in it.”<br />
-Josh Suszek<br />
“Do all your homework <strong>and</strong><br />
go to class, but don’t forget to<br />
have your fair share of fun!<br />
Hang out with your friends,<br />
go see the Hawks play; you’re<br />
only in high school once.”<br />
-Mia Rizwan<br />
“Just say no! –to fake friends.”<br />
-Kaitlyn Tykal<br />
“Do all of your work because<br />
you will regret it if your GPA<br />
is low.”<br />
-S<strong>and</strong>y Oraham<br />
“Stay in school <strong>and</strong> get your<br />
education, because it will help<br />
you in the long run.”<br />
-Mariah Pitts<br />
“Don’t ditch! Just go to class.”<br />
-Rubi Castro<br />
“Be involved <strong>and</strong> keep your<br />
grades up, because it really<br />
matters in the end.”<br />
-Jordan Loikits<br />
“Remember to take advantage<br />
of everything the school has to<br />
offer you, because you only go<br />
to high school once.”<br />
-Marcos Galvan<br />
“Get ready to go out to the real<br />
world.”<br />
-Edwin Albarran<br />
“Do your homework, you won’t<br />
regret it.”<br />
-Sabrina Khan<br />
“Study a lot. Believe in yourself.”<br />
-Ashley Femrite<br />
“Study, yes, I know it’s been<br />
said a lot, but studying leads<br />
to good grades, which leads to<br />
a better college.”<br />
-Mike Graban<br />
“Enjoy your high school years.<br />
Be involved in activities. Don’t<br />
think you are too cool to try<br />
new things.”<br />
-Maria Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
“Stay in school <strong>and</strong> pass your<br />
classes.”<br />
-Svet Angelov<br />
“Don’t EVER become lazy <strong>and</strong><br />
always turn in homework.”<br />
-Parth Brahmbhatt<br />
“Be yourself <strong>and</strong> have fun.”<br />
-Alex Dibattista<br />
The Star Wars legacy includes Yoda helping the jedis along their life journies.<br />
Similarly the older <strong>and</strong> wiser will always offer advice to the next generation.<br />
Seniors offer insights to the younger students in hopes of a better future.<br />
what you’re doing, even if you<br />
don’t.”<br />
-Krina Desai<br />
“Don’t miss taco salad day.<br />
There are only a few.”<br />
-Harsh Patel<br />
“Come to school.”<br />
-Marvin Blanco<br />
“Stay in school.”<br />
-Rodrigo Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
“Stay at school, keep up your<br />
grades.”<br />
-Enedelia Gonzalez<br />
“Go to school <strong>and</strong> do your<br />
homework.”<br />
-Martin Stoilov<br />
“Do all your homework in class<br />
<strong>and</strong> try not to be absent.”<br />
-Victor Leon<br />
“If you study hard you can<br />
pass the test.”<br />
-Bipin Nuth<br />
“Enjoy high school as much as<br />
you can.”<br />
“Make sure to have all the fun<br />
you can. Don’t take a moment<br />
for granted. Make a ton of<br />
friends. Live it up!”<br />
-Samantha Neumer<br />
“Stay focused in class <strong>and</strong> stay<br />
out of trouble.”<br />
-Cedric Brooks<br />
“Don’t get caught ditching<br />
class.”<br />
-Marco Montoya<br />
“Don’t let anybody bring you<br />
down from achieving your<br />
goals because only you matter<br />
<strong>and</strong> not what other people<br />
think. Enjoy high school years<br />
because even though they<br />
seem bad you’re going to miss<br />
them.”<br />
-Zaira Herrera<br />
“To try your hardest until<br />
senior year, then you can have<br />
your fun <strong>and</strong> slack off.”<br />
-Amber Banner<br />
“Just go to class <strong>and</strong> do your<br />
homework. It’s not that hard<br />
<strong>and</strong> you’ll be happy you did in<br />
-Lacy Marlow<br />
“Be nice to the teachers.”<br />
-Rubair Abuhamama<br />
“Don’t take life so seriously.<br />
Don’t worry; be happy. Don’t<br />
lose yourself trying to be ‘normal’.”<br />
-Luan Mawi<br />
“Do what you want it’s your<br />
life. Don’t suppress your<br />
dreams, suppress your fears.”<br />
-Chris Morrison<br />
“Do your best, study hard, <strong>and</strong><br />
be very optimistic.”<br />
-Pia Gelline Delrosario<br />
“If you want to pass a class, do<br />
your homework.”<br />
-Parth Joshi<br />
“Be yourself <strong>and</strong> don’t take<br />
any of this time for granted<br />
because it’s going to fly <strong>by</strong>.”<br />
-Mel McGinn<br />
“Have a good relationship with<br />
your counselors; they help you<br />
out a lot.”<br />
“Take Health <strong>and</strong> Consumer’s<br />
Ed in the summer; it’s easier<br />
<strong>and</strong> it’s good to get out of the<br />
way.”<br />
-<strong>Taylor</strong> Stacy<br />
“In general? Just to take high<br />
school serious, take all your<br />
classes serious <strong>and</strong> don’t take<br />
advantage of your teachers.”<br />
-Vanessa Diaz<br />
“Get involved! Also, take<br />
school seriously; don’t be a<br />
senior wishing you had done<br />
something differently. You only<br />
go through high school once,<br />
don’t have any ‘what if”s’.”<br />
-Abegail Tiongson<br />
“Never get lazy with grades,<br />
classes, or anything school<br />
related.”<br />
-Miriam Bigurra<br />
“GET INVOLVED. Don’t hold<br />
back, <strong>and</strong> honestly, stay away<br />
from stupid, unnecessary<br />
drama. It’s not worth your<br />
time. Also, make sure to go to<br />
Operation: Snowball at least<br />
once in your four years.”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“Live your life.”<br />
-Colleen Thomas<br />
“Don’t wait until the last second<br />
to finish college apps! It’s<br />
never too early. Also, remember<br />
to have fun.”<br />
-Jessica Pablo<br />
“Take easy classes senior year.<br />
Especially, if you care about<br />
your GPA. You think you’ll escape<br />
senioritis, but you won’t.”<br />
-Emily Kuhn
Advice Hawkeye<br />
View May 2011<br />
25<br />
ssmen, the class of 2011 will...<br />
“Get involved, treat others<br />
how you want them to treat<br />
you.”<br />
-Maiko Matsubara<br />
“Always do the right thing,<br />
make good choices, <strong>and</strong> follow<br />
your heart. Last but not least,<br />
always, always, always, believe<br />
in yourself – it’s the first<br />
step to success.”<br />
-Amruta Bhatt<br />
“Count the days.”<br />
-Dean Hackbarth<br />
“Be yourself, don’t judge, <strong>and</strong><br />
stick with your friends.”<br />
-Codi Bator<br />
“Do your best <strong>and</strong> get your<br />
work in senior year. Enjoy<br />
your last year.”<br />
-Juan Delacruz<br />
“Don’t mess up in any of high<br />
school years.”<br />
-Ricardo Flores<br />
“To not take advantages <strong>and</strong><br />
try in school.”<br />
-Paola Rodriguez<br />
“To work hard <strong>and</strong> to have fun.<br />
Being in after-school activities<br />
is a good way to stay out of<br />
trouble.”<br />
-Alfredo B<strong>and</strong>eras<br />
“Always try your hardest, even<br />
when you feel like giving up<br />
just remember that you will<br />
always get rewarded at the<br />
end.”<br />
-Maria Uelez<br />
“Listen to Drake.”<br />
-Michael Spiff<br />
“Don’t slack off with grades<br />
<strong>and</strong> get the most out of high<br />
school. Don’t waste time <strong>and</strong><br />
don’t let opportunities go<br />
away. You’ll miss high school<br />
when it’s over.”<br />
-Alex Kim<br />
“Don’t stop in the middle of<br />
the halls!”<br />
-Kate McKeague<br />
“Be willing to try new things<br />
<strong>and</strong> hang out with new people<br />
because in the end the experience<br />
is always worth it.”<br />
-Quintyn Schiff<br />
“Don’t ditch.”<br />
-Jay Gonzalez<br />
“Do all of your homework.<br />
Even if you don’t do well on<br />
the tests, the homework points<br />
can really help you. Also, show<br />
up to class!”<br />
-Maryna Rath<br />
“Study for your ACTs <strong>and</strong><br />
work hard junior year because<br />
it will definitely pay off.”<br />
-Wase Siddiqui<br />
“Don’t overwhelm yourself <strong>and</strong><br />
have fun.”<br />
-Rhianna Stringer<br />
“Study hard <strong>and</strong> don’t slack off<br />
because failure shouldn’t be an<br />
option.”-Samar Nazar<br />
“Do your homework; <strong>and</strong><br />
juniors, don’t let senioritis get<br />
the best of you.”<br />
-Spencer Davis<br />
“Breathe. It may seem like<br />
a big deal now but life is too<br />
short to get worked up over<br />
the little things.”<br />
-Liz Saffold<br />
“Learn to walk away in any<br />
tough situation, choose the<br />
right set of friends <strong>and</strong> stay<br />
focused at all times.”<br />
-Kuburot Bodejo<br />
“Don’t count down the days because<br />
you’ll want to graduate<br />
faster! Try to make the most of<br />
your four because it honestly<br />
flies <strong>by</strong>! Make it fabulous!”<br />
-Emily Allan<br />
“Watch out for the incoming<br />
freshmen. They think<br />
they are cool after getting<br />
out of junior high.”<br />
-Steven Grajek<br />
“Do your work <strong>and</strong> you’ll<br />
be fine.”<br />
-Darek Donilliszya<br />
“Please do your homework.<br />
And one more<br />
important thing: do not<br />
ditch classes; it’s not<br />
worth it.”<br />
-Cristina Constantin<br />
“School might suck, but<br />
you need an education.”<br />
-Michael Shirahama<br />
“Don’t wait to do things<br />
the last minute—simple<br />
concept but very difficult<br />
to apply.”<br />
-Priya K. Patel<br />
“Do not take high school<br />
for granted! Take chances, be<br />
happy, <strong>and</strong> forget the past…<br />
but don’t forget to learn from<br />
it.”<br />
-Vicki Shah<br />
“Freshmen: don’t be stupid.<br />
Just don’t.<br />
Sophomores: All I got to say<br />
is…have fun with ACTs next<br />
year.<br />
Juniors: Senior year flies <strong>by</strong><br />
way too fast, LIVE IT UP!<br />
Don’t stress <strong>and</strong> don’t get<br />
senioritis too fast.”<br />
-Maryann Mousheh<br />
“Becoming involved in clubs is<br />
the best way to make longlasting<br />
friendships. Work on<br />
forming relationships with<br />
your teachers from all four<br />
years. This gives you the<br />
opportunity to have an even<br />
bigger support system.”<br />
-Rachel Pilling<br />
“Don’t be lazy <strong>and</strong> get senioritis!<br />
Do your homework! Go to<br />
school!”<br />
-David Guitierrez<br />
“Don’t procrastinate, have fun<br />
but keep challenging yourself,<br />
<strong>and</strong> don’t have appendicitis.”<br />
-Nilam Patel<br />
“If you’re going to procrasti-<br />
nate <strong>and</strong> not apply yourself for<br />
a good chunk of high school,<br />
learn to not care. But, if you<br />
care about your education, you<br />
probably shouldn’t procrastinate<br />
or half-do assignments.”<br />
-Carissa Summerfelt”<br />
“Have a full schedule your junior<br />
year, so your senior year<br />
is easy.”<br />
-Jada Stotts<br />
“Do everything you want, try<br />
new things <strong>and</strong> make lots of<br />
friends! And sleep A LOT!”<br />
-Catherine Swan<br />
“Listen to your teachers <strong>and</strong><br />
stay out of the high school<br />
“drama”.”<br />
-Brad Willis<br />
“Don’t let senioritis hit you<br />
hard. Work hard every year so<br />
it’s a breeze to graduate.”<br />
-Kara Hartel<br />
“Stop being short. Just yanking<br />
your chain! Go to SNOW-<br />
BALL, it’s a blast.”<br />
-Hammad Razzak<br />
“Do your homework <strong>and</strong> don’t<br />
get behind.”<br />
-Marty Trojan<br />
“Never look a fat dog in the<br />
eye.”<br />
-Bailey Armstrong<br />
“Do your work <strong>and</strong> turn everything<br />
in on time. You will<br />
be behind <strong>and</strong> you don’t want<br />
that to happen!”<br />
-Roxy Mombini<br />
“To make the most of these<br />
years. Time flies <strong>by</strong> <strong>and</strong> people<br />
go their own ways.”<br />
-Kamila Sierzputowski<br />
“Enjoy your time in high<br />
school now. These four years<br />
go <strong>by</strong> extremely fast. Don’t<br />
ever waste time just sitting<br />
around. There’s always something<br />
you can do.”<br />
-Jennifer Knobloch<br />
“Don’t let ‘senioritis’ hit early,<br />
because your grades are all<br />
downhill from there, tough it<br />
out until graduation.”<br />
-Matt Pahl<br />
“Work hard <strong>and</strong> do well in<br />
school, so that you don’t limit<br />
yourself when applying to college.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“Don’t procrastinate! It does<br />
not work out in your favor!”<br />
-Kailey Schlosser<br />
“I would like to say to all underclassmen:<br />
Enjoy your high<br />
school experience <strong>and</strong> make<br />
the best out of it. Work hard<br />
because you’ll probably only<br />
regret not doing your homework<br />
in the future.”<br />
-Lara Manadero<br />
“Don’t give in to senioritis.”<br />
-Justin Clarke<br />
“Do the priority date<br />
college apps! Essays<br />
aren’t as difficult as<br />
they seem. Enjoy your<br />
senior year while it<br />
lasts! Avoid drama; forgive<br />
<strong>and</strong> forget easily.”<br />
-<strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong><br />
“I learned how to<br />
balance fun time <strong>and</strong><br />
work. Occasionally<br />
throw away the homework<br />
<strong>and</strong> just have<br />
fun.”<br />
-Elizabeth Ramirez<br />
“Everything happens<br />
for a reason. Work<br />
hard, but remember to<br />
have fun, too.”<br />
-Krupa Patel<br />
“Getting involved is<br />
very important, don’t<br />
get me wrong, but it’s<br />
much more rewarding<br />
to really excel in a few things<br />
than to always feel like you’re<br />
spread too thin.”<br />
-Jordan Habel<br />
“Stay classy <strong>and</strong> go to class.”<br />
-Nicole Reed<br />
“Work hard <strong>and</strong> get involved.”<br />
-Jeremy Palucska<br />
“You might not like school but<br />
having fun friends <strong>and</strong> activities<br />
make school a little less<br />
dreadful.”<br />
-Colleen Kelley<br />
“Stay in school <strong>and</strong> do your<br />
best.”<br />
-Ulysses Lopez<br />
“Keep humble.”<br />
-Breanna Marski<br />
“Always work hard <strong>and</strong> never<br />
give up. Even when things<br />
are hard, you will always have<br />
someone/something to help<br />
you through. Always keep<br />
your goals/dreams in front of<br />
you. Never let them go because<br />
you can always do what<br />
you believe.”<br />
-Alex Labeots<br />
“To always stay busy whether<br />
it’s sports or a job, take<br />
required classes as early as<br />
possible <strong>and</strong> just enjoy these<br />
four years as much as you can<br />
because they go <strong>by</strong> quick.”<br />
-Emily Fett<br />
“Enjoy all the good memories<br />
you have in high school<br />
because the four years go <strong>by</strong><br />
so fast. Spend time with your<br />
friends, go to football games,<br />
join clubs <strong>and</strong> sports, <strong>and</strong> have<br />
the best time of your life.”<br />
-Rianna Schmidt<br />
“Enjoy these four years because<br />
they go <strong>by</strong> extremely<br />
fast!”<br />
-Danielle Kiel<br />
“Work hard <strong>and</strong> do well in<br />
school, so that you don’t limit<br />
yourself when applying to college.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“When you’re running late,<br />
apparently you have to go<br />
through the doors at the<br />
main entrance after the bell,<br />
because if you don’t they’ll<br />
make you go back outside to<br />
go through those doors...even<br />
if it’s raining.”<br />
-Stephanie Castro<br />
“Don’t stress too much; have<br />
fun because it ends really<br />
fast!”<br />
-Juhi Thakkar<br />
“Do your homework; try to<br />
get it done before your rushing<br />
to finishing it in the block<br />
before.”<br />
-Carlie Iehl<br />
“High school is an amazing<br />
experience, in which you will<br />
really get to know yourself <strong>and</strong><br />
find your true friends. Don’t<br />
miss any moment of it! Also,<br />
work hard <strong>and</strong> do not give up!”<br />
-Shrutva Parikh<br />
“Work hard, don’t let the laziness<br />
get to you. In the end, it<br />
all pays off.”<br />
-Yogi Barot<br />
“Have fun in high school.”<br />
-Aashutos Patel<br />
“To never give up. Always try<br />
your best because it will pay<br />
off later on.”<br />
-Stephanie Gomez<br />
“Don’t overstress!”<br />
-Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>yala<br />
“Don’t be a drag, just be a<br />
queen.”<br />
-Brad Karlson<br />
“Be involved <strong>and</strong> make yourself<br />
visible <strong>and</strong> known so at<br />
the end of the year when the<br />
yearbook staff is trying to<br />
name you in a picture, they’ll<br />
know your name with ease.<br />
Also, don’t regret anything<br />
because at one time it was<br />
exactly what you wanted.”<br />
-Jenn Gehrke<br />
“Senior year being a blow off<br />
year is a myth. Nonetheless<br />
have fun.”<br />
-Vishwa Shah
26<br />
Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Favorite<br />
Now that we’re “All Grown Up,” it’s ti<br />
“My life being turned into a<br />
Broadway musical at Operation<br />
Snowball 2011.”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“My favorite memories would<br />
have to be all the school dances,<br />
Rhianna Stringer <strong>and</strong> I winning<br />
first place at the Leyden<br />
invite, Rhianna Stringer <strong>and</strong> I<br />
swimming together at sectionals,<br />
going to Hurley with the cross<br />
country team, <strong>and</strong> breaking<br />
six minutes in the mile at senior<br />
night.”<br />
-Rianna Schmidt<br />
“The football games.”<br />
-Jeremy Palucska<br />
“Costume <strong>and</strong> make up, <strong>and</strong><br />
driving around with Kendall,<br />
Samar, <strong>and</strong> Leila before practice.”<br />
-Colleen Kelley<br />
“Resource 2nd block on B days.<br />
We always have good laughs<br />
about anything <strong>and</strong> everything.”<br />
-Ulysses Lopez<br />
“Meeting friends.”<br />
-Breanna Marski<br />
“My favorite memory was being<br />
with Breanna <strong>and</strong> C<strong>and</strong>ice<br />
<strong>and</strong> winning the Amy Rudolph<br />
game.”<br />
-Nisa Mujahed<br />
“I will never forget all the great<br />
times I had with my best friend,<br />
Bailey Armstrong (’11). Between<br />
b<strong>and</strong>, cross country, speech,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the occasional Mario Cart<br />
game, I’m going to miss going<br />
to school with you, buddy.”<br />
-Jordan Habel<br />
“My favorite memory is playing<br />
in the Amy Rudolph Tournament.”<br />
-C<strong>and</strong>ice Wilson<br />
“Running at sectionals for track<br />
my freshman <strong>and</strong> senior years.”<br />
-Alex Labeots<br />
“Beating Elk Grove 6-5 in softball<br />
senior year.”<br />
-Emily Fett<br />
“Passing periods.”<br />
-Nicole Reed<br />
“Sophomore year at HEHS.”<br />
-Rubair Abuhamama<br />
“Hanging out with my friends in<br />
the café.”<br />
-Karina Trejo<br />
“Winning the tennis meet at<br />
Jacobs High School.”<br />
-Parth Joshi<br />
“Gymnastic meets.”<br />
-Daniel Yi<br />
“With my friends in the Nook<br />
(theatre kid hangout) <strong>and</strong> in the<br />
b<strong>and</strong> hallway for lunch.”<br />
-Am<strong>and</strong>a Ross<br />
“When we all had to go to the<br />
gym because of the chemical<br />
leakage in the science labs.”<br />
-Edwin Blanco<br />
“Joining clubs like Anime, <strong>Art</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> GSA.”<br />
-Alex Dibattista<br />
“The fights, Senior Homecoming,<br />
<strong>and</strong> playing Freshmen <strong>and</strong><br />
Sophomore basketball.”<br />
-Parth Brahmbhatt<br />
“The football <strong>and</strong> basketball<br />
games as well as the pep rallies.”<br />
-Anthony Christianson<br />
“People watching with Kendall<br />
Rodheim. The day shows for musical<br />
<strong>and</strong> not doing homework in<br />
AP Lit with Marcos <strong>and</strong> Sophie.”<br />
-Leila Mustafa<br />
“Being with my team <strong>and</strong> having<br />
fun in class.”<br />
-Rachael Gallo<br />
“When I ran up the wall <strong>and</strong><br />
flipped over everyone during<br />
gym.”<br />
-Daryl Dunning<br />
“When I created my group of<br />
friends.”<br />
-Lissette Lagunas<br />
“Powderpuff.”<br />
-Lauren Fera<br />
“Making new friends.”<br />
-Elif Kucuk<br />
“Participating in the IFair.<br />
Soccer games sophomore <strong>and</strong><br />
junior year.”<br />
-Maria Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
“Being in the dance show freshmen<br />
year.”<br />
-Rubi Castro<br />
“Being 5-0 in conference the<br />
first half of baseball. Beating<br />
Palatine on a walk-off hit <strong>and</strong><br />
celebrating on the field.”<br />
-Jordan Loikits<br />
“Dancing on top of the cafeteria<br />
tables with my boom box to<br />
ask Nicki Gollayan to our school<br />
dances.”<br />
-Marcos Galvan<br />
“Sophomore <strong>and</strong> junior year<br />
being on the committee for the<br />
dance. Freshmen year when all<br />
the lights went out.”<br />
-Luan Mawi<br />
“Lights went out. Hanging out<br />
with friends, no specific memory.”<br />
-Edwin Albarran<br />
“Snowball.”<br />
-Sabrina Khan<br />
“T.S. <strong>and</strong> G-Money as our building<br />
construction teachers from<br />
the ground up. Building a million<br />
dollar home in Inverness.”<br />
-Chris Morrison<br />
“Meeting all my new friends<br />
who are still my friends today<br />
<strong>and</strong> freshmen year.”<br />
-Pia Gelline Delrosario<br />
“Always the bowling season.<br />
Hanging with friends during<br />
passing periods or before<br />
school.”<br />
-Ashley Femrite<br />
“Going outside <strong>and</strong> freezing<br />
during a fire drill in winter…<br />
NOT.”<br />
-Mike Graban<br />
“When I dressed up as a<br />
woman for German class.”<br />
-Devin Thompson<br />
“Dances, football games, <strong>and</strong><br />
talent shows.”<br />
-Kayla Banahan<br />
“Football games, hanging out<br />
after school for clubs.”<br />
-Kayla Kuester<br />
“Spending my whole time with<br />
my blood brothers: Alex Kim,<br />
Michael Spiff, Daniel Choi, <strong>and</strong><br />
Shawn Lascelles. As well as the<br />
funny moments with Antonio<br />
Cole.”<br />
-Chris Huerta<br />
“Being the only team to beat<br />
Schaumburg in soccer our Freshmen<br />
year.”<br />
-Mel McGinn<br />
“Joining the swimming <strong>and</strong> polo<br />
team <strong>and</strong> finding very few close<br />
friends.”<br />
-Farahnaz Niroum<strong>and</strong>pour<br />
“Being on the swim <strong>and</strong> water<br />
polo teams <strong>and</strong> making new<br />
friends.”<br />
-Christina Balwierz<br />
“Reuniting with some of my<br />
friends after moving sophomore<br />
<strong>and</strong> junior year.”<br />
-Yasmin Lopez<br />
“Hosting Dancing with the Hawk<br />
Stars <strong>and</strong> attending Hawks for<br />
Haiti, it was always a good<br />
feeling to see our school raising<br />
money a good cause.”<br />
-Kelsey Pellus<br />
“Being a part of the track<br />
team.”<br />
-Amber Banner<br />
“I really can’t think of any<br />
memorable thing because all<br />
of them were great. But the<br />
best one would be watching the<br />
teachers dance in Dancing with<br />
the Hawk Stars.”<br />
-Zaira Herrera<br />
“Joining the soccer team.”<br />
-Cesar Arroyo<br />
“Very first day of school.”<br />
-Sarthak Shah<br />
“Freshmen year soccer.”<br />
-Rodrigo Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
“It was Dancing with the Hawk<br />
Stars.”<br />
-Enedelia Gonzalez<br />
“My senior year <strong>and</strong> spending<br />
time with friends in school <strong>and</strong><br />
just having fun.”<br />
-Martin Stoilov<br />
“Momma Johes.”<br />
-Darck Donilliszyh<br />
“Your mama jokes.”<br />
-Victor Leon<br />
“Homecoming with friends.”<br />
-Sharoon Iqbal<br />
“Homecoming with friends.”<br />
-Smit Thakkar<br />
“ESL dance.”<br />
-Renuka Nath<br />
“Swimming seasons, Powderpuff<br />
my senior year, football games,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Homecoming.”<br />
-Samantha Neumer<br />
“My favorite memories at<br />
HEHS- spend time with friends,<br />
field trip.”<br />
-Shivangi Patel<br />
“Warm weather lacrosse<br />
practices, pep assemblies, <strong>and</strong><br />
Spanish class fiestas.”<br />
-Michael Currie<br />
“When the power went out<br />
freshmen year.”<br />
-Karla Lopez<br />
“Pre-Homecoming activities <strong>and</strong><br />
football games.”<br />
-Gus Cisneros<br />
“Anytime someone made me<br />
laugh really hard-which is every<br />
day.”<br />
-Stephanie Garcia<br />
“The blackout freshmen year<br />
<strong>and</strong> the ‘explosion’ sophomore<br />
year.”<br />
-Mia Rizwan<br />
“My favorite memories would<br />
have to be all the assemblies<br />
<strong>and</strong> dances, especially Homecoming<br />
because they bring<br />
everyone together.”<br />
-Lacy Marlow<br />
“The Dancing with the Hawk<br />
Stars was something unforgettable.<br />
The fun time we had in<br />
Latino Unidos <strong>and</strong> my sports<br />
teams.”<br />
-Mercedes Davalos<br />
“Being in the musicals <strong>and</strong><br />
choir.”<br />
-Eric Movsessian<br />
“Being with friends.”<br />
-Marvin Blanco<br />
“My favorite memories are<br />
football <strong>and</strong> all the great class<br />
memories.”<br />
-Harsh Patel<br />
“Marching b<strong>and</strong>, physics, the<br />
music department boat trip,<br />
physics seminar, <strong>and</strong> badminton.”<br />
-Krina Desai<br />
“Sophomore year when we had<br />
the chemical spill <strong>and</strong> not having<br />
class just talking in gym.”<br />
-Precious Ogunleye<br />
“Playing volleyball, meeting<br />
new friends, playing on the<br />
chess team, <strong>and</strong> going to state.”<br />
-Victor Lugo<br />
“The blackout, chemical explosion,<br />
bomb threats, snow days,<br />
social events, passing periods,<br />
not having to wear ID’s freshmen<br />
year, <strong>and</strong> the amazing<br />
people I met <strong>and</strong> grew up<br />
with.”<br />
-Maryann Mousheh<br />
“Freshmen foundations, the<br />
friends I made then <strong>and</strong> are still<br />
with the friends I have now.”<br />
-Daniya Ali<br />
“Winning the Spirit of the Hawk<br />
award <strong>and</strong> having to wait in the<br />
gym for almost the whole day<br />
when their was a lab accident.”<br />
-Kuburat Bodejo<br />
“I loved the fact that I was able<br />
to meet such an amazing group<br />
of friends <strong>and</strong> teachers while<br />
staying involved with things that<br />
I have a passion for.”<br />
-Rachel Pilling<br />
“Football <strong>and</strong> all its great moments,<br />
Coach Lew, <strong>and</strong> track<br />
with Shawn, Dalton, <strong>and</strong> Mike<br />
Denasty.”<br />
-David Gutierrez<br />
“My favorite memories would<br />
have to be being involved in<br />
sports <strong>and</strong> going on field trips<br />
<strong>and</strong> senior year.”<br />
-Colleen Thomas<br />
“The school dances. Three years<br />
of SADD club <strong>and</strong> Operation
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Snowball.”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“Mr.Loh doing cartwheels.<br />
Fourth block physics with Swanson.”<br />
-Isha Parikh<br />
“My favorite memories have<br />
to be all the theatre performances<br />
<strong>and</strong> playing soccer for<br />
4 years.”<br />
-Miriam Bigurra<br />
“My favorite memories include<br />
cheerleading-those girls literally<br />
became my 2nd family,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the football <strong>and</strong> basketball<br />
games.”<br />
-Abegail Tiongson<br />
“All the dances <strong>and</strong> prom.”<br />
-Vanessa Diaz<br />
“Making my <strong>Hoffman</strong> Hawk<br />
video with Coach Lew <strong>and</strong> his<br />
light saber.<br />
-<strong>Taylor</strong> Stacy<br />
“When the lights went out freshmen<br />
year <strong>and</strong> sophomore year<br />
homecoming.”<br />
-Mariah Pitts<br />
“Cheerleading.”<br />
-Meryl Helfrich<br />
“Cheerleading.”<br />
-Kaitlyn Tykal<br />
“Seminars <strong>and</strong> all the moments<br />
in the lunch room.”<br />
-Jay Gonzalez<br />
“Getting to go for a joy ride in<br />
the hybrid Toyota Prius around<br />
the parking lot junior year. And<br />
getting to drive a 2010 Scion<br />
this year during Autos.”<br />
-Quintyn Schiff<br />
“All of the bomb threats <strong>and</strong><br />
dunking teachers in the tub of<br />
water.”<br />
-Kate McKeague<br />
“My favorite memories at HEHS<br />
would be when I was in sports.<br />
The best part was having my<br />
teammates there <strong>and</strong> enjoying<br />
the sport overall.”<br />
-Alex Kim<br />
“Playing football <strong>and</strong> being in<br />
Mr.Bryant’s class.”<br />
-Michael Spiff<br />
“All the fun times during swim<br />
season <strong>and</strong> all my friends.”<br />
-Rhianna Stringer<br />
“The explosion- we chilled for 2<br />
hours <strong>and</strong> it was raw.”<br />
-Wase Siddiqui<br />
“My favorite memories were<br />
during the golf season. We always<br />
had a fun time, especially<br />
after matches, going out for ice<br />
cream. My favorite memory was<br />
also when Krupa, Ali, <strong>and</strong> I got<br />
stuck in an elevator at Harper<br />
during a math team competition.”<br />
-Maryna Rath<br />
“The AP Bio field trips, life after<br />
AP tests, <strong>and</strong> telling Parth to<br />
stop fidgeting every day.”<br />
-Nilam Patel<br />
“Every day in the nook was<br />
always a new adventure. Also,<br />
hanging in the uniform room<br />
with my crew.”<br />
-Liz Saffold<br />
“Channel 16 at chess state.”<br />
-Nick Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
“Being in Beauty <strong>and</strong> the Beast<br />
<strong>and</strong> Grease. Musical was always<br />
so much fun.”<br />
-Spencer Davis<br />
“Watching water come crashing<br />
down in front of the elevator<br />
on the third floor junior year.<br />
When John Pearson broke the<br />
glass in the cafeteria.”<br />
-Nicole Carbonaro<br />
“Dance club ’08, soccer ’08-’09,<br />
O.Rod’s Spanish class ’09-’10,<br />
<strong>and</strong> International Fair ’08-09.”<br />
-Maria Velez<br />
“Water polo sophomore <strong>and</strong> junior<br />
year with Colleen, Kendall,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Leila.”<br />
-Samar Nazar<br />
“I have a lot of favorites memories,<br />
I had a lot of memories in<br />
each one of my classes.”<br />
-Katy Perry<br />
“My sophomore year coming to<br />
this school, <strong>and</strong> making a big<br />
change, <strong>and</strong> teachers helping<br />
me.”<br />
-Juan Delacruz<br />
“Good grades.:<br />
-Ricardo Flores<br />
“Being with my friends always<br />
doing getting caught doing<br />
something stupid.”<br />
-Paola Rodriguez<br />
“Winning the Spirit of Hawk for<br />
Science <strong>and</strong> being I track <strong>and</strong><br />
field.”<br />
-Alfredo Balderas<br />
“When the power when out my<br />
freshmen year.”<br />
-Dean Hackbarth<br />
“Gifted Expo, late evenings in<br />
the pub, Homecoming ’10, Badminton<br />
State ‘10, off campus<br />
journeys, the Mystic Blue Chicago<br />
Boat Trip, <strong>and</strong> witnessing<br />
crazy things in the hallways.”<br />
-Amruta Bhatt<br />
“When in Lang, Tori’s phone<br />
went off - it said ‘DROID’ really<br />
loudly- <strong>and</strong> everyone just tried<br />
to pretend that it hadn’t happened,<br />
until Brown said ‘Are you<br />
all just going to pretend that<br />
didn’t happen?’ We all just died<br />
laughing,”<br />
-Emily Kuhn<br />
“Homecoming ’09, B<strong>and</strong> Mystic<br />
Blue Boat Trip ’10, <strong>and</strong> Badminton<br />
State ’10.”<br />
-Maiko Matsubara<br />
“The Gifted Expo (getting<br />
ready for it was super stressful<br />
though). AP Bio field trips, being<br />
done with college apps; just<br />
being with everyone.”<br />
-Jessica Pablo<br />
“The power outage freshman<br />
year! Backstage during the<br />
musicals <strong>and</strong> sleeping in the<br />
auditorium before doing Snake<br />
makeup.”<br />
-Emily Allan<br />
“Golfing with my team <strong>and</strong><br />
hanging out with my friends. I<br />
love my AP Painting class <strong>and</strong><br />
I will always remember the AP<br />
Bio “almost explosion” when I<br />
shot the circuit.”<br />
-Vicki Shah<br />
“My favorite memory has to<br />
be in my chemistry class during<br />
labs with Nilam. We had some<br />
exciting accidents from spilling<br />
everything to broken equipment.”<br />
-Priya K. Patel<br />
“Being able to meet new<br />
people.”<br />
-Michael Shirahama<br />
“Walking around with my<br />
friends around the school at our<br />
lockers, the media center, the<br />
cafeteria <strong>and</strong> to our classes.”<br />
-Cristina Constantin<br />
“As much sleep as I lost over it,<br />
I loved spending hours singing,<br />
dancing, sweating, <strong>and</strong> eating<br />
in the music halls during musical<br />
tech week.”<br />
-Isabelle Ezra<br />
“Going to State junior year <strong>and</strong><br />
having a Nerf war in the hotel.”<br />
-Steven Grajek<br />
“Blue Crew, friends”<br />
-Marty Trojan<br />
“Goofing around in those unimportant<br />
classes.”<br />
-Hammad Razzak<br />
“Getting to see my friends year<br />
after year seeing how everyone<br />
has changed. Always laughing<br />
<strong>and</strong> being there. It’s all about<br />
to change.”<br />
-Kara Hartel<br />
“Sporting events, being on the<br />
wrestling team.”<br />
-Brad Willis<br />
“Parties in the vans on the way<br />
to bowling.”<br />
-Catherine Swan<br />
“Playing sports, getting asked<br />
to prom, pep assemblies.”<br />
-Jada Stotts<br />
“Any memories of just hanging<br />
out with the speech team.”<br />
-Bailey Armstrong<br />
“My favorite memories are all<br />
of the fun football, basketball,<br />
<strong>and</strong> all games <strong>and</strong> hanging out<br />
with friends.”<br />
-Roxy Mombini<br />
“Hanging out with friends,<br />
sophomore year water polo,<br />
<strong>and</strong> having fun with Colleen.”<br />
-Kamila Sierzputowski<br />
“My favorite memories were<br />
swimming during freshman year.<br />
I was super lonely <strong>and</strong> really<br />
bad at it. The first person I met<br />
during that was Jessica Pablo.<br />
She was so sweet!”<br />
-Lara Manadero<br />
“My favorite memories at <strong>Hoffman</strong><br />
are seminar freshmen year<br />
with Caroline, Kailey, Rianna,<br />
Spencer, <strong>and</strong> Carlie. I also<br />
loved going to football games<br />
<strong>and</strong> had fun participating in all<br />
the bowling meets <strong>and</strong> attending<br />
school dances.”<br />
-Jennifer Knobloch<br />
“At lunch watching <strong>and</strong> cutting<br />
everyone in line, while the lunch<br />
ladys would try to stop it,<br />
But it never worked out haha.”<br />
-Matt Pahl<br />
“My favorite memories at HEHS<br />
are basketball <strong>and</strong> football<br />
games. Most of my best memories<br />
are from being on the track<br />
<strong>and</strong> basketball team.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“My favorite memory was going<br />
to state for bowling this year<br />
with a wonderful group of girls<br />
. Of course, winning our sectional<br />
was pretty special too!”<br />
-Kailey Schlosser<br />
“First musical, Evita.”<br />
-Justin Clarke<br />
“Placing 4th for doubles with<br />
Krina, Freshman year, placing<br />
4rd for doubles this year.”<br />
-<strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong><br />
“Joining clubs <strong>and</strong> doing absolutely<br />
nothing. Not having ID’s<br />
around our necks, <strong>and</strong> having<br />
he black out that lasted for two<br />
hours freshman year.”<br />
-Elizabeth Ramirez<br />
“Having almost every class<br />
sophomore year with Luke <strong>and</strong><br />
Rachel. We would talk about<br />
the most r<strong>and</strong>om things. Also,<br />
being tackled <strong>by</strong> Regina <strong>and</strong><br />
Claire when i show up to school<br />
before the five minute bell. And<br />
racing Claire <strong>and</strong> her car load<br />
of peope to school in the mornings.”<br />
-Carlie Iehl<br />
“Being able to come to school<br />
each day knowing that something<br />
crazy would happen”<br />
-Danielle Kiel<br />
“My favorite memory at HEHS<br />
was goofing around in Orod’s<br />
Spanish 4 class with Krina <strong>and</strong><br />
listening to Orod’s r<strong>and</strong>om<br />
stories.”<br />
-Shrutva Parikh<br />
“My favorite memories at HEHS<br />
are always at the pool, with my<br />
swimming <strong>and</strong> waterpolo teams.<br />
From the times we’re laughing<br />
our heads off in the locker room<br />
to the times we’re busting our<br />
butts in the water. The girls on<br />
my team have become some of<br />
my bestest friends.”<br />
-Stephanie Castro<br />
“My favorite memories at HEHS<br />
are basketball <strong>and</strong> football<br />
games. Most of my best memories<br />
are from being on the track<br />
<strong>and</strong> basketball team.”<br />
- Niki Adelaja<br />
“Freshman year blackout.”<br />
-Aashutos Patel<br />
“All of the great times I’ve been<br />
able to share with my friends.”<br />
-Yogi Barot<br />
“Snowball, it was an amazing<br />
experience.”<br />
-Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>yala<br />
“Getting to meet new people<br />
<strong>and</strong> being able to participate<br />
in Powder-puff as a junior.”<br />
-Stephanie Gomez<br />
“Being on the sidelines after<br />
HEHS beat Conant for the<br />
Mayor’s cup <strong>and</strong> then looking<br />
back at the st<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> seeing<br />
everyone jump off the bleachers,<br />
running towards the football<br />
players, like a stampede.”<br />
-Jenn Gehrke<br />
“Passing periods, snowball,<br />
dances, <strong>and</strong> swimming.”<br />
-Vishwa Shah<br />
“Long Saturdays at Forensics<br />
tournaments, extending newspaper<br />
deadlines, <strong>and</strong> being<br />
friends with Nilam!”<br />
-Amita Prabhu
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“Automotive class.”<br />
-Rubair Abuhamama<br />
“I’m going to miss all my<br />
teachers.”<br />
-Karina Trejo<br />
“Friends, cafeteria, <strong>and</strong><br />
teachers.”<br />
-Parth Joshi<br />
“Cookies from the cafeteria.”<br />
-Daniel Yi<br />
“All my awesome underclassmen<br />
<strong>and</strong> my friends<br />
these past 4 years.”<br />
-Am<strong>and</strong>a Ross<br />
“All the different types of<br />
people, the fun times at<br />
lunch <strong>and</strong> in the hallways.<br />
Also all the fun teachers like<br />
O-Rod.”<br />
-Edwin Blanco<br />
“My friends <strong>and</strong> teachers.”<br />
-Alex Dibattista<br />
“Homecoming week.”<br />
-Parth Brahmbhatt<br />
“Mr. W<strong>and</strong>ro’s analogies.”<br />
-Svet Angelov<br />
“The friends.”<br />
-Anthony Christianson<br />
“Running off campus, the<br />
theater, staying late on set,<br />
<strong>and</strong> comedy troupe.”<br />
-Leila Mustafa<br />
“The environment of the<br />
school <strong>and</strong> everything about<br />
it. I’ll miss the people <strong>and</strong><br />
teachers <strong>and</strong> how fun everything<br />
has been.”<br />
-Rachael Gallo<br />
“I will miss my wonderful<br />
teachers who were very nice<br />
<strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing. Something<br />
you rarely get in the<br />
city public schools.”<br />
-Lissette Lagunas<br />
“The people.”<br />
-Lauren Fera<br />
“I’ll miss my lunch times<br />
because that’s when I gather<br />
with my friends.”<br />
-Elif Kucuk<br />
“The people.”<br />
-Josh Suszek<br />
“The school in general <strong>and</strong><br />
some of the teachers.”<br />
-Maria Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
“My friends.”<br />
-Rubi Castro<br />
“Pretending to be cool because<br />
we’re seniors.”<br />
-Marcos Galvan<br />
“The friends that I made that<br />
I might never speak to again<br />
due to college differences.”<br />
-Luan Mawi<br />
“The ambience <strong>and</strong> the high<br />
school experience.”<br />
-Edwin Albarran<br />
“I’ll miss the after school<br />
activities, my life is a bore.”<br />
-Sabrina Khan<br />
“Autos class <strong>and</strong> Independent<br />
study.”<br />
-Chris Morrison<br />
“The teachers <strong>and</strong> staff.”<br />
-Pia Gelline Delrosario<br />
“Being able to see my<br />
friends during passing periods.”<br />
-Ashley Femrite<br />
“The people <strong>and</strong> the fun<br />
teachers.”<br />
-Mike Graban<br />
“Mainly the teachers but I<br />
won’t miss block scheduling.”<br />
-Devin Thompson<br />
“The great teachers.”<br />
-Kayla Kuester<br />
“The atmosphere, <strong>and</strong> down<br />
to earth people that make<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong> what it is.”<br />
-Chris Huerta<br />
“Mrs.Roesner <strong>and</strong><br />
Mr.Fivelson. All of the cafeteria<br />
lunch ladies.”<br />
-Celeste Estrella<br />
“Being involved in all the<br />
sports.”<br />
-Mel McGinn<br />
“All of my friends that are<br />
leaving to different schools<br />
<strong>and</strong> the teachers.”<br />
-Kayla Banahan<br />
“Seeing all of my friends<br />
every day.”<br />
-Christina Balwierz<br />
“All of the people I met<br />
through the years.”<br />
-Farahnaz Niroum<strong>and</strong>pour<br />
“The friends I have grown to<br />
love- I’m going to miss the<br />
fun times for real.”<br />
-Victor Lugo<br />
“I’m going to miss participating<br />
in sports <strong>and</strong> all the<br />
friends I made.”<br />
-Precious Ogunleye<br />
“The friends I’ve made, the<br />
teachers, getting out of<br />
class for assemblies, <strong>and</strong><br />
block scheduling.”<br />
-Krina Desai<br />
“Friends, sports, <strong>and</strong> taco<br />
salad.”<br />
-Harsh Patel<br />
“Not my job.”<br />
-Marvin Blanco<br />
“Sitting in the cafeteria.”<br />
-Sarthak Shah<br />
“I will miss my teachers,<br />
friends, <strong>and</strong> my favorite<br />
classes.”<br />
-Enedelia Gonzalez<br />
“The teachers from Resource-<br />
they are the best.”<br />
-Martin Stoilov<br />
“The ESL teachers.”<br />
-Victor Leon<br />
“My teachers <strong>and</strong> friends.”<br />
-Bipin Nuth<br />
“Gym dodge ball.”<br />
-Michael Currie<br />
“Friends, teachers, <strong>and</strong> ESL<br />
Resource.”<br />
-Sharoon Iqbal<br />
“My friends <strong>and</strong> teachers.”<br />
-Smit Thakkar<br />
“Mrs.Coakley, Mr.Beers, <strong>and</strong><br />
Ms.Carlson.”<br />
-Stephanie Garcia<br />
“Pre-Homecoming activities<br />
<strong>and</strong> the staff.”<br />
-Gus Cisneros<br />
“Certain people that I’ll<br />
probably never see again.”<br />
-Karla Lopez<br />
“I will miss my friends <strong>and</strong><br />
all my teachers.”<br />
-Shivangi Patel<br />
“I will miss all of my teachers.<br />
Also all the dances <strong>and</strong><br />
the friends I have made<br />
here.”<br />
-Samantha Neumer<br />
“I will definitely miss all<br />
of my ESL teachers. They<br />
are the best. They are<br />
like a second family to me<br />
because they have been<br />
giving me lots of support in<br />
school.”<br />
-Zaira Herrera<br />
“The teachers <strong>and</strong> cafeteria<br />
food.”<br />
-Amber Banner<br />
“Seeing all my friends that<br />
I’ve known since 1st grade.”<br />
-S<strong>and</strong>y Oraham<br />
“The teachers. I have been<br />
lucky to have a lot of influential<br />
teachers in my years<br />
who have taught me a lot of<br />
valuable life lessons that I<br />
will carry with me forever.”<br />
-Kelsey Pellus<br />
“Hot cheetos with cheese.”<br />
-Yasmin Lopez<br />
“All my friends <strong>and</strong> being in<br />
musical <strong>and</strong> choir.”<br />
-Eric Movsessian<br />
“Honestly having the opportunity<br />
to try a sport like soccer<br />
I learned a lot, Powder<br />
puff was a great time <strong>and</strong><br />
Lacrosse was an amazing<br />
experience before leaving.”<br />
-Mercedes Davalos<br />
“I will miss everyone that<br />
I’ve met. Lots of us are going<br />
away <strong>and</strong> it’ll be hard to<br />
stay in touch.”<br />
-Lacy Marlow<br />
“The teachers. Some of the<br />
teachers were really funny<br />
<strong>and</strong> others were inspiring.”<br />
-Mia Rizwan<br />
“The friends I have made<br />
<strong>and</strong> won’t see them when<br />
I go to college. And being<br />
involved in 3 different athletics.”<br />
-Colleen Thomas<br />
“My friends <strong>and</strong> me great<br />
times we’ve had at this<br />
school. Also all of the extracurricular<br />
activities.”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“Goofing around with my<br />
friends during passing periods,<br />
Vishwa Shah, <strong>and</strong> having<br />
the awesomest teachers<br />
ever!”<br />
-Isha Parikh<br />
“All the fun activities/ events<br />
that occur in the school.”<br />
-Miriam Bigurra<br />
“Cheerleading! The awesome,<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing teachers-<br />
well, some of them.<br />
All the dances <strong>and</strong> the hall<br />
monitors.”<br />
-Abegail Tiongson<br />
“I’m going to miss seeing everyone<br />
here every day.”<br />
-Vanessa Diaz<br />
“Coach Lew <strong>and</strong> his calfs.”<br />
-<strong>Taylor</strong> Stacy<br />
“I will miss all the teachers<br />
that helped me <strong>and</strong> guided<br />
me.”<br />
-Mariah Pitts<br />
“Cheerleading-but that’s it.”<br />
-Kaitlyn Tykal<br />
“Cheerleading.”<br />
-Molly Mangione<br />
“The teachers <strong>and</strong> seeing<br />
my best friend every day.”<br />
-Kerry Pajor<br />
“The friends <strong>and</strong> teachers.”<br />
-Jay Gonzalez<br />
Unlike Dory, you will never “forg<br />
“Having my close friends all<br />
together in one place.”<br />
-Quintyn Schiff<br />
“The whole experience in<br />
high school. The fact that I<br />
won’t be seeing the friends<br />
that go to <strong>Hoffman</strong> will be<br />
very sad for me.”<br />
-Alex Kim<br />
“The friends <strong>and</strong> the merriment.”<br />
-Michael Spiff<br />
“My friends, swimming, <strong>and</strong><br />
shaking Schumacher’s h<strong>and</strong><br />
before every class.”<br />
-Rhianna Stringer<br />
“All the cool teachers that I<br />
had.”<br />
-Wase Siddiqui<br />
“I will miss SADD club <strong>and</strong><br />
seeing them every week<br />
because they are really like<br />
my family <strong>and</strong> it made all 4<br />
years in high school amazing!<br />
I will also miss sharing<br />
fruit snacks with Spencer<br />
Davis <strong>and</strong> food parties in<br />
Chemistry where I contributed<br />
most of the wrappers to<br />
recycle.”<br />
-Maryna Rath<br />
Just as Nemo leaves his fa<br />
to start a new, exciting par<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong> seniors will miss h<br />
many friends <strong>and</strong> adventure<br />
“My friends, the bowling<br />
team, my favorite teachers,<br />
<strong>and</strong> football games.”<br />
-Liz Saffold<br />
“Chess state.”<br />
-Nick Alex<strong>and</strong>er<br />
“I think I will miss seeing all<br />
my friends every day. And<br />
I’ll miss going to football<br />
games with my friends. I’ll<br />
miss eating Maryna’s fruit<br />
snacks <strong>and</strong> chilling with<br />
Vicki Shah in AP Lang.”<br />
-Spencer Davis<br />
“The cancer cookies. I will<br />
miss my teachers.”<br />
-Nicole Carbonaro<br />
“The teachers <strong>and</strong> most of<br />
the students.”<br />
-Samar Nazar
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et” your favorite memories<br />
“Leaving the football program,<br />
great teachers, my father’s<br />
battleship..the weight<br />
room, <strong>and</strong> Jordan Hudak<br />
<strong>and</strong> his funny comments.”<br />
-David Gutierrez<br />
“Friends, badminton, marching<br />
b<strong>and</strong>.”<br />
-Maiko Matsubara<br />
“The friendships I have<br />
made <strong>and</strong> the most amazing<br />
group of teachers that were<br />
always there to support me.”<br />
-Rachel Pilling<br />
“I will miss my track team.”<br />
-Kuburat Bodejo<br />
“All the friendships I’ve built<br />
over the past 4 years, the<br />
teachers, <strong>and</strong> the class of<br />
2011 because we’re boss.”<br />
-Maryann Mousheh<br />
“Seeing friends.”<br />
-<strong>Taylor</strong> <strong>Mann</strong><br />
“I will miss teachers repeating<br />
themselves when they<br />
talk since professors may<br />
not do that next year. I will<br />
miss Mr.Schumacher anticipating<br />
me asking questions.”<br />
-Nilam Patel<br />
ther, the seniors will leave<br />
t of their lives. Like Nemo,<br />
ome, but they will also find<br />
s along the way.<br />
“The friends I made, the<br />
wrestling team.”<br />
-Brad Willis<br />
“The excitement during spirit<br />
week, homecoming games,<br />
seminar, my favorite teachers,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the atmosphere.”<br />
-Daniya Ali<br />
“High school life.”<br />
-Juan de la Cruz<br />
“Friends, teachers, Lori<br />
Hafner.”<br />
-Codi Bator<br />
“The after school programs,<br />
my favorite teachers, the art<br />
program.”<br />
-Alfredo Balderas<br />
“My teachers <strong>and</strong> classmates.”<br />
-Paola Rodriguez<br />
“My favorite teacher, Koch,<br />
<strong>and</strong> friends.”<br />
-Ricardo Flores<br />
“Friends, nice teachers.”<br />
-Marty Trojan<br />
“Homecoming.”<br />
-Hammad Razzak<br />
“My friends.”<br />
-Catherine Swan<br />
“The sports.”<br />
-Jada Stotts<br />
“I’ll miss all my track brothers<br />
<strong>and</strong> early morning bus<br />
rides to meets.”<br />
-Steven Grajek<br />
“The fact that it has been<br />
like a home to me for so<br />
long even before I went to<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong> I was always there<br />
for my brother <strong>and</strong> sister.<br />
I was so excited to go to<br />
<strong>Hoffman</strong> <strong>and</strong> now scared<br />
but anxious to get out. I will<br />
miss all the people I have<br />
grown up with <strong>and</strong> now it’s<br />
time to finally go all our<br />
separate ways.”<br />
-Kara Hartel<br />
“The diversity. We’re lucky<br />
to be in a place that is so<br />
welcoming <strong>and</strong> encouraging<br />
to things <strong>and</strong> people that are<br />
different.”<br />
-Isabelle Ezra<br />
“I will miss the amazing<br />
time Varsity team had at the<br />
State tournament, Fivelson’s<br />
Calculus BC class, <strong>and</strong><br />
many of the faculty who<br />
have always been there for<br />
me.”<br />
-Amruta Bhatt<br />
“Mr. Mead.”<br />
-Dean Hackbarth<br />
“I will definitely miss making<br />
new friends <strong>and</strong> learning<br />
something mew everyday<br />
because that is something<br />
important for the future.<br />
Learning from experience!”<br />
-Cristina Constantin<br />
“My friends.”<br />
-Michael Shirahama<br />
“Honestly, I’ll miss seeing<br />
everyone pretty much every<br />
day. The swimming <strong>and</strong> water<br />
polo din dins. And sitting<br />
<strong>by</strong> the locker in the morning<br />
with everyone.”<br />
-Jessica Pablo<br />
“I will miss having lunch<br />
with my friends. Those were<br />
some great times.”<br />
-Priya K. Patel<br />
“All the awesome teachers<br />
<strong>and</strong> being with my friends<br />
every day.”<br />
-Kamila Sierzputowski<br />
“Having seminar with friends<br />
<strong>and</strong> not doing anything all<br />
block but gossip about everything.”<br />
-Roxy Mombini<br />
“Seeing all my friends every<br />
day. That’s going to be the<br />
hardest part to lose.”<br />
-Emily Allan<br />
“Hanging out with my friends<br />
<strong>and</strong> lunchtime. I will also<br />
miss late starts <strong>and</strong> teacher<br />
institute days.”<br />
-Vicki Shah<br />
“The fact that it’s been like<br />
a home to me for so long.<br />
Even before I went to <strong>Hoffman</strong><br />
I was always there for<br />
my brother <strong>and</strong> sister. I was<br />
so excited to go to <strong>Hoffman</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> now I’m scared but anxious<br />
to get out. I will miss all<br />
the people I have grown up<br />
with <strong>and</strong> now it’s time to finally<br />
go our separate ways.”<br />
-Kara Hartel<br />
“I am really going to miss<br />
seeing my friends, the<br />
people I’ve been with since<br />
elementary school, everyday<br />
in the halls.”<br />
-Jennifer Knobloch<br />
“I will miss knowing everyone,<br />
developing new friendships<br />
for four years, <strong>and</strong><br />
all the good nights with my<br />
friends, because when I get<br />
to college its back to being<br />
a freshman in a new place<br />
again. Bummer.”<br />
-Matt Pahl<br />
“I will miss being on the<br />
track team.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“I will miss seeing all my<br />
friends, the bowling team,<br />
<strong>and</strong> preschool!”<br />
-Kailey Schlosser<br />
“I will definitely be missing<br />
my friends, the swim team,<br />
<strong>and</strong> late starts. Also the<br />
times where I can makes<br />
jokes with my friends in the<br />
hallways.”<br />
-Lara Menadero<br />
“My friends that I’m leaving<br />
behind, <strong>and</strong> the awesome<br />
teachers I’ve had.”<br />
-Justin Clarke<br />
“How easily I could see all<br />
my friends <strong>and</strong> the Badminton<br />
team.”<br />
-<strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong><br />
“I will miss being an underclass<br />
girl crushing on a<br />
upper class boy, I will also<br />
miss Ms. U, <strong>and</strong> I will miss<br />
the stupid things underclassmen<br />
say <strong>and</strong> do. Most<br />
of all, I will miss the thought<br />
of not going to snowball.”<br />
-Elizabeth Ramirez<br />
“The people. I’ll miss seeing<br />
certain people almost every<br />
day, especially since many<br />
of us are going to be going<br />
to different colleges.”<br />
-Krupa Patel<br />
“I will miss seeing my<br />
friends’ everyday <strong>and</strong> getting<br />
great advice from my<br />
favorite teachers.”<br />
-Rianna Schmidt<br />
“I’ll miss the staff. I’ve never<br />
met more caring <strong>and</strong> giving<br />
individuals that genuinely<br />
care about their students in<br />
<strong>and</strong> out of the class.”<br />
-Nicole Reed<br />
“My friends – most people<br />
are going different ways<br />
after high school.”<br />
-Jeremy Palucska<br />
“The friends I won’t see in<br />
college <strong>and</strong> sharing a locker<br />
with Kendall <strong>and</strong> Leila!”<br />
-Colleen Kelly<br />
“Waking up <strong>and</strong> coming every<br />
day.”<br />
-Ulysses Lopez<br />
“Friends <strong>and</strong> teachers.”<br />
-Breanna Marski<br />
“Friends <strong>and</strong> teachers.”<br />
-C<strong>and</strong>ice Wilson<br />
“I will miss my running team,<br />
family <strong>and</strong> all my friends<br />
that have helped me during<br />
the past 4 years.”<br />
-Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Labeots<br />
“All my amazing teachers,<br />
the nice hall monitors, Xtra<br />
Big Cookies, seeing all my<br />
friends on a regular basis<br />
<strong>and</strong> the greatest family ever<br />
– my senior year softball<br />
team.”<br />
-Emily Fett<br />
“FRIENDS <strong>and</strong> teachers.”<br />
-Danielle Kiel<br />
“I will miss being on the<br />
track team.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“The thing I’ll miss the most<br />
about HEHS is the location<br />
of my locker this year, it is in<br />
the most inconvenient location<br />
of the entire building, on<br />
the third floor in the center<br />
of the new hidden back<br />
hallway.”<br />
-Stephanie Castro<br />
“I will miss all the craziness<br />
that goes on in the honor’s<br />
hallway during passing periods.”<br />
-Shrutva Parikh<br />
“The friends I’ve made <strong>and</strong><br />
the awesome HEHS faculty.”<br />
-Aashutos Patel<br />
“Getting to see all of the<br />
awesome people, <strong>and</strong> I’ll<br />
miss all of my friends <strong>and</strong><br />
teachers.”<br />
-Yogi Barot<br />
“All the people I met <strong>and</strong> got<br />
to know.”<br />
-Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>yala<br />
“I will miss the hall monitors<br />
telling people to put on their<br />
IDs! I’m going to miss all of<br />
my favorite teachers.”<br />
-Stephanie Gomez<br />
“I will definitely miss the<br />
excitement <strong>and</strong> enthusiasm<br />
of the b<strong>and</strong> during football<br />
games, not matter what the<br />
score.”<br />
-Jordan Habel<br />
“Vinnie.”<br />
-Brad Karlson<br />
“I will definitely miss putting<br />
together the senior<br />
issues as well as all of the<br />
other newspapers we have<br />
published. Not only did we<br />
have a lot of fun, but we<br />
also had at least a month to<br />
work on each. In college I’ll<br />
only have a couple of hours<br />
– they’re produced daily.”<br />
-Jenn Gehrke<br />
“I will miss the passing<br />
periods, wasting time after<br />
school with my friends,<br />
living in the pool with my<br />
swimming/water polo teammates,<br />
<strong>and</strong> seeing Isha<br />
Parikh every day.”<br />
-Vishwa Shah<br />
“I’m going to miss the amazing<br />
friends <strong>and</strong> teachers that<br />
have made these four years<br />
memorable.”<br />
-Juhi Thakkar<br />
Nemo makes new friends on his journey <strong>and</strong><br />
learns how to explore <strong>and</strong> be comfortable<br />
in new environments. The seniors will also<br />
gain new companions <strong>and</strong> life skills.
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Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
20 Years<br />
You have the power<br />
“I see myself owning my own<br />
pastry shop, have 3 kids (1 boy,<br />
2 girls), married, <strong>and</strong> overall still<br />
having the same morals that I do<br />
today.”<br />
-Am<strong>and</strong>a Ross<br />
“I’m going to be a pilot.”<br />
-Daniel Yi<br />
“I see myself becoming a counselor<br />
for teens in an apartment in<br />
the city of Chicago.”<br />
-Lissette Lagunas<br />
“Running the president.”<br />
-Daryl Dunning<br />
“I see myself becoming the next<br />
Jennifer Lopez.”<br />
-Milady Rodriguez<br />
“A family <strong>and</strong> in the behavioral<br />
FBI.”<br />
-Kayla Banahan<br />
“Married <strong>and</strong> being a nurse.”<br />
-Rubi Castro<br />
“Having a good job or being in<br />
the military because of WWIII.”<br />
-Edwin Albarran<br />
“Living somewhere warm, getting<br />
botox <strong>and</strong> a facelift because<br />
I just realized I’m 38.”<br />
-Marcos Galvan<br />
“With a family <strong>and</strong> a good job.”<br />
-Ashley Femrite<br />
“Either in a cardboard box under<br />
a bridge or in a mansion.”<br />
-Mike Graban<br />
“Working on my job <strong>and</strong> driving<br />
a nice car.”<br />
-Smit Thakkar<br />
“In the Olympics.”<br />
-Precious Ogunleye<br />
“Married, working like one of<br />
those CSI people.”<br />
-Krina Desai<br />
“Becoming a lemonade tycoon.”<br />
-Harsh Patel<br />
“38, doctor, <strong>and</strong> awesome.”<br />
-Marvin Blanco<br />
“I will get my Bachelor’s Degree.<br />
I will be CPA, MBA with<br />
finance <strong>and</strong> get a job. Open my<br />
own business.”<br />
-Sarthak Shah<br />
“Become a teacher, married<br />
maybe with a son or daughter.”<br />
-Enedelia Gonzalez<br />
“In Hawaii with my wife taking<br />
care of the kids, <strong>and</strong> me taking<br />
care of my motorcycle.”<br />
-Martin Stoilov<br />
“I see myself playing soccer <strong>and</strong><br />
having a good career.”<br />
-Victor Leon<br />
“In India with my family.”<br />
-Bipin Nuth<br />
“As a U.S. senator representing<br />
Illinois.”<br />
-Michael Currie<br />
“On top of the world.”<br />
-Sharoon Iqbal<br />
“In Australia, with a successful<br />
job <strong>and</strong> having a loving girlfriend/boyfriend<br />
at my side.”<br />
-Devin Thompson<br />
“Hopefully working in the medical<br />
field, <strong>and</strong> in my own home<br />
<strong>and</strong> having a family.”<br />
-Amber Banner<br />
“Married with kids working at a<br />
high school as a social worker.”<br />
-Kelsey Pellus<br />
“Working at a Walgreens or<br />
CVS Pharmacy as a pharmacist.<br />
Happily married with a couple of<br />
kids. Dreading being almost 40.”<br />
-Yazmin Lopez<br />
“Singing or acting on stage.”<br />
-Eric Movsessian<br />
“Hopefully finished my major<br />
<strong>and</strong> being married with kids.”<br />
-Mercedes Davalos<br />
“I see myself married with a<br />
small house <strong>and</strong> a great job either<br />
in nursing or writing possibly in<br />
Boston or San Francisco.”<br />
-Lacy Marlow<br />
“Working as a radiologist.”<br />
-Rubair Abuhamama<br />
“Married with an adopted kid.<br />
Being an administrator or a college<br />
professor.”<br />
-Luan Mawi<br />
“Having a successful life <strong>and</strong><br />
playing music for people.”<br />
-Chris Morrison<br />
“I want to be travelling the<br />
world.”<br />
-Vishwa Shah<br />
“In India working on constructing<br />
roads, buildings, etc.”<br />
-Parth Joshi<br />
“Teaching special education in<br />
a high school with a family at<br />
home.”<br />
-Mel McGinn<br />
“I will have a career, a family,<br />
<strong>and</strong> be extremely happy.”<br />
-Celeste Estrella<br />
“Teaching math at a high school,<br />
maybe even here at HEHS.”<br />
-Chris Huerta<br />
“Having my own house <strong>and</strong> car,<br />
living my life.”<br />
-Kayla Kuester<br />
“Working as a doctor with a<br />
family.”<br />
-Lauren Fera<br />
“I see myself having a family<br />
<strong>and</strong> a good job.”<br />
-Elif Kucuk<br />
“Happy.”<br />
-Josh Suszek<br />
“I have no idea. I see myself at<br />
home, but I know I’ll be educated.”<br />
-Mia Rizwan<br />
“Living in Miami on South<br />
Beach.”<br />
-Cedric Brooks<br />
“Being happy <strong>and</strong> having a family”<br />
-Kerry Pajor<br />
“Done with school <strong>and</strong> traveling<br />
around the world”<br />
-Jay Gonzalez<br />
“Still working on cars all the<br />
time <strong>and</strong> getting paid a lot of<br />
money to do it.”<br />
-Quentin Schiff<br />
“On a boat”<br />
-Kate McKeague<br />
“I see myself having a stable job<br />
with a house or apartment of my<br />
own. Hopefully I will still be<br />
involved in sports.”<br />
-Alex Kim<br />
“Happily married with 2.5 kids<br />
<strong>and</strong> a dog.”<br />
-Rhianna Stringer<br />
“I see myself being married with<br />
children <strong>and</strong> opening up for a<br />
law firm.”<br />
-Wase Siddiqui<br />
“I will be married with 2-3 kids,<br />
living in a mansion, possibly in a<br />
suburb of Chicago or in Boston,<br />
running my own marketing<br />
company <strong>and</strong> working with a<br />
non-profit organization.”<br />
-Maryna Rath<br />
“As a doctor in the emergency<br />
room.”<br />
-Nilam Patel<br />
“Married with kids, possibly living<br />
in Nashville.”<br />
-Liz Saffold<br />
“I hope to be finishing up my<br />
professional dance career, moving<br />
back to Dallas <strong>and</strong> opening<br />
up my own studio, as well as<br />
being engaged.”<br />
-Spencer Davis<br />
“I see myself graduated from<br />
college, married, <strong>and</strong> traveling<br />
the world.”<br />
-Nicole Carbonaro<br />
“Living next to the ocean, married<br />
with 2 kids <strong>and</strong> having my<br />
dream career. (graphic designer/<br />
illustrator)<br />
-Maria Velez<br />
“I see myself married with an<br />
amazing family <strong>and</strong> perfect job<br />
<strong>and</strong> super duper rich or a golddigger.”<br />
-Samar Nazar<br />
“I see myself being a graphic<br />
designer <strong>and</strong> working at some<br />
company.”<br />
-David Gutierrez<br />
“Hopefully married, living in the<br />
city, <strong>and</strong> working at a behavioral<br />
health hospital.”<br />
-Rachel Pilling<br />
“I see myself married with 3 or 4<br />
kids, successful <strong>and</strong> rich, giving<br />
out to the poor, <strong>and</strong> helping all<br />
those that need help, doing the<br />
best I can to change lives.”<br />
-Kuburat Bodejo<br />
“Being an awesome pediatric<br />
nurse <strong>and</strong> traveling.”<br />
-Maryann Mousheh<br />
“I see myself married <strong>and</strong> with<br />
kids.”<br />
-Michael Shirahama<br />
“Working at a hospital. I really<br />
hope I will get a job at St.<br />
Alexius hospital where I am currently<br />
a volunteer. I work once a<br />
week for four hours. This is also<br />
important for the future <strong>and</strong> I<br />
hope I will work there.”<br />
-Christina Constantin<br />
“I see myself rich <strong>and</strong> successful<br />
owning my own hair salon.”<br />
-Vanessa Diaz<br />
“Living in a much better/warmer<br />
state with Meryl Helfrich! Married,<br />
kids <strong>and</strong> money.”<br />
-Kaitlyn Tykal<br />
“Not in <strong>Hoffman</strong>.”<br />
-Molly Mangione<br />
“With a good job, married, have<br />
2 kids, <strong>and</strong> have a nice home.”<br />
-S<strong>and</strong>y Oranam<br />
“Happy.”<br />
-Emily Allan<br />
“I see myself working <strong>and</strong><br />
researching at a hospital on the<br />
West Coast (California)! I hope<br />
to have two kids <strong>and</strong> be married.”<br />
-Vicki Shah<br />
“I see myself living a balanced<br />
life with my family as a pharmacist.”<br />
-Priya K. Patel<br />
“Icel<strong>and</strong>.”<br />
-Emily Kuhn<br />
“Hopefully, I have a family with<br />
a nice husb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> a child or<br />
two. I also want to be a neurologist.”<br />
-Jessica Pablo<br />
“I see myself as Donald Trump’s<br />
newest apprentice.”<br />
-Dean Hackbarth<br />
“I see myself celebrating my<br />
Golden Birthday with someone<br />
special <strong>and</strong> making a tremendous<br />
difference in peoples lives. I also<br />
see myself on TV (or whatever<br />
technology they have <strong>by</strong> then)<br />
competing in my favorite sport<br />
as a professional athlete in the<br />
Olympics.”<br />
-Amruta Bhatt
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to shape the future<br />
“Living in Oregon <strong>and</strong> being a<br />
teacher/coach.”<br />
-Steven Grajek<br />
“I don’t care where I end up,<br />
honestly. I can see myself as<br />
a bakery owner, stay-at-home<br />
mom, bum, blue collar worker,<br />
engineer, pretty much everything.<br />
I can see me being successful<br />
or barely getting <strong>by</strong>, <strong>and</strong> I<br />
can see myself happy <strong>and</strong> not so<br />
happy. What will be, will be.”<br />
-Carissa Summerfelt<br />
“Traveling to help others communicate<br />
(translator) or having a<br />
family.”<br />
-Maiko Matsubara<br />
“I see myself being in a broadcasting<br />
field like ESPN <strong>and</strong> married<br />
with 2 boys.”<br />
-Colleen Thomas<br />
“Having a family with an amazing<br />
husb<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> having a job/career<br />
that I not only will enjoy, but<br />
will make me a lot of money.”<br />
-Angee Serwin<br />
“I see myself living in San<br />
Diego, California as a married<br />
dentist with four kids <strong>and</strong> two<br />
dogs!”<br />
-Isha Parikh<br />
“Being successful.”<br />
-Juan de la Cruz<br />
“Not at HEHS.”<br />
-Codi Bator<br />
“Having a family <strong>and</strong> a good<br />
career.”<br />
-Alfredo Balderus<br />
“With a family <strong>and</strong> a good job.”<br />
-Paola Rodriguez<br />
“I’m going to be 38 – I better be<br />
successful <strong>by</strong> then! Of course<br />
with my own family <strong>and</strong> a job I<br />
enjoy doing.”<br />
-Abegail Tiongson<br />
“Living in a Florida in a condo<br />
overlooking the lake, working<br />
in the ER as a nurse, 2 kids <strong>and</strong><br />
engaged.”<br />
-Mariah Pitts<br />
“Owning my own performing<br />
art school for kids with special<br />
needs <strong>and</strong> also acting/singing.”<br />
-Miriam Bigurra<br />
“Traveling around the nation as a<br />
sales person for a major corporation.”<br />
-<strong>Taylor</strong> Stacy<br />
“Married, with kids, working as<br />
a nurse, <strong>and</strong> being happy.”<br />
-Kamila Sierzputowski<br />
“Married with kids, <strong>and</strong> hopefully<br />
twins.”<br />
-Roxy Mombini<br />
-Bailey Armstrong<br />
“Married in Hawaii with a fine<br />
wife <strong>and</strong> kids.”<br />
-Marty Trojan<br />
“Owning my own sports medicine<br />
facility.”<br />
-Jada Stotts<br />
“With my own bakery <strong>and</strong> loving<br />
family somewhere where its always<br />
warm <strong>and</strong> relaxing but still<br />
be able to come back home to<br />
enjoy some snow fun activities.”<br />
-Kara Hartel<br />
“California, somewhere working<br />
in theater.”<br />
-Catherine Swan<br />
“In Florida with a wife, 2 kids,<br />
<strong>and</strong> money in the bank”<br />
-Brad Willis<br />
“Law Firm (So I hope).”<br />
-Hammad Razzak<br />
“I see myself happily married, to<br />
a beautiful woman, with 1-3 kids<br />
bringing in A LOT of money for<br />
the family.”<br />
-Matt Pahl<br />
“In 20 years I see myself working<br />
in a hospital <strong>and</strong> married<br />
with a couple of kids.”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
“I see myself teaching elementary<br />
school <strong>and</strong> being married<br />
with children.”<br />
-Kailey Schlosser<br />
“In front of a high school b<strong>and</strong>,<br />
directing it.”<br />
-Justin Clarke<br />
“I see myself married with a<br />
family surrounded with art in<br />
my life, living happily ever after<br />
knock on wood!”<br />
-<strong>Hannah</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong><br />
“In 20 years I will be living in<br />
a nice house, with a huge dog<br />
guarding it.”<br />
-Elizabeth Ramirez<br />
“I see myself as a doctor <strong>and</strong><br />
having a small business in digital<br />
art. I hope to have a family <strong>and</strong> a<br />
nice home.”<br />
-Krupa Patel<br />
“I hope I’ll have a family <strong>and</strong> a<br />
job where I help kids <strong>and</strong> teens<br />
as a therapist.”<br />
-Danielle Zengri<br />
“Helping my community <strong>and</strong><br />
giving back”<br />
-Danielle Kiel<br />
“In 20 years I see myself working<br />
in a hospital <strong>and</strong> married<br />
with a couple of kids”<br />
-Niki Adelaja<br />
chemical engineer, working with<br />
alternative fuel sources, at a successful<br />
company.”<br />
-Carlie Iehl<br />
“In 20 years, I will have my own<br />
physical/occupational therapy<br />
clinic <strong>and</strong> I will be married to an<br />
amazing guy with three kids.”<br />
-Shrutva Parikh<br />
“I see myself settled down living<br />
very happily.”<br />
-Yogi Barot<br />
“In a mirror. I don’t know where<br />
else I would be able to see<br />
myself. But as far as a career<br />
goes, in 20 years I would like to<br />
be a b<strong>and</strong> director, hopefully in<br />
District 211.”<br />
-Jordan Habel<br />
“Private practice.”<br />
-Nicole Reed<br />
“Working at a newspaper company.”<br />
-Jeremy Palucska<br />
“Living in a cardboard box.”<br />
-Colleen Kelley<br />
“In 20 years I will be 37 years<br />
old, I hope to be a successful<br />
social worker <strong>and</strong> love my job.<br />
I would love to be married <strong>and</strong><br />
have a family.”<br />
-Rianna Schmidt<br />
“Retired out of the military,<br />
working on construction.”<br />
-Ulysses Lopez<br />
“Married to my dream guy, doing<br />
something I love with at least 2<br />
kids.”<br />
-Emily Fett<br />
“Traveling, international actress.”<br />
-Nisa Mujahed<br />
“I see myself as a high school<br />
teacher with a happy family.”<br />
-Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Labeots<br />
“I see myself with my own place<br />
<strong>and</strong> working in the ER as a<br />
nurse.”<br />
-Stephanie Gomez<br />
“Married with kids <strong>and</strong> my own<br />
dental practice.”<br />
-Anjelica N<strong>and</strong>yala<br />
“I don’t know where I will<br />
see myself. By then I’ll be 37<br />
<strong>and</strong> who knows how good my<br />
eyesight will be. But if all goes<br />
well, I’ll be a journalist <strong>and</strong> or<br />
an editor at a prestigious newspaper.”<br />
-Jenn Gehrke<br />
“Married, with family <strong>and</strong> working<br />
as a cop or in the DEA.”<br />
-Maria Hern<strong>and</strong>ez<br />
Just as Wall-E changes his world, the graduating<br />
seniors will impact many peoples’ lives.<br />
The ability to make the future a better place<br />
is in the h<strong>and</strong>s of HEHS students.<br />
a bunch of fast cars, <strong>and</strong> married<br />
with kids.”<br />
-Parth Brahmbhatt<br />
“Working for an animation<br />
company.”<br />
-Alex Dibattista<br />
“I see myself having a family<br />
<strong>and</strong> living in downtown Chicago.”<br />
-Edwin Blanco<br />
“Having a family of my own,<br />
living life.”<br />
-Karla Lopez<br />
“I want to be a doctor, get a<br />
degree <strong>and</strong> a good job. My own<br />
medical clinic.”<br />
-Shivangi Patel<br />
“In 20 years I see myself married<br />
<strong>and</strong> with a business.”<br />
-Karina Trejo<br />
“Living in Washington D.C., saving<br />
the country with the CIA.”<br />
-Anthony Christianson<br />
“Somewhere warm.”<br />
-Leila Mustafa<br />
“In a Porsche.”<br />
-Svet Angelov<br />
“I see myself teaching in a district<br />
54 school. I want to live in<br />
the suburbs with a family.”<br />
-Samantha Neumer<br />
“Away from school.”<br />
-Marco Montoya<br />
“In 20 years I will be married<br />
<strong>and</strong> have 2 kids- a boy <strong>and</strong> a<br />
girl.”<br />
-Zaira Herrera<br />
“I’ll be a vet, married (hopefully),<br />
<strong>and</strong> have a nice house in a<br />
different state.”<br />
-Sabrina Khan<br />
“I see myself married, with kids,<br />
<strong>and</strong> being a dermatologist. As<br />
long as I’m happy it won’t matter.”<br />
-Rachael Gallo<br />
“Some sort of successful doctor<br />
with a family.”<br />
-Farahnaz Niroum<strong>and</strong>pour<br />
“I see myself married with kids,<br />
with a nice paying job. I see myself<br />
doing art, volleyball, chess,<br />
<strong>and</strong> dancing on the side- if I have<br />
the time.”<br />
-Victor Lugo<br />
“Moving people with the written<br />
<strong>and</strong> spoken word.”<br />
-Amita Prabhu<br />
“As the undisputed Pokémon<br />
champion of the world.”<br />
“I see myself married <strong>and</strong> living<br />
in a decent sized house also as a<br />
“Chilling in my mansion, owning
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Hawkeye View May 2011<br />
Farewells<br />
Amita Prabhu<br />
Editor in Chief<br />
I am terribly afraid<br />
of roller coasters. Despite<br />
living within 30 miles of Six<br />
Flags Great America for the<br />
13 years I have lived in <strong>Hoffman</strong><br />
I have probably only<br />
been there twice (refusing<br />
to go on any of the rides of<br />
course). Looking back on the<br />
past four years, however, I can<br />
confidently say I have survived<br />
one of the greatest roller<br />
coasters of all: high school.<br />
Okay, so I know the<br />
whole ‘high school is a roller<br />
coaster’ metaphor is somewhat<br />
cliché but I now realize<br />
that people weren’t kidding<br />
when they said that. I’m really<br />
grateful I have this opportunity<br />
to reflect because with all the<br />
rapid changes in pace it’s often<br />
difficult to find what exactly<br />
it is that made the past four<br />
years so meaningful to me.<br />
Coming into high<br />
school I felt almost overwhelmed<br />
with the constant reminder<br />
of how important it is to<br />
challenge yourself so you can<br />
start building good study skills<br />
so you can get good grades <strong>and</strong><br />
ACT scores. And on top of that<br />
you have to join extracurricular<br />
activities so you can show<br />
off to colleges what a “well<br />
rounded” student you are so<br />
that you can get accepted to<br />
a good school so you can not<br />
be a total high school failure.<br />
So I went home <strong>and</strong><br />
made a list of everything I<br />
wanted to accomplish over<br />
my four years at <strong>Hoffman</strong>. I<br />
had this idea that if I could<br />
earn thing on that list <strong>by</strong> the<br />
time I finished senior year,<br />
then I would walk across<br />
that Willow Creek stage <strong>and</strong><br />
feel this sense of fulfillment.<br />
I was able to earn<br />
some of the goals on this list<br />
but others remained unaccomplished.<br />
What really got me<br />
thinking, though, was if I could<br />
go back to the day I started<br />
high school <strong>and</strong> with a chance<br />
to change anything, would I?<br />
As I was reading<br />
through the entries for this<br />
issue, many seniors advised<br />
younger students to ‘not have<br />
any regrets.’ While I agree that<br />
regrets of the past should not<br />
be dwelled on, when it comes<br />
to reflecting on high school I<br />
think regrets are an essential<br />
component of the process.<br />
In my ever present<br />
drive to succeed, I regret not<br />
saying more genuine, heartfelt<br />
“thank yous”. I regret getting<br />
so caught up in my own<br />
“plan” for myself that I sometimes<br />
forgot to zoom out <strong>and</strong><br />
see the beautiful, bigger picture.<br />
I regret enclosing myself<br />
in a bubble <strong>and</strong> not reaching<br />
out far enough to pop it.<br />
Please don’t get me<br />
wrong. I’m not saying that<br />
I’ve been completely selfish<br />
but while obsessing over regrets<br />
is not healthy, awareness<br />
is. I’m not ashamed to admit<br />
my regrets because with them<br />
comes motivation to change<br />
the future. High school was an<br />
experience in which I, along<br />
with my classmates, have<br />
changed a lot but the change<br />
doesn’t stop here. Reflecting<br />
on the experience <strong>and</strong> identifying<br />
those regrets will give<br />
us something more to change<br />
in the future for the better.<br />
That being said, I’d like<br />
to use up the rest of this space<br />
to thank the wonderful people<br />
who have helped me in the<br />
classroom <strong>and</strong> out. The goals I<br />
have earned on that list would<br />
not have been possible without<br />
the support of these people.<br />
First of all, to my<br />
for everything <strong>and</strong> continue<br />
to carry on the love <strong>and</strong> passion<br />
in <strong>and</strong> out of competition.<br />
Mrs. Phillips, thank<br />
you for being such an influential<br />
coach, mentor, friend, <strong>and</strong><br />
for believing in me since day<br />
one. Without your guidance<br />
<strong>and</strong> support, I would never have<br />
been able to find my voice.<br />
Hawkeye View staff<br />
<strong>and</strong> editors: From losing all<br />
our files two years ago to becoming<br />
more of a “magazine<br />
type” publication this year,<br />
newspaper has been one of the<br />
most changing <strong>and</strong> rewarding<br />
groups I have been a part<br />
of in high school. Even under<br />
the stress of a “deadline”<br />
we’ve always found a way to<br />
be creative <strong>and</strong> have fun while<br />
making the issue. Jenn, I’m so<br />
glad I got to know you through<br />
newspaper <strong>and</strong> I’ve really appreciated<br />
your tech-savvyness<br />
when I was stuck! You are such<br />
a kind, helpful person <strong>and</strong> the<br />
journalism field will be lucky<br />
to have you. Avni <strong>and</strong> Meran,<br />
the future of the paper is in your<br />
h<strong>and</strong>s now! It may not always<br />
be easy, but I know you guys<br />
are smart enough to h<strong>and</strong>le it.<br />
friends: I know I don’t say it Mrs. Davey, thank<br />
often but I appreciate having<br />
you all in my life so much.<br />
Even though I always say how<br />
goofy <strong>and</strong> immature you guys<br />
are, deep down I love you all<br />
for it <strong>and</strong> school just wouldn’t<br />
have been any fun without you.<br />
To every teacher I<br />
have ever had: I can honestly<br />
say I have taken something<br />
away from every class I have<br />
taken at <strong>Hoffman</strong>. Thank you<br />
for reading my essays, grading<br />
my tests, taking the time before<br />
<strong>and</strong> after school for review<br />
sessions, <strong>and</strong> everything else<br />
you have done to help my advance<br />
in my education. I’d like<br />
to extend a special thank you<br />
to Mr. Murphy, Mr. Calisch,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Mr. Swanson for writing<br />
my recommendation letters!<br />
you for gracing the newspaper<br />
side of the pub with your<br />
witty sense of humor <strong>and</strong> way<br />
with words. You are always so<br />
warm <strong>and</strong> welcoming <strong>and</strong> I especially<br />
appreciate you helping<br />
me so much with my personal<br />
statement at the last minute!<br />
Finally, Ms. Carroll,<br />
thank you for making the newspaper<br />
possible <strong>and</strong> always being<br />
so energetic <strong>and</strong> uplifting.<br />
You have been one of my biggest<br />
role models throughout<br />
high school <strong>and</strong> have given me<br />
so much good advice <strong>and</strong> perspective,<br />
especially this year. I<br />
will really miss our long talks<br />
in the pub <strong>and</strong> how you always<br />
made time to chat with<br />
me. Thank you for being such<br />
a positive influence in my life.<br />
To the Forensics Well, after 4 years<br />
team:<br />
The<br />
because of all of you I of anticipation, laughter, <strong>and</strong><br />
know what it’s like to have a a few screams, this roller<br />
family outside of my house. coaster is slowly coming to a<br />
This activity has changed my stop. adventure doesn’t<br />
communication skills, my end here though. Soon it will<br />
confidence, <strong>and</strong> my whole be time to unbuckle our seatbelts<br />
<strong>and</strong> hop out of our seats,<br />
life. You guys have been <strong>by</strong><br />
my side at my strongest <strong>and</strong> only to get in line for an even<br />
weakest moments <strong>and</strong> have bigger ride. Congratulations<br />
supported me through victorious<br />
tournament champion-<br />
it has been a pleasure shar-<br />
<strong>and</strong> good luck class of 2011,<br />
ships <strong>and</strong> heart breaking state ing this whirlwind with you.<br />
qualifying losses. Thank you<br />
As we move on to the next great adventure in life, we must r<br />
places we will visit <strong>and</strong> the experiences we make can help sh<br />
however, remember these words of wisdom: “Will you succ
Farewells Hawkeye<br />
View May 2011<br />
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Jenn Gehrke<br />
Editor in Chief<br />
emember that this is not our final stop. As life goes on, the<br />
ape the life that we hope to have. When times seem rough,<br />
eed? Yes, you will indeed. (98 3/4% guaranteed.)”<br />
Danielle Zengri - Editor<br />
I know everyone says that<br />
high school goes <strong>by</strong> really fast so<br />
enjoy it while you can <strong>and</strong> be sure<br />
you’re involved; I pretty much did<br />
the opposite of that. Until this year<br />
I rarely did anything school related<br />
<strong>and</strong> high school didn’t seem to be<br />
going <strong>by</strong> fast enough. But senior<br />
year I wanted to be different. So I<br />
got involved <strong>and</strong> joined Newspaper<br />
<strong>and</strong> Yearbook. And one of my biggest<br />
regrets is not joining Yearbook<br />
earlier <strong>and</strong> wishing I hadn’t quit<br />
Newspaper at all. Freshmen year<br />
I joined the Hawkeye View but<br />
overwhelmed with “stories” that I<br />
thought of as extra homework, I quit<br />
after one article. This year I came<br />
back <strong>and</strong> was warmly welcomed.<br />
I may not have written much but I<br />
was there at every meeting morning<br />
or afternoon <strong>and</strong> even on the<br />
rare Saturdays we worked. Its nice<br />
feeling like you have a group to belong<br />
to <strong>and</strong> senior year flew <strong>by</strong> faster<br />
than the last 3 years combined.<br />
It’s going to be weird not coming<br />
to weekly Thursday meetings <strong>and</strong><br />
not seeing these people that I’ve<br />
grown close to everyday.<br />
I knew I never wanted<br />
to be a writer or journalist so most<br />
people asked, “Why join the newspaper<br />
then?”, <strong>and</strong> the reason is<br />
the people. I couldn’t pick a bett<br />
ter group of students <strong>and</strong> teachers<br />
to spend my time with. Every<br />
one of them is funny, kind, <strong>and</strong><br />
smart. Our group may be small,<br />
but those in it are extremely close<br />
<strong>and</strong> loyal. The publications office<br />
has become a second home to me<br />
this year. We eat in here, sleep in<br />
here, sing Disney songs, have nervous<br />
breakdowns, <strong>and</strong> laugh our<br />
butts off. It hasn’t always been easy<br />
with the deadlines but we made it<br />
through <strong>and</strong> we had a lot of fun<br />
doing it. This senior issue is our<br />
last mark on this school as editors<br />
<strong>and</strong> we couldn’t be prouder of it.<br />
But what makes Newspaper a little<br />
easier to let go of is the fact that I<br />
couldn’t think of more capable people<br />
to leave it to. Meran <strong>and</strong> Avni,<br />
you guys are going to do great next<br />
year as editors <strong>and</strong> Amita, Jenn, <strong>and</strong><br />
I all know that <strong>and</strong> have faith in you<br />
two. I’ll also miss Ms.Carroll <strong>and</strong><br />
Ms.Davey, our awesome Newspaper<br />
advisors. They’ve become<br />
so much more than just teachers<br />
to me. They talk to us like we’re<br />
adults <strong>and</strong> we literally could talk<br />
to them about anything. If I ever<br />
had a problem I knew automatically<br />
that I could turn to either<br />
one of them. It’s going to be hard<br />
graduating HEHS but I’m so excited<br />
for The Places that I’ll go.<br />
Each year it is seemingly<br />
a tradition while in the<br />
midst of wrapping up the Senior<br />
Issue there is always that<br />
one editor who hasn’t written<br />
his or her farewell. I remember<br />
watching that editor last year<br />
<strong>and</strong> thinking ‘I won’t be that<br />
editor, I’m super organized<br />
<strong>and</strong> on top of things.’ Oh how<br />
things have changed since<br />
then. Now I’m writing this, the<br />
day before we send the issue<br />
in, <strong>and</strong> haven’t even thought<br />
of a single thing to write about.<br />
What are you supposed to<br />
write about in a farewell again?<br />
fare•well/ˌfe(ə)rˈwel/<br />
Noun: An act of parting or of<br />
marking someone’s departure.<br />
Exclamation: Used to express<br />
good wishes on parting.<br />
I guess that could<br />
be a start. So let’s see:<br />
Everyone has a book;<br />
it’s invisible <strong>and</strong> you don’t<br />
need a pen to write in it. Weird,<br />
huh? Well, let me put it this<br />
way: we don’t have a book, we<br />
are a book <strong>and</strong> what is written<br />
in us is everything that happens<br />
to us. Something as simple<br />
as dropping a pencil on the<br />
floor, as meaningless as that<br />
is, it’s still put in this book- no<br />
questions asked. Back to the<br />
definition that was supplied <strong>by</strong><br />
Google, I want to say that I like<br />
the ‘marking someone’s departure’<br />
part of the explanation.<br />
If you’re following my cliché<br />
you’ll know that I’m going<br />
to bring up the word “mark,”<br />
meaning to leave a spot, stain,<br />
scratch, or smudge. That must<br />
sound familiar because we’ve<br />
all done it before. As seniors<br />
we have left many marks on<br />
people, benches, stalls <strong>and</strong><br />
sadly, carpets. But more importantly,<br />
the people. Because<br />
we’re all books <strong>and</strong> have made<br />
our mark on other books we<br />
are writing a story <strong>and</strong> that’s<br />
what this year’s senior issue<br />
is all about-our stories.<br />
On our surveys, the<br />
staff <strong>and</strong> I asked the seniors<br />
about their most embarrassing<br />
End<br />
moments. Out of the nearly<br />
two-hundred surveys we got<br />
back, more likely than not, a<br />
person filled that part in with<br />
a memory of what they found<br />
to be embarrassing. In an ordinary<br />
book (one that isn’t invisible)<br />
there are several major<br />
parts to it, one of which is the<br />
weakness of a character. The<br />
weakness is usually present<br />
in the beginning of this book<br />
<strong>and</strong> near the end of the book<br />
the character triumphs the obstacles<br />
put in his or her way<br />
<strong>and</strong> overcomes that weakness,<br />
making his or herself stronger.<br />
So let me ask you this,<br />
seniors: where are you in your<br />
book? Oh yeah, the beginning.<br />
Are you having problems? I<br />
wouldn’t doubt it; those are<br />
called obstacles. And if you<br />
can get through those, you’ll<br />
be happy to find that later on<br />
in your book everything will<br />
turn out right. Your embarrassing<br />
moment won’t be so<br />
weak, <strong>and</strong> you’ll be stronger!<br />
However, the survey<br />
also asked about where the seniors’<br />
see themselves in twenty<br />
years. Almost everyone has<br />
an idea where they want to be<br />
<strong>and</strong> what they to be. Because<br />
everything has an impact or<br />
leaves a mark on your book<br />
you won’t be blown away <strong>by</strong><br />
the fact that your actions affect<br />
your book. Keep this in mind<br />
because everything you do can<br />
either steer you toward your<br />
desired destination or steer<br />
you away from it. If you want<br />
my advice I’m sorry, you can’t<br />
have it but you can have this<br />
one: don’t be a closed book<br />
<strong>and</strong> look ugly with smudges<br />
on the outside of your cover,<br />
rather be an open one <strong>and</strong><br />
listen to what other people<br />
say because you never know<br />
where you’ll end up without<br />
them. Also be open to the negative<br />
smudges in your book<br />
because those are the ones<br />
that hit you the most <strong>and</strong> motivates<br />
you to be a better person.<br />
Now while I wrap<br />
up my farewell saying good<strong>by</strong>e<br />
to others I recommend<br />
you to go listen to the song<br />
Unwritten <strong>by</strong> Natasha Bedingfield.<br />
It goes quite nicely<br />
with this metaphor/cliché.<br />
Alright, so the second<br />
part of the definition is ‘to express<br />
good wishes on parting.’<br />
Although that is a nice gesture,<br />
to express good wishes, it’s<br />
kind of a dumb thing to say.<br />
How can you say good<strong>by</strong>e to<br />
someone without being sad? I<br />
guess if you mustered up some<br />
sense of courage, you could. I<br />
don’t have to muster anything<br />
because I have courage; it was<br />
you who I was advising. Anyway,<br />
my good wishes go out<br />
to a lot of people but first <strong>and</strong><br />
foremost I would like to say<br />
farewell to my amazing teacher<br />
<strong>and</strong> sponsor Ms. Carroll.<br />
I met Ms. Carroll the<br />
second semester of my sophomore<br />
year when I took Journalism<br />
1. At the time I wanted<br />
to be a teacher so I thought it<br />
would be a good idea to exp<strong>and</strong><br />
my styles of writing<br />
<strong>and</strong> had been suggested to<br />
take this journalism course.<br />
No, on the first day<br />
Ms. Carroll didn’t say “Hey!<br />
You’re going to be my new favorite<br />
student!” Although she<br />
might as well have, because<br />
not too long after the first day I<br />
went from hating journalism to<br />
loving it in a matter of weeks.<br />
And when I love something<br />
I get excited <strong>and</strong> do as much<br />
as possible to learn about it<br />
(which is where sucking up<br />
comes in h<strong>and</strong>y) <strong>and</strong> I looked<br />
to Ms. Carroll for the information<br />
that could immerse me in<br />
journalism even more. She told<br />
me I should join newspaper the<br />
following year <strong>and</strong> I did. From<br />
there on she has helped me<br />
with everything such as editing<br />
my papers for English <strong>and</strong><br />
Newspaper, to the eight million<br />
drafts of my college essay, <strong>and</strong><br />
so on. I can’t thank her enough<br />
for everything she has done<br />
for me <strong>and</strong> has encouraged<br />
me to do. She is my ultimate<br />
inspiration <strong>and</strong> I can’t wait to<br />
come back to <strong>Hoffman</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
tell her how well I’ll be doing.<br />
After Ms. Carroll I<br />
have many other people to recognize<br />
<strong>and</strong> thank. I would like<br />
to thank my closest friends<br />
that I’ve had this year: Priyanka,<br />
Danielle <strong>and</strong> Melissa.<br />
Priyanka for encouraging me<br />
to do anything <strong>and</strong> everything<br />
you’ve definitely changed my<br />
personality this year especially<br />
for the better. Danielle<br />
for being there all of the time<br />
whether it is because we were<br />
wrestling managers, student<br />
athletic trainers or office buddies,<br />
I will always know you’ll<br />
be there for me. And Melissa,<br />
oh my goodness you’re my<br />
little sister who pushed me<br />
into half of the things I was<br />
involved in this year. Thank<br />
you so much for shoving me<br />
both physically <strong>and</strong> figuratively<br />
to do the things that I<br />
would never imagine doing.<br />
You’re the best little sister I<br />
never had thank you so much!<br />
As for the rest of<br />
you, thank you. You’ve<br />
made a mark in my book<br />
that will always be there.
Created <strong>by</strong>: Jenn Gehrke