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COVER STORY
the class of 2021
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Senior Profiles
We surveyed the class of 2021 and asked them the following questions: 1. What are your plans after graduation? 2. What is your favorite memory of GHS? 3. What is your advice for underclassmen? 4. What is your dream job?
Bentley Tyler Anderson 1. Employment
Shelby Armstrong 1. Take a gap year and attend school next year for dental assisting 2. Giving Ally Fisher a rat tail before each game 3. Your “friends” in high school are not your real friends. Choose to be around people who choose you. 4. Dental assistant
Braden Warren Atchison 1. Attending The Ohio State University
John Chase Barclay 1. Attending The Ohio State University
Newark
Olivia Beckett 1. Attending The Ohio State University to study Business and Spanish, on the pre-law track. 2. All of the pep rallies, Football Friday
Nights, and Homecomings 3. Work hard and enjoy your time at
Granville because it goes so fast! And
WALK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE
HALLWAY 4. Forensic or Medical Lawyer Freddie Bell 1. I'm going to undergrad at OSU in the honors program, and plan to major in chemistry. I then expect to eventually go to grad school to get a Ph.D. in some chemistry-related field. 2. Walking downtown after school most days to get Alfie's with a friend, chatting and playing cards for a few hours. Back before Covid made such things prohibited :( 3. Join any clubs/activities that seem interesting to you. Colleges care as much or more about how you've spent your time than they do about test scores and grades, and clubs are a great opportunity to meet people. 4. A tenured professor able to both conduct research and teach classes.
Stephen Charles Benjegerdes 1. Taking a gap year
Hunter Bennington 1. Studying biomedical engineering at the University of Cincinnati 2. Winning the LCL in golf two years straight 3. High school does not get better
so just push through because the light at the end of the tunnel will be bright. 4. Designing prosthetics
John Bernauer 1. Play baseball at Capital University and study business 2. Mr. Bait’s class 3. Work hard 4. Own a successful company
Gabby Black 1. Cosmetology school 2. Playing for Granville volleyball 3. Time management is key 4. Become a tattoo artist
Isabella Rose Black 1. Attending The Ohio State University-
Newark
Dylan Board 1. Go to C-TEC for Heavy Truck
Technician 2. Mrs. Smith's ELA class 3. Do your work it will pay off in the end when you get closer to graduating
4. Getting paid to do nothing
Keshawn Bonner 1. College and Football 2. Hanging with friends 3. Have fun and stay safe 4. NFL pro star
Gwendolyn Bowen 1. To study psychology at OSU and to live a life that I am proud and accepting of no matter the course it takes. 2. When I brought in my pet slugs for a lab in biology. 3. Though it may be hard to find time for yourself while at GHS, remember that your mental health is so much more important than an A, and it is a necessity to practice self-love. This part of your life is so meaningless in the long run, and it's really not worth the mind-breaking stress to get perfect grades. Carve time out of everyday to breathe, eat, maybe do some yoga, and just relax. It's not a big deal to miss a couple assignments or do poorly on a test if it means you are content within yourself. Push yourself, but not hard enough to break. This is only 4 years of the 80 you have left. 4. Clinical Psychologist
Ryan Bunyard 1. Going to Ohio University to major in music composition. 2. The steel gig where we had to fit seven people and their instruments on a tiny trailer so I had to play drum set standing up (also known as Steel
Team Six’s origin story) 3. Nobody will remember your mistakes. Try to think of one embarrassing thing someone has done? You can’t think of anything. 4. Freelance composer George Burczak 1. Go to Ohio State 2. Being a part of the cross country team 3. Do the math homework 4. CEO
Kyler Caldwell 1. College 2. Homecoming/Dances without
Masks 4. Entrepreneur
Casey Cannon 1. Gap Year 2. Hanging out with Adam at the Nutri-
Bar 3. Take your time. There is no clock ticking after graduation for you to start your life. 4. Working for Disney in merchandise design
Natalie Cannon 1. Attend college to study Pre-Med /
Nursing, later getting my BSN 2. Performing in Christmas concerts for the other younger schools, Mr.
Fisher, Choir in general 3. Believe them when they say time goes by fast - enjoy every moment. 4. After completing four years of college, going onto grad school and finding a really successful job I love to do in the medical field.
Nic Carnahan 1. To go to Ohio University and study psychology with a focus on cognitive therapy 2. All the late nights we had to stay after music events 3. Just cause you fall or fail at something you should not give up.
You sometimes have to take a step back to leap forward 4. To become a therapist and help people who are struggling with mental disorders or just having a hard time
Alex Carnes 1. Attend the University of
Cincinnati 2. Going on the tech club field trip to
Fallingwater, Pennsylvania 3. Enjoy it while it lasts and take as many of Mr. Wenning's classes as you can Heston Jacob Cecrle 1. Employment
Simon Chaffee 1. Attend University of Cincinnati for
Computer Engineering 2. My favorite memory at GHS was attending football games 3. If you do your work, high school is a breeze 4. Develop computer parts for Nvidia or AMD
Stephen Chang 1. Make a dent in the universe 2. Shooting tommy musick and keshawn bonner with a water gun sophomore year 3. Don't have any fear or regrets 4. Live in Patagonia while taking care of my goats. If that does not work out, I would think about moving to hawaii or greece and take care of other animals there.
Abby Charlton 1. I will be studying zoology at Ohio
Wesleyan University 2. Going to Toronto for
Orchestra 3. Always bring headphones to Study
Hall 4. Aquatic veterinarian
Noah Charlton 1. Attending Ohio State studying
Computer Science and Engineering 2. Drinking wassail with the Orchestra during the holiday concert 3. Don't listen to upperclassmen for advice 4. Computer Programming for SpaceX
Joey Chaykowski 1. Attend Ohio State University-Newark 2. Freshman year 3. Have fun and live life 4. Salesman
Sam Cheney 1. Attend Miami University 2. The first two weeks off of school due to COVID. 3. Try your hardest freshman and sophomore year to stay on top of things 4. Real estate agent
Esme Chin-Parker 1. Attend SUNY Purchase to get a BFA in Acting. Hopefully not explode from the stress. 4. Actor
Ella Clark 1. College at Ohio University for an undecided humanities major 2. All the music trips over the years 3. Take at least one study hall, it will save you. 4. I'm unsure at the moment. I am thinking about being a clinical psychologist
Caroline Comisford 1. I plan to attend either Miami
University to study public health or kinesiology 2. My favorite memory of GHS is definitely tailgating before home football games and cheering at them on Friday nights with my friends 3. Try as many things (sports, clubs, groups) as you can, you'd be surprised by the kinds of things you end up loving that you never would have known about 4. My dream job is to be an anesthesiologist or a physical therapist and have lots of time to travel
Noah Cottrell 1. Attend The Ohio State University and pursue a degree in business 2. Going to all the football, basketball, soccer games etc. and cheering on my classmates 3. Not to be shy about high school and really embrace all the memories because it's over before you know it 4. Sports Analyst
Logan Carl Courtney 1. Employment
Caitlyn Daube 1. Attend Bowling Green State
University in the fall 2. My favorite memory at GHS would have to be football Friday nights.
The amount of school spirit that our different grade levels brought to those games, the themes, the fun hangouts after games, just every part of those nights was always an
amazing time. 3. My advice for underclassmen would be to cherish every moment that you have with your friends and especially your family because, although I did not believe it, high school goes by faster then you can blink and the next thing you know you are saying your goodbyes to the ones that have been the closest to you.
Isaiah Davidson 1. I am going to college 2. Joining Sinfonia orchestra and making new friends 3. Try not to break under the stress of high school, take time for yourself and be yourself 4. Marine Biochemist/Microbiologist
Isabel Dawes 1. Studying Music Education at DePauw
University 2. The holiday concerts in orchestra class 3. Don't be afraid to ask for help 4. Orchestra teacher
William Norman Decker 1. Attending Denison University
Jonathan B. Dickerman 1. Attending University of Alabama
Lucas Mateo Dickson 1. Attending The Ohio State University-
Newark
Finley Dixon 1. Attend Ohio University to study
Business Analytics 2. Moving here and meeting all of my friends 3. Enjoy your time in high school and try not to get super stressed out 4. Running my own company
Luke Dixon 1. Going to OSU Newark and the main campus to study atmospheric sciences and meteorology. 2. Parading through the hallways of
GHS every Friday morning with the
Marching Band 3. Be kind to one another and never give up, just because it is difficult 4. Becoming a meteorologist. of New Hampshire while becoming an officer in the Army through Army
ROTC 2. Any sporting event 3. To enjoy every moment because graduation comes quickly. 4. Army Research Biochemist
Michael Raymond Donelan 1. Attending University of Notre Dame
Addison Dotson 1. To attend College 2. Pep Rallies and Staff vs Student games 3. Keep pushing because in the end it's all worth it 4. Cosmetic Scientist
Matthew Doty 1. Attend the University of Notre
Dame to study Physics and
Theology 2. Being a Teaching Assistant for Mrs.
McDonald and her IAP class this year. 3. Get ahead on assignments. There is always time now to complete your work. There may not be enough time later. 4. Orthopedic Surgeon
Olivia Eckels 1. Attend Otterbein University to study
Business and play tennis 2. Homecomings are some of my favorite memories at GHS 3. My advice for underclassmen is to enjoy every moment and take risks (they will make great memories). 4. My dream job is to be a lawyer.
Sophia Helen Ehrman 1. Attending The Ohio State University
William Cornelis Ellen 1. Undecided
Cody Gibbs Englefield 1. Attending The Ohio State University-
Newark
Mackenzie Everett 1. I will be attending Otterbein
University to major in athletic training and continue to run track 2. Going to football games and having track practices with the team
3. Don't rush this time because it goes by very fast 4. Work as an athletic trainer for a high school and eventually become a physical therapist
Caitlin Federer 1. College 2. Spending time with my friends 3. Enjoy and make the most of your time here
William Fink 1. Attending Ohio State
University 2. Freshman year sports 3. Find an interest in your favorite academics 4. Engineer
Drew Firchau 1. Continue my athletic and academic career at Bryant and Stratton
College 2. Hanging out with my mentors my freshman year in study hall 3. Just be yourself.... you do you 4. Professional Baseball
Zoe Firchau 1. Attend Capital University and major in Nursing 2. Always going into Mrs. Gummere's office during study hall 3. Do not stress too much, one test is not going to matter in 5 years 4. Being an ER nurse
Sam Fletcher 1. Go to college for graphic design 2. Art Classes 3. Don't stress too much about school and find balance between fun and work. 4. Graphic Designer
Sierra Ford 1. College 2. Meeting all of my amazing friends 3. Don't procrastinate on applying for scholarships for college 4. Interpreter/translator
Aidan Forni 1. Undecided Annabelle Foster 1. College (tOSU) 2. Football games before COVID 3. Do your work and don't procrastinate! Also, get involved in some clubs because they're fun and they look really good on resumes and college apps. 4. Expert psychologist in court cases
Reed Foster 1. Going to college 2. Going to sporting events 3. Have fun while you're in high school. 4. Engineer
Gage Marcus Fouty 1. Employment
William Joseph Frank, Jr. 1. Joining the Army
Elizabeth Fruechtnicht 1. I'm taking a Gap Year to do a study abroad program, then I am attending Palm Beach Atlantic
University 2. Spirit week and getting to do all the fun activities with the cheer team. 3. Drop friends that start drama 4. Being freelance photographer and filmmaker
Ella Fuller 1. My plans are to go to college. 2. The realization that my time here is almost over. 3. Stay focused on yourself and your goals.
Lia Fuller 1. Study radiology at Columbus
State 2. Meeting my best friend 3. Don’t put too much stress on yourself about everything 4. Doctor
Adrian Fultner-Maskit 1. Attending Middlebury College
Claire Garland 1. Majoring in Business at the
University of Kentucky 2. Nutribar bagels. 3. Relax: try your best, but everything will work out. Josh Gee 1. Attend college 2. Football 3. Don't kill yourself over schoolwork 4. Computer systems management
Seth Robert Henderson George 1. Attend Ohio State University-Newark
Amber Gilliam 1. Attend Clarion University 2. Spontaneously leaving during first period just to go get Starbucks with
Kyla 3. Live every moment to the fullest... time goes by faster than you would think
Brighton Gillispie 1. Attending Clemson University
Alex Graban 1. Get a job with a dance company or join a trainee program 2. Leaving every day 3. Just push through, it will be over soon 4. Dancer
Brooklyn Marie Grady 1. Project Search
Sophie Graf 1. Attend college to earn a degree 2. Being a cheerleader and cheering with my friends on Friday nights at football games 3. Keep moving forward 4. Casting director
Hogan Gummere 1. Work in the construction field 2. Golf Ryder Cup, shoutout to team
HOG, iykyk 3. "It’s ok to be smart" 4. Have my own construction company
Kristin Hall 1. Attending college (Ohio State
University then transferring to a university in Nova Scotia) 2. All of the small everyday moments with friends in class, the musicals, the choir concerts, writing poetry in the football stadium during
Simmons' 1st period 3. Be organized and get your work done and appreciate your short time
Jordan Hammond 1. Either go to college for athletic training or pursue dancing 2. Watching all the football games 3. Stop worrying about how people see you, I'm sure they don't care as much as you think 4. Dance Choreography or being an athletic trainer
Addy Hampton 1. Attend University to study
Biochemistry on a Pre-Medicine
Track 2. My favorite memory is walking into school the first day back after corona. 3. Even if you think you don't want to go to a school dance, go. The time you spend with your friends before and after the dance creates lasting memories. 4. To be a dermatologist and help find a lasting cure for psoriasis.
Eliana Joy Hansen 1. Project Search
Isaac James Haynes 1. Attending The Ohio State University-
Newark
Eleanor Jeanne Hedges Duroy 1. Attending Grinnell College
Ethan Eric Hendrickson 1. Attending Columbus State
Community College
Alaina Grace Hilaman 1. Attending Xavier University
Luke Holmberg 1. To attend Ohio State Newark campus for Electrical Engineering. 2. All of Coach King's stories during my 4 years of high school football. 3. Do not be scared to get involved in clubs and programs. They are a great way to make new friends. 4. To be a lead Engineer of Research and Development at an automotive company. Kobe Hooker 1. Get a good job, pursue my aspirations to become a voice actor 2. Orchestra and lunch time 3. Pay attention, make sure you have a study hall, even if it's only for a semester. Don't get on a teacher's bad side or mess with them just to make them angry, they're just doing their job and it's going to make your time a lot worse if your teachers don't like you. 4. Voice Actor
Stephanie Houser 1. I'll be getting a joint degree in
International Relations, spending two years at University of St Andrews in Scotland, and two years at William & Mary in Virginia. 2. Throwing our homemade omelettes out the window of the second story with my class to feed the birds (teacher-approved). 3. Make the most out of your one high school experience - try new things, introduce yourself to new people, have fun and be safe! 4. Working for the CIA as an American
Ambassador.
Tristan Chase Hubbs 1. United States Army
Paige Huck 1. I plan on attending Ohio Northern
University to study pharmacy. 2. School dances 3. Things will get better eventually, so don't give up when life gets really hard. 4. To work in art restoration
Dilnoza Khuseynova 1. Attend Denison University and study international relations/ computer science with a minor in sociology 2. Mr. Hopping’s Global Issues/
Government classes 3. Time will fly and to make sure to stop and admire every moment before it's over 4. Working at an embassy
Aasiyah Saabira King 1. Gap year 1. Gap year, International Alert
Academy, then Nashville for
Trevecca University 2. The time someone did a #2 in the sink 3. Bottle your rage and feed off of it 4. Soccer coach of successful semi-pro team
Abby Knobeloch 1. Attending Indiana University 2. Eating lunch with my friends in the courtyard 3. Don't procrastinate! It can be really tempting, but you'll thank yourself later if you manage your time. 4. Nooo idea
Adam Koehler 1. Work 2. Leaving 3. Beware the senior essay 4. Youtuber, I suppose
Isabella Korzenok 1. Going to OSU for Nursing 2. My favorite moments at GHS were probably during study hall throughout the years. I've always had a friend with me each year, and it made it so much better to be able to talk and laugh with them (while getting work done, of course). 3. I advise the underclassmen to work hard, but to also take some time to focus on themselves. Although school is important, your own health should come first. 4. I would love to be a Nurse someday.
I look forward to helping people any way I can.
Katarina Kozlowski 1. Attend college. 2. Probably partaking in art classes. 3. Try not to slack off, and work ahead if you're up for it. 4. Something that implements my creativity.
Jacob Kreger 1. Ohio Northern University 2. Hanging out and playing sports with friends 3. To not stress over little things 4. Athletic Director
Dylan Amelia Kretchmar 1. Attending College of Wooster
Julian Labocki 1. Continue my learning in whatever field I desire 2. Doing donuts in the school parking lot during midterms 3. Take it slow, and enjoy the time you have left in this school. 4. Weapons developer
Jordan Lantz 1. Attending Concord University
Ian Law 1. Attending Kenyon College (biology major) 2. Hearing the band on Fridays as I ran through the hall to chemistry 3. Live la vida loca 4. Anything that helps the environment
Lauren Law 1. Go to college at OSU 2. Competing at districts for outdoor track and breaking my personal record with my last throw 3. Do not be afraid to get involved in things that are out of your comfort zone. I signed up for track after working the concession stand at a meet and it was hard but 5 years later it was one of the best decisions
I have ever made 4. Mechanical Engineer
Olivia Liberti 1. To attend college and pursue an art degree 2. Always being able to joke around and have serious conversations in Latin class. Mr. Fisher always made it important that we learn diligently but are still able to feel safe in his classroom. As a student, that's important to me because he is a teacher that I trust and know that many other students do as well.
Going to his class each and every day manages to still put a smile on my face. 3. Don't let grades or classwork stress you out and take up all your time.
Have fun and make time for yourself, it's not the end of the world if you don't have all A's. 4. Illustrator
Addison Lilly 1. Attend Otterbein University to run
Track and Field while majoring in
Nursing. 2. Attending the school dances and running on the track team with some of my closest friends. 3. Never take time for granted and to make memories while you can with friends. 4. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Clarice Lilly 1. Attending the University of
Cincinnati 2. Freshman year football games (idk why but it was the best year) and being elected homecoming queen. 3. Don't stress out too much over college, stress out over how to walk properly in the hallways bc none of you know how. 4. Movie Director
Sarah Lodge 1. Play softball at the College of
Wooster 2. Winning the Homecoming parade float competition freshman and sophomore years 3. Have school spirit! It will make your time in high school enjoyable! 4. Disney Imagineer
Taylor Love 1. To attend OSU 2. Bobbing for apples at a homecoming assembly and failing 3. Enjoy high school while you can because it will be over before you know it. 4. I would love to be a fashion designer Campbell Lucas-Miller 1. I plan to attend Dickinson College and Major in International
Studies 2. Playing tennis 3. Find your interests 4. Diplomat
Cormac Ayre McClae 1. Attending Rhodes College
Alivia Mckenzie 1. Attending Ohio University to pursue a degree in nursing 2. Spending saturdays at the school for all day tech for the shows 3. Do your work and pay attention in class. It will make your life a lot easier. 4. I’m going to be an International
Travel nurse
Bert Main 1. Going to college 2. Fisher's Latin classes and Latin Club events 3. Don't put off getting PE Credits 4. Software Engineer
Claire Malishenko 1. Attending College of Wooster 2. Senior prom 3. Do what you need to do 4. Marine biologist
Major Marple 1. Employment
Tomas Martinez 1. Go to college 2. Going to Disney with the band 3. Stay positive and keep pushing 4. Becoming a film director
Beca Mayet-Velasco 1. Study at OSUN then transfer to main 2. Being with friends 3. It goes by so fast, don't waste your time on people who don’t bring out the best in you
Megan Mazik 1. Attending the nursing program at Ohio State 2. NYC trip with the music department
Art by Kennedy Ogden
Different paths to graduation
BY KENNEDY OGDEN This school year a handful of students have taken different paths to graduation than the typical four-year experience. Some of these students skipped a grade or finished their senior year early, while others went to our branch school, C-TEC.
Students learning paths are different all across the board. They can be different in class types and even location. With remote learning, students are learning at different paces and in different places.
For senior Brighton Gillispie, her decision was based on family.
“My parents found a house in South Carolina that they wanted to move to and if they waited until I graduated in May then the house would be gone. So I had the option of graduating early or continuing school in South Carolina” said Gillispie.
Gillispie was done with classes this December and has been living with her family in South Carolina. She plans to attend Clemson University starting in the summer. She is set to graduate AT end of May.
For other students like Sierra Sarver, a similar situation happened. Sarver was set to graduate in 2022, but over the last year she realized she was able to graduate early.
“I realized over the summer that I just felt ready to move to the next part of life, post-high school,” Junior Sierra Sarver said. “And given that I had all the requirements it seemed to work out really well”
Other paths to graduation provide more opportunities to students not confined to school hours.
“For some students, graduating early gives them an opportunity to pursue other interests such as a job, internship, service project, travel, etc.,” school counselor Mrs. Cosgrove said.
Sarver is one of these special cases, this coming year Sarver plans to travel.
“I’m an avid hiker so one idea was to do a national parks tour and create a photo series from my travels,” Sarver said. “I am also hoping to do a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail next April.”
Graduating from high school early, although it’s a dream, is not the right path for everyone. Graduating early can mean taking extra classes and requires a lot of hard work and dedication. For student Lanie Hilaman this was not an option, she dedicated herself to her passion for nursing.
Hilaman began her journey at C-TEC her junior year. C-TEC is a career and technology-centered school.
“Being in this program has allowed me to test the waters of being a nurse before blindly applying as a nursing major in college,” Hillman said.
Although Hilaman is not graduating early like the rest, she is getting ahead in another way. Hilaman will be graduating as a certified State Tested Nurses Aide, and EKG technician, phlebotomist, and pharmacy technician.
After having her nursing class split to accommodate social distancing guidelines, students could have more oneon-one time with their instructor and classmates.
“C-TEC has fortified my passion to work in the healthcare field,” Hillaman said.
Tradition is not always key and this has been proven this year. These students, and others, have taken the path less traveled and succeeded. There are a multitude of ways to get to graduation.
Hillaman will be attending Xavier University in a nursing class of 200 students.
3. Don't let others get in the way of your success and goals 4. Pediatric nurse
Sophia McCutchan 1. Attending Capital University where I will be playing lacrosse and majoring in biology. 2. Going to Cedar Point my sophomore year for choir. 3. Live life to the fullest 4. Special Agent in the FBI
Katie McDonald 1. Going to OSUN 2. Student sections at sporting events 3. Work hard because it pays off at the end 4. Teacher
Katie McDonie 1. To study at the University of
Cincinnati 2. Any memory with my friends 3. Don't take school too seriously and hang out with friends 4. Anything that makes me money
Tommy McEnery 1. Move to Yosemite for work 2. Ed Fetters' school shaking sneezes 3. Take Latin 4. EMT
Cavero McFadden 1. Attending Cincinnati University for
Computer Engineering 2. Watching Ed Fetters down a 2 liter in milliseconds 3. Do not let adversity hold you back from achieving your goals, use it at momentum to propel yourself forward 4. Computer Engineer
Alivia McKenzie 1. Attending Ohio University
Jack McLaughlin 1. Attending The Ohio State University-
Newak
Cora McVey-Steele 1. Go to Miami University to major in Creative Writing and minor in
Animation/Illustration 2. Talking to my friends at lunch. 3. Question what you are learning and why you are learning it. Ask your teachers to explain why you need to do this and why this is important.
Ask for context. 4. Animation Storyboarder or to be a writer for a show
Adrik Melrose 1. Go to college 2. The student section for Friday night football games 3. Do your homework 4. Formula 1 Racing Driver
Katelyn Messner 1. Attending school at Ohio Northern
University 2. Day of math class when the teacher counts money brought in for Pennies for Patients 3. Do your best to manage Granville's schooling with other activities. It is extremely difficult, but if you learn time management it can be completely helpful. 4. Veterinary Surgeon
Ryan Miller 1. Attend DePauw University and be on a Pre-Med track 2. All of junior year 3. Just do the work, it's really not that bad, and have fun 4. Orthopedic Doctor
Whit Miller 1. Undecided
Julia Mitchell 1. Attend Xavier University 2. Every spring orchestra concert 3. Make the most out of everything.
Zoe Moore 1. Attending Carleton College 2. Playing in the pit during the
Seussical and singing along terribly with the rest of the pit. 3. Raeda in fossa est.
Bryan Morales 1. Go to college (OSUN) 2. My favorite memory of GHS is when
I used Google translate in front of the class to answer the teacher's question. 3. My advice for the underclassmen is to never get too comfortable and to
always push yourself harder every single day. 4. Hopefully one day I can open a
Brazilian Restaurant.
Thomas Musick 1. Electrical Engineering at Ohio
University 2. Stephen running into my classroom with a water gun. 3. Find healthy ways to cope with stress. Do not wait till the last minute on assignments and your stress will greatly decrease. 4. Designing sustainable energy grids.
Armen Nazarian 1. Attend Ohio University (Athens) 2. The Club Fair 3. Talk to as many people as possible and do not be afraid to show off your interests 4. Cartographer
Samuel Nguyen 1. Columbus State Community College
Gabriella Nicodem 1. Employment
Tyler Niedermeyer 1. Go to Indiana for business colleges 2. Becoming friends with Mr.
Brown 3. Do what you want to do, live in the moment 4. Celebrity
Alex Nieto 1. Go to OSUN and then transfer to main campus for business management 2. Senior skip day 3. Get a therapist 4. Running my own company
Avery Norviel 1. I plan to focus on furthering my career in Real Estate. 2. Eating Lunch with friends and doing
Choir outside of school. 3. Focus on your mental health first, and teachers might not be able to understand that but it’s okay to just take a break. It 's ok to not be ok. stress 4. Published Author, but working for a high end fashion brand for my day
Kennedy Ogden 1. Attend Ohio University for journalism 2. Working on the multigenre project sophomore year 3. A lot of things in high school are hard but stay true to yourself and do what makes you happy in those four years 4. Owning a publication and being a published author
Ainsley Owen 1. Study health sciences at an undecided university. 2. Watching Brooklyn Grady get crowned as the Prom Queen. 3. Work hard early in your high school experience so you can boost your
GPA for your Junior and Senior years! 4. Physician's Assistant in Dermatology.
Lydia Painter 1. Attend Youngstown State University for dental hygiene 2. The time I spent with Mrs.
Hartshorn 3. Don’t be afraid to look and go elsewhere to have access to better career opportunities. C-TEC can be a great resource. 4. Dental hygiene or Orthodontics
Daniel Pappas 1. The Ohio State University
Grayson Penland 1. Attend OSU and major in
Environment, Economy,
Development, and
Sustainability 2. I don't think I have a single favorite memory, but I really enjoyed my time on the track team throughout
High School. 3. Be social! Talk to people, join teams and clubs, it will pay off in the end. 4. Not sure
Laura Ann Penn 1. After Graduation I plan on going to The Ohio State University, main campus, as an international relations major. Along with that I will be minoring in Chinese in hopes to one
day work around the world. 2. My favorite memories from GHS are Sophomore and Junior year football games, because of the energy brought on by the student section. 3. Don't stress yourself too much about school, and when you feel yourself stressing out too much it is okay to take a step back. 4. My dream is to work as an American representative for companies based in places such as China, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Ella Porterfield 1. Study Nursing at Ohio Northern
University 2. Growing up with my best friends- there are too many memories to say just one! 3. Soak it all in, because four years will fly by!! 4. Labor and Delivery Nurse
Isabella Priano 1. Attend Penn State University as
Undecided and eventually go into physical therapy 2. All of the dances throughout the years especially prom or playing assassins senior year. 3. Always work hard because it will pay off in the end. 4. Physical Therapist
Will Pritchard 1. Attend Kenyon College and major in
Biology 2. Winning LCL for track freshman year 3. Do your schoolwork and enjoy your time at GHS. It goes quickly. 4. Become a Sports Medicine doctor at a small practice
Isabella Randall 1. Gap year
Blake Rine 1. I will be attending Bluffton University to play football and study Graphic
Design. 2. Playing football with my friends. 3. School might seem like it is not very important at times, but if you plan to go to college, your academics plays a massive role. 4. NFL Quarterback Hannah Rockwell 1. Attend the University of Illinois to study Agricultural and Biological
Engineering 2. Going to Cedar Point with my choir friends 3. Don't overwork yourself in APs and clubs or you'll burn out. Just do your best at the things you're good at. 4. Environmental consultant
Isabella Rodgers 1. OSU pre-med, majoring in
Neuroscience 2. Dancing barefoot with friends at Homecoming, reveling in being young and together and so incredibly happy. 3. Walk quickly in the hallways, boost others up, and make popcorn in the microwaves :) 4. Anesthesiologist
Ella Rogers 1. Go to Xavier University to study
Management and play soccer 2. Playing high school sports 3. Just have fun
Theron Rogerson 1. Attend college for 4 years 2. Being part of the track team helped me find more people to get closer with in high school. 3. Be positive and kind to your classmates and teachers, keep working hard 4. Environmental Biologist
Josh Romesburg 1. Going to OSU to study communications to achieve my aspirations of working in fashion as well as becoming an author. 2. Creative projects in English 3. It's not that serious, don't stress 4. Published author, but working for high-end fashion brand for my day job. 1. What are your plans after graduation? 2. What is your favorite memory of GHS? 3. What is your advice for underclassmen? 4. What is your dream job?
Olivia Roof 1. Attending Otterbein
University 2. Prom senior year 3. To enjoy every year of high school and not take small memories you make in high school for granted as they oftentimes mean the most. 4. Genetic Counselor
Jaden Rudder 1. Attend the University of
Cincinnati 2. My favorite memory of GHS was junior year pep rally 3. Continue working hard, enjoy the time as a highschooler 4. Having my own accounting firm
Evan Sams 1. Possibly personal training 2. The weekends with friends from high school 3. Branch out your friends because people change throughout high school to the point where you don't like them anymore 4. Guitarist
Gabbie Sargent 1. Going to OSUN and majoring in Early
Childhood Education. 2. I have a lot of good memories from
GHS, a few of them being the High
School Football games. It was always so fun to dress up as the themes and cheer on our team. 3. Your high school years go by fast so enjoy it as much as you can. 4. My dream job is being a teacher and making sure I am there for my students. Not only do I want to teach but encourage the kids and help them grow into a better version of themselves. Lila Schenk 1. United States Air Force 2. Being in the marching band and parading in Disney 3. Effort will open doors and opportunities. Always do your best and try your hardest.
Samuel Schmidt 1. Indiana University
Ethan Schwab 1. Continue my education in fitness, nutrition and physical science at
OSU Newark 2. Being apart of the swim team 3. To focus on yourself 4. Physical trainer for the Cincinnati
Bengals and to be able to be on the sidelines for all of their games.
Garrett Sharps 1. Going to Bowling Green State
University
Gwen Shaw Bowman 1. Gap year and then study Animal
Studies with a minor in Education 2. The day every year when all the music programs take the day off from school and play the Christmas concert for a ton of different people. 3. Take your mental health seriously, it's more important than any grade, any class, or any relationship. 4. Being a Veterinarian and running an animal shelter.
Maddie Shoaps 1. Going to college at Capital University. 2. Going to states for soccer with my team. 3. Don't stress 4. A physician
Nicole Shomaker 1. To attend college 2. Football games 3. Cherish every moment and memory you make here because it will be over before you know it.
Jane Shuttleworth 1. Ohio University 2. None Will Skerbetz 1. Attend California University of Pennsylvania and play baseball 2. Lunch junior year 3. The years get easier as you go through high school 4. Manage a company or facility
Caden Smith 1. Attend Ohio University to study business. 2. Football season 2020 when we played Licking Valley and the student section was crazy. 3. Don't stress over little things because you will still graduate and be fine. 4. Doing something in Sports
Marketing, working for a professional team.
Hunter Smith 1. Employment
Kathleen Specht 1. Go to college at Willamette
University 2. Discovering there is a door in the downstairs west wing labeled the
Chamber of Secrets. 3. School is important but so is being happy, so find time to have fun. 4. Psychiatrist
Adam Spieles 1. Attend Rice University to study
Computational & Applied
Mathematics and possibly run Track & Field 2. Cheering on the basketball team against Heath in the playoffs 3. Set realistic goals and achieve them. Then celebrate and set more goals. 4. Head operations research analyst for a professional sports team
Matt Stachler 1. Go to Ohio University and major in
Business 2. End of the year 3. Keep going 4. Management/architecture
Kyla Stanley 1. To go to COTC to become a sonographer 2. When the power was out but we still had to come to school so everyone just left school 3. To take advantage of being with your friends in High School because it flies by 4. To own a bunch of rental properties/ houses
Taylor Stephens 1. I’m going to be working during the summer and fall & then do classes starting in the spring 2. Just being around all of my friends once I came back from doing remote learning 3. Don’t be afraid to be yourself & make sure you don't procrastinate 4. Traveling the world / saving animals
Ava Studer 1. To attend the University of Cincinnati and major in communications 2. Pep rallies (when they were still a thing) and getting to leave everyday. 3. Keep on moving forward and in no time you'll be a senior!! 4. Right now I have no idea, but I like the idea of being a social media manager for a sports team or working for a company like google.
Audrey Sturgeon 1. Attend college and pursue a degree on the pre-medical track 2. Any memory from the orchestra: the class has such a positive and fun atmosphere! 3. Be the best version of yourself, and have fun!
Max Taylor 1. Ohio University 2. Going on a field trip to Fallingwater for tech class. 3. Quizlet. 4. My dream job is to be an engineer and help save the planet.
Douglas Terry 1. Going to Cleveland State University
Cameron Thagard 1. Going to Ohio University Zach Thissen 1. College 2. The tech club field trip 3. Have fun 4. Idk
Ivy Thomas 1. Start my military career with the Air
National Guard as a photojournalist, as well as going to Capital
University to obtain my Bachelors in
Nursing. 2. My favorite GHS memory would have to be Mr. Bait’s physics class sophomore year 3. My advice to underclassmen is to be yourself. Whether you fake who you are, or you are being truly yourself, not everyone is going to like you.
AND THAT'S OKAY. You might as well be YOU. Your friend groups will change, THAT'S NORMAL! Run around with people who genuinely make you happy, no matter what anyone else thinks. You got this! 4. My dream job is an ER/Trauma nurse.
Maybe even re-enlisting after my 6 year contract to become a nurse in the military.
Ben Thompson 1. Military, OSU-N 2. Playing basketball on Fridays during study hall. 3. Do not take the little things so seriously, don't care what other people think of you. 4. President
Katie Thompson 1. OSU or gap year 2. Hanging with friends. 3. Don't let grades and assignments completely consume your life. 4. Journalist
Keaton Thompson 1. Employment
Jaiden Thoms 1. Working at Children's
Hospital 2. My favorite memory was having drama with Mrs. Sharp. When I moved here in the middle of my junior year she really helped me understand the school and definitely made me feel welcome. 3. My advice would be to have fun, because it's really true what they say. High school does just fly right by you.
Abigail Tracy 1. Attend the University of Cincinnati to become a nurse practitioner in women's health. 2. Anytime we had club fairs or pep rallies, it was nice to have a brain break and be able to relax with your friends. 3. You don't have to know exactly what you are going to do after leaving high school. Take your time and explore what the world has to offer before you decide. 4. A nurse/doctor where I can travel around the world and bring my practice to those who need it most.
Kaitlyn Tubaugh 1. Attending The Ohio State University
Sophie Twaddell 1. Attending the University of
Kansas 2. Winning the homecoming parade 3. Find the people and things that make you happy 4. Pediatric psychologist
Alexavier Tyndall 1. Attend OU with a major in Sociology-
Pre Law 2. Being able to leave. 3. Transfer if you can.
Jenna Unkefer 1. Attending The Ohio State University
Karah Van Horn 1. Playing soccer in college 2. Soccer team going to state finals 3. Don't stress too much 4. Author
Colin Voorhis 1. Attend OSU for 4 years and get a degree in physics education. 2. Spending hours of the day during the Winter Concert playing Apples to Apples with the whole orchestra between performances. 3. The amount of sleep isn't as important as getting it consistently.
Just try and sleep around the same time every night. 4. Physics Professor
Mariah Waddle 1. Move to Florida and go to college down there 2. Meeting new people 3. Don't give up 4. NICU nurse
Sophie Wakeling 1. Taking a gap year to work, save money, and figure out more of what I want to do 2. Not really sure, nothing sticks out 3. Put your stress about something in perspective "How is this really going to affect me (or grades)" "is it really worth this stress and my mental health" and also live in the moment and have fun. 4. Realtor or home organizer
Hayden Welles 1. To attend Adrian College 2. Winning Districts in baseball 3. Take in the little things because before you know it they will be gone 4. To be a professional athlete
Olivia Wells 1. Attending a college 2. Laughing with my friends during lunch 3. Find a good group of people/friends to surround yourself with 4. I don't know
Seth Werner 1. Becoming an electrician or doing some type of trade 2. Running xc with the boys in the bio 3. Don't Procrastinate get your work done when you get it 4. Sports analyst
Charles White 1. Gap year
Ian White 1. Attend The Ohio State University
College of Engineering 2. Messing with Jim Green in study hall 3. Make sure to try hard academically early in your high school Mason White 1. Enlist in USCG 2. Student section at basketball and football games 3. Take advantage of every extra credit 4. USCG BM
Carys Williams 1. Going to Wittenburg 2. When the school had a mass walkout due to school shootings 3. Start looking for collages early and don't let collages pressure you into decisions that don't work for you 4. A adolescent psychologist in a medical setting
Parker Williams 1. I plan to attend the architecture dual-program between Valencia and
University of Central Florida in order to obtain a degree in Architecture, while continuing my athletic adventures. 2. My favorite memory at GHS would have to be either my friend group (WABAM), or the Friday night football games. Being around friends and having a blast is one of the biggest reasons I was able to make it through high school. 3. Take your future seriously and stay on task for what can better you as a person. Even though it seems easy, college and other major events can run up on you real quick and cause a load of stress and worry. 4. To be an architect and design anything from commercial buildings to homes
Charles Wilson 1. Attending the University of
Cincinnati to study Mechanical
Engineering 2. The people 3. Don't waste your high school years on just school 4. Engineer for Tesla
Brice Wood 1. Attending The Ohio State University-
Newark Lulu Yearling 1. Attending American University in
D.C. 2. Creating the homecoming floats (and subsequent parade) and the party with the dunk tank we had at the end of 6th grade 3. Take your classes seriously, no matter the grade level 4. Working with exotic animals (mainly primates like chimpanzees!)
Guy Zimmerman 1. Attend Bowling Green for Business and Marketing 2. Football Games 3. Try on school work through your whole high school career, and don't fall into the Granville stereotype. 4. Guide duck hunts in Nebraska
Taking the path less traveled
Art by Kennedy Ogden
BY KAMRYN KIRKHAM When most of our parents were younger, college seemed like the only option to achieve success, and maybe that was the case back then, but many things have changed since then. Now we have advanced technology and more options available to this new generation.
Yet people are still pressuring us that college is the only option to be stable and successful in life. When the reality is that college is not for everyone, and some people may be better off taking different routes then college.
GAP YEAR
One option for after high school that has become more prevalent and known through more recent years is taking a gap year. Many students after graduating high school have no clue what field they want to go into, so taking a gap year can be perfect for that.
Sophie Wakeling, a senior this year at Granville, is planning on taking a gap year.
“After this past year I was just so burnt out and knew I wouldn’t succeed in college. I also don’t know exactly what I want to go for and I don’t want to waste my time and money on something and then switch majors 3 times,” Wakeling said.
Graduates can use this year to travel and live out there young adulthood before they have to work hard in college. Taking a gap year also has been known to help people find themselves and learn about what they are passionate about before having to make life changing decisions in college.
STUDY ABROAD
Other students have decided to go to college right away but have taken an alternative approach by studying abroad for a semester. Granville senior Liz Fruechtnicht is one of these students. She decided to do a semester at sea.
“It will give me a chance to experience other parts of the world and other cultures, it will teach me independence, and because I will have to be part of the crew on the boat, I will have a better work ethic,” Fruechnicht said.
Studying abroad can be a good opportunity for people who are looking to find themselves while getting a unique life experience.
MILITARY
Another route that seniors have decided to take is going into the Air Force, Army, or Navy. Both men and women can go into this career right after high school or when they reach the age of 18. One senior going into the Air Force is Ivy Thomas.
“I get the privilege to serve my country in the air national guard as a photojournalist, as well as going to Capital University to become a nurse,” Thomas said.
While some people go into the military full time, some people like Ivy Thomas are able to make both the military and college work simultaneously.
TECH SCHOOL
One senior going into tech school after graduating high school is Dylan Board. Tech school can last as long as 4 years like a traditional college, but the difference is that tech school is often more exclusive to the certain field people plan to go into. Board is planning on going to C-TEC to study technology this fall.
“I wish I could go to a normal four-year college, but C-TEC is way cheaper, so I would save a lot of money going there,” Board said.
Dylan is not very excited for tech school, but nevertheless it is still a great option for saving money, but doesn’t normally provide the social aspects that traditional college offers.
