2018 Senior Edition The Hawk Eye Newspaper

Goodbye, Class of 2018!

Vol. XXXVIII No. 1 9502 Providence Road Charlotte, NC 28277 May 2018

Senior Advice The senior class shares their wisdom from their four years of high school at latin.

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2 We can all agree that during these recent years there have been moments where we feel the urge to move on from Latin, but as we near graduation it is a time to remember the great experiences and times we have all shared together. As a senior class, we have exceeded expectations as leaders of our campus and student body.

Administrators and teachers commonly refer to us as “the senior class they have been waiting for” due to our diversity in character, ability to connect with one another and our ability to improve our school and those around us.

With that being said, our class has had its fair share of moments thought to be monumental at the time; yet now, they have become only small flashes of memories from experiences that seem as if they took place far too long

Senior Issue ago. It wasn’t long ago that we were all eating together on a field trip to a Chinese buffet or picking strawberries at a local farm in kindergarten or going to our very first Middle School dance together in the spring of sixth grade. It is as cliche as cliche gets, but it feels just like yesterday that most of us met for the very first time at our freshman trip to the YMCA. Our transition to Upper School came with some hardships, with spirit week consisting of us trying to somehow dress up as folk music and Italian dressing and some freshmen even being thrown into a makeshift gladiator ring by seniors. Rap Chat and other questionable iPad apps plagued campus.

During our time in high school, sophomore and junior nights were established and became widespread for nearly all JV sports (shoutout to the

2014-15 JV boys’ ballers).

Mr. Wall informed us it was not smart to play catch with a chainsaw. An organized golfing community was created outside of the Belk Gym, where freshman boys turned into true gentlemen and noises turned into a language.

While all of those stories carry with them personal connections and memories to all of us, this year’s stories are unmatched. We started with a class trip that surprised everyone by actually being enjoyable. We won a second consecutive State championship for football, but since we already won the DI championship, this year our team decided to win the DII championship. Colin Hayden ran through the auditorium wall, which was only paralleled by his quote that he “didn’t want to just be another brick in the wall”. Our class has effectively initiated Mr. Ibanez through an onslaught of Cole Clough hugs (and bites at times), Twitter references and Fortnite streaming.

We will definitely miss some of the memories we have shared together, but most of all we will miss each other. Each and every one of us has created our own unique

personality here at Latin, with our class reflecting masters of academics, experts in the arts, selfless volunteers in service, star athletes on and off the field and most importantly, friends to all. We have easily been one of the most engaged and well rounded senior classes in Latin’s history while never failing to strengthen inseparable bonds of friendship and respect with our peers.

As we begin our final moments here at Charlotte Latin, we must keep these memories close and cherish the people that have become so important to us these past four years. While sometimes all we want to do is begin our separate paths, realize that we will always be united by our love for each other and by the

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impact we had on this school.

“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson Go Hawks, Wyatt Nabatoff Colin Geraghty Senior Presidents

Final words from the seniors of The Hawk Eye staff Dear Class of 2018, Thanks for an awesome four years filled with memories that will last a lifetime. I’m so excited to see where everyone ends up in the years to come and I know there are great things in our future. Good luck to everyone in college and their life beyond Latin, WE MADE IT!!! And to the journalism class, thank you for giving me something to look forward to during a stressful school day, I’ll miss you all, and best of luck in the rest of high school.

— Ellie Perrigo Class of 2018, Thanks for all the memories since I came to Latin in sixth grade. I can’t believe we finally made it!! It’s crazy to me that technically most of us are adults now, and this fall we’ll all be spread out across the country! Every adult at this school has said it, but we really are a special class and I’m happy I got to spend so much of my time with you guys. Thanks to anyone who ever read any of the articles and broadcasts we produced (so hopefully, a good amount of people reading this)!

The newspaper is meant for the student body, and hopefully the

class of 2018 enjoyed it!

— Bailey Nemirow To the Class of 2018, Thank you for all the great memories and experiences during these past four years. I have truly enjoyed every year and will miss everybody. I am excited to see what the future holds for all of us and I wish everybody the best of luck.

Thank you to the journalism class and Mr. Clark-Weis and Ms. Davis for making the class a enjoyable and a great experience. I hope that all of you can continue your success wherever you go.

— Brendan Reilly Dear Class of 2018 and Journalism Students, First off, I would just like to acknowledge how weird it feels to be writing this right now. I can still clearly picture all the past seniors from my years sitting at these computers writing their letters. Now all I can think is — what was going on in their heads when they were writing these? All I can think about are my favorite memories from this class, so here they are. The day that my friendship with Corbett

Foster blossomed when we realized that we both had huge crushes on Alex Massardo and continued to fight over who he spent more time with during class; he clearly liked me more and we are actually getting married in the spring.

Then there was the day that Grace Morris (aka “The Blade Master”) and I Photoshopped our faces onto some alpacas and made it the screen saver of all of the computers in 504. She also gave me the name “Leo,” in honor of Leonardo diCaprio.

Why? I have no idea. Then we have the day that will live in infamy when all the shelving in 504 collapsed. I walked into the room and Jacob had already made a suspect list as to who committed the crime. #ChiaraDidIt. Speaking of Chiara, I couldn’t think of a better person to hand over the golden whisk to. Yes, she may have worn the worst possible shirt for shooting because the stripes confused the camera. And yes, it was obvious she was a bit nervous to be on camera so she kept saying lemon slushies weird, but as I stood beside her listening to Robbie talk about how his dad needed to

get him, it was clear to me that she was a natural. (Maybe her YouTube channel helped her out a little bit). Of course, we then have Gerden breaking the viewfinder off of camera #2. The face she made as she did it and then looking to me for some kind of support… all I could do was hold in my laughter. I could go on forever with these stories because this class has given me so many memories that I will always remember. I by no means say that lightly. To everyone in the class, just know that while it may not seem like it because of my reserved demeanor, I do care very much about every single one of you. I sincerely

mean it when I say feel free to call or text me at any time,and this is a big offer coming from me. My biggest advice for all of you is to never stop doing the things that make you happy.

School can absorb so much of your life and the best way to keep your sanity through everything is remembering to think about yourself and keep being creative in whatever form you choose. I will never forget the long nights I spent in 504 editing Hawk Eye TV or just lying on the floor because it was the best one to have an existential crisis on.

That’s a wrap!

— Vassiliki Lillyan Omirly Hawk Eye TV

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8 1 0 2 f o s s a l c

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Kate Anderson University of South Carolina Mary Elizabeth Anderson College of Charleston Thomas Aucamp Wake Forest University Caroline Balogh Wake Forest University Ashton Barlow College of Charleston Cecelia Berens University of Notre Dame Nate Berhe East Carolina University David Bilbrey Bates College Ian Bircak Clemson University Andrew Bowen Wofford College Gray Cacheris The College for Creative Studies

Abby Carpenter Clemson University Laura Scott Cary Southern Methodist University Olivia Clements University of Georgia Cole Clough Gap Year Gia Colombo Lenior-Rhyne University Eliza Cotchett Washington and Lee University David Cowan The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chase Crews The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Liza Crutchfield Wake Forest University Adam Darwich The George Washington University

Riley Davis The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Isabel de Armas Auburn University Claudia Dickey The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Austin Fitzgerald The University of Chicago Harrison Flouhouse Hampden-Sydney College Ashley Foley Wake Forest University Julia Gass Wake Forest University

Connor Downing University of Georgia

Colin Geraghty Tulane University

Will Egan Southern Methodist University

Camille Germinal The George Washington University

Andrew Egge College of William and Mary

Darby Glenn Bates College

Mallory Evans Barnard College Mikey Feld Indiana University at Bloomington Jack Felkner The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jack Fernandez Georgia Institute of Technology Kennedy Fertitta The Ohio State University

Mary Griggs Clemson University Will Halkyard Occidental College Cady Hammer College of William and Mary

Charlie Hermann Clemson University Bridge Program Lindsay Hinrichs Miami University Ethan Holtzman Emerson College Chaney Howard Howard University Will Hull Auburn University Robert Hutchins Appalachian State University Blake Jamison Clemson University James Jemsek University of North Carolina - Charlotte Sutton Jones University of South Carolina

Sophie Hardy Wright State University

Matthew Jordan Clemson University

Alex Harrison Carleton College

Mary Louise Kenny University of Georgia

Colin Hayden Syracuse University

Erika Kim Elon University

Jack Helweg Davidson College

Adit Kumar Wake Forest University

Fleming Landau Bowdoin College Thomas Layton University of Georgia Dillion Lee Clemson University Tony Liu New York University John Love The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Catie Meanor The University of Alabama Max Melville College of Charleston Justin Mingoes Elon University Cecelia Monnin Dartmouth College

Janie Lucas Clemson University

Eloise Monnin Brown University

Alaina Lyons University of Kentucky

Wyatt Nabatoff Yale University

Amelia Lyons University of South Carolina Sam Mahoney Washington University in St. Louis Joshua Manuel Emory University Dominique Martin Furman University

Emily Naumann The University of Virginia Bailey Nemirow Tulane University Ellie Norman Texas Christian University

Scott Okel Denison University Vassiliki Omirly The University of North Carolina School of the Arts Charlie Orndorff Wofford College William Pendergraft University of Mississippi Ellie Perrigo University of Colorado at Boulder India Persson The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Callahan Phillips Southern Methodist University Rich Pope Wake Forest University JosĂŠ Posada III Emerson College

Brendan Reilly University of Miami

Michele Tian Lindsay Robelen The University of North The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina at Chapel Hill Sydney Scott Brown University Austin Sharrett Washington and Lee University Matigan Simpson Boston College J.P. Smith Clemson University Livy Smith Texas Christian University

Will Troutman University of Richmond Sam Turner University of North Carolina - Wilmington Martha Elizabeth Watson Tulane University Spencer Wellons Clemson University Molly Wilkinson Wofford College Lauren Williams Villanova University

Sophie Smith Sewanee: The University of the South

Jack Wingard The University of Texas, Austin

Takiya Smith Hampton University

Grace Works Villanova University Tess Wrigley Hamilton College, NY

Ansley Nurkin Boston University

Michael Quartapella Vanderbilt University

DeMarkes Stradford Harvard University

Mary Elliott McCabe The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Annabelle Oates Skidmore College

Nick Quartapella Rice University

Shaw Sullivan Clemson University

Sarah McClelland Elon University

Ben Okel Elon University

Beck Reid University of South Carolina

Martin Sumichrast University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Gracie Matthews Princeton University

Lilly Surles Auburn University

Jazz Zeng Brandeis University Lily Zheng The University of Chicago

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Senior Advice

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“Have fun and don’t sweat the small stuff.

There will be plenty of time to stress later.”

— Jack Fernandez

“Clap and cheer for even the most mundane things. It makes everything more fun!”

— Cecelia Berens “Remember, ducks fly together.”

— Cole Clough

“Take the time to get to know someone you wouldn’t normally talk to. Sit with “From personal experience, making coffee someone who is sitting alone. The quietest with Red Bull instead of water is more likely people usually have the most to say if only to kill you than help you pull an all-nighter.” someone would listen to them. Be a good — Chase Crews friend, and always look out for each other.”

— Cady Hammer “Remember, once you cross the border into Canada, a dollar is no longer worth a dollar.”

— Robert Hutchins

“Go to all the dances; don’t think you’re too cool, you will regret it if you don’t.”

— Claudia Dickey “Don’t park on the curbs of the senior and junior lot if you want people to take you “Don’t worry about what other people seriously.” think of you. Do what makes you happy.

— Connor Downing Try something new even if its seems scary.

Do what you feel because at the end of the day, it’s your life.”

— Erika Kim “Don’t underestimate the power of a smile in and out of high school. It can completely change someone’s day and you’d never know (: ” — Erika Kim

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“Have breakfast with your friends once a week.”

— Emily Naumann

“Make choices you feel comfortable with and stick with it. Don’t let anyone pressure you to choose something else.”

— Alaina Lyons

“Make time for Netflix in your busy day!”

“When you have no motivation to work, try — Ansley Nurkin breaking your load up into pieces. Do your easiest thing first, then the next hardest and so on. It’s easier to have motivation for the small tasks than the larger ones and if you can push through the easier ones, you can finish your hardest task.”

— Alaina Lyons “Try not to give up until the fourth marking period.”

— Mia Lyons “Bake homemade cookies, bring them to

class to share, give them to people on their

birthdays. It’s a great way to make people happy.”

— Sophie Smith “Always make sure there is cream cheese before getting a bagel.”

— Tess Wrigley

“The art of textbook reading is remembering the essentials and forgetting non-essentials.”

— Joshua Manuel “Have pow-wows in your car with your friends before school.”

— Sarah McClelland “Apply to college early decision.”

— Wyatt Nabatoff

“Even Superman needs practice. Don’t wait until the last second to start yours.”

— Jazz Zeng

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