Kivrin Paschall

Arvada West High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself

I have been involved in Sparkles and Arvada West eatre Company all four years of high school.

What is the most enduring memory from your high school career?

Being involved in the eatre Company. My favorite shows would be “Dearly Departed” and “Addams Family.” And Sparkles; Being involved in the di erent assemblies and performing at football or basketball games.

Talk about your role in society going forward. What issues do feel drawn to address postgraduation and how do you plan to do that?

I would like to continue my love for theatre

Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

In the theatre- on house crew.

Gabriele Hanson Arvada West High School

Tell us a little bit about yourself

I am lucky enough to be a part of the Arvada West eatre Company, Vice President of Choir, part of Vocal Chords, and Camerata (our mixed and treble acapella groups), and Student Council. I have tried my hardest to get involved with as many clubs and activities as I could. Obviously, many of these groups involve the performing arts, but I’ve found a home within them, and have truly loved working with everyone. I plan to continue enriching this in college even if it isn’t what I’m majoring in.

What is the most enduring memory from your high school career?

It’s hard to pinpoint just one memory, but for me, I think it was experiencing my last time on stage at Arvada West. For our spring musical, we put on a production of Bright Star, where I played Mama Murphy. Truly theatre has meant the most to me, and it’s de nitely where I put the majority of my effort. In that moment, I got to see the fruits of all our e orts, while holding hands with my fellow seniors. e bright lights were on us and everyone in that audience got to see us ugly-crying under bright stage lights.

Talk about your role in society going forward. What issues do feel drawn to address postgraduation and how do you plan to do that?

For at least the rst part of my time in high school, I didn’t speak very often. I thought that someone else would always have something better to say and that my voice shouldn’t be the loudest in the room. I would see people get trampled over and end up, but right now I’m leaning towards something in the medical eld. I am attending University of Colorado Boulder, and majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. I wanted to join this eld because I want everyone to have equal access to healthcare. So, as my dream is to become a cardiothoracic surgeon, if that changes to support that issue, all the better. I just want to help people in whatever way I can.