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Who Is 2019?

This infographic contains fun facts about this year’s graduating senior class.

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Freshman Phases Senior’s Impacts Check out how these three seniors changed over the four years of high school.

Find out who made these senior’s time in high school with this infographic.

18 Our Next Steps

Check out the class of 2019’s post-graduate plans for next fall.

‘19 is painted on an image of a brick wall from FHN’s courtyard and is surrounded by the initials of the North Star’s senior staff, symbolizing the mark left by the class of 2019. (Photo Illustration by Kylah Woods)

A LETTER THE Letter from the editor Letter from the FROM editors

EDITORS

CONTENTS CONTENTS

Welcome to the next year of your life. New Welcome to the next year of your life. New teachers, new faces, teachers, new faces, new classes: it’s a whole new new classes: it’s a whole new A lot year. A lot can change over theyear. course ofcan highchange over the course of high school, and aFrom lot can change within a year. From school, and lotare, can friends. change within a year. ereawe Staring down at our touched the lives around us. We laughed, we friends, to interests, are as a person. It friends, to interests, to who you are as a person.

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Change isthat you want to be. Change is meetings, football games, plays, events, and Together. inevitable, so embrace it. inevitable, so embrace it.

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Navigating The Halls 28 Navigating The Halls when something doesn’t go as planned. We’ve Wondering Wondering how to find your way though how to find your way though theneed packed the packed halls? Now you don’t to. halls? Now you don’t need to.

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Graduation Schedule All your hard work has paid off during high school to get to this day. Here is a brief overview of that day (Content by Colin St. Aubin)

Arrive Where: Family Arena When: 9 a.m.

Students arrive at Gate 4 and ticket holders enter through Gate 2.

Students, friends, family, teachers and Administration gather inside the Family Arena for the graduation of the FHN class of 2018. Students this year are given 15 tickets to give to family and friends who wish to attend.

Concessions will be sold in the concourse. Suites are being sold by the Family Arena this year. A 12-person suite will cost $260 while a 24-person will run $520. Families can reserve suites by calling 636-896-4211. (File Photo)

A WALK TO REMEMBER

Graduation for FHN is being held at the St. Charles Family Arena on Saturday June 1. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. but students are asked to arrive at their designated areas between 9 a.m. and 9:15 a.m., entering through Gate 4. Students will then be lined up alphabetically by last name. Gate 2 will open for ticket holders at 9 a.m.

Once the commencement ceremony begins, students will file in behind the Graduation Marshall.

A series of speeches by both school and district personnel will follow the entrance of students. This short series of speeches is followed by a speech presented by Senior Class President Emma Vernon, who hopes to use this moment as a chance to say goodbye to the people and the school who have shaped who she is as a person.

Ceremony Begins Where: Family Arena When: 10 a.m.

“I’m hoping to say goodbye to the last 13 years our class has spent together and say thank you to everyone who made me who I am,” Vernon said. “I want to remind everyone how impactful we have been on each other and how fast our time in school went.”

Looking back on the last 13 years of school can become somewhat upsetting as seniors wave goodbye to their classmates who have stood by their side each step of the way, but Vernon believes that this ceremony will leave that lasting mark that will stick with the Class of 2019.

“I’m excited about the whole ceremony,” Vernon said. “I know it’s going to be bittersweet, but I’m excited to share that last experience in high school with everyone.” (Brief by Colin St. Aubin)

Ceremony begins promptly at 10 a.m.

The ceremony will last roughly two hours.

Free Time Where: Family Arena When: 1 p.m.

The afternoon is open to family activities. This time is perfect for that family barbecue.

A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER

The night after seniors graduate on Saturday, June 1, almost a third of the graduating class will head to FHN to take part in the All-Knighter. Check-in for the event will begin at 10:30 pm and doors will be locked at midnight until 5:00 am the following day. Students will not be able to leave the building in this time.

The All-Knighter will provide various activities throughout the night, as well as food. There will also be prizes, inflatables, and a senior gift for each student. Previous years’ events have hosted guests like hypnotists and cartoonists. The details of such provisions are kept secret by the committee that runs it to keep the night a surprise for those attending.

The event has taken over a year of planning by parent volunteers.

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“It’s an incredible event for the seniors,” said registration chair Brecklan Krostal. “The seniors that come are going to remember it. There’s going to be something from the evening that is going to be a lasting memory of your high school career.”

In order to get into the event, a full registration and photo identification is required. Registration papers can be found by the snack table and on the FHN website. Registration includes a medical form, the main registration form and the $120 dollar fee. This can be turned into a box found in the main office.The last day to register and be guaranteed a senior gift is May 1, however there may still be a chance to get one if contact is made with Krostal at brecklan@hotmail. com. (Brief by Rebekah Myers)

All Knighter Where: FHN When: 10:30 p.m.

Students will begin check-in at this time. The event will last until 5 a.m. the following morning.

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GET TO KNOW THE CLASS OF 2019 Did You Attend Any..

98%

How Excited Are You to be Done with High School?

Football games?

0%

Not ready at all

95%

School Dances?

1%

Kind of ready but not really

66%

Plays or musicals?

16%

Kind of ready

43%

Mostly ready

40%

Ready to graduate tomorrow

Has a Teacher Had a Significant Impact on You?

95%

5%

Yes

No

What’s Your Political Stance?

44%

When Did You “Peak” in High School?

Liberal or Democratic?

2% 14%

37%

Moderate?

19%

Conservative or Republican?

Freshman year?

Sophomore year?

19%

Junior year?

41%

Senior year?

24%

Still haven’t peaked yet?

Have You Ever Pulled an All-Nighter to Study?

37%

63%

Yes

No

64%

36%

Yes

No

70%

30%

Yes

No

68%

32%

Yes

No

Did You Have a Girlfriend or Boyfriend?

Have You Ever Pooped in School?

Have You Ever Cheated on a Test?

Did You Enjoy High School?

87% Yes

13% No 20% of seniors surveyed

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Schedule Pick-up

Knights A documentary that covers

events,

Fall Sports

sports,

and classes.

Powderpuff

It will span from schedule pick up to graduation.

It is a perfect way for you to look back at the year and all of the memories.

It will include interviews from you, your teachers and your admin.

$15 in room 105

Included is music by Zoe Willott & Grant Argent

Fall Play

Scan here:

Winter Sports

Snowcoming

Coffeehouse

HUMANS OF FHN CLASS OF 2019 LAUREN RAY

“I’ve been involved in gymnastics for 12 years, and I’ve also been on the Knightline dance team at North for two years... [Then], in 2016, there was a really big decision in my life and that was to quit gymnastics, mainly because I was getting injured a lot, and I just felt like I wasn’t really good enough at it anymore. I just felt like my body was kind of giving up on me, and I just didn’t really find it fun

Here are stories from the Humans of FHN series of the seniors graduating this June (Content by Sarah Zimmerman; Videos by Riede Pearson, Kamryn Bell and Emily Zhang)

anymore. That was probably my breaking point in gymnastics... It was the very beginning of sophomore year and I took an off year from that, mainly to explore my likes, dislikes, interests, and I just wanted to like explore the outside world out of gymnastics. That’s kind of how I discovered Knightline...Half of me does miss gymnastics, but I just kind of really like how I discovered Knightline because I made friends, and I made a family. We always support each other, and we cheer each other on through anything. And if someone is having a bad day, we uplift them. I can just say that I’m really proud that I found Knightline, and if I didn’t, I don’t really know where I would be, to be honest.”

ALEX ROARK

ESSENCE GREEN Essence Green shares how music has impacted her throughout her life.

COLIN ST. AUBIN Colin St. Aubin talks about baseball’s important role in his life.

“Band really is what defines me as a person. It really kind of brings the entire group together as we put all our energy and faith into one performance. It’s taught me how to work well with others, as we spend almost every single moment when we’re not doing school work together as we grow to become a family. In the future, it’ll definitely help to work with others as we’re all going to be different. We’ll all come from different fields, from different families, different pasts, so it will help me to understand and empathize with coworkers and whatnot.

Music was always a hobby and a thing I have been passionate about, but nothing I really wanted to pursue. I want to pursue chemical engineering. I always want to keep music in my life, though. I might want to go into a field where I can combine both. As I’m going on later in life, I’ll pick up my instrument and play some my old tunes from back in high school, and I’ll try to look up pieces of literature that I could play on my own or if my family ever does pick up instruments, I’ll probably play with them.”

HALEY PEER

“My sister went to college for two years for something that she wasn't passionate about. She ended up dropping out and spending the next five years of her life just drifting trying to figure out what she wanted to do because her actual dream wasn't attainable [and] because she didn't go for that from the start. Pursue your dreams, but you have to be realistic about it...I'm planning on going into a business degree with a focus in marketing with a minor in graphic design. What I really want to do is create ads and posters and the logos you see everywhere.

There are job opportunities out there, but you have to be reasonable about it. That's why I went more for the marketing side of it instead of going to be a free form artist because that's hard.

If you don't have a marketable ability, it's harder to get money.

People always are like, well, if you follow your dreams, you'll get there eventually. And that's not true. If you follow your dreams, you will get somewhere, but not necessarily where you want to be. You have to work hard to get the things you want.”

LOGAN HOLLOWAY

MARIAM HAMDAN Mariam Hamdan talks about her recovery from a tragic car crash in 2017.

ASLEE ADDISON Aslee Addison shares her experiences traveling the world.

“My dad was computer architect, so I was exposed to [the field] a lot... It sparked an interest in it for me. I started 3D modeling on my computer, and I started learning how to write in different languages... I started first with Python, and I’m learning HTML and CSS right now… I like how big of a field it is, in that, in that field, you could have so many

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KATIE PRINKEY

Katie Prinkey shares her history with tennis and her love for the sport.

TYLER LAYNE

“This year, I played mostly center. That’s the one that snaps the ball to the quarterback. You’ve got to really focus on the moment of the game and not what’s around you at that point because since you do start off with the ball, giving it to the quarterback is the number one thing... You’ve gotta have a strong mindset for that position... It’s helped me focus on different goals that I want to achieve and realizing that I need to handle it step by step and eventually that I’ll get there... Right now, I decided to go to SCCC and just get gen eds out the way, and I’m probably going to transfer to Lindenwood to either do something nursing or physical therapy...

I’ve just been kind of surrounded with medical stuff throughout my life and with the physical therapy, you kind of like to see everything they do and seems kinda cool. Just being in sports, you kind of started to build a passion for learning how to heal different injuries and like figure out different things for different sports players. [Plus], physical therapy still helps you be a part of a team right up there on the field [because] you still get to build the relationships that come with the sport.”

KAMRYN BELL

Kamryn Bell tells the story behind how she started doing aerial silks.

different jobs, and if you don’t like one job, you don’t have to give up the whole degree. You could go pursue a different job, and it’s not the end of the world.

And there’s a very large demand for people in that field, so there is a there isn’t a short supply of jobs. I’ve been moving around a lot. I’ve been to like a ton of different schools, and that’s really given me like a drive to be successful in a way because I want to be in a position where I’m not forcing other people to move around. It’s just another incentive to be successful just so that I don’t have to do that in the future.”

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WHAT’S YOUR MOST

Four years is a long time to not make any mistakes. Some mistakes can cause a face to go red and one to wonder “Why did I do that?” Some of you may have even had that thought from one time to another. Check out some embarrassing tales from some of your fellow seniors

EMBARRASSING

“In the lunchroom, I was walking backwards and I dropped Reide [Pearson]’s entire lunch tray. I turned around and go ‘Not my fault!’ and walked away.”

Bushra Zaidi

MOMENT?

“At the Desmet wrestling tournament my junior year, after weigh-ins, I was in the stands putting on my singlet. Whenever they called me up for my match, I started pulling my singlet straps up and I didn’t realize that my singlet was on backwards. It was too far gone to go and change so I had to wrestle the match with my singlet on backwards.”

(Content and illustrations by Hannah Wilson)

“One time, I had a QT foam cup full of sweet tea and I was walking up the stairs. I slipped up the stairs and instead of grabbing the rail, I squeezed the cup and busted the cup. The tea went all down the stairs and I had to leave it because I was late for class.”

Bria Hamilton

Tom Condren

“I was walking down the hallway one day and this kid in the hallway tried to highfive the kid behind me. I didn’t realize and I wasn’t paying attention, so I just gave him a highfive and he just kinda looked at me, but I just kept walking.”

Natalie Seay

“I’m walking really close to the school that’s right in front of the library under all the trees and [bird poop] just falls on me. It’s brown and white and I literally just stared at it for a second.

I took a selfie. Then, I used the inside of my sweater and wiped it off as much as I could and then went inside, trying to hide a little bit from the receptionist lady. I ran to the bathroom, scrubbed it off with four paper towels and washed my hands.”

“I walked into a random classroom and sat down and people started coming in and I waited until class started and then just got up and walked out.”

Connor Hodgkins

Isabel Manzanares “So this one time, it was in Mr. Riffee’s class, there was an intruder drill. We all had to go back [in the class] and it was super quiet and we were all just sitting there. 20 minutes went by, I had to fart super bad and we just kept sitting there. We finally got up and as soon as I got up I let out this big [fart] and it was so loud. It smelled super bad, so I told everyone to leave.”

Bradley Malone

“Freshman year, I was walking up the stairs before school and nobody else was in the stairwell. I was wearing flowy pants because we had to dress up for volleyball and I tripped up the stairs and I caught the edge of my pants and it ripped my pants down. And so I was in the stairwell and I had to yank my pants up because I fell up the stairs.”

“One time I was at an assembly and I was screaming and my voice cracked and it was really loud and everyone looked at me. It was weird.”

Sarah Moore

Blake Peters

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HIGH SCHOOL

Departmental Awards

HIGHLIGHTS

On April 24, many seniors were recognized for their achievements during Senior Awards Night. 17 seniors received a Department Award to celebrate their success in each subject area

Seniors share their favorite and the most memorable moments from high school (Content by Sofiya Melnychuk)

Business “There were plenty of special moments but dancing to the disco at Homecoming has always been my favorite thing.”

- Michaela Mihova

“It was my sophomore year on Aug. 21, 2016. Since a lunar eclipse hasn’t happened in the Midwest for about 100 years, it was a pretty big deal. The school provided special glasses so we could see it and we all went to the bleachers. It was amazing.”

- Cassidy Dotson

Nick Goeke

Marketing Katie Leuthauser

English Sarah Zimmerman

Speech & Debate Riley Lawson

Family & Consumer Science “After I moved here, I discovered that an old friend of mine is now here too. It was so exciting to reconnect and become even closer friends.”

- Samantha Bethel

“My most memorable moment was the homecoming dance. With beautiful decorations and timeless fun music, I was so happy to dress up and dance with friends.”

- Alisa Lazareva

Megan Puhse

Industrial Technology Corey Valleroy

Instrumental Music Arianna Chaves

Statistics Jenny Rice

Mathematics ”One of the most memorable moments of my senior year was performing with the treble choir at the contest. I’ve had a great opportunity to work with them and I will always remember that.”

- Jada Jones

“Junior Prom was the most memorable event for me.

You see all the kids that are about to leave, so it’s the last time you’re all together. It’s kind of special.”

- Sam Kenton

Sachin Milli Jacob Goeke

Physical Education Miguel Daniels Katherine Brooks

Biology Hannah Zimmerman

Chemistry Riley Lawson

Physics “I will never forget my first school dance. I was a junior and it was super exciting.”

- Jude Khdeer

”My most memorable moment was the trip to New York with our choir program. It was so exciting.”

- Genesis Jones

Andrew Verbsky

Social Studies Sarah Zimmerman

Visual Arts Jesi Alexander

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PHASING

THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL

Seniors reflect on what how they’ve changed from freshman year to senior year

(Content by Sammie Herr)

WE WILL MISS YOU 08

As seniors kiss FHN goodbye, they reminisce on all of the great things about the school that they will miss. But they will also keep in mind some of the pesky things that they won’t miss so much. These answers were collected from students through a Google form

When then freshman Jesi Alexander started high school in 2015, she was really into SFX makeup and watched shows like Face Off. She considered herself as emo and wore mainly skinny jeans and sweaters. She would listen to TØP and Black Veil Brides.

“It was hard connecting to people back then,” Alexander said. “I kind of isolated myself back then.”

Now, she spends the majority of her days as a senior making art. She considers herself an art kid by being devoted to art.

She still enjoys makeup, but not special effects.

“I’m a lot more comfortable with what I’m doing now,” Alexander said. “Now, I just don’t care. I’m more comfortable coming to school with no makeup on. I’m more comfortable with making art, which is what I love to do.”

Gavin Atkinson

(Illustration by Rebekah Myers)

At the start of her high school career, then freshman Han Cam was very committed to academics and working with her parents at their family owned business. She listened to KPOP and American pop music, and spent her free time reading and writing.

“Freshman year, I still struggled with Asianess,” Cam said.

“I felt whitewashed. One of my friends got me into KPOP, which got me back into the Asian culture.”

Through those years, she has joined many clubs in the school such as HOSA and StuCo. She became a leader in those clubs and made various friends, whom she holds dear to her. She’s broadened her music taste to other languages such as Spanish, Vietnamese and Korean. She’s stopped reading, but it’s all to prepare herself for college.

In the future, she wants to be a physician’s assistant and participating in HOSA and the school’s blood drive will help with that.

“These three years have taught me about what I want to do,” Cam said. “In my friend group, I’ve always been the caretaker. I’m like the mom. I just like that I’ve been able to develop my sense of purpose.”

Jesi Alexander

(Illustration by Lily Sontheimer)

(Illustration by Sophie Schmidt)

Han Cam

Back in 2015, then freshman Gavin Atkinson considered himself as a loner. He dressed in clothes that would cover him like hoodies and jeans. He would listen to music like All Time Low and Mayday Parade, and he spent his time reading various books and journaling.

I thought that I was a very unique person,” Atkinson said. “I thought I stood out from other people. That’s what I thought put me aside. At the same time, I didn’t like that I thought I was better than other people. It was a confusing time period.”

Now senior, he spends the majority of his time in Drama Club and Publications. An important part of his life includes his friend group and how close they have grown over the years in high school. One of his favorite things to do is make lists to organize his thoughts.

“I like that I’m more of an independent person,” Atkinson said. “I’m more of my own person and I rely on myself to make decisions more. I don’t have a bad feeling in my gut when I wake up anymore. I feel like I’m finally doing what I want to be doing.”

What we WILL miss: The teachers and how much they cared about us All the people we’ve gotten to go to school with over the years The after school activities and events Motivation to keep going due to school based responsibilities

Seeing all friends that are going to different colleges Being apart of Drama Club and being part of the plays and musicals The relationships built with everyone Teachers inspiring us and motivating to pursue dreams

What we WON’T miss: The crowded hallways Leaky ceilings The parking lot.

Having class all day Having to start school by 7:20 a.m.

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SHOWS THAT MADE US

The shows that were created from 1995 to 2005 were cornerstones of the class of 2019’s childhood mornings and the background to their after-school snacks (Content by Sophia Schmidt) 1994 Teletubbies 1997 to present Teletubbies is a British show that uses puppets to entertain children while also exercising certain parts of their minds. Something magic happened every episode, often unexplainable by science.

Memorable Character: Noo-Noo, the vacuum. His long trunk of a nose cleaned the Teletubbies’ home.

Magic School Bus 1994 to 1999 Created by Joanna Cole, this hit show was later adapted into a video game and rebooted by Netflix as “The Magic School Bus Rides Again.”

Memorable Episode: “Inside Ralphie”, which some may remember, was the episode where the class and Ms. Frizzle entire classmate Ralphie and travel from his throat to his large intestine.

Arthur 1996 to 2008 Arthur is a Canadian-American show focused on teaching kids how to cope with social issues as they enter the age range 5-8 years old. Arthur, D.W. and their parents often encountered teachable moments which were learned about in a humorous way.

Memorable Character: Buster Baxter, a white rabbit, and Arthur’s best friend.

His hobbies include eating, gardening and playing the tuba.

Spongebob 1999 to present Created by recently deceased Stephen Hillenburg, his pastime as a marine educator rang true in his hit TV show Spongebob. It follows the yellow sponge through very comedic plots every episode, often showcasing many species of underwater life such as lobsters and plankton.

Memorable Character: Plankton is Spongebob’s boss’s nemesis and constant business competitor to the Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs and Plankton used to be best friends until the Krabby Patty Secret Formula split their friendship in two.

Pokemon 1997 to present The earliest Pokemon series spotlighted Ash Ketchum, Misty, and Brock as they traveled all throughout the Kanto region to capture Pokemon and become the best there ever was.

Memorable Character: Pikachu! Pikachu is Ash’s partner Pokemon and his best friend. They started out as enemies, but even in the current ongoing series, he is always the one who helps Ash defeat his biggest foes.

Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide 2004 to 2007 Ned’s Declassified follows Ned, a strategic middle-schooler who keeps a journal with rules he has learned living daily life in school. It follows himself and his friends as they maneuver through locker assignments, chemistry group projects and detentions.

Memorable Character: Simon “Cookie” Nelson-Cook is a signature nerd. He is obsessed with being cool, but by over-thinking it, he often attracts more attention to himself than not.

MOVIES WITH MEANING (Content by Madison Abanathie)

“I love it so much because it stands for a lot of things that Disney movies don’t show, like family problems and diversity.

I really like the connection that the friends built, and it fills my heart every time I watch it.”

Sammie Herr

“Ever since I was little, I always loved watching TV shows and movies on Disney Channel. Camp Rock was one of the movies I actually really enjoyed, because I love music and all of the parts of Camp Rock and the succeeding movies after that.”

Juan Alega

“I don’t know why, but in elementary school, just countless nights when I would go over to have a sleepover, we would start watching the Scooby-Doo movie and we would inevitably fall asleep in the middle of it. I think I’ve watched it 20 or 30 times, but I don’t think it was until middle school that I actually saw the ending of the movie.”

Riley Lawson

“It really was the big movie of my generation. I watched the movie hundreds of time and listened to the soundtrack a bunch. It really influenced me and made me excited for high school. I remember seeing High School Musical 3 in the theaters. To this day I can still sing the songs.”

Hannah Zimmerman

“The dream land thing [was my favorite] just it was such a cool thing for me to watch as a child and I still remember it.

That movie holds a place in my heart.”

Aslee Addison

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RUNNING

INTO A NEW CHAPTER

Senior Mackenzie Pugh grew a lot as a runner throughout her years in high school

by Claire Huss

clm1huss@gmail.com | @Claire_Huss

Senior Mackenzie Pugh started her running career back in sixth grade, competing on her middle school cross country team.

“I originally didn’t think I was going to run in high school,” Pugh said. “I thought I was going to play tennis and lacrosse when going into high school. But I started running cross country and I really liked it so I decided to continue with it and run track in the spring as well.”

Pugh has been on the varsity and track team for all four years now and she has grown a lot as a runner throughout the years.

“Freshman year, I didn’t really know what to expect from myself,” Pugh said. “I went out and ran my best and I was happy with that. Now, I focus on what I can achieve and work towards that.”

Pugh has been a state qualifier in cross country

Senior Mackenzie Pugh squats on the track while wearing her “Southeast Missouri State” shirt. Pugh was also looking into University of Central Arkansas and Missouri State. (Photo by Jordan Milewczik)

her senior year and an 800m state qualifier her junior year track season.

“Her biggest strength is her dedication to practicing,” Kim Martin, head cross country and track coach, said. “She never just comes and goes through the motions at practice. She gives her full effort every day. In her races, her mindset is also a strength of hers. She has the ability to conquer adversity. If something doesn’t go her way in a race, she will fight back.

In March 2019, Pugh signed with SEMO, a D1 (division one) school. When Pugh started talking

to coaches, she really thought the coach at SEMO stuck out. Pugh really liked his values and outlook on running.

“When I went down for a recruiting visit and met with the team, it felt like the right place and that I belonged there,” Pugh said.

Pugh is really excited to meet her team and get closer with them and start the next chapter of her running career.

“It is going to be a big change,” Pugh said. “But I am really excited to see what else is out there.”

CONTINUING A PASSION

Senior Mya Huddleston started playing lacrosse four years ago and is excited about continuing her lacrosse career

by Claire Huss

clm1huss@gmail.com | @Claire_Huss

Senior Mya Huddleston started playing girls lacrosse her freshman year. Her freshman year was the first year FHN even offered lacrosse. She joined a club team called Rush and has continued to improve throughout her years playing.

“At first, I never thought I would be playing in college because of my major,” Huddleston said. “But, I was told by my coaches that I should look into playing in college and with the college I was looking at, they had division three lacrosse, so it worked out.”

Huddleston started out as playing as a midfielder.

Then her coach noticed she had good defensive skills so he put her in as a defensive player.

“She has improved by being more aggressive,” junior teammate Hailey Jenkins said. “It is harder for

girls to get past her and score on her.”

Huddleston committed with Illinois Institute of Technology which is a DIII (division three) school.

She chose Illinois Tech because it offered the most money and it is right in the city of Chicago which is known for architecture. She wants to major in architecture so she felt like it was a perfect fit for her.

“I am excited to see what position they put me in on the field,” Huddleston said. “In college, they put you in any position.”

Huddleston wants to make the most out of the last lacrosse season of her high school career. She hopes to improve her game and skills now, and in college.

“I am looking forward to starting a new life in college and looking forward to meeting new people,” Huddleston said.

Senior Mya Huddleston poses with her lacrosse stick while wearing her “Illinois Tech” shirt. This is Huddleston’s second year on the varsity team and was elected to be a captain. (Photo by Kamryn Bell)

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SPORTS COMMITS

These seniors have committed to colleges to not only further their academic careers but also to pursue athletics

Kamryn Bell Sport: Lacrosse School: Missouri Baptist University

Thomas Beye Sport: Volleyball School: Missouri Baptist University

Gabby Delarue Sport: Basketball School: Missouri Baptist University

Ethan Faltisek Sport: Baseball School: Central Methodist University

Mya Huddleston Sport: Lacrosse School: Illinois Institute of Technology

Mackenzie Pugh Sport: Cross Country and Track School: Southeast Missouri State University

Adam Shine Sport: Soccer School: Truman State University

Corinne Stevans Sport: Basketball School: Lyon College

Tyler Tolliver Sport: Track School: Culver Stockton University

Sam Cary Sport: Soccer School: University of Iowa

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Senior Corey Valleroy poses with a ball. Valleroy has played on the varsity boys’ soccer team for two years. Over those two seasons Valleroy played 1880 minutes and ended with a 10-11-1 record. (Photo by Jordan Milewczik)

MAKING A BIG SAVE Senior Corey Valleroy has brought up the culture of “Big Save”

by Joel Boenitz

jboenitz2@gmail.com | @j_boenitz2

“And that’s another Howell North…”

“BIG SAVE!” For the past four years in every boys soccer game that senior Corey Valleroy played in, the spectators in the stands could expect to hear the phrase being shouted by both the fans and players whenever a save was made. Valleroy has been a goalie for FHN for the soccer team. During his time on the team, Valleroy has acquired the nickname ‘Big Save’ from both his teammates and friends, a nickname that he is now known by across the school.”

“The story of how Big Save came to be was that there used to be an announcer, who after every time the varsity goalie made a save, they would yell ‘Big Save,’” Valleroy said. “That was when I was on the freshman team, so we never had an announcer. So my teammates started yelling ‘Big Save’ every time I would make a save like the announcer would. And it just kind of stuck and they started calling me that off the field and I was just addressed as Big Save instead of it being only after saves.”

Prior to his freshman year, Valleroy had only played goalie for one year after he broke his ankle back in third grade. In fact, Valleroy originally didn’t plan on

playing soccer at the high school level, but rather run cross country in the fall. But during the summer before his freshman year, Valleroy realized that he missed the sport, and joined the team as a goalie to ensure his role on the team. But as Valleroy became a more prominent name on the soccer team, the more people started to recognize the man named Big Save.

“People I had never known before started addressing me in the hall as Big Save and I had to do a double take like ‘Wait, who was that,’” Valleroy said.

“It just kind of surprised me when it happened and it just kept happening, more people started calling me it and I started to realize it was going around.”

While his days of making big saves are over, Valleroy hopes that people at the school can continue to appreciate the goalies at FHN. With an upbringing of freshman goalies like Hockey’s Max Ising and Girls Soccer’s Jessica Gillen, he hopes that people are able to support future goalies the way people supported him during his high school soccer career.

“I just want the support of all goalies in the future because goalie can be a tough position,” Valleroy said. “It can be a lot giving up a goal and it feels like you let your team down, so having people support anyone in tough situations like that is very nice.”

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OUR MARK IN A WORD Teachers explain what word they think describes the senior class (Content by Heeral Patel) “The class of 2019 is a CARING group of students. That is shown in all of the events over the years where they have helped people in the school and people outside of the school.”

Patricia Bartell, Math “My word for the senior class this year is PASSIONATE. I’ve seen several different aspects of the senior class being passionate, whether it’s in class, I teach BI and all my seniors in BI are super passionate about what they’re doing in the classroom. Also my group of seven seniors on the basketball team were super passionate about each other and about playing hard and playing together. I also think the senior class this year are very passionate about leaving their mark on FHN.” Dawn Hann, Science “SCHOLARLY. I’m impressed with all the universities everyone is going to.”

Greg Brown, Math “GO-GETTERS. This class just jumps in and takes leadership of so many things in this school and without expecting recognition. You guys just get in there and get things done.”

Amy Stoker, English “AMBITIOUS. They have a lot of great leaders that I think are ambitious and want to do stuff and accomplish things. There are quite a few seniors in that class that I would say are ambitious and are go-getters that are going to get things done.”

Donna Malkmus, Science “The word I would use is DETERMINED. I’ve seen many of these seniors really work hard to achieve goals that are really impressive and work hard to for scholarships and opportunities that they really wanted and went after them and got them.”

Chip Crow, Social Studies “I would say that the class of 2019 is DEDICATED, and the reason I would use that word is because a lot of them are very dedicated to the particular passions that they have in life, whether that be academics, something service orientated or something athletic.”

Jani Wilkens, English “I would consider your class CATALYSTS because in the last four years it’s been beautiful for me to watch you grow from freshmen to seniors and make positive changes in organizations and sports and clubs. Everything you do, you change for the better, like in the climate and the feel of the building, and I think your class has so much to do with that.”

Courtney Freeman, English “I would say the one word to describe the seniors graduating this year is MOTIVATED. I have a lot of students as I’ve had them in class over the years that have done a lot of amazing projects. I know from working with stats that a lot of them do Biomedical Interventions, and the things that they’re publishing, and the scholarships that they’re getting, and the schools that they’re getting accepted into. The things that they have accomplished are pretty amazing” Steve Willott, Math “The word I chose for the senior class is ENGAGED because in every aspect of the school they are very involved so I think it describes them well.”

Sean Fowler, Social Studies

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Senior Arianna Chaves plays “Vesuvius” in symphonic band. Chaves has been a member of the band program for all four years of high school. She has participated in the marching band for four years, the symphonic band for three years and the concert band for one year. (Photo by Jordan Milewcik)

ORCHESTRATING HER FUTURE

From band to academics, senior Arianna Chaves excelled in several aspects of schooling and has made her mark mentoring her peers

by Madison Abanathie

madisonstl13@gmail.com | @madisonstl13

Shocked. Thrilled. Humbled.

These are the emotions that senior Arianna Chaves feels when she adds an honor to her quickly growing list. In the past four years, Chaves has received three gold/superior rankings at the Solo and Ensemble competition for Band, attended the State Solo and Ensemble competition, named a National Merit Finalist and scored a 36 on her ACT. “I didn’t even know half of those things existed coming into high school,” Chaves said. “I didn’t know how high school worked at all, I didn’t know how public school worked at all. So I came in with an open-mindset, I think that was the big thing. I came in and I was like ‘Ok, I’m going to do what I feel like would be the best for me and the best for who I’m around.’”

Though Chaves’ academic accomplishments have gained more notoriety, she considers her role in band as playing a larger part in her life.

“To everyone else, the academics [legacy] is going to be more important, but the one that hits closer to me and that leaves more of a mark in my heart is band,” Chaves said. “I’ve been affected most by band and I think I leave more of an effect on band.”

Chaves’ love for band began her freshman year where she was mentored by then-sophomore Ashley Rastener. Rastener encouraged Chaves to pursue her love of music by competing in events like the solo and ensemble competitions.

“She was a big reason why I got so big into clarinet and I was in districts,” Chaves said. “We performed a lot together in marching band and for solo and ensemble. We ended up making

State junior year. Even in school, she was an excellent student in school and in AP classes, so she kind of helped me work through that as well.”

As the curtains begin to close on her time in the band room, Chaves looks to her section members to continue in the lessons she has taught them and to continue to progress in their musical careers. Chaves is currently the clarinet section leader, following in her mentor’s footsteps, and she does everything she can to provide the same inspiration to her section members.

“Especially during the marching season, when she was leading us, she was always willing to put forth everything that she had for us and she’s willing to sacrifice things to put us first and it was really inspiring to me honestly,” Clarinet Section freshman Brooke Dyson said, “Just to see how she’s just really good at putting other people before her and that she puts into what she does is just, it’s amazing to me.”

Chaves will continue in her academic career at Missouri S&T in the fall. Though going in undecided, Chaves hopes to do something with engineering and math. Though she’s leaving, Chaves hopes her bandmates will remember her as someone who was willing to help anyone.

“More so than any of the things that they post up on the front of the school or any of that, I want to be remembered as someone who was willing to help other people with assignments and just understanding things,” Chaves said. “I want to be an example that you don’t have to be good at everything, you don’t have to put so much pressure on yourself. The biggest thing is to take the opportunities that come to you.”

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A RAINBOW OF EMOTIONS

From the first day of freshman year to the last day of senior year, seniors have sat through 820 school days of school.

These last 180 days have filled us with joy, stress, sadness and every emotion in between. The next steps we take after graduation are important for the rest of our lives and there are a lot of emotions with each decision we make (Brief and Photos by

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“When a teacher made me retake a test because the sub told her I cheated even though I told her I would never. Later that day she sent me an apology note instead of talking to me about it.”

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“When Autumn Schrader and I grew a crystal for science club and placed second nationally.”

Sarah Gauerke

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“After Dr. Hostetler gave the presentation at the beginning of the year. I was encouraged that this would be a good year at FHN.” Corey Valleroy

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IO U S X N A

SAD

“Waiting to get back a test I know I failed.”

Patty O’Leary

“I felt relieved once I realized I had no more essays to write and that I can relax a little more during my last year at high school.”

Hannah Zimmerman

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“Realizing I’m going to have to leave all of the people I’ve been around since I was a child.

Leaving all of the teachers I’ve grown to love. Leaving a place I feel safe and encouraged.”

Eve Abuazza

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MAKING

YOUR MARK...

*Information from a survey filled out by seniors about their post-graduation plans

MISSOURI St Charles Community College Jaxion Stutsman Dominick Jacobs Jonathan Ruiz Jacob Goeke Kanish Patel David Mason Lindsey Harris Erika Rogers Logan Minter Hanna Alexander Aylin Pintor Ivon Diaz Walter Nabzdyk Devon Monken Kali Skikas Blake McFarland Ethan Winchester Zack Wellman Drew Meier Jenna Lodde Jaci Griffin Tyler Haynes Anna Musselman Paige Westermann Lily St. John Gabrielle Reed Sarah Maye Lacey Rorie Dalton Lesinski Rachel Bira Sarah Vollmer Journie Newman Alex Roark Melanie Swengross Emily Butler Emily Nagel Devon Allen Gavin Anderson Noah Moore Brandon Brophy Nicholas Goek Cody McKenzie Randy Miesner Alex Pintor Tyler Layne Sophia Schmidt Katherine Sellers Nataya Jelles-Johnson

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St. Louis Community College Wil Skaggs Molly Crawford Sarah Meye University of Missouri - St. Louis Nina Bright Samantha Bethal Jeremy Dobrzanski Sophie Eimer Carson Hackney Sydney Wise University of Missouri Columbia John Garrelts Juan Gonzalez Lauren Ray Blake Peters Corey Valleroy Joel Boenitz Mattie Shea Gavin Atkinson Jordan Milewczik Abby Proebsting Claire Huss Nick Browers Audrey Dickherber Anela Manzanares Anna Hopper Emmalyn Gerhardt Madelyn Stock Emma Vernon Madi Shinault Clayton Boyd Jacob Dulaney Heeral Patel Isabella Gledhill Kimberlin Sargent Brittany Skeen Katelyn Tilden Thomas Condren Conor Cronin Evan Lichenegger Ben Ludwig Caleb Lumpkins Thadeus Meneses Carson Smith

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University of Missouri Kansas City Eliot Richard Matthew Amann Southeast Missouri State University Megan Puhse Samantha Burke Cassidy Dotson Dillon Lauer Lauren Bell Autumn Lowrey Brett Wells Jack Parks Madison Abanathie Alyssa Horn Amber Mayfield Mackenzie Pugh Jada Adkinson Ben Stack Peyton Heber Seth Mckee Teal Collins Maggie Majesky Morgan Bridges Maryville University Isabella Wong Ethan M. Williams Andrew Tollefson Rasha Shaker Barrah Abuelawi Connor Hodgkins

Barrah Abu-Elawi Lindenwood Kyia Keene Jared Strickland Tyler Georgevitch-Layne Genesis Jones Megan Russelburg Kelly Burris Austin Shariff Thomas Dale-Derks Abbey Seemes Morghen Fisher Olivia Routh Katie VonHarz Essence Green Hadel Abdelkarim Destiny Luckett Truman State University Samuel Scherff Elise Gordon Hannah Zimmerman Haley Peer Sarah Moore Adam Shine Abigail Chruma Samuel Weaver Autumn Schrader Hannah Miller University of Central Missouri -

Megan Crain Brendan Medlin Central Methodist University Ethan Faltisek Washington University Aidan Patterson Noe Bustos Missouri S&T Sarah Gauerke Justin Rhomberg Richmond Tran Kevin Tran Alisa Lazareva Timothy Buchanan Andrew Verbsky Nicholas Barton Arianna Chaves Zach Hetzel Ben Mossinghoff Missouri State University Sahara Ramirez Joel Arena Caleb Shannon Madison Juncker Jacob Senaldi Paige Prinster Lillian Wersching Anabel Mejia-Troop Kathryn Leuthauser Drake Johnston

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ARKANSAS

NEW YORK

Culver Stockton University Tyler Tolliver

Lyon College Corinne Stevens

University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Jessie Nost

New York University Colin St. Aubin

Missouri Baptist University Kamryn Bell Thomas Beye Gabby Delarue Jenny Rice Megha Patel Jada Jones Sophie Karasa Thomas Beye Josh Simmons

University of Arkansas Hunter Turpin

Bradley University Mackenzie Moore

School of Visual Arts Chann Tran

CALIFORNIA

INDIANA

Missouri Western State University Elizabeth Barlos Culver- Stockton College Tyler Tolliver Ranken Technical College Jordan Watt Saint Louis University Madeline Sparks Han Cam Ashley Graflage Mariam Hamdan Jude Khdeer Fiona Becker Abbie Miller Linn State Technical College Nick Barton Dominic Griffero Webster University Samantha Herr Jadon Herrman Lily Sontheimer Jessica Alexander Maria Walls Rebekah Meyers Kathrine Bascio

ALABAMA

University of Alabama Aubree Fox Miles College Kennedy Evans

ARIZONA

University of Arizona Danielle Frey Alyssa Vincenz

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University of California Berkeley Sachin Milli University of California - San Diego Katie Prinkey Scipps Institute of Oceanography Megan Ohst

COLORADO University of Northern Colorado Hannah Wilson

FLORIDA

Florida Gulf Coast University Patty Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary University of MiamiSelena Wang

ILLINOIS

Columbia College Reide Pearson Zion Perry Kylah Woods Illinois Institute of Technology Mya Huddleston Northern Illinois University Erin Maniscalco

Purdue University Devun Pecher

IOWA

Southeastern Community College Hunter Tabor

KANSAS

University of Kansas Juan Paolo Alega

KENTUCKY

Murray State University Madison Battles Isabella Schneider

MICHIGAN

Michigan State University Riley Lawson Eastern Michigan University Sam Harris

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston University Hannah DeGraw

MINNESOTA

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Aslee Addison

NORTH CAROLINA

Duke University Sarah Zimmerman

North Carolina State University Matheus Cheim Campbell University Julia Hanan

OHIO

Ohio State University Sandy Han Miami University Kira Ward

TEXAS

University of Texas - Austin Shikha Annem

MILITARY

Collin Armbruster Lance Wilson Anthony Rao Rory Dames-Hillenbrand Madeline Degraw

UNDECIDED Tyler Crook Joshua Kamp Willy Liao Madeleine Shea Trey Dehesa Lyric Mathews

WORKFORCE

Marcus Carpenter Adrian Leon-Ornelas Jeana Clark Gavin Inman Ashley Brink Mathew Kitchen Devon Monken Jazmin Ortega

EARLY GRADS

Ricardo Alvarado Natalie Archer Angelina Barrera Delanie Bradbury Morgan Bridges Samantha Cary Savanna Chilese Olivia Fetsch Jenna Galkowski Jacquelyn George Eric Gibson Holly Harris Leah Holzwarth Maximus Marshak Ian Mathews Alexander Michalski Hannah Neff Taylor Northcutt Emily Orlando Alivia Parks Guadalupe Pintor Alicia Roberson Cameron Sabourin Maxwell Smallwood Dalton Smith Wade Steffens Akira Williams Edward Wilson Abigail Woelfel Taron Woods

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale David Hernandez Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Eve Abuazza Laini Bommarito Skyler Hance Kaleigh Natalie Seay Universal Technical InstituteTyler Rogers University of Illinois at Chicago Bria Hamilton

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Name: Wally Nabzdyk Staff: Videographer “Hey, Doritos I like Doritos” -Walter R Nabzdyk

Name: Dillon Lauer Staff: Videographer “If I make it, I make it.” -Wil Skaggs

Name: Lily Sontheimer Staff: Videographer “At age six, I was born without a face.” -Arin Hanson

Name: Hunter Turpin Staff: Videographer “My intention was honestly, seriously, not to be sexy” -Britney Spears

Name: Emma Vernon Staff: Excalibur Managing Editor of Design “Ugh, as if!” - Cher Horowitz

Name: Mattie Shea Staff: Excalibur Mugs/Groups Editor “I’m not scared of death, I’m just excited to get some extra zzz’s” -Me

Name: Hadel Abdelkarim Staff: Excalibur Staffer “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not.

Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness.

Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”

Tyrion Lannister, “Game of Thrones”

Name: David Hernandez Staff: Excalibur Staffer “And now I will recite the 1st Amendment, ahem ‘CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW...”

Name: Elyse Jennings Staff: Excalibur Staffer “Usually I’m the player, but school played me.”

-Elyse Jennings

Name: Aaron Manfull Staff: Pub Hub Adviser “Whatever you are, be a good one.” -Abraham Lincoln

Name: Jordyn Kiel Staff: Pub Hub Adviser “Act as if what you do makes a difference, because it does.”

-William James

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Name: Sarah Zimmerman Staff: Pub Staffer “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” -Walt Disney

Name: Adriana Jimenez Staff: Excalibur Staffer “I would know... my Mexican intuition tells me so.” -Famous Icon, Adriana Jimenez

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