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Riy Walker
Inspiring•Future nurse•University of Illinois at Chicago
our years Riy Walker...FOUR YEARS! And over those four years, it’s been a pleasure to watch you grow as a writer and as a person. It’s also been great to have you as part of the group all that time; your personality has added so much to the group and what it’s all about. Keep being who you are don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Good luck to you Riy and keep in touch, OK? It’s never “goodbye” for me, but “see you soon.” Mr. Brown “Hi Riy! I have loved getting to know you this year. From the very first day when we were paired together to get to know one another, I could tell you are an inspiring, driven person, and I can’t wait to see what you do in the future and how you’ll impact the world. Thank you for everything you have done for this class the past four years we will miss you! Good luck!!!” Love, Ellie “I am so beyond proud of you. I admire your bubbly character, your wit, and your bright mind. You never failed to make me laugh. You a bad b!tch” - Amelia Pozniak “Heyyyyy! Riy, firstly I want to say how truly blessed I feel to have crossed paths with you in this life. I know we haven’t really talked much over the course of this year, but there is just something about you that radiates positivist. Your car vlogs truly spoke to me throughout this year, and I’m sure I’m not the only person who feels this way. Since your time at The Voice, you have truly become a staple in our staff and your presence will 100% be missed. I wish you everything good in life as you move forward to this next journey. You deserve the world.” Much love, Kate <3 “I never got to know you that well but I have heard you are so super sweet! I hope you accomplish big things in life :)” - Nikki Darnall “I wish you luck on whatever your future holds.” - Holly Urbanczyk “Gonna miss you! Best of luck next year!!” - Ally Panzloff “Congratulations on the milestone!!!” - Sophia Coronado “Goodluck with wherever you go in life! I know you’ll do great!” - Gretchen Sweeney “You are such a good rolemodel for the youth and I feel like you would be an awesome leader! I know we didn’t work together a lot but you are such a cool person!” - Megan Curry “Have fun in college, and wish you the best in the future!” - Austin Zenaty “I love watching your car talk videos. You seem like you have a great personality and are fun to talk to. Good luck for whatever is next in your life!” - Arianna Joob “Riy, it was so great to work with you this year! I wish you good luck in your future!” - Zoe Emerson “AHHHH best of luck in college Riy. You’re going to be perfectly fine, and you’ll have so much fun :)” - Shannon Magura “Good luck on your journey! You will do amazing!” - Brooke Helle “Good luck next year!” - Maggie Kirwin “I LIVE for your car rants and your personality always makes my day brighter! Good luck!” - Abby Panier “I hope life after high school treats you well :) you are amazing!” - Ally Jorgensen “Good luck!” - Luma Acevedo “I love your car talk dessert, it feels like I’m having a convo with you! Stay safe, have a wonderful time at college, and live life to the fullest :)” - Sara Gebka “You are so beautiful and so personable; class is going to be so weird without you. You are going to do so many great things after high school and we are going to miss you so much. Keep in touch:)” - Rayne Zilch “I know this year wasn’t the best but your contributions to The Voice have been amazing and we’re all gonna miss you. I wish you the best for the years after high school!!” - Brooke Hamann “I wish you the best in your next chapter in life.” - Jacey Sola “You make every class fun” - Syed Hashmi “Good luck!!” - Jon Hani “You did such a great job pushing through this year, I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest. I wish you the best with everything coming your way!” - Lauren Schmit “I hope your future is full of great things, good luck!” - Zaina Mohammed “Best of luck in college” - Alex Hartleb “You seem really nice and funny! Good luck after high school!!!” - Ruhi Gulati
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