Senior Issue, 2025

The Budget

Lawrence High School

Lawrence, KS Volume 134

Issue 5 May 2025

The battle of senioritis

Senior Bryndal Hoover discusses how to combat the common affliction of senioritis Page 16-17

Bye bye, Covid High

The last class to have gone through high school in the pandemic graduates Page 14-15

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IN THIS ISSUE

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What do seniors have planned next? Check out our map

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DEI reviews could impact scholarship opportunities

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Celeste Stinson paints her way to national acclaim

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The battle of senioritis

Senior Bryndal Hoover discusses how to combat the common affliction of senioritis Page 16-17

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Retiring choir director Dwayne Dunn presents his final ‘Showtime’

Staying in town this summer?

Heres a staycation guide

Is cheerleading a sport? Read this and you be the judge

Bye bye, Covid High

The last class to have gone through high school in the pandemic graduates Page 14-15

Looking at photographed memories, the final cover of the year highlights the unique journey of the graduating class of 2025. From beginning high school in masks to finishing strong with an unknown future ahead, this senior class undoubtedly left their mark on LHS. Illustration by Wren Jay

Siblings continue family

LEGACY

REPORTING BY CHANNING SAINT ONGE

As seniors graduate, their siblings reflect on what will change

Sibling of Cadence Scholz: “I won’t have track with her, which will be sad because she won’t be able to coach me and make jokes and whatever. But I’ll also be sad just like not seeing her in the hallways and like talking about our friends to each other.”

—Rilo Scholz, sophomore

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Sibling of Madalyn Crawford: “I think it’ll be harder because I talk to my sister a lot and rely on her for a lot of advice."

—Elsie Crawford, junior

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Sibling of Sylvia Oparaji: “Next year I’m going to have another sibling here, so it’s kind of still going to be the same, but I’m going to be more in Sylvia’s role than my role, which is going to be kind of weird.”

—Chelsea Oparaji, sophomore

Sibling of Isabel Bonee: “So she’s

going to college, and I won’t have a ride to school anymore so I’ll have to drive myself."

—Deacon Bonee, sophomore

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Meet the class of 2025

GRAD SPEAKERS

Seniors Trent Blettner and Adele Erickson step up to the podium with words of wisdom REPORTING BY CHANNING SAINT ONGE

TRENT BLETTNER

ADELE ERICKSON What inspired you to write a graduation speech?

“I think what ultimately most inspired me was I just wanted to give a very unique and ORIGINAL take with a graduation speech.

I just felt like I wanted to try and make something UNIQUE and different.

Something that’s not cliche” —Trent Blettner senior

What was the main message of your speech?

“The main message of my speech was it’s about looking back to look forward and sort of you can TACKLE the future because you’ve already grown and changed as a high schooler and you can do that easily in the rest of the WORLD." —Adele Erickson, senior

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Meet the Class of 2025

VALEDICTORIANS

Reporting by Bebel Piepergerdes

Not Pictured

Isis Cross, Olivia Monroe, Elliot Paden

Rose Allgeier

Trent Blettner

Sean Dixon

Adele Erickson

Ava Kohart

Josh Lavin

Jacob Leonard

Hayden Mock

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Biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0? “My biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0 was probably PreCalc last year was pretty hard.

Just math in general is kind of challenging.”

Favorite part of high school?

“All my activities, all the extracurriculars just make the experience so much more fun and exciting. I think high school is fine and all, but going to just classes, I definitely would not have had as much fun.”

Organizing strategies? “Keeping a planner or a calendar so I can outline all the work that I need to do and setting very specific goals makes it easier for me instead of just saying, ‘I want to get this done today.’ ”

Biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0? “I’d say balancing extracurriculars and schoolwork.

Just staying up late nights to do homework after everything I had to do.”

Organization strategies? “I would use reminders on my phone to just set times when I’d like to get things due. That’s what helped me the most.”

Biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0? “Throughout high school, I feel like you get a lot of work at once in some classes. It’s really hard to kind of balance it all together. There’s different due dates you have to keep track of and it’s just a lot at once and it can be a little overwhelming sometimes.”

Words of advice? “Plan things ahead of time on your weekend that you look forward to so that it keeps you accountable to do all your work during the week and so that you’re already sort of budgeting that free time in.”

Staying on top of work?

“Probably just making sure you meet due dates. Once you get into high school, if you turn something in late, a lot of teachers will take 50% off, so that can really damage your grade.”

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Lydia Folks

Hannah Jenicke

Molly Kelly

Zana Kennedy

Sylvia Oparaji

Elise Rathmel

Connor Rayome

Channing Saint Onge

Thomas Sikes

Kaden Valbuena

Ty Silvers

Guilia Ventello

Words of advice? “I try not to sign up for too many hard classes. I’ll take less hard English classes and take AP math and science because I like getting my priorities straight and just not over-schedule myself.”

Organizing strategies? “Keeping a planner or a calendar so I can outline all the work that I need to do and setting very specific goals makes it easier for me instead of just saying, ‘I want to get this done today’. ”

Favorite part of high school?

“Definitely the people. I think the people here are so fantastic, and I’ve made so many lasting friendships.”

Biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0? “I would say, seniorities this semester has honestly been my biggest challenge, but the other years were fine. Just doing sports outside of school, I had to find that balance between school and sports.”

Biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0? “I would say just being involved in so many other activities throughout high school. I’ve gotten involved in more each year and as classes get harder, it gets more difficult to balance.”

Favorite part of high school?

“The LHS soccer team is always a blast every fall. I would say that’s been my favorite part of high school.”

Biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0? “Keeping track of assignments in every class.

It’s easy to prioritize the ones you like or that seem the most important, but smaller assignments in easier classes can stack up and drag down your grade if you don’t turn them in.”

Organization strategies? “I’m big on the to-do lists and kind of big into calendars. I kind of just do things as they come in as best as I can to stay on top of stuff.”

Organization strategies? “Just getting your work done in class instead of waiting until you get home because there’s not as much time at home to get things done.”

Organization strategies? “A lot of the time I have to prioritize different things. I can’t always follow through with making a planner or sticking to a Google calendar. However, what I found has worked best for me is prioritizing different things when I need to.”

Biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0? “Definitely junior year there were so many hard classes on top of athletics and other activities and taking the ACT and trying to balance everything.

That made it really hard, but really rewarding.”

Biggest challenge in keeping a 4.0? “My hardest year was definitely junior year because it’s the hardest class load and the most work. You’re also starting to think about college.”

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Well...

NOW WHAT? Information gathered by journalism staff

Seniors begin a new chapter in education or the work force

KANSAS

Adult Education Program

Community College

Ottawa University

Cristopher Salazar Navarro

Kongmany Anonthysene, Maci Arnold Page, Elom Atiso, Trinity Ballard, Bri Brass, Juan Casimiro, Maliya Clark, Danica Craig, Trumara Ewing, Brandon Felmlee, Megan Feltz, Rhys Fife, Arabella Gipp, Eliase Goodman Thunder, Piper Gregory, Mia Hoover, Hannah Jenicke, Skylar Kennedy, Adie Lamer, Arely Lopez-Garcia, Thailand MorrisTucker, Haylee Mosher, Ayanna Ness, Brycen Newberry, Trynt Nummerdor, Joel Ortega-Garcia, Noah Painter, Oliver Reynolds, Ivy Roman, Jenna Rossillon, Victoria Stevens, Franki Walburn, Taryn Wells, Rayne Woods, Abzal Yerkinuly

Arianna Powers

Apprenticeship Steve Mason Luthiers and Violin Shop in Lawrence, KS Chloe Novosel

Baker University JJ Dos Santos, Andrew Nelson, Noah Richardson

Butler Community College Brynnae Johnson

C-Tran Valeriano Aguinaga, Jesiah Haider-Markel, Katie Kuzinski, Ashley White

Coffeyville Community College Jahir Johnson

Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center Miguel Brown, Xander Chickaway, Ethan Damron, Fin Tholen

Emporia State University Grace Sanders, Veronica Wilke

Fire Fighter Training Lawrence McCawley

Haskell Indian Nations University Shikya Astorga, D’ema Barnes, Joshua Garcia, Valencia Garcia, Micah Goseyun, Kiona Middleton, Mia Wilson

Johnson County

UNDECIDED

Rose Allgeier, Sabrina Ballou, Charles Black, Shanon Campsey, Ryan Carlson, Isaac Caudill, Mya Coleman, Ivon CortezOrtega, Lucy Devers, Cristian Díaz Oropeza, Garrett Ernzen, Aidan Esperance, Camryn Fowle, Sophia Graves, Ruby Haefner-

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Pittsburg State University Collin Adams, Adrian Dickey, Elijah Mann, Parker SnoadRodenbeek

Premier Academy of Cosmetology and Esthetics Cadence Scholz

Seward County Community College Ajala Glover, Aden Ramirez

Skn Academy Jessica Sayler

University of Kansas

Evan Murray, Eliza Naumann, Lylah North, Elliot Paden, Bebel Piepergerdes, Holden Pike, Jaina Poettker, Magnus Pollington, Connor Rayome, Ava Razak, Harry Reed, Devyn Ridings, Luke Romero, Channing Saint Onge, Logan Sheldon, Ty Silvers, Adelle Spiess, Lillian Spinelli, Cayj Sutherland, Avery Sutton, McKenzie Torneden, Kaden Valbuena, Waylon VandeVoort, Asa Wiley, Gabe Wingerd, Aidan Wondrack, Anne Woolverton

Breia Marnell

Ike Adams, Koyote Aguilar, Vicky Anyim, Thomas Basham, Isabel Bonee, Jun Brewer, Rhubarb Brubacher, Kylee Chee, John Clark, Xayden Cromedy, Lucas Crow Eagle, Reese Dannevik, Olivia Dennis, Sean Dixon, Mackenzi Downing, Harper Dye, Roscoe Ferguson, Lydia Folks, Desi Franz, Emma Gadzia, Elise George, Liam Gill, Freya Girard, Jackson Giroux, Ethan Hanratanagorn, Cameron Hardie, Ella Henry, Colin Hoffman, Riley Howell, Geneva Izquierdo, Kyleigh Kern, Ava Kohart, Ava Lee, Jacob Leonard, Sylvia London, Aubrie Magnuson, Kenneth Marcial, Reece Meyer, Morgan Moeckly, Olivia Monroe, Sophia Montrose, Jayden Moore,

Silber, Alexander Hennessy, Avery Johnson, Sophia Jumping Eagle Jacobs, Zeke June, Blaise Katsbulas-Vaughn, Audrey Kemppainen, Logan Kessler, Aaliysah Lanning, Andrei Lefort, Cameron MacKinnon, Maddi Mayfield, Opal Morris, Naomi

Pang, Joseph Piley, Josephine Danah Alharbi, Santino Franklin, Elliott Platt, Taylor Pubill, Nyasia Geisler, Miz Glover, Elijah Gray, Dillon Ramos, Maria Sanchez-Gonzalez, Jenicke, Sparrow Mock, Hailey Sanders, Brayden Sheley, Asher Sikes, Oscar Vannucchi, Anthony Villegas, Thomas Sikes, Micah Stanwix, Justus Wilks Honesty Starr, Nora Steinle, Mikey White, Steele White, Joana Zuazua

Kansas City Kansas Community College Anton Angeles-Cano, Maddy Crawford, Brayln Lambeth, Luzhilari Mathurin, Nikolay Nachev

Kansas State University Katelyn Daugherty, Samaya Miller, Hayden Mock, Adelaide Sivits, Miles Wade, Josh Lavin, Trent Blettner, Hailey Herren, Hanna Herren, Brice Schwada, Ahmad Zureid, Henry Martell

Neosho County Community College

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University of Saint Mary Lizzy Cano-Cruz

Washburn Institute of Technology Raven Jones, Autumn Welsch

Washburn University Alex Brinker, Bryndal Hoover, Kaliegha Johnson, Leslie Knox, MaKayla Madorin, Brianna Monroe, Skotlyn Morgan, Felicity Parker, Katelyn Rivers, Alexa Rodriguez, Reann Rodriguez, Asia White, Addison Whitenight, Caleigha Woods

Z Hair Academy Gladys Demby

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MISSOURI

ARIZONA Prescott College

Metropolitan Community College

Loren Reiske

Tyana Heath-Belt

University of Arizona

Missouri Western State University

Ida Harrington

MASSACHUSETTS OHIO Emerson College Renee Dvorske

M MINNESOTA

University of Missouri Avery Sloyer, Beatrix Johnson

University of Missouri-Kansas City Washington University Zana Kennedy

CALIFORNIA California Polytechnic State University Alexa Nauholz

San Diego State Nate Schworm

INDIANA Ivy Tech Community College and Indiana State University Hayden Thornton, Audrey Stock

Purdue University Ruby Hull

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma State University Elise Rathmel

Colorado State University Harper Jay

PENNSYLVANIA Carnegie Mellon University

Lincoln College of Technology Adele Erickson Isaac Sanchez Giova Rubenstein

Maine College of Art and Design Henry Farthing

Unity Environmental University

Maryland Institute College of Art

Cooper Grant, Nicolette Bode

Ena Chambers

University of Minnesota Prairie Mulligan

Carleton College

MONTANA

Celeste Stinson

University of Montana

NEBRASKA

Provi Fowler

Creighton University Sophia McLaughlin

TEXAS

University of North Texas

NEW YORK

New York City College of Technology

Cymone White

Alissa Spahia

New York University Xavier Klish

IOWA

WISCONSIN

University of Colorado

MAINE

MARYLAND

St. Olaf College

Banks Bowen

University of Tulsa

COLORADO

Angelo Bray

Boston University

Jaylen Newman

Davon Foster

Ohio State University

Giulia Ventello

ILLINOIS

Northwestern University Sylvia Oparaji

DePaul University Eliza Pultz-Earle

Ellsworth Community College

Carthage College Payge Cain

Darren Riccardo

Lawrence University Francis Alexander, Leigham Alexander

Iowa Western Community College

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Ryan Lane

Tristan Prier

I’Veyon Helm

WASHINGTON University of Washington Channing Morse

Western Washington University Molly Kelly

Seattle Central College Liza Terentieva

CONNECTICUT Yale University Hugh Griggs

MILITARY Army

Husam Al Jawabir, Isis Cross, Alejandro Flores, Xavier Gonzalez

Undecided branch Kyzer Moore, Jordan Williams

GAP YEAR/ OTHER

Jack Bosh, Fidel Diego, Orion Hamlin, Esabella Johnson, Shyanne Lablue, Millie LaPierre, Karla Perdomo, Maliyah Perdue-Brown, Cameron Schavee, Avery Vorasith

WORK

Brenda Andrade Arcineda, Jesus Anguiano-Verdines, Connor Austin, Frankie Ayala, Alex Baker, Barack BennettRobinson, Jonny Bernier, Gabriel Blevins, Darius Calkins, Jason Camarena, Krys Carroll, Yosmar Chourio Galvis, Michael Clark, Tanisha Clark, Sam Cohen, Travis Dalton, Parker Dwyer, Maria Eduarda Escobar Moreira, Nadia Esperance, Raylee Garcia, William Garcia Vandruff, Robert Gibler, Collin Gregory, Joy Hahn, Ismet Hilger, Emily Hughes, Maxx Ingram, Bishop

Jackovich, Kaden Johnson, Jaylon Khounthy, Steven Kortlucke, Brendan Lett, Parker Lopez, Ceanna Ludwig, Jaime Manueles, Aneesah McCant, Jaden Morris, Katelyn OBrien , Damian Ocegueda, Alea Parton, Kendal Reith, Yazmin Remigio Ortiz, Linda Salazar, Barry Sartin, Brendyn Shepard, Isaiah Shorter, Marko Simac, Conner Smith, Fernando Sobrevilla Jimenez, Keeley Stokes, Manning Urish, Allison Valladares Galo, Adric Watson, Hayden Wilcoxson, William Wise, Daniel Zogry

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BOMBS AND BARBIE: 2023 The iconic cinematic summer of Barbie vs. Oppenheimer, as many seniors did the Barbienhiemer marathon

DEVIOUS LICKS: 2021 Where did our urinal go?

Vandalism and TikTok haunt LHS

COVID YEARS: 2021 The class of 2025 entered high school in masks SSK SSK SSK: 2021 VSCO girls and Hydro Flasks are back in style

BRANDY STRIPES: 2022 Sophomore year we fell in love with the Brandy Melville aesthetic

The Class of 2025’s #trending

TIMELINE Throughout high school, what was the Class of 2025 into?

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SNEAKER CENTRAL: 2025 Senior year we fell in love with colorful Adidas Sambas

STANLEY SIPPERS: 2024 The infamous tumbler cup took LHS by storm

A FORCEFUL TREND: 2023 Nike Air Force 1’s dominated the LHS hallways

OWALA OBSESSED: 2025 Our quest for senior year was finding a color of Owala no one else at LHS had

COZY CRAZE: 2024 Junior year, comfort was a footwear priority, with many students buying into the Ugg trend

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2007 Babies: Breaking application

RECORDS

Senior born in 2007 are applying to colleges in unprecedented numbers

BY ZANA KENNEDY THE BUDGET, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Combined with the spike in birth rates, digital applications became available in 2007, making the process of applying more accessible. Previously, the application process was hat are your stats? This completed only by mail. question flooded the com“I think it puts a little bit more on students ments and DM’s of senior to be mindful,” counselor Amy Brown said I Sylvia Oparaji after she also think that would help limit how much posted a TikTok submitting her early deyou’re spending on things like admission cision Common Application to Harvard in costs, and you had to start early because you October 2024. This was only the beginning didn’t wait until the deadline.” of the intense application season caused Easier application processes also inby the phenomenon known as the “07 creased the pressure for students boom.” to apply to more schools. Many While navigating the pressure “When we put students at LHS followed this trend. of outperforming each other on this kind of Oparaji applied to 19 schools, and social media, the college class of PRESSURE senior Adele Erickson applied to 14.

2029 additionally had to deal with a ON OUR “My application process was competitive larger application pool.

STUDENTS, pretty rigorous,” Erickson said. “It The year 2007 marked the highest birth rate in US history with 4.3 mil- that exacerbates was really hard for me to manage all of that.” lion births recorded, just surpassing mental health College applications were made 1957’s historical Baby Boom accorddisorders," even more convenient through ing to The New York Times. This was —Amy Brown, LHS social media. evident in the college application counselor “I feel like it’s helped applying to pool, which increased 5% from the college become a lot more accessi2023-24 application season. ble to more people,” Oparaji said. “So people This increased application pool also took are willing to apply to those higher reach a hit to overall college acceptance rates. schools and actually want to try reaching for Although Harvard had been Oparaji’s dream something that may not have been attainable school since fourth grade, she kept this in before.” mind while applying.

Overall, the combination of increased “I didn’t have expectations when going birth rates and newly available digital rein,” Oparaji said. “I just internalized in my sources made the college competition fiercer. mind, if it’s a really selective school, I’ve alErickson said the visibility of this competiready met the standard, but it’s kind of based tion was apparent on social media. on luck from this point forward.”

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“It made me so stressed, like it actually made me go insane,” Erickson said. “You’re in that situation where you’ve put it out there and you have all of this information telling you, you’re not good enough. Everyone out there is so much better.”

Even state schools raised the standard for applicants. What used to be an easy fall back has started to become out of reach for students who struggle more in school. The University of Kansas requires a minimum 3.25 GPA or a 2.0 with minimum standardized testing requirements.

“The requirements to go to KU was to have graduated from high school, and now… this idea that you can just go because you graduate from high school is not true at all,” Brown said.

The increased competition to participate in higher education as a whole may have contributed to the rise in mental health struggles. As a counselor, Brown has witnessed this firsthand.

“When we put this kind of pressure on our students, that exacerbates mental health disorders,” Brown said. “Students are breaking down.”

Although the application season was difficult, Erickson encourages upcoming applicants to maintain a positive outlook.

“Work hard, do what you can, but also realize at the end of the day, there are some things beyond your control,” Erickson said.

“All you can do is put yourself in a good position so that no matter where you end up going, you see a way forward for yourself.”

THEN VS. NOW

Seniors share their current dream jobs and their preschool aspirations Reporting by Eliza Naumann “I really wanted to be A PALEONTOLOGIST because I liked dinosaurs. My job I’m probably going to get now is a geologist or astrogeologist.”

—Thomas Basham, senior

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“When I was little I WANTED TO BE A DENTIST. Now I want to be a cardiovascular surgeon.”

—Jaina Poettker, senior

"When I was little I wanted to be a CASTLE ARCHITECT. Now I want to be a lawyer or go into psychology."

—Sylvia London, senior

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Scholarships become uncertain due to

DEI FOCUS Trump administration clampdowns could affect future opportunities

BY JULIET OUTKA THE BUDGET, CO-EDITORIN-CHIEF

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ecently, KU Endowment announced its decision to freeze all privately-funded diversity, equity and inclusion related scholarships for review.

Private donors were invited to alter scholarship wording to expand their accessibility.

This could impact scholarships that account for gender race, national origin, age or disability in the selection of awardees.

About 80% of families in the United States utilize scholarships to help cover college expenses, according to an annual study

by Sallie Mae. Since President Donald Trump took office in January, many scholarship funds have been affected, with Trump signing executive orders targeting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at the college level.

At an address to a joint session of Congress this March, President Trump declared, “We have ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and, indeed, the private sector and our military.”

The federal Department of Education has advised universities nationwide to exclude race in decision-making and avoid promoting diversity efforts.

As a result, college towns around the nation, like Lawrence, have quickly begun to feel the effects of DEI clampdowns.

This decision frustrated senior Nico Bode, who plans on attending St. Olaf’s College next year.

“I find it personally frustrating

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that there’s a group of people who being returned to having those have had the privilege of attendopportunities available.” ing college and have been doing Martin said the DEI limits it for generations, who are upset contradict the advice she usually that opportunities are opening up gives to students. for other people,” Bode said.

“It feels a little bit like bullying, Since most high school seniors which I feel like we preach to our applied for scholarships in the latkids that we don’t do,” Martin er months of 2024, they avoided said. “I don’t want to be naive the most drastic effects of and say that everything the cuts. is fine because I don’t “It’s made me know that for sure. None Even so, the large realize that changes made senior Sylof us do.”

I don’t have via Oparaji, who plans on The recent DEI cuts attending Northwestern have altered the tone a SUPER University, feel uncertain. of starting college for SECURE “I feel like it’s definitely SAFETY NET Oparaji. made me more cautious. I “It’s a little daunting, to fall back feel with cuts to programs, just knowing that I’ll on.” it’s made me realize that I have to be on my own —Sylvia don’t have a super secure itself, but also deal with Oparaji, senior more hardships like this, safety net to fall back on,” Oparaji said. and that I won’t have my Many seniors from mom or dad right there LHS and Free State apply to local to give me advice,” Oparaji said. scholarships, funded by families Overall, Martin urges students in the community and local orgaand families to stay informed nizations, such as the Lawrence about how the changes will affect Rotary Club. Counselor Elizabeth them.

Martin said she is thankful for the “I just want students to be accessible opportunities these educated. I want them to be scholarships provide. knowledgeable about what their “It’s nice because it’s a small rights are and knowing their application pool. You’re just resources…I feel like people just competing against Lawrence need to know what’s out there students,” Martin said. “We work and not turn a blind eye to it,” with our donors to choose winMartin said. ners, and then we celebrate our seniors on that.”

Beaming, senior Harper Jay reAmid the cuts, Bode urges ceives a scholarship certificate. Jay students to have conversations plans to use the money to support about the changes. her studies of science in college. “I “The public can influence was really excited,” Jay said. “I actupeople’s decisions, and so I think ally thought I was going to have an if it becomes a thing that more unimportant scholarship because I people acknowledge, it would thought my essay wasn’t that good help,” Bode said. “More than that, but I’m glad that she liked it.” Photo then there’s a bigger chance of it

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Receiving the LMH health scholarship, senior Sylvia Oparaji walks toward the stage. Oparaji was awarded three scholarships at the local scholarship ceremony at Lawrence High. “I was really excited and happy, and honestly relieved because I feel like I worked really hard on the applications,” Oparaji said. Photo by Juliet Outka Proudly, senior Sylvia London receives a local scholarship.

“This scholarship helped me realize I have the potential to make a difference and that others can see my desire to make change and be involved,” London said. Photo by Juliet Outka

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The end of an era: Bye bye

COVID HIGH

The class of 2025 is the last group to have gone through LHS during the pandemic

BY BRYNDAL HOOVER THE BUDGET, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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As the 2021-2022 school year ended, restrictions drastically changed.

“It felt strange coming back to normal s it graduates, Lawrence sophomore year, but now I’ve almost forHigh School’s Class of 2025 gotten how it was to wear a mask all day,” marks the end of an era in the now senior Zana Kennedy said. school’s history: the last class The strange experiences of physical to experience high school during the and emotional separation did not last COVID-19 pandemic. forever. Expanding after the mask manIn the fall of 2021, the eager ninth date was lifted, the Class of 2025 could graders started high school under finally hug, sing and laugh districtwide mask mandate. together like normal high While face-covering require“I am so proud schoolers, without the fear ments were lifted near the of my class for of spreading disease. end of the school year, the OVERCOMING THE “Tensions were high Class of 2025 experienced freshman year, as everymost of freshman year with AWKWARDNESS body was trying to get back pandemic-era restrictions and social anxiety into the swing of being at in place, including required that came out of the school,” senior Jack Bosh masks, contact tracing and pandemic.” —Rhubarb said. “Now things are much modified social events.

Brubacher, more relaxed and there is “I never really got to senior more motivation for particknow people,” senior Isabel ipating in extra-curricular Bonee said. “I felt like their activities and other social events.” expressions and emotions were covered Despite beginning high school with with a mask.” isolating adversities, senior Rhubarb Many seniors agreed, believing their Brubacher remains proud of her peers grade had a slow start to involvement for eventually embracing all LHS has to in school spirit due to the restrictions offer. freshman year.

“I am so proud of my class for over“It was hard just simply getting coming the awkwardness and social around the school, and the masks anxiety that came out of the pandemic weren’t the only restriction,” senior and forming a great sense of communiKaliegha Johnson said. “I felt held back ty,” Brubacher said. from joining classes or clubs earlier.”

On May 20th, the Class of 2025 will Bonee thought she had missed out on finally close the book on the story of the promises of high school, and the next high school during COVID. As they walk four years felt like a complete unknown. across the stage at graduation, the se“It made me feel uneasy because the niors will carry with them the memories chances of getting COVID were high,” and challenges they overcame during Bonee said. “But then it had grown into high school amid the pandemic. this normal thing that we had to live with, which, looking back now, seems

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Seniors reminisce about their freshman year in three words only Reporting by Selah Wolfe

“New experiences, free will and different.”

—Mia Wilson, senior

“Boring, lazy and sloppy.”

—Conner Rayome, senior

“Exciting, new and interesting.”

—Ella Henry, senior

“Procrastination, exciting and informative.”

—Nico Bode, senior

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Senior cross country twins will run in college

TOGETHER

Leigham and Francis Alexander committed to run for Lawrence University

BY GRACE SANDERS REPORTER

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enior twins and cross country co-captains Francis and Leigham Alexander are distance running stars, who plan to go to the same college to run.

In the fall of 2025, both Francis and Leigham will attend Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin, and continue their careers as cross country runners.

From a young age, Francis and Leigham were influenced by their father, Sean Alexander, a fellow runner, to try out cross country.

Originally, neither of them enjoyed the sport and thought of basketball as their main priority.

“I started running. I was not good at all, but I found it as a hobby to get better for basketball, so it didn’t really matter to me…And then I didn’t have a season in eighth grade, and I kind of thought that was going to be it, because I didn’t really mind missing it. And then freshman year, I did cross country, and still, basketball was my number one,” Leigham said.

It wasn’t until sophomore year that the twins began to take running more seriously, and by senior year they were rigorously training in the off seasons and serving as cross country co-captains, along side seniors Xavier Klish, Freya Girard and Kylee Chee.

As captains, the Alexanders led the team through warm-ups, kept underclassmen motivated, and reached out as friends and mentors

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to freshmen. the summer, like waking up at 6 a.m.

“I try to be like an older friend every day and running — not a lot figure to the freshmen and sophoof people do that. So we were super mores, and then everyone else, I’ve happy,” Francis said. known them for a really long time,” When visiting colleges, the AlFrancis said. “So it’s just kind of a exanders toured Lawrence Univerfriendship. I don’t think it is as hard sity, a private college in Appleton, as any other sport, to “All the sacrifices Wisconsin. The tour, be honest. It’s a smaller we had to make in which was originally team, so it’s easier.” planned to last two hours, the summer, like ended up lasting nine Although the motivawaking up at 6am hours total. Originally, the tion came from within, every day and head cross country coach, twins had not planned Kyle Morgison played an to go to the same school, running, NOT A important role supporting LOT OF PEOPLE but Lawrence Univerthe two. The twins credit sity instantly felt like DO THAT.” their coach to pushing home. They admired the —Francis Alexander, them to become better academic opportunity, senior athletes. the overall ambiance and “There’s potential beyond just the proximity to family members. Of high school, if they really wanted it, course, the cross country scholarthrough giving the workouts and just ship sweetened the deal. trying to be as positive and influen“We just kind of decided on it,” tial as possible, in terms of acknowlLeigham said. “And the coach, the edging their accomplishments and team, the school itself, the teachers, correcting when they’re not doing the class size, like, it all worked out. well, or helping them through hard And I also have family up in Wistimes,” Morgison said. consin, so I’m up there quite a bit, The highly anticipated first cross and I just love it there, so I’m really country meet of the season was excited. It really all worked out.” located on the Congo Trail in ManRunning hard, senior Leigham Alexhattan. In the 2024 season, the boys ander concludes the last mile of the varsity team ranked 12th overall, Rim Rock Farm invitational on Sept coming in last place. This year, the 27. “My team and coaches motivate team’s sacrifice, hard work and early me to run; it makes the hard days easy morning training sessions, all paid when you have a supportive squad off. The team came in first, with five behind you,” Alexander said. “I like runners placing in the top 20. the different courses. It’s nice to have “I was pretty emotional then, but a variety of terrain, makes it way more it was just because that was our first fun than running on a track.” Photo by race after all the summer training, so Fin Tholen all the sacrifices we had to make in

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Dripping in sweat, senior Francis Alexander recovers after his race on Sept.

9 at Rim Rock Farm in 2023. Alexander enjoyed the competitive aspect of running cross country. “There are 150 plus people in a race and only one can win,” Alexander said. Photo by Fin Tholen Gasping for air, senior Leigham Alexander recovers with senior Xavier Klish after the boy’s varsity race on Oct. 19, 2023, at Rim Rock. Alexander ran cross country all four years of high school. “I have… dropped my time from freshman year by over six minutes,” Alexander said. Photo

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From dance to art, senior finds different forms of

EXPRESSION After starting in ballet, senior Celeste Stinson finds a new artistic outlet through painting

BY RUBY FLANNER REPORTER

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enior Celeste Stinson once considered ballet her most expressive art form— until she discovered painting.

What began as a high school art class quickly became a powerful form of art, for Stinson, influencing her expression in dance in complex ways she had not explored.

Stinson has won regional awards for her artwork, including first place in Topeka’s Youth Art Month and national recognition in the Scholastic Art and Writing competition.

“For so many years of my life, ballet and dance were the way I expressed myself,” Stinson said. “I felt like I could be myself when I was dancing and performing, and I felt like it represented me. I’d always liked drawing, but I had never considered art as a way to express

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myself.”

Soon, Stinson graduated from pencils on paper and began working with acrylic and oil paints. She quickly gained confidence with new materials and techniques.

“Celeste has an ability to hyper-focus on details,” art teacher Tod Poteet said. “She’s able to very quickly render and capture the reality of a space or a form.”

In just the past year, peers and mentors have marked Stinson’s growth as remarkable and impressive.

“In the last year alone, she’s just sort of exploded,” Poteet said. “Her rendering skills, her confidence in oil painting, and her ability to compose more complicated compositions and more conceptual communications in her work have just continued to grow.”

Ballet is a critical source of inspiration in Stinson’s work. Her art often reflects both the

elegance and emotional weight of the dance world.

“I feel like not a lot of people know exactly what goes on, especially at a high school level,” friend and fellow ballet dancer junior Bella Maletsky said. “I think there’s definitely some underlying themes about body image and how dancers are treated by teachers and casting.

Her art is really impactful for people who are involved in dance.”

Creating that kind of impact is exactly what motivates Stinson.

“It means a lot when people are like ‘This piece is so important to me,’ or ‘This represents exactly how I feel,” Stinson said. “That’s really nice, because that’s ultimately what it’s about.”

At work, senior Celeste Stinson paints in Todd Poteet’s art classroom. Photo by Aubrie Magnuson

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Hatuna Fermata hits a final

NOTE

NEXT UP

Barbershop quartet completes three years of collaboration, performing

BY RHUBARB BRUBACHER LHSBUDGET.COM, CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

mance presents unique challenge for the singers.

“I like how exposed it is, since each person is the only one singing their part and the parts can get really challenging. It’s pushed me to be a better singer,” Grant said. eniors Thomas and Asher Sikes, Parker Lopez The format of barbershop musical scoring is and Cooper Grant recently performed “If it weren’t unique, with each number swelling to a grand for the last time in their barbershop for him ending. Sikes always looks forward to these draquartet, “Hatuna Fermata.” matic finishes.

Their work started in second semester of their THROWING “My favorite part of barbershop music is freshman year when choral director Dwayne THE FOUR always the very end of each song. There’s a big Dunn brought the four of them together and proOF US spectacular climax at the end of each barbershop posed they start a barbershop group that would TOGETHER song, usually called a tag,” Sikes said. “It always continue through and shape the rest of their time . . .we never makes me feel satisfied and accomplished afterat LHS. would have ward.”

“Dr. Dunn really got me into the idea, he called From the Lied Center to Nashville, Hatuna Cooper and I into his room and threw the idea out gotten to Fermata has sung on many impressive stages. there, and we just ran with it,” Lopez said. “Everywhere we are Throughout their successes as a group, Hatuna one was immediately on board.” now.

Fermata remains thankful to Dunn for starting it The four were also inspired by a previous —Thomas Sikes, all. group of seniors who performed in a barbershop senior “Freshman year I had no idea what barberquartet back during the 2021-22 school year. shop music even was,” Sikes said. “If it weren’t for him “I remember hearing them sing at various choir perforthrowing the four of us together and putting music in our mances that year and wanting to be like them someday,” hands, we never would’ve gotten to where we are now.”

Grant said.

To Grant, the A cappella style of barbershop perfor-

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Harmonizing, seniors Cooper Grant, Asher Sikes, Thomas Sikes and Parker Lopez perform “Spend My Life With You” during Showtime.

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Kitchenettes continue barbershop at LHS Reporting

by Clare Lindemeyer

Zoe DeBoard, sophomore, discusses the group that also includes Ace Jaeger, Pilar Sphabmixay and Isabel Luellen FORMATION “Dr Dunn played a video for us. And then Pilar turned around and she looked at me, and she was like, ‘You're going to be in it.’ And I was like, ‘OK.’ ” FOLLOWING HATUNA FERMATA “It's a little scary, because they already have, like, so much reputation, and like, people know how good they are, and I feel like they're kind of expecting us to get to that level.”

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Stepping into the

SPOTLIGHT

Dancers perform long-awaited senior solos for ballet company

BY CHANNING MORSE LHSBUDGET.COM CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

seniors did a final senior bow as well as played a video interview before they performed. The arts center usually pays someone to compose the videos, but with recent budget cuts, Stinson took it upon herself to deliver the special messages. hree LHS seniors performed solos “They didn’t have enough money to do during the end of year dance showcase those videos this year to employ someone. So at the Lawrence Arts Center.

I offered to just make them myself for free, beZana Kennedy, Rhubarb Brubacher cause they’re such an integral part of the senior and Celeste Stinson are all members of Lawrence showcase,” Stinson said.

Ballet Theatre. Their solos served as a celebration Brubacher, Kennedy and Stinson had all been of their years dancing at the arts center. dancing at the center since they were children.

Each dancer chose a song and theme for their Growing up dancing ballet not only shaped who solo, working with a mentor to put their piece they are as people, but also taught together. The students got to work them vital life lessons like discipline with a choreographer or choreo“Hard work and and commitment. graph their own dance, and had SHOWING UP “I think having somewhere that mentors who were dance teachers at CONSISTENTLY I had to be every day for that many the center. really does pay off.” years that I really treated like a “I’m going to try to choreograph —Rhubarb Brubacher, job made it easy for me to commit it myself,” senior Celeste Stinson myself to things when I really care senior said. “We’re going to see how that about them and understand that goes. I’m not really a choreographer, hard work and showing up consisso I might have to employ one of the teachers last tently really does pay off at any job,” Brubacher minute to help me.” said.

The dancers choose a song and an atmo-

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sphere that they wished to dance to.

“I wanted to feel very bittersweet with an upper tone of happy, because a lot of the time that is kind of what hits you hardest in the chest,” senior Zana Kennedy said. “When it’s happy, but you know how sad it is for the person doing it and for the people who they’re leaving. And so that’s very much the vibe I wanted to give.”

Along with performing their solos, the Cheesing for the camera, senior Rhubarb Brubacher poses with senior Celeste Stinson after her performance in the Kansas Nutcracker. “It’s a really special thing to find such a community within dance,” Brubacher said.

“We have kind of all come to act like siblings.” Photo contributed

by Rhubarb Brubacher Beaming, a young Celeste

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Striking her final pose, senior Zana Kennedy completes her performance of Pas de Quatre, or the “Step of Four,” alongside her senior peers.

“It was a really cool process,” Kennedy said.

“To just be able to dance with three of your best friends …it was a really magical experience.”

Photo contributed by Zana Kennedy

Stinson smiles alongside Zana Kennedy after her performance in Annie. “Dancing with the same group of people for seven years has definitely bonded us intensely,” Stinson said.

“We’ve gone through everything together, and I truly don’t know who I’d be without the friendships I’ve formed.” Photo contributed by Zana Kennedy

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ON POINT(E) Senior ballerinas quickly wear out their pointe shoes as they stay on their toes Reporting by Aubrie Magnuson

CELESTE STINSON

How many pointe shoes do you own?

“A lot. Too many to count.

Probably at least 40 pairs.

Maybe 50. I started dancing on point in 2018, so it’s been like six or seven years worth of shoes.”

Where do you store your pointe shoes?

“I just keep them in a box. I have a big plastic box that’s in my room that’s just full of old shoes. I mean I could throw them away, but its sad because it’s so much waste. I feel bad throwing them away, so I just keep them in a box.”

RHUBARB BRUBACHER How many pointe shoes do you own?

“Let’s say I started getting new pointe shoes at the beginning of 2019. That’s five years. One pair per month. That’s 60.”

What different kinds do you wear?

“I’ve pretty much worn the exact same shoe since I was 12, but they all have different names written in them. So every time I get a new pair of shoes I name them something topical so I remember where they’re from, so it’s like characters from a show I’m watching or something I’ve been thinking about.”

ZANA KENNEDY How many pointe shoes do you own?

“I probably have around 40, maybe 50 pairs of dead pointe shoes. I have a picture of them hanging on my wall.”

Where do you store your pointe shoes?

“I hang them on my wall in a big bouquet. I just want to keep them as a memento of how much time I’ve dedicated to this activity.”

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FINAL PUSH

Seniors share their experiences with seniorites Reporting by Hayden Carr

“I just kind of think about the END and realize it’s almost over so I try to CONVINCE myself to keep going because I only have like one month left.”

—Katie Daughtery, senior

“I only have a bit left and I’ve done it pretty much my whole life so I can get through a FEW MORE WEEKS.” —Thomas Basham, senior

"“I just think about how LITTLE TIME I have left so I just show up to school” —Jaina Poettker, senior

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"I’m really ready to get out. I feel very TRAPPED like I could be doing a lot more advanced stuff.”

—Xayden Cromedy, senior

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Students fight the last battle as

SENIORS Second semester brings senioritis. The good news? It’s beatable.

BY BRYNDAL HOOVER THE BUDGET, CO-EDITOR IN CHIEF

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s the end of high school gets closer, many seniors start to experience what’s commonly known as

senioritis.

Some symptoms of senioritis are a noticeable drop in motivation, focus and effort. At first, it might seem funny or like a normal rite of passage — something every senior just goes through. But in reality, senioritis can have serious consequences if left unchecked.

Senioritis often begins as procrastination, which quickly snowballs into missed assignments and falling behind. That “I’m over it” attitude kicks in, and suddenly the drive that carried students through years of hard work starts to fade. With graduation on the horizon and plans for life after high school becoming more real, it’s tempting to just want to coast through the final months.

Giving in to senioritis, however, can lead to grades dropping and finishing high school with results

that don’t reflect a student’s full trying to finish the present. potential. And it’s not just about The good news? Senioritis isn’t pride; colleges do look at final tranpermanent, and it’s definitely scripts. A sharp decline in academic beatable. Staying organized, setting performance at the end of small, managehigh school could lead to able goals, and lost scholarships, rescinded finding ways to admissions, or a weaker start stay engaged can “Senioritis often to college. help. Keep your BEGINS AS One of the more serious routine steady, aspects of senioritis is burnPROCRASTINATION, stay involved in out. Seniors have spent years which snowballs into the activities that juggling school, extracurricenergize you, and missed assignments ular activities, part-time jobs, don’t be afraid and falling behind.” and their personal lives. By to lean on your —Bryndal Hoover, this point, many are emotionsupport system, senior ally and physically exhausted. whether it’s friends, Add the pressure of college teachers, family, or applications, future decisions, counselors. and the emotional weight of Seniors often saying goodbye to friends and teachfind themselves trying to “lock in” at ers, and it’s no surprise that motivathe very last second, which is never tion starts to slip. ideal. But the truth is, you’re almost Senioritis can also take a toll on there. You’ve put in the effort for over mental health. The final months of a decade; why stop short now? Push senior year are filled with a mix of through the finish line. Once you emotions: excitement about what’s walk up and receive your diploma, next, anxiety about the unknown, you’ll know you truly earned it. And and sometimes sadness about leavthat feeling? It’s worth every ounce ing behind what’s familiar. It can feel of effort in these final months. like you’re stuck in a game of limbo: one foot in the future, and one still

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Goodbye and thank you Lawrence High

BY ZANA KENNEDY THE BUDGET EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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ear Lawrence High School.

When I first entered 21st Century Journalism as a 15-year-old new to the public school system, I had no idea what I was about to be sucked into. Joining journalism was a completely different environment from the Lawrence High I had come to know as a freshmen With tight professional deadlines (mostly), bonding activities like staff Jeopardy and a chaotic world of inside jokes that I barely had time to wrap my head around, it was safe to say I was out of my comfort zone.

However, through the chaos, I began to have my stories published, and slowly started using a voice I didn’t know existed through writing articles. Slowly, through this process, I started to gain confidence, took on leadership roles in journalism

and out of it, and became more authentically myself. I made friends I will never forget, worked in an environment that taught me what the real workforce looks like, and was able to expand and excel in my favorite activity, writing, in AP style.

I owe journalism so much, and journalism would not exist without the student body. Thank you for sticking with us through a crazy four years from entering with masks to iPads to nine snow days. I am so grateful for every time you clicked on our online articles and every copy of The Budget that you took the time to leaf through.

More than that, thank you for letting us share your experiences, your accomplishments and your voices that make the field of journalism possible in and out of high school. Every staffer and I will be forever grateful for that.

Signing off, Zana Kennedy

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Smiling wide, senior Brynnae Johnson walks her dog at school during senior prank week on May 7. “I enjoyed bringing my dog because she is like my best friend,” Johnson said. “I was happy to see her get excited to meet new people.”

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