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ISSUE 11

30 JUNE 2020

CELEBRATING 80 YEARS OF STUDENT NEWS

MIR|ROR

REFLECTING ON LLA SINCE 1940 LOMA LINDA ACADEMY NEWS

Table of

CONTENTS 03 Briefs 04 Senior Shout-Outs 08 Consecration 14 Baccalaureate 16 Drive Thru Grad 24 Commencement 27 Guess the Senior Editor-in-Chief Noah Hernandez

Mirror Staff

Cover by: Josefine Garcia Issue Photos by: Sara Gillespie Scott Guptill Kate Lewis Danelle Taylor Johnston Gene Oswald

Copy Editor Olivia Kim

Designer Linlin Liu

Designer Alyka Mendoza

Photographer Melissa Gomez

Reporter Ethan Cruz

Reporter Emeka Ikechukwu

Reporter Natalia Rojas

Sponsor Danelle Taylor Johnston

Publisher Iveth Valenzuela

Briefs 3

2020 Graduation Weekend

Due to Coronavirus all services were held online, except for a Sunday morning drive through commencement. Class night was cancelled except for the memory video and baby senior video, also streamed online. Seniors did receive their diploma in person at a drive through commencement with their families, one car per senior. Events can be viewed at: lla.org/graduation-2020

Class of 2021 Senior Officers

President — Allison Rhee Vice President — Nathan Terrado Religious Vice President — Javan Knowlton Social Vice President — Lauren Vitangcol Secretary — Trevor Samples Public Relations Secretary — Elise Chuquimia Treasirer — Chloe Herrick Parliamentarian — Gabby Mawikere Class Historian — Allison Connelly Technical Coordinator — Tomorrow Xu Spirit Leader — Aidan Walls Senator — Kay Santos Senator — Kylee Uway Senator — Danielle Que Senator — Joseph Park Senator — Diana Lozano

Summer Arts & Cultural Experiences (SACE) More information here:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/2ajw973l9spge/

We’ll Miss You!

The following K-12 teachers and staff will be no longer with us next year. They have been a crucial part of LLA & they will be greatly missed by their students and colleagues . Rose Anjejo Spring Benfield John Chen Joyce Christoffel Ryan Codington Gary Eggers Charlie Garcia Warren Jarrard Robert Johnston Juliana Khoury Pendeza Lawrence

Maria Medley Brenda Mohr Robyn Mendoza Dana Miller Michelle Savino Steve Simons Christy Solis Kirk Udvardi Elba Vega Kayloni West Cheriese Wilson

Coronavirus Update

According to Worldometer, global coronavirus cases are at 10,505,399 and deaths are at 510,874 as of 30 June 2020, 18:55 GMT.

Freshie Book’s New Name

The Freshie Book was created by Laura Ballou, Tori Hiatt, Kristen Kim, Edel Pnadjaitan, & Judy Xu in College English in 2014. It is a resource for new LLA students from current students’ perspectives. It updated & designed by the Mirror staff. Its new name is: Crash Course to LLA.

Senior Shout-Outs To: Andrea Gonzalez You’ve made this year unforgettable. Thank you for always being such a loving and caring sister. Have fun in college, I’ll miss walking around school with you. From: Ana Gonzalez To: Besha Osias Thank you for the many laughs and memories we’ve had, I’m going to miss you so much. Have fun in college iamamazing33! From: Ana Gonzalez To: Alex Fillman Hey Alex, thank you for all the insight that you gave me on being an officer and also on playing the saxophone. I hope the Coronavirus doesn’t let you down. From: Viggo Patrona To: Savanna Garcia It has been a blast having you in TIE class with us. Wishing you all the best in this next stage of your life. From: Aiden Stone

To: Lexie Langford Thank you for being a great cousin. I am very sorry that the end of your senior year is terrible. From: Morgan Walls To: Kayla Bugayong Kayla!! Thanks for being a great senior to me! It was fun being on the softball team together! Thank you for always believing in me and giving me motivation! You are so pretty and you always make me laugh! I am glad that I got to know you this year! I will miss you so much! I hope you have a fun time in college! Ily! From: Allison Kim To: Yuna Joe Hey Yuna! Thank you for being so nice to me! It was super fun getting to know you this year! You are so pretty and very athletic! Thank you for being a fun person to be around! I will miss you so much next year! Hope you have a fun time in college! Ily! <3 From: Allison Kim

To: Kayla Casas Hi Kayla! Thank you for being super nice to me this year! It was fun getting to know you and doing bat tricks with you! ;) You are so nice, pretty, and funny! I will miss you so much next year! I hope you have a great time in college! ILY <3 From: Allison Kim

To: Katie Ko Katie! Thank you for being such a great unnie to me! You are so pretty and funny! Thank you for always making me smile and laugh whenever I needed it! I will miss you so so much! I hope you have a fun time in college! ILYSM! From: Allison Kim

To: Joanna Shelim Hi Jo! Thanks for being so nice to me this year! You are so funny, pretty, and athletic! You are such a fun person to be around and always make me smile! I will miss you so much next year! I hope you have a great time in college! Love you! <3 From: Allison Kim

To: Sinjin Lane Sinjin! You make the best pizza. I’m gonna miss you! From: Lauren Vitangcol

To: Krys Checo Hey Krys! Thank you for being so nice to me and helping me so much these past 2 years! It was fun being your bassoon buddy in band and laughing so much together! I will miss you so much next year! Hope you have a great time in college! <3 From: Allison Kim To: Besha Osias Hey Besh! I love and miss you so much. Thanks for being the realest! From: Isabella Fick To: Linlin Liu Linlin! Thank you for being so nice and understanding to me! It was fun TAing together for Mrs. Pope. Thank you for always making me feel better when I needed it! I am going to miss you so much next year! Have a good time in college! <3 From: Allison Kim To: Connor Church Thanks for being my friend since your freshman year. :) From: Ari Williams To: Savanna Garcia Thank you for everything and I miss you so much. It’s crazy how we are graduating. Hopefully I can see you soon and I wish you the best in college! <3 From: Maddy Adorador To: Krys Checo Krys, ever since you’ve come into my life, it’s been nothing but good times. I remember meeting you in seventh grade through Dr. Carter and I immediately thought that you were super nice. You asked me questions and made me feel welcome into the group. When I was in 8th grade, I got into orchestra and you were so nice to me. This is when I started to get to know you. I will never forget the memories we’ve had in orchestra. From rehearsals spent silently laughing at the strings or whatever dumb thing Alex was doing, it was great. On tour,

5 you were always so fun to hang out with and I can’t thank you enough. This year, you’ve become like my third parent and I’ll miss that. You helped me get introduced to Campus Ministries and FND and were there for me when I needed to rant. I feel like I have gotten to know you over these years and High School won’t be the same for me without you. I’ll miss you more than you know. I just want to thank you for all the after orchestra boba trips and stupid shenanigans. Don’t forget me dude and you better come visit me once in a while. I love you so much dude!!! -Your Annoying Freshie From: Maddie Condon To: Samuel Chapman I just want to say thank you. I only met you this year, but you’ve always been so nice and supportive of me. You’re so funny and kind and such a good leader. Thank you for letting me sit with you and your friends during lunch when my friends were in meetings or I couldn’t find them. Thank you for always being willing to help and being at practice for FND. Thank you for letting me rant and giving me a hug when I needed it. I really trust you and I hope that you won’t forget me and you’ll come visit from wherever you’re going to college. I’ll really miss you and I wish you the best in everything you do. I’m going to miss you so much next year. Thank you again for being so amazing and supportive. From: Maddie Condon To: Hayley Walker Knowing you these past 5 years has been a blessing. Thank you for everything, for the jokes, advice, anecdotes and greetings. I know you’re going to do well in the world, so have fun while you’re out there. From: Noah Hernandez To: Lynelle Bathan Lynelle! You are so inspiring and I’m so glad we’re friends! I’m going to miss you a lot. :( From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Michael Kelly I want to thank you for always being nice to me. From sitting with your friend group during lunch to letting me vent my problems to you after school to helping me learn how to play Smash, you’ve done so much for me and I can’t thank you enough. Thank you helping me be a better member of the media team at ReGen. Thank you

for always being down to hang out with Zadie and I at church and letting us tag along and just be weird. You’re so smart and just a really good human being. I’m honestly really going to miss you being at school, even though I’ll probably see you at church. Thank you for being like an older brother to me and giving the best advice. I know that you’ll go far in life and that you’ll be successful. I’ll really miss you and I hope that you won’t forget me. I hope to see you around and I already know that you’re going to cure cancer. Thank you for everything. From: Maddie Condon To: Alyka Mendoza Dear Alyka, I don’t really know you that well, but I just want to thank you for being so nice to me. From occasionally sitting with you guys at lunch or ReGen, you’ve always been kind and welcoming to me and I want to thank you for that. I also want to thank you for letting me hang around with you guys during Walla Walla College Days because I didn’t have any other friends there when my brother was up there. I hope you won’t forget me and I hope you’ll come visit sometimes from wherever you’ll go to college. I know you’ll be successful in whatever you do and I’ll miss you. From: Maddie Condon To: Marc Ejurango I’ve only known you since last year, but I just want to thank you for what you’ve done. Thank you for letting me sit with you at lunch. Thank you for letting me talk to you at orchestra and any other random time. I hope you won’t forget me and I hope you’ll come to visit everyone once in awhile. Thank you for what you’ve done for me and I’ll miss you. From: Maddie Condon To: Olivia Kim Olivia! I love you so much! I’m so glad we became close because of Pro Musica. I’m going to miss you so much!!! From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Shailani Skoretz Shai! I’m gonna miss you so much next year. I love you!! Thank you for always bringing positivity and sunshine into my life. From: Lauren Vitangcol

To: Nicole Kim Nicole!! You inspire me so much! You are so hardworking, caring, and genuine to everyone around you. I’m going to miss you! From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Elden Borillo Elden! Thank you for being my best friend. I appreciate you a lot and I’m really going to miss you! From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Chad Napod Chad! Thanks for always making me laugh! You’re a great friend! I’m going to miss you! From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Kaya Palitang Kaya! I’m going to miss you and your laugh so much! Best of luck in college! From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Samuel Chapman Sammy, you’ve given me so many good memories since I came to this school! Remember all the good times we had in FND? Please remember to come visit us once in a while at FND and I’m really going to miss you! From: Abby Inostroza

To: Meeho Serrano Meeho! Pro Musica is going to be so different next year without you, but best of luck in college! From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Kayla Casas Kayla! You are so compassionate and kind to everyone. I love you, and best of luck in college! From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Vin Jung Vin! I’m gonna miss you! Thanks for all the sushi, lol. From: Lauren Vitangcol To: Bri Garcia I’m going to miss you so much next year! We had so many great memories, and I can’t believe you’re off to college. You’re my partner in crime. <3 From: Leilani Calixto

6 To: Lisa Mcbride My stooge! You are always someone I can turn to whenever I need advice. I always laugh when I’m with you. Love you! From: Leilani Calixto

To: Connor Church Hi dude, thanks for being my best friend these past two years. I will miss making fun of you. Have fun in college! From: Allison Rhee

To: Maddy Adorador Hey Maddy! Thank you for always making me laugh and for being such a great friend. I will miss you so much! From: Allison Rhee

To: Luke Cotton Lukeee. Thank you for everything you have done for me over the past two years. You never fail to make me laugh, and I couldn’t do high school without you. Thanks for being an amazing best friend. I’m going to miss you. From: Allison Rhee

To: Alexis Gonzalez My Mexican bestie! Somehow, whenever we’re together we are always dancing. I love how you always put a smile on my face. You help me out through my hard times, and I’m going to miss you. From: Leilani Calixto To: Kayla Bugayong Kaylaaa!! Next year is not going to be the same without you. I am so glad I got to be in a class with you. Thanks for always brightening my day when I was super stressed out. Love you! From: Allison Rhee To: Lynelle Bathan Hey Lynelle, thank you for being such a great role model and an amazing friend. I am going to miss you so much! From: Allison Rhee To: Yuna Joe, Jo Shelim, Shailani Skoretz, Wilson Hannawi, Besha Osias, Josh Tsai, Andrea Gonzalez, Chad Napod, Kayla Casas, Maddy Adorador, Lexi Langford, Luke Cotton, Nicole Kim, Brett Strauss, Isaac Chen, Micah Solar I’m wishing you guys the best as you continue your journey. I’m going to miss seeing you guys around. Thank you for impacting my life and for inspiring me. From: Soobin Jeon To: Besha Osias You are (of course) my math buddy, and so much more! I’m going to miss all of our fun math times! You’re always there to help me out, and you looked out for me in basketball. I’m going to miss being able to see you everyday. From: Leilani Calixto

To: Michael Kelly Ah, Mikey. You’ve taught me many lessons over the past two years. It’s a shame I can’t remember most of them, lol. I know you’ll succeed big in life, and you’ll make a lot of people happy. Thank you for always cheering me up and having heart to heart conversations with me. I’ll miss you. Take care of you and that big brain of yours. Love ya. :) From: Halina Velasquez To: Yuna Joe I remember when we were little making flowers and yelling at each other. I going to miss our talks and laughing at each other. Have fun in college and thanks for being such an amazing role model. Love you! From: Allison Rhee To: Nicole Kim Hi bestie, I love you so much. Come visit me when you go off to college. Thank you for always being there! From: Allison Rhee To: Katie Ko Eun Bee! You are so kind and amazing. Thank you for all the amazing memories and laughs. I going to miss you so much. From: Allison Rhee To: Karina Lim Hi Unnie! Thank you for everything you’ve done for me over the years. You have helped me through so much and you are an amazing role model. I will miss you so much! From: Allison Rhee

To: Brett Strauss BrEtttTT, I will miss you so much. Thank you for always knowing how to cheer me up. Have fun in college and call me often, please! From: Allison Rhee To: Joanna Shelim Jo! You are such an inspiration. Thank you for all of your encouraging words. I’m going to miss you so much! From: Allison Rhee To: Kayla Casas It’s crazy how we are graduating. I’m going to miss going to school with you. I LOVE AND MISS YA <3 From: Maddy Adorador To: Alyka Mendoza Thank you for always being sweet and bringing a smile to my face. I wish you the best of luck in the future! From: Emeka Ikechukwu To: Krys Checo Hey Krys! This year has been so much fun getting to know you. I remember in band when you got elected president. I already knew how passionate you are about music. I remember reality check when we were getting ready for the production. That was literally so much fun. Remember when we decided to sign up for a time to set up for band? Setting up was so much fun, as well as getting boba together (even though you left early). These aren’t a whole lot of memories but they were some of the best. I hope college treats you well and I hope to see you soon! From: Gabby Benzor To: Wilson Hannawi WIlsonnnn! Thank you for always being there for me through everything. I can’t believe you are moving across the country, haha. I’m going to miss you. From: Allison Rhee To: Krys Checo You truly made this year so memorable, from the late night trips to Del Taco to just vibing to music on drives. Thanks for making the year so memorable. From: Ross Gurule

To: Conner Thall Hi! Thanks for always making sure I am okay. I’m going to miss you making fun of me. Have fun in college and don’t forget to call! From: Allison Rhee To: Roberth Arriola Thanks for always managing to make Jess, Abby, Autumn and I laugh. We’re going to miss you next year. Hopefully you’ll fulfill your dream (illusion) of being 6 feet tall (not going to happen). You’ve better keep in contact. From: Halina Velasquez To: Abduel Eliamani Thanks for the Chick-Fil-A, it was much appreciated. You will be missed. From: Ashley Bvundura To: Conner Thall Thanks for taking me places and being one of the first seniors to welcome me. From: Ari Williams To: Samuel Chapman Thank you for being there for me and just making me smile even when I’m having a bad day. I’ll miss you so much. I hope you take care of yourself. Stay safe in college! :) From: Halina Velasquez To: Sarah Saade Who knew I would be so close to you? I miss going out to eat and blasting music in our cars after school! I wish you the best at CBU! Love ya! From: Maddy Adorador To: Kayla Bugayong Future roomie, we are going to have a blast in college. Who would’ve thought we would be roommates? I can’t wait for the adventures to come. I’m so excited! I love ya! <3 From: Maddy Adorador To: Andie Nelson Andie! I’m so proud of you and all of the hard work you have put in throughout high school. I know I will miss you tons when you go off to college, but our friendship will only strengthen! Love you so much! <3 From: Lauren Ashlock

To: Nikki Nelson Nik! I have been so blessed to have such a wholesome friend like you. I know you will do great things in college and you will inspire many throughout your life. I’m proud of you and I love you tons. <3 From: Lauren Ashlock To: Sydney Nelson Syd! It’s been so much fun being able to have a friend like you to work with and get so close to. You are such a strong and inspiring person to be around. I will miss you so much when you go to college, but I know this friendship isn’t going anywhere. I love you!<3 From: Lauren Ashlock To: Lauren Jones Congrats on graduating dude! I have honestly enjoyed getting to know you this past year. Reality Check would not have been the same without you, and neither would it have worked. Good luck on this next part of your life, have fun a million miles away. From: Noah Hernandez To: Samuel Chapman Thank you so much for always being kind and understanding. You really have left a positive impact on our school. From: Noah Hernandez To: Besha Osias Thanks for being like my older sister and taking me under your wing! :) From: Ari Williams To: Ethan Cruz, Olivia Kim, Linlin Liu, Alyka Mendoza, Thanks for a great year on the Mirror Staff. Congratulations on your graduation and blessings to you in your next adventures. You will always be Mirror family. We look forward to your visits. From: Ms. TJ

Senior Shout-Outs

Consecration 8

Friday, 5 June 2020 (pre-recorded and streamed online)

Officer Ceremony Passing the torch to the class of â€˜21 senior officers

Baccalaureate 14

Sabbath, 6 June 2020 (pre-recorded and streamed online)

Drive Thru Grad 16

Sunday, 7 June 2020 Live & In Person

Commencement 24

Sunday, 7 June 2020 (pre-recorded and streamed online)

Guess the Senior NAME THAT SENIOR ByAlyka AlykaMendoza Mendoza By

How well do you know the class of 2020? Test out your knowledge, luck, or both before checking the answers at the end.

Answer Key: 19. Michael 19. Michael Kelly 35. Dean Nicholas 20. Karenna Lee Rohmer 21. Hudson 21. Hudson Stuck 36. Katie Ko 22. Natalia Ruiz 37. Alex Alex Fillman 23. John Suh 38. Haley Walker 24. Samuel Chap- 39. Olivia Kim man 40. Natalie John25. Alyka Mendoston za 41. Lauren 41. Lauren Ortiz 26. Nelsons 42. Joanna Shelim 27. Micah Micah Soler 43. Janelyn Ja28. Ethan Cruz bonillo 29. Josiah Head- 44. Rekha Isaac ley 45. Fiona Lin 30. Ellie Chang 46. Shailani Sko31. Krys 31. Krys Checo retz 32. Elden Borillo 47. Joshua Joshua Tongpo 33. Linlin Liu 48. Brett Strauss 34. Karina Lim 49. Marc Ejurango

50. Lauren Jones 51. Michael 51. Michael Kelly 52. Karenna Lee 53. Hudson Stuck 54. Natalia Ruiz 55. John Suh 56. Samuel Chapman 57. Alyka Alyka Mendoza 58. Nelsons 59. Micah Soler 60. Ethan Cruz 61. Josiah 61. Josiah Headley 62. Ellie Chang 63. Krys Checo 64. Elden Borillo

Linlin Liu Karina Lim Dean Rohmer Katie Ko Alex Fillman Haley Walker Olivia Kim Natalie Johnston Lauren Ortiz Joanna Shelim Janelyn Jabonillo Rekha Isaac Fiona Lin Shailani Skoretz

15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.

Joshua Tongpo Brett Strauss Marc Ejurango Lauren Jones Michael Kelly Karenna Lee Hudson Stuck Natalia Ruiz John Suh Samuel Chapman Alyka Mendoza Nelsons Micah Soler Ethan Cruz

29. 30. 31. 32.

1. Linlin Liu 2. Karina Lim 3. Dean Nicholas Rohmer 4. Katie Ko 5. Alex Fillman 6. Haley Walker 7. Olivia Kim 8. Natalie Johnston 9. Lauren Ortiz 10. Joanna 10. Joanna Shelim 11. Janelyn Jabonillo 12. Rekha 12. Rekha Isaac 13. Fiona 13. Fiona Lin 14. Shailani 14. Shailani Skoretz 15. Joshua 15. Joshua Tongpo 16. Brett 16. Brett Strauss 17. Marc 17. Marc Ejurango 18. Lauren Jones 18. Lauren

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ANSWERS

Josiah Headley Ellie Chang Krys Checo Elden Borillo