spotlight|Big sib, little sib courtesy of lacy mccleskey
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Freshmen join their senior siblings for a year together in high school courtesy of lacy mccleskey
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ome people tell them that they look exactly alike, while other people tell them that they don’t even look related. Nevertheless, senior Lacy McCleskey and her sister, freshman Caroline McCleskey, are as close as sisters come and are excited to be in
high school together. “I actually really like her,” Lacy said. “So it’s good because we get to spend more time together.” One of the things the two sisters are most excited to experience together this year is swim team. This will be Lacy’s fourth year and Caroline’s first. “I’m looking forward to sharing swim team and the things they do, like pasta dinners,” Caroline said. Lacy’s one piece of advice for Caroline has nothing to do with school work or sports, but with the crowded Oakton hallways. “She told me to learn how to shove people,” Caroline said, causing Lacy to laugh. “She’s too timid in the hallways,” Lacy said. “She waits and you can’t get anywhere if you do that.”
Elias and Miles Lindsey
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enior Miles Lindsey is in his fourth year at Oakton, but this school year will be different from all his others. This is because he gets to share his last hurrah as a cougar with his younger brother, freshman Elias Lindsey. “I like having an older sibling [at Oakton] because he walks me through it and makes it easier,” Elias said. Miles, joking around with Elias, had something else to say about the situation. “I dislike [being at the same school] because he might tell my parents something that I don’t want them to know.” Just like any other siblings, the Lindsey brothers have their similarities and differences. They are both competitive athletes, but they differ from each other when it comes to their personalities. “I think he’s more outgoing and I’m more quiet and self-reserved,” Miles said. “But we dress similar and we both have the same interests in sports.” Both brothers replied “indoor track” at the same time after considering what moments they were excited to share together. courtesy of miles lindsey
They’ve found their Prince Charming
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Katie Veltman & Dale Good KV: “He loves to surprise
me; he’ll drop by and bring me flowers or food. He’s just charming like that.”
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Lindsey Shields & Brian McDaid BM: “Our couple spot? Probably Narnia.”
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Danielle Smith & Jack Chapman DS: “We love going to the beach together, we’ve been twice. We both love the water. It’s our favorite place.”
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Caitlin Yee & Chris Suh
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Sarah Heier & Connor Fagan SH: “He looks so big and scary,
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Jia Rodgers & Gray Liddell “They’re so cute. Their love is like the colors of the wind.” FRIEND TAYLOR MANLEY:
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Bridget Carroll & Colin Richey CR: “Our best date? One time we went to see Django.” BC: “No, we went row boating at Burke Lake.”
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Caroline and Lacy McCleskey
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RD: “We like to go on picnics;
we’ll just pick a random field for the day or night.”