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Fun Facts About Paynesville High School’s Class of 2014 (Based on surveys from 23 members of the Class of 2014.)
•The Class of 2014 averages about 110 texts per day. The most •October may be considered the spookiest month of the year, common numbers were 100 texts and 5 texts a day, but one it’s also the birthday month for 4 seniors, the most common, fol- senior simply reported they texted “a lot.” lowed by December (3) and April (3). •Nearly every senior (22 of 23) uses Facebook. They average 960 •Nine out of ten members of the Class of 2014 are currently 18 friends, with a high of 10,200 and a low of 100. “Too many,” said one senior. years of age. •The most common birthplace for the class is Paynesville (9) •Three out of four seniors Tweet. followed by St. Cloud (6) and Willmar (3). Only one class •Five times as many seniors spend more time each day online member reported being born out of state in North Dakota. than watching TV. “All day,” wrote one senior about using the •11 seniors are the youngest in their family, 6 the oldest, and 6 internet, “on my phone.” Another quarter of seniors spends roughly the same amount of time online as watching TV. are a middle child. •The largest family of a senior this year is 6 siblings. Over half the •Three-quarters of the class would consider moving back to class has either two or three siblings, and the average is 3 siblings. Paynesville. •79 percent have attended the Paynesville Area Schools since •If they could live anywhere, six out of ten seniors would live in Minnesota, with the highest single location being Paynesville (8). kindergarten. •If they could take a vacation anywhere in the world, 52 percent stated they would stay inside the U.S., with the highest locations •35 percent live in town, 26 percent in the country, 22 percent being Florida and Hawaii. The other 48 percent would take a by a lake, and 17 percent on a farm. vacation out of the country, with half of those wanting to travel •The favorite subject of the Class of 2014 were the arts (9), fol- in the European area. lowed by science (4), and phy ed (2). •Three out of four seniors have had perfect or exemplary atten•Three-quarters of seniors have participated in athletics during dance during high school. their K-12 schooling, half have belonged to a club or organiza- •40 percent of the seniors will be attending a four-year public tion, and a third have performed in fine arts. college this fall. One out of five seniors is heading to St. Cloud •19 out of 20 seniors currently has a job working, on average, 20 State University next year while one out of seven seniors is going to St. Cloud Tech. hours per week. •One senior attended five schools during their K-12 education.
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PRESENTING THE CLASS OF 2014 Class Colors: Green & White Class Flowers: Dandelion Class motto: “Bow down to the Crown” Class Song: “You’re Gonna Miss This”- Trace Atkins
Dawn Anderson Parents: Virginia Beck & Robert Anderson y, Dom Do om Nickname: Bon-Bon, Dawny, Favorite memory of PHS: S: Tyler’s “tarantula” phobia in Knoll’s oll’s rroom, oo om, winning homecoming junior and d senior senio ior year. yyeearr. Our lunch group junior year Best Friend: Zach Terres Favorite Quote: The will to o lillive ve always ou outwe outweigh tw igh gh the h abil ability biliity to d die. ie. -Br -Brent Brent ent Smith of Shinedown Plans for the future: Attend UTI and do something that involves cars Favorite school subject: Land Trans Hobbies and interests: Singing, drawing, working on cars, playing video games.
•Almost two-thirds of seniors make between $7 and $8 per •22 percent of seniors reported that they were planning a career based around the education of future students and in a nursing hour, though the top salary was reported at $20 per hour. •85 percent of seniors own a car or truck and one in three owns career. •When asked what they thought was the best thing about •Nearly every senior (96%) owns a cell p phone, and more than Paynesville, 56 percent said they liked how friendly and supportive the people of Paynesville svillee ar are e. are. onees. 87 87 percent own a computer and po 95 percent are smart phones. eitither an iiPod Pod Po d or MP3 MP3 player. pla laye y r. ye another 70 percent own either a snowmobile.
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Plans for the future: Live life to the fullest and be happy. Favorite school subject: Math Favorite activities: Managing the boys basketball team. Hobbies and interests: Dancing, walking, hanging with friends, and math.
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